Historical information

Harry Montague Marks was Secretary of the Fair committee for many years, an actor in many of its theatrical productions and its chairman for some time. He was also Secretary of the Bendigo Agricultural Show Society for 35 years, a councilor for nine years and mayor of the city in 1897-1897. He died at his residence "Turriff" Carpenter St. in 1916. His wife was Mary Leech, daughter of Samual Leech of Castlemaine. It is likely that Miss W Leech and Mary are the same person. Mary was possibly known as Mary (Winne) Leech. The first half of the diary contains mostly cutout pictures and prints that you would find in a girl's scrapbook. The second half contains many newspaper articles and mementos to do with the Mayor Harry Marks.

Physical description

DVD. Diary of Miss W Leech, 1879. Digital Copy of Marks/Leech Scrapbook.
Possibly Mrs. Mary MARKS.
Harry Montague Marks was Mayor of Bendigo 1896 -1897