MEETINGS: 4th Tuesday of the month
The Merbein District Historical Society Meets at MDHS Rooms, 7.30 pm
Entry is by the corner door nearest to the front of the Merbein Library on Main Avenue.
Our First Meeting at our 'new' rooms in 2021
March 23rd 2021: Guest Speaker: Cr. Mark Eckel (pictured with Assistant Minute Secretary Claire Pinnell).
Meetings in 2024
February 27th: The Corner Shop
March 26th: The Yelta Mission
March 26th: The Yelta Township and Yelta Mission. MDHS visit to site of Yelta Mission May 19th 2024
April 23rd: Merbein's Harold Ball - VFL Footballer & Soldier
May 28th: ‘Show and Tell’ - members sharing a personal object/photo/letter etc with a Merbein connection.
June 25th: “I Was There When …” members share personal memories of a significant Merbein/District event (pre 1984).
July 23rd: AGM & Film of local horticultural interest.
August 27th: 'Exploring the MDHS Collection'
September 24th: TBA
October 27th SUNDAY 2pm: Movie Films Focus on Merbein 1959 Street Parade & Wirths circus visit. (Ian MacWilliams - Frames of History)
November 26th: 'Merbein Horticultural Inventions'.
December 3rd: Christmas Break-up (Evening)
MEETINGS IN 2023
February 28th 2023: 'Members Memories of the Merbein & District 1956 Flood’ - with images.
March 28th 2023: 'My Merbein Years 1973 - 1983' - Geoff Steedman (Chemist).
April 25th 2023: Anzac Theme - A Birdwoodton Soldier Settler, James Stephens.
May 23rd 2023: Recollections of Early Merbein Post Office Staff - Raylee Schultz, Kevin Schultz & Ralph Fletcher.
June 27th 2023: Significant Original Artworks in the MDHS Collection
July 25th: Annual General Meeting & "Shirley Abicair's Journey on the Murray River - Wentworth to Mildura"
August 22nd : Powerpoint presentation of ‘Significant Early Merbein Buildings’ & Presentation of Royal Historical Society of Victoria 'Award of Merit' to MDHS President, Bernadette Wells.
September 26th: Ivan Shaw – The South Merbein Hall
October 22nd Sunday 2pm - News footage of STV8/films clips of Mildura Marching Girls/motor bike hill climbing at Gol Gol (Corbould) in the 1950s
including PM Paul Keating’s visit to Richard Well’s Block at Merbein - Presented by Ian MacWilliams at the MDHS rooms (No general meeting in October).
November 28th: “Distillation/Brandy Production Mildara Wines Merbein” - David Tierney
December 5th: Christmas Dinner: Wells Home
MEETINGS IN 2022
February 22nd: Merbein’s Early Businesses (Power point presentation) - Bernadette Wells
March 22nd: Merbein Urban Fire Brigade – Captain Chris Goudie & MDHS pp presentation of ‘Establishment of Merbein Urban Fire Brigade’ in 1923.
April 26th: 'The Lone Pine Trees and their Significance to Merbein' – Held at the Merbein RSL Rooms (Bernadette Wells )
May 24th: Guest Speaker: Gavin Hogg - Winemaker who grew up ay Yelta.
June 28th: Guest Speaker Jenny Ellis - The Merbein Presbyterian Church
July 26th: AGM & The First Holden Car in Merbein (Bill Bennett)
August 23rd: Brian Munro - President of the Merbein Sub Branch of the RSL
September 27th: Viewing of several unseen Merbein images that have been recently digitised and enhanced
October 23rd: Public Celebration of 25th Anniversary of MDHS
November 22nd : Merbein Fire Station
December 6th: Christmas break-up at Linda & Ralph Fletcher's Home
https://www.merbeinhistoricalsociety.com.au/ https://www.facebook.com/MerbeinDistrictHistory/
The Merbein District Historical Society Meets at MDHS Rooms, 7.30 pm
Entry is by the corner door nearest to the front of the Merbein Library on Main Avenue.
Our First Meeting at our 'new' rooms in 2021
March 23rd 2021: Guest Speaker: Cr. Mark Eckel (pictured with Assistant Minute Secretary Claire Pinnell).
Meetings in 2024
February 27th: The Corner Shop
March 26th: The Yelta Mission
March 26th: The Yelta Township and Yelta Mission. MDHS visit to site of Yelta Mission May 19th 2024
April 23rd: Merbein's Harold Ball - VFL Footballer & Soldier
May 28th: ‘Show and Tell’ - members sharing a personal object/photo/letter etc with a Merbein connection.
June 25th: “I Was There When …” members share personal memories of a significant Merbein/District event (pre 1984).
July 23rd: AGM & Film of local horticultural interest.
August 27th: 'Exploring the MDHS Collection'
September 24th: TBA
October 27th SUNDAY 2pm: Movie Films Focus on Merbein 1959 Street Parade & Wirths circus visit. (Ian MacWilliams - Frames of History)
November 26th: 'Merbein Horticultural Inventions'.
December 3rd: Christmas Break-up (Evening)
MEETINGS IN 2023
February 28th 2023: 'Members Memories of the Merbein & District 1956 Flood’ - with images.
March 28th 2023: 'My Merbein Years 1973 - 1983' - Geoff Steedman (Chemist).
April 25th 2023: Anzac Theme - A Birdwoodton Soldier Settler, James Stephens.
May 23rd 2023: Recollections of Early Merbein Post Office Staff - Raylee Schultz, Kevin Schultz & Ralph Fletcher.
June 27th 2023: Significant Original Artworks in the MDHS Collection
July 25th: Annual General Meeting & "Shirley Abicair's Journey on the Murray River - Wentworth to Mildura"
August 22nd : Powerpoint presentation of ‘Significant Early Merbein Buildings’ & Presentation of Royal Historical Society of Victoria 'Award of Merit' to MDHS President, Bernadette Wells.
September 26th: Ivan Shaw – The South Merbein Hall
October 22nd Sunday 2pm - News footage of STV8/films clips of Mildura Marching Girls/motor bike hill climbing at Gol Gol (Corbould) in the 1950s
including PM Paul Keating’s visit to Richard Well’s Block at Merbein - Presented by Ian MacWilliams at the MDHS rooms (No general meeting in October).
November 28th: “Distillation/Brandy Production Mildara Wines Merbein” - David Tierney
December 5th: Christmas Dinner: Wells Home
MEETINGS IN 2022
February 22nd: Merbein’s Early Businesses (Power point presentation) - Bernadette Wells
March 22nd: Merbein Urban Fire Brigade – Captain Chris Goudie & MDHS pp presentation of ‘Establishment of Merbein Urban Fire Brigade’ in 1923.
April 26th: 'The Lone Pine Trees and their Significance to Merbein' – Held at the Merbein RSL Rooms (Bernadette Wells )
May 24th: Guest Speaker: Gavin Hogg - Winemaker who grew up ay Yelta.
June 28th: Guest Speaker Jenny Ellis - The Merbein Presbyterian Church
July 26th: AGM & The First Holden Car in Merbein (Bill Bennett)
August 23rd: Brian Munro - President of the Merbein Sub Branch of the RSL
September 27th: Viewing of several unseen Merbein images that have been recently digitised and enhanced
October 23rd: Public Celebration of 25th Anniversary of MDHS
November 22nd : Merbein Fire Station
December 6th: Christmas break-up at Linda & Ralph Fletcher's Home
https://www.merbeinhistoricalsociety.com.au/ https://www.facebook.com/MerbeinDistrictHistory/
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