Mylor History Group

On  22/23October this year there will be a weekend of celebrations to mark the 120th Birthday of the declaration of the township of Mylor. Festivities will include an art and photographic exhibition in the Mylor Hall on both days and a Community Fair on the Mylor Oval on the Sunday. 

The Sunday activities will start with an Ecumenical Service at 9.30am near the Mylor Primary School, the site of the first church service in Mylor. This will be followed by activities on the Oval starting at 10am including exhibition dancing, "picnic races" for the children, novelty events for the adults, an animal nursery, sideshows, an exhibition of historical stationary engines and veteran cars, as well as plenty of food and drink stalls. The Mylor History Group will have a "Then & Now" photographic exhibition of Mylor properties as they were and as they are now. The Bootmakers Cottage will have a display and talks on the restoration project. The Day will be officially opened by our local member and Leader of the Opposition, Isobel Redmond.

 So mark this weekend in your diary and help us celebrate Mylor's Birthday!! 

Over the last few years we have participated in SA History Week organised by History SA. In view of the success of History Week, History SA have decided to run a month long history festival during the month of May. The theme is "About Time" and all the details of activities during this month can be viewed at www.abouttime.sa.gov.au.

Two events have been organised with a Mylor theme by the Mylor History Group and the Mylor Heritage Society. They are:

*  Twilight Tour: Mylor People in the Stirling Cemetery. This tour will be led by Sue Laundy and will include anecdotes and stories related to former Mylor residents. Friday 13 May at 5.30pm

*  Mylor Then & Now. This photographic display of Mylor's historical buildings as they were and as they are now will be held in the Mylor Hall between 11am and 4pm on Sunday 22 May. At the same time you can visit the Bootmaker's Shop across the road to view the restoration work currently underway.

Enquiries can be made by emailing either Leonie Barker at  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  or Lesley Ewing at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

The Mylor Community held a Dawn Service at the Mylor War Memorial at 6.30am on Anzac Day, Monday 25 April 2011. The Service was conducted by Reverend Chris Harkness from the Bridgewater Uniting Church. Over 250 people were in attendance including many families. 

The Service was followed by a "tea and toast" breakfast at the Mylor Hall where the History Group had a display with the theme "Australia under Attack". This display  covered wartime attacks on Australian soil and coastline and the impact on life in Australia.