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Historical Icons: Jeetho Hall

Jeetho Hall was voted most popular in Korumburra & District Historical Society’s first Historical Icons poll. Learn more about the hall from its dedicated community group and guardians, the Jeetho Hall committee. Jeetho Hallby Lorraine Knox The Jeetho Hall has a rich history as one of South Gippsland’s iconic buildings. Read more…

By The Editor, 5 yearsNovember 2, 2020 ago
Historic Businesses and Shops

Drink Joe’s Ice Cold!

Drink Joe’s Ice Cold!by C.S. Hughes In the drought of 1938, crops died, fruit shrivelled on the vine, blooms fell and flowers withered; nectar was so scarce swarms of bees descended on The South Gippsland Cordial Co, and in the space of a few days consumed four gallons of the Read more…

By The Editor, 5 yearsOctober 28, 2020 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, 5 yearsOctober 25, 2020 ago
Hidden in Plain Sight Historic Buildings

Hidden in Plain Sight: Korumburra Railway Subway

Korumburra Railway Subway by Olga Hughes Last week Linda Fisher suggested that we include the railway subway in our ‘Historical Wonders’ group. The suggestion surprised me as, despite walking through the subway frequently, I have never wondered when it was built. The railway subway is certainly one of the less Read more…

By The Editor, 5 yearsOctober 12, 2020 ago
Halloween Historic Buildings

Halloween: The Ghost at the Top of the Town

The Ghost at the Top of the Town by Olga Hughes Recently we have been discussing what we call the ‘Top of the Town’ building, a building that has a surprisingly long history concealed beneath the layers of bright paint. It is striking and inconspicuous at the same time, for Read more…

By The Editor, 5 yearsOctober 8, 2020 ago
Historic Buildings People

Korumburra’s ‘Haunted House’ Emma Young’s Corner Shop

Every resident of Korumburra knows of our ‘Haunted House’, the stark grey concrete building that looms on the corner of Princes Street. Its boarded-up windows and lichen-covered roof-tiles seem to harbour many supernatural mysteries, but the truth is rather a lot simpler. It may not contain lost souls, but perhaps Read more…

By The Editor, 5 yearsOctober 7, 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, 5 yearsSeptember 29, 2020 ago
Historic Buildings People

They Can’t Burn Memories

At a time when members of the Historical Society have been thinking about the history of the buildings at 3/5 King Street, and the association with the Korumburra Theatre building, it has come to their notice that Brian Blake wrote an article relating to the theatre. It is a lively Read more…

By The Editor, 5 yearsSeptember 20, 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, 5 yearsSeptember 16, 2020 ago
Historic Buildings Historic Houses People

The Alp Duplex 
Elijah William Alp

The Alp Duplex Part II by Judy Ife Elijah William Alp (Bill) Born England 1873- Died Korumburra 1959 By looking at the life of Bill Alp we gain an understanding of why, amongst the weatherboard single
houses of Korumburra, a brick duplex was built. We also understand the significance of a Read more…

By The Editor, 5 yearsSeptember 14, 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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