Historical information

This book tells the story of the Tinker family from their origins in England in 1833 to the present time in Warrnambool and Victoria up to the present time. It contains a number of photographs, certificates and letters which relate to the family in particular a Royal Humane society award to Leslie Arthur Tinker for assisting passengers on the boat Nestor in 1921.

Significance

A detailed history of a family with many local connections.

Physical description

Dark blue spiral bound booklet with two photographs one of the Uffington White horse and the other of Stonehenge, on front cover with black text in the centre. Pages are not numbered but approximately 100 A4 size. Plastic binding with clear plastic sheet over front cover.

Inscriptions & markings

Tinker Nestor Ogle, O’Brien, Roach, Amor, Stone, McTaggart, McKay,, Lovell, Moore.