Local Australian history, wonderful stuff.

Thank you for researching and producing this video. All too often the little towns like this vanish along with their history. A gold star and elephant stamp to each of your crew for a task well done.

@not-pc6937

Ай бұрын

Gold star and elephant stamp 😃 I haven’t heard that for years 😃 thanks for the memory 👍

My great great grandfather, Capt. Samuel Grau Hubbe was killed at Ottoshoop South Africa while making sure all his men made it back safe. His son was killed in WW1. Fascinating info, thanks I’ll make sure to visit next time I’m nearby 😊

Enjoyed the episode, thank you for a great vlog in our Australia History 😊

This is just so interesting to me. I have been fascinated with the Anglo Boer war for 50 years, last year bucket list, visit Mafeking. You will find in the Dunnolly town hall a picture of celebrations in the town when Mafeking was relieved. Some of the names of the trees Captain Salmon and Major Eddy I found where they fell in South Africa. I run a small channel focusing on Boer War monuments and what I saw over there, places Australians served. great video, thank you so much !!!

Thanks for this video. Our history is important. People like you and the historical societies are doing a great job. Hope you have more in the works.

Wonderful trees ,Australian landscape is so special .

I remember my Grandmother Miriam Alice Holdaway (née Hammond) saying that her first dateable memory was sitting on a rug on the lawn in front of the Hammond farmhouse when a man in some horse drawn conveyance moved slowly up New Renwick Road (Fairhall near Blenheim NZ) calling out, as he passed each farm “Mafeking is relieved.” Nana was born in January 1897. Allowing a few weeks for the news to get to NZ … she would have been 3 years and 5 months (or thereabouts). Thanks for your video - anything that calls to my mind my dear, dear Nana is precious indeed.

Good on you guys… all of Australia’s history should be preserved and remembered 😊

@MartintheTinman

2 ай бұрын

All except before 1788?

@mebeme007

Ай бұрын

@@MartintheTinman Who said anything like that? Oh yes, only you did. Trying to stir the pot for the sake of an internet fight, huh. What a sad and lazy way to fight for the rights of indigenous people.

@MartintheTinman

Ай бұрын

@@mebeme007 I'm not the one that constantly makes a new channel only for KZread comments section.

@MartintheTinman

Ай бұрын

@@mebeme007 has the OP refuted it? No, only some self appointed White Knight. That roams KZread looking for arguments

@MartintheTinman

Ай бұрын

@@mebeme007 have you done anything? Ever?

This was an interesting video. My grand-uncle from Queensland made his time in South Africa an adventure, staying on for 5 years after the war ended, then travelling to Argentina, North America, Canada, England and Europe before returning home 10 years later.

As an old Maryborough Victoria boy I knew Havelock pretty well, and through my Scouting days I knew of Baden-Powell Avenue there, but had always associated it with the Boy Scouts like every one else. Until this video came up in my to watch feed, I never really thought much else about Baden-Powell Avenue at Havelock, or it's real historical importance to our State. I remember that old Bendigo Turn-off well, it's nickname was well deserved, my dad and I nearly came to grief there a few times ourselves and not through our own fault, being on a blind corner with a small hill blocking the view to the north, it was a blessing when they created the new turnoff, there were far fewer accidents after that.

the importance to keep our avenue of honours intact in australia is understated. a development in my rural town is currently trying to destroy our avenue of honour to build a road to there new multi million dollar wedding project. absolutely disgusting and unaustralian.

@buddhababeoz

Ай бұрын

Idealogical subversion. Get rid of AU national identity for the invasion of more Muslims and Africans...

Interesting. Thank you for documenting this and getting the avenue recognition it deserves.⚒️🇳🇿

As soon as I hear Michele, I know it will be good. I located a lonely boer war memorial in a tiny settlement of Millie in NSW north west. It is an urn on a tall granite plinth, now on its own in the wheat and cotton fields because the village has vanished. I am looking for another in the area. My grandfather served in the boer war. It was a war without a lot of hero’s. In the end the Australians were reduced to rounding up people in farms and villages to place in the British concentration camps, the first time the term was used. This, so called, tactic, was to deprive the boers of food and supplies. Unfortunately the internees died like flies in their thousands from diseases such as enteric fever. It was an inglorious end to the war. In most wars, nobody wins. Thanks for your video. I will keep looking for memorials.

@philstanton231

2 ай бұрын

The boers never forgot those that perished in the "concentration" camps, and this animosity towards the English was still prevalent in the 1970/1980's, and even possibly still now.

ALL memorials for those Aussies who have served this nation and those who still are need to be held in high regard. God bless our Diggers and their loved ones.

There's a Boer War monument near Kardinia Park Geelong, on a tiny piece of park, between busy roads.

Wow! 👏👏 Let's hope recognition is granted🤞 and congratulations to the dedicated volunteers at Dunolly Museum and Michelle and John 💪✌️🇦🇺

Thank you, this was fantastic, a living history. I will stop and visit to pay my respects. Great that it’s been sign posted

thank you for saving our history! great job! now it won't be forgotten

Very interesting..Thank You.👏👏

Brilliant research and documentary. Seems the community was far ahead of todays!

This link with the Boer war and First World War and the lighthorse men. Esp from the outback, was talking to a grandson of a lighthorse man. And he said as mentioned. Many young men signed up in WW1 for the adventures of their descendants. In saying this. It was a very long time before the Lighthorse was recognised. By memory of conversation I believe it was John Howard, that it was initiated in Canberra. This astounded me. There is a monument near Peakhusrt Sydney that pays respect from Boer to present day veterans. May we never forget and always be grateful for the sacrifices. Personally and for the families.

@Yorkshirelass727

2 ай бұрын

@@MartintheTinman was referring to his Honouring , The Lighthorse Brigade. Highlighting the contribution to Boer War. Show some respect for this post, and channel enabling, us to remind, of a soldiers sacrifice to his Country. 🇦🇺🦘🐨🌏

@MartintheTinman

2 ай бұрын

I'm sure you have your own man to boss around. ​@@Yorkshirelass727

Awesome work and history. Thanks guys

What a fascinating and great piece of history, thanks :-)

Excellent work uncovering history

Hi Michelle and John please keep going with such great work love them all. Rob from Albury

Thanks for this. I will go see it for myself. Have subscribed to learn more about Victoria and to find more locations to ride to. Thanks.

Like the avenue of honour in Stratford Victoria that is slowly dying unrecognised.

@Yorkshirelass727

2 ай бұрын

Once gone can’t be replaced can it. All the funds given, you’d think honouring upkeep would remind the sacrifices of Australians, is the life we live now is on the back of their sacrifices. Would the former Princes Trust world heritage be able to consider some advice. I do know an appeal went to the World heritage trust, to save heritage homes been demolished in parramatta.

@franckorphanos2998

2 ай бұрын

@@Yorkshirelass727 Lip service is cheaper for them , and turning up in an Akubra .

Love this John thanks Nicki

In my town there is a war memorialfor the remembrance of the fallen from the Boer War to the present. Obviously the ANZAC and subsequent conclicts are well attended. But I always spend most of my time visiting the Boer War memorials. To me the Boer War was where Australia's military prowess was first acknowledged and respected!! Lest We Forget!! 👍

@tim7052

Ай бұрын

@@highcountrydelatite Early 19th century - you mean since 1800? Where exactly were Australians (not English soldiery) deployed that far back?

Another great video!

Excellent work, keep it up! ❤

The Ballarat one also has a fantastic modern memorial built in to the freeway overpass out at Burrembeet under which there Avenue continues on to Learmonth. Many people do not realise it as they pass through.

I moved to NZ and have spent years visiting as many memorials as I can. They are everywhere. This little island population got crushed due to the Empire’s war requirements. Every town, no matter how small has a memorial with names carved in it ; many for WWI and usually fewer for WW2. What is quite sad is their being seemingly forgotten. Anzac Day just happened and I visited 4 memorials just to do my part in their remembrance. There were no events at all. Not even a cleaning party. Many smaller memorials in still populated towns are filthy and overgrown. It’s pretty sad when a population forgets those who gave their lives for the growth and prosperity of their country.

Just found this channel. That was great, thanks! Very interesting bit of history.

There is a similar site in Bendigo. A former primary school site closed and then sold for industrial development, has a tree avenue of honour. Many of the trees were lost to development but a few were able to be saved. The saddest thing was that the local council was aware of this site, but still permitted the site’s destruction without allowing the truth being conveyed to the people. It was through sheer luck that this information came to light. A petition and site boycott occurred and through much talk was decided to keep the remaining trees. In total it was believed that there was originally over 50 trees that made up that avenue.

Nice work everybody concerned, it is nice to put a face to the name of the maps i have been buying all these years. I've already said enough about Michelle's smooth honey coated voice. Yes five murders for the population then was horrible but sadly it seems we can't learn from our horrible histories.

around 15 years ago my Dad who lived at the time in Moonee Ponds Vic was restoring the kitchen/chimney area.... Inside the bricked up chimney he found a Baden Powell/Boer War-Mafeking Medal inside....I think there was also a fob watch .

@evelynharber6077

2 ай бұрын

Well done. Hope it is now a keep sake for future generations. Amazing what can be found in old homes. Even better now that the history has been divulged.

@aaronkelly4255

2 ай бұрын

@@evelynharber6077 yeah thankyou. ill def watch more of you guys....about to watch the Ned Kelly vid ...I live near Greta...blood relatives go all the way back and blood relatives to this day STILL own the land of Ellen Kelly... * interesting connection bw the Kelly shootout and the Boer War.... Dan and Steve ....I dont feel they died in the shootout......but they did leave for the Boer War soon after - survived - and came back and under pseudonyms lived their respective lives out near Ipswich Qld. (they also believed the Statute of Limitations had expired hence they returned)......look into that.

Excellent

Just found this channel. Great info and presentation. I look forward to watching more

@TheEarthHistorysConfusing

2 ай бұрын

Same its go intresting real history.

Im a Bendigonian & travel through Havelock every week. I had no idea this existed. What a great find of historical significance!👍🏼

Brilliant work Michelle and John, I'm looking forward to all of your videos. We plan on visiting the Avenue of honour when travelling back from Tassie to Qld later this year. Have fun with your adventures into history. 😀👍

Unfortunately Monuments Australia is no longer accepting submissions to its site. The couple who run it have decided to retired and were going to delete the page. A publishing company has offered the continue to publish the page in its current format, but will not add to it. I'd suggest to make a submission to Virtual War Memorial Australia (based at Torrens Barracks Adelaide) or Places of Pride (run by the Australian War Memorial). cheers Tim

@VictorianHistoryAdventures

2 ай бұрын

Tim, thanks for that. We have contacted both places you suggested. John

@batchmotorsport

2 ай бұрын

That's a shame. I used to spend a lot of time on that site looking at the most random monuments and bookmarking ones to visit on google maps.

@geoffballe8766

Ай бұрын

Excellent,, thanks for that

.LEST WE FORGET. Bob. Australia.

Well researched. Subed. Thanks for sharing.

I spent 6 months living in Atherton, Far North Qld, and never realised that 'Avenues of Honour" existed until I came across the Afghanistan AoH outside Yungaburra. Then this video comes up in my feed. It's a shame it's on the complete opposite side of Victoria to where I'm travelling this August (the Gippsland) otherwise I'd have stopped by. Having been a Scout myself, my Grandfather was a Lord Baden-Powell Scout from Gillwell Park.

@mebeme007

Ай бұрын

I'm pretty excited that this video popped up in my recommended feed. I just love learning all about history, especially Aussie history. Cool to learn about your grandfather, too. I'm sure you and your family would be very proud. Also, I might like to add, that it's just referred to as Gippsland. There's no "the" before it. And I hope you have an awesome and safe trip, too.

What a great story - fascinating! Thank you for your research and story telling!

Been through Havelock many times, I'll stop for a look next time. Keep up the great work, hatd to find local historical content

I love history and love to learn about the history from other places my family also love history I had heard about the boar war in from Ireland I will talk to my family about this.

Glad to have found this channel keep up the amazing work

Thank you so much.

thanks for showing this. I didn't all this history. next time I go under the arch I will peace this history together

I very much enjoyed your video on Ned Kelly as well. Keep up the good work. 👍

You can still see the old post office on Google in street view, but sadly it looks like it's been torn down too.

Good work, found your channel today , I will watch more videos after this one.

LEST YE FORGET GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN AMEN protect our History at all cost. Your forefathers died for it.

Nice goin. My grandfathers tree is in Ballarat, a15 year old and a Gallipoli Vet and then France? We think. Knew there was a Boer War Contingent there, and the movie with Jack Thompson and Edward Woodward. A Brit playing an Aussie and an Aussie playing a Brit. As well as a few other Aussie actors. Never been to Havelock but, I put it on my list. Thanks, stay vertical!

Thank you so much for the magnificent work you do and the time and effort to put these videos together, in attempting to remind or educate people on Australian history. I was recommended this video by YT and I'm so glad it was. As I'm really interested in history, particularly Australian history. I've subscribed to your channel, as well. And look forward to watching other videos you've made, along with those you make in the future. Keep up the great work, everyone. Bless you kindly.

now thats on my check out list thanks guys

How wonderful.

Thank you for informing everyone of forgotten history. I never knew any of this as I was never told at school even, so sad so much history is now forgotten.......until someone comes along and informs new generations.

@forgottenknowledge8917

2 ай бұрын

Forgotten history, history forgotten

Thank you for the fascinating history. Please make another video on the mob that cleaned up the town.🙏

Great vid, very throughout and entertaining.

Very interesting 👍

Very interesting. Thanks guys.

There's an avenue of honour, (many kilometers long) leading into Bacchus Marsh (an hour drive west of Melbourne, Victoria) with plaques on each with names commemorating the fallen (WW1 if i'm not mistaken)

There are some very productive gold mines out there. Many of which, suddenly became desolate and inactive, when men left and never returned to finish working their claim, others because their lives simply went off in another direction. I remember driving along there with my mother as a child, heading out toward Snake Valley. Then later with my father, visiting mines around Dunolly.

This is absolutely amazing! Thank you so much for bringing this to light , Australia must cherish its history! Lest ye forget

Great history telling 10/10,thank you

Great video. My great grandfather was one of the first decorated Australian soldiers and served in 5 of 6 Boer Wars. His medals are at The Australian War Memorial. He also received the key to the city of Ballarat.

@gswombat

2 ай бұрын

There were only two Boer Wars: 1880-1881 and 1899-1902. Maybe we could be generous and include Jameson's raid, a four day venture. There were not 5 or 6.

Very glad to have found this channel, It grabbed my interest straight away! Thank you! Cheers!

Great video! Need to check it out next time I visit friends in Bendigo.

Excellent production

Thank you.

Cracking video and congratulations on a job very well done and for bringing the story back to life. Love the concept for this channel and can't wait for what you have in store for the future.

The church on the corner of Lang Park suncorp stadium is a boer war cemetery.

That was interesting, I'll have to check it out next time I'm in the area. Thank you

You may want to look into the Boer War Era 'Bendigo Incident' where a bunch of teenagers nearly started a war between the United Kingdom and Germany. It's a story that made the international press when it happened and I'm surprised has not been turned into a film.

@joezephyr

2 ай бұрын

Sounds fascinating!

@Graham-ce2yk

2 ай бұрын

@@joezephyr It is, if you visit the newspaper archive at 'The Trove' and do a search using the term 'Bendigo Incident' followed by the word 'Boer' you will get several news stories covering the events that led to four boys being charged with 'disrespectful behaviour' (Although more than four were involved in the original incident.) and a Melbourne QC coming out to Bendigo to defend them for free.

Great video thank you. Please do a video on Havelock!

Hi. Just found your channel and have enjoyed the videos. Victoria has a plethora of interesting history, which is hard to admit being from New South Wales. Looking forward to more.

Good work everyone

Fab! Good work.

Really interesting find. Great job.

Fascinating! Thank you for all your efforts in producing the informative video. Have subscribed!

There’s a planted avenue of pines from Miriam vale to Benaraby in QLD with a few mature mines remaining at Benaraby QLD

Awesome Video I love this stuff!

An now they want to rip one out in Oberon, how disgusting our society has become !! Great video. Amazing story and history. Hope you are successful in having the monument recognised !!

Great job both - Shared.

great vid mates,

Thank you for the great video and the history lesson that goes with it. On another subject, did I you you both at the Lake Goldsmith Steam Rally yesterday? I was in a bit of a rush otherwise I would have stopped and has a chat. Thanks and keep the content coming please

@VictorianHistoryAdventures

2 ай бұрын

Hi, I was at the Lake Goldsmith steam rally yesterday but not with John, I was there with other friends. I was filming the stamp battery for my other channel “Goldfields Guide”, so if you spotted a lady with red hair and a camera that would have been me 🙂 that video is up now on my Goldfields Guide YT channel. If you’re interested in gold mining history definitely check it out. Cheers - Michelle

This is the war where Breaker Morant was killed by the English, shortly after he came up with the response ''Rule 303'' when asked why he had killed enemy personal.

@simbi8797

Ай бұрын

Morant had prisoners of war shot, illegally and immorally. It was murder. Please don't accept a highly coloured book and subsequent movie as "the truth". As an immigrant from South Africa I recall reading a thesis on the Bushveldt Carbineers ( in Afrikaans) that studied his actions and looked into official records. Morant and his men, on top of the Boers they murdered, are likely to have murdered around 20 Black people, including agents sent out by British Intelligence to find out what was going on. It seems the British had indisputable evidence of Morant's crimes through Black agents and informants. But, because of the times, Blacks were not used as witnesses in his court martial. This is why the authorities insisted on his punishment. He was a murdering thug. Not some heroic warrior poet.

Fascinating. Would love to see what you've got on Bowenvale.

Well done guys.

Will the dead trees be replaced, and will they be native trees or what the original tree planters put in?

Adelaide has a great statue right on its main city intersection commemorating the second Boer war, keep an eye out - cnr Nth the and King William St. They should remake Breaker Morant!

@ludogayko2512

2 ай бұрын

Why? Remake a great movie..filmed up around Burra way from memory. Greats of Aussie acting

@warwickmudge4114

2 ай бұрын

@@ludogayko2512 Yeah mate, your right. You should only do a remake if you can improve on the original; and in this case I don't think you can. S.A film corp at its finest!

Like the midlands highway in tasmania it had tree's planted for soldiers , i think for ww1

this is good to know :)

Excellent video. Unfortunately having them in native means they do not stand out. Oaks and elms were planted because they were cooling and green in summer.

@F_Tim1961

2 ай бұрын

Ya won't find much shade under the boughs of the ole Coolabah tree. IT says so in the Aussie national anthem.

it is highlighted on google earth

Looking very good at 2:00!!!