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
July Meeting
Our next meeting will be held Thursday 20th July – FISH & CHIP NIGHT at 6.00pm at the Railway Station Museum.
Plod Essay July 2023
Dance Halls Dancers and Mrs Connelly’s Cairo Orchestra
June Meeting
Our next meeting will be held Thursday 15th June at 7.00pm at the Railway Station Museum
Plod Essay June 2023
Members Memories
May Meeting
Our next meeting will be held Thursday 18th May at 7.00pm at the Railway Station Museum.
Plod Essay May 2023
Tent Town