Jane Holth

Jane Holth is the author of Forging History, which tells the stories of the blacksmiths who once worked in the district, and In Search of Ashbourne. She also writes about local history for the New Woodend Star.

The lure of the Hanging Rock races

"The Hanging Rock Racecourse possesses a magnetism all its own," said a journalist from Melbourne after attending the New Year’s Day Races in January 1916.

The Woodend bread carts

For decades, the horse-drawn Woodend bread cart was a much-loved sight around the district.