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    A GRAVEYARD BY THE BAY UNLOCKS OUR FORGOTTEN HISTORY

    A trip back in time means heading down to the site of Victoria's first permanent settlement - Williamstown

    THE IRREPRESSIBLE BERYL

    Beryl's beloved bloods

    A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE

    Cubby houses, bread and milk deliveries, long days at the local pool ... bring back the 60s!

    AND THE WINNERS ARE: BAPTIST PASTOR, LESSON IN GANG VIOLENCE, AND THAT TUNNEL…

    Some minor players and unheralded episodes from the pages of local history

    LOST SHOPS OF FOOTSCRAY: COLES VARIETY STORE

    The first Coles Variety store to open was in Footscray

    WHY DID SIR JOSEPH BANKS HATE BANANAS?

    An alphabetical stroll through the first years of white settlement in Australia's history

    FROM STINKY CINDERELLA TO PARKS, A HOSPITAL AND BUSTLING CBD

    The history of Footscray is a rags-to-riches story

    YARRAVILLE REVISTED

    Growing up in Yarraville past

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