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Albert Thomas Chapman Cook began his career with the Shire of Broadmeadows in 1909, when the Shire offices were in what is now Westmeadows. He and his wife of two years, Amelia Ethel (née Dunstan), moved into the Secretary’s quarters at the Broadmeadows Shire Office. Cook’s initial salary was £200...
Many might assume that Fawkner Railway Station is over a century old, and they’d be right—it was established in 1889. However, it closed in July 1903 possibly due to low patronage. By then, the planning for Fawkner Memorial Cemetery was underway, and it’s interesting to consider how the station’s proximity...
Broadmeadows Historical Society acknowledges the people of the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung, including the past and existing family members of the Wurundjeri-Willam, as the traditional custodians of this land.
We embrace Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander living cultures as a vital part of Australia’s identity and recognise, celebrate and pay respect to Elders past, present and future.