Article by Julia Trainor about her Grandparents Henri & Annie Portnoj and the Tatura Wartime camps.

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John Charles Crombie was the son of James Andrew Crombie and Martha Houston and was born at Hardies Hill 1862. John Charles Crombie married in Victoria in Martha Crosier 1893. They were living at Durham Lead, Victoria for the birth of their children in the 1890s. John Charles Crombie died in 1937 at Oakleigh aged 74.A4 copy of an handwritten document by J. Crombie called 'History of Durham Lead, Hardies Hill, Garibaldi and Grenville'.j. crombie, durham lead, garibaldi, elaine, irish, scottish, cornish, john charles crombie, j.c. crombie

Garth and Dulcie Hammet were the owners of 11 Durham Road from 1949-1974. They were married on 16 January 1943 at the Gardiner Presbyterian Church. Garth was born 24 October 1919; died 5 December 2009. His parents were Ivy Read and Norman Hammet. He had an older sibling Holmayne Hammet. He served in WW2. He was an insurance clerk with T & G Mutual Life Assurance Society. Dulcie (nee Burnet) was born 1 May 1919; died 5 May 1997. Her parents were Charlotte Curtis and Harold Burnet and she had a younger sister Marjorie. She was a WRAN during WW2. At the time of her marriage she was living at 38 Mangarra Road, Canterbury (later 40 Mangarra Road). Her father was manager of the Melbourne Steamship Company. Prior to her marriage, Dulcie was a typist / secretary at T & G Mutual Life Assurance Society. The couple had 3 children: Ian (B 1945), Peter (B 1946) and Elizabeth (B 1950). After the Hammets sold 11 Durham Road, they moved to 29 Hill Street, Hawthorn. 11 Durham Road was purchased by Jonathon and Anna Wood in 2023. Anna (nee Hammet) is the second child of Peter and Joan Hammet.Colour photo of 3 people seated casually against a 3 paned window and wall of stucco and weatherboard."Ian Hammet / Elizabeth Love / Peter Hammet / on front verandah / of 11 Durham Rd Nov 2025"- written in grey lead on the rear by the donor.durham road, peter hammet, ian hammet, elizabeth hammet, elizabeth love, anna hammet, anna wood, jonathon wood

Garth and Dulcie Hammet were the owners of 11 Durham Road from 1949-1974. They were married on 16 January 1943 at the Gardiner Presbyterian Church. Garth was born 24 October 1919; died 5 December 2009. His parents were Ivy Read and Norman Hammet. He had an older sibling Holmayne Hammet. He served in WW2. He was an insurance clerk with T & G Mutual Life Assurance Society. Dulcie (nee Burnet) was born 1 May 1919; died 5 May 1997. Her parents were Charlotte Curtis and Harold Burnet and she had a younger sister Marjorie. She was a WRAN during WW2. At the time of her marriage she was living at 38 Mangarra Road, Canterbury (later 40 Mangarra Road). Her father was manager of the Melbourne Steamship Company. Prior to her marriage, Dulcie was a typist / secretary at T & G Mutual Life Assurance Society. The couple had 3 children: Ian (B 1945), Peter (B 1946) and Elizabeth (B 1950). After the Hammets sold 11 Durham Road, they moved to 29 Hill Street, Hawthorn.Black & white photo of three children with a fence and a bare deciduous trees in the background."Ian, Elizabeth & Peter Hammet / in back garden of 11 Durham Rd1"- written in grey lead on the rear by the donor.durham road, garth hammet, dulcie burnet, dulcie hammet, peter hammet, ian hammet, elizabeth hammet, elizabeth love