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.

Wednesday, April 29, 2026

Naming the Nameless - Abandoned Babies

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This post looks at the interesting way that abandoned babies or foundlings were named and it all started because I came across this article ...
Sunday, April 26, 2026

The sad death of George Ernest Biggs (1888-1914)

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On Saturday, October 24, 1914, 26 year-old George Ernest Biggs of 65 Cecil Street, Williamstown, went to the picture show held at the Willia...
Friday, April 3, 2026

The history of Sebastian / Dynevor at 325 Beaconsfield Parade, St Kilda

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My aunty had her wedding reception at Dynevor , 325 Beaconsfield Parade, St Kilda in January 1963. This is the story of the building and its...
Saturday, March 14, 2026

Miss Helen Robertson - Secretary of the St Kilda Ladies' Benevolent Society

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In a previous post I wrote about Miss Robertson, one of two women who signed the petition in 1856 to alter the boundaries of the St Kilda Mu...
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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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