Historical information
This is a collection of newspaper cuttings many of which relate to district soldiers who enlisted in World War 1. There are also a number of household recipes and hints from " Women's Sphere" and the "Australian Journal" in the time period of 1906 to 1935. There are also cuttings from the " Australian Dairy Farmer" from 1940. There are also a number of handwritten recipes for baking and medicinal purposes. It was collected by a member of the Bonnett family , who farmed at Mepunga over a number of years. The Historical Society has another exercise book of cuttings from the local paper which printed letters from the front by soldiers from WW1.
Significance
This is an interesting collection of items which sparked the interest of a farming family in early 20th century.
Physical description
White two ring bantex folder of 37 plastic sleeves containing white A4 pages with newspaper cuttings. There are some handwritten pages at the rear.
Inscriptions & markings
Early 20thC. newspaper cuttings. (kept by Bonnett family - Mepunga East)
Subjects
- bonnett family,
- mepunga east,
- scrapbook,
- gall,
- chambers,
- morgan,
- moloney,
- jenkins,
- mclean,
- rev samuel fraser,
- spence,
- adams,
- bennett,
- robisson,
- sheedy,
- patrick maher,
- w j freckleton,
- j j buckley,
- john steel,
- f j hennessy,
- thomas gordon scott,
- william r jackway,
- c c williams,
- c w cooke,
- henry w frich,
- leo p gartlan,
- w f heazlewood,
- william k o'dowd,
- ralph j levings,
- w ewart murnane,
- t d donovan,
- j w connolly,
- arthur butler,
- george white,
- jim g davidson,
- a roberts,
- jack keith,
- w. allwood,
- voutier,
- edward somerville,
- harold wright,
- w a egan,
- p macnamara,
- carl d fisher,
- p morgan,
- david watson,
- cecil h fox,
- james tinker,
- gordon patterson
