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St Andrew’s Presbyterian – Uniting – Church

Although the year of 1862 is taken as the foundation year of Saint Andrews Presbyterian Church Clunes there were services held in Clunes earlier. An effort was made in 1859
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Curtains Up!

The hero of this story is Richard Ford, arguably one of the town’s most well known and revered artists. He was born in 1875 the second son of a Cornish
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Clunes Riot

Background History Until 1851, Clunes enjoyed peaceful aboriginal and pastoral occupation. A Scot, Donald Cameron, had his homestead in the Clunes valley and the existence of gold was soon suspected.
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Harry Robbins: From Convict to Landholder

Words by Anthony Sawrey, reprinted from The Local, April 11, 2022. Research assisted by Allison Thorpe, Clunes Museum. On the river flats along the Creswick Creek in the area known
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Frank Collins and Collins Place

Words by Anthony Sawrey, with permission of The LocalResearch by Clunes Museum On November 27, 2021 a plaque was unveiled at Collins Place, Clunes, honouring the memory of Francis Joseph
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Tales of barbers, billiards and betting

Words by Tony Sawrey, with permission of The Local The shop at 49 Fraser Street, Clunes has been in existence since the 1870s. Its first tenant was John Lemmon, a
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