04/08/2026
You might wonder what do Historical Societies collect? We collect all sorts of things that connect dates, times, buildings, streets and a whole lot more.
Take these three calendars for example. Bob Whykes calendar tells us the address of the business and that he was an automatic transmission specialist. We can see this was in 1991, when Morwell’s area code was 051.
GR Billingsley tells us that not only was George selling and buying real estate, he was also an auctioneer and a valuer and had businesses in Morwell, Moe and Traralgon in 1978 and area codes for phone numbers weren’t used at this time.
A L Hare tells us not only were they a garage and engineering works, Les was a carrier, had livery stables and you could hire a car day and night even in 1923 and they had telephones (obviously not many by the short telephone number).
You may think this information is incidental, but researchers need to connect information with facts to ensure all details are correct.
When we research we not only go by word of mouth, we also need proof such as these items. So when you are going through loved ones keepsakes, don’t forget if it means nothing to you, a historical society near you might be interested. If any of these calendars have triggered your memory and you have some old ones stashed in a cupboard we would love to see them. If you aren’t ready to part with them yet, we can take a copy for our records.
Don’t forget we are open tomorrow Wednesday, 5th August from 11.00am-2.00pm. Come out of the cold; our rooms are heated plus we will give you a cuppa and light refreshment. What better way to spend a cold winter’s day, reminiscing about your connection to Morwell with our volunteers. Hope to see you there.
