Warragul and District Historical Society

Items

• Land Lease Document from 1869 - Alfred Powell's Claim to Narracan Parish, County of Buln No. 1519
  Document - Form and Condition of License (lease) "The Land Act 1869" Alfred Powell for 314 acrtes Parish of Narracan, County of Buln Buln No 1519 Dated 1st October 1875
• West Gippsland Healthcare Group History Book, 1908-2008
  Book 'Of the People...for the people West Gippsland Healthcare Group.1908 - 2008' by Laela Pepper
• 'A Convenient Scapegoat - Angus McMillan and the Gippsland Massacres' by Rob Christie
  Book titled 'A Convenient Scapegoat - Angus McMillan and the Gippsland Massacres' by Rob Christie. Other major characters from the 1840's: Lachlan Macalister, Colin Macalister, Matthew Macalister, Frederick Taylor, William Pearson, William Odell Raymond, John Foster, William Uriah Hoddinott, Uriah Hodddinott, George Augustus Robinson, William Thomas, Boyd Cunninghame, Patrick Coady Buckley, Frederick Jones.
• Local History Newspaper Cuttings from 2024
  Gazette dated 24.11.2024 Newspaper cuttings: 1. "Books Trace Local History" Book launch at museum held on 13th October 2024. Author Ross Dawson "Old Sale Road our Gippsland History" Josephine Dickson " Warragul Why? because 'Mud Means Money' 2. Club News - shows release of 'Time Line of Warragul 1878 - 2024' Shows photographs of some of the committee: Helen Cropley, Robert Kippen, Dave Malady, Di Harrison, Malcolm Dickson.
• Patti Bailey's Memoir of Living at Warragul
  A memoir of living at Warragul: Patti Bailey nee Boon was the daughter of the Shire Engineer at Warragul 1933 - 1941 and 1946 to 1951. Ben Boon built the family home at 8 Napier Street in 1938. A brick house in the inter-war Tudor Revival Style. It had patterned brickwork to the main facade, patterned leadlight front windows, angled chimney, dormer window and a steeply pitched main roof. This house was destroyed by fire in 2024. Patti has written about her childhood games when living in the home, the shops of Warragul she remembered.
• AWA Radiola Deep Image TV for the Olympic Games in Melbourne, 1956
  AWA Radiola Deep Image TV Sold by Martin Saunders Radio for the viewing of the Olympic Games in Melbourne November 1956. Saunders Radio was originally in William Street Warragul and the first TV was sold to Ramsay Piggin. From 1947 to 1957 at William Stret, 1957 to 1987 Napier Street - they sold over 5000 TV's Major technician employee was Tom Ljubic.
• Briggs' Scrap Album from Yorkshire: Warragul Area Photographs
  Scrap Photograph Album; front page "T D Briggs (Thomas Davey Briggs) from Yorkshire. "Pictures thought to be of Warragul area and given to donor Heather Porter who had been living in Western Australia many years ago and at that time the Album was given to her by her music teacher who was Jessie Kennedy.
• "Warragul why? because "Mud Means Money" by Josephine Dickson
  Book titled "Warragul why? because "Mud Means Money" by Josephine Dickson
• Marching Girls Associations at Warragul in 2023
  an article of information about the Marching Girls Associations at Warragul. Teams were Warragul Whip-o-wills, with instructors Mr and Mrs Neville Cottrell The Mavericks, Warragul Emeralds, Warragul Saphires, Warragul Band Maroons Names of many of the marching girls.
• Richard Rendell's Life as a Rechabite Farmer in West Gippsland, 1930s
  Article in West Gippsland Genealogical Society magazine "Kith and Kin" Richard Rendell - a farmer and a life-long Rechabite.
• William Ebenezer Crole's Family History in Kith and Kin, 1852
  Article from the West Gippsland Genealogical Magazine "Kith and Kin" of Local family of William Ebenezer Crole from 1852.
• 150 Years Celebration at Drouin West Primary School - Gazette Article
  Gazette dated 15.10.2024 Drouin West Primary School Celebrates 150 years. The organiser Christine Winter. 10 photographs of students, ex students and visitors.
• Baby Health Centre in Action: 1924 Gazette Article
  Gazette dated October 14th 1924 "Baby Health Centre" ...To sarrive at Warragul for special duty - the 'Better Farming Train' this wa a special department on the train for Sister Peck to hold a baby health clinic and talk about the advantage of having a baby health centre.
• " Old Sale Road our Gippsland History" Author Ross Dawson.
  Book titled " Old Sale Road our Gippsland History" Author Ross Dawson. A5 sized book covers the Coach trip from Burke Street Melbourne through the various coach stops to Sale. Other interesting facts and historical events about the stage coach route between 1847 to 1878 Lists: Sale, Avon, Rosedale, Traralgon, Shire Directory. Hotel Keepers and Publicans, Names, Occupation, address. Narracan Shire Directory includes Moe, Trafalgar and Yarragon. Names, Occupation, address. Walhalla Borough Shire Directory. Names, Occupation, address.Hotel Keepers and Publicans, Warragul Shire Directory . Names, Occupation, address.Hotel Keepers and Publicans, Buln Buln Shire Directory - Hotel Keepers and Publicans, Names, Occupation, Address Includes 102 Photographs and texts.
• Warragul Why? because "Mud Means Money" by Josephine Dickson
  Book titled - Warragul Why? because "Mud Means Money" - Stories of early settlers who helped to make the township of Warragul.. chapters page 6 - Find or blaze a track. page 13 - Charles and Mary Sargeant. page 18 - Hunter James, / Alexander / Minnie Meta / William / Evan A / Evan James / James (Jim) Arthur Cartr Hunter. page 28 - Oliver and Charles Harkness / William Harkness. Page 31 - James and Jane Copeland, Hugh and Samuel Copeland, Hugh Allen Copeland. page 36 - The Murdie Family - David / Isabella McNaughton nee Murdie / George, Henry, Mark Murdie / Jane (Minto) McNeil nee Murdie / Catherine Kingston nee Murdie. page 39 - Mrs Mariquita Jones / George William Jones. page 42 - Richard Biram / James Biram / Benjamin Biram / Mary Davis nee Biram. page 49 - David Connor Jnr. the father of Warragul. page 52 - Joseph Gibson page 55 - John Andrew Trinca. page 58 - Charles Henry Round / Isabella Round nee Ross. page 63 - Rev Percy Jennings Smith. page 66 - Joseph Von Ditterich page 68 - John and Kate Rhoden nee Connor./ Railway Hotel page 71 - George Watt Anderson. page 76 - Daniel Kennedy - Crown / Orient Hotel page 80 - Herman Conrad Killish von Horn page 82 - Ellen (Ma) Jane Kelly. page 85 - John Dodds page 88 - Richard and Cecil Skews / stock and station agents. page 89 - Rebecca Davies - nurse / Rongoa Hospital. page 91 - Percival Henry Trood / dentist page 94 - Miss Olive Marrabel / Marrabel history.
• Let God Write Your Story by Peter Edward Rowse
  Book titled " Let God Write Your Story" by Peter Edward Rowse. Covers family history, Rowse Bros Ellinbank Gardens, growing bulbs, marketing flowers, his involvement in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea
• Booklet: Preservation Needs Assessment of the Warragul and District Historical Society's Collection. Dated at april 2019 Compiled by Artifact Conservation, 74 Piper Street, Kyneton 3444. Assessment was funded by National Library of Australia. Assement submitted May 6th 2019 to the National Library of Australia for grant of $15.000 for works to be done.
  Booklet: Preservation Needs Assessment of the Warragul and District Historical Society's Collection. Dated at april 2019 Compiled by Artifact Conservation, 74 Piper Street, Kyneton 3444. Assessment was funded by National Library of Australia. Assement submitted May 6th 2019 to the National Library of Australia for grant of $15.000 for works to be done.
• Warragul and District Historical Society's Collection Assessment, 2015
  Booklet titled "Warragul and District Historical Society Significance Assessment of Collection" Dated 18.12.2015
• Alan Radcliffe's Certificate of Appreciation for World War Service
  Certificate from Shire of Warragul presented to Alan Radcliffe in appreciation of his voluntary enlistment for active servcie overseas. Dated 6th March 1942 Certificate presented to Alan Radcliffe, Warragul. from the shire of Warragul .. Sincere appreciation and congratulations on safe return from active service overseas. dated 6th August 1945
• Lardner Hall Minutes Collection, 1970-2022
  Lardner Hall Minute Book dated 5th August 1970 to 27th April 2010 A file of Lardner Hall Minutes dated 27th April 2010 to 26th April 2022 One CD of minutes 2010 to 2022
• Warragul Tennis Association Handbook and Guides 1962-1993
  29 Booklets "Warragul and District Tennis Association Official Handbook and Tennis Guides 1962 - 1984, 1987 - 1993 Provides names of Office Bearers, Club secretaries of all clubs in the association. 1 booklet - Mid-Gippsland Thursday Ladies gives tennis competition rules and fixtgures 1983 /84 Gives the names of office bearers, the committees with one menber from each club. Court contacts with names.
• Helen Wallace and Josephine Dickson's Gazette Newspaper Cutting Promoting Warragul Jigsaw, August 6th 2024
  Newspaper cutting Gazette 6th August 2024 Photograph of Helen Wallace and Josephine Dickson promoting new jigsaw of Warragul 1889 with an article about the museum. The jigsaw was made by Simon Griffin " Homegrown Designs Drouin" for us.
• Advertising in Newspapers: Gazette 30.07.2024 Advertisement
  Newspaper cutting Gazette 30.07.2024 Advertisement for book sale at the museum.
• Lionel Rose and Jenny Oakes' Wedding Photo, 1971
  The wedding photograph of the marriage of Lionel Rose to Jenny Oakes with family.
• 1969 Lionel Rose's World Boxing Olympic Park Ticket
  Entry ticket to World Boxing Olympic Park Veledrome Rose v Garcia. Photograph of Lionel Rosee on the ticket.