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, January 28, 2025

A postcard from Mordialloc to East Caulfield

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Mrs Ernest Cooke of Princes Avenue, East Caulfield received this New Year postcard from all at The Manse, Mordialloc . The postcard is not d...
Wednesday, January 8, 2025

Frankston Avenue of Honor and War Memorial

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Frankton established a Avenue of Honor, to commemorate their Great War Soldiers in 1918. The first tree was planted on July 13 and The Age ...
Monday, January 6, 2025

1909 in Cheltenham - the year of the Whirlwinds - part 1

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In 1909 Cheltenham was hit by two whirlwinds - the first one was on January 27 and the other one on November 19. This post looks at the Janu...
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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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