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The powder magazine
Within a few years of the discovery of gold at Tarrangower, surface deposits were largely exhausted. Miners then turned their attention to the area’s quartz reefs. This form of mining required the use of large quantities of gunpowder. In December 1858 ‘Jack Falstaff’ wrote to the Tarrangower Times drawing its attention to the danger of…
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George McArthur abroad
George McArthur. In February 1886 George McArthur sailed for New Zealand aboard the SS Manipouri. He had sold his interest in the family’s local bakery to his brother Alexander and set out on his second journey around the world. In the 1860s as a young man George went to sea and worked his passage around…
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Secrets of the Shire
The Old Fire Brigade Building The nineteenth century Maldon Fire Brigade building in the Shire Gardens. Maldon Fire Brigade celebrates its 163rd birthday on Thursday 15 May, according to the plaque on the wall of the current CFA building at 85 High Street. It is possible to see some history of this local fire service…
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