Samuel Amess built the homestead on the island and planted the Norfolk Island pine in 1872. The photo of Rogers Cottages (1860s) shows Amess's servants and their children posed outside the cottages.
Churchill Island
Churchill Island played a critical role in the history of Victoria.
As tiny as the 57 hectare land mass is, Churchill Island, off Phillip Island, has played its own critical role in the history of Victoria. The island was the site of the first European crop of wheat grown in this state, after Lieutenant James Grant...