tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255634472024-02-20T02:01:06.202+11:00Stratford Historical Society and MuseumNews from the Stratford Historical Society and Museum, in Stratford, Gippsland, Victoria.
We are open Tuesdays from 10am to 3pm, and the fourth Sunday of the month from 2pm to 4pm.
Our postal address is P.O. Box 145, Stratford, 3862.Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06205010291496207355noreply@blogger.comBlogger189125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25563447.post-35421843819746876552015-02-25T12:13:00.002+11:002015-02-25T12:13:56.033+11:00Lest We Forget<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">One hundred years ago today, five of the first eight men to enlist from Stratford left Australia. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The men are, standing, Charlie GARDEN, Jim GARDEN and Willie MITCHELL. Seated, Albert STEWART and Herb PETERS.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Charlie GARDEN and Albert STEWART survived the war, and came home at the end a Regimental Sergeant-Major and Lieutenant respectively. Jim GARDEN was injured at Gallipoli, and invalided home in 1916. Willie MITCHELL and Herb PETERS were killed in action on Gallipoli. Willie was the first man from Stratford to die, and the first of three brothers. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Lest We Forget.</span>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06205010291496207355noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25563447.post-61601723133485463252015-02-17T21:22:00.000+11:002015-02-17T21:23:22.449+11:00Sgt Harold Findley DCM<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sometimes, records of some of our soldiers are harder to find than others. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sgt Harold Findley is one such.
He appears as a casualty on the Stratford school honour board, but no-where else locally. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Orphaned early, he grew up with his cousins the Bennetts, mainly just across the border in the East Gippsland Shire. Finding his details were made even more difficult, as he actually enlisted with a cousin in the Canadian army, as that was where he was when war broke out. It also does not help that he is sometimes referred to as a Finlay or a Findlay.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is a newspaper report of his death: </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">DANDENONG HERO REPORTED MISSING. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sergeant Harold Findley, D.C.M. News has been received by Mrs E. Meeking, of "Mena" Hemming street, Dandenong, from the Canadian Records Office, London, that her only brother, Sergeant Harold Findley, D.C.M., 27 years of age. of the Canadian Scottish Battalion, has been posted as missing Sgt. Findley, who is a native of Stratford, left this State some years ago with John Bennett, his cousin, to seek his fortune. Mr Bennett is also a Stratford native. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The two eventually settled in Canada, where they became fairly prosperous. At the outbreak of the war they responded immediately to the call for volunteers, sacrificed all their prospects in civil life, and were part of the first contingent to leave Canada for France, where they have been fighting ever since.
Bennett has been twice wounded, and has now returned to the trenches for the third time. Until October 8 last Sgt. Findley had never received a wound, or been ill for a single day, although he had taken part in 16 battles and many night raids. He won the D.C.M. for a signal act of bravery. He recovered and brought in from No Man's Land the bodies of Col. Lewis (the inventor of the famous Lewis machine-gun), and Capt. Gale, both of the Royal Flying Corps. They were killed, through their machines being brought down by the enemy. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Pte. Bennett, in a letter to his cousins, Mr Meeking and Mrs Warriner, graphically described the engagement which led to Sgt. Findley being posted missing; He wrote : "No doubt you have already received the official notification that Harry is wounded and missing. He was severely wounded on October 8, just at a time when the remnants of our battalion were forced to retire from a German trench which they had captured. Harry, like several others of our brave lads, was too badly injured to be taken out except by the special means which the stretcher bearers have. In the teeth of the battle these could not be procured. I cannot tell you how much I wish I had been at his side. I should have got him out had it been humanly possible. But I was in England at the time, just having got over the wounds I received on June 13" </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was a very hard blow to me when I returned yesterday to find Harry was not here. I have spoken to two of the chaps who were with him, and they gave me all the information they could. Our battalion had reached the German trench, though we lost heavily. The attack failed on our right and left, and this enabled the enemy to counter attack on both flanks." The remnants of our brave lads held on for many hours without reinforcements, but superior numbers forced them to leave the trench. It was while leading his men in trying to hold off the Hun that Harry fell. Our little band had to retire across the open, literally scrambling from shell-hole to shell-hole under a withering fire, and it was impossible to take the wounded with them. They assured me that they bound Harry up and did all they could for him before they left the trench, and that, if he had been picked up and tended by the enemy, he had a reasonable chance of recovery. I think it quite reasonable, though prepared for the worst, to still hope for the best. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If it should prove the worst, it will always be a source of comfort to know that your soldier-brother was one to be proud of. As a comrade he was loved by all, and as a non-commissioned officer he was a favourite, admired and trusted by his men, and liked by everybody. Those who are left are full of praise of his fearlessness and energy in battle. "I feel a warrior's pride in him, and if the God of Battles sees fit to call me I only hope to go out as Harry did, and to give as good an account or myself. Surely our cause is worth falling for, and I feel sure all the numberless heroes who suffer and die for it will yet meet again when Gabriel sounds his last rally." </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Lest We Forget. </span>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06205010291496207355noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25563447.post-37301025952404713802014-09-09T21:14:00.001+10:002014-09-17T20:32:14.535+10:00World War I display<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We are hard at work putting the finishing touches to our World War I display. It takes up one entire side of the Museum, and has really brought home to us the number of significant items we have in the collection. So we might be posting about them for a while.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We have also been delighted to receive a number of items on loan - the largest being this model of a soldier in Lighthorse uniform. Thank You, to Rick Cove for the Light Horseman.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We have also taken the opportunity to re-display Alice Mitchell's sewing machine - this time with a younger photograph of Alice, and those of her three brothers who were killed in action - two in the same battle. As her world crashed around her, Alice just kept sewing for the troops, making a set number of items each week, many on this machine, for the entire war.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">One of our other items on display for the first time, is Archie's Quilt. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Archibald James Bower enlisted in World War I in November 1915, and was killed in action in France in August 1916. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Before he left Australia, he drew designs on cotton for his mother, Harriet Bower <i>nee</i> Harper, to embroider a quilt - mainly flowers, butterflies and moths. Mrs Bower finished the quilt in white candlewicking. It was then for many years on the bed of her grandson, Archibald William Luxford.
He went to sleep every night, knowing the designs were drawn by the uncle he had never known, after whom he had been named.
<br /><br />We look forward to telling you more about items in our exhibition - feel free to drop in 10am to 3pm on Tuesdays.</span>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06205010291496207355noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25563447.post-78643328104239978872014-08-17T09:41:00.003+10:002015-02-24T13:36:22.009+11:00They Gave Their Utmost<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">We have just finished binding <i>They Gave Their Utmost: World War I for Louie Riggall, Alice Mitchell and Annie Whitelaw</i>. This is a joint effort between Stratford and District Historical Society and Maffra and District Historical Society. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">One of the most exciting things is that, while preparing this book, we were fortunate that a member of Miss Mitchell's family was able to give us a copy of a photograph of her when she was young. <br /><br />This is Miss Alice Mitchell of Stratford, aged 22. It was at this time that she said goodbye to three brothers and young man who she was "very fond of" - we are now told there was no formal engagement. All four were killed in action. We did not until now know the name of Miss Mitchell's friend - it was Herb Peters.<br /><br />The book will be available on Tuesdays at the Museum. The assistance of Miss Mitchell's family in piecing this together has been very much appreciated.<br /><br />Louie Riggall was a Red Cross volunteer from Tinamba, who died on service in France in 1918. Annie Whitelaw, from Briagolong, sent six sons to war, three were killed in action and one died a short time after his return. Her headstone in the Briagolong cemetery records her loss.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The books, which are 44 pages, comb bound, sell at $12 plus $3.50 package and post. </span>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06205010291496207355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25563447.post-89942378232301993472014-08-04T15:16:00.000+10:002014-08-04T15:22:47.871+10:00WWI Declared<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Today, as we recognise the centenary of the declaration of WWI, we remember all the men from Stratford and the surrounding area who served.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The first man from Stratford to be lost in the war was Pvt William Mitchell, who enlisted on 18 September 1914, and was killed in action at the battle for The Nek on the Gallipoli Peninsula on 7 August 1915.<br /><br />William then lost two more brothers, Alfred and Sidney, at the Battle of Fromelles in July 1916.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Society is currently working with Maffra and District Historical Society to publish a small book that recognises the work of their sister, Alice Mitchell, for the Red Cross.</span></div>
<br />Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06205010291496207355noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25563447.post-26141486482444195822014-07-31T18:13:00.001+10:002014-07-31T18:13:15.180+10:00Estoppey book published<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Congratulations to Daniel Parker-Estoppey, who today joined the madness of the binding team at the Maffra Sugarbeet Museum (no waiting until next Tuesday), and has started binding copies of <b><i>The Strength of Us: The History of Ferdinand and Isabella Estoppey, "Culloden", Freestone Creek, Briagolong.</i></b> It is 28 pages, comb-bound, and will retail at $10.<b><i><br /></i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Copies were walking out the door as fast as he could bind them. They are now available from Daniel, or from the Society at the Museum from next Tuesday.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Congratulations Daniel!</span>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06205010291496207355noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25563447.post-26844973934873706012014-07-28T14:08:00.003+10:002014-07-28T14:08:50.009+10:00Estoppey Family Book Coming Soon<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Daniel Parker-Estoppey's history of the Estoppeys of Culloden </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Excellent work Daniel - Congratulations!</span><br />
Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06205010291496207355noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25563447.post-75681330478329552682014-07-12T18:46:00.001+10:002014-07-12T18:46:03.728+10:00Can anyone help with names?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Can anyone out there name any of the students in Grades 5, 6 and 7, at Stratford State School, probably in 1954. We know that is Darryl Mildenhall back right, but have no other names as yet. Next time he is in the museum we will try to pin him down and see what he can do, but in the meantime, if anyone can help, it would be much appreciated.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">They are a good looking mob, aren't they?</span>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06205010291496207355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25563447.post-2696050274978119812014-06-28T17:58:00.000+10:002014-06-28T17:58:37.246+10:00Thank You, Esso Australia<span style="font-size: large;">The Society is delighted to announce that it has again received funding from one of our strongest supporters, Exxon Mobil, who operate in Australia as Esso Australia and Mobil Oil Australia.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We have been advised that we have been granted $1,000 under the 2014 Exxon Mobil Australia Volunteer Involvement Program (VIP) Grant. This program supports employees, in our case member Tony Malady, who volunteer in the community by supporting their efforts with a $1,000 donation to assist the work of their community organisation.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In our case it is especially appropriate, as it will materially assist with the outfitting of the extension to George's Shed, which has now reached lock-up stage. <b><a href="http://stratfordhs.blogspot.com.au/2014/02/sad-news.html" target="_blank">George</a></b> was an Esso employee, and this was the project on which he was working at the time of his death.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The new extension on George's Shed, on the left of the building.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">NEWS FLASH - for a very limited time we have on display the dress worn in 1927 at Briagolong by Mary Elizabeth Noy, when she married Eric Lee.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This stunning, beaded dress, with veil, headpiece, train, horse-shoe and other accessories has not been on display before, and caused a sensation for the Shakespeare Festival Village Fair.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was accompanied by this hand-coloured original photograph on loan, showing the dress worn by the bride. Like other local brides, she had it carefully packed for a photograph to be taken in Melbourne on her honeymoon, and she is wearing a different veil and headpiece.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The couple made their home near Stratford, where Eric
became a long-serving Avon Shire councillor, and their children,
especially long-term secretary Brendan Lee, were deeply involved with
Stratford and District Historical Society.</span>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06205010291496207355noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25563447.post-6156247531314015202014-02-01T20:51:00.003+11:002014-02-01T20:51:58.740+11:00Sad News<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Society is deeply saddened to announce the death this morning of our very much loved vice-president and life member, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">George Parker.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">George has led the team that totally restored our museum, built the shed, extended the shed, fenced the grounds, and maintained and fixed whatever needed fixing. And more.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">With time, I am sure we can attempt to write just how much George meant to us, but all we can do now is be sad that he has lost his long battle. Sleep well, George.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our love and thoughts are with his wife Judy, and their family.</span></div>
Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06205010291496207355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25563447.post-80576926383279915582014-02-01T19:51:00.002+11:002014-02-01T19:51:50.218+11:00Stratford Sentinel all up on Trove<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Exciting news is that the <i>Stratford Sentinel and Briagolong Express</i> is now online though Trove - the National Library website for old newspapers. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The whole run is there, from 1911 to 1916 at <b><a href="http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/title/607">http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/title/607</a></b> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This means you can now read the paper, and get a wonderful insight into life in early Stratford and Briagolong. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> The 1914-1916 section was funded as part of the 100th anniversary of the beginning of World War I. The Stratford and District Historical Society, with assistance from the Briagolong CRG, Briagolong Lions and Briagolong Senior Citizens. The total cost for 1911 to 1913 was just over $1,500. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">For a simple search – yes, you can search it – just put a word in the box at top right, and click on “limit to issues of this title”. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> For a more advanced search, click on “advanced search” at top right. Then, for example, put Briagolong in the “all of these words” box, click on “search headings only” and scroll down through the papers and click <i>Stratford Sentinel and Briagolong Express</i>.
It is also helpful if you click on “Article” and sort the last box to “By Date, Earliest first”.
That way you get all the Briagolong reports, and you can follow things in order. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you want to see what crime occurred in teh area (and all sorts of other things) put the words "Stratford" and "court" in the "all of these words" box - but without the talkies. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Thanks to all who helped with the funding. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The other local papers that cover Stratford already on there are the <i>Gippsland Guardian</i> (1855-1868), <i>Gippsland Times </i>(1861-1954), <i>Maffra Spectator</i> (1882-1920) and <i>Gippsland Mercury</i> 1914-1918.
</span>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06205010291496207355noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25563447.post-14809049081357657722013-10-25T04:00:00.003+11:002013-10-25T04:00:38.273+11:00Beautiful Horse Photographs<span style="font-size: large;">We are still organising to upload photographs of our most excellent Horses to Horses last Sunday for History Week.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">But in the meantime, we very much appreciate the work of Debbie Woods, who has loaded some stunning photographs onto her Flickr set, that you can see <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/debbiewoods/with/10457515245/" target="_blank"><b>HERE</b></a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thanks Debbie!</span>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06205010291496207355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25563447.post-71200373787471276432013-10-05T20:40:00.002+10:002013-10-06T16:38:31.107+11:00Horses to Horsepower<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Following our highly successful day last year, Stratford and District Historical Society, again presents <b>Horses to Horsepower</b>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This will be held Sunday 20 October 2013 at Pine Lodge Reserve, Llowalong Road, Stratford, from 10am to 4pm. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The displays and demonstrations of Gippsland farming practices of yesteryear will include working horses ploughing and harrowing, display of harness horses and restored carriages. The vintage tractors will also be returning. These are complemented by demonstrations of working yard dogs, with cross cut sawing and wood chopping, sheep shearing (blade and modern) wool spinning and heritage knitting. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A feature will be hand milking and cheese making demonstrations. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Morning and afternoon teas will be available, plus a light lunch and BBQ, all in a relaxing atmosphere to reminisce.
Entry is $5 a head with primary students free, for a wonderful, family-friendly day. </span><br />
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Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06205010291496207355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25563447.post-7716826740475477802013-09-12T18:42:00.002+10:002013-09-12T18:42:20.788+10:00We are Excited!<span style="font-size: large;">We are Excited!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The <b><i>Stratford Sentinel and Briagolong Express</i></b> (1911-1916)<b> <a href="http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/title/607" target="_blank">has started to appear on Trove</a></b>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Yes, we know this is a very short post. We are too busy reading.</span>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06205010291496207355noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25563447.post-7977326696100156722013-08-20T23:25:00.002+10:002013-08-20T23:25:23.933+10:00Miss Alice Mitchell and her sewing machine<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Alice Maggie Mitchell was born 1891 at Stratford, Gippsland, Victoria, the daughter of James Mitchell and Lucy <em>nee</em> Elston. Her father worked as a labourer.</span><br />
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Mitchell lost three brothers during World War I - one at Gallipoli in
1915, then two in one day in France in 1916, and her fiancee. Despite
that she stuck to a target of making a number of items for troops each
week. Each week, for the duration of the war, she knitted two pairs of
socks, and made a flannel singlet, a shirt and a pair of pyjamas.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Although undocumented, she presumably repeated a similar task in World War II.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Alice
joined the Australian Red Cross in 1914, when it was first formed, and
was formally recognised in 1974 as one of its longest-serving members.
She spent all her life in Stratford, working as a dressmaker, and never
married.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Alice's machine, a 1909 Singer she inherited from her
mother, on which she sewed for the troops in two world wars, was
bequeathed to the Stratford and District Historical Society after her
death in 1980.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We have the photograph below in our files, of Miss Mitchell being presented with one of several Red Cross Awards. The woman on the left, making the presentation, is unknown.</span><br />
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<br />Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06205010291496207355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25563447.post-16165276737938769672013-08-13T19:28:00.003+10:002013-08-13T19:28:57.308+10:00Two New Exhibitions<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">We have two new exhibitions ready for visitors. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The first is "Christening Gowns and More (Inspired by the Birth of Prince George)". We have three christening gowns in our own collection, plus a petticoat for one, and assorted bonnets and bootees. Augmented with some stunning modern silk knitting according to patterns of about 1912, our very own baptismal font, and items on loan, we have an exhibition "Fit for a Prince".</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The second exhibition is a wide ranging look at our collection to see how people were "Keeping Warm in Winter." Items range from the coat made from a blanket in the 1940s, when fabric rationing was in force, through our range of early heaters to a number of hand-knitted blankets and other personal apparel.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Both exhibitions will remain in place until December. Our one of early lamps and lighting be remaining for a short time longer as well.</span>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06205010291496207355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25563447.post-84073015747931024892013-07-24T19:31:00.002+10:002013-07-24T19:31:53.503+10:00National Family History Month<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">August is <b><a href="http://www.familyhistoryweek.org.au/" target="_blank">National Family History Month</a></b>, so we are celebrating by bringing out our 1918 cloth embroidered with the signatures of many local people. It was compiled for the Methodist Church, but many other people are included. You can find a full list of the names <b><a href="http://stratfordhs.blogspot.com.au/2007/01/signature-cloth-names.html" target="_blank">HERE</a></b>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">As part of the month, we will have a special day, from 10am to 3pm, on Tuesday 27 August, where we waive research fees for the day, and have people ready and waiting to help you find your families in the local records. Of special interest are our indexes to grocer's records for the 1880s and 1890s where you can find what your family ate (or drank!), and the school rolls from the 1890s onwards.<br /><br />If that does not grab you, how about checking out the indexes to payments to the local Nightman's clients in the 1930s and 1940s?<br /><br />Or, failing everything else, you can list your interest in your families, in case someone else contacts us asking about them.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br />Entry by gold coin donation.</span>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06205010291496207355noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25563447.post-49996969576830530632013-07-02T19:35:00.002+10:002013-07-02T19:35:56.688+10:00Wellington Shire Heritage Network<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Wellington Shire has released a brochure giving details of 25 members of the Wellington Shire Heritage Network, with contact details, opening hours etc.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Want to know where/when to find us, other historical societies, family history groups and small local contact groups? </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Would you like a copy to help you plan your research or visit to the area? Send a stamped, self-addressed business-size envelope to us at P.O. Box 145, Stratford 3862, and we will send a copy to you in the mail. We may even include some other literature on the area/society as well.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In the local area you can pick up a copy at your local Visitor Information Centre.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Bulletin No.25 is out. You can view the full list of contents <b><a href="http://stratfordhsbulletin.blogspot.com.au/2013/06/no-25-june-2013.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</b> </span></div>
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from last year’s successful exhibition of Wedding Gowns, Heyfield Family
History Group, supported by the Heyfield & District Historical Group, will
host a magnificent display, “Evening Gowns Through The Decades”.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Louise Hill-Coleman said that a special
contribution to the exhibition is an 1858 gown on loan from Stratford
Historical Society. “The exhibit ranges from this gown to the 1920’s beaded “flapper” gown, from the “flower power” 60’s to the quirky “noughties”.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06205010291496207355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25563447.post-62859090752302881462013-05-05T18:57:00.002+10:002013-05-05T18:57:28.341+10:00We Saw the Queen Opens<span style="font-size: large;">What a day today at Stratford. The Public Record Office exhibition "We Saw the Queen" opened during the Shakespeare Festival Village Faire.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You can see more pictures in our <b><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/49741641@N08/sets/72157633422333010/" target="_blank">Flickr set</a></b>. It was packed out today, so we took the photo above before it opened.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Cars per courtesy of our friends at the Gippsland Vehicle Collection at Maffra. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Or come and see the exhibition itself - it will be there, on Tuesdays, until the end of June. </span>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06205010291496207355noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25563447.post-76541160173233971822013-04-23T19:02:00.003+10:002013-04-23T19:02:58.697+10:00Gippsland Guardian online<span style="font-size: large;">Much Excitement!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The <i>Gippsland Guardian</i> is now online through Trove, for 1855 to 1868.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">While some of the earlier issues are yet to be fully uploaded, if you find an article you want by searching, that is not yet loaded, you can click on the little orange envelope, and you will be e-mailed when that article is fully uploaded - some time in the next month.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You can search the title <a href="http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/title/484" target="_blank"><b>HERE</b></a>, by typing your search term into the box on the top right, and clicking on the "Limit to issues of this title", also at top right.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Funding to place the title online (for $7,300), came from a Wellington Shire Community Grant, contributions from the members of the Wellington Heritage Network (and supporters) and the Gippsland Prospectors and Miners.</span>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06205010291496207355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25563447.post-3796225124011382742013-03-05T11:35:00.001+11:002013-08-13T10:36:36.471+10:00Heritage Day<span style="font-size: large;">We have set Sunday 20 October 2013 for our next Farm Heritage Day at Pine Lodge, Stratford</span><br />
<br /><span style="font-size: large;">Static display of horse-drawn vehicles</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Yard sheepdog exhibition</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Milking house cow</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Heritage pigs</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Vintage trucks and tractors</span>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06205010291496207355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25563447.post-16312679016862043482013-01-23T18:32:00.004+11:002013-02-06T10:06:08.710+11:00Footprints: The Exhibition is Coming<span style="font-size: large;">We are excited to announce that the PROV exhibition <a href="http://prov.vic.gov.au/whats-on/touring-exhibitions/footprints" target="_blank"><b>"Footprints: The Journey of Lucy and Percy Pepper" </b></a>is coming to the Stratford Historical Museum for February and March.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Percy Pepper was a son of Nathanial Pepper, and born at Ramhyuck, just out of Stratford. Many will remember his son, Phillip Pepper, who wrote several books in the 1980s.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You can view the exhibition any Tuesday from 10am to 3pm, February to March, groups at other times by arrangement on 5145 6836. The Museum is also open 2pm to 4pm on the 4th Sunday of the month.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">Warning: This exhibition contains images of deceased
people. It also includes transcripts of records from the early 20<sup>th</sup>
century which some people may find disturbing and offensive.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06205010291496207355noreply@blogger.com0