1910
Two men, who were thought to be the gaol-breakers from Maryborough Gaol people had been warned about, arrived at Emu where they purchased a bottle of whisky before then made their way towards Logan.
31 March, 2011
30 March, 2011
March 30...
1953
Cast iron lamp poles, for kerosene lamps, from the streets of Tarnagulla were being sold off by the Bet Bet Shire Council for 2 pounds each, although locals were calling for some to be retained for sentimental reasons.The more things change, the more they stay the same...
29 March, 2011
March 29...
1961
Dunolly and District Hospital was bequeathed 1000 pounds by Mr Walls.The hospital was inspected by Mr Thomas of the Hospital and Charities Commission who agreed that the remodelling was well overdue.
28 March, 2011
March 28...
1894
The Dunolly Presbyterian Church Sunday School picnic was held in the public park; games and food were well enjoyed with fair weather all day.
27 March, 2011
March 27...
1915
Alfred John Barnett, pioneer in the surgical treatment of vascular disease, was born at Dunolly, the son of a dairy farmer in poor circumstances.Read more about this chappie HERE.
March 26...
1888
The Victoria Railways accepted the tender for the erection of 11 gatekeepers cottages on the Inglewood - Dunolly railway line by Scott Bros for 1,487 pounds 6s 6d.
March 25...
1967
The Back to Arnold reunion celebrations were held with more than 400 former residents expected.The celebrations included a street procession, back to school sessions with a dinner dance and band in the evening.
March 24...
1894
It’s reported that Mr Mellon (of the Government Scent Farm) has managed to distil 2.5lb of essential lavender oil worth 8 shillings per lb, 30lb of essential Tansy oil per acre and 70lb of Lemon thyme essential oil per acre, with greater expectations of medicinal herbs as they grow faster and require less skill.I have not the foggiest about any of the above but it sounds like a shedload of good stuff....
March 23...
1905
Mr Kendall’s stolen bicycle was found at Mr Garside’s farm in Harcourt (kms from Castlemaine) where the thief left it and slashed the tyres in a malicious act.
March 21...
1908
Two earthquake shocks were felt at Dunolly at approx. 11am.They were travelling from west to east and were also felt in Goldsborough and Bealiba.
March 20...
1909
The Attorney-General, Mr Drysdale Brown, officially opened the fancy fair and gift sale to aid St Mary’s Church in Dunolly.
March 19...
1884
The very first Dunolly Agricultural Show was held and proved to be a great success with over 1,600 people attending and a great display of exhibits.
March 18...
1905
Storekeeper Millane laid charges against A. Downs –Downs was tarring footpaths, Millane wanted him to stop tarring the path outside his store.
Millane pushed Downs who swung around with tar brush in hand and tarred Millane’s clothes and goods.
Millane then threw entire tar bucket over Downs.
Charges against Downs dropped, Millane awarded damages and costs 7 pounds 16 shillings.
Not the footpath Downs was tarring, methinks...
March 16...
1887
The Dunolly and District Agricultural Show was held with success; Mr Costello of Mt Hooghly was the most successful exhibiter with his wines pronounced as excellent quality.
March 15...
1882
Dunolly & District cricket team (22 of them) vs All England Eleven cricket match was held over two days.England won by 13 runs.
Oh, look!
Shiny....
March 14...
1894
A mixed sports day carnival was held at Painswick Park in Goldsborough, with a Grand Ball held in the railway goods shed later that evening.Monies collected from both events went towards both the local library and hospital.
March 13...
1947
First meeting of the Dunolly Country Women's Association (CWA) was held.And they've been rockin the Central Goldfields Shire ever since.
March 12...
1945
While digging in his garden at Dunolly Mr Esmore found a mysterious curio with Chinese/Japanese characters on it, made of virgin gold, 2.5 inches long, 1 inch wide with only slight hammer marks.
March 11...
1857
William Twigham, bushranger, had been found guilty of the Policeman John McNally’s murder at Ararat and was hanged at Melbourne Gaol.
March 10...
1937
A tennis match between a man with a tennis racquet and a man with a frying pan was played at 3am in Dunolly.
Mr Lawson, hotel keeper at Wedderburn, was defeated last Christmas by shire engineer Mr Hill who used a mandolin.Lawson wagered that Mr Greenall, using a frying pan, would beat Mr Hill who used a racquet.
Mr Hill was the winner.
Who then ran away to the circus....?
March 8...
1892
Mr Mellon invited some local dignitaries to the Government Scent Farm where he showed the progress made with fruit and grapes, with Mr Mellon planning to display 25 varieties of extracted scent at the Dunolly Agricultural Show the following week.
March 7...
1915
Drought trains carrying seed, wheat and fodder for farm stock have been running for the past 3 Sundays to Dunolly and will continue.
March 6...
1861
William Fitzgerald, the Dunolly town crier, was proclaimed a dangerous lunatic due to alcoholism and was incarcerated in Castlemaine Gaol.Yes.
Those town criers are a bad sort...clanging those bells, calling out the news at all hours...
March 5...
1949
The new matron of Dunolly & District Hospital, Matron Harvey, was welcomed by the Hospital Committee members.Matron, having already inspected the quarters, immediately complained that the washing water at the Nurses’ Home was unsatisfactory and requested something be done immediately.
Onya, Matron!
March 4...
1923
Death of Sir Peter McBride, one time Agent General of Victoria, Minister for Forests, Mines and Railways, born at Dunolly in 1867.
March 3...
1939
The Court House Hotel in Ararat was passed from Mrs. Johanna Lannen to her son Mr. John Lannen of Dunolly, a grandson of the original licencee.The hotel, at this date, had been in the same family continuously for 77 years.
According to an above link the Lannen family ran the hotel for 94 years.
March 2...
1941
The Dunolly Charity Races, to aid the funding of the Dunolly & District Hospital, were held, with the Dunolly Hospital Trot won by Dixie McKinney.
March 1...
1935
A masked intruder attempted to rob Councillor Parker at his home near midnight but got a rude shock to find the councillor was up late listening to the radio in his pjs.The would-be robber ran off empty handed.
February 28...
1904
Accidents at Tarnagulla – Mr John Hargraves was thrown from his buggy dislocating his shoulder, William Schofield sustained a gash requiring stitches on his forehead as he was chopping wood and last but not least R.Cox (the blacksmith’s assistant) sustained a gash on his forearm requiring stitches while he was trying to shoe a fractious horse.A damn good day for not getting out of bed...
February 27...
1880
The St Arnaud-Dunolly Railway line was unpassable due to floods shifting the railway ballast.
Just needed a good dollop of asphalt, concrete, cement and enough cow dung to meld it together for a millenium.
February 26...
1905
Chinese miner Ah Hein, aged 76, was found down a mine shaft 20 feet deep with an injured shoulder. Taken to Dunolly Hospital.
Gotta love the Old Age Pension plan of yesteryear....!
February 25...
1879
Old Petty Sessions Court House (I think the current Freemason's Lodge) near police station became the Shire Hall.The Borough Council entertained Shire men to a dinner for the first time that evening.
And twas likely more than iced water, tea and Elderberry cordial being served at table....
This is the Town Hall...which was originally built as the court house...but a different court house...cos they liked to be confusing in Dunolly...
February 24...
1872
Fire at Inglewood devoured the Empire State Hotel, Shamrock Hotel, ironmongery, pastrycook shop and wine shop were completely destroyed.Leaving nowhere for the good citizens to get a well-earned refreshment or bite to eat.
Oh, look!
Chimneys...
February 23...
1875
4 youths were fined 1 pound each for carelessly lighting a fire on the Avoca river while out fishing.Proving stupidity knows no boundaries of generations or centuries...
February 22...
1899
Two little girls playing in the street at Tarnagulla picked up a nugget weighing 1oz.
We shall gaze at this scene and not think harsh words at children picking up gold nuggets in the street...and probably using it to play Hopscotch....or Tic Tac Toe...or something...
February 21...
1892
A church parade was held on the (Deledio) Recreation Reserve by the Rangers and Mounted Rifles with a collection of 12 pounds gathered for infirm soldiers and sailors.
February 20....
1905
Mr Andrew, manager of Hayes Grocery Business in Dunolly, was slicing bacon when the knife slipped and gashed his knee requiring 7 stitches.Butter fingers...
What, you thought I'd post up the blood 'n' gore pic? *snort*
February 19...
1896
Middle Bridge (now known as Betley) Cricket Team drove to Kingower to play a match, et well at Mrs. Halbert’s Hotel (in Kingower), then set off home at 8.30pm.Kingower won the cricket.
February 18...
1939
The Queen Carnival raised 950 pounds for the Dunolly District Hospital with Miss Margaret Taig the winning Queen of the Charity made into a Life Governor.
Again, Miss Margaret Taig of Tarnagulla was unavailable for photos so this nubile young lady stepped in for her.
February 17...
1873
A severe thunderstorm dropped such heavy rain on Dunolly as to turn Broadway into a river-way, completely flooding the west side of Broadway from Bull St up to Mr Bell’s house.
Sadly, I wasn't around to take snaps so...here's one I prepared earlier.
(Laanecoorie Reservoir)
February 16...
1904
2 cyclists collided on their way to work, one from the Burnt Creek Company, William Game, the other from the New Birthday Company, William Nankervis.Their cycles were smashed with Game needing 8 stitches in a gash above his eye.
Ouch.
February 15...
February 14...
1908
Tarnagulla bicycle road race was held, from Tarnagulla to Arnolds-bridge and back, 12 starters with 12 miles in total, results – 1. J.Loas 7.5mins, 2. W.Hughes 3.5mins, 3. R.Onsley 5mins.
February 13...
1937
A large number of visitors to Melbourne from Dunolly and district arrived by train; they visited the Melbourne Zoo, then trekked to Mordialloc beach for the Mordialloc Carnival, some of them seeing the sea for the first time, with the Wedderburn contingent picnicking at St Kilda beach then visiting Luna Park.
This is not the beach...although the wet stuff still does the same thing.
February 12...
1905
A young man named Treble was riding to work when his bicycle broke, throwing him to the ground, breaking his nose and lacerating his face.Naughty bike, baaaaaaad bike!
This is bound to fix everything....
February 11...
1915
The town water supply at the reservoir gave out so the council decided at the next meeting to put a pump on the mine dredge site where there is a good supply.Hmmmm, yum....
February 10....
1915
Regulations from the State Executive Council now permit Hairdressers to stay open until 8pm on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, in several areas including the Dunolly district.
There.
Now, didn't that thrill you down to your little cotton socks?
February 9...
1867
Sir Peter McBride was born at Dunolly, 3rd son of Peter and Catherine McBride.After attending Dunolly State School and Wesley College, Melbourne, he went into his father's St Arnaud timber and general hardware store, later becoming a politician.
Ironmongers store built for Sir Peter McBride'sparents, Peter and Catherine McBride, Broadway, Dunolly.
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