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Living life by the Whistle
Saturday 15th May 2021
An Australian Heritage Festival event.
This afternoon event will celebrate the installation of a replica of the whistle which ruled the lives of the workers and town residents, reminding them when to get up, go to work and for the kids to get home from play.
2pm-4pm Meet at the Friends of Donnelly Village Museum, the old School, Donnelly River Village. Everyone is welcome.
Entry by donation. Registrations are essential due to COVID requirements. Please register through the button below.
Back to the Donnelly – trails, tall tales and days gone by
Saturday 18th May 2019
An Australian Heritage Festival event.
FODV held a guided walk at Donnelly River Village.
Reunion celebration of ‘Milestones’
Saturday 1st September 2018
Past Residents and Workers of the Village and Mill were invited to a reunion celebration of ‘Milestones’ to be held at the Donnelly River Village.
Of Men, Mill and Diamond T’s
May 2018
An Australian Heritage Festival at Donnelly River Village… Of Men, Mill and Diamond T’s … The Donnelly 1948 – 1978: My Culture, My Story.
Opening of the Friends of Donnelly Village Museum
September 2017
In collaboration with Donnelly Village, the Friends of Donnelly Village have established a small museum in the old Primary School building.
Guests and visitors to the village can request access to the museum at the Donnelly Village General Store (Daily 9 am to 4pm).
We welcome gifts to the museum that are related to the Donnelly Village, the Donnelly Mill or the surrounding forest heritage. Gifts can be physical objects, stories or photographs. We will not usually accept items on loan.
Please email chair@friendsofdonnelly.org.au if you have items to gift or other questions about the Friends of Donnelly Village.
Milltown Days: Women at the Donnelly 1948 – 1978
May 2017
An Australian Heritage Festival event.
Friends Of Donnelly Village website launched
July 2016
Donnelly River Village – Winner- WA State Heritage Awards
March 2016
Donnelly River Village was a 2016 winner in the ‘Public or Private Organisation’ Category. The Friends of Donnelly Village Inc would like to congratulate Donnelly River Village in winning this award.
Donnelly River School to be utilised as a museum for the Friends of Donnelly Village Inc
2015
Donnelly River Village agreed to provide a classroom in the Donnelly River School to be utilised as a museum for the Friends of Donnelly Village Inc.
The museum will house historical information & materials associated with the village and mill. Interested visitors are able to request access through the General Store, which is open 7 days a week. FODV are keen to expand the collection of materials for display (photographs, stories, artefacts, Mill related tools, etc).
Please contact the FODV Chair if you have any items you would like to donate. chair@friendsofdonnelly.org.au
Donnelly River Village hosted a reunion of previous residents
2013
Donnelly River Village hosted a reunion of previous residents in collaboration with an organising group that was first known as “The Donnelly River History Group”, but later became the Friends of Donnelly Village Inc.
The day included a series of events in the Workers Club. A catered lunch was provided and the event provided a chance to reminisce.
Image: Previous residents at the reunion day – taken outside the Workers Club August 2013.
The Donnelly River History Group
Early 2012
The Donnelly River History Group takes shape and gradually becomes the Friends of Donnelly Village.
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Our future events, indeed all of our activities, are limited by the support we are able to gather from members and other sources. Of course, we work closely with management of Donnelly River Village and they have been kind enough to support our work through storage of some of our materials and provision of a space for a Museum in the old Primary School building. Our membership form for new or renewal is found under the header Membership.
We are keen to welcome new members and need a wide range of skills, not limited to: Carpentry, metal work, electrical work, welding, plumbing, cleaning, website, administration, trail development (mapping), experience with grant applications, historical research, interviews, publicity, media, cataloguing our museum collections and photographs…. Just joining our group through a formal membership gives us extra moral and financial support for our projects and in our application for Grant Funding.
Typical Worker’s Cottage, now used for holiday accommodation.
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