Castlemaine
Historical Society Inc.
Victoria, Australia
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The Castlemaine Historical
Society was formed in 1965 to study, record and promote the historical
heritage of Castlemaine and District. It operated for many years
from temporary premises in various locations. In 1996 the Society
was granted a lease to its present home in the historic Former
Court House.
Meetings (with interesting guest speakers), exhibitions, a monthly
newsletter, guided tours, the development, cataloguing and maintenance
of an historic archive collection, indexing of records and the
provision of a research service are the major activities of the
members.
Archives held by the Society include early directories, voters
lists, local newspaper index and some records and indexes concerning
mining leases, rates, schools, churches and cemeteries.
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The
Society's records cover many localities including
Mt. Alexander, Forest Creek,
Fryerstown, Vaughan, Campbells Creek, Barkers Creek, Chewton, Moonlight
Flat, Harcourt, Muckleford, Walmer, Yapeen, Guildford |
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