Historical information

Martin (1872-1948) and Mary Comer (1883-1972 married in 1907and had the following children;
Edward Thomas (1908-1974)
Leonard Laurence(1909-1931)
Cecilia Mary (1911-1980)
Joseph Benedict (1913-1989)
Luke Bernard (1914-1931)
Kevin Martin (1916-1986)
Theresa Agnes (1918-1948)
Francis Michael (1919-2000)
Anthony John (1922-2011)
Leonard and Luke worked with their father at Kimbolten and both drowned on the 28th December 1931, in the Goulbourn River at Arcadia near Murchison. A lad named Madden also drowned at the same time.
The family lived in Queen Street, Bendigo.

Physical description

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2003. Family fun: a Comer family portrait taken at Kimbolton, Lake Eppalock, in the early 1920s pictured is (from left) Ted, Leo, Joe, Cecilia, Luke, Kevin, Teresa, Frank and Tony with their parents Martin and Mary. The clip is in a folder.