Notable person7/31/2023 ![]() ![]() If you want to follow up the sources refer to the Bibliography for more details. When a number of newspaper articles have been used, they can be found saved to a list under the relevant person’s name on Trove ( ). Sources for each person are listed briefly by author-title if available online a link is included. In the nineteenth century many places were not numbered, and numbers were frequently changed, so you may find differences between the address we have used and that found in older documents. When known we have used the current address of the site of houses and workplaces. In general, only addresses in Collingwood are listed, with a few exceptions for nearby locales. There are also some background parameters such as male/female, so for example if you want a list of women, type female. If you want to find out about people who settled in Collingwood in the 1840s and 1850s, type early settler. If you want to find people who came from Yorkshire, type Yorkshire. If you want to find entries on mayors, type mayor. Use the Search Entries box to find a word in any entry. If you are looking for a particular person, search in the Name box for surnames or first names, or click on a letter to find all surnames beginning with that letter. You may like to start by browsing through the short entries, clicking on View Full Entry when you find anybody that interests you. We would love more photos, so donations of these with permission to publish would be very welcome. If you have any comments or additions please write to us at the Contact Us page. Here is a list of all proposed names, both completed, in progress, and planned, so you can see our plans for future additions. ![]() We have early settlers such as Georgiana McCrae and James Campbell industrialists ranging from John Dight of flour mill fame to James Hayman who tanned leather hides Emily Childers who kept a diary of life in Abbotsford in the 1850s Grace Vale, one of Victoria’s first female doctors, William Pitt and Leonard Terry, two renowned Victorian architects opera singer Frederick Collier and many more. A few never lived in Collingwood but had a major impact on settlement patterns or industrial development. While many have retained their fame, others who were household names in their day are scarcely recalled nowadays, but can still contribute to an understanding of Collingwood’s history and development. Some of them were famous outside Collingwood, others were well-known locally as tradesmen, welfare workers, or teachers. The goal with this database is to give an idea of the depth and breadth of activity in the former City of Collingwood, so we have included people who had an impact in a wide range of endeavour. Welcome to our database of notable people of Collingwood, Abbotsford and Clifton Hill. Notable People of Collingwood: an introduction and guide ![]()
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