21 MAY 2026
Bullboar sausages
Bullboar sausages are a uniquely Central Victorian food that was brought to the region during the gold rush in the 1850s by Italian-speaking Swiss migrants. ...
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21 MAY 2026
The rise and fall of Tom Wills
Tom Wills (standing at back wearing a cap) with his aboriginal cricket team in 1866 outside the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Greg de Moore’s book on Tom Wil...
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19 MAY 2026
Angustown School
My grandfather, Michael Gorey, attended the Angustown School in the 1890s. After moving frequently about the Corop and Echuca districts early in their marria...
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18 MAY 2005
Mt Feathertop via Bungalow Spur
The population of Victoria is five million people, but I was the only one of them today on the summit of our second-highest peak, Mt Feathertop. The mountain...
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