Drinkwater builder articles

  The brickwork on chimneys can give us a reliable clue to the age of some of Diamond Creek’s early houses, because while the shape and appearance of a house may change over the years, chimneys seldom change. Some of the most interesting chimneys are those constructed by a builder named Drinkwater who built from […]

Nillumbik Literary Institute and Free Library on its new site in 1879, taken soon after it was relocated from opposite the cemetery. Mr. Bill, headmaster of the State School from 1870 to 1892, has a cockatoo on his arm and his wife stands beside him. The seated lady is believed to be Mrs. Pepper. The […]