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Local and Family History
LOCAL AND
FAMILY HISTORY
Hanging Ned Kelly
Wednesday 1 May
6.30pm-7.30pm
Join author Michael
Adams to look at the life
and subsequent demise of
Australia’s most famous antihero from a new perspective:
that of a vagabond called
Elijah Upjohn who finally put
the noose around Ned Kelly’s
neck.
An event for the 2024
Australian Heritage Festival.
Online Event (Zoom)
FREE. Bookings essential.
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History of
MacRobertson’s
Chocolate
Monday 6 May
10.30am-11.30am
Now mostly lost to history, the
man behind some of Australia’s
favourite confectionery –
including the Freddo Frog,
Old Gold chocolate, and
the Cherry Ripe – was an
eccentric self-made millionaire,
handsome debonaire and
generous philanthropist.
Presented in partnership with
the Monash Libraries Family
History Group.
Wheelers Hill Library
FREE. Bookings essential.
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