Malmsbury Historical Society Inc.

06/05/2026

Our followers may be interested in attending this talk by a very engaging speaker Barry Golding on Thursday May 28 (bookings available in person at Bendigo Library or online)

🎤 Discovering History: Unsettling local history 🎤

Professor Golding's illustrated presentation will draw out some of the key findings and implications from his groundbreaking book Six Peaks Speak: Unsettling Legacies in Southern Dja Dja Wurrung Country. The comprehensive and often violent unsettling of Dja Dja Wurrung people, which occurred on and around the six local mountains featured in the book, is often obscured by the history of gold. So many of the stories, including those about the much-loved, nearby local peak, Liyanganuk/Mt Alexander, have not previously been told.

Book sales available ($59).

Six Peaks Speak was locally researched with Castlemaine-based geologist Clive William as part of a State Library Victoria Creative Fellowship in 2023.

Join in person, live on Zoom, or catch up later on YouTube (www.youtube.com/goldfieldslibraries)

🗓 Wednesday 27 May
⏰5.30-6.30pm
📍Bendigo Library
👉Visit goldfieldslibraries.com/bendigo-events/ to book your spot (for the in-person event) or grab the link to watch live online.

30/06/2025

If anyone missed the previous Historical Maps and Plans workshop in February, Kyneton library is running another session on August 28. Bookings via Eventbrite. Bookings are limited to 8, with 2 already taken so, don't miss out!

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27/05/2025

The latest issue of PROV's Provenance journal has an article by our President which documents the history of the introduction of bluestone sawing in Victoria and its role in making the nomination of Malmsbury Bluestone as a Global Heritage Stone Resource possible.

13/04/2025

MALMSBURY CEMETERY HERITAGE TOURS
Will you be in or around Malmsbury at Easter, have a passion for history or heritage and looking for something to do? Malmsbury residents and visitors are invited to attend our two cemetery tours on 19 April (Easter Saturday) as part of the National Trust's Australian Heritage Festival. The theme of the tours is Stone and Stoneworkers. There are still places available for both tours. Full details can be found on the National Trust’s Festival website:
https://www.nationaltrust.org.au/.../malmsbury-cemetery.../
Tour times are 10:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., cost is a mere $5 per head (cash only, payment on the day)
Tours are limited to 20 per tour so bookings are essential and can be made by emailing or phoning Malmsbury Historical Society [email protected] or (03) 5423 9383

14/02/2025

MALMSBURY CEMETERY BURIAL REGISTER is now available online!
The Cemetery Trust has transferred the register to the Public Record Office Victoria (PROV), who have promptly digitised the book and added it to their website. The register starts in August 1862 and runs through to 2005.
While we know there were burials in Malmsbury prior to 1862, based on death certificates, no record has so far been uncovered which records which graves they are buried in. Only a few pre-1862 burials have gravestones on them.
Yes, there are errors in the register, and is some cases the exact grave location has not been recorded, but making this register (now VPRS 20100) freely available for all who are interested is a credit to the work of the Cemetery Trust and PROV. The hyperlink for the volume is:
https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/344BE57B-DD17-11EF-80A4-5DD301DC6600 #

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03/02/2025

Old Reservoir house to be relocated to Malmsbury. The story of Kaye Powell's decision to relocate her 99-year-old home to Malmsbury is on the ABC news website today. We look forward to Kaye adding to the town's "collection" of historic homes, and welcoming Kaye to our community. Do you know the history of your home? Malmsbury Historical Society is a great place to start.

Kaye Powell is preparing to cut her 99-year-old Reservoir home in half, put it on the back of a truck and transport it almost 100 kilometres away to Malmsbury.

10/01/2025

MALMSBURY CEMETERY HERITAGE TOURS ARE ON AGAIN FOR 2025!
This year we are running two (2) tours on the theme of Stone and Stoneworkers on 19 April (Easter Saturday) as part of the National Trust's Australian Heritage Festival.
Full details can be found on their Festival website:
https://www.nationaltrust.org.au/ahf_event/malmsbury-cemetery-tour-stone-and-stoneworkers/
Tour times are 10:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., cost is $5 per head (cash only, payment on the day)
Tours are limited to 20 per tour so bookings are essential and can be made by emailing or phoning Malmsbury Historical Society.

Join us on a visual and tactile tour of Malmsbury cemetery to learn about Malmsbury bluestone, the quarrymen, stonemasons and monumental masons, and examine the diversity of stones and stories told through monumental works.

06/12/2024

NEW SPEED LIMITS IN MALMSBURY. This week the speed limits on the major approaches to Malmsbury (from Calder Highway, Daylesford and Taradale) were altered. The 80kmh limit from Daylesford is now only 60kph. The 70kph zone from the Calder interchange is now 60kph, and the 70kph zone as you approach from Taradale is now 60kph. Please be careful as you visit Malmsbury and reduce your speed to avoid being fined. We would sooner you enjoy your visit than make a costly voluntary contribution to state revenue. Please travel safely and have a great Christmas!

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15/10/2024

We are so pleased to see that repairs to the 1862 Malmsbury Railway Station are underway, after the extensive damage caused by the fire in late January 2024. Even better, the slate being used to replace the roof is repurposed Welsh Slate. Both the slate and the Malmsbury Bluestone used to construct the walls, windows and chimneys, are designated Global Heritage Stone Resources. A big
"thumbs up" to the friendly craftsmen of Lever Slate Roofing.

06/10/2024

Malmsbury Bluestone is among the first 55 stones worldwide designated as a Global Heritage Stone Resource. The IUGS has recently released this stunning book which features all 55 of these stones. It is free to download in digital format via the link provided in their post.

We are excited to inform you that today in the morning, during the IGC 2024 Congress Busan, there will be Session (T27 Session 1-2) dedicated to IUGS Heritage Stones, room no. M211.

🪨 This session provides an unmissable opportunity to explore and discuss the cultural, scientific, and historical value of the stones that constitute our built and natural environment!

Do not miss this unique opportunity to connect and learn from experts and colleagues in the geological field.

Stay tuned for further updates, and thank you for your continued support and participation.