Warragul and District Historical Society

Items

• Cooinda Private Hospital in the 1930s Photograph
  B/W photograph of Cooinda Private Hospital c. 1930's shows two nurses standing on the verandah.
• Scrap Book of Mrs Hedy Kirkbride's Municipal History Collection
  Scrop book of Mrs Hedy Kirkbride during her term as a councillor on Shire of Warragul and Rural City of Warragul. contains her profile and policy statement when standing for council for the term of 1988 to 1991, when elected made 3 females on council. Scrap book: contains newspaper cuttings of her involvement during that time. Letter folder: Barry Cunningham MHR McMillan, John Delzoppo MP Narracan, Election deposit to Shire of Warragul $100.00. Helene Armour dated 05.08.1991. Three Rural City of Warragul remittance vouchers each of $550.00 Expenses for election of August 1991. Schedule of meetings 1989 to 1991. Corporate Planning workshop - Rural city of Warragul Letter from Colin Gray dated 03.04.1991 re lack of attendance by councillors of the North Riding.
• Warragul High School Dramatic Club Program from 1925
  File 1 .Program - 1. Warragul High School Dramatic Club, under the direction of Mr J R Lyall, assisted by Miss B O McDonald. Presents BARRIE'S A Kiss for Cinderella. Warragul Theatre Tuesday Ausgust 25th 1925 Trafalgar Hall Thursday August 27th 1925 3 acts 23 principal actors, Groups of Courtiers, Beauties, and Pages, all named, a large list of student autographs. Program shows first Warragul HIgh School badge. 2. Warragul High School Students 'Concert Warragul Theatre, Thursday August 28th, 1924. 3. The Pirantes of Penzance - presentedf by Warragul High and Technical Schools. (2 copies ) 4. Warragul High School presents Princess Ida - Gilbert and Sullivan. Assembly Hall.. August 1, 2, 3 5. By arrangement with Dominie Pty Ltd Warragul choral Society presents White Horse Inn ini Combined Schools Assembly Hall on Tuesday21st, Wed 22nd, Frid 24th and Sat 25th November. 6. Warragul High School presents Tom Sawyer by J Elkus and Trial by Jury by Gilbert and Sullivan. Thurs. July 17 1969 File 2 Program - 1. Warragul High School Music Department presents A Celebration of Music West Gippsland Arts Centre Thursday 2nd June 1987 (2 copies) 2. Warragul High School Arts Week Concert West Gippland Arts Centre Fountain Room. 3. Warragul High School presents A Musical Comedy/ Satire MONEY TALKS wED oCT 29 tHURS oCT 30 1987 (2 Copies) 4. A Little Dab'll Do Ya! September 1980 Warragul High / Technicak School Hall 5. The Court presented by Warragul High School. WGAC 1984 ( 2 copies ) 6. Warragul HIgh School present A Musical Comedy/ Satire MONEY TALKS Wed 22nd Oct tHURS 23rd Oct 1986 (2 copies) 7. Sheik Rattle and Roll presentedf by Warragul High School. 1987 at WGAC includes tickets and photograph of cast 8. No Place for a Woman by Lyn and Larry bHills. 1988 ( 2 copies and a larger poster) ) 9. By arrangement with Dominie Pty Ltd. Warragul High School presents THE BOYFRIEND at West Gippsland Arts Centre. thurs 31st august, Friiday 1st September Sunday 2nd Septembewr 1989 (2 copies and anlarger poster.) 10. Warragul High School presents CALAMITY JANE August 1973 advertisements Dents Water Supply Engineers, Howard Small's Commercial Hotel Darnum, Hotchkin and Boyer - test drive new Valiant now. Hardie Bros top people for paint in Warragul Wilkinsons of Warragul for all school clothes and sports wear Squash - keep fit at Vin Kennedy's Squash Centre 3 UL Radio Gippsland Singers Wanted ! for Warragul Choral Society's Production of "The Gondoliers"
• ALWAYS READY - the story of the Warragul Fire Brigade 140th Year. Written by Vaughan Fox. dated 2023
  Book titled ALWAYS READY - the story of the Warragul Fire Brigade 140th Year. Written by Vaughan Fox.
• Country Roads Board Annual Reports Collection, 1914-1947
  Country Roads Board Annual Reports: Box 1. 1914 First Annual Report. 1915 Second Annual Report. 1916 Third Annual Report with maps. 1917/18 Fourth Annual Report 1918 Fifth Annual Report 1920 Sixth Annual Report 1921 Seventh Annual Report 1922 Eighth Annual Report 1923 Ninth Annual Report 1923/24 Tenth Annual Report 1925 Eleventh Annual Report 1926 Twelfth Annual Report. 1927 Thirteenth Annual Report 1928 Fourteenth Annual Report 1929 Fifteenth Annual Report 1930 Seventeenth Annual Report 1931 Eighteenth Annual Report 1932 Nineteenth Annual Report 1933 Twentieth Annual Report 1935 Twenty-first Annual Report Country Roads Board Annual Reports: Box 2. 1935 Twenty-second Annual Report 1936 Twenty-third Annual Report 1937 Twenty-fourth Annual Report 1938 Twenty-fifth Annual Report 1939 Twenty-sixth Annual Report 1940 Twenty-seventh Annual Report 1943 Thirtieth Annual Report 1944 Thirty-first Annual Report 1945 Thirty-second Annual Report 1947 Thirty-fourth Annual Report.
• Dyson V6 Absolute Handbook - A Comprehensive User Guide
  Operating manual Dyson V6 absolute.
• A Century of Gazette: 1898 - 2023
  The Gazette 125 Years Souvenir Edition 1898 - 2023 Contents: advertisements of local businesses Founders: Albert John Harvey 1898 - 1937, Vincent Gannon 1937 - 1951, Hopkins Family 1951 - Wartime effects on locals, bushfires, disastrous floods, driest years, royal visits, Nilma chemical spill, swimming pools, centenary show and history, political swings, VIP visitors polititians entertainers and artists, volunteers, hospital history, post office and clopck tgower demolished, railway bridge collapse, 125 years of front page news, effects of Covid, saleyard history and closure. .Gazette editors: Tas Vertigan, Kevin Richardson, Duncan Patterson, John Higgins, Col Murray, Dwight Smith, Carolyn Turner, printers: Lance Sharman for 62 years. Loyal staff over the years. death of Dr Tim McArdle and lasting bequest, Loyal Advertisers; Alex Scott and Staff, Christensens Motorcycles, Dicksons Mensland, Gordons Mensland, REN Machinery, Select Office Supplies, Sure Constructions, Vin Rowe Farm Machinery, Warragul Toyota, Advertisements from the archives. Joh Wells - Gippsland History, World championship winners - Jayden Warn, Tania McLeish, Belinda Watts-Keeley,. Peter Bartels, Tim Forsythe, Cheryl and Sandra Mullett, Football, Kathy Watt, Lionel Rose, Photographs of current staff.
• Angela Betheras Honoured in Gazette, June 2023
  Gazette dated 27th June 2023 Angela Betheras honoured by Baw Baw Council for her involvement as a local business woman and tourism advocate. Angela had passed away recently.
• " The Warragul to Noojee Railway " A story about trestle bridges. by Josephine Dickson
  Booklet " The Warragul to Noojee Railway " A story about trestle bridges.
• Shady Creek's Post-War Tanks: A Historical Look at Farm Use
  Article in colour, written by Jeff Mirams on the history of tanks and Bren Gun Carriers as requisitioned from post war for farm use and clearing of land particularly in the Shady Creek area.
• Woodhead Collection Invoice from 1898 Coach Builder
  This display copy is of an original invoice in the Woodhead Collection ( Ar-kive box 1 Vault 1.) May 7th 1898. A H Woodhead Smith Street, Warragul. Coach, Dray and Waggon Builder.
• Demolition of Warragul Post Office in 1965
  Display copy of the demolition of the Warragul Post Office in 1965.
• Unknown Story Postcard: Exploring Housing History
  This display copy is of a postcard - unknown story about it
• Warragul Sports Ground Improvement Debenture Envelope from 1946
  Envelope containing a Debenture - Warragul Citizens' Sports Ground Improvement Committee Debenture No 35 Issue dated 2nd April 1946 the sum of �5 paid to the committee by Ern Jostlear. Confirmed 6th July 1946. President: C Logan, Vice President: W Smithi, Secretary: Chas W Pitman. Envelope had stamp 2� pence with King George V1 .
• Vintage Postcard from Warragul Post Office, 1907
  Postcard Warragul Post Office - this was before the building was rendered. Picket fencer along the frontage of Smith Street Same image as #11197 and stored with it.
• Warragul Postcard from 1907 - Entrance to the Town Along Princes Highway
  Postcard Warragul from the East. This would be the entrance to Warragul along the later named Princes Highway. This image is the same as #11204 and stored with it.
• Shire Hall Warragul Postcard from the 1920s
  Coloured Postcard of Shire Hall Warragul with Skews and Patterson tenants on one side .Note the picket fence and the street trees. showing gas street light with sign post at intersection. Shire Hall on the rightside. Same image as # 11200 and stored with it.
• Sepia Postcard Depicting Methodist Churches in Warragul, 1889-1890
  Postcard sepia photograph showing Methodist Church Warragul - the three churches together, Shows cleared land in the background, Mt Worth in far distance. Church fronting onto Victoria Street / Albert Street built 1889. with previous timber church behind, built 1881 habving veen moved in 1890 to the rear of the new church. Also in 1890 the Drouin West Church had been purchased and placed at the back. Same postcard as #12190 and stored together.
• Early 1900s Warragul Railway Station Postcard
  Coloured postcard showing the Warragul Railway Station with the first station so dated early 1900's. Also shows the signal box, the goods shed and a number of rail lines. Same image as #11191 so stored with it.
• Athlopne Hall Kith'n'Kin Centennial Article, 1922-2022
  Article from West Gippsland Genealogical Society "Kith'n'Kin" Centenary article of Athlopne Hall 1922 - 2022.
• 50 Years AGo: Lorraine Knitting Mills at Warragul, 1973
  Gazette, dated 20.03.1973 from Gazette dated 20.06.2023 Fifty Years AGo. New industry sets up at Warragul. The firm Lorraine Knitting Mills in temporary premises of McLennan's Hall. This was regarded as a trial period.
• Byron's Poetical Works. - The Chandos Poets. Reprinted from the original editions with explanatory notes
  Book titled Byron's Poetical Works. - The Chandos Poets. Reprinted from the original editions with explanatory notes Presented to Mr Richard Biram on hihs 72nd birthday by his daughter Mrs E Jammison, August 4th 1884 at Warragul. This booko was at the Leongatha Secondary School Library and donated to Warragul.
• Guy Livingstone by G A Lawrence. The half forgotten series of Books.
  Book titled Guy Livingstone by G A Lawrence. The half forgotten series of Books. School prize awarded to Ian McDonald, Christmas 1919 Grade 5 Lardner Primary School.
• Mr. Stubbs' Geometry Tools from His 5 Acre Plantation
  A packet of protractor, triangles, ruler and compass. These articles were owned by Mr Stubbs who had established a 5 acre plantation of rare trees at the corner of East West Road and Bona Vista Road.
• Hemi Bamboo Slide Ruler: A Timeless Tool of Education
  Slide Ruler branded as Hemi bamboo - for calculating measurements.