Warragul and District Historical Society

Items

• First Warragul Railway Station Photograph, 1879
  Copy of photograph of the first Warragul Railway Station dated 1879. The curved roof is of the former goods shed. The forest behind the station is showing how heavy the growth was at that time.
• Vintage Railway Station Photograph from Warragul, 1906
  Copy of photograph from a postcard of the Warragul Railway Station dated c. 1906 Taken from the balcony of the Railway Hotel showing the original station. At this time vehicles could be driven onto the platform. To the right is the overhead tank for storage of water for the steam locomotives. The water was pumped from a dam from the otherside of Alfred Street and gravity fed to the station to fill the engine boilers.
• Entrance to Warragul Railway Station, 1919 - Balcony View and Park Path
  Copy of photograph of Entrance to the Warragul Railway Station dated c. 1919. Photograph taken from the balcony of the Railway Hotel showing the gate into the park and the path leading to the overhead pedetrian bridge to the station. Interesting to note the seats built around the trees.
• School Buses Outside Warragul Shire Hall, 1926
  School Buses outside the Warragul Shire Hall. in 1926..
• St Paul's Anglican Grammar School 2006 Year Program Overview
  .St Paul's Anglican Grammar School 2006 Year Program wilol be run seperately from the rest of the school. The Centre's location a seperate site in sutton Street. The special features of the Program, Core Skills Program Excursions, Arts and Technology skills, Personal development, Health and fitness Uniform, Staff Team listed: Jenny Muir, Brenden Morris, Michelle Roberts, Kylie Sinclair, Joel Glowinski, Felicity Williams, Christie Hams, Di Olssen, Tony Allen, Marilyn Davidson, Tracie Eastwood, Heidrun Sander, Belinda Slate, Glenda Robinson. Chaplain: David Boyd. Counsellor: Mary Marriott. Careers: Jahna Pulford.
• St Paul's Anglican Grammar School: Celebrating 20 Years - May 7th 2002 Newspaper Cutting
  Gazette May 7th 2002. Celebrating 20 years.pages 18, 19, 21. St Paul's Anglican Grammar Schhool. Humble beginnings in Sunday School building behind St Paul's anglican Church in Warragul. Picture of richard prideaux, Pat Dent, Ken Wilson, and inaugural school principal Des Parker.
• October 2005 Gazette: Year 9 Centre Official Opening
  .Gazette dated October 25th 2005 Year 9 students told to find themselves. The official opening of Year 9 centre in Millers Thread Company building. Sutton Street Pictures of Member for Narracan Ian Maxfield. Elizabeth Jedynak- chair of school board and Richard Prideaux, Principal Member for McMillan Russell Broadbent, and Federal Minister for Science, Education and Training Brendan Nelson.
• Hoult Family Genealogy Collection
  Hoult. Cemetery Records: John Hoult death 20.05.1902 and his wife Eliza Jane Parker 24.08.1903. Charles Henry Hoult died 1.04.1933 and wife Maggie May Hoult died 19.05.1940. Warragul Gazette 19.08.1941 Drowning of Charles Hoult in Drouin Reservoir at age of 11. First Costable A McDonald and Constable A Thompson attended the scene of the fatality. As at 2001 A and R E Hoult resided at 11 Pettit Street Warragul.
• Charles Horner's Letter and Family History
  .Letter re Leslie Charles Horner 1893 - 1965. from Mrs Loris Campbell. Charles Horner was assistant postmaster at Warragul. they lived in Bowen Street named the house "Hilton" - family name of mother. He moved as postmaster to Trafalgar. some details about woring in the post office. News cutting of Pantomine at Trafalgar. Some photo copies of Trafalgar.
• Herbert Lawrence Hatfield's Letter and Warragul Solicitors Lists, 1905-1916
  letter re Herbert Lawrence Hatfield. - Bloomfield. Warragul shire Rate Books gave information of North riding 1916. A list of solicitors in Warragul around 1905
• Gray Family Genealogy Letter from Margaret Morters
  .Letter from Margaret Morters dated 19.07.1993 re Andrew and Jessie Gray nee Selking, married at St Pauls Church 1881. both buried in Warragul Cemetery. They lived at Darnum for 35 years leased farm land. Hugh Herbert Gray - Darnum Primary School. 1881 - 1884 Alice Gray - Darnum Primary schol. 1881 - 1883 Tuttle Family - Emily, Annie, Thomas, Hugh Gray married Emily Tuttle. Linda Joy Gray born Warragul 1913
• Glover-David Hill Family Genealogy Letter, 1993
  .Letter from Warragul and District Society with information re family of Glover and David Hill. Enclosed are extracts from Shire of Warragul North Riding of David Hill and James Glover. Drouin North.
• Edward William Gladman: A Pioneer Explorer of Gippsland
  .Article on Edward William Gladman. born 1824 died 1903 A Pioneer and explorer of Gippsland.
• Albert Gallus and the Rokeby Legacy
  Letter re Albert Gallus and brother William Gallus - land at Rokeby. Albert married Edna Wilkinson of rokeby. Son Geoff Gallus born at Warragul in 1944 albert Gallus - some boxing history
• Robyn Crocker's Letter to Vicki Laveni on Perce Freckleton
  .Copy of letter from Robyn Crocker to Vicki Laveni re Perce Freckleton. He attended Warragul High school, a teacher at Poowong State, wrote newspaper cloumn under pseudonym Algernon Pip. Some war history.
• Clive Walkinshaw's Death in Local Gazette, 2020
  .Gazette dated 1.12.2020 Farewell to Walky: Icon of local livestock industry - death of Clive Walkinshaw at the age of 92. Date of death 26.11.2020
• Family Trees Unveiled: The Lorkin Legacy Through the Eyes of John and Lilly Fowles
  John and Lilly Fowles: Pat Eaton, Mrs Lacey, Don Fraser. Sally Gilroy, all connected to the Lorkin Family.. Mrs Maureen Green.
• Young Family Genealogy Collection
  Ancestors of Thomas Paget Leslie Young. Malcolm McPherson selected at Lardner c. 1880 / 81 Many other names. Names of interest: Ian Jenkins married Margaret Pettit - children Anita and David Jenkins. Bert Young married Elizabeth McPherson. Mary McPherson married George Notman. The hand written pages transcribed and typed by Diane Cook.
• Church History: Centenary Booklet & Eisdell's 'Back Country' - Warragul, 1881-1981
  Historical conflict between Church of England Centenary booklet of Warragul dated 1881 - 1981 and the book "Back Country or the Cheerful Adventures of a bush Parson in the Eighties written by Reverend J W Eisdell. The construction of the first Church of england at corner of Williams lane and Mason Street Warragul. The Reverend S Sandiford was officiating at the opening of the church in 1881.
• These Walls Speak Volumes by Pam Baragwanath and Ken James.
  Title: These Walls Speak Volumes. A history of mechanics Institutes in Victoria.
• Vicroads Centennial: Keeping Victoria Connected Through Road Construction and Maintenance, 2013
  Vicroads Centenary Keeping Victoria Connected for 100 years. dated 2013
• 1904 Cook Book Advertisements for St Paul's Church Fundraising
  Article from Tim Gibson, Archivist Diocese Anglican Church Sale. a list of businesses through advertisements in a 1904 Cook Book published to raise money for the erection of a new church building, St Paul's Church of England in Victoria Street, Warragul. Foundation stone 1908.
• Judy McCartney's Correspondence: Charles Eberle and Warragul Bakery History, 1855-1896
  letter from Judy McCartney re Charles Eberle. Came from Switzerland to the goldfields 1855 -1864. Settled Warragul about 1890 - 1896. conducted a bakery.
• Stephen Duggan's Letter: Tracing Family History from Warragul, 1875-1885
  Letter from Stephen Duggan. Tracing his family history. Information: John and Wini Duggan arrived in Warragul aound 1875 - Children: Patrick, Michael, Bridget, Francis, Mary, John, Margaret. They worked on the railways and lived at Duggans Crossing on the west of the town. He also lived along McDonalds Track around 1879. Son patrick Duggan was employed as a telegraph officer in the post office around 1885.
• Elizabeth Dowey's Correspondence: Genealogy Research from 2014
  Research done by Colin Silcock. Elizabeth Dowey owned Lots 14 and 15 on plan of subdivision No 2423. Now known as 64 and 66 Albert Street, Warragul. Lots of further information.