Bi-Monthly Meetings - Guest Speakers
General meetings are held at the Museum, Cnr Marine Pde & Skinner St Hastings on the first Monday in February, April, October, and December at 7.30 p.m. In the cooler months the meetings are held on the first Sunday afternoon of June, August and September at 2 p.m.
Morning Coffees - Guest Speakers/Demonstrations:
Morning Coffees are held at the Museum on a quarterly basis. Next meeting:
Wednesday 18 November 2009
10.15 a.m. 'Guest Speaker'
$5 entry includes small door prize as well as morning tea. All proceeds of Morning Coffees go towards the Society's projects. All Welcome! (Men, women and children)
Pictorial Books of Hastings and Area
Members and friends have worked together to produce pictorial books with historical data and details about Hastings People and Places.
Volume III has been compiled and the official launch will be by Prof. Weston Bate OAM, author and historian on Saturday 10th October 2009 at 3 p.m. The venue is the Hastings Senior Citizens rooms, Herring Street, Hastings. Those who wish to attend should contact Shirley Davies on 03 9781 1141 or email: shirleydavies101@gmail.com
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HASTINGS PEOPLE & PLACES Vol. 1 is the first book published in a series of five volumes all featuring historic places and pioneers of the Hastings Western Port area. The book contains 136 pages and 62 photos, an index and retails for $25.00 *plus postage and handling. |
| HASTINGS PEOPLE & PLACES Vol II This book contains 133 pages, 60 photos of local scenes and identities, an index and is available for sale at $30.00 *plus postage and handling. |
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Hastings Memories
Hastings Memories published by the Hastings-Western Port Historical Society, and compiled by Susan Rowe, a descendant of the Mentiplay and Mirabella families, is a book with stories and memories, and is the result of contributions from 26 residents who were born, grew up and lived in the Hastings district or who are newcomers. Hardcover, 247 pages and indexed. Now on sale for $30.00 *plus postage and handling. |
Morradoo about Nothing A History of Crib Point and Bittern: Neighbours in Destiny.
This is a book about the Settlement of Crib Point and Bittern, the Railway, Naval Depot, Bittern Store and Post Office, Crib Point township and Post Office, World War II, Post war migrant families and the Fire Brigades of Crib Point and Bittern. Colourful softcover book, 176 pages and indexed. Now on sale for $25.00 *plus postage and handling.
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The Butcher, the Baker, the ...
(of the Mornington Peninsula)
By Bruce Bennett
Colourful softcover book, 218 pages and indexed. Now on sale for $25.00 *plus postage and handling.
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Seal Rocks
(off Phillip Island)
By Ruth Gooch
Softcover book, 166 pages and indexed.
Now on sale for $30.00 *plus postage and handling.
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Framed Photographs - Hastings Pier/Jetty
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Pier to Shore
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Ham & Beef Battery
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Fishing sheds
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Book Ordering:
To obtain copies of any of our books and *postage and handling costs, please write or contact:
Secretary, Hastings-Western Port Historical Society Inc. P.O. Box 223 Hastings 3915
Shirley Davies by phone on (03) 9781 1141; or
email your order to
shirleydavies101@gmail.com
The Perrott Tree - See Volume II of Hastings People and Places
Society members and members of the Perrott family participated in a commemoration ceremony of 100 years since the planting of the Perrott tree, that is now outside the Hastings office of the Mornington Peninsula Shire. The tree was planted by Alice Maud Mary Perrott, a great-grandmother of Shirley Davies, current President of the Society. The tree at that time was outside the Perrott Butcher's shop.
Reference Library:
The Museum holds an ever-growing collection of local history books, as well as many books on World War I and World War II. There are a number of books on maritime history as well as ecology.
Seal Rocks - (Ruth Gooch)
The Butcher, the Baker, the ... (of the Morington Peninsula - Bruce Bennett)
Langwarrin Settlers & Soldiers - (Dot Morrison)
Morradoo About Nothing (Crib Point and Bittern)(Arthur Woodley & Bruce Bennett)
We Fought the Battle - (Letters of WWI)
Conserving Our Cemeteries
The Honourable Alfred Downward
Echoes from the Front, Frankston's Avenue of Honour
Australia's Yesterdays
Encountering Terra Australis: the Australian voyages of Nicolas Baudin and Matthew Flinders
Robert Hoddle
Aboriginal Victorians
Colourful Tales of Old Gippsland
Listing of Books Available For Sale at Museum:
Cnr Marine Pde & Skinner St Hastings
The Museum is open Sundays 2.00 p.m. - 4.00 p.m.; Wednesdays 10.00 a.m. - 12.00 noon; and other times by appointment - Ph (03) 9781-1141
The Museum is closed during July and August - reopens in September
| BOOK TITLE |
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| All our Somers (by Bruce Bennett) |
30.00 |
| Australian Aldershot - History of Victoria's first military reserve at Langwarrin 137p index |
15.00 |
| Balnarring Byways & Memories Vols 1,2,3 & 4 Price per book |
15.00 |
| Fish Markets of Melbourne, The, (by Bruce Bennett) 154 pages, index |
23.00 |
| From Conflict to Reform - personal reflections on formation of Shire of Hastings
(by Doug Thompson) 159p no index
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10.00 |
| Frontier French Island (by Ruth Gooch) |
50.00 |
| Ham & Beef Battery - (by Bruce Bennett) |
23.00 |
| Haphazard Quilt - Poems with CD (by Weston Bate) |
25.00 |
| Hastings Fishermen - (Bruce Bennett) |
25.00 |
| Hastings Memories - a book with stories and memories of people who were born, grew up or are newcomers to the area Hardcover , 247 p, indexed - (Ed. Susan Rowe) |
30.00 |
| Hastings People & Places Vol. I |
25.00 |
| Hastings People & Places Vol. II - pictures and information |
30.00 |
| Honourable Alfred Downward, The (by I J Hackett) |
16.00 |
| Letters of Heartache and Hope (story of refugee family in Europe coming to Australia and
experiences in refugee camp and life here - author lived at Hastings 159p (by Edith Torokfalvy)
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16.50 |
| The Lady Nelson Log - small booklet |
5.00 |
Matthew Flinders' narrative of Tom Thumb's Cruise to Canoe Rivulet (Ed. by Keith Bowden) Please Note: Hard cover 20.00 - Soft Cover $15.00 |
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| Mornington Peninsula Railways & their Communities (Ed. by Joan Patrick) |
25.00 |
| Morradoo About Nothing - A history of Crib Point and Bittern: Neighbours in Destiny. (by Bruce Bennett & Arthur & Woodley) 176p, indexed. | 25.00 |
| Mr Bass's Western Port - The Whaleboat Voyage (by Harry & Valda Cole) |
35.00 |
| Old Piano Story, The (by Frances Octavia McCrae) |
8.00 |
| Sandy Point - compact booklet of fascinating history of area (by Bruce Bennett), no index |
10.00 |
| Snapshots of the Faithful - Holy Trinity (Anglican Church) Hastings |
25.00 |
| Seal Rocks (off Phillip Island) ... (Ruth Gooch) |
30.00 |
| Stories & Poems from the Mornington Peninsula |
10.00 |
| The Butcher, the Baker, the ... (on the Mornington Peninsula) ... (Bruce Bennett) |
25.00 |
| Those Courageous Hardy Women (by Betty McMeekan) |
16.00 |
| Under the Pine Trees, History of Frankston Primary School (Davey St) 1874-1999 (by
Dorothy Condon), 100p, no index
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12.50 |
| Western Port Chronology, 1798-1839 by Valda Cole - snapshot of explorers & early
Settlers to 1839 incl. Bass to Western Port, and French Explorers to Western Port etc., index
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20.00 |
*Postage and Packaging
Postage varies according to size, weight of book and postcode destination. Please phone Shirley Davies on (03) 9781 1141)
or Email shirleydavies101@gmail.com if you would like to order any of the above books so that postage may be ascertained.
Museum Displays and Features
Other features of the Museum include outdoor displays of equipment, Dad's Shed, 1864 Armstrong Gun, model of the Myrtle Burgess and the fully restored square sterner fishing boat Johanna.
Some displays are permanent, and other displays change regularly featuring fascinating artefacts in our collection.
Pioneer Cottage c.1900
This small, weatherboard Pioneer cottage is typical of the homes in Hastings at the beginning of the 20th century. The back rooms of the cottage were built first c.l900 and the front rooms added on c.l905. This is an ongoing project of the Society.
Adjacent to the Museum the Pioneer Cottage is surrounded by a Remembrance Garden of Peace that was opened in 1995 as part of the Australia Remembers Celebrations.
Museum Hours and Admission
| Sundays |
2.00 p.m.- 4.00 p.m. |
| Wednesdays |
10.00 a.m.- 12.00 noon |
The Museum is not open Good Friday and Christmas Day.
The museum is closed during the months of July and August and reopens in September.
Group Visits
The Museum can be opened for conducted tours: school groups, seniors groups, walking groups, service clubs, history groups etc. by prior arrangement - by phoning (03) 9781-1141.
Admission: $2 for adults, children 50c.
Other Historical Society Museums
Other Historical Society Museums on the Mornington Peninsula are located at Dromana, Flinders, Mornington and Sorrento. These are managed entirely by volunteers who are dedicated to the collection, preservation, conservation and display of items of historical interest.
This page last updated 4 October 2009
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