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Gatton and District Historical Society GDHS since 1972; The historic village experience to immerse yourself in our town's multifaceted past.

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We are now an Affiliate Library with FamilySearch The Gatton and District Historical Society was formed in 1972. Our Society and Historical Village offers our community an exciting trip down memory lane of Gatton's vibrant past, from settler town to the heart of The Lockyer Valley. Our Historical Village has Hopewell House, a fully restored working manor from Woodlands. Caffey Hall holds our museum collection while The Gatton Fire Station has the Gatton's first motorised Fire Engine - a 1948 Austin Truck and fire-fighting equipment of yesteryear. Our Vehicle shed displays a 1926 Buick in perfect working order, a 1948 International K1 that needs a bit of encouragement to start and a 1913 English Dennis ex British Army truck that still works. Our Village is open to volunteers on Monday through Thursday and to tours and community groups on these days. The Society holds its monthly meetings on the third Tuesday of each month in Caffey Hall - the Museum building.

11/10/2026
04/10/2026

Many thanks to the Horrocks family for our invitation to attend their family reunion at Ma Ma Creek yesterday.
The family decided to donate a Commemorative Plaque, a Family photo and a Family bible to the Society for safe keeping and display.
The items will be displayed in our Church at the Village.
Photos to come

Marked as an early photo of Forest Hill but looks more like Laidley to me.Note the Geismann name on one of the shops.Can...
27/09/2026

Marked as an early photo of Forest Hill but looks more like Laidley to me.
Note the Geismann name on one of the shops.
Can anyone help??

24/09/2026

DON'T MISS OUT! 2 days is the AUTHOR TALK / GATTON MURDERS COACH TOUR featuring author: Lady Crimewriter CAROLINE STEVENSON guided by JACK SIM of JACK SIM presents

at Gatton and District Historical Society

23/09/2026

It’s coming! 3 days from now is the AUTHOR TALK / GATTON MURDERS COACH TOUR featuring author: Lady Crimewriter CAROLINE STEVENSON guided by JACK SIM of JACK SIM presents

at Gatton and District Historical Society

BOOK NOW! Link in comments

The old St Albans Church of England on the corner of Spencer and Railway Streets, Gatton.Believed to be the second churc...
22/09/2026

The old St Albans Church of England on the corner of Spencer and Railway Streets, Gatton.
Believed to be the second church on the site and was moved to Toowoomba to be used as a private residence.
This church was replaced by the present modern St Albans.

One of the amazing displays held at the Gatton Historical Village.The display contains a copy of the only non-police eye...
16/09/2026

One of the amazing displays held at the Gatton Historical Village.
The display contains a copy of the only non-police eye witness account of the murder scene that we know of. A neighbour of the Murphy's, Mrs Miners, took the mother of the murdered trio Mary, to the Murder Scene as soon as they found out about the murders from Bill McNeil. The letter written in prose form describes the reaction of Mrs Murphy at the tragic murder scene. An interpretation of the letter is at the top of the frame.
The copies of the four pages were given to the Society by Gary and Jen Stevens, Gary being a GG Grandson of Mrs Miners.
On display in the Schoolmasters house as part of our Family History section.
We will have this on display at the Jack Sim tour on the 26th September.

Address

Freeman Road
Gatton, QLD
4343

Opening Hours

Monday 9:30am - 2pm
Tuesday 9:30am - 2pm
Wednesday 10am - 1:30pm
Thursday 10am - 1:30pm

Telephone

+61731594614

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