Victoria's Past - Rescued and Retold

With the ebb and flow of time, a little of Victoria's jettisoned past has washed up upon my desk: a discarded photo, a worn postcard, or a fading newspaper. Their long forgotten characters now retell their stories in a digital sampling, post by post. Their voices are my blog's vignettes. Researched and written by Heather Arnold.

Sunday, June 7, 2026

Harkaway Memorial Stone and Avenue of Honour

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The Harkaway World War One Avenue of Honour was planted in November 1917. The only report of the planting I can find notes that 30 trees wer...
Saturday, June 6, 2026

The Relief of Mafeking celebrations in the Shires of Berwick and Cranbourne

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The siege and battle for the town of  Mafeking in South Africa is one of the most well known events in the South African or Boer War. The si...
Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Narre Warren East wants a new name

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Narre Warren East is just over the border from the City of Casey in the Shire of Yarra Ranges. It was previously part of the Shire of Fern T...
Friday, May 15, 2026

Edward Vieusseux, Berwick Grammar School and their Avenue of Honour

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There are three Avenues of Honour in Berwick which commemorate the service of local people in the First World War.  The City of Casey has pr...
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Heather
I am a local history enthusiast, the President of the Koo Wee Rup Swamp Historical Society and the Secretary of the South Eastern Historical Association. I was the Local History Librarian at Casey Cardinia Libraries from 2005 until 2021.
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