Last additions - Carrucan and Sweeney Picture Galleries

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1900 approx research hotel and post office32 viewsMartha Coleman (1858-1924), the second child to Bridget Carrucan and John Coleman, married William West in 1878.
They had 13 children between 1979 and 1896, the first 8 born in Eltham and the remaining 5 born in Research where they moved in 1890. They lived the remainder of their lives in the Research Hotel where William was the proprietor.
This photo was passed onto us by Karen Hough and shows the hotel and post office, circa 1900. This image is from http://www.pictures.libraries.vic.gov.au/. Yarra Plenty Regional Library own the image but it is on public access.Sep 09, 2020

1900 approx - Research hotel33 viewsMartha Coleman (1858-1924), the second child to Bridget Carrucan and John Coleman, married William West in 1878.
They had 13 children between 1979 and 1896, the first 8 born in Eltham and the remaining 5 born in Research where they moved in 1890. They lived the remainder of their lives in the Research Hotel where William was the proprieter.
It was passed onto us by Karen Hough who comments:
This image was given to me by a family member, Barry Smith, who has the original image (an old postcard, as I believe they used to do to photos). It belonged to his grandmother, Elizabeth Martha West who was the 7th child of William and Martha. She was raised there and returned there to live for a while when her husband Claude Wiltshire went off to WW1. William West's name is clearly visible on the fascia board. It was taken some time after the other image of the hotel as the verandah above the post office looks very saggy!
Sep 09, 2020

1895 - Kate Coleman childhood home40 viewsJohn Vincent Coleman, the grandson of Bridget Coleman, was born on 28th April 1892 in Malvern and died on 2nd November 1970, aged 78. On 18 Oct 1917, when he was 25 years of age, he married Kate Jones (1896-1990).
Kate was born on February 20, 1896 in her family's log cabin home in Yarra Street, Warrandyte. The simple family home had a bark roof. Clothes were washed in the river and cooking was done on a wood-fired stove. The site is where the squash courts now stand.
The photo shows the primitive house in which Kate grew up. It shows Freda Jones and children (from left): Mary, Freda, Tom, Ben, Bill and Rachel. Charlie and Winifred are not pictured. Freda was expecting Kate at the time.Sep 09, 2020

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