Wednesday, August 26, 2026

The McDonald Brothers of Yannathan enlist

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Four sons of Charles and Margaret McDonald of Yannathan served in World War One and two sadly died whilst serving their country. Charles Stu...
Saturday, August 1, 2026

Cessna aeroplane crash-lands at Bunyip

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On the afternoon of Monday, October  30, 1961 a Cessna aeroplane made an emergency landing on a farm between Garfield and Bunyip. The plane ...
Thursday, July 23, 2026

Pakenham South, Cardinia, Clyde, Tooradin and Warneet - 1973 Interim Telephone Directory

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Subscriber Trunk Dialling (S.T.D.) came to Koo Wee Rup on Sunday June 24, 1973, so you no longer had to ring an operator to have a call put...

Lang Lang, Yannathan Lower and Yannathan South - 1973 Interim Telephone Directory

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 Subscriber Trunk Dialling (S.T.D.) came to Koo Wee Rup on Sunday June 24, 1973, so you no longer had to ring an operator to have a call put...
Wednesday, July 22, 2026

The Telephone in Koo Wee Rup

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The telephone was connected at the Post Office in Koo Wee Rup in 1916, as part of the line between Springvale and Korumburra. The telephone ...

Koo Wee Rup, Bayles and Catani - 1973 Interim Telephone Directory

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Subscriber Trunk Dialling (S.T.D.) came to Koo Wee Rup on Sunday June 24, 1973, so you no longer had to ring an operator to have  a call put...
Sunday, July 19, 2026

The Fisher family of Bunyip - eight sons and a grandson fight for Australia

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 I came across this article in The Herald from May 1916, with the headline - Footscray Family Produces Nine Men for Ranks .  The Herald , Ma...