Reporting on Maldon and surrounding central goldfields
Lost trades and kind craftsmen still exist! You might remember a previous news item about the cedar cabinet in the Athenaeum Library, which is used to house our growing archival collection. It is a much-loved piece of furniture, a small piece of Melbourne history: a glass-fronted cabinet that came to the Athenaeum Library on permanent…
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Carmel Bird reading to an appreciative audience in Maldon. Author Carmel Bird delighted a packed room of around 30 people on Monday 2 March, in an event hosted by the Maldon Athenaeum Library. She spoke about her writing processes and her inspirations, going back as far as her childhood. She described how, after observing a…
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Easter Egg Hunt at the Maldon Athenaeum Library We have been notified that the Easter Bunny herself will be making some deliveries to the library on Easter Saturday, 18 April. There will be eggs for both children and adults, but you will need to hunt to find them in cunningly hidden spots. Hunting commences at…
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It’s not surprising to learn that John Marsden is passionate about language.
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