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Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.Tea Set, Tea and Coffee Set, 1898
... horace lawson... Councillors to Horace Lawson on the occasion of his marriage in 1898... Lawson on the occasion of his marriage in 1898. Horace Edward ...This set was given by the Warrnambool City Council Councillors to Horace Lawson on the occasion of his marriage in 1898. Horace Edward Lawson was the son of Susan and Thomas Lawson. The latter at one time had a drapery business in Liebig Street. Horace Lawson was the Town Clerk of Warrnambool from 1893 to 1918. He was a keen cyclist and a member of the Warrnambool Volunteer Artillery Corps. In 1918 Lawson was appointed the Secretary of the Municipal Association of Victoria, a Melbourne appointment. This set is of considerable interest as it was presented to Horace Lawson, notable in Warrnambool’s history as a long-serving and successful Town Clerk. This silver-plated tea and coffee set has four items – coffee pot, tea pot, sugar basin and milk jug. All have the same etched decorative patterns on the sides and the lids and all have handles attached with a nut and a bolt. The tea pot and the coffee pot have the maker’s marks on the bases and there is an inscription on the side of the sugar basin. The lids of the coffee pot, tea pot and milk jug are hinged. ‘W. Mammatt & Sons Sheffield’ ‘Presented to H. E. Lawson Esq. Town Clerk by the Mayor & Councillors of Warrnambool on the Occasion of his Marriage Sept. 1898’horace lawson, history of warrnambool, silver tea set -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.Book, Helen Lawson Jones, Eighty One Years More than a Lifetime Thomas Lawson (1831-1907) And his descendants, 1994
... , Thomas Lawson (1831-1907) and His Descendants, Horace Edward...Horace Edward Lawson Jones... a Lifetime, Thomas Lawson (1831-1907) and His Descendants, Horace ...Family history of Thomas Lawson (1831-1907) and his descendantsThis is a paper back book with a plasticized cove which has an image of Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village (reproduction of Daniel Clarke’s Studio) in the background in muted colours, photographs and paintings of Thomas and Susan Lawson in colour on the front cover and a photograph of and information on the author on the back. It has 37 pages, a Lawson family tree at the back and an introduction by Helen Jones. The book included printed material, black and white photographs and illustrative material.non-fictionFamily history of Thomas Lawson (1831-1907) and his descendants lawson family, warrnambool, cobden, camperdown -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.Photograph - Framed Photograph on the Occasion of Horace Lawson's Retirement, Arthur Jordan, 1918
... Horace Lawson...This photograph was given to Horace Lawson on the occasion... This photograph was given to Horace Lawson on the occasion of his ...This photograph was given to Horace Lawson on the occasion of his retirement in 1918 as Town Clerk of Warrnambool. The photographs are of the Town Clerk, the Town Surveyor, the Mayor and Councillors in June 1918. The Mayor, William Swinton and the Town Clerk, Horace Lawson are in civic robes. Horace Lawson had a distinguished career as the Town Clerk of Warrnambool from 1893 to 1918 (which is actually 25 years, not 30 years as stated on the photograph). Lawson was a keen cyclist and a member of the Warrnambool Volunteer Army Corps. He left Warrnambool in 1918 to take up the position in Melbourne as Secretary of the Municipal Association of Victoria. The photographer, Arthur Jordan, working in Warrnambool at the end of the 19th century and in the early 20th century, was well-known, particularly for his photographs of civic affairs. This photograph is of considerable interest as it concerns the retirement of Horace Lawson, an influential and highly-respected municipal officer in Warrnambool at a time of great growth in the town/city.This is a black and white photograph in a wooden frame with a heavy card inset and glass covering. The glass is broken at the right hand corner. On the back is a wire piece for hanging the photograph. The photograph is of 14 men with the names and inscription included.Presented to Mr. H.E. Lawson by the Mayor & Councillors of the City of Warrnambool on his retirement from the position of Town Clerk after 30 years faithful service June 1918 A.Lavercombe Town Surveyor W.E.Downing 1917 F.J.Gill 1917 M.L.Carter 1917 W. Burleigh 1915 H.H.Smith 1917 H.E.Lawson Town Clerk W. Swinton Mayor 1903 R.P. Christian 1917 W.H. Haberfield 1917 C. Jukes 1917 J.D.Anderson 1913 J.D. McConnell 1914 F.T. Retford 1916 Arthur Jordan Wboolarthur jordan, horace lawson, william swinton, warrnambool councillors -
Merbein District Historical SocietyBook, From Battlefield to Block (c 2003), 1914-1918
merbein west settlement, arthur shugg, john clayton, fraser ludbrook, william john kirwin, thomas murphy, george bowden, horace allen, anthony verryk-fleetwood, peter murphy, william hamilton, henry duffield, douglas mctaggart, george picton, robert lawson, williams forsyth, henry furze, robert norman, james thomas, edwin pegler, james buxton, christopher barry, sidney wells, clarence wescombe, arthur geer, charles woodham, bruce lillywhite, howard iredale, william sargentson, john pasini, friedrich bosenberg, william phayer, william smythe, william williams, walter freeman, james philpott, frederick carey, alexander mcarthur, leslie mayne, herbert heaysman, sydney soliague, william allen, alfred rawlings, john mckay, neil "boss" mcginty, john young, louis wilson, albert stewart, leopold pearce, joseph kinniburgh, joseph hopkins, christian fleck, herbert hunt, thomas mcdonald, walter sibley, harry ford, william smith, albert skinner, frederick kneebone, bert kinniburgh, hector down, james scott, william murphy, thomas pryor, archibald mcdougall, john hennessy, gustav johnson, adrian brown, rudolph fechner, john box, edward higgins, john wolstenhome, percival bailey, percy bull, edward o'connor, roddy larkin, malcolm mckenzie, edward lawler, george steege, tom cupper, charles johns, frederick langdon, george mcdonnell, alfred bridley, raoul gelly, arthur morrison, herbert sutherland, nelson wellington, james lane, roy jerom, frederick treen, william thompson, rupert hayes, james box, sidney flenley, leslie goodie, john sutton, thomas hanley, keith wood, herbert chambers, mortimer plane, john mcmahon, robin mcdonnell, thomas kennedy, harry bull, ernest smith, walter allen, lawrence mayne, james shillington, frederick goucher, frederick handasyde, rupert hammet, clive kneebone, thomas mckenzie, james hudson, walter galbraith, walter smythe, lindsay cameron, john rainbow, john alexander, henry flenley, guy palmer, walter bruce, birdwoodton
