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Blanchard The Butcher

ResearchDecember 2, 202243Views

This story has enough intrigue for a Netflix biopic, but don't worry, Blanchard was an actual butcher and not a serial killer or blood-thirsty murderer. He was so nice, in fact, that he went on to be Mayor of Gulgong! Alfred Blanchard can be seen in at…

Thiodon’s Exhibition

ResearchNovember 11, 202230Views

As Henry Beaufoy Merlin and Charles Bayliss made their way around the streets of Gulgong in 1872 documenting the people and their homes and businesses, one mysterious figure kept cropping up: Thiodon!

Gondolf Family

ResearchOctober 14, 20225Views

You might wonder what a gold bible on display in the Long Room could have in common with the Holtermann Collection. Our Research Team has the answer. A German immigrant living in Woollahra, Peter Gondolf, purchased the ornate bible with money earned from gold discovered…