Dec 6, 2021 | Social History
The Railway Line That Never Was by David Pockett by David Pockett Well over 100 years ago, the local Toolangi and Castella community was pressuring hard for a railway, primarily to service the timber industry. Local agitation began in 1890, following which the Yea...
Nov 18, 2021 | Natural Resources
Timber Tramways of Toolangi and Castella Forests by David Pockett Introduction Although they were well known to the Taungurung people for millennia, when first discovered by European settlers and explorers, the magnificent forests surrounding Toolangi and Castella...
Sep 15, 2021 | Art & Culture
Bob Pockett, Local Historian by David Pockett Bob was born in Healesville, in May 1922, right in the middle of the guesthouse and tourism boom. At this time many of the key ‘players’ in the district were themselves making their own impacts on history, while...