Lions and Firecrackers in Richmond

 
Happy New Year!
I had a whole other post planned but I ran into a Chinese lion dance in Victoria St Richmond in inner Melbourne today and I just had to post the photos as it is the first day of the Chinese New Year. The year of the Rat.
The lion is a guardian animal in Chinese tradition. The [...]

Memories of my Nan and an 80 year anniversary for a Melbourne gangster

One of these cottages is No. 18 Darlington Pde, Richmond. They have not survived inner city developments.
Image from the archives of Richmond Library
I have been reading the book Struggletown- public and private life of Richmond 1900 – 1965 and it has been bringing back some memories of my Nan.
She was born in a [...]