Publications
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The First 60 Years
1970, Joan and Gordon Stallman
24 pages $10
An Account of the Early Settlement of Pittsworth, 1840 - 1900; outlines the transition from the early pastoral runs to more closely settled farms; details early commercial ventures and business proprietors of Pittsworth, and the town's development prior to 1900
Pittsworth 1876 - 1976
1976, Joan Stallman (ed)
52 pages $10
A Brief History of the Cheese Making Industry in the Pittsworth District 1896 - 1980
1980, Joan Stallman
Short summary of the rise and decline of the district’s nine main dairy factories
8 pages $2.50
Grave Tidings: Selected Stories of Early Burials in Pittsworth Cemetery
2006, Alastair Silcock, John Fox
48 pages $10
Brief biographies of 110 citizens of the district buried in the older sections of Pittsworth cemetery, mostly before 1950; from the earliest entry in the cemetery register in 1898 to 1964; includes plan of cemetery, history of the cemetery reserve, and statistics relating to infant mortality and families
Broxburn School Centenary 1898 - 1998
1998
Families at War
2008, Pittsworth Historical Society, Peter Ross (ed)
72 pages $20
Wartime memories of Pittsworth residents
Memories of the Past
2010, Pittsworth Historical Society, Gail Parish, Kaye O’Connell (eds)
80 pages, 450 images $20
Hundreds of black and white photographs chronicling the growth of the Pittsworth district, including Southbrook, Mt Tyson and Brookstead; churches, buildings, businesses, railway, schools, sporting teams, shire council, agriculture, natural disasters, parades, lifestyle, and more
Southbrook Central State School 75th Jubilee
$10
Celebrating our Past: Southbrook Central State School 1910 - 2010
2010, Southbrook CSS P&C centenary committee, Dallas Hawley (ed)
140 pages $25
History of Southbrook district schools, including Southbrook Central, Southbrook, Harelmar, Umbiram, Harrow, Beauaraba; complete list of SCSS students and staff; memories and recollections; brief history of Southbrook district including churches and clubs
Arthur Postle (1881-1965): The Fastest Man Alive
2013
DVD 12 minutes $10