A Lady’s Day Dress from 1865
Don Patterson has selected a fabulous lady’s “day dress” that looks it has come straight from the Bright & Hitchcocks’ catalogue! It is typical of the clothing from the period 1865 – 1870. (more…)
Kardinia Park 1957
Don Patterson has found an iconic photograph of Kardinia Park from 1957 to kick off the AFL season. No doubt a few members can remember attending a game there in that year. (more…)
1854: A ‘Golden’ Year for Geelong
A Society transformed by GOLD! By Harry Roberts The year 1854, just three years after Victoria became an independent Colony, was one of growth. The gold rush brought prosperity to Melbourne and the rural towns (more…)
Hume and Hovell at Bird Rock, Point Lillias, 16th December, 1824
By Martin Williams (Section 1) and Terry Scott (Section 2) 11 March 2025 Martin Williams, member of our society and historian, has been moved to write a comprehensive rebuttal of the claims that the 1824 (more…)
AGM 2025
Annual General Meeting. The Annual General Meeting of the Geelong Historical Society Inc. will be held on Wednesday April 2, 2025 at 7:30pm. The venue for the meeting is the Virginia Todd Hall, 9 Clarence (more…)
Moorak Park Mystery Solved
Last month the Society was set a challenge. Who was behind the memorial placed in Moorak Park, Newtown on Remembrance Day 1988? Society Member & Parishioner of All Saints Newtown, Stephen Yewdall, was seeking information (more…)
February 5 2025 Lecture Report
“Don’t focus on the obstacles rather look for the opportunities around them“. Andrew Caddy and Graham Harrison gave a most engaging talk on the history of the Western District Car Club. Both men are long-time (more…)
Solomons and Market Square
Solomons – Do You Remember? In the same year that the Geelong Historical Society was formed – 1944 – the owners of the big Geelong Department Store, Solomons Pty Ltd created the first volume of (more…)
From the President’s Pen Feb 2025
Hello everyone. Happy New Year! I hope you are well and looking forward to many exciting and interesting events in 2025. I am pleased to inform you that Michael O’Donnell has been appointed to fill (more…)
Humble & Sons Jigsaw
To start the new year Don Patterson has selected an iconic photograph from Geelong’s automotive and transport history – a bus made in 1905 by Humble & Sons, Geelong, using a 2 cylinder De Dion (more…)
Who fired the cannon?
Hume & Hovell 1824: Who fired the cannon? On December 16, 1824 the Hume and Hovell finally reached Corio Bay, close to Point Lillias and ‘Bird Rock’. The next day the party camped adjacent to (more…)
Hamilton Hume Sketch Maps: Their Origins and Modern Treatment
A review of Hamilton Hume Sketch Maps: Origins and Modern Treatment by Martin Williams Following Hamilton Hume and William Hovell’s first overland journey of exploration from southern New South Wales into Victoria in 1824 a (more…)