Mary Karney's father was David Robb, who owned Cowes's first general store. The talk was for the Friends of the Phillip Island Library.HistoricalPhotocopy of a newspaper article which includes a photo of 6 people, 5 women and one man in the middle. Mary Karney, Edna Thompson, Frank & Helen Jansson, Cherry McFee and Poss Jackson.Author on Island historymary karney, david robb, local history, cowes, cherry mcfee, edna thompson, frank jansson, poss jackson

Typed notes mentioning the history of the Hepburn Family and Margaret Cotton McLachlan coming by sailing ship to Australia to marry her fiance who was a miner in Sandhurst and extracts from the diary of William Thompson.document, names of bendigo pioneers, bendigo historical society, settlers under sail, alexander hepburn stone, loch ard centenary commemoration committee, professor j. j. auchmuty, mr don charlwood, andrew hepburn, james hepburn, mary queen of scots, black bothwell, captain hepburn, the 'hope', george b crow, george baker, the 'marlbro', archives department of the latrobe library, mr loman, the 'david clarke', captain hepburn of the royal scots, sir john hepburn, mr howard hepburn, victoria reef lease no 60, ebenezer neill, becker, stirton, margaret cotton mclachlan, ina hepburn, the 'donald mckay', black ball line, james baines and company of liverpool, onedin line, passenger contract ticket, james mclauchlan, christian ferguson, robert miller, william thompson, mr stanwin, the 'shomberg', itchell and son, the 'dunbar', margaret stirton, canon horace stirton, dr james nish, p pentreath, jane pentreath, st andrew's presbyterian church sandhurst, james hepburn, corporate high school, bendigo high school, iron bark school of john rae, rae's hill school, mr john rae, rae anderson, bendigo branch of the royal historical society of victoria, victoria reef mine, 'gourdie farm', mr howard hepburn, john fortey, margaret cotton hepburn

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

Locally significant because it shows a business in the early days of the town.Black and white photograph on cardboard showing four males and a female standing with a horse and cart in front of a shop. The shop is branded with the name W.G. Turner Cash and Grocer and has the year 1857.Handwritten on back of photograph is "formally Fred Thompson's Grocers shop" and "Bill Bowker, Bill Grant, Joyce Trevan, ?, Bill Turnerararat, business, fred thompson grocer, w.g. turner cash and grocer

One of a collection of 9 photographs donated by the former Shire of Phillip Island. Picture taken before the Golden Cypresses were planted in 1912. Two Coloured postcards showing a Chicory Kiln, West's General Store & Bakery and three houses on the west side of Thompson Avenue, the main street in Cowes. Westernport in the background. 2nd postcard Registration No. 191-02"Main Street, Cowes."thompson avenue, cowes phillip island, main street cowes phillip island, west's general store, cowes phillip island, shire of phillip island

A white book titled 'From Police Camp to Pedagogue. Camp Hill Primary School No. 1976. Centenary 1878 - 1978.' Compiled by Wesley C. Harry and Edward C. Thompson. 1978. 32 pgs. photographsbendigo, education, camp hill primary school, la trobe university bendigo collection, collection, bendigo, education, camp hill primary school, state schools, primary schools, centenary, centenaries, wesley c. harry, edward c. thompson, history, photos, photographs, magazine

A small Bendigo 'Advertiser' article titled 'Bronze Medal'. Mr. L. Thompson the Victorian Education Minister was awarded the Bronze Medal for his role after the Faraday School kidnapping in October, 1972. June, 1974.bendigo, education, faraday kidnapping, la trobe university bendigo collection, collection, bendigo, education, faraday primary school, mr. l. thompson, royal humane society, kidnapping, crime, bronze medal, faraday kidnapping

A newspaper article titled 'They want word on the merger'. Pressure is being put on the Minister of Education Mr. Lindsay Thompson to announce the merger of State College of Victoria Bendigo and Bendigo Institute of Technology. 4/5/74.bendigo, education, bit and btc merger, la trobe university bendigo collection, collection, bendigo, education, tertiary education, state college of victoria bendigo, bendigo institute of technology, mr. lindsay thompson, merger

Plan/map: Bendigo Weeroona Gaswork, plan showing details four purifiers. Plan signed by? Thompson engineer, dated 1889. Written on bottom RH: this is one of the drawings referred to in my contract dated ... (undated).plan, bendigo, bendigo weeroona gas works, gasworks, thompson

Uniform issued to S/SGT "Brian Thompson". Years of service 1973 - 1993. 316221.1. Jacket - white colour polyester/cotton fabric, rolled collar jacket, shoulder epaulettes, top of sleeves, black colour rank badge with gold colour crown and three stripes = Staff Sergeant. Manufacturers label back below collar. 2. Trousers - black colour cotton/polyester fabric with fob pocket and two side pockets. Metal and nylon zipper fly. Red colour wool fabric twin 2 cm stripe down each side seam. Manufacturers label back below waistband. Black colour polyester fabric lining waistband and pockets. Black plastic button inside waistband. 3. Cummerbund - Red colour polyester fabric, broad waist sash with three pleats, metal hook and bracket buckle and hook and loop fastener to adjust lengthy. Black colour polyester fabric lining. Manufacturers label. 4. Bowtie - black colour polyester fabric, pre-tied bow tie with metal clasp. Manufacturers label. 5. Braces - set of white colour cotton elastic braces with metal clips to attach to trousers. Metal slide clips to adjust length and plastic strap joiner.Manufacturers information. 1. Jacket - black fabric label - TETOROM/ 65% POLYESTER/ 35% COTTON/ WIMBLEDON WEAR/ MELBOURNE". White fabric label "97R/ WARM MACHINE WASH/ D NOT BLEACH/ MACHINE TUMBLE DRY/ WARM. WARM IRON." 2. "A.G.C.F./ VICTORIA/ 1987/ ^/ ARMY NO/ NAME" 3. "POLYESTER/ DRY/ CLEAN/ (50c) ONLY" 4. POLYESTER/ DRY/CLEAN/ (50c) ONLY"uniform, army, mess dress, brian thompson

One of a collections of photographs purchased from Photo First, Thompson Avenue, Cowes, when it closed in June 2014. The store was previously the Cowes General Store. It changed ownership several times.Large Black & White photograph of Cowes Fruit Supply and a L Donnellan Ph Chemist in Thompson Avenue, Cowes. cowes general store, a. l. donnellan, photo first phillip island

A newspaper article titled 'College needs 200 teachers'. The Minister for Education Mr. Thompson made the statement in relation to the new State College of Victoria which consisted of ten teachers' training colleges. Source and date unknown.bendigo, education, state college of victoria, la trobe univesity bendigo collection, collection, bendigo, education, tertiary education, bendigo teachers' college, state college of victoria (bendigo), mr. thompson

Yellow laminated card with three photos. The first are Laura Gromley, Rodney Green, Jamie Penrose and Brett Thompson at their desks. The second a picture of Lance Bennett with a dog and the third is Colin Chan and Sarah Todd splashing at the pool.education, primary, golden square laurel st p.s., golden square primary school 1189 collection - newspaper cuttings, laura gromley, rodney green, jamie penrose, brett thompson, lance bennett, colin chan, sarah todd

Uniform trousers issued to S/SGT "Brian Thompson", 316 221. Years of Service 1973 - 1993.Trousers - black colour wool fabric with two side pockets, five button fly, red colour wool piping stripe down each side seam. At ankles there are fabric straps with two buttons/ buttonholes - stirrup pant style. Black colour plastic buttons. Cream Colour cotton fabric lining to waist and pockets. Buttons on inside of waistband for attachment of braces.uniform, army, mess dress trousers, brian thompson

This home was donated to the people of Phillip Island by the owner, Mr Thompson. It was later moved to Genista Street, Cowes.Black & white photo of the original Warley Hospital, showing the house, garden with three adults and one child on the verandah.Nilcowes, local history, photographs, warley hospital, thompson family, local identities, houses