Westgarthtown

Westgarthtown, an historic former dairy farming settlement sixteen kilometres north of Melbourne, was established in 1850 by German and Wendish immigrants. Although now located within the residential suburbs of Thomastown and Lalor in the City of Whittlesea, many of Westgarthtown's outstanding bluestone heritage buildings and structures still survive. These include Ziebell's Farmhouse (c.1850-51), Victoria's oldest German immigrant building; a picturesque Lutheran Cemetery (1850); and Australia's oldest operating Lutheran Church (1856).

Exhibition of photographs by Fred Kruger at NGV

The National Gallery of Victoria is currently showing an exhibition
of photographs by Fred Kruger, an early German migrant to Victoria,
who's work from the 1860's captures many historic scenes between
Preston and Whittlesea. Our November 2010 newsletter featured an
article about the significance of Kruger's work in the area.

The exhibition runs until 27 May 2012.
Full details are available on the NGV website