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Newspaper - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: FIVE TRUSCOTT BROTHERS
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Five Truscott brothers came to Bendigo from Cornwall and after seven years mining Anthony Truscott opened a grocery store in 30 Havilah Street, Long Gully.
Anthony Truscott (Bap 24/2/1856, Cornwall - 21/9/1913).
At the age of 18 Anthony went to America but soon returned to England. At about the age of 24 he came to Victoria c. 1880.. He worked in several mines for the next 7 years before opening his grocery shop. In 1907 he was the president of the Bendigo ANA. In 1915 he was the secretary of the Long Gully fire brigade. He died of dropsy and Brights disease.
Edward Truscott ( 2/6/1844 - 9/10/1916)
Edward and his wife Ellen lived in Smalley Street, California Gully and at 30 Dowding Street, Eaglehawk. He is buried at Eaglehawk.
William Truscott (c. 1853 - 14/10/1911)
William was a JP. He was also the first President of the California Gully Progress Association in 1910
John Truscott (1/2/1837 - 6/8/1919)
John went to America as a young man where he married Christina Grigg and had several children. He arrived in Australia in 1862 with his family. His wife died shortly after the birth of her baby, and John quickly remarried to Catherine Alice Willis and had more children. He was the mining manager at the Hercules and Energetic Mine at Long Gully from 1877. he still held this position in 1882.Newspaper cutting titled Prominent family to reunite written by Susan Turpie. No date. Five Cornish brothers Anthony, Thomas, William, John and Edward Truscott made their way to Australia after mining work in Cornwall began to dry up. They settled in Long Gully and California Gully and later spread out to Strathfieldsaye and further through the region. Jean McDonald organised a family reunion which had activities at the Long Gully Uniting Church, the Long Gully Uniting Church Hall and Lake Weeroona. Article has a photo of the five brothers.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - five truscott brothers, anthony truscott, thomas truscott, william truscott, john truscott, edward truscott, jean mcdonald, percy truscott, tony truscott, neil truscott, city of greater bendigo, long gully uniting church, susan turpie