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Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - Copy, Carome Homestead, Mernda, 1962
A photograph of Carome Homestead in Mernda dated 1962.Abraham Willis pioneer of the Mernda district.Colour photograph.Printed on Kodak Professional Endura Paper. Handwritten on the back: 1962 Power family time.mernda, carome mernda, willis family, abraham willis, isabella willis, carome homestead, 1962 -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - Copy, Headstone, Abraham & Isabella Willis, 1962
A group of descendants of Abraham & Isabella Willis standing behind the Willis family headstone in Yan Yean Cemetery, 1962. Clare Davis identified. Abraham Willis pioneer of the Mernda district.Colour photograph.Printed on Kodak Professional Endura Paper. Handwritten on the back: Clare Davis and family.mernda, carome mernda, willis family, abraham willis, isabella willis, carome homestead, 1962, mary willis, yan yean cemetery, headstone, clare davis -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - Copy, Carome Homestead, Mernda, 1982
A photograph of Carome homestead in Mernda, 1982Abraham Willis pioneer of the Mernda district.Colour photograph.Printed on Fujifilm Pictro Paper. Handwritten on the back: 1982 Danahers time.mernda, carome mernda, willis family, abraham willis, isabella willis, carome homestead, 1982, bluestone house -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - Newspaper Clipping, Whittlesea Leader, Auction, 107 Schotters Road, Mernda, 31 Oct 2006
Sale by auction of Turner's Bakery in Schotters Road Mernda.Turner family pioneers of the Mernda district3 pages of newsprint with colour images.mernda, turner bakery, schotters road mernda, turner's bakery -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - Newspaper Clipping, Copy, Pensioner loses life savings, c.1960
88-year-old George Cockerell of Bridge Inn Lane, Mernda, robbed of his life savings.George Cockerell pioneer of the Mernda districtNewsprint with 1 black and white photograph, undated.mernda, george cockerell, bridge inn lane mernda, cockerell family, cockerell forge -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - Newspaper Clipping, Copy, Back to Mernda, c.1950-1960
An incomplete newspaper article containing a list of names of people in attendance of the Back to Mernda reunion held in the Mernda Mechanics Institute, undated, c.1950's - 1960's.Mernda district pioneer familiesNewsprint in 3 parts, undated.mernda, back to mernda, mernda mechanics institute, mernda reunion, back to mernda reunion, crozier family, danaher family, deutscher family, dunster family, edwards family, fleming family, giddens family, gregory family, hall family, harris family, hayes family, hill family, hobson family, hope family, hurrey family, jeffery family, johnson family, jolley family, kiernan family, knox family, mann family, marshall family, melbourne family, mccarthy family, mcdonald family, mckay family, mclennan family, mcphee family, mcphan family, murphy family, owens family, plum family, popple family, power family, richards family, richardson family, shanks family, smith family, smithson family, stevens family, thomas family, vorbach family, wallis family, welsh family, wheeler family, whitten family, young family, leach family, cockerell family, benson family, coupar family, carswell family -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - Newspaper Clipping, Copy, In Memoriam, Charles Turner, c.1944
Various newspaper notices reporting the death of Mernda pioneer Charles Turner in 1944.Charles Turner pioneer of Mernda1 A4 pagemernda, charles turner, turner bakery, c turner baker, stephenson turner, turner family history -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - Article, Whittlesea Leader, Loving it for a long time, 8 May 2007
Mr. Andrew Long celebrates his 80th birthday in his home of 80 years in O'Herns Road, Epping. He is the son of a dairy farmer and part of one of the oldest families in the district.Long family pioneers of Epping.Newsprint 2 pages text with 2 colour photographs.andrew long, long family, epping, dairy farmer, o'herns road epping -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - Article, Crunch time for Long's peace
O'Herns Road longtimers Peter and Andrew Long, will fight Whittlesea Council approval for a concrete plant near their Epping home.Long family pioneers of Epping.Newsprint 1p. text with colour photo.andrew long, long family, epping, dairy farmer, o'herns road epping, peter long -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Painting - Oil, by Paul Woodford, Craigie Lee at Yan Yean by Paul Woodford
... pioneers of the Whittlesea District. ... both prominent early pioneers of the Whittlesea District ...The bluestone Craigie Lee homestead constructed c. 1860 was purchased by Thomas Hurrey in 1886 from James Bett. Bett had earlier purchased it from George Sherwin and Aeneas McPherson in 1868. The Hurrey Brothers, Craigie Lee Farm Dairy, was established 1893 and continued until 1952. The property remained in the hands of the Hurrey family until 1989. Craigie Lee is significant for its association with Sherwin, and the Hurrey family both prominent early pioneers of the Whittlesea District. Painting, oil on boardSigned by Paul Woodfordyan yean, dairy farm, hurrey family, sherwin, bluestone -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Painting - Oil, by Paul Woodford, Craigie Lee at Yan Yean by Paul Woodford
... pioneers of the Whittlesea District...., and the Hurrey family both prominent early pioneers of the Whittlesea ...The bluestone Craigie Lee homestead constructed c. 1860 was purchased by Thomas Hurrey in 1886 from James Bett. Bett had earlier purchased it from George Sherwin and Aeneas McPherson in 1868. The Hurrey Brothers, Craigie Lee Farm Dairy, was established 1893 and continued until 1952. The property remained in the hands of the Hurrey family until 1989. Craigie Lee is significant for its association with Sherwin, and the Hurrey family both prominent early pioneers of the Whittlesea District.Framed oil painting on board of Craigie Lee homestead at Yan YeanSigned in left bottom corner by artist Paul Woodforddairy farm, bluestone house, farming, yan yean, hurrey family, sherwin -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - Digital Image, Official opening of the George Sherwin Commemorative Bandstand at Whittlesea, 11/11/2001, 2001
... was the first pioneer of the Whittlesea District. Arriving in 1837, he... Bandstand. George Sherwin was the first pioneer of the Whittlesea ...The George Sherwin Commemorative Bandstand. George Sherwin was the first pioneer of the Whittlesea District. Arriving in 1837, he built his hut and stockyards near this location. The plaque was unveiled on 11 November 2001 by Mr. Graham R. Sherwin. The bandstand originated from a proposal drawn-up by Whittlesea Historical Society members Gwen Hawke and Maureen Doyle, and based on an idea put forward by Heather Tivendale. Special guests at the opening of the George Sherwin Commemorative Bandstand were the following descendants of George Sherwin and Mary nee Thorn, Camille Sherwin-Suttor, Nicolette Sherwin-Suttor, Gail Sherwin-Suttor and Hazel Sherwin, all of Hornsby, N.S.W.Digital copy of colour photograph george sherwin, whittlesea, bandstand, george sherwin bandstand -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Document - pdf, Australian Garden History, Horticultural Pioneer Charles Draper of Charnwood Arthurs Creek, May/Jun 2004
Horticultural Pioneer Charles Draper of Charnwood, Arthurs Creek. By Bruce Draper. Published in Australian Garden History Vol. 15 No. 5 May/June 2004..pdf documentHorticultural Pioneer Charles Draper of Charnwood, Arthurs Creek. By Bruce Draper.charles draper, draper family, bruce draper, charnwood arthurs creek, fruit grower -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Document - Copy, Australian Garden History, Horticultural Pioneer Charles Draper of Charnwood Arthurs Creek, May/Jun 2004
Horticultural Pioneer Charles Draper of Charnwood, Arthurs Creek. By Bruce Draper. Published in Australian Garden History Vol. 15 No. 5 May/June 2004.6 pages photocopied.Horticultural Pioneer Charles Draper of Charnwood, Arthurs Creek. By Bruce Draper.charles draper, draper family, bruce draper, charnwood arthurs creek, fruit grower, reid family -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Document - Folder, Mann, John and Violet and family
John Mann arrived from Forfar, Scotland, on the clipper packet "Ellen Stuart" in 1857 and rented a farm "Overton" at Janefield. Soon after he met Melbourne-born Violet McKimmie, whose parents had a property near Darebin Creek. They married on 25 September 1862, John 26 and Violet 19. In 1874 John selected a block on Arthurs Creek and built a slab and bark hut (still standing in 1984) and called their farm "Carseburn" after John's parish in Scotland. They had seven children: John, Jane, Christine, David, Walter, James and Violet. John was drowned in the Yarra in May 1875 and Violet struggled to meet the lease commitment. She wrote to her brother-in-law David Mann in New Zealand who came to her aid, and on 10 September 1876, they married at the Victorian Free church, Smith Street, Collingwood. They improved the farm and built a three-room house. in July 1883 they bought neighbouring land from Ann Welsh. With David, Violet had four more children: Robert, William and twins Thomas and Henry. In 1883, David died and was buried in the same grave as his brother in Preston Cemetery. The twins also died, Thomas just before and Henry just after their father. the children assisted with the farm and orchard, the business including crops, a dairy herd, Carseburne sheep, and breeding horses. Violet died at Yan Yean in 1925, aged 83. A grandson of John Mann, James Mann, lived in Henry Street, Greensborough and had given a talk at the Whittlesea Historical Society in 1983 on his family. Descendant Lindsay Mann was part of a creative writing group that published a book including a short story "The Mountain Tramway" is loosely based on his childhood and stories he was told then but was planning to write his family story. Contents Newspaper article: "Tragedy couldn't stop this pioneer", Diamond Valley News, 31 January 1984, story of Mann family. Newspaper article: "Tracing the history of ordinary. people," Diamond Valley News, 29 July 1986, story of Mann family, researched by descendant Lindsay Mann who grew up at the Mann property She-Oak at Yan Yean and has numerous family records. Newspaper article: "A realist who captures light," Diamond Valley News, 29 July 1986, David Moore, a realist painter had been working from a studio at Montsalvat and his exhibition of work from that period was to open 1 August 1986 at the Victorian Artists Society Galleries.Newspaper clippings, A4 photocopies, etcjohn manan, violet mann nee mckimmie, clipper packet "ellen stuart", forfar scotland, darebin creek victoria, arthurs creek victoria, "overton" at janefield, "carseburn" at arthurs creek, jane mann, christine mann, david mann, walter mann, james mann, violet mann, victorian free church smith street collingwood, ann welsh, robert mann, william mann, thomas mann, henry mann, preston cemetery, carseburne sheep, yan yean cemetery, lindsay mann, david moore, montsalvat