Christmas Hills articles
Pioneer Families of Diamond Creek District WILSON
John Wilson and his wife Martha Burgess arrived in Port Phillip as bounty immigrants on the 18th February 1844 with their seven children ranging in age from 1 to 17. They left their home in Langley, Essex looking for better opportunities as so many others at the time did. Bounty immigrants were expected to begin […]
Joseph Stevenson and his Bullock Named Diamond
There has long been speculation about the naming of Diamond Creek the creek, and Diamond Creek the place, with more than one story developed over the years. Which one is the more likely – Diamond the bullock’s drowning in the creek; clear water running over stones looking like diamonds; or the naming of the Diamond […]
Diamond Creek’s Bridges and Crossings and One Built from Iron
The bridge that carries traffic across the creek west through Diamond Creek still stands strong after 126 years. We may take the bridge for granted today, but creek crossings built and used since the mid-1800’s have an interesting history that also reflects how the township and areas around it have developed. The first recorded mention […]