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
The Plod Essay April 2022
William Hamilton Ferguson
April Meeting
Our next meeting will be Thursday, 21 April at 7.00pm at the Railway Station Museum.
W&DHS Part of National On Line Conference
The Society was the only Historical Society invited to present at a recent Zoom Conference. Click to view.
The Plod Essay March 2022
Cape Paterson Kiosk
March Meeting
Our next meeting will be Thursday, 17 March at 7.00pm at the Railway Station Museum.
Annual Memorial Dinner
Our Annual Memorial Dinner to Celebrate “The History of Glen Alvie”. Friday March 18th 2022