Welcome to the Rowville Lysterfield History Project

Rowville and Lysterfield are not just new suburbs that have recently appeared on Melbourne's eastern rim.

No! They are, in fact, places that can trace their histories right back to the earliest years of the settlement in Melbourne.

And what fascinating histories they are!

You will be well rewarded when you spend some time exploring the stories and the photographs of the Rowville-Lysterfield History Project.

New in Local Stories

• SCANDAL AS MELBOURNE GIRL WEDS ESCAPEE FROM ROWVILLE POW CAMP
• SCANDAL AS MELBOURNE GIRL WEDS ESCAPEE FROM ROWVILLE POW CAMP
• PLENTY OF FUN AT THE ROWVILLE DRIVE IN THEATRE
• CUSTOMS OF THE ABORIGINES - CEREMONY OF TANDERRUM
• WILLIAM DANA
• Happy Centenary Rowville

Browse all of RLC Newsletters by Date or by Edition

New in Photo Album

• Sarah Taylor
• Alf Taylor on his tricycle
• Alfred Taylor as a young man
• Alf Taylor at Sunday School
• Alf Taylor with dogs and a chicken
• Alf Taylor on a pony

Recent comments

• From Corinne Brennan
  Re: Rowville Pets Memorial Gardens
  Id like to complain about the treatment my mother recieved on picking up her beloved dogs ashes. We had our family dog b...
• From Kellie Adam nee: OConnor
  Re: DUNSCOMBE Jean Dunscombe 1929 - 1993
  Jean and Harry Dunscombe were known to us kids as Auntie Jean and Uncle Harry. I have wonderful memories of the family,...
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  Re: GILLIGAN Martin Joseph
  Hello was just gogiling my self and found there was quite a few marty's by the name of joseph gilligans so i thought...
• From Berita Bergin
  Re: BERGIN The Bergin Family of Rowville
  I am a Bergin, my father is William Bergin born 16sept 1928 are we related in anyway....
• From Richard Flynn
  Re: ROW The Row Family of Stamford Park
  I am the eldest grandson of Richard Goldsbrough Row from his second marriage (after Nellie Stewart!) to Elizabeth Lillia...
• From ONLY THE TRUTH
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  It is a pitty that such erros have been made on this sight the facts of the Buckleys is that incorrect the it is an insu...
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  Re: Vancam Boys
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• From John Ross Finn
  Re: John Joseph Finn
  Further - Great Great Grandfather Timothy Finn emigrated to Canada from Omagh, County Tyrone, Ireland....
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  My name is Jack Finn. My Great Great Grandfather Timothy Finn came to Ontario Canada about 1850. I am 73....