Hall Museum 2019 News Archive

November 2019

Remembrance Day 2019 - A number of volunteers and friends of the Hall School Museum & Heritage Centre attended the Remembrance Day Ceremony at the Hall Cenotaph on 11 November...

Back to ‘Nine Elms’ - Many district resident will be familiar with the beguiling name 'Nine Elms'. The site of this old homestead is now on CSIRO land nearly opposite where Curran Drive joins the Barton Highway...
'Bikies' attracted by Isla - We were delighted this morning to host a short visit by a big bunch of 'bikies' - around three dozen according to Peter le Mesurier, the https://www...
Southwell Family Archive - Lift-off! - The Centre has won an ACT Heritage grant, announced by Heritage Minister Mick Gentleman at the award ceremony held yesterday at the Fire Brigade Museum at Forrest...
See us at Cook! - Thanks to our growing cooperation with the Heraldry and Genealogy Society of Canberra (HAGSOC), our 'Selected Spaces' exhibition is now on display at their premises in the Cook Community Hub – the old Cook Primary school...
Latest Launch - Around a hundred visitors throughout the day enjoyed our latest exhibition, the innovative fusion of art and heritage - 'A palette of pioneer places'...
A Palette of Pioneer Places - new Exhibition - Canberra watercolour artist, Isla Patterson, has painted eight heritage buildings within the Parishes of Jeir, Wallaroo and Ginninderra which will be the centre piece of a new exhibition...

CWA gives us a donation - The Gungahlin Branch of the Country Womens Association recently arrived unannounced (this is not a complaint!) to present us with a generous donation of $250...

Hatch descendants still making history - Helen and Marion Warman are grand-daughters of William Hatch Junior and Elizabeth Bard who took over the running of Rosewood farm when William Hatch (Senior) died in 1907...
Our annual meeting - Our 2019 annual meeting survived a number of challenges to go ahead as scheduled on 8th August. Our buildings are undergoing renovation, including relocation of reverse cycle heating units; the day was exceptionally cold; and most challenging, our guest speaker had to withdraw, having broken her wrist! All this was overcome...

Gillespie Family Visit - We had a visit from the Gillespie family on Wednesday 19th June. Jim and Loretta Gillespie lived in Hall for 10 years in the 60s and 70s...

Visit by descendants of the Gribble and O'Brien families - A group of descendants from the Gribble, O'Brien and Southwell families visited the Museum on Sunday to see the displays particularly relating to the Gribble history and Glebe Farm...
ANU Indigenous Studies staff & students visit the Centre - Dr Matilda House, a Ngambri-Ngunnawal elder, hosted a visit to several important local indigenous sites as well as a visit to the Centre on Monday 20th May...

Selected Spaces - the settling of Ginninderra - Around a hundred visitors packed the main exhibition room at the Centre on Sunday 14th for the official opening of 'Selected Spaces' by Dr Barbara Dawson...
A Taste of Brass! - The 11th annual concert with Canberra Brass took place on Sunday 14th April and was enjoyed by a large crowd...

School visit appetiser for Bink reunion - A hundred or so descendants of Reinhold and Anna Bink enjoyed a family reunion gathering at the Pavilion on 23rd March...
Gillespie Collection – significance assessment begins - Dr Roslyn Russell and her assistant Rachel Watson visited the Centre today to meet with Ken Heffernan, Curator of the Gillespie Collection, and others who have been involved in cataloguing it...

A visit to Jeir Station - This coming October will see the launch of a display of Isla Patterson's watercolours depicting several of the region's old homesteads and homes...
Prime Minister’s Indigenous Advisory Council visit - Today the Centre was honoured by a visit from members of the Prime Minister's Indigenous Advisory Council...

Aunty Matilda House visits - The Centre was recently privileged to welcome an extended visit from Aunty Matilda House. Aunty Matilda is a prominent Ngambri-Ngunnawal-Canberra Aboriginal elder...
Friends old and new - We are very pleased to welcome new members Marilyn Folger and Karen Moore and look forward to working with them...
'Painting with Parkinsons' – the Hall connection' - Many readers will well remember long term village residents the Tingey family: In his 40s, Bob developed Parkinson's disease, so had to retire early from his work as a geologist (he died in November 2017 aged 77)...