on Monday 9 January 1899 one of Maldon’s most destructive bushfires occurred. It started about 11am as a grass fire in a paddock owned by Neil Neilson near the corner of the Bridgewater and Baringhup Roads. The fire initially threatened the nearby Junction and Springs Hotels and then, fanned by a hot northwesterly wind, spread…
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Today Katrine and Nancy spend some time with Kerry Cain, who has recently been house-minding in Berlin.
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Library News
Easter Egg Hunt at the Maldon Athenaeum Library We have been notified that the Easter Bunny herself will be making some deliveries to the library on Easter Saturday, 18 April. There will be eggs for both children and adults, but you will need to hunt to find them in cunningly hidden spots. Hunting commences at…
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Flu, COVID advice
Medical authorities have been urging people to get immunised ahead of the flu season, which has been arriving earlier in recent years and is expected to peak at some time in June.
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