Percy Child was the son of Francis Matthew (Frank) Child whose father Mathew Child was one of the first three settlers in the area. Percy ran the Child Bros. Sawmill with his brother Harry.Black and white photograph showing Percy Child using a cant-hook at Child Bros. Sawmill. This photograph has a detailed inscription on the back handwritten by John Lundy-Clarke.Charles Percival Child (Sammy) about 1910percy child, harry child, sawmill, kalorama

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John Lundy-Clarke grew up in the Kalorama/Mt Dandenong area and later in life (1972-74) began to write a comprehensive history of the area working from an original settlement map in an effort to cover all areas. William Lucas , who came from England to visit Matthew Child in the late 1870s. He purchased land from Matthew and married his daughter Catherine. They developed their property as the sporting lodge 'Glenrivers'. Their daughter Dorothea was born in 1888. She was an accomplished horsewoman who married her cousin Charles Percival (Percy) Child in 1917. Percy worked a sawmill on the creek .Black and white copy of studio portrait of Doris (Dorothea) Child (nee Lucas).Handwritten by John Lundy-Clarke on reverse: Doris Lucas “Dorothea?” Daughter of W Lucas and Catherine nee Child. Wife of Percy Child. Mother of Lois. Born 1889 died 1936 (?)dorothea lucas, dorothea child, percy child, matthew child, william lucas, catherine child

Bert Child son of Francis Matthew father of Jack, Bert and Len. Husband of Maria Madden. Died 1926.Black and white photograph of Bert Child as a young man. He is sitting in the grass near a wooden building. This photograph has a detailed inscription on the back handwritten by John Lundy-Clarke.Bert Child son of Francis Matthew father of Jack, Bert and Len. Husband of Maria Madden. Died 1926.bert child, hubert child, francis matthew child, maria madden, kalorama

Photographic tintype portrait of a child.fullarton, ballarat, child

Home of Harry Child in foreground built on the southern boundary of his father's (Francis Matthew Child) allotment. Black and white photograph showing the home of Harry Child. This photograph has a detailed inscription on the back handwritten by John Lundy-Clarke.The eastern face of Mt Dandenong from F.M. Childs selection Cnr allotment D.francis matthew child, mt dandenong, harry child

Francis Matthew Child was 15 when he came to the Valley with his father, Matthew Child in 1855. He married Martha Jeeves (born 1857) in 1875. They had 6 children. Harry, May, Edward, Alice, Bert, Eva.Posed photograph of Francis Matthew Child, his wife Martha (nee Jeeves) and six children, all well dressed with background of bushes. Handwritten inscription on back by John Lundy-Clarke.F.M. Child and Family about 1886. Back Row Martha (nee Jeeves), Harry, May, Francis Mathew, Edward (Ted). Front Row Alice (Petty), (Bert), Eva.francis matthew child, martha child, martha jeeves, eva child, bert child, harry child, alice child, may child, ted child, edward child

Children's book given to Flora McDonald for her birthday in 1908 by her sister, Elizabeth.Board cover separated from body, spine missing. Loose pages and binding. Title page missing. Advertisement inside front & back covers and back pages. 188 pp plus advertisements. Poor condition.Front flyleaf, 'To Flora/Wishing you many happy returns/of the Day/from E. McD./March 8th, 1908'.flora mcdonald, childrens literature, whitburgh cottage collection

Landscape showing land clearance against uncleared bus. Child property went almost to Silvan. Harry Child had the sawmill.child, harry child, kalorama valley

Matthew Child was considered to be the first of the settlers to set foot in the valley as he scouted it for the others (Isaac Jeeves & Jabez Richardson). He was not the first to settle in the valley - that was Isaac Jeeves.Copy of portrait photo of Matthew Child.matthew child, kalorama valley, valley, settler, settlers, kalorama

Child's well worn leather boot found under the floor of a Sea Pilot's terrace house in Gellibrand Street. It was a custom for local people to place a child's shoe under the floorboards of a house to 'ward off evil spirits'.Child's boot, circa 1850sboot, folklore

Mother and child from 1950's.Black and white photograph of a mother and childconstantine family, noel constantine

This particular type of chair was also known as a Bentwood Twig Wicker Child’s chair. This process was founded by German Thomas Thonet in 1855, and involved wetting or steaming wood, then bending it and letting it harden into curved shapes and patterns. This provided a cheaper and more practical version of furniture than earlier – and heavier – hand-carved furniture.Child's armchair, slatted base and back. Bentwood with wide, circular armrests and mottled pattern. cane furniture, child's armchair, bentwood, furniture, churchill island

Child's coverlet made from old blankets and clothing pieces with curtain and blanket backing. Part of the "Wagga" collection. Maker unknown, from the Ballarat area. c.1930s-50s.Child's coverlet made from old blankets and clothing pieces with curtain and blanket backing.quilting history, patchwork history, running stitch group, running stitch collection, quilting - history, patchwork - history

This small child’s white, cotton pants with crocheted legs and a white cotton sunhat is an example of the dressmaking skills of the women of the pioneer settlers families in Moorabbin Shire c1900 Early settlers and market gardeners established their families in Moorabbin Shire and this item shows the skill and craftsmanship of the women of these familiesA pair of small child's white, cotton pants with crocheted legs and a child's white, cotton sunhatclothing, brighton, moorabbin, pioneers, market gardener, dressmakers, early settlers, peck family.

Photograph of Ivy May Child aged 19 years sitting in a garden playing a banjo mandolin. Ivy May Child (1910 – 1989) was the daughter of Arthur Edward (Ted) Child (1878 – 1964) and Ethel May Madden (1888 – 1970). Ted Child was the son of Matthew Francis Child (1839 – 1933) and Martha Jeeves (1857 – 1926). He was the grandson of one of the early pioneers Francis Child. Ivy grew up on the family property on Childs Road and took many photographs. Ivy married Henry William Burgess (1906 – 1968) in 1944. Sepia coloured photograph of a young woman sitting in a garden sitting with a banjo mandolin.On reverse: IVY CHILDivy may child, ivy child, banjo mandolin, banjo, child family, child, burgess, william henry burgess, ted child, ethel madden