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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Cemetery Trust volunteers. As our community knows well, volunteers play a critical role in our town to make it what it is today and that is certainly the case at the Maldon Cemetery. Last week, volunteers were thanked with a luncheon for giving their time throughout the year to help maintain the grounds of the…
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Penny is our Doggo of the Week. 8 August, 2025. TT: You have lovely colouring, Penny. Penny: I know. TT: Ginger? Penny: When I was born they said I was a ‘wheaten’. They also said ‘get out of the way, it’s my turn’. TT: Why did they say that? Penny: I have 10 siblings! I…
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The mine tunnel at the Maldon Vintage Machinery & Museum will host Natasha Joyce, who is a Victorian Historian, throughout the weekend of the Goldfields Gothic Festival.
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