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The ‘New’ Kinglake Post Office
This building, dating from 1914 so now 112 years old, has had a very interesting history - in fact, a charmed life, having three times escaped being burnt down when buildings beside it were destroyed. Its other claim to fame – it was arguably the smallest PO in Australia!

Kinglake Historical Society
Apr 12 min read


The Railway to Kinglake
Articles in early newspapers tell the story about getting a railway line to Kinglake In May 1882, a letter to the editor, signed by...

Kinglake Historical Society
May 7, 20233 min read


In Isolation
Current residents of the Kinglake district, who commute to work to the city and other places off the mountain, and those who make a day...

Kinglake Historical Society
Oct 6, 20223 min read


The Gold Days in Kinglake
An excursion, organised by the Kinglake Friends of the Forest in 2021, to the site of the old Big Ben gold mine on Mount Robertson has...

Kinglake Historical Society
Jul 6, 20223 min read


Marvellous Tank Murals
The tank murals beside the Kinglake West Mechanics Institute and the Kinglake West Primary School have now been now completed and what a...

Kinglake Historical Society
Apr 4, 20222 min read
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