History of The Eaglehawk Heritage Society

The Eaglehawk Heritage Society was formed as a direct result of the state wide municipal restructure which saw the Borough of Eaglehawk amalgamated with it's neighbouring councils to form the City of Greater Bendigo.

Instigated by Karolyn Webster, a meeting to form the Heritage Society was held at the Eaglehawk Mechanics Institute on July 27, 1994 with twenty interested persons in attendance. All with the shared concern that Eaglehawk may lose it's unique identity as part of the larger municipality.

The society commenced formal occupation of the historic Court House building in Sailors Gully Road in January 1998.

President: Ruth Claridge - Ph. 5446 8240
Secretary: Bev Hanson - Ph. 5435 3689
Acquisitions Officer: Aylene Kirkwood - Ph. 5446 9528

Meetings

Monthly meetings are held at 7:30pm on the first Tuesday of each month at the Heritage Societies premises, The Old Eaglehawk Court House Building Sailors Gully Rd, Eaglehawk.

* any interested person is welcome to attend

Membership

Membership is open to anyone with a genuine interest in preserving the heritage of Eaglehawk & District.

An application in writing can be addressed to the Secretary.

Eaglehawk Heritage Society
PO Box 134
Eaglehawk 3556

An annual fee of $20 per person or a family membership of $30 is payable following the AGM which is held on the first Tuesday in August.

Activities

The Eaglehawk Heritage Society research Rooms and Museum are open every Sunday afternoon
between 1 - 4 pm.

Tours of the former Court House & Log Lockup can be arranged - gold coin donation.

Members of the Society participate in:

• The Annual A.I.G.S Family History Expo.
• The Bi-Annual City of Greater Bendigo Heritage Fair.

* Society members are available as guest speakers for local Schools and Organisations.

Members of the Society have compiled various publications on Eaglehawk including rate records.
This is an ongoing project. Members continue to
update the societies database of photographs
featuring people & places.

They are currently working on a list of engine driver certificates.

A Social Meeting / Xmas breakup is held every December.

Research

Personal research can be undertaken in the research room at the former Eaglehawk Court House.

Cost is $10 per hour or part thereof. Society Members can undertake research at a cost of $20 per hour.