Crook Family - Federal Dining Rooms Dandenong 1905-1919federal dining rooms dandenong, dandenong produce and cattle market

This plan of land allotments for sale indicates the property once owned by the Bacchus family in and around the township area of Bacchus Marsh. The Bacchus family sold their property in Bacchus Marsh to John Atkins and Robert Nalder Clarke in March 1851. Atkins and Clarke kept the property for a number of years until April 1856 when these allotments were put up for sale.This plan is almost identical to another copy held by the Bacchus Marsh and District Historical Society, VC Record 707, BMDHS collection). This plan, VC Record 452 Copy 2, contains a less detail than than VC Record 707 Copy 1. For example the selling agents and the surveyor who created the plan are not indicated on this copy of the plan. This copy of the plan does indicate the name Crook Street on the map. As the Crook family were the buyers of the Manor House property and surrounding land from Atkins and Clarke in 1856 it suggests that this copy is a later one of the earlier version. It is unlikely that the Crook family would have had the adjacent street named after them prior to purchasing the house and property. This is a very early land sales plan for the township of Bacchus Marsh and it therefore provides some clues as to how the early urban development of the township took place. Upon seeing the map in 1911 Bacchus Marsh Express newspaper editor Christopher Crisp wrote "The sale appears to have created the present township, which had a nucleus in earlier times further east", Express, 30 September, 1911, page 3. A single page paper map showing a portions of land available for sale in Bacchus Marsh in 1856. The subdivided land shown was owned by John Atkins and Robert Nalder Clarke, but previously owned by the Bacchus Family and was in and around their Manor House (Mansion) property in Bacchus Marsh.There are 5 portions of land further divided into numerous small portions. The land for sale is bounded by the present day streets of Main Street, Young Street, McFarland Street, Morton Streets, Crook Street, and part of the eastern section extends to the Lerderderg River. Scale: 4 chains to 1 inch. The map is pasted into a bound volume containing 76 maps or plans in total. High resolution digital image stored on BMDHS computer network. Plan of the first portion of land. The property of Messers Atkins and Clarke situate at Bacchus Marsh.land sales, land sales bacchus marsh, manor house bacchus marsh, crook family bacchus marsh

This land sales plan shows allotments of land offered for sale in the inner township area of Bacchus Marsh in 1908. The land put up for sale was from the estate of the late Mr and Mrs J.E. Crook. That being James Elijah Crook and his wife Harriet, (nee Athorn). The Crooks had been resident in Bacchus Marsh since the 1840s and were prominent members of the community. They were prominent in the business, social and civic affairs of the town and district. In the 1850s the Crooks acquired the Manor House and nearby land once owned by the Bacchus family. James Crook died in 1889. When Harriet Crook died in February 1908 their estate was offered for sale. This included the large stone home known as the Manor House and various parcels of land including around 50 allotments of land near the Manor House, bounded by Young, Lerderderg, Crook and Main Streets. Most of these allotments of land were sold in October 1908. The Manor House itself was passed in at the sale and continued to be owned by the Crook family for several decades after 1908.A single page map on a single page of a bound volume of maps. The map shows portions of land for sale from the subdivision of the Manor House property in Bacchus Marsh in 1908. The names of most of the buyers of the portions of land have been hand-written into the various allotments they purchased. The maps are pasted into a bound volume containing 76 maps or plans in total. High resolution digital image stored on BMDHS computer network. bacchus marsh victoria maps, land sales bacchus marsh, manor house bacchus marsh, crook family bacchus marsh

Dark blue hard covered Scrap book Album / autographs , Newspaper clippings /death notices relating to the family of Mr & Mrs A.T. Crook of 'Stonehaven ' Kennington / gold edged pages / inside front cover is a loose Newspaper clipping / first page ' Mr & Mrs A.T. Crook - as a little memento of the friendship expressed by the surprise party of 19th February 1916 /books, albums, crook family, mr & mrs a.t. crook

Printed paperback book. A4 size. 144 pages. Black and white photos. Subject and people indexes. Endnotes for each chapter. Citation: Down the Line Racecourses: Richfield, Mentone, Epsom, Aspendale. By John Macnaughton. Published by John Macnaughton, 2023. BMDHS Location: AR/SU5non-fictionA history of some of the lesser known horse racecourses in the greater Melbourne area. The relevance of this book for Bacchus Marsh history is in Chapter 5, 'Aspendale', pages 110-115, and the section titled 'The Founder: The Crook Family'. This section describes the Crook family involvement in the founding of Aspendale racecourse and in particular the involvement of James Elijah Crook in horseracing.crook family bacchus marsh, james elijah crook 1819-1889, horse racing, racecourses

A small watercolour painting of the Marysville Hotel. The painting was painted by Cyril Crooks, a local man, in 1949.A small watercolour painting of the Marysville Hotel.C.E.C. '49/ Marysvillemarysville, victoria, australia, keppel hotel, keppel's australian hotel, australian hotel, keppel family, maurice john keppel, accommodation, watercolour painting, cyril crooks, saladin lodge, marysville hotel

The autoharp is a portable, stringed musical instrument. It is a member of the zither family but differs from the traditional zither in that chords can be easily played. The buttons on the chord bars of the autoharp can be pressed onto the strings to make different sounds. The labels on the autoharp denote the chords and the notes that the strings play. The instrument is played with the box resting on a flat surface such as a tabletop, with the left hand moving the chord buttons and the right hand strumming the strings, usually with a pick or plectrum . The autoharp was invented around the mid-1880s. There are models now available that have variations in the numbers of strings the instrument has, and differences in the sounds of the chords. Typically the autoharp has 36 strings.This autoharp is an example of musical instruments played at social gatherings and concerts in the late 1800s and early to mid 1900s. It was easily carried by the player. It is usually held in the crook of the left arm with the narrow end resting on the should and the left hand supporting the wider end, the hand pressing on the chord buttons. The right hand strums in a similar way to a playing a guitar, usually holding a soft pick or plectrum.Autoharp, painted dark brown with red rose flower decals. The portable stringed musical instrument is a member of the zither family. The autoharp is shaped like a hollow box with one corner cut off. Strings of various lengths are attached with equal spacing, parallel to the long edge of the box. A slotted board rests over the top of the strings at one end, and buttons on the slots can be pressed onto the felt-padded bars below them to produce chords. There are labels on the upper and lower boards that denote chords and musical notes.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, musical instrument, stringed instrument, harp, auto harp, zither, portable

The Gala opening was held on 8/12/1955 and the Drive-in closed 3/2/1985. It was situated on the Western side of Crook Street and had one screen and the capacity for 700 cars. It was run by the Houlihan family.Invitation to the Gala Premier Opening of Bendigo's Golden Drive-in Theatre on Thursday 8th December 1955. Cream coloured card with yellow and blue printing. Reverse has a map showing the location of the Theatre.Invite has been offered to Mrs Ellen Colvin, Tom & Joe, also Mr & Mrs F. Colvin and familyinvitation, drive in theatre, golden drive-in theatre'

Brochure with an invitation to visit Historical and Mining Museum in Mechanic's Institute, Eaglehawk. Drawing of poppet legs on the front with The Royal Historical Society of Victoria Bendigo Branch. Historical Guide to Bendigo including Self Tours of Bendigo's Famous Goldfields. Forward by John Hattam. Contributors are: H Biggs, Miss L J Parry, A Richardson, L C Bennetts and Edith Checcucci. Credits - The Bendigo Advertiser, Cambridge Press, Mines Department (Bendigo) and J R W Purves. Items include Bendigo Tramways Compiled by H Biggs, Early Bendigo Hotels Compiled by L C Bennetts, Eaglehawk Compiled by H Biggs, Noted Events Compiled by June Parry, The Bendigo Post Office Compiled by LC Bennetts, The Bendigo Goldfield. Introduction to Field and Guide to Some Famous Mines Compiled by A Richardson. Photos include: Pall Mall Bendigo, Ravenswood Homestead, An Early Battery at Kangaroo Flat, Historic High Street Golden Square, The Lonely Grave, Battery Tram c1888, Steam Tram c1892, Electric Tram c1903, The New Chum Railway Golden Square, United Hustlers and Redan Mine Sandhurst Road, Central Deborah Violet Street, Deborah Mine Quarry Hill, Deborah Mine 1000 ft level, First Motion Winding Engine at Central Deborah, Victoria Hill Area, and Looking south from New Chum Hill in 1890's. Also 11010.254, 255, 268, 288a, 288b, and 289.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - historical guide to bendigo, the royal historical society of victoria bendigo branch, historical and mining museum, mechanic's institute eaglehawk, librarian mechanic's institute, miss j parry, john hattam, h biggs, a richardson, l c bennetts, edith checcucci, bendigo advertiser, cambridge press, mines department (bendigo), j r w purves, mr a o'keefe, shire of marong, the sandhurst and eaglehawk tramway company, mr j taylor, mr j hanson, the bendigo tramway company, electric supply company, coliban water suply, juvenile industrial exhibition, geo lansell, cr a harkness, salvation army, vine and fruitgrowers association, decentralisation league, constable thomas ryan, miners association, art gallery, post office, miss broadfoot, bendigo hospital, opera company, bendigo development league, victorian women's franchise league, ana hall, the bendigonian, law courts, temperance hall, trades hall (old wardens court), roman catholic cathedral, shamrock hotel, bendigo philosophical society, old bendigonian society, bendigo fire brigade, bendigo volunteers to south african war, hawkins, porcupine inn, criterion hotel, royal hotel, bendigo hotel, black swan hotel, gillies bakery, hibernian hotel, sandhurst hotel, freemasons hotel, courthouse hotel, shamrock hotel, governor hotham, heffernan & crowley, new chum railway, victoria quartz, shenandoah, shamrock mine, hercules no 1 (originally pearl east), hercules new chum (late pearl), carlisle mine, mr arblaster, meurer, sandhurst bee, benevolent asylum, bendigo gas company, a lloyd, coliban water supply scheme, cr w v simons, eaglehawk council, j mouat, sir henry barkly, agricultural and horticultural exhibition, sandhurst and eaglehawk boroughs, cr john mcintyre, latham and watson's mine, galatea (model ship), st paul's church of england, rev g p despard, fine arts exhibition and exposition, bendigo rifle association, strathfieldsaye shire hall, corporate high school, bendigonian society, richard andrews, easter fair, g aspinall, j burnsides, sir h manners sutton, beehive stores, mining exchanges, bendigo water works, city family hotel, bendigo united friendly society medical institute and dispensary, benevolent asylum, jewish synagogue, masonic hall, school of mines, mr j h abbott, australian natives association, royal princess theatre, albion hall, central state school, high school, gravel hill state school, electricity commission, james mouat, warring natives, the rocks, joseph crook, gold discovery, marong district roads board, camp hotel, mr charles sherratt, city of bendigo, mt alexander north run, grice and heape, ravenswood, gibson and fenton, mrs john kennedy, mrs patrick farrel, mr j a paton, mr lachlan mclachlan, theatre royal, sir charles and lady hotham, harney's bridge, e j ennor, sandhurst fire brigade, the health of towns act, mr townsend, cornish & co, bendigo pottery, bendigo agricultural society, pike or pyke, baby health centre, sandhurst post office, government survey office, sandhurst trustees company, mr h b briston, savings bank, telegraph office, sir henry brougham lock, hon sir john nimmo, sandhurst public offices, the new prince of wales mine, new prince of wales no 2, the whip and jersey, lansell's big 180, new chum and victoria mine and battery, new chum railway, koch's pioneer, south new moon, catherine reef united, new moon, virginia mine, south belle vue, new chum railway, central nell gwynne, north nell gwynne, ironbark mine, new chum syncline, hercules, herculesl energetic, roberts & sons, harkness & co, horwoods, great southern, ulster, carlisle, cornish, new st mungo, duchess tribute, south devonshire, hopewell mine, saxby mine, mcnair & co, mr king, bourke and wills, sandhurst hotel, the dascombe nugget, victoria nugget, r r haverfield, ballerstedt, rae, wittscheibe, lazarus, cave and amos, bendigo amalgamated goldfields, bendigo mines limited, the deborah, north deborah, central deborah, the new red white and blue consolidated (big blue), union, lansell's new red white and blue 9later no 3 shaft), h harkness & co, thompson & co, central deborah, lansell's bendigo battery, north red white and blue, central red white and blue, roberts and sons, little 180 (originally lansell's 180 no 2 shaft), john brown knitwear factory, south ironbark originally victoria consols east shaft, ironbark (originally ironbark east shaft), manchester arms hotel, wattle gully mine chewton, hercules, old wheal-owl, central nell gwynne, gold mines hotel, bendigo city council, jack barker, the new chum syncline, the courier of the mines, telegraph office, bendigo cemetery, white hills cemetery, eaglehawk cemetery, kangaroo flat cemetery, new moon, suffolk united, north new moon, fortuna hustlers, buckell & jeffrey's, royal hustlers reserve no 2 (city and park shafts), jonathan harris, latham and watson, great hustlers, great extended hustlers, j hustler, latham, watson, tribute or pups shaft, bendigo's worst mining disaster, hustlers reef (old hustlers), hustlers reef no 1, lansell's comet, the old comet (cooper's claim), united hustlers and redan, comet hill state school, k k shaft, north or new hustlers (agnew hustler), johnson's no 3, south johnson's, lansell's sandhurst needle, cleopatra needle top, british american, collman and tacchi, south virginia, saddle reefs and spurs, pall mall bendigo, ravenswood homestead, an early battery at kangaroo flat, historic high street golden square, the lonely grave, battery tram c1888, steam tram c1892, electric tram c1903, teh new chum railway golden square, united hustlers and redan mine sandhurst road, central deborah violet street, deborah mine quarry hill, deborah mine 1000 ft level, first motion winding engine at central deborah, victoria hill area, looking south from new chum hill in 1890's

Arthur John Faram was a Real Estate Agent and Auctioneer in South Melbourne. He was married to Caroline Crook Faram and they had children Jack, Herbert, George, Louisa, Dick, Frank, Tom and Alice. Arthur died in 1914. Sons Tom, Dick and George established the Faram Bros ironmongery (hardware) store in Bay St which continued until 2007.From a group of four photos of the Faram family: A J Farambuilt environment - commercial, george faram, frank faram, richard faram, herbert faram, tom faram, louisa faram, alice faram, arthur john faram, caroline grook faram, bay street

Folder containing a table of contents and a selection of articles on Gippsland History by John Wells in the West Gippsland Trader Volume 1. The date the articles were published, and title of articles are listed below. 30 Oct 1997 Noojee Railway Line is an Engineering Classic 06 Nov 1997 Railways were a kiss of life for small settlements 13 Nov 1997 Erica was a timber and railway town 20 Nov 1997 People fought for railway line through to Stratford 27 Nov 1997 Tiny towns on the Wonthaggi line Vol 16 No 50 Cobungra station has some wild and beautiful country Vol 16 No 51 The explorers we have forgotten Vol 17 No 30 Hallam store became a place for men to gather 14 Feb 2002 Charlie Styles and his dull grey bedford bus Vol 26 No 10 Southern Community names 03 Aug 2006 A bit more Cloverlea 28 Sep 2006 Many airlines were keen to link wide brown land 26 Oct 2006 The ‘run’ at Top Plain 02 Nov 2006 Briagolong and the Garden of Eden 09 Nov 2006 I found a treasure in a milk bar 16 Nov 2006 Got five bob in your pocket, or should I say fifty cents? 23 Nov 2006 Trains were important in developing Gippsland 30 Nov 2006 The main line into Gippsland 07 Dec 2006 Alfred Howitt was a great man who deserves recognition Dec 2006? Christmas again? Already? 15 Feb 2007 The Great Southern Railway 08 Mar 2007 Expectations about water quality have changed since the old days 29 Mar 2007 Navigating by tree tops 12 Apr 2007 The Gippsland railway branch lines were very important in many ways 26 Apr 2007 Some community names from our northern hills 10 May 2007 Community names at the eastern end 24 May 2007 A shorter railway with big tonnages 31 May 2007 Cerberus was the guard dog 07 Jun 2007 Suburban stations in Gippsland 14 Jun 2007 How many Longwarry schools were there? 21 Jun 2007 Traralgon run was Hobson’s choice 28 Jun 2007 Maiden and Mormon and Happy Go Lucky 05 Jul 2007 Consider the humble rabbit trap 12 Jul 2007 Five acre blocks are everywhere 26 Jul 2007 Fencing, but not the Olympic variety 02 Aug 2007 Hanging the barbed wire fences 09 Aug 2007 Collecting and keeping the tucker we gathered 23 Aug 2007 The Longwarry Primary School itself 30 Aug 2007 Surveyors did it hard down Poowong way 06 Sep 2007 Back to the Poowong story 13 Sep 2007 A “think piece” or an indulgence? 20 Sep 2007 Longwarry “extra late final” 04 Oct 2007 Platina’s gone but not forgotten 11 Oct 2007 Robert Nield – Murray is back at it 18 Oct 2007 Spetts’ cottage at Walhalla 25 Oct 2007 Across the Alps to Omeo 08 Nov 2007 Where the gold lies deep in settlements that died 15 Nov 2007 Mines aplenty in the Walhalla area 22 Nov 2007 The other Violet Town – Jolly’s 29 Nov 2007 Mallacoota archaeology 06 Dec 2007 The Cassilis township or call it a settlement 13 Dec 2007 George Bass missed French Island 08 Feb 2008 David Mickle relates many stories of railway accidents 11Sep 2008 Lord Howe has a long history 18 Sep 2008 Quarry Hills important link for Berwick 25 Sep 2008 Tall ships, short ships, schooners and sloops 26 Jun 2008 We find Yanakie Jack again 03 Jul 2008 The well known Baw Baw Track 10 Jul 2008 Land of the moon? 07 Aug 2008 I loved eeling in the Tarago River 14 Aug 2008 Don’t let the red steer loose 28 Aug 2008 Yes, there is a place called Jumbuk 04 Sep 2008 The land of the big trees 23 Oct 2008 Still looking for Gippsland’s first town 13 Nov 2008 Journey to the bowels of the earth 30 Oct 2008 For King and Country – J.M. Laidlaw 06 Nov 2008 Jesse Huggett lived an adventurous life 22 Nov 2008 Churchill Island, yet again 04 Dec 2008 Bowman’s Track – if we can find it 11 Dec 2008 Draining of the great Koo Wee Rup Swamp 18 Dec 2008 The swampies had a go 02 Apr 2009 Looking for natural gas not offshore oil 21 Aug 2008 The Dreaded Summer Wildfire 17 Jul 2008 The Tangel (or Tanjil) hills District 7 Feb 2012 The Tanjil Area Goldrush 29 Aug 2013 Saddled and Spurred 9 Feb 2012 Many Racecourses Have Disappeared 16 Feb 2012 Fraser’s Hotel in Glenmaggie 23 Feb 2012 “Nothing Today, Jack!” on the Berwick Hill 1 Mar 2012 The Schnapper Point Line 8 Mar 2012 The Imaginary Town of Tambo 22 Mar 2012 The Tanjil Story Part One 15 Mar 2012 Inverloch Served Mosquito Fleet of Mis-Matched Boats 21 Jun 2012 The Last Bits of the Line 29 Mar 2012 “Gold Rush” to the Tanjil Area led to Reef Mining Companies 16 Aug 2012 New Life for Old Port Welshpool? 30 Aug 2012 The Capital of South Gippsland 28 Jun 2012 The Last Bits of the Line 5 Jul 2012 Ferdinand Von Mueller - a Man of Knowledge 12 Jul 2012 Stones in the Creek 19 Jul 2012 Gembrook - an Attractive Little Town 7 Jun 2012 Getting Rid of the Wood 21 Mar 2013 Getting Into Orbost 13 Dec ? Metung - A BEnd in the River 20 Sep 2012 The Royal Victorian Navy 6 Dec 2012 Tree Ferns to Blackberries 22 Nov 2012 Nowa Nowa Arm and Boggy Creek 18 Oct 2012 Home of the Baw Baw Frog 1 Nov 2012 Clearing the Hills 11 Oct 2012 The Loss of the Monumental City 4 Oct 2012 The Waterloo Township 13 Sep 2012 Birth of the Shire of Morwell 27 Sep 2012 George Black and Tarwin Meadows 9 Aug 2012 The Forgotten Corner of Gippsland 27 Mar 2008 Thomas William Harrison’s Family 3 Jul ? Railway was Enormous Value to Swamp Country 19 Jun 2008 The Narre Warren Reserve Gates 12 Jun 2008 Heavy Harry is a Pretty Crook Giant 2 May ? Small Settlements on a Long Gippsland Track 5 Jun 2008 Land of Bullumwaal ot “Two Spears” 29 May 2008 Bigger Stops on a Long Road 15 May 2008 Crossing the Beautiful Snowy River 17 Apr 2008 I Remember Uncle Jack aqs an Old Man with Something Wrong 25 Jun 2009 The Murder of Cornelius Green 2 Jul 2009 Captain James Cook was too Late 5 Sep 2013 Oil and the Gippsland Lakes 18 Jun 2009 The Suburbs Around Sale 13 May 2010 The Boag Generations go on and on in Gippsland 27 May 2010 Underwater Coal at Yallourn Open Cut 4 Nov 2010 Narracan - the Aboriginal Name for Crow 23 Apr 2009 Driving Along the Omeo Track 2 Dec 2010 Remembering Those Old Wives’ Tales that we all Grew up with 16 Apr 2009 Myrtlebank, the Lost Suburb 16 Dec 2010 The Tragedy of the Loch Ard 9 Dec 2010 The Latrobe River Wharf on the East Bank 2 Jun 2011 Stony Creek Township’s Quiet Past 17 Mar 2011 William Barak Saw the Whites Take Over 5 May 2011 The Squatters’ Names Still Here 12 May 2011 The Diary of C.A.Ramsden (part one) 26 May 2011 South Coast Towns, 1891 19 May 2011 The Second Part of C.A.Ramsden’s Diary 28 Apr 2011 Squatter Names Still Remain on our Maps 13 Oct 2011 The Resting Place of 1131 Australians 29 Sep 2011 The Mitchell Valley Hopfields Oct 6 Lest We Forget - Lijssenthoek 10 Nov 2011 The Kurnai Men UNKNOWN The Returning of Captain Joe McLaughlin 6 Jun 2013 The Marlo Plains 16 May 2013 Bain’s Border Hotel 23 May ? The Mystery Map 30 May 2013 Finding a Road to the Jordan 4 Apr 2013 Rick Solves Mystery of American Captain 2 May ? The Haunted Hills - Tall Story or Truth? 18 Apr ? Interesting Times 15 Aug 2013 Remembering the Good Times 11 Dec 2014 The Old Sale Road - an Important Link 26 Mar 2015 Difficult to Know the Real Story 27 Nov 2014 The State’s Real Birthday 12 Sep 2013 The Herald 1925 2 Oct 2014 Beacons of Hope 9 Oct 2014 The Joys of Parenthood 6 Nov 2014 Aboriginal Life in Gippsland 30 Oct 2014 Growing up in Gippsland - Harriett Quigley 26 Sep 2013 The McHaffie Diary 19 Sep 2013 Outtrim - Once a Boom Town 10 Oct 2013 Happy Hundredth Birthday 4 Sep 2014 Many Towns Simply Disappeared 17 Jul 2014 Long Distance Farmer 25 Sep 2014 Sam Anderson - Gippsland’s First Farmer 28 Aug 2014 Local Oil 90 Years Ago 6 Mar 2014 A Fiery Summer - 1898 20 Feb 2014 The Corduroy Roads 8 May 2014 The Darkness Within 13 Mar ? Draining the Moe Swamp 1 May 2014 Any Ideas on Old Cannon? 3 Jul 2014 The Magnificent Snowy 14 Aug 2014 Two Gems in the Hills 19 Jun 2014 The Towns Down the Line 27 Feb 2014 State School 2502, Longwarry 18 Sep 2014 Lakes a Natural Fishing Ground 15 May 2014 Police Down the Ages 22May 2014 Iron Horse Came at a Walk 29 May 2014 Prom’s Early Attraction 12 Jun 2014 A Brief History of Meeniyan 5 Jun 2014 Ride on the Old Great Southern 26 Jun 2014 When Victoria Police Went on Strike 23 Apr 2015 Grandma’s Family Lost Heavily 11 Jun 2015 A Rail Journey Almost to Orbost 28 May 2015 Second Battle of Hastings 4 Jun 2015 Dandenong to Trafalgar by Train 18 Jun 2015 The Travelling Picture Man 19 Feb 2015 Water was a Problem 5 Feb 2015 Sandy Point Return Invokes Memories 24 Oct 2013 Lyrebirds Nesting in Trees? 12 Mar 2015 Supplying Melbourne’s Water 9 Aug 2015 They Shall Not Grow Old as we That Are Left 9 Jul 2015 National Parks a Valuable Resource 11 Sep 2014 Living Through the Best and the Worst 12 Feb 2015 Fishing is Part of Port’s History 26 Feb 2015 Chance Lost to Eliminate Rabbits 5 Mar 2015 Bloomfield - End of the Line, in a Way 11 Jul ? Emerald Primary School 22 Aug 2013 The Heartbreak Hills 17 Oct 2013 Port Albert, Land of Elephants 14 Nov 2013 Bullumwaal Land of Two Spears 28 Nov 2013 Coalville - the Forgotten Mine 5 Dec 2013 Early Travel with the Bishop 12 Dec 2013 Bishop Perry in Gippsland 19 Dec 2013 The Great Sale Goldfields Hoax 20 Mar 2014 A Chance to Dazzle the Kids 27 Mar 2014 More of Those Creeks and Rivers 3 Apr 2014 The Arctocephalus is With us Still 10 Apr 2014 Upper Yarra Dam had an Early Start UNKNOWN Harkaway’s Colorful History Contains Some Doubtful Tales UNKNOWN Berwick and the Peninsula in 1886non-fictionwonthaggi railway line towns, great southern railway, baw baw track

Folder containing a table of contents and a selection of articles on Gippsland History by John Wells in the West Gippsland Trader Volume 2. The date the articles were published, and title of articles are listed below. 19 Jul 2012 Gembrook - an Attractive Little Town 7 Jun 2012 Getting Rid of the Wood 21 Mar 2013 Getting Into Orbost 13 Dec ? Metung - A BEnd in the River 20 Sep 2012 The Royal Victorian Navy 6 Dec 2012 Tree Ferns to Blackberries 22 Nov 2012 Nowa Nowa Arm and Boggy Creek 18 Oct 2012 Home of the Baw Baw Frog 1 Nov 2012 Clearing the Hills 11 Oct 2012 The Loss of the Monumental City 4 Oct 2012 The Waterloo Township 13 Sep 2012 Birth of the Shire of Morwell 27 Sep 2012 George Black and Tarwin Meadows 9 Aug 2012 The Forgotten Corner of Gippsland 27 Mar 2008 Thomas William Harrison’s Family 3 Jul ? Railway was Enormous Value to Swamp Country 19 Jun 2008 The Narre Warren Reserve Gates 12 Jun 2008 Heavy Harry is a Pretty Crook Giant 2 May ? Small Settlements on a Long Gippsland Track 5 Jun 2008 Land of Bullumwaal ot “Two Spears” 29 May 2008 Bigger Stops on a Long Road 15 May 2008 Crossing the Beautiful Snowy River 17 Apr 2008 I Remember Uncle Jack aqs an Old Man with Something Wrong 25 Jun 2009 The Murder of Cornelius Green 2 Jul 2009 Captain James Cook was too Late 5 Sep 2013 Oil and the Gippsland Lakes 18 Jun 2009 The Suburbs Around Sale 13 May 2010 The Boag Generations go on and on in Gippsland 27 May 2010 Underwater Coal at Yallourn Open Cut 4 Nov 2010 Narracan - the Aboriginal Name for Crow 23 Apr 2009 Driving Along the Omeo Track 2 Dec 2010 Remembering Those Old Wives’ Tales that we all Grew up with 16 Apr 2009 Myrtlebank, the Lost Suburb 16 Dec 2010 The Tragedy of the Loch Ard 9 Dec 2010 The Latrobe River Wharf on the East Bank 2 Jun 2011 Stony Creek Township’s Quiet Past 17 Mar 2011 William Barak Saw the Whites Take Over 5 May 2011 The Squatters’ Names Still Here 12 May 2011 The Diary of C.A.Ramsden (part one) 26 May 2011 South Coast Towns, 1891 19 May 2011 The Second Part of C.A.Ramsden’s Diary 28 Apr 2011 Squatter Names Still Remain on our Maps 13 Oct 2011 The Resting Place of 1131 Australians 29 Sep 2011 The Mitchell Valley Hopfields Oct 6 Lest We Forget - Lijssenthoek 10 Nov 2011 The Kurnai Men UNKNOWN The Returning of Captain Joe McLaughlin 6 Jun 2013 The Marlo Plains 16 May 2013 Bain’s Border Hotel 23 May ? The Mystery Map 30 May 2013 Finding a Road to the Jordan 4 Apr 2013 Rick Solves Mystery of American Captain 2 May ? The Haunted Hills - Tall Story or Truth? 18 Apr ? Interesting Times 15 Aug 2013 Remembering the Good Times 11 Dec 2014 The Old Sale Road - an Important Link 26 Mar 2015 Difficult to Know the Real Story 27 Nov 2014 The State’s Real Birthday 12 Sep 2013 The Herald 1925 2 Oct 2014 Beacons of Hope 9 Oct 2014 The Joys of Parenthood 6 Nov 2014 Aboriginal Life in Gippsland 30 Oct 2014 Growing up in Gippsland - Harriett Quigley 26 Sep 2013 The McHaffie Diary 19 Sep 2013 Outtrim - Once a Boom Town 10 Oct 2013 Happy Hundredth Birthday 4 Sep 2014 Many Towns Simply Disappeared 17 Jul 2014 Long Distance Farmer 25 Sep 2014 Sam Anderson - Gippsland’s First Farmer 28 Aug 2014 Local Oil 90 Years Ago 6 Mar 2014 A Fiery Summer - 1898 20 Feb 2014 The Corduroy Roads 8 May 2014 The Darkness Within 13 Mar ? Draining the Moe Swamp 1 May 2014 Any Ideas on Old Cannon? 3 Jul 2014 The Magnificent Snowy 14 Aug 2014 Two Gems in the Hills 19 Jun 2014 The Towns Down the Line 27 Feb 2014 State School 2502, Longwarry 18 Sep 2014 Lakes a Natural Fishing Ground 15 May 2014 Police Down the Ages 22May 2014 Iron Horse Came at a Walk 29 May 2014 Prom’s Early Attraction 12 Jun 2014 A Brief History of Meeniyan 5 Jun 2014 Ride on the Old Great Southern 26 Jun 2014 When Victoria Police Went on Strike 23 Apr 2015 Grandma’s Family Lost Heavily 11 Jun 2015 A Rail Journey Almost to Orbost 28 May 2015 Second Battle of Hastings 4 Jun 2015 Dandenong to Trafalgar by Train 18 Jun 2015 The Travelling Picture Man 19 Feb 2015 Water was a Problem 5 Feb 2015 Sandy Point Return Invokes Memories 24 Oct 2013 Lyrebirds Nesting in Trees? 12 Mar 2015 Supplying Melbourne’s Water 9 Aug 2015 They Shall Not Grow Old as we That Are Left 9 Jul 2015 National Parks a Valuable Resource 11 Sep 2014 Living Through the Best and the Worst 12 Feb 2015 Fishing is Part of Port’s History 26 Feb 2015 Chance Lost to Eliminate Rabbits 5 Mar 2015 Bloomfield - End of the Line, in a Way 11 Jul ? Emerald Primary School 22 Aug 2013 The Heartbreak Hills 17 Oct 2013 Port Albert, Land of Elephants 14 Nov 2013 Bullumwaal Land of Two Spears 28 Nov 2013 Coalville - the Forgotten Mine 5 Dec 2013 Early Travel with the Bishop 12 Dec 2013 Bishop Perry in Gippsland 19 Dec 2013 The Great Sale Goldfields Hoax 20 Mar 2014 A Chance to Dazzle the Kids 27 Mar 2014 More of Those Creeks and Rivers 3 Apr 2014 The Arctocephalus is With us Still 10 Apr 2014 Upper Yarra Dam had an Early Start UNKNOWN Harkaway’s Colorful History Contains Some Doubtful Tales UNKNOWN Berwick and the Peninsula in 1886non-fictiongippsland lakes, emerald primary school, meeniyan, upper yarra dam

Michael Crooks was the auctioneer responsible for selling Australia's million dollar wool bale on the 11th January, 1995 in Geelong, using this gavel. The wool was shorn from sheep of the Wyndarra and Rockbank bloodlines. A flock of 290 sheep were kept undercover at Kadinia, the property of the Appledore family from Brim in the Wimmera district of Victoria. Their record-breaking wool was produced by giving the sheep a special diet and providing each one with a UV-protective coat. Around 180 fleeces were selected for the million dollar bale. The sale of the first bale of wool measuring below 14 microns was held in the Auction Room here at the National Wool Museum. Bidding began at 40,000 (cents a kilogram) and steadily increased until there were only two bidders left. The bidders represented the Japanese firm Aoki International and Loro Piana of Italy. The hammer fell at 1,030,000 cents per kilogram, with Aoki International paying $1,194,800 for the 116kg bale. The fleece was scoured (cleaned) at the Goulburn Wool Scour, New South Wales. The degree of preparation and care taken with the task was extreme. The Scour closed production three days before and was extensively cleaned. On the day of scouring 12 tonnes of 17 micron wool was washed to condition the water, then nine bales of extra super fine wool, worth over $300,000 was washed as a trial run. Toabo Agaki Japan was employed to process the scoured wool into suit cloth. Taobo required the scoured wool to contain 0.5% residual grease, 12% moisture and a yield of 83kg. These requirements were met. The entire staff of the Scour wanted to be part of washing the best wool in the world. Without asking for payment both the night shift and afternoon shift crews assisted the day shift in the task. The bale was fed into the scour in seven minutes and fitted into three bowls, half the scour. It completely disappeared into the dryer and the last wool was fed before the first wool was out. The clean wool was hand-packed into cardboard cartons and freighted to Japan. Aoki International, based in Yokohama Japan, cut three suit lengths from the cloth, then blended the remaining wool into an exclusive line of commercially-available suits. These suits are labelled Kadinia.Small wooden hammer, with handle and double sided face.gavel, michael crooks, auctioneer, wool industry, million dollar bale, geelong, auction, kadinia, appledore

This photograph shows armed guards and Wool Manager Keith Jackson posing with the million dollar wool bale after it was sold by auctioneer Michael Crooks on the 11th January, 1995 in Geelong. The wool was shorn from sheep of the Wyndarra and Rockbank bloodlines. A flock of 290 sheep were kept undercover at Kadinia, the property of the Appledore family from Brim in the Wimmera district of Victoria. Their record-breaking wool was produced by giving the sheep a special diet and providing each one with a UV-protective coat. Around 180 fleeces were selected for the million dollar bale. The sale of the first bale of wool measuring below 14 microns was held in the Auction Room here at the National Wool Museum. Bidding began at 40,000 (cents a kilogram) and steadily increased until there were only two bidders left. The bidders represented the Japanese firm Aoki International and Loro Piana of Italy. The hammer fell at 1,030,000 cents per kilogram, with Aoki International paying $1,194,800 for the 116kg bale. The fleece was scoured (cleaned) at the Goulburn Wool Scour, New South Wales. The degree of preparation and care taken with the task was extreme. The Scour closed production three days before and was extensively cleaned. On the day of scouring 12 tonnes of 17 micron wool was washed to condition the water, then nine bales of extra super fine wool, worth over $300,000 was washed as a trial run. Toabo Agaki Japan was employed to process the scoured wool into suit cloth. Taobo required the scoured wool to contain 0.5% residual grease, 12% moisture and a yield of 83kg. These requirements were met. The entire staff of the Scour wanted to be part of washing the best wool in the world. Without asking for payment both the night shift and afternoon shift crews assisted the day shift in the task. The bale was fed into the scour in seven minutes and fitted into three bowls, half the scour. It completely disappeared into the dryer and the last wool was fed before the first wool was out. The clean wool was hand-packed into cardboard cartons and freighted to Japan. Aoki International, based in Yokohama Japan, cut three suit lengths from the cloth, then blended the remaining wool into an exclusive line of commercially-available suits. These suits are labelled Kadinia.Colour photograph showing three men with a bale of wool in front of an armaguard truck. Two of the men are armed guards standing either side of the wool bale, one is holding a shotgun. Another man in a suit and tie is crouching near the bale.gavel, michael crooks, auctioneer, wool industry, million dollar bale, geelong, auction, kadinia, appledore, keith jackson, armed guards, armaguard

This photograph shows bidding underway for the million dollar bale in the Sale Room on the 11th January, 1995 at the National Wool Centre, Geelong. People depicted include Sale Team Baxter Murray, Auctioneer Michael Crooks and Wool Manager Keith Jackson. The wool was shorn from sheep of the Wyndarra and Rockbank bloodlines. A flock of 290 sheep were kept undercover at Kadinia, the property of the Appledore family from Brim in the Wimmera district of Victoria. Their record-breaking wool was produced by giving the sheep a special diet and providing each one with a UV-protective coat. Around 180 fleeces were selected for the million dollar bale. The sale of the first bale of wool measuring below 14 microns was held in the Auction Room here at the National Wool Museum. Bidding began at 40,000 (cents a kilogram) and steadily increased until there were only two bidders left. The bidders represented the Japanese firm Aoki International and Loro Piana of Italy. The hammer fell at 1,030,000 cents per kilogram, with Aoki International paying $1,194,800 for the 116kg bale. The fleece was scoured (cleaned) at the Goulburn Wool Scour, New South Wales. The degree of preparation and care taken with the task was extreme. The Scour closed production three days before and was extensively cleaned. On the day of scouring 12 tonnes of 17 micron wool was washed to condition the water, then nine bales of extra super fine wool, worth over $300,000 was washed as a trial run. Toabo Agaki Japan was employed to process the scoured wool into suit cloth. Taobo required the scoured wool to contain 0.5% residual grease, 12% moisture and a yield of 83kg. These requirements were met. The entire staff of the Scour wanted to be part of washing the best wool in the world. Without asking for payment both the night shift and afternoon shift crews assisted the day shift in the task. The bale was fed into the scour in seven minutes and fitted into three bowls, half the scour. It completely disappeared into the dryer and the last wool was fed before the first wool was out. The clean wool was hand-packed into cardboard cartons and freighted to Japan. Aoki International, based in Yokohama Japan, cut three suit lengths from the cloth, then blended the remaining wool into an exclusive line of commercially-available suits. These suits are labelled Kadinia.Colour photograph showing an interior view of people seated at rows of tables with an auctioneers stand at front of the room.michael crooks, auctioneer, wool industry, million dollar bale, geelong, auction, kadinia, appledore, keith jackson, sale room

This photograph depicts people gathered in the Growers Gallery on the 11th January, 1995 at the National Wool Centre, Geelong. It shows the emotions of Murray, Ian and Kaye Appledore while bidding took place for the million dollar bale. The wool was shorn from sheep of the Wyndarra and Rockbank bloodlines. A flock of 290 sheep were kept undercover at Kadinia, the property of the Appledore family from Brim in the Wimmera district of Victoria. Their record-breaking wool was produced by giving the sheep a special diet and providing each one with a UV-protective coat. Around 180 fleeces were selected for the million dollar bale. The sale of the first bale of wool measuring below 14 microns was held in the Auction Room here at the National Wool Museum. Bidding began at 40,000 (cents a kilogram) and steadily increased until there were only two bidders left. The bidders represented the Japanese firm Aoki International and Loro Piana of Italy. The hammer fell at 1,030,000 cents per kilogram, with Aoki International paying $1,194,800 for the 116kg bale. The fleece was scoured (cleaned) at the Goulburn Wool Scour, New South Wales. The degree of preparation and care taken with the task was extreme. The Scour closed production three days before and was extensively cleaned. On the day of scouring 12 tonnes of 17 micron wool was washed to condition the water, then nine bales of extra super fine wool, worth over $300,000 was washed as a trial run. Toabo Agaki Japan was employed to process the scoured wool into suit cloth. Taobo required the scoured wool to contain 0.5% residual grease, 12% moisture and a yield of 83kg. These requirements were met. The entire staff of the Scour wanted to be part of washing the best wool in the world. Without asking for payment both the night shift and afternoon shift crews assisted the day shift in the task. The bale was fed into the scour in seven minutes and fitted into three bowls, half the scour. It completely disappeared into the dryer and the last wool was fed before the first wool was out. The clean wool was hand-packed into cardboard cartons and freighted to Japan. Aoki International, based in Yokohama Japan, cut three suit lengths from the cloth, then blended the remaining wool into an exclusive line of commercially-available suits. These suits are labelled Kadinia.Colour photograph showing an interior view of rows of people seated and standing in room.michael crooks, auctioneer, wool industry, million dollar bale, geelong, auction, kadinia, appledore, keith jackson, sale room

This photograph shows Grower Ian Appledore, Auctioneer Michael Crooks and Wool Manager Keith Jackson posing with the million dollar bale after it was sold on 11th January 1995 in Geelong. The wool was shorn from sheep of the Wyndarra and Rockbank bloodlines. A flock of 290 sheep were kept undercover at Kadinia, the property of the Appledore family from Brim in the Wimmera district of Victoria. Their record-breaking wool was produced by giving the sheep a special diet and providing each one with a UV-protective coat. Around 180 fleeces were selected for the million dollar bale. The sale of the first bale of wool measuring below 14 microns was held in the Auction Room here at the National Wool Museum. Bidding began at 40,000 (cents a kilogram) and steadily increased until there were only two bidders left. The bidders represented the Japanese firm Aoki International and Loro Piana of Italy. The hammer fell at 1,030,000 cents per kilogram, with Aoki International paying $1,194,800 for the 116kg bale. The fleece was scoured (cleaned) at the Goulburn Wool Scour, New South Wales. The degree of preparation and care taken with the task was extreme. The Scour closed production three days before and was extensively cleaned. On the day of scouring 12 tonnes of 17 micron wool was washed to condition the water, then nine bales of extra super fine wool, worth over $300,000 was washed as a trial run. Toabo Agaki Japan was employed to process the scoured wool into suit cloth. Taobo required the scoured wool to contain 0.5% residual grease, 12% moisture and a yield of 83kg. These requirements were met. The entire staff of the Scour wanted to be part of washing the best wool in the world. Without asking for payment both the night shift and afternoon shift crews assisted the day shift in the task. The bale was fed into the scour in seven minutes and fitted into three bowls, half the scour. It completely disappeared into the dryer and the last wool was fed before the first wool was out. The clean wool was hand-packed into cardboard cartons and freighted to Japan. Aoki International, based in Yokohama Japan, cut three suit lengths from the cloth, then blended the remaining wool into an exclusive line of commercially-available suits. These suits are labelled Kadinia.Colour photograph showing three men standing around a bale of wool.michael crooks, auctioneer, wool industry, million dollar bale, geelong, auction, kadinia, appledore, keith jackson, sale room, geelong wool centre

This sales catalogue was the one used by Auctioneer Michael Crooks on 11th January 1995 when the million dollar bale was sold at the National Wool Centre, Geelong. The wool was shorn from sheep of the Wyndarra and Rockbank bloodlines. A flock of 290 sheep were kept undercover at Kadinia, the property of the Appledore family from Brim in the Wimmera district of Victoria. Their record-breaking wool was produced by giving the sheep a special diet and providing each one with a UV-protective coat. Around 180 fleeces were selected for the million dollar bale. The sale of the first bale of wool measuring below 14 microns was held in the Auction Room here at the National Wool Museum. Bidding began at 40,000 (cents a kilogram) and steadily increased until there were only two bidders left. The bidders represented the Japanese firm Aoki International and Loro Piana of Italy. The hammer fell at 1,030,000 cents per kilogram, with Aoki International paying $1,194,800 for the 116kg bale. The fleece was scoured (cleaned) at the Goulburn Wool Scour, New South Wales. The degree of preparation and care taken with the task was extreme. The Scour closed production three days before and was extensively cleaned. On the day of scouring 12 tonnes of 17 micron wool was washed to condition the water, then nine bales of extra super fine wool, worth over $300,000 was washed as a trial run. Toabo Agaki Japan was employed to process the scoured wool into suit cloth. Taobo required the scoured wool to contain 0.5% residual grease, 12% moisture and a yield of 83kg. These requirements were met. The entire staff of the Scour wanted to be part of washing the best wool in the world. Without asking for payment both the night shift and afternoon shift crews assisted the day shift in the task. The bale was fed into the scour in seven minutes and fitted into three bowls, half the scour. It completely disappeared into the dryer and the last wool was fed before the first wool was out. The clean wool was hand-packed into cardboard cartons and freighted to Japan. Aoki International, based in Yokohama Japan, cut three suit lengths from the cloth, then blended the remaining wool into an exclusive line of commercially-available suits. These suits are labelled Kadinia.Bound paper booklet, approximately 35 pages, with printed and handwritten text.Front: [handwritten] AUCTIONEER M. CROOKS Front: [printed] SALE NO G04/28 / VICTORIAN PRODUCERS' / 147-155 PELHAM STREET, CARLTON / Will Offer for Sale by Auction / AT / THE NATIONAL WOOL CENTRE / GEELONG / Under Conditions of Sale as Displayed in Sale Room and at Wool Store / ON / WEDNESDAY, 11TH JANUARY / 1995 / 4044 BALES WOOL / INCLUDING 1241 BALES BY SEPARATIONmichael crooks, auctioneer, wool industry, million dollar bale, geelong, auction, kadinia, appledore, keith jackson, sale room, geelong wool centre

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Date of birth 27th April 1893 Born at Spring Hill – Kyneton Parents – Thomas and Mary Elizabeth nee Coates Lang. The family lived in High Street Melton 1896. He started his schooling at Melton State School in Nov 1897. Mr Lang was the Head Teacher from 1896 – 1917. Horace enlisted on the 29th March 1915 24th Battalion D Company and sailed on the Euripides on the 8th May to Egypt. They landed on Gallipoli in early September returning to Egypt at the end of the year. In April on 1916 Horace and his brother Thomas had an opportunity to meet for a few hours before he moved onto France. He received the military medal in 1916 “For conspicuous gallantry in constructing and holding an advanced bombing post near Flers on 18/19 November within close range of the enemy. The garrison had to remain motionless throughout the day but Corpl. Lang refused to be relieved until his company left the trenches, setting a most encouraging example of endurance.” In May 1917 the Battalion was near Arras – Bullecourt. On 3rd May he was last seen alive carrying a Lewis Gun, and wounded making his way to the casualty station according to witnesses reporting to the court of enquiry. The family, in Melton had a first heard that he had been wounded, or was a prisoner. My grandmother Jessie Barrie and the Lang family went to Port Melbourne as the troop ships arrived hoping they would find someone who might know of his fate. AWM records and Red Cross files reveal the extent of the efforts that family and friends made enquiring about his fate. In December 1917 he was declared Killed in Action on May 3rd at Bullecourt where he is commemorated. Horace Lang postcardRear: Dear Jessie & All, I am in the pink not doing to bad. Haven't had any letters from you for some time. Hope you haven't forgotte me. Don't be so long nest time. Letter later from your loving bro Horace. (PS) Photo is very crook. (Front: Yours Horace, France 28/2/17)local identities

This plan of land allotments for sale indicates the property once owned by the Bacchus family in and around the township area of Bacchus Marsh. The Bacchus family sold their property in Bacchus Marsh to John Atkins and Robert Nalder Clarke in March 1851. Atkins and Clarke kept the property for a number of years until April 1856 when these allotments were put up for sale.This plan is almost identical to another copy held by the Bacchus Marsh and District Historical Society, VC Record 452, BMDHS collection). This plan, VC Record 707 Copy 1, contains a little more detail overall than VC Record 452 Copy 2, such as who did the survey work for the plan (R.C. Bagot) and who the selling agents were, (W.M. Tennent), and on the right side of the plan near the Lerderderg River is indicated the general area for a second parcel of land from this sale which is to be sold. There is also a compass illustration indicating north and south compass points.This is a very early land sales plan for the township of Bacchus Marsh and it therefore provides some clues as to how the early urban development of the township took place. Upon seeing the map in 1911 Bacchus Marsh Express newspaper editor Christopher Crisp wrote "The sale appears to have created the present township, which had a nucleus in earlier times further east", Express, 30 September, 1911, page 3.A single page paper plan showing allotments of land for sale. The subdivided land shown was owned by John Atkins and Robert Nalder Clarke, but previously owned by the Bacchus Family and was in and around their Manor House (Mansion) property in Bacchus Marsh.There are 5 portions of land further divided into numerous small portions. The land for sale is bounded by the present day streets of Main Street, Young Street, McFarland Street, Morton Streets, Crook Street, and part of the eastern section extends to the Lerderderg River. Scale: 8 chains to 1 inch The plan is pasted into a bound volume containing 76 maps or plans in total. BMDHS Loc: AR/B12/S4 Bacchus Marsh Township and Nearby Districts Maps Volume In-house Digital copies: BMDHS, Computer Network: Maps\Bacchus Marsh Township and Nearby Districts Maps VolumeHeading: Plan of the first portion of land. The property of Messers Atkins and Clarke situate at Bacchus Marsh. To be sold by W.M. Tennent & Co. at the Mansion on the Ground on Saturday the 19th April 1856. Below heading: Jas Ferguson, Lithographer On upper right side: Subdivided by R.C. Bagot London and Liverpool Chambers, Melbourne. 'Thos Taubman'. Post Office Stamp: BACCHUS MARSH VICTORIA MY 6, 63bacchus marsh victoria maps, bacchus family, land sales, manor house bacchus marsh

Small pamphlet. Stapled softcover. 23 unnumbered pages. 11cm x 16cm. Contains photographs and cover illustration. BMDHS Location: AR/SU5 Pamphlets Box 4.non-fictionThis pamphlet outlines the early history of the house constructed for William Bacchus in 1846-1847 and briefly describes its condition as it was in 1957. William Bacchus was one of the first European colonists to live in the area in which a township (Bacchus Marsh) was later named after him. He arrived on land occupied by the Wurundjeri and Wadawurrung peoples in 1838 and established a large sheep farm. Between 1846 and 1847 he contracted builders and other skilled workers to construct a large brick and stone two storey house. William Bacchus died in 1849. His son Henry Bacchus sold the house in 1851. For many years it was owned by the Crook family. When this pamphlet was published in 1957 the house was owned by the Lifeguard Milk Company of Bacchus Marsh. By this time the property had become derelict and was almost demolished. Around this time the Young Mens Christian Association Club in Bacchus Marsh became involved in efforts to help preserve this historic property. This pamphlet was part of those efforts. PUBLICATION DETAILS: Y's Mens Club Bacchus Marsh, Bacchus Marsh, Vic., 1957. Text written by Ronald G. Westood. william bacchus, bacchus family, henry bacchus, bacchus marsh, manor house bacchus marsh, houses bacchus marsh, historic buildings bacchus marsh