Archive for the ‘Local history’ Category
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A treasure trove of history
Wednesday, December 17th, 2008
Castlemaine’s Market Square was the nineteenth century equivalent of an internet café.
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Just add water
Wednesday, December 10th, 2008
It’s as if someone’s pulled out the plug, leaving the bath toys high and dry.
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Golden days
Monday, December 1st, 2008
There’s no finer place to celebrate the last day of Spring in Australia.
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In thrall to the tracks
Sunday, November 2nd, 2008
You can almost hear Elvis singing to the rhythm of the rail.
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Out of range
Saturday, November 1st, 2008
The only reason I have a mobile phone is because we live here. And the reason I don’t use it much is because we live here.
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Tall tales & true
Monday, October 13th, 2008
Some stories need to be taken with a grain of salt.