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
Next meeting will be held Thursday, 19th June 2025 at 7.00pm in the Railway Station Museum.
Plod Essay June 2025
The Wonthaggi Dog Course1938-1954, Greyhound Racing in Wonthaggi (Part 2) – Sam Gatto
May Meeting
Our next meeting will be held on Thursday, 15th May at 7.00pm in the Railway Station Museum
Plod Essay May 2025
The Trail Blazers by Catherine Watson
Plod Essay April 2025
Kilcunda Coal By Linda Cuttriss (This essay was first published in Bass Coast Post, February 2025)
Plod Essay March 2025
Crays, Muttonfish and Gars with tails like pick-axes: Fishing yarns from the Bunurong Coast By Rees Quilford





