I have the love of plants running in my veins; my mother loved the plants in her garden (she in turn inherited this love from her mother.) Every plant seemed to thrive under Mum’s watch – succulents, grevilleas, other natives, ferns and cacti. Although I don’t think she ever tried indoor plants. I remember asContinue reading “Sharon’s affinity with the flora of the Australian bush: a brief history.”
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Bite sized photographic historical clips
On another hot day this series was a great reminder of the wonder of the invention of the Photographic Process.
World famous detective Phryne Fisher comes to Bendigo….
World famous detective Phryne Fisher came to Bendigo thisweek but there was no crime to be solved by this 1920’s heroine as she was noton a sleuthing mission. Actually it was author Kerry Greenwood who was visiting ourtown talking about her famous protagonist as well as her love of history andlife as a an author.Continue reading “World famous detective Phryne Fisher comes to Bendigo….”
WORKSHOP PROVIDES OPPORTUNITY TO CONTRIBUTE TO UNIQUE LOCAL HISTORY PROJECT
<!–[if !mso]> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } <![endif]–> The City of Greater Bendigo will hold the last of a series of community workshops at 6.30pm this Friday July 29 at the Bendigo Council offices for people wishing to be part of an important local history project. City of Greater Bendigo Acting Strategy Manager, Andrew Cockerall said the ‘FromContinue reading “WORKSHOP PROVIDES OPPORTUNITY TO CONTRIBUTE TO UNIQUE LOCAL HISTORY PROJECT”
Old Bendigo Post Office gallery by stlg48, 5 minutes ago | Add a comment | 0 comments Old Bendigo Post Office changes again. Late last year the refurbished space in the old Bendigo Post Office building in Pall Mall opened with a new exhibit that showcases the social and cultural history of the Greater BendigoContinue reading
Jim Evans historian by stlg48, 20 minutes ago | Add a comment | 0 comments Jim Evans is a man dedicated to history, especially that of Bendigo. His passion for the Bendigo Historical Society is evident in the many functions he attends throughout Bendigo on behalf of the society in his role as president. MoreContinue reading
Writing your life course, Week 3. by stlg48, 17 minutes ago | Add a comment | 0 comments For those of you who are just getting back to a normal life after holiday mode, you may have missed weeks 1 and 2 of this online writing course. The idea of the course is to getContinue reading