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  • Kilmore Open House 2019

    Open House Kilmore 2019 Ranging from humble, beautifully restored cottages to large institutions, five of Kilmore’s most historic buildings are… Read More

  • The murder at Sutton Veny

    By Peter Burness (Previously published in Kilmore Connections, June 2003) During the First World War tens of thousands of Australian troops… Read More

  • The Durkin Family of Kilmore

    By Heather Knight (Published in Kilmore Connections, June 2003, minor amendments in 2017) Bartholomew Durkin was born in the parish… Read More

  • What’s In A Name? – Kilmore Road Names

    The following is an edited version of the articles, “What’s In A Name?” by Elizabeth Pidgeon and Heather Knight, originally published… Read More

  • Lauriston – A Grand Old Dame

    Lauriston – A Grand Old Dame

    by Heather Knight (Originally published in Kilmore Connections, December 2005) The above photograph is of “Lauriston”. This grand home once… Read More

  • Preserving Wallan’s History

    Preserving Wallan’s History

    As part of History Week (18-25 October 2015) the Society is holding a meeting in Wallan on Sunday 18th October… Read More

  • Archibald and Elizabeth Thom

    The following article by Grahame Thom was originally published in the September 2003 edition of our Newsletter, Kilmore Connections This is the… Read More

  • The Willowmavin Road Board

    The following article by Grahame Thom was originally published in the March 2009 edition of our Newsletter, Kilmore Connections In 1856… Read More

  • James and Isabella Thom

    The following article by Grahame Thom about a Kilmore schoolteacher and his family was originally published in the June 2006 edition of our… Read More

  • Kilmore Public Cemetery – Crane and Hammond

    The following article by Grahame Thom was originally published in the December 2009 edition of our Newsletter, Kilmore Connections On Sunday 25… Read More