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Hidden Valley
The following short stories about the history of Hidden Valley have been put together by Grahame Thom. Land development north of Melbourne in the 1800s. […]
Series: articles written by Grahame
Articles by Grahame
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World War One Rolls
Wallan Wallan’s World War One Honour Rolls Our World War One volunteers are recognised by having their names inscribed on the various district Honour Rolls […]
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Wallan Soldier Memorial Trees and War Memorial
As a community, the people of Wallan Wallan today are proud of their avenue of trees and their war memorial. It is interesting that the […]
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World War One
Centenary of the end of World War One Over four and a half years the North Central Review published profiles and lists of men and […]
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Major John Boyd and the Wallan Wallan Run
Soon after arriving in Melbourne in 1839, Major John Boyd (retired) squatted on a run of 2700 acres which he called the Wallan Wallan Run. […]
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The meaning of Wallan Wallan
Most people interested in the history of Wallan Wallan consider the aboriginal meaning of our town is associated with water. Other people say it is […]
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Residents of Wallan – 1904, 1921 and 1925
Below are lists of three annual directories for the Wallan area. Please appreciate not every head of a household may be listed, for example the […]
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WW2 Wallan and District
Wallan and District – WW2 volunteers One hundred and two years ago on 11 November 1918, the guns of the Western Front fell silent after […]
Wallan Wallan in 1879
Wallan Wallan in 1879 The following is a collection of extracts from Trove which appeared in Melbourne’s Weekly Times in 1879/80 by an unknown author. […]
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Arkell’s Lane, Bylands
Arkells Lane is named after Frederick George Arkell and a local history book, Pretty Sally’s Hill by J W Payne, states he came from Gloucestershire. […]
