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Community COVID-19 Making History

Community: A Path Through the Pandemic

by Terry Waycott. The Covid 19 Pandemic has been with us since March 2020. The purpose of this article is to highlight a significant historical engineering achievement that was completed during the Pandemic, from May 2020 until October 2020. I refer to the construction of the walking track from Guys Read more

By The Editor, 6 years ago
Community Historic Buildings

Memories of Devlin’s and the Mine Road Shops

Memories of Devlin’s and the Mine Road Shopsby Dennis Conn Recently I found a Korumburra Times dated 10th February, 1960. In it was an advertisement from Devlin’s Grocery for a brand of tea named Gossip. It said “Gossip Tea less than five shillings a pound – four shillings and eleven pence”. Read more

By The Editor, 6 yearsOctober 25, 2020 ago
Community Halloween

Halloween Month: Our Haunted House

Here is a story about a couple who married both for the second time, both with baggage, lots of kids that were adults, and both with a lot of furniture. They did what a lot of people do and moved to South Gippsland from the Mornington Peninsula, as it is Read more

By The Editor, 6 yearsOctober 1, 2020 ago
Community Hidden in Plain Sight Historic Buildings

Hidden in Plain Sight: ‘Top of the Town’ its place in our history

Thanks to Ethan for sending this in: Hidden in plain sight is the history that is locked away and painted over, in the big abandoned building on the bends that we all drive past every day at 33 Bridge Street, Korumburra.  by Janet Wilson We have some knowledge of the Read more

By The Editor, 6 yearsSeptember 29, 2020 ago
Community COVID-19 Making History

Community: A Covid19 Insight

A Covid19 Insight by Jan . Morris A Korumburra Medical Centre virus-test and isolation was completed, before my operation at Peninsula Private, the test was negative. After the procedure, the surgeon was concerned about my chest, thinking I had an infection, just my asthma playing-up. Upstairs to the isolation-room, my Read more

By The Editor, 6 yearsSeptember 16, 2020 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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