LOCAL HISTORY

Genealogy

Castlemaine Cemetery

Location:

Castlemaine General Cemetery, Cemetery

Road, Campbells Creek VIC 3451

Contacts:

Secretary/Treasurer - Ian Hockley

(03) 5472 1425

24 Wilkie Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450

Castlemaine Historical Society

Inc

Location:

Former Court House (1852), 7 Goldsmith

Cres, PO Box 655, Castlemaine VIC 3450

Postal:

PO Box 655, Castlemaine VIC 3450

Telephone:

(03) 5470 6072 Operates Tuesdays

(9.00am -3.00pm), Otherwise Message Bank

Email:

chsi@castlemainehistoricalsociety.com

Internet:

www.castlemainehistoricalsociety.com

Contacts:

Executive Officer & Archivist - Alleyne

Hockley

(03) 5472 1425

Research Officer - Hilary Griffith

(03) 5474 3011

President - Ray Pattle

(03) 5473 4273

Castlemaine Public Library

Location:

212 Barker Street, (entrance - Mechanics

Lane), Castlemaine VIC 3450

Telephone:

(03) 5472 1458 Phone/FAX

(03) 5472 4865 FAX

Email:

patl@ncgrl.vic.gov.au

Internet:

www.ncgrl.vic.gov.au

Historical Sites

Buda Historic Home and

Gardens Inc

Location:

42 Hunter Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450

Telephone:

(03) 5472 1032 Phone/FAX

Email:

admin@budacastlemaine.org

Internet:

www.budacastlemaine.org

Contacts:

Secretary - Pat Grumont

(03) 5472 1526

President - Tom Comerford

(03) 5470 6230

3 Saint Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450

Castlemaine Historical Society

Inc

Location:

Former Court House (1852), 7 Goldsmith

Cres, PO Box 655, Castlemaine VIC 3450

Postal:

PO Box 655, Castlemaine VIC 3450

Telephone:

(03) 5470 6072 Operates Tuesdays

(9.00am -3.00pm), Otherwise Message Bank

Email:

chsi@castlemainehistoricalsociety.com

Internet:

www.castlemainehistoricalsociety.com

Contacts:

Executive Officer & Archivist - Alleyne Hockley

(03) 5472 1425

Research Officer - Hilary Griffith

(03) 5474 3011

President - Ray Pattle

(03) 5473 4273

Diving Bell

Location:

Market Building, 44 Mostyn Street,

Castlemaine VIC 3450

Contacts:

Castlemaine Visitor Information Centre

(03) 5470 6200

Faulder Watson Hall

Location:

206-208 Barker St, Castlemaine VIC 3450

Contacts:

Secretary Pioneers and Old Residents -

Frank Caesar-Gordon

(03) 5472 2565

93 Hargraves Street, Castlemaine VIC

3450

Hall Bookings - Stuart Real Estate

(03) 5472 2588

(03) 5472 5232 FAX

sales@stuartrealestate.com.au

www.stuartrealestate.com.au

28 Lyttleton Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450

Forest Creek Historic Gold

Diggings Site

Location:

Site: Pyrenees Highway, Castlemaine VIC

3450

Contacts:

Part of Castlemaine Diggings National

Heritage Park

(03) 5472 5272

(03) 5472 4237 FAX

13 1963 Parks Victoria Information

www.parkweb.vic.gov.au

Parks Victoria Information Centre 13 1963,

PO Box 101, Castlemaine VIC 3450

Castlemaine Visitor Information Centre

(03) 5470 6200 to book tours

(03) 5471 1746 FAX

Mostyn Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450

Friends of the Mount

Alexander Diggings (FOMAD)

Internet:

www.castlemaine.net.au/~fomad

Contacts:

Secretary - David Bannear

(03) 5470 5572

President - Doug McConville

(03) 5470 6332

PO Box 125, Castlemaine VIC 3450

Herons Reef Gold Diggings

Location:

Fryers Road, Fryerstown VIC 3451

Contacts:

Parks Victoria

(03) 5472 5272 Castlemaine Office

13 1963 General Parks Victoria

Information Centre 24 hour service

(03) 5472 4237 FAX

www.parkvic.vic.gov.au

Maldon Heritage Advisory

Committee

Contacts:

Refer to Mount Alexander Shire Council

(03) 5471 1700

25 Lyttleton Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450

PO Box 185, Castlemaine VIC 3450

Mount Alexander Shire

Heritage Advisor

Location:

Shire Offices, 25 Lyttleton Street,

Castlemaine VIC 3450

Postal:

PO Box 185, Castlemaine VIC 3450

Telephone:

(03) 5471 1700 for appointments

Email:

mtalex@mountalexander.vic.gov.au

Internet:

www.mountalexander.vic.gov.au

Mt Alexander Diggings

Postal:

Secretary, PO Box 125, Castlemaine VIC

3450

Contacts:

President - Friends of Mt Alexander Diggings

(FOMAD) - Doug McConville

(03) 540 6332

Visitor Information Centre

(03) 5470 6200

Market Building, Mostyn Street,

Castlemaine VIC 3450

Old Castlemaine Gaol (limited

access)

Location:

Bowden St, Castlemaine VIC 3450

Telephone:

(03) 5470 5311

Internet:

www.oldcastlemainegaol.com.au

Porcupine Township

Location:

Cnr. Bendigo & Allans Roads, Maldon VIC

3463

Postal:

PO Box 81, Maldon VIC 3463

Email:

jfa14635@bigpond.net.au

Internet:

www.porcupinetownship.net.au

Contacts:

Christina Mitz

(03) 5475 1000

(03) 5475 1001 FAX

Victorian Goldfields Railway

Location:

15 Hornsby Street, Maldon VIC 3463

Telephone:

(03) 5475 1451 Office

(03) 5475 2966 Station - time table

information

(03) 5470 6658 Marketing Office

Internet:

www.vgr.com.au

Historical Societies

Castlemaine Historical Society

Inc

Location:

Former Court House (1852), 7 Goldsmith

Cres, PO Box 655, Castlemaine VIC 3450

Postal:

PO Box 655, Castlemaine VIC 3450

Telephone:

(03) 5470 6072 Operates Tuesdays

(9.00am -3.00pm), Otherwise Message Bank

Email:

chsi@castlemainehistoricalsociety.com

Internet:

www.castlemainehistoricalsociety.com

Contacts:

Executive Officer & Archivist - Alleyne

Hockley

(03) 5472 1425

Research Officer - Hilary Griffith

(03) 5474 3011

President - Ray Pattle

(03) 5473 4273

Chewton Domain Society Inc

(People and Places Exhibition)

Location:

Town Hall, Pyrenees Hwy, Chewton VIC 3451

Postal:

PO Box 85, Chewton VIC 3451

Telephone:

(03) 5470 6131

Contacts:

Secretary - Bettie Exon

(03) 5472 3892

chewton@gcom.net.au

www.chewton.net

PO Box 85, Chewton VIC 3451

Membership Sec. - Edna Preece

150 Main Road (opposite Town Hall),

Chewton VIC 3451

PO Box 85, Chewton VIC 3451

President - Helen McGeachin

(03) 5472 3990

Vice President - Marion Landy

(03) 5472 2954

0438 722 954

Guildford Progress

Association and Historical

Committee

Location:

Guildford Public Hall, Guildford VIC 3451

Postal:

C/- PO Guildford, Guildford VIC 3451

Contacts:

Secretary - Melissa Conn

President - Shirley Edward

Vice President - Frank Passalaqua

(03) 5473 4250

Harcourt Valley Heritage and

Tourist Centre Inc

Location:

ANA Hall, High Street, Harcourt VIC 3453

Postal:

PO Box 56, Harcourt VIC 3453

Contacts:

Secretary (Tourism) - Joan Lienhop

(03) 5474 2321

President (Heritage) - George Milford

(03) 5474 2426

Maldon Museum and Archive

Association Inc

Location:

Shire Gardens, Cnr Fountain and High

Street, Maldon VIC 3463

Postal:

PO Box 235, Maldon VIC 3463

Telephone:

(03) 5475 1633

Contacts:

Secretary - Elizabeth Allan

(03) 5475 2618 Enquiries

allan@hotkey.net.au

Malmsbury Historical Society

Postal:

PO Box 113, Malmsbury VIC 3446

Contacts:

President - Ian Thomas

(03) 5423 9188

0417 036 194 Mobile

ianthomas@myoffice.net.au

PO Box 113, Malmsbury VIC 3446

Secretary - Susan Walter

(03) 5423 9383

Email: J_swalter@bigpond.com

National Trust of Australia

(Mount Alexander Branch)

Postal:

PO Box 957, Castlemaine VIC 3450

Email:

adco@bigpond.net.au

Internet:

nattrust.com.au

bluestorm.biz/nationaltrust

Contacts:

President - David Cunningham

(03) 5472 4478

39 Bull Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450

Secretary - Peter Brain

(03) 5470 6603

peter.brain@nieir.com.au

Newstead and District

Historical Society (NDHS)

Location:

Old Court House, Canrobert Street,

Newstead VIC 3462

Postal:

C/O Post Office, Newstead VIC 3462

Internet:

home.vicnet.au/~newdhs/

Contacts:

Secretary - Dawn Angliss

(03) 5476 2006

Janet Trudgeon

(03) 5476 2437

President - Derek Reid

(03) 5476 2274

Newstead Historical Society

Location:

Old Court House, Canrobert Street,

Newstead VIC 3462

Postal:

Canrobert Street, Newstead VIC 3462

Internet:

home.vicnet.net.au/~newdhs/

Contacts:

Dawn Angliss

(03) 5476 2006

11 Canrobert Street, Newstead VIC 3462

President - Derek Reid

(03) 5476 2274

Old Castlemaine Schoolboys

Association (Established 1912)

Contacts:

Secretary - Peter Thompson

(03) 5472 2202 Annual Reunion 2nd

Saturday October

123 Mostyn Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450

President - Allan Paull

Taradale Historical Group Inc

Location:

Mechanics Institute, Taradale VIC 3447

Postal:

PO Taradale, Taradale VIC 3447

Contacts:

Secretary - Shirley Miller

(03) 5473 3315

3447 Calder Highway, Taradale VIC 3447

Museums

Castlemaine Art Gallery and

Historical Museum

Location:

14 Lyttleton St, Castlemaine VIC 3450

Postal:

PO Box 248, Castlemaine VIC 3450

Telephone:

(03) 5472 2292

(03) 5470 6184

Email:

info@castlemainegallery.com

Internet:

www.castlemainegallery.com

Contacts:

Director - Peter Perry

info@castlemainegallery.com

President Gallery Committee - Sandy Dunne

Vice President - Phee Broadway

Castlemaine Hot Rod Centre

Ltd.

Contacts:

Executive Committee - Larry O'Toole

(03) 5472 3653 BH

Guildford Tool Museum

Location:

Cnr Davis Street and Midland Highway,

Guildford VIC 3451

Postal:

C/- PO, Guildford VIC 3451

Contacts:

Tony Derrett

(03) 5473 4402

derrett@gcom.au

www.toolmuseum.com

Hadfield's Hot Rods

Location:

Pyrenees Highway, Chewton VIC 3451

Telephone:

(03) 5472 3868

Contacts:

Proprietor - Rod Hadfield

(03) 5472 3868

Harcourt Valley Heritage and

Tourist Centre Inc

Location:

ANA Hall, High Street, Harcourt VIC 3453

Postal:

PO Box 56, Harcourt VIC 3453

Contacts:

Secretary (Tourism) - Joan Lienhop

(03) 5474 2321

President (Heritage) - George Milford

(03) 5474 2426

Maldon Athenaeum Library

Location:

97 High Street, Maldon VIC 3463

Postal:

PO Box 219, Maldon VIC 3463

Contacts:

President - Joy Leneaux-Gale

(03) 5475 1326

PO Box 149, Maldon VIC 3463

Secretary - Marni Mellor

(03) 5475 1516

51 Templeton Street, Maldon VIC 3463

Maldon Motor Museum

Location:

Laity's Garage (Opposite Maldon Post

Office), 46 High Street, (Open Weekends),

Maldon VIC 3463

Telephone:

(03) 5475 1266

Contacts:

Proprietor - Lloyd Hughes

(03) 5475 1266

Maldon Museum and Archive

Association Inc

Location:

Shire Gardens, Cnr Fountain and High

Street, Maldon VIC 3463

Postal:

PO Box 235, Maldon VIC 3463

Telephone:

(03) 5475 1633

Contacts:

Secretary - Elizabeth Allan

(03) 5475 2618 Enquiries

allan@hotkey.net.au