Marjorie was a talented pianist in her teenage years achieving her L.Mus.A. her fourth qualification by the age of 18 years. She attended the Conservatorium of Music Melbourne studying pianoforte and later with a singing scholarship and won numerous competition from Ballarat to Bendigo. She started her teaching career after leaving Melton State School. She taught many students throughout district including Edna Butler, the young sister of her husband Bert Butler. While living in Hawthorn their children Adrian and Lynette were born. Their son Max was born in Bacchus Marsh while Bert was teaching at the High School and in 1950 was appointed to Numurkah HS. In 1953 the family moved to Frankston HS. In 1958 he was appointed foundation Principal of Ashwood HS at the age of 43, the youngest to achieve this level of seniority. He was also Principal at Huntingdale, Mordialloc/Chelsea, and Mornington until his retirement in 1975. Photographs pf Marjorie Butlers at Melton Cemetery local identities, pioneer families

Over 20 years commencing in the 1970s, Edna undertook extensive photographing of the changing streetscape of Melton’s High Street. She anticipated the impact of change on the community during the time of Melton’s rapid transition from a small farming district to a large urban community and this led to her extensively document and photograph many of the structures and landscape features of the township that have since been lost. She also meticulously recorded much of the contemporary life of the town and has left a significant legacy of archival material. Edna Barrie cutting a ribbon to an opening of a eventlocal identities, pioneer families

Mary, Eliza and Ann Dowling arrived in Melbourne in June 1855 on the ship “Hotspur” as assisted immigrants. Mary married in Melton in 1857 to John Luby.The couple lived in Reserve Road Melton. Eliza married in Williamstown 1862 to William Daley a Bootmaker of Ann St, Williamstown. In 1865, Eliza and William lived in High Street Melton. Ann was a domestic servant in Williamstown and married Henri Miers in Melbourne in 1867.They built their house in Melton on the Ballarat road near the intersection of Reserveroad in 1867–Ryans Creek, referred to as Myers GullyMyers Gully at the junction of Reserve Road, now known as Ryans Creeklandscapes of significance, local identities, pioneer families

Brooklyn Park homestead built 1875 by Stephen George Staughton, son of Simon Staughton. In 1907 the residence was refurbished for Cr Stephen John Staughton who was returning from England with his bride. The building contained over 25 rooms some 25x20 feet. There were elaborately decorated rooms with friezes, embossed wall papers, massive curtains, marble and carved mantle pieces. A Ryder Erickson Hot air engine pumped water from underground tanks up to elevated tanks to circulate water through the house. Acetylene gas generator for 100 light and chandeliers. Prominent family with civic connection in Melton holding very large areas of land. 'Brooklyn' mansion built by Stephen Staughton, local identities, pioneer families

1867 President (Road Board), Shire President. 1856 coach house – skillion dairy. First two storey house in rural Victoria 1842. Rammed earth Shearers quarters Exford Homestead on Werribee River (formerly Exe River) Home of Simon Staughton, arrived 1841 local identities, pioneer families

Built by Water Browne c.1903 Greenhills was one of the first pastoral runs, and centres of European settlement, established in the Shire of Melton. Estate in Diggers Rest Coimadai Road, Toolern Valelocal architecture, pioneer families

History of a local family and the beach named for them.History of early settlers in Peterborough area.Photocopied booklet about the Croft family and their journey from England to Peterborough.croft family, thomas croft, peterborough 3270, croft's bay

Ukrainian children in traditional costume at the old hall in Langley Street, Ardeer, preparing to go carolling at Christmas time, They would visit the homes of all local Ukrainian families.

Local Family owned School bus company established in 1946Floods Motor Service Bus at Bendigo Railway Station; one photo of the coach side and another of the rear.history, bendigo, bus, john theodore collection, floods motor services bendigo

Booklet listing available sources for family and local history research

Local families, orchards, expenditure includes rent paid by Stanley Athenaeum CommitteeCardboard ledger covered in a black moire pattern with red leather spine. Type written red label attached to front cover stating purpose of information therein - titled 'North Eastern District Fruit Growers Association, Cash book. Inside title page handwritten description of contents including start date - from 17/9/42. Final entry 8/12/76.north eastern district fruit growers association, stanley, myrtleford

Guyett & Sons Pty Ltd are a local family and business, in 2013 still operating as funeral directorsGuyett & Sons Pty Ltd complete Home Furnishers in Warrnambool Phone 438 and Port Fairy Phone 9Guyett & Sons Pty Ltd. Rectangular, mid brown card. Black printing of calendar and text with coloured scene. Two storey thatched cottage, cottage garden and distant village. 3 months 1949 and 3 months 1951calendar. token of appreciation for your patronage. furnishers, warrnambool. koroit. port fairy., guyett & sons

This trophy links ten years of domination by the Myrtleford Presbyterian Tennis Club to prominent local families.The trophy acknowledges the dedication and skill of early 20th century sporting clubs, in this case members from the Dalgleish, Robertson, Macaulay, McGeehan and Moore families in the fourth decade of tennis in the district. These families became driving forces in the creation of the public tennis courts in Myrtleford. . Silver-plated metal trophy cup with two handlesPresbyterian T.C., Premiers, 1940tennis myrtleford

Toolamba district history, including local families, school rolls, churchs' history 1840-1983Dust jacket included copy of bush scene woodcarving by late Nicholas Bartels. Brown card cover, gold lettering. 2 copies (L0849).heart of the valley, toolamba, morvell, s, crawford a, tatura, agriculture, goulburn river, books, history, local

Toolamba district history, including local families, school rolls, churchs' history 1840-1983Dust jacket included copy of bush scene woodcarving by late Nicholas Bartels. Brown card cover, gold letteringheart of the valley, toolamba, morvell, s, crawford a, tatura, agriculture, goulburn river, books, history, local

Toolamba district history, including local families, school rolls, churchs' history 1840-1983Dust jacket, cream, included copy of bush scene, wood carving by the late nicholas Bartels. Brown card cover, gold lettering.toolamba, heart of the valley, morvell s, crawford a, tatura, agriculture, goulburn river, books, history, local

Runners up in 1956 premiership Team included many local families eg Cleelands, McFees, OsterlundBlack and white photo of the Rhyll Cricket Club.1956 RCC Runners Up and names of players on the back and a separate typed listsport, cricket, rhyll, cleeland family, mcfee family, local identities

Written by Joan Ogilvie, 62 pages. Articles organised by the surnames of several local families, as shown on photographs.yendon, shire of buninyong, local history, family history

Orange Card Cover with Black PrintDigging For Gold A guide to researching family & local history in Victoria's Central Goldfields Helen Doxford Harrisstawell

Faye Fort has written 52 stories about the Partingtons and other local families, places and events in the Greensborough area. One CD-ROM plus printed list of contents of the disk, in envelope."Disk contains transcribed document of originals [handwritten], PDFs and scanned images of pages"greensborough, partington family

The photograph was taken in 1950 and is of Grade 5 at Greensborough State School. It has children from many local families in it, including Shirley Black.The photograph records the children attending the Greensborough Primary school in 1950.A black and white photograph of school children taken in 1950.A list of names in biro on the back of the photograph.greensborough primary school, primary school students, school photographs