Reporting on Maldon and surrounding central goldfields
Friday 7 March 2025 ‘I Made You Wonderful’ The Cook Islands Kia Orana! Our sisters in the Cook Islands welcome us and lead us for the Day of Prayer 2025. This group of 15 islands in the South Pacific Ocean has a rich and colourful Maori heritage and a deep connection to nature. Join with…
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A recent incident where a person in Maldon suffered a snakebite has led to the question: why is it that a dog or a cat can be treated for snakebite by local vet Andrea, but human patients can’t be treated at the Maldon Hospital?
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More memoirs… and some follow up ‘at home’ book talks This week the library news features two more outstanding memoirs: Geraldine Brooks’ Memorial Days and Richard Flanagan’s Question 7. A memoir isn’t just a chronological account of events. Good memoirs are deliberate constructions, with evocative prose that holds the reader and carries them forward into…
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On the evening of Wednesday 16 September 1868, the Tycoon Japanese Troupe performed in Maldon at the Masonic Hall, (now the Christmas Shop). The troupe of jugglers and acrobats had been among the first Japanese subjects granted passports after restrictions on travel were lifted in 1866. The troupe first toured England, performing before the Royal…
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