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1940-02 Culla Hill Home Beautiful - Front Parlour29 viewsThis photo, taken from The Home Beautiful magazine issue of 1st February 1940, shows the front parlour of Culla Hill at that time. By then the property had passed out of Sweeney hands.
The parlor, entrance passage and bedroom were transformed by the then owners into one long living room across the front of the house. The landscape window was previously the site of an open fireplace. Eastern rugs and early Victorian and early colonial furniture made for appropriate furnishings.
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2016-04-06 Fanore Trip - family gathering 129 viewsTaken in Fanore when Mary Conheady and Sr. Maureen Kelly were on a trip there in June 2016. From left to right around the table:
Linda and Kevin Speakman (USA), Mary Conheady (Australia), Nancy Carrucan, Anna Carrucan, Tony Toher, Sr. Maureen Kelly (Australia), Breada Carrucan and Noela Carrucan. Anna, Breada and Noela are all children of Nancy and all still live in and around the Fanore area.
Photo from Mary Conheady.
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1992 Sale of Coleman Farm in Eltham - 128 viewsThis article was published in the Diamond Valley News of Tuesday 11 February 1992 and announced the forthcoming auction of Coleman's Corner, John Coleman's original house block and house. Unfortunately, in subsequent years, roadworks straightened the road and this corner and the house no longer exists. Coleman Crescent is the only reminder to this early pioneering farm.
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Colemans Corner, Eltham - site or original house of John Coleman and Bridget Carrucan28 viewsJohn Coleman's block was on what used to be called Coleman's corner in North Eltham. You travelled some 2-3 km from the Eltham Township towards Research on Main Road until you encountered a sharp corner in the road at the turnoff to Diamond Creek. The Coleman block was on the left side of Main Road. Continued in next photo.
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2009 - Robert, Noelani, Scott, Cheryl Laumer28 viewsThis picture shows Cheryl Laumer nee West and her husband Robert Laumer with their two children Noelani and Scott at an event honouring the young women at Church.
Cheryl is a great great grandchild of Bridget Carrucan and John Coleman.
This photo was passed onto us by Cheryl.
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1938 - Henry Doube Family Photo28 viewsA magnificant photo showing the family of Henry John (Harry) Doube (1879 - 1939) and Augusta Mary Ziesing (1882-1966).
Back: Brian (b 1917), Henry (b 1913), Charles (b 1912)
Front: Mary (b 1915), Augusta and Henry.
Henry John Doube was one of the 5 children born to Bridget Mary Carrucan and John Doube in Adelaide, South Australia.
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2008 Anne James and Patsy Carrucan28 views2008 Anne James and Patsy Carrucan
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2009 Michael Carrucan senior with wife Christine and granddaughter Laura28 views2009 - Michael Carrucan Senior, one of the 5 children of Dennis Carrucan, with his wife Christine and his son Michael Jnr.
Photo supplied by Michael Carrucan Jnr.
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Fanore Carrucans - Tony and Ann in back, Lyn and Nola in front28 viewsThis photo shows 4 of the Fanore based Carrucan clan
Back: Tony and Ann (who is married to Patsy Carrucan)
Front: Lyn and Nola (Patsy's sister who is married to Tony)
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Motuihi Island, Auckland, Hauraki Gulf28 viewsMotuihi Island, Auckland, Hauraki Gulf
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1870s late - Bridget Lane (nee Carrucan) with one of her children28 viewsBridget Lane (nee Carrucan) 1858-1949 with one of her children. We think it is either her first child Michael (Mick), born 1876, but maybe her third child and first daughter, Mary Anastasia (1879 - 1900). Thus the photo must date from the late 1870s.
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1946 - Monica Kathleen Carrucan-Edna Phyllis Simpson- Nola Phyllis Carrucan28 viewsMonica Kathleen Simpson(1918-1957) and Phyllis Nola Clarke (1928-2000) were two of the children of Myles Charles Carrucan (1897-1969) and Phyllis Alberta Kennedy (1899-1948). They were great grand children of Patrick Carrucan. They are shown here together with Edna Simpson (1942), Monica's oldest daughter.
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1950s - Kathleen Margaret Mulvogue on her wedding day with parents Frank and Ellen Rose (Toppy) Mulvogue nee Ganly28 views1950s - Kathleen Margaret Mulvogue (1936-) on her wedding day, with her parents Frank Mulvogue (1912-1977) and Ellen Rose (Toppy) Mulvogue nee Ganly (1914-1989).
Photo provided by Kath's daughter Karen Meredith.
Kath is the great great grand daughter of Patrick Carrucan and Mary O'Brien
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1954 - Marriage of Gregory Carrucan and Bernadette Hanley28 views1954 - Marriage of Gregory Carrucan (1929-1991) and Bernadette Hanley at St Patrick's Cathedral in East Melbourne, Victoria.
Also shown in the photo are bridesmaid Mary Hanley and Greg's brother Jack Carrucan (1922-1987) on the right.
Greg and Jack were sons of John Francis Carrucan (1885-1956), the grandson of Patrick Carrucan who migrated from Ireland in 1856
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1975 - Fr Frank O'Regan28 viewsWhen Agnes Mary Sloan (1900-1952), the granddaughter of Peter Carrucan, married builder David Michael O'Regan (1900-1973) in Warrandyte in 1922, they could not have guessed the paths their children's lives would take. Of their five children, three would serve the Catholic Church directly - two as priests and one as a Marist Brother - while the other two would marry and continue the family line. The children were
Francis Joseph O'Regan (1923-1985)
Mary Margaret O'Regan (1925-)
Bernard David O'Regan (1926-2005)
Kevin John O'Regan (1928-1981)
John Desmond O'Regan (1930-1998)
This photo shows Fr Frank O'Regan who served as a priest in the Sale Diocese from 1949 until his death in 1985.
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1998 - Br Raymund O'Regan28 viewsSmall card to mark fifty years as a Marist Brother for Brother Raymund (John) O'Regan.
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2008 - Peter Carrucan homestead Eltham28 viewsThis shot, taken in 2008, shows the original homestead of Peter Carrucan, on the corner of Napoleon St and Bible St in Eltham. No longer owned by the Carrucans, it is now home to another Eltham family. I wonder if they realise the rich history of this old house?
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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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2012 Fr Peter Carrucan and Anna Carrucan28 views
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2013-10 Patsy and Ann Carrucan in Ballarat28 viewsIn October 2013, Patsy and Anne Carrucan from Fanore visited Australia. This photo was taken in the histrical village of Sovereigh Hill in Ballarat, in country Victoria.
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2012-08 Tim Erickson in Fanore with Patsy and Anne Carrucan and Patsy's mother Nancy28 views
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2013 Frank and Kathleen Carrucan with grand children twins sam and jack28 viewsFrank Carrucan, who lives in Ballarat, is the great great grandson of Patrick Carrucan who migrated from Co. Clare to Eltham in the 1850's. Frank is one of the children of Cornelius Patrick (Con) and Clare (nee McArdle) Carrucan and a grandson of Jack and Maggie (nee Doherty) Carrucan. He is one of the main cogs in the active family history group. Frank is shown here in 2013 with wife Kath and twin grand children Sam and Jack.
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2011 - Martin and Eileen Hogan Headstone St Kilda Cemetery Melbourne28 viewsMartin John Mowlam took this photo at St. Kilda Cemetery in November 2011. It shows the gravestone of Eileen Bedelia Carrucan (1886-1945) and Martin Denis Hogan (1881-1936). Eileen was a grand daughter of Peter Carrucan and Hannah Woods. Photo provided by David Reinger, the husband of Meron Mildred Reinger nee Renault, who is a great grand daughter of Peter Carrucan and Hannah Woods.
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1900 approx - Research hotel27 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!
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1920s - Martha West nee Coleman27 viewsBridget and John Coleman's second child Martha was born on 1st January 1858. In 1878, aged 19, she married local Eltham boy William West (born 25th March 1856). William became the proprietor of the Research Hotel in 1889 and they moved into residence there. Martha died in 1924, aged 66, and William died in 1935, aged 79. They are both buried in the Eltham Cemetery.
I suspect this photo was taken at Research some time in the early 1920s.
This photo was passed onto us by Martha's great granddaughter Cheryl Laumer nee West.
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1920 approx - Edwin (Ted) Gerald Martin27 viewsEdwin Gerald Martin was born in Ballarat, Victoria on 22 August 1897, the second child and elder son of Gerald David and Bertha (Bridget) Martin nee Coleman and a grandson of Bridget Carrucan.
On the 17th August, 1916, he enlisted as a private in the Australian Imperial Forces in Melbourne, at the age of 18 years 11 months and fought in a number of fronts including Passchendaele.
On 1st June 1920 Ted enlisted in the Royal Australian Navy, exactly one year after he had been discharged from the AIF.
In 1927 Ted married Lillian (Nig) Edith Martin (no blood relation) at St Peter's Church, Eastern Hill, Melbourne.
From 1st September 1939 to 27th December 1941 he was on the Australia, serving through the Battle of Britain. On 26th March 1941 he was mentioned in dispatches for his "skill, resource and devotion to duty". This was followed in his award, on 2nd July 1941, of the British Empire Medal.
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1924 - Frank, Bern and Dave West as teenagers27 viewsJohn (b 1914), Bernard (b 1916), David (b 1918), Frank (b 1918), Ron (b 1920) and Beatrice (b 1921) were the children of John West (1880-1948) and Ada Dobbins (1877-1936). They were all great grandchildren of Bridget Carrucan and John Coleman.
This photo, taken around 1924, shows Bern with his younger twin brothers Frank and Dave.
This photo was passed onto us by Bern's daughter Cheryl.
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1930s - Bern West's 1st flight27 viewsBernard West (1916-2007) was a great grandchild of Bridget Carrucan and John Coleman. His daughter Cheryl advises that he lived near the Brisbane airstrip and loved to watch the planes come in and out. At one time he aspired to be a pilot. This photo, passed onto us by his daughter Cheryl, show his first flight, in Brisbane. Cheryl thinks he was a teenager at the time so that would place the photo in the early 1930s.
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1935 - John West at Pinkenba27 viewsJohn West (b 1880) was one of the 13 children born to William George West (1856-1935) and Martha Coleman (1959-1924). He was a grandchild of Bridget Carrucan and John Coleman.
He worked in the WA goldfields for some 20 years before moving to Queensland with his wife Ada and his family, settling at Pinkenba at the mouth of the Brisbane River.
This photo, taken around 1935, was passed onto us by his granddaughter Cheryl Laumer nee West.
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2009 - Noelani and Scott Bernard Laumer27 viewsNoelani and Scott Laumer are great great great grandchildren of Bridget Carrucan and John Coleman. Their mother Cheryl Laumer nee West advises that this photo was taken at an event honouring the young women of the Church.
This photo was passed onto us by Cheryl.
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1891 - Henry Mary and Charles Doube27 viewsBridget Mary (b approx 1850), the eldest daughter of Denis Carrucan and Mary Sexton, migrated to Adelaide in 1866. In 1878, she married a fellow Irish immigrant, John Doube and they had a family of 5 children
Henry John (b 1879)
Mary Anne (b 1881)
Charles (b 1883)
Joseph Ernest (b 1885)
Mary Gertrude (b 1888)
This photo shows Henry (Harry), Mary and Charles.
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1910 - Charles and Henry Doube27 viewsCharles James Doube (1883-1956) and Henry John Doube (1879-1939) were 2 of the 5 children born to Bridget Mary Carrucan and John Doube in Adelaide, South Australia. They were grand children of Denis Carrucan and Mary Sexton.
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1890s Ned Kent and wife Susan (nee Carrucan) with adopted child John Thomas Flanagan27 viewsSusan Carrucan (1862 - 1943), the third eldest child of Patrick Carrucan and Mary O'Brien, married Edward Shae (Ned) Kent (1858 - 1907) in 1881. Susan and Ned had no children of their own so they adopted John Thomas Flanagan who was orphaned at the age of 8 years, in 1887. He grew up with Sue and became a solicitor, working in Middle Brighton.
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1900 - Theresa Margaret Carrucan (1871-1920) married Edward Bourke at St John's, Heidelberg, Victoria27 viewsMary and Patrick Carrucan had 10 children: Bridget (1858) , Michael (1860) , Susan (1862 ), Patrick (1864 ), Thomas (1866 died as an infant) , Mary Anne (1868 ), Catherine (1869) , Theresa Margaret (1871), Frances (1872 ) and Annie (1874 ).
Around 1900, Theresa Margaret Carrucan (1871-1920) married Edward Bourke at St John's, Heidelberg, Victoria.
They had 5 children
Patrick Leo BOURKE (1902-1961)
Philip Edward Michael (Mick) BOURKE (1904-1971)
Francis James (Frank) BOURKE (1906-1987)
Mary BOURKE (1908-)
Kathleen (Kitty) BOURKE (1914-1995)
Photo passed on by Michael Bourke.
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1942 - Malachi Ganly, Tom Dowling and Frank Kelly27 viewsMary Jane (Girly) Carrucan was born at Kew in Victoria on 1 July, 1889. She married Michael Ganly (1882-1955) at St. Patrick's Cathedral Melbourne on the 22nd February 1911 and they had eight children, John (Jack), Ellen (Toppy), Mary F. (Molly), Kathleen, Margaret (Peg), Michael (Mick), Malachi (1926-1973) and Alicia. This photo shows Malachi (front left) with school friends Tom Dowling and Frank Kelly.
In the back can be seen Pearl Leggatt, Grandma Kelly, Norm Keele and Jack Carrucan.
Malachi was a great grandson of Patrick Carrucan and Mary O'Brien.
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1942 Sept 19 - Mary Carrucan (left) marriage to Wal Dempsey - with her sister Eileen27 viewsMary Cecilia CARRUCAN (1917-) married Walter McInnes DEMPSEY (1910-2010) in 1942.
Also shown is Mary's sister Eileen Carrucan (1919-2000) who married John O'Sullivan in 1953.
Mary and Eileen were great grand children of Patrick Carrucan and Mary O'Brien.
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1945 - Eileen Carrucan with children Ivan (1933) and Kathleen (1935)27 viewsJoseph Thomas Carrucan (1903-1960), third youngest child of Patrick and Ellen Carrucan, was born in 1904. In 1929 he married Eileen Mary Farrelly the only girl in a family of seven boys and they lived in 60a Gold Street Collingwood. They had six children: Helen (1932), Ivan (1933), Patricia (1935), Kathleen (1937), Michael (1942) and Maree (1947).
This photo shows Eileen with her daughter Kathleen when they visited her son Ivan, who was in training with the Christian Bros at Strathfield in NSW.
Eileen and Ivan are great grand children of Patrick Carrucan and Mary O'Brien.
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1950 approx - Monica Kathleen and Nola Phyllis Carrucan27 viewsMonica Kathleen (1918-1957) and Phyllis Nola CARRUCAN (1928-2000) were two of the children of Myles Charles Carrucan (1897-1969) and Phyllis Alberta Kennedy (1899-1948). They were great grand children of Patrick Carrucan.
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1955 approx - Monica Kathleen Simpson nee Carrucan27 viewsMonica was the eldest child of Myles Charles Carrucan and Phyllis Alberta Kennedy and was a great grand child of Patrick Carrucan. She was born on Jul. 18, 1918 in 14 Emerald Street Collingwood and died on Feb. 17, 1957 in Warragul. She married Wilfred Robert Simpson on Oct. 5, 1940 in Melbourne. Wilfred, son of David William Simpson and Amelia Truran, was born on Nov. 18, 1899 in Mount Edgerton Victoria and died on Apr. 1, 1949 in Ringwood Victoria.
Monica and Wilfred had two children, Edna Simpson who was born on Mar. 19, 1942 and Valerie Ann Simpson who was born on Oct. 18, 1943 in Yallourn hospital.
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1990 - Wyuna - Sue Kent's House in Black St Brighton27 viewsSusan Carrucan (1862 - 1943), the third eldest child of Patrick Carrucan and Mary O'Brien, married Edward Shae (Ned) Kent (1858 - 1907) in 1881. Ned died in 1908 and Susan moved to Brighton in 1910, firstly living in 'Rothwell' at 143 Church St and then at 'Wyuna' in Black Street.
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2007 - Fr Pat Smith27 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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1910 approx - Dalton St Farm: Michael O'Heare, Michael Carrucan, Mary Carrucan (nee O'Brien)27 viewsThis shows the back of the old Dalton St farm circa 1910. On the left is Michael O'Heare, a well known local solicitor who was one of the groomsmen at Michael Carrucan's wedding (1910). Michael Carrucan is shown on the right and Michael Carrucan's mother Mary (nee O'Brien) who was born in 1838 in Ireland is in the middle. She would have been around 72 at this time. She eventually died in 1927 aged 89.
This photo was no doubt taken by Joseph Rance Douie, a friend of Michael O'Heare.
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1915 approx - Culla Hill original hut - Ellen (Nana) and Kathleen (Cassie) Sweeney with Michael and Frank 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.
The two other figures are Mick Carrucan (who married Mary Sweeney in 1910) and Frank Carrucan, his cousin (who married Kas Sweeney in 1915). We surmise that Frank is either visiting Eltham prior to marrying Kas in December 1915 or they are already married.
It is one of a pair"
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Fromelle Statue in Melbourne27 viewsThomas Michael Carrucan, born 1892, was the eldest of the 6 children born to Michael and Margaret Carrucan of Kew and was thus one of the grand children of Peter Carrucan and Hannah Woods. He served in WWI and was in the battle of Fromelles, which occurred on 19-20 July 1916. This was perhaps the most harrowing battle ever undertaken by Australian soldiers. Luckily he returned to his family after the war.
This statue, commemorating that battle, is at the Shrine in Melbourne.
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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 Culla Hill27 viewsThis photo shows the side of the Culla Hill homestead sometime in the early 1900s. This is a southern elevation photo of the 1850s house.
Note the underground cistern or well, with an iron pump.
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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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