Monday, October 21, 2013

100 years ago this week - Iona State School, No. 3201.

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This comes from The Argus of October 22,1913, 100 years ago this week. The Argus, October 22, 1913 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article7...
Tuesday, October 8, 2013

100 years ago this week - Wife wanted

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This was in a couple of newspapers, 100 years ago this week in October 1913. I am not sure if the story is true, or if the lovelorn cheesem...
Sunday, September 29, 2013

Royal Melbourne Agricultural Show 1960

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This is what the Royal Melbourne Agricultural Show used to be like.  My dad, Frank Rouse and my Uncle James Rouse (J. & F. Rouse Potato...
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Tuesday, September 24, 2013

100 years ago this week - Bunyip Court case

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The following appeared in The Argus of September 16, 1913 (see here )  - 100 years ago. Two farmers of Iona, named Victor Little and Thomas...
Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Early days of Garfield and Cannibal Creek

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The earliest recorded European settlers in the Garfield region were the lessees of the two Connabul Creek Runs, both leased in 1845. Connabu...
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Garfield - after the coming of the Railway

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In another post I looked at the history of Garfield up until the coming of the Railway, which is really the seminal event in the history of...
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Cannibal Creek becomes Garfield

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In the previous post we saw how a township developed around the Cannibal Creek Siding and this township became Garfield. One of the first p...