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Comments Box SVG iconsUsed for the like, share, comment, and reaction icons Camperdown & District Historical Society Inc. 2 hours ago Celebrating Cup Day at the Heritage Centre 😃 a bit of fun We close at noon so that we can have a long lunch pre race. It has been beautiful weather in our garden of native plants. Now we're crowding the telly 😁 ... See MoreSee Less View on Facebook (opens in a new tab) · Share Share on Facebook (opens in a new tab) Share on Twitter (opens in a new tab) Share on LinkedIn (opens in a new tab) Share by Email (opens in a new tab) View Comments Like reaction Reactions: 1 Shares: 1 Comments: 0 0 CommentsComment on Facebook Camperdown & District Historical Society Inc. 5 days ago The mystery of the writing on the side of the Dilworth Milk Cart has been solved! In the Camperdown Chronicle of 5th March 1946 there is a report from the Shire Medical Officer which states:“Milk is one of the few foods that we eat that is not cooked and thus sterilised, and is a wonderful medium for the growth of organism especially if kept at ordinary temperatures. Hence the advantage of brine cooled milk. The Camperdown supply is good, clean, brine cooled milk.”So of course, the milk vendors would proudly display the fact that the milk they are delivering is “brine cooled”. ... See MoreSee Less View on Facebook (opens in a new tab) · Share Share on Facebook (opens in a new tab) Share on Twitter (opens in a new tab) Share on LinkedIn (opens in a new tab) Share by Email (opens in a new tab) View Comments Like reaction Love reaction Reactions: 22 Shares: 2 Comments: 0 0 CommentsComment on Facebook Camperdown & District Historical Society Inc. 7 days ago A local member recently donated a number of priceless pieces of Scout memorabilia from the 1st Camperdown Wolf Cubs. These include a 1928 photo of the boys taken in the old Drill Hall which was located at the corner of Cole and Paton Street, directly across Paton from the current Scout Hall. Included with the donation was the Wolf Cubs’ “mascot” as seen in the photograph. Thanks to our volunteer, Bob Lambell for posing with the mascot as it survives today!The Wolf Cubs were a sub-branch for younger boys of the 1st Camperdown Scout Troop, which formed in August of 1909. Other than articles in the Camperdown Chronicle, the earliest history of the troop has mostly been lost. However, their logbook, kept in an old HMS Signal Log and dating back to 1925, is also kept at our Heritage Centre. Included in this post are a number of photographs from their 2nd Annual Summer Camp to Port Campbell in 1925. Activities at the camp included swimming, climbing Beacon Steps, sports events, and trips to Trumpeter Steps and Loch Ard Gorge. On their way home, they had a tyre blow out near Timboon and ended up walking to Scotts Creek, where they camped for the night before making their way home the following day by dinnertime. We hope you enjoy reading about the camp, and a few photographs of Port Campbell from Christmas 1925. ... See MoreSee Less View on Facebook (opens in a new tab) · Share Share on Facebook (opens in a new tab) Share on Twitter (opens in a new tab) Share on LinkedIn (opens in a new tab) Share by Email (opens in a new tab) View Comments Like reaction Love reaction Wow reaction Reactions: 64 Shares: 4 Comments: 3 3 CommentsComment on Facebook Camperdown & District Historical Society Inc. 2 weeks ago Good Evening Everyone.We have a display set up in the Cobden Civic Hall at the 2026 "Cobden Through the Lens" photo exhibition, which us open all weekend from 10 am - 3 pm. Come and have a look at some amazing creations by some very talented photographers. ... See MoreSee Less View on Facebook (opens in a new tab) · Share Share on Facebook (opens in a new tab) Share on Twitter (opens in a new tab) Share on LinkedIn (opens in a new tab) Share by Email (opens in a new tab) View Comments Like reaction Reactions: 2 Shares: 0 Comments: 0 0 CommentsComment on Facebook Camperdown & District Historical Society Inc. 2 weeks ago Camperdown Open Day last Saturday, 17th October was a GREAT SUCCESS! The weather was perfect and the number of our visitors was quite amazing.From Melbourne - 36From Geelong district - 22And in total - in excess of 235.There was a bit of cleaning in preparation of course, and we had signs up telling visitors where our resources were kept and what they were. Everyone seemed to be very interested and very impressed. All in all, a highly successful day. ... See MoreSee Less View on Facebook (opens in a new tab) · Share Share on Facebook (opens in a new tab) Share on Twitter (opens in a new tab) Share on LinkedIn (opens in a new tab) Share by Email (opens in a new tab) View Comments Like reaction Love reaction Reactions: 62 Shares: 3 Comments: 1 1 CommentsComment on Facebook Camperdown & District Historical Society Inc. 2 weeks ago WHO REMEMBERS DILWORTH’S DAIRY?For only about twelve months, Frank Dilworth’s dairy was at 49 Campbell Street Camperdown. He and his family are pictured here in a photograph which was brought in to the Heritage Centre on Tuesday by Rob Chandler who used to live next door.In the picture are the father, Frank, his two sons Alan and Murray and two daughters, Margery and Betty. The man on the right is “Ron”, an employee.Dilworth purchased the dairy on 1st August 1944 from R. B. Tuff and sold it the following year on 1st October 1945 to Ray Warden.The side of the milk cart has partially obscured writing which ends with a quotation mark. Could it be the dairy’s motto? Perhaps “BRINGING GOLD “?“BRING A BILLY-O”?Do any of our older residents remember? ... See MoreSee Less View on Facebook (opens in a new tab) · Share Share on Facebook (opens in a new tab) Share on Twitter (opens in a new tab) Share on LinkedIn (opens in a new tab) Share by Email (opens in a new tab) View Comments Like reaction Love reaction Reactions: 49 Shares: 6 Comments: 4 4 CommentsComment on Facebook Camperdown & District Historical Society Inc. 4 weeks ago Next Saturday is the show @ Camperdown Showgrounds and the week after... Open Camperdown! ... 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Celebrating Cup Day at the Heritage Centre 😃 a bit of fun We close at noon so that we can have a long lunch pre race. It has been beautiful weather in our garden of native plants. Now we're crowding the telly 😁 ... See MoreSee Less
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The mystery of the writing on the side of the Dilworth Milk Cart has been solved! In the Camperdown Chronicle of 5th March 1946 there is a report from the Shire Medical Officer which states:“Milk is one of the few foods that we eat that is not cooked and thus sterilised, and is a wonderful medium for the growth of organism especially if kept at ordinary temperatures. Hence the advantage of brine cooled milk. The Camperdown supply is good, clean, brine cooled milk.”So of course, the milk vendors would proudly display the fact that the milk they are delivering is “brine cooled”. ... See MoreSee Less
A local member recently donated a number of priceless pieces of Scout memorabilia from the 1st Camperdown Wolf Cubs. These include a 1928 photo of the boys taken in the old Drill Hall which was located at the corner of Cole and Paton Street, directly across Paton from the current Scout Hall. Included with the donation was the Wolf Cubs’ “mascot” as seen in the photograph. Thanks to our volunteer, Bob Lambell for posing with the mascot as it survives today!The Wolf Cubs were a sub-branch for younger boys of the 1st Camperdown Scout Troop, which formed in August of 1909. Other than articles in the Camperdown Chronicle, the earliest history of the troop has mostly been lost. However, their logbook, kept in an old HMS Signal Log and dating back to 1925, is also kept at our Heritage Centre. Included in this post are a number of photographs from their 2nd Annual Summer Camp to Port Campbell in 1925. Activities at the camp included swimming, climbing Beacon Steps, sports events, and trips to Trumpeter Steps and Loch Ard Gorge. On their way home, they had a tyre blow out near Timboon and ended up walking to Scotts Creek, where they camped for the night before making their way home the following day by dinnertime. We hope you enjoy reading about the camp, and a few photographs of Port Campbell from Christmas 1925. ... See MoreSee Less
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Good Evening Everyone.We have a display set up in the Cobden Civic Hall at the 2026 "Cobden Through the Lens" photo exhibition, which us open all weekend from 10 am - 3 pm. Come and have a look at some amazing creations by some very talented photographers. ... See MoreSee Less
Camperdown Open Day last Saturday, 17th October was a GREAT SUCCESS! The weather was perfect and the number of our visitors was quite amazing.From Melbourne - 36From Geelong district - 22And in total - in excess of 235.There was a bit of cleaning in preparation of course, and we had signs up telling visitors where our resources were kept and what they were. Everyone seemed to be very interested and very impressed. All in all, a highly successful day. ... See MoreSee Less
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WHO REMEMBERS DILWORTH’S DAIRY?For only about twelve months, Frank Dilworth’s dairy was at 49 Campbell Street Camperdown. He and his family are pictured here in a photograph which was brought in to the Heritage Centre on Tuesday by Rob Chandler who used to live next door.In the picture are the father, Frank, his two sons Alan and Murray and two daughters, Margery and Betty. The man on the right is “Ron”, an employee.Dilworth purchased the dairy on 1st August 1944 from R. B. Tuff and sold it the following year on 1st October 1945 to Ray Warden.The side of the milk cart has partially obscured writing which ends with a quotation mark. Could it be the dairy’s motto? Perhaps “BRINGING GOLD “?“BRING A BILLY-O”?Do any of our older residents remember? ... See MoreSee Less
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Next Saturday is the show @ Camperdown Showgrounds and the week after... Open Camperdown! ... See MoreSee Less
