Reporting on Maldon and surrounding central goldfields
The Second World War ended on Wednesday 15 August 1945 when Japan surrendered following the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. News of the surrender reached Maldon early on Wednesday morning. The sounding of the town’s fire sirens and the ringing of its church bells announced the news. Workers at the Myrl shoe…
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Two local businesses have been drawn as the first winners in the Tarrangower Times Christmas advertising campaign. In Week 1, Gold Exchange was selected as the winner, followed by Portia & Co as the Week 2 winner. Each business has won a half-page advertisement in the four-week Christmas campaign, courtesy of Mount Alexander Shire Council.…
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Bakery piano finds a new home. The public piano that was placed outside Maldon Bakery by Maine Piano Guerrillas as part of Castlemaine Fringe has found a new home with a young enthusiast. It was rolled away and onto a trailer by the new owner’s proud dad, some kind helpers and Rebecca from the bakery…
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The Air Observers’ Post. On Christmas Day 1941 the Australian Air Board, the controlling body of the RAAF, ordered the immediate formation of the Volunteer Air Observers Corps. Staffed by civilian volunteers, the Corps would quickly establish observation posts throughout Australia from which they would monitor aircraft movements. On 6 January 1942 the Tarrangower Times…
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