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Hall School Museum and Heritage Centre

Locality: Hall, Australian Capital Territory

Phone: +61 408 259 946

Address: Victoria Street 2618 Hall, ACT, Australia

Website: http://museum.hall.act.au/

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25.01.2022 Lazarus family group at hitching rail at the Cricketers' Arms Hotel. The Queanbeyan - Yass Road (Victoria Street) running into Hall Village in the background.

24.01.2022 The Hall School Museum & Heritage Centre has concentrated over recent years in developing its family history unit with stories and images of the early families of the district. This will be an ongoing programme to provide a comprehensive repository of family history for research and information for interested visitors.

24.01.2022 'Lest We Forget'

24.01.2022 The Hall School Museum & Heritage Centre would like to acknowledge and pay its respects to the traditional owners of the land, country and sky we inhabit, the Ngunnawal people; and pay respect to their ongoing cultural traditions; and elders past present and emerging.

23.01.2022 Exciting news!!! Their Excellencies Governor General David and Mrs Linda Hurley will be visiting the museum next Sunday 14 March. This visit to the Hall School Museum will be the third by a Governor General. Sir Ninian Stephen in 1986 and Michael Jeffrey in 2004. Friends of the Museum are invited to attend and show support for our great museum.

23.01.2022 Good to see the comparison between Hall Public School and other one room schools in other countries. The comments in the original post are very interesting.

23.01.2022 The first Wee Jasper schoolhouse was a small timber building located on the western side of the river not far from the police residence at Wee Jasper, New South... Wales. It was later relocated to higher ground in 1930's due to the 1925 floods. The first class commenced in September 1899 with around 20 students taught by a young teacher named Elizabeth Loughlin received an annual salary of 72 pounds. The photo below is of Wee Jasper Public School Christmas Concert 1958! Images and information taken from "You can't Eat Scenery " Life in Wee Jasper 1850 - 1970. Jennifer Barton #YassValley #BestoftheCBRRegion #CBRTablelands #YassWeAreOpen #LoveNSW #Shoplocal

22.01.2022 St.John's Anglican church such a beautiful church with amazing pioneer heritage.

22.01.2022 A recent visit to the Weetangera Cemetery by a friend of mine where two of the original pioneers Thomas and Mary Southwell are buried inspired me to look for a photograph of the Weetangera Methodist church that originally stood on the site. It was built using hand sawn slabs. So here it is!

21.01.2022 Great News The Hall School Museum & Heritage Centre has again been successful in obtaining two ACT Heritage Grants in this year’s round.

20.01.2022 The Hall School Museum & Heritage Centre has been the recipient of a National Library of Australia Grant under the Community Heritage Grants programme 2020. The grant is to undertake a preservation needs assessment of the extensive Lyall Gillespie Collection. The work will commence in early 2021. The photo shows Lyall with some of his rock collection.

20.01.2022 A lovely photo of Bowning Public School.

18.01.2022 Happy #InternationalMuseumsDay2020! This year's theme is 'Museums for Equality: Diversity and Inclusion'. We are celebrating #IMD2020 by sharing this beautiful ...lithograph by Matilda House. Matilda House is an elder of the Ngunnawal people, who are the traditional custodians of the Canberra region. She grew up in Cowra and Yass, with family ties to the Canberra region, in particular the area around Namadgi National Park. Her commitment to passing on stories of her people to future generations is the impetus for her art. With other Indigenous artists based in the region, House collaborated with Studio One in making prints that addressed the relationship of Aboriginal people with their ancestral lands and issues around European settlement of Australia and its social and political impact on the original inhabitants. Murrumbeja Dooligah is one of a number of etchings and lithographs House produced as part of a collaborative project between local Indigenous artists, Studio One, the Canberra City Gallery (a precursor to CMAG) and the Nolan Gallery. The project resulted in an exhibition, Strong lines new directions held in 1996. To stay connected to CMAG during this time of restricted activity head to our website to explore the collection online http://www.cmag.com.au/collection Matilda House, Murrumbeeja Dooligah,1996, Lithograph

18.01.2022 CMAG was pleased to host our first visitor as we reopen today, Minister for the Arts, Creative Industries and Cultural Events Gordon Ramsay @gordonramsaymla We ...are open Monday to Sat 10 am -5pm. Virginia Rigney, Senior Curator, Visual Art took the Minister through the delightful Seeing Canberra display featuring major works drawn primarily from CMAG’s collection. Our new exhibition, Martyn Jolly’s Phantasmagoria also opens today, highlighting his incredible collection of magic lantern slides. #SeeingCanberra #CMAG See more

17.01.2022 A great ladies cricket team featuring talented cricketers from our local area!

17.01.2022 1 June 2020. Grazing Restaurant is open, as is the Colonial Inn and school is back with the lifting of some of the Covid 19 restrictions. The GDHS calendar phot...o for June is of the Royal Hotel in the 1920's.The Royal Hotel was built by William Affleck in 1865 and was shortly afterwards taken over by Thomas Booth. P.J. Reid was the licensee from 1920 until it ceased operating as a hotel in 1928 and its licence was transferred to the Queanbeyan Hotel. It operated as a private residence until 1968 when it was bought by Ron Murray who developed it as a tourist destination called the Gundaroo Pub. It’s now home to the popular Grazing Restaurant. Photo Credit: Lyall Gillespie Collection, Hall School Museum & Heritage Centre. See more

17.01.2022 We are sad to announce the cancellation of the 2020 Canberra and Region Heritage Festival. This is an unfortunate outcome but a necessary one to ensure the sa...fety of the community and certainty for event organisers. We are committed to bringing the best Heritage Festival experience we can to Canberra and the surrounding regions. We look forward to seeing you all 2021, where we can ‘reimagine’ the 38th annual Heritage Festival and celebrate the Aboriginal, historic and natural heritage of our beautiful region.

17.01.2022 Be sure to show the kids and remind them how lucky they are Royalla School, used from 1879 (originally as Rob Roy School) until 1935. [Source: Early Education & Schools in the Canberra region, Lyall Gillespie].

16.01.2022 The Hall Museum and Heritage Centre is also in the process of scanning and cataloguing its collection. This is an important process to actually record all the items on a digital platform and also enable access to view the collection via the internet for people who are unable to visit the Museum.

14.01.2022 Despite a very wet morning which promised to dampen their visit to Hall Village and the Hall School Museum & Heritage Centre their Excellencies Governor General David Hurley and Mrs Linda Hurley greatly enjoyed their time in the village. The Hurleys were greeted on arrival by the Honorary Curator Alastair Crombie together with a large group of Museum Volunteers. They then went inside the main building to see three of the Museum's special displays. The Governor General then me...t the Brown family group and was presented with the book "My Early Hall Days" by Claude Brown. The Governor General congratulated the work done by the volunteers in establishing and maintaining the Museum which he acknowledged was preserving important local history. Mrs Hurley then led the assembled crowd in a rendition of "You are my Sunshine". The Hurleys then departed on a walk down Victoria Street to the village centre and then on to present the prestigious Duke of Gloucester sash to the highest scoring dog at the National Sheepdog Trial final at the Hall Showground. On the way Mrs Hurley quickly ducked into the old Hall School commenting on how wonderful it is and promising to return to spend more time.. See more

14.01.2022 Yumalundi (welcome) Kids at several Koori schools across Canberra are learning Ngunnawal language. ABC Canberra dropped in on a class at Richardson Primary School recently, with children recognising National Reconciliation Week.

13.01.2022 Reconciliation Week is launched tomorrow and today is National Sorry Day. The Hall School Museum & Heritage acknowledges the wonderful culture and the heritage of the local Ngunnawal people. The museum has worked closely with their representatives over the years to conserve, identify and exhibit historic artefacts. The museum has demonstrated great respect for their heritage and it has been acknowledged for the work it has carried out. The photo shows Matilda House on a visit to the museum last year. She was impressed with the displays and the work carried out by the volunteer team and has been an active supporter of the museum. She has also led the members of the Prime Minister's Indigenous Council on a special visit to the museum.

13.01.2022 Another successful annual Brass Band concert was held on Sunday. A big thank you to all our sponsors, to David Kilby our popular MC, the musicians from Victoria Street Brass and Canberra Brass and not forgetting the Museum Volunteers who worked tirelessly in setting up the event and on hand to provide afternoon tea and make the event such a pleasant experience for the crowd. The photos show the concert underway and the volunteers taking time out to enjoy the music.

12.01.2022 The Museum has a large collection of items relevant to the history of the Hall district and the families that lived there. The latest acquisition may be considered quite unusual but it has a direct historical association to Hall. 'Dellwood' is a homestead on the Barton Highway just outside the ACT border and is to be demolished together with its outbuildings as part of the Barton Highway upgrade. 'Dellwood' was the home of William (Billy) Morris who operated the Hall Bootmake...rs shop in the village. Within the 'Dellwood' grounds was the tanning pit that Billy used to tan the leather he used to make all his footwear. The tanning pit was considered as an important heritage item relevant to the history of the Hall area. A group from the Hall Museum, the Barton Highway Upgrade Alliance and Transport NSW representatives negotiated the careful removal of the concrete pit to a site at the Hall School Museum. This was successfully carried out this week with the appropriate heavy lifting equipment and very large truck. Many thanks to all concerned in saving this important piece of history from demolition. The first picture shows the Morris Family outside 'Dellwood' 100 years ago. The other photos show the transporting of the pit and its present positioning at the Museum. See more

12.01.2022 The Hall School Museum will again be taking part in this year’s festival.

10.01.2022 CMAG wishes to pay our respects to their continuing culture, to elders past present and emerging and the contribution they make to the life of this Country, cit...y and this region. As part of Reconciliation Week, we are sharing significant moments in our shared history. This traditional Reed Necklace, 1862 is a delicate emblem of genuine relationships between local Ngunnawal ancestors and some pastoralists. It was given by Ngunnawal ancestor Jemmy the Rover as a wedding present to Minna Close Palmer from Palmerville Estate of Ginninderra in 1862. Passed down by the Palmer family for five generations, this intricate and treasured necklace is on show as part of the current Seeing Canberra exhibition. #sharedhistory #NRW2020 #InThisTogether #seeingcanberra #ngunnawalcountry

10.01.2022 The Hall Museum has information on the Boon family and the connections to the Southwell family.

09.01.2022 This letter expresses how important trees were in the early days for the pupils of all these bush schools. Trees provided protection from the elements and a feeling of well being. This letter is a great initiative by the pupils back in 1918.

09.01.2022 While we can’t celebrate a Heritage Festival this year, we are excited to start planning the best Canberra and Region Heritage Festival we can for 2021! The ‘...Reimagine’ 38th annual Heritage Festival will run from 6 to 26 April 2021 so pop the date in your calendar now and we can count down together Registration forms to host an event as a part of the Heritage Festival will be available from November 2020.

08.01.2022 Following my post this morning of bee keeping in the area 100 years ago, this video shows what’s happening with bee keeping in Hall Village today and the importance of bees in contributing to the local farmers market. Not particularly a museum item but it will go into our archive to be retrieved for World Bee Day in 2120!

06.01.2022 A great new publication has been produced by the Hall School Museum & Heritage Centre. 'My Early Hall Days' is a story of a young lad, Claude Brown growing up in Hall Village. The book relives Claude's adventures, his school life at Hall Primary School and the people living in Hall in the early part of the 20th century, the businesses and Sundays going to the Wattle Park church. It is a wonderful journey back to these early days with lots of photos to complement the story. The book is avilable from the Museum for the low price of $10. You can pick up a copy from the Museum on Thursday mornings or order a copy by emailing [email protected].

05.01.2022 Nichole Overall posted an interesting item on her Facebook page about Pemberton C Palmer who is buried in a small burial area inside the Lanyon Rd Lawn Cemetery. The Palmer name is well known in this region particularly George Thomas Palmer who gave the name Palmerville to his estate. I looked through the Museum's photo archive and found a photo of Pemberton C Palmer and family at his Jerrabomberra Homestead and George Palmer from Palmerville.

04.01.2022 I love this photo of the Ginninderra Store and residence. The store was operated by George Harcourt. The Queanbeyan to Yass Road (Barton Highway) is in the foreground with a man on horse and man leaning on fence. Looking closely there is a lady standing at the front gate of the property.

03.01.2022 The Hall School Museum & Heritage Centre wishes you all a very safe and enjoyable Christmas and hope that 2021 is a much better year for everybody. The photo from around 1960 shows the children in a party mood outside the original Hall school.

03.01.2022 To celebrate World Bee Day I have SWARMED into the Museum's photo arcHIVES and found a couple of images that appear to show that bee keeping was popular in the area 100 years ago. These little critters are necessary for our survival with their pollinating work and of course the production of honey.

02.01.2022 As we celebrate NAIDOC week and remember our fellow aboriginal people, you may like to take the opportunity of seeing the aboriginal display at our museum in Qu...eanbeyan this saturday afternoon 1-4pm, Farrer Place. The Hive exhibition also features Connee Colleen's aboriginal sculptures. Last year I had the privilege to view the extensive aboriginal exhibitions at Hall Museum, as Lylle Gillespie had a large and significant collection documenting aboriginal history in the region. I have also recently had access to a book created from the Kamberra, Many nations one Country exhibition held recently in the Belconnen Arts Centre, which featured oral histories from the Queanbeyan Deadly runners, a group of indigenous runners from Queanbeyan going since 2013.