"The Plod" is Wonthaggi Historical Society's monthly newsletter, each edition includes an essay about Wonthaggi's history. The following is a collection of those essays.
- Memories of Italian Life in Kilcunda
- Truginini at Wonthaggi
- Wonthaggi Miners’ Friendly Society Dispensary
- The Criterion
- The Bakehouse
- Spanish Flu
- Remarkable Memory of Charles Street
- Powlett Express & Italians
- Phyllis Carr Sketch
- Our Dinosaurs
- Les Beaumont
- Laurie Notley's postal career
- Karak End
- Gem from the Archive
- Frank Coldabella's Sweet Memories
- First Wonthaggi and District Historical Society Me
- Eagles Nest Settlement
- Court of Petty Sessions 1911
- Some football poetry
- Grunchers, Slack & Dogwatch
- Powlett River Pioneer Mines
- Co-op speeches from Christmas dinner
- Hospital Garden Party
- The State Brickworks 1910 – 1914
- Early Planning in Wonthaggi from the 1910 Argus
- Rest in Peace
- Doll Does the Charleston
- Refugees and Wonthaggi
- Yallock willam first people of Westernport
- Cyril Dobbs The Criterion Cartoonist
- 1916 Conscription Referendum
- The Power House - A Poem by John McLean
- The First Borough Council
- A Real Community
- Women's Solidarity
- Fire Fire
- Mother's Club
- Matthew John McMahon
- Mathew John McMahon continued
- The Alcohol Problem in the New State Model Town of
- Italian Food Culture
- Enemy Aliens