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 Railways. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Railways. Show all posts
Friday, July 26, 2024

Coliban Viaduct at Malmsbury

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The Coliban or Malmsbury Viaduct was part of the infrastructure on the Melbourne to Bendigo Railway line, officially known as the Melbourne,...
Wednesday, August 30, 2023

The Hunt Train and the Melbourne Hunt Club

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 In 1850, George John Watson, the founder and first Master of the Hounds of the Melbourne Hunt Club arrived in Melbourne (1). His father, ...
Friday, July 7, 2023

Best-kept Railway Stations in Victoria

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I came across this photograph of the Warragul Railway Station planted with tree ferns. It's a bit unusual, and I would have thought slig...
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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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