this talk offers six snapshots from the 190 years of the Irish and their descendants who settled in Melbourne on the lands of the Kulin nation. Short overviews are offered of settler and Indigenous histories, followed by stories about Sir Charles Gavan Duffy, my great-grandfather John Noone, Archbishop Daniel Mannix, and Uncle Wayne Atkinson. Continue reading
Fr Dan and his 40 years of service to First Nations people in the Kimberley. Continue reading
When the war was declared, at the age of 44, she offered her services to the British government. She also changed her middle name from the Irish, Alanna, to the more Norman/English Eleanor. She would be known as Alice Eleanor throughout her war years and revert to Alanna on her return to Australia. Continue reading
‘ … the aftermath of the Eureka Stockade brought this nation a major step closer to a democratic system …’ Continue reading
Susan has had international recognition with her interview on The Ryan Tubridy Show on RTÉ Radio1…The Irish National Foresters were a Friendly Society that commenced in Ireland and then started in Melbourne in 1886 … Continue reading
From Limerick and Wicklow, now with a street named after a member of the family. Continue reading
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