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Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps MuseumBooklet, Family and Local History Sources in Victoria, 1985
... ...Victorian family history records...Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum 49 Hogan Street Tatura the-murray Booklet published to help give information on where to find family records and gain access to them. public libraries historical societies church records etc family history records Victorian family history records Orange cover, black writing. ...Booklet published to help give information on where to find family records and gain access to them.Orange cover, black writing. Information from Custodians of Records 1985.public libraries, historical societies, church records etc, family history records, victorian family history records -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.Book, The Victorian Reading book - first edition, 1928 (first edition)
... record of Silvie Jean McCullagh (parents – William and Margaret) born in 1914 and this is probably the person who owned and used this reader. This book is of interest not only because it is a first edition copy of one of the well-known Victorian School Readers but also because it was connected to the McCullagh family of Oak Grove, Yangery. History ...This is a first edition copy of the Victorian School Readers (Eighth Book) issued by the Education Department of Victoria. These readers were first published in 1928 and became standard texts for all school children up to Year Eight. They complemented the School Paper which had been published monthly for different year levels since the end of the 19th century. Both the Readers and the School Papers were in widespread use until the late 1940s and the early 1950s. William McCullagh and his wife Margaret had the property Oak Grove at Yangery at the end of the 19th century and in the early decades of the 20th century. Yangery is an agricultural area situated between Woodford and Koroit. There is a record of Silvie Jean McCullagh (parents – William and Margaret) born in 1914 and this is probably the person who owned and used this reader. This book is of interest not only because it is a first edition copy of one of the well-known Victorian School Readers but also because it was connected to the McCullagh family of Oak Grove, Yangery. This is a hard cover book of 260 pages. The cover was originally a burnished brown colour but the book has been covered with a mottled patterned cloth material (red, green and brown). The cover is partly torn off at the bottom of the spine. The book has poetry and prose extracts and includes many black and white sketches, maps, photographs and illustrations. The inscription and some other annotations throughout the book are handwritten in pencil. ‘Sylvia McCullagh, Oak Grove, Yangery, Dennington P. Office’ history of warrnambool, oak grove, yangery, mccullagh family, school readers -
Eltham District Historical Society IncDocument - Folder, Mann, John and Violet and family
... family. Newspaper article: "Tracing the history of ordinary. people," Diamond Valley News, 29 July 1986, story of Mann family, researched by descendant Lindsay Mann who grew up at the Mann property She-Oak at Yan Yean and has numerous family records. Newspaper article: "A realist who captures light," Diamond Valley News, 29 July 1986, David Moore, a realist painter had been working from a studio at Montsalvat and his exhibition of work from that period was to open 1 August 1986 at the Victorian Artists Society Galleries....family. Newspaper article: "Tracing the history of ordinary. people," Diamond Valley News, 29 July 1986, story of Mann family, researched by descendant Lindsay Mann who grew up at the Mann property She-Oak at Yan Yean and has numerous family records. Newspaper article: "A realist who captures light," Diamond Valley News, 29 July 1986, David Moore, a realist painter had been working from a studio at Montsalvat and his exhibition of work from that period was to open 1 August 1986 at the Victorian Artists Society Galleries. ...John Mann arrived from Forfar, Scotland, on the clipper packet "Ellen Stuart" in 1857 and rented a farm "Overton" at Janefield. Soon after he met Melbourne-born Violet McKimmie, whose parents had a property near Darebin Creek. They married on 25 September 1862, John 26 and Violet 19. In 1874 John selected a block on Arthurs Creek and built a slab and bark hut (still standing in 1984) and called their farm "Carseburn" after John's parish in Scotland. They had seven children: John, Jane, Christine, David, Walter, James and Violet. John was drowned in the Yarra in May 1875 and Violet struggled to meet the lease commitment. She wrote to her brother-in-law David Mann in New Zealand who came to her aid, and on 10 September 1876, they married at the Victorian Free church, Smith Street, Collingwood. They improved the farm and built a three-room house. in July 1883 they bought neighbouring land from Ann Welsh. With David, Violet had four more children: Robert, William and twins Thomas and Henry. In 1883, David died and was buried in the same grave as his brother in Preston Cemetery. The twins also died, Thomas just before and Henry just after their father. the children assisted with the farm and orchard, the business including crops, a dairy herd, Carseburne sheep, and breeding horses. Violet died at Yan Yean in 1925, aged 83. A grandson of John Mann, James Mann, lived in Henry Street, Greensborough and had given a talk at the Whittlesea Historical Society in 1983 on his family. Descendant Lindsay Mann was part of a creative writing group that published a book including a short story "The Mountain Tramway" is loosely based on his childhood and stories he was told then but was planning to write his family story. Contents Newspaper article: "Tragedy couldn't stop this pioneer", Diamond Valley News, 31 January 1984, story of Mann family. Newspaper article: "Tracing the history of ordinary. people," Diamond Valley News, 29 July 1986, story of Mann family, researched by descendant Lindsay Mann who grew up at the Mann property She-Oak at Yan Yean and has numerous family records. Newspaper article: "A realist who captures light," Diamond Valley News, 29 July 1986, David Moore, a realist painter had been working from a studio at Montsalvat and his exhibition of work from that period was to open 1 August 1986 at the Victorian Artists Society Galleries.Newspaper clippings, A4 photocopies, etcjohn manan, violet mann nee mckimmie, clipper packet "ellen stuart", forfar scotland, darebin creek victoria, arthurs creek victoria, "overton" at janefield, "carseburn" at arthurs creek, jane mann, christine mann, david mann, walter mann, james mann, violet mann, victorian free church smith street collingwood, ann welsh, robert mann, william mann, thomas mann, henry mann, preston cemetery, carseburne sheep, yan yean cemetery, lindsay mann, david moore, montsalvat -
Greensborough Historical SocietyAdministrative record - Compact disc, Victoria: births, deaths, marriages: [1836-1985]
... Victorian births, deaths and marriages (B.D.M.) Each disc contains records for Victoria: Disc 1 Victorian Edwardian index 1902-1913; Disc 2 Great War index, B.D.M. 1914-1920; Disc 3 Victorian deaths 1921-1985; Disc 4 Victorian marriage index 1921-1942 ; Disc 5 Victorian pioneers; Disc 6: Victorian Federation B.M.D. 1889-1901; Disc 7 Victorian pioneer index 1837-1888; Disc 8 Victorian archives. This set also known as the Digger Database. A database of vital records (births, deaths, marriages) from South Australia. genealogy resources family history ...Victorian births, deaths and marriages (B.D.M.) Each disc contains records for Victoria: Disc 1 Victorian Edwardian index 1902-1913; Disc 2 Great War index, B.D.M. 1914-1920; Disc 3 Victorian deaths 1921-1985; Disc 4 Victorian marriage index 1921-1942 ; Disc 5 Victorian pioneers; Disc 6: Victorian Federation B.M.D. 1889-1901; Disc 7 Victorian pioneer index 1837-1888; Disc 8 Victorian archives. This set also known as the Digger Database.A database of vital records (births, deaths, marriages) from South Australia.9 x compact discs in plastic casesContents listed on each CDgenealogy resources, family history, registers of births deaths marriages, victoria, digger database -
Greensborough Historical SocietyAdministrative record - Compact disc, Victorian inquests
... Greensborough Historical Society 34A Glenauburn Road Lower Plenty Lower Plenty melbourne Victorian inquests A database of vital records (births, deaths, marriages) from South Australia. genealogy resources family history victoria victoria - inquests 1 compact disc in plastic case Victorian inquests Administrative record Compact disc ...Victorian inquestsA database of vital records (births, deaths, marriages) from South Australia.1 compact disc in plastic casegenealogy resources, family history, victoria, victoria - inquests -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Map - Three Road Maps of Bendigo, 1962
... History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields George Robert Broadbent (1863-1947), cyclist and map publisher, was born on 3 November 1863 at Ashby near Geelong, Victoria, son of George Adam Broadbent, Lancashire-born draper, and his wife Elizabeth, née Ruffhead. When the family moved to North Melbourne Broadbent attended the Errol Street school, followed his father's trade, and became an early cycling and cycle-racing enthusiast. At various times Broadbent held most Victorian and Australian road records ...George Robert Broadbent (1863-1947), cyclist and map publisher, was born on 3 November 1863 at Ashby near Geelong, Victoria, son of George Adam Broadbent, Lancashire-born draper, and his wife Elizabeth, née Ruffhead. When the family moved to North Melbourne Broadbent attended the Errol Street school, followed his father's trade, and became an early cycling and cycle-racing enthusiast. At various times Broadbent held most Victorian and Australian road records, and two of his performances on solid tyres—203 miles (327 km) in 24 hours on a penny farthing, and 100 miles (161 km) in 6 hours 20 minutes on a 'safety' bicycle—were never bettered. He established records for all distances between 130 and 220 miles (209 and 354 km), and for all times between 8 and 12 hours, at the Exhibition Grounds track in May 1894, and road records for 50 and 100 miles (80 and 161 km) in October 1896. The Australian Cyclist acknowledged him 'the finest road rider that Australia has ever produced'. A foundation councillor of the League of Victorian Wheelmen in October 1893, Broadbent contested the first Warrnambool-Melbourne race in 1895, and was active in the Good Roads Movement. Next year he issued a road map of Victoria, 'prepared … after some sixteen years riding and touring in all parts of the Colony', which indicated general topography, distances, and roads classified as 'good', 'fair' or 'ridden with difficulty'. It was to become Victoria's standard map, and the basis of a continuous publishing programme by Broadbent's Official Road Guides Co.Three Road Maps of Bendigo, Bendigo and Suburbs, Bendigo and Eaglehawk. Two fold out maps printed in colour and produced by Broadbent's Road Maps Pty. Ltd. 475 Collins Street Melbourne. One map printed by Bolton's Bendigo.history, bolton's, bendio broadbent maps -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Book - SHIPPING ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES VICTORIAN PORTS VOLUME 3 1856-1860, 2006
... Family history. Marten A Syme Compiled from newspaper reports, customs, pilots and other government records and the records of other Colonial ports, the list documents the activity of vessels containing immigrants, passengers between colonies, and the trade in wool, timber, coal and sundry merchandise sought by the expanding and developing colony of Victoria. Book SHIPPING ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES VICTORIAN ...Compiled from newspaper reports, customs, pilots and other government records and the records of other Colonial ports, the list documents the activity of vessels containing immigrants, passengers between colonies, and the trade in wool, timber, coal and sundry merchandise sought by the expanding and developing colony of Victoria.Marten A Symevictoria, history, shipping, shipping, transport, port phillip history, family history. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Book - SHIPPING ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES VICTORIAN PORTS VOLUME 2 1846-1855, 1987
... Family history. Marten A Syme Compiled from newspaper reports, customs and other Government records and records of other Colonial ports, the list documents the arrival of vessels containing assisted and unassisted immigrants before and during the gold rush, the intra-colonial trading voyages, the growth in overseas trade from Melbourne and Geelong in wool, tallow skins and gold dust and the surge of activity flowing from the discovery of gold in Victoria in 1852. Book SHIPPING ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES VICTORIAN ...Compiled from newspaper reports, customs and other Government records and records of other Colonial ports, the list documents the arrival of vessels containing assisted and unassisted immigrants before and during the gold rush, the intra-colonial trading voyages, the growth in overseas trade from Melbourne and Geelong in wool, tallow skins and gold dust and the surge of activity flowing from the discovery of gold in Victoria in 1852.Marten A Symevictoria, history, shipping, shipping, transport, port phillip history, family history. -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageBook - Fiction, Oxford University Press, That Boarding School Girl, 1926
... families in Australia, particularly those from Victoria and the Warrnambool district in southwest Victoria. It is a tangible link to the history and legacy of these early settlers, who were instrumental in shaping the regional development. Flagstaff Hill Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village Warrnambool Maritime Museum Maritime Village Great Ocean Road Shipwreck Coast book Warrnambool Library Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute Mechanics’ Institute Library Victorian Library Board Warrnambool Books and Records Warrnambool Children’s Library Warrnambool Public Library that boarding school girl Dorita Fairlie Bruce Sylvia McCullagh Sylvia Jean Veronica McCullagh Sylvia Barr James McCullagh Elizabeth Eccles McCullagh William McCullagh Margaret Jane Russell McCullagh Oak Grove Yangery Illowa Dennington Presbyterian Sabbath School Presbyterian Sunday School Dennington Presbyterian Church book award book prize book presentation F. ...Sylvia Jean Veronica McCullagh Barr (1914–1998) was a student at the Presbyterian Sabbath School in Dennington, near Warrnambool. In December 1930, she received a book as an award from F. Jones, the Sabbath School Superintendent, recognising her involvement and achievements at the school. Sylvia was the granddaughter of James McCullagh (1831–1911) and Elizabeth Eccles (1831–1909), a pioneering couple in the region. Married in 1856, James and Elizabeth settled at Oak Grove, Yangery, Illowa from 1859, where they lived until their deaths. One of James and Elizabeth’s sons, William McCullagh (1873–1940), married Margaret Jane Russell (1879–1981). William and Margaret also made their home at Oak Grove and raised eleven children there, including Sylvia.The book, “That Boarding School Girl” by Dorita Fairlie Bruce, represents an example of literature accessible to older girls during the early 20th century. It was specifically selected as an end-of-year award, recognising consistent attendance at Sabbath School. Such choices highlight the role of books in supporting the educational and moral development of young women during this period. The book is important as a connection to the early township of Dennington, a community distinguished by its established school and church. This association reflects the values the community placed on education and religious instruction. The book’s significance is further enhanced by its relationship with colonial pioneer families in Australia, particularly those from Victoria and the Warrnambool district in southwest Victoria. It is a tangible link to the history and legacy of these early settlers, who were instrumental in shaping the regional development. That Boarding School Girl Author: Dorita Fairlie Bruce Publisher: Oxford University Press Date: 1926 The front cover and the page opposite the fly page have drawn and coloured illustrations. The cloth-covered, hardcover book includes black and white illustrations and coloured illustrations on the front cover and frontispiece. The front cover illustration shows a teenage irl in a school tunic, standing beside a piano with one hand on the backrest of a tilted chair. Inscriptions are printed on the front loose endpaper and handwritten on the fly page. The book belonged to Sylvia McCullagh. It was awarded to her as a prize in 1930.Handwritten on the top of the fly page: "Sylvia McCullagh Den" [ Den - abbreviation for Dennington] " Presbyterian Sabbath School, Dennington. Prize Awarded to: Sylvia McCullagh. December 1930." "F. Jones, Superintendent"flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, warrnambool, maritime museum, maritime village, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, book, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, warrnambool public library, that boarding school girl, dorita fairlie bruce, sylvia mccullagh, sylvia jean veronica mccullagh, sylvia barr, james mccullagh, elizabeth eccles mccullagh, william mccullagh, margaret jane russell mccullagh, oak grove, yangery, illowa, dennington, presbyterian sabbath school, presbyterian sunday school, dennington presbyterian church, book award, book prize, book presentation, f. jones, sabbath school superintendent, 1930 -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageBook, Jimmy of Murrumbar, circa 1938
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It is locally significant for being written by an early prominent Warrnambool family member. shipwrecked-coast flagstaff-hill flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum warrnambool maritime-museum shipwreck-coast flagstaff-hill-maritime-village shipwrecked-artefact book pattison collection warrnambool library warrnambool mechanics’ institute ralph eric pattison corangamite regional library service warrnambool city librarian mechanics’ institute library victorian library board warrnambool books and records warrnambool children’s library jimmy of murrumbar e d oakley edward daniel oakley novel young adult novel juvenile fiction australian black tracker law enforcement - police trackers tracking and trailing in australia australian bush grampian ranges in victoria warrnambool history fletcher jones oakbank Thomas and Eliza Oakley indigenous literature indigenous Australians The label on the spine with typed text R.A. 823 OAK The front loose endpaper has a sticker from Warrnambool Children’s Library Jimmy of Murrumbar : A Story of the Amazing Ability and Fidelity of an Australian Black Tracker Author: E D Oakley (Edward Daniel Oakley) Publisher: Osboldstone & Co, Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Australia Jimmy of Murrumbar Book Osboldstone & Co. ...This novel, Jimmy of 'Murrumbar' by E.D. Oakley (Edward Daniel Oakley 1877-1962), is a children’s adventure story about an Australian indigenous boy who was educated in a mission and worked as a 'black tracker’ for the police to hunt down criminals in the bush and mountain region of the Grampian Ranges of Victoria. Oakely's parents, Thomas and Eliza, had a farm in Warrnambool called 'Oakbank'. Oakley worked at various jobs in the local district and later had his own wheat farms. When he returned to Warrnambool to build commercial premises and work in the retail industry. His influence encouraged Fletcher Jones to open a shop in Warrnambool. His novel - Jimmy of 'Murrumbar' - was written after he retired. The copy of the book in our collection does not have a publication date. The National Library of Australia lists two editions of this book, one dated 1938, the other is undetermined. It was published as part of a series called the Marcie Muir Collection of Australian children's books. No reference has been found to the author or any further works by him/her. The novel was reprinted as a reproduction in 2017 as a paperback and a leather bound edition 'Classic Reprint' by Forgotten Books. WARRNAMBOOL MECHANICS’ INSTITUTE Warrnambool's Mechanics' Institute (or Institution as it was sometimes called) was one of the earliest in Victoria. On 17th October 1853, a meeting was held where it was resolved to request the Lieutenant Governor of the Colony to grant land for the erection of a Mechanics' Institutes building. A committee was formed at the meeting and Richard Osburne chaired the first meeting of this committee. The land on the North West corner of Banyan and Merri Streets was granted but there were no funds to erect the building. The Formal Rights of the Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute's encompassed its aims and these were officially adopted in1859; "This Institution has for its object the diffusion of literary, scientific, and other useful knowledge amongst its members, excluding all controversial subjects, religious or political. These objects are sought to be obtained by means of a circulating library, a reading room, the establishment of classes, debates, and the occasional delivery of lectures on natural and experimental philosophy, mechanics, astronomy, chemistry, natural history, literature, and the useful and ornamental arts, particularly those which have a more immediate reference to the colony." The Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute opened its first reading room in November 1884 in the National School building at the corner of Banyan and Timor Streets. The Institute was funded by member subscription, payable on a quarterly, half-yearly or yearly basis. Samuel Hannaford, the Manager of the Warrnambool Bank of Australasia, was the first Honorary Secretary of the Mechanics' Institutes, and an early President and Vice-President. He also gave several of the early lectures in the Reading Room. Another early Secretary, Librarian and lecturer was Marmaduke Fisher, the teacher at the National School. Lecture topics included The Poets and Poetry of Ireland', 'The Birth and Development of the Earth', 'The Vertebrae - with Remarks on the pleasures resulting from the study of Natural History' and 'Architecture'. In 1856 the Reading Room was moved to James Hider's shop in Timor Street, and by 1864 it was located in the bookshop of Davies and Read. In the 1860's the Mechanics' Institute struggled as membership waned but in 1866, after a series of fundraising efforts, the committee was able to purchase land in Liebig Street, on a site then called Market Square, between the weighbridge and the fire station. A Mechanics' Institute building was opened at this site in August 1871. The following year four more rooms were added to the main Reading Room and in 1873 the Artisan School of Design was incorporated into the Institute. The same year Joseph Archibald established a Museum; however, it deteriorated when he was transferred to Bendigo in 1877. In 1880, with Archibald's return to Warrnambool, the Museum was re-established, and in 1885 a new building was built at the back of the Institute to accommodate the re-created School of Design, the Art Gallery and the Museum. In 1887 the Museum section was moved to the former courthouse in Timor Street (for some time the walls of the building formed part of the TAFE cafeteria but all is now demolished)). In 1911 the Museum was transferred back to the original building and the management of the Mechanics' Institute was handed over to the Warrnambool City Council. The Museum and Art Gallery became one and housed many fine works of art, and the Library continued to grow. The building was well patronised, with records showing that at the beginning of the 20th century there were between 500 and 800 visitors. During World War One the monthly figures were in the thousands, with 3,400 people visiting in January 1915. The Museum was a much loved Institution in Warrnambool until the contents of the Museum and Art Gallery were removed to make room for the Warrnambool City Council Engineers' Department. The contents were stored but many of the items were scattered or lost. When the original building was demolished the site became occupied by the Civic Centre, which included the new City Library. (The library was temporarily located in the old Palais building in Koroit Street.) In the process of reorganisation the Collection was distributed amongst the community groups: -The new City Library took some of the historical books and some important documents, historic photographs and newspapers. -The Art Gallery kept the 19th Century art collection and some of the artefacts from the museum. -The Historical Society has some items -The State Museum has some items -Some items were destroyed -Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village has old newspapers, Government Gazettes, most of the Mechanics' Institute Library, ledgers and documents connected to the Mechanics' Institute Library, some framed and unframed artworks and some photographs. The Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute Library book collection is deemed to be of great importance because it is one of the few collections in an almost intact state, and many of the books are now very rare and of great value. This novel is historically significant for its story, representing the changes to Australian Indigenous culture and life after colonisation. The book appears to be that this is the only work written by E.D. Oakley. It is locally significant for being written by an early prominent Warrnambool family member. Jimmy of Murrumbar : A Story of the Amazing Ability and Fidelity of an Australian Black Tracker Author: E D Oakley (Edward Daniel Oakley) Publisher: Osboldstone & Co, Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Australia The label on the spine with typed text R.A. 823 OAK The front loose endpaper has a sticker from Warrnambool Children’s Library shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, warrnambool, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, jimmy of murrumbar, e d oakley, edward daniel oakley, novel, young adult novel, juvenile fiction, australian black tracker, law enforcement - police trackers, tracking and trailing in australia, australian bush, grampian ranges in victoria, warrnambool history, fletcher jones, oakbank, thomas and eliza oakley, indigenous literature, indigenous australians -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionDocument - Member's Ticket - Victorian Rifle Association, c. 1910
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House Cliff Street Portland great-ocean-road Victorian Rifle Association Vivian family records W Vivian sport hunting Member's ticket, Victorian Rifle Association, No. 1026, 1910. ...Member's ticket, Victorian Rifle Association, No. 1026, 1910. Blue card, gold print. Hole punched in top left corner, piece of coloured string threaded through it. Signed by W. Vivian, member and Farquar, Secretaryvictorian rifle association, vivian family records, w vivian, sport, hunting -
Orbost & District Historical SocietyBooklet - Booklet, softcover, William Thomas Ah Chow, March 2019
... family history book was published as a family record of the Ah Chow family. A limited number of copies were printed. Thomas William (Bill) Ah Chow was a Chinese-Australian soldier, farmer, fire lookout and legendary bushman of East Gippsland in Victoria. Many Chinese came to the Victorian...family history book was published as a family record of the Ah Chow family. A limited number of copies were printed. Thomas William (Bill) Ah Chow was a Chinese-Australian soldier, farmer, fire lookout and legendary bushman of East Gippsland in Victoria. Many Chinese came to the Victorian ...This family history book was published as a family record of the Ah Chow family. A limited number of copies were printed. Thomas William (Bill) Ah Chow was a Chinese-Australian soldier, farmer, fire lookout and legendary bushman of East Gippsland in Victoria. Many Chinese came to the Victorian gold rush in the 1850s to seek their fortune at the Omeo and Cassilis diggings. Many of the immigrants later settled and integrated into their local communities working as farm labourers, tending market gardens, making furniture, running grocery stores and cafes or practising Chinese medicine. Thomas William "Bill" Ah Chow of Bruthen, Victoria attempted to enlist early in the War but was rejected for being "not substantially of European origin". Undeterred, he reapplied and was accepted in June 1917. During his service with the 5th Battalion, he was wounded at least three times. After the War, Bill returned to Bruthen where he drove sheep, worked cattle and eventually assisted in the building of roads through the area. He became a Forestry Commission fire-spotter and built a hut called 'Moscow Villa' in 1942. He lived in the hut during the summer months and in winter, returned to his family in Ensay. Whenever there was fire danger, he rode his horse up to the fire tower on Mt Nugong and acted as look-out. Bill worked for the Forestry Commission for more than twenty years and came out of retirement to continue his duties when no suitable replacement could be found. Bill died in 1967 and is buried in Omeo. Moscow Villa still stands and is a popular camping site This is a useful reference item. As a family history it is detailed and contains useful copies of personal documents. Bill Ah Chow, along with the Ah Chow family were well known in Orbost and East Gippsland. This booklet is a testament to his life. A soft covered 97pp book with a cream cover. On the front is a coloured photograph of a Chinese man in traditional robe and hat. On the back cover is Moscow Villa. It contains information, copies of 1949 photographs, documents, hand -written letters and a will. There is an envelope attached to the inside cover containing a CD, photos and family tree.ah-chow-william-thomas family-history-ah-chow -
Narre Warren and District Family History GroupBook, Isaac Douglas Hermann, A labour of love : the public works of Carlo Catani Victoria 1876-1918, 2021
... Family History Group 110 High Street Berwick melbourne Carlo Catani engineering A commemorative work detailing the accomplishments of Italian immigrant, Carlo Catani who rose to become Victoria's Engineer-in-Chief of the Public Works Department 1890 - 1917. A much valued and loved public servant, Catani was responsible for the creation of new townships, roadways, the reclamation of swamplands, the opening up of new farmland, major landscaping projects, and giving Victorians access to scenic beauty spots across the State. In this dedicated compendium, historic praise and centennial commemorative events honouring his passing are also well recorded ...A commemorative work detailing the accomplishments of Italian immigrant, Carlo Catani who rose to become Victoria's Engineer-in-Chief of the Public Works Department 1890 - 1917. A much valued and loved public servant, Catani was responsible for the creation of new townships, roadways, the reclamation of swamplands, the opening up of new farmland, major landscaping projects, and giving Victorians access to scenic beauty spots across the State. In this dedicated compendium, historic praise and centennial commemorative events honouring his passing are also well recorded.viii, 100 p.; 25 cmnon-fictionA commemorative work detailing the accomplishments of Italian immigrant, Carlo Catani who rose to become Victoria's Engineer-in-Chief of the Public Works Department 1890 - 1917. A much valued and loved public servant, Catani was responsible for the creation of new townships, roadways, the reclamation of swamplands, the opening up of new farmland, major landscaping projects, and giving Victorians access to scenic beauty spots across the State. In this dedicated compendium, historic praise and centennial commemorative events honouring his passing are also well recorded. carlo catani, engineering -
Narre Warren and District Family History GroupBook, Arnall & Jackson, Victorian municipal directory : and waterworks & irrigation trusts record with gazetteer for 1895, 1895
... Family History Group 110 High Street Berwick melbourne Local government -- Victoria -- directories Victoria -- directories A guide to municipalities, waterworks and irrigation trusts throughout the state. Names of of councilors and council officers together with information about towns in the area. Town clerk (handwritten in ink), City of Fitzroy stamp on cover. xvi, 672 pages ; 19 cm. Victorian municipal directory : and waterworks & irrigation trusts record ...A guide to municipalities, waterworks and irrigation trusts throughout the state. Names of of councilors and council officers together with information about towns in the area.xvi, 672 pages ; 19 cm.non-fictionA guide to municipalities, waterworks and irrigation trusts throughout the state. Names of of councilors and council officers together with information about towns in the area. local government -- victoria -- directories, victoria -- directories -
Narre Warren and District Family History GroupBook, Jenny Hayes, Alfred Willliam Crowe, 1997
... Narre Warren and District Family History Group 110 High Street Berwick melbourne Alfred William Crowe Victorian Goldfields Personal experiences from the Victorian Goldfields, then details from Alfred Crowes diary, then a detailed list of all people named in his records Alfred Willliam Crowe Book Jenny Hayes ...Personal experiences from the Victorian Goldfields, then details from Alfred Crowes diary, then a detailed list of all people named in his recordsnon-fictionPersonal experiences from the Victorian Goldfields, then details from Alfred Crowes diary, then a detailed list of all people named in his records alfred william crowe, victorian goldfields -
Narre Warren and District Family History GroupBook, Bert Webster et al, Suvla to the Somme : the wartime letters of Bert Webster, RAN bridging train & 23rd Battalion, AIF, 2001
... Narre Warren and District Family History Group 110 High Street Berwick melbourne World War 1914-1918 Bert Webster This collection of letters by Bert Webster is a record of service of two Australian cousins both destined to die in WW1. In 1911 Bert Webster, a Victorian ...This collection of letters by Bert Webster is a record of service of two Australian cousins both destined to die in WW1. In 1911 Bert Webster, a Victorian by birth, joined the Royal Naval Reserve. By November 1914 he was Acting Petty Officer on HMAS Cerberus. In March 1915 Bert transferred to the newly formed 1st Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train similar to being Naval Engineers. They landed at Suvla north of Anzac Cove during the August Offensives in 1915. After the Gallipoli evacuation the RANBT was disbanded at which time Bert Webster transferred the 23rd Battalion AIF. He went with the Battalion to the Western Front. Bert was killed on the night of the 28th July 1916 while in the trenches at Pozières. (Books on War)non-fictionThis collection of letters by Bert Webster is a record of service of two Australian cousins both destined to die in WW1. In 1911 Bert Webster, a Victorian by birth, joined the Royal Naval Reserve. By November 1914 he was Acting Petty Officer on HMAS Cerberus. In March 1915 Bert transferred to the newly formed 1st Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train similar to being Naval Engineers. They landed at Suvla north of Anzac Cove during the August Offensives in 1915. After the Gallipoli evacuation the RANBT was disbanded at which time Bert Webster transferred the 23rd Battalion AIF. He went with the Battalion to the Western Front. Bert was killed on the night of the 28th July 1916 while in the trenches at Pozières. (Books on War)world war 1914-1918, bert webster -
Narre Warren and District Family History GroupBook, Dandenong & District Historical Society, The Grand old lady of Dandenong -1890 - 1990, 1990
... Family History Group 110 High Street Berwick melbourne dandenong (vic.) Dandenong Town Hall ‘In nearly every older municipality of Melbourne and in most provincial centres in Victoria we have been left a legacy of Victorian municipal life in the form of a town hall’ (from the foreword of the book). This book provides a record ...‘In nearly every older municipality of Melbourne and in most provincial centres in Victoria we have been left a legacy of Victorian municipal life in the form of a town hall’ (from the foreword of the book). This book provides a record of many of the events held within the Dandenong Town Hall and around it from the 1850s to 1990.64 p.; 30 cmnon-fiction‘In nearly every older municipality of Melbourne and in most provincial centres in Victoria we have been left a legacy of Victorian municipal life in the form of a town hall’ (from the foreword of the book). This book provides a record of many of the events held within the Dandenong Town Hall and around it from the 1850s to 1990.dandenong (vic.), dandenong town hall -
Narre Warren and District Family History GroupFilm, West Surrey Family History Society, Return of Owners of Land Worcestershire, England 1873, 1990s
... Narre Warren and District Family History Group 110 High Street Berwick melbourne England -- Worcestershire Worcestershire Worcestershire -- land owners The Return of Owners of Land, 1873 for Worcestershire provides a fascinating glimpse into land ownership during the Victorian era. It lists landowners with holdings of one acre or more, detailing the size and estimated rental value of their properties. This survey was part of a broader effort to address concerns about land monopolies and to provide transparency about land distribution. For Worcestershire, the records ...The Return of Owners of Land, 1873 for Worcestershire provides a fascinating glimpse into land ownership during the Victorian era. It lists landowners with holdings of one acre or more, detailing the size and estimated rental value of their properties. This survey was part of a broader effort to address concerns about land monopolies and to provide transparency about land distribution. For Worcestershire, the records highlight the disparities in land ownership, with a small number of individuals owning vast estates while many others held smaller plots. The survey also includes information about common lands and waste lands in the county.Set of 1 microfiche non-fictionThe Return of Owners of Land, 1873 for Worcestershire provides a fascinating glimpse into land ownership during the Victorian era. It lists landowners with holdings of one acre or more, detailing the size and estimated rental value of their properties. This survey was part of a broader effort to address concerns about land monopolies and to provide transparency about land distribution. For Worcestershire, the records highlight the disparities in land ownership, with a small number of individuals owning vast estates while many others held smaller plots. The survey also includes information about common lands and waste lands in the county. england -- worcestershire, worcestershire, worcestershire -- land owners -
Narre Warren and District Family History GroupBook, Beryl Penwill, Looking Back looking Forward - The story of the "Berry Street" Child and Family Care, 1979
... Family History Group 110 High Street Berwick melbourne Mothercraft nurses Lady Bowen Tandarra Sister C. Jack Joyce Fletcher Victorian Infant Asylum and Foundling Hospital A history of the children who were abandoned and taken in by the Berry Street home. Many names of Nurse, matrons, Doctors and Directors are recorded ...A history of the children who were abandoned and taken in by the Berry Street home. Many names of Nurse, matrons, Doctors and Directors are recorded60 p.; 27 cmnon-fictionA history of the children who were abandoned and taken in by the Berry Street home. Many names of Nurse, matrons, Doctors and Directors are recordedmothercraft nurses, lady bowen, tandarra, sister c. jack, joyce fletcher, victorian infant asylum and foundling hospital -
Narre Warren and District Family History GroupBook, Arnall & Jackson, Victorian municipal directory : State guide and water supply record for 1992, 1992
... Family History Group 110 High Street Berwick melbourne municipal directories cities shires water supply victoria A guide to municipalities, waterworks and irrigation trusts throughout the state. Names of of councilors and council officers together with information about towns in the area. Fax numbers, phone numbers, name and address on front page( handwritten in ink) 1023 pages ; 19 cm. Victorian municipal directory : State guide and water supply record ...A guide to municipalities, waterworks and irrigation trusts throughout the state. Names of of councilors and council officers together with information about towns in the area.1023 pages ; 19 cm.non-fictionA guide to municipalities, waterworks and irrigation trusts throughout the state. Names of of councilors and council officers together with information about towns in the area.municipal directories, cities, shires, water supply, victoria -
Narre Warren and District Family History GroupBook, Arnall & Jackson, Victorian municipal directory : and waterworks & irrigation trusts record with gazetteer for 1919, 1895
... Narre Warren and District Family History Group 110 High Street Berwick melbourne Local government -- Victoria -- directories Victoria -- directories A guide to municipalities, waterworks and irrigation trusts throughout the state. Names of of councilors and council officers together with information about towns in the area. xvi, 742 pages ; 19 cm. Victorian municipal directory : and waterworks & irrigation trusts record ...A guide to municipalities, waterworks and irrigation trusts throughout the state. Names of of councilors and council officers together with information about towns in the area.xvi, 742 pages ; 19 cm.non-fictionA guide to municipalities, waterworks and irrigation trusts throughout the state. Names of of councilors and council officers together with information about towns in the area. local government -- victoria -- directories, victoria -- directories -
Narre Warren and District Family History GroupBook, Arnall & Jackson, Victorian municipal directory : and waterworks & irrigation trusts record with gazetteer for 1949, 1895
... Family History Group 110 High Street Berwick melbourne Local government -- Victoria -- directories Victoria -- directories A guide to municipalities, waterworks and irrigation trusts throughout the state. Names of of councilors and council officers together with information about towns in the area. Town clerk (handwritten in ink), City of Fitzroy stamp on cover. v,1082 pages ; 19 cm. Victorian municipal directory : and waterworks & irrigation trusts record ...A guide to municipalities, waterworks and irrigation trusts throughout the state. Names of of councilors and council officers together with information about towns in the area.v,1082 pages ; 19 cm.non-fictionA guide to municipalities, waterworks and irrigation trusts throughout the state. Names of of councilors and council officers together with information about towns in the area. local government -- victoria -- directories, victoria -- directories -
Narre Warren and District Family History GroupBook, Arnall & Jackson, Victorian municipal directory :State guide and water supply record for 1951, 1951
... Narre Warren and District Family History Group 110 High Street Berwick melbourne Local government -- Victoria -- directories Victoria -- directories A guide to municipalities, waterworks and irrigation trusts throughout the state. Names of of councilors and council officers together with information about towns in the area. xxvix + 1090pp. ; 19 cm. Victorian municipal directory :State guide and water supply record ...A guide to municipalities, waterworks and irrigation trusts throughout the state. Names of of councilors and council officers together with information about towns in the area.xxvix + 1090pp. ; 19 cm.non-fictionA guide to municipalities, waterworks and irrigation trusts throughout the state. Names of of councilors and council officers together with information about towns in the area. local government -- victoria -- directories, victoria -- directories -
Narre Warren and District Family History GroupBook, Arnall & Jackson, Victorian municipal directory :State guide and water supply record for 1960, 1960
... Family History Group 110 High Street Berwick melbourne Local government -- Victoria -- directories Victoria -- directories A guide to municipalities, waterworks and irrigation trusts throughout the state. Names of of councilors and council officers together with information about towns in the area. Previous owners name, address and phone number written in black pen inside front cover. 1128pp. ; 19 cm. Victorian municipal directory :State guide and water supply record ...A guide to municipalities, waterworks and irrigation trusts throughout the state. Names of of councilors and council officers together with information about towns in the area.1128pp. ; 19 cm.non-fictionA guide to municipalities, waterworks and irrigation trusts throughout the state. Names of of councilors and council officers together with information about towns in the area. local government -- victoria -- directories, victoria -- directories -
Narre Warren and District Family History GroupBook, Arnall & Jackson, Victorian municipal directory :State guide and water supply record for 1962, 1962
... Narre Warren and District Family History Group 110 High Street Berwick melbourne Local government -- Victoria -- directories Victoria -- directories A guide to municipalities, waterworks and irrigation trusts throughout the state. Names of of councilors and council officers together with information about towns in the area. 1147pp. ; 19 cm. Victorian municipal directory :State guide and water supply record ...A guide to municipalities, waterworks and irrigation trusts throughout the state. Names of of councilors and council officers together with information about towns in the area.1147pp. ; 19 cm.non-fictionA guide to municipalities, waterworks and irrigation trusts throughout the state. Names of of councilors and council officers together with information about towns in the area. local government -- victoria -- directories, victoria -- directories -
Narre Warren and District Family History GroupBook, Arnall & Jackson, Victorian municipal directory :State guide and water supply record for 1966, 1966
... Narre Warren and District Family History Group 110 High Street Berwick melbourne Local government -- Victoria -- directories Victoria -- directories A guide to municipalities, waterworks and irrigation trusts throughout the state. Names of of councilors and council officers together with information about towns in the area. 1150pp. ; 19 cm. Victorian municipal directory :State guide and water supply record ...A guide to municipalities, waterworks and irrigation trusts throughout the state. Names of of councilors and council officers together with information about towns in the area.1150pp. ; 19 cm.non-fictionA guide to municipalities, waterworks and irrigation trusts throughout the state. Names of of councilors and council officers together with information about towns in the area. local government -- victoria -- directories, victoria -- directories -
Narre Warren and District Family History GroupBook, Arnall & Jackson, Victorian municipal directory :State guide and water supply record for 1970, 1970
... Narre Warren and District Family History Group 110 High Street Berwick melbourne Local government -- Victoria -- directories Victoria -- directories A guide to municipalities, waterworks and irrigation trusts throughout the state. Names of of councilors and council officers together with information about towns in the area. 1158pp. ; 19 cm. Victorian municipal directory :State guide and water supply record ...A guide to municipalities, waterworks and irrigation trusts throughout the state. Names of of councilors and council officers together with information about towns in the area.1158pp. ; 19 cm.non-fictionA guide to municipalities, waterworks and irrigation trusts throughout the state. Names of of councilors and council officers together with information about towns in the area. local government -- victoria -- directories, victoria -- directories -
Narre Warren and District Family History GroupBook, Arnall & Jackson, Victorian municipal directory :State guide and water supply record for 1951, 1972
... Narre Warren and District Family History Group 110 High Street Berwick melbourne Local government -- Victoria -- directories Victoria -- directories A guide to municipalities, waterworks and irrigation trusts throughout the state. Names of of councilors and council officers together with information about towns in the area. 1183pp. ; 19 cm. Victorian municipal directory :State guide and water supply record ...A guide to municipalities, waterworks and irrigation trusts throughout the state. Names of of councilors and council officers together with information about towns in the area.1183pp. ; 19 cm.non-fictionA guide to municipalities, waterworks and irrigation trusts throughout the state. Names of of councilors and council officers together with information about towns in the area. local government -- victoria -- directories, victoria -- directories -
Narre Warren and District Family History GroupBook, Arnall & Jackson, Victorian municipal directory :State guide and water supply record for 1976, 1976
... Narre Warren and District Family History Group 110 High Street Berwick melbourne Local government -- Victoria -- directories Victoria -- directories A guide to municipalities, waterworks and irrigation trusts throughout the state. Names of of councilors and council officers together with information about towns in the area. 1215pp. ; 19 cm. Victorian municipal directory :State guide and water supply record ...A guide to municipalities, waterworks and irrigation trusts throughout the state. Names of of councilors and council officers together with information about towns in the area.1215pp. ; 19 cm.non-fictionA guide to municipalities, waterworks and irrigation trusts throughout the state. Names of of councilors and council officers together with information about towns in the area. local government -- victoria -- directories, victoria -- directories -
Narre Warren and District Family History GroupBook, Arnall & Jackson, Victorian municipal directory :State guide and water supply record for 1978, 1978
... Narre Warren and District Family History Group 110 High Street Berwick melbourne Local government -- Victoria -- directories Victoria -- directories A guide to municipalities, waterworks and irrigation trusts throughout the state. Names of of councilors and council officers together with information about towns in the area. 1223pp. ; 19 cm. Victorian municipal directory :State guide and water supply record ...A guide to municipalities, waterworks and irrigation trusts throughout the state. Names of of councilors and council officers together with information about towns in the area.1223pp. ; 19 cm.non-fictionA guide to municipalities, waterworks and irrigation trusts throughout the state. Names of of councilors and council officers together with information about towns in the area. local government -- victoria -- directories, victoria -- directories
