Historical information

The book belonged to Mrs Bessie Neil, a daughter of Mr and Mrs William McKenzie who came from Scotland, possibly in the 1860s, and were employed at Glenample station, near Port Campbell. In about 1905, the Neills moved to South Africa, and the cookery book went with them. Recently Mrs Roger Pearce, formerly Lorraine Snell, who is married to a great grandson of Bessie Neill, thought it fitting that the book should be returned to this locality, and sent it to her mother, Mrs Mary Snell.

Physical description

Wool Wool Cookery Book
Publisher F W Cheshire
Printed in Camperdown by the Camperdown Chronicle 1903

Inscriptions & markings

inside cover has hand writting
Bessie Keill, "Merkeering" (W), 27 Browning Street, Moonee Ponds. March 16th 04