History

The History Files: The Birth of the Daylesford Town Hall

The Daylesford Town Hall has been the subject of significant renovations over the past few months returning this grand old building to its former glory.  The original design of the Town Hall was adopted in 1882 as reported in The Daylesford Mercury.

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The History Files: Tarring and Feathering – The Incident

In 1859 a degrading attack was played out on a young mining agent in Daylesford.  He was tarred and feathered by a number of his acquaintances in the main Street of Daylesford – Vincent Street.  This first of a series of archival newspaper reports of the day recounts the incident.

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The History Files:  Everything Old Is New Again – A Timely Warning

In these troubled times, we are constantly reminded of the unsettled nature of the international scene.  Wars, threats-of-war, re-armament, arms races, increased defence spending, trade wars – all very unsettling and the cause for much concern for us all. But our communities have often (always?) suffered such uncertainties.

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