The Avoca and District Historical Society has collected a wealth of historical materials relating to Avoca and the surrounding district.
We hold mainly paper based records, with some small artefacts.
Below you will find newsletters, indexes, local histories, photographs, and other research resources. Click the links to access each resource.
Newsletters
The Society’s newsletters, Pyrenees Pioneers, contain articles, local history notes, and records of events from 1996 onwards.
- Most recent newsletter: Pyrenees Pioneers November 2025
- ADHS newsletter: Pyrenees Pioneers includes links to past newsletters
- Reports from the President
Indexes & Name Lists
Indexes and name lists compiled by the Society help researchers locate historical records, unclaimed letters, and family histories.
List of resources:
- Index to Pyrenees Pioneers 1996–2005
- Lamplough Name Index
- Lists Compiled by Mrs E.C. Graham
- Consolidated list of Unclaimed Letters names (2,000 plus names)
- Assembly Roll for the Avoca Electoral Division 1856/57 (several hundred names)
- Deep Lead Mining Company shareholders 1864 (14 names)
- Avoca Goldmining Association shareholders 1864 (115 names)
- Minute book of the Avoca District Butter, Cheese & Freezing Co Limited 1894-1903 (70 names)
- Drownings in the Avoca Cemetery (49 names)
Localities & Historical Sites
The society holds material on the following localities: Amherst, Amphitheatre, Avoca, Avoca Lead, Barkly, Ben Nevis, Bung Bong, Burnbank, Caralulup, Crowlands, Donkey Hill, Donkey Womans Gully, Dunach, Elmhurst, Evansford, Eversley, Four Mile Flat, Frenchmans, Glenlogie, Glenmona, Glenpatrick, Greenhill Creek, Hinds, Homebush, Joel, Kimberley, Lamplough, Landsborough, Lexton, Lillicur, Moonambel, Mountain Creek, Mt. Lonarch, Mountain Hut, Moyreisk, Natte Yallock, Navarre, Nowhere Creek, Percydale, Rathscar, Redbank, Raggedy Gully, Stuart Mill, Talbot, Tanwood, Tulkara, Warrenmang.
Resources on this site:
Collections & Photographs
The Society holds collections of photographs, maps, artifacts, and other materials from the Avoca district.
List of resources:
Publications
Books and other publications produced by the Society.
- Pioneers of the Pyrenees – Book
- Postcards from Avoca
- The Avoca Mail and Pyrenees District Advertiser
Miscellaneous Historical Material
Other records and resources of interest to local history researchers.
List of resources:
- Article: The Gold Rush to Lamplough 1859–1860
- Inquests
- World War 1
- Members’ webpages: links to web pages compiled by members of the society that contain family and local history information