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Heidelberg Historical Society Inc. No. A0042118P

The Museum is Open on Sundays, 2PM-5PM.

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Heidelberg Historical Society will be 50 Years Old in 2017.

Heidelberg Historical Society was formed in 1967. As this year is our 50th anniversary, we are now hosting a 1967 exhibition, to remind us how things have changed over the past 50 years.

Since the Society started in 1967, we have developed a substantial collection of photographs, objects, maps, documents, works of art and other items that help to tell the story of Heidelberg and its surrounding localities.

Our main local areas of interest are those formerly in the municipalities that have embraced Heidelberg, including the Shire and City of Heidelberg and the City of Banyule.

We always welcome those interested in joining our Society as well as members of the public who wish to research the materials we hold in our museum.

Old Courthouse Museum

Our museum is located in the old Heidelberg Court House, Jika Street, Heidelberg, next door to the Heidelberg Police Station. Opening hours are 2PM to 5PM on Sundays.

Entry charge is $5 per person.

Research our Collections

Our collections are constantly growing, with many of them now searchable on computer databases. Visitors, including Researchers, are welcome.

Membership and Involvement

Anyone interested in local history can become a member. We welcome people who can assist us to staff the museum on open days and help us to keep our collections up to date and in good condition.

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This allows us to add up to date entries easily and quickly. It also lets visitors share information about the Heidelberg district.

Our Annual General Meeting will be held

on Tuesday October 10, 2017, at 8PM.

Uniting Church Community Centre, Seddon Street, Ivanhoe.

Visitors are Welcome.

NEXT SPEAKER MEETING

TUESDAY 12 December 2017 8.00 p.m.

Dr Janine Rizzetti

The World War 1 Conscription Plebiscites:

Heidelberg responds.

Donations

Donations are always welcome to assist us in maintaining the museum.

We rely on the generosity of the public, our members, and others, to keep our work going. Please click HERE if you can help in this way.

Our Area of Interest.

Following the 1838 land sales, "Heidelberg" was the name given to the district rather than the current Heidelberg suburb. The township was called Warringal until the 1860s. Later, the Shire/City of Heidelberg included Fairfield and Alphington to the south and went as far north as Hurstbridge. Our area of interest therefore covers areas included in municipalities under the name of Heidelberg at that time in our history. Since the demise of the City of Heidelberg in the 1990s, our subsequent interest is in the areas covered by the City of Banyule.

Eaglemont

Around 1900, a hot air balloon landed on Mt Eagle, attracting the interest of local residents.

Ivanhoe

Upper Heidelberg Road, Ivanhoe,1920s. This continues to be a major shopping precinct.

Yallambie.

Yallambie is an historically important house, built in the 1870s, in Italianate style. It is also the name of the suburb.

West Heidelberg

The Treyvaud family lived in "Moora", 198 Upper Heidelberg Road, West Heidelberg, during the 1920s.

Watsonia

Aldermaston, located in Watsonia Barracks, was built for Dr Ainslie Meares in the 1930s and requisitioned by the Australian Army during World War II.

Heidelberg

Mount Street and Yarra Street intersection, Heidelberg, near the railway station. Area of car and bus park near station.

Viewbank

View of Viewbank in the 1950s, before the development of suburban housing. Looking south from Lyon Street.

Alphington

An overhead view of the Australian Paper Manufacturers at Alphington in 1936. The larger view shows the railway, the road bridge, later called the Chandler Highway Bridge, and some of the older houses that were swallowed up by the large factory.

Fairfield

Fairfield Railway Station was called Fairfield Park in earlier years. It was from there that the railway junction to the APM was managed.

Macleod

"Moorawatha", 3 Wilmot Street, Macleod was buit in 1908.

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Rosanna

By 1981 Rosanna had become a busy and fast growing residential suburb. The site of the famous Golf Course was now a park and a housing estate.

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Greensborough

This older Greensborough house, photographed in 1958, was formerly the home of the Partington family.

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