Most viewed - Carrucan and Sweeney Picture Galleries

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1831 Thomas Sweeny Ticket of Leave148 viewsAfter 8 years as an assigned convict in the colony of New South Wales, Thomas Sweeney's Ticket of Leave, dated the 29th of November 1831, allowed him to work for himself. 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 has 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.’

1891 - Henry Mary and Charles Doube147 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.

Fanore Carrucans - Tony and Ann in back, Lyn and Nola in front147 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)

1958 - Lisdoonvarna SpaWells - Breada, Anna, Patsy, Jimmy, Nancy and Noela Carrucan147 views

1943 approx - John Francis and Margaret Carrucan - Second Print147 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.

1950s - Kathleen Margaret Mulvogue on her wedding day with parents Frank and Ellen Rose (Toppy) Mulvogue nee Ganly147 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

1950 - Mary Carrucan, Betty Erickson with children Mick Terry Tim as baby147 viewsElizabeth Agatha (Betty) Erickson (nee Carrucan) at the Dalton St Eltham farm with her mother Mary Carrucan (nee Sweeney). With Betty are her 3 boys Mick, Terry and Tim (baby being held by his grand mother). Mary had married Mick Carrucan, the eldest son of the original Patrick Carrucan, and Mick farmed the Dalton St farm until his death in 1942. After his death, Mary continued on the farm, supported by her son John Francis (Jack) Carrucan and it was in that family environment that this photo was taken.

1961 - Peter Tony Bernie Maureen Mick Theresa Bernie Mary Chris Kelly147 viewsThis photo, taken in 1961, shows Mary Frances (Molly) (1916-1992) and Bernard Thomas Kelly (1916-1980) with their 7 children.
Molly was the great grand daughter of Patrick Carrucan\r\nThe photo shows Peter, Tony, Bernie, Maureen, Mick, Theresa, Bernie, Molly and Chris Kelly.

1998 - Reunion: Patrick Line147 viewsThis photo, from Sr Maureen Kelly, gathers the Patrick Line members present at the 1998 Carrucan Family reunion, held on 18 October 1988\

Top row: Bernard Hunt, Kathleen Keane (nee Hunt), Theresa Ventura (nee Kelly), Vincent Ventura, Patricia O'Brien, Terry O'Brien, Tony Ganly, Catherine Dempsey, Margaret Holland (nee Dempsey), Patricia Sturge (nee Carrucan), Cathy Marks
2nd row: Nicholas Ganly, Cathy Cortissos, Margaret (Peg) Cortissos (nee Smith), Sr Bernadine (Maureen Kelly), Paul Latham, Mary Conheady (nee Dempsey), Peter Dempsey, Maurice Holland, Frank Carrucan, Kathleen Lovis (nee carrucan), Leo Ryan
Sitting row: Clotilde Ganly, Mary Stanton (nee Hunt), Marilyn O'Brien, Geraldine Bontempelli (nee Hunt) & Sienna Bontempelli, Peg O'Brien (nee Ganly), Alicia Ryan (nee Ganly), Mary Dempsey (nee Carrucan), Nancy Hunt (nee Latham)\r\n\r\nFront row: Emma O'Brien, Daniel O'Brien, Patrick Ganly, Kristian Ventura, Clement (Clem) Conheady

2008 Wyuna in Brighton147 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. This historic property is still occupied and these photos, taken recently, show its grand nature.

2006 - Peter Carrucan of Woodford147 viewsPeter Carrucan, one of the many great grand children of Peter Carrucan, now lives with his wife Joy in Woodford in western Victoria and is involved in land reclamation. You can read about Peter in this article: http://www.vrwc.org.au/carrucan/documents/Growing a Seed Orchard - Peter Carrucan.pdf

2009 - Kinglake Bush Fires147 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. Here is one of the articles.

1865 approx - Sweeney/Carrucan heirlooms - carved emu egg and vase147 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 family story was that the vase itself was a gift to John Sweeney and Ellen Kenney on the occasion of their wedding on 10 Nov 1868, but it looks to be from a later time, so that is probably apocryphal.

1910 approx Dalton St Farm Michael O'Heare Michael Carrucan Mary Carrucan - reverse147 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. Joseph says on the back of the photo 'It is many years since I took this photo ...'

2012-08 Tim Erickson in Fanore with Patsy and Anne Carrucan and Patsy's mother Nancy147 viewsIn 2012, Tim Erickson (Patrick Carrucan line) visited Fanore. Here he is with Patsy and Anne Carrucan and Patsy's mother Nancy

2013 Frank and Kathleen Carrucan with grand children twins sam and jack147 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.

1965 Circa - Family portrait of all the children of Gavin Carrucan and Gwen Lodge147 viewsFamily portrait of all the children of Gavin Carrucan and Gwen Lodge. The children are Christine (born 1953), David (born 1955), Louise (born 1957), Michael (born 1958), Andrew (born 1959), Anthony (born 1962) and Suzanne (born 1964). Photo sourced from Gavin's and Gwen's son Michael and passed on by his nephew Kieran Magee, who is a great great grandson of Peter and Hannah.

1952-01 Culla Hill detached kitchen, Burston family collection147 viewsIn this photo, dated January 1952, you can see how a section of the back wall has collapsed and other parts have been given props. You can also see an opening to the cellar. I wonder how they accessed it. Perhaps there was a trap door in the floor. The building was soon to be demolished

1840s Sweeney leasehold Boroondara147 viewsThis hand drawn map, based on a drawing from around 1845, shows the Boroondara allotments which were then up for sale and on which Thomas Sweeney was one of the squatters. The Sweeney hut was marked. The huts of David Balfour and John Walker were also recorded. The land sale notices stated that huts and bush fences were still there.

1965 approx - Lilian (Lil) Bertha Martin146 viewsLilian (Lil) Bertha(1896-1984) was the eldest child of Gerald Martin and his wife Bridget (Bertha) nee Coleman. Lil was one of five children, all born in the Ballarat district, all with either nicknames or abbreviations, as was common at the end of the Victorian Era. The children were
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)

O'Brien's Tower on the Cliffs of Moher146 viewsO'Brien's Tower on the Cliffs of Moher was built in 1835 as an observation tower for the hundreds of visitors who then came to the cliffs each year. The tower was restored in 1970 and is once again a prime viewing location.

2012 - Fanore - general shots on a walking daytrip146 views

1858 Sandridge Port146 viewsThis photo, taken in 1858, shows the Port of Sandridge (now Port Melbourne). They crossed the Rip, sailed up Port Philip Bay, disembarked at Sandridge and trudged through the tea-tree to Melbourne Town.

1950s early - Mary and Jacko Carrucan146 views

1905 approx - 4 generations of Carrucan women - Mary Carrucan (nee O'Brien), her daughter Bridget Lane, her daughter Bridget McMahon and her daughter Mary Chidlow146 viewsHistoric photo showing 4 generations of Carrucan women
1. Mary Carrucan (nee O'Brien), the wife of the original Patrick Carrucan 1838-1927
2. Her eldest daughter Bridget Lane (nee Carrucan) 1958-1949
3. Her fifth child Bridget (Dolly) McMahon (nee Lane) 1883-1968
4. Her eldest child Mary Honoria (Bonny) McMahon who eventually married Barry Chidlow.

This photo must date from around 1905. I don't have an actual birth date for Bonny. If this was known, it would tie the date down.

1950 approx - Monica Kathleen and Nola Phyllis Carrucan146 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.

1954 - Marriage of Gregory Carrucan and Bernadtte Hanley - with parents146 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

1920 approx - Timothy Anthony Silvester (Syl) Lane146 viewsTimothy Anthony Silvester (Syl) Lane was born in 1896 in Jumbunna in Victoria and died in 1985 in Perth in Western Australia.

1990s - Colin and Pam Hayes146 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).
This photo, from Pam Hayes (nee Allsopp), shows her with husband Colin Hayes who is one of the children of Selwyn and Irene Rita Hayes.

1883 - John Sweeney Diary146 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.

1904 - Kas Sweeney146 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.

1969 - Kevin Clements with Jim and Nancy Carrucan and daughter Kathleen146 viewsA number of Carrucan family members have visited Fanore over the years to reconnect with our Irish relatives. We think the first Australian family members to do so were Mary, Margaret and Kathleen Clements, grand daughters of Peter Carrucan and Hannah Woods, in 1965. They were followed soon after by their brother Kevin in 1969.

1967 Circa - Family portrait of all the children of Gavin Carrucan and Gwen Lodge with their mother Gwen146 viewsFamily portrait of all the children of Gavin Carrucan and Gwen Lodge with their mother Gwen. The children are Christine (born 1953), David (born 1955), Louise (born 1957), Michael (born 1958), Andrew (born 1959), Anthony (born 1962) and Suzanne (born 1964). Photo sourced from Gavin's and Gwen's son Michael and passed on by his nephew Kieran Magee, who is a great great grandson of Peter and Hannah.

Sweeneys photos - Burston Collection146 viewsMike Burston was brought up at Culla Hill during the period when the Burston family owned the property. These are photos from the Burston family photo albums which are now in Mike's possession. The photos are from the period from the 1950s onwards.

These colour photos of the interior rooms were taken before the property was sold in 1997 and were possibly used for publicity.

2012 - Fanore - general shots on a walking daytrip145 views

1923 - Betty Carrucan first communion145 viewsThe Carrucans of Eltham, like all Irish immigrants, were staunch Catholics and the First Communion was a huge family celebration. This photo shows the first communion of Elizabeth Agatha (Betty) Carrucan) in 1923, at age 7. It is actually a very large framed photo that is with Betty's son Tim. It used to hang on the wall of the family farm in Dalton St Eltham.

1930s - late - Mary Lodge nee Carrucan 1868-1938145 viewsMary Anne CARRUCAN (1868-1938) married Jeremiah Alipius LODGE (1858-1938) at Heidelberg in 1895. This photo, taken late in her life, is probably dated in the late 1930s.

1931 - Betty Carrucan - Rhodes Ideal Girl's Prize winner145 viewsThe Advertiser of November 24, 1931 reported in length on the Eltham Higher Elementary School Prize night where Betty Carrucan won the Rhodes Ideal Girl's Prize.

Mr. Stewart presented The Rhodes Ideal girls' prize, which was presented for the first time this year. This medal was donated by Mr. and Mrs. E. Smithers, to be awarded on the same basis as the medal which has been presented to the boys by Mr. A. Smithers for some years past. Discussion continued in next photo.

1954 - Marriage of Gregory Carrucan and Bernadette Hanley145 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

Unknown145 viewsThis photo, passed on by Michael Bourke, is still to be identified.

1939 - Irene Rita Norris and Selwyn Hayes at the Blue Moon Cafe Brisbane145 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)
This photo, from Pam Hayes (nee Allsopp), shows Selwyn James Hayes and his wife Irene Rita (nee Norris) in 1939, the year of their marriage.

1940-02 Culla Hill Home Beautiful - View of Original Buildings Second Scan145 viewsSweeney's first home at Culla Hill was a 12' x 15' shack of roughly sawn timber palings with a chimney of stone and hand-made bricks, still standing and seen on the right of this photo, taken in 1940 and featured in a "Home Beautiful" magazine. In the background are seen the longhouse and barn which also belonged to the original group of buildings.

2008 Michael Carrucan visit - Michael and Gillian with Tim Erickson145 views

2008 Michael Carrucan visit - Michael with Peter and Joy Carrucan of Woodford145 views

2012 - Andrew and Claire (nee Deveson) Carrucan with twins Sam and Jack on left Claire (nee Carrucan) and Lucas Oddo with children Ethan and Nathan145 viewsAndrew and Claire (nee Deveson) Carrucan with twins Sam and Jack on left Claire (nee Carrucan) and Lucas Oddo with children Ethan and Nathan. Andrew and Claire are Patrick Carrucan who migrated from Co. Clare to Eltham in the 1850's.

1993-11-27 Sweeneys subdivision145 viewsIn late 1993, the Burston family did a major subdivision and sold off a number of 12 sllotments, ranging in size from 1 to 3 acres. Once this was done, the Burstons were left with the single house block.

1924 - Frank Sweeney, Perth145 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 SWEENEY SUBIACO".

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