Hall Museum 2013 News Archive

February 2013

Visit of Very Important Grandchildren (VIG) - The Museum received a group of very excited grandchildren on a special visit on Tuesday 5 February. Although there were the cheerful sounds from the pre-school children going about their daily routine. our group of grandchildren were a little...
Samuel Southwell's Wagon - There is an old photo of the Cricketers Arms Hotel which was taken in the early 1900's. In the photo is a wagon with sacks of grain on the back being pulled by six horses. The owner of the wagon was Samuel Southwell who is probably on the verandah...
'Hall & District 1913' Mural - The mural that is being painted by Shaun Robson for the 'Hall & District 1913' exhibition is nearly complete. Although it is a backdrop to the display, with the amount of work that has been done on the painting,I'm sure that it will become...

'Hall Village and District 1913' - A reminder of the special 'Hall Village and District 1913' exhibition that will be held at the Hall Primary School on 13-14 April 2013 from 10am to 4pm each day. The exhibition will be part of the 2013 ACT Heritage Festival and the Canberra...

Visit by Covenant Care Day Centre - The Museum hosted a number of the Centre's clients together with their carers on 29 April. A sumptuous morning tea with scones, jam and cream with fresh coffee and tea was served when the group arrived. This was all prepared and finely presented...

Launch of Public Education Week - Allen Mawer and myself were invited to give a brief talk at the launch of Public Education Week by the ACT Education Minister Joy Burch. My talk focussed on the unique and valuable collection of early public educational material that we have...
Museum's Latest Project hits the Front Page - 'Voices of Early Hall' is the latest project to be undertaken by the 'Friends of Hall School Museum'. A federal community heritage grant will fund the project which will record the memories of the descendants of the early settlers and residents...

Honorary Curator Honoured by the Rotary Club of Hall - Phil Robson, the Honorary Curator of the Hall School Museum, was honoured by the Rotary Club of Hall with a Community Services Award. The award is in recognition of Phil's extensive work with the presentation and arrangement of the Museum's...
Hall School Museum Annual Report - HALL SCHOOL MUSEUM – HONORARY CURATOR REPORT FOR FINANCIAL YEAR 2012-2013 We have completed another successful year for the Museum. I started to list the achievements under particular headings and have been amazed by the amount of work...
Surprise from the Pre-school Children - The volunteers from Hall School Museum were delighted and surprised with a special visit by 3 members of the Pre-school. Sophie, Nicholas and Steven came to the volunteers staff room this week and presented us with a jar of chutney that had...

ACT Heritage Grants - The Hall School Museum has been successful in its application for two ACT Heritage Grants for 2013/14. A Grant has been awarded to build a disability ramp to enable mobility impaired visitors to gain easier access to the Museum. This will enable...
Veteran and Vintage car display - Around thirty wonderful vehicles from the ACT Branch of the Veteran and Vintage Car Club will be visiting the Hall School Museum on Saturday afternoon between 1.30pm and 4pm, adding another dimension to the atmosphere of the Museum with all...

Happy Christmas - On behalf of the 'Friends of the Hall School Museum' I wish a Happy and safe Christmas to all our supporters, visitors and to those organisations that helped us throughout the year. We hope that you will also enjoy a Happy New Year and we look...