An account of the life of George Ernest Locke who was a gold miner on the Yarra Track near Marysville in Victoria.An account of the life of George Ernest Locke who was a gold miner on the Yarra Track near Marysville in Victoria. George was a well-educated young man and had some success prospecting in the Cumberland area before partnering with William Chester with whom he opened the Golden Bower gold mine in 1896. George and William then discovered a second reef which they named the Silver Bower mine. George lived in a log cabin in the Cumberland reserve and was known to be a loner. He was clever with his money and chose not to have a bank account in Marysville, where everyone would learn about his financial status. He banked at the ES&A in Fitzroy and at the time of his death in 1941 he had accumulated the princely sum of three hundred and sixty pounds. George Locke was known as "the Hermit of Cumberland Valley" and lived in his humpy until his last few days during which he moved into a Forest Commission's patrol hut because his old humpy had started to fall to pieces. When George passed away at the age of 81 years he had not visited Marysville for over 14 years. george ernest locke, gold miner, gold mining, yarra track, william chester, golden bower mine, cumberland goldfield, silver bower mine, chesterville, marysville, victoria, jackie lewis, baron somers, big tree, picea sitchensis exotic, box hill cemetery, john edward locke, annie caroline locke, hermit of the cumberland valley

A collection of stories compiled by Aston Family Members.A Collection of Stories compiled by Aston Family Memebrs.Dedicated to Pa and Ma Aston and other loved ones gone before usfamily history aston

George Muller Hon Sec of the Heathmont Progress League wrote to the Town Clerk about the management of Heathmont Park.One page handwritten letter from George Muller Hon Sec of the Heathmont Progress League to the Town Clerk about the management of Heathmont Park. Buff coloured, lined page, plus newspaper item - Rate Collectors Report. +Additional Keywords: Muller, George W.

"Sheep Breeding in Australia" by George A. Brown, Walker, May and Co., Melbourne, 1880.sheep breeding - history sheep - australian sheep breeding, brown, mr george a., sheep breeding - history, sheep - australian, sheep breeding

This file contains three items. Photocopies of brief articles from THE OXFORD LITERARY GUIDE TO AUSTRALIA identifying which literary figures lived in which Melbourne suburbs, includes Caulfield, Elsternwick, Ormond, includes George Johnston. Photocopy of four page article from AUSTRALIAN DICTIONARY OF BIOGRAPHY vol. 14, 1996 about George Johnston. Typed research note by Claire Barton dated 14/06/2013 about George Johnston from THE OXFORD LITERARY GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA by Peter Pierce.johnston george, caulfield primary school, davison frank dalby, labassa, 2 manor grove, caulfield, liberman serge, elsternwick, cambridge ada, barrett charles, meldrum max, lochied, ontario, robertson alexander, koch augustus, morrison john, caulfield grammar school, brett doris, phillips a. a., wannan bill, fearn-wannan william fielding, liberman serge, walstab george a, cox erle, maysbury avenue, kooyong road, buxton street, ormond, prichard katherine susannah, clareville, north road, authors, writers, journalists, literature, caulfield state school, johnston martin, johnston shane, johnston jason, avalon, lochiel, house names, lithographer, printmaking, art, johnston minnie riverina, wright minnie riverina, st mary’s anglican church, clift charmian, taylor elsie esme, world war 1939 to 1945, johnston gae

GEORGE CHAPMENT& CO WERE TIMBER MERCHANT, BUILDER, IRONMONGERS, UPHOLSTERERS AND UNDERTAKERS. THEY SUPPLIED AGRICULTURAL IMLPEMENTS FENCING WIRE, MINING TOOLS,FUSE,POWDER,PRINTS,OILSAND BUILDING MATERIAL, FURNITURE,HOSE,SHOT,PLATED GOODS CUTLERY AND FUNERALS FURNISHED ON SHORTEST NOTICE..1 - .11 DOCUMENTS FROM GEORGE CHAPMAN & CO.TO M& F WILKINSON FOR MINING REQUIREMENTS.1879. .2 TWO SECTIONS OF ACCOUNTS FROM GEORGE CHAPMAN& CO 1879 TO MRS. WILKINSON & PARTY.local history, document, accounts, wattleworth, lena. mrs.

Surrey College was opened in early 1892 by Rev. Dr Frederick Darling who had been the first minister of the Presbyterian Church in Canterbury Road. He resigned this position to open the school which operated until 1908 with additional premises at 12 Vincent Street. The school had 40 boarders as well as day boys. Courses included algebra, euclid, history, typewriting, shorthand and drill. In the 1930s, Nethercourt Private Hospital took over the site. Later it became St Jude's Hospital. land in front of the building was subdivided off in the 1970s. The building is still extant as a private dwelling with York Street, Surrey Hills as the address. This is one of 3 photos donated by Susan Hobbs, whose grandfather Rev. George Edward Downton is thought to have been a student at the college. George E. Downton was born in Avoca in 1885. He was later a missionary in New Guinea and Secretary to the Australian Board of Missions in Adelaide. He died in 1926 or 1927. Sepia photo of 26 men and boys and one female against a background of a two-storey brick building. This is the rear of the Surrey College. There are 4 additional figures in the background and an additional house can be seen beyond the property boundary. Many of the boys wear or hold caps or boaters. The 2 men in the back row on the right are wearing academic gowns and mortar boards. The gentleman with the beard on the end is Rev. Frederick Darling, the Principal of the college. Sepia photo on cream mount board. Note that the photo is detached from the mount, so the photo is numbered SHP2025.15.1 and the mount as SHP2025.15.2.Front: "Surrey College - Surrey Hills / Principal: Rev. Fredk. A. DARLING, Melb. Univ./STAFF AND BOARDERS, 1899." Back: "York Street, Surrey Hills" in grey lead pencil; possibly Susan John's hand. Back, bottom LH corner: "L. Johnstone" Back, top RH corner: "5621" - this was the registration number used by box Hill historical society Middle back: Purple stamp - "Tennent/Photographer / 110 Johnstone Street / Collingwood" schools, 1899, surrey hills, surrey college, rev frederick a darling, george edward downton, susan hobbs, union road, nethercourt hospital, st jude's hospital, 219-223 union road, 1890-1899, york street

Launch of 'Walk with care' road safety strategy. Photo: Mayor, Savaas Athan with Lillian Finlayson, Enid Davies and George Hawkins.Launch of 'Walk with care' road safety strategy.city of nunawading, athan, savvas, hynes, elizabeth, inner eastern community road safety council, james, george, finlayson, lillith, davies, enid, hawkins, george, mayors

George LONGLEY'S Achievements Revisited, Remembering Our Garden's Founder, by Stephanie de Boer, Wellingtonia Summer 2018-19 edition.This is a thumbnail sketch of the first curator of the Ballarat Botanical Gardens and his great contribution towards this Ballarat landmark and horticulture in Ballarat.One sheet of white paper with blue surround and a black and white photograph of George Longley in the top righthand corner.Nonejohn garner collection, garner, dr, longley, wellingtonia, founder, curator, ballarat botanical gardens, ballarat, gardens, george longley, ballarat horticultural society, baron von mueller.