Correspondence from Wm Blanchard re enclosure of money order for the sum of 15/- (fifteen shillings) as surgeons fees for Bro James Doney. Dated Clunes Dec 26th 1877.

Letter from Court Freedom A.O.F. Clunes Secretary, Dated Oct 26 1876,Thos. H. Pearce regarding accounts and he would like the amount settled to give the Court a clear Card. Postal address of T Pearce on the back.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no 3770 collection - letter, court freedom, ennor, doney, thos pearce

Blue coupon, dated March 21 1877, asking Mr. Lewis, Treasurer, to pay Court Freedom Clunes the sum of 29/4 for Contr Br. John Ennor. Signed by Richard Coath, C.R. and Wm. Rowe, Secretary. Also signed Rec. Wm Rowe 22/3/77.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no 3770 collection - to pay, court king of the forest, mr lewis, court freedom clunes, br john ennor, rich coath, wm rowe

Ballarat History35mm B&W Kodak Plus X Pan Film.ballarat, ballaraat, clunes, bridge, creswick

The photographer, Ann Gervasoni, was in Frommelles for the reburial ceremony for 5 previously unidentified Australian soldiers. "AFTER almost 94 years, Ballarat soldier Private Frederick Rawlings, and a long-standing family mystery, can finally be laid to rest. Private Rawlings was one of 5533 Australian soldiers killed in the bloodiest conflict in Australian history, the World War I Battle of Fromelles, France. He was one of 250 men buried in a mass grave at Pheasant Wood after the battle of July 19 and 20 in 1916. In the past two years, a joint Australian and British project has aimed to positively identify the remains of those soldiers buried at the site. This week, the Federal Government announced Private Rawlings was one of 75 men who had been identified by name. Also on the list were Corporal Leslie Hart, born in Clunes, and Lance Corporal Allan Bennett, born in Ballarat, both of whom joined the army in Western Australia. All but one of the 75 soldiers have now been re-buried, with full military honours, at a specially constructed cemetery near the battle site. Private Rawlings' grand-niece, Maureen Holding, of Mannibadar, got a call to confirm the news on Tuesday night. 'It's just quite incredible after all these years and huge loss of life, they've actually identified him,' Mrs Holding said yesterday. Last year, Mrs Holding and her brother, Leo Rawlings, gave DNA samples to the Australian Army to help with the identification process. But until seeing a newspaper article more than 20 years ago, they did not know Private Rawlings or his younger brother, Corporal Sydney Rawlings, had even been in the war. On Anzac Day 1988, The Courier published a photo of Cpl Sydney Rawlings and excerpts from a letter from an army chaplain that informed Ballarat family members of Cpl Rawlings' death in Northern France in 1918. 'About two years later, my husband, Malcolm, found in a tin of rusty nails and shoe buckles belonging to my late dad, a set of war medals,' Mrs Holding said. They were inscribed with Sydney's Rawlings' name, and checks of family records and The Courier story confirmed the connection. In 1991, this newspaper published a list of soldiers who had memorial trees in Ballarat's Avenue of Honour. Next to Sydney's name was that of Frederick Rawlings.(http://www.thecourier.com.au/story/543125/remains-of-ballarat-soldier-killed-in-france-during-wwi-identified/, accessed 16/04/2014.)A number of colour digital images showing the grave of Frederick Rawlings of Ballarat in the Pheasant Wood Cemetery, Frommelles, France.world war one, fromelles, pheasant wood, frederick rawlings, allan bennett, leslie hart

Two pages showing the birthplaces, number of persons, Male and Female for Eaglehawk. Also on the page is Clunes, Collingwood, Creswick, Daylesford and Dunolly. The second page has Bendigo, Total of Victoria, Anglesey, Benambra, Bogong and Berunga.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - birthplaes of the people - eaglehawk

Two pages showing the Total of Victoria, birthplaces, number of persons, Male and Female. The first page has Bendigo 1881. It also includes Anglesey, Benambra, Bogong and Borunga. The second page has Eaglehawk 1881 and includes Clunes, Collingwood, Creswick, Daylesford and Dunolly.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - birthplaces of the people - bendigo