Trotting Track – Laidlaw Park Stawell. 1976. Two colour photos. Photos been in album for many years and finally catalogued in 2013.Two colour photos of man and horse at race track1976 Stawell Trotting Track stawell

4 Colour sides showing views of the Stawell Trotting Races. in one sleeve.stawell trots, laidlaw park

Trotting race, horses coming into the home straight.stawell trots, laidlaw park

Trotting race, the first bend.stawell trots, laidlaw park

Trotting race, rounding the bend. Portrait view.stawell trots, laidlaw park

Trotting race around the bend head on viewstawell trots, laidlaw park

[Information from Helen Laidlaw who is researching a history of an immigrant family from Lincolnshire] One of the nine children of this family was Mrs W.B. (Charlotte) Jones, who with her husband built “Brocklesby” in 1866. Mrs Jones was widowed in 1889, and sold the house in 1902. (She then moved to the white house next door to the Lauriston staff car park) The house was designed by Melbourne architect Lloyd Taylor, who also built Bond Stores for Mr. WB Jones. The Bond Stores are still standing. Ms. Laidlaw surmised that the children in the photos were probably Mrs Jones’ grandchildren, born from 1887.

Information from Helen Laidlaw who is researching a history of an immigrant family from Lincolnshire. One of the nine children of this family was Mrs W.B. (Charlotte) Jones, who with her husband built “Brocklesby” in 1866. Mrs Jones was widowed in 1889, and sold the house in 1902. (She then moved to the white house next door to the Lauriston staff car park) The house was designed by Melbourne architect Lloyd Taylor, who also built Bond Stores for Mr. WB Jones. The Bond Stores are still standing. Ms. Laidlaw surmised that the children in the photos were probably Mrs Jones’ grandchildren, born from 1887.Lottie Macvean (daughter of W. Jones), and her children Maffra, Olive, Gertrude at Brocklesby, 1894.