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Our History

Mechanics Institute - School of Arts - Published: 11 Jul 2005
The moral improvement of the town was not forgotten and was indeed important to our early civic leaders. more ..

First With Baths - Published: 20 Oct 2004
In 1926 the Municipal Baths were built close to Murrimboola Creek more ..

Banking - Published: 05 Oct 2004
The value of the banking system in the consolidation of land settlement and commerce cannot be over estimated. more ..

Public Education - Published: 05 Oct 2004
Education had a chequered history having started in 1862 with 25 pupils. more ..

Local Government - Published: 05 Oct 2004
On 28th February, 1890, the Municipality was formed. more ..

Public Health - Published: 05 Oct 2004
The town has been fortunate in always having the services of two or three doctors, but hospital facilities were not available until 1927 when the District Hospital opened. more ..

Harden - Published: 30 Sep 2004
Harden, first known as Murrumburrah North more ..

Town Settlement - Published: 29 Sep 2004
The earliest record of residents in the present town area is dated 1848 more ..

Goldminimg - Published: 29 Sep 2004
Gold was first discovered in 1856 more ..

Development Arrested - Published: 29 Sep 2004
Land development was arrested in the latter part of the century by droughts, a fall in wool prices and the bank crisis of 1893, in which only six banks survived. more ..

Life of the People - Published: 29 Sep 2004
In the early days more ..

Harden Murrumburrah History - Published: 29 Sep 2004
A BRIEF HISTORY OF HARDEN-MURRUMBURRAH

by Richard Littlejohn, Harden resident and local historian

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