Warragul and District Historical Society

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• WARRAGUL FROM THEN to NOW 1876 - 2020 author Josephine Dickson
  .WARRAGUL FROM THEN to NOW 1876 - 2020 A chronological history of Warragul divided into chapters covering various aspects of the devloplement of the town Includes a time-line, list of shire presidents and mayors.
• WARRAGUL FROM THEN to NOW 1876 - 2020 author Josephine Dickson
  book WARRAGUL FROM THEN to NOW 1876 - 2020 A chronological history of Warragul divided into chapters covering various aspects of the devloplement of the town. Includes a time-line, list of shire presidents and mayors.
• James Thomas McDonald's Burial Acknowledgment, 1991
  Letter from Lois Waller dated 09.05.1991 acknowledging information about James Thomas McDonald. at time of death he lived at Victoria Street Warragul. Died 22.04.1917 aged 61. Occupation was labourer. Buried at Warragul Cemetery Letter dated 2.06.1991 James Thomas McDonald buried in an unmarked grave at Warragul Cemetery. Mention of James McDonald Warragul guardian 08.09.1881 A note asking fro information whether Arnolds or McDonalds are living at Warragul or Sea View from 1880's. the articel includes check Warragul Soldiers Memorial - has listing for F B and W L Arnold. and McDonalds. Sea View Honour Roll, obituaries in West Gippsland Gazette. Letter from James Douglass dated 15.04.2004: Searching for information on Charles McDonald died 19.04.1919 aged 69 at Warragul Wife Margaret McDonald nee Matheson died 1925 aged 73 at Bunyip. Includes a list of 10 children: Donald, Charles, Lachlan, Violet, Euphemia, Neil, Lionel, Hector Rodney, Carr ?, Duncan.
• King Family's Tragic Tale: A Letter to Ms Diane King and Its Legacy
  Letter to Ms Diane King from our society West Gippsland Gazette dated 01.09.1903 Mr James Robert King, son of John King. A magisterial inquiry held by Mr D Connor re cause of his death. West Gippsland Gazette dated 29.09.1903 p 2 Mr James King, verdict of analysis of the stomach revealed nothing unusual. Dr Hayes evidence was death by asphyxia. West Gippsland Gazette dated 9.11.1920 p 2 Mr John King recovering from severe burns at his home Kent Street. West Gippsland Gazette dated 11.01.1921 p 2 Mr John King passed away, shock from the severe burns. had candid opinions 5 sons attended the funeral West Gippsland Gazette 09.08.2021 p 2 Marriage of Hedley Cramwell King son of the late Mr John KIng at Horsham. Family tree of King Family of Warragul, Robert and Selena King had 9 children.
• Kennedy's Legacy in Warragul: A 1990 Article from Victorian Historical Journal
  An article from Victorian Historical Journal Vol 61. No 4. December 1990 by L J Pryor. The diseased Stock Agent in reference to Daniel Kennedy - the Ned kelly drama. Glenrowan 1880 Mention of Wild Wright and Ted Fowler. gives Daniel Kennedy's involvement in the establishment of Warragul where he moved after the Glenrowan seige. He purchased the Crown Hotel and when destroyed by fire he built the Orient Hotel on the same queen Street site.
• Kennedy Family Correspondence, 1996
  Letter to Mrs P Faltyn from our society Bernard Kennedy died recently in Melbourne. Lived at Sea View Brother Tom Kennedy of Darnum.
• Kelly Family Land Ownership in the North Riding, 1893-1907
  Letter from Society to Mrs S Keane of research for her. . Death of Sister Mary Carmelita, daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter Kelly. 1893 - 94 North Riding Walter Kelly, farmer. owner of property Charles Sargeant. 1893 - 94 Central Riding, Hubert Kelly. Owner of property James Purdue 1895 - 96 North riding, Walter Kelly, farmer. Owner of properpty Smythe 1897 - 98 South riding - Bridget Kelly. Owner Sargeant. 1897 - 98 South riding Walter Kelly. Owner Sargeant. 1906 -07 North Riding Thomas Walter Kelly, farmer and owner
• Johns Family Railway Service Documentation Collection
  Letter to society a proposition on renaming the Queen Street Park and placement of a plaque. reasons to record the Johns family's service with the railways. Dated service of family members from 1914 to 1984.
• Edward James: A Legacy Through Letters and Records
  Letter dated 24th December 1990 reply from society re Edward James at Sea View. Information dating 1909 re his election to Shire of Warragul, South riding. Mrs james and Mr malady provided music for functions. Bear Creek deviation contractor was Edward James. Sea View school records of Edwards family. Letter dated 29th December1990 reply from Mrs E Keane nee James.
• Herbert Gangell's 1922 Football Premiers Information Letter
  Letter of information about Herbert Gangell, 1922 football premiers player. Lived at 19 Witton street Warragul.
• There and back: reminiscences, episodes, anecdotes and wartime exploits of the famous RAAF 36 (Transport) Squadron. by Alan Randall
  There and back: reminiscences, episodes, anecdotes and wartime exploits of the famous RAAF 36 (Transport) Squadron. by Alan Randall. See No 2624 copy in library Removed as we had 3 copies.
• Gippsland: people, a place and their past. by John Wells
  Gippsland: people, a place and their past. by John Wells
• Colourful Tales of Old Gippsland by John Wells
  Colourful Tales of Old Gippsland by John Wells
• Steam to Strzelecki: The Koo-wee-rup to McDonald's Track Railway. by Merilyn Ramsay
  Steam to Strzelecki: The Koo-wee-rup to McDonald's Track Railway. by Merilyn Ramsay
• Settlers and Sawmillers: A history of West Gippsland Tramways and the industries they served by Mike McCarthy.
  Settlers and Sawmillers: A history of West Gippsland Tramways and the industries they served by Mike McCarthy.
• Footprints - The Journey of Lucy and percy Pepper...an aboriginal family's struggle for survival.
  Footprints - The Journey of Lucy and percy Pepper...an aboriginal family's struggle for survival.
• Gippsland Massacres: the destruction of the Kurnai Tribe 1800 - 1860 by P D Gardner
  Gippsland Massacres: the destruction of the Kurnai Tribe 1800 - 1860 by P D Gardner
• Through Foreign Eyes: European Perceptions of the Kurnai Tribes of Gippsland.by P D Gardner
  Through Foreign Eyes: European Perceptions of the Kurnai Tribes of Gippsland. by P D Gardner
• Names on the Omeo Highway; between Bairnsdale and Omeo. their origins meanings and history. by P D Gardner
  Names on the Omeo Highway. by P D Gardner Between Bairnsdale and Omeo: their origins, meanings and history.
• Names of the Latrobe Valley and West Gippsland by P D Gardner
  Names of the Latrobe Valley and West Gippsland by P D Gardner Their origins, meanings and history.
• Our Founding Murdering Father - Angus McMillan and the Kurnai Tribe of Gippsland 1839 -1865
  Our Founding Murdering Father - Angus McMillan and the Kurnai Tribe of Gippsland 1839 - 1865 by P D Gardner
• Max Lowenhardt's Life Journey Through Omeo Business Advertiser
  Article about photographer Mr Max lowenhardt from Facebook Gippsland History. 1897 Omeo Business Advertiser in the Weekly Times Supplement. "A man who has enjoyed a very varied experience. He has been a soldier in Austria, a contractor in Russia and a watchmaker in Cairo. The latter business is the one to which he served an apprenticeship. He went to Omeo soon after his arrival in the Colony, and there he opened business as a watchmaker. He opened and nicely furnished a comfortable studio, and his business has extended to such an extent that he intends devoting his whole attention to photography. He has done some really artistic work, and some of his scenic and landscape pictures have been reproduced in The Weekly times. Lowenhardt moved to Fumina. He is the photographer of the Penny Family living in a tree."
• Community Chronicles: Warragul and Baw Baw's Daily Updates from 2014 to 2017
  July 11. 2014......Warragul and Baw Baw Citizens Aug 15. 2014......Warragul and Baw Baw Citizens Sep 12. 2014......Warragul and Baw Baw Citizens Oct 10. 2014..... Warragul and Baw Baw Citizens Nov 14. 2014..... Warragul and Baw Baw Citizens Dec 12. 2014..... Warragul and Baw Baw Citizens Jan 16. 2015.... .Warragul and Baw Baw Citizens Feb 13. 2015.... .Warragul and Baw Baw Citizens Mar 13. 2015.....Warragul and Baw Baw Citizens Apri 10. 2015.....Warragul and Baw Baw Citizens Apri 24. 2015.....Warragul and Baw Baw Citizens May 15. 2015.....Warragul and Baw Baw Citizens May 29. 2015.....Warragul and Baw Baw Citizens June 16. 2015.....Warragul and Baw Baw Citizens June 26. 2015.....Warragul and Baw Baw Citizens July 10. 2015.....Warragul and Baw Baw Citizens July 24. 2015.....Warragul and Baw Baw Citizens Aug 14. 2015.....Warragul and Baw Baw Citizens Aug 28. 2015.....Warragul and Baw Baw Citizens Sept 11. 2015.... Warragul and Baw Baw Citizens. Sept 25. 2015.....Warragul and Baw Baw Citizens Oct 16. 2015.... .Warragul and Baw Baw Citizens Oct 30. 2015..... Warragul and Baw Baw Citizens Nov 13. 2015.... .Warragul and Baw Baw Citizens Nov 27. 2015.... .Warragul and Baw Baw Citizens Dec 11. 2015......Warragul and Baw Baw Citizens June 02. 2017.....Baw Baw Citizen July 07. 2017.....Baw Baw Citizen Aug 04. 2017.....Baw Baw Citizen Dec 08. 2017.....Baw Baw Citizen Mar 23. 2018.....Baw Baw Citizen May 17. 2018.....Baw Baw Citizen July 19. 2018.....Baw Baw Citizen Aug 02. 2018.....Baw Baw Citizen Nov 15. 2018.....Baw Baw Citizen June 03. 2016.....Baw Baw Advertiser Summer 2014.....The Warragul Larder Spring 2014.....The Warragul Larder Autumn 2014.....The Warragul Larder
• Gippsland Historical Maps Collection (1931-1942)
  A very large laminated map of 4 sections joined together showing map of Gippsland
• Roy Decker's 1960s Travel Clock in Folding Case
  Folding case holding a Travel clock, dated 1960 Owner was Roy Decker. of Nilma