June 26, 2025

Long day at Rushworth Court House

The Chronicle continued to struggle in June 1975, with multiple errors to be found on most pages. A rude Colbinabbin man sent a letter addressed to The Chronic Office. Rushworth Magistrate’s Court hosted a Kyabram man to answer charges of vehicle theft from Kyabram and Murchison. Senior Constable Kevin

Lemon coconut slice

Here is a slice recipe, courtesy of the Australian Women’s Weekly, that I’ve tested and trialled to share with you. Ingredients 250grms butter, chopped 430gm caster sugar  4 x eggs 225 gm plain flour  85grm moist coconut flakes (I used desiccated coconut) 2 x lemons zested and juiced

Sit and listen - the restless flycatcher

Kirsty Ramadan - BoHollow Wildlife

Rushworth Railway Station

Rushworth railway station was the hub around which the timber industry, and particularly the firewood industry, was organised.  As has been noted in previous stories, the line from Murchison to Rushworth was completed in 1890.  A siding was constructed at the Rushworth station in 1899, along which the timber mills