Featured publications
Walkerville Waratah Bay A Patchwork of History
Limestone was quarried and processed at Waratah Bay from 1876 until 1926.
During that time, a small township existed, built into the slopes of the picturesque little cove. Adjacent, clinging to the cliffs, were lime-burning kilns, where the stone was converted to the lime used in the building industry.
The township has long gone, except the community hall which now stands about one kilometre north of where it was originally built.
Ruins of the kilns and a small cemetery remain as ghostly reminders of a former era when the sea was the lifeline for a small isolated community of miners and their families.
Take this book with you and experience Walkerville in a way you may never have imagined.
Purchase online using PayPal – $30.00 plus $12.40 post and packaging.
Walkerville Coastal Geology
The Museum is proud to offer Walkerville Coastal Geology, a walk from Walkerville North to Bird Rocks.
The book is available at the museum during published opening hours or by purchase on-line using the PayPal button below.
Cost $10 plus post and packaging $12.40
Wilsons Promontory A History – Mary Ellis
The Museum is proud to offer this meticulously researched history by local Field Naturalist and historian Mary Ellis.
The book is available at the museum during published opening hours or by purchase on-line using the PayPal button below.
Cost $35 plus post and packaging $12.40
Let’s Take a Walk – Through the Streets of Foster
This little monograph is packed with local history and essential reading for anyone exploring Foster.
Available at the Museum or via the Paypal button below.
Cost $10 + postage $2
Across Bass Strait by Jane L Lennon
Dr Jane Lennon AM grew up in rural Victoria and has an affinity for the stormy southern shores. In December 2020, Jane was made an Honorary member of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) for her distinguished service to conservation in Australia and internationally.
This book on the inter-colonial trade in meat and livestock is well illustrated and the various maps are clearly printed and easy to read.
Available at the Foster & District Historical Society or on-line through PayPal, $35, postage $13.00
To Australia They Came – Everitt Family History by Neil Everitt
A new publication by Neil Everitt recording the life of Luke Everitt, who landed at Sydney Cove in 1830, and his descendents in Ryton in the inhospitable Strzelecki Ranges in Victoria. A well researched book with many illustrations.
Cost $30 plus $12.40 post & packaging. PayPal Button below picture
A Place to Swim by Neil Everitt
This delightful well illustrated book is now available at the museum during advertised opening hours or online using the PayPal button below. Contact us if you need help with purchasing or have any questions.
Cost $15.00 plus postage $5.00
Wednesdays Closest to the Full Moon, Barry Collett (soft cover)
A History of South Gippsland
Great Gippsland Mysteries – Grant Robinson BSc.
Grant Robinson is a former Mathematics & Physics teacher who was raised in Poowong. He has a keen interest in the paranormal and has been researching this book for the past two years.
Price $20.00 plus $8.50 postage