This is a school literature text book for senior students in Victorian schools in the early to mid 20th century. The editors are Isabella Marshall and John Lyall. Text books such as this one were mass produced and focus on the poems to be studied with a cheap and unattractive format. No information is available on the owner of the book, Ben Knapsey.This book is a good example of the texts used by senior students in Victorian schools in the early to mid 20th century and is retained to be included in our library collection of vintage school text books.This is a soft cover book of 132 pages. It is a school text book for senior classes. It has a blue cover, now faded, with dark blue printing. The pages contain a preface, an introduction, selections of Robert Browning’s poetry, and notes and questions. There are some advertisements for other school text books.Ben Knapsey Form 1Vschool texts in the mid 20th century, history of warrnambool

This postcard of Main 'Road' Greensborough looking north shows the Methodist Church to the left and small houses on the dirt road. Today Main Street Greensborough is a busy commercial area. The postcard was addressed to Miss A Medhurst. Amy Medhurst married Jim Knapsey.The Methodist Church was sited near the present entrance to Greensborough Plaza and was demolished during the Plaza's development.Digital copy of sepia postcard [damaged]Caption on back of card.methodist church greensborough, main street greensborough, medhurst family

Ladies Guild members taken in the hall at the back of Methodist Church, about 1941. Caption on back identifies some of the ladies present: (back row, left to right) Mrs Weaver, Linda Jones, unknown, Annie Partington(nee Medhurst), Nell French (Oakley?), unknown, Mrs Bertha Hall. (front row, left to right) unknown,[child Ron Jones born1936], Mrs Roberts, Mrs Ollie Lang (nee Roberts) and Robert Lang, Amy Knapsey (nee Medhurst), Dot Hall (nee Roberts).Digital copy of black and white photograph and caption. Written in pen on front of photograph "Lady guild members taken in the hall at the back of Methodist Church, about 1941. It [hall] was still there after 1970. Sunday School anniversaries were held there for years as well as other functions. Annie and Amy sisters (Medhurst)" greensborough methodist church, ladies guild

Activities of the Greensborough Methodist Church. Articles written by David Medhurst, local correspondent for the Hurstbridge Advertiser.Mentions the family names as follows: Knapsey, Partington, Weaver, Carse, Scholes, Iredale and Quirk.Three newspaper cuttings of stories regarding the activities of the Greensborough Methodist church in the 1930's.Nildavid medhurst, hurstbridge advertiser, knapsey, partington, weaver, carse, scholes, iredale, quirk, methodist church

This article, written following the death of Bill Huitt in 1985, links his family and his wife Amy's family with several of the Greensborough pioneer families. Includes details of the Huitt family businesses in Greensborough.Links Greensborough pioneer families.One page, text and photos.bill huitt, william huitt, rustin family, partington family, knapsey family