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West Gippsland Women Event - September 18, 2025
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West Gippsland Women Event - September 18, 2025

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The wreck of Tommy Norton

He was not named Tommy Norton, but that was what the people around the Gippsland Lakes called him. Officially, he was registered as PS T. Norton, but he also was listed as the PS Thomas Norton. The PS means he was a paddle steamer. The T means that...

The Gazette
18 Sep 2025
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Snapshot of the past

A photograph of Robert Morton’s draper and outfitter business in Drouin in the 1880s. Robert Arthur Morton took over the Main St business in 1883 from Joseph Toole, who had run a grocery store. Mr Morton came from Hawthorn where he had a drapery shop...

The Gazette
17 Sep 2025
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Snapshot of the past

An undated photograph of sheep grazing in a paddock in the middle of Drouin. The sheep are grazing on land on the corner of Young St and Hope St, approximately where McDonalds is now. The brick and timber buildings at the top of the hill are in...

The Gazette
07 Sep 2025
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Cemetery records presented to Trust

In celebration of family history month, West Gippsland Genealogical Society recently presented Drouin Cemetery Trust with five books detailing records and research of the cemetery. The society transcribed the cemetery headstones starting in March...

The Gazette
06 Sep 2025