Warragul and District Historical Society

Items

• Trash and Treasure Market at Nilma School: 1985-1987 Gazette and Trader剪报集
  Gazette and Trader: Years dated 1985 - 1987. Items: New room for Nilma primary School. Trash and Treasure Market at Nilmla School. Local Rural Schools sports - shows Nilma school students. Gippsland primary School's Quiz - Nilma was victorious. Nilma Maze nearing completion. Neerim Brownie pack receives $170 from Shire. Nilma Brownies off to Sydney. Award to Nilma Brownies from Country Womens Association project. Award Nilma Brownies - won Best Brownies Unit Nilma - Darnum Presentations. Warragul Rotoract sponsored Cathy Vermay to Sydney. 1st. Nilma Brownie pack - production of Wizard of Oz. Nilma Brownies Best in Victoria. CAr park plan for Nilma for SEC workers. Nilma Darnum Sports Pictorial. Article on formation of Nilma Darnum club formed in 1897. Accident 75 years ago of Ackerman's in their horse and trap at Nilma. Young family of Nilma have bullock Team - do displays. Plans for Nilma Motel. Nilma church sold. Sale of properpty on corner of Bloomfield Road and No 1 Albert Road, Nilma. Rev. Percy Jennings Smith - he died 1906 1st. Creamery on that Nilma corner. William Keeble Martins were the owners at the time of sale. Parents fight threat to Nilma school that small rural schools maybe closed. A pleas from students of Nilma primary School Nilma community over-reacted - the school to stay. Nilma-Darnum won netball. 90th birthday for resident Maggie Howie. A $5 million tourist park plan for Nilma. Extra bill to Shire for boomgates at Nilma level Crossing. Shsire of Warragul want the 80 K speed zone to remain at Nilma. Railway boom-gates commence operating 22.10.1985. John Wells article - Bloomfield was rail terminus for timber tramways.
• Nilma Darnum Football Club's 1988-1989 Gazette and Trader Chronicles
  Gazette and Trader: Years dated 1988, 1989. Items: Nilma Darnum Football club. Retirement of Beryl Brown of Nilma School community. Nilma and guides Heritage dress-up day. Appreciation to Prue Vermay, Anne Tweddle, Gail Chippendall and Karen Vermay. Enquiry V/Line level crossing accident 1.06.1988. Apologies re chemicals spilt on 1.06.1888. Details of the accident between train and truck at Nilma level crossing. Moves by Nilma to prevent repeat of accident/ chemical spill. Spill enquiry. Nilma boy affected by chemical spillage. Anger of Nilma residents because of contamination. Christ Church Nilma celebrates 80th birthday. Nilma Darnum Netballers A and B grades. David Jones showing his war medals. Young Victorians Quilt Project. Nilma school - no forced school mergers declared by Joan Kirner, Premier Victoria. Students getting ready for school concert.
• Nilma's Newspaper Chronicles: A Journey Through Time
  Gazette and Trader. Years dated 1990,, 1991,, 1994, 1997, Items: Nilma success in Teachers program, Guides planted trees, Nilma Brownies - Brown Owl was Mrs Prue Vermay. Nilma primary school dress-up day. Nilma Christ Church closed after 86 years. Tree planting in memory of Isobel Young and Jenny Brown. Reunion and BBQ as Nilma North State School closed in 1976 Nilma ladies Basketball, netball and football. Nilma-Darnum Centenary pictorial. Nilma Darnum Football club Legends.
• West Gippsland's Literary Legacy: A Collection of Books
  a listing of books relating to the history of West Gippsland, South Gippsland and the Phillip Island area.
• Narracan Shire Timeline, 1840-1888
  A Time-line of Narracan Shire. Dated 1840 - 1888 Written by John D Adams
• Early Warragul & District: Guardian Article from 1927
  Guardian dated 8.11.1927 Topic - Early Warragul and District by J D Adams. ISO
• Brief History of Dairying Industry in Warragul District, 1972
  An article - A brief history of the Dairying Industry in the Warragul District. Written by James (Jim) L armour. dated 23.10.1972
• Central Gippsland Rural Schools Sports Association 1980 Track Plans
  Central Gippsland Rural Schools sports Association. at Geoff Watt Track. Dated 15.10.1980. Schools participating - Bona Vista, Buln buln, Cloverlea, Drnum, Ellinbank, Lardner, Nilma, Nilma NOrth, Seaview, Shady Creek, Tetoora Raod, Warragul West, Plans of the arena for the sports.
• Warragul Shire Minutes Extracts, 1882-1883
  Extracts from Warragul Shire Minutes. re Darnum. Dated 1882 - 1883 8.08.1882 - Neither Warragul or Darnum are proclaimed as Townships as yet. 17.10.1882 - Works on Warragul to Darnum road. 23.01.1883 - Roadworks between Darnum Station and O"Neil's store 5.09.1882 - Specifications for Darnum road, Cr Ditterich and Cr Irwin. 17.10.1882 - Engineer to inspect road, proposed by Messrs Cropley. 6.02.1883 - Works on Darnum road, specifications for work on road at Darnum between school house and post office. 23.10.1883 - Work on Bloomfield to Darnum Road. 6.03.1883 - Call for tenders for work in Darnum Road.
• Darnum Extracts Contract Records, 1882-1885
  Darnum - extracts in connection with Darnum. Dated 1882 - 1885 Gives name of contractor, date of contract, costs, situation of works.
• School History Correspondence from 1881-1892
  Correspondence re Darnum State School No 2319. No 3. Carriage of stove from station to school house. Dated 1881 No 4. department of Public Works - clearing logs. Dated 1887 No 4. Advice about placement of school furniture. Dated 1890 No 6. Inventory of furniture and effects. Dated 1892.
• School History Documents from Darnum State School, 1916-1957
  7 pages - A history fo Darnum State School No 2319. - received from Department of Education reference 80/314 dated 1916 - 1957 Inicludes photcopies of 13 items of correspondence.
• Darnum State School Head Teachers and Inspectors List (1881-1979)
  Darnum State School No 2319 Information received from Education Department reference No 79/794 List of Head Teachers 1881 - 1979 with dates of appointment and resignations. Byrne, McLean, Wilson, David, Griffin, Courtney, Hayes, Stainsby, Towner, Tysoe, ketels, Hall Lucas, Evans, Scouller, Lighfoot nee O'Brien, Evans, Baker, Smith, Atchison, Matheson, Galagher, O'Connor, Bridges, Lewis, Sinnott, MacKenzie, Sheehan, Collis, Crofts, Williams, Mrs Bowden, Bell, Mrs Bell. Also a list of School inspectors 1880 - 1980
• Early Sawmills & Tramways: A Historical Journey Through Darnum's Industrial Era
  Darnum - Early Sawmills and Tramways. Names: Trinca Bros, Overend and Selman, Joseph Smith, Ben Cropley, William Smith, the crossing of Bear Creek, J C Cox, Marshall Cropley, Sandman and Topp, Bill Edwards, W W Gunn, Thomas Herand, Doctors Hayes and Trumpy, 1898 bushfires, Amos and Gunn, Whiteside Bros, A J Wright, Archibald McColl, Sargeants, E R Barrow, G J Turner, Harvey and Rowan, Joseph Keeble, John Streitberg, Edward Brown, Thomas Whiting.
• Photocopy of Village Settlements by L J Blake BA, Bed, MACE (1966)
  Photocopy of Village Settlements by L J Blake BA, Bed, MACE. dated 26.10.1966 taken from the Victorian Historical Magazine pages 189 to 199 referring to Darnum on page 197.
• Darnum Centenary Article on Postal Services, 1981
  Article written for Darnum Centenary dated 1981 on the Darnum Post Office It gives names of Railway Station Masters, Post masters and postmistresses, the Darnum Telepnoe Exchange. Extracts from Post Office Directories up to 1927 relating to Darnum Businesses and Professional people.
• Darnum Hall Insurance Document Collection (1955)
  Darnum Hall insurance, Contacts and Estimates. Dated 1955
• A Century of Halls: The Darnum Memorial Hall Committee's Journey
  Darnum Memorial Hall Committee, Commonwealth Savings Bank of Australia. 1959 - 1962
• Darnum Township Correspondence, 1887-1928
  Correspondence of historical interest for township of Darnum. Dated 1887 - 1928.
• Darnum Hall Tax & Registration Correspondence (1931-1956)
  Correspondence from Health Department re Taxes and Registrations for Darnum Hall. Dated 1931 - 1956
• Darnum Hall Correspondence, 1941-1958
  Correspondence about Title of Darnum Hall. Dated 1941 - 1958
• Public Hall Grants Correspondence, 1953-1957
  Correspondence about grants for public Hall. Dated 1953f -1957
• Flooring Discussion for Darnum Public Hall, 1953-1957 Correspondence
  Correspondence about the flooring of the proposed Public Hall at Darnum .. dated 1953 - 1957.
• Minute Book of Darnum Mechanics Institute, 1944-1959
  Minute Book - Darnum Mechanics Institute Hall 1944 - 1959.
• Minutes of Darnum Mechanics Institute Hall, 1906-1944
  Minute book - Darnum Mechanics Institute Hall, July 1906 - August 1944