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Let’s take a look back at William Davies – Boot maker

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Circa 1880s: William Davies was a native of Carmarthenshire Wales, and four days before his marriage to Mary Ann Hamblyn Hore at Christ Church, Castlemaine on 18th December 1858, he purchased a half section of this allotment No 69, section G at the top of Wesley Hill from William Barker and gave it to his wife on the eve of the marriage. In 1872 and 1873 he was able to acquire two adjoining sections thus creating a good sized block with access from Duke Street in the north and Prendergast Street from the south. He established a boot and shoe maker business on the site and William and Mary Ann Davies with their children and employees are seen here standing outside the business circa 1880s. Information and photograph provided by Peter Bottomley.

2024: This is the same building approximately 170 years later showing that little seems to have changed in the intervening period. However after the business closed, the building was for many years us...

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My Harcourt with Robyn Yeoward

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Jade Jungwirth
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Robyn is an adventurer. She has travelled, studied, worked, loved, life modelled, performed and farmed. 
"You think at the the start of your life that you need marriage to get a house and to get ...

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Castlemaine Croquet Club centenary celebration

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Members of the Newstead team: Jan and Marj Green, Pam Hicks and Judy Smith. Castlemaine Croquet Club members: Anne Harland, Pat Millar, Heather Crawley and Catherine Pearson. Castlemaine

A bright sunny day greeted the visitors to the Castlemaine Croquet Club in Berkley Street on the morning of Friday December 20. 
The court and its surrounds were in perfect condition, reflecting ...

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Castlemaine Golf Club news…

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The competition came down to the wire at Castlemaine Golf Club on Thursday December 19 with the winners only determined after the final scores were posted. 
Overall winner, Tayler Walsh (21) emer...

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Parkrun gets festive

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The volunteers on Christmas Day including; Maz the Pirate, who had completed her 7Cs (seven seas) and 1R challenge.

At a time of year when many venues and services are taking a break, the opposite is true of parkrun. Parkrunners enjoy the festive season with added events on both Christmas and New Year’s Day. What b...

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Lani Millard: Netball star on the rise

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The Castlemaine Mail Junior Sports Star of the Week is talented Castlemaine District Netball Association squad member and Newstead FNC netballer Lani Millard.
Lani was recently selected in the AFL Ce...

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You Must Be My Lucky Star

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Tobias Richardson - Reservoir

Castlemaine's lot19 artspace is gearing up to launch a sparkling new exhibition on Saturday January 11 to kick-start 2025.
'You Must Be My Lucky Star' is a joint exhibition from 12 artists working fro...

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Vet clinic provides vital community support

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RCVC co-founder and treasurer Robyn Slattery, co-founder and chair Dr Yvette Berkeley, Stephanie Miller, Animal Justice MP Georgie Purcell and RCVC volunteer Gaynor Atkin.

The team at Regional Community Vet Clinic has signed a building contract with Castlemaine builder, Edifice Construction, who will begin the renovations of the property after the Christmas break. It is...

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Thank goodness for our pool

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Kevin Sharkey, Castlemaine
I agree with Paul Hampton, when commenting about the Castlemaine Swimming Pool ('A plan for the future', Mail, December 20, 2024), that it is an under-utilised asset, howeve...

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Joy of Joys

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Lana Osterfield, Castlemaine
I know exactly what you mean Diane Linton (Back to Basics, Mail, December 13, 2024). Last Christmas Eve morning I spent four hours out sweeping and cleaning up the mess of...

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Saving Australia’s plants from extinction 

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Jade Jungwirth
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Castlemaine local Anna Murphy has been awarded a Churchill Fellowship to allow her to investigate innovative conservation techniques to help save Australia’s plants from extinction.

From tiny orchids to the towering Wollemi pine, the evolution of Australia's flora has given rise to a breathtaking diversity of species. Most Australian plants occur nowhere else in the world. Yet, h...

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Summer Jazz with Anticlinal Fold 

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Anticlinal Fold featuring Arron Light (drums), Jo Huf (guitar and vocals), Ben Gibbons (double bass) and Jem Challender (piano) will return to the Coolroom as part of the Summer of 2025 program. Photo: Craig Gaston.

The Anticlinal Fold returns to the Coolroom at Castlemaine's Northern Arts Hotel again this Summer for another big evening of modern jazz and song. 
This event will include several world premieres of ...

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