north east regional extra | March 27 - April 2, 2019
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March 27 - April 2, 2019
A forgotten history By ASHLEIGH PILES
BLINK and you will miss the tiny town of Murmungee, roughly 18 kilometres from Myrtleford, and populated by just 153 people. The annual Pumpkin and Harvest Festival and the iconic local hall are its best known features for many people. But historian Royce Sample has managed to dig up hundreds of years of history about the town that was once a gold mine to honour Murmungee Hall’s 150th birthday. Mr Sample, who once taught history at schools in Footscray, Boort, and Yarram before becoming a Landcare coordinator for Burgoigee Creek, said it was about time the town’s history was uncovered. “I’ve lived here for 35 years and I know these people pretty intimately and I thought I knew a lot,” he said. “But when I started to do this, I realised I didn’t know anything.” “I actually started the book with a quote ‘you can’t know where you’re going unless you know where you came from.’” After a year of research Mr Sample’s findings were published in a 213-page hardcover and it focuses on the Bowmans-Murmungee district earliest history. Like every good book, the title tells an interesting story.
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◆ Royce Sample will launch his book this Saturday, March 30. PHOTO: Ashleigh Piles
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