A letter dated 24/September/1866 and sent from London by Joe Rotherham to his sister. the letter advised that his wife Harriet had a baby daughter on 12th September, 1866 the baby was named Margaret.document

An aerogramme dated Thursday evening 03/02/1965 addressed to E. W. Wells Star Inn, Dunmow, Essex, England from G.T. Wells, 26 Seaview Crescent, Blackrock. Vic, Australia. It is written over three pages in very small writing.document

Four pages of short verses composed by Dorothy Wells. On the cover letter signed by Elms Wells on the 14th of May, 1961 she described how Dorothy composed this poems, one a week and when Elma visited her she dictated the verses and Elma put them on paper.document

A letter from the Education Department War Relief Fund addressed to Elma Wells. No date on the letter. The letter signed by the director of the fund details the award to Elma of a certificate of Effective Membership of the young Workers' Patriotic Guild. The letter details how the funds raised go to help those who have suffered during the great war. Then goes on to say that they have decided that those who possess the young workers' patriotic guild certificates may have the Education Department seal embossed upon the certificate if they succeed in rising 5 pounds and an additional seal if they succeed in raising 10 pounds.document

An envelope - From Miss E. W. Wells. Mum's parents (Rotherham), Great Auntie and associates.

An envelope addressed to Miss Elma Wells, 51 Barkly Place, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia from the Fleetway House, Farringdon St. London E.C. 4. There is a two pence red king George V stamp with a cancelled mark London EC Nov. 2 1921, 6.15pm. The envelope contains letter catalogue number 1388.51.Bdocument, envelope, elma wells.

Envelope addressed to A. Wells 51, Barkly Street, Bendigo. It has a centenary of Australia stamp cancelled 25 Oct 1934. The envelope did not have the sender on the back, but the letter inside is from Theo to mum, Dorothy and Elma.document, envelope, elma wells.

A letter from the Children's newspaper, edited by Arthur Mee, the Fleetway House, Farringdon St. London E. C. 4. The letter is dated November 2, 1921. "My dear Elma, very many thanks for your letter. I am delighted that my papers come into your home. That is all very interesting about your Aborigine, and I will gladly see if we can manage to have a paragraph about him. I am very much afraid, however, that he is only one of the endless procession of clever people who think they have solved the problem of perpetual motion. all the good wishes, yours sincerely, Arthur Mee.document, elma wells., the children's newspaper

A letter from Theo dated Wednesday evening 24/Oct/1934 addressed to Mum, Dorothy and Elma. The letter is two page long. the letter was inside envelope 1388.57document, elma wells.

Random thoughts. A record of personal memoirs of the author. 48 page book with light cardboard cover, black and white formatElam Winslade Wellsautobiography, elma winslade wells

George Edwin Wells was born in Oxford in 1826. He served an apprenticeship as a coachbuilder and in 1841 he went to New Zealand. He was returning to England in 1848 when he changed his mind in Singapore and turned around and came to Melbourne. He operated a store with Mr W Gibbs and when gold as discovered they left their wives in Melbourne and went to the gold fields of Ballarat in 1851. At this time George was newly married to Catherine Kiely. In 1852 the two men were at the Golden Gully area of the Fryers Creek gold fields, they then move to Bendigo, initially to White Hills before settling in Long Gully. They then brought their patient wives, who had only had visits from their husbands, to Bendigo. George had several successful mining ventures in Bendigo. He died in 1898. One of his sons, Alfred, married Margaret Rotherham in NSW where he was living. Alfred died in 1911 leaving Margaret with a young family. She moved to Bendigo to be nearer to family support. Alfred and Margaret's daughter, Elma Winslade Wells 91904 - 19/1/1988) became a teacher and was posted to Camp Hill Primary School. She was also heavily involved in the Scout movement in the Bendigo area.Blue hardcover scrapbook belonging to the Wells family. (Elma Wells). The cover has gold, black and blue flowers and birds on it. The word "scraps" in red within a gold rectangular box completes the cover. Inside all the pages are filled with drawing and pictures of people, animals, flowers and landscapes. Also, various poems are transcribed on the pages. Newspaper cuttings are also glued to pages and in two yellow envelopes.Inside cover in pencil: The Wells Family scrap book donated to the Royal Historical Society Bendigo Branch by Miss Elma W. Wellsfamily history, wells family

Photograph: Outside view of Old All Saints Church, Bendigo, frontage to Mackenzie Street.place, building, old all saints curch