The Darebin Parklands Association (DPA) is researching and writing a history of the Darebin Parklands. The parklands straddle the Darebin Creek between Alphington and Ivanhoe in north-east Melbourne.

We are looking for people to contribute stories about the parkland and the Darebin Creek. They may be childhood memories or first impressions or historical events. Go ahead, enter your story, don't forget to say when (year) it happened, and where in the parklands. Please include at least your first name.

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Your own stories, photographs, newspaper clippings

You can enter your story as comments below this post or any other posts.

Alternatively, you can email your own stories and images

Or, you can write to us
PO Box 3, Ivanhoe, 3079

Alternatively, you can also drop materials into the rangers at the
Darebin Parklands Environment Centre, Separation Street entrance, Alphington.

Please note that the DPA does not take responsibility for any items provided. 
The DPA assumes that any materials provided may be published, however, you may indicate that you want to be anonymous.
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  1. G. MartinJuly 18, 2010 at 4:56 PM

    'When you crossed the creek back towards the railway bridge, it was quite open - bare hill. We had great fun on the hill. We would spend all Saturday afternoon dragging buckets of water up the hill. We would make ourselves a tin sled from the hard rubbish at the tip, and skid down the hill'.
    Arthur Howard. Year Uncertain.(quoted from Alphington Primary School 100 Years of Learning)

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  2. G.MartinJuly 18, 2010 at 5:01 PM

    'The end of the eastern Bennett St block used to be vacant and when the circuses came through this where they used to set up. They'd take the elephants down the creek and they'd hose themselves down and the keepers would wash them'. Bruce Ham. Year Unknown. (quoted from Recollections of the Darebin Creek Valley by Kelly Watson).

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