June 30...

1964

The Goldsborough (formerly Goldsborough Reef) Post Office was closed.

June 29...

1901

The Ladies Singles Lawn Tennis Tournament took place at the Tarnagulla Tennis Club with the winner being Mrs Ison who beat Miss Cheetham by 4 points.
The trophy cup was presented by Mr Comrie MLC while afternoon tea was supplied by the ladies.

June 28...

1871

McColl’s farm near Eddington played host to the Eddington Agriculture Society for the ploughing match.

June 27...Chilli Beef Hotpot with Gluten-free Cheese Dumplings

Chilli Beef Hotpot.
Take a slab of cow and roughly cube the meat.
In a stockpot/saucepan sautee onions in a drizzle of oil (or treat yourself and chuck in a pound of butter for those clogged arteries).
Dice carrot and zucchini, toss with gay abandon into the pot.
Throw in cubed meat (which should read meat2 ?) and glug in a healthy slurp of red wine.
Fling in a handful of leafy greens, a large amount of chopped cauliflower and hide those Brussels sprouts in there, too, so the fragile hubby/wife/kid/mother-in-law won't have flashback terrors of being made to eat the stone cold greens the next morning for brekkie.
Sprinkle in 2 teaspoons of chicken stock powder and a healthy amount of chilli (to taste, or leave out altogether if you prefer).
*And enough water to just cover all ingredients, let simmer and reduce somewhat.

Cheese Dumplings.

Toss roughly 2 cups of plain flour into a bowl, throw in a couple of teaspoons of baking powder (or self raising flour can be used. I also made this with gluten-free flour).
Add cracked pepper, rub in a tablespoon of butter until it resembles breadcrumbs.
Slurp in enough milk to bring the whole thing together into a pliable dough.
Cut 5cm cubes of cheese (this recipe made 8)
Flatter out a hunk of dough in your hand, place a cube of cheese in the centre then work the dough up and around the cheese until it's completely covered.
Roll dumplings in hand to ensure round shape and cheese coverage.
Wait til beef hotpot is ready (when vegies are cooked through) then add the dumplings gently.
Cover for 15-20mins (leave longer if you wish just to ensure cheese melts inside dumpling).
Then serve.

2, 4, 6, 8
Bog in, Don't wait!

June 26...

1904

Mr Albert Hockey, secretary of the Masonic Lodge, collided with a horse-drawn cart whilst riding his bicycle home from Maryborough; he was thrown heavily breaking his collarbone, injured his head needing stitches and the cycle was completely smashed.

June 25...

1896
The Dunolly Correspondant reported that;
"Rain is desperately needed, the water is scarce, crops and grass are suffering, cattle are dying in large numbers from starvation and cold."

June 24...

1891
Proceedings in the Police Court were taken against the Bet Bet Shire Council for neglecting to destroy rabbits on the Moliagul, Inkerman and Wattle Flat commons.
The Council was found against with a fine of £2 and costs of £1 1 shilling.

June 23...

1881
Two men were arrested in Dunolly for the robbery at the Frank Williams Hotel in St Kilda; 50 pounds worth of property recovered, one of the men was found to be carrying a gun.

June 22...

1897
Dunolly held a fete to celebrate Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee with speeches, fun and a concert was held in the Town Hall while the poor were gifted with food and blankets.
The commemorative tablet on the Dunolly Town Hall was officially unveiled.

June 21...

1894

The Dunolly Vine and Fruit Growers Association held a Vintage Festival in Fulcher’s Grand Coffee Palace.

June 20...

1857

A public meeting was held at the Golden Age Hotel where the inhabitants of Dunolly discussed the three bills before the Legislature; the Lands Bill, Goldfields Bill and Mining on Private Property Bill.

June 19...

1858

The first Dunolly Borough Council meeting was held at Lyle’s Bull and Mouth Hotel.

June 18...Creamy Mushroom Risotto

• Take a half a cup of rice (whichever type floats your boat) and sit it on the bench.
• Into a saucepan with a little oil sautee as many mushies that tickles your fancy, until cooked through.
• While still on the heat dump the half a cup of rice into the pot, stir through.
• Slowly add a few ladles of chicken stock - approx. 750ml in all.
• Stir the rice then slowly add more stock after it's absorbed; could take a little while but keep stirring and adding.
• Sprinkle in 2 pinches of thyme.
• Pour in the last of the stock, turn off the heat, whack a lid on the pot then walk away to catch up with the gossip on a social networking site for about, ohhh, 2 hours as the rice finishes soaking in all the stock.
• Oh, alright, make it 40 mins if you're really pushed for time.
• Throw in 3/4 cup of milk, stir like mad, over a high heat, then once the mixture is hot toss in half a cup of grated cheese (more or less to taste, type of cheese own choice again).
• Serve with a meat dish of your choice or on it's own and with hot buttered rolls.

June 17....Red Wine Curry Beef Casserole

• Hack gravy beef/chuck steak into 5 cm cubes, toss through seasoning of choice, sautee in pan with 2 chopped onions.
• Whack a lid on to keep in the flavour (or cover with that dreadful serving platter your mother-in-law gave you for Christmas).
• Chop vegies of choice - carrots, spuds, celery, parsnip, turnip or any of the ones about to turn nasty in the crisper in the fridge - then sautee for 5 to 10 mins in a heavy bottomed pot in a little oil over a medium flame.
• Then add the meat and onions to the vegies.
• Flick in 2 tablespoons of tomato paste. 
• Enough vegetable stock to cover.
• Sprinkle in curry powder, Garam Masala and a pinch of cayenne pepper (to taste), toss in a cup of frozen beans, toss in a cup of red wine (from the bottle stashed up the back of the pantry you've forgotten about for 12 months) making certain none of the sediment goes in (best double check that with a glass for the cook).
• Gently place on top of the mixture at least 2 handfuls of spinach leaves; these will wilt into the casserole as it heats up.
• Stir like buggery then let simmer over a small flame for several hours (or on and off for 15 min bursts throughout the day as you wander through the kitchen between taking over the world and removing grass stains from the carpet).
• Serve with heavily buttered crusty bread and another glass of that red.

June 16...

1941

Due to the restrictions on apples recently Mr Catto, of Zonnebeke Orchard at Rheola, has been feeding his pigs up on the apples with very satisfactory results -500 fat pigs were sent to Ballarat where they achieved record prices of 3 pounds 16 shillings and 9 pence each.

June 15...

1944 

Convinced that the current Dunolly and Tarnagulla water supply is inadequate the State Parliamentary Public Works Committee has recommended that pipelines from Laanecoorie be constructed by next summer.

June 14...

1910

A farmer at Eddington had reported thefts from his hay stack to a policeman from Dunolly; the policeman hid near the stack and observed the thief helping himself to the hay, then arrested him.

June 13...

1909

A rough footy match between Maryborough and Dunolly at Princes Park saw Dunolly win by 8 points but not before spectators began fighting and the police had to be called in to break it up, while a player from each team was assisted from the ground one with a broken collar bone the other with an injured leg.

June 12...

1911

An unusual band, made up of 20 of the men laying the Maryborough to St Arnaud railway line marched through the streets of Bealiba playing mouth organs, triangle, drums, and a bass (carbide drum) under the guidance of drum major James Thomas who wielded a sapling as drum mace, to collect money for the Dunolly and District Hospital, raising 2 pounds 13 shillings.

June 11...

1857

The metalling of the road surface of Broadway was completed.

June 10...

1929

Thomas Henderson, miner of Moliagul, fell down a mine shaft 30 ft but despite broken ribs, sprained ankles and abrasions he managed to climb back to the surface and was taken to the Dunolly Hospital for treatment.

June 9...

1857
A meeting was held at the Bendigo Hotel to take steps for surveying a route for a tramway from Dunolly to Chinaman’s Flat, with a committee appointed to carry out the matter.

June 8...

1888

A mass meeting of the district ratepayers was held in the Bet Bet Shire Hall where resolutions were passed regarding the lettering on the stones of the Queen Victoria Jubilee Memorial Fountain.

This is one we prepared earlier....

June 7...

1935

A particularly impressive thunderstorm saw the Dunolly Post Office struck by lightning, causing the fuses of the trunk lines to blow out and the wire burnt through.
Large trees were also blown apart by lightning at Old Lead.

June 6...

1857

The Dunolly Local District Court was declared open for business!

And it had plenty of business to keep it busy...

Although it needs plenty of help to preserve it now through the Brick By Brick Project.

June 5...

1895

The Dunolly Bicycle Club held a road race from Dunolly to Maryborough which was won by Gathercole who covered the 14miles in 50 mins.

Hot Beef Stew with Creamy Smashed Spuds for cold Winter nights

Roughly chop chuck or gravy steak into 1 inch square cubes, then caramelise them in a pan with a light spray of oil.
Caramelise sliced onions (x2) in same pan.
Sprinkle with Cayenne seasoning.
Heat a little oil in a large pot and sautee finely chopped celery, carrots, leeks, broccoli, red or green capsicum ( or vegies of choice) then toss in the meat and onions.
Pour some beef/chicken stock into the pan and heat to get all the caramelised flavours off the bottom then chuck into the vegies.
Top with a cup of red wine, and fill with more stock until everything is just covered.
Season with salt and pepper to taste (extra cayenne seasoning or herbs/spices of choice to taste).
Throw a lid on the pot, turn the heat down and let the whole catastrophe simmer for about 3 hours.

Serve with creamy smashed spud :
Boil peeled spuds, until soft.
Mash then add Greek yoghurt, chives, white pepper and whip until it's a smooth blend.
Dollop on top of stew serving, garnish with chopped parsley or extra chives and enjoy!

June 3...

1915

Native of Dunolly Sir Peter McBride, Agent-General for Victoria in Great Britain, received his knighthood in the Queen's Birthday Honours List.

June 2...

1928

RSL (Returned and Services League) and Auxiliary Dunolly branch was formed with 60 members.

Dunolly RSL Hall

June 1...

1866

The first books were able to be borrowed from Dunolly Library with a total of 237 books borrowed within the first year alone.