#ThreeBarrowFarm #homegrown #fruit #vegetables #rural #Victoria #Australia #youtube #gardening #Castlemaine

https://youtu.be/gpZDsQOiQ0o?si=rRCMa9qU9dQAyPzw

Sasha Grishin described it as "an iconic image for the Australian gold rushes". "Diggers on way to Bendigo" was a frequent subject of S T Gill's picturing gold diggers on the road. Sometimes thought to show leaving #Melbourne for the goldfields. But it most likely represents diggers moving on from one diggings (Forest Creek, near #Castlemaine) to better prospects at another (#Bendigo). #historyAU #colonialArtAU

My new article on #S_T_Gill pictures (7) on this subject from 1852 to 1872: https://coombe.id.au/S_T_Gill/S_T_Gill_Subject_Diggers_on_way.htm

Just met an interesting French bloke who works for this cheese producer in Castlemaine. They do cheese classes! Worth a look.

https://longpaddockcheese.com.au/

#cheese #castlemaine #victoria

Bryce Ross kept the artist's name secret. Who was it sketching the gold diggings and looking to publish in #Melbourne or elsewhere?

Ross was an institution on the Victorian diggings in 1852. He reported weekly for the Melbourne Herald and his "Mems from the Mount [Alexander]" were reprinted in colonial newspapers. His office was at what is now Chewton near #Castlemaine. Ross was one of thousands of #SouthAustralia'ns on the diggings.

And why can't we find the artist's original field sketches?

#historyAU #TroveAU #1850s #S_T_Gill #Bendigo

My new article: https://coombe.id.au/S_T_Gill/S_T_Gill_1852_at_the_Victorian_Diggings.htm

Australian fedizens, could you take a look at this and offer the OP any advice, help or resources to pass on to someone experiencing (parental) domestic violence and abuse in Victoria.

https://chaos.social/@maestrafenix/115406807256628918

#Australia #Victoria #Castlemaine #DomesticViolence

This place sounds good, and it's right next to Castlemaine railway station too. Handy.

"We know everything is connected but it’s still a surprise to learn that the venison bones that are by-products of a dish at Bar Midland are crushed into clay that’s turned into plates for future meals. The bottle that your wine is being poured from may also be pulverised to form a ceramic glaze. Those Jerusalem artichoke chips you’re munching? The oil they’re fried in becomes biodiesel to heat a greenhouse that nurtures chillies.

"The more you learn about this 16-seat country restaurant, which serves food and drink only from Victoria, the more you get excited about its strictly local, strikingly sustainable ethics."

#food #restaurant #Victoria #Castlemaine https://www.theage.com.au/goodfood/melbourne-eating-out/this-hatted-tasting-menu-can-t-use-sugar-pepper-chocolate-or-coffee-but-it-s-still-a-treat-20250826-p5mpwf.html