Geelong and District

Can you help increase the number of entries in the Geelong & District Database?   For almost 20 years volunteers in our region, across Australia and overseas have been contributing to this database - a terrific free resource for anyone researching people or places in Geelong & District.

There are many ways in which you could help:

• Index a resource you have access to that might fit in with any of our major database groups : Potpourri; Books; Directories
• Index one of the Geelong Infirmary & Benevolent Asylum Annual Reports provided online - just follow the link to the Indexing Project

Don't be bashful - if you've found the Geelong & District Database useful, why not put something back into this terrific project?

Can you identify this medal?  The Nhill & District Historical Society was asked about it - it was in a box purchased at a sale - probably Geelong.

RESOLVED

This medal has now been positively identified.  From Freemasons Victoria: the medal is a foundation jewel of the Western Conclave of the Order of the Secret Monitor meeting in Terang.

The local freemasons group have been provided with the details.

The following people are working on various research topics - please contact them if you can help:

• Bicycles & bicycling in Geelong & District 1869-1980s.  Rod Charles is compiling a book on anything to do with bicycles in Geelong - riders (professional and amateur), race events, photographs, bicycle manufacturers, cyclist magazines, family stories etc.  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
• Duneed / Mount Duneed - John Stewart is researching this district.  Any information, photographs etc. appreciated.  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
• Connewarre - the history of the district is being compiled for 170th celebrations in October 2010.  Contact Col Hutchinson with any information, photographs etc.  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
• Otway Soldiers - World War One - Forrest, Barramunga, Gerangamete, Barwon Downs, Murroon & Pennyroyal.  Pam Jennings is compiling a booklet on all these soldiers - photographs especially appreciated.  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
• 11 Federal politicians who have held the seat of Corio - the first was Richard Crouch.  Peter Mansfield is interested in these politicians and also in people who stood for Corio but lost in federal elections since 1901.  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

RESOLVED: thank you

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.  These entries are in our Potpourri database.

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!

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. 

IDENTIFIED: a member of the MOTH family has been in touch and provided some terrific information on the family and the shop

Can you help identify students in this photo?

Front row (L-R): 1, 2, 3, 4
2nd row (L-R): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
3rd row (L-R): 1, 2, Jeff CARTER, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Back row (L-R): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11

To help with the identification, a list of possible students (based on age) has been provided.
 

Centre piece :

Born at Falkirk Scotland March 7th 1821
A P
1852
Left England October 4th 1847

Is it AP or AF?
Is 1852 year of death?
If this is a memorial window, who is A P / A F?

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.