C.D. Pratt

The AirSpy Collection

Charles Daniel Pratt's Airspy Collection

presents a gallery of amazingly detailed aerial photographs which, in this case, provide a bird's-eye view of the Fyansford cementies in the 12920s and '30s.

PUNCH'S VISITS TO REMARKABLE PLACES

“Punch’s Visits to Remarkable Places

Fyan’s Ford”

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was first published in Melbourne Punch,

Nov. 13, 1856 pp114-115

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Public Houses

In & Around Fyansford

A brief history

of

Public Houses In & Around Fyansford

Geelong Cement Retirees’ Museum

Without a doubt the Cement Works Museum played

a very real and important part in the history of Fyansford, the local cement industry and Geelong.

This photographic gallery hints at the breadth of collections housed in the museum

Fyansford Primary School

The Fyansford Common / State / Primary school has played an integral part

throughout our history.

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The Andreas Collection

This collection of 200 photographs

taken by Andreas Makarewitsch,

an employee of the ‘cementies’ in the 1980s, tells a unique story from Fyansford’s past.

History of the Descendants

of Peter McCann

The McCann family has played

an important part in the history of Fyansford and the Australian portand cement industry.

The Gugger Collection

The Gugger Collection documents

a valuable historical library of Fyansford.

It was amassed over the years

and is currently in the care of John Gugger.

Protestant Orphanage & Common School

The Geelong Protestant Orphanage and Common School had both provided for many years services to the abandoned young

in the early days of the colony.

The Evert van Dreven Workmates Collection

I thank Evert van Dreven, former employee at the Fyansford cementies and keen supporter of the Geelong Cement Retirees’ Museum, for this amazing collection of cementies’ photographs.

The Andreas Makarewitsch Workmates Collection

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The Evert van Dreven Cementies Collection

Evert van Dreven has preserved

this wonderful collection of memories

from the Fyansford cementies.

Every picture truly tells a story.

Hans Kawitzki

Hans Kawitzki,

photographic painter of light-n-colour

paints the Fyansford silos

with his rainbow-coloured brush

The APC Transportation System (Part One)

The Fyansford Cement Works Transportation System was gradual developmental process.

This book details those the changes that evolved

over the years.

The Pioneering Days

of Fyansford

The Pioneering Days of Fyansford 

Families whose names were household words

Possibly written by Bert Wilks paints an interesting picture of life in early Fyansford.

Peceli & Wendy

This Peceli & Wendy gallery

is a tribute to them as a team, their community spirit and their shared memories.