Publications for sale
New book by CDHS Member Alan Doyle. Available from the Colac & District Historical Society – Cost $17.50
Books by the Colac & District Historical Society
| Title | $AUD |
|---|---|
| Bryan Brothers & Borch reprints: 1965 Catalogue, mid 1960s Instruction Manual (two for $12). | 8.00 |
| Colac Time Line – A Short History. | 8.00 |
| The Country Emporium – Bilson’s of Colac by Ida McIntosh. | 7.00 |
| Down Through the Years – the story of the Colac & District Historical Society. | 5.00 |
| Dreeite – A Soldier Settlement by Dawn Peel (2001) | 12.00 |
| A Further History of Colac and District, 1830s–1930s – Isaac Hebb (2012). | 30.00 |
| Historic Homes of Colac and District (2nd edition, 2023). | 15.00 |
| Human Love – stories of local homes etc. by Elizabeth Mackie. | 15.00 |
| J.G. Johnstone of Colac by Dawn Peel (2021). | 15.00 |
| The Local Hall – Nalangil by Dawn Peel (2014). | 10.00 |
| Plaques of Colac by Dawn Peel, Helen Paatsch and Richard Francis (2020). | 15.00 |
| The Otways – Through the Magic Lantern – George Sydenham, 1896 (2012). | 25.00 |
| The Road to Fromelles – One Australian family and World War 1 by Dawn Peel and Andrew McIntosh (2010). | 18.00 |
| Street Names of Colac (2008). | 15.00 |
| Victoria Hall, Colac 1889–1979 by Dawn Peel, Helen Paatsch and Richard Francis (2020). | 10.00 |
Books by Norman Houghton
Click here to view a selection of books by Norman Houghton OAM. available from the Society.
Others
| Title | $AUD |
|---|---|
| Beeac – Winds of Change 1860–2010 by Dawn Missen and Anne Trigg (2010). | 60.00 |
| Beech Forest – Capital on the Ridge by Norman Houghton (2007). | 30.00 |
| Birregurra Businesses – Past and Present, a Birregurra Historical Society publication (2010). | 20.00 |
| Boilers and Scrapers – Beeac Salt Industry by Norman Houghton (2016). | 15.00 |
| Brass Bands in Colac. | 15.00 |
| A Bush Girl by Bessie Trevaskis. | 18.00 |
| By the Barwon – History of Forrest and Barramunga by Norman Houghton. | 7.00 |
| Choppers and Chippers – West Otway’s Timber History, by Norman Houghton. | 50.00 |
| Closed 50 Years – Colac/Beech Forest Railway by Norman Houghton (2012). | 25.00 |
| Colac and District 1896–1920 Photo collection by Leigh Hammerton. | 20.00 |
| Colac Cricket Club 150th Anniversary. | 8.00 |
| Col Stewart – Australia’s Speedway King 1926–1931 by Barbara Batistich (2012). | 25.00 |
| Coragulac House by Jennifer O’Donnell. | 35.00 |
| Cororooke – A Dairy Factory (Fonterra) by Laura Donati (2013). | 30.00 |
| Days Gone By – History of Lavers Hill Cemetery. | 15.00 |
| For the Pleasure of the People History of Colac Botanic Gardens by Helen Paatsch (2015, 2018). | 30.00 |
| Drink Up, Gents – History of Hotels in Colac and District 1841–2011 by Norman Houghton (2011). | 35.00 |
| End of the Line – A History of Beech Forest to Crowes Extension Railway 1911–1962 by Norman Houghton (2011). | 17.50 |
| Excuse Me, Sisters – A Schoolyard Memoir, St Marys and St Josephs, Colac 1953–1965 by Norman Houghton (2010). | 15.00 |
| Fifty Golden Years – Radio Station 3CS by Geoff Peel (1989). | 8.00 |
| For Love They Faced the Wilderness Vol.1 by Donald W.H. McCready (2008). | 65.00 |
| For Love They Faced the Wilderness Vol.2 by Donald W.H. McCready (2010). | 65.00 |
| Games at the Ditch – Centenary History of Ditchley Park Sports Ground by Norman Houghton (2011). | 8.00 |
| God’s House – A hostory of churches in Colac and District, by Norman Houghton. | 45.00 |
| A Grand Parade – History of Colac’s P & A Society by Norman Houghton (2011). | 35.00 |
| Home in the Hills – Historic Glimpses of Barongarook, Gellibrand, Banool and Carlisle River by Norman Houghton. | 12.50 |
| Forest, Lake and Plain – Colac 1888 to 1988 by Ida McIntosh (1988). | 25.00 |
| A Land of Milk and Onions by Norman Houghton (2013). | 25.00 |
| Lasseter: The Colac Years by Alan Doyle (2022). | 17.50 |
| Love by Name – Love by Nature – Andrew Love biography by Heather Le Griffon. | 25.00 |
| Mystery at Moonlight head by Alan McLean. | 30.00 |
| The Onion Line – History of the Colac to Alvie Railway 1923–1954 by Norman Houghton (2012). | 13.00 |
| Onion People – The History of Onions in Victoria by Shirley Burns (first published 2006). | 15.00 |
| Peas in a Pod – A History of Pea Growing in Colac & District by Norman Houghton. | 12.50 |
| Pictorial History of Colac Ambulance Service – 1896–2006. | 10.00 |
| Polwarth Tennis History 75-Year History compiled by Dawn Missen (2013). | 25.00 |
| Rail Centre Colac – Rail Stations in the Colac Otway Shire 1877 to 2014 by Norman Houghton (2014). | 50.00 |
| Ready Aye Ready, Colac Fire Brigade 1887–2012. | 15.00 |
| Ready for the Plough – Shire of Colac by R.J. McCormick (1998). | 25.00 |
| The Ridge – Historical Guide to the West Otway Ridge by Norman Houghton (2005). | 7.00 |
| Sawdust and Steam (revised edition) by Norman Houghton (2010). | 45.00 |
| Top Coal – Benwerrin Coal Line & Tramway by Norman Houghton. | 22.00 |
| Warncoort & Mount Gellibrand History by Birregurra Historical Society. | 35.00 |
| To Warrnambool – Stopping All Stations by Norman Houghton. | 30.00 |
| Wartime in a Country Community – Colac 1939–1945 by Dawn Peel (2009). | 25.00 |
| The Wattle’s Call and Other Poems by Marie Gray (2015). 100-year history of Beeac Red Cross compiled by Dawn Missen. | 15.00 |
| We Remember – Recollections of Cressy Fires 1944 and 1977. | 30.00 |
| Year of Hope: 1857 in the Colac District – Dawn Peel (2006). | 30.00 |
| 50 Years of Colac & District Pipes & Drums etc.. | 18.00 |
| 75 Years of Meat Processing – The Colac Abattoir by Trish Stephens. | 12.00 |