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Beryl’s Shirt Factory History

The July Donald History Society meeting was held at 2 p.m. in the Donald Courthouse on 14th July and 14 members and guests attended. After the meeting, guests watched a short film by a 1980s Melbourne News crew about the Fairmark Shirt factory...

Donald History Society

18 Jul 2025

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Dougal McAllister Speaks on Regenerative Farming

President, Ann Dunstan, welcomed 17 members to the first Donald History Society meeting for 2025 and guest speaker Dougal McAllister, who spoke about his venture into regenerative farming. Dougal has returned to the family farm at “Bonnie Brae”...

Donald History Society

21 Feb 2025

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Sam Speaks of Festivals and Other Events

The guest speaker at the Donald History Society July meeting was local Festival Director and recycler extraordinaire, Sam Goldsmith. The weather was cold and wet for the 2 p.m. meeting, but the crowd kept streaming in until there were no chairs...

Donald History Society

22 Jul 2024

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Barry Golding to Speak at History Society Dinner

The Donald History Society (note the new name) held its annual general meeting (AGM) at the courthouse on Monday, November 14, 2022. President Ann Dunstan gave a detailed report of the many activities of the Society throughout the year and then...

Donald History Society

22 Nov 2022

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History Group to Merge with MLA

(By Anne Walsh) The October meeting of the Donald History and Natural History Group (DHNHG) had, as the main item on the agenda, “That the DHNHG Inc. merge with the Donald MLA Society Inc., and that the merged body be known as the Donald History...

Donald History Society

28 Oct 2022

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History Group’s Woolshed Visit

The Donald History Group members met at the Courthouse Museum at 2 p.m. on Monday, September 12, and pooled cars for their meeting and excursion, which was travelling out the Marnoo Road to Guthrie’s restored Shearers’ quarters. The quarters...

Donald History Society

23 Sep 2022