Warragul and District Historical Society

Items

• West Gippsland Gazette - 1898 Newspaper Cutting Reproduction
  West Gippsalnd Gazette - Warragul, Buln Buln and Naraccan Shires Advertiser. dated 1998 A reproduction of the West Gippsland Gazette dated Tuesday July 5th 1898.
• West Gippsland Gazette Supplement: 1898 Warragul Elections and District News
  The West Gippsland Gazette - Warragul, Buln Buln and Narracan Shires Advertiser. This was a supplement to the Warragul Gazette dated July 7th 1998. Advertisements, articles - 1898 of Warragul Shire elections, Neerim South a nice gold nugget, Poowong, Warragul Agricultural Society preliminary annual meeting, Drouin, Buln Buln apples, Warragul brass Band, Warragul Oil Mill, Bowling club, District news, Warragul Park tree planting with a description of species planted, Skews and Patterson, Warragul Race Club, A J Harvey and co. West Gippsland Gazette Office, The Triangle, Thorpdale in flames, house of J Balharrie of Bloomfield completely destroyed by fire.
• Box of Unnamed Photographs from Weddings and Warragul Show, 1960s
  Box of photographs mostly unnamed of weddings, Warragul Show, People from Guardian Newspapers. (Pettit's) Photographs removed from #30547 and to be individually catalogued.
• Postal History of West Gippsland in the 1930s
  1. Envelope West Gippsland Gazette, Warragul Victoria To Mr G Heywood, " May Morn " Corinella. dated 01.08.1930 one penny stamp. 2. Envelope West Gippsland Hospital - To Mr G Heywood. envelope has border " Funds urgently required - Shires of Berwick, Buln Buln, Warragul, Narracan, Mieboo, Morwell and Yallourn Electricity Works. 3. Envelope To Mr Geo Heywood, " Maymorn " Cloverlea Post Office, Via Darnum. datedf 7.02.1934 twopenny stamp.
• Calling Gippsland Home - Famous Men and Women of Gippsland. Author Jim Connelly.
  Book - Calling Gippsland Home - Famous Men and Women of Gippsland. Author Jim Connelly. Mary Grant Bruce. Helen Caldicott. Grace Jennings Carmichael. Ada Crossley. Jean Galbraith. Bertha Mc Namara. Sir Frank MacFarlane Burnett. Geoffrey Cornish. Sir Keith Hancock. Lionel Rose. Sir Stanley Savige. David Williamson.
• Warragul High School Magazine: 1947 Edition
  Warragul High School - The Hill 1947
• Warragul High School Magazine from 1945
  Warragul High School - The Hill 1945
• Ada Shields' Honorary Certificate from 1929
  Framed Certificate of Honorary Governor at the West Gippsland Hospital awarded Miss Ada Shields. Dated 31 July 1929 President G Pirera Secretary Hugh Copeland Ada and her mother Minnie Shields were patrons and volunteers at the West Gippsland Hospital. The photograph on the certificate is of the children's ward of the hospital, shows the iron bed frames.
• The Beehive Shop Docket, 1915
  Shop docket "The Beehive" dated 01.08.1915 Bought of F Kendall "Ladies shirts and blouses - made in our own workrooms. Suits to measure. Stamp duty @2d
• Shady Creek Murder: Two Theories in Warragul Gazette, 1988
  Warragul Gazette dated 05.11.1988 Page 17 Two theories of the famous Shady Creek murder of the mailwman at the Old Drover's Hotel Shady Creek.
• Tradesman's Page from 1988: Warragul's Historical Landmarks and Architecture
  The Trader dated 21.04.1988 page 18 Rural Living, Protection for Old Buildings, Warragul features Cromies Corner 1887 as at 1988 Jolly's Real Estate. ANZ Bank built 1888 Queen Street, Warragul Warragul court House built 1887, regular sittings still h eld as at 1988 Old Shire Hall built 1892/93 used until 1965.
• West Gippsland Hospital Annual Report 1982-1983
  Report - West Gippsland Hospital 75th Annual Report July 1982 to June 30 1983. Records committee, executive, medical officers, visiting medical officers, nursing report. Executives for Warragul, Yarragon, Drouin, Lardner. Life Governors, List of frinancial donors
• Warragul Picture Theatre Slides: Advertising Photography from 1950s
  Two glass negative slides for the Warragul Picture Theatre, Advertising photographic business of ROBERT G HOLLEY used during 1950's
• Powelltown by F E Stamford, E G Stuckey, G L Maynard. Light Railway Research Society of Australia.
  Book titled Powelltown by F E Stamford, E G Stuckey, G L Maynard. Light Railway Research Society of Australia. A history of itsTimbermills and Tramways. Maps and diagrams by M J McCarthy. Indexed.
• Time Capsule: Herald Sun - Warragul's History Through the Years
  Herald Sun Dated 17.12.1999 Victoria: Warragul: Time Capsule. 1849 Bishop Perry, Brandy Creek. 1888 Fire in Queen Street Warragul. Warragul a dairying centre.
• Geoff Leunig's Genealogy Guide for Warragul and District
  Donor: Geoff Leunig - A Genealogist's Guide" items available in Warragul and District Historical Society holdings.
• Naming Reserve Areas in the Waterford Rise Estate: 2013 Warragul Parklands Map and Notes
  Article - Naming of reserve areas within the Waterford Rise Estate, Warragul, Dated 2013 Includes map, parklands, naming notes on Crown allotments, 80B and 89 Names of property owners, Penaluna, Les Marrabel, Kestle family, Henry Hamilton married Julia Pharoah, son William Hamilton, Oliver Harkness, Clarke to Strahan
• Nicholas John's Bush and Mountain Photography Collection
  Article regarding CAIRE, NICHOLAS JOHN (1837 - 1918) photographer - From 1885 he specialised in bush scenes, gullies, mountains. We have many of his photographs in our collection.
• Warragul Agricultural Show Prize Certificates, 1937
  Agricultural show prize certificates, Warragul. Certificate: Warragul and West Gippsland Society Annual Show , dated March 3 1937 First prize awarded to J Crawfor. 1 bundel lucerne. President: L O Teese Secretary: H A Elliott.
• 1937 Warragul & West Gippsland Show Certificate - J. Crawford, First Prize Green Maize for Cob
  Certificate: Warragul and West Gippsland Society Annual Show , dated March 3 1937 First prize awarded to J Crawfor. 12 stalks Green Maize for Cob. President: L O Teese Secretary: H A Elliott.
• Gabriel Knight's Photographs and Legacy
  Article of the history of William Knight, grandfather of photographer Gabriel Knight Gabriel Knight was a school teacher at Neerim North East State School 1903 to 1909, he took many photographs of the area. A large collection of his photographs donated by his family at a meeting on the 19th December at Neerim South.
• Newspaper Chronicles: 2023's Monthly Highlights from The Gazette
  The Gazette, News of 2023 - January to March, April to May, June to August, September to December.
• UBD Business & Street Directory of Latrobe Valley & Gippsland, 1991
  Booklet - UBD Business and Street Directory - Latrobe Valley and Gippsland, 41st Edition Published 1991. There are 34 towns listed.
• Warragul - Drouin 1993 Quickfind Business Directory
  Booklet Warragul - Drouin 2nd edition 1993 Quickfind Business Directory. Good index - Drouin, Warragul, Yarragon, Trafalgar.
• Pre-Fabricated House of Mrs. William and Lucy Marshall - Ellinbank
  Photograph mounted on card showing the pre-fabricated house of Mrs William and Lucy Marshall - Ellinbank