Hidden Hamilton
Discovering stories about Hamilton - its people, places, past and present.
29 December, 2013
The story of Donald's Corner
›
When you were growing up in Hamilton’, I asked memoir writer Margaret Colditz ‘where was the money?’ ‘The money’, she responded without a ...
09 December, 2013
A Mine Manager's retreat - the AA Company house
›
Status is having a house on the crest of a hill, fireplaces in every room, and your own underground water tank so you don’t have to queue t...
4 comments:
25 November, 2013
The making of Hamilton
›
There was not a decent street or footpath in Hamilton; they had creeks and watercourses in every direction. [1] Truly, the place looked...
17 November, 2013
Boy boxer from Burnt Bridge
›
He wore green satin shorts with a white star, and was promoted in boxing circles as Puerto Rican rather than Aboriginal, because of racial p...
07 November, 2013
Masonic Hall
›
The queue surged with a life of its own along Beaumont Street. An excited buzz rose from the young crowd, dressed to dazzle in their up-to-t...
24 October, 2013
Gelateria Arena
›
She was working full time at the age of 11, travelled alone by ship from Genoa (Italy) to Sydney to marry a man she had not seen for five ye...
6 comments:
14 October, 2013
Missing from Beaumont Street
›
'All these shops, but nowhere to buy a nail!' This was my husband’s recurring lament, after we moved to live in Hamilton. We...
03 October, 2013
The romance of timber
›
'Timber is the thing,' Frank Standen told his daughter Jan. ' It’s all in the taste.' Years later, her father long gon...
7 comments:
14 September, 2013
'My beloved Beaumont Street'
›
'I was so happy growing up there, and have tried to recall the events and experiences that made it so. I want others to be happy there, ...
4 comments:
31 August, 2013
Hamilton Chinese - the Mook family
›
'I could wrap you up in newspaper and there wouldn’t be a gap anywhere!' This somewhat startling skill comes from working in M...
4 comments:
‹
›
Home
View web version