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Hidden Valley

April 26, 2021 Grahame Thom

The following short stories about the history of Hidden Valley have been put together by Grahame Thom. Land development north...

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Wallan Wallan in 1879

April 2, 2021 Grahame Thom 1

Wallan Wallan in 1879 The following is a collection of extracts from Trove which appeared in Melbourne’s Weekly Times in...

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Wallan Airfield

November 3, 2020 Richard Cooper

In 1968, Ivo and Alison Righetti, originally from Greta purchased Mac'sfield at Wallan so that they could be closer to...

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October 31, 2020 Richard Cooper

This is just a test page, but demonstrates the VIP functionality. If you have signed up to OldPlaces, thankyou! Some...

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What happened to the Wallan Free Library books?

March 16, 2020 Annie Carlin

Wallan Free Library, the beautiful brick front section of the Wallan Hall, was opened on 28 August 1877 with a...

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Wallan 1976

February 12, 2020 Richard Cooper 12

Preface: The following article is not complete, nor intended to be at this point in time. It is a working piece...

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The Wallan Palm Tree

February 10, 2020 Richard Cooper

The famous Wallan Palm Tree. Famous for being the brunt of memes and jokes to turn it into an attraction...