East End, Sutler’s Row. Pencil sketch by Charlie Timma.
September Shining Times!
Congratulations to all who attended our September Rondyvoo. You were each an important part of the largest Primitive Rendezvous seen under the Southern Cross for many a long year. With seventeen truly primitive camps it was easy to step back into a time zone of [...]
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Three hawks by Glen Mitchell blacksmith of Pioneer Forge, Carboor, Victoria
Its time to relegate the duck swamps to another season, we can now start to thinking about Beaver Creek and the pleasures of Spring Rendezvous. Pleasures like camping with friends in open spaces with that big ol’ Mt. Buffler on the distant horizon; renewing acquaintances [...]
Le Reynard with 2 grey teal taken with a 12 ga W.C. Scott & Son original percussion muzzleloader.
Once again we do the rounds of our traps, the burrows and the duck ponds, yet beaver remains mighty scarce. A warm welcome to all readers as we rug up against Victoria’s chilly winter [...]
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Hello! Once again we do the rounds of our traps and welcome all members and readers; with a special welcome to our newest members Eddy Benc and Peter Convey. Both are no strangers to black powder. Peter, from the Western Districts, featured in our May 2008 newsletter while Eddy hails from South Australia and is remembered by those who rendezvous’d at Pine Ridge with Glen Mitchell some 30 years ago. We also…
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Victorian Duck Season opens March 19th 2011
Severe floods have occurred in all Australian States over recent months, resulting in a massive country-wide breeding frenzy of all our water birds. In many areas of Victoria, the ducks have triple clutched resulting in the Victorian Government declaring a full twelve week duck season, after years of reduced [...]
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Postcard from U.K. – Flint knapper Will Lord’s cottage, December 2010.
Finally – the heat of summer is upon us. Now I know you older members don’t really like the warmer weather and I’m with you all the way. But on the positive side, the sooner we get it over and done with, the sooner we [...]