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Dining with Wallan’s Pioneers

Post Author By Annie Carlin
Post Date June 7, 2020
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This entry is part 1 of 4 in the series articles written by Annie

I’ve often heard chefs on those TV cooking shows talk about how closely food is involved in our memories. It’s very true. If you think […]

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What happened to the Wallan Free Library books?

Post Author By Annie Carlin
Post Date March 16, 2020
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Wallan Free Library, the beautiful brick front section of the Wallan Hall, was opened on 28 August 1877 with a celebration at the Rechabite Hall1. […]

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William Johnston, early settler in Wallan Wallan

Post Author By Annie Carlin
Post Date February 29, 2020
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This entry is part 3 of 4 in the series articles written by Annie

William Johnston was born in 1816 in Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland1. He was a farm worker in Kirkudbright before deciding to escape the poverty and famine […]

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Our Lady of the Way Catholic Church, Wallan

Post Author By Annie Carlin
Post Date February 7, 2021
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This entry is part 4 of 4 in the series articles written by Annie

The beautiful white wooden Catholic church wasn’t always situated in Wallan although for 50 years there, she made her mark on our landscape. Catholics have […]