Annual Dinner Bookings Open
With Guest Speaker Lian Knight, the author of Ratbag, Soldier, Saint, The real story of Sergeant Issy Smith VC Lian will detail the extraordinary life of her grandfather both at […]
About Hayden Williams
Posts by Hayden Williams:
Now on Trove
The Essendon Historical Society (EHS) has arranged for the digitisation of the Essendon and Flemington Chronicle newspaper from 3 March 1882 to 9 March 1894. The 1883 issues are missing, […]
Hon Bill Shorten MP launches the Flemington House, Travancore book.
On Friday 12 May 2023, eighty Essendon Historical Society (EHS) members and guests attended the book launch by The Hon Bill Shorten MP, Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme. […]
Members Meetings held in 2023
April 2023: Guest speakers: Warren Doubleday and Mal Rowe, “Transporting the workers to the factories of WW2”. Warren and Mal described how as war production scaled up, there became an […]
A man who kept Australia’s secrets
HERBERT WILLIAM RUSHEN (1914-2014) Bert Rushen played a significant role in Intelligence during and after World War II. In May 1942, Bert joined the Special Wireless Group and by July […]
Can we borrow your old wedding dress?
EHS is seeking pre-1940 wedding dresses or related items for a display in the second half of this year. We are building a display around a vintage wedding dress and […]
Flemington House, Travancore book release
For the first time a book on Flemington House, Travancore mansion is to be released in May. Flemington House was built in 1856-1862 for Hugh Glass, a squatter who spared […]
Simmie & Co exhibition at RHSV until 30 June 2023
The Royal Historical Society of Victoria has an exhibition on Simmie & Co. The company was a prominent building company in Melbourne (1924-1978) and in Canberra (1926-1969). The founders were […]
The district’s famous soldiers
Featured pic: 29th Battery, Australian Field Artillery, 5th Division, thought to have been taken in England during the Great War. EHS 02440. As part of the commemoration of ANZAC Day, […]
Latest EHS Newsletter sent to EHS Members
The Newsletter Issue No. 265 January – April 2023 has been forwarded to members. The contents include: New Courtroom Display Aberfeldie Athletic Track Floods in Kensington in 1933 Local Champion […]
