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January 1997 Vol 14 No. 1 |
Another Heritage Walk |
Meredith Fletcher guest speaker at our end of year meeting |
Donation of computer from LaTrobe Shire for our use |
Invitation Eric Lubcke 80th birthday |
Australia Post Delivers! |
Upcoming Kingsford Smith Centenary Celebrations |
Famous Airman Visits Morwell in "Southern Cross" Advertiser
Nov. 3 1932 |
Returned Soldiers and Citizens meet Sir Chas. Kingsford Smith |
The Peace Loan Aeroplane Visits Morwell "Advertiser" 12
September 1919 |
Aeroplane Wrecked at Traralgon - Engine Goes Wrong |
Papers by Aeroplane "Advertiser" 23 July 1920 |
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March 1997 Vol 14 No. 2 |
Kingsford-Smith Centenary/President's 80th |
Glasses and Coffee Mugs screen printed |
"History of Morwell Open Cut" - donation |
St Mary's Church open to public |
Morwell Players - donation of trophies and awards |
Visit to Traralgon Historical Society |
The Morwell Players by Perc Mooney |
Morwell safe for 50 years 1946 |
St Mary's Church - History |
Morwell Chamber of Commerce 50th Anniversary 1946 |
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May 1997 Vol 14 No. 3 |
Office Bearers 1996/97 |
Our changing display in Subway shop |
LaTrobe Shire invitation for displays in municipal offices |
Cataloguing continues with help from Michael Binz |
Report: Combined Historical Societies Meeting |
Upcoming Strzelecki Biography - Sir Paul Edmund de Strzelecki |
We're Changing our Sign |
Meet the Computer |
RHSV - Items of Interest |
Heritage Trail Proposed - Mr Peter Leslie |
Advance Morwell "Advertiser" January 6 1928 |
Upcoming CGS Conference - There's No Place Like Home" |
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July 1997 Vol 14 No. 4 |
Eric Lubcke resigns |
Correction from last month's newsletter |
Our display in the showcase at Morwell Shire Office |
Strzelecki Festival 200th anniversary of birth of Sir Paul
Edmund de Strzelecki |
Polish Art Exhibition |
Morwell Fights the Flu "Advertiser" 14 February 1919 |
Emergency Hospital - Celebrating its Closing, "Advertiser"
August 29 1919 |
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September 1997 Vol 14 No. 5 |
New president: Stephen Hellings |
Cataloguing Committee disbanded, Ted/Eric/Bruce/Dot/Joyce |
Strzelecki Exhibition was impressive |
Hunt for History on Film for upcoming "Our Century"
Herald-Sun 1/8/1997 |
A Chemist on the Coalfields by Joan Poynter |
RHSV - Items of Interest |
Call for compulsory history lessons "Sunday Herald Sun" 23
March 1997 |
Upcoming CGS Conference - There's No Place Like Home" |
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November 1997 Vol 14 No. 6 |
Threatened closure of CGS |
Formation of Latrobe Shire Combined History Group |
Strzelecki Festival a Success |
Photos from Tenterfield - Morwell in the 1930s/40s |
Morwell Bridge crossing - possible site of Cultural
Significance |
Photo: Godridge family outside Morwell Bridge Club |
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January 1998 Vol 15 No. 1 |
Patrick Morgan receives award |
Volunteer Michael Farrell start cataloguing |
One of the Palm Trees vandalised |
More on Morwell Bridge crossing |
LaTrobe Shire Combined History Group first meeting |
Aeroplane Visits Morwell "Advertiser" 19 March 1920 |
Gippsland Schooldays - Muriel Feehan (nee Williams)/Bruce
McMaster, remember |
Photo: Coleman children off to school |
Invitation to Commercial Road Primary School 120 years
celebrations |
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March 1998 Vol 15 No. 2 |
Donation: Framed Lodge certificate Mr George Norman Johnson
April 1928 |
Combined History Group Report |
Our latest display in the foyer of LaTrobe House |
A Century Ago-The Gippsland Bushfires "A Souvenir History of
Morwell" I.T. Maddern |
Memories of Commercial Road School - Various members remember |
Morwell Post Office |
Upcoming Exhibition: Victorian Buildings and Builders -
Gippsland |
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May 1998 Vol 15 No. 3 |
Office Bearers 1998/99 |
Thank You presentation to Eric Lubcke |
Visitors to the Information Centre |
Upcoming Hazelwood Cemetery Walk |
Upcoming excursion to Coal Creek by Traralgon HS |
Upcoming launch of "Jericho on the Jordan" Gaye Rogers |
Upcoming Gippsland History Conference |
We are on the internet |
Bridle Family home to be restored |
Photo collection from "Snapping up the Past" donated by Rev.
David Pargeter |
The Wonders of Modern Technology |
Pa's Rolls Royce by Joyce Cleary |
The Case of the Misplaced Telegram - visit of the Duke of
Gloucester to Morwell 1934 |
First Church Service in the Morwell District - June 4 1848 |
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July 1998 Vol 15 No. 4 |
Centre Club Hotel closes to become pizza restaurant |
Hazelwood Cemetery Walk with Lou Bond |
150th anniversary church service at St Luke's Uniting Church |
Family Life in Yallourn 1956 - Prue McGoldrick |
From the President's Fact File - Fire Brigade |
Preserving Our Heritage - several items of interest |
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September 1998 Vol 15 No. 5 |
Mirboo North-Morwell Railway display |
Cataloguing progress |
From the President's Fact File - Mechanics Institute Hall |
Memories of the Mirboo Line |
Morwell's Club Hotel |
Abattoir Closes |
Photos: Morwell's Club Hotel - Then and Now |
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November 1998 Vol 15 No. 6 |
Upcoming International Six Day Enduro Championship display |
Trivia! |
From the President's Fact File - Morwell's Newspapers |
Armistice Day |
Invitation to Mirboo and District HS Armistice Day
commemoration |
Trivia answers |
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January 1999 Vol 16 No. 1 |
$500 from Hazelwood Power for heritage signage |
Call for more volunteers for cataloguing |
$750 from Latrobe Shire for computer upgrade |
Federation - What do you know about it? |
Whatever happened to ... Post Office Clock/John Rintoull's
Anvil/The Hub/Memorial Oak Tree? |
A Suburb in the making "Advertiser" 9 December 1937 |
The New A.P.M. Settlement "Advertiser" 15 February 1940 |
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March 1999 Vol 16 No. 2 |
More cataloguing by Mick Farrell |
Central Business District recording group under way |
Whatever happened to ... some answers |
Upcoming Heritage Walk through the Rose Garden |
The Morwell Pottery |
A Date with Confusion - the new millennium |
La Trobe v Latrobe |
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May 1999 Vol 16 No. 3 |
Office Bearers for 1999 |
FOUND!! John Rintoull's Anvil! |
Donations - Various |
Light Horse & Field Museum visit |
Computer grant of $750 from LaTrobe Shire |
Working in Morwell - Jean Mooney/Lou Bond |
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July 1999 Vol 16 No. 4 |
Donation: Gippsland My Home Ground by Father Frank Ruth |
Donations: Amy's Diaries/Against the Odds/From Melbourne to
England - Connie Keat |
Donation: Garden in the Valley by Jean Galbraith |
Historic Markers - update |
RHSV - is moving |
Deplorable and Disgusting Conditions at Coal Mine! |
Battle for Australia Commemoration Day |
"White City" |
S.E.C. Housing Project "Advertiser" August 24 1950 |
Working in Morwell District - Lou Bond |
My Working Years in Morwell - Jean Mooney |
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September 1999 Vol 16 No. 5 |
Thanks - Gippsland Water/Marion Holding/Flo Lamb/Sheila
Moody/ LaTrobe Shire/ member Volunteers |
Grant application for copying minute and rate books |
Traralgon HS trip to Lilydale Historical Museum |
Powerworks Night Tour |
Traralgon HS web page |
A Hundred Years Ago - 1899 |
My Working Years in Morwell - Jean Mooney |
Working in Morwell District-The Timber Industry - Lou Bond |
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November 1999 Vol 16 No. 6 |
Short biography of Lou Bond for his 90th birthday |
Mike Farrell and Kym Tunbridge still cataloguing |
Still More Trivia! |
My Working Years in Morwell - Jean Mooney |
Working in Morwell District-Bushfires in the area - Lou Bond |
From Mrs Lance Rawson's Australian Cook & Laundry Book - 1897 |
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January 2000 Vol 17 No. 1 |
Our current tenure looks doubtful |
Combined History Group questions Shire on Heritage Policy |
Michael Farrell retires from cataloguing - thanks Mick |
Photographic project - Morwell 2000 - under way |
Permission granted to erect site signs |
Donation from Alan and Rosalie Davey |
Upcoming Traralgon HS excursion to Tarraville |
Trivia answers |
Looking Back - Transport, by Lou Bond |
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March 2000 Vol 17 No. 2 |
$2,500 grant for computer upgrade |
Excursion to "White City" |
Heritage Signs |
Local Involvement in the Boer War |
Recent Reunions: Church of England Fellowship/ Woolworth's
Store |
Upcoming Celebration of Roses Festival |
Airlie Bank Homestead to be opened |
Dedication of Maryvale Memorial Gates "Advertiser" February
12 1953 |
Trivia |
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May 2000 Vol 17 No. 3 |
Office Bearers |
Latest on our Housing Crisis! |
Upcoming Cemetery Walk |
Airlie Bank Gallery open |
Traralgon Historical Society excursion to
Protea Farm |
Airlie Bank |
Some useful information - old measurements |
PRO Vic opens in Caseledon Place |
Centenary of Federation Approaches |
Some Recipes for you to try-From Mrs Lance Rawson's Australian Cook & Laundry Book - 1897 |
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July 2000 Vol 17 No. 4 |
Gippsland Heritage Seminar |
Donation of video on Yallourn Power Station |
RHS Victoria - 4-day excursion |
More on our imminent move |
Three Lives of the "Emden" Steam Whistle |
Eighty Years Ago - notable events "Advertiser" |
RHSV - Items of Interest |
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September 2000 Vol 17 No. 5 |
We have moved to Church Street |
Kym Tunbridge to call it a day - thanks Kym |
Opening times under discussion |
Farewell Valma Plant |
Donations from SECV: six videos of Yallourn and SEC |
News from Here and There |
Yallourn North and District HS taking shape |
A Trip to the Gippsland Coalfields, 27 June 1874 |
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November 2000 Vol 17 No. 6 |
Visit by RHSV |
Sharing our premises with Morwell Art Group |
Looking Back: Police Wanted at Morwell/Township Improvements |
Federation - Some Facts |
When Children went out to play - "Herald-Sun" 10.8.1993 |
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January 2001 Vol 18 No. 1 |
Vale Jean Mooney |
Upcoming Centenary of Federation Parade |
Upcoming display: Celebration of the Women of Gippsland |
Zenna Rintoull - Morwell's First School Teacher |
Maryvale Ridge School No. 1939 |
RHSV - Items of Interest |
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March 2001 Vol 18 No. 2 |
Upcoming Traralgon HS trip to National Trust's Gulf Station |
Grades 3&4 visit to our Society |
Plants of Significance to the Ganai Community |
Dad's War Stuff - The Diaries |
Rules for Teachers - 1897 |
Rules for Teachers - 1915 |
200 year Commemoration of Churchill island |
Fancy a Flying Fox? Recipe from Mrs Lance Rawson's Australian
Cook & Laundry Book - 1897 |
Talkies for Morwell! "Advertiser" July 24 1931 |
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May 2001 Vol 18 No. 3 |
Centenary of Federation Parade a success |
Office Bearers for the coming year |
Upcoming "Celebration of Women's Work" display |
Morwell Forty Eight Years Ago "Argus" July 2 1953 |
Would You Buy This Product? - Dosey-Do "Argus" July 2 1953 |
Little Could go a Long Way |
July 2001 Vol 18 No. 4 |
"Celebration of Women" Display a Winner! |
Collins Street State School No. 4655 |
Mechanical Vacuum Cleaner |
Victorian Federation Exhibition |
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September 2001 Vol 18 No. 5 |
Proposed Heritage Walks brochure |
Maffra & District HS invitation to Luncheon |
Hazelwood Power - Preserving the Cultural Heritage |
Donation: Memories of Yallourn, "Jaberanda & Co ..." by Prue
McGoldrick |
"No Place for a Colony" by Richard Cotter |
RHSV - Items of Interest |
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November 2001 Vol 18 No. 6 |
Collins Street SS site marker |
Collection Management Workshop |
Koo-wee-rup Swamp HS visitors |
Combined History Group meeting |
Request to Council to acquire former National Bank as an
Historical Centre |
A Brief Outline of Hospital Facilities in Morwell to 1980 |
Memories of Collins Street - Betty Woolley (nee Winchester) |
Betty recalls the "Karma" and Church Street in the fifties |
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Jan/Feb 2002 Vol 19 No. 1 |
"Cockies, Townies, Church and the Rest" |
Book Launch "Digging People Up for Coal" |
Proposed Extension of Hazelwood Open Cut
Coal Field |
Recent Addition: Biography of Stan Winchester |
Recent Addition: "Cows and Coal" |
Recent Addition: Press Records of Hazelwood/Churchill from Mr J. Koedijk |
Recent Addition: 60 year History of Morwell Caledonian Pipe
Band 1939-1999 |
Recent Addition: Hazelwood Estate School 60th Anniversary
Reunion |
Recent Addition: Photos and Bricks |
Newspaper cuttings - 1962 |
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March 2002 Vol 19 No. 2 |
Launch of "Digging People Up for Coal" by Dr Meredith
Fletcher |
Insurance of public and community organizations |
Fire in Tulloch's Buildings "Advertiser" 22 November 1929 |
2002 Victorian Heritage Festival Program |
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May 2002 Vol 19 No. 3 |
Heritage Celebrations - Tour of Hazelwood Cemetery/ Town Walk
and Talk |
Official Launching of our Website |
Opening of Old Brown Coal Mine Museum |
Obituary - George J Elder-Berwick 11 January 1951 |
Gilbert Memorial Pulpit Dedicated 19 March 1953 |
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July 2002 Vol 19 No. 4 |
Boer War Anniversary - 100th anniversary |
Sad Death of Sergeant M.T. McDonald, "Gazette" 19 April 1901 |
Opening of Alexandra Park - "Advertiser" August 5 1904 |
Quiz Time |
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September 2002 Vol 19 No. 5 |
Morwell Players - Return of Bruce Carroll Memorial Plaque |
Fire - A Narrow Escape "Advertiser" 26 July 1901 |
Methodist Church Re-opening "Advertiser" November 23 1950 |
Premiership Ladder 1950 |
Quiz Corner |
From Our Historical Diary - September |
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November 2002 Vol 19 No. 6 |
Annual Dinner Report |
Grants for Computer Accessories |
Samples from our Collection of Photographs |
Mountain Hut Hotel - Information required |
Hazelwood Ridge School No. 1768 |
Electric Train Service for Gippsland "Advertiser" 5 March
1953 |
Morwell Petty Sessions Advertiser" June 20 1901 |
From the Classifieds ... |
From Our Historical Diary - November |
Quiz Corner?? |
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January 2003 Vol 20 No. 1 |
New Morwell Library |
Zenna Rintoull (nee McCrory) 1860-1901 |
Commonwealth Bank opened November 1 1951 |
From Our Photographic Collection |
From our Wedding File - Brazel-Donohue "Advertiser" 19 April
1901 |
The Cricketer's Hotel closed "Advertiser" 9 January 1931 |
Elizabeth Wilmot pre-School Centre "Advertiser" 3 June 1965 |
From Our Historical Diary - January |
Quiz Corner?? |
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March 2003 Vol 20 No. 2 |
Heritage Activities |
"Our Boys" Volume 1 |
Old Green to be Vacated - Morwell Bowling Club "Advertiser" 9
September 1948 |
Brown Coal Briquettes "Advertiser" March 26 1926 |
Morwell Shire Presidents - Lou W. Bond |
Death of Early Resident of Hazelwood - Mr
Henry Medew Senr "Advertiser" 20 February 1947 |
From Our Historical Diary - March |
Quiz Corner?? |
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May 2003 Vol 20 No. 3 |
Vale Lou Bond 1909-2003 |
Death of Mr Hugo Frost-Samuels "Advertiser" January 15 1948 |
Interesting Bits: Paddle Brothers Shoes/St Vincent's Catholic
Church Morwell East |
Photo of Dot Bartlett |
From our Wedding File - Gude-Watson "Advertiser" November 5
1926 |
From Our Historical Diary - May |
Quiz Corner? |
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July 2003 Vol 20 No. 4 |
Vale Lorna Williams |
Youth's Narrow Escape "Advertiser" November 19 1926 |
Police Officer Honoured "Advertiser" 9 December 1948 |
"As Time Goes By" The Changing Face of Morwell |
Another Pioneer Passes, Mrs McMillan "Advertiser "July 30 1926 |
From Our Wedding File - Beckman-Burney "Advertiser" 14
October 1948 |
From Our Historical Diary - July |
Quiz Corner? |
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September 2003 Vol 20 No. 5 |
Kurnai College Morwell Campus to close in 2004 |
Morwell's Fire Stations |
Fire Stations Then and Now |
Death of Mr John Flewin "Advertiser" August 1946 |
Mill visit by Sir Dallas Brooks "Advertiser" October 2 1958 |
Morwell Shire Presidents: Cr Les Hare |
From Our Historical Diary - September |
Quiz Corner? |
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November 2003 Vol 20 No. 6 |
Annual Dinner |
Pride of Workmanship Award |
Morwell Church of Christ - Winifred Street |
Dr. Sutcliffe Crosses the Bar "Advertiser" June 29 1946 |
The Great Morwell Coal Mine "Gazette" March 22 1901 |
Wardrops Open in Morwell "Advertiser" October 5 1950 |
Quiz Corner? |
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February 2004 Vol 21 No. 1 |
Donation of copies of "A Souvenir History of Morwell"
Ivan Maddern |
Donation of copies of "History of State Education in
Victoria" Ivan Maddern |
From Our Wedding File - Winchester-Benn "Advertiser" 8 August
1935 |
Fire "Advertiser" 31 May 1929 |
Offensive Behaviour "Advertiser" 29 August 1935 |
ANZ Bank "Advertiser" July 17 1958 |
Obituary - Mr E.W. Poynter "Advertiser" 7 February 1935 |
Quiz Corner? |
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April 2004 Vol 21 No. 2 |
Upcoming walks: Hazelwood Cemetery/Morwell's CBD |
Office Bearers |
Now available: Changing Landscapes" Linda Kennett and
Meredith Fletcher |
Now available: "History of Morwell High School" I.T. Maddern |
Bush Fires near Morwell "Advertiser" 25 March 1948 |
Masonic Service "Advertiser" August 20 1926 |
Election of Councillors "Advertiser" 23 August 1901 |
Hero of Ambon W. Doolan "Advertiser" 4 November 1948 |
Modern premises for E.S. & A. Bank "Advertiser" January 7
1957 |
"As Time Goes By" Then and Now - La Mode |
Quiz Time! |
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June 2004 Vol 21 No. 3 |
Heritage Walks around Hazelwood Cemetery and Morwell CBD |
From Our Wedding File - Amiet-Willis "Advertiser" 14 June
1929 |
Advance Morwell "Advertiser" 2 August 1929 |
Photo: Mr W.E. Wilson's shop |
Obituary - Mr Brinsmead Snr "Advertiser" 29 August 1935 |
Yallourn Hospital opened "Advertiser" 18 January 1929 |
From Our Historical Diary - June |
Quiz Corner? |
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August 2004 Vol 21 No. 4 |
Grant from Federal Govt to purchase Video Recorder |
Upgrade of Hazelwood Ridge SS site |
Help wanted about identifying bridge site |
Store Destroyed "Advertiser" 4 March 1927 |
Obituary - Mrs Nadenbousch Snr "Advertiser" 4 October 1929 |
Farewell to Dr Mitchell "Advertiser" 17 April 1947 |
"As Time Goes By" Then and Now - Town Hall |
Railway Services in Gippsland "Advertiser" 25 April 1935 |
From Our Historical Diary - August |
Quiz Corner? |
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October 2004 Vol 21 No. 5 |
Brigade Life Member "Advertiser" 5 October 1967 |
Death of Mr J.B. Jones "Advertiser" 4 October 1929 |
O'Rourke's Coffee Palace Destroyed "Advertiser" 29 April 1927 |
Skating Carnival "Advertiser" 9 December 1948 |
Police Choose Morwell as Headquarters "Advertiser" 9 April
1964 |
Morwell Fact File |
Quiz Corner? |
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December 2004 Vol 21 No. 6 |
Significant Events in 2005 |
Diamond Wedding - Caddaye-Heath "Advertiser" 12 January 1933 |
Morwell Shire Council 1909 "Advertiser" 3 September 1919 |
Images of Yesteryear - Hughe's Confectionery 1940s |
Presentation made to Bank Manager "Advertiser" 28 July 1955 |
Tragic Death - Clothes Catch Fire "Advertiser" 6 July 1933 |
Fire at Picture Show "Advertiser" 10 August 1933 |