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Postcards: Stories from the Mornington Peninsula
... ...holiday makers...However they were used, the main concern of postcards is place. Prior to the widespread ownership of personal cameras the holiday maker could purchase a handful of these cards at low cost enabling memories of places visited to be brought back home or posted to others. They express and evoke notions of place, especially places which are distant, novel or scenic. ...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
... The lake was often referred to as a skating lake - a popular location for winter holiday makers, but also used for fishing and water sports. The lake was a project of Carlo Catani’s and it was established to help make Mount Buffalo a year-round tourist resort. ...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.
