The life story of Herbert Stevens including early life, going to work, World War 1, Marriage, World War 11, Retirement and the Orkney Islands party.The life story of Herbert Stevens including early life, going to work, World War 1, Marriage, World War 11, Retirement and the Orkney Islands party.barclay family, surrey hills, brown family, grayden family, unthank family, (mr) herbert stevens, arbee

Historical4 A4 photocopies of black & white photos. A large bus on a punt with a person onboard. A small boat with 2 men towing the punt. Land in the background. Wooden building with a group of 6 people standing outside, one looking through telescope.with sloping roof and sign Ye Olde Tea House. Set on barren headland, sea in background with 2 small outbuildngs and a car parked beside building. Other photos show group of cars parked near the same building or on barren headland.A bus Dick Grayden built to transport his large family about 1928. Punt crossing from Newhaven to San Remo. Original tea house at Nobbies. 1929phillip island punt, richard grayden, the nobbies kiosk, point grant, motor car

Describes life on the Island in the 1930s, including farming, schooling , ww2, bridge, picture theatre, guesthouses and shops.Historical5 A4 typed sheets of notes on speech given by Bob Grayden to PIDHS in 1998Growing up on Phillip Islandbob grayden, farming, chicory, motor car racing, cowes state school, hector goodall, first phillip island bridge to san remo, picture theatre, davidson family, shops at cowes phillip island, thompson avenue cowes, the esplanade cowes, guesthouses, roadmaking, john grayden & sons, w f evans quarries ventnor

The origin of debutante balls was that the woman was old enough to be married, and part of the purpose of her coming out was to display her to eligible bachelors and their families with a view to marriage within a select circle. These balls were popular on the Island and held at the Shire Hall in Thompson Ave.HistoricalBlack and white photo of group of debutantes in white gowns with posies, dance instructor and Mrs Leggatt, wife of local MP Sir William Leggatt. Allan Murray was the photographer.List of names of debutantes, dance instructor, dignitary and photographer. Also notes re problems with photos from the night.Charlotte Cleeland's deb photo 1949. also names as above.photograph, charlotte cleeland, debutantes phillip island, allan murray, john claringbold, val spokes, joan westley, ruth grayden, heather burton, gwen jackson, margery forrest, fay redpath, mrs mcadie, mrs dorothy leggatt, verna gawith, eileen jones, mrs anderson

The Pickersgill family were the original settlers on Churchill Island, and amongst the earliest at Griffiths Point, now San Remo. Samuel Jabez Pickersgill, is the seventh of nine children of Samuel and Winifred Pickersgill of Churchill Island fame. Samuel Jabez lived from 1866 – 1956, and in his old age wrote down his memoirs of his early years in the 1870s and 1880s. Some of these are on the Phillip Island & District Historical Society website: www.pidhs.org.auSix Black & White photographs of possible members of the Pickersgill family. 255-01. Portrait of a lady - unknown, but member of Pickersgill family. Lady is possibly Mary (Anderson) Potter daughter of Thomas Anderson and Catherine Sayle. She was the wife of Rev Herbert Potter. Edith Potter from Herberts first marriage in England married Walter Pickersgill. 255-02. Photograph of a house - maybe Pickersgill connection. 255-03. Family group - lady with 5 children - possibly Pickersgill. 255-04. Samuel K Pickersgill with wife & child. 255-05. Samuel K Pickersgill. 255-06. Photograph of 5 ladies (sisters) Back Row: Mrs Annie Potter & Mrs Charles Grayden. Front Row: Mrs Priscilla Howse, Mrs Lil Beamish, Mrs Kate Thompson. The sister in the middle of the group was the eldest, Lil nee Pickersgill, who was born before the family settled on Churchill Island.pickersgill family, samuel k pickersgill, laurie thompson

Samuel Pickersgill and his wife and family were the original settlers of Churchill Island. They had seven children.Photograph of Samuel Pickersgill - 1826 - 1902.samuel pickersgill, bernard grayden

Black & White copies of portraits of George & Susanna Berry. Donated by John Mills from the estate of Bernard Grayden.Two black & white photographs of George Berry and Susanna Berry, George's wife.george berry, susanna berry, john mills, bernard grayden

Built by J D McHaffie as a Shepherd's Hut in the 1850 - 60s. At one stage called Julyan's Cottage. Finlay Julyan born there, owned by various families. At one time by H Grayden and R McKinley. Privately owned now. (Noted on the caption that it was built by John Evans about 1870??)Small wooden building on corner of Lyall Street and Ventnor Beach Road. Brick chimney still in situ.local history, photographs, buildings - historic, coloured photograph, john cook, phillip island, settlers home

House built by Mr Joseph Richardson about 1870 at Ventnor on the corner of what is now The Nobbies and Graydens Road. Lived in by several well known families.Four Photographs of a Timber house with corrugated iron roof. 81-84 Rain water tank. Note wooden door. Fence surround and gate. 81-84a Possibly back view of the house with verandah on end. 81-84b Bullnose verandah, brick chimney. Note roof and cypress trees in background and ?wattle bushes in foreground. 81-84c Looks as though a sleepout or bathroom was added on end of verandah. rubbish in foreground.local history, photographs, buildings - historic, coloured photograph, john cook, phillip island, richardson