George William Stock, born at sea on the way to Australia 1861 (RIP 23/2/1924); buried at Greensborough. Photographs from the collection of Peter Blackbourn, a descendant of the Chapman Stock family. Annotations to photos by Peter Blackbourn.Digital copy of black and white photograph.peter blackbourn, george willam stock

Caroline and Ferdinand Barnett and his sister Emily Barnett from Northcote. Taken at 122 Main Road Lower Plenty. Photographs from the collection of Peter Blackbourn, a descendant of the Chapman Stock family. Annotations to photos by Peter Blackbourn.Digital copy of black and white photograph.peter blackbourn, caroline barnett, ferdinand barnett, emily barnett, 122 main road lower plenty

Heidelberg-Eltham bus, run by Alf Barnett then his brother Stan Barnett. This photograph taken at Bannockburn Road, late 1920s.Photographs from the collection of Peter Blackbourn, a descendant of the Chapman Stock family. Annotations to photos by Peter Blackbourn.Digital copy of black and white photograph.peter blackbourn, alf barnett, stan barnett, heidelberg-eltham bus

George William Stock born at sea on way to Australia 1861 (RIP 23/2/1924). This photo has been cropped. Photographs from the collection of Peter Blackbourn, a descendant of the Chapman Stock family. Annotations to photos by Peter Blackbourn. Digital copy of black and white photograph, cropped.peter blackbourn, george willam stock

A large group of people at a function at Lower Plenty Hall. The Hall has now been demolished to make way for a car park. Photographs from the collection of Peter Blackbourn, a descendant of the Chapman Stock family. Annotations to photos by Peter Blackbourn.Digital copy of black and white photograph.peter blackbourn, lower plenty hall

Bartlett Splatt group: George William Splatt at rear in white shirt; Bartlett (Barl) Splatt seated far right. Others not named. Photographs from the collection of Peter Blackbourn, a descendant of the Chapman Stock family. Annotations to photos by Peter Blackbourn.Digital copy of black and white photograph.peter blackbourn, henry bartlett splatt, george william splatt

Group of unknown men outside the original Greensborough Hotel. Photographs from the collection of Peter Blackbourn; a descendant of the Chapman Stock family. Annotations to photos by Peter Blackbourn. [There are unconfirmed suspicions that the top right is Ted Foley and the front right is Jack Stock]Digital copy of black and white photograph.peter blackbourn, greensborough hotel

Stock Family 1909. (left to right) Mary, Florence,Harriett Emma Stock, William Thomas Finn, Jane, Lillian, Jack and Ethyl. Photographs from the collection of Peter Blackbourn, a descendant of the Chapman Stock family. Annotations to photos by Peter Blackbourn.Digital copy of black and white studio photograph.peter blackbourn, stock family, william thomas finn, harriett stock

Black bourn family 1936 (left to right) Audrey, John and Margaret Blackbourn with mother Jean; taken at 122 Main Road Lower Plenty. Photographs from the collection of Peter Blackbourn, a descendant of the Chapman Stock family. Annotations to photos by Peter Blackbourn.Digital copy of black and white photograph.peter blackbourn, margaret balckbourn, john blackbourn, audrey blackbourn, 122 main road lower plenty

Margaret Gibson Blackbourn, Queen of Lower Plenty 1955 with Jean and Reg Huggett (left to right) Jean Huggett, Margaret Gibson, Reg Huggett. Photographs from the collection of Peter Blackbourn, a descendant of the Chapman Stock family. Annotations to photos by Peter Blackbourn.Digital copy of black and white photograph.peter blackbourn, margaret gibson, margaret blackbourn, jean huggett, reg huggett

Bridesmaids at wedding of Marjory Barnett to Arthur Mountford (left to right) Dorothy Brown, Audrey Brown. Photograph taken at 122 Main Road Lower Plenty. Photographs from the collection of Peter Blackbourn, a descendant of the Chapman Stock family. Annotations to photos by Peter Blackbourn.Digital copy of black and white photograph.peter blackbourn, marjory barnett, arthur mountford, dorothy brown, audrey brown

Stock Blackbourn Family 1909. (left to right) Mary Stock, Florence Emma Blackbourn, Harriett Emma Stock. Close up of wedding photo 1909. Photographs from the collection of Peter Blackbourn, a descendant of the Chapman Stock family. Annotations to photos by Peter Blackbourn.Digital copy of black and white studio photograph.peter blackbourn, mary stock, florence emma stock, harriett stock

George Stock and family 1909 (left to right) Jane Finn and son George, George William Stock. House in Main Street near bridge over river. Photographs from the collection of Peter Blackbourn, a descendant of the Chapman Stock family. Annotations to photos by Peter Blackbourn.Digital copy of black and white photograph.peter blackbourn, george willam stock, jane stock (nee finn), george stock

Stock Finn Family 1926. (left to right) Jane Finn, Harriett Emma Stock (child), George Blackbourn, Florence Blackbourn. Photograph taken in Heidelberg 1926.Photographs from the collection of Peter Blackbourn, a descendant of the Chapman Stock family. Annotations to photos by Peter Blackbourn.Digital copy of black and white photograph.peter blackbourn, jane stock finn, harriett stock, george blackbourn, florence blackbourn

Early view of Main Street Greensborough showing the mainly residential nature of the buildings. Photographs from the collection of Peter Blackbourn, a descendant of the Chapman Stock family. Annotations to photos by Peter Blackbourn. Photo and article appeared in The Diamond Valley News 9/10/1984 page 29.Digital copy of black and white photograph.peter blackbourn, main street greensborough

Two photographs of the Onion Farm, Diamond Creek Road Greensborough. Photo 1 is not captioned; photo 2 (left to right) Harris the owner, unknown male, William Thomas Finn. Photographs from the collection of Peter Blackbourn, a descendant of the Chapman Stock family. Annotations to photos by Peter Blackbourn.Digital copy of two black and white photographs.peter blackbourn, william thomas finn, harris, onion farm greensborough

Stock Family 1906. (left to right) Jane Stock, William Stock, Florence Emma Stock, Jack Stock, Mary Stock. Children at front: Henry Blackbourn, Lillian Stock. Photographs from the collection of Peter Blackbourn, a descendant of the Chapman Stock family. Annotations to photos by Peter Blackbourn.Digital copy of black and white studio photograph.peter blackbourn, stock family, henry blackbourn

The Barnett family at 122 Main Road Lower Plenty. (Left to right, standing: Mick, Bill, Elsie, Ivy, Amile,Les,(Kneeling) Marg Barnett, Margaret Blackbourn, Margaret Barnett, Photographs from the collection of Peter Blackbourn, a descendant of the Chapman Stock family. Annotations to photos by Peter Blackbourn.Digital copy of black and white photograph.peter blackbourn, barnett family, 122 main road lower plenty

Susan Chapman came to Australia with husband James Chapman in 1849. They has eight children and Susan was a midwife in the Greensborough area. Photographs from the collection of Peter Blackbourn, a descendant of the Chapman Stock family. Annotations to photos by Peter Blackbourn. [J. P. Lind Studio advertised between 1870-1874] Digital copy of black and white studio photograph.peter blackbourn, susan chapman

Harriet Walker Stock, came from England 1861, first to Lower Plenty then to Greensborough. Photographs from the collection of Peter Blackbourn, a descendant of the Chapman Stock family. Annotations to photos by Peter Blackbourn. [Nearly 100 advertisements for W. Bear at 145 Smith Street may be found for years 1882-1883]Digital copy of black and white studio photograph.peter blackbourn, harriett walker stock

Members of the Barnett and Blackbourn families at rear of 122 Main Road Lower Plenty. On roof: Laurie Barnett. On ground left to right: Ferdinand Barnett, Ted and Jean Blackbourn, Myrtle, Marjory, Ivy Barnett. Photographs from the collection of Peter Blackbourn, a descendant of the Chapman Stock family. Annotations to photos by Peter Blackbourn.Digital copy of black and white photograph.peter blackbourn, barnett family, blackbourn family

Workers at Latoof Clothing Factory, Main Street, Greensborough, which later moved to Lambourn Road Watsonia. (Left to right) Unknown English Woman, Peggy Barnett, Audrey Blackbourn, [Back-Lady from Hurstbridge], Billy Hollibone from Wattle Glen. Photographs from the collection of Peter Blackbourn, a descendant of the Chapman Stock family. Annotations to photos by Peter Blackbourn.Digital copy of black and white photograph.peter blackbourn, audrey blackbourn, peggy barnett, latoof and callil, billy hollibone

Barnett family 1921 at the wedding of Leslie Barnett to Lily Rose. Left to right:: Elsie Barnett, Mr Brown, Dorothy Barnett, Leslie Barnett (groom), Lily Rose (bride), Kathy Barnett (rear), Jean (front), unknown male and female. Digital copy of black and white studio photograph. Photographs from the collection of Peter Blackbourn, a descendant of the Chapman Stock family. Annotations to photos by Peter Blackbourn.Digital copy of black and white studio photograph.peter blackbourn, leslie barnett, lily rose, lily barnett

Blackbourn family: on verandah (left to right) Kathy Barnett, myrtle, Ivy Barnett, Elsie Margasan, unnamed child,Elsie Barnett, Margaret Barnett. Front row: unnamed man, Audrey Blackbourn, Ted Blackbourn, Margaret Blackbourn, unnamed man. Taken at Main Road Lower Plenty. Photographs from the collection of Peter Blackbourn, a descendant of the Chapman Stock family. Annotations to photos by Peter Blackbourn.Digital copy of black and white photograph.peter blackbourn, blackbourn family, barnett family

Lower Plenty Primary School 1934. (left to right) Back row: unknown, Ivy Barnett,unknown, Kathy Barnett, unknown. Front row: unknown, Dorothy Kenny, unknown, unknown.Digital copy of black and white photograph.peter blackbourn, lower plenty primary school, ivy barnett, kathy barnett, dorothy kenny

Mary Chapman Poulter [1856-16/5/1930]. Photographs from the collection of Peter Blackbourn, a descendant of the Chapman Stock family. Annotations to photos by Peter Blackbourn.Digital copy of detail of black and white photograph.

Early view of Main Street Greensborough showing the mainly residential nature of the buildings. Photographs from the collection of Peter Blackbourn, a descendant of the Chapman Stock family.Photograph copy originally located in a magnetic style album titled 'Greensborough Bypass 1990s 5' suffering significant degradation. No information contained in album or on reverse of photos except where noted. Relocated to archival photosafe storage.greensborough, main street

Descendants of James and Susan Chapman at a 'reunion' in Greensborough 7th April 2012. Back row (l-r) Peter Blackbourn; Brian Poulter; Peter Chapman; Steve Whatmough; Karen Hough. Front row (l-r) Joanne Blackbourn; Helen Davies (descendant of George Chapman), Val Wilson, Denise Anderson; Shannyn Hough.Digital copy of colour photograph.chapman family

Oral history Myrtle Barnett ( 1915- ); fostered daughter of Caroline & Ferdinand Barnett; Lower Plenty. Interviewed on 19 Feb 1996 by Peter Blackbourn. "We lived at Grace Park and could walk straight down the road and over the bridge to the Montmorency State School. The school was in Rattray Rd about half way up the hill. The King family lived next door to the school. One day the students were all taken on a walk to choose the site of the new school (which was built in 1924). In addition to the above story; Myrtle said at either the Lower Plenty School or the Montmorency School there was a teacher they didn’t like so they swapped schools. My Grandmother Jean Barnett; started at Greensborough Primary in 1919 and stayed 3 months. When I told her about this; she told me off and said she never went there! She must have then gone to Montmorency and when there was a call to start a school at Lower Plenty; took the opportunity to get away from the teacher they didn’t like. I’m not sure of the time line for the above events; or which school they swapped to but I thought it gave a little insight into the 1920’s and how Lower Plenty; Montmorency and Greensborough were connected."Transcript of Oral History. barnett family, myrtle barnett