Warragul and District Historical Society

Items

• Tetoora Road Community Centre Community Development Plan 2016
  Booklet titled Tetoora Road Community Centre - Community Development Plan Dated August 2016
• Centenary Souvenir: Hall's 100-Year Legacy
  3 booklets titled " Centenary Souvenir - A short History of "THE HALL" Tetoora Road Community Centre 1922 - 2022
• Newspaper Chronicles: A Year in the Gazette
  The Gazette, News of 2022 - January to March, April to May, June to August, September to December.
• Disastrous Forest Fires and Warragul Gazette, 1939-1989
  Warragul Gazette, dated 19.01.1989 Page 19 Copy of The Warragul Gazette dated 17th January 1939 : Disastrous forest fires, Noojee wiped out, 8 dead at Saxton's Mill. Page 20 1988 Year in Review - January to April.
• West Gippsland Gazette Centenary Exhibition
  West Gippsland Gazette: Warragul, Buln buln and Narracan Shire Advertiser. Dated 16.10.1879 100th Celebration - The story of our first newspaperman published by Philip and Charles Nind. Contents: the Nind story, News took back seat in 1879, Hotels were bib business in 1879 being Edwin Tatterson's Commercial, Walter Jordan's Crown, George ZHodson's Royal and George Streitberg's Railway. Biram's store was first. Petgtit; a famous newspaper name. Gazette was founded in Ju ly 1898 by Albert John Harvey.
• Warragul Gazette 1986 Supplement: Towns' Progress and Growth
  Warragul Gazette dated 1986 - Warragul has the lot - Warragul Surges Ahead. : - Freeway Link, Service Clubs, Building works = $33,500 daily on building, Court House role changed, Manufacturing in Warragul with Williames Harvester, Warragul Leisure Centre, Tops in Education, Shire president Cr Bob Robbins, Chamber of Commerce President Malcolm Dickson, You can buy anything in Warragul according to Cr Laurie Brown, Government Department more people, Better harness, racing cycling, Entertainment, Farm World, Supplement of advertisements, Petersville Milk Products. Municipal Band, Saleyards renovations, a brighter landscape, Telecom part of the Community, Farming, Horse jumping, Arts Centre Dominates, Restructuring of agricultural department with appointment of Dr Ras Lawson. Churches, Maurice C Dowd Pty ltd, McMillan the great centre for activities. West Gippsland Hospital biggest employer,
• Retiring Principal Gil Power at Trafalgar Primary School, 1960s
  B/W photograph of retiring Principal, Gil Power at Trafalgar Primary School. Note the timber panellinig if the walls, the telephone, the desk calendar.
• Radfords Warragul: A Century of Butchery Leadership
  pamphlet - Radfords Warragul, butchery established in 1946 - leading Victoria in Meat processing. Robert Radford Jnr took over the business from his father in 1993. The Radford Story - Domestic and overseas markets,
• Photographs of Historic Hotels and Residences, 1876-1921
  C H Round paintings of The Selector's Arms Hotel at Brandy Creek, Bannockburn the residence of F McPherson at Lardner, Charsley's new home, Charles Riviers Den Longwarry South, M snell's residence at Bunyip, O'Keefe's Camp with railway line 1876 Drouin, Mr J Rogers House Buln Buln, Thw Old Post Office Brandy Creek, Beaconsfield Mr Neville Charsley's first home at Warragul south, George Middleton's camp railway line near junction of Lardners Track. these photographs were taken before the paintings were restored in 2021
• 1879 Cayley Paintings in Colour: Art Exhibitions
  coloured photographs of 5 Cayley paintings.
• Pedersen's Shop Slides from 1960-1972: A Look into Warragul's Past
  Slides of Pedersen's shop, Smith Street, Warragul iin the 1960's, observe the petrol pumps outside the store. Warragul float March 1972 and at Moomba, Melbourne. Warragul Band - march 1972. Snow scenes at mt Baw Baw and the ski lift. Mrs Pedersen at Government House Garden party.
• Slides from Warragul Festivals and Inflation Event, 1960-1971
  slides of 12.03.1960 the Warragul Festival, 1968 the Warragul showgrounds for the inflation of the Miss Kilotex Balloon, 1971 Aberfeldy scene.
• Charles Forrest's Ancestry Report and Genealogy Details
  Ancestry - Individual report for Charles Forrest born 19.04.1809, Died at Lrdner 28.02.1877 Children: Charles alexander Forrest, Alfred Turner Forrest, William St Leger Forrest, Ellen Lavina Forrest, Augusta Forrest, Agnes Louisa Forrest, Levina Ellen Forrest, Amelia Alexandrina Forrest. Includes personal notes. Ancestry report for William St Leger Forrest, born 10.01.1844 at Sth Yarra. Died 09.01.1929 at Athlone. Children: Elsie St Leger Forrest, Charles St Leger Forrest, Augusta St Leger Forrest, Ellen St Leger, agnes St Leger Forrest, Amelia St Leger Forrest, Anthony St Leger Forrest, Ramus St Leger Forrest. includes personal notes. Ancestry report for Clifford Sydney Sinclair born 21.09.2022 at Prahran. died 16.11.1990 at Hamiliton. his mother was Agnes St leger Forrest. Married Myra Joan Monk. Children: Joan Lorraine Sinclair, Suzanne Joy sinclair, Brandon Clifford Sinclair, Michele Ann Sinclair. inlcudes personal notes. Descendant Chart of Charles Forrest and Descendant Chart of William St Leger Forrest.
• Drnum Primary School Centenary Book CD Celebrates 100 Years
  A small CD of Drnum Primary School Centenary Book.
• Keeble Family History: Settlers, Sawmills & Boer War Memories
  1. Joseph Keeble born 1872 died 1941. Acquisitions of properties Darnum. 21 pages. 2. Keeble sawmilling 1900 to 1935 Memories of George and Richard Keeble about Allambie, Bona Vista T B Guest EState, Darnum, Balharrie's, Hallston, Shady Creek. 3. John Keeble, borno 19.11.1878 died 07.09.1928, First contingent from Darnum to the Boer War. then W W 1. 4. Alexander (alec) Keeble born 27.04.1886, farmer, World War 1 5. Early memories: Nilma and bona Vista State School. farming, Storms, hunting in the 1920's, kangaroos, Snakes, Bulls, harvesting, electricity, Telephones, families, Bear Creek, Childhood letters 1913, Work in Western Australia, 13th Lighthorse, World War 2 service. contributed by George and Richard Keeble farmers at Bona Vista. 6. Gwyneth Keeble born 03.09.1910 died 01.09.1990.difficulty of getting to Bona Vista state school, attended Warragul High School from 1923, West Gippsland Hospital trained as a nurse. World War 2 served overseas. 25 years as Sister Keeble at Warragul Infant Welfare Centre.
• Windhaven" Gazette from November 8, 2022 - Original 1910 Building Relocation to Brandy Creek in 1930s
  Gazette dated 08.11.2022 "Windhaven" Classid masterpiece warm family home. Orignal part of building was dated 1910 and relocated to Brandy Creek in the 1930's
• Rotary Club's $17,000 Grant for Indigenous Garden Artist Eileen Harrison
  Gazette dated 08.11.2022 Rotary Club has received funding of $17.000 for the first stage "Art from the air" artist Eileen Harrison. The first stage for an indigenous garden as a meeting place situated in the Rotary Park Warragul.
• Warra House Information Article: O'Brien Family in Warragul, 1920s
  Article of information by sue O'Brien re Warra House, Family members at warragul 1920's Dorothy, Emma and Minnie O'Brien.
• Scales, 1850's
  Excellent
• 1950s Drouin Co-op Boiler Specifications and Costs
  Book - Drouin Co-operative Butter Factory Ltd. Boiler Serial No 738/1 Riley Dodds Australia Ltd. Steam Generating Plant specifications with costs.
• Drouin Butter Factory's 70th Anniversary Report, 1974
  book Drouin Butter Factory co-operative Co Ltd. 70th Annual Report and Balance Sheet.
• Co-operative Butter Factory Drawings: Drouin Co-operative Butter Factory Ltd.
  Drawing of Drouin Co-operative Butter Factory Ltd. Drawn by A Jeffery dated 07.10.1953 Drawing of Drouin Co-operative Butter Factory Ltd. Arrangement of steam generating plant with proposal A - Tim Kinsley Sim and. Consulting Engineers, 4 Bank Place, Associates. Melbourne. dated 21.01.1954
• Albert Fox's Pedal Organ Performance at Warragul Concert, July 2022
  Article from ROS Quarterly 2022 World wide magazine on the Warragul Concert held July 2022 for the Warragul and district Historical society. Mason and Hamlin Cabinet pedal organ performance featuring Albert Fox and his daughters Janine Carstein and Kerryn Cusrio. The article was submitted to the Magazine by Josephine Dickson from the WDHS society.
• Warragul High School The Hill 1975 School Magazine
  Warragul High School - The Hill 1975
• Warragul High School: The Hill 1950 School Magazine
  Warragul High School - The Hill 1950