Maryborough Family History Group

05/05/2026

Members of our volunteer team will be available at our Research Room today (Wednesday) to assist you from 1.30 to 3.30.
If you have any research requirements outside of these times please feel free to email us to arrange a time that suits.

24/04/2026

We will remember them.

MORE ANZACS RETURN ENTHUSIASTIC- WELCOMES PRIVATE W. J. COSSTICK. Maryborough had the honor of welcoming its first "furlough" Anzac on Saturday night. In American phrasing, it was some welcome. As the time drew near for the arrival of the 9.20 train from Melbourne the objective of half the people of Mayborough appeared to be the railway station and long before the train put in an appearance the approaches of the station were crowded. As the engine slowly steamed down the length of the platform. the Anzac- Private W.J. Cosstick-was seen standing with his father at the doorway of one of the carriages.
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Maryborough and Dunolly Advertiser (Vic. : 1857 - 1867 ; 1914 - 1918), Monday 9 December 1918, page 1

Excerpt from full article located on Trove.
Photos obtained from Virtual War Museum.

24/04/2026

Lest we forget

07/04/2026

𝟱𝟬 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀
Barb, our researcher, has been busy looking through our digitised records of The Maryborough Advertiser. Here are some snippets from 50 years ago.

The members of MFHG hope you had a happy and safe Easter.

06/04/2026

Our group wishes you a very Happy Easter!

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24/03/2026

Every March, during Women’s History Month, we're reminded that many of the stories that shaped our communities were created by women whose contributions were often overlooked or quietly woven into everyday life.

One of the best places to discover these stories is the online collection of the Bendigo Historical Society, available through Victorian Collections.

During Women’s History Month, we invite you to explore the collection online, discover these remarkable stories and perhaps uncover a new connection to Bendigo’s past.

victoriancollections.net.au/organisations/bendigo-historical-society

23/03/2026

MFHG on tomorrow. We hope you can make it.

20/03/2026

Visit our Research Rooms to find your relatives in Maryborough rate records.

What can rate records reveal about your family history? So much more than you might think! On our blog, researcher Harry Firns shares the story of his ancestor George Firns using Bendigo rate records from the 1850s: https://go.vic.gov.au/3Zmeo9S

15/03/2026

Does anyone have some information about this photo?

Help does any one know someone in this photo

28/10/2025

See us at this event tomorrow. Research Room closed.