Dragon Boat Festival
The Dragon Boat Festival (Duan Wu Festival) is a significant event in the Chinese calendar. Many Chinese people throughout the world celebrate the Festival with dragon boat racing and eating of rice...
View ArticleWorld War 1 Casualty : Cedric Ernest Howell (Eaglemont)
Howell appears on the Heidelberg War Memorial as the most highly decorated serviceman from the district, and proved one of the most difficult to track down. The effort was, however, worth while, with...
View ArticleWarringal Cemetery : At War
Commonwealth War Graves Commission records list seventeen First World War servicemen that were interred in the Warringal (or Heidelberg) Cemetery. With just two exceptions of men who died in camp, all...
View ArticleChinese Market Garden in Whittlesea
Arthur Yong discovered the Chinese Market Garden in September 1998 whilst planning his first book on Chinese history in the City of Whittlesea. In the course of his research, he stumbled upon a picture...
View ArticleDragon Boat Festival
The Dragon Boat Festival (Duan Wu Festival) is a significant event in the Chinese calendar. Many Chinese people throughout the world celebrate the Festival with dragon boat racing and eating of rice...
View ArticleWorld War 1 Casualty : Cedric Ernest Howell (Eaglemont)
Howell appears on the Heidelberg War Memorial as the most highly decorated serviceman from the district, and proved one of the most difficult to track down. The effort was, however, worth while, with...
View ArticleWarringal Cemetery : At War
Commonwealth War Graves Commission records list seventeen First World War servicemen that were interred in the Warringal (or Heidelberg) Cemetery. With just two exceptions of men who died in camp, all...
View ArticleChinese Market Garden in Whittlesea
Arthur Yong discovered the Chinese Market Garden in September 1998 whilst planning his first book on Chinese history in the City of Whittlesea. In the course of his research, he stumbled upon a picture...
View ArticleWollert District Youth Club
Transcribed from hand written notes on four pages by Mr Geoffrey Howell in 1970. Donated to City of Whittlesea and forwarded to Yarra Plenty Regional Library by Sandra Scott (nee Scurlock) April...
View ArticleWest Heidelberg RSL
West Heidelberg RSL sub branch now known as RSL on Bell is located at 180 Bell Street, Heidelberg Heights, opposite the Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital. Members were eager to raise funds for their...
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