Reporting on Maldon and surrounding central goldfields
Carmen Luke from Maldon Fudge and Ice Creamery. Today the focus will turn to Maldon in Winter as Elizabeth and Mike find out about the highlights of this annual festival; our guest will be Bruce Turner wearing two hats as interim Chair of Maldon Inc and Board member of the VGR. Last Friday Ann and…
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Maldon’s First Ambulance. In May 1945 the Maldon branch of the 3CV Women’s Club opened an appeal to purchase an ambulance for the Maldon Hospital. 3CV was a radio station with studios in Bendigo and Maryborough and its Women’s Club encouraged listeners to raise funds for their local communities. The appeal had widespread support. The…
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Happy days We were back at the Bridge tables again this week and the room was abuzz with many conversations going on at once. So much to talk about with the happenings during the past week and always looking forward to another Happy Day with plenty of good hands to make the day very pleasant.…
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When first settlers came to this agricultural area in the early 1850s it was known as Bryant’s Crossing, as there is a ford over the Loddon River nearby. So why Baringhup? Some sources tell that signs were given by local Djaara people, which were interpreted as meaning the water (Loddon River) was flowing or ‘Bearing-up-hill’.…
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