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 Cemeteries. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cemeteries. Show all posts
Monday, November 7, 2022

The Municipality of Richmond and their quest for a Cemetery

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The Argus had the following report in their August 19, 1853 issue about the establishment of  a Cemetery in Richmond to be located in the Su...
Friday, November 4, 2022

Boroondara Cemetery Postcards

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An unusual subject for postcards is that of Cemeteries. I have three postcards of Fawkner Cemetery, sent  by Martha Bamber to her family in ...
Sunday, February 13, 2022

Fawkner Cemetery postcards

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I have three postcards of the Fawkner Cemetery, which was also known as the New Melbourne General Cemetery.  It does seem like an unusual su...
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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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