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Wandong History Group
Registered Office: Affleck Street, Wandong, 3758
Telephone: 57871 314
Inaugural office bearers 2012/2013:
President - Karen Christensen
Vice President - David Moran
Secretary - Diana Vidal
Treasurer - Sandra Moran
The Wandong History Group was formed to collate, catalogue and preserve the past history of Wandong and Heathcote Junction for the benefit of future generations.
HISTORY
The Wandong History Group (WHG) evolved when a group of local residents recognised that before it was too late, there was the urgent need to collate, catalogue and preserve the past history of Wandong and Heathcote Junction for the benefit of future generations. Wandong - Heathcote Junction has a unique and interesting settlement and social history that included one of Victoria's largest timber and seasoning operations. Wandong was a hive of activity during the mid-1880s with tramways, a seasoning works, joinery and terra cotta lumber plant, as well as a coffee palace and boarding house, all built around a privately created subdivision owned by Robert Affleck Robertson. The Mt. Disappointment area was also home to prisoners of war who worked in forest camps during World War II. Wandong also laid claim to initiating the first Country Music Festival during the 1970s. Wandong and Heathcote Junction have many unexplored stories yet to be told
MEMBERSHIP
OPERATION
The Wandong History Group initially aims to collate, record and store information on the history of Wandong - Heathcote Junction. It is intended to meet monthly and all residents interested in the great history of our towns would be most welcome to participate.
The Group will meet regularly and consensus decision making will be adopted. Regular history presentations will be conducted for the benefit of residents and visitors.
Committee members for 2014- 2015 are:
Membership fees were set at $10 single and family $15
HISTORY BULLETINS - follow the links
- WHATS OLD DECEMBER 2021
- WHAT'S OLD SEPTEMBER 2021
- WHAT'S OLD JUNE 2021
- WHAT'S OLD MARCH 2021
- WHAT'S OLD DECEMBER 2020
- WHAT'S OLD SEPTEMBER 2020
- WHAT'S OLD JUNE 2020
- WHAT'S OLD MARCH 2020
- WHAT'S OLD DECEMBER 2019
- WHAT'S OLD SEPTEMBER 2019
- WHAT'S OLD JUNE 2019
- WHAT'S OLD MARCH 2019
- WHAT'S OLD DECEMBER 2018
- WHAT'S OLD SEPTEMBER 2018
- WHAT'S OLD JUNE 2018
- WHAT'S OLD MARCH 2018
- WHAT'S OLD DECEMBER 2017
- WHAT'S OLD SEPTEMBER 2017
- WHAT'S OLD JUNE 2017
- WHAT'S OLD MARCH 2017
SEPTEMBER 2023
HISTORY GROUP
The AGM was held on the 30th August and the existing committee re-elected. We desperately need the services of a secretary, and welcome anyone who thinks they can dedicate some time to it to come on board.
Our history month event will be on the internment camps and prisoners of war and will be held on the 14-15 of October, this will coincide with the referendum so while people are out and about voting, pop into the church for a look at the display.
Remembrance Day this year is on a Saturday so we expect to see more people than usual there, the service starts around 10.45 and is followed by morning tea. Please join us as this is a special day and a chance to collectively remember the service and sacrifice that our soldiers made.
If you would like to be part of this dedicated team looking after our history and heritage contact us we love having new members and there is a job for everyone no matter what your skill level.
Stay safe everyone.
Karen
www.wandongheathcotejunctionhistory.com.au
wandonghistorygroup4@gmail.com
PH 0432120736