The History Files: Gold, Gold, Gold
During the heady days of the late 19th century, information about mining and miners took up much of the coverage of the local newspaper and was eagerly read and discussed by all.
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The History Files: When the Gold was Gone and Land was Cheap
In 1860, land around Daylesford and Glenlyon was being advertised to a public weary of digging and looking to put down roots in the wake of the Victorian gold rush. With the initial gold fever beginning to fade, settlers were turning their eyes to farming.
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The History Files: The Justice System and the Daylesford Races
Our justice system has been very much to the fore in recent weeks, with one case in particular...
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The History Files: Dreadful Accidents
It seems that every day we hear about people suffering dreadful accidents. Accidents were all too frequent in our early history, too.
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The History Files: A “Healthy Daylesford” Article 150 Years Ago?
Since printed media began, publishers have recognised the appetite of their readers for advice about health and for solutions to their health problems. Holloway’s Pills and Ointment were thought to be effective in relieving kidney problems and Connell’s East India Remedies focussed on the liver, gout and rheumatism.
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Hepburn Pool: A Hidden Heritage Gem
Hidden away on Spring Creek in the Hepburn Mineral Springs Reserve is the unique Hepburn Pool built in the early 1930s by the Zelman family, who ran the Bellinzona Guest House. It was of Olympic size and hosted many swimming competitions including the Victorian Swimming Championships.
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The History Files: How to Detect False Diamonds
In 1869, the Daylesford Mercury and Express provided advice on how to determine the authenticity of a diamond. Unfortunately, the method does not treat fake stones kindly.
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‘I thought you was a rabbit’
133 years ago in Daylesford, From the Argus, 31 May 1892 On Saturday evening between 5 and 6...
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Central Victoria Indigenous Film Festival – “Contact” to Screen at Yandoit Cultural
The Central Victorian Indigenous Film Festival runs from Tuesday, May 27 to Tuesday, June 3 2025 as part of Reconciliation Week. Award winning film “Contact”, to screen at Yandoit Cultural, is constructed around one of the most extraordinary pieces of footage in Australian history: the moment when a group of Martu women and children walked in from their nomadic existence of millennia into the universe of European modernity.
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Daylesford Paleontologist John Long Helps Rewrite Evolutionary History
A groundbreaking discovery by Daylesford-based paleontologist Professor John Long is making waves in the scientific community around the world. Published this week in the prestigious journal Nature, the research pushes back the evolutionary timeline for the emergence of reptiles by more than 35 million years and suggests that the roots of all land-dwelling vertebrates may lie in ancient Australia.
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The History Files: Before The Block
Many people are not aware that the block of land now being developed for The Block TV was once the property of W. E. Stanbridge, a wealthy local squatter and philanthropist who contributed greatly to the early development of Dyalesford.
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Chinese Camps and the Goldfields Legacy at Lake Daylesford
Victor Szwed Many Chinese immigrants came to Australia during the Gold Rush, and the Goldfields...
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