Showing 5 items matching "eliza coghlan grave"
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Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.Photograph, 1990
... eliza coghlan grave...Eliza Coghlan Grave at Phillip Island Cemetery. Date... photographs slides film eliza coghlan grave phillip island cemetery ...This photograph taken by Jack Eddy for the Phillip Island Cemetery Trust.Eliza Coghlan Grave at Phillip Island Cemetery. Date of death February 7, 1910, aged 113 years.local history, photography, photographs, slides, film, eliza coghlan grave, phillip island cemetery, coloured photograph, eliza coghlan -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.Newspaper Clipping, 31/10/1968
... Article on restoration of grave of Miss Eliza Coghlan... miss eliza coghlan grave restoration Article on restoration ...Newspaper clipping 1968Article on restoration of grave of Miss Eliza Coghlan at Phillip Island. She was 113 when she died and at that time was regarded as the oldest woman in Australia.phillip island, miss eliza coghlan, grave restoration -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.Photograph Album, Kodak, Phillip Island Cemetery, c 1990
... a) Grave stone of Eliza Coghlan b) Grave stone of Eliza... of Eliza Coghlan b) Grave stone of Eliza Coghlan with Edith ...The Album was compiled by Nancy McHaffie late 1990's, with the assistance of Edith Jeffery's, with her book "Garden of Memories" and extensive knowledge of Phillip Island. The Cemetery lies back from the road and is surrounded by Manna Gums, rare Peppermint Gums, Blackwoods and other native trees. In all 25 acres of land were set aside as Crown Land in the land settlement of 1868. There are 6.2 acres of wetlands near the cemetery entrance.a) Grave stone of Eliza Coghlan b) Grave stone of Eliza Coghlan with Edith Jeffery standing beside. Eliza was born in West Heath, Ireland. She arrived in Australia on the immigrant ship "Thomas Arbuthnot". She came to Phillip Island as house-keeper to James Duffus and served for 40 years. She was often seen walking to Cowes, about five miles, carrying a heavy turkey. The main road to the cemetery was named in her honour. It has been claimed that Eliza with the oldest subject of Queen Victoria. She died in February 1910, at the age of 113.phillip island cemetery, nancy mchaffie, edith jeffery -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.Newspaper Clipping, Booth in Cemetery, 31/11/1968
... of Eliza Coghlan, who died aged 113 on Phillip Island. Also about... phillip island cemetery miss eliza coghlan james duffas ethel ...Article from a collection of newspaper clippings dating from October 1968 to July 1971. Newspaper article about the restoration of the grave of Eliza Coghlan, who died aged 113 on Phillip Island. Also about visiting three homesteads on November 4th 1968 for the Back to Phillip Island celebrations.phillip island, phillip island cemetery, miss eliza coghlan, james duffas, ethel cleeland, mcilwraith homestead, back to phillip island celebrations -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.Newspaper clippings, 05/10/1967
Collection of newspaper clippers in scrap book dated 1960 - 1973Newspaper article concerning the renaming of Cemetery Road as Coghlan Road in honour of Eliza Coghlan, an early pioneer; her grave to be given a facelift."113-y.o to be honored"local history, newspapers, cemetery road to be renamed coghlan road, cowes phillip island, miss eliza coghlan, jean jamieson
