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 Farming. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Farming. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 2, 2023

William Bailey - Orchardist of Malvern and Narre Warren

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In the 1890s William and Frances (Fanny) Bailey settled in Narre Warren North and established the first commercial orchard in the area. Will...
Monday, January 16, 2023

Geranium harvesting and 'ten acres of drugs' at Westerfield, Baxter

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I actually love geraniums, they are easy to grow, look pretty and come in many colours, so I was interested to come across these photos from...
Sunday, June 19, 2022

Lady Talbot Milk Institute and George Hope's Model Dairy at Cranbourne

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This is the story of the Lady Talbot Milk Institute and George Hope's Caulfield Model dairy, which suppled pure milk to the Institute. I...
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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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