John Wakefield Snr. came to Australia in 1852 as a crewman on a ship, and his wife Elizabeth and children John, Anne, Tom and George came out to Australia in 1954. In 1859 John Jnr. married Rhoda Hartnett. They purchased land and a cottage on Springfield Village Estate, Blackburn North.Sepia photograph of 9 members of the Wakefield Family. John and Rhoda Wakefield are in centre of the front row.wakefield family

John Wakefield Snr. migrated to Australia in 1852, as a crewman. Elizabeth, John, Tom and George arrived in 1854. In 1859 John Wakefield Jnr. married Rhoda Hartnett. They purchased land and a cottage on the Springfield Village Estate, Springfield Road, Blackburn North.Sepia photograph of a group of six people at a wedding. John and Rhoda Wakefield are at front - left and centre.wakefield, john, rhoda, wakefield family

This book was formerly in the Ballarat High School Library and the University of Ballarat Library.Pink covered paperback, 113 pages about Australia -- Colonization and history - Edward Gibbon Wakefield, 1796-1862 Wakefields Theory of Empire, Australia -- History -- 1788-1851 australia, history, colonization, edward gibbon wakefield, theory of empire, wakefield, biography, family history, genealogy

An Australian Hero, his men and their two world wars. Soft cover book in brown and sepia colours, 498 pages. Front cover has photo of 4 soldiers walking towards the camera with building in the background. Written on first page: Donated by Len Buches Family.books, military, biography

These cane chairs are one of many 19th century items of furniture, linen and crockery donated to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village by, Vera and Aurelin Giles. The items are associated with Warrnambool and the Giles Family history. Items donated by the family have come to be known as the “Giles Collection”. Many items in the Lighthouse Keeper’s Cottage were donated by Vera and Aurelin Giles and mostly came from the home of Vera’s parents-in-law, Henry Giles and his wife Mary Jane (nee Freckleton) who married in 1880 and whose photos are on display in the parlour. Henry was born at Tower Hill in 1858, and was a labourer on the construction of the Warrnambool Breakwater before leaving in 1895 for around seven years to build bridges in NSW. Mary Jane was born in 1860 at Cooramook and she attended Mailor’s Flat State School and where she eventually was to become a student teacher. After which she became a governess at “Injemiara” where her grandfather, Francis Freckleton, had once owned land. Henry and Mary’s family consisted of six, some of the children were born at Mailor’s Flat and later some children at Wangoom. They lived with their parents at Wangoom and Purnim west, and this is where Henry died in 1933 and Mary Jane in 1940. Heywood & Wakefield Furniture Co: The Heywood-Wakefield Company is an American furniture manufacturer established in 1897. It went on to become a major presence in the US. Its older products are considered collectibles and have been featured on television antique programs. The Heywood brothers established themselves in 1826, as furniture makers and the Wakefield Company began in 1855 as a separate company. Both firms produced wicker and rattan furniture, and as these products became increasingly popular towards the end of the century, they became serious rivals. In 1897 the companies merged as Heywood Brothers & Wakefield Company (this name was changed to Heywood-Wakefield Company in 1921), purchasing Washburn-Heywood Chair Company in 1916, Oregon Chair Company in 1920, and Lloyd Manufacturing Company in 1921. While its wooden furniture plant in Gardner, Massachusetts closed in 1979, a branch in Menominee, Michigan continued to manufacture metal outdoor seats, auditorium seats, and school furniture. The Heywood-Wakefield Company Complex in Gardner was added to the National Historic Register in 1983. The South Beach Furniture Company acquired the rights to the name in 1994 and reproduces its wooden furniture. Both founding companies produced wicker and rattan furniture in the late 19th century.  The wicker styles drew on the Aesthetic Movement and Japanese influences simpler designs arose in the wake of the Arts and Crafts Movement. The merged entity stayed abreast of wicker furniture trends by hiring designers such as Paul Frankl and Donald Deskey during the 1920s. Its furniture was exhibited at the 1933 Century of Progress exhibition and the 1964 New York World's Fair. During the 1930s and 1940s, Heywood-Wakefield began producing furniture using sleek designs based on French Art Deco.The Giles family collection has social significance at a local level, because it illustrates the level of material support the Warrnambool community gave to Flagstaff Hill when the village and Museum was established. The wicker furniture is a fine example of late 19th and early 20th century light weight domestic furniture that are today very collectible items and quite rare and valuable.Pair of wicker armchairs, painted dark brown. The open wicker weave pattern extends from the seat up to the armrests and completely over the backrest, plus across the front of the chair below the seat. The seat is very firmly woven and fitted into a timber frame. A reinforcing pattern of wicker work covers the top edges of the armrests and backrest in one piece and folds around to the underside, referred to as ‘rolled serpentine arms and back’. The hollow ends of the armrests are filled with a circular knob of wicker work. The back legs are also completed with decorative wicker knobs. One chair base (3788.01) has been strengthened with metal bracing. The other chair (3788.02) has the remnants of an orange manufacture’s tag fixed to the base. The chairs were made 1897-1921 by Heywood Brothers & Wakefield Company, USA. These chairs are part of the Giles Collection.Printed in black on an orange tag “MANUFA - Heywood B – GARDNE”flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, shipwreck coast, great ocean road, giles collection, giles family, henry and mary jane giles, tower hill, cooramook, warrnambool breakwater, mailor’s flat, wangoom, 19th century furniture, wicker armchairs, rolled serpentine wicker work, cane armchair, classic wicker furniture, victorian style furniture, domestic furniture late 19th century, heywood-wakefield company

non-fictionAn illustrated autobiography of South Australian artist Barbara Leslie born 1940. Painter and illustrator Leslie charts her life through three sections. Book 1: letters to her best friend Marilyn; Book 2: written to her inner child; Book 3: a diary format after Merilyn's death.south australian bushfires, art school, drawing, family

non-fictionTraces three periods of Hanrahan's practice: early development; first major period of printmaking 1963 to 1967 and her second since 1967. Focuses on major themes and motifs and contains a small proportion of images made since 1960, many exploring her family and womens' lives. These themes and the tactile quality of her practice are woven into her 9 published novels, and text often appears in the prints. Includes list of solo exhibitions, a bibliography and biographical details.printmaking, lithography, etching, linocut, screenprinting, wood engraving, writing, sexuality, family, identity, drypoint, popular culture, body, motherhood, ageing, gender

This is a book of 278 pages. It has a yellow cover with black printing, an image of a country home and surrounds and a photograph of the author. The pages contain printed material and black and white photographs.non-fictionThis is the story of the lives of David Jellie and his ancestors. It contains the history of the Cassady, Bligh, Jellie and Rankin families and other associated families in Warrnambool, Colac and Geelong.family history of david jellie, early western district settlers

non-fictionNOT ONLY IN STONE is the story of Polly Thomas, a woman of strength, courage and compassion, whose life is intimately tied to the pioneering era of South Australia. Polly arrives in Adelaide from Cornwall in 1865 with her husband Nathan, a miner, Richard, her baby son, and Ellen, her young sister. The baby had been born on the long and arduous voyage to Australia. Polly and Nathan move to the copper mining towns on the Yorke Penjnsula. Tragedy and death haunt Polly's life. Her sister dies in childbirth; Polly has four children but only two survive; a son is drowned; her beloved daughter dies of croup; Nathan is crippled; and a crooked lawyer swindles Polly of her life savings. Although tragedy robs Polly's life of joy, her independent spirit is never quelled. After Nathan's death, she moves to Adelaide and for many years lives in North Adelaide close to her son, who succeeds in business, and his family. The sorrow in the life of Polly Thomas is overwhelming, but never is it mawkish. This is history with a human face. A family life chronicle full of the stuff of the pioneers... a closely woven tapestry of the humour and pathos of life. Shirley Stott Despoja, Adelaide Advertiser (book jacket notes)polly thomas, nathan thomas