Historical information

Edith Isabel Johanson was born in Kangaroo Flat in 1929. She lived there for most of her life until her death in 2019. Her parents Percy and Violet Johanson lived in Station Street and operated Kangaroo Flat Buslines. Edith had one brother - Warwick.
Edith married Arthur Henry Perry in 1952. They had three children - Lynton, Malcolm and Leonie.
Edith completed her initial teacher training at Melbourne Teachers' College and later studied part time to become a Teacher Librarian. She then worked at the Bendigo Teachers' College until her retirement.
Edith was an active member of her Community.
She was involved in building a new kindergarten and Infant Welfare Centre in the 1960s, and actively involved in the activities of the Shire of Marong. Edith was a member of the Committee that produced David Horsfall's "History of Kangaroo Flat" in 1993.
Edith was a lifelong member of St. Mary's Anglican Church and the archive room is named in her honour.

Physical description

Three color photos of the Anderson House in High Street Kangaroo Flat in 1998. the house was on the corner of High and Station Street Kangaroo Flat. Yates had owned the property. There was a shop on the front, orginally a bootmaker's, then a grocer's. The shop was demolished after Anderson brought the property. Anderson Family owned the grocery
store between Oldfellows Hall and the Lowe property. Last owner prior to demolition was the Murray Family.
b) Owners - Marong Shire used the block as a pound. Block sold to P. G. Johanson for about 400 pounds in 1954. Block sold to Mutual Homes about 1960 for 1000 pounds. Stevenson's owned it before Kentucky Fried Chicken demolished it. The house on the right in photo C belonged to the Murrays.