Whether you’re researching your family history or just want to learn more about the area, Woodend & District Heritage Society can help.
The society has documents, maps, newspapers and photographs from the old shire of Newham and Woodend. Members receive a regular newsletter and can carry out research free of charge.
Where: Woodend Court House, Forest St, Woodend
When: Wednesdays 10am-4pm (Feb-Nov)
Cost: Membership is about $25 a year. Members can carry out research free of charge. For non-members, a research fee applies.
More info: woodendhistory.com
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From Your Macedon Ranges
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The test of time
With thanks to Woodend & District Heritage Society. The society meets on Wednesdays, 10am-4pm, at the old courthouse in Forest St, Woodend. It’s June 1919. Barely seven months have passed since the end of World War I. The president of the Woodend branch of the Returned Soldiers’ Association, James McDonald, is about to address a […]
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Raising a glass to the motherland
Islay House, a familiar sight on the main road through Woodend, started life as a hotel. But how did it get its name? And how should you pronounce it?
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Pipped at the post
More than 1,000 people attended the first meeting at Woodend’s new racecourse in 1903. But Gambill’s victory in the Woodend Cup wasn’t the most impressive feat they saw.