Warragul and District Historical Society

Items

• Colin Silcock's Article on Herald Newspaper Air Flights, 1920-1922
  An article by Colin Silcock prepared July 2020 as a history of The Herald Newspaper Air flights in Gippsland 1920 and 1922. this was also printed in Bulletin No 527
• Burst Asunder: A Centennial Journey Through Jindivick's Early Settlement
  Booklet titled Burst Asunder - Jindivick - the first hundred years 1877 - 1977 Jacksons Track, Early Settlement, Pioneering Families: Jackson, Mason, Condon. Ramsden, W Edney, Petschack, Gleeson, Palmer Hutchison, C Killeen, Notman, Holt, Mapleson, Barr, Mitchell, Ronalds, Pretty, Story of school No 1951. Post Office, Metals and Mining , Timber industry, Mechanics Institute, Churches, Farming, Railway line, Sport and recreation, War Service, Back to Jindivick dated October 1936
• Koo-wee-rup Swamp's Place Names: A Historical Journey Through Gippsland
  Article taken from Koo-wee-rup Swamp Historical Society Newsletter No 424 The Origin of Place Names in Gippsland. Balla Balla, Ballarto Road, Bayles, Blind Bight, Caldermeade, Cannons Creek, Cardinia, Carrington, Catani, Clyde, Cora Lynn, Cranbourne, Dalmore, Devon Meadows, Five Miles, Heath Hill, Iona, Island Road, Jam Jerrup, K00-wee-rup, Lang Lang, McDonalds Track, Modella, Monomeith, Nyora, Pakenham, Protector's Plain, Rythdale, Sawtells Inlet, Sherwood, Tobin Yallock, Tooradin, Vervale, Warneet, Western Port bay, Yallock, Yannathan.
• Mechanics Institutes: A Tour of Victorian Historical Museums
  Article taken from Mechanics Institute of Victoria - Magazine No 51. Bus Tour to Baw Baw Shire on 13th October 2019. Visited Warragul and District Historical Society Museum and were hosted by Jo and Malcolm Dickson. Also visited Buln Buln Mechanics Institute. Rokeby, Neerim North and Neerim Junction with descriptions about their visit.
• Minutes of Warragul and District Historical Society, 1967-2020
  Warragul and District Historical Society Minute Books. Vol 1 - 1967 - 1979 Vol 2 - 1979 - 1993 Vol 3 - 1993 - 2011 Vol 4 - 2011 - 2020
• Sony Digital Still Camera with 10x Optical Zoom, MVC PD 73 Mavica Technology Collection
  Sony Digital Still Camera with 10x Optical Zoom. MVC - PD 73 Digital Mavica. Captures image into a 3� inch floppy disc. To see the images the disc was placed into a 3� inch drive on the computer. The camera has the ability to Program - do Picture Effects - to Copy and to E-mail.
• Sheila Ferguson's Community Service Legacy
  Newspaper cutting taken from The Express 8.07.1994 Sheila Ferguson MBE A name that is synonymous with Community Work. Married to Dr Bill Ferguson - Trafalgar. Her major involvements: Latrobe Regional Art Gallery, West Gippsland Arts Centre at Warragul, Monash Gippsland School of Art, Proceed - West Gippsland Adult Education, The first female on the Narracan Shire Council. Awarded MBE in 1985 Newspaper cutting The News, dated Wednesday 29th November 1995 p5. Dr William and Mrs Sheila Ferguson were honoured for 50 years of outstanding service at Trafalgar. This Golden Jubilee was organised by the combined service clubs; Apex, Lion, Rotary.
• West Gippsland Development Appeal Progress Bulletin 1994
  Progress Bulletin dated 14.11.1994 - West Gippsland Development Appeal. List of designated or memorial gifts from donors. Drouin Auxiliary, Vin Rowe, Mr David Merenstein, Shire of Buln Buln, Mr and Mrs Alex Winterton, Grange Food Hall, Mr and Mrs Norm Blackwood, Dr W P Caldwell, Mr and Mrs Russell Taylor, Mr and Mrs Noel Gleeson, OAMPS Insurance, Mr and Mrs Alan Keys, Mr and Mrs Colin Adkins, Rural City of Warragul, Warragul Logging Pty Ltd. Mr and Mrs Stuart Lawson, Mr and Mrs Greg Pullen, Mr and Mrs Bill Dineen, Mr and Mrs Gerald Kane, Mr and Mrs Mick Irwin, Mr and Mrs Bill Pyle, Mr and Mrs Jim Carroll, Mr and Mrs Michael Hodge.
• West Gippsland Hospital Appeal Launch - Newspaper Cutting from 12.07.1994
  Newspaper cutting Gazette, dated 12.07.1994. West Gippsland Hospital Appeal Launch. Pictures of: Helene Armour, Noel Byers, Alan Keys, Jim Kennedy, John Enbon, Briani Lemon, Bill and Connie Skewes, Richard Sanderson, Bill Crotty, NanDrysdale, Marianne Sanderson, Melissa Naprelac, Doreen and Debbie MacAffee, Peter and Leonie Hoadley, Heather and Con O'Connell, Shirley and Steve Mery.
• 1994 Gazette Newspaper Cuttings: $700K Raised for West Gippsland Hospital
  Newspaper cuttings from Gazette dated 12.07.1994. $700.000 raised for West Gippsland Hopsital. Picture of Mayor Brian Davies, Norm Burke, and Alan Keys.
• 1994 Gazette Newspaper Cutting Campaign for Hospital Redevelopment
  Newspaper cutting from Gazette, dated 17.05.1994. Campaign launched for hospital redevelopment. - a six to seven year campaign - a headstart $470.000 bequest from Walter Shearman's Estate and a pledge of $25.000 from Andrew's Foundation.
• West Gippsland Hospital Appeal Campaign Brochure from 1994
  A brochure: West Gippsland Hospital Appeal Campaign Committee. Dated 1994 Chairman: Gary Blackwood. Members of committee: Colin Adkins, Barrie Baker, Norm Burke, Noel Byers, Paul Davine, Malcolm Dickson, Mrs June Dineen, Mrs Nan Drysdale, John Enbon, Mrs Heather Enbon, Ian Gaffney, Rex Greenland, Mrs Leonie Hoadley, Peter Hoadley, Jim Johnson, Jim Kennedy, Stuart Lawon, Ray Lord, Rod McLeish, Steve Mery, John Morgan, George Nicholson, Dr Bruce Osborne, Terry Palmer, John Pilgrim, Dave Rackett, Howard Sharman, Dr Rob Sinnett, Bill Skewes, Ian Sowerby, Gary Surman, Russell Taylor, Mrs Jean Tyrrell, Ted Tyrrell, Tony Xerri.
• West Gippsland Hospital Development Appeal, 1994 Pamphlet
  A pamphlet: West Gippsland Hospital Development Appeal, 1994. Will You Help Us Build This Appeal Chairman - Gary Blackwood. Medical Director: Dr Bruce Osborne. Mayor of Rural City of Warragul: Cr. Joy Ryrie President of Shire of Buln Buln: Cr. Don Blackley Public Appeal Chairman: John Enbon Appeal Vice-Chairman: Melissa Naprelac. Designated Gifts Chairman: Norm Burke.
• Opening Ceremony Photographs: Mrs Shirley Admans and Diana J Jones AMDSJ
  Photograph of Mrs Shirley Admans, Dame Diana J Jones AMDSJ, Presidents of Association for the blind, Mr Barry Cunningham MP at the opening of extensions to Pindari Day Centre Warragul.
• Barry Cunningham MP and D.J. Grimes at Pindari Day Centre Extensions Opening, 1986
  Photograph of Barry Cunningham MP and the Honourable D J Grimes at the opening of Pindari Day Centre extensions, 1986
• Colin Brown & Anne Delatou's CaBa Design Warragul: 1986 Extensions
  Photograph of Colin Brown and Anne Delatou CaBa Design Warragul - Pindari building extensions.
• Vision Australia's Laminated Signs from the 1980s
  Laminated Signs: 1. Vision Australia - Paul Davine Chairman - targer of $100.000 for extension of Pindari 2. Vision Australia - Pindari was opened February 1982
• Towards Dignity and Independence: Pindari Centre Pamphlet
  1. Pindari Centre for the Visually Impaired "Towards Dignity and Independence. 2. Pindari Centre - artists perspective - view of West Gippsland Day Centre. 3. gippsland Region - Pindar Centre, Warragul. " Association for the Blind. New Beginnings "
• Blind Volunteers' Awards Ceremony in Pindari Warragul, 1995
  Association for the Blind/ Pindari Warragul - Volunteers who had served 20 years received awards. Bernice Anderson, Jean Handley, Margaret McLeish, Edie Miles, Lorna Valena.
• Gippsland Region Visually Impaired Members' List, 1990s
  List of Gippsland Region - Visually impaired. 1. Members who are blind. 2. Volunteers 3. auxiliary members 4. Staff 5. Supporters.
• Association for the Blind - Pindari Centre Volunteer List 1995
  Association for the Blind - Pindari Centre, dated October 1995 A list of names of volunteers and staff to attend Garden party at Government House.
• Melbourne's Blind Community: A Centennial Celebration Document from 1995
  Association for the Blind Centenary Celebration in Melbourne December 1995 List of Warragul Members, Narre Warren Members, Volunteers and staff. Also a list of names and addresses.
• Floor Plans for Pindari Day Centre, 1986
  a diagram of existing floor plan of Pindari Day centre and a disgram of the proposed floor plan of an extension to the building.
• Gippsland Region Centenary Appeal Document Collection
  Centenary Appeal Gippsland Region This covers: 1. background to 100 years of service to the vision impaired. 2. Gippsland - a vision of development. 1974: commenced in rental premises 1979: Property secured in Albert Road, Warragul. 1981: Pindari Day Centre was opened. 1986: Extensions added 3. The Challenge 4. Volunteers - large list of local names. 5. Customer focus 6. Services offered 7. History of aged population in Gippsland at 1995.
• Pindari Day Centre Plans, 1985, Vision Australia
  Plans for the building of the Pindari Day centre 161 Albert Road - Mouritz Street Warragul for Vision Australia.