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

June Meeting

June Meeting

Next meeting will be held Thursday, 19th June 2025 at 7.00pm in the Railway Station Museum.

Plod Essay June 2025

Plod Essay June 2025

The Wonthaggi Dog Course1938-1954, Greyhound Racing in Wonthaggi (Part 2) – Sam Gatto

May Meeting

May Meeting

Our next meeting will be held on Thursday, 15th May at 7.00pm in the Railway Station Museum

Plod Essay April 2025

Plod Essay April 2025

Kilcunda Coal By Linda Cuttriss (This essay was first published in Bass Coast Post, February 2025)

Plod Essay March 2025

Plod Essay March 2025

Crays, Muttonfish and Gars with tails like pick-axes: Fishing yarns from the Bunurong Coast By Rees Quilford