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1865 circa Sweeney heirloom emu egg - view 3143 viewsThis traditionally carved emu egg was passed onto Mary Carrucan (nee Sweeney) by her father John Sweeney. It was on display in this old pink vase in the dining room at the Dalton Street farm house for some 60 years. It is believed that the egg was given to Thomas Sweeney in the 1850s by the local aboriginals of the Plenty River area. The vase itself was a gift to John Sweeney and Ellen Kenney on the occasion of their wedding on 10 Nov 1868.
This is 1 of 3 views of the emu egg, showing the full extent of the carving.
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1960s - Irish Photo36 viewsWaiting for further details on this one.
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1900s - Margaret Katherine (Tissa) Ryan (1883-1960)33 viewsMargaret Katherine (Tissa) Ryan (1883-1960) was one of the children of John Francis Ryan (1855-1921) and Ellen Elizabeth (Ellie) Sweeney (1845-1932), one of the daughters of Thomas and Margaret Sweeney. She was born in Coromandel, New Zealand, and lived her life there.
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1910 - Sisters Annie Mary Sweeney and Mary Ellen (Nellie or Nessie) Sweeney33 viewsAnnie was the eldest child of Patrick Sweeney and Mary Fitzsimons. Born 25th May 1860 at Eltham, she married John Francis (Jack) Smith in May 1884 at St Brigid's Catholic Church, North Fitzroy. She died on 4th April 1934 in North Fitzroy.
Mary Ellen (Nessie) was youngest child of of Patrick Sweeney and Mary Fitzsimons. She was born on 26th May 1869 at Mt Pleasant in Eltham. In the 1909 Electoral Role, she is living at 51 Bennett St, North Fitzroy, with her father Pat Sweeney. She died on 21st March 1955 in North Fitzroy. She never married.
Peter Cuffley recalls visiting 'Nessie' and her niece Nelly Oliver (Smith) at 577 Rae St, North Fitzroy, with his mother Cath Cuffley, in the late 1940s. It was a weatherboard house with stables out the back and a large walnut tree.
The photograph is inscribed "To Dear Aunt Ellie, with love from Nell, April 10th 1910." Aunt Ellie was Ellen Ryan of Waiki, New Zealand.
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1865 circa Sweeney heirloom emu egg - view 132 viewsThis traditionally carved emu egg was passed onto Mary Carrucan (nee Sweeney) by her father John Sweeney. It was on display in this old pink vase in the dining room at the Dalton Street farm house for some 60 years. It is believed that the egg was given to Thomas Sweeney in the 1850s by the local aboriginals of the Plenty River area. The vase itself was a gift to John Sweeney and Ellen Kenney on the occasion of their wedding on 10 Nov 1868.
This is 1 of 3 views of the emu egg, showing the full extent of the carving.
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1916 - wedding of Frank and May Ryan30 viewsFrank Ryan was one of four children born to Ellen Sweeney and John Ryan. Frank was born in 1887 at Coromandel in NZ. He married Mary Ann (May) Smale in 1916 in North Fitzroy and they had 4 children Shiela, Kitty, Ellie and Jack. He died in 1965 at the Alfred Hospital in Prahran. May died in 1937 at Black Rock where they lived.
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1865 approx - Sweeney/Carrucan heirlooms - carved emu egg and vase29 viewsThis traditionally carved emu egg was passed onto Mary Carrucan (nee Sweeney) by her father John Sweeney. It was on display in this old pink vase in the dining room at the Dalton Street farm house for some 60 years. It is believed that the egg was given to Thomas Sweeney in the 1850s by the local aboriginals of the Plenty River area. The vase itself was a gift to John Sweeney and Ellen Kenney on the occasion of their wedding on 10 Nov 1868.
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1900 - John Sweeney with his 5 daughters at Culla Hill28 viewsThis photo of John Sweeney with his five daughters has been taken on the same day as the one with him in a buggy with his daughter Annie Cecile.
From left to right:
John Sweeney
Kathleen (1884-1916)
Mary Frances (1876-1961)
Annie Cecile (1869-1951) is third in line holding a puppy.
Ellen Irene 1874-1940
Elizabeth Agatha 1871-1917.
There are 2 points which date the photo to around 1900.
1. Kathleen was born in 1884 and looks around 15 of 16 in this photo.
2. Annie Cecile married John Patrick Foley in Waterford, Ireland on the 8th of January, 1901. She had her son Marcus in Wales in May, 1902, and a son Thomas in Perth in April 1903. She probably didn't get back to Culla Hill before her father died in 1909. She was a teacher in north-west New South Wales up to 1899.
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1910 October - wedding of Michael Carrucan and Mary Sweeney of Eltham28 viewsThis shows the wedding of Mary Sweeney and Michael Carrucan at St John's Catholic Church in Heidelberg in October 1910.
Celebrant was Rev Fr. Parker.
From left to right: Catherine Sweeney, Michael O'Hare, Michael Carrucan, Mary Carrucan, Thomas Sweeney, Ellen Smith
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1910 approx - Patrick Sweeney27 viewsPatrick Sweeney, the eldest of six children born to Thomas Sweeney and Margaret Sweeney nee Meehan, was born in 1838 in Melbourne and grew up at Culla Hill, the family property in Eltham. He died in 1919. His address at the time of his death was 577 Rae St, North Fitzroy, where he lived with his daughter Ellen (Nessie) and her husband
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1900s One of the Sweeney daughters poses in front of the Culla Hill gate27 viewsA very interesting photo, showing the hand made front gate at the Culla Hill property
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1900 - John Sweeney and daughter Annie Cecile at Culla Hill27 viewsThis superb photo shows John Sweeney and his daughter Annie Cecile on a dray outside the front gate of Culla Hill. Unfortunately the photo developer has put the words 'Bulla Hill' on the photo.
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1908 - Sweeney Carrucan tennis group, Eltham27 viewsThis photo, taken in 1908 at the Lower Eltham park, shows various Sweeney and Carrucan family members. Kathleen Cuffley, the daughter of Frank Ryan, has identified a number of the players
Kathleen 'Kassie' Sweeney - back row, right hand end
Nellie Sweeney, daughter of Patrick Sweeney - back row, third from right
Frank Ryan, son of Ellie Sweeney - back row centre (fourth from right)
Will Oliver - front row, right most person
Nellie Oliver (Smith) - front row, second from right
Mary Sweeney - front row (third from right)
Michael Carrucan - front row centre (fourth from right)e
Frank Carrucan, who married Kassie Sweeney - lying in front, leftmost of the 2 men
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1910 approx - Culla Hill original hut - Ellen and Kathleen Sweeney and Michael Carrucan27 viewsNana (Ellen Sweeney) and Cassie (Kathleen Sweeney) proudly pose in front of this humble structure, the first hut built by Thomas Sweeney, possibly as early as 1843. John Francis Sweeney was probably born therein. Mick Carrucan (who married Mary Sweeney in 1910) is also in the picture.
This photo was no doubt taken by Joseph Rance Douie during a weekend visit to Eltham somewhere around the 1910 period or slightly later.
Joseph says on the back of the photo "It is many years since I took this photo ..."
These two photographs of the hut at Culla Hill are also prefect illustrations of the Sweeney family’s use of bush timber. Not only is the hut made split palings, split shingles and hand whittled slabs, the picket fence in the background is again made of split hardwood. We must make the best of these photographs to show how hard-working pioneers like our ancestors could turn the timber on their land into materials for their needs rather than purchase the products of commercial mills. It was the kind of ‘make-do’ ingenuity which bespeaks their humble Irish origins.
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1927 - aunts at Eltham - Annie Smith, Ellen Hooley, Nessie Sweeney26 viewsThere was a constant flood of visitors to Dalton Street on weekends from the now far flung clans. The old aunts were especially formidable with their lilting Irish brogue and their strong personalities and independent ways.
A bevy of aunts - Annie Smith (1860-1934), Ellen Hooley (1874-1943) and Nessie Sweeney (1869-1955).
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1921 - Betty Carrucan and Nellie Sweeney - Eltham Elementary School Grades 1 & 226 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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1906 approx - John Sweeney portrait circa 1906, when about 62 years of age25 viewsJohn Sweeney, the son of Thomas Sweeney, lived in Eltham all his life (1844-1909). My brother Michael Erickson has the original large portrait at his farm in country Victoria. The following is written on the back of the photo:
To my dear sister Ellie with much love
J. F. Sweeney
28/12/06
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1900 approx - portrait of Mary Sweeney as a young lady25 viewsMary Sweeney was one of 5 daughters to John Sweeney - Portrait as a young lady, circa 1900.
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1901 - Ellen Sweeney Dance Invitation25 viewsA dance invitation extended to Miss Ellen Sweeney from the Batchelors of Edenhope.
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1902 approx - John Francis (Frank) Sweeney25 viewsJohn Francis (Frank) Carrucan was the 9th of 10 children born to John Sweeney and Ellen Kenney. He was born at Eltham in 1882 and died in 1952 in Perth, West Australia.
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1920 approx - Ellen (Nelly) Sweeney poses side saddle at Culla Hill25 viewsEllen (Nelly) Sweeney was one of the ten children born to John Francis Sweeney and Ellen Mary Sweeney nee Kenney. She was born in 1874 at Culla Hill and died in 1940. She was a fine horsewoman.
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1914 circa - Culla Hill Mary Carrucan nee Sweeney with oldest child Patrick24 viewsThis photo shows Mary Carrucan nee Sweeney with oldest child Patrick, who was born in 1911. Mary was a grand daughter of Thomas Sweeney
Peter Cuffley discusses this photo as follows
It is a wonderful image and reflects the remarkable ability with wood the early Sweeneys had. The homemade seat is in a tradition of Australian bush furniture which Kevin Carney and I wrote about in our 1974 book ‘A CATALOGUE AND HISTORY OF COTTAGE CHAIRS IN AUSTRALIA.’ Not only is it a classic example of hand whittled ingenuity, in the background is a fine example of a picket fence which is entirely made of hand-split bush timber. The posts and the rails are all hand-split and not milled, but even better, every single picket is hand-split! To add further to the importance of the picture, the seat is actually in the Irish hand-made furniture tradition. In 1993 Claudia Kinmonth brought out a superb book called ‘IRISH COUNTRY FURNITURE 1700-1950.’ An up-dated edition was released in 2020 titled ‘Irish Country Furniture and Furnishings 1700-2000.’
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1883 - John Sweeney Diary23 viewsJohn Sweeney intermittently kept a personal diary (hand written in an old exercise book) between the years of 1881 and 1883. It was passed onto his daughter Mary Carrucan) who in turn passed it onto her son Jack. Jack passed it onto his sister Betty (Erickson) who in turn passed it onto her son Tim Erickson. It is currently being looked after by Tim. It documents the sort of subsistence farming which framed the lives of the early Eltham settlers. The diet was one of cutting wood, ploughing, planting or digging up potatoes, taking produce or wood to Melbourne to sell and the various special occasions when someone visited or the family visited someone.
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1910 approx - Culla Hill original hut - Ellen (Nana) and Kathleen (Cassie) Sweeney with Michael Carrucan and Michael O'Heare23 viewsNana (Ellen Sweeney) and Cassie (Kathleen Sweeney) proudly pose in front of this humble structure, the first hut built by Thomas Sweeney, possibly as early as 1843. John Francis Sweeney was probably born therein.
The two other figures are Mick Carrucan (who married Mary Sweeney in 1910) and Michael O'Heare, a well known local solicitor who was one of the groomsmen at Michael Carrucan's wedding in 1910.
These two photographs of the hut at Culla Hill are also prefect illustrations of the Sweeney family’s use of bush timber. Not only is the hut made split palings, split shingles and hand whittled slabs, the picket fence in the background is again made of split hardwood. We must make the best of these photographs to show how hard-working pioneers like our ancestors could turn the timber on their land into materials for their needs rather than purchase the products of commercial mills. It was the kind of ‘make-do’ ingenuity which bespeaks their humble Irish origins.
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1910 approx - Patrick Sweeney21 viewsPatrick Sweeney, the eldest of six children born to Thomas Sweeney and Margaret Sweeney nee Meehan, was born in 1838 in Flinders St, Melbourne, and grew up at Culla Hill, the family property in Eltham.
Pat and his wife Mary (Fitzsimons), who had been living in "Mount Pleasant" in Eltham, moved in 1881 and settled in North Fitzroy.
Pat died in 1919. His address at the time of his death was 577 Rae St, North Fitzroy, where he lived with his daughter Ellen (Nessie) and her husband. This is probably where this photo was taken.
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1904 - Kas Sweeney20 viewsThis photo shows Kathleen A Sweeney (Kas), the youngest of 10 children born to John Sweeney and Ellen Kenney. She was born in October 1884. I guess this photo was taken when she was about 20 years of age. The photo is currently with Brian Carrucan, her grandson. I am still to get a good copy so this is just in interim attempt. Kas married Frank Carrucan in 1915 but died in 1916 soon after bearing her first child Ken.
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1868-11-10 John Francis Sweeney and Ellen Mary Kenney marriage at St John's Church in Heidelberg20 viewsThis historic photo captures the wedding of John Francis Sweeney and Ellen Mary Kenney on the 10th of November 1868 at St John’s Church in Heidelberg. Investigation of the original photo showed writing under a glued over backing sheet. Some of the text is indecipherable but it does include ‘To Dear Nellie with fondest love from E..DE..NE Culla Hill Eltham Victoria.’
The original is in the collection of the Eltham Historical Society and a copy has been purchased for our Sweeney archive.
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1883 - John Sweeney Diary14 viewsJohn Sweeney intermittently kept a personal diary (hand written in an old exercise book) between the years of 1881 and 1883. It was passed onto his daughter Mary Carrucan) who in turn passed it onto her son Jack. Jack passed it onto his sister Betty (Erickson) who in turn passed it onto her son Tim Erickson. It is currently being looked after by Tim. It documents the sort of subsistence farming which framed the lives of the early Eltham settlers. The diet was one of cutting wood, ploughing, planting or digging up potatoes, taking produce or wood to Melbourne to sell and the various special occasions when someone visited or the family visited someone.
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1865 circa Sweeney heirloom emu egg - view 214 viewsThis traditionally carved emu egg was passed onto Mary Carrucan (nee Sweeney) by her father John Sweeney. It was on display in this old pink vase in the dining room at the Dalton Street farm house for some 60 years. It is believed that the egg was given to Thomas Sweeney in the 1850s by the local aboriginals of the Plenty River area. The vase itself was a gift to John Sweeney and Ellen Kenney on the occasion of their wedding on 10 Nov 1868.
This is 1 of 3 views of the emu egg, showing the full extent of the carving.
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1904 - Kas Sweeney12 viewsThis photo shows Kathleen A Sweeney (Kas), the youngest of 10 children born to John Sweeney and Ellen Kenney. She was born in October 1884. I guess this photo was taken when she was about 20 years of age. The photo is currently with Brian Carrucan, her grandson. I am still to get a good copy so this is just in interim attempt. Kas married Frank Carrucan in 1915 but died in 1916 soon after bearing her first child Ken.
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1820s Cove of Cork7 viewsThis Irish harbour was known as COVE until 1849 when it was changed to Queenstown after a visit from Queen Victoria.
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1922-04-16 Ellen Sweeney in Mrs Cox's garden Eltham Easter Sunday 19226 viewsThis photo shows Ellen Sweeney in Mrs Cox's garden in Eltham on Easter Sunday 1922. The writing on the back is as follows
Jackson St Casterton Aug 18. 23
Dear Girls,I was very pleased to receive your nice letters with news of your doings in Eltham. You put Casterton S.A., so your letters were a long time reaching me. As I hope to see you all very soon I shall just send a p.c. of me taken in Mrs Cox’s garden Easter Sunday 12 months ago. The river here has been in flood twice and people who lived along its banks had to move. I believe the Eltham PS is greatly improved. Betty says I shall get lost there now. Casterton is on the Glenelg R. in Vic so you will remember that next time. Best wishes to you all.
From E. Hooley
Ellen Sweeney was a former student of Eltham State School in the 1880s, She became a teacher at the school from 1891-1898. She returned in 1915 until her marriage to William Hooley of Casterton at St Marys, Eltham, Tuesday, April 24, 1923. see the following 2 articles, recording her wedding (http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article56655781) and her death (http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article57491650).
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1930 circa at Culla Hill - Nellie Sweeney, Nellie Oliver, Nellie Murray and Nellie (Nana) Hooley nee Sweeney - Nana owned Culla Hill at this stage5 viewsA wonderful 1930 photo showing 4 Nellies on the front verandah of the Culla Hill homestead.
Ellen Mary (Nessie) Sweeney (1869-1955) - daughter of Patrick Carrucan and Mary Fitzsimons
Ellen (Nellie) Oliver nee Smith (1885-1956) - daughter of Jack Smith and Annie Sweeney
Ellen Mary (Nellie) Murray (1907-1938) - daughter of James Murray and Julia Brennan
Ellen Irene (Nelly) Hooley nee Sweeney (1874-1940) - daughter of John Sweeney and Ellen Kenney
A note on Ellen Mary (Nessie) Sweeney. She never married and worked at the Foy & Gibson factory in Collingwood. In later life, she lived with her niece Nelly Oliver so to save confusion people called her 'Nessie'.
I notice in lots of old references that people used both spellings, Nellie and Nelly. Patrick 1838-1919 calls his sister Ellen 'Ellie'. so that's another variation!
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1830s Coastal Cutter - Peter Cuffley4 viewsUpon obtaining his Ticket of Leave in 1831, Thomas Sweeney set about becoming a coastal trader in the Sydney colony. By 1833, he owned a half share in a small vessel called Sarah and was building a craft of some 40 tons. This sketch, provided by Peter Cuffley, is typical of the sort of boat that Sweeney would have sailed.
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1923 Frank and May Ryan with Shiela Kitty and Ellie on way to Eltham on Indian motorbike for Ellen Sweeney's wedding4 viewsFrancis Michael "Frank" Ryan (1887-1965) was one of the children of John Francis Ryan (1855-1921) and Ellen Sweeney (1845-1932).
He married Mary Ann "May" Smale in January 1916.
Frank and May are shown on their Indian motorbike with children Cecelia Mary "Shiela" (born 1916), Catherine Ellen "Kitty" (born 1917) and Eileen Margaret "Ellie" (born 1919). They had one further child, John Francis "Jack" who was born in 1924. At the time of this photo, there were only the 3 older daughters.
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1973 Cullahill Farm outbuildings, Parish of Bourney, Tipperary North - taken by Brian Cuffley4 viewsPhoto taken by Brian Cuffley in 1973, when the Guider family were still in residence. Photo shows the barn and outbuildings at Cullahill, Tipperary.
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1840s Robert Hoddle map of Parish of Nillumbik4 viewsThis Robert Hoddle map of the Parish of Nillumbik shows that a number of the subdivision blocks have names allocated to them but not all. Thomas Sweeney has a 110 acre block adjoining the Yarra River. An annotation on blocks 6 and 7 records "Sweeney bark range thickly wooded".
As supplied by Peter Cuffley to Alan Marshall for his book Pioneers and Painters.
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1831 Thomas Sweeny Ticket of Leave4 viewsAfter 8 years as an assigned convict within the confines of the NSW Colony, Thomas Sweeney's Ticket of Leave allowed him to work for himself. His Ticket of Leave is dated the 31st of July, 1831. There is a notation on his Ticket of Leave butt dated 21st of March, 1834 which reads: ‘The holder of this Ticket is permitted to voyage between Illawarra & Sydney for trading purposes.’ It is signed, Alexander McLeay, Colonial Secretary’s Office. The Ticket of Leave ha a further notation in 1835: ‘Allowed by the Colonial Secretary’s letter No. 35/613 dated 9th November 1835, Trade between Manning River and Sydney but not allowed to cut cedar.’
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1895 circa Eltham State School No. 209 Dalton Street Eltham4 viewsThe Eltham Elementary School in Dalton Street (School Number 209) had been started in the 1850s and all the Sweeney children attended. At its peak, 2 teachers had to teach up to 100 children ranging in age from 3 to 14 in the old sandstone schoolroom. The early schooling was general in nature and focused on rudimentary reading and writing and basic farming capabilities.
Sourced from the Eltham District Historical Society.
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1907 circa - Thomas and Kathleen Sweeney, postcard to Mary and Fran in WA4 viewsThis is the back of the photo of Kathleen (Kas) and Thomas (Tom) Sweeney which was sent as a postcard to older siblings Tom and Mary in Western Australia. It says in part
"Tom Prior took it as we were returning from a ride. You will recognise the hill; our young stock.....Pigs send their love. Only another 3 weeks to live....Tell Frank to try and come home this year. Anxiously waiting for your next letter. Dad's neck is a bit troublesome now. He is making a new fowl house and it is nearly finished. Went for a ride on my own today."
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1922 Prayer Book Gift 24 viewsThe small prayer book 'The New Key Of Heaven' had been originally presented to Mrs Foley from her sincere friends the Bayswater Altar Society in October 1912. She gifted it to her little niece Betty Carrucan, Christmas 1922. At that time she was living in Western Australia. Her words to her niece: Pray for me sometimes dear Betty.
Mrs Foley was Annie Cecile Sweeney (1969-1947),the eldest child of John Francis Sweeney and Ellen Mary Kenney.
Erickson Collection
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1902 John Francis Ryan and Ellen Elizabeth Sweeney with children Thomas John Margaret and Francis (Frank)3 viewsEllen Elizabeth Sweeney (1845-1932), one of the daughters of Thomas Sweeney, married John Francis Ryan in 1880 in Cormandel, NZ. They are shown here with their 4 children Thomas Joseph "Tom" (born 1882), Margaret Katherine "Tissa" (born 1883), John Desmond "Des" (born 1885) and Francis Michael "Frank" born 1887. They were living in Waihu, NZ, at the time.
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1902 - John Francis Ryan and Ellen Elizabeth Sweeney with children Thomas John Margaret and Francis (Frank)3 viewsEllen Elizabeth Sweeney (1845-1932), one of the daughters of Thomas Sweeney, married John Francis Ryan in 1880 in Cormandel, NZ. They are shown here with their 4 children Thomas Joseph "Tom" (born 1882), Margaret Katherine "Tissa" (born 1883), John Desmond "Des" (born 1885) and Francis Michael "Frank" born 1887. They were living in Waihu, NZ, at the time.
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Vi Burston interview for DV News3 viewsThis interview with Vi Burston, the owner of Culla Hill (now called Sweeneys) in the late 11980s or early 1993) was published in the Diamond Valley news.
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1921 Eltham Elementary School grades 3 and 4 - Patrick and Jack Carrucan Nellie Sweeney Teacher3 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 3 and 4 class shows 40 children ranging in ages from about 10 upwards. Nellie Sweeney is the teacher on the right. Patrick and Jack Carrucan are amongst the children.
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1924 - Frank Sweeney, Perth3 viewsFrank Sweeney, who was born 26 May 1882 and who died 18 August 1952, was a grandson of Thomas Sweeney. He relocated from Eltham to Perth somewhere around 1904. In the 1906 Electoral Roll, he is a driver living in Park St, Subiaco. He and his wife Ellen (Sullivan) had 7 children, born between 1912 and 1925.
This photo shows him at work in his carrier business. The photo is captioned "With Compliments, Autocars (1924) Ltd. The tray is painted "CARRIER FRANK CARRUCAN SUBIACO".
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1824-04-22 Sweeny in Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser, Thursday, April 22, 1824, page 4 3 viewsIn the Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser of Thursday, April 22, 1824, there is an interesting advertisement: ‘TEN DOLLARS REWARD. – Whereas on Sunday the 11th inst. two Saving Bank Receipts of One Pound each, belonging to my Government assigned Servant, Thomas Sweeny, were stolen from the Men’s Hut on my Farm of Bexley, near Cook’s River; This is to give Notice, that I am willing to pay the above Reward, on discovery of the Individual who presented them for Payment, and endorsed the Name of the said Thomas Sweeny upon the back, as an Acknowledgement. JAMES CHANDLER
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1833 Darling Harbour Sydney National Library of Australia3 viewsHaving obtained a Ticket of Leave dated 29th of November 1831, Thomas Sweeney is increasingly reported in Sydney newspaper lists of coastal trading vessels between Wollongong and Sydney. To sail into Sydney was no mean feat as the captain had to negotiate ‘The Heads’, the entrance to Port Jackson, and then navigate a passage to a selected mooring such as in Cockle Bay (Darling Harbour).
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