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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People lined up playing games. If you read the headline and imagined monopoly, table tennis or anything Olympic, please press your restart button. Melbourne International Games Week (MIGW) is coming in October and expressions of interest are now open for regional events to join the program — this is about playing games on screens, an…
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In the days of the goldrush, schooling was not free and not compulsory.
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Uncle Rick Nelson Mount Alexander Shire Council (MASC) will be recognising and commemorating Sorry Day and National Reconciliation Week with a number of community events.Sorry Day, held annually on 26 May, is a day of remembrance to acknowledge the pain and injustice experienced by members of the stolen generation, and its lasting impacts. National Reconciliation…
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