Reporting on Maldon and surrounding central goldfields
Lost trades and kind craftsmen still exist! You might remember a previous news item about the cedar cabinet in the Athenaeum Library, which is used to house our growing archival collection. It is a much-loved piece of furniture, a small piece of Melbourne history: a glass-fronted cabinet that came to the Athenaeum Library on permanent…
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Maldon resident Stephen Collicoat has a direct family connection to the early horse drawn carriage trade, his great
grandfather, grandfather and father being
blacksmiths and wheelwrights in the
Castlemaine and Yapeen areas.
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Sue Race – volunteer This week we celebrate National Science Week, 9-16 August. We often forget just how much our everyday lives depend on science: architecture and engineering, agriculture, energy and transport, health and medicine, cooking, gardening, mining and industry. August 9 is also the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. What better way…
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First Nations groups across the state can now apply for new grants to expand their First Nations tourism experiences. Victorian Minister for Tourism, Sport and Major Events Steve Dimopoulos announced on Friday 14 February that up to $3.6 million in grants under the First Peoples Tourism Industry Strengthening Program are now available. These grants will…
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