Steam Locomotive J549 departing Maldon – May 2019 – Photo: © Maldon Victoria
Steam Locomotive J549 departing Maldon – May 2019- Photo: © Maldon Victoria
The Victorian Goldfields Railway runs services between Maldon and Castlemaine on Wednesday and Sunday.
These pictures are of the steam locomotive J549 departing Maldon on the afternoon of 5th May 2019.
The Maldon Penny School – Art by AI – April 2019 – © Photo: Maldon Press
This is a piece of art created by Artificial Intelligence.
The original was a photograph taken of the Penny School which has had a process called style transfer applied
The AI model has learned how to produce art in the style of several gothic artists and then applied that style to create a completely new artwork.
The picture above is the result of the application of AI style transfer to a photograph of an iconic Maldon building.
Vintage Truck
Don’s vintage truck spotted on Main Street at Maldon. Note the beer tap on the radiator.
Historic Open Gutters of Maldon
Joseph Jenkins, a Welshman, stayed at Maldon for ten years tending to the gutters which are now a historic feature of our town.
The three Australian faces of Joseph Jenkins: Swagman, rural labourer and man of letters.
“The story of Joseph Jenkins is one of the more curious tales of our history. A meticulous diarist, he comes to Australia from his homeland of Wales in 1868, and spends 25 years here as a swagman, street-sweeper, miner, farmhand and poet.”
Joseph obtained regular employment in 1884 as a cleaner of streets and drains in the town of Maldon, a few miles north from Castlemaine.
He remained here working until he reached the age of 76 and became homesick for Wales. Having saved the fare, he departed Maldon by rail on 23 November 1894, and embarked on the ss Ophir which docked at Tilbury docks on 5 January 1895.
Joseph Jenkins Plaque at Maldon Railway Station
In 1994 a water drinking fountain and a plaque were erected at Maldon railway station to recognise the centenary of Joseph Jenkins’s departure and his unique record of the life of a rural worker in Victoria.
Main Street Maldon after Rain
It’s been a very dry year so when we had some decent rain on the night of 4th November it was a welcome sight.
Main Street looks so pretty on a damp morning. This photo was taken just after 8am at Main Street Maldon.
Long range rain forecasts do not look good for us, so please conserve your water and ensure you make it through the dry months.
