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.

Sunday, May 22, 2022

The mystery of the Stanford Fountain bluestone seats

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In 1872, a fountain was erected near Parliament House in Spring Street in Melbourne. It is in a reserve which had been severed from the Parl...
Saturday, May 14, 2022

Dr Clemente Malouf, the Bishop of Cæsarea Philippi, visits his relatives in Victoria

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In 1928, Dr Clemente Malouf, visited Australia. He was the Bishop of Cæsarea Philippi, but also called the Bishop of Syria. Dr Malouf was in...
Sunday, April 24, 2022

Hallam and Hampton Park World War One Soldiers

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The areas that are now known as Hallam and Hampton Park have gone through a few name changes over the years. In the case of Hallam this is a...
Saturday, March 26, 2022

Construction of the West Gate Bridge over the Yarra River

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Construction of the West Gate bridge, over the Yarra River,  began on April 8, 1968. Tragically on October 15, 1970 part of the bridge colla...
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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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