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Cut to chair talk: chats with a barber

MEN are creatures of habit. Like clockwork, they head off to have unruly trusses trimmed by the hands of experts yielding comb, scissors and razors. At the hairdressers or the barbers, in they trot. It’s where barber Danny Cochrane says blokes sit...

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Faces of the new vibe in Pyramid Hill

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THEY sit prominently on opposite corners of the main street. A Spanish Mission-style white building that became synonymous as the headquarters of the Pyramid Hill Co-op now the town supermarket. Constructed within months of a fire that destroyed the...

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Summer reading: When the circus came to town

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LONG before internet stream and social media fads like Tik-Tok, entertainment was live and real in Loddon communities. The treats came from visiting entertainers - roving minstrel musicians and music hall revues, even magicians like the modern-day...

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Hooked on classics: stud making a mark

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By CHRIS EARL ROD KIRK had a yearning to come to Australia – the country he saw as the home of Merinos and a land of opportunity for his young family to become part of the sheep industry. A passion for Merinos whetted in his native New Zealand...

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Cut to chair talk: chats with a barber

Faces of the new vibe in Pyramid Hill

Summer reading: When the circus came to town

Hooked on classics: stud making a mark

Brewing sweet water: drinks of the goldfields

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By KEN ARNOLD THE history of the Whittaker family that became famous on the goldfields making aerated water - soft drink it’s called now - can be traced back to 1797 when Thomas Whittaker was born at Greasly in Nottinghamshire, England. Whittaker...

06 Jan 2025

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Ken Arnold peels away his family history with a look at LADY MARMALADE

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By KEN ARNOLD THE NEXT time you enjoy a thick wedge of orange marmalade on your toast, give thanks to a rogue Spanish ship captain and a resourceful woman named Janet Keiller. Keiller, Kelleher, Killer, Keler or Keeler - depending on where you were...

06 Jan 2025

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The elite club: Wedderburn’s 300 gamers

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ADAM Postle’s days as a junior footballer running around Wed-derburn’s Donaldson Park were far from illustrious. He only headed down to have a kick after encouragement from a mate. Postle even took a year off af-ter his under 16 days ended...

06 Jan 2025

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Bul-a-Bul bats knock up 125

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By CHRIS EARL TOWN and district rivalry was rampant when gold and sheep brought new settlers to the Loddon in the 19th century. The ultimate in local bragging rights usually settled on the cricket or football fields. Challenge matches pitted local...

01 Jan 2025

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Panthers bring back premiership pair

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TWO FORMER premiership players have rejoined Marong as the Panthers load up for an assault on four Loddon Valley football flags in a row. Key defender Nathan Walsh, who played in the 2022 and 2023 senior premierships, returns after missing a year...

21 Dec 2024

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Sharp shooter named monthly star

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NOVEMBER’S Loddon Herald Sports Star is Boort basketballer Luke Boyd. A member of the winning team in the Boort Basketball Association’s summer mixed competition, the Kings. Luke led the team to the grand final with his spectacular goals and...

21 Dec 2024

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Three new faces on LV board

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NEW blood has been injected into the Loddon Valley Football Netball League board. Experienced Inglewood netball administrator Shasta Maher, former Bridgewater junior coach Wayne Naughton and umpire and former junior interleague coach Glenn Catto...

21 Dec 2024

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