"The Plod" is Wonthaggi Historical Society's monthly newsletter, each edition includes an essay about Wonthaggi's history. The following is a collection of those essays.
- Memories of Italian Life in Kilcunda
- Truginini at Wonthaggi
- Wonthaggi Miners’ Friendly Society Dispensary
- The Criterion
- The Bakehouse
- Spanish Flu
- Remarkable Memory of Charles Street
- Powlett Express & Italians
- Phyllis Carr Sketch
- Our Dinosaurs
- Les Beaumont
- Laurie Notley's postal career
- Karak End
- Gem from the Archive
- Frank Coldabella's Sweet Memories
- First Wonthaggi and District Historical Society Me
- Eagles Nest Settlement
- Court of Petty Sessions 1911
- Some football poetry
- Grunchers, Slack & Dogwatch
- Powlett River Pioneer Mines
- Co-op speeches from Christmas dinner
- Hospital Garden Party
- The State Brickworks 1910 – 1914
- Early Planning in Wonthaggi from the 1910 Argus
- Rest in Peace
- Doll Does the Charleston
- Refugees and Wonthaggi
- Yallock willam first people of Westernport
- Cyril Dobbs The Criterion Cartoonist
- 1916 Conscription Referendum
- The Power House - A Poem by John McLean
- The First Borough Council
- A Real Community
- Women's Solidarity
- Fire Fire
- Mother's Club
- Matthew John McMahon
- Mathew John McMahon continued
- The Alcohol Problem in the New State Model Town of
- Italian Food Culture
- Enemy Aliens
- Memories of Melbourne
- Anzac Day 1916
- Moving Pictures in Wonthaggi
- Wonthaggi in 1951
- Remedies
- Whale Watching in Wonthaggi
- Sam Sciminello's Sewing Machine
- Pommy Town Fire
- The Line Terminated at Wonthaggi Railway station
- Wonthaggi Life Saving Club
- Vale Lyn Chambers
- The Mine Whistle
- Beau’s Poetry with a little help from Nell
- Authentic Wonthaggi Voice
- Frog Hollow
- Frog Hollow pt 2
- Rusting Rails
- Great Grandfather's Letter
- WWII in Wonthaggi
- Wonthaggi's First Library
- Lance Creek Rodeo 1952
- Mutton Birds
- Mutton Birds
- Mrs Connelly and the Cairo Orchestra
- Welcome to Wonthaggi
- Sam joins the Citizens Band pt 2
- Sam joins the Citizens Band pt 1
- Welcome to Wonthaggi Part 2
- Stirton's Memories
- The Explosion
- Durham's Grocery
- ANZAC Notes
- May Day
- Elephant Hunting in Wonthaggi
- The Liberal who went down with the ship (almost)
- Sounds of Silence
- Getting Connected
- Space
- Best day at school EVER
- Gerry Lee at the Picnic
- Mushrooms
- Strange Visitors
- Drains
- Gravity
- Clara's Story
- A story of Wonthaggi - The first Buisness in Town
- The Copper and the Donkey
- Off to the Melbourne Show
- 20 Shaft Mine Disaster
- Welcome to Country
- Welshman in Wonthaggi
- Tom Gannon's Obsession
- The John Sparks Story
- Memories of a Country School
- The Old Tech School
- Miss Somerset Teaches in Tent Town
- The Piano by Frank Coldebella
- Italian Food Culture
- Out To The Wreck
- A Curator for the Museum's Treasure
- Wonthaggi State School Swimming Pool
- Paperbark Thicket
- Beatrice Ridley, Rose Lodge's first Supervisor