MANILLA HERITAGE MUSEUM

29/08/2024

Seeking information on this Woolpress which we have at the Manilla Heritage Museum. Unfortunately the Hydralic Ram and Oil reservoir are missing, cannot find any makers plate. This is the latest addition to our Woolpress collection which numbers 14. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

29/08/2024

Manilla Historical Society has been donated a Hoover “Poor Man’s” Washing Machine by Neville Grant to add to Our collection.

06/08/2024

Manilla Historical Society AGM to be held on Friday 16th August 2024 at 1:30pm in our meeting room. All positions will be made vacant, this is a great opportunity if you would like to take on a position and become more involved in the day to day running of our Museum/Historical Society. Membership of $20 is due on or before the day.

MHS Committee

31/07/2024

We are required by Fair Trading to advertise for 3 weeks prior to the AGM and as we don't have a local paper yet committee have made the decision to send out an email/Facebook message to all members advertising our AGM on Friday 16th August 2024 @ 1:30pm. All positions will be made vacant, this is a great opportunity if you would like to take on a position and become more involved in the day to day running of our Museum/Historical Society.

Fees of $20 are also due on the day.

Regards
Jodi Ellem
(Secretary/Treasurer)

30/07/2024

Two recent donations to our Museum. First is a 2 horse, Horseworks made by Clyde Engineering, which made the Horseworks to drive Chaff Cutters from about 1880 to approximately 1910. The second is a Wet Sandstone Sharpener which was used to sharpen knives, shears and other implements used mainly in the agricultural industry.

10/07/2024

These photos show some of the display in the Machinery Section of the Manilla Historical Society Museum. Our volunteers have been busy setting up displays to showcase the tools of yesteryear. We have one of the largest agricultural collections in the region and are forever grateful for the donations.

06/07/2024

Recently a couple of our members travelled to Tenterfield to collect the latest addition to Manilla Historical Society’s Railway collection. This Railway Inspection Trike was kindly donated to our Society by the Tenterfield Railway Preservation Society. The donation was organised by Geoff Newman a former school teacher who taught at Manilla Central from the early 60’s to the late 70’s. He married a Manilla local girl Jan Thompson. Long term Manilla residents may remember Jan’s parents, her father Jim drove the Tamworth Bus and her mother Clare worked for Russ Gillies in the Jewelers Shop in Manilla.

05/07/2024

This “Gem of Yesteryear” was donated to the Manilla Historical Society by Charlie & Richard Hall from Barraba. Originally owned by the Cameron Family of “Borah Vale” Manilla. It is a worthy addition to our Horse drawn Vechile Collection. The Hall brothers have been very generous donors to our Society, donating old tools, a portable crutching plant etc.
The Manilla Historical Society members wish to thank the many people who have donated to our collection in the way of Machinery, Books, precious Documents, Family History and Photos.

05/07/2024

Many of our soldiers who enlisted from Manilla were part of the 33rd Battalion. There's a few photos posted on this site of unknown soldiers of the 33rd

Unknown members of the 33rd Battalion AIF.

From the Bruce Brien collection.

23/04/2024

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old;
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them

20/04/2024

Further to our award that we received yesterday, we also received word that the Viaduct had been excepted into The Institution of Engineers Australia recognising the Heritage Significance of the Manilla Railway Viaduct adding to its previous listings. Photo of the plaque and additional signage will be erected to mark the listings.

19/04/2024

A huge thankyou goes out to Frank Johnson for not only recommending but collating the work required to submit our application of the Manilla Railway Viaduct to the State Heritage Register. Also to Tamworth Regional Council for our nomination in the Tamworth Heritage Awards. WE WON!!! 🎉🎉

23/03/2024

*Looking for Volunteers*

Have an interest in Manilla & surrounding districts and its history? Have a little spare time each week?

Then the Manilla Historical Society is for you. The MHS is a not for profit, volunteer society founded in June 1972 and our museum at 197 Manilla St, opened in 1974. The museum houses collections from many parts of our history: farming, hospital, communications, family histories, sporting events, military memorabilia, local government, and much more.

We need volunteers to help with the following: on Thursday's and the occasional Wednesday's to catalogue, help with exhibits, accession donations, scanning of photos and documents and the occasional cleaning.

Our members are on-site each Thursday from 9.00am until 3.00pm. If you can only spare a couple of hours, we would love to hear from you. Every contribution from our volunteers helps us provide a better experience at the museum and is vitally important in maintaining an accurate historical record of Manilla and the surrounding district.

If you think you can help us in any way please contact us

Email: [email protected]

Phone:
Jim 0447 799 089
Jodi 0467 445 513

23/12/2023

The committee and volunteers would like to wish you and your family a wonderful Christmas and safe New Year.
The Information Centre/Museum will be closed until January 8th 2024. 🎁🎄🎅

25/09/2023

Thankyou to the community of Manilla and surrounds for your support to help Manilla Historical Societies submission to list the Manilla Railway Viaduct on the State Heritage Listing. A huge thankyou also needs to go to Frank Johnson for your support to pursue this.

20/09/2023

Manilla Heritage Museum and Machinery Shed will be open on the Long Weekend. Sat and Sunday from 9 am to 2 pm. A great chance to see items from days gone by. Entry by gold coin donation.

A busy Long Weekend for Manilla with the Central School Reunion, also the Hospital Fete Collectable and Hobby displays in the Town Hall complex.

01/09/2023

Thank you to the Regional Australia Bank and the Community Partnership Program, we are extremely grateful for this amazing donation!

If you bank with RAB and would like to join the Community Partnership Program (at no cost), please visit our local branch and ask for Manilla Historical Society to be your nominated recipient.

12/08/2023

Manilla Historical is seeking a Donald’s Woolpress to add to our collection of Wool presses. We have 13 presses of all descriptions, if anyone has one please contact Jim Maxwell or private message our page so we can complete our collection.