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Mar 17, 20211 min read
486. Small, but not too small
This morning Archie-n-I got entirely up close-n-comfortable See: Archie’s latest post (17 March)
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Mar 12, 20211 min read
485. The Thirteenth
At this time of the year it is both the little and big things that count See: Archie’s Turf 13th Little-n-big
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Mar 8, 20211 min read
484. From Quarry to Public
The APC Transportation System (Part One) Central to the effective running of Fyansford Cementies was the smooth delivery of the limestone...
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Mar 2, 20211 min read
483. Fyansford Primary School
With over a dozen Fyansford.com e-flipbook publications, it was only a matter of time before I completed the first edition of “Fyansford...
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Fyansford.com
Feb 20, 20211 min read
482 Without a doubt...
... Archie's patch is always greener See: Water
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Fyansford.com
Feb 20, 20211 min read
481. Protestant Orphanage
Without a doubt this e-flipbook is my most ambitious. If you are interested in that old building up on McCurdy Road (the Protestant...
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Fyansford.com
Feb 16, 20211 min read
480. Melbourne Punch
Fyansford has never seemed quite the same Take five to view this revisited “Melbourne Punch” classic See: eflipbooks on display
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Fyansford.com
Feb 15, 20211 min read
479. Archie's Patch
Each day Archie and I head off around the neighbourhood on our morning walk. Archie, a Beaglier (Beagle / cavalier cross), has a page on...
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Fyansford.com
Feb 12, 20211 min read
478. Andreas Makarewitsch
A worker at the quarry back in the 1980s, Andreas assisted at the Geelong Cement Retirees’ Museum and has since been a custodian of many...
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Fyansford.com
Feb 6, 20211 min read
477. The Betty Viccars Compilation
Betty Viccars shares her experiences of life in an earlier Fyansford See: Latest offering e-flipbook offering
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Fyansford.com
Jan 31, 20211 min read
476. Flippin' e-books
Over the next however long I’ll be introducing a selection of my favourite Fyansford-related e-flipbooks. I’d like to get the ball...
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Fyansford.com
Jan 28, 20211 min read
475. The Gugger Collection (Draft1)
Only possible with the assistance of the Gugger family See: e-Flipbooks on Fyansford.com Digital Publications or on Designrr
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Fyansford.com
Jan 21, 20211 min read
474. Two new E-flipbooks
The Cementies Work-Mates Collection Courtesy of Andreas Makarewitsch and Evert van Dreven. See: The Cementies Workmates Collections on:...
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Fyansford.com
Jan 19, 20211 min read
473. Names required...
Any old Cementies' workers out there? I'm working on a publication detailing the history of Fyansford including a focus on the cementies....
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Fyansford.com
Jan 14, 20211 min read
472. A question of ancestry
WILKS At one time they were a key Fyansford family. Can anyone throw light on this family’s history? Hey! I’m looking forward to hearing...
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Fyansford.com
Jan 14, 20211 min read
471. More than just a relic
For many the old Swan Inn is just a relic... a wreck of a building from Fyansford’s early days. Charles Le Favre’s amazing photos hint at...
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Fyansford.com
Jan 11, 20211 min read
470. Old Farm House(!)
Another collection of memories from the past See: Charles Le Favre (Fyansford Chronicles)
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Fyansford.com
Jan 10, 20211 min read
469. Old Timers...
Has anyone ever found genuine relics from the 1800s or searched the area with a metal detector? See: Possible relics from the past Fyans’...
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Fyansford.com
Dec 30, 20201 min read
468. Happy New Year
A New Year glimpse into my world Hey! Let's reflect not on the past but on the times ahead... See: The shadow that is JFimages See:...
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Fyansford.com
Dec 29, 20201 min read
467. Can anyone help?
I recently received an interesting request from Baden Coakley Baden is writing a book relating to the metal poppet heads used in...
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