Early in June, towns across the Millewa will celebrate one hundred years since first settlement. Established from around 1925, people moved onto the land. working hard to establish their properties. However like any new venture, there were both the good times and bad. In this episode we chat with local historian Heather Yates and find out a number of interesting facts about what has happened over the one hundred year journey.
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** A big thank you to Peter Byrne and Glenda Fox for their help with this episode
Fantastic history
Loved the podcast. My father Dick Giles was a teacher at Werrimul in the 1930’s and boarded near the school. He came from Tiega and when at Teacher’s College in Melbourne he trained with Melbourne Football Club. He wrote and requested a school in Melbourne but the Education Dept took a dim view of his audacity and sent him as far as they could to Werrimul. Ended his VFL career hopes but began his country football and teaching career. Have a wonderful weekend.