CAPTAIN George Ward Cole, who established the town of St Leonards, will be the focus of a talk in Queenscliff later this month.<\/p>\n
La Trobe Society committee member John Botham will speak about \u201cCaptain \u201cOld King\u201d Cole: from Port Phillip pioneer to Melbourne patriarch\u201d at The Uniting Church Hall on Thursday, July 26 from 10.30am.<\/p>\n
The talk, presented by the Queenscliffe Historical Museum, provides a view of early Melbourne life through Captain George Ward Cole, who arrived in Melbourne in 1840 following a career in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars, and in the Merchant Marine.<\/p>\n
He was a respected politician, established the town of St Leonards on the Bellarine Peninsula and was a leader in the development of Melbourne.<\/p>\n
This talk provides an opportunity to rediscover this virtually forgotten patriarch of early Melbourne.<\/p>\n
Cost is $5 for members and $7 for non-members, and includes refreshments. Visitors are very welcome.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
CAPTAIN George Ward Cole, who established the town of St Leonards, will be the focus of a talk in Queenscliff later this month. La Trobe Society committee member John Botham will speak about \u201cCaptain \u201cOld King\u201d Cole: from Port Phillip pioneer to Melbourne patriarch\u201d at The Uniting Church Hall on Thursday, July 26 from 10.30am. […]<\/p>\n