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.

Tuesday, September 8, 2020

St Patrick's Society and the Melbourne Hebrew Congregation - neighbours in Bourke Street

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In a recent post I looked at the second Synagogue built in Melbourne by the Mikveh Yisrael Congregation which was established  by Rabbi Mos...
Friday, September 4, 2020

Rabbi Rintel's Synagogue becomes the City Creche

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In January 1849, Moses Rintel, was appointed as the Reader of the Melbourne Hebrew Congregation. Moses, born in Edinburgh, Scotland had arr...
Friday, August 28, 2020

A view of Maribyrnong Street Footscray, c.1875

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Maribyrnong River and Maribyrnong Street, Footscray, c.1875. Maribyrnong River at Footscray, c. 1875. Photographer: American & A...
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Saturday, August 8, 2020

Henri Rintel - hotel keeper, farmer and the Secretary of the Warragul Hospital

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This is the story of Henri Rintel - hotel keeper, farmer and the Secretary of the Warragul Hospital from 1907 until 1922. Henri Rintel, bo...
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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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