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Research
Available Resources:
The society has an extensive collection of material available to the community. These include:
- Extensive family and township files.
- Vast Melba files.
- Our Behind the Bench Library specialising in local and family histories.
- Photographic collection of more than 4000 photos
- Photographic collection of Jack Lundy-Clark
- Changing theme-based displays
- Microfilm copies of the Lilydale Express newspaper from 1886 to 1960
- Bound copies of the Lilydale Express from 1961 to the present time
- Microfilm copies of the Evelyn Observer 1882 to 1888
- Microfilm copies of the Lilydale Mail 1929
- Digital copies of the Lilydale Express 1886 to 1960
- Copy of the Lilydale Cemetery Burial Registers
- Photographs of the headstones at Lilydale Cemetery from 1864- 1931
- Selection of births, deaths and marriages on microfiche
- Lilydale RSL Minute books now indexed
- World War I scrapbook of local newspaper articles now indexed
- Microfiche reader
- Microfilm reader and printer
- Digital scanner
- Digital camera
- Photocopier

Lilydale & District Historical Society Inc.
Contacts:
Sue Thompson (President) 0475 219 884
Joy Gothe 0405 128 964
Marg Tull (Court House Manager) 0417 522 712
Email: [email protected]
Our home is the Old Lilydale Court House at 61 Castella Street, Lilydale 3140
Hours of opening:
By appointment only:
Fridays 1 to 4pm and Saturdays to Mondays 11am to 4pm.
Sundays are preferred.
Closed Public Holidays
Share Your Information with the Society!
Email us your info (and images) to:
[email protected]
Lilydale & District Historical Society Inc.
Contacts:
Sue Thompson (President) 0475 219 884
Joy Gothe 0405 128 964
Marg Tull (Court House Manager) 0417 522 712
Email: [email protected]

Share Your Information with the Society!
Email us your info (and images) to:
[email protected]
Our home is the Old Lilydale Court House @
61 Castella Street, Lilydale 3140
Hours of opening:
By appointment only:
Fridays 1 to 4pm and Saturdays to Mondays 11am to 4pm.
Sundays are preferred.
Closed Public Holidays