Beauforts away
IN March 1939, with war imminent, the Australian government made the ambitious decision to build a modern warplane – the Bristol Aeroplane Company type 152 – later known as the ‘Beaufort’. Selected for manufacture was […]
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A Pockett Full of Gardens
MANY Melburnians will be familiar with the names if not the garden design work of the likes of William Guilfoyle and Carlo Catani. Thomas Pockett has largely been forgotten, in spite of his modest but significant opus of executed designs of municipal gardens in the eastern and south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne.
A fair cop
THE Reporter of 11 July 1889 – with a banner proclaiming circulation in ‘Box Hill, Surrey Hills, Canterbury, Balwyn, Camberwell, Doncaster, Burwood, Blackburn, Mitcham and Ringwood’ and cost one penny – contained a delightful anecdote. […]
Burwood Walks #8: The Outer Circle
Our eighth walk will first visit a small section of the Back Creek Trail, then the Outer Circle Railway. You can shorten this walk to end at Hartwell (4km), Willison (5km) or Riversdale Station (6km), and return to Burwood on the train. The complete walk is 8km, plus a 2km optional add-on.
Burwood Walks #7: Upper Gardiners Creek Beckons
Our seventh walk starts at the north-east corner of Burwood Highway and Elgar Road (Melway 61 A6; tram stop 62), then moves upstream along Gardiners Creek Trail, which includes the Whitehorse Heritage and Artists’ trails.
Burwood Walks #6: Make Friends With Damper Creek Reserve
Our sixth walk starts at Burwood Heights Shopping Centre, at tram stop 66 on Burwood Highway (Melway 61 F6), visiting two special Mount Waverley reserves. This walk is between 6km and 8km long, and takes us through Damper Creek reserve.
Burwood Walks #5: Hie thee to Hartwell
Our fifth walk starts on Toorak Road at tram stop 53 (Lithgow St – Melway 60 D6). This time we walk around Hartwell for between 5km and 7km.
Burwood Walks #4: The trail to Gardiners Creek
Our fourth walk starts and finishes at Burwood Railway Station (eastern side) or tram stop 53 (Lithgow Street) on Toorak Road (Melway 60 D6). Discover the indigenous flora reserve right in the heart of Burwood/Ashburton and walk 6-7 km.