The G.R.E.S. Museum
For the last twentyfive years the members of the G.R.E.S. have been working on our private museum to ensure that some of the interesting and valuable items of our heritage would not be lost for future generations.
Our collection has grown over the years by donations from caring persons and by bequests. The items were restored mainly by the efforts of our previous curator John Pile and a team of helpers. Many hundreds of hours were spent in restoring cabinets, tracing faults and replacing non-genuine components. The result was that virtually all or our items were in a fully operating condition, having been rebuilt with mainly original or hand-made components, including some original square bus-bar wiring. By 1995, the museum was attracting visitors from as far as Darwin, Tasmania and even from overseas.
During the 1995 flood of the Belmont common, our premises were flooded and most of the items damaged beyond repair. After settling in our current premises we started restoring our most valuable items and with a great deal of effort from virtually all club members, and even some non-members, we have resurrected an appreciable amount of gear from permanent oblivion.
Currently, our restored items are on display at the old Geelong gaol, which is open to the public on school and Public Holidays, and each Saturday and Sunday of the year.