Archibald Crofts (1875-1942) was born in India and came to Australia in the mid 1890's. He married Mary Keene i 1899 and in 1905 opened his first grocery store in Sth Melbourne. Eventually there were 137 Crofts stores including one in Bendigo. In many cases these were the first self-serve grocery stores. Crofts was also heavily involved in the South Melbourne Football Club and was its president 1933-37. He was a councillor for South Melbourne in 1931 before entering state politics in 1935 until his death.Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2002. Service with a smile: staff of Croft's Store, taken at least 50 years ago. David Davidson, Bert Gray, Lindsay Braddy, Len Bennetts, Perc Daws, Elsie Shipp, Violet Parker, Eunice Nicholas and Mary Fletcher. The shop was situated on the corner of Hargreaves and Williamson streets, which is now Gillies. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Catherine Annie Mary Thompson married Gilbert Alexander Waters in 1942 and they live in the Echuca area.Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2003. Picture: Cath (Thompson) Waters, Bendigo, December 12, 1941. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Leslie Oliver (14/4/1890-12/3/1942) initially played for the Castlemaine Foundry Football Club before he was recruited to Richmond in 1909. After a season he played for South Bendigo before returning to Richmond. He represented Victoria against South Australia in 1913. He married Vida Grenfell in 1914. In 1915 he obtained a permit to transfer permanently to South Bendigo where he also became captain. South Bendigo, under his leadership, won both the minor and major premiership in 1915.Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2002. Leadership: captain of the South Bendigo football Club Leslie Oliver. Picture taken from SBFC's 1919 premiership souvenir program. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

BHS CollectionBendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2003. Next stop: J. Pardy, M. Pardy and D. Pardy hitch a ride to the Woodstock North School on Doctor in 1942. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

BHS CollectionBendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from Monday, January 6, 2003. Rest time: more from the Darwin series of photos taken during World War 2 in 1942. in this shot soldiers rest against a truck on the side of a highway list outside Darwin. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

BHS CollectionBendigo Advertiser '' The way we were'' from 2003. Resting place: the Darwin cemetery as it was in 1942 during World War 2. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

BHS CollectionBendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2002. Memories: the Darwin railway yards. This photo was taken in 1942 during World War 2. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Darwin was bombed a total of 64 times during the war. The biggest and most deadly air-raids occurred on19/1/1943. Two hundred and forty two Japanese aircraft bombed the township, harbour and 2 airstrips. There were 235 deaths, 9 ships sunk in the harbour and 9 aircraft destroyed.Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from Monday, December 30, 2002. Survivor: more from the Darwin series of photos from 1942 during World War 2. This one shows the Darwin hospital. The hospital was one of the few buildings to survive both the Japanese bombing and the devastation of cyclone Tracy. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Darwin was bombed a total of 64 times during the war. The biggest and most deadly air-raids occurred on19/1/1943. Two hundred and forty two Japanese aircraft bombed the township, harbour and 2 airstrips. There were 235 deaths, 9 ships sunk in the harbour and 9 aircraft destroyed.Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2003. War torn: a house in Darwin after the Japanese bombing during World War 2, circa 1942. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Darwin was bombed a total of 64 times during the war. The biggest and most deadly air-raids occurred on19/1/1943. Two hundred and forty two Japanese aircraft bombed the township, harbour and 2 airstrips. There were 235 deaths, 9 ships sunk in the harbour and 9 aircraft destroyed.Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2002. Damaged: a Commercial Bank in Darwin shortly after the Japanese bombed the city in 1942. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

BHS CollectionBendigo advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2003. Summertime: Mendil Beach in Darwin during World war 2 in 1942. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

BHS CollectionBendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2002. All aboard: soldiers pack the carriages of a train near Darwin, circa 1942. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

BHS CollectionBendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2003. sea port: more from the Darwin series of photos taken in 1942, during World War 2. in this shot the Darwin wharf shows the affects of bombing. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

BHS CollectionBendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2003. Silver screen: more of the Darwin series taken in 1942 during World War 2. this snap is of a Darwin picture theatre. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Strathfieldsaye state School (SS1211) began in March 1873 in the Shire Hall. Five acres were gazetted for a school in January 1874 and a 3 roomed weatherboard school was built and opened in January 1875.Bendigo Advertiser ''the way we were'' from 2002. School photo: pupils of Strathfieldsaye Primary school in 1942. Front row: John Holland, Brian Mannes, Eddie Cooper, George Morris, Bobbie Robinson, Lyle Makeham, Tommy Langstaff and Stan Somerville. Second row: Joyce Osborne, Marj Somerville, Marie Turner, Marj Cooper, Minnie Cooper, Dorothy Cooper, Jean Magee, Cletus Mannes and Joy Robinson. Third row: Verna Magee, Inez Somerville, Hazel Somerville, Thelma Loader, Madge Magee, Eileen Mannes, Moira Rafferty and Olive Gould. Back row: Ken Gould, Vin Turner, Cliff Magee, Tommy McCleen and Geoff Somerville. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo born captain James Esdaile ordered sailors to open fire on a sinking ship at the height of World War Two.Bendigo Advertiser full page article entitled 'Peril on the high seas' with three black and white photos of HMAS Adelaide, a midget submarine, and James Esdaile in 1935.bendigo, hmas adelaide, japanese midget submarine, james esdaile