2 matches for britain, themes: 'family histories'
Diverse state (28) Aboriginal culture (6) Built environment (4) Creative life (8) Family histories (2) Gold rush (2) Immigrants and emigrants (7) Land and ecology (8) Local stories (11) Service and sacrifice (5) Sporting life (1)-
Abbey Martin
The McIntyre Family
... The First World War was an event that involved the whole world. Thousands of Australian troops were sent into battle in support of Britain and France. Among them were two brothers, John and Jim McIntyre. John McIntyre's experiences are particularly ...The First World War was an event that involved the whole world.
Thousands of Australian troops were sent into battle in support of Britain and France. Among them were two brothers, John and Jim McIntyre. John McIntyre's experiences are particularly well documented because he brought back many objects from all the places he visited. He also sent many postcards home to his family during the war.
John Lachlan McIntyre was born at Beeac, Victoria in December 1890. He enlisted in the 1st AIF in July 1915. John fought on the Western Front, taking part in the battles of Fromelles and the 2nd Battle of the Somme. He was severely wounded at Fromelles and spent 12 months in hospital in England before returning to the front.
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Isaac Douglas Hermann & Heather Arnold
Carlo Catani: An engineering star over Victoria
... of the British Empire, Victoria, where they arrived on September 30, 1876. Later, Ferdinando Gagliardi was to arrive in Melbourne in February 1877, soon to be joined by another Tuscan immigrant, Paolo Dattari. Carlo Catani and his friends not only met ...After more than forty-one years of public service that never ended with his retirement, through surveying and direct design, contracting, supervision, and collaborative approaches, perhaps more than any other single figure, Carlo Catani re-scaped not only parts of Melbourne, but extensive swathes of Victoria ‘from Portland to Mallacoota’, opening up swamplands to farming, bringing access to beauty spots, establishing new townships, and the roads to get us there.