2019 marks the 70th Anniversary of operations at the Altona Refinery which commenced the production of lubricants and bitumen on 22 July 1949 as part of a joint venture between Vacuum Oil Company (Mobil) and Standard Oil (Exxon). Today, the Mobil Altona Refinery continues to thrive, employing more than 350 workers […]
Have you ever travelled down Queen Street in Altona and wondered what is behind that long corrugated iron fence? Well, now is your chance to find out by taking a guided tour, and learning all about the history of the reserve and the plants and animals that reside there. Altona’s […]
Have you ever travelled down Queen Street in Altona and wondered what is behind that long corrugated iron fence? Well, now is your chance to find out by taking a guided tour, and learning all about the history of the reserve and the plants and animals that reside there. Altona’s […]
Hobsons Bay Libraries Heritage team are hosting a Genetics and genealogy: DNA testing for family history research event in September which will be held over two sessions, both online via video chat. Session 1 is scheduled for Thurs 10 September, 6.45pm to 7.45pm, and Session 2 will be on Fri 11 September, 6.45pm to […]
Visit one of Australia's original homesteads, only 20 minutes drive from Melbourne. The homestead has long had a reputation for hauntings and has been the centre of paranormal investigations. Sarah Langhorne died in 1871, but many people claim to have seen her ghostly apparition peering from a window of Altona […]
