November 5 2025 Speaker Report
You can listen to a reading of this article by clicking the following link: Enlisting and Resisting At our November Society meeting, we were privileged to hear from Dr Bart Ziino of Deakin University, whose (more…)
Michael O'Donnell
Michael O'Donnell was an educator in Primary and Secondary schools over many years. He is the current Web Manager and Secretary of the Society.
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Geelong Historical Society Honoured at 2025 Heritage Awards
You can listen to a reading of this article by clicking the following link: We are proud to inform members that the Geelong Historical Society has received the Heritage Interpretation and Promotion Award “celebrating excellence (more…)
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Could this be Western Beach?
Can You Help Identify This Sea Baths Scene? Carollyn Williams, Society Member and also Secretary of the Torquay & District Historical Society, is seeking input on a photograph from the National Library of Australia labelled (more…)
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1800s | Indented Head | Latest News | Lou Lane | Wadawurrung
Understanding Wadawurrung Family Names
The following article revisits Lou Lane’s 1990 contribution to Investigator, in which she examines the naming customs of the Wathaurung (now Wadawurrung) people as recorded in early colonial journals. Drawing on Andrew Todd’s 1835 census (more…)
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The October Lecture Report
The Cowies Creek Confrontation of 1803 Speaker Report on the presentation by Harry Roberts at the October 1 Meeting Harry Roberts delivered a compelling presentation on the Cowies Creek Incident of 1803, inviting members to (more…)
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1880s Geelong | 1890s | 1920s | Geelong Field Naturalists Club | Geelong Free Library | John Frederick Mulder | Latest News
J. F. Mulder Obituary
Geelong Advertiser (Vic. : 1859 – 1929), Wednesday 28 December 1921, page 5 LATE MR J. F. MULDER.GEELONG CITIZEN WITH WORLD-WIDE REPUTATION.ORNITHOLOGIST AND GEOLOGIST By the death early yesterday morning, of Mr. John Frederick Mulder, (more…)
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John Frederick Mulder
Dr Paul Michael Donovan is preparing to publish an article in the Victorian Historical Journal on the life and legacy of John Frederick Mulder (1840–1921) — an interesting figure in Geelong’s 19th-century history. Mulder was a respected (more…)
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Oscar Hughan
Seeking Insights into Oscar Hughan’s Time in Geelong The Society has received a fascinating research inquiry from filmmaker Robyn Hughan and her partner, Steve, who are developing a documentary on Oscar Hughan (1826–1915) — a (more…)
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The Soldiers of St Marks on the Hill
The Sacrifice of the Great War The Soldiers of St Mark’s on the Hill Anglican Memorial Window and Honor Roll, Leopold. The Society recently received a copy of a remarkable book chronicling the experiences of (more…)
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August 6 Lecture Report
The National Wool Museum: A Museum of and for Geelong. Listen to the August 6 Report or just read on. At our August 6 meeting, Padraic Fisher, the Director of the National Wool Museum, delivered (more…)
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Aqueduct Survey
Barwon Water Aqueduct Survey Barwon Water has invited the community to provide feedback and ideas on the fate of the Barwon River Ovoid Sewer Aqueduct via an online survey. The button below will take members (more…)
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July 2 Lecture Report
Carollyn Williams: Tracing the Francis Family and Local History in Torquay At our recent monthly meeting, society member Carollyn Williams — also Secretary of the Torquay Historical Society — delivered a warm and informative talk (more…)
