Moonee Ponds Club marks 125 years
Formerly known as the North Suburban Cycling Club, North Suburban Club and the North Suburban Sports Club, this community club is located at 622 Mt. Alexander Road, Moonee Ponds. Now […]
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The Court House Museum open Sundays
The Moonee Ponds Court House Museum is open to the public on Sundays from 2pm until 5pm. Other aspects of the Essendon Historical Society continue to operate throughout the week, […]
Latest EHS Newsletter sent to EHS Members
The Newsletter Issue No. 263 July – September 2022 has been forwarded to members today. The contents include: The Remarkable Ramsays by Ian Williams The Laurel Hotel Establishment Year Re-established […]
Members Meetings held from July 2022
AUGUST 2022: ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND LYNDALL BYRNE AND EHS’s BADGE AND MEDALLION COLLECTION. The Annual General Meeting highlights were the presentation of the 2021-2022 Annual Report and Amanda Watson […]
“Essendon Tram Lines” taken over by the Victorian Government 100 years ago
The Victorian Government acquired the assets of the North Melbourne Electric Tramways & Lighting Company (NMETL) with effect from 1 August 1922. The Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (M&MTB) took […]
EHS Annual Dinner with Amelia Mellor
Amelia Mellor, author of The Grandest Bookshop in the World was the guest speaker at our 52nd Annual Dinner, held on Tuesday, 21 June 2022 at the Gannawarra Centre in […]
Issy Smith – our Victoria Cross recipient
A new book “Ratbag, Soldier, Saint – The real story of Sergeant Issy Smith VC” has been published. Written by a granddaughter, Lian Knight, this is a great book about […]
Why does your suburb have its name – website update
Featured Pic: The Rose and Crown, Essendon Hertfordshire, Bob Chalmers 2013. This website now has Place Names and Local Government pages that can be found on the Local History menu […]
City of Moonee Valley Silver Anniversary?
It could be argued that the City of Moonee Valley was born in 1995, but it was not until three years later that we had a democratically elected Council. Two […]
Members Meetings held February to May 2022
May 2022: Guest Speaker Julie Scott relives the 2016 fire and the restoration Julie’s presentation firstly was on the history of the Court House and the maintenance that occurred before […]
