Berwick Railway Station 1877. photo courtesy of the State library of Victoria.
From The South Bourke and Mornington Journal, October 31st, 1900. “At the Berwick Police Court, held on Wednesday last, 24th inst., a young man named William Leeson, who was recently discharged from the reformatory, received a sentence of three months with hard labor, for larceny of potatoes from the railway goods shed.”
Written by Annie O'Riley. Annie is the author of www.oddhistory.com.au and has been researching local history for over 30 years. She is constantly finding new stories and characters to write about.
