Warragul and District Historical Society

Items

• Warragul's Commercial Directory & Historical Insights
  Folder contains two copies of G F Witton's Commercial Directory of Victoria 1895 - 1896 with the entries for Warragul. Warragul has 4 churches, 2 schools, 4 Branch Banks, 2 Newspapers, Post Office, Telegrah Service, Municipal Offices, Agricultural area. There is a list of Commercial identities with their occupations listed A to Z. CD powerpoint of Queen Street dated 9.05.2010. CD history of Warragul shops dated 02.05.2008 Brief notes on history of Warragul. Listings of streets and shops as at 2007 and 2010 Notepad of jottings, Sample of Warragul heritage Walk pamphlet dated 2010. Rough notes of aspects of Warragul. Draft notes for corrections for the book "Worth Thinking About' by Ian Worth. (this book was donated and in Library)
• From Baw Baw to Gelibolu - the local Anzacs who died in the Gallipoli Campaign. by Ken Wilson
  Book titled- From Baw Baw to Gelibollu. - The local Anzacs who died in the Gallipoli Campaign by Ken Wilson in conjunction with students of Drouin Secondary School. Contents include maps very clear and colourful. A pictorial narrative about the men who were from the Baw Baw Shire that died at Gelibolu (Gallipoli) originally from the shires of Narracan, Warragul and Buln Buln. Names and information about each soldier: All the names listed are on the Baw Baw Shire Gallipoli Centenary Cairn erected in Civic Park, Warragul. Brian Lyall, Clair William Reed, Thomas Henry Raeburn, Percy Thomson, Alexander Henry Osborne, Harry Ernest Robertson, Charles Samuel Tulley, Colin Ernest Robertson, Felix Vogue, John Francis Heywood, John Raymond McLean, Hector McLaren, Arthur Bolger, Francis Gorman, James Kiernan, James Mackie, William G Rees, Sydney Walter Gibson, Joseph Edwin Hillis, Norman Arthur, Charles Edward Arthur, James William Hutchison, Norman Arthur Gribble, Robert Murdoch Hooper, Joseph Horrocks, Albert John Harris, Percy Hoopel, George Victor Richards, Charles Pyrmont Wilkinson, Charles Wallace, Samuel Brace, Charles Herity Mannings, John George, Harry George Somerville, James Thomas Inman, Vernon Robert Dobbie, Frederick Bell, Smedley John Terry, John Joseph Jolly, Robert Martin, George Rothwell Seagar, Nicholas Tackaberry, Frank Winterburn-Kemp, George Coates, Charles Wilfred Spotts, Thomas Henry Bright, Frederick Gilbert Gipps, Frederick Payne, James Alexander Montgomery, John Albert Standing, John Henry Adams, Sydney Jane Adans, John Eddy Phillips, George Murphy, Alfred Parsons, James Lawrence Walsh, George Stoddart Smith, Benjamin Ashton, David Daniel Cahill, Herbert Henry Jinnette, John leslie Stagg, Ernest Joseph Walton, Michael Byrne, Frederick Stanley Hick, Oscar Emil Rasmussen, Louis stephen Crawford, Maurice Edmond Gorman, George Joseph Wooley, Norcliff Esca Gabbet, Patick Francis Lynch, Robert Snodgrass, James Wisewould, Gilbert Gardner, Rupert James Tilly, Charles William Clifford, Harold Wisewould.
• Unto the Third Generation - Limited edition No 44
  Book titled - Unto the Third Generation - the recorded memories of Gerard Clarkin. Limited edition No 44. Part 1 early life in England born 23.10.1921. Part 2 Recollections - childhood in the early 20th Century Part 3 His early adulthood - English postal service Part 4 Joining and training in the Navy World War 1939 - 1945 Part 5,6,7,8,9 personal experiences during World War 2. Ships "HMS Undine and Sheldrake, D Day landings Warragul was visited while the ship was docked in Australia with reference on page 202 The memoirs were written by Gerard Clarkin 1996 - 1997.
• Newspaper Cutting Archive: News Highlights from 2021
  Gazette - News of 2021: articles dated 4.01.2022, 11.01.2022, 18.01.2022, 25.01.2022 News of 2021
• Penny Family History Documents: A Genealogical Journey from 1801 to the Present Day
  Penny Family History thomas penny Senior c.1801 - c.1880 came to australia 1848 1. Thomas John Penny 2. Nicholas penny 1868 - 1964 - in 1900 moved to Outtrim then to Gippsland - livinig in the tree -disastrous bushfires. 3. Charles Penny 1905 - 1979 - barman, bus driver Noojee-Warragul and Warragul-Wonthaggi, Warragul auctions 4. Kevin Penny 1946 - Victorian Railways 4. David penny 1951 - Victorian Railways
• Of the People.....for the People - by Laele Pepper
  Book titled Of The people.....for the People - West Gippsland Healthcare Group 1908 - 2008 - by Laele Pepper The story of the Warragul District Hospital and the West Gippsland Hospital. Mentions: Doctor DavidTrumpy and son Doctor Oswald Trumpy, Doctor Ley Infectious diseases Ward, Ambulances, Mary Sargeant Wing, Wartime, Cooinda, Warragul Linen Service, Presidents, Executive Officers, Chief Medical Officers, Matrons, Manager of Linen Service, Committees of management 1908 - 2008, Staff List as at 30th June 2008 Index.
• Round and About in Gippsland. by James Timothy Connelly
  Book titled Round And About in Gippsland. by James Connelly Jim Connelly has given his personal account of 32 towns and villages in Gippsland, each of about 10 pages. This book has factual historical information but in a witty and lively manner.
• Yarragon Primary School's Centennial Celebration and History
  Book titled Yarragon Primary School 125 years 1879 - 2004. History of the school, Photographs of the school 1935, 1950,1932, 1929, 1928, 1950's List of small schools - Yarragon South, Childers, Sagassers Road, Hollydale, Glenleigh, Allambee, Allambee Hall, Allambee Estate, Allambee Reserve, Shady Creek, Yulungah, Sunny Creek. Lists of Head Teachers, teachers, School children's comments ini the school year of 2004, Roll call as at 2004. Memories from ex school families: Standing, Roberts, O'Toole, Walsh, Trickey, Borland, Skinner, Handley, Atkin, Larkin, Rawlings, Malacarne, Kennedy, Flack, Mumford, Significant dates and time line.
• Poowong School Centenary: A Photographic Journey Through History
  Title of book " Poowong School Centenary " December 2nd 1878 - 1978 Photographs of Poowong School dated 1902, of deputation to Education Department dated 1915 with names, of Teachers and students dated 1944, of the school dated 1944, of the parents dated 1944, The School Committee, the consolidated school dated 1958. Sketch of different sites of the schools. Lists and dates od District Inspectors, Head Teachers and Committees
• Mr Harry J Powell's Research Article Sent to William Archer Blackwood in 2021
  Article of research on Mr Harry J Powell with copy sent to William Archer Blackwood as requested.
• Page 588 from the Encyclopedia of Victoria, 1905 - Mr. Edwin James Fowler
  An article Page 588 / 9 The encyclopedia of Victoria 1905 about Mr Edwin James Fowler born 1859.
• Hoadley's Violet Milk Assortment - Chocolate Box Collection
  Hoadley's Violet Milk Assortment of Chocolates 14.04.2022 Item removed as not up to criteria of our collection policy.
• Vintage Hotel Canteen Plates from 1948 Miller's Factory
  3 oval plates Bristle Super Vitrified Hotel Company used in the Miller's Linen Thread Factory by employees in the canteen.
• Duraline Dishes from the Miller's Linen Thread Factory, 1948
  1 oval plate "Duraline" Grindley Hotel Ware Co. used in the canteen of Miller's Linen Thread by employees, family of Goodger.
• Miller's Duraline Bowl from Warragul Factories, 1948
  "Duraline" Grindley Hotel Ware Company England. The bowl has the name of Miller's on the side of it. Used in the canteen of Miller's Linen Thread Factory situated Sutton Street, Warragul - by the Goodger family who were employed at the factory.
• Open Road System Unveils New Cemetery at Gulwarra Heights Memorial Park
  Gazette 2.11.2021 New road system opens up cemetery at Gulwarra Heights Memorial Park at Warragul.
• 1901 Commonwealth Celebrations Entree Cards and Souvenirs
  1. Entree Card Commonwealth Celebrations Victoria. By the Naval and Military Forces, metropolitan Firemen and Police. 2. Entree Card Commonwealth Celebrations Victoria. the Parliament of Victoria at Home. 6.05.1901. 3. Souvenir of the Iinauguration of the Commonwealth. 19.11.1901 4. Souvenir of the Iinauguration of the Commonwealth. 01.01.1901 5. Souvenir of the Iinauguration of the Commonwealth. 01.01.1901 6. Souvenir of the Iinauguration of the Commonwealth. 01.01.1901 7. Welcome to Tasmania January 1901 8. A Country scene. 9. Swearing in Lord Hopetoun as Governor General of australian Commonwealth. 10. Commonwealth January club Celebrations. Dinner Representative Press. January 8th 1901 11. Banquet to Celebrate the Federal convewntion Sydney Town Hall. September 7th 1897 12. The Parliament of the Commonwealth, His Majesty's Minister of State for the commonwealth of australia request the presence of Mr and Mrs Murray Jones to the Exhibition Building Melbourne. 9th May 1901. Edmund Barton. PM. 13. Australain Commonwealth Celebrations the Government of Victoria royal Review. 14. In Celebration of the Opening of Parliamnewt of Commonwealth of Australia. To meet their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York. Exhibition Building Melbourne. 9th May 1901 x 2. 15. Opening of the Parliament of the Commonwealth by his Royal Highness The Duke of Cornwall and York. at the celebrations in Melboourne in connection with the opening of the Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia. 16. Souvenir of the Farewell Banquet. To the Right Honourable The Earl of Hopetoun Governor General of Australia.
• Early Settlers of Warragul: A Photographic Record, 1911
  Laminated A3 copy of The Pioneers of Warragul and Early Settlers of the District. with each photograph numbered 1 - 123 A listing in Data Share gives the number, name and some details about each of the men. Also the list has 40 written names and these also have additional information in the Data Share file.
• Warragul Gazette, October 19, 2021 - Hotel Reimagined as Business Hub
  Warragul Gazette, dated 19.10.2021 Orient ( O & H ) Hotel gains new life as a new business centre. Redevelopment by Herbel Constructions. While renovating the old signage showed " WARRAGUL MARKET " Foreman on the project Peter Wall.
• Warragul Gazette - October 19, 2021
  Warragul Gazette. dated 19.10.2021 The focus is now on esposure sites with the greatest risk of infection. This week La Passion, Queen Street listed.
• COVID-19 Impact on Businesses: Gazette Articles from October 2021
  The Gazette, dated 31. 08.2021 COVID help for business - lockdowns. government aid packages. The Gazdette, dated 12.10.2021 More Tier 1 and Tier 2 sites declared of the pandemic Covid-19 in Baw Baw Shire - some mentioned being Radford Abbatoir, Robin Hood Hotel.
• John Roberts' Obituary in The Gazette, 2021
  The Gazette dated 12.10.2021 Obituary of John Roberts. He was the 1st Mayor of Rural city of Warragul in 1990.
• Daily Gazette: COVID-19 Response and Testing Site Establishment
  The Gazette dated 5th October 2021 Covid -19 cases climb with response Commander Jeroen Weimar met with West Gippsland Healthcare Group establishing a rapid testing site at Lardner Park for Covid-19 exposures in the shire.
• Correspondence of Church of England, 1879-1925: A Historical Artifact
  photo copies of correspondence of Church of England as stored at Diocese at sale. dates from 1879 to 1925. This has been made into a booklet # 9992 and stored in the Library so much easier to read.
• Mothers and Children at the Infant Welfare Centre in Warragul, 1970s
  B / W photograph of mothers lined up with children at the Infant Welfare Centre, Queen Street, Warragul. This building was demolished when the TAFE buildings were constructed. In the background can be seen the Commercial Hotel.