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.

Friday, March 29, 2024

Robinson's Grocery Store at Pakenham

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If you grew up in Pakenham or shopped at Pakenham in the 1950s to 1980s then chances are that you would have shopped at Robinson's Groce...
Wednesday, March 27, 2024

St Patrick's Catholic School, Pakenham, Honour Roll

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On Saturday,  April 20, 1918 the Honour Board at St Patrick's Catholic School in Pakenham was unveiled. Here are a few of the salient pa...
Monday, March 11, 2024

Wangaratta Water Tower collapse April 1925

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On Sunday April 5, 1925 the recently erected Water Tower, in Docker Street, Wangaratta collapsed. The builders were A.A. Hargrave for the Wa...
Friday, March 1, 2024

The Endeavour Hills Captain Cook statue

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In an act of ignorance and senseless vandalism, the statue of Captain Cook in Fitzroy Gardens was cut down by barbarians in late February 20...
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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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