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93 page book with indexInscribed ' Limited Edition. 64/200' Signed by the author.peterborough 3270, charles moore, peterborough family history

Family gathering of Kinnane-Cannane-Cannan families whose forebears settled in the Brown Hill region Ballarat EastFolder containing a coloured photograph and typed namesNames of people who attended the Cannan/Kinnane Gathering 24 March 1996kinnane, cannane, brown hill, family history

The Kinnane - Cannane family settled at Fellmongers, Little Bendigo and Brown Hill in the 1850s and later.Two folders 32cm x 24 cm with Family Crest on cover and photographs of family gathering insideFirst Cannan/Kinnane Gathering - Held at - Brown Hill Hall - Humffray St, Ballarat - 24th March 1996kinnane, cannane, cannan, brown hill, family history

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

Two copies of a poem titled "The Old Home" reflection by one who passed by. The poem has been cut from an old newspaper and glued to an A4 paper with fruits printed on. Author unknown. martin family, family history, genealogy

James Tyson was born in Sydney in 1823. Along with his brother the operated a wholesale and retail butchery in 1852, slaughtering cattle from their property near Balranald. He had worked his way up from farm labouring to droving cattle and initially had a property at the junction of the Lachlan and Murrumbidgee Rivers in 1846. With the discovery of gold he began droving cattle to Bendigo in 1851. He extended his holdings throughout NSW, Gippsland and then into Queensland where he died in 1898. Along the way he had become a millionaire.Nineteen pages of research on James Tyson and family.james tyson, tyson family history

Sydney : John Sands, 1948 141 p. ; 28 cm. non-fictiongenealogy, australia - family history

Index, bib, ill, maps, p.578.non-fictionA history of the Henty family, early settlers in Western Victoria.victoria - history - 1834-1851, henty family - history

Maps, p 64non-fictionA manual produced by a professional genealogist to aid family historians in their quest for Irish forbears.ireland - geneology, ireland - family history

ill, maps, p.145. non-fictionHow to trace your ancestors and relatives in Ireland.ireland - geneology, family history - ireland

non-fictionA family history of John Mitchell Harris and Emily Rebecca Farrell and their 15 children, and their contribution to communities in the north east of Victoria. Compiled from information provided by their family members.john mitchell harris family history, emily rebecca farrell, north east victoria families

non-fictionThis history of the Edmondson family begins with the journey of George and Isabella Edmondson, with their four children, from County Renfrew via Liverpool to Melbourne in 1848. After some time at the Bendigo goldfields, George and his second wife, Margaret Boyd, moved to the Yackandandah area. Later family members settled in various areas of Victoria, with one descendant, Ern Edmondson being a member of the ANZAC forces. Particular mention is made of Maud Cadman, an octogenarian family member, and source of much family information. The story is profusely illustrated with photographs of family members, and, in particular, a photograph of a New Testament, presented to Margaret Boyd aboard the ship that brought her to Australia in 1852.edmondson family, pioneers, beechworth, yackandandah, northeast victoria family history

Shire of Ripon ledger used to record payments for animals released or purchased from the pound. It records fees and/or prices along with people's names. Foolscap half bound tan calf bound ledger. Marbled end papers. Label Arnold & Jackson glued to inside front cover.B10084 10/8/10cash balance accounts book, pound, ledgers, handwriting, family history beaufort, shire of ripon

A history of the Family of Charles and Hannah Collins, Pioneers. 24-page booklet. Compiled in 1973 by Iris E. Hocking (Great Granddaughter) and her father, George William Collins (Grandson). Sketch map of Victorian Goldfields area on title page. B&W photos of George C R Collins and Jemima on page 13. B&W photo of family of George and Jemima on page 14. Printed by Advertiser (Jamieson) Printery.Signature of Iris E. Hocking in ink at bottom of page 1.charles and hannah collins, family history, george c r collins, hannah charlotte whitaker-clarke, jemima martin, charles collins, hannah collins

Four Lever Arch folders relating to the Anglo-Irish lawyer Henry Cuthbert. .1) Henry Cuthbert politics and Victorian Legislative Council (includes information on 'representative Government in Victoria 1851-1993 by Ian McLaren; Charles Gavan Duffy in Australia by J.E. Parnaby; image of Henry Cuthbert from the Australasian Sketcher -Also John Gavan Duffy John Madden, Duncan Gillies, J.G. Francis, R.S. Anderson, James Service, Robert Clark, Thomas Bent, Robert Ramsay. George B. Kerford) .2) Henry Cuthbert Memberships and Affiliations, Freemasons, UFS Dispensary, Yarrowee Lodge NO 10, Ballarat Base Hospital, Ballarat Central Bowling Club, Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat Mecahnics' Institute, Ballarat School of Mines, Ballarat Observatory, Ballarat Benevolent Asylum, Ballarat Gas Company, Ballarat Orphanage .3) Henry Cuthbert - Ireland .4) Henry Cuthbert family information and biographies and photographslawyers, legal, dianne campbell goldfields lawyers collection, ireland, irish, anglo-irish, henry cuthbert, solicitor-general, william collard smith, duncan gillies, victorian legislative council, federal convention, melbourne club, the rest is history, the rest is history by dorothy wickham, ballarat orphanage, ballarat orphan asylum, ballarat gas company, annie cuthbert, john headon cuthbert, john bryan cuthbert, emma cuthbert, anna cuthbert, john cuthbert, tom cuthbert, robert cuthbert, family history, genealogy

This Bible and cover belonged to Ethel Ardlie, nee Ryan (1880-1967). In 1903 she married Arthur Stanley Ardlie of Warrnambool. Arthur Ardlie was the son of the prominent Warrnambool lawyer, William Ardlie and his wife Mary and the grandson of John and Mary Ardlie, pioneer settlers in Warrnambool. Ethel and Arthur Ardlie had three daughters, Olive (1905- 1912), Dorothy (1910-1993) and Agnes (1915-1993). They lived at Aroona, Princess Street, Warrnambool.These items are of great interest firstly because they are examples of the type of Bible and cover that families owned in the mid 20th century. Also they are mementoes of a prominent family in Warrnambool in the 20th century, with the Bible containing important information on this family. .1 This is a Bible with a black cover with gold lettering on the spine. The cover is stained. The pages contain the Old Testament (1086 pages), a Family Register section, the New Testament (306 pages) and some coloured maps. Amongst the pages are two pressed pansies and two loose sheets. .2 This is a brown tooled leather cover for the Bible with a brown silk lining and a brown cord attached to the top of the spine for use as a bookmark. The front cover has an embossed image of seven figures. The edges of the spine of the cover are torn. Ethel M. Ardlie (x2) Aroona, Warrnambool ardlie family, history of warrnambool