Tag: Australian History
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Madame Amy Sherwin
Yesterday, I spotted a portrait on display in the Bothwell Historical Society museum, which is accessible through the visitor centre. It was a black and white image of a beautiful woman in fancy clothing from around the 1900s. It had a handwritten note underneath: “This photo appeared in the Tasmanian Mail on Oct. 2nd 1897.”…
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The Postman in the Fern-Tree Gullies (25/04/1864)
“One of the most lovely spots in Australian scenery — and it may be questioned whether there is anything else to surpass it in the world — is the Fern Tree Gully.”
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The Chinese and Their Dead (25/04/1864)
“In the year 1855, two Chinese of the name of Ah Leong arrived in this colony, and settled down in Hepburn. One brother died in 1856, and was buried in the Daylesford Cemetery, The survivor, in accordance with the custom of his country, has made yearly offerings at the grave of the dead man, on…
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Suicide in a Pigsty (28/07/1921)
“A wood cutter, visiting the farm of Charles Burrowes, found it deserted, and on searching a pigsty he discovered the remains of Burrowes half eaten by a boar.”
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Diane de Beaumont’s House of Ill-fame (24/12/1872)
“In the District Court yesterday, the postponed case, in which “Madame” Diane de Beaumont was summoned by the police for keeping a house at 140 Russell-street frequented by persons having no lawful visible means of support, came before Mr. Call, P.M.”
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Death of a Woman in a House of Ill Fame (09/06/1857)
“Some sensation was created at the eastern end of the city, in the neighbourhood of Bourke-street, on Sunday morning, by the intelligence that a young woman, named Jane or Janet Burt, had been found dead in her bed in a house of ill fame situated in a right of way known as Romeo-lane, running between…
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A Slice of Life from VDL (April 1830)
“We regret to learn, that Black Tom, the native, who has for some time acted as a guide to Mr. Robertson’s party, has absconded from his companions and joined the incursive tribes. Several of the out-stock huts about Swan port and Prosser’s plains have been robbed, we fear, in consequence of being led on by…
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Death by Lightning (26/10/1816)
“The following are the extraordinary circumstances that attended the death by lightning of the young woman, Mary Ezzy, which took place on the evening of Thursday se’nnight, as reported in our last number.”