Warragul and District Historical Society

Items

• Victorian Mounted Rifles, 1890s: Unidentified Uniformed Soldiers Photograph Copy
  B / W photograph copy of Victorian Mounted Rifles in the 1890's showing eight men in uniform. Names unknown.
• Ellinbank Residence: W. T. Cropley's Home in 1894
  B / W photograph copy of W T Cropley's residence at Ellinbank, erected 1894.
• Vintage Football Club Members from 1901
  b / W photograph display copy of members of the Warragul Football Club dated c. 1901
• Victoria Street Residences 1920s: A Black and White Photographic Display
  B / W photograph display copy of residences in Victoria Street opposite the Methodist Church dated in 1920's
• 1930s Housing Development in Hallyburton Grove
  B / W photograph copy of the housing development in Hallyburtonj Grove in the 1930's
• Opening Day at the New Bowling Green, Anderson Street - 1915
  Display copy photograph of Opening day at the new bowling green in Anderson Street, dated 1915. In the background can be seen Lake Warragulphotograph
• Opening of Gippsland Railway to Sale: Illustrated Page from 1878
  B & W photographic copy mounted on board. of a page of illustrations from the Illustrated Australian News of 13 March 1878 depicting the events associated with the opening of athe Gippsland Railway to Sale. Incluldes an image of train driving at Warragul Station. 1. Leaving Warrigul Station 2. The Backwater, Reeves Rover 3. View on the Morwell 4. On the Moe 5. Awkward for the Coo.
• Brooks' Notes on Mt Worth State Park, 1980s
  Three volumes of notes on Mt Worth State Park prepared by Mr Jack Brooks, each volume is slightly different. They appear to be in preparation for a book and had been passed on to Mr Graham Bloye. Jack Brooks: born 1910 died 2005. ,
• Uniforms of the Warragul Shire, 1970s
  The uniform / dress that was worn by the female staff of the Warragul Shire in the late 1960's / 1970's Had been owned by Miss .....................Davidson.
• Local History Celebration Newspaper Cutting from 2023
  Gazette dated 03.10.2203 Article advertising History Week October 9th to 13th 2023 A celebration of local history.
• 1925 Buln Buln Seniors Football Team Newspaper Cut
  Gazette dated 26.06.1973 copy of article from 1925. the 1925 Buln Buln Seniors football team with names. Back Row: Les Hastings, Don Black, "Roy" Orr, Jack Douglas, "Chum" Clark, Norman Pierrehumbert, Jack Denham. Centre Row: Paddy Gleeson, Clarrie Longmuir, Vic Jencke, Charlie Clarke, Jack Batema, Norman LOngmuir, Harace Peel. Fron Row: Eric Peel, Dave Black, Jack Denham, Bill Stephenson, Rupe Milner, Charlie Christie, Buln Buln were premiers in the Ellinbank and District Football League ( EDFL) in 1956 and 1965.
• Hugh Murray's Harrows: A Newspaper Cut from 1974
  Gazette dated 5.11.1974 this is a copy of an earlier article about Hugh Murray who manufactured harrows at Buln Buln. These harrows are now stored and on show at Lardner Park, Farm World.
• Auction of Mawarra Opportunity Shop Building Newspaper Cutting
  Gazette dated 22.01.2019 Mawarra Opportunity shop building in Palmerston Street Warragul has been owned by and occupied for 60 years and now to be auctioned to raise extra funds.
• New Kindergarten Ground Work at Warragul Primary School Gazette
  Gazette dated 22.01.2019 New Kindergarten ground work begun at Warragul Primary School and will deliver 132 additional placements for pre-school children. Picture shows M P Russell Broadbent - electorate of McMillan, Cr. Michael Leaney and Mayor of Baw Baw Shire Cr Mikaela Power.
• Jean Munro's Centennial Newspaper Cutting Highlighting Her Career
  Gazette dated December 11th 2018 Former Warragul resident Jean Munro turns 100. She was a dress maker. During World War 2 she took worked at a skilled sheet metal factory. Later worked at Burton Stores Pty Ltd.
• December 11th 2018 Gazette - Gippsland Swing Revival Quartet
  Gazette December 11th 2018 The Gippsland Swing Revival Quartet with picture of John Stevens, Ian Christensen, Jack Pretty and Chris Waddell. Playing at the 17th birthday of Drouin Produce and Craft Market.
• The Settling of Gippsland - a Regional History by Patrick Morgan.
  Book titled The Settling of Gippsland - a Regional History by Patrick Morgan. 1. A World of its own. 2. The Gunai before European Settlement 3. The first part of Victoria 4. The rise and decline of Port Albert 5. Squatters on the central plain 6. The gunai after European Settlement 7. Mining in the mountains 8. A four-fold mystery 9. Opening up the region 10. Observers of nature 11. Selection struggles 12. The collapse of the hill farms 13. The small town community 14. Coal mining and the Latreobe Valley 15. Conclusion
• Secrets of a Mountain Village, including history of Walhalla Masonic Lodge No 69 Established 1875 - 76
  Book titled - Secrets of a Mountain Village, including history of Walhalla Masonic Lodge No 69 Established 1875 - 76 Freemasonry in Early Gippsland. Stringers Creek renamed Walhalla. Inaugural meetings & History. Masonic history. Braidley's letters. Hutchison v/s Renshaw and Whitlow. Emperor Frederick 111, Gold secrets exposed. Banks at Walhalla, Kelly Gang. Henry Tisdall - the smallpox saga. Poetry. Walhalla Fire.
• Mt Worth State Park Development: A Visual Journey Through Time
  Booklet - Mt Worth State Park Development: has photographs of Manna Gums, Fern Trees, Pine Plantation, Picnic ground, "Seymours" dust heap, Moonlight Valley, Mountain Ash Forest, a Hazel Pomaderris tree, large tree still standing, working bees with volunteers, Parknotes of Mt Worth State Park with maps - by National Parks Service Victoria. Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Article of Memoriam John (Jack) Murdoch Brooks, born 1910 died 2005
• Victorian State Emergency Services: A Historical Overview and Equipment Documentation
  Article of 6 pages ; The establishment of the Victorian State Emergency Services formed in 1975. Various headquarters at Warragul over the years. Some memories from members. Names: Wendy Shiels, Ken Wragg, Fran Horton, Cath Woods, Lorraine Richards, Colin Shiels, John McLennan. Items of equipment.
• Encyclopedia of Gippsland Football Vol. 2 1921 - 1944 Between the Wars by Laurie Williams
  Book - Encyclopedia of Gippsland Football Vol. 2 1921 - 1944 Between the Wars by Laurie Williams
• Warragul High School The Hill dated 1951
  Warragul High School The Hill dated 1951
• Warragul High School The Hill dated 1948
  Warragul High School The Hill dated 1948
• " The Valley ", April 1922 No 1, Vol 1. No 2. September 1922 Warragul Inspectorate.
  " The Valley ", April 1922 No 1, Vol 1. No 2. September 1922 Warragul Inspectorate.
• Victoria Street's Rongoa Private Hospital Steps: A Historical Snapshot
  B/W photograph of Rongoa Private Hospital in Victoria Street, Warragul. Shows the front steps with a nursing sister standing next to them.