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Photograph - Photograph - Colour, Clare Gervasoni, Tower Hill Cemetery, 2009, 26/07/2009
... Tower Hill Cemetery, 2009...tower hill cemetery...The Tower Hill Cemetery is located near Koroit on the north...Colour photograph of a headstone in the Tower Hill Cemetery.... Office goldfields The Tower Hill Cemetery is located near Koroit ...The Tower Hill Cemetery is located near Koroit on the north side of the Princes Highway The, between Port Fairy and Warrnambool. The first burial at Tower Hill Cemetery took place in 1856. Over 150 years there has been over 8,000 burials. Around 45 percent of the burials are in unmarked graves.Colour photograph of a headstone in the Tower Hill Cemetery.tower hill cemetery, william rutledge, eliza rutledge -
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Photograph - Photograph - Colour, Clare Gervasoni, Tower Hill Cemetery, 2009, 26/07/2009
... Tower Hill Cemetery, 2009...tower hill cemetery...The Tower Hill Cemetery is located near Koroit on the north...Colour photograph of a headstone in the Tower Hill Cemetery.... Office goldfields The Tower Hill Cemetery is located near Koroit ...The Tower Hill Cemetery is located near Koroit on the north side of the Princes Highway The, between Port Fairy and Warrnambool. The first burial at Tower Hill Cemetery took place in 1856. Over 150 years there has been over 8,000 burials. Around 45 percent of the burials are in unmarked graves.Colour photograph of a headstone in the Tower Hill Cemetery.tower hill cemetery, william rutledge, eliza rutledge -
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Photograph - Photograph - Colour, Clare Gervasoni, Tower Hill Cemetery, 2009, 26/07/2009
... Tower Hill Cemetery, 2009...tower hill cemetery...The Tower Hill Cemetery is located near Koroit on the north...Colour photograph of a headstone in the Tower Hill Cemetery.... Office goldfields The Tower Hill Cemetery is located near Koroit ...The Tower Hill Cemetery is located near Koroit on the north side of the Princes Highway The, between Port Fairy and Warrnambool. The first burial at Tower Hill Cemetery took place in 1856. Over 150 years there has been over 8,000 burials. Around 45 percent of the burials are in unmarked graves.Colour photograph of a headstone in the Tower Hill Cemetery.tower hill cemetery -
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Photograph - Photograph - Colour, Clare Gervasoni, Headstone of Patrick Carroll in Tower Hill Cemetery, 2019, 03/01/2019
... Headstone of Patrick Carroll in Tower Hill Cemetery, 2019...tower hill cemetery...The Tower Hill Cemetery is located near Koroit on the north... in the Tower Hill Cemetery. .... Office goldfields The Tower Hill Cemetery is located near Koroit ...The Tower Hill Cemetery is located near Koroit on the north side of the Princes Highway The, between Port Fairy and Warrnambool. The first burial at Tower Hill Cemetery took place in 1856. Over 150 years there has been over 8,000 burials. Around 45 percent of the burials are in unmarked graves.Colour photograph of the headstone of Patrick Carroll in the Tower Hill Cemetery. . by Patrick Carroll InLoving Remembrance of my beloved son Patrick Who departed this life the 20th day of April 1874 Aged 2 years and 2 months Also his beloved mother Who departed this life 15th Sept 1876 Aged 74 years Also his who died 16th November 1890 Aged 89 Years Also Patrick Carroll Who died 10 July 1906 aged 72 years Rest in Peace tower hill cemetery, patrick carroll -
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Photograph - Photograph - Colour, Clare Gervasoni, Tower Hill Cemetery, 2019, 03/01/2019
... Tower Hill Cemetery, 2019...tower hill cemetery...The Tower Hill Cemetery is located near Koroit...Colour photograph of the Tower Hill Cemetery. with potatoes... Office goldfields The Tower Hill Cemetery is located near Koroit ...The Tower Hill Cemetery is located near Koroit on the north side of the Princes Highway The, between Port Fairy and Warrnambool. The first burial at Tower Hill Cemetery took place in 1856. Over 150 years there has been over 8,000 burials. Around 45 percent of the burials are in unmarked graves. Colour photograph of the Tower Hill Cemetery. with potatoes being irrigated in te background. The cemetery is laid out on design of a Celtic Cross.tower hill cemetery, tower hill, cemetery -
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Photograph - Photograph - Colour, Clare Gervasoni, Aleppo Pine, Tower Hill Cemetery, 2019, 03/01/2019
... Aleppo Pine, Tower Hill Cemetery, 2019...tower hill cemetery...The Tower Hill Cemetery is located near Koroit on the north... Hill Cemetery to mark the centenary of the landing at Galipolli.... Office goldfields The Tower Hill Cemetery is located near Koroit ...The Tower Hill Cemetery is located near Koroit on the north side of the Princes Highway The, between Port Fairy and Warrnambool. The first burial at Tower Hill Cemetery took place in 1856. Over 150 years there has been over 8,000 burials. Around 45 percent of the burials are in unmarked graves. In 2023 this tree was no longer in existence, and a smaller tree was struggling in this site.Colour photographs of an Aleppo Pine planted in the Tower Hill Cemetery to mark the centenary of the landing at Galipolli.aleppo pine, anzac centenary, centenary, anniversary, tower hill cemetery, gallipoli -
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Photograph - Colour, Clare Gervasoni, Gravesite with Rabbit Burrow, Tower Hill Cemetery, 26/07/2009
... Gravesite with Rabbit Burrow, Tower Hill Cemetery...tower hill cemetery...Gravesite with Rabbit Burrow, Tower Hill Cemetery... to lament their loss." tower hill cemetery rabbit burrow Gravesite ...Mary Wormald died in 1867. Isaac Wormald died on 18 November 1868 aged 37 "leaving a widow and 2 children to lament their loss."Gravesite with Rabbit Burrow, Tower Hill Cemeterytower hill cemetery, rabbit burrow -
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Photograph - Colour, Clare Gervasoni, Headstone for Michael O'Dea, Tower Hill Cemetery, 26/07/2009
... Headstone for Michael O'Dea, Tower Hill Cemetery...tower hill cemetery...Colour photograph of a headstone in the Tower Hill Cemetery.... Office goldfields tower hill cemetery michael o'dea mary o'dea ...Colour photograph of a headstone in the Tower Hill Cemetery.Erected in memory of Michael O'Dea who died July 13th 1876 aged 52 years. Also his daughters Bridget died Jan 16th 1865, aged 10 years. Catherine Ryan died May 31st 1876, aged 23 years. Also Mary O'Dea the wife of the above, Died 17th July 1894, aged 86 years.tower hill cemetery, michael o'dea, mary o'dea, bridget o'dea -
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Photograph - Photograph - Colour, Clare Gervasoni, Gravestone for William Rutledge, Tower Hill Cemetery, 26/07/2009
... Gravestone for William Rutledge, Tower Hill Cemetery...tower hill cemetery...Colour photograph of a headstone in the Tower Hill Cemetery.... Office goldfields tower hill cemetery william rutledge eliza ...Colour photograph of a headstone in the Tower Hill Cemetery.In memory of William Rutledge of Farnham Park Died 1st June 1876 aged 70 years also of Eliza his wife died 31st August 1888, aged 68 years. tower hill cemetery, william rutledge, eliza rutledge -
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Photograph - Colour, Clare Gervasoni, Tower Hill Cemetery, 2009, 26/07/2009
... Tower Hill Cemetery, 2009...tower hill cemetery...Colour photograph of a headstone in the Tower Hill Cemetery.... Office goldfields tower hill cemetery william rutledge eliza ...Colour photograph of a headstone in the Tower Hill Cemetery.In memory of William Rutledge of Farnham Park Died 1st June 1876 aged 70 years also of Eliza his wife died 31st August 1888, aged 68 years. tower hill cemetery, william rutledge, eliza rutledge -
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Photograph - Colour, Clare Gervasoni, McDonald Headstone, Tower Hill Cemetery, 26/07/2009
... McDonald Headstone, Tower Hill Cemetery...tower hill cemetery...Colour photograph of a headstone in the Tower Hill Cemetery.... Office goldfields tower hill cemetery john o'neil mcdonald ann ...Colour photograph of a headstone in the Tower Hill Cemetery.In Loving Memory John Neil McDonald who Died August 10th 1911 aged 55 years. Peace, Perfect peace. Also his wife Ann McDonald who died August 12th 1933 Aged 77 Years With Christ whichis far better. tower hill cemetery, john o'neil mcdonald, ann mcdonald -
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Photograph - Colour, Clare Gervasoni, Kinnane Headstone, Tower Hill Cemetery, 26/07/2009
... Kinnane Headstone, Tower Hill Cemetery...tower hill cemetery...Colour photograph of a headstone in the Tower Hill Cemetery.... Office goldfields tower hill cemetery annette kinane william ...Colour photograph of a headstone in the Tower Hill Cemetery.In Memory of Annette Kinane Died Spril 4th 1948 and her husband William Died Jan 29th 1949. RIPtower hill cemetery, annette kinane, william kinane -
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Photograph, Clare Gervasoni, John and Anne Farrelly's Headstone, Tower Hill Cemetery, 26/07/2009
... John and Anne Farrelly's Headstone, Tower Hill Cemetery...tower hill cemetery...John and Anne Farrelly Headstone, Tower Hill Cemetery.... Farrelly Headstone, Tower Hill Cemetery. John and Anne Farrelly's ...John and Ann Farrelly was born at County Cavan, Ireland. They arrived in Australia with their family.John and Anne Farrelly Headstone, Tower Hill Cemetery."In Memory of John Farrelly who died June 5th 1890 aged ?6 Years. Also his wife Anne who died April 5th 1890 aged 90 years. Also their son Edward who died March 1st 1926 aged 76 years.tower hill cemetery, john farrelly, anne farrelly, edward farrelly -
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Photograph - Colour, Clare Gervasoni, Headstone of J.H. Fitzgerald in the Tower Hill Cemetery, 2019, 03/01/2019
... Headstone of J.H. Fitzgerald in the Tower Hill Cemetery...tower hill cemetery... in the Tower Hill Cemetery.... Office goldfields tower hill cemetery j.h. fitzgerald thelma ...Colour photograph of the headstone of J.H. Fitzgerald in the Tower Hill Cemetery.VX40138 Signalman J.H. Fitzgerald Corps of Signals 18th December 1966 age 50 Loved husband of Thelma and Devoted father of Barrytower hill cemetery, j.h. fitzgerald, thelma fitzgerald, barry fitzgerald -
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Photograph - Photograph - Colour, Clare Gervasoni, Headstone of Maurice Fitzgerald in the Tower Hill Cemetery, 2019, 03/01/2019
... Headstone of Maurice Fitzgerald in the Tower Hill Cemetery...tower hill cemetery... Fitzgerald in the Tower Hill Cemetery.... Office goldfields tower hill cemetery maurice fitzgerald anne ...Colour photographs of the headstone of Maurice and Anne Fitzgerald in the Tower Hill Cemetery.In Loving Memory of Maurice Fitzgerald who died 17th December 1925 Aged 87 years Also his wife Anne Who died 29th July 1929 Aged 87 years Erected by their son Michael RIPtower hill cemetery, maurice fitzgerald, anne fitzgerald, michael fitzgerald -
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Photograph - Colour, Clare Gervasoni, Headstone of Martin and Fanny Carroll in the Tower Hill Cemetery, 2019, 03/01/2019
... Headstone of Martin and Fanny Carroll in the Tower Hill...tower hill cemetery... Carroll in the Tower Hill Cemetery.... Office goldfields tower hill cemetery martin carroll fanny hilda ...Colour photographs of the headstone of Martin and Fanny Carroll in the Tower Hill Cemetery.In Loving Memory of Martin Carroll Died 2nd Oct. 1959 Aged 75 Years. Also his beloved wife Fanny Hilda Carroll Died 4th Nov. 1975 aged 87 years Beloved Parents of Robert. R.I.P.tower hill cemetery, martin carroll, fanny hilda carroll, robert carroll -
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Photograph - Photograph - Colour, Clare Gervasoni, Headstone of Herbert and Emily Hulm in the Tower Hill Cemetery, 2019, 03/01/2019
... Headstone of Herbert and Emily Hulm in the Tower Hill...tower hill cemetery... in the Tower Hill Cemetery.... Hulm tower hill cemetery h. hulm bert hulm emily hulm world war ...Herbert (Bert) Hulm was gassed during World War One. He served with the 46 Battalion. His niece remembered he was always laboured in his breathing. Emily Lenehan married Bert HulmColour photograph of the headstone of Emily and Bert Hulm in the Tower Hill Cemetery.5110 Corporal H. Hulm 46 Battalion 4th December 1967 age 76 Beloved husband of Emily, Loved father of Chriss, Pauline and Bill Also his beloved wife Emily I. Hulm Died 12th Jan. 1970 aged 82 years R.I.P.tower hill cemetery, h. hulm, bert hulm, emily hulm, world war one, emily lenehan, headstone -
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Photograph - Colour, Clare Gervasoni, Headstone of James Vincent Carroll and Mary Bridget Carroll in the Tower Hill Cemetery, 2019, 03/01/2019
... in the Tower Hill Cemetery, 2019...tower hill cemetery... and Mary Carroll in the Tower Hill Cemetery.... Office goldfields tower hill cemetery james vincent carroll mary ...Colour photograph of the headstone of James Carroll and Mary Carroll in the Tower Hill Cemetery.In Loving Memory of James Vincent Carroll Who died 5th March 1967 aged 68 years. also his wife Mary Bridget Carroll who died 16th April 1984 aged 86 years. Requisat in pace.tower hill cemetery, james vincent carroll, mary bridget carroll -
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Photograph - Colour, Clare Gervasoni, Headstone of Thomas and Alice Lenehan in the Tower Hill Cemetery, 2019, 03/01/2019
... Headstone of Thomas and Alice Lenehan in the Tower Hill...tower hill cemetery... and Alice Lenehan in the Tower Hill Cemetery.... Office goldfields tower hill cemetery thomas g. lenehan alice m ...Colour photograph of the headstone of Thomas Lenehan and Alice Lenehan in the Tower Hill Cemetery.In Loving Memory of Thomas G. Lenehan Died 23 RD. Jam. 1980 Aged 58 years Alice M. Lenehan Died 22 ND June 2004 Aged 88 Yearstower hill cemetery, thomas g. lenehan, alice m. lenehan -
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Photograph - Colour, Clare Gervasoni, Headstone of Thomas and Josephine Fitzgerald in Tower Hill Cemetery, 2019, 03/01/2019
... Headstone of Thomas and Josephine Fitzgerald in Tower Hill...tower hill cemetery... Fitzgerald inthe Tower Hill Cemetery. .... Office goldfields tower hill cemetery thomas john fitzgerald tom ...Colour photograph of the headstone of Thomas and Josephine Fitzgerald inthe Tower Hill Cemetery. .In Loving Memory of Thomas John Fitzgerald Passed away 17th April 1987 aged 73 yrs. Loving husband of Josephine Passed away 14th March 2010 Aged 88 yes. Rest in Peacetower hill cemetery, thomas john fitzgerald, tom fitzgerald, josephine fitzgerald, jossie ftizgerald -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Booklet, Rules and Regulations of the Tower Hill General Cemetery 1857, 1857
... Rules and Regulations of the Tower Hill General Cemetery...tower hill cemetery... of the Tower Hill Cemetery.... Hill Cemetery. Rules & Regulations of the Tower Hill Central ...This booklet sets out the rules and regulations of the Tower Hill cemetery in 1857.Very light card cover, bound with two long cotton stitches and knotted in middle pages. Cover has foxing throughout. Surrounding pattern on front page repeating small and large loops. Black print on off white paper. Twelve pagesnon-fictionThis booklet sets out the rules and regulations of the Tower Hill cemetery in 1857.warrnambool, tower hill cemetery, towerhill cemetery rules 1857 -
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Photograph - Colour, Clare Gervasoni, Headstone for Patrick Carroll, Tower Hill Cemetery, 26/07/2009
... Headstone for Patrick Carroll, Tower Hill Cemetery...tower hill cemetery... to lament their loss." tower hill cemetery rabbit burrow patrick ...Mary Wormald died in 1867. Isaac Wormald died on 18 November 1868 aged 37 "leaving a widow and 2 children to lament their loss."Colour photograph of a headstone in theTower Hill Cemetery.Erected by Patrick Carroll in loving remembrnce of his beloved son Patrick who departed this live on the 20th dy of April 1874 aged 2 years and ? months . ? his beloved mother who departed this life 13th Sept 1876 aged ?? years. Also his father died ?? NOvember 1890, aged ?? years.tower hill cemetery, rabbit burrow, patrick carroll -
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Photograph - Colour, Clare Gervasoni, Headstone of J.H. Fitzgerald, 2019, 03/01/2019
... tower hill cemetery.... Fitzgerald in the Tower Hill Cemetery.... was always laboured in his breathing. tower hill cemetery world war ...Herbert (Bert) Hulm was gassed during World War One. He served with the 46 Battalion. His niece remembered he was always laboured in his breathing.Colour photograph of the memorial plaque for J.H. Fitzgerald in the Tower Hill Cemetery.VX40138 Signalman J.H. Fitzgerald Corps of Signals 18th December 1966 Age 50 Loved husband of Thelma and devoted father of Barry.tower hill cemetery, world war two, j.h. fitzgerald, thelma fitzgerald, barry fitzgerald -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Clothing - Blouse and Belt, mid-to-late 19th century
... Tower Hill Cemetery... and are buried at Tower Hill Cemetery." The spelling on the headstone... and are buried at Tower Hill Cemetery." The spelling on the headstone ...This handmade blouse with its matching belt was donated along with a note that says, "This jacket was owned by Marion Leishman who married Captain Eadie. They lived in Warrnambool and are buried at Tower Hill Cemetery." The spelling on the headstone is "Edie" rather than "Eadie". Marion Leishman Edie was born in 1835 and died on August 7, 1914. She married Captain Richard Wilson C Edie in 1865. Capt. Edie drowned at sea on 16th June 1883 aged 49 years. Marion Leishman Edie died on 7th August 1914 aged 79 years. Her sister Alison Keishman Sprod, died in 1863, aged 25 years, and is also buried in the same grave at Tower Hill. The fine satin blouse and matching belt is an example of clothing worn by women in the mid-to-late 19th century. It demonstrates the beautiful and talented skills applied to handmade garments. The decoration indicates that the blouse or jacket was worn for a special occasion.Blouse of black satin, decorated with lace and sequins. Long sleeves are puffed at the shoulder fitted at the lower arm and cuff. The belt has sequins and tassels. Black lace is added around the neck and bodice, fastened at the front with hook and eye.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, costume, blouse, belt, female adult, clothing, fashion, satin, lace, wonem's clothing, marion leishman, captain eadie, tower hill cemetery, marion eadie, jacket, black satin jacket, sequins, marion edie, richard wilson c edie, drowned at sea, marion leishman edie, handmade, black jacket, sequined satin jacket -
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Document, Helen Doyle & Context Pty Ltd, Moyne Heritage Study Stage 2 Vol 2, 2006
... Tower Hill Cemetery... Aborigines Tower Hill Cemetery St Brigid’s Catholic Church 141 page ...141 page heritage studymoyne, minhamite, port fairy, mt shadwell, mt rouse, mt napier, mt eccles, tower hill, dhauwurdwurrung, djabwurrung, giraiwurrung, caramut, james atkinson, special survey, william rutledge, yangery, land selection act, closer settlement, soldier settlement, framlingham, lime burning, atkinson’s belfast survey, belfast, killarney, crossley, aboriginal protectorate, lake condah, hexham, hexham common school, koroit convent, hurling, mile posts, kirkstall, ballyhurst, dundonnell, curdievale, ballangeich, hawkesdale, irish, scottish, aborigines, tower hill cemetery, st brigid’s catholic church -
Grey Street Primary School, Traralgon
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... in 1985 he was buried at the Tower Hill Cemetery, in the Western... he died in 1985 he was buried at the Tower Hill Cemetery ...Sir Mac's mother and maternal grandparents. When he died in 1985 he was buried at the Tower Hill Cemetery, in the Western District, close to his McKay grandparents.Part of the collection held by Grey Street Primary School.Family group portrait of Sir Macfarlane Burnet's mother Hadassah McKay and her parents, George Gilbert McKay and Hadassah Pollock. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - BENDIGO BUILDINGS & SCENERY, June 1968
... Tower at White Hills Cemetery.... Tower at White Hills Cemetery. Slide BENDIGO BUILDINGS & SCENERY. ...Slide. Bendigo Buildings & Scenery. The Chinese Burning Tower at White Hills Cemetery.slide, bendigo, bendigo buildings & scenery., bendigo buildings & scenery. -
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Document, Bereavement Whitehead, 1922
... is buried in the Tower Hill Cemetery.... is buried in the Tower Hill Cemetery. This card is of interest ...This is a card sent by Mrs Whitehead in 1922 thanking the Warrnambool Club members for their sympathy following the death of Robert Whitehead. The Warrnambool Club was established in 1873 as a gentlemen’s club and the Warrnambool Club building which still stands today in Kepler Street was erected in 1877. The deceased Robert Whitehead was born in 1848 at Goodwood, Caramut and was a pastoralist. His second wife was Myrtle McFarland. Robert Whitehead is buried in the Tower Hill Cemetery.This card is of interest as it has a social history showing the type of bereavement card used in the 1920s – a plain card with a black edging. These cards could be purchased in bulk with a blank sheet for inserting the relevant details. The connection with the Warrnambool Club and Robert Whitehead is also of interest.This is a cream-coloured card with a black edge at the top left hand corner. It has handwritten and printed material. It has a small slit on the left hand corner indicating it has been pinned to a wall or noticeboard.‘To President & Members’ ‘Mrs Robert Whitehead desires to return sincere thanks for sympathy in her recent bereavement’ ‘Lami Lami, Liebig Street, Warrnambool, November 1922’ robert whitehead, warrnambool club, warrnambool, goodwood caramut -
Christ Church Anglican Parish of Warrnambool
Memorial window: Elizae (Eliza) RUTLEDGE, "By Thy Glorious Ascension Good Lord Deliver Us"
... , on 31st August 1888. She is buried at Tower Hill Cemetery. ..., on 31st August 1888. She is buried at Tower Hill Cemetery ...Eliza Rutledge (1820-1888) was the daughter of Rupert and Jane (nee Newby) Kirk. She married William Rutledge in St James’ Church, Sydney on 18th August, 1840. She and William had five children, two sons and five daughters. Recorded accounts tell that Eliza was “beloved for her kindness and hospitality” and that she and William kept open house for all manner of social events and occasions. Eliza died at Farnham Park, Dennington, on 31st August 1888. She is buried at Tower Hill Cemetery. The marriage of Eliza to William Rutledge, a man of historical importance in the development of Port Fairy, Warrnambool and the western district of Victoria, places her as a person of importance.Their daughter Susan Fleetwood is also memorialised in a window in Christ Church, Warrnambool. Their son Thomas Forster is also memorialised with a tablet positioned near the Eliza Rutledge windows. Stained glass, lancet window, south wall, main nave. Depiction of the ascension of Christ."By Thy Glorious Ascension Good Lord Deliver Us" In Latin: +In Memoriam+ Elizae Rutledge quae pridie idus Februarias/ MDCCXX nata pridie kalendas Septembres MDCCCXXXVIII obit/ liberi amantissimi Gulielmus Rutledge et Susanna Fleetwood pietatis/ indicio hane Jenestram posuerant Beati qui sunt mundi corde.rutledge, christ church warrnambool, eliza rutledge, eliza kirk, farnham park -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Clothing - Evening Outfit, before April 1874
... colonial days, around 1857. Their graves are in the Tower Hill.... Their graves are in the Tower Hill cemetery. Alexander’s wife Eliza ...This amber satin evening outfit was worn by Mrs. Isabella Mitchell (nee Russell, 1840 – 1929) at the wedding of her brother Alexander (c.1846–1938) and Eliza (nee Moore c.1854–1939). The jacket and skirt attach to each other at the waist by joining the metal rings that are around the base of the jacket and to the metal hooks that are on the waistband of the skirt. The outfit was donated with its own mannequin and fits it perfectly. In the colonial days, outer clothing was rarely, if ever, washed, due to the expense of fabrics and difficulty in careful laundering. Clever methods were employed to reduce the occurrence of soiling. The mannequin included with the donation would also help keep the outfit in good shape as well as being used for ensuring a flattering fit. FAMILIES’ HISTORY The families connected with this wedding for which this outfit was worn are from Warrnambool’s colonial days. Isabella and Alexander’s parents, Robert Russell and Elizabeth (nee Mitchell) were both born in 1808 and married about 1830. They were from farming families in Northern Ireland where they raised their seven children there before migrating to Australia in the early colonial days, around 1857. Their graves are in the Tower Hill cemetery. Alexander’s wife Eliza (nee Moore, born in 1854) was also from Northern Ireland and migrated to Australia in 1858 with her parents, Thomas and Nancy Moore, in the last voyage of the sailing ship “Chance”. Isabella (Bella) talked with her grand-daughter Ruby Akers about her memories of Alexander and Eliza’s wedding and other events in her life. Ruby recorded these memories in a letter. She says “They were married in the Warrnambool Congregational Church by a pioneer minister, the Reverend Uriah Coombs. The bride wore a pale blue silk wedding gown which was made by herself. Bella was Matron of Honora and Ian McCasker was best man. In those days the transport to the church was usually a carriage – similar to a cab – and a pair of white ponies. They would have the reception at home and then go for a drive afterwards and at night there would be a dance. They did all the catering themselves … Eliza carried on farming in the Dennington, Yarpturk and Purnim districts until they moved to Camperdown around 1905…” Ruby’s letter later mentions “[Isabella] could recall seeing a blackfellows’ corroboree being performed near where the Dennington Bridge now stands. It was rather a terrifying experience, they seemed in a warlike mood and one never knew what they would do next. One lubra came running to granny crying, Hide me, bad man kill me. She was bleeding from a wound in the head. Probably the result of a blow from a waddy. My mother [Margaret Jane McLaughlan nee Mitchell], coming home from school, often met blackfellows walking ahead with spears and boomerang, the two lubras – he usually had two – following in the rear, carrying the children or any burdens they had.“ Margaret would probably have been in primary school in the 1800s when she saw these things. Alexander and Eliza had ten children. One of their daughters, Margaret Jane, was born in Warrnambool in 1879. She married William McCullagh and they had eleven children. Margaret made headlines in the Warrnambool newspapers for celebrating her 100th birthday. She had lived in the district for 60 years before moving to Melbourne. Alexander passed away at the age of 92, and Eliza passed away six months later aged 85. Their graves are in the Colac cemetery. Isabella married Ralph Mitchell and their daughter Margaret Jane married John McLauchlan in 1891. Margaret and John’s daughter, Ruby Elizabeth, Jane married Fredrick Akers in 1938. Fredrick was born in England and was a Boer War veteran and served in the British Army. He migrated to Queensland, Australia, in 1913 and he joined the Australian Army to fight in World War I. In 1935 he moved to Warrnambool where he served in the Volunteer Defence Corps 1938-1945. Both Ruby and Fredrick are buried in the Tower Hill Cemetery.Together, the evening outfit and the mannequin are examples of female fashion of the mid to late 1900s. They are also significant for their association with the colonial pioneer families of Australia, Victoria and Warrnambool. The outfit and mannequin are significant for their connection with a wedding uniting two colonial families from Northern Ireland who immigrated to Australia in the mid-1850s. The families had a significant role in the history of Warrnambool and district. The evening outfit and its mannequin are significant for its connection with colonial families and their contact with the indigenous culture of the district and the contact between the native and European people. This ladies’ evening outfit is made from amber coloured satin fabric. It comprises a short-waisted, long-sleeved jacket and long skirt and it has its own neck-to-floor wooden mannequin on a pedestal. The outfit was worn by Mrs. Isabella Mitchell (nee Russell) as the Matron of Honour at the wedding of her brother Alexander Russell and his fiancé Eliza Moore in Warrnambool, 29th April 1874. flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, evening outfit, wedding outfit, bridesmaid’ outfit, matron of honour outfit, clothing female, clothing late 19th century, clothing wedding late 19th century, clothing bridesmaid late 19th century, clothing antique, clothing ladies, women’s clothing, women’s fashion, alexander russell, eliza russell, eliza moore, isabella mitchell, bella mitchell, bella russell, isabella russell, ralph russell, ian mccusker, ruby akers, fredrick william akers, ruby mclauchlan, margaret jane mclaughlan nee mitchell, margaret jane mclaughlan centenarian, william mclaughlan, robert russell, elizabeth russell nee mitchell, irish immigrants, warrnambool volunteer defence corps 1938-1945, antique satin outfit, warrnambool wedding 1874, congregational church warrnambool, reverend uriah coombs, dennington farmer, yarpturk farmer, purnim district farmer, camperdown resident 1905, dennington bridge, indigenous corroboree in dennington, corroboree in warrnambool, 1880s corroboree in warrnambool, lubra and baby, indigenous corroboree in warrnambool