Welcome to the Morwell Historical Society
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We are a group of volunteer enthusiasts dedicated to the preservation and study of all things Morwell and the surrounding districts. We are an indoor historical society with in-house research facilities. The collection consists of items of local interest including an extensive photo collection, maps, family history records and much more, including articles and some small objects relevent to Morwell and its people, all of which can be searched for on our catalogue. Included in our collection are photo albums from schools now closed or merged, eg Morwell Technical School and Morwell High School |
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We are constantly looking for new material to add to our collection and we are especially interested in the settlements of White City of which we have very little information and the Yallourn Migrant Hostel, of which we have even less. This hostel is believed to be situated between the Latrobe Valley Community Hospital and Morwell Bridge. |
| We currently have two displays themes at our Centre. |
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| In 2011, Collins Street Primary School celebrated 60 years since it began. As
the school no longer exists, this is an opportunity to see our display of School Photo Albums
and specific items of interest. Stephen Hellings, our secretary has put a lot of time and
enthusiasm into presenting this display and is well worth a visit.
Also see some photos of the 50th Anniversary celebration here. |
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| 2011 also marked 90 years since the unveiling of the Morwell Soldiers' memorial - another great display by Stephen. |
| See our opening times here. |
| Annual General Meeting |
| Our Annual General Meeting will be held on Wednesday 21st March 2012 at 44 Buckley Street commencing at 2pm immediately following our normal monthly meeting. |
| The Annual General Meeting is probably the most important meeting for the year as it sets out to confirm our processes and procedures for the ensuing twelve months Please come along and have your say and exercise your voting rights. |