Reporting on Maldon and surrounding central goldfields
Deanna Today Ann and Nancy welcome back Graham Pitts and Michael Treloar to spread the word about their next stage performances with Kyneton’s Cathouse Players. And on things theatrical, it’s also opening night for Castlemaine Theatre Company’s latest production of Shakespeare’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’, featuring a bevy of MAINfm presenters.Last Friday EC and Nancy…
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Today is IMT’s final program for 2024.
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The 1917 conscription referendum. On 7 November 1917 the Australian Prime Minister William Hughes announced that a second conscription ‘referendum’ would be held on 20 December. Twelve months earlier Hughes’ first attempt to introduce conscription for overseas service had been defeated. Under his new proposal voluntary enlistment would continue but a ballot of single men…
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In July 1864 Arnold Paddock announced that he intended to challenge the sitting member John Ramsay for the seat of Maldon in the upcoming election for the Victoria Legislative Assembly. His candidature was not generally welcomed. The Maryborough and Dunolly Advertiser reminded readers that in 1859 Paddock had organised anti-Chinese protests in Maryborough. Speaking from…
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