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1921 - Betty Carrucan and Nellie Sweeney - Eltham Elementary School Grades 1 & 232 viewsThe Eltham Elementary School in Dalton Street (School Number 209) had been started in the 1850s and was just a stone's throw from the Carrucan farms. All the Carrucan children attended and this photo of the 1921 Grade 1 and 2 class shows some 39 children ranging in ages from about 6 to 10. Betty Carrucan is fourth from the left in the second row from the front. Her aunt Nellie Sweeney is the teacher on the right.
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1921 - Betty Carrucan and Nellie Sweeney - Eltham Elementary School Grades 1 & 236 viewsThe Eltham Elementary School in Dalton Street (School Number 209) had been started in the 1850s and was just a stone's throw from the Carrucan farms and not too far from Culla Hill. All the Carrucan and Sweeney children attended and this photo of the 1921 Grade 1 and 2 class shows 39 children ranging in ages from about 6 to 10. Betty Carrucan is fourth from the left in the second row from the front. Her aunt Nellie Sweeney is the teacher on the right.
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Willsmere28 viewsThe Kew Lunatic Asylum was a place where many Carrucans worked, either as nurses, farmers, gardeners, warders or as general hands. As you can see from the photo, it was a huge establishment and was found in Kew on the southern banks of the Yarra River.
Operational from 1871 to 1988, Kew was one of the largest asylums ever built in Australia. Later known as Willsmere, the complex of buildings were constructed between 1864 and 1872 to the design of architects G.W. Vivian and Frederick Kawerau of the Victorian Public Works Office to house the growing number of 'lunatics, inebriates and idiots' in the Colony of Victoria.
Kew continued to operate throughout the 20th century as a 'Hospital for the Insane', 'Mental Hospital' or 'Psychiatric Hospital', treating acute, long-term and geriatric patients until it closed in December 1988. The main building and surrounding grounds were sold by the State Government in the 1980s and were redeveloped as residential properties.
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2006 - Peter Carrucan of Woodford39 viewsPeter Carrucan, one of the many great grand children of Peter Carrucan, now lives with his wife Joy in Woodford in western Victoria and is involved in land reclamation. You can read about Peter in this article: http://www.vrwc.org.au/carrucan/documents/Growing a Seed Orchard - Peter Carrucan.pdf
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1990s - Colin and Pam Hayes33 viewsAgnes Mary Carrucan (1881-1917), the youngest child of Peter Carrucan and Hannah Woods, marked Thomas Albert HAYES (1876-1952) in 1900 at Heidelberg. They had 6 children as follows
Francis Vincent (1901-)
John Joseph (1905-1985)
Thomas Albert (1907-1954)
Percival (1909-)
Selwyn James (1912-1986)
Mary Agnes (Molly) (1915-1991).
This photo, from Pam Hayes (nee Allsopp), shows her with husband Colin Hayes who is one of the children of Selwyn and Irene Rita Hayes.
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2012 - Andrew and Claire (nee Deveson) Carrucan with twins Sam and Jack on left Claire (nee Carrucan) and Lucas Oddo with children Ethan and Nathan35 viewsAndrew and Claire (nee Deveson) Carrucan with twins Sam and Jack on left Claire (nee Carrucan) and Lucas Oddo with children Ethan and Nathan. Andrew and Claire are Patrick Carrucan who migrated from Co. Clare to Eltham in the 1850's.
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2008 Michael Carrucan visit - Michael with Jim and John Martin and Mary Conheady23 views
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1998 - Br Raymund O'Regan31 viewsSmall card to mark fifty years as a Marist Brother for Brother Raymund (John) O'Regan.
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1847 - Edward Dunn convict 1769-18507 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 Cuffley3 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 sale8 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 Cuffley7 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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1971 Pioneers and Painters page 124 viewsIn the years leading up to 1971, the centenary of the Eltham Shire's birth, the Council felt that the publication of a Shire history would fittingly mark the century of achievement. Well known author Alan Marshall, who was an Eltham resident, took on the task and the end result was the wonderful Pioneers and Painters book. As part of his research, Marshall reached out to many people including Peter Cuffley (who was his source for information on Thomas Sweeney) and my uncle Jack Carrucan (who was also very knowledgeable about the early days of the Shire).
Front Cover
Pioneers and Painters is a wonderful history of the early settlement of Eltham and the surrounding towns - Kangaroo Ground, Queenstown, Panton Hill, Christmass Hills, Yarra Glen, Kinglake. It is still generally available for purchase at second hand bookshops and via online vendors and I would recommend it to everyone.
This book is also the first to acknowledge Thomas Sweeney's early footprint in the Eltham district and his pioneering settlement at Culla Hill.
For completeness, here are the 2 pages in 'Pioneers and Painters' that refer to Thomas Sweeney.Jul 30, 2025
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1971 Pioneers and Painters page 106 viewsIn the years leading up to 1971, the centenary of the Eltham Shire's birth, the Council felt that the publication of a Shire history would fittingly mark the century of achievement. Well known author Alan Marshall, who was an Eltham resident, took on the task and the end result was the wonderful Pioneers and Painters book. As part of his research, Marshall reached out to many people including Peter Cuffley (who was his source for information on Thomas Sweeney) and my uncle Jack Carrucan (who was also very knowledgeable about the early days of the Shire).
Front Cover
Pioneers and Painters is a wonderful history of the early settlement of Eltham and the surrounding towns - Kangaroo Ground, Queenstown, Panton Hill, Christmass Hills, Yarra Glen, Kinglake. It is still generally available for purchase at second hand bookshops and via online vendors and I would recommend it to everyone.
This book is also the first to acknowledge Thomas Sweeney's early footprint in the Eltham district and his pioneering settlement at Culla Hill.
For completeness, here are the 2 pages in 'Pioneers and Painters' that refer to Thomas Sweeney.Jul 30, 2025
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1971 Pioneers and Painters Front Cover4 viewsIn the years leading up to 1971, the centenary of the Eltham Shire's birth, the Council felt that the publication of a Shire history would fittingly mark the century of achievement. Well known author Alan Marshall, who was an Eltham resident, took on the task and the end result was the wonderful Pioneers and Painters book. As part of his research, Marshall reached out to many people including Peter Cuffley (who was his source for information on Thomas Sweeney) and my uncle Jack Carrucan (who was also very knowledgeable about the early days of the Shire).
Front Cover
Pioneers and Painters is a wonderful history of the early settlement of Eltham and the surrounding towns - Kangaroo Ground, Queenstown, Panton Hill, Christmass Hills, Yarra Glen, Kinglake. It is still generally available for purchase at second hand bookshops and via online vendors and I would recommend it to everyone.
This book is also the first to acknowledge Thomas Sweeney's early footprint in the Eltham district and his pioneering settlement at Culla Hill.Jul 30, 2025
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1970-11-19 Letter from Alan Marshall to Peter Cuffley5 viewsThe following letter from writer Alan Marshall to Peter Cuffley, dated 19th November 1970, acknowledges Peter's contribution to his book "Pioneers and Painters" and generally discusses Thomas Sweeney. His letter ends with the words "What you should do is later on write a book dealing with the Sweeneys. It would be most interesting."
It took Peter another 55 years to fulfill that request, with The Sweeney Family of Culla Hill Eltham finally published in February 2025.Jul 30, 2025
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