The Moonee Ponds Court House Museum will be opening to the public on Sunday 16 January and subsequent Sundays from 2pm until 5pm. Other aspects of the Essendon Historical Society continue to operate, and you can contact us by email on esshissoc@mail.com The Court House is located on the corner of Mount Alexander Road and […]
Access to the Moonee Ponds Court House Museum The Court House Museum will not open on Sundays to the public until January 2022. Fully vaccinated EHS members Fully vaccinated members can contact Hayden Williams or a Key Holder for Museum access. The Victorian Government has announced that the Court House can be reopened for meetings […]
The Newsletter Issue No. 260 September – October 2021 has been forwarded to members today. The contents include: Essay on Travancore by Ruth Madden When Street Directories Were Used by Ian Williams Local Street Names Influenced by 19th Century Education by Ian Williams How It All Began by Eve Park Grand Opening of the Court […]
The Anzac Memorial Wall, erected in Queens Park as a joint venture between the Essendon Historical Society and the Moonee Valley City Council, was dedicated on the afternoon of 23rd April, 2017. The memorial was financed through funds made available through the Australian Government’s Anzac Centenary Local Grants Program and supplemented by the Moonee Valley […]
On Sunday, February 26th the 40th Anniversary of the Moonee Valley Festival was celebrated at Queens Park.. The first Festival was held at Queens Park on Sunday, 6th March, 1977, and was known as the Essendon Community Festival. Its origins are taken from notes sent to me by well known local identity, Frank Di Blasi, […]
Sunday 20 November was a very special day for the local residents of the district, for it was on this day that steam returned to Essendon, courtesy of the members of the Rotary Club of Essendon. Activity commenced very early on that morning, as a team of volunteers from the Rotary Club and the Essendon […]