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Victorian Community History Awards

August 5, 2011 at 4:40 pm Leave a Comment
Royal Exhibition Building

Applications for the $20,000 Victorian Community History Awards close on Friday, August 19. Funded by Public Record Office and presented by the Royal Historical Society, the awards recognise the contributions made by Victorians to the preservation of the state’s heritage. The awards seek to encourage work that contributes to the development and appreciation of the history of Victoria and to develop awareness of best practice community history. Local histories are the detail that underpins the grand narrative of Victorian history.

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Thebarton Brickworks redevelopment

July 29, 2011 at 4:58 pm Leave a Comment
Thebarton Brickworks

I was pleased to hear this news report on ABC Radio today regarding the Brickworks at Thebarton: “An $85m redevelopment of the Brickwork’s site at Thebarton could be given the go ahead within weeks. Under the plan the West Torrens Council will sell two thirds of the site to the Woolworths development arm, Fabcot, which hopes to build shops and a commercial building there. The proposal is expected to go before the Development Assessment Commission next month for approval.”

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Tribute to a great Aboriginal sportsman

July 2, 2011 at 1:44 pm Leave a Comment
Harry Hewitt Aboriginal sportsman

History has a way of turning up unexpected treasures and I feel fortunate to have discovered one such gem accidentally today. Fortunate in the sense I now know something about an unsung South Australian sporting hero of the 19th century; sad however at his tragic end. The SANFL this weekend celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island culture with its inaugural Indigenous Round. It’s a travesty the name of former North Adelaide player Harry Hewitt is missing from that team and I hope an effort is made to rectify it.

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Pannoomilloo

June 11, 2011 at 5:04 pm Leave a Comment
Pannoomilloo

Several years ago I wrote an article about my great-uncle Charles Edward Gorey, who was born at Pannoomilloo in 1878. I noted “the place name of his birth does not survive on maps today, but is situated near Echuca”. That was before the internet truly developed as a research tool. Today, although there is not much on the web regarding Pannoomilloo, there is enough to identify its location and some of its history. In particular, I recommend the National Library of Australia digitised newspapers and the Victoria Government Gazette.

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Victoria Government Gazette

June 11, 2011 at 4:40 pm Leave a Comment

I’ve been browsing the Victoria Government Gazette, as you do on a quiet Saturday afternoon. It’s an amazing historical resource.

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