MERBEIN HISTORY
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The Merbein Historian

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Merbein Historian remains the flagship publication of the Society with 150 copies of the 16 page booklet going to local and Australia-wide destinations. The first Quarterly edition of the 'Merbein Historian', initially known as 'The Newsletter', was an initiative of Bronwyn Zrna, and was first published in September 2000. 
EDITORS
2000 (March) - 2009 - Bronwyn Zrna 2009 (No. 1- 36)
2009 (June) to 2014 (June) - Lyn Adams & Jill Thomson (No. 37 - 56)  
2014 (July)       Current  -  Bernadette Wells  (No 57 September - No 99  March 2025).
Our Assisant Editor, Gayle Farnsworth
(June 2021 - Feb 2025), has resigned from this position for family reasons. 

HISTORIAN SUBSCRIPTIONS are now 12 monthly    -    FROM  JULY 2024  to JUNE  2025 
Annual Posted Subscription = $30 for 4 quarterly editions (includes $10.00 postage/handling). 
Single cost per quarterly edition: $5.00  =  $20 if picked up from the MDHS rooms. 
Email your request & details through via Contact Us Tab or by post to MDHS P.O. Box 679 Merbein 3505 Vic.
Payment for such can be sent to above address with details       
                                           or

Direct Credit -  Merbein District Historical Society Inc    633-000 106866163.  (preferred payment method)
If the latter please identify with letters MH (Merbein Historian) & Surname of person -  
so we can readily identify the payment.     
Post and packaging charges can be subject to change. ​
BACK COPIES    Back copies of all Merbein Historians are available. Cost per edition: $5.00 + post. 
​Editions now number 1 to 96  (June 2024).   Current copies may also be purchased at the Merbein Post Office or from the MDHS rooms.
CONTRIBUTIONS
Have you got an article/story to contribute to the Merbein Historian?  
Contributions from members and non-members are welcome and can be emailed to [email protected]
or  posted to:  The Editor    Box  679   Merbein  Vic 3505
CLOSING DATES for contributions to the Merbein Historian:    
March edition              31 January         June edition                30 April
September edition      31 July               December edition       30 October
​'NOW I REMEMBER' articles
Contributions to the Merbein Historian are welcome from all. They must however have a topic or story that have a local interest, focused on Merbein & District and date pre-1985. Some ideas of what the article may cover include an event, personality, sport, hobby, home, workplace, building, object & incident.
Contributions need to be approximately 300 words or less and include one or two photographs. The photographs need to be relevant to the article.  (These can be copied and returned or received in digital format).
​Take care that the article is not libellous, and if copied from another source, this, along with the name of the author (if applicable), must be acknowledged and recorded with the submitted article. 
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Inclusions in the Merbein Historian will be at the Editor's Discretion.
MERBEIN HISTORIAN  No. 100   June  2025
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  • About us
    • Our beginnings
    • Meeting Details
    • Subscriptions Membership & Merbein Historian
    • MDHS Office Bearers 2024-25
    • MDHS Displays
  • Merbein District History
    • Pre Irrigation Settlement
    • William Blandowski
    • Merbein Irrigation Settlement
    • E. J. Kenny
    • Picture Gallery
  • Activities
    • ABC Local History Segment & Outside Broadcast
    • Anzac Address Remembrance Day 2023
    • Current Projects
    • Events/Plans
    • Celebrations
  • Publications
    • The Merbein Historian
    • LATEST PUBLICATIONS
    • Brochures
  • Contact Us
    • Research
    • In the News 1
    • In the News 2
    • In the News 3