A certificate of appreciation for Mrs Jessie May Angus’s contribution to the local community, awarded by Federal Member for Jagajaga, Peter Staples, 1993. A tribute to a Greensborough identity and her connection with the Philharmonic Choir. Mrs Angus was a member of the Partington family, Greensborough pioneers. Certificate printed in gold on buff card. Jessie Angus handwritten in black. jessie angus, jessie partington, jessie scholes, peter staples, australia day awards

This article celebrates the music of Jessie Angus (nee Partington) and outlines her association with the Diamond Valley Choir and other choirs. A tribute to a Greensborough identity including background information on the Choir and her family, Greensborough pioneers. Newspaper article and black and white image. 2 copiesjessie angus, jessie partington, jessie scholes, diamond valley choral society, diamond valley choir, eleanor simms

Prudence Partington was born in 1858 at a cottage at the Watsonia Toll Gate operated by her father Charles. The family later moved to Willis Vale. After their parents’ deaths, Maria and Prudence moved to a house in Sellars Street Watsonia in 1890. They lived together until their deaths in 1930, just two months apart.A pioneer Greensborough family.Sepia studio photograph of woman.prudence partington, portrait photographs, partington famiy