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Kinglake Historical Society
Dec 10, 20233 min read
Enterprising and Resourceful
As we gather more and more of the early history of the Kinglake district, we are continually impressed with the enterprise and...
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Kinglake Historical Society
Nov 10, 20233 min read
Did You Know ...... ?
Did you know that the Kinglake ridge of the Great Dividing Range was once the meeting place for indigenous people, the Taungurung from...
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Kinglake Historical Society
Sep 12, 20233 min read
Cricket - West v East
The cricket competition between Australia and England for 'The Ashes' is often spoken of as 'friendly rivalry' but players and spectators...
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Kinglake Historical Society
Aug 24, 20232 min read
Kinglake Primary School Update
2019 marks the 140th anniversary of the opening of Kinglake Primary School - or Kinglake State School No. 2188 as it was correctly known...
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Kinglake Historical Society
Jul 10, 20232 min read
Opening of New Room and Transport Exhibition
The opening day of the new room at the Kinglake Heritage Centre, and the transport display in it, was a very successful and enjoyable...
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Kinglake Historical Society
Jan 7, 20233 min read
Getting Along Not So Fine
In 'Oklahoma', the Rodgers & Hammerstein stage musical, the foreground story is about the hero and heroine, Curly and Laurey, but...
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Kinglake Historical Society
Dec 6, 20223 min read
Kinglake West Glee Club
The Oxford dictionary gives two definitions for 'glee': 1. lively delight 2. musical composition for several voices. During the 1700s,...
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Kinglake Historical Society
Oct 6, 20223 min read
In Isolation
Current residents of the Kinglake district, who commute to work to the city and other places off the mountain, and those who make a day...
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Kinglake Historical Society
Jul 6, 20223 min read
The Gold Days in Kinglake
An excursion, organised by the Kinglake Friends of the Forest in 2021, to the site of the old Big Ben gold mine on Mount Robertson has...
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Kinglake Historical Society
Apr 4, 20222 min read
Marvellous Tank Murals
The tank murals beside the Kinglake West Mechanics Institute and the Kinglake West Primary School have now been now completed and what a...
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