The Australian dream to own a ‘quarter acre block’ entered the Australian psyche around the time Kandos was established in 1915, though that dream grew dramatically after World War 2.
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Our Extinguished History
Today we see Aboriginal people on film and TV, at the Olympics and in parliament. We see many, not just proud of their heritage but confident of their future. And we whites are learning to shrug off the guilt-stained cloak of denial that we have been wearing for two centuries. And address the results of dispossession.
Dr Darton Beloved Physician
I believe Bill Darton was loved and admired so widely not just for his goodness but for his humanness in all its dimensions. “So passed a good man, truly great,” were Hawkey’s final words. Not many I think get such a send-off.
What’s in a Name – Clandulla
Two of the first families to settle in the parish of Clandulla were the Vincents and Nevells. John Nevell married James Vincent’s daughter Elizabeth, who bore him six children. And so a clan was started.
A Local Cemetery: For the Living and the Dead
Any local cemetery is a rich source of information for local and family historians. Not just basic information about births, deaths and marriages. From the placement of graves, the inscriptions on them, the materials used and the craftsmanship of the masons we can learn much about cultural traditions, beliefs and social classes within a community: what people valued and believed; and who had the power and status.
Album Tells a Family Story
This album offers a window into life more than a century ago, before TV, the internet or radio, when people recognised each other’s writing style, developed fine art skills and learnt poetry off-by-heart.
The Man in the Street
I gradually discovered that Hunter White from Havilah had a strong connection to the town.
Bylong Valley Way: A Mythical Landscape
The mountains, with their millions of years of sandstone and basalt cliffs, remind me that nature is more enduring and constant, and perhaps less dangerous, than we humans.
Ilford’s Hidden Trail of History
Along the Ilford trail I discovered crime and punishment, death and danger, romance, heartbreak, ambition and a good old fight for territory.
Beginnings and Endings – Kandos CWA
The CWA has a paradoxical image – the little woman in apron and hat serving tea and scones at the local show versus the resilient country woman, facing and overcoming adversity, within a network of supportive colleagues.
Tommy Shrimpton an Inspirational Gardener
Train visitors to Kandos feel refreshed after the arduous trip when they alight and gaze on the wonderful array of blooms at the railway garden.
Kandos History 