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2007 - Fr Pat Smith153 viewsMyles Patrick (Pat) Smith (1935 -) entered the Christian Brothers' Juniorate at 15 and subsequently taught in various States in Australia and in New Zealand. Due to his health he eventually moved north and worked as a pastoral associate in Charleville, Queensland and then in Texas where he celebrated his Golden Jubilee in 1999. He was ordained a Catholic priest in 2003, and has now retired to Toowoomba.
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Plot 364 - Jim and Mary Murray163 viewsJim and his wife Mary Murray are buried in this simple plot - Jim was the last of the relatives living in Eltham and died in 1993.
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2010 May - Walter Dempsey 100th birthday159 viewsMary Cecilia CARRUCAN (1917-) married Walter McInnes DEMPSEY (1910-2010) in 1942 and they had 8 children - Peter (1943), Mary (1946), Margaret (1949), Elizabeth (1951), Eileen (1953), Catherine (1955), Carmel (1959) and Cornelius (1963), who are all great great grandchildren of Patrick Carrucan and Mary O'Brien.
In 2010, Wal celebrated his 100th birthday. He has since passed on.
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2009 - Bessie and Jim McMahon of Kinglake150 viewsJames Peter (Jim) McMAHON (1920-) married Elizabeth Mary (Bessie) EXTON (1925-) in 1946 and they live in Kinglake. In February 2009, huge bushfires swept through Victoria, destroying many towns including their own. Bessie and Jim were amongst the lucky ones whose properties were spared and they sheltered many of the locals in their house, thus saving many lives. They were featured in a couple of Melbourne Herald Sun articles in the subsequent period. This photo is taken from one of those articles.
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2010 - Fr Frank ORegan chalice147 viewsThis article was published in the July 2010 edition of the Diocese of Sale newspaper 'Catholic Life'. It was the Sale Diocese in eastern Victoria where Father Frank ministered for so many years, from 1949 to 1985. The chalice, donated by Frank's family, is still in use now and provides a fitting reminder to his years of service to the Catholic community of so many parishes in that region.
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1990 James David (Jim) Martin Townsville-2157 viewsJames David (Jim) Martin (1927-), the great grandson of Bridget Carrucan, married Helen Mary Dallimore and they have four children, Catherine, Gregory, Richard and Elizabeth.
After a career in the sciences, he was accepted into the Theological Hall at Ormond College, University of Melbourne, commencing theological studies in 1957 and graduating in 1960. After a number of appointments around Victoria, he was appointed as Principal of The John Flynn College, a co-residential College within James Cook University of North Queensland, a position he held until his retirement in 1992.
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1971 - Timothy and Brendan Carrucan at MOTAT147 viewsTimothy (1960) and Brendan (1963) Carrucan are children of Ted Carrucan and Ellie Beeson and great great grandchildren of Peter Carrucan. They are pictured here at The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT) which is not far from Point Chevalier.
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1974 - Peter McKenna169 viewsWhen famous Collingwood footballer Peter McKenna married Marita Browne, he married into the Peter Carrucan family line. Peter and Marita have two children, Nicole (born 1972) and Kimberley (1975).
One of the best full forwards of all time, he played 180 games and kicked 838 goals with the Collingwood Football Club between 1965 and 1975 before finishing his career with one season at Carlton Football Club in 1977 (playing 11 games and kicking 36 goals).
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1946 wedding Betty Carrucan - with new husband Eric Erickson-266 viewsIn 1946, Elizabeth Agatha (Betty) Carrucan married Gunnar Eric Erickson, a Swedish engineer whom she met in Stawell where she was teaching and he was working on drilling bores. They went to live in Captains Flat in southern NSW where Gunner worked on the Snowy Mountain Schema. Mick and Terry Erickson were born in that harsh and rugged environment and one further son, Tim, was born in Greensborough. Betty was born in Eltham in 1915 and was the granddaughter of Patrick Carrucan who migrated from Co. Clare.
Betty and Eric are shown with Maid of Honour Marie Murphy nee Hickey, one of Betty's girlhood friends from Eltham.Jun 05, 2026
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1946 wedding Betty Carrucan - with Jack Carrucan with Marie Murphy nee Hickey.jpg66 viewsIn 1946, Elizabeth Agatha (Betty) Carrucan married Gunnar Eric Erickson, a Swedish engineer whom she met in Stawell where she was teaching and he was working on drilling bores. They went to live in Captains Flat in southern NSW where Gunner worked on the Snowy Mountain Schema. Mick and Terry Erickson were born in that harsh and rugged environment and one further son, Tim, was born in Greensborough. Betty was born in Eltham in 1915 and was the granddaughter of Patrick Carrucan who migrated from Co. Clare.
Betty is shown with her older brother John Francis (Jack) Carrucan along with Maid of Honour Marie Murphy nee Hickey, one of Betty's girlhood friends from Eltham.Jun 05, 2026
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1946 wedding Betty Carrucan - with new husband Eric Erickson-162 viewsIn 1946, Elizabeth Agatha (Betty) Carrucan married Gunnar Eric Erickson, a Swedish engineer whom she met in Stawell where she was teaching and he was working on drilling bores. They went to live in Captains Flat in southern NSW where Gunner worked on the Snowy Mountain Schema. Mick and Terry Erickson were born in that harsh and rugged environment and one further son, Tim, was born in Greensborough. Betty was born in Eltham in 1915 and was the granddaughter of Patrick Carrucan who migrated from Co. Clare.Jun 05, 2026
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1927 - Obituary for Mary Carrucan nee O'Brien68 viewsThis is the published death notice for Mary Carrucan nee O'Brien, the wife of the last Patrick Carrucan of Dalton St, Eltham. Patrick and Mary had come out from Ireland in the 1850s and lived on the Dalton St Farm.
Mary died at age 90, with her son Michael inheriting the farm.Jun 05, 2026
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1847 - Edward Dunn convict 1769-1850138 viewsA legal dispute between Thomas Sweeney and one of his employees, Edward Dunn, was reported by the Port Phillip Herald of Thursday 22nd July 1847. Peter Cuffley has investigated the background of Edward Dunn and this information is captured in the attached image.Jul 31, 2025
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1997-10-19 Pat Sweeney with Peter Cuffley107 viewsThis photo shows cousins Pat Sweeney and Peter Cuffley.
It was taken in 1997 when Pat Sweeney was visiting Victoria from his home in Western Australia.Jul 30, 2025
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1993-11 Sweeneys Lane subdivision sale141 viewsIn late 1993, the Burston family did a major subdivision and offered 12 allotments, ranging in size from 1 to 3 acres. Once this was done, the Burstons were left with the single house block.Jul 30, 2025
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1986 Ellie Goss, Jim Murray, Noel Murray with wife Marcella and Cath Cuffley138 viewsThis photo, of cousins Ellie Goss, Jim Murray, Noel Murray and wife Marcella, and Cath Cuffley, was taken at the Murray property, Laurel Hill, Etham North in 1986.
James Eugene ‘Jim’ Murray lived until 1993 and always welcomed cousins to the old house on the hill. Jul 30, 2025
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