Can you help identify these photos?
Generally these photos should relate to buildings or people in the Geelong Region. I was going to delete photos as they were identified however at this stage they will remain due to protests from interested parties!
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| Photo Id | Description | Image - click for larger image |
| Schools |
We are trying to sort out a series of school register indexes compiled over a number of years by the Geelong Family History Group for schools in the Barrabool Shire. We've come up with a query about a school identified as "Moriac Sec School" - we believe it is PROBABLY Moriac School No 4117 as the dates seem to fit - but we'd like to be 100% certain. Some of the schools we have entries for:
We've identified a number of pupils [26] who moved FROM Modewarre School TO Moriac Sec School and hope that someone can identify people on the list and therefore confirm details of "Moriac Sec School". Have a look at the list to see if you can help. According to Vision & Realisation, Moriac No 4117 began in 1922 in a timber building on the present site, south of the Warrnambool-Melbourne railway. References continue until at least 1960 which still fits with the dates we have. |
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| Bricks |
This advertisement appeared on the front page of the Geelong Advertiser on 19 Dec 1840 and 26 Dec 1840. What was "THE BRICKS: Branch Association"? "Bricks" have been identified in Tasmania - generally louts who if they broke a window yelled "Bricks" as they fled. It is not known if this was a similar "group" in Geelong! |
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| PJ001 |
The caption says "Birregurra is going ahead" but is it a photo of Birregurra or Ondit or ?? The photograph was reproduced in the Geelong Advertiser in the 1970s however "locals" ask - is it really Birregurra. Can you help - names of shopkeepers etc. - to identify the correct location? IDENTIFIED: this is Cressy and NOT Birregurra. Confirmed with electoral rolls etc and a photo on the SLV Picture Catalogue showing these actual buildings. View the 2nd image on the right or follow this link and look at a larger version of the image H87.52/131 taken c1909-1914. |
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| DM001 | Information about this painting and the MOTH family can be found here.
IDENTIFIED: a member of the MOTH family has been in touch and provided some terrific information on the family and the shop
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| Z004 | Ocean Grove school in 1953 - Grade 1 ?
Can you help identify students in this photo? Front row (L-R): 1, 2, 3, 4 To help with the identification, a list of possible students (based on age) has been provided. |
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| W002 | Building ruins - former hotel or house? | |
| Z001, Z002 and Z003 | Stained Glass Window - located in storage on the Bellarine Peninsula or near by.
Centre piece : Born at Falkirk Scotland March 7th 1821 Is it AP or AF? |
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| W001 | IDENTIFIED: Identified as St Luke's Methodist Church, Highton - it still exists but a new church has been built in front of it. | |
| AM001 |
This photo was taken by J. LOCKWOOD who was operating from 102 Moorabool St, Geelong in 1912 and from 92 Moorabool Street 1917-31. Can you tell us anything about the band, the people, etc.? IDENTIFIED: as a Salvation Army Band, but not confirmed which Corps. |
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