Six year old Judith Furphy was the first person known to have been buried at Kangaroo Ground Cemetery in May 1851. The cemetery is situated on an ancient river bed with exposed Nillumbik sands. The rest of the district is formed from black volcanic soil which was hard to dig. According to local historian Mick Woiwod (deceased) the site may have been a burial ground for the local Wurundjeri people as the exposed softer sands were always their prefered camping sites. The Hon. Ewen Hugh Cameron who lived at Pigeon Bank and was the Member for Evelyn for 40 years (1874-1914) was buried here in 1915. Published: Nillumbik Now and Then /​ Marguerite Marshall 2008; photographs Alan King with Marguerite Marshall.; p39 The Wurundjeri people might have buried their dead on the site of the Kangaroo Ground Cemetery, according to local historian Mick Woiwod. Kangaroo Ground was a premier hunting ground, but camping on the black volcanic soil would have been uncomfortable. Unlike most of Kangaroo Ground, its cemetery, on an ancient river bed, comprises a rare exposure of Nillumbik sands – always the preferred campsite for Aboriginal people. The cemetery area is the only place where the soil was soft enough to dig a grave easily.1 Six-year-old Judith Furphy was the first person known to have been laid to rest at the Kangaroo Ground Cemetery. She died on May 17, 1851, from a chill caught by resting on wet grass. Local Andrew Ross wrote ‘..no public burying place existed nearer than Melbourne. The case being considered urgent, a general meeting of the settlers took place on the evening of the 17th……. The result was the selection of unoccupied crown land …….which was subsequently granted by Government for a public cemetery.’2 Judith was buried the next day on May 18. Her grave was marked by the trustees with a plaque, which unfortunately states nine years old, when she was probably only six. Judith came from an illustrious family. Her brother, Joseph, was the author of Such is Life and other works. Another brother, John, developed and manufactured the famous Furphy water cart, which distributed water to World War One soldiers along with the latest rumours. Hence the name Furphy entered the Australian idiom, as synonymous with ‘rumour’. Judith’s father Samuel helped build the first Kangaroo Ground church school. Inside, near the entrance of the cemetery, on Yarra Glen Road, stand a rotunda and a water tank. Occasional benches invite mourners to pause and remember. The gate with wrought iron and brick supports, bears the inscription ‘Erected by Sir Ewen and Lady Cameron in memory of their daughter, Flora Margaret’. These are only two of the famous people connected with this cemetery. The Hon. Ewen Hugh Cameron JP and MLA from 1874 to1914, who lived at Pigeon Bank, Warrandyte Road, was buried here in 1915. Unrelated, but with the same name, was Sir Ewen Cameron who had been Minister for Health and was laid to rest there in 1964. Sir Herbert Gepp, a leading industrialist and the former owner of Garden Hill, at Yarra Glen Road, was buried there in 1954.3 Many of the more imposing tombstones belong to the earlier graves. Unfortunately bushfires have cracked several. But this adds to the melancholy attractiveness of the cemetery, graced by some beautiful eucalypts, cypress and pines. Early pioneering families represented at the cemetery include Armstrong, Barr, Bell, Harkness, Jardine, Johnston, Rogerson, Stevenson, Thomson and Walters. Armstrong and Bell were among the first families to come to the district and Stevenson owned the district’s first sheep station. It took in much of present day Christmas Hills, which was the name he gave his sheep station. Harkness was the first to suggest a Kangaroo Ground school be built, and one of the first to suggest establishing the Eltham District Road Board. Many of these families leased pastoral land before the mid-century and bought land when it came on sale in 1849. In the cemetery’s early days sections were devoted to the major Christian denominations (mainly the Protestant) and one section was set aside for ‘other’ or ‘non-believers’. However in modern times burial plots have not been placed in areas according to religious beliefs.This collection of almost 130 photos about places and people within the Shire of Nillumbik, an urban and rural municipality in Melbourne's north, contributes to an understanding of the history of the Shire. Published in 2008 immediately prior to the Black Saturday bushfires of February 7, 2009, it documents sites that were impacted, and in some cases destroyed by the fires. It includes photographs taken especially for the publication, creating a unique time capsule representing the Shire in the early 21st century. It remains the most recent comprehenesive publication devoted to the Shire's history connecting local residents to the past. nillumbik now and then (marshall-king) collection, kangaroo ground, eltham-yarra glen road, agnes bell cameron, agnes cameron (nee bell), cameron family, edward aubrey haughton, eugene cameron, evelyn florence cameron, ewen hugh cameron, gravestones, jane armstrong, jane bell, jessie agnes haughton (nee cameron), jessie cameron, john donald cameron, kangaroo ground cemetery, neville cameron, simon armstrong, vera cameron, william bell armstrong, wurundjeri

Black and white photograph of family group. (2 copies)Written on rear of backing sheet: "Unsworth family before leaving England, 1890." Back row: Clara, Minnie, Tom. Middle row: Lily, Mrs. Unsworth, Dora, Mr. Unsworth. Front row: Will, Jack, Jessie.

BHS CollectionA black and white photograph of students and three staff members at Bendigo Teachers' College in 1948. The staff members are, Mr. Michael Morris, Mr. George Mills (Principal) and Miss Jessie Burnett. Names of students unknown.bendigo, education, bendigo teachers' college students, la trobe university bendigo collection, collection, photographs, photograph, bendigo teachers' college, students, teachers, bendigo, education, bendigo teachers' college, photography, photo, bendigo teachers' college staff, teacher training, history

A black and white photograph of the Bendigo Teachers' College staff taken in the year 1945. This is a formal photo in front of what appears to be a stage. It has two columns, curtains and a picture of a landscape in the background. The male staff are dressed in suits with a tie and the female staff are dressed in dresses and stockings with formal shoes. Not all the the names of the staff standing are known. Those known are - Ms. Grace Conole, Ms. Jessie Lamphier, Ms. Joan Stephenson, Ms. Faye Shepherd, Ms. Letti White. Seated - Ms. Mary McGawley, Mr. Michael Morris Miss Jessie Burnett, Mr. George Mills (Principal), Ms. Betts, Mr. Duncan Miss Bennett (Infant Mistress). See 3320.100bendigo, education, bendigo teachers' college staff, la trobe university bendigo collection, collection, bendigo, education, tertiary education, teacher training, teaching, staff, male, female, bendigo teachers' college, photo, photos, photograph, photographs, photography, ms, j.c. burnett, mr. geoff. pryor, costume, attire, clothing, fashion, ms. gracie conole, ms. jessie lamphier, ms. joan stephenson, ms. faye shepherd, ms. letti white, ms. mary mcgawley, mr. michael morris, ms. jessie burnett, mr. george mills, ms. betts, mr. duncan, ms. bennett

A large black and white photograph of the students and staff members at Bendigo Teachers' College in 1948. The students are unnamed. The staff members named are Mr. Mick Morris, Mr. George Mills and Miss Jessie Burnett. See 3320.100.bendigo, education, bendigo teachers' college, la trobe university bendigo collection, collection, bendigo, education, bendigo teachers' college, tertiary education teacher training miss j.c. burnett, mr. geoff pryor, mr. mick morris, mr. george mills, teaching, photograph, photographs, photo, photos, history

A black and white photograph of Bendigo Teachers' College staff in Rosalind Park date unknown. The staff who are seated are Miss Jessie Burnett, Mr. George Mills, Mr. Michael Morris and Miss Ellene A. Loftus (catering). Staff standing are unnamed. See 3320.100bendigo, education, bendigo teachers' college staff, la trobe university bendigo collection, collection, bendigo, education, bendigo teachers' college, tertiary education, teacher training, miss j.c. burnett, mr. george mills, mr. michael morris, miss ellene a. loftus, mr. geoff pryor, teaching, staff, history, photo, photos, photograph, photographs

A black and white photograph of Miss Jessie Burnett with two students in front of teaching portables. c. 1940's. See 3320.100bendigo, education, bendigo teachers' college, la trobe university bendigo collection, collection, bendigo, bendigo teachers' college, tertiary education, teacher training, miss j.c. burnett, mr. geoff pryor, teaching, photo, photos, photograph, photographs, history, fashion, costume, clothing

A black and white photograph of Bendigo Teachers' College staff near the Lookout Tower in Rosalind Park in the 1950's. Staff standing Mr. Ron Strauch, Mrs. Flo Petrie, Mr. Sam Fry, Mr. Bernoth, Mrs. Betty Cowling and Mr. Neil Taylor. Seated are Mr. Tom McCabe, Miss Jessie Burnett, Mr. L.J. Pryor (Principal), Ms. Dulcie and Mr. Monty Brown. See 3320.100bendigo, education, bendigo teachers' college staff, la trobe university bendigo collection, collection, bendigo, education, teaching, teacher training, photograph, photographs, photo, photos, lookout tower, rosalind park, history, bendigo teachers' college, miss j.c. burnett, mr. geoff pryor, mr. ron strauch, mrs flo petrie, mr. sam fry, mr. bernoth, ms. betty cowling, mr. neil taylor, mr. tom mccabe, miss j.c. burnett, mr. l.j. pryor, ms. dulcie hollyoch, mr. monty brown

A black and white photograph of Bendigo Teachers' College staff c. 1950. Some staff members have been identified - Mr. Fred East, Mr. Maurie Pratt, Miss Jessie Burnett, Mr. Michael Morris, Miss Dulcie Hollyoch. See 3320.100bendigo, education, bendigo teachers' college staff, la trobe university bendigo collection, collection, bendigo, education, teaching, tertiary education, bendigo teachers' college, teacher training, miss j.c. burnett, mr. geoff pryor, mr. fred east, mr. maurie pratt, mr. michael morris, miss dulcie hollyoch, photograph, photographs, photo, photos, history

A black and white photograph of the farewell social for Mr and Mrs. Colin Archibald from the United States. Staff in the photograph are, - Miss Jessie Burnett, Mrs. Petrie, Ms. Dulcie Hollyoch, Mr. and Mrs. Colin Archibald, Mr. Neil Taylor, Mr. Maurie Pratt, Mr. Len Pryor (Principal). There are two unnamed staff members. 24th May, 1955. See 3320.100bendigo, education, bendigo teachers' college staff, la trobe university bendigo collection, collection, bendigo, education, bendigo teachers' college, tertiary education, teacher training, staff, photo, photos, photograph, photographs, history, miss j.c. burnett, mr. geoff pryor

Black and white photograph of Laura Gordon, Angela Crunden, G Garth, Karen Rosenboom , Dr. Barkwell, Dr. Jessie Wilson at opening of Barkwell House Lakes Entrance Victoriapublic health

A collection of stories to enlighten children's minds, prepared by the Victorian Education Department as supplementary reading material.Owned and used by the Partington family; Greensborough pioneers whose children attended Greensborough Primary School.12 issues per schoolyear (incomplete). Black and white illustrations. Black cardboard front cover. String binding. Dog-eared and damaged edges.On front cover: 'Jessie Partington'the school paper, reading materials, partington family, education department victoria

This is a soft cover book of 144 pages plus 16 pages of black and white photographs and other images. The front cover has a buff-coloured background featuring some original diary writing with an inset of a black and white photograph of Jessie MacGillivray. The back cover has a black and white photograph of the Peterborough coastline. The book has 16 chapters of text.non-fictionThis book details the life of Jessie MacGillivray.peterborough (vic.) history, history of warrnambool, jessie macgillivray

A black and white photograph of Bendigo Teachers' College staff in front of the administration block on the 12-12-1967. Some staff identified are Miss Jessie Burnett, Mr. Len Hall, Mr. Mac Hill the Principal and the Deputy Principal Mr. Keith Scarrott. See 3320.100bendigo, education, bendigo teachers' college staff, la trobe university bendigo collection, collection, bendigo, education, bendigo teachers' college, staff, tertiary education, teacher training, miss j.c. burnett, mr. geoff pryor, history, photo, photos, photograph, photographs

Describes Mrs Jessie Angus's participation in the Diamond Valley Carol Service over a period of 69 years.Mrs Jessie Angus was a local identity in the Greensborough area. She was a member of the Partington family and involved in local activities.Newspaper clipping. Black and white. Photograph of Mrs Jessie Angus and text.jessie partington, jessie may angus, partington family, diamond valley carols service

Ema and Carrie Appleby, Will and Eva Bell, Jessie Bligh, Lena Brideson, George Bell, Carrie Froud, Phyllis Bert, Addie, Marion, May, Arthur Howlett, Fred, Marion, Alf and Gladys Legg, Jim and Mabel Thompson at a picnic on banks of Tambo River Bumberrah Victoria. Also a black and white photograph taken after marriage of Eva Howlett to William Bell on 29 February 1916 indentified are Charles, Ethel and Keith Batten, Leah, Lena Brideson, Jane Brodribb, Chaplain Carroll, Janet Duncan, Mr and Mrs Enright, Carrie Froud, Ada Grant, Mrs Healy, Herb, Marion, May, Maud Howlett, Fred, Marion and George Legg, Mr and Mrs Payne, Belle Thexton, Jim, Mabel and Edna Thompson, Mr Wilson dark copy 04411.2 , 10 x 13 cmBlack and white photograph of twenty three adults and children members and friends of the Howlett family,. Also a black and white photograph taken after marriage of Eva Howlett to William Bell on 29 February 1916 genealogy, families

A collection of stories to enlighten children's minds; prepared by the Victorian Education Department as supplementary reading material. Includes supplements 'Made in Australia'Owned and used by the Partington family; Greensborough pioneers whose children attended Greensborough Primary School.12 issues per schoolyear (not in chronological order). Black and white illustrations. Front cover brown cardboard, labelled 'The School Exercise'. Dogeared and damaged edges.On front cover and on some issues 'Jessie Partington'the school paper, reading materials, partington family, education department victoria

Black and white copy of Fisher Family Religious Sect. Led by James Fisher known as Nunawading Messiah and members known as Fisherites.| ross Ref: ND3944; ND4049rintel, tamar, fisher, julia, kezia, immanuel, j.c.m, samuel, john, deborah, ruth, jessie (nee kefford), emma (nee kefford), mina, zillah

Photos of students including Jean Luxford, Roy Iredale, Peter Iredale, Jessie Partington who attended "Coreen Grammar School" c1931. These students also attended Greensborough State School. The term "Coreen" is unknown.2 black and white photos of school students, student names typed on backjean luxford, jessie may partington, iredale family, coreen grammar school, greensborough state school

James, Maud, Eva, May, Mabel Howlett, Fred, Marion, Alf, Gladys Legg, Carrie Froud, Jessie Bly, Lena Brideson, George Bull, Will Bell, Jim Thompson, Mr Wilson on the bank of the Tambo River Gippsland VictoriaBlack and white photograph showing small launch beside river and large Aboriginal canoe tree in background and eighteen adults and two children, genealogy, families

Illustrated book with dustjacket. The book has a light green cover with purple print. on the front cover is the letter 'M' inside a circle with a snake coiled around a staff. Title, author's surname and publishers name are printed on the spine. The dustjacket has been covered with a clear protective film. The dust jacket has a dark green background, on the front on a cream square the title, author's and illustrator's names are printed in dark green, there are also four illustrations in light brown ink of doctors in various roles (Rafaello Busoni) Title, auth's and publisher's name are printed on the spine. There is a brown and white photograph of the author on the back of the dustjacket. along with some information about himnon-fictionThis book chronicles the lives and careers of the Mayo family, particularly Dr. William Worrall Mayo and his sons Dr. William (Will) and Dr. Charles (Charlie). It tells the story of how Dr William started practicing in rural Minnesota and how with his sons (Dr Will and Dr Charlie) helped build the Mayo Clinic into a world-renowned institutionwlliam worrall mayo, william james mayo, charles horace mayo, mayo clinic

Illustrated magazine. The front cover has a copy of a painting by Hilda Rix-Nicholas: Australian soldier of the Great War. The man is wearing a metal helmet and combat uniform. Title and list of contents are printed are printed in gold and red brown on front cover also. non-fictionThe Australian experience of war: the magazine contains other war related articles, the ones referring to nursing experiences are Florence Nightingale, Fanny Hines (died of pneumonia in the Boer War), Catherine Tully (awarded the 1914 Star with clasp) other World War One Experiences, Jessie Simmons (World War Two POW) Ann Mackinnon (served with the 2/6th Australian General Hospital), RAAF medevac nurses in Vietnam, nurses in Rwanda, and a review of the film Paradise Road.military nursing-australia-history, world war 1914-1918, world war 1939-1945, vietnam war, world war 1939-1945 prisoners of war, rwanda, nurses, nursing

1999 A4 (landscape) calendar with a two page spread each month, historic photo of area on top and calendar month on bottom. Black plastic comb binding, with acrylic cover sheet. Photo of Mrs Kent with 4 of her children and their governess in a carriage. non-fiction1999 printed calendar (black and white) with photos of Narre Warren, Narre Warren North, Berwick, Beaconsfield, Harkaway and Hallam from the collections of Max Thomson and Pam Sweeting.narre warren & district family history group, fred hall, james bailey, charles knell, narre warren state school no. 2924, anniversary calendar

Wood framed Charter for the Formation of the new branch of the Australasian Women's Association Victoria Clunes Branch No.36. Printed with black ink on ivory coloured paper. Dated 18th December 1907. Signed by Margret Corbett (President)and Jessie Ley (General Secretary)Nilawa, clunes awa, 1907

Black & White Photo - of the Best family taken at their Concongella Vineyard, Great Western 1887. Top Clara Baker (housemaid), Henry Best Jnr. Middle Charles F Best, Jessie Abercrombie Best, jnr., Jessie Abercrombie Best Senior. Henry Best Senior. Elizabeth Best and Joseph Best (Front)

Bible belonging to the Williams family. The bible is bound in black leather with two metal edgings. 'The Holy Bible Illustrated' is written in gold gilt lettering on the front cover. The bible has a number of coloured plates depicting stories from the bible. In the middle is a register of births, marriages and deaths relating to the family of George Williams and Jessie Templeton.tui mitchell collection, george williams, jessie templeton

Illustrated book with white front and back covers and red spine. The front cover has a red, black and white photograph of a nurse and soldier: Sister Jessie Tomlins (AANS) and her brother Fred (1 ALH), Egypt. Title and author's name are printed in red below this photo. Abbreviated title and author's name printed in white on the spine. Back cover has abbreviated title printed in red and a summary of the book printed in black.non-fictionThis book is an introduction to the social, nursing, military and political history of the time through the experiences of one nurse, Jessie Tomlins. This book follows Jessie's journey through her civilian training at Sydney Hospital to the wards of the 14th Australian General Hospital in Egypt and the rehabilitation wards in England. The book also details the social changes in the immediate aftermath of the war. jessie tomlins, military nursing-australia, world war 1914-1918, nurses, australia army-nurses

Family history of Andrew and Jacobina Templeton by Elizabeth.M.Boundy published in 1991 (ISBN 0646028340). The book tells the detailed story of a Victorian pioneer couple and their descendants. On the front cover is a black and white photo of Dunkeld c1870.tui mitchell collection, george williams, jessie templeton, elizabeth boundy, andrew and jacobina templeton, dunkeld

The Barry sisters ran a private music school at their home in Cumberland Street in Linton, near the present-day Catholic Presbytery. (The Catholic Church bought the land for the Presbytery from the Barry family.) The photograph is dated by the estimated age of Jessie Blurton, one of the pupils in the photgraph, who was born in 1890 and appears to be fifteen or sixteen in the photograph. Back row, L-R: Ivy Morgan, Gertie Lewis, Kitty Burke, Lily Hogan, Cassie McBeath. Centre row: Jessie Blurton, Dorrie Spence, Ivy Angus, Roger O'Beirne, Vera Forsyth, Kathleen O'Beirne, Bertha Nicholls, Elsie Egan, Lizzie Burke. Front row: Miss Gertrude Barry, two Godden boys, Gordon Bennett, Frank O'Beirne, Arthur Angus, Myrtle Bolte, Eileen Kelly, Pauline O'Beirne, Miss Dora Barry.Black and white copy of original photograph, which shows Dora and Gertrude Barry with a group of their music pupils, posed for a photograph outside a timber building.Names of pupils inscribed on the back of the photograph.dora barry, gertrude barry, misses barry's private music school