Tag: history
Nambrok Tennis Club’s long history
TENNIS was played at Nambrok from the early 1920s and the first court was grass-built on the north side of the Nambrok Hall.
There was...
Sale Show honours history
For more than 100 years, Sale Show has been the pinnacle in showcasing the region’s greatest livestock, equestrianism, floristry, art, craft and culinary talent.
This...
2023 marked the year of Strzelecki
FRIDAY, October 6, 2023, marked 150 years since the death of the Polish explorer and scientist Sir Paweł (Paul) Strzelecki (July 20 1797, Głuszyna,...
Marking 160 years of council in Sale
Thursday, August 10, marks 160 years since the Borough of Sale was proclaimed in 1863, marking the introduction of local government to the area.
It...
Sale Cenotaph: How the ‘Victory Woman’ came to be
Ross Jackson
THE word Cenotaph comes from the two Greek words kenos taphos; translated into English, they have the literal meaning of empty tomb.
As 1920...
Sale Cenotaph’s 99-year history
Tom Parry
SURROUNDED by the walls of the Memorial Hall on Macalister Street is a conspicuous structure known as the Sale Cenotaph.
For close to a...
We will remember them: A history of Anzac Day
In the early morning darkness of April 25, 1915, about 16,000 Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) soldiers descended upon the beach shores...
Sale museum a hidden gem
TUCKED away in a shed at the West Sale Airport, one will find a modest, but nonetheless impressive, collection of army, navy and air...
Happy 21st for history grants
The state government is supporting community organisations to preserve and share local history and distinctive local voices with a new round of the Local...
Seaspray history on show
Seaspray soil is rich in history; originally home to the Gurnai Kurnai people, the small coastal town situated on the sandy shores of 90...
Serving an institution dedicated to the Armed Forces
VISIT the Gippsland Armed Forces Museum at West Sale Airport, and chances are you’ll encounter one Malcolm “Mal” Cotton.
The 87-year-old has been a volunteer...
Come and see the Cup
THE 2022 Lexus Melbourne Cup is on its way to Wellington Shire, with visits planned for Rosedale, Maffra and Seaspray next week.
The tour begins...
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‘High risk’ roads in Wellington will be upgraded with new Black...
FOUR "known crash sites" in Gippsland, including two in the Wellington Shire, will undergo improvements through the federal government's Black Spot Program.
Recently, the government...
