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, 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...
Saturday, July 23, 2022

World War One Soldiers with a connection to Officer

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The Officer Public Hall has an Honour Board from the First World War. It was unveiled on Saturday, November 16 1918, in front of a large gat...
Friday, June 24, 2022

Columnar Basalt at Narre Warren North

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Max Thomson, published this photograph of Columnar Basalt at Narre Warren North,  in his book Little Hills 1839-1977 . Sadly, these impressi...
Sunday, June 19, 2022

Lady Talbot Milk Institute and George Hope's Model Dairy at Cranbourne

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This is the story of the Lady Talbot Milk Institute and George Hope's Caulfield Model dairy, which suppled pure milk to the Institute. I...
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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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