Ivor Jones
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Oct- 2023 -2 October
Taking Care Of Things
Some of the team on this journal are associated with the historic property of Bella Vista. Naturally, we care for…
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Sep- 2023 -16 September
Memories of Orange Blossom Festival
Now that the Orange Blossom Festival Parade in the Hills has returned it has brought back a few memories from…
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2 September
“The Squire” of Bella Vista
With the announcement of the return of the “Orange Blossom Festival” to the district, perhaps it is time to look…
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Aug- 2023 -19 August
200 Years of the Bells Line of Road
Just on two hundred years ago, at the age of 19, a young man, Archibald Bell Junior, who was raised…
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4 August
Happy Little Vegemites
Often, when talking to fellow Aussies regarding the subject of times past, discussion may lead to familiar and famous products…
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Jul- 2023 -25 July
Wayne’s World
Recently, at an open day held at Bella Vista Farm, a visitor enquired about staging a Vintage Car display. This…
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9 July
Community Minded Connie
Some thirty odd years ago I had the privilege of sitting alongside a very community minded member of our local…
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Jun- 2023 -25 June
Roughley Speaking about an Old Mate
Having lived in The Hills for quite some time I have met some wonderful characters whom I remember fondly. One…
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11 June
Memories of a 10 Quid Pom
A program that has been shown on the Stan streaming service called “The Ten Pound Poms” purports to tell the…
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May- 2023 -27 May
From Newtown Tonorwest
If it wasn’t for a plague of mosquitos causing trouble in the suburb of Newtown in the 1880s, the idea…
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