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 Dandenong. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dandenong. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 16, 2024

The Corner House Drapery and the Ordish Timber Yard, Dandenong East

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This postcard of Dandenong 'East' shows The Corner House, on the corner of Walker and Langhorne Streets in Dandenong and the premise...
Saturday, February 24, 2024

Dandenong High School

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When Dandenong High School opened in 1919, it was the only secondary school between that town and Warragul, where the High School had opened...
Thursday, January 25, 2024

William A. Smith Lace Factory Dandenong

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Lace Street in Eumemmerring , is the only reminder of the William A. Smith (Vic) Pty Ltd Lace Factory which operated there from 1951 until ...

Work, Live and Play in Dandenong booklet 1964

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This booklet was produced by the City of Dandenong in 1964 extolling the virtues of  the bustling manufacturing centre that still retains th...
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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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