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Annual General Meeting
16-07-2010
To be held at the Retreat Hotel, Nicholson St, Abbotsford, Wednesday 8 September at 7.45 pm. Guest speaker Ian Harold.
1850s-1980s Collingwood Maps Now Online
29-01-2010
There are now seven maps online. These were chosen to provide an overview of the City of Collingwood's development from the 1850s to the 1980s.
Clement Hodgkinson talk
21-09-2009
Georgina Whitehead talked about Hodgkinson at the AGM. If you missed it, or want to read it at your leisure, go to the page headed "Hodgkinson".
Schools maps now online
26-08-2009
Maps showing the locations of Collingwood's 176 schools are now accessible on the website.
Victorian Community History Awards 2009
18-05-2009
Collingwood Historical Society a winner two years in a row.
Schools of Collingwood
31-01-2009
Our latest publication,
Bitter roots, sweet fruit: a history of schools in Collingwood, Abbotsford and Clifton Hill
was officially launched by Caroline Hogg.
Archive
History Walk
21-09-2009
Our annual history walk was held on Saturday 14 November.
End of an era
14-01-2009
Collingwood's last functioning boot factory moves out.
Community Grant for the Online Maps Project
29-11-2008
CHS has been successful in our application for a City of Yarra Community Grant.
History Walk Saturday 8 November
06-10-2008
The 2008 History Walk started at the Grace Darling Hotel. It also ended there as tired and thirsty walkers settled in for a drink and more chatting about hotel history.
Committee nominations 2008-2009
24-07-2008
Voting for committee positions took place at the AGM.
Annual General Meeting August 2008
24-07-2008
Guest speaker Kristin Otto at the AGM.
Hotels
10-10-2007
Substantial progress has been made on updating our research on the history of hotels in Abbotsford, Clifton Hill and Collingwood.
November History Walk
10-10-2007
Our annual History Walk was held on Saturday 10 November.
Plaques Project Round Two
09-08-2007
Following the installation of six plaques on local heritage sites in 2006, another six were installed in October 2007.
Ragged Schools in Collingwood, 1860-1880
20-07-2007
Our next meeting will feature a talk on Hornbrook Ragged Schools in Collingwood...
Next Meeting
09-04-2007
Our next meeting will be held on Wednesday 11 April
The Collingwood History Plaques Project
18-03-2007
The Collingwood Historical Society, with the support of the City of
Yarra
and Heritage
Victoria
, has installed 12 plaques to mark local buildings of significance and allow passers-by to share a new layer of awareness and appreciation of the history of their community...
New Web Site Launched...
18-03-2007
Our new web site has now been created...
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