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Photocopy of handwritten John Chaffey Family Tree. Some sections illegible on copy and scan.

Aerial photograph of poowong Football Groung looking North East

Photocopy of original map - fair quality

41584 pencilled on top left corner

4 page overview of the McDonald's Track Trek 5 April 2010. Includes a map and an historical description of the track construction and the Trek notes by Rex Motton.

This Hymn book was used at the Poowong Methodist Church that was later bought in 1984 from the Uniting Church of Australia and became the Poowong Pioneer Chapel held in trust by the Poowong Historical Group

The hymn book was used by organist Cedric Hartnell at the Poowong Methodist Church from ? to 1977 when the church became part of the Uniting Church of Australia

1066 pages. Worn Heavy Cardboard Bound cover. Colour grey. Spinal repair in Black velvet. Title in fading gold print

Inside front cover stamped "Poowong Methodist Church 1939" 2nd page in hand written script "Poowong Methodist Church 1939"

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This calendar was found in a shed and is interesting because of the phone number being Poowong 1, when the telephone exchange was at the local post office. the Butter factory is no longer operating nor is the Foodland grocery store that was part of the same business.

Only known calendar in existence.

grubby cardboard calendar 1961 front page hanging off. centre colour picture has a small hole in it. Staples are rusted. The months January and Feb. dates printed either side of picture. Five of pictures depict seaside views and one is of a waterfall.

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Shows teacher and students of the Poowong North School in 1932. This school no longer exists but shows members of both past and present families of this community. Particularly interesting in showing the fashions of rural communities during the Great Depression.

Not many copies are known to exist.

Copy of photograph of Poowong North School class mounted on card.Shows teacher with 17 male and 12 female students sitting on mat behind small blackboard. Taken outdoors with remnant forest in background.

On blackboard in photo "Poowong Nth / School 4102 / 1932"

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