Old, vintage, historical book archives at the Morwell Historical Society

Remembering

A Journey in Time – A Resource for Local History

Remembering

  • Morwell War Memorial

    Morwell War Memorial on its original site at the level crossing between Commercial Road and Station Street (later Princes Highway). It was later moved to…

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  • Two men, whole-length, to right, man in foreground wearing uniform with peaked cap and puttees, man behind with jacket off, also wearing puttees, both seated at a wooden table, towels draped over line and open door in background.

    Tributes

    Tributes of Letters, Articles & Notices Published in The Morwell Advertiser

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  • Welcoming Home Our Returned Soldiers

    A public meeting was held in the Mechanics’, Morwell, last night, for the purpose of making arrangements for a public welcome home to those soldiers…

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  • Returning Soldiers

    According to the “Argus” the transport Orient arrived at Albany on Saturday morning with nine officers and 412 men of the Victorian Imperial Regiment; also…

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  • Boer War Soldiers and Civilians

    Soldiers and civilians who lived in the Shire of Morwell before the Boer War in South Africa, on enlistment and after the war.

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  • Boer War 1899 1902

    The Boer War between the British Empire and the two Boer republics – the South African Republic (later known as Transvaal) and the Orange Free…

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