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Port Phillip Pioneers Group Inc.

Melbourne, Australia

WELCOME

• The State of Victoria in Australia was known as the Port Phillip District of New South Wales prior to separation on 1 July 1851. Settlement at Melbourne, on the northern shore of Port Phillip Bay, commenced in 1835.

• To find out more about us read about our history and aims and our membership.

• We recently celebrated the 40th Anniversary of the founding of the Port Phillip Pioneers Group.

• To find out more about our activities view our calendar and news page and see articles from our newsletter.

  Date	Next Meeting
  Saturday 11 February 2012 at 2.00 p.m.	Member's Participation Day ( Short Presentations, Records Available for Perusal, etc. )

• View sample entries from Lester Stephen's Port Phillip Pioneer Register.

• To find out more about Victoria's history take Pioneers Quiz No. 1 and Pioneers Quiz No. 2.

• See images from our 150th Anniversary of Separation luncheon and visits to the "Enterprize".

• To learn more about St. James Old Cathedral and its continuing ministry.

• View a list of pioneers whose portraits were recorded by Thomas Foster Chuck.

• View a list of resources held in the Library of the Genealogical Society of Victoria.

• View a list of our publications.

• See a chronology of historical events in the timeline.

• View images of historic buildingsand pioneer memorials in Melbourne.

• Visit other sites of interest.

• Our President, Barbara Hawkins, can be contacted by telephone on (03) 9763 8252; our Vice President, Margaret Kaan on (03) 9439 3856 and our Examiner of Proofs, Michael Grogan on (03) 9770 5570.

• ADDRESS - The Registered Office of the Port Phillip Pioneers Group Inc. is maintained by the Genealogical Society of Victoria at Level B1, 257 Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria.

• OFFICE BEARERS & COMMITTEE FOR 2011 - Barbara Hawkins (President); Margaret Kaan (Vice-President); Marilla James (Honorary Secretary); Susan Grant (Honorary Treasurer), Pam Fenwick, Michael Grogan and Jessie Handoll (Committee Members). Michael Grogan is Examiner of Proofs; Jan Walker is the Public Officer; Barbara Hawkins is Newsletter Editor; Tom Davison is Property Officer, and Alexander Romanov-Hughes is Webmaster and Auditor.

• REPRESENTATIVES - The PPPG has representatives in Queensland (Elaine & John Bampton, 16 Robina Court, Robina, Qld., 4226. Tel: 07-5578-8382) and in the United States of America (Ken McNaughton, 3778 College Avenue, Ellicott City, Maryland 21043, U.S.A.).

© 2012 Port Phillip Pioneers Group Inc. & Alexander Romanov-Hughes
(Photographs by Alexander Romanov-Hughes & Barbara Hawkins)
Updated 28 January 2012