heritage
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Enjoy a day at Ballan courthouse
The Ballan courthouse is a state treasure – built in 1872, it is one of the oldest remaining small courthouses in country Victoria. The courthouse…
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Paranormal activity at Blackwood Hotel
Thrill-seekers will investigate the twisted history of the Blackwood Hotel on the pub’s coming ghost tours. The “haunted” hotel will host its next ghost tour…
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Bacchus Marsh CFA remembers heroic firefighter
Seventy-one years ago, Bacchus Marsh firefighter Gus Spargo saved the life of teenager Terence Shields and was later given a Country Fire Authority lifesaving award.…
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Author sends signal to document railway history
As a child, Brian Coleman was fascinated by moving things. At 18, he made it a career by joining the railways. And at 68, he’s…
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Moorabool locals in action at Lone Pine
August 2015 marks the Centenary anniversary of two famous moments in Gallipoli history. While the charge at The Nek has been captured in the Peter…
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History on parade at Bacchus Marsh
A horse-drawn Cobb and Co coach will lead participants dressed in period costumes through the streets of Bacchus Marsh on Friday. It’s all part of…
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Pupils salute new war memorial
Diggers Rest’s war history is expected to be further embedded in the community spirit when a memorial is unveiled. The Diggers Rest Lion’s Club and…
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Back on track
A re-enactment of Victorian railways steam locomotive R707’s 1985 inaugural tour to Bacchus Marsh will be the first leg of week-long celebrations of the…
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