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The following article “Archibald and Elizabeth Thom” was first published in August 2003. in the Australian Branch newsletter of the...
Pioneers
Pioneers
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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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Soon after arriving in Melbourne in 1839, Major John Boyd (retired) squatted on a run of 2700 acres which he...
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"All go to the same place; all come from dust, and to dust all return.” - Ecclesiastes 3:20 The Macleod...
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In the late 1800's this sheep dip was companion to a shearing shed and sheep yards. A bluestone cottage nearby...
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I've often heard chefs on those TV cooking shows talk about how closely food is involved in our memories. It's...
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Below are lists of three annual directories for the Wallan area. Please appreciate not every head of a household may...
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I’ve heard people ask that question. Who was the R.B Robson and why is the Wallan stadium named after him?...
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William Johnston was born in 1816 in Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland1. He was a farm worker in Kirkudbright before deciding to...
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Arkells Lane is named after Frederick George Arkell and a local history book, Pretty Sally's Hill by J W Payne,...
