The photograph has a historical significance as Maud Legg-Rowe's connection to Emerald goes all the way back to the 1850s, when her great-grandparents, Sara and James Watson, first came to Australia from England on the ship Whitby. They had eight children; the youngest girl, Emerald Watson, was her grandmother. Emerald married Henry Legg, and they had ten children, including Maud. Maud's first child was David who was born in 1939/40 when she was twenty-three. At forty, she met and married Frank Rowe who was a widow with three children, and they had a wonderful life together.Black and white rectangular photograph printed on matte photographic paper. The black and white photograph depicts Alice Maude Legg Rowe seated holding a baby goat with a woven basket of unspun wool at her feet and the spinning wheel to her right already threaded and in use.Obverse: Macclesfield1850s, local history, legg, rowe, emerald, victoria, australia, founding family, pioneers

The two men in photograph are David Legge and Mathew Kruger. David Legge is descended from an Emerald founding family.This photograph is socially significant as it shows two members of the community who worked in a local business.Black and white rectangular photograph printed on gloss photographic paper. The black and white photograph shows two men, David Legge and Mathew Kruger standing in front of a brick wall in chef's attire and hats. The man on the left has a handlebar mustache and is holding a sculpture on a white clothed table with his hands and the man on the right with his hands placed in front of him and is standing in front of a framed painting of flowers. Just above the painting on the right-hand side appears to be lighting for the painting.1990s, belgrave victoria australia, businesses, emerald, victoria, australia, chef

The Red Gem started as a potato packing house in Gembrook in the 1950s. The brand name of Red Gem Potatoes signified ‘Red Soil Potatoes from Gembrook’. Julian Dyer is a descendant of the original founding family of Red Gem.Julian Dyer's family were early settlers in Gembrook.Black and white rectangular photograph printed on matte photographic paper. The black and white photograph depicts Julian Dyer smiling in a knitted sweater leaning against a natural wood railing, while just behind him is a car parked on gravel in front of the corrugated iron Red Gem building with two large windows on the right side of the building with a concrete walkway leading up to the door of the building just right of the windows and four smaller windows on the left side of the building with a bush planted on the left-hand side as well.Obverse; RED GEM PA /

White cotton Child's Nightgown. Long sleeves wrist tucks and cotton edge. A yoke opened at back, trim on front. Some missing on right side. Long simple skirt with a tuck and Hem. Belonged to Irene Crowley who passed away c1914 aged 3 or 4. Kept by her mother and found by family on has death.stawell clothing material

This photograph pictures the Ankers, one of the founding families of Wandin, Victoria, Australia. It shows the first home they built on their "Tooroonga Park" property, significantly one of the first waves of home in Wandin. It was provided to the Wandin Historical Society and serves as part of Mont de Lancey's extensive digital and physical records of early regional family histories and the history of Victorian settlement.Small A5 black and white photograph of Anker family. Features six adults in 1880s dress. From left to right: Selina Anker (daughter) in long sleeve dark dress, William Anker (father) in slacks and a dark hat, William Anker (son) in dark button up jacket, Emily Anker (daughter) in long sleeve dark dress, Ernest Anker (son) in light button up shirt with tie, and Emma Anker (mother) in patterned dress with skirt ruffles and trumpet sleeves. They stand in front of a light wood house with a brick chimney, surrounded by plants. On the back of the photo is an inscription describing the people and place pictured written by a researcher.ORIGINAL HOME BUILT ON "TOOROONGA PARK" PROPERTY / IN 1886. 55 QUAYLE ROAD WANDIN. / WILLIAM (WILLHEIM) AND EMMA ANKER (nee'HAND)Lilydale. / ELDEST OF THEIR 5 CHILDREN ELIZABETH WORKING AWAY. / Left: SELINA, WILLIAM (Father) WILLIAM (son),EMILY,ERNEST, / EMMA (Mother).tooroonga park, wandin, family photograph, anker family, historical homes, victorian history, regional victoria, farming settlements, yarra valley

Found in Hands family home, 402 Williamstown Rd Port MelbourneLarge brown ply board with a photo of C Hands at bottom. 12 medallion photos of Lodge (Ancient Order of Foresters) members around the board. Coloured certificate in centre presented to C HANDS when he was enrolled as Past Chief Ranger of Court No 5504A.O.F. Court of Forest of Dean No 5504 in Victoria. Presented to Bro C H Hands, P.C. for services rendered 22.12.27societies clubs unions and other organisations, c h hands, ancient order of foresters, masonic, forest of dean, a carpenter, a g harris, t allan, c tucker, a copley, a tucker snr, a eddy, m daley, a j tucker jnr, w thomas, f c reiger

Story of the Camm family who founded the berry growing and jam industry in Monbulk.The Camms of Monbulk: (1) 32 leaves of typescript. (2) 4 leaves photocopy of licence to land in Monbulk. (3) Typescript copy of 1p. from "The Australasian" 28/1/1911monbulk victoria australia, horticulture, pioneers, fruit growing, daniel camm, helen c. coulson

THIS METAL SIGN WAS ORIGINAL AT THE CLUNES POST OFFICE, AND WAS FOUND IN THE ROBBINS FAMILY HOME IN BATH STREET, CLUNES.TRUNK LINE CALLS AFTER HOURS - CALL TELEGRAMS THE EXCHANGE FROM THE PUBLIC TELEPHONE DURING OFFICE HOURS - APPLY AT THE POST OFFICE COUNTERlocal history, communication, telephonic

Miscellaneous dockets, receipts received from Joan Walker, found in a Maggs Family bible, various dates 1847, 1898, 1900, 1902, July 1913, August 1914, September 1914, 1919. 11 items +Additional Keywords: Walker, Maggs, Patterson, Blood Bros,Kugelmann, Oliver, Victoria

"The Mallee Pioneers of Hopetoun" - Agnes Hilton, 1982. A history of the town of Hopetoun in the Mallee. Hopetoun was associated with the Lascelles family, who founded the Dennys, Lascelles wool store in Geelong.Agnes Hiltonlascelles, mr edward harewood, lake corrong station, hopetoun, mallee