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Ballarat and Vicinity bound into later quarter leather binding with book label of Inside front cover and stamp of original owner Muedal on original cover. Edited by W. B. Kimberly of Chicago U.S.A. and published by FW Niven & Co.non-fictionBallarat and Vicinity. A comprehensive history of her past , a resume of her resources, together with the biographies of her representative pioneers.. Edited by W. B. Kimberly and others of Chicago U.S.A. This copy has later twentieth century binding probably commissioned by book collector Rollo Hammett. Publisher: FW Niven & Co.ballarat, niven, eureka

Northern District School of NursingStory of a con-man met with on a bus while trainee nurse was travelling to Bendigo for her 2nd year block.con-man, nurse education

The elderly female, Apostolo Raftopoulos, photographed with with her daughter (Anastasia) Tasia Florias and Tasia's then future daughter-in-law Joyia Raftopoulos. Joyia married Bill Florence (Vasili Florias). The male pictured, Bob Florence, is Bill Florence's brother. They were photographed in the village of Platrithia in 1949. Apostolo was from the Vrettos/Floria family from Kolieri/Exoghi and was married to Efstathios Raftopolous (Levendi). Bill and Joyia Florence are the parents of George Florence who owned and operated the Astor Theatre. George is a descendant of one of the early Ithacan families (Raftopoulos, Levendis) who migrated to Australia in the early years of the twentieth century and settled initially in Mildura. Other members of the family arrived later and eventually settled in Melbourne and opened businesses with in the CBD.A black and white photograph of a family group of a man and two ladies standing behind a seated older lady. There is a small house and trees in the back ground. The names of the people are printed across the bottom of the photograph.TASIA FLORIA, BOB FLORENCE, JOYIA RAFTOPOULOS/ APOSTOLO RAFTOPOULOU (LEVENTI)/ PLATRITHIA CA 1949