Tag: History

THE FORGOTTEN FOOTSCRAY PUBCRAWL

Footscray and the west have a thriving pub and bar scene now that seems to get better each day.

THE UNLIKELY INNER WEST LEGEND YOU’VE NEVER HEARD OF

Blink and you miss the elevated marble statue half-obscured by trees on a median strip adjacent Footscray Primary School.

TWEDDLE FOOTSCRAY – FROM FOOTSCRAY BABY HOSPITAL TO STATEWIDE PARENTING CENTRE

Tweddle, has been synonymous with Footscray and babies since the building of the Baby Hospital began over the road from Whitten Oval in the early 1920s.

WALKING ON SUNSHINE – THE INNER WEST MELBOURNE SUBURB ON THE UP AND UP

What an incredible legacy and a wonderful suburb with a rich history and a wonderful future.

YIASOU YARRAVILLE – FROM HEARTACHE TO HEROES

Each story is unique and holds local historical significance.

WHERE WERE YOU WHEN?

Where were you when…?

AT WILLIAMSTOWN’S RIFLE RANGE, SPORT HELPED A NATION STAND ON ITS OWN FEET

By Peter Dewar Forget the bathers and towel. Australia’s finest riflemen packed old clothes and a weathered hat for the excursion to Williamstown — a...

SO WHAT DO YOU DO?

Inner-westie Steve works as a Heritage Advisor for Extent Heritage.

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