Category: Dereel History Group
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Celebrating 100 Years
Celebrating 100 Years of the Dereel Soldier’s Memorial Hall The 100 year anniversary of the opening of the Dereel Soldier’s Memorial Hall will be celebrated on Saturday 22nd May. This is an event for all members of the Dereel community. The history display is presented by Julie Donaghy. Julie has been researching the history of…
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Dereel History Display
A lockable glass display case was purchased with part of the SEED funding for the Community Spaces project for the Dereel History Group to show items of interest to the Dereel community. Julie Avery-Donaghy is custodian of a trove of historical information and artifacts related to Dereel. With help from Lorraine Ellis, Julie has set…
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100 Years On
By Greg Peters This year we commemorate the centenary of the Armistice which marks the end of the First World War. The significance of this anniversary is a time to honour the service and sacrifice of our original ANZAC’s, and the generations of Australian servicemen and women who have defended our values and freedoms, in…
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Dereel History Display
Presented by Julie Donaghy Come to the Dereel History Display to view photos, maps and artefacts, and read information on the history of Dereel I have collected over the last 20 years. These items have come from the people of Dereel, historical organisations, via the internet and from many other sources. There will be static…
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Dereel History
The final meeting of the Dereel History Group for 2016 will be held on Saturday 26th November from 2pm to 4pm in the Dereel Community Centre. Julie Donaghy has been following up information provided to her by local people, as well as doing her own original research. Many of the leads have proved to be…
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Dereel History Group: Was there a Grandstand?
An interesting discussion is unfolding on the Dereel History Group’s Facebook Page. Once, horse racing was held in Dereel with the track being around the perimeter of the Dereel Swamp. Racing results can be found in historic newspapers. A photo purporting to be the grandstand at the Dereel race track is one of the artefacts…
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