Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.

Blackburn

First settled by Europeans in the 1840s, originally “Blackburn Creek” was a staging post on the way to Lilydale, centred on the Travellers’ Rest Hotel (erected 1861). Read More
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September-October 2020

We bid farewell to Ted Arrowsmith, ex-president and long-time supporter of WHS. Read More
July–August 2020

Strathdon reborn, the story of a Post Office and rediscovering a lost film are the foci of this issue. Read More
May–June 2020

Covid-19 has been with us for most of the year, and history demonstrates that we are sharing in the experiences of our ancestors 100 years ago, as our front page story shows. Read More
March–April 2020

The start of Blackburn Clinic; getting the most out of old photographs, and we catalog our 5000th artifact. Read More
January–February 2020

Fires are not a new concern for us, as our front page shows. Read More

September-October 2020