The following early Port Fairy (Belfast) newspapers are now available on TROVE: Portland Mercury and Normanby Advertiser 1842-1843 * Portland Mercury and Port Fairy Register 1843-1844 * Portland Gazette and Belfast Advertiser 1844-1849 * Belfast Gazette and Portland and Warrnambool Advertiser 1846-1876 * [...]
by Tracie Griffith Sergeant Dodds died on 18th August 1858 from injuries sustained in the line of duty. Details of the events leading to his tragic demise are available in the story titled 'Sergeant George Dodds' on our HOME page. A reserve was dedicated to the memory of Sergeant George [...]
by Tracie Griffith Dick the Bushranger and his accomplice William Darcy were apprehended by Constable Wigmore on 12th February 1859. Following Dick’s death, Darcy was charged with assault and highway robbery, and remanded in custody until his case could be heard before the Circuit Court in Portland a few [...]
by Tracie Griffith The news from the printer is that the Port Fairy Ghost Stories book is almost ready for delivery. We can’t wait for you to see it! We wanted to take this opportunity to thank everyone involved in the production of the book. This not-for-profit venture would [...]
by Tracie Griffith The logo for the Port Fairy Ghost Stories project was launched on our website yesterday. It is the work of the wonderful Liz Gannon, a member of the Whale Bone Art Gallery collective. Liz is a professional sign writer by trade and well-known locally for her [...]
by Tracie Griffith When we began our research into Port Fairy’s ghost stories, we started with a list of about 30 stories that we called our rumour file. They were simply the stories that members of the committee had heard over the years and which seemed as good a [...]
by Tracie Griffith Why a blog on the tracking of Port Fairy’s great white sharks? I’ll get to that later. First it’s worth taking a look at how much we’ve learned about this species in recent decades. Through genetic testing, scientists have established there are two separate populations of [...]
by Tracie Griffith Julie Hoey has made quite a splash in the Port Fairy Moyneyana Festival’s New Year’s Eve Parade, winning Best Float for the past three years - in 2014 with her stunning Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse float, in 2015 with her dramatic Trojan Horse float and [...]
by Tracie Griffith When researching the making of the short film The Legend of Matilda Dixon, I was left with more questions than answers (refer to the story 'Matilda Dixon Uncut' on our HOME page). Particularly after reading about the town of Burkittsville in Maryland, USA, which was promoted as [...]
by Tracie Griffith The idea for the Port Fairy Ghost Stories project started with a conversation about the work Secrets 1 (above), between the artist Berit Hampel and myself. Berit is a member of the Whale Bone Gallery collective and I would often drop into the gallery to admire [...]