These girls were the daughters of John and Elizabeth (nee Jeffrey) Williams who married in 1870. Emily b. 1878; Mary Elizabeth b. 1878; Florence b. 1882; Ethel May b. 1883; Evaline Grace b. 1887; Henrietta (Ettie) b. 1889; Melinda (Linda) b. 1891. There were also 3 boys in the family; John b. 1870; Thomas b. 1875 and George Henry b. 1880.Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2003. Seven sisters: the Williams sisters; Florence, Inda, Eveline, Ettie, Mary, Emily and Ethel. Date unknown. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

BHS CollectionTyped 2 page document detailing the residents who lived at Diamond Hill in late 1920's, 1955 and 1981. Names include: Bush, James, market gardener Busyh, Mrs Elizabeth Day, Mrs Ellen Guild, Mrs Dorothy Holiday, James, Hocking, Mrs Rebecca Richards, David H Riley, James, Rower, Miss Sopghie Rushmeyer, Mrs Gertrude Weseloh, Mrs Augusta, Post Mistress Residents in 1920's Ändrews, Mary 9grandmother of Mrs Crawford, McIvor Road, Tweo sisters and their brother are Bill Rowe and ophy Rower. Le Clare, Miss Deason, Zephyr Mulqueen,Mrs Peter, Deason, Leaflet, Mulqueen, Mrs Ruityh Mrs and Miss Mabel Budgte Bidstrip Teasedale, Brookfield, Schrunck Andy Brookfield lived in the tent on the new road. Brookfield lived in the big storehouse on the east side of the road Dempster Bush Herbel, Miss Rose ( Mrs Luke Murphy) Dean, Herman Erwin, Andy Holidays ( 3 families) Wescloh, ( partly indecipherable) Augusta ( post mistress) Mrs Day Schilling, Roy Rushmeyer. (Ruschmeyer) 1981: Bush Rushmeyerbendigo, mining, diamond hill

Local newspaper clipping with two notices.Loving wife of the late Alldin Roy, mother of Christine, Mother-in-law of Bob, Nanna-San of Mark, Tara and Phillip. Mother of Sue, Mother-in-law of Ken, Nanna in hospital to Natalie and Aaron. Proudly remembered loved forever, Stephen. Dearly loved sister-in-law of Garnet (dec.) and Dot, loving Aunty of Bruce, Ronda, Peter, Kenneth, Edward and families.

A digital copy of a black and white photograph of Elizabeth and Arthur Dickinson. They were brother and sister. Arthur went onto build Marysville House in the late 1920s.A digital copy of a black and white photograph of Elizabeth and Arthur Dickinson. They were brother and sister. Arthur went onto build Marysville House in the late 1920s.Elizabeth and Arthur Dickinson/ Sister + Brother/ (Mrs Scaife)/ MY MUM/ VImarysville, victoria, australia, marysville house, arthur james dickinson, grace dickinson, arnold spooner, eileen marie spooner, eileen marie dickinson, grace sweetland, eric dowdle, elsie may denton, elsie may dickinson, peter dickinson, linda dickinson, 2009 black saturday bushfires, photograph

Mrs. Priscilla Harvey was the sister of Mrs. Eliza Jane Harvey (Duncan Street Long Gully). She ran a Fruit shop in View Street opposite the Queen Elizabeth Oval.Oval framed photograph of Mrs. Priscilla Harvey. The frame has an outer edge of black painted wood, a central section of mid brown timber veneer and an inner section of gold coloured metal. The centre is enclosed with a convex piece of glass. The black and white photograph is an upper body portrait of an elderly woman wearing black clothing and a black bonnet with loose ties. The back is sealed with brown paper with two adhesive cushion pads on the lower edge.harvey, view street, fruiterer

These girls were the daughters of John and Elizabeth (nee Jeffrey) Williams who married in 1870. Emily b. 1878; Mary Elizabeth b. 1878; Florence b. 1882; Ethel May b. 1883; Evaline Grace b. 1887; Henrietta (Ettie) b. 1889; Melinda (Linda) b. 1891. There were also 3 boys in the family; John b. 1870; Thomas b. 1875 and George Henry b. 1880.Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2003. Seven sisters: the Williams family. Back row: Florence Linda and Eveline. Front row: Ettie, Mary, Emily and Ethel. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Elizabeth (Bessie) Mercer, a daughter of Henry Boyd Mercer and Deborah Mercer née Sinclair, was born 23/8/1873 at Spring Hill (near present-day Pittong). She attended Spring Vale State School where she achieved her Merit Certificate. She registered as a teacher in 1891 and completed further training to become a teacher of gymnastics in 1896. Bessie married David Brown of Chepstowe, and they farmed at Pittong. They had two children, Vera and Roy. Bessie Brown died in 1940. Bessie and her sister Emma were very involved with the war effort during World War I, and after the war they were presented with certificates of appreciation by the Linton "Diggers". (Copies of certificates in the LDHS collection.)Black and white copy of original photograph of a seated lady wearing dark skirt and blouse with a high neck and ruffles. Standing beside her is a girl wearing a light coloured knee length dress and black shoes and socks. She is also wearing glasses, a cameo necklace and a white bow in her hair."Mrs Bessie Brown + daughter Vera".elizabeth (bessie) brown née elizabeth mercer, vera brown

The Friendly Societies Carnival at Mentone on Easter Monday, 1916 during WW1 was arranged to showcase the local activities and raise funds for the 'Discharged Wounded Soldiers Fund' = £140 was raised. As elsewhere in Australia most of the local young men had enlisted in the AIF and some were coming home wounded - many were killed on overseas battlefields. This Parade was led by the Cheltenham Brass Band, followed by the Friendly Societies AOF, IOR, HACBS, PAFS, and ANA. The PAFS - Protestant Alliance Friendly Society - had 2 entries 'Fruit & Vegetable Display' and 'The Murder of Nurse Edith Cavell' both floats won their category. Ella Allnutt portrayed Nurse Cavell. The Carnival gave prizes for sports events on the Mentone Oval and a concert was held at night at the Mentone Ice Skating Rink. "The Cheltenham P.A.F.S. had, as their tableaux, the murder of Nurse Cavell, in which Miss E. Allnutt took the roll of the nurse and other participants were Miss V. Rose and Messrs. A. Clark, F. Robinson, E. Hutchins, S. Butler and A. Biehl." 1916 'MOORABBIN'S PATRIOTIC CARNIVAL.', Brighton Southern Cross, 29 April, p. 2. World War 1 1914-1918 had a devastating impact on many early settler families whose sons had volunteered to serve in AIF. 1916 many of these young men were returning injured or had been killed overseas The Community rallied around to support these men and their families by holding fund raising events like the CarnivalBlack & White photograph of a decorated float with a Tableau ' The Murder of Nurse Edith Cavell' in the Friendly Societies Carnival Cheltenham 1916Front Handwritten ; Procession ( part of ) to honour Sister Edith Cavell an English nurse executed by the Germans in Brussels (BELG.) in 1914 (1st World War)cheltenham brass band 1916, ww1 1914-1918, cavell edith, friendly societies, protestant alliance friendly society, moorabbin, cheltenham, dendy henry, dendy's special survey 1841, assisted emigrants early settlers, pioneers, market gardeners, marigold flowers, pharmacy, charman stephen, gettens mary, charman harriet, methodist church, primitive methodists, box william, box elizabeth, state schools, education, moorabbin shire, moorabbin roads board, city of moorabbin, kingston city council

The Mitchell sisters were the six surviving daughters of Frederick Mitchell and his first wife Jane McDonagh.Original sepia photograph showing the top half of six ladies, all in a line, with their heads turned slightly to their right. Most with short bob haircuts."Mitchell girls - Clifford farm Crn. Mitchells Lane".mitchell sisters, "clifford farm", elizabeth jane mitchell, frances fredericka mitchell, antonet ann mitchell, louisa mary mitchell, florence victoria mitchell, caroline albertha mitchell, elizabeth ball, louisa jennings, albertha (alberta) godden