The Mystery of Princess Louise, by Lucinda Hawksley
An excellent read which covers the relatively unknown life of Princess Louise, Queen Victoria’s second youngest daughter.
Tag Archives: history
Reids Tramline Walk, Powelltown
A beautiful scenic walk through the forest surrounding Powelltown. Logging relics and forest make for a fine walk.
Unsuitable for Publication: Editing Queen Victoria, by Yvonne Ward
A look at the gentlemen behind the popular image of Queen Victoria. It’s a good case study of how biased editing can shape a public figure’s image.
Holden Our Car 1856-2017, by Toby Hagon
Learning about the demise of Australia’s favourite car, the Holden.
Victoria the Queen, by Julia Baird
An excellent read that immerses the reader in the life of Queen Victoria and the era she ruled in.
Queen Victoria, A Life of Contradictions. Matthew Dennison
A brief but hard to follow (due to having to refer to a dictionary many times) look at Queen Victoria’s life. More of a commentary than a complete look. Those who don’t know the background to the story will find many holes.
Warrandyte Goldfields walk
A 3.3 km loop walking through an historical gold mining area near the north eastern suburb of Warrandyte. Well worth a visit and there are many fine places to eat in the Warrandyte shopping precinct.
Trestle bridge number 7 to Noojee railway station
Starting with a fine trestle bridge this walk is a short stroll to Noojee railway station.
The Story of Film, Mark Cousins
An excellent history of the motion picture industry and the technical developments that made it possible and better.
The Big Book of Australian History
It’s a good overall history of Australia but not much detail. There are no diagrams illustrating concepts from the text. It does feature great quality images and drawings from the periods being discussed.