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The Mystery of Mary Gardiner's Diaries
Do you know what happened to Mary Gardiner's diaries?

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Jun 7, 20246 min read
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Notable Residents: Hazel Edwards
The early years in Ashburton of beloved children's author, Hazel Edwards.

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May 10, 20246 min read
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Notable Residents: Steve Connolly
The brilliant but short life of a guitar genesis, Steve Connolly.

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Apr 26, 20246 min read
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Notable Residents: Denis Vaughan
How a boy from Glen Iris called Denis Vaughan changed the course of classical music forever.

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Apr 12, 20246 min read
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Notable Residents: Allan & Kym Gyngell
In this post on notable residents, we highlight Allan and Kim Gyngell.

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Mar 29, 20248 min read
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ÂÂNotable Residents: Robert Allenby and Prof Kwong Lee Dow
Up first in this series on notable local residents: Professor Kwong Lee Dow and Robert Allenby.

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Mar 15, 20249 min read
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Ashburton: In Pictures
Pictures I have collected for my Ashburton Stories book!

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Mar 2, 20243 min read
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Ice Cream in Ashburton: how Solway has a Secret Ice Cream Shop
How Ashburton's Alpine Ice Cream supplies the icecream of Italian royalty... and little Solway kids.

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Feb 9, 20248 min read
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In Memoriam: Neville Lee OAM
In memoriam of Neville Lee OAM

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Jan 26, 202412 min read
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Ten Things to Know when you drive across, around or up and down Australia
Advice for long-haul travelling in Australia in 2024.

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Jan 22, 20248 min read
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Ashburton 2023 in Retrospect
All the 2023 news of Ashburton.

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Dec 1, 20237 min read
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The Unpaid Work of the Mothers of Ashburton
How Ashburton's mothers have worked for nearly a century to improve their children's educational environment.

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Nov 17, 20239 min read
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How Netball helped Girls find their Space in Ashburton
A brief history of netball and its significance to girls in Ashburton.

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Oct 26, 202310 min read
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The Tragedy of the ‘Chadstone Sniper’
The story of a how a kind, highly intelligent and well-loved young man became known as the 'Chadstone Sniper'.

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Oct 12, 202311 min read
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How Ashburton has changed in the 21st century
One of the challenges of researching local history is how to back up my theories with actual evidence. People say Ashburton has changed a...

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Sep 28, 20237 min read
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The History of Football and Soccer in Ashburton: Part II
How Ashburton became the home of soccer in football mad Boroondara.

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Sep 13, 202314 min read
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No Heritage Overlay for Ashburton’s Commercial Precinct
A 5:4 majority of Boroondara Council’s Urban Planning Committee voted last night not to pursue a heritage overlay on Ashburton’s High...

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Sep 5, 20233 min read
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The History of Football and Soccer in Ashburton: Part I
What happened to Ashburton's Football Club? Did an alleged drug-dealer have anything to do with it?

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Aug 22, 202312 min read
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Why the Glen Iris Tram does not go to Ashburton
How Ashburton and Glen Iris residents spent 35 years fighting for the Glen Iris tram to be extended 3 km up High Street.

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Jul 28, 202313 min read
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Little Vignettes about Ashburton
Stories that resulted from my 27 June article in the Age about Ashburton.

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Jul 12, 20235 min read
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