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Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Memorabilia - Souvenir Ashtray Sarroff's Dry Cleaners
... lebanese migrants... of the earliest Lebanese migrant families to the Wodonga area in the 1890s ...The Sarroff family were one of the earliest Lebanese families to arrive in the area of Albury-Wodonga in the 1890s, originating from Kousba, Lebanon. They opened a drapery business in Townsend Street, Albury. Father Carl and Nassim (Charles) were naturalised in 1897. Carl died in 1926. By the 1950s his grandsons were operating dry cleaning businesses in both towns. In 1970 their business was located in Wodonga Mall on the corner of High Street and Stanley Street.Sarroff's Dry Cleaning was operated by the family of one of the earliest Lebanese migrant families to the Wodonga area in the 1890s.A blue metal ash tray bearing the name SARROFF's Dry Cleaners in a white disc in the centrePrinted on the white disc in the centre "SARROFF'S/Wodonga/Dry Cleaners/ Phone 639/ 2 Hour Service"lebanese migrants, wodonga businesses, high street wodonga -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Financial record - Haeusler Collection: Tin of Letters, Foreign Money & Savings Bank Passbooks, Banque de Syrie et du Liban (Bank of Syria and Lebanon)
The Wodonga Historical Society Haeusler Collection provides invaluable insight into life in late nineteenth and early twentieth century north east Victoria. The collection comprises manuscripts, personal artefacts used by the Haeusler family on their farm in Wodonga, and a set of glass negatives which offer a unique visual snapshot of the domestic and social lives of the Haeusler family and local Wodonga community. The Haeusler family migrated from Prussia (Germany) to South Australia in the 1840s and 1850s, before purchasing 100 acres of Crown Land made available under the Victorian Lands Act 1862 (also known as ‘Duffy’s Land Act’) in 1866 in what is now Wodonga West. The Haeusler family were one of several German families to migrate from South Australia to Wodonga in the 1860s.This item has well documented provenance and a known owner. It forms part of a significant and representative historical collection which reflects the local history of Wodonga. It contributes to our understanding of the social history of early twentieth century Wodonga. Early 20th century rupee from British Ceylon (Sri Lanka), and interwar era livre from Greater Lebanon (Lebanon and Syria). The livre were issued during the French League of Nations mandate period. Collection of savings bank passbooks from the Savings Bank Wodonga. Text on letters, money and bank passbookshaeusler collection, wodonga, money, notes, bank notes, banking, currency, syria, lebanon, ceylon, sri lanka -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Book - Albury Heritage, Howard C Jones, 1991
This book relates the history of Albury to what readers can see around them and also focuses on special areas. It was the first history of Albury to explain in detail about the indigenous occupants of the area. It also examines sport, military history, the role of German, Lebanese and other non-English people and the National Growth Centre project up to 1991. The book also seeks to present Albury to the wider world by looking at a range of topics including its role in Federation, its vital wartime role and aviation history. and key figures who have played a role in making Albury what it is today.non-fictionThis book relates the history of Albury to what readers can see around them and also focuses on special areas. It was the first history of Albury to explain in detail about the indigenous occupants of the area. It also examines sport, military history, the role of German, Lebanese and other non-English people and the National Growth Centre project up to 1991. The book also seeks to present Albury to the wider world by looking at a range of topics including its role in Federation, its vital wartime role and aviation history. and key figures who have played a role in making Albury what it is today.albury heritage, albury history