Forest Yarns
Forest Yarns No 3
Stories from the Rushworth Forest
Forest Yarns
Forest Yarns No 2
Aboriginal Connections
Forest Yarns
Forest Yarns No 1
Introduction
Celestial Connections
Epilogue
This is the last in the series of stories about the history of the Chinese in the Waranga area. The history stretches back 170 years to when the first Chinese arrived in the local area, probably in 1854. Since then, Chinese immigrants and their descendants have made a significant contribution
Celestial Connections
On the kokoda track
On the kokoda track Images and stories from Kokoda Track might have you believe that Australian soldiers, all of good British stock, took on and ultimately beat back the invasion by Asiatic hordes in Papua New Guinea during World War 2. However, some of the Australians were from other ethnic
Celestial Connections
War service
Two of the boys of “Tommy” Ah Chong and his wife Emma of Moora (mentioned in an earlier story) served overseas with the AIF in World War 1. This helps to illustrate that the men and women who served came from quite diverse backgrounds. The image of the “bronzed ANZAC”
Celestial Connections
Long serving teacher
A long-serving (and maybe long-suffering) teacher with the Victorian Education Department and local resident, Dorothy (“Dot”) Jean Salter, was of Chinese-Australian heritage. When she taught humanities subjects at Rushworth, some of the students called her “Ching” or “Old Ching”, reflecting the casual racism that was unfortunately still prevalent in the
Celestial Connections
Chinese New Year
In this area, we tend to only hear about Chinese New Year through news stories of events held in larger centres like Bendigo and Melbourne. However, it is an important annual event for Chinese people everywhere. With traditions going back around 3500 years, New Year in China is a time
Waranga Dreaming
Kulin nation seasons
We recognise just four seasons – summer, autumn, winter and spring – a concept which was probably brought to Australia by colonists from the northern hemisphere. Aboriginal people of the Kulin Nation recognised between six and eight seasons, depending on where they lived and who you listen to.
