The Old Rectory is believed to be the oldest surviving stone house in Kyneton, having been commissioned by the Church of England in 1850.
The universal provider
The White family owned the general store at Romsey for 79 years. Although the store is no more, the building continues to be a place to go for food.
Pipped at the post
More than 1,000 people attended the first meeting at Woodend’s new racecourse in 1903. But Gambill’s victory in the Woodend Cup wasn’t the most impressive feat they saw.
Leap of faith
Trentham’s original public swimming pool opened in the 1920s. It had a rough concrete base from which every swimmer expected to lose “a yard of skin”.
Flowing freely in Main St
To commemorate Queen Victoria, a fountain was built in Romsey. It stood, though, for less than half as long as the 61 years that she reigned.
Day the band played on the roof
Woodend bandstand was erected as a memorial to J.C. Keating. Such was the esteem in which he was held that a public subscription raised £700.