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Ashburton Stories: A History of the Melbourne Suburb now available.

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Who was James Munro?
The story of James Munro, one of the first white landowners in Glen Iris.

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Feb 2710 min read


Why is Glen Iris the shape it is?
How Glen Iris came to spread across a railway line, freeway AND a creek.

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Aug 22, 20257 min read


A brief history of Wattle Park – Part 2
In Part 2 of the history of Wattle Park, how it acquired a Lone Pine, Clock and the famous Tram shell picnic shelters.

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Dec 6, 20248 min read


A History of Wattle Park: Part 1
Let’s examine how Wattle Park’s creation involved the murder of an inconvenient peacock.

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Nov 22, 202411 min read


Kooyong Koot (Gardiner's Creek) in Pictures
The collection of photographs and pictures I have acquired concerning Kooyong Koot/Gardiner's Creek.

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Aug 14, 20243 min read


The Stocks Family and the Ashburton Dairy
If you’re a reader of a certain age, you may remember waking up very very early in the morning – far too early for your mother’s liking –...

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Nov 22, 20228 min read
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