Knox Historical Society in Ferntree Gully, Victoria | Community organisation

Knox Historical Society

Locality: Ferntree Gully, Victoria

Phone: +61 3 9758 6722

Address: 3 Olivebank Road, Ferntree Gully 3156 Ferntree Gully, VIC, Australia

Website: http://home.vicnet.net.au/~khsinc

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25.01.2022 This week's puzzle is of the Bayswater Wine Saloon. We will have a story on the Saloon in our Spring Edition of the Historian. Not a member of the the Knox Historical Society? Email us and we can send out a membership form or click the link below. It's only $25 a year for a single membership or $35 for a family membership. http://home.vicnet.net.au/~khsinc/membership.html

24.01.2022 Thank you all once again for booking our tour which is now sold out. With many thanks to Lost Dandenongs, who shared our tour on their page Keep a look out for details of our next tour - coming soon

20.01.2022 First Police Station on Burwood Hwy opp FTG Hotel 1885

19.01.2022 Good evening! A Sunday night jigsaw puzzle Please click to open https://www.jigsawplanet.com/?rc=play&pid=00151277acaa

19.01.2022 Group of picnickers in Ferntree Gully National Park. Group standing in front of Parker's horse drawn delivery van from South Yarra and Prahran. This would have been the normal mode of transport for picnic groups at that time. It is thought that the policeman is Thomas Foster and his sister Ethel Foster is next to him. William Foster is on the far right in the back. Part of our extensive collection

19.01.2022 A fine place for a Wedding We hope we will be able to resume holding weddings in the not too distant future.

13.01.2022 With lock down many people have been busy baking, not many would still be using an egg beater. Perhaps you do - This egg beater is part of our collection The 'mixed' up puzzle is here....

12.01.2022 Tonight's puzzle is of Ambleside, taken from the front garden The 70 piece puzzle is here...

12.01.2022 Wattle and Daub Hut at Ambleside

12.01.2022 An original sketch by Lorraine Terrett of Edna Walling as featured in our Summer 2019 Historian

12.01.2022 Dear Followers, Following Government announcements and due to community concern over the Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak, you are advised the museum at 3 Olivebank Road, Ferntree Gully will be closed to ALL VISITORS AND ALL VOLUNTEERS for the foreseeable future. The Committee will monitor the situation and the museum will reopen when it is deemed safe to do so and on advice. A notice to this effect will be placed on our webpage.... The Committee thanks all the museum volunteers for their understanding and patience and looks forward to the time that the roster can resume. The Committee apologises for any inconvenience caused. We will keep you updated on Facebook. Kind regards Committee - Knox Historical Society

11.01.2022 This week's puzzle is a cup and saucer celebrating the 1956 Olympic Games. It is from our extensive artefacts collection. We are always looking for new volunteers to help with this important work. https://www.jigsawplanet.com/?rc=play&pid=2b1c7e7efbc8

11.01.2022 The rare Henty Rose As featured in our Spring 2019 Historian

10.01.2022 KHS has been busy working remotely. Biographies are being written and new information obtained is ready to be added to our extensive collection and database when we return to Ambleside. Family histories are an important part of the work we do and we welcome submissions to add to our collection. Some families have old family photos they are not sure what to do with - we can digitise them for prosperity along with any information about them and their lives in Knox and surrounds.... Here is one small example....which this week will be our jigsaw puzzle... This week's puzzle is of Reta Matthews & her siblings researched by Larry Varley of Boronia "On the 10th September 1947 Reta May Matthews (nee Ibbotson) (1911 1983 ) bought 20 Park Crescent, Boronia, (her name is on the title as owner). Reta was married to John (Jack) Wreford Matthews (1907 - 1976), an ex soldier and clerk, in 1941. She was living with or near her Aunt Eveline in Rythdale and workin as a teacher at the time of her marriage. Reta became a school teacher in 1937 and was a well known local identity working as a school Librarian and founding a kindergarten. She was a life member of the tennis club. Reta Matthews reserve next to the tennis club at the bottom of Springfield Rd is named after her. Reta died as a result of an accident on 11th April 1983 when she was struck by a vehicle while crossing Dorset Rd on the pedestrian crossing that was once close to the end of Park Crescent. Reta was on her way to a committee meeting for the kindergarten on Dorset Rd." Picture: L-R Reta, Phyllis and Reta's twin brother Howard

09.01.2022 Tonight's puzzle Open day at Ambleside Park featuring the Dinsdale Truck and volunteer Bill Ireland

09.01.2022 Ambleside is great place to hold your club events. Pictured here is the FE/FC Holden Car Club Christmas breakup

07.01.2022 Ferntree Gully Shire Hall - 'Welcome Home ' dinner for World War 2 servicemen and women of the district

04.01.2022 Tonight's puzzle Military vehicles at Ambleside Park at an Open Day held as part of the Australia Remembers exhibition. 1995 Looking forward to hosting events again - when we can

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