Friday, 6 February 2026

Cooring Yering - the early years

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In the 1880s, the house Cooring Yering was built for Colonel William Forbes Hutton on his property of the same name near Lilydale. William F...

The Huttons and Cooring Yering (part one)

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George Hutton in the 1930s The Huttons settle in Lilydale George Hutton (son of William Forbes Hutton) had arrived in Victoria from Englan...

The Huttons and Cooring Yering (part two)

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In May 1874 Eleonora Hutton and the rest of the family came out to Australia on the ship, Northumberland , six months after William Forbes ...

Hutton Vineyards at Cooring Yering

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When William Forbes Hutton died in 1896, one hundred and fifty acres, including the vineyard, was left to Walter and Maurice while the rest ...

Cooring Yering after the Huttons

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Cooring Yering was purchased by Robert Black in 1900. The following article appeared in the Lilydale Express 7 December 1900 p2: We are ...
Friday, 16 August 2024

Sixty-nine years in East Bentleigh

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At the end of June 2024 the Moses family ties with 37 Edinburgh Street, East Bentleigh ended. My family moved to their new home in May 1955,...
Sunday, 4 August 2024

The Court Is Short!

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Recent reports about the main swimming pool used for the Olympic Games in Paris possibly being two shallow brought back memories of some of ...
Saturday, 3 August 2024

Using Photobook for Writing Family Stories

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August is Australian Family History Month so perhaps it is the opportunity to reflect on some of the projects that I have been working on. D...
Wednesday, 15 May 2024

Where do I come from?

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Our grandson who is in grade six told us that he knew that he was Australian but what other countries can be found in his DNA. Members of my...
Friday, 5 April 2024

Chocolate in Sydney

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The following advertisement appeared in the Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser 24 April 1803. Simeon Lord was a Sydney merchant ...