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Club Corner, June 15

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Old dogs and good mates

It is the night of January 15. More correctly, it is 30 minutes into January 16, and I am sitting on the roofed deck at the back of my house listening to the grumbling thunder, enjoying the lightning and enjoying even more the sound of the occasion...

The Gazette
10 Jun 2025
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Snapshot of the past

A sketch by early Drouin South settler Franklin Jackson of his property “Ferntree” on Weebar Rd, dated 1876. Franklin Jackson arrived at Drouin South in 1874, leaving a selection at Nar Nar Goon. An extract from “Buln Buln” by Graeme Butler tells of...

The Gazette
10 Jun 2025
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Noojee rail - an engineering classic

The railway from Neerim South to Noojee swoops and soars through some of Victoria’s most attractive scenery. Yes, I know that should be in the past tense, but I’m ever the optimist. Unfortunately, burned-out trestle bridges no longer safely spanning...

The Gazette
03 Jun 2025
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Snapshot of the past

A photograph capturing Main St in Drouin, including the brick building of Henry Pease and Sons on the corner of Hope St, c1917. Henry Pease purchased the business from J. G. Hearn in 1906 and leased part of the premises from him. Mr A. Wehsek, who...

The Gazette
03 Jun 2025