Clarke Family : Joseph - Obituary, Marriage Cert., Sale of Grasmere Farm, Sales Receipt ; Arthur Ernest - Obituary ; Oliver - Letters to/from DDHSarthur ernest clarke, joseph clarke, oliver clarke, grasmere farm, joseph clarke & co, laurel lodge

Armytage Family - Ada E Armytage - Obituary ; Family owners of Como ; Reference for RoutAda E Armytage - armytage, ada e armytage, beaconsfield, stanley rout, stanley rout reference, obituary, armytage obituary

Edward Collins - Obituary, Emails, Envelopeedward collins, sue collins, kent estate, kent estate dandenong

Death notice for Charles Partington (1862-1932); also, notice of probate on Charles Partington's will 26/02/1932Greensborough pioneer familyCopy of newspaper obituarycharles partington

Obituary for Edith Lydia Shaw, an Australian Army Nurse, detailing her army service from 1940 and her time on the hospital ships in the Middle East. She went on to become Matron of the Alfred Hosptial in Melbourne from 1946-1952. Edith passed away on September 13th, 1991 and this obituary was given at the Afred Hospital Chapel.Three sheets of typed print using a typewriter.'H63' [Handwritten in blue ink at the top of the page] 'Betty C Lawson / 2/10/91' [Signed in blue ink on the last page] 'Address - Obituary -given at Chapel / Alfred Hospital Melbourne.' [Handwritten in black ink on the final page]edith lydia shaw, australian army nursing serive, middle east, 1st australian general hospital, hospital ship wanganella, alfred hospital prahran (vic)

Attached to his R.S.L. Membership Card along with the funeral notice, is a subsequent newspaper article written at the time of Walter West's death, which reads: Death of Pioneer Settler/ A pioneer settler of/ the Red Cliffs irigation/ district and one of the/ last men to be evacuated/ from Gallipoli, died sud/denly on Saturday night/ aged 84./ In 1922 Mr. Watler Thomas/ West came to Red Cliffs/ where he established Block/ 86 in the irrigation district./ He lived there until his/ death on Saturday after playing bowls at the Red/ Cliffs rinks on Saturday/ afternoon./ Mr. West was born in Jeparit and served with the/ 24th Battalion in Egypt and/ Gallipoli./ He was awarded the Mili/tary Medal in France in/ 1917 and the Military Cross/ in 1918 when he captured/ single handed an enemy/ machine gun post./ He settled at Red Cliffs/ on his return when the/ area was placed under irri-/gation./ For 25 years he operated/ a unique partnership with/ the late Mr. Martin Nippe, his adjoining property/ owner. The pair pooled their/ horticultural equipment for/ joint use./ Mr. West joined Mildura/ Legacy in 1942 and was an/ active member until his/ death./ The funeral will be held at the United Church, Red/ Cliffs this morning at 10.30Type written obituary, presumably used when Walter West,MC,MM, died.Walter West MC,MM/ Red Cliffs residents were saddened to learn of the sudden passing on Saturday last/ of Walter Thomas West MC,MM., a Pioneer/settler and well respected citizen./ "Wal" as he was affectionately known, was/ born at Dandenong some 84years ago./ He served with distinction in World War 1/ with 24th Battalion. He was an original ANZAC, and also saw service in/ Egypt and France. He received two awards for gallantry in the field - The Military/ Medal in France 1917 and the Military Cross in France/ in 1918 when he was responsible for the/ single handed capture of an enemy gun and crew./ He was an original soldier settler and developed/ his fruit block in Red Cliffs which is still/ operated by his son Tom. In 1922 he/ became an original Trustie of the Methodist/Church and was the last surviving original/ Trustie. He served on the Board of/ directors of the Red Cliffs Co-Operative Co.Ltd/ from 1954 to 1967, and was Chairman of Directors/ in 1963 and 1964. He showed a keen interest/ in youth activities and some excellent cricketers/ were produced as a result of his coaching of/ the Methodist Junior Cricket Team. He was an/ active and keen member of Mildura Legacy/ for 34 years, serving as President in 1947 and 1948./ He was secretary of the Cemetary Trust for many years, served on the Hospital Committee/ was a member of Memorial Lodge, a member of Red Cliffs Senior Citizens Club and a /member of Red Cliffs Sub-Branch R.S.L. since / it's inception./ He was a keen member of the Red Cliffs/ Bowling Club and took part in a club event on/ the day of his passing./ It was the pioneer settler and men with ability/ and initiative of Walter West that brought/ out the Community Spirit which resulted in/ the Red Cliffs we know today.1918, 1917, ww1, walter, thomas, west, mm, mc, 24th, battalion, aif, gallipoli, bullecourt

Obituary from the Prahran Telegraph, 21-6-1929, headed "Death of an old Caulfield Identity" Edward Rowney. After coming from South Australia in 1887, worked in Ballarat as a horse tram driver and then moved to Caulfield in 1888 working for the Caulfield Horse Tramway that ran between Elsternwick and Glenhuntly. Provides details of his working life and that with the Caulfield Council. Provides details of his personal and family information along with sources. See reference for an article on the Caulfield Tramway Co. and a photo of Mr. Rowney driving a horse tram.Yields information about the life of Mr Edward RowneyA4 sheets - printed - providing an obituary and family history of Mr Edward Rowney.trams, tramways, ballarat, ballaarat tramway co, caulfield, caulfield tramway co, edward rowney

Obituary from the Prahran Telegraph, 21-6-1929, headed "Death of an old Caulfield Identity" Edward Rowney. After coming from South Australia in 1887, worked in Ballarat as a horse tram driver and then moved to Caulfield in 1888 working for the Caulfield Horse Tramway that ran between Elsternwick and Glenhuntly. Provides details of his working life and that with the Caulfield Council. Provides details of his personal and family information along with sources. See reference for an article on the Caulfield Tramway Co. and a photo of Mr. Rowney driving a horse tram. Yields information about the life of Mr Edward Rowney A4 sheets - printed - providing an obituary and family history of Mr Edward Rowney. trams, tramways, caulfield, caulfield tramway co, edward rowney, ballarat, city of caulfield

Obituary of Rupert Henwood who founded a dynasty of champion clay target shooters spanning three generations.Obituary of Rupert Henwood henwood, rupert, orchards, shooting

A photocopy of the obituary on the life of police constable David Power in The Advocate 1 April 1998 Power was stationed at the Sunshine Police Station and served 35 years in the Victoria Police force Includes a photo of the late David Powerdavid "paddy" power, obituary

A biography of E. E. Walker written in Blackburn & Mitcham reporter 1935 and an obituary from the same paper, December 1936.A biography of E. E. Walkerbuilding industry, walker, edgar edwardes, australian tesselated tile co pty ltd, blackburn & mitcham reporter, methodist church mitcham, donald, stanley, edgar

The obituary is remembering the life of Panoyiannis (Peter John) Raftopoulos who migrated from the Ithacan village of Kioni to come to Australia in 1937 where he joined his sister Kalypso and her husband Dimitiri Sofianos. He was a respected member of the Ithacan community and an Honorary Life Member. He also worked for a range of causes in broader community. He is remembered every year at the Ithacan Philanthropic Society's annual bursary awards which were initiated by him. The award for the highest achieving Year 12 graduate is named after him.A scanned copy of an obituary that was published in the Ithacan Philanthropic Society's Newspaper about one of the members. A photograph of the person is included with then article.obituaries, bursary awards

Joynt was the seventh member of the newly formed Legacy in 1923 and became a member of the Board of Management in 1924 and worked closely with Stan Savige. He was also instrumental in gaining the support of both General Sir John Monash and the R.S.L. to build the Shrine of Remembrance, as well as ensuring media backing and thus public support for the project. He worked tirelessly for Legacy for 38 years until he retired at the age of 84, and entered fully into comradeship activities throughout his involvement. He won his VC in 1917 at Chuignes during one of the last battles on the Somme. The Victoria Cross is the highest award for acts of bravery in wartime and was instituted in 1856 by Queen Victoria. See also Cat.Nos. 01303, 01350. This obituary adds further information about the life of L/- W.D. Joynt and includes a typed copy of an extract from 'They dared mightily' by Laurence Wigmore (Canberra: Australian War Memorial, 1963) pages 141, 142 & 143 which detail the action which won him the V.C.Provides more military information than in other obituaries of Joynt, as well as further information on his activities in the broader community.White A4 paper x 6 pages with black type.Box 16 L1.14 in black ballpen Confusingly it is dated 20/6/78, handwritten in black biro, although Joynt did not die until 1986.donovan joynt, obituary