This trinket box belonged to Mary Jane Hitchins (nee Rankin). The box was found in the former Hitchins homestead at Mannibadar. This property is now owned by the Holding family, and the trinket box was donated to LDHS in April 2015 by Maureen Holding.Small, round, white plastic container with lid. The lid has small floral decorations painted on it, and the inscription "Greetings from Linton".trinket boxes, jewellery boxes, souvenirs, mary jane hitchins

The subjects of this photograph are thought to be, L-R: Vera Brown, Kate Rankin, Mary Hitchins (née Rankin), Lucy Rankin.Black and white copy of original photograph showing four older ladies wearing coats, three with hats and one wearing a head scarf, standing on a road with the two on the left arm in arm.mary jane hitchins (née mary jane rankin), vera brown, kate rankin, lucy rankin

Mary Jane Rankin was born in 1884 to parents Ewen and Anna Rankin (née Woods). She was a pupil teacher at Linton State School, and later was Head Teacher at Happy Valley State School. She played tennis, sang in the Presbyterian Church choir and was involved in community organisations such as the CWA throughout her life. In 1918 Mary Rankin married Ed Hitchins, the manager of the Linton branch of the Bank of New South Wales.Mary Hitchins, née Mary Rankin, 1884-1971mary rankin, mary hitchins

Mary Jane Rankin, daughter of Ewen Rankin and Head Teacher at Happy Valley School, married widower Edwin Drummond Hitchins in 1918. At the time he was manager of the Bank of New South Wales in Linton. In 1923, following Ed's retirement as bank manager, they bought Allotment 20 at Mannibadar (previously a soldier settler block) and named it 'Lonetree'.Digital image of a woman with white hair, standing with her left hand resting on a farm gate, over which is hanging the branch of a tree. She is wearing a mid-length print dress with a collar, and lace-up shoes. In the paddock behind her there is a parked utility truck, and in the far background a small cluster of trees.mary hitchins née rankin, 'lonetree' [property]