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16 Days of Activism - 27.11.2024
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16 Days of Activism - 27.11.2024

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Fabulous fifties on display

To celebrate History Month in October, Warragul and District Historical Society has been hosting a month-long exhibition celebrating The Fabulous Fifties. The society’s emphasis on the fifties is in keeping with the state-wide “living history” theme...

The Gazette
21 Oct 2025
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Looking back to the fabulous fifties

October is History Month, and the Warragul and District Historical Society is marking the occasion with a month-long exhibition celebrating The Fabulous Fifties. The society’s emphasis on the fifties is in keeping with the state-wide “living history”...

The Gazette
07 Oct 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