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 Street names. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Street names. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 12, 2025

John Street, Clarke Street and other Elwood Street Names

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I have a friend who lives near John Street in Elwood and he wondered where the name of the street came from, so because I have a bit of  a f...
Monday, August 26, 2024

The Duke of Gloucester visits Berwick in 1934

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Station Street in Berwick was renamed Gloucester Avenue after the visit of the Duke of Gloucester (1900-1974) to Victoria in 1934 for Victor...
Friday, March 1, 2024

'Endeavour' streets in Endeavour Hills

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Endeavour Hills was officially gazetted as a suburb on July 14 1971, and the first land sales took place on November 24, 1973. The project w...
Sunday, February 5, 2023

Trophies from the Crimean War

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In January 1858, The Age reported that  a communication was received from Lord Panmure, by the Right Worshipful the Mayor of the City of Me...
Tuesday, August 2, 2022

Crimean War, Indian Mutiny and Boxer Rebellion veterans in West Gippsland and surrounds

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This post looks at veterans of the Crimean War,  the Indian Mutiny and the Boxer Rebellion who had a connection to West Gippsland, and the o...
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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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