Castlemaine Stories AllArtsEducationHistoricalHumourRomanceSob StoriesStoriesSupernaturalTilly’s Tea Room’sThere have been reports of ghostly goings-on in this arcade:...Read MoreBeck’s Imperial HotelBeck’s was owned by Alec Beck whose daughter Mabel was...Read MoreCamp ReserveFOOTBALL GRAND FINAL “I remember very clearly the day Castlemaine...Read MoreBrian Nunan Gallery“We’d lived in Fern Tree Gully for 30 years, but...Read MoreThe FoundryMax remembers Castlemaine as a working town which was run...Read MoreThe Castlemaine Woollen Mills- Retold by Jean Penrose Jean tells us that she...Read MoreMidland Hotel“The Midland used to be a boarding house – there...Read MoreSt. Mary’s Hall StoryKeith Kane was on the ticket box at the 50/50...Read MoreBurke and Wills Monument“Photographic evidence suggests that hoons (or lairs, at least) hung...Read MoreHarry’s TractorThere was a time when Vincent St was a thin...Read MoreTheatre RoyalIn the early days the Theatre Royal was accessed by...Read MoreBuda HouseThe lovely Leviny sisters (and their dogs Taffy and Raffy)...Read MoreGoldsmiths Crescent“The first sitting of the Supreme Court of Victoria on...Read MoreAnticlineA million years out of the sun, they found it...Read MoreThe Old TargetWhen we first came here I watched a little dog...Read MoreJean’s MemoriesJean’s father worked at Thompson’s foundry and her two brothers...Read MoreSchoolsAt Winter’s Flat School, there was an annual fundraising event....Read MoreOld Market BuildingThe market building was a thriving market. Jo Russo came...Read MoreRailway HotelWe were walking on the edge of the road, on...Read MoreEarly Days at Castlemaine Train StationAs told by Robyn Spicer In the early 1900s my...Read MoreHarris’ CornerThe corner of Barkers St and Lyttleton was a popular...Read MoreHSW Lawson’sLocal solicitors, HSW Lawson on Lyttleton st.: Jean’s father worked...Read MoreThe Cri“Di used to drink at the Cri, she would get...Read MoreFord’s DairyWhen the milkman comes he delivers milk to over 30...Read MoreThe Colour Patch and other cafe’sTHE COLOUR PATCH “Who can forget the Colour Patch? You...Read MoreMemories of SchoolThere was an Aboriginal girl at my school. We became...Read MoreOther StoriesThere was a barber called Mr Bogey who specialised in...Read MoreCastlemaine High School (now IGA)When she started school Jean was brought a second hand...Read MoreCastlemaine LibraryIn 1997, a stuffed koala was borrowed from Parks Victoria,...Read MoreCrinoline BridgeA woman turned up at our house, knocking at our...Read MoreVictory ParkWe would drink in Victory Park, in the concrete tunnel...Read MoreThe Pie ShopThe pie shop was started by Keith Mcshanag. Keith was...Read MoreLangdon’s GarageAs a boy of sixteen, Max and his mate used...Read More
