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1890s Ned Kent and wife Susan (nee Carrucan) with adopted child John Thomas Flanagan150 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.

1910 approx - Susan (Sue) Kent nee Carrucan150 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, owing a house called 'Rothwell' at 143 Church St. She lived there until the 1920s and we assume this photo dates from that period.

1950 - Frank Carrucan at home in Ballarat150 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 Kack and Maggie (nee Doherty) Carrucan. He is one of the main cogs in the active family history group. Frank was born in 1948 and this photo shows him as a very young child, circa 1950.

2009 - Bessie and Jim McMahon of Kinglake150 viewsJames Peter (Jim) McMAHON (1920-) married Elizabeth Mary (Bessie) EXTON (1925-) in 1946 and they live in Kinglake. In February 2009, huge bushfires swept through Victoria, destroying many towns including their own. Bessie and Jim were amongst the lucky ones whose properties were spared and they sheltered many of the locals in their house, thus saving many lives. They were featured in a couple of Melbourne Herald Sun articles in the subsequent period. This photo is taken from one of those articles.

1920s - Patrick and Eva Lane150 viewsPatrick and Eva Lane circa 1920s

1915 circa - Culla Hill original hut - Ellen and Kathleen Sweeney and Michael Carrucan150 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.

1950s - Margaret and Michael Carrucan150 viewsMichael Martin Carrucan (1866-1954), the fourth child of Peter and Hannah Carrucan, married Margaret Lynch at the St Thomas Aquinas Church in Clunes in 1891. After the marriage, the newlyweds came to Melbourne and settled in Kew, an eastern suburb of Melbourne. There they bought an office/shop as well as a place to store goods and they started a fuel business which was to last over 60 years, until its eventual closure in 1958.
They had 6 children - Thomas Michael (1892), Francis William (1895), Monica (Mona) (1896), Leo (1901), Marguerite (Madge) (1903) and Kathleen (1906).
Michael died in 1954 and Margaret died in 1956 and was buried at Kew with her husband.

2005 - Monsignore Bernard O Regan Funeral Mass150 viewsBernard O'Regan, born 6th May 1926, joined the priesthood, rising to the ranks of Monsignor. He died on 20th September 2005. This is the front page from his funeral service, held at St John the Baptist church in Clifton Hill.

1901 - Ellen Sweeney Dance Invitation150 viewsA dance invitation extended to Miss Ellen Sweeney from the Bachelors of Edenhope.

1900s - Margaret Katherine (Tissa) Ryan (1883-1960)150 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.

2008 Michael Carrucan visit - Michael with Jim and Helen and John Martin and Mary Conheady150 views

1865 circa Sweeney heirloom emu egg - view 1150 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 John Sweeney in the 1850s by the local First Peoples. The vase itself was also a gift to John Sweeney and his wife Ellen Kenney.

This is 1 of 3 views of the emu egg, showing the full extent of the carving.

2012-08 Tim Erickson in Fanore with Patsy and Anne Carrucan and Patsy's mother Nancy150 views

1830s Coastal Cutter - Peter Cuffley150 viewsUpon obtaining his Ticket of Leave in 1831, Thomas Sweeney set about becoming a coastal trader between Wollongong and Syddey. By 1833, he owned a half share in a small vessel called Sarah and was building a craft of some 40 tons. This old engraving, provided by Peter Cuffley, is typical of the sort of boat that Sweeney would have sailed.

1947-07 Parish Map Dept of Lands and Survey150 viewsThis July 1947 Department of Lands and Survey map shows the original owners of the subdivisions blocks around the Culla Hill property. Thomas Sweeney's name is on 3 allotments - allotment 7 of 110 acres (the original land purchase), along with allotments 2 and 3 of section 6 (each of 158 acres).

Unknown Carrucans149 viewsWe know it's a Carrucan photo but we don't know the names of the 3 ladies. Perhaps we never will.

Te Henga or Bethels Beach149 viewsMatthew Carrucan advises that
'Te Henga is significant because we used to go there with (my Father) and the Auckland athletic club and they would run along that beach and we would head off behind the beach into the truly massive dunes.
A trip to Auckland is not complete with out at least one visit to one of these beaches.
In the 50's at night in West Auckland you could apparently hear the surf breaking.'

This is a scan of a painting done by Matthew Carrucan

1926 - Sylvia Barry James Calnin Maurice Calnin Margarita Barry149 viewsMaurice Calnin (second from right) at the marriage of his younger brother James (seated) and Margarita Barry (on right) in 1926. Bridesmaid Sylvia Barry is on the left.
Maurice and James were 2 of the 10 children born to James Calnin and Annie (Babe) Carrucan and were grand children of Patrick Carrucan and Mary O'Brien.

1931 - Betty Carrucan - Rhodes Ideal Girl's Prize winner149 viewsThe winning of this medal demands not only scholastic attainment but also those other qualities that go towards making desirable citizens such as efficiency in sport, bearing and character. The announcement the that award had been won by Betty Carrucan was a popular one.

1932 Beechworth Cricket Team Con Carrucan front left, his father Jack Carrucan far right149 viewsThis was a special occasion for Con Carrucan in 1932. He is front left while his father Jack Carrucan is far right. The family has a wooden stand with a used cricket ball with a silver shield engraved: 'Presented by Syd Sherrin Esq. to C. CARRUCAN, best player for Beechworh Association. Beechworth v C'wood, Easter 1932.'
Con (b 1915 in Ballarat) was one of 7 children of John Francis (Jack) and Margaret (Maggie) Carrucan of Cheswick and was a great grandson of Patrick Carrucan who migrated from Co. Clare.

1946 - Monica Kathleen Carrucan-Edna Phyllis Simpson- Nola Phyllis Carrucan149 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.

1960s - painting of Dalton St farm149 viewsPeter Cuffley explains the origin of this painting of the Dalton St farm in Eltham: My brother's great friend, Peter Hurry, who grew up in a mud brick house on a property down Sweeneys Lane, rang me the other day to arrange for me to send one of my books to his friend Hamish Knox, son of Alistair Knox. While visiting Hamish at Christmas Hills, Peter noticed a painting on the wall of a familiar place. Hamish said that his older sister Gabriella (Gabe) had painted it years ago, and that it was of Jack Carrucan's house in Dalton Street.
We suspect it dates from the 1960s.

1970 - Dalton Street Farm149 viewsPatrick Carrucan and Mary O'Brien settled on a farm in Eltham, with their farmhouse on the corner of Dalton and Bibles Street. The farm stayed in the family until their grandson John Francis (Jack) Carrucan died in 1976. At that stage what remained of the property was subdivided and sold.
This photo is taken from Mt Pleasant Rd, looks across the farm paddocks towards Dalton St and gives a side view of the old farm house.

1987 - Fr Peter Carrucan149 viewsThis small newspaper article, printed in the Sunday Observer on December 27 1987, discusses the forthcoming trip to the Holy Land by Father Peter Carrucan.

2006 - Robert Carrucan NZ 70th birthday149 viewsThomas Michael Carrucan (1892-1951), who served valiantly in WWI, eventually migrated to New Zealand and subsequently married Agnes Beryl Connolly (1905-1986). They raised a family of 13 children, leading to a very strong New Zealand branch. Their seventh child Robert (b 1936) married Patricia Bracey-Finch and they had 5 children of their own - Bernadette (b 1959), Anthony (b 1961), Maryanne (b 1963), Robert (b 1967) and Claire (b 1969). This photo, taken in 2006, shows Robert on his 70th birthday with his extended family.

2008 - Nick Dal Santo149 viewsNicholas Peter Dal Santo (born 1984) is a great great great grandchild of Patrick Carrucan and Mary O'Brien and is well known as one of the star players for the St. Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League.

1900s One of the Sweeney daughters poses in front of the Culla Hill gate149 viewsA very interesting photo, showing the hand made front gate at the Culla Hill property

1900 - John Sweeney and daughter Annie Cecile at Culla Hill149 viewsThis superb photo shows John Sweeney and his daughter Annie Cecile in a buggy outside the front gate of Culla Hill. Unfortunately the photo developer has put the words 'Bulla Hill' on the photo.

1921 - Betty Carrucan and Nellie Sweeney - Eltham Elementary School Grades 1 & 2149 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.

2008-John-Martin-postcard149 views

2016-04-06 Fanore Trip - family gathering 1149 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.

Shirley Blomfield nee Carrucan with her children David Blomfield and Rebecca Cook149 viewsShirley May Carrucan married Bruce Bromfield on 4 February 1967 in Hay, NSW. They have 2 children, Rebecca (1969) and David (1970). Shirley is the great grand daughter of Peter Carrucan and Hannah Woods. Hence Rebecca and David are great great grand children of Peter and Hannah.

1900 - Wedding Certificate Edward Bourke Theresa Carrucan149 viewsThis marriage certificate documents the union of Edward Bourke and Theresa Margaret Carrucan (1871-1920)on 10th February 1900 at St John's Catholic Church in Heidelberg. Theresa was one of the children of Patrick Carrucan and his wife Mary O'Brien who came out from Ireland in the 1950s.

Certificate supplied by Beth Davis.

149 viewsFrancis William Carrucan (1895-1967) and Thelma Stoney (1900-1988) were married at St Mary's Church, Glenferrie Rd, Glenferrie, on 30th April 1924. Frank was the grandson of Peter Carrucan and Hannah Woods. These two photos show Frank and Thelma on their honeymoon at Lorne, Victoria, immediately after the wedding. Photos compliments of their grandson Kieran Magee.

1930 circa at Culla Hill - Nellie Sweeney, Nellie Oliver, Nellie Murray and Nellie (Nana) Hooley nee Sweeney - Nana owned Culla Hill at this stage149 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!

2012 - Fanore - general shots on a walking daytrip148 views

1971 - Timothy and Brendan Carrucan at MOTAT148 viewsTimothy (1960) and Brendan (1963) Carrucan are children of Ted Carrucan and Ellie Beeson and great great grandchildren of Peter Carrucan. They are pictured here at The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT) which is not far from Point Chevalier.

1880s - Depression Work in Research - the creation of the aquaduct148 viewsLocal farmers had to supplement incomes where possible, especially during the Great Depression of the late 1880's. At that time, able men travelled far and wide in an effort to bring in extra money. One of the Depression initiatives was the building of the aquaduct that carried water from the Maroondah reservoir though the Eltham and Research areas and ended at Reservoir.. This photo shows a gang of men, including my grandfather Michael Carrucan (so I was told by older family members) working at Research.

1945 - Joe Carrucan in NSW148 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 subsequently lived in 60A Gold Street Collingwood. They had six children: Helen (1932), Ivan (1933), Patricia (1935), Kathleen (1937), Michael (1942) and Maree (1947).
About 1945 he wanted to visit his eldest son, Ivan, who was in training with the Christian Brothers near Sydney. As the family had no car at the time, he rode his bike from Melbourne to Sydney. He rode off with a frying pan strapped across his back and a bag that contained among other items, all the family's sausages and a packet of self-addressed, stamped envelopes. This photo was taken in Sydney upon his arrival. When he returned home to Melbourne, he was ok apart from a badly sunburnt face.
Joe was a grandson of Patrick Carrucan and Mary O'Brien.

1946 - Edna and Valerie Simpson148 viewsMonica Kathleen Carrucan (1918-1957) was one of the children of Myles Charles Carrucan (1897-1969) and Phyllis Alberta Kennedy (1899-1948). She married Wilfred Robert Simpson and they had two daughters:
Edna was born on Mar. 19, 1942.
Valerie Ann was born on Oct. 18, 1943
Edna and Valerie are great great grand children of Patrick Carrucan.

2010 - Fr Frank ORegan chalice148 viewsThis article was published in the July 2010 edition of the Diocese of Sale newspaper 'Catholic Life'. It was the Sale Diocese in eastern Victoria where Father Frank ministered for so many years, from 1949 to 1985. The chalice, donated by Frank's family, is still in use now and provides a fitting reminder to his years of service to the Catholic community of so many parishes in that region.

1900 - Kevin Carrucan first Assumption boarder148 viewsKevin James O'Doherty Carrucan, the oldest of 5 children born to Patrick Joseph Carrucan and Agnes Mary Hardbottle, was born in Pyalong, Victoria, on the 6th March 1885.
He arrived at Assumption College, Kilmore, Victoria, on the 15th August 1900 as the first boarder to board at that famous college. He was brought to the school from Lancefield by Fr. Farrelly, the then Parish Priest of Kilmore and the founder of Assumption. There were no more than five boarders at this point with about 50 day students. Kevin was Dux of the School in 1900.
Whilst appointed to Traralgon Creek State School, he met his future wife Rubina Beaton who lived in nearby Koornalla. They married on 22nd June 1910 at Traralgon. Kevin and Rubina had four children Patricia, Donald, Enid and John. Kevin then went on to join the Commonwealth Public Service which was then developing in Melbourne because Canberra had not yet been founded. In the mid 1920's he went overseas to take up a position as the Secretary to the Australian Ambassador at Australia House in London. Rubina and the children lived in Brugge in Belgium whilst Kevin lived in London.
He returned to Australia in March 1931 and returned to work at Canberra in November 1931 but died soon after.
He was a grandson of Peter Carrucan and Hannah Woods.
This photo appeared in a 1984 Assumption College Newsletter, obtained when our son was attending the same College and was given to us by Kath and Grahame Murphy.

Home / Peter Carrucan Line / 148 viewsLeo Carrucan, the fourth child of Margaret and Michael Carrucan of Kew, was born on 23rd December 1901. He met Mary Ellen Angus from Hawthorn in 1927 and they married in January 1935 at Immaculate Conception Church, Hawthorn. Mary and Leo had one daughter, Mary Therese, in April 1938 but, ten days after giving birth, Mary died of cancer. In 1940, Leo married Dorothy Hopper and they lived happily as a family at 73 Edgevale Rd, Kew. This photo shows Leo in relaxed mode with his daughter Mary, sometime around 1950.
Leo died suddenly on 27th March 1958 from a heart attack while sitting in his truck at the Alphington Quarries. He was only 57 years of age. He was buried in the Kew Cemetery. Leo is remembered fondly by his daughter Mary as a wonderful father and a wonderful husband to Dorothy who subsequently died in 1979.
Leo was a grandson of Peter Carrucan and Hannah Woods.

1980 - Fr Frank O'Regan148 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.

2005 Mgr Bernie O'Regan Obituary148 viewsWhen Monsignor Bernie O'Regan died in 2005 at the age of 79, it marked the first military funeral at the Melbourne General Cemetery that any of the curators could recall in their many decades of service. Melbourne Archbishop Denis Hart led the service for him at St John the Baptist Church in Clifton Hill.
Bernie was a great grandson of Peter Carrucan.

1902 approx - John Francis (Frank) Sweeney148 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.

1925 - Wedding Certificate MONICA CARRUCAN - JOSEPH PATRICK HAGAN148 views1925 Marriage Certificate for Monica Carrucan (1896-1976) and Joseph Patrick Hogan (1898-1990) which has been passed onto us by John Richardson.
Monica Carrucan was the grand daughter of Peter Carrucan and Hannah Woods.
Mona and Joe had a long marriage, producing children Margaret, Bernard, Gregory and Frank.
They are both buried in the Field of Mars Cemetery, Ryde, NSW. Cemetery records show both Monica and Joseph are buried in the C of E section – Lawn 4 – Grave 2113.

1980-01 Sweeneys Photos - Burston Collection148 viewsThis photo from the Burston Collection shows how idyllic 'Culla Hill' was in January, 1980. It is remarkable to think that this location is a mere 14 miles from the Melbourne GPO, yet there are no signs of urban development. Thankfully, 'Sweeneys Flats' are now preserved forever as riverside parkland.

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