Legend has it that the cannon in the garden came from the CSS Shenandoah, a warship of the Confederates States in the American Civil War, given to Samuel Amess, however there is no historical evidence to support this claim, with the canon’s origins remaining a mystery.
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...