Casey Cardinia - links to our past

This blog covers the post contact history of people, places, organizations and events in the City of Casey and Cardinia Shire. Everyone has a story, every thing has a story and this blog tells and shares these stories.

Monday, 16 December 2013

William A. Smith lace factory in Doveton

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Lace Street in Eumemmerring is the only reminder of the William A. Smith lace factory which operated there from 1949 to the 1980s. When th...

Friday, 13 December 2013

Harkaway - Michael Drew photograph collection

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Historian, Mr Max Thomson, has donated his collection of historic photographs to the State Library of Victoria. Amongst the photographs are ...

Friday, 6 December 2013

Roads, Rates and Rubbish - 1980s

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Traditionally, Councils had their main focus on the three Rs - Roads, Rates and Rubbish. I have spoken before about the Shire of Pakenham s...

Friday, 22 November 2013

Touring in the 1930s.

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I have just been given this fabulous set of Shell maps. Judging by the wonderful Art Deco style cover I presume that they are from the 19...

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Wednesday, 13 November 2013

Endeavour Hills Library - 1980s

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The Endeavour Hills Library was officially opened on May 31, 1987 by the Mayor of the City of Berwick, Cr Eddie Barron. Here are some photo...

Wednesday, 6 November 2013

Beaconsfield

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These are more slides from the Shire of Pakenham collection which I have been scanning. They were taken in 1993, which isn't that lon...

Thursday, 24 October 2013

Oral Histories collection launched today!

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We officially launched our Digitised Oral History collection today! The interviews were recorded on cassette tape by Dr Debbie Stephan, the ...

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