2 X COPIES - AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY BY ARTHUR PICKFORD WHO DEVELOPED THE ART OF MOSAIC AND BECAME QUITE FAMOUS LOCALLY WITH MANY MOSAICS IN AND AROUND CLUNESARTHUR PICKFORD - THE MAN WHO RECOVERD A LOST ART OF THOUSANDS OF YEARS AGOlocal history, autobiography, booklet, pickford family

Based on research compiled by her mother, Elizabeth Chatham, this was donated as part of the Estate of P and M.E. Chatham in 2008. The document continued to live as Elizabeth hoped. The most current edition is 2024.Fifteen page typed documentedward carter holmes, eva mckie, aumuller, launchley, elizabeth chatham (holmes), loma pescott (salmon)coghill family, gordon spittle, henry augustus salmon, sarah kitching, chatham-holmes collection, ascot victoria, pioneers of ascot, pioneers of geelong, pioneers of clunes, pioneers of ballarat district, pioneers of larpent, pioneer pastoralists, ly-ee-moon, shipwreck, pickford family, arthur pickford, world war 1, william coghill, william coghill junior, pioneers of tourello

HENRY SMERDON (Harry) HOLMES was born in 1897 at the family property, ’Sauchieburn’, 17 km north of Ballarat, in the Ascot district. He was the youngest of four children. After finishing his education at St Patrick’s College, Ballarat, Henry joined the Holmes family farming interests. At the age of 18 he enlisted and served with AIF in Egypt, France and Belgium 1915-1918. Henry served at the famous battlegrounds of Ypes and Somme in the Australian Army 8th Battalion. He was a Driver with the 4th D.A.C. According to his Soldier's Pay Books (Cat. No. 20112) Holmes Registration number was 7983. He was Catholic and enlisted in the Third Military District on 17 September 1915, and embarked on 8 November 1915. Holmes was in the 18th AASC Unit with the rank of Driver at that time. On 15 November 1918 Holmes was promoted to Lance Corporal. He received leave on: * 3 August 1917 - London (10 days) * 19 February 1918 - Paris (10 days) * 27 August 1918 - London (14 days) In 1922 Harry married Edith Pickford of 'Yeovil', Clunes, and they lived at 'Sauchieburn' with Henry's brother Willie. In 1933 Harry and Edith built a new timber home 'Launchley' (Ascot) on the rise east of 'Sauchieburn' on the Ballarat - Maryborough Road. The home was built by Con Zilles to the designs of Clegg and morrow. In 1938 Harry and Edith purchased a property at Derrinallum, Victoria and called it 'Launchley Park' on their first son's return from World War 2. In 1953 Harry purchased William and Charlotte's portion of 'Sauchieburn' for his son, Bill, and daughter-in-law Margaret. (Unpublished notes by Jane Dyer)Black and white photograph of an Australian World War One in uniform and standing in front of a tent in a studio. The soldier is Henry S. Holmes.Verso in pen "The boys say this isn't to (sic) bad so it will show you any changes. Heaps of love to all. Harrychatham, chatham family collection, holmes, harry holmes, henry holmes, smerdon, world war, world war 1, world war i, world war one., tent, recruitment camp, studion photograph

This book is part of a collection of books, photos and memorabilia donated from the Chatham-Holmes family collection. This was a school book of Edith Pickford who attended the Higher Elementary School at Clunes, Victoria.This green cloth-covered, hard backed book has the title, publisher and an art deco design printed in gold on the spine. A leather look design is impressed into the front and back covers. Opposite the title page is the Editor's Note and both pages have an ornate intertwining flower, thistle and leaf design border around the printing.The book has 596 pages plus some pages of 'List for Reference' from 'The People's Library'.Written in pencil on inside cover - Edith Pickford H.E.S. Clunes Written in pencil on back fly page - Edith Pickford, Higher Elementary School, Clunes Written in pen on other side of fly page - Edith Pickford H.E.S. Cluneschatham-holmes family collection, edith pickford, lord tennyson, the poems of tennyson

SHEET MUSIC OWNED BY EDITH PICKFORD. .1 GOOD BYE SONG .2 FOUR LEAF CLOVER .3 THE GATES OF PEARL - METHODIST CHURCH COIR, CLUNES 1/11/1913 .4 I WORE A ROSE .5 MY MESSAGE .6 A LITTLE WORLD OF LOVE .7 COM BACK SOME DAY - SIGNED BY ARTHUR F TATE, COMPOSER OF THE MUSIC .8 DOCUMENT - HISTORY OF EDITH PICKFORD 9 PAGES .9 COOVER OF ONE DAY WHEN WE WERE YOUNG .10 COVER NO, 139 KUHLAU ALSO INCLUDED IS A DOCUMENT OUTLINING EDITH'S HISTORY AND HER FAMILY CONNECTIONS sheet music, edith pickford

Negatives from Stawell Photographer. Discarded from Penna Print Ararat. Son contacted and gave approval for Stawell Historical Society to keep them. Only those of a non personal nature scanned. Parish family Dalgetty Sheep Train Jean Holmes Family Kath Banfield & Col Petch Ridd Family Joel Fire Brigade Joel Joel Girls Fire Brigade Ryan Grandchildren Walter Boothey Shalder Grandchildren Hodgetts Silver Wedding Geoff Robertson Family Prue Spittle & Bill Moorshead Elaine Feldman & Maurie Stewart Pamela Barber & Howard Cooper Helen David & Scott Grainger Barry Henderson baby Pickford Baby, Donna Smith & Wayne Reddrop Val Morris & John Kennedy SFC Coaches 1978 Mr & Mrs Robyn Smith halls gap Rosemary Spriggs & Robin Smith Walker Family Bill Dunmore Baby Mr & Mrs C Woodman Greg Holmes Baby Bartholomew & Coughlan Colour negatives of families, weddings and other. Nineteen Lever Arch Folders Mick Walsh 52 Patrick Street Stawellphotography