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Old Places Australia General

The Wallan Wallan Tollgate

Estimated read time 31 min read
This entry is part 18 of 19 in the series articles written by Richard

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 […]

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Walnaring

Estimated read time 1 min read
This entry is part 1 of 19 in the series articles written by Richard

Introduction Sitting alone at Wallan East is a property with a rich and diverse history, but which is widely unknown. This property is known today […]

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Old Places Australia Places of Interest

Donnybrook Springs

Estimated read time 18 min read
This entry is part 16 of 19 in the series articles written by Richard

The seeds of this article were planted 7 years ago by a random weekend visit to Donnybrook Springs with my family. Since that time, various […]

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Old Places Australia Places of Interest General

Wallan Airfield

Estimated read time 17 min read
This entry is part 2 of 19 in the series articles written by Richard

In 1968, Ivo and Alison Righetti, originally from Greta purchased Mac’sfield at Wallan so that they could be closer to their children attending their secondary […]

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Old Houses Places of Interest Pioneers Old Places Australia

Magnificent Mac’sfield

Estimated read time 1 min read
This entry is part 3 of 19 in the series articles written by Richard

“All go to the same place; all come from dust, and to dust all return.” – Ecclesiastes 3:20 The Macleod Family and Mac’sfield One would […]

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Inverlochy Castle Hotel – The final chapter

Estimated read time 1 min read
This entry is part 4 of 19 in the series articles written by Richard

In  Part I: Inverlochy Castle Hotel – Beginnings we learnt about the inception of the Inverlochy Castle Hotel and how it changed hands into the Laffan family […]