Showing posts with label 1914. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1914. Show all posts
Saturday, January 19, 2019

What happened in Koo Wee Rup in 1914

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This what happened in Koo Wee Rup and surrounding areas, 100 years ago in 1914. These references are from various newspapers available on Tr...
Thursday, January 17, 2019

What happened in Garfield in 1914

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This is what happened in Garfield in 1914, 100 years ago. These references are from various newspapers available on Trove http://trove.nla.g...
Sunday, December 28, 2014

100 years ago this week - Granite quarry

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It seems that quarries haven't always been unwelcome in this area - this is a report form the Bunyip Free Press of December 31, 1914. ...
Monday, December 22, 2014

100 years ago this week - strychnine poisoning

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This tragic report was in the South Bourke and Mornington Journal on December 24, 1914.  Sadly for this little girl, strychnine used to be...
Sunday, November 23, 2014

Drainage of Bunyip - 100 years ago this week

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Here's an interesting article about drainage (or lack of it ) in Bunyip. The drain went from the Hall, along Main Street to the Railway...
Sunday, November 2, 2014

100 years ago this week - Patriotic Concert

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Here's an account of a Patriotic Concert held at Koo-Wee-Rup on October 30, 1914.  The school children put on the concert, well trained...
Saturday, October 25, 2014

100 years ago this week - Rabbit Inspector resigns

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A report in the Bunyip Free Press of October 22, 1914 said that Mr Kelleher, the Rabbit Inspector had resigned, Bunyip Free Press Oc...
Thursday, October 2, 2014

100 years ago this week - Potatoes and Asparagus

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Here's the Crop report from 100 years ago.  Bunyip Free Press October 1, 1914 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article12962960...
Wednesday, July 9, 2014

100 years ago this week - it's raining!

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There has been some heavy rain this week - just like it was 100 years ago! Bunyip Free Press July 16, 1914 http://nla.gov.au/nla...
Sunday, June 29, 2014

100 years ago this week - Roller Skating

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Roller Skating was a popular winter past-time 100 years ago - these advertisements for skating at the Bunyip Mechanics' Institute and th...
Tuesday, April 22, 2014

100 years ago this week - an escaped 'lunatic'

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This is an account of the capture of an escaped patient from Mont Park Mental Hospital from the South Bourke and Mornington Journal of Apr...
Tuesday, February 11, 2014

100 years ago this week - Gay life at Garfield

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100 years ago this week - from the  Bunyip Free Press  of February 14 1914 comes the following report. The headline indicates how the meanin...
Thursday, January 30, 2014

100 years ago this week - British Association Football

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100 years ago this week - on February 4 1914, the Lang Lang Guardian published this article about forming a league for British Association...
Thursday, January 23, 2014

100 years ago this week - Yallock Methodist Sunday School Picnic

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100 years ago this week, on January 23 1914 the Yallock Methodist Sunday School held their picnic on the Yallock Creek. Mr Reiter provided ...
Thursday, January 2, 2014

100 years ago this week - Bunyip Court

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One hundred years ago, this week in January 1914,  the Bunyip Court had to deal with this case of  bicycle theft. A seventeen year old, Wil...
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