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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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2008 - Meridy Calnin, Dawn Calnin, Jenny Sperti and Gwen Morgan27 views
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1900 approx research hotel and post office26 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.
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1925 approx - Rita Connie Martin26 viewsConstance Mary (Connie) Martin (1902 - 1938) was Gerald and Bertha Martin's second daughter and Rebecca Winifred (Rita) Martin (1905 - 1989) was their third daughter. They were granddaughters of Bridget Carrucan.
Rita who married Ernest Waller had 2 children, Ken and Thelma, who continue the Martin line.
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1934 - Ada West nee Dobbins with children Joe, Dave, Ron, Frank and Pat26 viewsJohn West (1880-1948), the grandson of Bridget Carrucan and John Coleman, married Ada Dobbins (1877-1936) around 1912 and they had 6 children John Joseph (Joe) (b 1914), Bernard (b 1916), David (b 1918), Francis (Frank) (b 1918), Ronald (Ron) (b 1920) and Beatrice Patricia (Pat) (b 1921).
This photo, taken around 1934, was passed onto us by Bern's daughter Cheryl. It shows Ada with 5 of her children - Joe, Dave, Ron, Frank and Pat. The only one missing from the photo is Bern and that is because it is probably him taking the photo.
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1990 James David (Jim) Martin Townsville-226 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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1992 James David (Jim) Martin Townsville26 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.
This painting was done when he retired from the John Flynn College and records his time as Principal.
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1938 - Augusta and Harry Doube26 viewsHarry (Henry) Doube (1879 - 1939) was the eldest of 5 children born to John Doube and Bridget Mary Doube nee Carrucan in Adelaide. He married Augusta Mary Ziesing (1882-1966) in 1911 and they had 4 children
Charles Michael (Chas) - b 1912
Henry Joseph (Harry) - b 1913
Mary Eileen (Molly) - b 1915
Brian Ignatius (Barney) - b 1917
This photo shows Harry and Augusta in 1938, a year before Harry died.
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1940s Henry Brian Charles and Mary Doube26 viewsHenry John (Harry) Doube (1879 - 1939) and Augusta Mary Ziesing (1882-1966) had 4 children who are all shown in this picture, taken during WWII.
Back: Henry (b 1913), Brian (b 1917) and Charles (b 1912)
Front: Mary (Molly) (b 1915).
Henry, Brian and Charles all served in the RAAF while Molly served in the WANS.
They were all grandchildren of Bridget Mary Carrucan and John Doube.
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Cemetery Plot 271 - Thomas Sweeney Family Plot26 viewsThomas Sweeney (1803 - 1867) has long been honoured as the pioneer settler of Eltham. Sweeney had in fact been transported to Australia as a convict. After a conditional pardon, he moved from Sydney to Melbourne and, in April 1842, wrote to Superintendent LaTrobe to purchase land on the south bank of the Yarra. he settled in Eltham at a property he called "Culla Hill" and lived the rest of his life there.
He died in 1867 at age 64 and is buried with his wife Margaret and various children a family plot.
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2000 - Fanore at Sunset26 viewsThis photo was given to us by Shane MacNamara, whose grandfather Patrick MacNamara was born in Fanore. He is related to both the Woods and Carrucans in Fanore. He commented:
Hannah Woods was the sister of my ancestor Frances Woods. Frances Woods married John Casey and their daughter Mary married my great grandfather Patrick McNamara.
I've also gone to Fanore. The first time was in 1982 where I spent an afternoon with Jim and Nancy Carrucan. One of my great aunts was living with the Carrucans. Unfortunately, I'm sketchy on which one and I think she was Nancy Carrucan's mother.
It's interesting you mention the Carrucans connection with fishing. I can vividly remember Jim Carrucan showing me a big catch of fish from the previous day. He mentioned at the time that he was the only one in the village who went fishing.
My grandfather (Patrick MacNamara) could not swim and as young children they were told stories of sea monsters presumably to keep them from venturing too close to the sea. Maybe that is why the Carrucans were the only fishermen in the village.
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Doolin Co. Clare26 viewsDoolin is famous for its wealth of Irish music and in recent years has attracted large crowds to festivals of fleadhanna of Irish and international music. Nearby is Doonagore Castle, an unusual structure consisting of a circular tower in a small bawn or walled enclosure.
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The Burren26 viewsThe Burren (Great Rock) is a plateau occupying a vast area of North Clare. It rises in the south from the foothills near Killanoboy and Kilfenora, is bounded in the east by the Gortaclare mountains and is contained in the west by the Atlantic Ocean. Its highest peak, Slieve Elva, overlooks Galway Bay and the Aran Islands. It is an area of scenic attractions - wild and lonely but picturesque - where the clear light, reflected from the stone-grey hills, seems to radiate an air of timelessness, made more realistic by the many pre-historic remains that dot the fields and the valleys beneath. The Burren is of particular interest to archeologists, botanists, speleologists, zoologists, ornithologists, etc.
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1914 - Richard Donal Lane26 viewsRichard Donal (Dick) Lane (1885-1966), the grandson of Patrick Carrucan and Mary O'Brien, was born in Eltham in 1885 but moved with his family to Western Australia. He was one of 13 children born to Bridget Carrucan (1858-1949) and Michael Lane (1876-).
He married Anna Maria (Mary) Harrington (1888-1976) in 1913 while studying in Ireland and together, they lived a long life. Dick eventually died in 1966 while Mary continued on until 1976.
Photo from Cherie Honey.
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1915 approx - Richard Donal (Dick) Lane 1885 - 196626 viewsRichard Donal (Dick) Lane, the grandson of Patrick Carrucan and Mary O'Brien, grew up in Eltham but moved to Western Australia with his parents in 1898, aged 13 years. They settled in Boulder where his parents established the bakery which became known as 'Lane Brothers Bread Factory'. He went to Ireland to study law at Trinity College, taking every prize for which he was eligible in his final year and taking articles at the Inns of Court. Returning to practice in WA, he was known as 'Dick of Dublin'.
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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. 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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1943 approx - John Francis and Margaret Carrucan - Second Print26 viewsThis photo shows John Francis (Jack) Carrucan and Margaret Ellen (Maggie) Carrucan (nee Doherty) and is one of a number of photos taken when their son Jack Jnr was on leave from the military. The family lived at Cheswick in country Victoria. \r\nJack senior was a grandson of Patrick Carrucan who migrated from Co. Clare to Eltham in the 1850s.
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1950s - Joe Carrucan with Boxing Troup26 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).
Joe was a very good boxer in his younger days and and he passed this knowledge on via his boxing shows. These began in 1941 at St Joseph's but moved to the Collingwood Town Hall from 1942 until 1956. For the last show, with the help of a committee, he filled the Festival Hall, varying the boxing and wrestling with singers and other variety acts.
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1950 - Mick and Terry Erickson at the Eltham farmhouse at Dalton St26 viewsIn 1950 when Elizabeth Agatha (Betty) Erickson (nee Carrucan) was expecting her third baby (Timothy), she returned with her two older boys (Michael and Terence) from Captain's Flat to the relative safety of the Carrucan family farm in Eltham. The 3 boys were subsequently all brought up there on the Dalton St farm. This photo was taken outside the back door of the old farm house which I am sure is fondly remembered by many Carrucan relatives.
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1952 - marriage of Ann Marie Latham and William Francis Hunt26 viewsGroup wedding photo from the wedding of Ann Marie Latham (b 1923) and William Francis Hunt on 30th December 1952 at St. Joseph's Church, Otter Street, Collingwood.
Left to Right (Top): Matron of Honour:- Molly O'Farrell (nee Latham), Ann Marie Latham (nee Carrucan), Groom: William Francis Hunt, Bride: Ann Marie Hunt (nee Latham), Best Man: Kevin Latham, Lynette Latham
Left to Right (Bottom): Peter, John and Paul O'Farrell and Maureen Latham.
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1954 - Marriage of Gregory Carrucan and Bernadtte Hanley - with parents26 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 both sets of parents.
Greg was the son of John Francis Carrucan (1885-1956), the grandson of Patrick Carrucan who migrated from Ireland in 1856
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1956 - Gwen Calnin with husband John Morgan and mother Rita Calnin26 viewsGwendolyn (Gwen) Mary Calnin, born 1927, is a great granddaugher of Patrick Carrucan and Mary O'Brien. In 1956, she married John Patrick Morgan and they subsequently had 4 children Jennifer, Roger, James and Patrick, all born in Bairnsdale. The photo shows the young couple on their wedding day with her mother Margarita (Rita) Calnin nee Barry.
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1956 - Wedding of Ivan Calnin and Janne Anderson26 viewsThis photo shows the 1956 wedding of Ivan Calnin and Janne Anderson. Also shown are Carol Martin (left) and Steve Anderson (second from right) \r\nJanne and Ivan had two children, Meridy and Peter, before Janne died of cancer in 1960.
Ivan then remarried Dawn Mitchell and had one further child, Tim.
Ivan (1923-1997) was a great grand child of Patrick Carrucan and Mary O'Brien.
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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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2012 Helen Martin and Mary Conheady26 views
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2012 Mary Bohec2C Delia Carrucan Ryan and Helen Carrucan26 views
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2016-04-06 Fanore Trip - family gathering 326 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:
Mary Conheady (Australia), Nancy Carrucan, Noela Carrucan, Mary Carrucan (nee Minniter), Sr. Maureen Kelly (Australia), Breada and Anna Carrucan, along with Noela's mother in law Mrs Toher. Noela, Breada and Anna are Nancy's daughters.
Photo from Mary Conheady
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Burren Coast Road26 views
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1920s late - Gerald and Bertha (nee Coleman) Martin25 viewsBridget (Bertha) Coleman (1864-1941), the daughter of Bridget Carrucan, married Gerald Martin in 1894. They had five children, all born in the Ballarat district, all with either nicknames or abbreviations, as was common at the end of the Victorian Era.
Lilian (Lil) Bertha(1896-1984)
Edwin (Ted) Gerald (1897-1978)
John (Jack) Herbert (1899-1977)
Constance (Connie) Mary (1902-1938)
Rebecca (Rita) Winifred (1905-1989)
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1949 - Bern and Iris Willmott Wedding25 viewsThis photo shows the wedding of Bernard West (1916-2007) and Iris May Willmott (1921-1966) on 10th December 1949 in Darwin. Bernard was a great grandchild of Bridget Carrucan and John Coleman.
They had 2 children, Peter Bernard (b 1951) and Cheryl Anne (b 1954).
Their attendants are David West (1917-2005) and his wife Dorothy (Dot) nee Helmes (1920-2008).
Photo given to us by Bern's and Iris's daughter Cheryl.
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1980 approx - Kate Coleman nee Jones25 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 photo shows Kate around 1980, when aged in her eighties.
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1940s - Charles Doube25 viewsCharles Michael Doube (known as Chas), the eldest of 4 children born to Henry John (Harry) Doube (1879 - 1939) and Augusta Mary Ziesing (1882-1966), was born in Payneham, SA on 2nd August 1912. He served in the RAAF in a fighter control unit in Darwin during WWII. On 13th March 1945, in St Francis Xavier's Cathedral, Adelaide, he married Naomi Helena Brown and they subsequently had two children Ann and Naomi. Charles was a grandson of Bridget Mary Carrucan and John Doube.
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1940s - Mary (Molly) Doube25 viewsMary (Molly) Doube (1915-1972) was 1 of 4 children born to Henry John (Harry) Doube (1879 - 1939) and Augusta Mary Ziesing (1882-1966). She served in the WANS during WWII, serving on the local front. While on active duty, she met Robert Murray (Bob) whom she married in 1946 at St Francis Xavier's Cathedral, Adelaide. Bob was an accomplished musician, playing both the viola and the violin. Bob and Molly had two daughters, Mary and Bronwyn.
Molly was a grandchild of Bridget Mary Carrucan and John Doube.
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1942 - marriage of Brian and Kathleen Doube25 viewsBrian Ignatius, the youngest child of Henry John (Harry) Doube (1879 - 1939) and Augusta Mary Ziesing (1882-1966), was born on 28th September 1917 in Adelaide. While serving in the RAAF during WWII, he met Kathleen Margaret Browne and they were married in Our Lady of Doloures Catholic Church, Kingswood on 31st Dec 1942. This photo shows them on their marriage day.
They had three sons, Bernard, Andrew and Lawrence, all educated at St Ignatius College, Norwood.
Brian was a grandchild of Bridget Mary Carrucan and John Doube.
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1940 - Henry Joseph Doube25 viewsHenry Joseph (known as Harry), the second son Henry John (Harry) Doube (1879 - 1939) and Augusta Mary Ziesing (1882-1966), was born on 16th September 1913 in Adelaide. While serving in the RAAF during WWII, he married Marie Elizabeth Kelly at St Savior's Catholic Church, Hindmarsh, on 6th April 1942 . They raised four sons Michael, Anthony, Gregory and Paul.
These two fine photos show him during his time in the RAAF and as a younger man in the pre-war years.
Harry was a grandchild of Bridget Mary Carrucan and John Doube.
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1950 - Brian Doube25 viewsBrian Doube (1917-2007) was one of 4 children born to Henry John (Harry) Doube (1879 - 1939) and Augusta Mary Ziesing (1882-1966) and was a grandchild of Bridget Mary Carrucan and John Doube.
Brian was known as the Doube Chronicler, such was his interest in family history, and much of our early Carrucan research was helped by his extensive studies. In March 1996 he and his wife Kathleen produced a 231 page Doube Chronicle entitled "The story of Brian and Kathleen Doube (nee Browne)".
A small number of copies of this document exist. This chronicle is based on their extensive research involving interviews, details from births, deaths and marriages offices and the South Australian Archives, and three visits to Counties Clare and Limerick, Ireland.
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1950 - Early days of Doube Married Life25 viewsThis photo shows Brian Doube (B 1917), Mary Doube (b 1915), Charles Doube (b 1912) and Henry Doube (B 1913) with their mother Augusta (b 1882). They are each holding a baby, five in total, and the photo is captioned 'Early day of Doube married life' for obvious reasons!
Brian, Mary, Charles and Henry were all grandchildren of Bridget Mary Carrucan and John Doube.
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Agnes Hayes (nee Carrucan), died 24/6/1917, aged 35 years25 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).
Agnes died 24/6/1917, aged 35 years, and is buried in the Eltham Cemetery in the same plot as her husband Thomas who died in 1952.
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Plot 274 - Patrick Carrucan25 viewsPatrick Carrucan, born in 1831 in Ireland,migrated to Australia with his wife Mary in 1956 to join his sister Bridget who had migrated in 1853. He died on 6 October 1894 at age 63 and is buried in a family plot in the Catholic section of the Eltham Cemetery. His gravestone was in such disrepair that Betty Erickson (nee Carrucan) paid to have a new one erected in the late 1970s. Unfortunately, this gravestone, like the original, only honours Patrick and does not record the other family members buried here.
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Michael and Mary Carrucan25 viewsMichael Carrucan was the oldest son of Patrick and Mary Carrucan. He inherited the Dalton Street farm from his father Patrick and farmed it until his death in 1943. His wife Mary was one of the grand daughters of Thomas Sweeney and married Michael in 1910 to unite these two great pioneering families.
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2007 Fanore Football Club calendar25 viewsThe 2007 Fanore Football Club calendar features three Carrucans
Kevin (back row, seventh from left, senior team photo)
Patsy (back row, third from right, senior team photo)
Niamh (front row, right, Under 12 team)
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2010 - Fanore main street25 views
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2010 - Fanore ODonoghue's Pub25 views
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Burren Coast Road25 viewsThis postcard, sent by John Martin during his 2008 trip to Fanore, has the following descriptor:
The Burren coast road from Doolin to Ballyvaughan passes Fanore and Black Head and offers some of the most dramatic coastline in Co. Clare.
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Irish Emigration Stamp25 viewsIrish Emigration is celebrated in this Irish postage stamp
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