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Freeman Manuel and the Eight Hour Movement

September 14th, 2022 - Felicity Jack

My past two articles were about people whose graves in the Melbourne General Cemetery had been renovated by the now defunct Labour Graves Committee, particularly men who had been involved in the 19th century Eight Hour Movement.

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Final rail delivery to Metro Tunnel marks new milestone

September 14th, 2022 - Metro Tunnel

Around 18 kilometres of rail was delivered to the Metro Tunnel’s eastern entrance in South Yarra last month, with work starting in October to install the rail that will carry trains through the new tunnels.

“Find your community … or create one”

September 14th, 2022 - Simon Harvey

Do you feel that Kensington or North Melbourne is your community? I’m not just asking about where you live – for most readers it will be Kensington or North Melbourne. I’m asking about a feeling!

News from Parkville Gardens

September 14th, 2022 - Tom Knowles

The 2022 Annual General Meeting of the Parkville Gardens Residents Association on the night of September 8 produced its fair share of good news. The committee now features new faces along with the old and can get to work with confidence in the association’s sound financial position.

The gall of North Melbournites

September 14th, 2022 - Howard Birnstihl

If you’re a gardener, or just wandering North Melbourne’s parks, you’ll have seen many galls in your time, although you may not know a lot about them. Non-gardeners can mistake these often colourful and attractive little baubles for a natural part of the plant, which of course they are not.

Our nature

September 14th, 2022 - Jacqui van Heerden

According to the ancient science of Ayurveda and Chinese medicine, all the elements that are contained in nature are in us. In nature there is a rhythm, a pulse that keeps things in harmony. When this rhythm is broken, either through man’s intervention or a disturbance, there is discord – nature bounces back and always starts building again, if we allow her.