Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: HISTORY STUDY RECOGNISED

Historical information

Edith Marie Bishop was born 27/7/1907 in Bendigo. In 1937 she married Jim Checcucci who died in 1964. In 1974 she married Tom Lunn. Edith' s interest in the history of Bendigo resulted in her being awarded the Order of Australia in 2002. She died in 2009.

Physical description

Bendigo Advertiser from Saturday, January 26, 2002. Article by Andrea Witt '' History recognised'' about Edith Lunn receiving an Order of Australia medal for her contribution to the recording of local history.

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