Charles Wallace Gordon Graydon the First came out to Victoria on the S.S. Almora, the same ship on which Eliza Richardson and her family arrived on New Years Day 1875. Evidently C.W.G.G.1st. must have retained fond memories of a young fourteen-year-old girl named Elizabeth Richardson who travelled from Scotland with her mother and family (her father had arrived earlier) because three years later at Kyneton they were married. It was December 26th 1860, and Elizabeth was just seventeen. As the bridegroom’s age is written as 24 years on the wedding certificate, he certainly must have been more than eighteen when he sailed on the "Almora" in 1856. The newly married couple went to live at Taradale, Victoria, and they made a good life for themselves in that town which had then a thriving gold mine. They lived in a large two-storied house in Survey Paddock, and it was there that four daughters - Susan Emily (1861-1906), Elizabeth Constance (1863-1945), Amelia Amy (1865 -1952, Ada Mary Maude (1867-1901), and one son Newenham Edward Eustace (1869-1945) named after his Irish Grandfather, were born. On his wedding certificate C.W.G. Graydon, is described as a foreman. His father-in-law, Robert Richardson was employed as a time-keeper on the Melbourne to Bendigo Railway works, and he and his family lived first in Prahran, then Kyneton, and then Taradale. Perhaps Charles Graydon worked on the railway with him. In Taradale however, he worked for a gold mining company in a surveying capacity. C.W.G.G.1st was to become Shire President of the Shire of Metcalfe. That particular year the Graydon Family entertained the visiting English cricket Eleven at their home in Taradale. He was certainly regarded as an important man in the district when he was requested by a great number of the residents to nominate for the Legislative Assembly election. About 1876 the Graydons left Taradale, and went to live at Sandhurst, now Bendigo, at Barkly Place East. The Richardsons had also left Taradale to go into the grocery business in the same town. Charles Wallace Gordon Graydon the First became a legal manager of mines, and a well-known and popular resident. Sad to say he became ill with a lung infection, and on June 4th. 1885 he died, and was buried at Sandhurst, now Bendigo Cemetery, Back Creek Rd. Eliza Richardson's brother was Mr. James Richardson, the well-known grocer, of Pall Mall and Golden-square, who died at his residence, "Balgownie," Short street, on Thursday 22 Jan 1914. James Richardson was a native of Scotland. He was born at Glasgow in1849 and was only eight years of age when his parents sailed for Australia in the ship Balmoral. The family arrived in Melbourne in 1857 and went to Taradale, where Mr. Richardson, senr., acted as inspector of works during the construction of the Taradale Viaduct. James Richardson, who had commenced his educationin Glasgow, attended school at Taradale until the family removed to Bendigo at the time the railway was being built from Bendigo to Echuca. The contractors for this work engaged Mr Richardson, senr., as their timekeeper. When he left school James Richardson applied himself to learn the grocery business, and he gained a thorough knowledge of it with different employers at Bendigo, Taradale, and Daylesford. In 1872 he opened a grocery store on his own account in High-Street, Bendigo, but within a few months he had the great misfortune to be burnt out. The fire originated in an adjoining building early one morning and both places were burnt to the ground. In spite of his loss, Mr. Richardson was not discouraged, for he soon made another start. His trade improved and he extended his business, opening the Eclipse Cash Store at Golden Square. A little later another branch was opened at the Oddfellows' Hall, and subsequently this business was transferred to the Eureka Cash Store, in Pall Mall, which was the head depot. In addition to the retail trade, Mr. Richardson had, for many years carried on an extensive wholesale business with the Northern District, and had made a specialty of fodder seeds. James was a man of probity and sincerity in business, and as a citizen he was highly esteemed and respected. He was a prominent member of the Bendigo Caledonian Society in the earlier days of his citizenship. He was a staunch member of St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, and was a member of the board of management. In the Easter Fair procession, Mr Richardson's display was always a prominent and attractive one. Mr. Richardson was a member of the Masonic Order, and was a life member of the Bendigo Art Gallery and the old Mechanics Institute. He was married at Daylesford in 1871. Mr James Richardson was interred in the Presbyterian section of the Bendigo Cemetery.DVD A selection of Graydon and Richardson family photographs taken by Bendigo photographers, and family history notesphotograph, person, graydon and richardson families.

Paperback: front cover colour Toddler studio Portrait Reverse: B/W: Family Photograph with MumThe Stawell Historical Society from Dennis (David) Nicholson Feb 2023. {With signature}

History of Mcorist family life in Rushworth and description of woodcutting with forestry commission at Graytown POW Camp and later with migrantsClear plastic cover, blue card back cover, black plastic spine. Rushworth shops and family photographs.mcorist family history, rushworth, mcorist p, graytown pow camp, tatura, pow camp, graytown, books, history, local

Life on a farm in the Shepparton areaSoft cover book, with colourful front cover, featuring a montage of family photographs. 169 pages with many B/W photosjewish community

Sepia and dark blue print of an old family photograph presumed to be Samuel Amess sitting holding a hat in right hand with a shaved face.

Family history notes about the Qualtrough family in Mologa and Bendigo (Henry Thomas (Jack( Qualtrough) Includes Family photographs, stories and memories.history

Possibly from Bowerbird MuseumColoured photo of part of an illuminated address, Henty family, mounted on brick wall

.1 BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPH OF HARRIET RICHARDS, WIFE OF WILLIAM RICHARDS .2 ENLARGED PHOTGRAPH OF ORIGINAL CLUNES BAND .3 COLOUR PHOTOGRAPH OF HARRIET RICHARDS BOARDING HOUSE EARLY 1900 .4 ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH OF CLUNES BAND .5 BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPH OF WILLIAM RICHARDS, HE DIED 30 JANUARY 1904, FATHER OF ALBERT ERNEST KNOWN AS GILBERT RICHARDS, GREAT GRANDFATHER OF ROSEMARY ELSIE WALLACE NEE RICHARDSharriet richards, william richards, clunes band, gilbert richards

Williams Family Collection. Monochrome photograph depicting the Williams family before they arrived in Tarnagulla. From L-R: William Williams, Lil Williams (child), Les Williams (infant) and Annie Williams. Appears to be a copy photograph, image cropped from image THA-2020.0487. tarnagulla

Williams Family Collection. Monochrome photograph depicting three families in front of the Federal Coffee Palace (location not known). At centre is the Williams family which later lived in Tarnagulla. From L-R (central group): William Williams, Lil Williams (child), Les Williams (infant) and Annie Williams. Other subjects not identified. Appears to be a copy photograph. Full version of THA-2020.0484. tarnagulla

David Gordon Collection.

From Abbott Family album (Box 892). A sepia photo taken at Preston Vale of the Abbott family in 1895 including Robert Hartley Smith Abbott (Snr.) Mary Hannah (Gibbs) Abbott and their five oldest children, Robert Hartley Abbott, Inez Marie Abbott, William Norman Abbott, Harold Athelstone Abbott and Kenneth Cyril Abbott. Two of the boys are wearing long sleeved striped collared shirts, one a scouting style coat and the youngest a collared shirt and all boys are in short pants with socks or stockings. Inez, the girl, is in a long sleeved dress with white smock with white bonnet. She is wearing boots. All others are wearing hats, Mrs Abbott's hat has a scrunched/folded ribbon on the brim. She is wearing a long sleeved light coloured blouse fastened at the neck The group is seated on an outcrop of granite rocks with parts of a buggy and horse tackle showing behind them. A lidded billy and scattered cups are on the ground in front. Mr Abbott, in shirt and long pants, is carrying a shot gun as is one of the boys. Both photos have 'Preston Vale Dec 26/95' written in ink on the reverse.abbott family, preston vale

This book tells the story of the Pepper family, an Aboriginal family who experienced child removal and displacement. Percy Pepper also served in the First World War and was one of few Aboriginal service men who recived a soldier settler block. Also contains pictures, photos and records of histroical importance, including records from the Aborigines Protecion Board.Historical significance: This book is significant as it describes in detail an Indigenous family story. It also contains copies of original government reports and talks about the Indigenous experience of child removal in Victoria. Socially, it is relevant because of it's links to Aborigianal places of significance such as Lake Tyers.Softcover book, 132pages, brown cover with Indigenous design and black and white family photograph. al'. Conent is about the Pepper family, and contains family records.book, percy, pepper, lucy, family, stolen, generations, footprints, national, archives, public, records, office, victoria

Chines in Victoria 150th AnniversarySoft red and white cover with black large Chinese writing down right side. White writing and black and white family photograph. 16 pages. chinese, chinese in victoria