Reporting on Maldon and surrounding central goldfields
Corsets not a death sentence: study. A study to examine rib deformation in female remains from the 18th and 19th century has concluded that while long-term corset use may have been inconvenient and perhaps uncomfortable, corseted women of history lived relatively long lives. In fact, the study by anthropologist Rebecca Gibson of American University in…
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Nuggetty Mine. By the 1860s, industrial quartz mining had begun to replace the endeavours of individual diggers, and it was a dangerous enterprise. The combination of explosives, steam-driven machinery and lax safety procedures resulted in many workplace accidents and sometimes deaths. These are a few of the mining accidents that occurred in the Maldon area…
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An eight-part radio series by Lisa D’Onfrio called Extraordinary/Ordinary has been shortlisted for the 2024 Victorian Community History Awards. Presented by Public Record Office Victoria in partnership with the Royal Historical Society of Victoria, the Victorian Community History Awards are held annually to celebrate the people involved in community history projects who are dedicated to…
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In ground-breaking news of the week, a pet insurance company has ‘revealed’ the most popular dog names for 2024. Popular music, films, brands, fast cars and fast foods all appear in the list, and while some traditional names remain ever-green there is no sign of Fido, Rover, Toto or Pat. At the risk of making…
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