Heyfield and Districts Museum in Heyfield, Victoria | Community museum

Heyfield and Districts Museum

Locality: Heyfield, Victoria

Phone: +61 3 5148 2093

Address: 7 Temple Street 3858 Heyfield, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.heyfield.net/

Likes: 2735

Add/Update information

Reviews

Tags

• Arts and entertainment
• History Museum
• Museum
• Community museum

25.01.2022 What are the Seven Wonders of Gippsland History? For History Month 2020, we are asking this question.

24.01.2022 Gleesons Bridge, Upper Glenmaggie Creek

22.01.2022 Kenevan's Corner -Thomas Kenevan of Heyfield was born in County Clare 1835 arrived 1852 and married Mary Jane Burley in 1856 and had 5 children. He then married... Catherine Kelly in 1886 and and had two daughters Kate and Nell and a son Hugh who died in infancy.Thomas Kenevan died tragically in 1898 at Heyfield. See more

22.01.2022 Harvesting grain, Nambrok, 1937.From the Lowe Collection, Anglican Diocese of Gippsland. Photographs from this collection and discussion are at:https://www.facebook.com/groups/1755971574632862/permalink/2978363455726995/

22.01.2022 Tonight is our first meeting for 2021, at the museum, 7 Temple St Heyfield, 7pm. All welcome, see you there

19.01.2022 IT HAPPENED HERE: LIVING AND WORKING IN ISOLATION AT THE DARGO POLICE STATION December 2020, will mark 100 years since one of Victoria's most remote Police St...ations, the Dargo Police station closed. Established in 1861, the one man station serviced the Goldrush community. "There was a lot of swearing in the streets and being drunk in the streets, a lot of people hitting each other", says Gippsland Historian Linda Barraclough. The most famous Dargo crime occurred in 1917, with double murder of Jim Barclay, manager and John Bamford cook and general hand of the Wonnangatta station. The Wonnangatta murder case has never been solved. Disputes, debt notices and theft of livestock and horses were common problems. The police also fulfilled a community outreach role, dealing with people who were mentally challenged or struggling to survive in the remote bushland environment. "When they weren't doing that, they were out looking for people that were lost in the snow", says Linda of these lone policemen. Other duties included reading the eulogies at gravesides because there were no ministers, and taking on the role of clerk of courts. "You couldn't really phone a friend. They didn't have any form of communications", says Linda of the Dargo posting that eventually came to be only staffed by unmarried men. It was certainly a challenging and often dangerous job! With similar isolated one member Police Station setups having been positioned around Gippsland in places such as Bendoc, Heyfield and Briagolong, Linda is keen to hear from anyone who has good photos or stories of these lone policemen. (Please contact the Gippsland History Facebook Page)

19.01.2022 Machinery... timber sorter at Saxtons mill at Licola. Sawn timber of various lengths and sizes shoots down between the slots and slides down the ramp to be stacked by hand. Loaded onto trucks by forklift of some kind. Source: Gregor Wallace - 1959.

19.01.2022 MACHINERY My grandfather Joe Hore ploughing his property in Slaughterhouse Lane, Newry. There is the 4 horsepower version and a 1 horsepower version I found lat...er with dad and a mate (Possibly a Farley cousin from Rosedale) on the horse. Maybe I should also add a 3rd photo which probably adds to how a lot of the farming was done in the 1920s. See more

19.01.2022 After many months, we're excited to announce we're finally opening our doors. This coming Saturday, to coincide with the Heyfield Market, we will open our doors from 10am to 12pm. Our members will be on deck giving the Museum a spring clean and welcome any visitors. We will be asking for a maximum of ten visitors in the Museum at one time and that masks be worn and hands be sanitised.

18.01.2022 Victoria 82 years ago today on Friday the 13th of January 1939 Victoria was devastated by the Black Friday bushfires which at the time were Australia’s wo...rst bushfire event on record. Tragically 71 lives, over 1,300 homes, 69 sawmills and 3,700 buildings were lost with almost 2,000,000 hectares of land burned and 5 entire towns completely wiped off the map with some never being rebuilt. The most damage was felt in the mountain and alpine areas in the northeast and around the southwest coast. The Acheron, Tanjil and Thomson Valleys and the Grampians, were also hit hard. Omeo, Pomonal, Warrandyte (which in 1939 was not part of Melbourne’s urban sprawl) and Yarra Glen were also badly damaged. It was calculated that three-quarters of the state was affected either directly or indirectly by the disaster with the resulting Royal Commission noting that it appeared the whole State of Victoria was alight on Friday, 13 January 1939. The Royal Commission attributed the cause of the fires to careless burning, campfires, graziers, sawmillers and land clearing, in addition to fires which existed prior to the 13th January that were either not able to be extinguished or left unattended and the fires were allowed to burn under control, as it was falsely and dangerously called at the time. As a result of the fires Forests Commission Victoria gained additional funding and took responsibility for fire protection on all public land including State forests, unoccupied Crown Lands and National Parks plus a buffer extending one mile beyond their boundaries on to private land. The practice of controlled burning to minimize future risk was officially sanctioned and encouraged and sweeping changes including stringent regulation of burning and fire safety measures for sawmills, grazing licensees and the general public were also introduced.

18.01.2022 The AGM of the Heyfield & District Historical Society Inc. will be held on monday 30th November, 7pm at the Museum, 7 Temple St Heyfield. All welcome. Social distancing will apply.

18.01.2022 A poor photo of Glendock, which was down on the flat below the modern home for Glenfalloch workers. I remember an orchard there, with a large fig tree in the 19...50s, but I am unsure if there is anything left. Bill McMichael ultimately moved his family to Heyfield, and worked the property as a suitcase farmer. Glendock was later sold to Glenfalloch, probably before the 1950s. Exact image reference lost - possibly 1910-1920 For the full Glenmaggie to Glencairn post, with all photos, see: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1755971574632862/permalink/2814017968828212/

18.01.2022 1973, Rail crossing crash, Heyfield Photo; Hanson Collection

16.01.2022 Hello I am just wondering if there are any HARDIE (Mourne Park) family members still in Maffra? I went to a clearing sale back in 1995 and ended up with a myste...ry box which included some books which belonged to Alex, Ada and Emmie Hardie. I just wanted to know if any of the family would like them back? Have just been sorting through my book case and came across them. One of them was from 1897! See more

16.01.2022 Railway Crossing smash, Railcar with milk tanker at Heyfield, September 1973. Photo; Hanson Collection

15.01.2022 Windmill cutting licola rd about 1960..give or take a yr or 2..

15.01.2022 Train load of grain leaving cowwar..probly 1970's..maybe early 80's..

15.01.2022 Machinery in Gippsland, or maybe not.

14.01.2022 Malcolm Hole gave his support, knowledge and time on many occasions to the Heyfield and District Historical Society during our campaign to purchase the former Post Office and create a permanent museum in Heyfield. Let's show him our support during the council elections. Authorised by Jane McInnes Denison 3858

13.01.2022 Millers Hut, Mount Wellington.George Toye Collection, courtesy Brendan Jenkins. hank you.original uploaded with other photos at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1755971574632862/permalink/2956224964607511/Comments can continue there....And no matter what I do, I cannot position the photo correctly - but it is so good, I am sure we can bear it for a while. :)

10.01.2022 Due to the current Covid 19 restrictions, our Museum has been closed since March. Restrictions are now relaxing and Museums are now able to operate. A decision on when to re-open our doors will be made at our AGM on the 30th November. We look forward to being able to open our doors again and welcome visitors back to our beautiful museum.

09.01.2022 Due to the Public Health situation at the moment, the members of the Heyfield and District Historical Society have made the decision to close our doors for the time being. We will keep you posted when we will open again. Thank you for your understanding at this difficult time.

09.01.2022 Photo; Hanson Collection.

08.01.2022 Gippsland Pubs - The Commercial at Heyfield

08.01.2022 Heyfield Timber Workers Football team Runners Up. Unsure of the exact year, around 1950. My Grandfather Ray Armstrong is pictured in the middle row.

07.01.2022 Heyfield Railway Station. 1985 Photo; Heyfield Museum

07.01.2022 We were excited to recently receive a donation of documents, stamps and currency from the Independent State of Rainbow Creek at Cowwarr. Brendan Runge was a longtime friend of Tom Barnes, who created the state, and thought of us when wanting to find a home for his collection. We did already have some items but this collection will make a fantastic addition.

06.01.2022 My mum, whose family were from Heyfield area died recently. Amongst her things are a small medallion she wore around her neck, presented to her father by "The R...esidents of Heyfield" upon his return from WW1, and another which is engraved with "IFC" on the front and "C.G.F.A Premiers 1920 A.P.Smith". I knew my grandfather played football - he had been in a Heyfield Premiership team in 1914. I deduced F.A probably meant Football Association, G Gippsland and so off to Trove, where I discovered a match report of the Grand Final of the Central Gippsland Football Association comp for 1920, in which Iona prevailed. I don't know why he was playing there - Iona is quite a way, but it is possible he was working there after his return in 1919. (he was a road-building contractor). The match report is a hoot. Iona prevailed with 4 goals 8 behinds over Warragul with 10 behinds. The ground was so sodden it sounds more like a soccer match! No bounce, and noone could take a mark. However, "a bevy of ladies kindly supplied afternoon tea, which was very welcome to everyone." Also the "combined bands of Warragul and Trafalgar rendered several selections." I wonder if anyone else has similar objects in their family collections?

06.01.2022 Mountain Cattlemen's huts https://www.facebook.com/hutsvic/ Four huts in the high country beyond Licola: Howitt Hut (shown), Guys Hut, Moroka Hut and Millers Hu...t. Linda Barraclough photo, 1986 This photo is part of a group of Fifty Gippsland Wonders at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1755971574632862/permalink/2946418135588194/

05.01.2022 The Sisters of Our Lady of Sion established a school for girls in Sale in 1890. Now amalgamated with St. Patrick's to form Catholic College Sale, the Sion build...ing has seen it's last intake of students this year. My son is one of those students. It's a shame that Covid-19 has meant that his time spent there had been minimal. All students will relocate to the St. Pats campus from next year. It is unsure yet what the Catholic Church will do with the buildings. Images - victorianplaces.com.au See more

04.01.2022 ROAD TRANSPORT - UtilitiesHere is a ute in distress near Heyfield/Glenmaggie in 1950.From an album held by the Maffra and District Historical Society.You can see the full album of works for Glenmaggie Weir and channels at the link below. It has lots of other road transport and machinery photos in there as well.https://www.flickr.com/photos/44268933@N05/albums/72157632021958900

04.01.2022 Anyone old enough to shed light on the info written on these Petrol rationing tickets, name & rego number would appear to be a possibility for part of it. (Marion Stothers family collection)

03.01.2022 Rob Woolan posted this photo of "Heyfield Private Hospital" and wonders if anyone knows where it could be?

03.01.2022 1983. Heyfield Railway Photo; Molphy collection

02.01.2022 Women of Gippsland

02.01.2022 Due to the ever changing covid 19 health situation, our museum has been closed since late march 2020, apart from a trial run in early December. We have chosen to stay closed to protect not only our members, but the local community. Our members will hold a meeting on the first Tuesday in February and hopefully we will open every Saturday after that. We can't wait to welcome everyone back and hope the community will support us once we reopen.

02.01.2022 Graeme Carstein, at Ray Ralph's landing, Peters Creek in the headwaters of the MacAlister River below Mt.Howitt, not sure who was driving the skidder, circe 198...5. Watching Ray operate his logging D7 was something to witness, never seen anybody as efficient just made it look oh so easy in that steep country See more

02.01.2022 Williamina Fleming was in her early 20s, a recent immigrant to the U.S. from Scotland, and pregnant when her husband left her. Responsible to raise their son, s...he took a job as a housekeeper in the home of Edward Pickering, who was Director of the Harvard College Observatory. As the story is told, one day when frustrated with the men he employed, Edward yelled out that My Scottish maid could do better! While said in jest, there was much truth to his comment. Williamina was an advanced student while in Scotland. She was a pupil-teacher by the time she was 14 years old and continued to teach for five years until she married. In 1881, Edward hired Williamina as the first of what would become a famous group of Harvard Computers. All women, they studied the stars through glass plate photographs. Then only a few years later, Williamina became curator of astronomical photographs. This role came with the responsibility of managing a dozen women computers. Williamina went on to discover many stars and receive awards and honors for her work. Note: If you enjoyed this story, please consider supporting Historical Snapshots with a donation. To donate, please visit our Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/historicalsnapshots. Your support is much appreciated . Sources: Harvard College Observatory / Wikimedia Commons / http://www.projectcontinua.org/williamina-paton-fleming/ / Lisa Yount, A to Z of Women in Science and Math.

01.01.2022 View from the Fire Station. Stop, park somewhere safe, and look down the hill into Glenmaggie Creek. This is where Glenmaggie began for the European occupiers. ...Glenmaggie Station, operated first by Macfarlanes as part of Heyfield Station, is out of view on the left. In the centre is a group of buildings, I think most gone now. This was a small piece of freehold, mainly occupied by the Riggalls, who used it as a down-country base from which they ran Glenfalloch. There were extensive sheepwahses for the runs at Glenmaggie, Glenfalloch and Glencairn in Glenmaggie Creek, over the hill behind these buildings. After washing, the sheep were shorn there. This property was later known as The Crescent, and for many years operated by the Monds family. On the right is Gleeson's "The Laurels", now completely gone. The bridge off to the left is known as Gleesons Bridge. I think I took this photo about 1981. See comments here for a closer photo of The Laurels. Bottom left, also out of the photo, was where Ali Gunne Khan lived with Miss Julia Macintosh. She had been part of the family on Bushy Park, who lost out to the banks when the bottom fell out of the Indian Remount market in the 1890s. To protect what money she had left, she bought this property and put it in Ali Gunne Khan's name, and lived there to the end. He had come out from India many years before to the family while they were exporting horses. Many years before, Julia was apparently the first female selector on the Lindenow Flats - but I have never chased that down. For the full post, with all photos: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1755971574632862/permalink/2814017968828212/