Reporting on Maldon and surrounding central goldfields
Mauve in Vogue Mauve in Vogue 1856, London: Mourners are less mournful following the discovery of a new pigment that can be used as a tasteful transition away from full mourning black. A serendipitous laboratory accident caused by British chemistry student William Henry Perkin, who was trying to create synthetic quinine, led to the invention…
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The Beehive Mine about 1918. In September 1860 the Beehive Quartz Mining Association announced that, “as soon as fine weather sets in, it is intended to erect a good brick stack.” David Drape, who had designed the Maldon Hospital, drew up plans for the new 98-foot chimney, which would replace “the unsightly funnel at present…
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On Thursday 12 June 1958 four ‘New Australians’ took the Oath of Allegiance and became British subjects and Australian citizens during a brief but impressive ceremony at the Maldon Shire Hall, (now the Maldon Museum). The Shire President Cr Albert Wood assisted by the Shire Secretary Rex Beach conducted the ceremony before a crowd of…
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Legacy chairman Denis Cox presenting the Certificate of Appreciation to Former Legatee John Purcell. Maldon resident, member of Maldon RSL, and former member and Chairman of Castlemaine Group of Bendigo Legacy, which services Mt Alexander shire, John Purcell was surprised to receive a Certificate of appreciation for his service to Legacy at the recent meeting…
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