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 St Kilda. Show all posts
Showing posts with label St Kilda. Show all posts
Friday, April 3, 2026

The history of Sebastian / Dynevor at 325 Beaconsfield Parade, St Kilda

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My aunty had her wedding reception at Dynevor , 325 Beaconsfield Parade, St Kilda in January 1963. This is the story of the building and its...
Saturday, March 14, 2026

Miss Helen Robertson - Secretary of the St Kilda Ladies' Benevolent Society

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In a previous post I wrote about Miss Robertson, one of two women who signed the petition in 1856 to alter the boundaries of the St Kilda Mu...
Tuesday, February 10, 2026

Wattle Path Palais De Danse, St Kilda

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The Wattle Path  Palais De Danse was built in 1923 on the Esplanade in St Kilda, next to Alfred Square,  and Table Talk reported on its gr...
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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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