I first met Berrigan boy Des Dowling when he signed on as horse racing writer at The Border Mail umpteen years ago.
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Since then the affable entertainer and comedy entrepreneur has forged a career that combines comedy and television. He was once the producer of the popular Street Talk segment with Sam Newman on Nine's AFL Footy Show.
Dowling is the brains behind The Border Mail Albury-Wodonga Comedy Festival, which debuted last year and is back for a welcome second season. The three-day festival kicks off at the Albury Entertainment Centre with an opening Gala, 7.30pm Thursday, October 16, with Sammy J and Randy the purple puppet (Heath McIvor) headlining a scintillating line-up of high-profile comics.
Over three days and nights, comedy fans in Albury, Wodonga, Beechworth and Corowa will get the rare chance to you enjoy a swag of stand-up comedy stars all on our patch, thanks to the redoubtable Mr Dowling who will also be taking to the stage.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16
ALBURY-WODONGA
Kim Ritchie, 6pm to 9pm, Zodiac Lounge, Commercial Club, Albury
Albury-Wodonga Uke Muster Newbies Night — free entry, 6pm to 7.30pm, first floor, Albion Hotel, Albury
Mediterranean Cruise — duo, 6pm to 10pm, Electra Cafe, Albury
Wodonga Middle Years College presents the horror musical Little Shop of Horrors, 6.30pm to 9.30pm, Galvin Hall, Wodonga Senior Secondary College, Wodonga
The Border Mail Albury-Wodonga Comedy Festival: Albury-Wodonga Comedy Festival Gala: Sammy J and Randy, Dave Callan, Troy Kinne, Chris Franklin, Geraldine Hickey and MCs Des Dowling and Tom Siegert, 7.30pm, Albury Entertainment Centre – see alburywodongacomedyfestival.com.au
Dinner and Trivia Night: special dinner trivia menu from 6pm, trivia, 7.30pm, St Ives Hotel, Wodonga
Karaoke Showtime! Hosted by Dial-A-Jukebox, registrations 7.30pm on, singing 9pm, Paddy’s Albury
FURTHER AFIELD
Chiltern Lions Amateur Players (CLAP): The 25th Annual Putnam Country Spelling Bee, 8pm, Star Theatre, Chiltern
Adam Harvey: Family Life Tour with The Sunny Cowgirls and Chelsea Basham, 8pm, Wangaratta Performing Arts Centre, Wangaratta
Gina Hogan: The Women of the ’60s, 11am, Benalla Performing Arts and Convention Centre, Benalla
GRADA: Steele Rudd’s On Our Selection, 6.30pm, Blackbox Theatre, Benalla Art Gallery, Benalla
Corowa Sing Australia, 7pm, Oddfellows Hall, Corowa
Open Mic Night, Royal Hotel, Corowa
Line Dancing, ClubMulwala, Mulwala
Phil Dalby, Mulwala Waterski Club, Mulwala
15th Vintage Tractor and Engine Rally including Vintage Tractor Trek at 9am, vintage tractor pull 5pm to 9pm, lunch and dinner available, Victoria Park, Urana
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17
ALBURY-WODONGA
The Border Mail Albury-Wodonga Comedy Festival: Des Dowling, Tom Siegert, Chris Franklin, and MC Russell Gilbert, 2pm, The Cube Wodonga – see alburywodongacomedyfestival.com.au
Smithers, 5pm to 8pm, Zodiac Lounge, Commercial Club, Albury
Cominos and Co — guitars, 6pm to 10pm, Electra Cafe, Albury
Wodonga Middle Years College presents the horror musical Little Shop of Horrors, 6.30pm to 9.30pm, Galvin Hall, Wodonga Senior Secondary College, Wodonga
The 7 Sopranos, 7.30pm, Albury Entertainment Centre
The Border Mail Albury-Wodonga Comedy Festival: Mick Neven, Troy Kinne, Greg Fleet, 7.30pm, Paddy’s Albury – see alburywodongacomedyfestival.com.au
The Border Mail Albury-Wodonga Comedy Festival: Russell Gilbert, Des Dowling, Dave Callan, 7.30pm, The Cube Wodonga – see alburywodongacomedyfestival.com.au
2Sirens Duo, 8pm to 11pm, The Rooftop Bar, The Bended Elbow, Albury
Itchy Fingers, 9pm to 1am, Zodiac Lounge, Commercial Club, Albury
Regular Boys, 9pm, SS&A Albury
Live Music, 9pm, Boomerang Hotel, Lavington
DJ Deesy and DJ Zuckr, 9.30pm, beer garden, Paddys, Albury
DJs, 10pm, Groove Saint, Albury
Club Nation: Raw FM (87.6 FM Albury) Club Nation DJs BZ, Fleggless and Evan McMahon: electro, remixes, mash-ups and Melbourne sound, 10pm, ONE Nightclub, Albury
Resident DJs, 10pm, Groove Saint, Albury
Refresh Your Friday: DJ spins music from the 1970s to today, 10pm, ZedBar, Albury
DJ Sedgie, 10pm, The Carriers, Wodonga
FURTHER AFIELD
Chiltern Lions Amateur Players (CLAP): The 25th Annual Putnam Country Spelling Bee, 8pm, Star Theatre, Chiltern
Victorian Seniors Festival: Welcome to Broadway musical concert, 11am to 1pm, Tallangatta Memorial Hall, Tallangatta
Open Mic Night with Rudi Katterl — all ages welcome, 6.30pm, Bright Brewery, Bright
The Border Mail Albury-Wodonga Comedy Festival: Tom Siegert, Chris Franklin, Fiona O’Loughlin, Beechworth Town Hall, Beechworth – see alburywodongacomedyfestival.com.au
No Lights, No Lycra dance group, 8pm, Mansfield Uniting Church, Mansfield
MMUDS presents The Sound of Music, 7.30pm, Mansfield Performing Arts Centre, Mansfield
Ray Macartney Duo, 8pm, Corowa RSL Club, Corowa
Damian Syred’s Circus Royale, 7pm, Yarrawonga Showgrounds
Maurice Milani Duo, ClubMulwala, Mulwala
Scott and Amanda, Mulwala Waterski Club, Mulwala
Jade Gibson, 7.30pm, Yarrawonga-Mulwala Golf Club Resort, Mulwala
Wendy Matthews, Sporties Barooga Sports Club, Barooga
Part Shady, Deniliquin RSL Club, Deniliquin
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18
ALBURY-WODONGA
Senior Celebrations: Free Ukulele Workshop, 10am to noon, The Cube Courtyard, Wodonga
Ray Macartney, 5pm to 8pm, Zodiac Lounge, Commercial Club, Albury
Tony Lukav — piano, 6pm to 10pm, Electra Cafe, Albury
Wodonga Middle Years College presents the horror musical Little Shop of Horrors, 6.30pm to 9.30pm, Galvin Hall, Wodonga Senior Secondary College, Wodonga
The Border Mail Albury-Wodonga Comedy Festival: Troy Kinne, Dave Callan, Fiona O’Loughlin, 7.30pm Commercial Club, Albury – see alburywodongacomedyfestival.com.au
The Border Mail Albury-Wodonga Comedy Festival: Mick Neven, Greg Fleet, Chris Franklin, 7.30pm, Cafe Grove, Wodonga – see alburywodongacomedyfestival.com.au
1980s Trivia Night with great prizes and presented by St Ives’ weekly Trivia Night host Greg (feel free to dress up in your '80s best and stick around afterwards when a DJ will play '80s music until late), Trivia from 7.30pm, St Ives Hotel, Lincoln Causeway, Wodonga — table bookings: phone (02) 6041 2626
Lionbear, 8.30pm, Blazing Stump Hotel, Wodonga
DJ Frenchie: 1940s to 1990s requests, 9pm to midnight, Q Manhattans, Albury
Joe Camilleri, 9pm, SS&A Albury
Itchy Fingers, 9pm to 1am, Zodiac Lounge, Commercial Club, Albury
DJ Candy B, 9.30pm, Beer Garden, Paddy’s Albury
Live Music, 9.30pm, Paddy’s, Albury
Saturday Night Live: Josh Quinn, 10pm, The Albion Hotel, Albury
ONE Saturday: Biggest Saturday Night Party in town with resident and guest DJs playing commercial dance, RnB, Top 40 remixed and electro, 10pm, ONE Nightclub, Albury
DJs, 10pm, Groove Saint, Albury
Saturday Night Fever: Best Party Mix, 10pm, ZedBar, Albury
FURTHER AFIELD
Baranduda Teddy Bears’ Picnic, 11.30am to 1.30pm, Baranduda Community Centre, Baranduda
Chiltern Lions Amateur Players (CLAP): The 25th Annual Putnam Country Spelling Bee — dinner and show option available, 6.30pm, Star Theatre, Chiltern
Bright Spring Festival begins — see brightspringfestival.com.au
Healthy Soul Healthy Life Expo: including the Acba Bellydancers, St Patrick’s Hall, Wangaratta
DJ PayGee — funk and nu-disco, 9pm to 11pm, Grape & Grain Bar & Wine Store, Bright
Jazzaratta — dinner and show, meals 6pm, show 7.30pm, Vine Hotel, Wangaratta
Fleetwood Mac Experience, 8pm, Wangaratta Performing Arts Centre, Wangaratta
MMUDS presents The Sound of Music, 7.30pm, Mansfield Performing Arts Centre, Mansfield
Wangaratta Choristers: Songs of Spring and Romance, 2.30pm, St Stephen’s Anglican Church, Rutherglen
The Border Mail Albury-Wodonga Comedy Festival: Des Dowling, Dave Callan, Greg Fleet, 7.30pm, Corowa Civic Centre, Corowa – see alburywodongacomedyfestival.com.au
Ugly Brothers, 8pm, Corowa RSL Club, Corowa
Wendy Matthews (over-18s event), 9pm, Corowa RSL Club, Corowa
Spring Fling: food, wine and music from Adam Toms, St Leonards Vineyard, Wahgunyah
Damian Syred’s Circus Royale, 2pm and 6pm, Yarrawonga Showgrounds
DJ Supple K, ClubMulwala
Regular Boys, Mulwala Waterski Club, Mulwala
Cover Up, Sporties Barooga Sports Club, Barooga
15th Vintage Tractor and Engine Rally including Vintage Tractor Trek at 9am, vintage tractor pull 5pm to 9pm, lunch and dinner available, stalls and children’s activities, Victoria Park, Urana
The Rock Agricultural Show
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19
ALBURY-WODONGA
Dance Workshop with So You Think You Can Dance Australia judge Matt Lee and Marko Panzic, Hume Dance School, Lavington - bookings: phone (02) 6040 6221
Music in the Gardens: BG Sound Project — William Barton, didgeridoo and Anthony Garcia, guitar, 1pm to 3pm, Albury Botanic Gardens, Albury
Live Music, beer garden stage, 2pm, Paddy’s, Albury
Paul Gibbs, 4pm, Zodiac Lounge, Commercial Club, Albury
Aluka — Akal Dalby and Luke Dewing, 4pm to 7pm, The Rooftop Bar, The Bended Elbow, Albury
Maurice Milani Duo, 7.30pm to 10.30pm, The Rooftop Bar, The Bended Elbow, Albury
FURTHER AFIELD
Live Music plus Open Mic — singers and musos welcome, meals available, 2.30pm to 6.30pm, The Gerogery Hotel, Gerogery
Free Jukebox, Karaoke and Pool, 3pm on, Courthouse Hotel (The Top Pub), Corryong
Paul Gibbs Trio, 4pm to 8pm, Zodiac Lounge, Commercial Club, Albury
Bright Spring Festival — see brightspringfestival.com.au
Tracey Hamilton — acoustic rock, 2pm, Bright Brewery, Bright
Open Mic, 2pm, Everton Hotel, Everton
Music on the Balcony: Hard Cab, 11am, Beechworth Bakery, Beechworth
Ceilidh and Irish Session, 1pm, Hotel Nicholas, Beechworth
Healthy Soul Healthy Life Expo, St Patrick’s Hall, Wangaratta
Wangaratta Choristers: Songs of Spring and Romance, 2.30pm, Benalla Senior Citizens Centre, Benalla
MMUDS presents The Sound of Music, 4pm, Mansfield Performing Arts Centre, Mansfield
126th Annual Rutherglen Agricultural Show, Rutherglen Showgrounds
Damian Syred’s Circus Royale, 11am, Yarrawonga Showgrounds
Cloud 9, Deniliquin RSL Club, Deniliquin
15th Vintage Tractor and Engine Rally including vintage engine displays, vintage tractor pull, vintage and classic cars, trucks and motorbikes, hospital fete, lunch and dinner available, stalls and children’s activities, Victoria Park, Urana
MONDAY, OCTOBER 20
ALBURY-WODONGA
Arts Space Echoes: Damien Jones, violin, 10.30am, Arts Space Wodonga
Sing Australia choir — connecting Australians in singing, 7.30pm to 9.30pm, Wodonga Senior Citizens Hall, Wodonga
FURTHER AFIELD
Bright Spring Festival — see brightspringfestival.com.au
Northern Rivers Academy (NRAM) Avanced Diploma in Music students presents Dreaming Up the Music: Spring Recitals: 1pm to 4pm Rhiannon De-Rohan Thomas - original, jazz and contemporary works, 1.45pm to 2.25pm Ryleigh Fergusson Unplugged - guitar, violin and voice and 5pm to 5.40pm talented arranger Benjamin Creed presenting a variety of spectacular contemporary arrangements with a twist of Seven; 7.30pm to 9.20pm: NRAM 2014 Spring Concerts Series: Dreaming Up the Music -original, jazz and contemporary works, suitable for the whole family, Wangaratta Performing Arts Centre, Wangaratta
The 7 Sopranos, 7.30pm, Oddfellows Hall, Corowa
Morning Melodies: Mick Tenace, 10.30am, Yarrawonga Mulwala Golf Club Resort, Mulwala
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21
ALBURY-WODONGA
Free Morning Show: Forever Everly — A Tribute to the Everly Brothers, 10.30am, Zodiac Lounge, Commercial Club, Albury
Tuesday Trivia hosted by Quizmeisters, registrations 7.30pm, Paddy’s, Albury
FURTHER AFIELD
Bright Spring Festival — see brightspringfestival.com.au
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra presents Bold as Brass with the MSO Brass Ensemble, 7.30pm, Wangaratta Performing Arts Centre, Wangaratta
Ostinato community choir rehearsals, 7.30pm to 10pm, Avian Park, Wangaratta
Seniors Festival: A Pill, A Pump and a Needle, a short play by Alan Hopgood, 1.30pm, Benalla Bowls Club., Benalla
MMUDS presents The Sound of Music, 7.30pm, Mansfield Performing Arts Centre, Mansfield
Damian Syred’s Circus Royale, 7pm, Corowa Showgrounds, Corowa
Corowa Sing Australia rehearsals, 7pm, Corowa Civic Centre, Corowa
Morning Melodies: Anthony Tenace, Deniliquin RSL Club, Deniliquin
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22
ALBURY-WODONGA
Mark Haze, 6pm to 9pm, Zodiac Lounge, Commercial Club, Albury
Open Mic Night, 6pm, Kinross Woolshed Hotel, Thurgoona
Open Mic Night, 8pm, Albion Hotel, Albury
Killer Karaoke, 8.30pm, The Rooftop Bar, The Bended Elbow, Albury
DJ Candy B, 9.30pm, Paddy’s, Albury
Live Music, 9.30pm, Paddy’s, Albury
Club-Nation.co.uk and ONE Nightclub present Future Legends DJ Open Decks Night, registrations 9pm, ONE Nightclub, Albury
Uni Night: DJ Franco, 10pm, Groove Saint, Albury
FURTHER AFIELD
Irish Jam Session, 8pm, Star Hotel, Yackandandah
Bright Spring Festival — see brightspringfestival.com.au
Damian Syred’s Circus Royale, 6pm, Corowa Showgrounds, Corowa
Trevor Doddridge, 6pm to 9pm, Border Bistro, Yarrawonga Mulwala Golf Club Resort, Mulwala
Rosewood Country Roundup begins (runs until Sunday, Octover 25) — guest artists: Peter Horan, Tom Maxwell, Roland Storm, Christina George, Peter Pratt, George Farnham and Allan Webster, Rosewood Golf Club, Rosewood
YOUR FREE WEEKLY ONLINE BORDER ENTERTAINMENT GUIDE: Email music, theatre, comedy, dance and market information to play@bordermail.com.au or phone (02) 6024 0548. Email exhibition and historical display information to play@bordermail.com.au. Listings deadline: Noon Wednesday. A fresh Border Entertainment Guide is posted at bordermail.com.au every Thursday.
SCREENING TIMES: REGENT CINEMAS ALBURY-WODONGA
ALLIANCE FRANCAISE ALBURY-WODONGA FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17: 11am Belle et Sebastien, 6pm, opening night cocktail party, 6.45pm Folies Bergere, Regent Cinemas, Albury
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18: 4.30pm Ne Quelque Part, 6.45pm La Grandle Boucle, Regent Cinemas, Albury
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19: 4.30pm Deux Automnes, Trois Hivers, 6.45pm Les Interdits, Regent Cinemas, Albury
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16
MURRAY RIVER FARMERS’ MARKET
3pm to dusk, Community Woodfired Oven site, Hovell Tree Park, Albury
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18
LUTHERAN AGED CARE 2014 MARKET DAY
9am to 2pm, Patricia Gould Park, 1 Nicholson Place, West Albury
PRODUCE SWAP AND WORKSHOPS - FOOD AND PLANTS
9.30am to 11am, Yackandandah Community Garden, Railway Avenue, Yackandandah
THE YACKANDANDAH HUGE TOWN GARAGE SALE
8am to 3pm – gold coin donation for site map (available from the Yackandandah Visitors Information Centre) - phone (02) 6027 1988 for details
MYRTLEFORD CENTRAL MARKET (INDOORS)
9am to 2pm, Clyde Street, Myrtleford
MAKE IT. BAKE IT. GROW IT.
8am to 1pm, Howitt Park, Bright
MOYHU FARMERS’ MARKET
8am to noon, Moyhu Lions Park, Moyhu
WANGARATTA TRASH AND TREASURE MARKET
8am to 1pm, Wareena Park Swimming Pool car park, Wangaratta
WANGARATTA COMMUNITY TOY LIBRARY CHILDREN'S MARKET
9.30am to noon, Wangaratta Indoor Sports and Aquatic Centre, Wangaratta
MANSFIELD PRODUCE SWAP
10am to noon, Snowgum Nursery, Mansfield
TOLMIE CRAFT AND FARMERS’ MARKET
8am to 1pm, Tolmie Recreation Reserve, Tolmie
TOCUMWAL REGIONAL FARMERS’ MARKET
8am to 1pm, Anglican Church grounds, Tocumwal
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19
ALBURY-WODONGA COMMUNITY MARKET
8am to noon, Wilson Street Carpark, Wilson Street, Albury
LITTLE ME MARKET
10am to 2pm, The Cube Wodonga, Wodonga
YACKANDANDAH LIONS CLUB COMMUNITY MARKET
9am to 1pm, Wellsford Street, Yackandandah
WALLA WALLA COMMUNITY GARAGE SALE
8.30am to 4pm, Walla (maps: Hall/RTC) — phone 0408 365 895 for details
WANGARATTA TRASH AND TREASURE MARKET
8am to 1pm, Wareena Park Swimming Pool carpark, Wangaratta
YARRAWONGA ROTARY MARKET
8am to 1pm, Yarrawonga Showgrounds, Yarrawonga
MARKETS: Email details to: play@bordermail.com.au. Listings deadline: Noon Wednesday. A fresh Border Entertainment Guide is posted every Thursday at bordermail.com.au. Remember, market dates can sometimes change.
OCTOBER
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The Border Mail HotHouse Theatre Season 2014: The Escapists: Packed, 8pm, The Butter Factory Theatre, Wodonga
Bright Spring Festival — see brightspringfestival.com.au
Wangaratta Arts Council and NEVAA present The Milawa Monologues — Bloke by Margaret Hickey, 7.30pm, The Old Chaff House (next to Milawa Mustards), Milawa
MMUDS presents The Sound of Music, 7.30pm, Mansfield Performing Arts Centre, Mansfield
Rosewood Country Roundup — guest artists: Peter Horan, Tom Maxwell, Roland Storm, Christina George, Peter Pratt, George Farnham and Allan Webster, Rosewood Golf Club, Rosewood
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The Border Mail HotHouse Theatre Season 2014: The Escapists: Packed, 8pm, The Butter Factory Theatre, Wodonga
Screamin’ Eagles — members of Chocolate Starfish, Pseudo Echo and the Jon English Band plus special guest “Coxy” from TV’s Coxy’s Big Break, 9pm, SS&A Albury
Children’s Week Family Fun, 4pm to 7pm, Tangambalanga Community Centre, Tangambalanga
Hey Gringo – live and free, 8pm, Gerogery Hotel, Gerogery
Bright Spring Festival — see brightspringfestival.com.au
Brock Shirley, Empire Hotel, Beechworth
Wangaratta Arts Council and NEVAA present The Milawa Monologues — Bloke by Margaret Hickey, 7.30pm, The Old Chaff House (next to Milawa Mustards), Milawa
Kitty Flanagan — Seriously? 8pm, Wangaratta Performing Arts Centre, Wangaratta David Williamson’s Soulmates, 8pm, Benalla Performing Arts and Convention Centre, Benalla
Mansfield High Country Festival — go to highcounryfestival.com.au
Illy, Romano’s Hotel, Wagga**
Rosewood Country Roundup — guest artists: Peter Horan, Tom Maxwell, Roland Storm, Christina George, Peter Pratt, George Farnham and Allan Webster, Rosewood Golf Club, Rosewood
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Uiver Landing 80th Anniversary Weekend: Dutch street organ, 8am to 9.45am, QEII Square, Albury; Airport Open Day, Albury Airport; Airport Family Open Day, 10am to 2pm, southern apron, Albury Airport; Albury Racing Club WS Cox Plate Day race meeting, Albury Racecourse; presentation by Qantas pilot and hero of Flight QF32, Captain Richard de Crespigny, 6pm, SS&A Albury; all weekend: antique cars and motorbikes tour, various locations, and Twin Cities Model Aero Club seaplane event, Tabletop Road, Lake Hume
The Border Mail HotHouse Theatre Season 2014: The Escapists: Packed, 8pm, The Butter Factory Theatre, Wodonga
The Australian Eurythmics Show and Rhiannon — A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac, 9pm, SS&A Albury
Saturday Night Live: Josh Quinn, 10pm, The Albion Hotel, Albury
Australian Classic Movie Night: film TBA, with a barbecue tea or film showing only from 8pm, Star Theatre, Chiltern
Tallangatta Rotary Club presents The Tallangatta ’50s Rock’n’Roll Festival including Battle of the Bands, noon to 5pm, Town Triangle (free entry) and Rock’n’Roll Dance compered by Rodney Vincent and featuring Sydney’s No Brakes, 8pm until late, Tallangatta Memorial Hall, Tallangatta — see tallangattafifties.com.au
Swagger Music Festival 2014, noon on, Mountain View Hotel (The Wandi), Wandiligong
Bright Spring Festival — see brightspringfestival.com.au
Myrtleford Show, Myrtleford Showgrounds, Myrtleford
Wangaratta Arts Council and NEVAA present The Milawa Monologues — Bloke by Margaret Hickey, 7.30pm, The Old Chaff House (next to Milawa Mustards), Milawa
Vintage Diamond: The Ultimate Neil Diamond Show, 8pm, Wangaratta Performing Arts Centre, Wangaratta
Mansfield High Country Festival — go to highcounryfestival.com.au
MMUDS presents The Sound of Music, 7.30pm, Mansfield Performing Arts Centre, Mansfield
Cobram Show
Rosewood Country Roundup — guest artists: Peter Horan, Tom Maxwell, Roland Storm, Christina George, Peter Pratt, George Farnham and Allan Webster, Rosewood Golf Club, Rosewood
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Uiver Landing 80th Anniversary Weekend: Antique cars and motorbikes tour, various locations, and Twin Cities Model Aero Club seaplane event, Tabletop Road, Lake Hume
Wodonga Children’s Fair including Games of Yesteryear, 10am to 4pm, Wodonga Showground and Racecourse Precinct, Wodonga
Sunday Blues: Stringybark McDowell, 3pm, Edwards Tavern, Wodonga
Albury Entertainment Centre 50th Anniversary Theatre Season - 2014: Celtic Legends, Albury Entertainment Centre, Albury
Illy, Paddy’s Albury
Tallangatta Rotary Club presents The Tallangatta ’50s Rock’n’Roll Festival including children’s entertainment and the No Brakes and Honey B and the Stingers bands, Town Triangles Markets, Rock’n’Roll Bake-Off and more, Tallangatta — see tallangattafifties.com.au
The Orpheus Piano Trio - Helena Kernaghan, piano; Kaori Sparks, violin; and Sam Goble, cello, 2pm, Holy Trinity Cathedral, Wangaratta
Mansfield High Country Festival — go to highcounryfestival.com.au
Howlong Rural Fire Brigade Auction and Carnival, 9am on, Howlong
Liv Cartledge, 4pm to 8pm, Tallangatta Hotel, Tallangatta
Bright Spring Festival — see brightspringfestival.com.au
Whorouly Village Fair — including market, 9.30am to 3pm, Whorouly Recreation Reserve, Whorouly
Wangaratta Arts Council and NEVAA present The Milawa Monologues — Bloke by Margaret Hickey, 7.30pm, The Old Chaff House (next to Milawa Mustards), Milawa
MMUDS presents The Sound of Music, 4pm, Mansfield Performing Arts Centre, Mansfield
Cobram Show
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Flies, Lies and Black Cockatoo Pies with bush poet and entertainer Tim Sheed, 10.30am to 12.30pm, Wodonga Bowling Club, Wodonga
The Other Theatre Company presents Trivia or Treat (teams of any size), 7.30pm to 10.30pm, Gateway Village Amphitheatre, Gateway Village, Wodonga
Bright Spring Festival — see brightspringfestival.com.au
Mansfield High Country Festival — go to highcounryfestival.com.au
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High Tea at Gypsy Gardens with music from the Murray Conservatorium, 2.30pm, Gypsy Gardens, Wodonga
The Border Mail HotHouse Theatre Season 2014: The Escapists: Packed, 6.30pm, The Butter Factory Theatre, Wodonga
Russian National Dance Company: Kostroma, 7.30pm, Albury Entertainment Centre, Albury
Bright Spring Festival — see brightspringfestival.com.au
Mansfield High Country Festival — go to highcounryfestival.com.au
MMUDS presents The Sound of Music, 7.30pm, Mansfield Performing Arts Centre, Mansfield
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The Border Mail HotHouse Theatre Season 2014: The Escapists: Packed, 8pm, The Butter Factory Theatre, Wodonga
Bright Spring Festival — see brightspringfestival.com.au
Mansfield High Country Festival — go to highcounryfestival.com.au
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Free Morning Show: Stephen R. Cheney Variety Show, 10.30am, Zodiac Lounge, Commercial Club, Albury
The Border Mail HotHouse Theatre Season 2014: The Escapists: Packed, 11am and 8pm, The Butter Factory Theatre, Wodonga
Bright Spring Festival — see brightspringfestival.com.au
Mansfield High Country Festival — go to highcounryfestival.com.au
MMUDS presents The Sound of Music, 7.30pm, Mansfield Performing Arts Centre, Mansfield
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Albury Show, Albury Showgrounds
Gina Hogan — The Women of the '60s, 10.30am (morning tea 9.30am), The Cube Wodonga
The Border Mail HotHouse Theatre Season 2014: Packed, 8pm. The Butter Factory Theatre, Wodonga
Brian Cadd, 9pm SS&A Allbury
Bright Spring Festival — see brightspringfestival.com.au
Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues, various locations, Wangaratta
Sold Out: Jammin’ On, The Vine Hotel, Wangaratta
Mansfield High Country Festival — go to highcounryfestival.com.au
NOVEMBER
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Mansfield High Country Festival — go to highcounryfestival.com.au
Highway 31, The Albion Hotel, Albury
Albury Show, Albury Showgrounds
The Border Mail HotHouse Theatre Season 2014: Packed, 3pm and 8pm, The Butter Factory Theatre, Wodonga
Jebediah, 9pm, SS&A Albury
Saturday Night Live: Michael Gorham, 10pm, The Albion Hotel, Albury
Bright Spring Festival including Grand Fireworks Spectacular and Entertainment — see brightspringfestival.com.au
Bright Oktoberfest
Live music at Cellar Door, 1pm to 4pm, Gapsted Wines, Gapsted - CONFIRM
Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues, various locations, Wangaratta
Benalla Festival, various Benalla and district locations — see benallafestival.com
MMUDS presents The Sound of Music, 7.30pm, Mansfield Performing Arts Centre, Mansfield
Music on the Murray, noon to 4pm, St Leonards Vineyard, Wahgunyah - CONFIRM
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Punjabi Heritage Association presents the inaugural Raunak Mela fair: singing, traditional dancing, martial arts, traditional children’s games, freestyle wrestling, tug of war, traditional food and drinks and more — all welcome; alcohol-free event, 9.30am to 5pm, soccer fields, Alexandra Park, Albury
Albury Show, Albury Showgrounds
Highway 31 Blues Club presents the Highway 31 Blues Band and guest blues and roots artists, 3pm, The Long Room, The Albion Hotel, Albury
Bright Spring Festival — see brightspringfestival.com.au
Bright Oktoberfest
Live music at Cellar Door, 1pm to 4pm, Gapsted Wines, Gapsted - CONFIRM
Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues, various locations, Wangaratta
Benalla Festival, various Benalla and district locations — see benallafestival.com
Benalla Festival: Family Fun Night, Goorambat
Mansfield High Country Festival — go to highcounryfestival.com.au
BABBA, 9pm, Corowa RSL Club, Corowa
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Bright Spring Festival — see brightspringfestival.com.au
Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues, various locations, Wangaratta
Benalla Festival, various Benalla and district locations — see benallafestival.com
Mansfield High Country Festival — go to highcounryfestival.com.au
Great Australian Spring Carnival Cup Melbourne Cup-eve yabbies’ race, Corowa
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Melbourne Cup Day
Bright Spring Festival: last day — see brightspringfestival.com.au
Benalla Festival, various Benalla and district locations — see benallafestival.com
Mansfield High Country Festival — go to highcounryfestival.com.au
Melbourne Cup Day: Chicken and champagne lunch, fashion parade and competitions, Corowa RSL Club, Corowa
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Benalla Festival, various Benalla and district locations — see benallafestival.com
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Benalla Festival, various Benalla and district locations — see benallafestival.com
Friends of the Benalla Art Gallery November Prom Concerts: Benalla and district piano students, 5.30pm, Benalla Art Gallery, Benalla
Oaks Day Charity Luncheon: Chicken and Champagne Lunch, fashion parade, competitions, Corowa RSL Club, Corowa
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Fridays on my Mind — relax and unwind, 5.30pm to 8.30pm, The Cube Wodonga Courtyard and surrounding venues, Wodonga
20th Beechworth Celtic Festival
Benalla Festival, various Benalla and district locations — see benallafestival.com
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Albury City Band, 11.30am recital at the St David’s Church Fete, St David’s Church, Albury
Normie Rowe and The Original Playboys, 7.30pm, auditorium, Commercial Club, Albury
Holbrook Show
Benalla Festival, various Benalla and district locations — see benallafestival.com
20th Beechworth Celtic Festival
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Albury Council’s Annual Picnic in the Gardens: Return to Neverland, 10am to 2pm (Albury City Band afternoon concert at noon), Albury Botanic Gardens, Albury
Culcairn Country Music Club: Live music and walk-up artists very welcome, noon to 5pm, Culcairn Bowling and Recreation Club, Culcairn
20th Beechworth Celtic Festival
Marina Prior: Songbird Tour, 3.30pm, Wangaratta Performing Arts Centre**
Benalla Festival, various Benalla and district locations — see benallafestival.com
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Free Morning Show: The Howie Brothers, 10.30am, Zodiac Lounge, Commercial Club, Albury
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Friends of the Benalla Art Gallery November Prom Concerts: Benalla College and FCJ College Music Students, 5.30pm, Benalla Art Gallery, Benalla**/***
Romeo and Juliet — ballet, 6.30pm, play, 8pm, Benalla Performing Arts and Convention Centre, Benalla
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The Border Mail HotHouse Theatre Season 2014: Letters From the Border, 8pm, The Butter Factory Theatre, Wodonga
MountainGrass: Australia’s national Bluegrass and old-time music estival, Harrietville — see mountainggrass.com.au
Romeo and Juliet — ballet, 6.30pm, play, 8pm, Benalla Performing Arts and Convention Centre, Benalla
James Blundell, 9pm, Corowa RSL Club, Corowa
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The Border Mail HotHouse Theatre Season 2014: Letters From the Border, 8pm, The Butter Factory Theatre, Wodonga
Hilltop Hoods: Cosby Sweater tour with Thundamentals, K21 and DJ Morgs, Kinross Woolshed Hotel, Albury
The Spring Rhythm Old-Time Social Dance — diabetes kids camp fund-raiser, 7.30pm to 11.30pm, St Peter’s Lutheran Hall, Lavington
Travis Collins, 8pm, Kinross Woolshed Hotel, Thurgoona
Bizarre Gazzard stage hypnotism show plus stand-up comedian Adam “Chicken” Palmer, 8pm, Howlong Country Golf Club, Howlong
Australian Classic Movie Night, 6.45pm, Star Theatre, Chiltern — CONFIRM
Tintaldra Store 150th Anniversary Celebrations: Old Time Dance, Tintaldra Hall, Tintaldra
Cudgewa State School Historic Reunion: buffet dinner, supper dance, historic displays, children’s activities, past teachers and principals, wine tastings, helicopter joy flights, charity auction and more, various Cudgewa locations
MountainGrass: Australia’s national Bluegrass and old-time music festival, Harrietville — see mountainggrass.com.au
Romeo and Juliet — ballet, 2pm, play, 6.30pm, Benalla Performing Arts and Convention Centre, Benalla
La Dolce Vita Festival, King Valley Wineries, King Valley
Born2Perform Wangaratta presents QA Night at the Movies, noon and 6.30pm, Wangaratta Performing Arts Centre, Wangaratta
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Music in the Gardens: The Miles to Go Trio, 1pm to 3pm, Albury Botanic Gardens, Albury
Tintaldra Store 150th Anniversary Celebrations: includes a re-enactment of the store opening, Tintaldra, Tintaldra
Cudgewa State School Historic Reunion: buffet dinner, supper dance, historic displays, children’s activities, past teachers and principals, wine tastings, helicopter joy flights, charity auction and more, various Cudgewa locations
MountainGrass: Australia’s national Bluegrass and old-time music festival, Harrietville — see mountainggrass.com.au
La Dolce Vita Festival, King Valley Wineries, King Valley
Mansfield Show
ALBURY LIBRARY MUSEUM
SENSITIVE CREATURES
UNTIL OCTOBER 19
Wonderfully off-beat, Mandy Ord's graphic novel illustrations reveal with poetic power the intimate, mundane and extraordinary moments in everyday urban life. From spammers who take over your email identity, to dealing with a dead rat, to putting out flames in a train station bin, to how to warm your feet in winter, the experiences and reflections of Mandy's one-eyed girl will put you in touch with what really matters. Free entry.
Note: The Albury Library Museum's historical exhibitions are listed in the History section below.
ALBURY REGIONAL ART GALLERY
TEMPORARILY CLOSED
RE-OPENING JUNE 2015
After 32 years, the Albury Art Gallery has temporarily closed its doors to make way for a $10.5 million redevelopment to be known once more as the Albury Regional Art Gallery. For more information about the gallery’s history, and its future, go to alburycity.nsw.gov.au/leisure-and-culture/albury-regional-art-gallery/redevelopment-plans.
LAVINGTON LIBRARY
LAZY LIONS LOUNGING IN THE LAVINGTON LIBRARY
UNTIL NOVEMBER 16
Join the lazy lions from renowned author Graeme Bases’ award winning book Animalia and experience this beautiful exhibition of limited print illustrations from many well-loved Australian children’s picture books. The exhibition showcases a range of illustration media and techniques, awakening in us all the joy of storytelling through illustrations. Lazy Lions Lounging should thrill and delight people of all ages.
ARTS SPACE WODONGA
KISS MY ART
UNTIL NOVEMBER 8
Adele Sommer reflects joyfully upon her past experiences of love gained and love lost. This energetic visual display of semi-abstract acrylic paintings highlights the benefits of broken hearts, emotional exchanges and life experience that have informed the works in this exhibition. Artist Floor Talk: 10.30am Saturday, October 18. For more information phone (02)6022 9350. Free entry.
CREATORS ARTSPACE, WODONGA
9” BY 5” IMPRESSION EXHIBITION
UNTIL NOVEMBER 30
See small-scale paintings reminiscent of those exhibited in the famous early Australian Impressionist Exhibition that featured artists including Arthur Streeton and Tom Roberts. The works painted on cigar box lids. However, this Albury-Wodonga Artists Society (AWAS) exhibition will display varied styles and subjects that reflect the wide interests of the members of the society. Our poster is based on the original poster designed by artist Charles Conder for the 1889 exhibition. It features a woman entangled in binding, symbolic of the binding of conventions. The early Impressionists broke with traditional realist style, paving the way in Australia for all the Modernist styles we see in 20th century art and the amazing variety of styles we see hanging on contemporary gallery walls. Free entry. The Paintbox Gallery in is Gateway Village, Lincoln Causeway, Wodonga. Open 10am to 4pm Tuesday to Sunday 10am-4pm.
GIGS ART GALLERY, WODONGA
GLIMPSES OF HEAVEN
UNTIL NOVEMBER 2
MariJana van Zanten’s new exhibition features works that are often frenetic, colourful and expansive on canvas and sometimes introspective with the use of smaller delicate drawings. This variation of dimension depends upon her use of space and inner dialogue. Van Zanten is fascinated by the variants in the human form and has combined recent research into near-death experiences, both from a personal perspective and collective cultural memories, to create thought provoking works of intense beauty. Official opening 6pm Friday, October 10 with guest speaker Olwen Steel. Meet the artist 10am to noon Saturday, October 25. GIGS Art Gallery is in Gateway Village, Lincoln Causeway, Wodonga and is open Tuesdays to Sundays from 10am to 4pm. Phone (02) 6021 3073.
YACK STATION, YACKANDANDAH
YACKANDANDAH ARTISTS ON SHOW
OPEN TUESDAYS TO SUNDAYS
Yack Station was created to provide a practical space for artists to work and a destination for visitors to watch art being made and purchase the original pieces. The tranquil location is the site of the old Yackandandah Railway Station which is no longer operational as a railway station. Future plans include a railway museum to become an integral part of Yack Station paying homage to the town’s cultural history. The end result will be artist work spaces and art gallery, a market style area for visitors to watch talented artists create their pieces and an educational, cultural experience at the Railway Museum. Stage one is complete with artists on site and visitors increasing daily. It’s a must-see destination for artists, tourists and cultural history enthusiasts. Open 11am to 3pm Tuesday to Sunday. You can find Yack Station at 6 Turntable Lane, off Railway Avenue, Yackandandah. For more information go to yackstation.com.
THE GALLERY STUDIO, CHILTERN
LOCAL ARTWORKS
OPEN DAILY EXCEPT TUESDAYS AND MOST SATURDAYS
Works by Meaghan Louise and local and regional artists, with an eclectic mix of quirky handmade gifts, garden art sculptures, unique glass art and jewellery. The Gallery Studio and Craft Room is at 19-21 Conness Street, Chiltern and is open from 10am to 4pm.
KHANCOBAN ARTISAN GALLERY AND WORKSHOP
ARTS AND CRAFTS EXHIBITION AND SALE
OPEN DAILY
Local artists and craft people are invited to display and sell their creations in this gallery, which can be found in the Khancoban General Store. The workshop is opposite, in the Community Technology Centre. Twenty per cent of sales fund local events programs. To find out more phone Ann-Maree de Wit on (02) 6076 9099 or email her at annalby57@gmail.com or phone Louise Werrett on (02) 6076 9408. Open daily.
MOUNT BEAUTY LIBRARY
MOUNT BEAUTY ART GROUP WORKS
ONGOING
The Mount Beauty Library now features a rotating display of works by members of the Mount Beauty Art Group. The artworks are available for purchase from the artists. The Mount Beauty Art group meets from 10am to 4pm every Thursday at the Alex McCullough Hall in Mount Beauty with new members always welcome. Go to mtbeauty.com/artgroup for more information.
BRIGHT ART GALLERY
TIME AND PLACE 2
UNTIL NOVEMBER 14
Bright Art Gallery presents another spectacular exhibition of Aboriginal art never before seen in North East Victoria. Works have been selected from the very best of the Dreamtime Lo Spirito Dell’Arte Aborigena exhibition shown in Italy in 2011. This exhibition was the largest and most diversified exhibition of indigenous art ever shown overseas. To view images of artworks and set up of the Italian exhibition please visit istitutoculturasiciliaustralia.org. The artworks included in Time and Place 2’ have been described by the Koori Heritage Trust and the Australian Museum as modern aboriginal art representative of many regions and styles, cutting edge art that represents traditional stories expressed in a contemporary style and art that includes established artists as well as urban artists breaking new ground in their interpretation of their culture. Artists include Mary McLean and Eunice Napangard, Djambu Barra Barra (who combines cross-hatching with modern acrylics) and Billy Doolan whose unique stories and style has become familiar to many in Bright. Open 10am to 4pm Monday to Thursday. Bright Art Gallery is at 28 Mountbatten Avenue, Bright. Entry: $5. Phone (03) 5750 1600 or go to brightartgallery.org.au. Kimberley Rock Art expert Mike Donaldson will deliver the John Masciorini Lecture at 7pm on Friday, October 10.
MICHELINI WINES, MYRTLEFORD
JIM VAN GEET EXHIBITION
UNTIL OCTOBER 31
This exhibition features works by North East artist Jim van Geet, who exhibits internationally. Michelini Wines is at 213 Great Alpine Road, Myrtleford. Phone (03) 5751 1990 for more information.
OLD SCHOOL HOUSE GALLERY, BEECHWORTH
WORKS BY LOCAL ARTISANS
OPEN DAILY
North East painters, jewellery makers, textile artists, woodworkers, glass artists and more display their works in the 1863 building that once housed a school. 1 Loch Street. Open 10am to 4pm daily. Visit oldschoolhousegallery.biz.
GALEN CATHOLIC COLLEGE, WANGARATTA
ANNUAL ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY EXHIBITION
A comprehensive display of works undertaken this year by year 7 to year 12 college students - art, studio art, visual communication, design, media, product design and technology, food technology, drama and music. The exhibition is in the Max Fletcher Auditorium and will be open until 4pm Friday, October 17.
WANGARATTA ART GALLERY
GEORGIE NORTH: LIMBO
UNTIL OCTOBER 19
Wangaratta Art Gallery is showcasing the works of 19-year-old Stanley artist Georgie North in her first solo exhibition. The exhibition continues the Gallery’s policy of promoting, supporting and advancing the career of new emerging youth artists from the North East. The exhibition brings together portraiture, landscape painting, photography and installation works which explore contemporary culture, with reference to young adults moving from childhood to adulthood. It brings together a body of work Georgie has worked on for the past year between leaving school and furthering her studies.
“It’s a privilege to have my first solo show at the Wangaratta Art Gallery,” Georgie North says.
“To have it locally supported by wonderful people at the space, supporting youth art culture.”
MATERIAL EDGE
UNTIL OCTOBER 19
Material Edge is an exciting, inspiring and bold celebration of six corners of the textile world. The concept for the exhibition was developed by Gallery exhibitions officer Sally Huguenin. Material Edge celebrates the work of six Australian artists and designers who are working “on the edge” of contemporary textile art. In selecting artists for inclusion in Material Edge, Sally sought to choose those who had not exhibited in the Gallery’s textile exhibitions before and who may not even consider themselves as “textile artists”, but who all create their work predominantly with textiles. The exhibition includes work as diverse as Douglas McManus’ laser-engraved textiles with 3D printing; Kathy Temin’s renowned synthetic fur landscapes; and an interactive pompom installation space by Australia’s queen of craft, Pip Lincolne. There will also be four incredibly intricate outfits by Sydney fashion designers Romance Was Born, including a dress famously worn by Cate Blanchett, on loan from the Powerhouse Museum; knitted self-portraits and photographic imagery by Melbourne-based contemporary artist Kate Just; and colourfully embroidered advertising and typography by twin sisters and graphic designers Maricor/Maricar. Everyone is welcome to come along to this free event.. For more information phone (03) 5722 0865.
MARY-JANE GRIGGS: ELSEWHERE
UNTIL OCTOBER 21
An exhibition derived from time spent in England where the artist experienced her first northern winter. These works depict the English countryside, the delicate winter light, the cold air, dark evergreens, deciduous trees and the amazing intensity of the wet greens in open spaces. “In all, a wonderful change from the intense heat and dryness of what I am used to at this time of the year,” says Griggs.
10 TO 4 GALLERY, GLENROWAN
LOCAL ARTISTS AND CRAFTSPEOPLE
OPEN DAILY
Enjoy a diverse variety of textiles and wood, iron and other handcrafted items created by local artists and craftspeople. The gallery is at 32 Gladstone Street, Glenrowan and is open from 10am to 4pm.
BENALLA ART GALLERY
ABSTRACT
UNTIL OCTOBER 26
Abstract brings together the work of six Australian artists: Sydney Ball, Dale Frank, Marc Freeman, Camille Hannah, Kirra Jamison and Noel Skrzypczak. Each artist shares a bold and fluid visual language of colour, shape, line and form to develop an identity that connects atmospheric and experiential qualities, art historical frameworks and the power of radical and innovative thinking.
COROWA ARTS SPACE
COROWA COLLECTION
OPEN DAILY
The Corowa Collection showcases the prize winners in all sections of the annual Federation Art Show that have been acquired by the Federation Art Show Committee and held in trust by Corowa Council for the past 14 years. This is the first time that these art works have been displayed together as a collection and for many of these works it is the first time they have been on public display. The gallery is open 11am to 4pm weekdays, 11am to 3pm Saturdays and 11am to 1pm Sundays.
GALLERY 294, COROWA
PLAY TIME
UNTIL OCTOBER 28
A new exhibition by Corowa print maker Christine Upton who will give a talk at the gallery at 2pm on Saturday, October 11. Gallery 294 is at 294 Honour Avenue (the Albury road), Corowa, and is open daily from 9am to 4pm. For more information, visit gallery294.org.au or phone (02) 6033 5086.
VISUAL ARTS EXHIBITIONS: Email details to: play@bordermail.com.au. Listings deadline: Noon Wednesday. A fresh Border Entertainment Guide is posted every Thursday at bordermail.com.au.
ALBURY LIBRARY MUSEUM
RED CROSS: 100 YEARS
UNTIL MAY 31, 2015
Part of the world’s largest humanitarian movement, Red Cross has been woven into the fabric of Australian life for 100 year, responding to natural disasters, providing a blood service and everyday work to help vulnerable people. Hundreds of thousands of volunteers signed up during World War I, and by World War II Red Cross had become Australia’s largest charitable organisation. In partnership with regional Red Cross branches this compelling exhibition celebrates and remembers 100 years. Phone (02) 6023 8333 for more information.
CROSSING PLACE: A STORY OF ALBURY
ONGOING
This compelling multimedia exhibition is on permanent display in the main galleries of the Albury Library Museum. Crossing Place uses objects, audio and film to tell the story of Albury from first contact with the Wiradjuri people, traditional owners of the land, to the city we share today. Highlights include Wiradjuri Talkback, celebrating the perspectives and traditional knowledge of the region’s Aboriginal people and The Bonegilla Story, exploring the immigration experiences of those who passed through the migrant reception centre at Bonegilla. The exhibition is told through objects, audio and film, is on permanent display in the main galleries of the Albury Library Museum. Pick up an audio tour to be guided through the exhibits while listening to stories and memories that will carry you back into Albury’s history or book a free guided tour.
WODONGA HISTORICAL SOCIETY ROOMS
OPEN DAYS
OCTOBER 22, 29
Research Wodonga’s history or re-live your memories in the photographs, scrapbooks and historic items on display at the Wodonga Historical Society Rooms, 19 South Street, Wodonga. Open 1pm to 3pm Wednesdays 1pm to 4pm Sundays. For more information phone Uta Wiltshire on 0412 241 186.
ARMY MUSEUM BANDIANA
EXTENSIVE MILITARY DISPLAY
MONDAYS TO SATURDAYS — BY APPOINTMENT
The Army Museum Bandiana is among Australia’s best army museums where 190 army vehicles, dozens of field guns, weapons, uniforms, medals and items dating back as far as the 18th century are displayed in about 5000 square metres of display space. The museum is at the Gaza Ridge Barracks, Anderson Road, Bandiana, just out of Wodonga. Open by appointment 9.30am to 4pm Monday to Saturday but not on New Year’s Day, Good Friday and Anzac Day or from December 24 to 28. Phone (02) 6055 2525.
8TH/13TH VICTORIAN MOUNTED RIFLES MUSEUM, NORTH BANDIANA
LIGHT HORSE AND ARMOURED EXHIBITIONS
PHONE (02) 6021 2835 FOR OPENING TIMES
Located at Colonel Tom Price Lines, North Bandiana on the eastern edge of Wodonga, the 8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Museum’s aim is the preservation, interpretation and display of artefacts and documents related to light horse and armoured units that make up the lineage of the 8/13 VMR. These units include the 8th (Indi) Light Horse, the 13th (Gippsland) Light Horse, the 20th (Victorian Mounted Rifles) Light Horse, the 2/8th Armoured Regiment, 41st, 42nd and 43rd Landing Craft Companies, the 8th Cavalry Regiment, the 13th Armoured Regiment and the 20th Motor Regiment. The focus of the new museum is an Honour Wall that was constructed with a grant from the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, “Their Service-Our Heritage” Program. It features a central Commemorative Alcove watched over by a mounted light horseman, and flanked by two six-metre long uniform cabinets.
BONEGILLA MIGRANT EXPERIENCE, BONEGILLA
MULTICULTURAL HISTORY
OPEN DAILY
With National Heritage listing, Block 19 Bonegilla has become part of the narrative of nation. A two-metre plinth on site declares the place to be ‘a symbol of post-war migration which transformed Australia’s economy, society and culture’. Twelve kilometres from Wodonga on Lake Hume, Block 19 was one of 24 similar blocks built in the Bonegilla complex as an army camp during World War II. It became the Bonegilla Migrant Reception and Training centre in 1947, and housed migrants until 1971. The original camp covered a 130 hectare area. Its style of accommodation was basic with timber framed, corrugated iron army hut buildings providing staff and migrants with housing, offices and communal kitchen, dining and toilet facilities. Now, Block 19 Bonegilla is a public memory place. The site and its associated oral, written and pictorial records in the Bonegilla Collection at the Albury Library Museum bring to light post-war immigration policies and procedures that changed the composition and size of the Australian population. They provide evidence and insights into post-war migration and refugee experiences. For the migrants who spent time at the centre and their descendants, the site and its records are resources for personal, family and group histories. For Wodonga and the region, they provide a backdrop for the rich multicultural fabric of the area. For the broader Australian community, they help represent the role of Australia as the ‘host’ nation. Both the site and its records have powerful connections for many people. The Bonegilla Migrant Experience is at 82 Bonegilla Road, Bonegilla and is open seven days a week from 10am to 4pm. For more information go to bonegilla.org.au or phone (02) 6020 6912.
JINDERA PIONEER MUSEUM
JINDERA HISTORY
OPEN OCTOBER TO APRIL
The first German settlers arrived in the Jindera area in 1867, having trekked from Adelaide in horse-drawn wagons. Before they arrived, probably in the 1840s, a small wattle and daub hut was built just off the main track through town. This hut still stands at the site of the Jindera Pioneer Museum, and probably is the oldest remaining cottage or house in the Albury District. In 1874 Mr Johann Rosler and Mr Peter Wagner built a store and three room residence on this same sight. It became known as Wagner’s Store. Formed in 1967, the Jindera Pioneer and Historical Society purchased Wagner’s Store, the residence, and the grounds around the wattle and daub hut, and restored them to their original condition. It IS filled will all kinds of articles —furniture, household goods and machinery, gathered into an original and historic setting of old world architecture and charm. Wander through the fully furnished general store and residence and down to the Pioneer Slab Hut and the original wattle and daub cottage, and then on to the huge machinery shed with its large collection of farm machinery and equipment. The museum is in Urana Street, Jindera. For more information go to jinderapioneermuseum.org.au. Open daily, 10am to 4pm, October to April.
YACKANDANDAH MUSEUM
DISPLAYS FROM YACKANDANDAH’S PAST
OPEN VARIOUS TIMES (SEE BELOW)
The museum is housed in the Bank of Victoria building, 21 High Street, Yackandandah. Building began in 1860. The cottage at the rear was an original street building of the 1850s. Banking ceased in 1893. Thereafter Thomas Haig, tailor, and his family, worked and lived in the building until 1969. The collection held by the Yackandandah and District Historical Society, which is based at the museum, is a large and comprehensive collection of the many stories of this district, held in photographs, images, objects, registers, documents, letters, textiles, digital forms and research material. It is almost fully catalogued on a specific cataloguing data base, much of it is also either digitally scanned or photographed. It is always a work-in-progress, receiving deposits, creating material or updating processes. Extensions to the purpose-built storage have added necessary storage space to a building originally built in 1996. This collection is used for rotation of displays, our own publications, research and display, as well as outside requests for research, copies or access to material. Specific requests must be made by appointment to allow for retrieval or collation of material. The museum is open during Victorian school holidays and public holidays daily from 11am to 4pm and throughout the school term Wednesday to Sunday from 11am to 4pm or by appointment. For more information phone (02) 6027 0627 or go to yackandandahmuseum.wordpress.com/.
CHILTERN ATHENAEUM MUSEUM
CHILTERN HISTORY
OPEN MOST DAYS
The present brick building was erected in 1866, replacing an earlier timber construction, and used as Council Chambers, Town Hall and Library/Reading Rooms. When the Library was relocated in 1970 many old books remained in the present building forming an interesting collection of Goldfields reading matter in the original setting. About this time the Chiltern Athenaeum Museum was formed by enthusiastic members of the public who operate the museum on a volunteer basis. See a collection of novels and publications by local authors: Henry Handel Richardson, who penned, amongst other stories, The Fortunes of Richard Mahony and The Getting of Wisdom; Mary Gaunt, daughter of Judge Gaunt, goldfields magistrate, who wrote Kirkham’s Find and several travel tales; and Wilfred Busse whose History of Chiltern gives a wonderful insight into the development of our areas. There’s also a display of memorabilia relating to Chiltern-born Sir John “Black Jack” McEwen, who became Prime Minister after the disappearance of Harold Holt and a series of paintings by Alfred William Eustace, a self-taught artist and poet, who came to this area in 1852 and was employed as a shepherd on the Eldorado Run. A First World War honour roll is a dominating feature of the Chiltern Athenaeum and forms the central point of an ongoing collection of photographs, profiles, medals, certificates and other memorabilia relating to Chiltern and district people who served in both World Wars. The Museum also houses photographic displays and an outdoor exhibition featuring our mining and agricultural past and long with microfilm of the local newspaper The Federal Standard (1859-1970), an extensive collection of local family histories and community records enable the volunteers to carry out family and historic research. Open 10am to 4pm most days and other times by appointment — phone (03) 5726 1280. The museum is at 57 Conness Street, Chiltern. Go to chilternathenaeum.com.au for more information.
STATION HOUSE MUSEUM, CULCAIRN
CULCAIRN AND RAILWAY HISTORY
OPEN SATURDAYS OR BY APPOINTMENT
Home to seventeen stationmasters and their families from 1883-1979, the Station House is a tangible reminder of the great railway expansion of the last century. For more than a century, Station House has dominated the railway scene in Culcairn. Together with the historic Culcairn Railway Station, the complex reflects the significance of Culcairn as a major rail junction of the steam era. Culcairn is now serviced by XPT trains daily. Station House has been faithfully restored and was the winner of the 1994 Tidy Towns Award for Cultural and Heritage Protection. The two-storey brick building with its beautiful wrought iron and stairway together with the original floors and ceilings is one of the best examples of a building of its type in Australia. Station House is being refurbished with pieces from the period 1880 to 1890. Early railway memorabilia is also on display. Open 10am to 4pm Saturdays or on other days by appointment. Admission by donation. For information and bookings phone Valda Hensel on (02) 6029 8486.
DALES CELLAR MINI MUSEUM, HENTY
TRASH AND TREASURE MEMORABLILIA
PHONE FOR OPENING HOURS
Dales Cellar Mini Museum is a collection of trash and treasure memorabilia of the past including Henty’s Manual Telephone Exchange, the first “ambulance” — a two wheeled stretcher, cash registers, jugs, irons, toasters, radios and much more. The museum is located in the cellar beneath Dales IGA Supermarket. Free entry but donations are welcome to help preserve the past. The supermarket and museum is at 9 Sladen Street, Henty. Phone: (02) 6929 3302.
HENTY OBSERVER PRINTING MUSEUM, HENTY
NEWSPAPER HISTORY
PHONE FOR OPENING HOURS
The Henty Observer Printing Museum is housed in the original 1934 brick building of The Observer newspaper. Visitors can observe how the newspapers of yesteryear were printed and how much printing has changed since then. The museum is home to a variety of Platen machines, some pre-1900, one of the original Wharfedale printing machines of 1907, a large Miehle auto printer, linotype machines, newspaper folding machines, a guillotine and other printing memorabilia of historical interest. Free entry but donations are welcome to help preserve the past. The museum is behind Dales IGA Supermarket, 9 Sladen Street, Henty. Phone: (02) 6929 3302.
HOLBROOK SUBMARINE MUSEUM, HOLBROOK
SUBMARINE HISTORY AND MEMORABILIA
OPEN DAILY
Up periscope and dive aboard HMAS Submarine Otway. See the original above water line superstructure of the Oberon Class submarine
HMAS Otway set within beautiful parkland. There’s also a large scale model of Lt Norman Holbrook VC’s submarine BII (the town of Holbrook was named after the courageous British World War I submariner. The museum display includes an extraordinary hologram display in the 40-seat theatre in which Lt Holbrook’s wife, Mrs Gundula Holbrook, tells the fascinating story of her husbands’ brave exploits on B11 in 1914 and the subsequent change of the town’s name from Germanton to Holbrook. There are two rooms full of interesting information and artefacts including an original torpedo tube with a torpedo mounted. Sit in the officers’ wardroom and experience what it would be like to live in a submarine before going aft into the red lights of the control room and peeking through a periscope for 360-degree views of Holbrook. There’s also a photographic exhibition depicting how the Otway was transported to Holbrook and re-built in the town. HMAS Submarine Otway and the Submarine Museum are in Submarine Park, Holbrook.
WOOLPACK INN MUSEUM, HOLBROOK
HOLBROOK’S HISTORICAL TREASURES
OPEN DAILY*
This large, unique and varied display of historical treasures includes the best collection of submarine artefacts in Australia. There’s also an exhibition on the Holbrook bypass. The Woolpack Inn Museum is a two-storey heritage listed historic building located in the main street of Holbrook. The original Woolpack Inn was opened in 1839 by John Mitten and continued trading until it was destroyed by fire in 1895. All of the items on display have been donated by local residents over many years and now fill 22 rooms, depicting life in the 19th century include bedrooms, dining room, sitting room, kitchen, pantry and laundry, along with a number of other rooms filled with interesting items from bygone years. Relocated and erected in the grounds is a drop slab school house, built in about 1872, a replica of the old Holbrook bakery, a blacksmith’s shop and a large collection of old machinery, wagons and coaches. The museum is at 83 Albury Street, Holbrook. Phone: (02) 6036 2131 or go to woolpackinn.com.au for more information. The Museum is open daily from 9.30am to 4pm at a cost of $5 per head for adults, $3 concession and $1 for children. *Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year’s Day and Good Friday. Catering for morning or afternoon tea or light lunch for groups of 20 or more by arrangement.
TALLANGATTA MUSEUM
HISTORICAL TALLANGATTA
PHONE FOR OPENING TIMES
The Tallangatta and Districts Heritage Group Museum is at 75 Towong Street, Tallangatta. The group operates the museum and a shop on a voluntary basis and collects, preserves and records the history of Tallangatta district. Phone (02) 6071 2227 for more information and details of opening times.
MAN FROM SNOWY RIVER MUSEUM AND RILEY’S VILLAGE, CORRYONG
LIVE THE LEGEND
OPEN DAILY*
Home to a diverse and colourful exhibition that celebrates the history of the Upper Murray and its people. Learn about the legend of Jack Riley. The Man from Snowy River Museum and Riley’s Village is at 103 Hansen Street, Corryong. For more information, visit manfromsnowyrivermuseum.com. Phone (02) 6076 2600. *The museum is open 10am to 4pm from September to May and from 11am to 3pm June to August but is closed on Good Friday and Christmas Day. Those interested in volunteering at the museum an contact Bob Kaighin on (02) 6076 1511.
MOUNT BEAUTY VISITOR INFORMATION CENTRE
KIEWA VALLEY HERITAGE
OPEN DAILY
The Kiewa Valley Historical Society aims to preserve and conserve the history and heritage that is unique to the Kiewa Valley and surrounding Bogong High Plains situated in North East Victoria. Through the use of permanent, and temporary exhibitions, information walls, a photo gallery, a diorama of the Bogong High Plains, a model hydro system, and two DVD screens we show the area’s history and highlights, that tell our social history, natural science areas and technological developments. The collection has many items that show the social history of how the first settlers of the Kiewa Valley and Mount Beauty lived, worked and socialised. Photos, books, farming equipment, hospital equipment, technological equipment from the Kiewa Hydro Scheme, household items, plus oral histories and genealogy records and books. Open 9am to 5pm daily. The society is at the Mount Beauty Visitor Information Centre, 31 Bogong High Plains Road, Mount Beauty. Phone (03) 5755 0596 for more information.
HARRIETVILLE HISTORICAL MUSEUM
HISTORICAL GEMS
OPEN SUMMER PUBLIC HOLIDAYS AND WEEKEND AFTERNOONS OR BY APPOINTMENT
One of the towns few surviving miner’s cottages has been relocated and lovingly restored with a new museum added on behind. You can’t miss it, with the enormous Tronoh dredge bucket and a four-headed gold mining battery out front. Learn about the early gold mining days, mountain cattlemen, ski pioneers, St Bernard’s Hospice, the building of the Hotham Road constructed completely using hand tools in the 1860s as well as the wonderful array of colourful characters who have played a part in Harrietville and district’s past. The display includes original home-made horse snowshoes used for hauling supplies up to Mount Hotham and hand-carved artefacts from the town’s old Chinese Joss House. Catch a glimpse of what daily life was like in Harrietville 100 years ago as you wander through the miner’s cottage. The museum is open on public holidays and weekend afternoons in summer or otherwise by arrangement with curator Kaye Purdon. Phone her on (03) 5759 2797. The museum is located in Athenaeum Reserve on the Great Alpine Road in Harrietville next to the Harrietville General Store. Entry is by gold coin donation and groups are welcome.
BRIGHT MUSEUM
HISTORICAL BRIGHT
OPEN VARIOUS TIMES AND BY APPOINTMENT
The Bright and District Historical Society welcomes you the heritage-listed former Bright Railway Station, now the Bright Museum, which features rolling stock typical of that used on the old Ovens Valley Railway. The museum covers railway history, gold mining history and also the social history of the area with local family histories and a photographic collection. A large number of Chinese miners worked in the goldfields and the museum has a reconstructed Chinese Joss House based on one destroyed in the Buckland Valley and has a diverse collection of artefacts from Chinese miners. The museum is open from 2pm to 4pm every Sunday afternoon except from mid-June to early September. During the summer, Easter and September school holidays and festivals the museum is open on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday afternoons. The museum can also be opened at other times by prior arrangement by phoning the society’s secretary on (03) 5755 1949.
MYRTLEFORD OLD SCHOOL MUSEUM
MYRTLEFORD’S PAST
OPEN SUNDAYS MAY TO SEPTEMBER OR BY APPOINTMENT
Displays include old school room, 1930's kitchen and living room, gold mining equipment, barber shop and tobacconist cabinets, newspaper printing machinery, horse-drawn agricultural machinery, farming equipment, bottle collection, military photographs and memorabilia, and sporting trophies. Genealogical research is also available with many photographs and records of historical significance including district scenery, local industries, people and events. Open 2pm to 5pm Sunday, September to May or other times by appointment. Phone (03) 5727 1417 or (03) 5752 1963 for more information.
BURKE MUSEUM, BEECHWORTH
BEECHWORTH HISTORY
OPEN DAILY*
Originally built as the Beechworth Athenaeum in 1857, The Burke Museum is one of Australia’s oldest museums and is considered a “Museum of Museums” with its significant collections from the 1800s and contemporary internally produced and touring exhibitions. Following the death of Beechworth's former Superintendent of Police, Robert O'Hara Burke (of Burke and Wills fame) at Coopers Creek in 1861, the Athenaeum was renamed in his honour as The Robert O’Hara Burke Memorial Museum. Highlights include the RE Johns Aboriginal, Chinese and Natural History collections, The Ned Kelly Story including the Burke Museum Ned Kelly Collection plus The Street of Shops, a 19th century recreation of a Beechworth streetscape. Beechworth and the Ned Kelly story are inextricably linked. All four members of the Kelly Gang spent time in Beechworth Prison. Ned appeared in the Beechworth Courthouse on August 6, 1880 on a charge of murder. Kelly’s mother Ellen also appeared in the Beechworth Courthouse and was held in the Beechworth Prison for a short time. The Burke Museum is in Loch Street, Beechworth. Phone (03) 5728 8067 or go to burkemuseum.com.au for more information. *The museum is open daily from 10am to 5pm (last entry 4.30pm) except on Christmas Day.
STANLEY ATHENAEUM, STANLEY
STANLEY NEW YEAR’S DAY SPORTS EXHIBITION
UNTIL JANUARY 31
See photos from the Beechworth Family Albums depicting the Stanley New Year’s Day Sports in the Stanley Athenaeum. The Stanley Athenaeum and Library is an historic brick building comprising a Main Hall and Back Room, erected in 1874. The Main Hall houses the Library, which boasts a large and diverse collection of books, housed in shelves around the building’s walls including more than 3000 volumes of fiction (adult and children’s) and non-fiction published between 1820 and 1970, including reference, biography, government, history, philosophy, poetry, politics, science and natural history and travel publications. A collection of early photographs of Stanley is also on display. The Library contains assorted historic library tables and other period furniture. The building is classified by the National Trust of Australia and is entered on the Australian Heritage Register and is used for public meetings and functions. The Stanley Athenaeum and Library is one of the few remaining locally owned public library buildings with collections in Victoria. It’s in Main Street, Stanley.The Friends of the Athenaeum meet on the third Tuesday of each month from 5.30pm at the Stanley Athenaeum. For information about open days, exhibitions and how to become a becoming a ‘Friend’ of the Athenaeum, phone (03) 5728 6594. Stanley is a 15-minute drive from Beechworth. Visit http://stanleyvictoria.com.au/community-pages/stanley-athenaeum/.
ELDORADO MUSEUM
TIMES PAST
PHONE FOR OPENING HOURS
The Eldorado Museum holds a collection that reflects the life and times of the region from 1850 to 1950. The displays cover mining, farming and social history of Eldorado and surrounds and is housed in the old school building as well as in outside displays. The Eldorado Museum offers you an opportunity to step back in time and view life as it was from the time of the discovery of gold. The museum is at 136 Main Street, Eldorado. Phone (03) 5725 1542 for more information.
WANGARATTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM
WANGARATTA AND NORTH EAST HISTORIC COLLECTION
OPEN SUNDAYS, TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
The museum is operated by the Wangaratta Historical Society and is housed in the former Wangaratta Fire Station building in Ford Street. The collection features smaller items of historical significance — household, commercial, industrial, agricultural, military and more — from the Wangaratta district. There is also a collection of about 10,000 historic and recent photographs from the North East plus a collection of more than 3000 glass plate negatives taken by a former Wangaratta photographer. The lower floor of the museum comprises two display rooms and a research room while upstairs these is a storage area — approximately 160 square metres of floor space in all. In addition there are a number of items on display in the cellar of the historic Vine Hotel at North Wangaratta. For more information about the society and its museum, go to wanghistsoc.org.au. The museum is open 2pm to 5pm on Sundays and 9am to noon on Tuesdays and Fridays.
NED KELLY MEMORIAL MUSEUM, GLENROWAN
KELLY COUNTRY HISTORY
The museum can be found at 35 Gladstone Street, Glenrowan. Phone (03) 5766 2448 for more information.
BLACKSMITH SHOP AND MUSEUM, GLENROWAN
FARM MACHINERY FROM THE PAST
OPEN DAILY
An authentic operating blacksmith shop featuring Kelly Gang souvenirs and practical items. The museum’s focus is farm machinery from the past that has been gathered locally. The museum and shop is in Seige Street, Glenrowan.
GLENROWAN COBB & CO MUSEUM, GLENROWAN
TRANSPORT AND KELLY HISTORY
OPEN DAILY
Explore the large underground cellar museum specialising in the story of the Kelly outbreak and other notorious Australian bushrangers.
Open daily from 9am to 5.30pm. The museum is in Gladstone Street, Glenrowan. Phone (03) 5766 2409 for more information.
BENALLA AVIATION MUSEUM
MILITARY AIR TRAINING HISTORY
OPEN WEDNESDAYS AND SUNDAYS
The Benalla Aviation Museum offers a fascinating look at Australia’s military air training history, AT the historic home of a World War II RAAF pilot training school. Attractions include a unique collection of military training aircraft, a number of which are fully operational and available for passenger flights, and many related static displays. Located in an historic Bellman Hangar at Benalla Airport, just two hours from Melbourne on the Hume Freeway, visitors to the museum are welcomed by one of our knowledgeable volunteers, who will provide a personalised tour of the facility, answering any questions you may have. The museum is open on Wednesdays and Sundays from 9am to 3pm and other times can be arranged for groups by phoning (03) 5766 2455. Entry is $5 for adults, children free. The Museum is located in the historic home of the 11 EFTS Wartime Training Unit which was stationed at Benalla from 1941 to 1945, where 80 de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moths operated from. Displays include working engines, a flight training simulator, period uniforms and photographs and a large collection of model aircraft. Among many other projects, members are restoring a Tiger Moth and have recently rebuilt a DH.100 Vampire T.33 Jet trainer for static display. Flights are also available in two fully restored ex-RAAF training aircraft — a rare de Havilland DH.84 Moth Minor and a CAC CA-25 Winjeel — as well as a Chinese trainer, the Nanchang CJ-6. Flights are available by booking directly with Mark Carr. For more information about the museum go tobenallaaviationmuseum.org.au.
BENALLA COSTUME AND PIONEER MUSEUM
LOVELY IN LACE 1750-1980
CONTINUING INDEFINITELY
Benalla Costume and Pioneer Museum is open from 9am to 5pm and is at 14 Mair Street, Benalla. Phone (03) 5762 1749. For more information, visit home.vicnet.net.au/~benmus. $8 entry.
MANSFIELD HISTORICAL SOCIETY
MANSFIELD'S YESTERYEAR
OPEN FRIDAY TO SUNDAY AND MOST PUBLIC HOLIDAYS OR BY APPOINTMENT
Mansfield Historical Society is located at the Mansfield Railway Station at the start of Mansfield town. The society preserves and promotes the history of the Mansfield region. Its archives contain a wealth of information about the history of Mansfield and the surrounding district including genealogical information, microfiche documents, photos, memorabilia, maps and an extensive clothing collection. The society has many books and photographs of the local area that are available for purchase and has made digital copies of their hundreds of photographs, cataloguing print material and clothing collections. The society is at 175 High Street, Mansfield. Opening hours 11am to 3pm Friday, Saturday, Sunday and most public holidays, other times by appointment. Phone: (03) 5779 1094 or email mansfieldhs@bigpond.com for more information.
RUTHERGLEN COMMON SCHOOL MUSEUM
EDUCATIONAL HISTORY
OPEN SUNDAYS OR BY APPOINTMENT
The Rutherglen Historical Society Old Common School Museum contains an early 20th century school room including old desks, artefacts, and teaching aids and there is a growing collection of school class photos. Opening hours are 1pm to 4pm Sundays or any time by appointment for research, school groups and tours. Phone the secretary on (02) 6032 9425 for more information. The museum is next to the Rutherglen Primary School, which is in Murray Street.
FEDERATION MUSEUM, COROWA
THE BIRTHPLACE OF FEDERATION
OPEN SATURDAY AND SUNDAY OR BY APPOINTMENT
Displays on Corowa’s role in Federation, Aboriginal artefacts including Tommy MacRae sketches, agricultural implements manufactured locally, horse-drawn vehicles and saddlery, 1900s lifestyle displays. Tom Roberts’ Shearing the Rams display and more. Open 1pm to 4pm Saturday and Sunday and by appointment. Phone (02) 6033 4041, (02) 6033 4332 or (02) 6033 2189. The museum is in Queen Street opposite the Presbyterian Church.
MAX’S MOTOR MUSEUM, COROWA
AUTOMOTIVE HEAVEN
OPEN SATURDAY TO MONDAY OR BY APPOINTMENT TUESDAY TO FRIDAY
See vintage to modern cars and motors from all ages including oil engines and a free-standing V-12 motor. Max Maclean’s private collection is a must-see and includes cars belonging to local enthusiasts who house their cars at the museum, at the corner of Hammersley and Norseman roads, Corowa. Phone (02) 6033 1429. Entry: $5.
YARRAWONGA MULWALA PIONEER MUSEUM
PIONEERING AUSTRALIA
OPENING HOURS BELOW
See one of the largest and most comprehensive exhibits of the early pioneering days of Australia. Housed in a spacious and modern facility, exhibits include sport and leisure, early aviation, vintage cars, dental surgery, community quilt, blacksmith’s shop and much more. Group tours by appointment. Opening Hours — Christmas to Easter: 9.30am to 1pm Wednesday to Saturday, public and school holidays and 1pm to 4.30pm Sunday. Opening Hours — Easter to Christmas: 1pm to 4.30pm Wednesday to Sunday, public and school holidays 1pm to 4.30pm. The museum is at 151 Melbourne Street, Mulwala. For more information phone (03) 5744 1402.
BERRIGAN AND DISTRICT HERITAGE MUSEUM
BERRIGAN’S PAST
OPEN WEDNESDAY MORNINGS
The Museum features collections of a number of oral histories, Federation information, fire brigade memorabilia and material relating to the Berrigan RSL Club, including guns, medals uniforms and service records of Berrigan men and women who served in World War I and World War II.
Open 9am to 11am Wednesdays.
FINLEY HISTORICAL MUSEUM AND LOG CABIN
FINLEY DISTRICT HISTORY
OPEN MOST DAYS OR BY APPOINTMENT
The Finley Historical Museum and Log Cabin is a showcase of the heritage of the Finley District and provides the opportunity to step back in time and view those items that supported the lives of our pioneering rural families. Includes a replica of the log cabin home, which was the first permanent residence in the Finley district, at Myrtle Park in 1878. The museum and log cabin can be found at Mary Lawson Wayside Rest, Murray Street, Finley. You can also walk through the McAllister Homestead, and the original Myrtle Park School, built in 1896. Open most days or by appointment. For more information on the Museum and Log Cabin phone (03) 5883 1374 or (03) 5883 1907.
CHRYSTIE’S MUSEUM, TOCUMWAL
TOCUMWAL’S YESTERYEAR
OPEN DAILY
Turn back the clock to the era of the classic cars, trucks, caravans, tractors and a host of other memorabilia and collectables. Highlights include working vintage cars, an old logging truck and one-of-a-kind tractors — something for everyone. Open 10am to 4pm daily. The museum is at 139 Thorburns Road, Tocumwal. Phone (03) 5874 3358 for more information.
FINLEY RAILWAY MUSEUM
RAILWAY MEMORABILIA
Finley was the first town selected in the 19th century for a Pioneer Railway. The rail was extended to Finley in 1898, at a time when NSW was experiencing financial difficulty. The Railways saved money by adopting the Pioneer Rail Standards for this, and some other stations that were connected at this time. The Pioneer system followed the US style to link into regional areas to boost trade and travel, but at low cost due to the harsh economic conditions of the time. Incredibly well preserved, Finley Station is one of the few Pioneer stations still standing, and is also host to the Finley Pioneer Railway Museum containing artefacts and real life railway stories. Take a guided tour with a volunteer and learn about the history of the Finley Pioneer Railway Station or simply have a look around at the on-site railway memorabilia dating back to the 1890s.
ADJACENT TO THE LIBRARY IN THE OLD PRINTERY, JERILDERIE
CONVICTS AND BUSHRANGERS
DOING THE BOLT EXHIBITION
There is an extensive collection of exact replicas and originals including 30 storyboards and banners detailing the life of bushrangers and convicts, pistols and guns flag flown at Eureka Rebellion, Cat O’ nine tails and whipping post, shackles and locks and much more. The exhibition is housed adjacent to the Library in the Old Printery building, the historic printing office of the Jerilderie and Urana Gazette where Ned Kelly attempted to have his manifesto, The Jerilderie Letter, printed. Open by appointment only. For more information go to jerilderie.nsw.gov.au
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