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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, 6 days ago
Community Korumburra

The Boston Family

As told by Douglas Harold Boston The Australian side of the Boston family began when William migrated with his family Read more

By The Editor, 2 yearsDecember 10, 2024 ago
Korumburra

History of the Great Southern Line

By Marion Shuttleworth The Great Southern Line ran from Dandenong to Port Albert and was built in sections from 1887 Read more

By The Editor, 2 yearsDecember 10, 2024 ago
Community Historic Sites

Kongwak’s Avenue of Honour in the Valley of Peace

The following is an extract of Jillian Durance’s address to the November meeting of the Korumburra & District Historical Society—about Read more

By The Editor, 2 yearsDecember 10, 2024 ago
Korumburra

Remembrance Day 2024

Dennis Conn shares with us memories of his father’s wartime service Armistice Day 2024, now known as Remembrance Day, was Read more

By The Editor, 2 yearsDecember 9, 2024 ago
Newspaper Archives

Newspaper Archive: Round about Korumburra and the Victoria Coal Mines

By (Wanderer) Korumburra, like most new bush townships, is not the pleasantest spot to see and live in, even for Read more

By The Editor, 2 yearsSeptember 9, 2024 ago
Community Historic Buildings Historic Businesses and Shops Historic Houses Historic Sites Korumburra

Doug Boston’s Reflections

The following anecdotes were prepared by Doug Boston, for a talk he gave at Carinya some time ago. He focused Read more

By The Editor, 2 yearsSeptember 3, 2024 ago
"Braeside" at 52 Radovick Street with its three Norfolk Island Pine trees is a landmark property in Korumburra.
Community Historic Buildings Historic Houses Historic Sites

Historic “Braeside” turns 125!

“Braeside” at 52 Radovick Street with its three Norfolk Island Pine trees is a landmark property in Korumburra.It was lucky Read more

By The Editor, 2 yearsSeptember 3, 2024 ago
Community Korumburra

Stories from Bob Newtonʼs Notebook: The Mioni Family

Anna was born near Lake Michigan, near the Canadian border with America, in 1890. Luigi Mioni had migrated from Italy Read more

By The Editor, 2 yearsJune 19, 2024 ago
Community Historic Sites Korumburra

Stories from Bob Newtonʼs Notebook: The Story of Jackie Rudd

Jackie Rudd was five and a half years old when he disappeared down the Jeetho Mine shaft in 1916. He Read more

By The Editor, 2 yearsJune 16, 2024 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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