Murtoa Merchandise available for Purchase

Publication: A 120 page coffee table souvenir book, which displays the history and present day of Murtoa.

Aboriginal for ‘Home of the Lizard’ with history and exciting forward thinking individuals within the community and surrounding districts. These reasons make Murtoa a special place to live.

Enjoy flicking through 150 years of Murtoa in pictures, which presents a visual opportunity to discover Murtoa’s brilliant past and bright future.

Cost: $85 (plus postage if required)

Enquiries: contact [email protected] to organise payment and secure your copy.

Publication: This book compiles a myriad of writings and research to illustrate the multitude of schools that once existed in Murtoa and surrounding districts.

Cost: $15 (plus postage if required)

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Publication: 80 page coffee table souvenir book celebrating local Minyip/Murtoa football and netball club’s double premiership in 2019. Delightfully written complimented by professional photography ensures this is to remain a keepsake for years to come.

Cost: $80 (plus postage if required)

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Publication: A history of private and public buildings in the Dunmunkle Shire. Important and notable buildings of Murtoa, Minyip and Rupanyup are displayed as sketches or photographs. Research was carried out by Year 11 students of Murtoa High School, from 1983 to 1984 in joint co-operation with a Steering Committee.

Cost: $15 (plus postage if required)

Enquiries: contact [email protected] to organise payment and secure your copy.

Publication: Adam McNicol and a select group of professional photographers explore the background history of the Wimmera, informing about the traditional owners, the early pastoralists, displacement and dispossession, unlocking the lands and the industrial development that followed.

Each Chapter then follows railway spur lines of the 1950’s, with beautiful photographic documentation of points of interest, with a sprinkling of colourful characters. Murtoa is featured over 6 pages.

Cost: $60 (plus postage if required)

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Publication: The Wimmera Inland Freezing Works, financed by local graziers was formed in 1908. This publication describes the establishment, construction, machinery and operations until its demise in 1926. Many historical photos and the story of the preservation of the machinery by the Dunmunkle Sump Oilers are included.

Cost: $15 (plus postage if required)

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Publication: In Square Peg, its 1960, the author, a newly qualified teacher, was sent to Coromby School. Like many women teachers of the day, she married a local farmer. She battled the challenges of farming life for ten hard years before the family decided to hoist their house onto a truck and relocate to Murtoa.

Fitting into Place picks up where Square Peg left off. It’s now 1972, and the family revels in the comforts of town life. Her experiences as mother and teacher stimulate a deeper interest in early childhood development, and when the youngest child turns three, Sylvia returns to teaching and further study.

Anecdotes about the fascinating people and colourful locals she encounters are woven throughout both memoirs.

Cost: $25 each (plus postage if required)

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Publication: This booklet is a comprehensive history of the Old Water Tower in Murtoa, which supplied reticulated water to the town and water for the Railway steam trains from 1886. Stories of its occupation, use and its home for the Murtoa & District Historical Society are told along with historical photos and construction specifications.

Cost: $5 (plus postage if required)

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Publication: James Hill was a farmer in the Kewell district and began his taxidermy hobby in 1875 until he died in 1932. The collection is reputed to be one of the best in Australia, outside of the Victoria Museum. Over 600 birds, reptiles and bird eggs are on display in the Old Water Tower building of Murtoa Museum. This publication explores the many interests and talents of James Hill, a full and fascinating life. A comprehensive list of birds in the collection is included.

Cost: $5 (plus postage if required)

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Publication: A comprehensive record of Murtoa’s first 125 years and its celebrations. The communities, events and history of Murtoa from 1872 to 1997 are documented with lots of photos.

Cost: $15 (plus postage if required)

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Stubby holders: $10 each (Plus postage if required)

Pens: $6 each (Plus postage if required)

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Cost: $25 each (Plus postage if required)

Enquiries: contact [email protected] to organise payment and secure your copy.

Preserves only available seasonally. Our volunteers make homemade jams, relishes, pickle and sauces as fresh produce becomes available seasonally.

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