from the memoirs of Alex Demby (1922-2010) Introduction As a little bloke I liked to travel to all the mills I could, in the T-Model Ford, with my father. The Burnie Mill, so named because the owner was an ex-Tassie, was bought by D. & J. Evans. They shifted to a...
by Bernie Miller Introduction In the 21st century, most Victorians associate gold mining with the Central Goldfields regions, including the Ballarat, Castlemaine and Bendigo districts, where gold finds led to the development of impressive regional towns and cities....
by David Pockett Introduction Although they were well known to the Taungurung people for millennia, when first discovered by European settlers and explorers, the magnificent forests surrounding Toolangi and Castella were found to contain immense stands of Mountain Ash...