Monthly Archives: January 2019

This month we have two great events. 2nd February at 2:00 pm – our guest speaker, Dr Neil Radford, will tell us about “The Armistice – Celebrations and Aftermath” –…

There is no doubt that almost every Australian family was affected by World War One in some way or another. One sad fact that came out of the war was…

From the 1850s German settlers escaping the rising nationalist sentiment in Germany began arriving in the Australian colonies looking to start a new life. Port Adelaide was the point of…

Governments borrowed heavily to pay for the war. They issued government bonds and raised taxes to pay growing interest debt. The result was increasing inflationary pressure, higher cost of living…

Pasta was not eaten in Australia Curry was a surname A takeaway was something to do with a mathematical problem A pizza was something to do with a leaning tower…

The sport of cricket is regarded as synonymous with Australia, and Australian cricket teams, past and present, have a strong reputation internationally. Although Australia does not have an official game,…

Harrow is a small town situated half-way between Melbourne and Adelaide, and the Johnny Mullagh story is a proud part of its history. The local museum features the history of…

The passenger steamer SS Warrimoo was quietly knifing its way through the waters of the mid Pacific on its way from Vancouver to Australia.  The navigator had just finished working…

We have been approached by a gentleman who is researching Australian chocolate and confectionary companies dating back to the 1850s.  He has heard that there was a chocolate shop operated…

After more than four terrible years of war rumours of Germany’s wish for a peace treaty swept the world during October and early November 1918.  An armistice – a truce…