Old Places is a collection of intriguing articles about people, events and places from yesteryear. History should not be hidden or locked away for only a select few to see. Instead it should be shared, spoken of and enjoyed.
Imagine the possibility to travel back through time and visit a particular place and people. Whilst we cannot physically traverse the realms of time and space, we should not so hastily discount the suggestion.
Old building remains, photos, newspaper articles, books, gazettes and the recollection of people’s memories provide the perfect opportunity to momentarily travel back in time and reconstruct a place and time that no longer exists.
The Wallan Wallan Tollgate
Introduction Today, as one turns off the Hume Highway onto the entry-ramp towards Wallan the journey is relatively carefree, apart from likelyhood of being cut-off by an unruly driver attempting to squeeze past where the road converges from two lanes […]
