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Pioneers: Emma’s 51st Birthday

Here is the last in Linda Fisher’s Pioneer Series about her great great grandparent’s, Lawrence Carter Holmes and his wife Read more

By The Editor, 2 weeksAugust 12, 2026 ago
Short Stories Uncategorized

Pioneers: ʻBaby Benjamin’

By Linda Fisher Each of the stories in this series about my pioneering Holmes family ancestors, were assignments I wrote Read more

By The Editor, 3 weeks ago
Short Stories

Pioneers
 “A Sensory Introduction to Sth Gippsland – 1878

By Linda Fisher Another ‘faction piece…fiction written around basic facts’, about the Holmes family settling in Poowong. ‘What have we Read more

By The Editor, 4 weeksJuly 30, 2026 ago
Community Korumburra Short Stories

Pioneers: New Zealand to Poowong – 1878

  by Linda Fisher This short story I wrote is a ‘faction’ piece…fiction written around basic facts, about my great, Read more

By The Editor, 2 months ago
Newspaper Archives

Christmas Shopping Anyone?

An article headed “Round the Shops – Through the Korumburra Streets” appeared in the Great Southern Advocate dated 19th. December Read more

By The Editor, 9 monthsDecember 5, 2025 ago
Korumburra

History of Korumburra & District Historical Society: Part 2

Compiled by Janet Wilson, this is the second instalment of a comprehensive account of the history of the Korumburra and Read more

By The Editor, 9 monthsDecember 3, 2025 ago
Korumburra

History of Korumburra & District Historical Society: Part 1

Compiled by Janet Wilson, this is the first instalment of a comprehensive account of the history of the Korumburra and Read more

By The Editor, 9 monthsDecember 3, 2025 ago
Newspaper Archives

A Poowong Dairy Farm

After the able articles by “Selector” in which, from its geological and climatic conditions, he argues such a bright future Read more

By The Editor, 12 monthsSeptember 5, 2025 ago
Historic Sites Korumburra

Remembering Whitelaw

Compiled by Dennis Conn for the interest of the Korumburra Historical Society and the members who are assisting with the Read more

By The Editor, 12 monthsSeptember 5, 2025 ago
Newspaper Archives

Lighting the Town of Korumburra

  The Lighting of the Township of Korumburra was the subject of a special committee meeting of the councillors of Read more

By Olga Prokopis, 1 yearJuly 29, 2025 ago

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The Korumburra & District Historical Society acknowledges the Bunurong people as the Traditional Custodians of this land and their continued connection to land, sea, and culture. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.

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The Korumburra & District Historical Society acknowledges the Bunurong people as the Traditional Custodians of this land and their continued connection to land, sea, and culture. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.


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