Fascinated by the refusal of Aussie servicemen to salute, Clifford Osborne decided to emigrate to Australia after the war. By a stroke of luck, he and his young bride came to Wonthaggi.

Will the mutton birds of Bass Strait one day go the way of the hooded plover, bordering on extinction? By Carolyn Landon

Carolyn Landon delves into the archives to see what made Wonthaggians infirm in the very early years, and popular cures for what ailed us.

Five feet nothing, the diminutive Ruby Connelly and her band were the most sought-after dance musicians in South Gippsland. By Carolyn Landon

In the wake of this week's demolition of Wonthaggi's old co-op bakery, CAROLYN LANDON reflects on the role of the co-operative movement - and the bakery - in the former coal mining town.

It was a great moment when the moving pictures came with travelling vaudeville shows to Wonthaggi.

WHEN, in 1934, the wives of striking Wonthaggi Miners formed their own broad committee to support the strike, Australian history was made,

One competitor broke his ankle, another had to be rushed to hospital and Texas Lil’s horse fell on her. The 1952 Lance Creek rodeo had plenty of excitement. By Carolyn Landon

Powlett Express editor Tom Gannon was loved and hated in equal measure, but nobody wanted to miss what he was writing about. By Carolyn Landon

If you’ve ever been dubious about safety air bags, Carolyn Landon's experience might change your mind. Without them, she wouldn't be alive to tell this tale, which she wrote to her family in the US after...

In the early 1990s, Nell Sleeman wrote down her memories of life in Wonthaggi in the 1920s and 1930s.

Wonthaggi’s original bakehouse is under threat, and not for the first time. In 2007, when the following essay was published, the council was considering an application for demolition. On that occasion,...

BY Carolyn Landon AS THE headline in this week’s (09/04/2013) Star says, “Whistle is Back!” It had been off-line for a few months while the fellows at the State Coal Mine figured out what was wrong...

A mother, teacher, librarian, historian, author and activist, Lyn Chambers believed everything we do is ultimately a political decision. Carolyn Landon recalls a modest woman who made a big impact on...

The extended Legg and Gilmour families at Cape Paterson. By Carolyn Landon February 16, 2013 DURING school holidays, especially in summer, you can see kids in groups with their beach gear, wet suits,...

This month marks the centenary of the Wonthaggi Railway Station building, now the home of the Wonthaggi Historical Society. ​ By Carolyn Landon November 4, 2012 ACTIVE operations in connection with...

As a two-mile fire front races from Wonthaggi towards Cape Paterson, a constable gallops across town taking a four-year-old boy to safety ... Carolyn Landon reports on the great fire of February 14, 1944...

Coffee pots, polenta pans, musical instruments and tools of trade were in the luggage of Italian migrants who arrived in Wonthaggi in the 1950s. For tailor Sam Scimonello, life was unthinkable without...