User:Billingd

Hi,

My name is David Billinghurst. I live in

I have an interest in:

• local history
  • exploration and settlement in south-east Australia, including primary sources, ships and shipwrecks
  • the early days (1788-1850) in
    Victoria
  • Melbourne stuff, including bridges, engineering heritage, historic buildings and places
• geography, national parks and wilderness
• math and physical sciences

Some work in progress:

• notes on Gold rush diversions
• notes on
  Balwyn, Victoria
  and surrounding suburbs
• useful citations User:Billingd/History of Victoria
• notes on Melbourne water supply
• playing with maps

Biographical dictionaries, templates for the use of, WP projects:

• Dictionary of National Biography
  • Wikipedia:WikiProject Dictionary of National Biography
  • Template:Cite DNB