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
Thursday, May 1, 2025

Luna Park - a post card from 'your stony broke daughters'

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This delightful postcard of five women in an aeroplane over Luna Park, St Kilda was written on January 3, 1914. Luna park postcard, 1914 Whi...
Friday, November 15, 2024

St Kilda Town Hall Gates from the 'Corry' Mansion

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In July 1923 it was reported that the St Kilda City Council had   purchased massive wrought iron double entrance gates which were in use at ...
Saturday, May 4, 2024

Donkeys on the St Kilda Beach

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In January 1905, The Australasian , published a delightful account of a family spending the day at the St Kilda beach, which included the fo...
Friday, May 12, 2023

St Kilda Park State School Great War Honour Board designed by George Dancey

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The St Kilda Park Primary School, No.2460,  is located in Fitzroy Street, St Kilda. The School opened on August 1, 1882 and a noted alumni i...
Saturday, October 16, 2021

St Kilda's Wax Museum

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On Monday, November 23, 1970 the London Wax Museum was officially opened by the Mayor of St Kilda, Cr G. Manning, in the South Pacific Build...
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Wednesday, June 16, 2021

The St Kilda War Trophy - a long range German Gun

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In late 1919 the  Commonwealth War Trophies Committee was established and its role was to distribute 'war trophies' which had been c...
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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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