The Wonthaggi and District Historical Society

January 2026 “15 MINUTES OF HISTORY”

Wonthaggi Railway Station Museum
Daily January 3rd through until January 11th
11.30am – 12 noon

 

  • Sat. 3  – Wonthaggi Cordial Factories Mark Leaver

  • Sun. 4  – Childhood memories of living in a shop in McBride Avenue Eira Thompson

  • Mon. 5  – Wonthaggi Ski Club Trevor Foon & Bob Wintle

  • Tue. 6  – Wonthaggi’s State Coal Mines – An overview of mines and mining operations Jim Quilford

  • Wed. 7  – The Amazon Shipwreck Inverloch Amazon Group

  • Thu. 8  – Seed collecting, Wonthaggi’s Wetlands – A legacy of our mining history Terri Allen

  • Fri. 9  – Wonthaggi’s First Fitness Club – “The Wonderful World of Weights” KeithMilkins

  • Sat. 10  – Bunurung Coast – Our underwater world. Simon Gilliland

  • Sun. 11  – Wonthaggi’s Internationally Famous Axeman Kerrina McLaren