Early settlers had to cut down the rainforest trees with
hand tools before they could start farming?
DID
YOU KNOW...
To
build their first humpies early selectors oftimes carried
the roofing iron on their backs.
DID
YOU KNOW...
At one time, there were six dairy factories scattered across the tablelands.
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MEMBERSHIP
Benefits of Membership
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Benefits of membership
include:
- access to historical records
- our own library
- book purchases at member prices
- Field Trips to historic sites
- monthly historical bulletins
- the fellowship of other
history enthusiasts
- our regular newsletter
(view
current issue)
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Meetings
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Monthly meetings are held on 3rd Tuesday of the
month at Resource Centre, Elizabeth Street Malanda
at 7.30pm except for December.
In addition to the usual business, we have a
guest speaker who speaks on subjects of interest.
Supper is served after meeting.
Everyone welcome.
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Field Trips
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Field trips are held to areas of special interest.
Recent trips include visits to:
- Topaz Water Races to historical gold mines
- Unveiling a plaque for Edmund Kennedy
- Baan Baro Native Police camp near Mareeba
- Watsonville mining and mill sites
- the Chillagoe smelters
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Application for Membership
We invite you to apply for Eacham Historical Society
membership. Subscriptions are due 1st April annually.
The cost is $20. for Ordinary or Organisation membership
and $15. for Pensioner.
1. Just CLICK
HERE to open the Membership form. (55 kb Word .doc)
2. Print out and fill in the form
3. Mail the form and your cheque to the Eacham Historical
Society
