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  • ABOUT
    • about us
    • aims & objectives
    • meetings / committee
    • photocopy / research costs
  • SHOP
    • images
      • people & family
      • robert affleck robertson
        • robert affleck robertson family
        • robertson at mt disappointment gallery 1
        • robertson at mt disappointment gallery 2
        • robertson at yarrawonga and warburton
        • robert affleck robertson at wandong
      • wandong township
      • mt disappointment
      • our neighbours
      • events
    • order images
    • books
    • order books
  • HISTORY
    • Wandong, more than just a town
      • overview
      • toward settlement
        • early history
          • wandong state school
          • churches
        • early settlers
          • dow family of heather farm
          • arkell
          • herlihy family
          • other families
      • industrial history
        • overview
        • cyanide works
        • quarry
        • melbourne to sydney railway – the branch line
      • making a living
        • general store
        • bakery / butcher / blacksmith
        • law & order
        • the magpie and stump
        • wandong coffee palace
      • entertainment and events
        • country music festival
        • air crashes
        • annual events
      • sports
        • new year’s day athletics
        • cricket
        • tennis
      • robert affleck robertson
        • terra cotta lumber
        • australian seasoned timber company – wandong activities
        • robertson’s mt disappointment activities
        • the robertson family
        • robertson’s other ventures
    • Mt. Disappointment
      • overview
      • plenty ranges forest
        • internment camps
      • splitters and sawmillers
        • harpers sawmill
        • other sawmills
      • bushfires
      • gold mining
    • Their Service & Sacrifice
      • overview
      • building & unveiling their memorial
      • our veterans
      • ANZAC & remembrance day
    • Clonbinane
      • Settlement
        • clonbinane park
        • mining
  • RESOURCES
    • Our Collection
    • Images
      • people & family
      • robert affleck robertson
        • robert affleck robertson family
        • robertson at mt disappointment gallery 1
        • robertson at mt disappointment gallery 2
        • robertson at yarrawonga and warburton
        • robert affleck robertson at wandong
      • wandong township
      • mt disappointment
      • our neighbours
      • events
    • Library
      • local history
      • military history
    • Interactive Maps
    • Links
  • CONTACT
    • contact us
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        • robert affleck robertson family
        • robertson at mt disappointment gallery 1
        • robertson at mt disappointment gallery 2
        • robertson at yarrawonga and warburton
      • wandong township
      • mt disappointment
      • sawmills
      • tramlines
      • bridges
      • industries
      • businesses
      • recreation
      • forests
      • places
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  • HISTORY
    • Wandong, more than just a town
      • overview
      • toward settlement
        • early history
          • wandong state school
          • churches
        • early settlers
          • dow family of heather farm
          • arkell
          • herlihy family
          • other families
      • industrial history
        • overview
        • cyanide works
        • quarry
        • melbourne to sydney railway – the branch line
      • making a living
        • general store
        • bakery / butcher / blacksmith
        • law & order
        • the magpie and stump
        • wandong coffee palace
      • entertainment and events
        • country music festival
        • air crashes
        • annual events
      • sports
        • new year’s day athletics
        • cricket
        • tennis
      • robert affleck robertson
        • terra cotta lumber
        • australian seasoned timber company – wandong activities
        • robertson’s mt disappointment activities
        • the robertson family
        • robertson’s other ventures
    • Mt. Disappointment
      • overview
      • plenty ranges forest
        • internment camps
      • splitters and sawmillers
        • harpers sawmill
        • other sawmills
      • bushfires
      • gold mining
    • Their Service & Sacrifice
      • overview
      • building & unveiling their memorial
      • our veterans
      • ANZAC & remembrance day
    • Clonbinane
      • settlement
        • mining
        • clonbinane park
  • RESOURCES
    • Our Collection
    • Images
      • people & family
        • robert affleck robertson family
        • robertson at mt disappointment gallery 1
        • robertson at mt disappointment gallery 2
        • robertson at yarrawonga and warburton
      • wandong township
      • mt disappointment
      • sawmills
      • tramlines
      • bridges
      • industries
      • businesses
      • recreation
      • forests
      • places
      • our neighbours
      • events
    • Library
      • local history
      • military history
    • Interactive Maps
    • Links
  • CONTACT
    • contact us
    • visit us
    • privacy policy
  • GET INVOLVED
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WANDONG HISTORY GROUP INC.

WANDONG HISTORY GROUP INC.

About Us

About Us

Books

Below is a list of publications by Wandong History Group.

To purchase these books please take note of the book title and order here.

Ghosts, Gold and a White Elephant – $50

A revealing book on the development and history of the townships of Wandong, Heathcote Junction and Clonbinane. Filled with historical photographs and local anecdotes this book provides the reader with a wealth of information on a little known district.

Weight: 1035g

ITEM NO: RP001

Wandong: Remnants of an Innovative Past – $20

Explores Wandong’s architectural connection to Marvellous Melbourne during the late 1880s and the manufacture of a unique fireproofing material – Terra Cotta Lumber.

(Currently out of stock)

ITEM NO: LD001

Wandong Colouring Book – $10

Just for fun, colour in the historical images of Wandong and bring to life our town in colour.

Weight 160g

ITEM NO: RP002

There Was a Soldier Who Wandered Far Away – $25

A book devoted to the memory of one local soldier while exploring the service of over 100 other soldiers from our district. We Remember them all.

Weight 590g

ITEM NO: KC001

Wandong: From Lightwood Flat to the Forests: a History of our Schools (Lynne Dore) – $20

This book provides an historical look back at the original school at Lightwood Crossing and its later move to Wandong. It records some of the earlier history of the Comet Mill Settlement School before its closure in 1903.

Weight: 370g

ITEM NO: LD002

From Scotland To The Antipodes: Building a Dynasty (Wandong History Group Inc.) – $50

A lasting reference to those who helped to create the township of Wandong-Heathcote Junction and the legacy these people gave to industry and economic development; science and education.

ITEM NO: LD003

Wandong in Pictures (includes the following titles available individually or as set) – $7 each or $25 for the whole collection:

A collection of five photographic books showcasing Wandong’s War Memorial; Businesses, Timber Mills and Tramlines; and the town’s historic buildings.

Weight 165g each book

ITEM NO: WHG001

  • Book 1 – Wandong War Memorial
  • Book 2 – Wandong Seasoning Works
  • Book 3 – Wandong In Business
  • Book 4 – Wandong Timber Mills and Tramlines
  • Book 5 – Wandong Buildings
Postage cost within Australia
Weight To 125g 126g - 250g 251g - 500g 501g - 1 kg +1 - 2kg +2 - 3kg +3 - 4kg +5kg
Cost $2.70 $3.80 $7.10 $14.00 $16.90 $16.90 $20.00 $25.00

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Wandong History Group

St Michael's Catholic Church
11 Dry Creek Crescent, Wandong
VIC 3758, PO BOX 242
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