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    Tag: History

    ALL IN GOOD HUMOUR

    Let’s take a look at the ground-breaking theory of the four humours.

    THE STUFF OF LIFE

    At some stage in our lives, we are all going to have to sort through a departed loved one’s belongings.

    YOUR LOVING COUSIN DICK

    A series of 80 postcards from Dick during World War I to his cousin Lou back in Melbourne tell the tale of a tumultuous period in our nation's history

    HONOURING POST WW2 EUROPEAN REFUGEES AND MIGRANTS

    Footscray and the west still remains a melting pot where different cultural groups bring their varied heritages, foods and traditions. 

    YARRAVILLE COMMUNITY CENTRE’S BUILDING IS A HISTORICAL LANDMARK OF THE INNER WEST

    The first building was originally built in 1868, and was originally home to the Yarraville-Stony Creek Common School.

    NEW GEN V COOL GEN

    Ten old school questions answered by twelve year old Christos.

    THE STORY OF NEWPORT LAKES – AN INTRODUCTION AND A CELEBRATION

    Local author and researcher Dr Dominique Hes is writing a celebration of the creation of the Newport Lakes.

    WILLIAM COOPER CAME TO FOOTSCRAY AND DEMANDED A KING’S SUPPORT FOR AN INDIGENOUS VOICE

    A referendum is necessary to enshrine an Indigenous Voice in the legislative process.  We’ll discover if modern Australia now shares a similar dream as Cooper’s.

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