I started in the “pink” era, the furniture was pink, shelves, desks and even some walls. We only had about 8 public pc’s, and of course, this was the pre –internet era. There was a community language collection, but as Lalor always had a large migrant population, we had the largest and most diverse collection […]
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Lalor Fire Station
Originally built as the Mentone Fire station on the corner of Brindisi Street and Mentone Parade, Mentone in 1906, the building was relocated to 24 Vasey Ave, Lalor in 1957 to become the Lalor Fire Station. The Station was opened 30 January 1958 and was closed in 1997 and now served by the Epping Fire […]
James and John Mann: a brief history
James Mann was born on 25 October 1831 at “Bensil Farm,” in the Parish of Carseburn, near Forfar, Scotland, the oldest child of John Mann and Christina née Constable. John was a tenant farmer on 25 acres (part of the Bensil Estate)[i]. In 1857 James, aged 26, and his brother, John (jnr), 21—born 25 January […]
Westgarthtown Lutheran Cemetery
Original article titled: In Urban Lalor the ancient craft of dry stone walling encloses an historical oasis From Inherit Heritage Council Magazine Issue 21 March 2005. From Westgarthtown — A History and Guide by Robert Wuchatsch and David Harris (revised 2004 edition, published by the Friends of Westgarthtown). Situated on the corner of German Lane […]
Early days of Thomastown and Lalor
A Sunday School picnic from Thornbury as a child, used to be to either the Presbyterian church at Epping or Whittlesea. Epping road was only bitumen barely wide enough for two cars, with gravel on the sides, and most of the side roads were unmade until 1964. The original (Thomastown) Doctors surgery was a tin […]
Lalor Shopping Centre
The following article was written by Robert Wuchatsch and first appeared in the Hume Gazette in November 1995. The Lalor Shopping Centre began during the 1950s, shortly after the suburb of Lalor was created by ex-servicemen returning from the Second World War. The land on which the Lalor Shopping Centre stands was previously owned by […]