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Historical Ragbag

A site of history's odds and ends, and lots of books.

  • By Ellen
  • Based in Australia
  • Roughly three posts per year
  • First post on

Posts per year

Data for this chart is available in the table below
Posts per year
Year starting Posts
2021 6
2022 7
2023 2
2024 2

Any gaps could be due to errors when fetching the blog’s feed.

Most recent posts

Dylan of the wave
This is a slight departure for Historical Ragbag, as I’ll be looking at a mythical figure. But it still involves research and a good story so I decided it still fit. In researching for my …
On , by historicalragbag, 1,766 words
The Russians were coming- to melbourne?…
The story behind this post comes from a couple of pages of Dr Clare Wright’s excellent book The Forgotten Rebels of Eureka. It’s a fascinating read with lots of really interesting information, but there was …
On , by historicalragbag, 1,593 words
Bear’s Castle
Bear’s Castle is an enigma. There is little agreement over why it was built, or its purpose, but it truly captures the imagination. Bear’s Castle stands on the edge of the Yan Yean Reservoir, just …
On , by historicalragbag, 1,401 words