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The internet home for Andy Walker
Gembrook in Victoria, Australia - a very special place to live.
 
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Gembrook was named by early European settler, Albert Le Souef. Le Souef was a member of a syndicate who applied for a lease to prospect for gemstones, in a creek he had called 'Gem Brook'. Many early settlers found small gems such as emeralds, garnets and sapphires in the area. Le Souef was also the first official settler in the area when he purchased 129 hectares (320 acres) of land in July 1873. He called this property Gembrook Park. Extract from - 'Forest to Farming - Gembrook: an early history' by the late Genseric (Bill) Parker |
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