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.

Monday, November 7, 2022

The Municipality of Richmond and their quest for a Cemetery

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The Argus had the following report in their August 19, 1853 issue about the establishment of  a Cemetery in Richmond to be located in the Su...
Friday, November 4, 2022

Boroondara Cemetery Postcards

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An unusual subject for postcards is that of Cemeteries. I have three postcards of Fawkner Cemetery, sent  by Martha Bamber to her family in ...
Thursday, October 27, 2022

Land sales in Beaconsfield, Victoria

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On November 3, 1879 G. W. Robinson, C.E., Surveyor completed this plan of a subdivision of land owned by Charles Souter of the Gipplsland Ho...
Wednesday, October 26, 2022

Postcards of Upper Beaconsfield

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This post shows some postcards of Upper Beaconsfield from my own collection. The photos may have been taken earlier, but two of the postcard...

'Around Beaconsfield' by The Vagabond

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On November 28, 1885 The Argus published an article by the journalist, The Vagabond, on his trip 'Around Beaconsfield' You can read...
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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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