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and ran until 14 October 1921. The exhibition material later became the nucleus of the
Geelong Historical Society collection. In 1938 a public meeting chaired by L. Bechervaise passed a motion to form the Geelong and District Historical Society. and the sopciety was formally established in 1944.
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in 1979. The
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The opening exhibition in the gallery space was attended by 21,000 visitors visiting the building in the first week of opening, and 10,000 per week subsequently. The opening was noted in print and electronic media with the focus on the role of the unusual architecture in the revitalisation in
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Library and Heritage Centre contains over 1 million items, including a large lending and reference collection and specialist scientific collections such as the John Raddenberry Fern and Lycopod collection. the local history collection is housed in the Vault
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Geelong. The building won the 2015 State Award for
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