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Sad Shadows and Vivid Creativity: The Mayday Hills Arts Society

May 13, 2018May 13, 2018 Joanna BakerLeave a comment

An atmospheric and beautiful place rich with history, layers of flaking plaster and paint, long echoing corridors, generous rooms with high ceilings and soft light, gardens with quiet corners. Is it any wonder that Mayday Hills has become a home for local artists?

Posted in Artists and Makers, HistoryTagged Beechworth

Rise!

March 21, 2018 Joanna Baker1 Comment

Accomplished Chiltern photographer Nat Ord has created ten nuanced portraits set in finely wrought landscapes.

Posted in Artists and MakersTagged Albury, Beechworth, Chiltern

Lost for 150 Years: Burke’s Pistol Returns to Beechworth

February 2, 2018February 3, 2018 Joanna BakerLeave a comment

An incredible story: There is limited money and only three days to spare, and an important piece of Beechworth history has become available ... half way around the world ...

Posted in HistoryTagged Beechworth

A Suit of Armour

January 17, 2018January 17, 2018 janedowningLeave a comment

A short story by Jane Downing, set in Beechworth around the time that Ned Kelly found inspiration for his armour. Originally published in Offset 15, Victoria University, 2015; shortlisted in The Age Short Story Competition, 2012.

Posted in History, Our Fiction and Poetry, Writers and writingTagged Beechworth

Worn linen covers, delicate illustrations and historical signifance: The Stanley Athenaeum collection

November 11, 2017November 11, 2017 Joanna BakerLeave a comment

The old books of the Stanley Athenaeum are beautiful. Some are quirky, even a little bizarre. Others are historically significant.

Posted in Books, History, Writers and writingTagged Beechworth, Stanley

Stanley’s Hidden Treasure

October 19, 2017October 27, 2017 Joanna BakerLeave a comment

Stanley is known as a place of orchards and peaceful countryside. But hidden away here, among all the lush gardens, there is something extraordinary.

Posted in Books, History, Writers and writingTagged Beechworth, Stanley

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