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This picture shows the Balaclava Mine at Whroo about 1858-59. The open-cut mine was prosperous for many years and a significant town was established around it.
My great-grandparents Edward and Sophia Gorey settled on a nearby farm at Angustown in the 1880s when the mine was in decline. Edward was later involved with a syndicate [...]
Picture: Angustown Primary School, some time in the 1890s
After moving frequently about the Corop and Echuca districts early in their marriage, Edward and Sophia Gorey settled at Angustown near Whroo in 1889.
A list provided to the Education Department about 1890 shows that four children of Edward Gorey were attending the recently opened Angustown State School. [...]
Yesterday I wrote about how the 1939 bushfire destroyed my grandparents’ home at Icy Creek and claimed the life of my uncle Michael Gorey at Tanjil Bren.
The picture shows my father Peter leaving the Warragul relief depot with a donated pair of boots. It was published in a newspaper and he was three years old [...]
This is a photograph of my uncle Michael Gorey, taken I think in 1938. He was born in 1919 at Waubra and died on January 13, 1939 at Tanjil Bren.
I was prompted to think of him by an unexpected web reference on the ABC. Mick was killed in the 1939 bushfires, one of [...]
I’ve been following the Myrtleford Saints from afar in Western Australia as best I can. Having been involved with the club at various levels over a number of years it’s hard to let go.
I’ve got no idea what’s going on behind the scenes and I have nothing to comment on except the scores.
The Saints had [...]
This is a poor scan of a watercolor painting of the “Barque Middlesex” by RH Shadlow. I haven’t been able to find a better copy of this, or any reference to Shadlow. If anyone knows how I can contact the artist please let me know.
My great-great grandparents James and Elizabeth Gorey arrived in Port Phillip [...]
James and Elizabeth Gorey were Victorian pioneers. They left Ireland before the potato famine and arrived in Port Phillip (Melbourne) before the gold rush when the population was about 15,000 people.
They were assisted immigrants under a scheme sponsored by the New South Wales colonial authorities.
James and Elizabeth originally settled near Bulleen, north east of Melbourne, [...]
Continuing my photo scanning and recollections, this entry is sure to fuel the fire of local Labor conspiracy theorists who warned John Bowler I was a National Party hack out to get him.
John and I have a good working relationship, and for the record I am not a member of any political party.
In 1986 though [...]
Me and horses just don’t get along. This picture shows me on a horse for about the first time. I was visiting friends at Gelantipy in 1986 and climbed aboard this rather docile creature.
It was a reasonably pleasant experience and it probably lulled me into a false sense of security and ambition.
A few months or [...]
There was no major surprise in the Victorian election result where Labor has been comfortably returned. Interesting aspects include:
The Nats defied doomsday predictions and retained party status.
The Liberals and Greens failed to increase their primary votes.
The media darlings (Greens) won't win a lower house seat.
Labor no longer holds any seats in Gippsland.
The Labor primary vote [...]
