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North East Regional Extra, Wednesday, January 8, 2025 - Page 1
January 8 - 14 2025
Reviving our past at Wangaratta Historical Society Museum
By JORDAN DUURSMA TAKE a walk down memory lane at the Wangaratta Historical Society (WHS) Museum on Ford Street. Established in 1959, the WHS and museum has been operating for over 60 years. Society members research, preserve and promote the history and heritage of Wangaratta and surrounds through its extensive collection of local history artefacts, books, photographs, newspapers and maps. Volunteer Prue Noble said it is important for the past to be preserved and for the community to take the time to learn about it. “Our past informs our present and future,” she said. ■ Continued on Page 6
LEARN ABOUT OUR PAST: Claire Russell, Sandra Neville, Prue Nobel, Kevin Brooke and Paddy Milne from the Wangaratta Historical Society open their museum doors in Ford Street to the community every weekend from 10am to 1pm.
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GONE FISHING
VET CORNER
LEGAL MATTERS
with KIM
with ROB
with LINDA
with JONATHAN
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