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When was Ned Kelly born?
Ned Kelly’s date of birth plays a key role in determining the location of his birth, so to solve one riddle, we must first solve […]
Author: Richard Cooper
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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 […]
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Donnybrook Springs
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 […]
The Secret Hut
Prelude Bylands, Victoria, Australia: A place where time has seemingly stood still from its early pastoral days and yet to submit to the hand of […]
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Where was Ned Kelly born?
Introduction Whether you regard him as a hero or villain, there can be no dispute that Ned Kelly is a continuing inspiration for poets, writers, […]
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Wallan Airfield
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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Magnificent Mac’sfield
“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
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 […]
