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“Visitors can immerse themselves in our vast collection…dating to the original gold rush in 1855 and we also have books for sale.”<\/p>\n
For those keen to delve more deeply into events surrounding the infamous 1908 preacher-shooting incident, the books available in the Society’s stock range include The Billy Pincombe Tragedy by Margot Hitchcock.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the Society’s wider museum collection takes visitors on a trip back through time with eclectic items ranging from an old telephone exchange to a horse-drawn jinker and many gold mining pieces.<\/p>\n
“We even have a hand-crafted wooden model mining compound that’s also worth celebrating,” Mr Castellin said.<\/p>\n
The society itself has been going for half a century and has 15 members, with new people welcome to join.<\/p>\n
“We do also have social outings to other areas in the golden triangle,” the society’s president said.<\/p>\n
He also said that guided tours shedding more light on Blackwood’s story-rich past can be arranged by appointment.<\/p>\n
“We’re on the Greendale-Trentham Road as you head into Martin Street. You can’t miss us.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ONE of the most intriguing items in the Blackwood and District Historical Society’s collection would have to be the religious book with a bullet hole torn through it. The book is all the more noteworthy once the 1908 story behind it emerges. “It made the news Australia-wide at the time,” current day historical society president […]<\/p>\n