The Wonthaggi and District Historical Society
Wonthaggi & District Historical Society is an incorporated, not for profit organization founded in 1959. It is the custodian of the town and district’s mining, social and cultural heritage. Local newspapers, documents and manuscripts, photographs, maps, local histories, oral histories and objects all make up our archives. The historic, former Wonthaggi railway station building is both a museum and home to the society.
The Museum
The Plod
About the Society
News and Events
Annual Dinner 2025
This year the theme is Wonthaggi’s History in Music and Verse, on Friday 28th November at 6.00 pm at the Wonthaggi Workmens Club.
Plod Essay October 2025
The ‘34 Strike & The Emergence of a ‘Real Community’
October Meeting
Our next meeting will be PIE NIGHT !! 6pm, 16th October at the Railway Station Museum.
Seniors Week – Glimpses of Wonthaggi on Screen
Come and enjoy seeing and hearing about aspects of Wonthaggi’s unique history. Tuesday 7th October
Seniors Week – Bus Tour
“Wonthaggi’s Former Suburbs –
Discovering Lost History” – Bus Tour, Tuesday 21st October 10:30am – 12:15pm
Pie Night
Pie Night, October meeting, 16th October, 6.00pm at the Railway Station Museum.