Looking Back

The "Looking Back Archived Articles" is a series of articles on the history of the (now) Churchill district, published relatively recently in C&D News, and mostly written by Leo Billington

Looking Back (December 2021)

1950’s/1960’s road transport services, McDonald Street, and “White City” Visit page ...

Looking Back (October 2021)

Several years back, while researching the meaning and impact of nostalgia, Dr Erica Hepper, a psychology lecturer at the University of Surrey, said that nostalgia is a key component in our futures, often acting as a ‘psychological boost’ to make us more motivated. Visit page ...

Morwell Municipal Buildings (September 2021)

During the early hours of Thursday January 10, 1935, a massive fire totally consumed Morwell’s Mechanics Institute, a rather formidable, wooden building located at the corner of Tarwin and George Streets. Visit page ...

Swimming (August 2021)

Is our national identity caught up in swimming ? Visit page ...

Hazelwood Cemetery - More Unmarked Graves (July 2021)

In the June edition of Churchill and District News, it was pointed out that approximately 25% of interments in our cemetery, now over 140 years old, are recorded as “unmarked”. It’s understood this figure is a close average for Victorian country cemeteries. Visit page ...

A bit long in the tooth (Dentists - July 2021)

Having recently read an article about dental care, it is worth visiting stories from the past to show a visit these days to a dentist isn’t as traumatic as might be expected. Visit page ...

Home deliveries - why so revolutionary?

Earlier this year, business analysts and social commentators were touting home delivery as a major change Visit page ...

Hazelwood Milking Sheds (December 2020)

In May 1901, the Victorian government announced its intention to appoint two dairy inspectors to secure the requisite conditions in the dairy factories, milking sheds and yards. Contamination from bird feathers, bracken, lack of washing water, over-ripe milk, warm milk Visit page ...

Hazelwood / Hazelwood North - More snippets (November 2020)

Former Sexton’s hut at Hazelwood Cemetery, Tanners Lane, Old peppercorn tree at the former Northway homestead Visit page ...

Hazelwood Morass (September 2020)

Hazelwood once had its own morass, sometimes known as Hazelwood Morass, or Hazelwood North Morass or simply, THE Morass Visit page ...