Canowindra Historical Society & Museum Incorporated in Canowindra, New South Wales | Non-profit organisation

Canowindra Historical Society & Museum Incorporated

Locality: Canowindra, New South Wales

Phone: +61 433 130 859

Address: Gaskill Street 2804 Canowindra, NSW, Australia

Website: https://www.canowindrahistory.com

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25.01.2022 From the Old Shops Australia group

23.01.2022 The possibly relatively unknown history of Cargo Inn (just up the road from Canowindra). https://timegents.com/2018/08/03/road-trip-cargo-inn/

23.01.2022 Explored Visions by GD has shared his photos of Ardlethan - birthplace of the Australian kelpie...

22.01.2022 Then as Now... Influenza Pandemic In 1919 the Spanish Flu started to take hold in NSW. The Canowindra Star published these helpful hints in its issue of Friday, 31 January 1919... It seems that not a lot has changed so far as personal prevention methods as concerned. We are not so sure about the recommendations for treatment and cure. And please, make sure that you follow the instructions provided in the 21st Century.

22.01.2022 The Chalke Valley near Salisbury UK is a small locality but they have a big History Festival. Like so many events this year it has been cancelled but they have shared the talks and events they were going to have, online - FREE! The Festivals website is https://cvhf.org.uk/ and you can get all the videos and audio there... Topics include "The mystery surrounding Anne Boleyns death ", "Thomas Jefferson and the relevance of history", "the observations of an early 19th century Iranian traveller in Britain" and (audio only) "Heimat, a story about what it means to be German today, the legacy of the Third Reich and peeling back the layers of family history".

22.01.2022 How well do you know Canowindra? Do you know where these rather apprehensive fish can be found around town (and its not in the Belubula)? No prizes other than kudos for getting the answer right. Bonus points for providing information on their history and any associations with them you or your family might have.

22.01.2022 Weve got a fair bit of farm machinery down at the museum in Gaskill Street. Most of it is related to the crop that was (and is still) responsible for the prosperity of our area: lucerne (alfafa). Is anybody willing to come down and help us make sense of it and perhaps include in the Virtual Vintage Machinery Show?

19.01.2022 The 100th anniversary of the dedication of the village of Hintlesham war memorial in the UK was to have been marked by a ceremony in June. In common with most such events it was cancelled because of the pandemic. However, CHS&Ms friend, Gerald Main, has made a short film, in which the story of Jack Gant MM, who joined the AIF from Canowindra, is told in some detail which seems appropriate as after being wounded twice and seeing the armistice he died from 1918/19 pandemic, ...the Spanish Flu in November 1918. The video entitled "A Century of Remembrance" is at http://hintleshamwarmemorial.com/ (scroll down a bit).. or on Youtube at: https://youtu.be/2qFBBlgC9kQ #gant #hintlesham

19.01.2022 The way we commemorate ANZAC Day this year will be greatly different to what we are all used to. The Australian War Memorial has published a webpage with ideas as to what you can do to remember the sacrifices of the men and women who have served in our armed forces: Army, Navy and Airforce. https://www.awm.gov.au/anzacathome

19.01.2022 Formerly the Charlie McCarron Holden dealership, 29 Gaskill Street, Canowindra, is being renovated as a plant nursery and garden emporium. The Holden signage has been removed to reveal the name of one of the previous owners, Brown's Ford dealership. Even before that tho', the building was occupied by a department store.

19.01.2022 Posted by Di Skelton on the Canowindra-ites Who Live Here and Away group.

18.01.2022 From @eugowrahistoricalmuseum

17.01.2022 Age Of Fishes Museum Canowindra are our neighbours and friendly ones at that. We're not open again yet (except by special appointment) but when we are you can visit both museums and learn about pre-history and what has happened locally in the last couple of hundred years.

17.01.2022 How well do you know Canowindra's history? What do the Golden Victory, Lady Burdett and Essex have in common? No prizes for the right answer, just kudos...

17.01.2022 NSW Heritage Railway Stations and Infrastructure

17.01.2022 Dunn was a member of Ben Halls gang when they stuck up #Canowindra

17.01.2022 @eugowrahistoricalmuseum

17.01.2022 Then as now... or maybe not... From the booklet Recipes for Invalid Cookery Suitable for Influenza Patients, issued by the Queensland Government, 1919

17.01.2022 Then as now... From 101 years ago... "All along the line resolutions were being passed resenting ... anyone from here entering other towns and at Canowindra, he knew that Orangeites were shunned." https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/117858141

16.01.2022 How well do you know "old" Canowindra? Are you able to pin point the location of this plaster portrait of a (possibly angelic) young woman? No prizes but kudos for observation skills...

16.01.2022 Greg Davis's photo tour of Ganmain in the Riverina, aka "Sheaf Hay centre of Australia"

14.01.2022 From Canowindra News

14.01.2022 From Blind Freddy Bushranger Tours Facebook Archives

14.01.2022 From Eugowra Historical Museum & Bushranger Centre

14.01.2022 The museum's front gate

14.01.2022 For the information of our followers on Facebook

14.01.2022 From Greenthorpe History Group

13.01.2022 Friend of CHS&M, Gerald Main, has recorded a new video telling the story of how "The Last Man on the Memorial", Pilot Officer Harold Graham Tipples name was added to the Hintlesham war memorial 81 years after he was killed near the Suffolk village in a flying accident... https://youtu.be/VdZ3FGVooVQ Sharp eyed viewers will see another Gant recorded above Tipples name bringing the number of the extended Gant family recorded on this one small villages memorial to four.

13.01.2022 Someone at Cowra DHS commented "Yes looks like the shop on the corner of Ryall and Blatchford Street, Canowindra." What do you reckon?

12.01.2022 One of the "interesting" things about the Spanish Influenza Pandemic of 1918/19 is the fact that we dont know a lot about what happened in the village of Canowindra and surrounding areas. There is information about formal meetings and the disputes the Boree Shire Council had with the NSW state government over funding are recorded in the Canowindra Star but the fine grained detail of the impact on daily lives is missing and is now gone forever. It has been suggested that CHS...&M should start to try to record the details of what is happening here - a diary as it were - so that future generations perhaps can learn from our experiences. We would also look for short contributions from community members which would be collected via an online form and/or a short printed questionnaire. These could be anonymous and at the end of the pandemic they could be put into a sort of time capsule for (say) 35 years and not opened before. What do you think?

12.01.2022 From Eugowra Historical Museum & Bushranger Centre re the long lasting typhoid fever epidemic...

12.01.2022 The museum is currently closed to visitors indefinitely. Monthly meetings are also cancelled for the time being. Members will still attempt to respond to requests for information as promptly as possible.... At this point we are still answering the phone and will attend to urgent matters. Stay safe.

11.01.2022 From Cowra and District Historical Society

11.01.2022 From Orange Regional Museum

10.01.2022 From the Canowindra-ites Who Live Here and Away group

10.01.2022 From Canowindra News Richard Glasson's bequest is a huge boost to the museum and to the district... https://www.canowindranews.com.au//historical-society-pa/

10.01.2022 Mr Wells' Shop Earlier this year former resident, Lyn Gray, posted a couple of photos to the Old Shops Australia group. Before the Townsend's*, Ewers' and Lawrence's, the business at 41 Gaskill Street was conducted by her father and her mother as a "silent partner". When Lyn left school she worked with her father in the shop for around 10 years. ... Lyn patiently answered people's questions: Q. When did your folks buy the shop? Do you remember who was in the manchester shop next door? A. I think late 1955 or early 1956. I left school at the end of 1955, he bought the business, and I worked there. Mulligans menswear was next door, then the newsagent. Finns department store across the lane. Q. Do you remember what hours your shop was open? A. 9am to 5.30 Monday to Friday. 9am to 12pm Saturday. No Sunday or public holiday trading, if you got caught opening could be in trouble

10.01.2022 From National Museum of Australia

09.01.2022 Posted on the CADHS Facebook page. The place has been identified as out the front of Canowindra High School in 1997. Any names?

09.01.2022 The Bicentennial Balloon Championships were held in Canowindra on 23rd April to 1st May 1988. Over 40 colourful balloons filled the sky for the 9 days of competition. Canowindra was also the venue for the 2011, 2012 and 2014 National Championships. ... Besides competition flying all balloonists make regular recreation flights, taking friends for flights with no aim other than to have a pleasant morning or afternoon flight. Canowindra is an ideal ballooning location with its open fields, scenic rolling countryside, stable weather conditions and most importantly, landowners who are "on side". We havent been able to find any video of the 1988 competition but there is video online of the 2010 Challenge when one of the competitors was the well known Brit TV actor Stephen Tomkinson (think DCI, Ballykissangel etc). ITV filmed an episode of a series documenting his travels around Australia... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8THTgCRt2mE

08.01.2022 It is with sadness that we advise of the passing of a long term and respected member of Canowindra Historical Society and Museum. Pamela Burnheim passed away in care - her family with her - just before noon on Sunday, 27th September. She had been dealing with a recurrence of cancer for much of this year. Pamela and her late husband John Brown moved from teaching careers in Sydney to Cargo to take up an interest in agriculture.... At that time they joined the Canowindra Historical Society and were both active members. Pam and husband Peter Burnheim continued to be involved with our Society - Pam designing the Pre 1901 Pioneers Memorial Wall and serving on committees, Peter serving a term as President. Our sympathies go out to Peter, Kath, Wes and Melissa and their families. Live streamed video coverage of Pam's memorial service conducted on Thursday, 1 October 2020 at 10:30 am by Penhall Funerals in Orange can be viewed by clicking this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7TfwAkS67E&feature=youtu.be

08.01.2022 A few days ago we were contacted by Trafalgar and District Historical Society (Gippsland, Vic.) about this photo that had been found outside the fire station in Kitchener Street. The photo shows a young woman in a fancy dress outfit. On the back someone has written in pencil in what appears to be a fairly young hand "I'm the Queen of Hearts 1933" and in what seems to be an older hand in pen, "Fancy Dress Ball at Cudal, NSW". Can anyone identify the person in the photo and wh...at the event was about...? Cudal News See more

08.01.2022 Living history among the ancient fossils.

08.01.2022 In the USA its Independence day. The 4th July 2020 marks a sort of independence for Canowindra as it is the 110th Anniversary of the arrival of the railway thus making the town and its population free to exploit the agricultural potential of the district as they could now get produce to city markets quickly and economically. The three photos show the first train in Canowindra and the population celebrating the culmination of a long struggle to get the railway built. "800 pas...sengers travelled on the official first train from Cowra to Canowindra on 4 July 1910. With formal proceedings over, A(5) (later Z19) class locomotive 113 (renumbered 1918 in 1924) prepares to depart for Cowra. It is believed that this is the only photo in existence of a member of the 13-strong A(5) class of locomotives. Also known as the Improved A they were modified members of the 1877-introduced A(93) class, featuring improved cabs and increased tractive effort." Information and images courtesy of Lawrence Ryan of Cowra, author of " Lines to the Lachlan".

08.01.2022 In her 1998 talk on Canowindra in the 30s and 40s, Berna Wright shared a memory of Dr. David Leake: Dr. Allens practice was brought out by Dr. David Leake (1937), a good looking bachelor with charming manners who drove a sporty car. He always raised his hat to us school girls and that impressed us no end. He was also a very kind man. He came from a social Victorian pastoral family and when visiting, his sisters and sister-in-law always dressed for dinner. He joined the army ...(1940) and became a prisoner of war. After the war, he married a nurse (Phyllis Byrne) whom he had met at the Canowindra Hospital. David Leake was indeed a good looking man as the portrait of him in uniform included in his obituary attests: https://www.mja.com.au//david-norrie-fleming-leake-oam-mb-

08.01.2022 Royal Hotel Lyndhurst

08.01.2022 Mae Vanderschaar We were saddened to hear of Maes passing a few days ago... Dorothy Balcomb who was Maes friend, colleague and collaborator writes... "I was so sad to hear of Maes death on 21 June 2020. She became a great friend from when I went back teaching at Canowindra High School in 1967. ... "As our desks adjoined in the crowded staffroom I became involved in the local history project she had with her special class of 1967 which resulted in the formation of the Canowindra Historical Society & Museum Incorporated in September that year. She infected me with what I call the local history bug from which I have suffered ever since. "After the Vanderschaar family left the district Mae continued her history studies culminating in the successful completion of her MA thesis, "Bangaroo, A Microstudy in the Settlement and Closer Settlement of Land in NSW 1815-1908" at the University of Sydney,1977, and donated a bound copy to the Canowindra Historical Society archives. "For years we corresponded, sharing our research. It took us a long time, together with Frances Robinson, to prove that the bushranger raids of 1863 were on the north side of the Belubula River and not on the south side where the Boree Shire had put a monument in 1951. It was only recently that we finally managed to get the now Cabonne Council to put a correction on a plaque nearby. "Our thoughts are with the Vanderschaar family as they grieve for Mae. She contributed so much to Canowindras history in her quiet, but determined way, and in all that she and her husband Pieter were involved with later: real estate business, the bookshop at Mossvale and the building of the wonderful home on the hillside on the family farm there." ------------------------------------------------------- "The Society was formed on 27 September 1967 as an outcome of a local history project of a Year 9 Class at the Canowindra Central School when secondary classes were on the Tilga Street site. With teacher, Mae Vanderschaar, the class set up a temporary folk museum in the former banking chambers of the nearby CBC Bank Managers residence in Suttor Street. There was an open day to the public during Education Week arousing such interest that a meeting was called resulting in the formation of the Historical Society. Its two aims were to research the history of the Canowindra district and to establish a museum." .

08.01.2022 A Country Breakfast This weeks program on ABC RN features stories on restoration projects including one from nearby Spring Hill. "Meet the passionate people preserving relics of the past in regional Australia. Whether its old houses, churches, trucks, or trains, well introduce some of those undertaking painstaking restoration work to bring beauties of the past back to life."... https://www.abc.net.au//countrybrea/a-big-country/12176692

08.01.2022 Posted by @EugowraHistoricalMuseum&BushrangerCentre

08.01.2022 International Museums Day 2020 - 18th May 2020 This years IMD theme is "Equality: Diversity and Inclusion". Our choice of an artifact from our collections to illustrate this is an image taken in 1929 of a group of children holding hands and dancing on the pavement in Gaskill Street outside Walkers Music Store which was next to the jewellers and opposite the Garden Of Roses.... The subject matter is unusual for its time as it shows children at play. Rather than seriously staring down the lens of the camera they seem oblivious to its presence and that of the adult photographer. The ring is unbroken, no child in the group is being left out of the game. #Our2020 #IMD2020

07.01.2022 Fascinating local history group

07.01.2022 From the Canowindra-ites group

07.01.2022 This was posted in the Canowindra-ites Who Live Here and Away group. Has anyone any information that might help the inquirer?

06.01.2022 From Golden Memories Millthorpe Museum

05.01.2022 There is so much wonderful stained glass here in the Central West some of it sacred in churches and others "profane" in shop leadlights and decorations such as abound in Canowindra.

05.01.2022 Virtual Vintage Machinery Show This piece of machinery is not actually in our collection - all we have is this beautiful photographic image taken by the Niven Studio sometime after 1924. Depicted is the Flywheel and Crankshaft from the privately-owned power station in Ryall Street which supplied electricity to businesses and some homes for a number of years.... Note the range of spanners close at hand hanging on the wall behind the machine.

04.01.2022 Do you know of Rupert Henry? PROFILE Born 26 January 1900 in Cowra NSW. Lived in Sydney from 1914 till 1929. Attended Fort Street Boys High School.... Worked as a Clerk at the Sydney Water Board from 1917. Married Myrene Emerton in Sydney -1926. Daughter Vivienne born 1927. Last seen by this family 11 February 1929. In 1929, Rupert was 29 years old, 5ft 6in tall, medium build, fair skin and hair, blue eyes, wrinkled brow and scar on neck. FAMILY Rupert was the youngest son of Colin and Frances Henry nee Brideoake. Born in 1900 at Cowra NSW, he lived on a farm east of the town. His brothers were Colin Thomas Henry and Harold. His two sisters were Annie Margaret known as Queenie who later married Thomas Henry Newham and Alice who married Charles Chambers. Ruperts fathers family was very large with 13 children so there are many relations in areas of the Central West NSW like Canowindra, Cowra, Orange, Bathurst, Wellington, Dubbo and Young. The Brideoake family was also a large family with relations in Victoria and NSW. At the time of Ruperts disappearance, the immediate family said that they did not know where he had gone. After their marriage Rupert and Myrene lived with Myrenes parents, William and Clementina Emerton at Dulwich Hill NSW. Rupert went to work on 11/2/1929 and never returned to his family and home. FRIENDS One of Ruperts friends was Harold William Guerin who was the best man at Rupert and Myrenes wedding. He also worked at the Sydney Water Board - for 43 years. Another workmate of Ruperts was Alpha Sidney Tanner who saw Rupert in Sydney a few days after his disappearance. Another person who was present at the wedding was Mrs Florence J. Giovannelli. Myrenes best friend at this time was Annie Melhuish who later married James Swinden Myrene and Annie sang together in the Sydney Madrigal Society. OTHER INFORMATION Ruperts four grandchildren would love to know what happened to their Grandfather. He may have lived in many places including Wellington, Young and Nelson Bay. Any snippet of information would be most appreciated by the family. If you have information any please message CHS&M and well put you in contact with the inquirer.

03.01.2022 A lot of interest was generated by our recent re-post about the Lancelot Mac Smith memorial stained glass window in St James' Anglican Church, Cudal. The window is a beautiful example of a traditional craft rendered in a spare, honest arts and crafts style by the maker, David Saunders. This was his first commissioned work in his own right having worked previously in the Edinburgh and Sydney workshops of William Wilson and Percy Barnard respectively. Saunders went on to crea...te very many (he's lost count) windows which now grace buildings throughout Australia. When he visited Cudal last year to give a talk about his first window it was the first time he had seen the work since he installed it in 1961. If you missed that talk (or even if you didn't), Ewan Gilbert will be interviewing David Saunders tomorrow morning (Thursday) at 9:10am on ABC Central West (549AM or stream online).

02.01.2022 From Explored Visions by GD Stockinbingal is about 160 clicks SSW of Canowindra

02.01.2022 From the Old Australian Photos group

02.01.2022 From Canowindra-ites Who Live Here and Away group

01.01.2022 Would you like to see an epic 'Glenrowan' mini-series based on this book, from the makers of 'The Legend of Ben Hall'?

01.01.2022 CHS&M have set up an online membership and donation system for the convenience of our members and those wishing to join and/or make a donation. Visa/Mastercard cards are accepted. Your membership subscriptions and donations help to ensure that our local heritage is preserved and that our work of educating people about the value of our heritage is continued. You can find the page at https://www.ticketebo.com.au//canowindra-historical-societ

01.01.2022 Members are advised that there will be NO meeting held next Tuesday 11th August 2020. Members who responded felt we should postpone our next gathering until September. This will be Tuesday 8th September.

01.01.2022 Eugowra Historical Museum & Bushranger Centre