The Castlemaine Pioneers & Old Residents’ Association (P&ORA) held its first meeting on 17 March 1880 following some informal meetings amongst like-minded gentlemen who were keen to form an organisation to support one another in times of need and to enhance the society they lived in.
One of the early rules states ‘that the organisation will collect, store, preserve and promote the area’s local history.
The P&ORA is not a Historical Society as such, but we do own a lot of historical ‘stuff’ as past members were reluctant to throw anything out.
Opening Hours – Every Wednesday between 10am-3pm
PO 1230 Lalor Vic 3075 97.58 km
0407 687 7550407 687 755
Identifying graves without headstones where possibleCemetery Camp Road Broadmeadows
Contact Name
Beryl Patullo- Secretary /Treasurer
PO Box 75 St Arnaud Vic 3478 Australia 98.97 km
03 5495 129603 5495 1296
Contact Name
Margaret Fyffe
39 High Street, Navarre, Vic. 3384 99.75 km
0417 329 7980417 329 798
To develop collections of items and articles of significance to Navarre and genelogies of people.
Contact Name
Joan Austerberry
Old Moonee Ponds Courthouse Museum,768 Mt Alexander Rd,Moonee Ponds 3039 99.81 km
Essendon Historical Society is a non-profit organisation committed to documenting, preserving and...
Contact Name
Hayden Williams