PAWN BROKING IN GEELONG
160 YEARS AGO IN GEELONG (From the pages of the Geelong Chronicle) Daryl Wight’s 1864 piece on pawn broking opens a rare window onto a Geelong caught between respectability and hardship, where the quiet traffic (more…)
1860s Geelong
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1864 Fireworks
In 1864, Geelong marked the Queen’s Birthday with a dazzling display of fireworks that lit up the night sky and stirred the town’s imagination. Though not as riotous as Guy Fawkes Night — with its (more…)
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1864
1864: from the pages of The Geelong Chronicle In 1864, Geelong was a town in transition; but at its heart it was a community shaped by the rhythms of rural life, the bustle of commerce, (more…)
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St Patrick’s Day 1864
In March 1864, Geelong’s Irish community and their friends turned St Patrick’s Day into a showcase of sport and celebration. Though the banks stayed open and the day was not a public holiday, Belmont Common (more…)
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When the circus came to town
Adams’ Circus: Clowns, Acrobats, and Colonial Applause In the autumn of 1864, Geelong welcomed a week of wonder as Adams’ Circus pitched its tent and dazzled the town. Eschewing exotic animals, the company offered a (more…)
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December Jigsaw – Geelong 1862
For the last Jigsaw Puzzle of the year, Don has selected an early photograph from the corner of Fitzroy and Corio Streets in about 1862. It captures the reality of the post-gold rush Geelong, with (more…)
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Waurn Ponds National School
Lou Lane’s article, Waurn Ponds National School, was published in Investigator Magazine Vol 26 No 3 in September 1991 Pp 116-119. In this short article, Lou Lane traces the little-known story of the Waurn Ponds (more…)
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The Robertsons of Colac
You can listen to a reading of this article by clicking the link below: Ambition and Inheritance: The Making of the Robertson Legacy In January 1836, William Robertson — a Hobart businessman and farmer — (more…)
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Drawings of Melbourne and Geelong 1856-1864 by Joseph Masters
You can listen to a reading of this article by clicking the following Link: These excellent and historically valuable sketches of Geelong from the 1850s and 1860s are the work of Joseph Masters. The artist (more…)
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A Lady’s Day Dress from 1865
Don Patterson has selected a fabulous lady’s “day dress” that looks it has come straight from the Bright & Hitchcocks’ catalogue! It is typical of the clothing from the period 1865 – 1870. (more…)
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1863 and the Geelong Industrial Exhibition
PHOTOGRAPHY CAPTURES GEELONG’S EYE The 1863 Geelong Industrial Exhibition captured Geelong’s attention with thousands attending. One of the exhibits captured the attention by improving the quality of photographic images. It also served to draw attention (more…)
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Geelong celebrates Prince of Wales 1863
Geelong celebrates as it gets a day off work! In 1863 the Geelong community embraced the celebrations of the future Edward VII’s marriage: with a day off work, flowers, marches and in the evening fireworks (more…)
