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A Brief History of St Michaels Parish School
The 1920s heralded significant social changes in Melbourne. Before then, Victoria’s Protestant majority – represented by English settlers...
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- Dec 27, 2021
- 5 min
Christmas in Ashburton... with Covid
I don’t really like Christmas that much. Maybe it’s because I have a December birthday, or because my mother loved it and it reminds me...
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- Dec 17, 2021
- 6 min
What Treasure Island can teach us about pirates
I could tell you that I first read Treasure Island as a kid and it sparked a lifelong passion for the world of pirates and their place in...
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- Dec 7, 2021
- 9 min
A brief history of Ashburton Primary School
A couple of years ago, back when Ashburton Primary School used to have a School Fair, I walked through the small history display. In...
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- Nov 17, 2021
- 21 min
The Murder of Maureen Ferrari
Every suburb has its dark underbelly. Ashburton is no exception. On 17 December 1965, Melbourne’s Sun newspaper ran a front page story on...
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- Oct 20, 2021
- 15 min
Ashburton: 100 years of community spirit
Transcript of presentation to the Ashburton Community Centre at the AGM on 20 October 2021 Link to more photos (public Facebook page)...
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- Oct 9, 2021
- 6 min
Five Lessons Animal Crossing is teaching my Kids during Lockdown #6
In short: There’s lots of reading practice How to autonomously devise a routine to complete daily tasks Negotiation and time management...
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- Sep 25, 2021
- 7 min
The Last Rocker of Ashburton
It’s 1964 and Jim Leftley is 16 years old. He and his folk band, Dim Sim and Jim, are waiting to audition for Teen Time on the Ballarat...
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- Sep 5, 2021
- 6 min
A Short History of the Development of Ashburton
Having walked the streets of Ashburton for days and weeks now (or is it months - what is time anyway during these lockdown days?) it...
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- Sep 5, 2021
- 18 min
Ashburton Street Name Encyclopaedia
If you know anything about your street and it’s not here I’m very open to suggestions and updates. Also, if I have forgotten your street,...
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- Aug 22, 2021
- 4 min
The Burwood Skyline Drive-in (1954-1983)
The Burwood Skyline Drive-in, the first drive-in in Australia.
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- Aug 3, 2021
- 11 min
Wurundjeri history in Ashburton
The other day I received an email from Boroondara Council seeking my thoughts on its proposed reconciliation process over the area’s...
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- Jul 22, 2021
- 15 min
The History of the Ashy Redbacks: Part III
In this last post of the series on Ashy Redbacks, I examine the history of women's football and girls in the club.
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- Jul 13, 2021
- 15 min
A little family history: the story of Sarah Letitia Cresswell
It’s disconcerting reading your own name on a gravestone. There’s an eerie flash of recognition and then a strange kind of unsettling...
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- Jun 24, 2021
- 12 min
The History of the Ashy Redbacks: Part II
In Part I: I took a few thousand words to say the illegal sale of alcohol saved the Ashy Redbacks from financial ruin... Before we...
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- Jun 17, 2021
- 12 min
Its more than a game: a history of the Ashy Redbacks Junior Football Club
Part I (1971- 1992) Before we begin: a disclaimer. I remain eternally grateful that my kids are not interested in playing Australian...
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- Jun 8, 2021
- 6 min
The Winton Road Food Forest in Ashburton
Consider a saunter along the Gardiner’s Creek trail to the Winton Road Food Forest.
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- May 28, 2021
- 11 min
The Epic Battle over the Markham Reserve Re-development
A summary of the fight between residents and the State Government over the Markham Estate re-development.
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- May 20, 2021
- 7 min
Why there are no wine bars in Ashburton
This picture is not from a bar in Ashburton. Let me tell you why.
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