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 Mechanics' Institutes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mechanics' Institutes. Show all posts
Sunday, April 26, 2026

The sad death of George Ernest Biggs (1888-1914)

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On Saturday, October 24, 1914, 26 year-old George Ernest Biggs of 65 Cecil Street, Williamstown, went to the picture show held at the Willia...
Wednesday, November 5, 2025

Newport Mechanics' Institute - a short history

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This post has transcriptions of several newspaper articles connected the history of the Newport Mechanics' Institute and its opening in ...
Tuesday, June 3, 2025

Brunswick Mechanics' Institute - the first sixty years

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In September 1867, The Age reported that -   A special entertainment, in aid of the projected Brunswick Mechanics' Institute and Public...
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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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