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DONALD the
Heart of Victoria ......... a great place to Stop!
Donald
History & Natural History Group
Regular
meetings with guest speakers, historical displays, archives for
research, publication of members' research,
management
of Agricultural Museum, part-management of Police Camp, association
with Friends of Jeffcott.
Visitors
Welcome
"International
Year of Forests"
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Monthly
meetings:
February
- November
Second
Monday of month, 7.30 pm
(except
January & December) |
Meeting
place:
Donald
Court House Centre,
Woods
St.,Donald. (Next to Post Office)
Membership
: $10 per year |
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Office
Bearers:
President
Norm Hollis 5497 1552
Snr. Vice-President
Ian Pendlebury 5497 1913
Jnr. Vice-President
Les Bower 5497 1243
Secretary
Brian Brasier 5497 1019
Treasurer
Ray Walker 5497 1693
Acquisitions Officer
Beryl Pearse 5497 1596
Asst. Acquisitions
Dorothy McKay 5497 1016
Press Correspondent
Lil Kirk 5497 1344
Caring
Officer Lorraine Pearse 5497 1462
Committee
Contacts
Agricultural
Museum Peter Pendlebury 5498 5276
Men's
Shed : Keith Smith 5497 1647
Court
House Museum Lois Davidson 5497 2010
Police
Camp Norm Hollis 5497 1552
Publications
Lil Kirk 5497 1344 |
Archives
56-58
Woods St.
Donald.
Vic. 3480
Ph/Fax:
5497 2287
Postal
Address:
P.O. Box 111, Donald. Vic. 3480
Website:
http://mc2.vicnet.net.au/home/dhnhg : Click here: Website
E-mail: dhgnhg@gjr.net.au Click
here to send an email
Open
whenever "Open" sign is out.
Research
Charges
$10 for
name search
$2 per
page of information provided
Photocopying
:
30c per
page for Research Clients
10c per
page for Members
Archivist
Lil Kirk
Photographs Mary
Archbold |
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'The
challenge of history is to recover the past and introduce it to the
present' David Thelen |
Meeting
Syllabus for remainder of 2011
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Date |
Meeting |
Activities |
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February
14 |
Speakers:
Norm & Beth Hollis
Capetown to Cairo Supper: Molly Sheridan & Mary Archbold |
Have you
paid your Membership?
Donald
Reunion - R.S.L. Hall, Blackburn
February 13, from 11.a.m. |
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March 14 |
Speaker: Ron Falla
Post & Telegraph Development in
The Donald District
Supper: Yvonne Dunstan & L. Pearse |
WVAHS
Annual General Meeting
19 & 20 March at Nhill
South-east
Australian Naturalists' Ass'n
Campout
at Aireys Inlet 25 & 26 March |
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April 11 |
Speaker: Jim Murray
Donald Timberyard History
Supper: Dot McKay & Janice McArthur |
WVAHS
Midlands Zone Meeting - April 10 St. John's Anglican Hall, Dunolly |
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May 9 |
Speaker: Florence Breed
The Clan Donald
Supper: Dorothy Warner & P.Pendlebury |
Bus Trip to Beaufort |
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June 13 |
Speaker: June Strickland
Memories of a country Pharmacist's Wife
Supper: Beth Hollis & Ida Bourke |
Musical
Afternoon to be held at Chris & Ian Bailey's home. |
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July 11 |
Members Night Show & Tell
Ken Hibbert Photos
Supper: Ann Dunstan & Dorothy Adams |
Bus trip to Golden Dragon Museum
& Chinese Gardens, Bendigo |
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August
8 |
Speakers:
Rhonda & John Barbetti
Farming in the Southern Mallee Supper:Lesley Pendlebury & Marie Bower |
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September
12 |
Speaker:
Leading Senior Constable
Mark Connell
Donald Police Past & Present
Supper:
Lois Davidson & Margaret Pearse |
Bus Trip to Grampians |
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October
10 |
Speaker:
Lindsay Ezard
Local Seed Collection & Use
Supper:
Beryl Pearse & Bev.Gilmour |
W.V.A.H.S
Midlands Zone Meeting |
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November
14 |
Annual
Meeting - Subs are due.
Supper:
Mary Archbold & Beth Hollis |
Annual Dinner |
COURT
HOUSE MUSEUM OPEN DAYS - 29th April, 29th
July, 30th
September
50th
Anniversary Donald High School
Note:
Those on Supper Duty please bring milk and biscuits. Tea, Coffee &
Sugar are provided.
Links:
Donald
History & Natural History Group Website
Heritage
Australia Website - Donald entry : Webpage
Visitors
Welcome |