Dunscombe Jean

July 19, 2011

Jean Dunscombe is a fourth generation inhabitant of Rowville, her great-grandfather John Golding having settled here during the 19th century at "Kilcatten Park" which extended from the south-west corner of Stud and Wellington Roads right back to Dandenong Cree...

Exners and Mosigs

July 19, 2011

Last month's article (August 2002) about the death of 21 year old Fred Exner in a shooting accident near Dandenong Creek in 1903 was published without any historical references and I apologise for that. The following will provide some context for that stor...

Faella Phil

July 19, 2011

Phil was a prisoner of war at the Rowville P.O.W. Camp until his repatriation to Italy in 1946. He later returned to Rowville as an immigrant. Phil Faella came to Rowville in 1945 following a serious farm accident in Western Victoria. Little did he ...

Fairbairn John

July 19, 2011

John and Eileen Fairbairn of Wentworth Avenue celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary in July 1997 and received tributes from near and far on reaching such an extraordinary milestone in their lives. John and Eileen Fairbairn made their mark in ...

Finn Frank

July 19, 2011

Frank and Kath Finn Remember Frank and Kath Finn have been the proprietors of the Rowville Caravan Park and Motel on the hill in Stud Road since 1968. They have both had a long involvement with the Rowville Red Cross and for many years the meetings were h...