Philip Mallis

Category: History

  • What happened to the closed schools of the 1990s? Part 1

    While doing some research for BoroondaraWiki on the closed Greythorn High School, I stumbled across a whole host of other resources related to schools that are no longer around. Greythorn was one of many schools that were shut in the 1990s. It was eventually subdivided and sold for private housing. This got me thinking about…

  • Visit to the Army Tank Museum, Puckapunyal

    One of the many things on my ever-expanding list of places to see in Victoria was the Royal Australian Armoured Corps (RAAC) Army Tank Museum in Puckapuynal. As the Museum is only open on some weekdays (Tuesday to Friday), it needs some planning in order to visit for someone in full-time employment. Having now ticket…