| Pre-European Settlement |
Area inhabited by Bengalat balug (Clan) of the Wathaurong
Tribe |
| 1802 |
First European
explorers.
January : Lieutenant John Murray
April : Captain Matthew Flinders |
| 1803 - 1835 |
William Buckley the first European
living in the area |
| 1835 + |
Area investigated and surveyed by Wedge and Gellibrand |
| 1836 + |
Area occupied by squatters |
| 1847 |
William Harding's pre-emptive right of 640 acres encompassing
Murradoc Hill |
| 1852 Jun |
First rural subdivision in Parish of Bellarine - 480 acres
near Murradoc Hill were offered in farms up to 40 acres in size |
| 1860 Jun |
Church of England school - Joseph Ball, Head Teacher |
| 1873 |
Mr & Mrs Lloyd - school teachers |
| 1879 |
A.P. Burness running the Sunday School |
| 1881 |
 | J.F. Levien's farm at Murradoc |
| Tenders called for building of a timber school to accommodate 60 |
|
| 1882 |
School No. 417 opened |
| 1899 |
Miss C Stapleton was a teacher at Murradoc State School |
| 1910 |
Murradoc described as a farming district with a coach to
Drysdale and a post office - John McRae being the postmaster |
| 1931 |
School No. 417 closed |
