Publications for Sale

To order any of the books we have for sale, please visit us in our opening hours or email us at kilmorehistoricalsociety@gmail.com.

Kilmore: A Walk Through History by Kilmore Historical Society – Edited by Francis Payne
$25 non members $20 members

The long-awaited Walk Book is finally available for purchase. We have copies for sale at the Old Post Office, and It is also available at the Kilmore Book Shop in Sydney Street.

The book covers 80 properties in the Kilmore area through 6 different walks, and runs to 124 pages. It has been fully indexed by Grahame Thom. The cover was designed by Sarah Butler. Our thanks go to all those involved.

Unearthed – The Scandulous History of the Kilmore Cemetery – Heather Knight
$20

Heather Knight has spent many years researching Kilmore and its families. During her research she found that little was known about the history of the Kilmore General Cemetery. She delved into the cemetery’s beginnings and the creation of the Kilmore Cemetery Trust. After searching through years of newspaper records and government gazette notices, Heather discovered years of negligence, mismanagement and ineptitude by the early trustees. The history of the Kilmore General Cemetery is scandalous!

Sydney Street – Kilmore: Past & Present. $10
This small book contains twenty one “Past” photographs of Sydney street, taken over the period 1860s to 1950s, together with twenty one “Present” photographs taken in 2011 showing the same view. Each photograph has a caption identifying buildings and businesses. All photographs are black and white. The book is approximately A5 in size.

Kilmore – Those That Came Before $40 Non Members $35 Members
A book of reminiscences, published in 2007 to mark the Society’s 40th anniversary – 254 pps. The index for this book can be seen at the following page.

https://kilmorehistory.wordpress.com/name-and-general-indexes/

Kilmore on the Sydney Road by Maya V Tucker (hardcover) $35 non members $30 members

“Kilmore on the Sydney Road is the story of a small country village, borough and Shire in Victoria.  It is also a tribute to the pioneers who settled the district and struggled courageously to tame the land and give their children a better life than that provided by England, Ireland or Scotland.

How the pioneers built Victoria’s oldest inland town is entertainingly outlined in this book, from Hume and Hovell’s 1824 explorations to today’s development of a desirable rural environment close to Melbourne.  Just some of the families remembered here include the Beveridges, Bossences, Butlers, Castles, Clancys, Crossleys, Drurys, Goods, Hudsons, Hunts, Kinnears, Meades, O’Donoghues, O’Dwyers, Smeatons, Stills, Stimsons, Sugdens, Taylors and Trainors…Commissioned by the Shire of Kilmore to mark its 150 years of history for publication in Australia’s Bicentennial year” – Dust jacket

 

The Tale of the century: Kilmore 1837-1937 A history of Victoria’s oldest inland settled town by J A Maher. $30

In 1937 James  Maher decided to honour the memory of the pioneers of the Kilmore district by examining and documenting their role in the development of Kilmore over the last century.  His was a personalised account.  He recorded the important events and achievements in the Kilmore district, from the arrival of the first cattlemen in 1837 to contemporary times.  He also included brief personal sketches of local families.This book first published in 1938 has been republished with an index and original photos.

Looking Back at Willowmavin by Stuart F Dodd $30
This book is about the small communities of Willowmavin and Moranding. Kilmore is partly in the SE corner of the Parish of Willowmavin. The Willowmavin community is to the NW of Kilmore within the parish. Moranding is outside the northern boundary of the Parish of Willowmavin. The book was published in 1984, and KHS is not aware if it is still in print.

The Doors of Kilmore Merchandise

Caroline Lodwick has expanded her range of ‘Doors of Kilmore’ themed merchandise, and Kilmore Historical Society is stocking and selling these items at the Old Post Office. We have three items available—the poster, boxes of general purpose greeting cards, and canvas tote bags.

The general purpose cards come in a box of ten. They have nothing written inside, so can be used for any occasion—birthdays, Christmas, or as ’thank you’ cards. Size 14.5 by 10.5 cm. The tote bags are made of heavy duty canvas and have the ‘Doors’ theme on the front. They are approximately 31 by 41 cm in size. They can be used as shopping bags or for any other function.  The posters are 32 by 44cm in size, and contain nine images of doors. Identifying them all is a good inspiration for a debate! They come with (or without) a cylindrical holder.

Prices

Box of 10 greeting cards $25

Tote Bag $25

Poster with cylinder $20

Poster without cylinder $17.50

 

Tea Towels

We have tea towels available that have a print of several historic Kilmore buildings on them – $15

 

Prints

1856 Lithograph of Kilmore unframed – $60

1859 Photo of Kilmore unframed – $50

Postage within Australia and anywhere in the world if required is extra.  Price on application.

Please send your order to:

kilmorehistoricalsociety@gmail.com