Take a look back at Vaughan Springs Reserve
Circa 1940sAlthough the Vaughan mineral spring was discovered in the late 1800s it wasn’t until the advent of the motor car about 1900-1910 that...
Let’s take a look back at Castlemaine Bell Foundry
This sketch of the J.W. Horwood – Castlemaine Bell Foundry which once stood at 6-8 Greenhill Avenue, Castlemaine was supplied to us by our friends at the Castlemaine Historical Society
Take a look back at the Five Flags Store
Circa 1883This image is from the collection of G and L Barry and would appear to date specifically from the period 1882 – 1884...
Take a look back at John Smith Store Yapeen
John Smith’s store was located on the Yapeen-Vaughan road on a sharp corner about 300 metres from the Guildford-Castlemaine Road.
Let’s take a look back at the Beehave shop building
Charles Barkla’s Jeweller’s shop was situated where Beehave is now located and so over 100 years later, jewellery is still being sold from these premises.
Historic stone crusher reinvented as an art gallery
A unique art space housed in a converted stone crusher site, Hoppers Gallery is located in the heart of Maldon at the end of...
Monster celebration at historic site this Sunday
The double celebration marks the 20th birthday of Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park and the 1851 Monster Meeting.
Local author digs into the history of the Bendigo Goldfields
Renowned central Victorian artist and author Geoff Hocking has recently released a new book Sandhurst: Genesis to Federation 1935-1910.
Let’s take a look back at the ‘Panama Store’ between Castlemaine and Chewton
This building opened its doors in late 1859 and was one of the earliest permanent shops on the Forest Creek Goldfield.
Front pages from the archives
The Castlemaine Mail looks back at pages from our archives in this monthly column.
20 years agoNovember 15, 2002Motorists were lucky to escape serious injury...
Historic wallpaper exhibition to feature local samples
A curation of rare wallpaper samples from the personal collection of nationally acclaimed architect and former Castlemaine resident Phyllis Murphy AM will be exhibited in Melbourne next month.
Let’s take a look back at Barkers Creek Valley in 1872
This Holtermann image taken in 1872 has been artificially coloured by Malcolm Qualtrough. The view is towards the south from near the Walker Street rail crossing.