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Forest yarns
It is hard to understate the amount of timber that was used for firewood in the early days, before people had access to electricity and gas. Almost every house had a wood stove in the kitchen, as well as fireplaces in other parts of the house. Many workplaces required timber
Anne’s chocolate cake
I’ve told you before that I can’t do light and fluffy – which is why I don’t cook sponges or cakes much. But my daughter’s friend, Anne, assured me that this was an easy-peasy, one bowl, one spoon chocolate cake – that ANYONE could make.
The majestic mountain ash
By Neil Laurie
Tragedy and heroism at Basin outlet
By Alan McLean
April 3, 2025
Food and fun at Colbo Market Day
Sleeper hewing offcuts
Tony Ford
Time to preserve nature while we can
Kirsty Ramadan - Bohollow Wildlife
Autumn is my favourite time of year
. . . and I have a few reasons for this.
When will they ever learn?
By Neil Laurie
Chicken and spinach lasagne roll ups
Higher food and grocery costs are affecting our weekly budget. I found this recipe and I did get a few meals from one barbecue chook!
House fire at Moora in late March of 1975
By Alan McLean
50 Years Ago
Bad accident at outlet bridge, September 1974
Bad accident at outlet bridge, September 1974 In light rain, vehicles driven by Mrs Joyce Heily (with passenger son Glen) and Graeme Perry (with passenger Ken Pearce) collided at the outlet bridge, with all four taken to Mooroopna Hospital by Rushworth-based ambulance with injuries less severe than the completely wrecked
50 Years Ago
English doctor changes his mind in September 1974
English doctor changes his mind in September 1974 Negotiations from March to September with an English doctor to fill the vacancy at Rushworth collapsed. The stated reason for the change of mind was that the doctor’s wife had heard from an Australian migration official in Birmingham that ‘the Rushworth
50 Years Ago
Sporting complex idea gone forever
Plans to build a Rushworth sporting complex on Education Department land adjacent to the golf course were officially shelved! Two years of fighting and arguing went down the gurgler after price rises exceeded all previous estimates, and the Public Works Department insisted on involvement of an architect likely to cost
50 Years Ago
90 years up for Fire Brigade, August 1974
90 years up for Fire Brigade, August 1974 A banquet for 80 people was held in a packed Fire Brigade hall, to acknowledge the work done since 1984. Attended by the top brass from the CFA, ex-captains Mal Reid and Charlie Boyson were also welcomed. Only two men from the
50 Years Ago
Brave rescue at Murchison in August 1974
Mrs Denis Downard, new proprietor of Murchison Bakery, displayed extraordinary bravery after a car crashed through the bridge into the flooded Goulburn River. Plunging in, she was able to push the driver, her brother Graham Presswell, to the bank. Others helped rescue Miss Margaret Weaver of Murchison, but the second
50 Years Ago
Big price rise for Rushworth Chronicle in July 1974
Content and quality were down but there was a 20% rise in the Chronicle’s price, up from 8 cents to 10 cents a copy. Increased cost of paper was the primary reason reported. Advertising rates also rose. Peter Ross-Edwards, MLA, presented a Decentralisation Certificate to Rushworth Printing Company, publisher
50 Years Ago
Incident at Balaclava mine, early July 1974
While scrambling down the steep southern wall of Balaclava mine, a Melbourne nurse, 21, had slipped. She was hauled out by Sgt. Geoff Durston, Constable Norman Conway, and ambulance drivers Ron and Graham Hawking, using ropes, cradle and stretcher. The nurse had internal injuries and bruising, her male companion a
