Kuchlagh Groundwater
Credit: Image of out of order tube wells from ‘Pakistan Today’ In 1980, the Pakistani region of Kuchlagh had a thriving apple and fruit industry based on groundwater. By 2000 the primary aquifer had been pumped dry, and by 2010 there was no groundwater and no agriculture. How can this happen? In 1982 an influx […]
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Stanley Athenaeum & Public Room
January Open Days The Athenaeum will be open on the usual days over January as there are often visitors and family history researchers visiting during the month. The Fire Exhibition is certainly topical at this time and our thoughts go out to those brave souls fighting fire throughout our country as well as the people […]
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Stanley Around the World – Tasmania
Continuing our exploration of Stanleys around the world, this month we feature the closest Stanley, approximately 500km to the south-south west in northern Tasmania. Tasmania’s Stanley was established in the early 1800’s as the headquarters for the Van Dieman’s Land Company, which sought to establish a fine merino wool industry as well as grazing operations. […]
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Marysville – Our Community visit
Posted on May 2, 2010 by stanleyeditors It was a cold morning, about 3 degrees. A public holiday when 27 hardy souls met outside the Stanley Primary School at 7.30am on Monday 26 April and boarded a Beechworth Buslines coach for the four hour trip to Marysville. The TripOur driver, Bruce Forrest, soon had the […]
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