Wow. Time flies when your having fun, then you realise you haven't wished everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. We hope you have all had a lovely time. What's happening at the museum. Not sure where to start. Let's do a little walk around and see how we go. John, now has a littleContinue reading "Welcome 2024"
MVMM ‘sBusy Season is ahead
Hi Members and Friends Well, its that time of the year and everything is starting to happen, the sun is shinning and then it rained but I'm sure it will shine again. Concrete has been layed for the extension on the Tori Shed, around the weighbridge and into the workshop has also been laid. ThisContinue reading "MVMM ‘sBusy Season is ahead"
Museum Matters May 23
Hello Readers Just a little update on things that matter at the museum. This weekend we are hosting visitors from the VGR Ride the Rails Marketing Training day, as they enjoy there lunch. Its lovely to be able assist VGR and provide a space and a cuppa. Especially on a cold day. In the EveningContinue reading "Museum Matters May 23"
Sunday Volunteer’s Needed
Hello Readers, We are hoping to be able to open the museum to the public on Sunday's. Sundays in Maldon are extremely popular, its the day that the Steam train operates and on the 2nd Sunday the Market runs. Currently, we only open the museum on the 2nd Sunday of the month and are findingContinue reading "Sunday Volunteer’s Needed"
Lost Trades Fair
The Maldon Vintage Machinery and Museum will this weekend taking part in the the Lost Trades Fair held in Bendigo. Its a huge weekend full of amazing exhibits from for and wide, promoting and highlighting many skills that for many may have never seen. If you are free or able to attend this event, popContinue reading "Lost Trades Fair"
Tori Shed – New Display is Amazing
The Tori Family is just amazing and an absolute credit to the Tori Family, especially Adam who has been working extremely hard gathering up his vast collection to fill the shed, kindly extended by the family and now filled to the brim. When walking in you wont know where to start, It has the WOWContinue reading "Tori Shed – New Display is Amazing"
MVM &M Update – Mini Cog
Hi everyone, Just a little note to let you all know, that we are having a good around and realise that we are running out of room here at the Museum. Its time to look at our future plans and where we think we might like to be in 5-10 years. During this time weContinue reading "MVM &M Update – Mini Cog"
The Cog – Issue 2
Hello and welcome to the second edition of the Maldon Vintage Machinery Museum newsletter. Hope this edition finds you all well. Thank you to those who provided feedback on the first edition of the newsletter. You will find a couple of reminders in this edition of events coming up in the near future. Mucklefest MucklefestContinue reading "The Cog – Issue 2"
The Cog – Issue 1
Hello and welcome to the first edition of the Maldon Vintage Machinery Museum newsletter. The aim of the newsletter is to keep members informed of what is happening in and around the museum with some articles reflecting this and also a list of future activities for your diary. Our aim is to produce the newsletterContinue reading "The Cog – Issue 1"
Memories of my time at the Tarrangower Times
In the early stages of my years at ‘the times’ the machinery was extremely light on with one linotype and one font of type and an old hand fed printing press which with the dedicated work by a small band or workers is back on display along with the model 78 Linotype which Victor Coppens and myself removed from a fowl pen on a property in St. Arnaud and transported to Maldon on a trailer and set it up in the new premises on Main Street.
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