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.

Showing posts with label Boer War. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Boer War. Show all posts
Monday, April 28, 2025

Spion Kop, Domain Gardens, Melbourne

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In February 1900, the Ovens and Murray Advertiser published the following paragraph about recruitment of Victorians to fight in the Second ...
Tuesday, May 2, 2023

Alfred Hillman - first man to enlist from Pakenham for War Service

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The Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth took place on May 12, 1937. This was celebrated all over the Commonwealth including in ...
Thursday, August 11, 2022

Boer War soldiers connected to the Shires of Berwick, Cranbourne and Dandenong

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The Boer War was fought between British forces against the Boers, or Dutch-Afrikaner settlers in South Africa from 1899 until 1902. The War ...
Monday, March 1, 2021

Brighton Road State School, St Kilda, Boer War memorial

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The Boer War was fought between British forces against the Boers, or Dutch-Afrikaner settlers in South Africa from 1899 until 1902. The War ...
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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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