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Notable People of Collingwood 08-06-2013

Collingwood Historical Society has been successful in an application for a Local History Grant to create a database of notable people in Collingwood's history.

2012 Walk Notes Now Available 27-04-2013

The notes and route details for our 2012 Walk - 'Skipping Girl to Abbotsford Cool' - are now available on our Walks and Talks page.

Resources for Schools 13-04-2013

There is now a new page on our site which includes some resources for schools including a lesson outline for year 3, some early Collingwood stories and a full e-book - In Those days: Collingwood Remembered.

Next meeting 03-04-2013

The next meeting will be held Wednesday 12 June.

St Joseph's Church 04-03-2013

Good news! The fire-damaged Catholic church in Otter Street is to be re-built.

History Walk 2012 04-11-2012

The history walk was held 10 November, with about 30 people in attendance, exploring past and present in Abbotsford.

Victorian Community History Awards commendation 23-10-2012

The winners of the 2012 Community History Awards were announced today. CHS submitted the 'Collingwood's 101 Hotels' database in the Local History Project category.

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