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CFA - UPDATE Congratulations to everyone. No major fires in the area in the last three months. A job well done - let's keep this up. Burn-offs are permitted now on Tuesdays and Saturdays, between 9.00am and 6.00pm. So everyone should get ready for the summer months now and reduce your fuel loads while it is safe to do so. For big burn-offs please let the brigade know on the day, of the time and approximate burn-off load, on Ph. 54721978 or 0408 522488. Continue to keep an eye on flues and clean them out regularly. Clear dryer filters out after every use. Be extra careful on the roads in wet weather. 000 is the number to call for all emergencies inside and outside the home, whether they are fire emergencies or any other. Our new chain-saw was put to good use by brigade members for training purposes. Everyone had a go and it worked well. Thankyou to all members of the Chewton community for your support over the past fire season. Jo Willen, Captain, Chewton Fire Brigade. New Videos And the yummiest and chewiest gum as endorsed by Zac! FOXES These ever present predators have been making their presence felt through the Chewton area, as they are throughout Victoria. The Department of Primary Industry is running a Fox on the Run program, more than 105,000 poison baits have been laid around Victoria this autumn. The baits are buried to avoid wildlife and other animals eating them. This dead fox was spotted near a local dam. CONGRATULATIONS For many years Chewton has received wonderful publicity and support from both the Midland Express and Castlemaine Mail. On the occasion of Dawn Felstead’s leaving those papers, a bunch of flowers was arranged by those involved in the Chewton Chat and the CDS. This was to say thanks for not only the publicity, but also the interest and advice passed on during Dawn’s time there. Australian flowers were selected and superbly arranged by regular Chewton Chat volunteer Barbara Dry. This card has just been received in response.... “To all involved in the Chewton Chat and Domain Society, Thankyou very much for the beautiful flowers and kind words on my departure from the Castlemaine Mail and Midland Express. Both the Chat and the Domain Society are a credit to everyone involved. They are also an indication of a vibrant and involved community. The coming years are going to be crucial for Chewton, Castlemaine and the whole area. Stay involved! Thanks again, Dawn.” CERAMIC TILING, PAVING & STONE FIXING Quality Quality laying laying of of ceramics, ceramics, terra terra cotta, cotta, cotta, slate, slate, marble, marble, granite, granite, pavers pavers etc. etc. Also Also landscaping landscaping & & home home maintenance/renovations. maintenance/renovations. Call Richard on 5473 3306 for free quote. LETTER RECEIVED... ...BY CHEWTON DOMAIN SOCIETY Chewton Domain Society Inc., Late last month I was visiting Castlemaine in search of photo resources to use in a new edition of Goldfields, an educational computer game I first published in 1986 and which is used in nearly every school in Australia and New Zealand. Due to some confusion on my part I missed the Chewton Town Hall’s normal opening time and was rather dismayed because I wouldn’t have the opportunity to return until late October. And then there was Allan! He very generously gave up a morning to guide me through your excellent collection, and I’ve been able to recommend to Goldfield’s current publishers a list of images that they can include to help students get a better idea of what life was like for the average digger back in the 1850s. I deeply appreciate Allan’s knowledge and his willingness to help. I also appreciated the thoroughness with which the source of each photo was documented. This is making the tiresome task of obtaining permissions and so on infinitely quicker and simpler. Enclosed is a small cheque that may go a little way to ensuring your valuable community resource continues its important work. With sincere thanks, Bruce Mitchell (Publishing and Data, Queensland).
LETTER TO THE EDITOR 1 It was my pleasure to assist the Chewton Domain Society recently with the Old Time Music Hall concert, there is certainly a wealth of talent in the area. Another pleasure was to attend the Wattle Gully Gold Mine re-union as M.C.. It was good to see so many familiar faces and to remember the terrific assistance I had from the Wattle Gully miners when establishing the gold mine tours in the 1970’s. We had 150,000 tourists through the mine in 5 years until the tours had to stop to allow the large sand dumps to be re-worked. During the re-union dinner I spoke to Ian and Helen Jesser and Helen agreed to send me some notes on the Jesser family, early Chewton pioneers, and an update on Ian’s activities. I hope you may have space to publish this interesting history in the Chewton Chat. I look forward to reading your newsletter each month, keep up the good work. Best Regards, Felix Cappy. LETTER TO THE EDITOR 2 I was deeply upset by the ugliness and parochialism of the Community Forum on Monday, 21 st June. The presence of our Ward Councillor, Jim Norris, should not have given free reign to uninformed, rude and aggressive attacks on him and on Mount Alexander Shire Council about matters far removed from the agenda of the meeting. If we invite guests to our community forums, we are at the very least obliged to make them welcome and to treat them with courtesy and respect. Yours etc, Pat Milthorpe. M.C. Felix and some of his fellow performers at last month's Old Time Music Hall Concert Bookkeeper Kerry Bourke 5472 4515 / 0417 136 769 Overwhelmed by paperwork? Need help with GST and BAS returns? Get on track and save on accountant’s fees! Call me! Tons of experience. No business too small. Reasonable rates! STRENGTH TRAINING HERE If there are enough people interested in the scientificaly proven strength training program that turns back the clock—replacing fat with musc le, rever sing bone loss, increasing strength and energy, we could possibly run a group here in Chewton in the George Archer Pavilion. It would involve four weeks’ “training” with experienced leaders in Castlemaine before the move to Chewton. If you’ r e interested, please ring Pat Milthorpe on 5470 5050.
Page 1 and 2: CHEWTON CHAT (a newsletter publishe
Page 3 and 4: CHEWTON’S PUBLIC FORUM More than
Page 5 and 6: CHEWTON HISTORIC POST OFFICE - "THE
Page 7 and 8: SOLDIERS’ MEMORIAL PARK Thank goo
Page 9 and 10: YOUR Invitation TO BE PART OF CHEWT
Page 11: MEMORIES IN BLACK AND WHITE Who can
Page 15 and 16: 150 YEARS AGO "List of Qualified Me
Page 17 and 18: GOLD This photograph by Antoine Fau
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