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matching golf, themes: 'local stories'
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Postcards: Stories from the Mornington Peninsula
... golf...Guesthouses played an important part in the popularity of Flinders as a holiday and golfing destination, especially during the summer. The pristine air and water at coastal resorts like Flinders were considered beneficial for the health ...Stories of a time in history when holidaying was a grand pastime, and when special and unique places in Victoria began to be appreciated, celebrated and shared in that iconic mode of communication: the picture postcard.
Inspired by postcards in their collections, eight historical societies developed themes to explore the history of the Mornington Peninsula.
This story is based on a touring exhibition which was initiated by the Mornington Peninsula Local History Network and the Mornington Peninsula Shire.
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Isaac Douglas Hermann & Heather ArnoldCarlo Catani: An engineering star over Victoria
... Photograph: Mt Buffalo golf links...Mount Buffalo is one of the most prominent beauty spots opened up by Carlo Catani. The mountain resort was noted for its roadway, lake, the Chalet and its golf course - perhaps inspired by the Alpine resorts of Carlo’s birthplace....Carlo Catani was prominent in the opening up of Victoria's scenic tourist destinations including the alpine resorts of Mt Buffalo and Mt Donna Buang. Catani supported and surveyed the main road and tracks, the Chalet, the golf course ...After more than forty-one years of public service that never ended with his retirement, through surveying and direct design, contracting, supervision, and collaborative approaches, perhaps more than any other single figure, Carlo Catani re-scaped not only parts of Melbourne, but extensive swathes of Victoria ‘from Portland to Mallacoota’, opening up swamplands to farming, bringing access to beauty spots, establishing new townships, and the roads to get us there.
