Morwell Historical Society in Morwell, Victoria | Non-profit organisation

Morwell Historical Society

Locality: Morwell, Victoria

Address: 12 Hazelwood Road 3840 Morwell, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.morwellhistoricalsociety.org.au

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25.01.2022 It’s miserable outside so why not let Brendan and his team at Zios Pizzeria take care of dinner & dessert. We can highly recommend his pizza’s & the delicious cheesecake!

25.01.2022 For Sale: Rinnai Gas Heater, runs on town gas, ideal for a Man Cave, bargain at $50 "Please do not reply on Facebook any queries please contact Shirley on 0409 436 019

23.01.2022 20th day without a new case of coronavirus and no deaths. Thanks everyone #cwamorwell #cwa #morwell

23.01.2022 Did you work at LM Ericsson in Morwell?

23.01.2022 Hi everyone, could anyone help out with names from this Morwell East 2nds team. We dont have a year. We do know that the gentleman in blue is Bill Bailey.

22.01.2022 Was wondering if anyone could help us identify anyone in this photo which was taken at The Morwell Senior Citizens in 1974 and also would anyone know the occasion.

21.01.2022 Our fabulous volunteers have been busy ...

20.01.2022 For Sale: Going back in time when we had to clock on and off at our workplace, we have a time clock for sale. This collectable has a broken face but otherwise is in good condition. The mechanism is open but has no key (key can be obtained from a lock smith). Due to the workings of the clock we are not sure whether it is in working condition. A great item to add to a collection selling at $50. "Please do not reply on Facebook any queries please contact Shirley on 0409 436 019

20.01.2022 Spread the word and share if you can! Did you or a family member work at LM Ericsson in Morwell between 1967 and 1988? You are invited to a reunion to share photos and memorabilia regarding Ericssons to ensure this important part of Morwells history is recorded and preserved.... Society volunteers will be available to scan photos and memorabilia on the day that you are able to share with us. Please join us at the Morwell Historical Society Rooms, 12 Hazelwood Road Morwell to reminisce about your working days at Ericssons. Afternoon tea will be provided and we ask that you let us know if you are attending for catering purposes. Any enquires regarding the event should be made to; Elaine Andrijczak 0438 631 460 Shirley Prosser 0409 436 019

20.01.2022 Wow, what an amazing afternoon celebrating LM Ericsson in Morwell! We will post more photos soon

20.01.2022 Great time to have a look around our website! https://www.morwellhistoricalsociety.org.au/

20.01.2022 TODAY is Gargae Sale day, plenty of bargains on site so why not pop in and say hello! We are here until 4pm

19.01.2022 Does anyone recognise the people in these photos?

19.01.2022 Our volunteers are busy sorting out things for this Saturdays, February 29th, Garage Sale! Dont forget if you have goods to donate to please call Chris 0400 043 424 ASAP.

19.01.2022 Our friends at Club Astoria are hosting a Mother’s Day high tea. I think anyone who has seen their cake stalls at their Octoberfest and Christmas Market celebrations knows that the food will be good! Get in quick tickets are limited. https://www.germanclubmorwell.com/ Club Astoria - German Club Morwell

19.01.2022 Hi everyone. Is there anyone who can help us with any information about this photo please? Names and occasion

17.01.2022 Werrett, John, photographer. Guido Monacello behind the counter of his delicatessen and grocery, Church St., Morwell. 1988 in Morwell, Victoria.

17.01.2022 The Morwell Historical Society is looking forward to another fabulous year welcoming visitors, sharing our archive and encouraging community to join the Society. We are about to list some of our 2020 events and hope that you can support us as we work to pay off our building loan ensuring our sustainability & longevity for this wonderful community. Some of our events that we hope you will join us for include; 1. Ericsson Employees Reunion - February 9th 2. Garage Sale - Febru...ary 29th 3. Morwell Historic Walking Tour - TBC March / April More details will be provide shortly!

17.01.2022 Does anyone recognise these memorable moments? Police would love to find the owner of these memories, which were taken from slides located with the projector a...t a park in Morwell. If anyone can assist with identifying the owner of the slides can you please contact Constable TAYLOR at Morwell Police Station on 51315000 See more

16.01.2022 Due to the COVID-19 health situation the Morwell Historical Society will be closed until further notice in the interest of public safety. Unfortunately this means that our Ericssons exhibit, where we planned to display all the photos generously shared with us at our February 9th reunion and our April CBD walking tour will be postponed. We will continue to review the health advice being shared and let you know you when we can reopen. Our website has lots of information and we would encourage you all to have a look around. https://www.morwellhistoricalsociety.org.au/ Please take care of each other during these very testing times.

16.01.2022 The staff of the Morwell branch of Red Rooster, including Mario Sammut, manager, Feb. 1990 Santos, Emmanuel 1957- photographer. in Morwell, Victoria.

15.01.2022 Our friends in the DHHS Community Engagement Team, recently had the opportunity to work alongside the Latrobe Health Assembly to produce a resource with Dr Rob Gordon. The hope is that this short video will assist us all navigate our way through some of the challenges that the COVID-19 health situation has presented. We invite you all to take 20 minutes to have a look at the video attached. We are sure you will quickly discover you are not alone with some of the emerging issues this pandemic has seen us all feel and experience. https://youtu.be/fyIkqWE9Q10 Take care of yourselves and each other

15.01.2022 Hi everyone, we were wondering if anyone can help us out with names from this Morwell Tech school photo please. It was taken in 1963

14.01.2022 Do we have any previous Hazelwood workers who remember this beautiful mural which was on the ground floor of the admin building? The Mural was 8.5 metres wide by 2.4 metres tall and was painted by Jerry Zabenko, an artist from Morwell River Prison. The mural was presented to Hazelwood Power Station on 7 November 1994 as part of the Hazelwood Power Station 30 Year Celebrations. Eileen Jean was the Official Prison Visitor at Morwell River Prison, and was also on the Organisin...g Committee (along with her husband Ken Jean, a Hazelwood employee) for the Hazelwood 30 Year Celebrations, so that was how the Mural came into being. We are looking for help to put some names to faces on the mural. The information we have so far is: The picture of the gentleman with the Stock Hat and stock whip, we have reached consensus is Alf Ronald, the farmer who owned the land that the Hazelwood was built on. Many will remember Alf driving around the paddocks in his Rolls Royce. We believe the gentleman with the hard hat and drawing in hand is Campbell Hughston, Construction Engineer, Hazelwood. The person operating the controls in the Control Room picture could be Jock Ure. The grey haired gentleman with glasses is Sir Willis Connolly SECV Chairman from 1956 to 197I as this matches with his Retirement Picture in the SECV Annual Report 1970/1971. Other names that are possibilities on the mural are William De Campo (Manager, Latrobe Valley), Bert Mee Stations Operation Engineer. It would be wonderful if we could identify the ladies, as well as the Chem Lab Employees. Please help us if you can positively identify any of these people. We would also like to hear from anyone who has a copy of any literature that was handed out at the presentation. If you have any information that can assist us please contact Shirl

14.01.2022 Can anyone help identify anyone in these photos from Morwell High School 1st photo is around 1960 or so. Hopefully we can get year and form level also. We have 2 names left to right 1. Joan Pryor and 3. Mary Barry.... 2nd photo is 1973. Also looking at year level

12.01.2022 Hi everyone, could anyone help out with names from this Morwell East 2nds team. We don't have a year. We do know that the gentleman in blue is Bill Bailey.

11.01.2022 We hope this COVID adaptation of this Kenny & Dolly classic make you smile tonight! We know we have a few members that are big fans. Take care of yourselves and each other. https://www.facebook.com/ian.dunkley.1460/videos/2756246707953106/

11.01.2022 Here is an opportunity for all Latrobe residents to highlight their safety concerns about where they live. If you have 2 minutes to complete the Victoria Police Community Connection Survey your contribution would be most appreciated. Through this survey local police are asking local communities what concerns they have regarding policing in their local suburbs and townships and ways in which police can better connect and support the community to address those concerns. Eac...h survey relates to a Local Government area, so please feel free to respond to the survey relevant to your area. Please know your information is totally confidential and will not identify you. Please note that this survey is not a way to report a specific crime. If you would like to report a crime, please phone Victoria Police on 000 if it is an emergency or otherwise contact Police Assistance Line on 131 444, or Crime Stoppers Victoria on 1800 333 000. https://engage.vic.gov.au/victoria-/victoria-police-latrobe See more

10.01.2022 With the easing of restrictions you might like to consider a drive to Leongatha to see the bronze statue of Lennie & Ginger Mick. Please have a read of this incredible story from 1932 below.

10.01.2022 ARE YOU ABLE TO HELP? We are trying to identify the people in this photo and are hoping you can assist us. A quilt capturing the history of the municipality was presented to celebrate the centenary of the establishment of the Morwell Shire. The quilt is available to view at the Morwell Historical Society so why not pop in for a visit. Our next open days are Feb 5th & Feb 19th, 11am - 2pm.

10.01.2022 For Sale: Air Purifier Model No. PU2120 - hardly been used. 83 Watt, 3 levels of filtration, 3 speed selling for $130 "Please do not reply on Facebook any queries please contact Shirley on 0409 436 019

08.01.2022 Good morning everyone, hope you are all somewhere warm and cosy on this very wintry day. We have managed to get a clearer photo of the one I put up a couple of weeks ago. Hope this helps identify those in the photo easier

08.01.2022 The Morwell Historical Society today hosted a Reunion of former employees of L M Ericsson who worked in Morwell from 1967-1988. Great stories told and smiling faces as old friends caught up. Thanks for inviting me.

07.01.2022 A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE: CELEBRATING 40 YEARS OF TEN PIN BOWLING IN MORWELL Have you ever been bowling at the Morwell Ten Pins? Do you have photos, videos... or stories from your visits to this iconic family entertainment venue from the last 4 decades? Wyncity Morwell is celebrating its 40th birthday this year and manager Warren Stewart is on the hunt for memorabilia that can be displayed in a forthcoming historic exhibition to celebrate the occasion. If you have photos, old trophies, bowling shirts, shoes, score cards, handbills- anything might help tell the story of the bowling centre, Warren would love to hear from you! Of course the venue has has many incarnations and transformations over the years, since opened by the Hillenaar family in 1980, with an adjoining roller skating rink. Lanes have been removed to make way for side show style games and a cafe. The unique venue is now one of the last of its kind left in country Victoria. It is one of the last remaining atmospheric indoor social spaces in the Gippsland region, that is based around an activity, rather than screen time. Share your memories of bowling in Morwell below!

07.01.2022 Thank you to everyone who has made contact about our upcoming Ericsson Reunion being hosted on February 9th. We are looking forward to a wonderful afternoon! To assist us with catering we would appreciate if you can RSVP on our Facebook event post or call Elaine or Shirley. Elaine 0438 631 460 Shirley 0409 436 019

06.01.2022 Have you or someone that you know ever played, coached or perhaps been a manager of our netball teams. The club is on the hunt for all players that ever put on ...the YELLOW & BLACK and we would especially like to find those that played in our inaugural teams. TAG a friend, teammate or family member that you think was part of the Tiger Family. Also please leave a comment with the year you played wed love to be able to add you to our growing list of past players. #tigersofold #yellowandblack #morwellfnc

06.01.2022 Thank you to everyone who joined us at the Morwell Bowling Club this past Sunday at the Ericsson Reunion. It was a fabulous afternoon and we are so very grateful for your support. Not only did the afternoon provide an opportunity for old friends and colleagues to come together but you generously contributed over 100 photos to add to our archive. Next week our committee will meet and on the agenda is a proposal to exhibit these new photos during our March open days so that e...veryone has an opportunity to see them. We would also include the displays from Sunday event so that those that were not able to join us still have an opportunity. Let us know if this something you would be interested in? Our March Open Days are; Wednesday March 4th Wednesday March 18th Sunday March 29th Photos from Sundays event have now been added, please see Ericsson Reunion 2020 Album See more

04.01.2022 Who remembers desert boots or perhaps even wore them as part of their school uniform?

03.01.2022 Dont forget we need your photos and memorabilia to copy for this event and to add to our Morwell archive. A past employee shared with us that she had an album of photos from a social club football match but discovered when she went to locate it for us that she had in fact discarded it! We can scan the items before the event just contact Elaine to make the arrangements 0438 631 460

03.01.2022 Here are some signs, you may like to print out, laminate, and place at your front door, or letterbox.

02.01.2022 We are looking forward to seeing you at tomorrows reunion! 12pm - 4pm Morwell Bowling Club

02.01.2022 Come down and grab a sausage from our volunteers at our Bunnings BBQ today from 1.00-4.00pm. We are grateful to Bunnings Morwell for allowing us this opportunity.

02.01.2022 SATURDAY 29th FEBRUARY we are hosting our Garage Sale to raise much needed funds to pay off our building loans as we work towards securing our home at 12 Hazelwood Road Morwell as a community asset. Have you recently had a post Christmas clean out and have items that you could donate to us to sell on the day? Items can be dropped off this Saturday in preparation for our Garage Sale Event the following week. The flyer attached has all the details or call Chris on 0400 043 423

01.01.2022 Only 1 week to go! Please get your RSVPs in

01.01.2022 Our rooms are BUSTING at the seams today! We hope you have put a few dollars aside to pick up some bargains at this Saturdays Garage Sale - 12 Hazelwood Road Morwell

01.01.2022 The Morwell Historical Society would like to pay tribute to all defence personnel from Morwell and district who have served our country, in all areas of conflict and also to those still serving in our defence forces today. In respect of Anzac Day, our rooms will only be opened between 1.00pm-2.00pm tomorrow Sunday, 25th April, 2020. Why not pop down and see us after the March.

01.01.2022 When we can roam free once again this looks like a fabulous place to visit!