Mirboo and District Historical Society Inc

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Located upstairs, old Shire Hall, 30 Ridgway, Mirboo North. Regular Wednesday working bees and meetings 1st Wednesday each month 1pm. New members welcome.

06/11/2026

With hay season coming up if the rain does not stop them working, a look back at the old days and the way it was carted in. Here are four beautiful draught horses pulling the wagon full of hay probably in stooks ready to store for the winter feed for cattle. It was hard work for the early farmers in comparison to the machinery available today.

30/10/2026

This week we look at our two hotels that we had in town. The top pub was the Club Hotel which is now gone and where the supermarket now stands. The hotel below is our current Mirboo North Hotel previously known as the Commercial Hotel from its early days. Who remembers the old Club Hotel prior to it being pulled down?
Remember to have a look at the Mirboo North Op Shop for our display of the old butter factory building which turns 100 this month. It will be in the window for another week or so. It is our contribution for October History Month.

23/10/2026

October is 'History Month' and our Historical Society is remembering the old butter factory building that was built in 1926 and is still standing today in 2026, its 100 year celebration. Our Society members have been working on the history of the building for many many months now so we could have a display in the Mirboo North Op Shop window. Please call by and have a look to see how it turned out. We thank the ladies of the Op Shop and our members for their assistance with putting it together with the old equipment and presentation and the great photo sent to us for this page. Make sure you like and join our page as we would love to make up our numbers to 2000 followers by the end of this year. Also, check out the Op Shop page for more photos

Also happening this weekend, our members are ready to welcome any 1960's Mirboo North High School ex-students to our rooms on Sunday. We hope they will all have a wonderful day catching up after all these years. Mirboo North is well remembered by each one of them during their schooling days.

16/10/2026

Here we have a 1950's postcard of Mirboo North. The Shire Hall, Bush Nursing Hospital, State School and Swimming pool. The hall has not changed very much other than new windows, the school fence is now different, the hospital now an Aged Care and the building has changed a great deal as the swimming pool as well. Interesting over time how things change.

09/10/2026

With hay season coming up in the near future, this week we look at early hay making on the flats at Berry's Creek. What a hay stack and it would not have been easy with the equipment back then compared to today. Do you have any photographs of hay making back in the day to share with us all?

02/10/2026

October is History Month and a time to look back on the history of our town. We also have our u-tube site for you to look at which has people from our area who have been interviewed on old times: https://youtube.com/?si=rZzvBIP1DAdcn6VA
This is well worth a look if you have not already done so especially on the wet days we are presently having. We all have to remember that this weekend daylight savings begins and summer is on the way.

26/09/2026

Its Footy Finals in Melbourne between Brisbane and Freo today. Who will win? A team from the past, this photo is of the Mirboo North team in 1956. Who can name the players in this team?

20/09/2026

Just another business that left Mirboo North. Who remembers when we had a Chinese Restaurant where the Bakery is today? Since these brick shops were built they have had numberous businesses through them. Can you name any of those shops?

11/09/2026

The Mirboo and District Historical Society August 2026 newsletter is now out and can be picked up on premises in town. If you would like to receive a copy by email, just send a message to [email protected] and we can forward a copy. In this issue of the 'Baromi' newsletter No. 101 you can find two interviews with past business people in our town. One is from Mick Bollard whos father had Bollard's Club Hotel which was situated on the site of the supermarket now. The other is from the father of Joe Pincini. Also is our President's report on the societies activities over the past twelve months and the usual articles of 'Who is buried in our Cemetery'. A good read and enjoyed by many.

04/09/2026

On the 1st September 1908, Mirboo North residence entertained one hundred officers and sailors from the Great White Fleet to a day of fun and sports. The visitors travelled from Melbourne by train to our railway station before returning at the end of a great day had by all. Going by all the reports the people of our town put on a grand meal in a giant tent for locals and visitors at the then recreation reserve north of the township. A big day for a little town.

Address

Ridgway
Mirboo North, VIC
3871

Opening Hours

11am - 3:30am

Telephone

+61408595767

Website

http://mirboonorth.vic.au/

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