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architecture, cement history, Local history, social life

Monument to Music

January 25, 2019January 25, 2019 Kandos History

Our rotunda might seem solitary and neglected, yet it is, to me at least, romantic and uplifting. I would suggest also that it has more to say about Kandos history, and even our state history, than any other building in Kandos.

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cement history, Local history, social life

Learning Safety by Accident

October 5, 2018October 4, 2018 Kandos History

Who are you staying safe for today? That's the sign employees see as they enter the Whyalla Steelworks. No such sign met employees at Kandos Quarry early last century.

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architecture, cement history, family history

FYI New Zealanders Launched Kandos

March 23, 2018April 25, 2018 Kandos History

Kandosians might find it hard to accept that three New Zealanders contributed more to the foundation of Kandos than three Australians.

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cement history

Lloyd’s Dam – What a Vision!

February 23, 2018October 10, 2018 Kandos History

How could a puny stream produce a spectacular reservoir?

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When Wiki Got It Wrong – but how wrong?

February 9, 2018February 8, 2018 Kandos History

My attention was piqued by a sentence in a Wikipedia article titled Sydney Harbour Bridge. It stated "The concrete used was…supplied from Devonport, Tasmania and shipped to Sydney on a ship named Goliath." What?! No mention of Kandos!

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