Reporting on Maldon and surrounding central goldfields
Fantastic Flings. There was no golf at Maldon Golf Club last weekend but the Tarrengower Thong Throw Competition on Sunday 26 January was competitive, with current champion Steve holding onto his title. The winning distances were impressive! Results as follows: Mens Winner & Open Champion Steve McKimmie: 46 metres Ladies Winner Kerryn Healy: 34 metres…
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Our Doggo of the Week – Mr Nipp. Friday 16 January 2026. Mr Nipp: We’ve had a really hard time. TT: I’m very sorry to hear. Mr Nipp: I don’t like to talk about the past but when they found me wandering around, I was starving and it was black all around my neck where…
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Within a few years of the discovery of gold at Tarrangower, surface deposits were largely exhausted. Miners then turned their attention to the area’s quartz reefs. This form of mining required the use of large quantities of gunpowder. In December 1858 ‘Jack Falstaff’ wrote to the Tarrangower Times drawing its attention to the danger of…
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Maldon cenotaph. Maldon RSL will host a memorial ceremony to mark Vietnam Veterans Day on Monday 18 August. Assemble at the cenotaph in the Maldon Shire Gardens from 10.45am for 11am wreath laying.
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