by WallaWestadmin | Jun 24, 2023 | Tours
We were happy to act as a guide for Dr. Bryan Kalms and assist with his research into a local family in the Walla West area. After a quick coffee at Thistle café we visited areas of interest for Bryan’s research and visited a local family connected to his...
by WallaWestadmin | Jun 24, 2023 | Tours
We recently welcomed Mike Johnston for a quick tour of the Walla West area. Mike’s grandfather was appointed to take temporary charge of Walla West provisional School on the 2nd June, 1896 due to a teacher absence. He was then assigned to Humula school on the 14th...
by WallaWestadmin | May 11, 2023 | Historical Buildings
Members of our organisation, as well as community members lodged objections to the demolition of the former Schirmers bakery.Karen addressed Council on the 19th April, 2023 at Holbrook and managed to get hold on the DA for a month in order to address several issues,...
by WallaWestadmin | May 11, 2023 | General
Walla Walla’s ANZAC Day Commemoration started with the Dawn Service at 5.45 am attended by around 80 people.A helicopter flyover by Forrestair in a Vietnam era 1963 Bell UH1-B Iroquois helicopter in honour of our Vietnam Veterans preceded the march. This year the flag...
by WallaWestadmin | May 11, 2023 | Pop Up Museum
The ANZAC Day theme for 2023 was ‘Commemorating Australia’s Vietnam War Service’. Our pop-up displays featured Vietnam artefacts such as an army shirt, medals, commemorative coins, ribbon bands and a woollen canteen cover in one cabinet. A hand-carved wooden horse...
