Avoca & District Historical Society Inc

03/06/2026

Continuing the series about schools in the Avoca district https://avocahistory.net.au/2026/06/04/lower-homebush-school-2258-1880-1967/

02/06/2026

When you were at school did you play any of the games that James Bullock mentioned from his 1870s schooldays?

John Bullock mentions several games in his 1937 letter reminiscing about his school days in the 1870s and early 1880s: egg cap, leap frog, fly the garter, fox and hounds, marbles (span hole and rin…

01/06/2026

In the 1930s the Melbourne Age newspaper published many letters concerning old school days. One of these letters by John Bullock (1869-1946) concerned the school at Upper Homebush .

In the 1930s the Melbourne Age newspaper published many letters concerning old school days. The correspondence series began in 1934 as “Re-Living the Early Days” but in 1935 letters and…

31/05/2026

This month I will be looking at schools and teachers in the district

The rise and decline of Homebush and Lower Homebush can be seen in the history of its schools. In 1861 a Church of England school opened, with classes held in a rented building. Over the next two d…

31/05/2026

Have you visited Avoca's powder magazine? https://avocahistory.net.au/2026/05/31/avoca-walking-tour-10-c-powder-magazine-1860/

19/05/2026

Continuing the Avoca Walking tour with Herlihy's drapery store. Mrs Herlihy was widowed at a young age and went into business successfully for many years.

This month’s blog posts concern places on the Avoca Walking Tour, a brochure published by the Pyrenees Tourism Association. An online transcription is available here. Between 1870 and 1873, this…

10/05/2026

Continuing the Avoca walking tour with a comprehensive history of St John's church compiled in 1931 which mentions many names

On the corner of Russell and Barnet Streets is the Anglican Church of St. John the Divine. This church replaced the original building in High Street and was dedicated in December, 1871. The Anglic…

08/05/2026

Continuing the Avoca Walking Tour with Edmund Snell's store and home

This month’s blog posts concern places on the Avoca Walking Tour, a brochure published by the Pyrenees Tourism Association. An online transcription is available here.    33  “Rutherf…

06/05/2026

Continuing looking at places on the Avoca walking tour

This month’s blog posts concern places on the Avoca Walking Tour, a brochure published by the Pyrenees Tourism Association. An online transcription is available here.    22 Lalor’s Pharma…

05/05/2026

Continuing to research the buildings and the people behind the buildings on the Avoca Walking Tour : Mr Henry Power's bakery from 1860

This month’s blog posts concern places on the Avoca Walking Tour, a brochure published by the Pyrenees Tourism Association. An online transcription is available here.   42 Bakery and Tea …