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Nov 17, 20239 min read
The Unpaid Work of the Mothers of Ashburton
How Ashburton's mothers have worked for nearly a century to improve their children's educational environment.
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Oct 26, 202310 min read
How Netball helped Girls find their Space in Ashburton
A brief history of netball and its significance to girls in Ashburton.
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Aug 25, 20229 min read
For Book Week: a brief history of Camberwell and Ashburton libraries
It’s Book Week! Or, as I call it in my house, F#@king Book Week. I love books. I love them so much I wrote one. You don’t become a...
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May 27, 202212 min read
Neville Lee and the fight for Ashburton's kindergartens
When I first started writing this local history blog, a major resource was a document I found called ‘Ashburton through the Ages’, by...
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May 25, 202210 min read
How to run an Election Day ‘Democracy’ Sausage Sizzle and Cake Stall
For the 2022 Federal Election, the parents of Ashburton Primary School (located in Melbourne's Eastern Suburbs) ran a Sausage Sizzle and...
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Apr 22, 202219 min read
Why there is no High School in Ashburton
If you’ve lived in Ashburton awhile, you’ll know there is no public or private high school in the suburb. The closest option is Ashwood...
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Mar 1, 202210 min read
The little School that Could: a brief history of Solway Primary School
"No one actually knows where Solway is” (Julie Wilkinson, Principal 2007) The idea for a school on the hill between Karnak Road and...
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Jan 25, 20228 min read
A Brief History of St Michaels Parish School
The 1920s heralded significant social changes in Melbourne. Before then, Victoria’s Protestant majority – represented by English settlers...
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Dec 7, 20219 min read
A brief history of Ashburton Primary School
A couple of years ago, back when Ashburton Primary School used to have a School Fair, I walked through the small history display. In...
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Sep 5, 20216 min read
A Short History of the Development of Ashburton
Having walked the streets of Ashburton for days and weeks now (or is it months - what is time anyway during these lockdown days?) it...
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Aug 3, 202111 min read
Wurundjeri history in Ashburton
The other day I received an email from Boroondara Council seeking my thoughts on its proposed reconciliation process over the area’s...
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May 28, 202111 min read
The Epic Battle over the Markham Reserve Re-development
A summary of the fight between residents and the State Government over the Markham Estate re-development.
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