Greeting cards sent during WW1 - 1917, 1918. Owned and sent by R.T. Mitchell to his daughter Anne.Three silk embroidered postcards, sent from France during World War 1, from R.J. Mitchell to his daughter Anne. There are also two black and white postcards.1. Handwritten in grey pencil on the back of the Forget-Me-not card: 31/5/1917 'Dear Anne I got a letter from you a few days ago and am glad to know you are well and got plenty of work to do. How is school getting on, do you still want to be a teacher well if you do mind you are a good one. Your loving fatherr. 2. X-mas wishes: France 5th 1918. Dear Annie Received your birthday thank you very much How are you getting on with your scholarship. Hope you have a very happy christmas Lots of love your affe father R.J.Mitchell 3. handwritten in grey pencil on the back of the Happy Christmas card 'Somewhere in Belgium Oct 15th, 1917 Dear Anne Received your letter of July 3rd. Am sorry pearl has ben so bad, hope she is alright again now. Well I am keeping quite well we are having plenty of rain although it is fine today. Hope you have a veery merry Christmas Loads of love Your affec father R J Mitchell'. 4. Carte Postale - Postcard 5/1918postcards, greeting cards

Mercia's father was Adam Arthur WATSON.Mercia daughter of 'Uncle' Arthur Watson from Lota (Qld) visiting Ferris Rdlocal identities

p. 298.fictionA searing and compelling piece of fictionenglish fiction- irish authors, fathers and daughters-fiction

non-fictionThe story of the Thomas Proctor and his family of 'Ulverstone'. Thomas migrated to Australia in 1852 as a young boy. After time on the goldfields, Thomas took to the land, marrying the daughter of Charles Cross, a landowner at Kooreh in the North Grampians district of Victoria. Over the following decades he amassed much more land. Thomas was an astute businessman and entrepreneur - married twice and fathered 17 children. Through his benevolence towards the local community as well as his financial success Thomas became known as 'The Grand Old Man of Kooreh'.proctor family, victoria -- genealogy, kooreh victoria, thomas proctor

The Alma Doepel Youth Sail Training program was made available to Junior Legatees between 1988-1999 and may be again when restoration of the ship is completed. The plaque acknowledges the support of Melbourne Legacy during the earlier restoration after the war following the ship's war service carrying supplies and troops in New Guinea. There was a program to send young legatees on trips on the Alma Doepel through the 1980s and 90s. The articles from the Answer show timetables and criteria for nomination of junior legatees to be selected on the trips. One of these articles mentions the war service of the Alma Doepel - the only ship with served in World War II that was still active in 1995.Illustrates another of the activities engaged in by Junior Legatees. A record of a Legacy providing amazing experiences for the junior legatees that they might never have done because of the deaths of their fathers.Brown wood base, lacqured, green felt adhered to base, metal engraving attached to base. Title printed on white paper,adhered to black wooden triangle, brown felt adhered to base of triangle.Engraving of sailing ship "Alma Doepel". Inscription underneath the sailing ship as follows; ALMA DOEPEL Fore and Aft topsail schooner built in Bellingen, NSW, by Frederik Doepel and named after his daughter. Length 118 feet, Beam 26 feet. Underneath the engraving of the Alma Doepel is the inscription 'Presented To, Legacy, In Appreciation, Of Their Support, - 1982 -' Attached to green felt, white adhesive sticker, C2-2 printed in blue biro. Black wooden triangle "ALMA DOEPEL" Presented by Governor's Sail & Adventure Ltd. 1982 junior legatee outing, answer, alma doepel

A light grey cloth covered book titled Velveteens. A Norfolk Story by Edward Gilliat, M.A., Assistant Master in Harrow School. Illustrated by F. Barnard. The title is printed in yellow decorative lettering at the top of the front cover with a brown illustration of a man hunting with a rifle and dogs. The author's name is at the bottom in brown lettering. Inside is a Bookplate. Opposite the title page is a frontispiece black and white illustration for P.33, titled "Dead? Who's dead?" asked the squire. Publishing details are noted on the title page which has a faded tissue paper page. There is a Contents page, listing XXX chapters. Each chapter has at the top of the page a decorative nature illustration inside a rectangular box. P.125 has another black and white full page illustration. 250 Pp. At the back are lists of Publications of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. fictionA family story set in the countryside in County Norfolk in England in the late 1800's.It has strong religious themes. The father, a gamekeeper to a Squire, was shot dead by poachers and the family has to survive and continue to manage the land they live on.religious books, religious fiction, family life fiction, english fiction, children's fiction

James Young migrated to Australia in 1887 with his daughter Lily, living first at Yarrawonga and then moving to Linton. For reasons that are not known, he changed his surname to Clarke. He ran a small tobacconist and barber's shop in Sussex Street near the Shire offices. (An advertisement for "J Y Clarke, hairdresser & tobacconist" appeared in the first edition of the "Grenville Standard", 12 April 1895.) He died in 1917 and is buried at Linton. His daughter Lily married William Murrell (son of Ambrose and Mary Murrell). His granddaughter Carrie Murrell ran the Linton newsagency for several decades.Oval black and white portrait of a gentleman with moustache wearing a suit, high collar and tie."Mr Murrell / Mrs Hall".james clarke, james young, j y clarke [barber & tobacconist], lily murrell (née young/clarke)

Eleanor Hinde (1842-1902) was born in Lancashire England. In 1858, Eleanor married Richard Reynold in the Forest Street Wesleyan Methodist Church in Sandhurst. They both gave their address as Sailors Gully Goldfields. They had seven children together. Richard was a skilled tradesman and after he died in 1872 from lung disease, Eleanor married Arculus Opie. Eleanor owned a property on the corner of Gladstone and Stanley Streets which later became an electrical substation. She sold poultry and eggs and preserves. One of Eleanor's sons, William John, married Anna (Annie) Jorgensen. One of her daughters. Amelia, married Anna's brother Thomas Joynes Jorgensen. . Peter Jorgensen (1849-1914), was a mining contractor. He lived at, "Bro," Russell street, Quarry Hill. The Jorgensen family founded and managed Jorgensen and Sons foundry and engineering works and mining contractors. He was a native of the Island of Alsen, Denmark. He left Denmark in the year 1861, embarking at Hamburg in a small sailing ship bound for Australia.The four folders contain family history documents and photos of the descendants of Eleanor Hinde. Amelia Honorah Reynolds (1890-1985) married Charles F Greenaway. Amelia is the granddaughter of Richard Reynolds and Eleanour Hinde. 10891.4b Family history sheet of Charles Albion Reynolds and amelia Ellen Kemp 10891.4c 4d, Amelia H Greenaway (Reynolds) at Templestowe 93 years 10891.4e History Notes on Amelia updated in 2008 10891.4f Wedding photo of Fank and amelia Greenaway Reynolds. 24/11/1917. Father of the bride Chas. Reynolds, Groomsman Hector Reynolds, Bridesmaids Louisa Reynolds and Ivy Greenaway, flower-girl Ivy (Cochrane?) 10891.4g Amelia 10891.4h Amelia Greenaway attending a wedding at St Patrick's Cathedral in Melbourne in 1959 69 years old 10891.4j, 4k, 4l, m Greeting cards 10891.4n Article on Mrs Amelia Greenaway 90 years old 10891.4o Victorian State Government Certificate 1985 10891.4p Wedding Amelia - Mrs Frank Greenaway nee Reynolds 24/11/1917 10891.4q Letter attached to Mandurang State School Prize presented to amelia Reynolds 19 Dec 1898 10891.4r Photo of three young women 10891.4s, 4t Post Card "A refreshing dip" to Amelia from a friend 10891.4u, 4v Post Card Letter to Ameliabendigo, sandhurst, peter jorgensen, eleanor hinde, eleanor reynolds, eleanor opie, reynolds collection, amelia honorah reynolds, charles frank greenaway, charles albion reynolds, amelia greenaway

The photograph features Anastasios Vlassopoulos (Kioukiouris) with his three daughters-in-law, Ekaterini, Korina and Elena, and three little grandsons. They are from L-R: Ekaterina (nee Paxinos), Korina (nee Raftopoulos), John, Anastasios, baby Aleko held by his grandfather Anastasios, Elena (nee Raftopoulos) and Peter. The photograph was taken in the village of Lahos shortly before Ekaterina and son Peter emigrated to Australia to be reunited with her husband, John. Elena remained in Ithaca, as did Korina whose son Aleko Vlassopoulos migrated to Australia following World War 2. Ithacan migration to Australia before World War 2 was unassisted. Generally it followed a pattern of chain migration with family members following one another. The men arrived first with the intention of either returning or saving enough money to bring their wives and families out when they had become financially established. Most men did not return. Some families were reunited while some wives and children never saw their husbands and fathers again.A black and white photograph of a family group of seven people - an elderly man, three young women, two little boys and and a baby.chain. migration