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Raise a Glass to Moruya’s Pubs!
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MDHS Spring Fete – Saturday 5 Oct
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History Talk: Australian Colonial Poet Charles Harpur
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Museum Closed Temporarily
The Museum is now closed for January due to recent COVID-19 developments. This was a difficult decisions, but we aim to protect our valuable visitors and volunteers. At this stage, we plan to re-open the Museum in February. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. In the meantime we invite you to enjoy our…
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News from 100 years ago – 3 December 1921
BUSINESS SOLD. – Mrs. J. Strahan has disposed of the goodwill and stock of her Shamrock Tea-rooms to Mr. R. Hilliers, chef at the Hotel Adelaide, who takes immediate possession. NEW SETTLERS LEAGUE. – Mr. Flemming, organizer for the New Settlers’ League of Australia (N.S.W. Division) addressed a meeting in the Shire Hall on Thursday…
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Seasons Greetings From Moruya & District Historical Society
Featured image: One of the Anderson collection of 1920s Christmas cards. At last some good news! With relaxed rules on Covid 19 I’m happy to announce that we were able to open the Museum again on Wednesday 25th November. We are registered as a COVID safe venue and will be following the Government guidelines to keep…
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MORUYA OPENS DOORS AGAIN WITH TWO REMARKABLE EXHIBITIONS
Moruya & District Historical Society is pleased to announce that it is re-opening on Wednesday 25thNovember. We are registered as a COVID safe venue and will be following the Government guidelines to keep all visitors and volunteers safe with contact tracing, sanitizing, social distancing etc. We are excited to be welcoming our members and the public…
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Museum Re-opening
The Museum & Galleries NSW have approved the re-opening of NSW museums from 1 June. The Committee has therefore decided to open the Moruya Museum from Wednesday 3 June. A reminder that the Museum will be open each Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 10.00 am to 12 Noon. The Genealogy Research Room will be open…
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Highlights of the Museum
The Museum has a rich collection of artefacts which range in date from pre-European settlement to the modern day. The museum also houses an extensive collection of documents, microfilms and photographs. Many of these objects tell personal stories about people’s lives, places and artefacts. It is these stories that make the objects so interesting. The…
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Modesty must be preserved at all costs!
One of the most striking exhibits in the Moruya Museum’s current exhibition Highlights of the Moruya Museum is this side saddle. Fran Hassall, one of our volunteers, chose this striking object to display and wrote the text, and the title, for the object’s label. The exhibition, featuring objects ranging from a ball gown, an 1861 school…
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Moruya “Wedding” – Mardi Gras, January 1967
Featured Image: A float at the 1967 Mardi Gras Note: This is not a photo of the “wedding”. Moruya “Wedding” – Mardi Gras, January 1967 A “wedding” involving many Moruya personalities took place at the Moruya Mardi Gras in January 1967. The following is a report from “The Moruya Advertiser” of 11thJanuary 1967: The marriage…
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Remembrance Day 2017
As part of Remembrance Day 2017, local military enthusiast Gary Traynor led a large and very successful tour of the concrete bunkers built during World War 2 by the RAAF as part of the coastal defence system against Japanese and German invasion. The day began with the Remembrance Day service, moved around to the Remembrance…
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Corsets, Camisoles and Combinations – Moruya Undressed
Come along to the Moruya Museum this Friday evening for the official opening of our exhibition MORUYA UNDRESSED. See our extensive collection of camisoles, combinations (some crotchless) and corsets. If every picture tells a thousand stories, then these undergarments tell many times that number. Garments such as the maternity corset shown below seem like instruments…
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The Wallpapered Manse…if these walls could talk.
Take a glimpse into the history of domestic interiors and artefacts of houses in the Eurobodalla. This wonderful exhibition uses the collection from the historical Presbyterian Manse in Moruya, and MDHS historical collections as a touch-stone to rediscover the domestic life of families in local homes. Peter Freeman, local heritage architect and author , recognised the significance…
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A STORY HANDED DOWN
Editor’s note: This article, written by Anne McDougall, provides a family perspective on the events of almost exactly 150 years ago by shining some new light on Tom Connell, one of the bushrangers in this exciting colonial tale of gold, bushrangers, troopers and death – all ending in retribution through death by hanging. The 150th…
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It’s All About Hats Exhibition – Friday 6 November
I myself have 12 hats, and each one represents a different personality. Why just be yourself? Margaret Atwood Do you know the difference between a cloche and a toque? What did women do to their cloches to show that they were single and ready to mingle? Why did the extravagant Edwardian confections featuring feathers, ribbons…
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Soldiers of the Eurobodalla
Moruya and District Historical Society is proud to announce the showing of six documentary films detailing the lives of five servicemen and one Nursing Sister from our local region, who served their country during the Great War. These films will be shown on ANZAC DAY 2015 in the Mechanics Institute Hall, Page Street, Moruya, commencing…
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Scan The Clan – Saturday, 23 August.
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Why YOU need to attend our AGM this Wednesday!
Make sure you attend this vital meeting and have a real say in the future direction of the Moruya and District Historical Society. Annual General Meeting date: Wednesday, 13 August Time: 10 am Venue: Meeting Room (at the back of the museum) All members are urged to attend this meeting. Nominations have been received for…
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