The Historical Society Mews.

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Contents. No. l. Feb1~ary. 1974. Historical Societies •• Early Programme for 1974 •• Page 1. Hembership List. Obituary - Mrs. Ellen Neadows •••••••••••••••• Page 2. Norwell in 1905 (Cyclopedia of , 1905) •••••••.••••.••••• Page 3. f-'.len of :Horwell, 1905 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Page 6. Arthur tlellesley Pitt; John Hall ••••••••••••••.••• Page 6. Thomas Watson; Dr. Julian Smith; George Watson •••...•• Page 7 Walter Edney; George Bolding; Robert Porter •••.•.•• Page 8. William Tulloch; .A. A. Brown; Thomas Kleine •••••••• Page 9. J. B. Hoyle ...... •...... •..•• Page 10. Boolarra in 1905 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Page 10. Citizens of Boolarra •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Page 11. W.P.Christian; s. Hartmann; T. D. Latter; T. Scanlan •••• Page 11. A Street Directory of Norwell in 1905 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Page 12.

No. 2. May, 197~..:.. Obituary ••• Nr. 0. S. Marti:[) .•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Page 14. The Mirboo North- Norwell Railway Line ••••••••••••••••.•••••••• Page 14. Cemeteries ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Page 15. The Hazelwood Cemetery, Horwell. Burials 1879 to 1930 •••••••••• Page 16.

No. }. August, 1974. Democracy ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Page 26. The People of Early lYlorwell ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Page 27. The Country Folk •••••••••••.•••..•••••••••••••••••••••Page 27. The Tovms-people •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Page 28 The School-Children of 1879 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Page 29. Police; Station-masters •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Page 29. uThe Times" of 1879; - Norwell Items ••••••••••••••••••• Page 30.

No. 4. September, 1974. The Morwell Post Office .••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Page 31. The Churches of Morwell Page 33. The Roman Catholic Church...... 33. The Methodist Church ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Page 34. The Church of England •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Page 35. The Presbyterian Church •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Page 36. Price.... 30 cents. Page ••• 1. Vol.. '3; No, 1. • The lignell Historical . S.ocietv News. Journal of the Morwell Historical Society. Published quarterly - on the 15th. February, Ma.y, August, and November. Editor ••••••• I. T. Maddern, 12 Avondale Crescent, MonreJ.l, Victoria, 3840.

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Ftbi£lrlH7a 1~4. S'Wiiie 2&/i/74•. ,Excursion to Walk_ervlll13 on Wara.tah Bay. (Warata.h Bay is that stretch of sea on the western side of the neck of Wilson's Pro.monto:q-, aa opposed to Corner Inlet, on the easterly side.) Cars should assemble at the Post Office, at 9.00 a.m., For this excursion, we are being hosted by .and Foster Historical Societies, who will meet us at 11.00 a..,m. at the Cape Liptrap t:urn-otf'. The tour proper commences at Walkerville West, at 1.00 pm Here .As th~ br~ef a.eoount. of Walkerville· School, given in .. •the Centena.J:J .~is~Qry of .the Educatiotj. Department, "Vis:l.onand Realuaticmtt, Page 13~~ ot'V~~um,e.lll .... 0Walkerville . .school, No. 4963, must be the m().st ~pu~h~~ll.isohool on. the Australian mainland. It was opened in February 1966 ~l.th ••• ·~ enrolment of ei.ght pupils, which increased to eleven pupils ~> 1972!' March. 1974. §u,nda;y-. JJL2L7:4• .. -~ou.r~~on. t() Ca.rrajung and Blaokwarry. Meet at the Trarall()n Pp~t Otf'i.ce at l®OO p.m. The excursion prop.er will begin from the Ca.rra.jung(delicenced) Hotel at 1.451 led.by an expert on the district, Mr. Daniels. T;uesgax. l';Jt2L7.4·.. Meeting of Traralgon Historical Society. 8.00 ·p.m• .•. a:t the. City Council Reception Rooms. Guest Speaker ••• Mr,. Daniels will onuBlackWa.rry''• April, 1974. ~u11ltl• !~(4/74,• ••Monthly ot the Trara.lgon Society, a.t a.oo Council .ttece]~.'l,;·J.l~O~i\ ., ~•00110.S. Guest J.. on nrrhe Hi?tOl;.Y of: the (Jorrespo.ndence School of Victori.a..u

Jieaipients As for the la.st three years, we are willing to supply copies of this;yea.r•s "News"to memberso.f other historical societies, for 20 cents,or three postage stamps, which is a conservative estimate of the costs of this service. Most of' our 1 outside' readers come from 'l'rara.lgon Historical SOQ~e~l' th,emembers of which wi,ll probably find it moreconvenient to pay tff.e1r>.~ cents to. Mrs. Jean Court (Presi.dent), or Hrs. Plant (Secret..,.). More distant rea.d.erswill find it easier to send three stamps to th' Editor. TP,e Morwell Historical Soci~t;£ News, Vol. 1:;, No. l 15/2/197~:

~lemberJE..h..iB Lists for i~1~· Life Members. Miss G. Auchterlonie, Narracan. Mr. L. Holyoak, Warrandyte. M:r. R.N.Auohterl.onie, Narracan Miss Lee, Valencia Creek• M+-s. R. Bates, Crows Nest, N.s.w. Mrs. J •. Liptrot, Eaglemont. Mr. K.G.CrelJ.in, Papua New Guinea. Mr. I .. T,.Maddern, Morwell- Mrs. E. Derbyshire, Glen Iris .. Mr. V"E.Maddern, Murtoa. Dr. H.C.Disher, Strathfieldsaye. Mr. G.J.Benson, Yinnar. ,, Miss .• C.Dossiter, Kew;, Sir.11.:homas Ramsay, Melbourne •. Mrs. O. Foster, Boisdale. Mr~ A. Ringin, Moe. Most Rev°' A.F~ Fox, Sale. Mr~ A. Ronald, Morwell •. J.. Gilbert, Yin:nat· South. Historical Society. Mr. G. Grout, Tra.ralgon. CrQ Martin Walker, Yinnar South. Mr. E.G.Gregory, Alberton West. Yarram Historical Society. Cr. Alan Hall, Budgeree

Mrs. A. Ansell, Nhulunbuy, lif.T. J.VIrs. A. Morrow, Cranbo\U"ne. Ararat Historical Society .. Mi(;s E.A.E.Payne, Hawthorn. Mrs. F. Derham, Morwell North. Mrs. V. Plant , Traralgon. Miss K. Green, Morwell. Mrs. J. Shaw, Lakes Entrance. Mrs. H. Heyward,· Oakleigh., Mr. R.V .... Stephens,Boronia. Mrs. D. Howes, Yarra.m .. Mrs. H. Squires, Morwell. Mr. P .L.Kealy, Aliqe ··Springs. Mr. G. Taylor, Morwell. Mrs. w. Lang, Glengarry. Mrs. G. Taylor, Morwell. Mr. E. Lubeoke , Morwell Mrs. s. Walker, Morwell. Y.i.rs. E. Lubeeke , I•Iorwell.

S)bit\1§.±Y· Mrs. JUlen Catherine Mef!.~, We regret to report the death of one of our earliest life• members, .:NT.rs. Ellem Catherine Meadows (nee Firmin), of Yinnar. She was the rife of Mr.·Dick Meadows, the daughter of Mr Walter Firmin, who wrote the f.irst "History of Yinnar'' (in 1933), and the grand-daughter of George Firmin, 1832-1912, the early selector who took over the old Scrubby Forest Station homestead in 1874 ... Our story of Scrubby Forest and the Firmin Family, told in three chai~•ters of our Volume 2 (1963) of "Morwell Historical Society News'', was ··compiled with the very important help of l'irs. Meadows,· and ····from the news• paper articles, :photos, and private records which she had :preserved. Her grandfather, George Firmin married Miss Maria Geale in England, ·in Jan.118.l."'Y 1852, and emigrated to , the same year, arriving at in December, 1852,. The children of George and Maria Firmin were George, Frances (Mrs. C .. Morrell), Alfred, Emily (Mrs. G. Bond), William, Walter, Annie, James, Elizabeth, Jessie and Ellen. Walter Firmin, 1863-1943, married Miss i~ary Jane Hopkins Q_t Yinnar, and their two children were Ellen (Mrs.Meadows) and Alice (YJ.rs. Frank Smith). A ComRlete Riston of Jilorwell. At the beginning of last year, we decided to ·start· again at the begi~dng, and work methodically through th13 history of Morwell, from its earliest days until the present, a task which will take us at least two or three years more, and the material for which will make up the copy of th~ "News" for the issues of those years. Readers will have noted that the four numbers -·Of-our· -1973 Volume 12 were concerned with the earliest days of Morwell and took the story of the town and district into the 1890' s·. This is the most difficult period, it is the most remote,and the least well-recorded, but we did get s01r!.~ .. ,-~portAAt background inf orma.tion from that mammothproduction, ''Victoria and Its Metropolis" published in 1887. Unashamedly, we drew heavily from certain chapters of that record. In 1905, there was published a similar though smaller work, "The C7clopedia of Victoria'', carrying on the Victorian story, includinf$ that of the country towns, for another twenty years. This :presel,1-tissue of .. the .:'~!'l!ws" consistsemainly of.the diescription of··Morwell, given in the "Cyclopedian.But~·· by the very nature of the "Cyclopedia"t its account Morwell its oituens is too brief, and by no means complete .. It is an important source of informati6·n but it must be supplemented by others, such as the local newspapers. Page•• 3. T.he Monell Historical Soci~ty News"Vol• ld, No, l 15/2/1974. Extracts from the C:vclopedia of Victoria, Volumelll, published in 1905. Morwellj.n 1995.!. The township of Morwell, which lies ninety-nine miles south-eastward from Melbourne, on the · raj_lway line to Sale and , and eight miles to the westward of Traralgon, is the centre· of a large agricultural and dairying district, in the midst. of extensive deposits of brown coal. The township, a few yea.rs ago, attained some prominence on account of the Great Morwell Brown Coal Mine, situated near the bank of the Latrobe River, sL"'S: miles to the north-west. The best point of vantage from which to obtain a bird's eye view of Morwell and environs is from the summit of the belfry tower of the handsome Church of the Sacred Heart, situated in the CommercialRoad, near the railway station. From this elevation, Morwell presents itself as a long, straggling township, with streets running east and west, parallel to each other and to the railway line. It is surrounded on all sides, save to the eastward, by ranges densely clothed with timber, pri...'11.Cipallymessmate, stringy bark,· and by small patches of blue gum. To the south-west are the , seeming quite close, but in reality some thirty ·miles away from the township, covered with a mantle o~.soml:)r~ green. · · Away· to the north-west, and considerably nearer .the township, are the. Haunted Hills, which derive their name from a curious legend of the early days, when this particular locality was part of a cattle track used by the drovers at that time to convey large mobs of sheep and cattle from Bairnsdale and the districts further east, to Melbourne. A drover who was the first to adopt that route, so the legend runs, on approaching a certain spot in the hills, was desceuding a steep incline, when the mob of cattle he was driving suddenly stampeded, and fled,terror-stricken, into the dense scrub, immediately disappeared from view, as if by magic,. and were never seen again. The dismayed and awe-impressed drover strenuously main• tained that an unearthly noise, emanating from the bowels of the earth, had be• witch~cl his cattle, nor could he be persuaded to follow that route agai.n. From that time forward, other drovers, pursuing the same track, always averred. that, at this very spot, their cattle always stampeded or became unmanageable, and that here, many of their stock were always lost, those in charge of them declaring that when this locality in the hills was reached, there could be distinctly heard the tramp of another mob of cattle descending :the other side of the hill, but it invariably happened that,when B.J.viy of the stock• men rode to the opposite slope.for the pi.lrpose of ascertaining whether any such travelling stock could be seen, not a trace of them could be anywhere visible, and so they concluded that the wierd sounds arose from the ghostly tramp of the spectral cattle,which had so mysteriously disappeared years ago, when the track was first opened up., , The mysterious noise has, however, long since been accounted for by the phenomenon.of an echo,arising from the peculiar formation of the hills in this locality, and one can readily understand the awful and impressive influence which such a phenomenonwould exercise upon·the minds of those probably super• atitious stock:menin the wild solitude of the hills$! and wholly unacquainted with. its natural oauseo . ' , .. This eo~o is not. confined, however, to these particular hills,.>~ut i.s peculiar to the township itself, for should a band be pl~ying .in the Co~~cial Road, it w~ll .... ·.· .. ·.·... .' if the.music: ~rom some considerable distance .. up the street, tmd upon the other side of the railway/line. Away to the north. of Morwell, in the seen the ·Dividing Range and 'Mou.nt J3aw Ba:w, the most p;romine:O.tfea~1Jre ()f th.e landscape, ~fit.h its summit' partially co"Veredwith snow, while, as far as the eye can reach,between the tolmship and. the purple contour of the hills, .•. lies a stretch of gentl.y undulating country, thickly timbered,. soi. that as the spectator looks downupon the little township, from his position on top of the church tower, Morwell appears to occupy a small clearing in the centre of an immense forest. On the nor-th side of the railway· line, almost in the centre of the township, can be seen the poppet-heads of wha.t was at one time,the shaft of the Maryva1e Company's brown coal mine. . . About a mile further on, westwards,on the same side of the line, are the Morwell Brick Works, and facing these, on the opposite side of the railway, the eye is arrested by the curious bottle-shaped kilns of the Morwell Brick, Tile, and Pottery Company. Page .. 4 The Morwell Historical Soci~ty News, Vol. 12, Mo. 1 12/2/1~74. ~The principal street in Mottfell is the CommercialRoad, the houses in which are built on one aide, -Of th,e thoroughfare only, and front the railway station, alongside of which, facing the houses, are planted a numberof tall pine trees, which extend for a considerable distance along the street. The houses are very irregular, and with two exceptions, the street contains no buildings worthy of special notice, these being,the Roman Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart, and the Post Office. The former is a fine specimen of early·English Gothic architecture, built of red brick, with a handsomebelfry tower, which rises to a height of 75 feet.·It was planned by the well-knownMelbourne firm of architects, Messrs. Reed, Smart, and Tappin, whohave designed so manyecclesiastical. buildings in Victoria. The contractor for the building was Mr. J. Hall, builder, of Morwell, and it was erected at a cost of £2,566, of which sum£1,000 was the munificent donation o.f Mrs. Fitzpatrick, a resident of the place. This really handsomechurch is the most striking architectural feature in the township, and is so finely proportioned as to give a feeling of spaciousness to the whole structure, making the building appear muchlarger tnan it really is. The main aisle· is 60 feet by 30 feet, and its height from. the floor to the apex of the roof, which is constructed of Californian red pine:,:divided into paneis, is 32 feet. The chancel, which has an octagonal apsis, contains a fine, ornamental ceiling of fibrous plaster. In the sanctuary adjoining are two stained glass windows,containing two lights each, executed by Mr. Montgomeryof Melbourne, the one·representing the Virgin Mary, and the other, st. Joseph and the ImmaculateConception. The ventilation of the church is effected by means of a central octagonal flecheo The Post Office, situated in CommercialRoad, is a large, handsome,and commo.dj.;ous structure of brick, with buff-coloured facings, and immediately arrests .the attention of visitors crossing from the railway station to the main street. It divides with the Church of the Sacred Heart the architectural honours of the township. A. great deal of interest in Norwell was excited seventeen years a.go· (1888) by the discovery of brown coal in the vicinity, whenthe late Mr.Heney Godri.dge, who had been prospecting in the neighbourhoodfor years, struck a deposit of brown coal on the north bank of the Latrobe River, six miles north• west from the township. A numberof residents recognized the probable importance of the discovery, and eventually a Melbournesyndicate was form.ed, and the seam. was opened up. A shaft was sunk, some 36 feet by 12 feet, and coal found a few feet from the surface. About this time, Mr. w. Tulloch, an old resident in Morwell, found,at a distance of ten chains from the shaft sunk by Godridgeand party, coal in the. hillside, eight chains awayfrom the bank of the river. This proved to be an almost solid mass of browncoal, and as from its natural position it could be workedwith less difficulty and expense by quarrying into the hill, instead of sillldng, the original claim·· of Godridgeand party was abandonedin favour of Mr. Tulloch1s. It was found, on examination, that the hill was covered with a surface stripping of earth 25 feet thick at its deepest part, whena solid seam of coal was disclosed in a "face" 60 feet in thickness from the base to the summitof the hill. After this discovery the Great MorwellBrown Coal Companywas ,formed for the working of the. mine, and arrangements madewith the Governmentto lay doWn. a loop line from the Gippsla.ndma.ill line to the mine, a distance of three and a half miles. The companywas to, construct the line at its own expense, the Governmentagreeing to refund £5,000 on condition that the companywould erect .a briquette plant. rt.hen the line was completed, a large quantity of browncoal in its raw state, was despatched to Melbourne, and other markets elsewhere, and for a time the eoal met with a ready sale. . , The Great MorwellCompaey then entered into a contra.ct with the Otis Elevator Companyfor the erection of a briquette plant. It had been prev;tously proposed by Mr. Tulloch that a s~ll plant be imported· from Germany,and to engage an expert .there, to be sent. out in charge of it, .but in this proposal he was overrule·d11 and the late Mr• ·Perry, of the. Otis Elevator Company,went to Germany,and returned with plans for the construction of a briquQtting machine. In due time the plant was constructed, and whentested was fQundto be entirely unsuitable.. ·

, Before the mac.billery ·was paid · tor 1 a fire occurred, in which the buildings were destroyed, with the whole of the plant. Fresh machinery was erected, and guaranteed to be efficient, but this also proved t'o be a failure, and the shareholders became disheartened. . ,:, ; !Jib.·e:: great··,m.a.:j,orit~,i-.of the shares were held by the first syndicate, and th~ hol4ere Lot them re£used· further calls. Consequently, the whole of the prope;rty1ine.luding::1.the lease.~ ''fell· into the hands of the National Bank as liqu;LQ.ators;. wh.o ,.sold both and machinery to Holmes Bros. Mr. Tulloch then ~pplied for the forfeiture of the lease in August,1899, in consequence of the non-compliance wi.th,.the labour covenanta; In this he was unsuccessful, but a year later.he-made another application1 which succeeded. At this time Holmes Bros. ha.d sold the lease to the Gippsland Goldfields Syndicate, who entered an action against Tulloch and Co. for trespass, claiming £500 damages •• The case l~~ted several months, and was·fina.llydecided in favour of the defendants. The Goldfields Syndicate entered·an appeal which fell through, leaving Tulloch and Co. once more in possession of the mine. . Mr. T·ulloch then approached the Government· to repair the loop line, but they declined to· do this, and then the Company met the demand of the Railway Department for £250 for repairs to the line. , [1he Government next required a further bank guarantee of £175 per a:nnum from the company for all time. This demand Tulloch and Co. would. not accede to, and in 1902 Mr. Tulloch withdrew, and the undertaking went into liquidation. :Mr. Tulloch still holds the lease,. and many of the residents of Morwell continue to be very sanguine that,ultimateiy, the immense areas of brown coal in the neighbourhood will be operated upon, and will revive the prosperity of the t·owm~hip. · A scheme has been recently suggested whereby this almost inexhaustible supply of fuel could be profitably used as a means of generating electricity in sufficient quantity'to perform the whole of the domestic work of Melbourne as regards lighting, cooking and hea.ting,etc.,with economy and cleanliness. This, it is contended, could be accomplished without difficulty by the construction of large ttgenerators" in the neighbourhood of the mines producing alternating currents of high pressure, which could be conveyed to Melbourne by means of wires three or four inches in diameter, and there received into a "transformer", and changed into low pressure currents available for immediate use •. Near the Great Morwell mine, on the other side of the loop line, two yea.rs afterwards, the Great Gippsland Company started operations on land held under lease by Dr. L. L. Smith, which extends over 2,000 acres, but little work has been done, owing to the humidity of the soil. The Maryvale mine, on private land leased in the township,sa.nk, by means of a diamond drill supplied by the Government, 1,009 feet, proving over 800 feet of brown coal. At 25 feet the drill went through splendid fire-clay, which Morwell possesses in abundance. This company abandoned operations thirteen years ago (1892). • . Doubtless it was owing to the machinery having failed in the manufacture of briquettes, coupled with the fact that, shortly after the opening of the Morwell mine-, the 'black 'coal measures of were opened up, and the fuel rapidly placed on the mBrrket, that the interest originally excited in the area by the brown coal discoilaries rapidly faded out of the public mind, and this branch of industry passed into .almost complete oblivion. Thus, Morwell narrowly miss~Q. becoming one.of the most thriving commercial centres in Gippsland. That the failure to produce gqocL briquettes did not proceed from ®Y defect in the quality of the coal, it.self, but ws:;i.s due to the unsuitableness of the machinery imported,. is proved by .thef!l,ct. that a J~ample of coal sent to Germany was manufactured into briquettes lf'hich gave.every satisfaction, being very hard, and only capable of fracture. by a .forc.ible. blow, whereas those manufactured locallywa,nted cqhesion and :were friable to the touch...... · still, notwithstanding the , comqination of adverse circumstances by which Morwell has missed its mark ... a~ an. important .mining centre for the pttesent, it is a thriving place. A large.·trade is done in .. dairy cattle raising and in general agriculture in the ·surrounding,districts" : · There are several fi:rst .... class·hotels the towship, and churches representing all the religious denominations.·

A visit to the Great Ivlp:cyie.ii mine, ~oul,d well, repay the tourist, especially if he be a. l,over of the. picturesque,. ]t drive along the road from Morwell fp~ three miles', ~ri~~ the. tourist- to the J~E:l.bourne road. Cros~ing th:i,.s · and l.~~~ ~f on .the l~ft_,. th<;1 :Latr?be Rive~ ·is: r'eaqhed, apanned by a t,~ml;>er .. br~~e;~(~bou~-:;~(), .. feet .. iii'1·ength, e.reo.ted a~ongside. the old structure, which rem~ 'denuded of it,s decking so~~ 12 f~~t hj.~her t,han present bridge. · Page .. P• .. The Morwell HistoricalSocietyNews, Vol. 13, No. 1.: •••• ~ l5/2ilSlI4• ,...... '· ' ' .... _,- .. ·- ' After crossj_ng the river, you reach the road leadi11g directly to the mine, through.partially cleared land, upon which some neat farmhouses have been erected here When the bra11ch railway line is reached, it is seen.to curve round into the mine, which is situated in a very pleasant hollow. At its .entrrance the vjJ::dtor may observe, at the bottom. of a bridle track, the spring ca.rt of some hardy set;tler whose homestead is perched upon the summit of the ridge11 and who is compelled to pack all his produce up and down the bridle track.on ·horse.back ta his cart the rough nature of the country making it impossibl~ to bring the vehicle nea ..rer to hd.s home, A hundr-ed yards or so beyond this, and following the curve of the line to the left, the traveller finds. himself confronted by a wall of brown coal, which rises in a "f'ace" of 60 feet :perpend:tcular before him from the level ground upon which he stands~ and below which it has been traced for .40 feet. How.much deeper it may extend can only be matter for conjecture, as ·it has not been bottomed at tha-'.; depth. A trarcr..ray runs around the top· of the ridge, by which means the earth, when stripped from the surface, is carried away and tipped clear of the nra.ce". The scene around the mine is one of sylvan beauty. The summit of this cliff of coal, is heavily timbered, and here the rank vegetation and undergrowth .:reach above the waist.. The landscape one masa of variegated colour, of r.ed and white, of' gTeen and gc;lct, from the wattle ferns,, and red and white heather, which grow in such :profusion .hez-e that the traYeller can with difficulty make his way tr.a.rough it. The beauty and the stillness of the scene, only broken at intervals the beautiful note of the bell-bird or the sound of the rushing waters of the are very impressive, and contrast strangely with the desolate and forlorn appearance of the rusty rails and the charred and decaying remnants of the , where the ti:rnbe:rs have been scorched and blackened by fire

Pages 555 to 559 inclusive of the Cyclopedia of Yictoria, Volume 111 are devoted to the of some of the more important ci t:Lzens of that time, - 1905 •. the biograpM.es are photos of: - Mr. A:r·thur ·:,Titt; f:Ir. George Watson; Mr. Robert Porter; . Captain John Hall; Mr., Walte:r EcL.11ey; Mr. A. A. Brown; Mr. Thomas Watson; Mr.1 George Bolding; Mr.. John Barton Hoyle; Dr. .A., R ~· S:nith; Mr. William Tulloch; Mr. Thomas ·Klein. as well as· photos of Joh:n. Halllls Premises, :r-~orweliButter Factory, and the Residence of Mr'!> J. B Hoyle~ showing Mreand Fl.rs.Hoyle and Rose Hoyle standing in front of the houee , (This house, the oldest house in Morwell, can still be seen, in Jane Street, Mort·vell). ·

¥°1.l'. Arthur Wellesle:'[ Witt,. manager of the Colonial Bank of Australasia Ltd. , Morwell, was born in the distriet of Beechworth, Victoria, in 1862, and is,a son of ]).1r. Charles King Witt, one of Vic·toria' s early settlers, who arrived in 1857, end was identified for many years with the and Beechworth districts, where he carri.ed on business as a mercharrt, On the completion of his scholastic career in Benalla, the subject of this memoir entered the office of Mr. T .. S. Moore, grain buyer and commission a.gent, of that town, a.nd from there he joined the service of the Colonial Bank in 1884, at the ?1elbounie · office.· After· remainir:i.g there for a period of two yea:.rs he was transferred to · Seymour, and in 1888 tras appointed manager at Gra:.."l"cville, ·which position he. filled for a lilc3 Hd.s next move was to Loch, where he acted as manager' until 1894, in which yea.-che :c-eceived his present appointment. M.r. Witt is treasurer of the Shire of Narraoan, as also of Morlrell, and takes an active .in all movements appertaining to the advancement and welfare of ·the district"·· He is a licensed gold buyer under the Act.. . He married, in 1892, Edith, daughter of the late Mr. Walter Bonwick,. of Ha-vrthorn. His wife died~ in 1896g leaving a family of one son and one daughter. Mrs. Witt, is. buried in the Hazelwood Cemetery.

Mr. John Hall, J .I). ,ex-President of the Morwell Shire, was born inthe North of Ireland. (county Ty:rone) in 1866, and educated in his native· land. He a;rrived in Victor:j;.a in 1884, and for some months travelled over.the colony gaiping experience, finally · set;tling down in a storekeeping business in the CoUlburn Valley, where he for about five years, but, otdng to the climate of". ; that pl.a.Ce proving uhcongenaat., went to Tra.ralgon,. and ;. after. a few Y.ears th~e,. purcJ:tased his present business in Morwell, where he carries on as a wine and Page ••• 7. The ·Morw~ll Historica). Society News.L Vol_. 13,, No. 1 15/2/197~.

" spirit and general merchant and building contractor. He was elected to a seat in the Morwell Shire Council in 1897, and in the following year was ·promoted to. the dignity of president. Mr. Hall takes a great interest in military a.ffa.irs, has attained the rank of captain,and is at present a captain of the 10th A.L.H. Regiment .. As a private citizen he is held in high esteem, and his business. f orms no mean adjunct to the industries of the district, finding, as it does,employment for about twenty-five hands. ¥.tr,, Hall is married and has a family of two sons and one daughter. M:r. Thomas Watson, member of the Morwell Shire Council, is a native of Victoria, having been, born in BakLar-at in the year 1860 • He was brought up to farming pursuits, and in 1875 removed to Morwell, of which district his father was one of.the,earliest pioneers. For the last twenty years ¥.r. Watson has been engaged in dairy farming on his property at Morwell, and is a large supplier of milk to the F9od.and Frozen Storage Company's creamery, which adjoins his farm. He also goes in for horse-breeding. Mr. Watson is highly respected throughout th~.district with which he has been·so long and honorably identified, and in 1900 was elected to a seat in the Morwell Shirs Council. He married, in 1884, Emma Louise, daughter of the late Mr. Theodore··Hentschell, a well-known store• keeper· in the early days of Victoria, and has a family of four daughters and two sons. Julian Augqstus Romaine Smith, M.D., B.S. ,Melb. ,and B.Sc. ,Adel. ,practising at Morwell,Gippsland, .was born in London in 1873, and is a son of Captain Julian Smith of Adelaide, whence he came with his parents in 1876. He was educated at the ~rinc~ A,lfred College, Adelaide, and at the Adelaide and Melbourne Universities, where he took the degrees B.Sc. ,Adel. ,in 1892; M.B. ,Melb. ,1898; B.S.,Melb.,1899; and M.D.,Melb.,1901. He then filled the position of·resident surgeqn at ·the Melbourne Hospital for a period of twelve months, and was. subsequently engaged for a like period as junior demonstrator of anatomy ·a·t the Melbourne University, and medical tutor at Ormond College. During his studies at the Prince Alfred College, Dr. Smith gained the Government scholarship for the study of science at the .Adelaide University, and afterwards was successful in winning all scholarships open to medical students at the Adelaide and Melbourne Universities, having had the distinction .of being placed first on the f'irst class honour lists right through the courses. In 1901 Dr. Smith commenced practice in Morwell, Gippsland, where he has remained ever since. He has taken an active interest in rowing, and rowed in the Adelaide University eight in 1895 and. 1896, the crew winning the latter race, held. in Melbourne. · He has also,rowed and coached for Ormond College, Melbourne. Dr.· Smith married, in 1901, Edi th, daughter of Mr. J. H. Reynolds., of Glenrowan.

Mr. George 'W@:tson..1 sole.proprietor of .''The Morwell· Adve.rtiser". "The Morwell Advertisern newspaper, published in Morwell, is issµe{l every Friday, and enjoys a large circulation throughout the district. Mr • .George Watson, the sole proprietor, took over operations in 1896. Born at Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, in the year 1874, this gentleman is.the youngest son of. the late Mro Robert Watson, one of- the' earliest pioneers.of this State, ·having landed in New South Wales early forties, and shortly afterwcn-ils removed to Victoria:• He was present. at the Eureka Stockade, and the gree,t ndning rushes of the early and subsequently settled down at Bacchus Marsh. · ¥ir. George Watson went with. P,is parents to Gippsland and engaged in farming operations. Afterwards, became identified with the "Morwell Advertiser", then owned by :rrir. R •. H •. Turnley. A few years later,the journa.lpa.ssed into tl:i.e hands of Stephens and.Mr. Guest, and Mr. Watson· purohased~a third interest in the business. In 1896 he became the sole proprietoi), .as befor~f'~entioned. Mr. Watson, who acts as editor of the news• paper, .is correspondent for the Melbourne "A,.rgus", and also does a large buednesa in job printing and in bookbinding. He takes.· great interest in local affairs, and is president of the Morwell .brB.nch of the A.N.A.,. secretary of the M.U.I.O.O.F •. Lodge, and of the local Mechanics• I?lstitute. He takes a. leadj_ng part in all social functions~ and is specially.interested in sporting movements. Mr. Watson married, .iri 1898, Mary, daUghter of M.r. George Mprris,, for some time a resident of Morweli. · · ·· P§.ge ... 8. The Morwell Historical Society News, Vol.13, No. 1 1sf2/1974.

Walter Edne:z:, of nliome Hill0,Morwellt was born in Hampshire, England in the year 1833. He comes.from a.ve.ry oJ..(l yeomanry family, who have been for generations, noted breeders. of sheep in that county. His father, the late Mr. William Edney was the winner of many prizes for his sheep. ·. . Educa.ted in..... his. n... at . iv. e county, a.•t Abresfo. rd Grammar.. Sc.. ·.·.h . 001, ... Mr •.. ~i. _alt·~·.· Edney left England for Victoria in the good ship "Diademu, having for fellow passengers W.cr-. (now Sir) William Zeal, and Mr. Edwarti Langton. He was fdr some years engaged in mining at Forest.Creek and Mc!vor, and then took up farmi.rig at Heidelberg, on McHanden's Estate, in conjunction with his late brother, Alfred, remaining there for seven years. Mr. Ed.nay's next move was to Ivanhoe, and from thence to Lancefield, where he managed a large farm for Dr. Phipps (who no~r resides at Paynesville) for four years. Wishing to possess land of his own, he went to , Gippsland. He was one of the first selectors there, and cleared many acres of the dense bush and heavy forest~ which he now owns and lets. He also built a general store and slaughter-yards, which he and his sons have conducted ever since. In 1891 he bought a large saw-mill business at Yiri.na.r, but this was destroyed by a bush-fire in 1897. Mr. Edney then purchased ttHome Hill" on the Montell River, his present residence. He married, in 1862, a daughter of the late Mr. John Greenaway of Ivanhoe, by whom he had three sons, now all in business for themselves. Mrs. Edney died in 1884, and two years later he married a daughter of the late Mr. Walter Saunders,solicitor, Sydney, by whom he has one daughter, Katie, twelve years old. Mr. Edney has always taken great interest in cricket. In 1856 he helped to form the first club, and to fence in the cricket ground at Heidelberg, and likewise introduced to the Melbourne Club the :fastest bowler they ever had - Jack Boak, who has been known to break the wickets into pieces when bowling. The love of cricket seems to run in the family as, ·two years ago, Mr. Edney' a thre_e sons were captains of three different clubs in Gippsland. · Mr. Edney has always taken an interest in local affairs. He was elected a member of the first Buln Bulri Shire Council, and filled the office of pres:ident .on two occasions. He has been a j:ustice of the peace for over, a quarter of a c.entury; a member of the Church Assembiy, and one of the committee of ,the T·iara1gon Agricultural Society. Mr. Edney is held in high esteem, both in his public capacity and in private circles. Mr. George Bolding, of uara.sspan" ,North Haz.elwood,- about six miles from Morwell, was born in Cambridgeshire, England, in the year: 1837. He, comes of a good old yeqrn.ariry family, and was brought up to farming pursuits in his native county. He arrived in Australia by the ship "James Furney" in 1854, and was for some time in Queensland, where he was engaged in opening up country for squatting ~poses. Mr. Bolding removed to Victoria at the time of the great gold rushes to Castlemaine, Ovens, and , and on his return to Queensland,participated in the rush at Port Curtis, now the site of Rockhampton. His next move was to Brisbane, where he was engaged in stock-droving, and other pursuits for ten years. About two years late:r,he.purchased his present property in Gippsla.rid. The Grasspan property comprises some 320 acres of rich,agricultural land, of which..40 acres are under cultivation. Mr. Bolding goes in for grazing on a big scale. Some .eighty cows are milked. The ''Grasspan" butter is well known for its superior quality, .the Bolding brand having won innumerable prizes at various shows throughout Gippsland. Mr. Bolding married in 1873, and had a family of fiv~:sons and·one daughter. His eldest son, the late Mr. George William Bolding, was a member of the Third Victorian Bushmen's Contingent in the Boer War. After the siege a.t Elands River,he contracte·d enteric fever, from which he died in the Pretoria Hospital, 24/10/1900. A second son, :rir. John Bolding, was a member of the First Victorian Contingent to volunteer for the front, and saw active service throughout the South African War. Mr. Robert Porter, of Merryvale Park, near Morwell, was born in DOnegal, in the north of Ireland, 1839,and was brought up to fa.rmitl.g pursuits in his native land. At the age of 17 he arrived in Victoria by the ship "Chancellor", and for the next 10 years was engaged in farming in the Malmsbury district. In 1874, he moved to Morwell, selected the property on.which-he now resides, ·and identified himself closely with district activities. He takes an active interest in the welfare of Mo:rwell,. especially in __ the affairs of the local Presbyterian Church, of which he is an elder. .He married, in 1866, a daughter of the late Mr. Wm. Tolmie •. Mrs. Porter died in 1886, leaving a family of four daughters and seven sons, two of the latter assisting him now in the working of the property. The Morwell Historical Societ News •...•.••. ~ 1

Mr. William Tulloch, Proprietor of "The Mart" and News Agency, Stationer and Undertaker, Montell, was· born in the Orkney Islands, North of' Scotland, and came out to Victoria in the year 1851, with his parents. tie was educated at St. Mark's School, Fitzroy, and afterwards apprenticed to the carpentering trade with Mr. McKenzie, a well-known builder and contractor of that time. On the completion of' his indentures, Mr. Tulloch carried out a number of contracts in and around Melbourne. In 1879, he entered into partnership, and carried out a number of contracts for the Government on the Goulburn Valley and Gippsland lines, and in 1880 moved to the Gippsland district, and filially settled at Morwell, where he established himself as a builder and contractor. In this capacity,he carried out building contracts for the most important residences in and around the district, including the two brick hotels at Morwell, a.Jfd the first 'heuses erected in Mirboo and other adjacent townships. He gave up the building trade ten years ago. Mr. Tulloch has taken a great interest in the developn+ent of tll,e Qoal industry, · in the furtherance of which he has spent a considerable. ani.ount Of time and money. He was the promoter of the Maryvale and other coal co~panies. Mr. Tulloch married, in 1870, a daughter of the late Mr. David Morrow, a. well•known draper of Melbourne, and has!:).. family of one daughter and four sons. He is assisted in his present business by his sons, Messrs. R• M. and Samuel Tulloch, the former having control of the stationery, news agency and hairdressing department, while the latter assists at both businesses.

Mr, A• A. Brown. Mana.gr. ot' the Morwell Butter Fapto:r:t. The Morwell Butter Factory,situated about one mile from the Monell r~lway station, was originally a local private enterprise, and as such did n()t. prove a very profitable concern. In 1899, it was taken over by Messrs •. \food & Company Pty. Ltd. 1 with Mr. A. ii. Brown as manager, and since that date,has made rapid progress, the output being about thirteen tons of butter per week, during the season. The cream is supplied from Sale, Drouin, Mirboo, Thorpdale, and surrounding districts, and about seven hands are employed in the factory. Mr. Brown, the manager, is a native of Scotland, and was brought up to the engineering t rad_e• He came out to Victoria in 1888, and in the next year entered Dookie AgricUltural College, where he pursued a course of study, on the completion of which he was appointed mana.ger of the Swan Pool Butter Factory, a position he occupied for about five years. He·resigned in order to take a trip to Europe, and visited all the leading butter-producing .counties in England, Denmark and Switzerland, On his return to Victoria in 1898, Mr. _ Brown was appointed by Messrs. Wood and Company as.manager of their factory at Yarra.wonga.. On the our chase of the Monell factory, the Company tran.Sf err·ed hinl there. While resident in Swan Pool, he filled the office of president of the North-Eastern branch of the Australian Butter and Cheese Factories 1 Managers' Association.

Mr. Thomas Kleine, Mr. Thomas Kleine is the principal.of the firm of Messrs.T, Kleine and Co., Morwell Butchery, Commercial Road,Mor-w-ell, ·wholesale and Retail Butchers, manufacturers of ·small goods of every description. . . This business, which is the most important of its kind in tbe district was established in 1893 by the· present principal, Mr. Thomas Klein. · The establishment finds constant employment for three hands, and enjoys a large and extensive connection throughout the district. The slaughterya.rds are situated on the property, and Mr. Kleine, who does all his own buying, is the owz.ier of a first-class steam plant for the manufacture 0£ small goods, for which his name is a household word in Morwell. . .. ··· .. · . Mr~ Thomas. Kleine was born at Matlock, . North Gipps].and, and is . a son of the late Mr. Charles Kleine, one of the·earliest and most, highly esteemed. identities of Gippsland. was brought up to. the, baking business, and later went to··Tasmania, where he was engaged in business at Bischoff and other mining· centres in that colony. On his return to Victoria, Mr.· Kleine speculated largely in mining ventures, and on selling out, moved to Toongabbie:, where he established a butchery business. In 1893, he disposed of his bU.Siness, and·transferred operations to Morwell, whezae he has remained ever since, and is now one of ·the leading tradesmen in the'· district. He ·is interested in considerable properties in Morwell. He is·a·member of the M.U.I.O.O.F. Lodge, in which he has been through all the chairs~ He is held in high esteem . · throughout. the district with which he has been so long and honorably a~s:.ociated •. In 1892,11 he married a daughter of Mr. Argne,of Count:r Cavan,Ireland, and has a family of five children. · The .MorwellHistoricB.l Society News, Vol. 13, No. 1. • 12(2/1974·.

Mr. John Barton Hall, Sworn Valuator, Land and General CommissionAgent. Mr. Hoyle was born in Beeohworth, Victoria, in the year 1860, and is a son of the late Mr. ThomasHoyle, who came out to Victoria in the early fifties, and was identified with ·the mining industry of the Beechworth district for many years. Educated in Beeehwor-th, he was afterwards apprenticed to the coach-building t.rade, and in 1882 went to Bathurst, New South Wales, under engagement to Cobb and Co. Returning.to Victoria, he settled at Mooroopna, where he was active in local.affairs, being .for five years a :memberof the MooroopnaHospital Committee. In 1890, Mr. Hoyle moved to Gippsland and settled in Morwell. Six years later,he established his present business. Since taking up his residence in the district, Mr. Hoyie has identified himself with all movements connected with. the welfare and ~he advancement of the township o.f Morwell and the surroUl1ding district. He ho.ld.s the commission of captain of the Morwell Rifle Club. I;le is likewise secretary to the local Racing Club, a memberof the A. N.,:·A., and of the M.U.I.O.O.F. Lodge. He married, in 1889, Mary, daughter of Mr. Jabez Powell, an old and esteemed :r:es~dent of the Goul.burnValley district.

Boo1arra in l~O!?.• (As described by ~he C:yc1opediao~ .. Victoria, Vol•. 111, Pages !,)60-261} , _ . Boolarra is a small tov-mship 101 miles from Melbourne to the east, and twelve.miles from Morwell to the south, on the Morwell and Mirboo North railway line. The t_ownship is situated in the midst of undulating country, rough, broken, and thickly timbered on all sides~ the timber being chiefly messmate and str:L,ngybark, all the most.valuable of the trees, such as red gum.and blue gum having been cut out long since by different saw-mills, which have, from ti.me to ~ime,. been erected in the neighbourhood, and furnished large quantities of excellent. railway sleepers for the construction of the . The little township consists of a single street, built on one side only of the road, facing the railway station to the north-west. This is known as the Main Street, and it may be said to be the only street, for in it is comprised the whole of Boola;rra, containing a population of less than 250, the principal buildings being two places of worship and three hotels. Boolarra is surrounded.on all sides by hills, but the site of the township.is comparatively level, the ground rising .only as the ranges are approached in the direction of Mirboo North, from whence the tracks and road become more rough and miry in the winter season, especially as the tourist proceeds in the direction of Mirboo North, on what is little better than a corduroy track, which takes the direction of the Strzelecki Ranges. A large area of exceedingly rich agricul.tural land surrounds Boola.:rra, capable of producing heavy root crops, especially of potatoes, onions, and sugar beet •. The latter has been tried in the neighbourhood, and found to thrive rem~kably well (the per-cerrsage of saccharine being very high), and proves to be an excellent food for the cattle, while oats, barley and other cereals yield large crops, but are little cultivated, owing to the greater attention bestow(3dupon the two industries of dairying and the raising of cattl.e. The gr~ss in the district is very plentiful, and its properties are such that oattl~ .f'atten upon it rapidly, while for dairying purposes it can scarcely be exce}J.E)d•. Thus,the chief industry of the plaoe is mturally the' latter, and it· is mainly responsible for.the existence of Boolarra. · At the same time, the whole of the district is noted for its excellent pasture land.,from Morwell t.o Boolarrat and about Yinnar, Darlimurla, and as far as Mirboo, so that it is not at all surprising that the enterprising fa.rm.era of Bool5U"J:'aand the.· surrounding country have started, and almost com-· pleted,a new butter factory, with all the latest :machinery and improveJP.ents, at a cost of £2,000., The concern is conducted on the cooperative principle, an,d tlie sanguine promot.ers expect to realize a net profit · of £800 for the first half-year. ·A seam of black coal of considerable extent has been discovered in the neighbourhood, and there is s9me plausibility in the conjecture that it is identic,al with that. whiclJ.has been found l;3.t Mirboo North. The mino has not been opened up,however, to any·-great extent hitherto,but the coal extracted is said to .be of Vf?rygood quality, and should there be discovered large deposits of iron ore, as is so often the case, the day rray come when·the quiet rural industry of dairying may be overshadO'W'edby manufacturing enterprises. The Morwell Hi?·~:iz..i.cal Societ r News Vol. 1 No~ 1 •• •••••••···~·••l • .Q"';htizens of_Boolarra (Including photos of l.Vir. William Pattison Christian, Mr. T .D. Latter, and Mr. Tomas Scanlon, and o:e P. W. Heyman+s Butter Factory)

}iilliaI,!l_~iJ29_!L.Ql11:~.;~tian.~~GeneralFf~P.S!?-§11~ Boolarra. The buai.neaa was established in 1889 by the Messrs.Hopkins Bros , , from whom it was purchased by the present proprietor, in conjunction with his brother .. Born Ln West Melbourne in 1866, Mro W. P. Christian is a son of Mr. Nicholas H. Christian, the well-known mining expert, carrying on business at 31 Queen Street$' Mel"bourne<;He was educated i.n West Melbourne, and, on the completion . of hd.s Dchola:Jtic career, was identified with cricket and football, having bean a member of the champ:ion Essendon team of 1891-92-93, and on leav• ing for Boola:r:ra:i was presented by that club with a testimonial. He still takes a great interest in s}_;orting matters, and fills the office of secretary to the Boo.Laz-raRacing C'Lub, He is lik:ewi.se associated with all public and social functions throughout the district. Mr~ Christian married, in 1897, a daughter of ¥".ir., Alexo McDonald; of South Melbourne, and has one daughter.

M:r;,.HSve11d. H~rti;~n~_l:~;t~-~r-2}~~:~." P.W.H~ and Co1s Butter Facto,rz. Mr,.. S·vend HartmaUJ."'1 was born in Denmark in 1875, and is a son of the late IvI:r. David Har~:..G.,snn, who ·w·as for many years identified with the butter industry in Denmark; He recdv•3d his education in his native province, and afterwa:rds obtained an extensive and practical experience in butter-making under his fa·ther, being aft erwa't"ds engaged in three of the principal factories in Denmark, of \11d.ch he was manager of two .. Mr. Hartmann arrived in Victoria in 1895t ·ana. after fiJ .. 1ing positions with the Vj.ctorian Co-operative Butter Co .• , and the Melbcurne Chilled Butter Ccmpany respecti\rely, he accepted the manager• ship of the Ho.Ld enson and Heilson Butter Facto~J. Cn the introduction of Mr. Heyman11 s D:2:e:nc;;" int.o Melbou:."ne, ~1r* Har-tman...n suggested the building of a factory at BooLa r-rc , which wac accordingly carried out. It was opened in September,1902. Although the Ls in the first few morrtha of existence, the weekly output· avez-agee sL: tons per wet~k.. The whole of the factory, including machinery, boiler, , j3 under Nr1a1 Har-tmann' s personal supervision~ and half a dozen hands fi::)d constant employment on the premises .. Mr .. Hartmann married, in 1897, a daugrrt er- of Nr,, B,, Lucaa , for many years associated with the fi.rm of Messrs. Wm. B .. Bunch and Co , They have a family of two aons ,

~1.r... ~ .... T ' .. ...'£:__~~:tter~ T :11~2 E:.:f' Me~;chant, Boolarra o Mr~ D. er .. Latter has been connected· with the district for the last sixteen yea:J}St:. Born in Id.rrt on , near s in 1866, he was educated in South Australia, wh5 .. thcT he went w:Lthhf ,s parenbe , and was afterwards brought up to the blacksmi trade. He established himself in Boolarra in 1886 as a blac.k- smith,but after fi'Ve years, opened up in the timber trade th lthich he has been identified eyer sd.nce, In his capacity as a timber merchant, Mr. Latter introduced the b.Lackvoodlog to the Melbourne market with na rked success ,and so opened up a new industry for Gippsland,. He is a large property-holder in the district:, and fills the offices of president of the Boolarra Turf Club, and chairman of the Bob1a:rra Cemetery Trust,. He is a member of the Hopetoun Masonic Lodge,ThiortAToll, and takes an interest in aia.. matters concerning the district• s welfareo Mro . 18...95, Alice, daughter of Mr. Charles Mitchell, and has a two sons and two daughterso

Mr .. Thq,1!la.s. _Srtax~J.an;1._J~,!9E.r.;h§ltpr o:f_!.h,Et .. C;L,Yb .. Hot.~11 Boolar~,L N:t>:i Sca:1lan was 'born :Ln Geelong,Victoria,in 1862, and was educated there. He· was afte::":'Tarcls b.rcughb up to farming pursuits, and in 1884 moved to Gippsla.nd, .Land about nine miles f::com Boolarra. This property is now leased by his ·;;:,,other, who carries on business as a dairy fa.rm.er. IVfrtt T .. Scanlan took over the conduct of the Club Hotel,Boolarra in 1895. He has filled the office of president of the Boolarra Bowling Club, of which he is an active member, and takes a lively in'cerest in the advancement of the district. Mro Scanlan ma.rried,. in 1886, a daughter of Mro Richard Lawless, of Wallace, and has a f'am.ily of two sons and two daughters.· __. ... _ Page 12. The Mon1ell Histor:i&_?-1Sod ,ety; Ifows,v_QJ.. 13; No. J 15/2/1974.

Morwell Traru:rs2 Ci~:i;~ens a,.Pd Public Men, 19Q.? and 19()1. The list of leading citizens given in the 11Cyclopedian of 1905 is a long way short .. of being comprehensive, as shown by the reminiscences of the late Miss Emma Bridle:! and the late Mr. Hugh Vary, and also by the local newspaper, "The Advertiser" in its news and advertisements between the years 190'2 to 1907 .. Here is a directory of Morwell at this period, compiled from these sources.

Commeroial Road2 f,t,£pi Haz.. ~}wood Road to TA:i;:win,. ...SJ;.reil:,. The business centre proper began at the western end, with Samuel's Coffee Palace, where the Town Hall is situated now. Then,from across Hazelwood Road,:t'rom west to east were the following:- L, Cricketers' ~'t'ro.s Hotel (Smy'c;he family) ; ?. Pharmaoy (Mr. Brown); 2.Colonial Bank (later,the National); - 8. Estate Agent (J.B .. Hoyle); 3.Bla,oksmith (Jor.ul Rintoull); 9. Saddler (Mr. Haiz) 4.Saddler (Mr. Blay)(earlier,Mr.Stephenson); 10. Bank of Australasia; 5.Tinsmi th (Jim Bryd.en) 11. Club Hotel (Mr. Kelleher) 6.Bakery (Mr. Cooper) 12 .. General Store (John Hall) · (It is obvaoua that our informants have missed a place or two, as for example, Mu·rc.Qch2 e Hotel, built in 1887..

Post Office ( (Postmistre.sses were Miss Eliza Vigar, 1891-1902; Miss Marla King, 1903-1905; and Miss Agnes Mary Kane, 1905-1907) Then followed a number- of small shops - a draper's, a grocer's, a butcher's

(Mr. T. Kleine) 1 and the Advertiser Office. At the end of this block, in spacious grounds , was the surgery_of the townsh:Lp's only doctor, Dr. Moir. (Later doctors who l:tved there were Julian Smith; Dr. McLean; Dr. Sutcliffe, and Dr. Mitchell, who built a new, brick home there) ..

Commercial Road1 f,1:*om Ch,aiae1Street to White Street. The Commercial Road State School, Noc 2136, occupied the whole frontage of tM.s block. Inuned.iately south of it, and on the other side of George Street (then extended) was St'll' Ftary's Church of England .. Further south again, and across Elgin Street were the first cattle and sale yards, which have now become the Town Common,a pleasant, little open spot in the town. Commercial . Ro,ad...t-fr9,p- Whi~~e. Stre~t to W=i-lso1L§.:treet:,. The business line of Commercial Road ended. then, as now,at Chapel Street.· From White Street to Wilson Street was purely residential, though one of the houses.became a private hospital. Another was occupied by Miss Elizabeth Nichol, 1899-1903, a teacher at the Morwell State School. One of her pupils was Mr. Alf Ronald of Morwell. The Roman Catholic Church and Presbytery were built in 1902 towards the eastem end c:r: this bloclc .. Before this, a wooden buildj_ng in George Street had served as both Church and school far the Roman Catholic community. From Wilson Stre~t to ~~d Ridge Road (Yinnar to Monrell}, Here was the boarding-house conducted by JY'.Irs,. Georgina Irving, widow of John Irving, the first head-teacher of Harwell State School.Neighbours were the Donalds.. ons ( stor0keepers), the Dustinf.1s (Mr •. Du.•sting was a. saddler), the last house being that of the Rowell family. \Mr. Rowell was a tailor). Further along,Commercial Road met the Old Ridge Road, ahout a mile froJD. the main shopping cenbr-e of the t ovn, about where a road now leads into the S.E.C. administrative buildings of the Iviorwell Project. There are still some old pine trees there, marking the approximate site of the first Presbyterian Manse. The Old Ridge Road crossed the railway by means of a wooden bridge, and then swung away to become the road to Traralgon. The wooden bridge was burnt in the disastrout:3 1944 Morwell bush-fire. Tarwin Street. Alo.ng· the east side of Tarwin Street, south from the Post-Office there were only two business. places, - a butcher's sh9p, and then Green's Drapery Store, taken over some years ago, by Coles•. On the opposite side of Tarwin Street was Bill Holloway's store, 'and Mrfl Holmes', jewellery shop. Across George Street, on the corner,was the :Mechanics• Institute, which burned down in 1935. The site is now occupied by Maples Furniture Store. We will have to leave the continuati'O!l of this 11Directory" till a later issue. Vol. l · No. 2 •. · •••••.•••••••••• ·The Morwell Historical Society News. Jou.rn.ta. of: the: Mo;rwell Historica.l Society. Published quarterl1 - on the ·15th. February, May, August, and November.

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May, lfil4.· Tues~:•. ?J/5/74 .• , •• Monthly meeting of .. the Traralgon Hist_orical Society at the Civic .Reception Rooms, at 8.00 p.m., Mr. Alan Wilson ••• · ."Lime Deposits· and Early Lime :;UlnsJ! June. '1974. ; Tuesday, 18/6/74 ••• Monthly meeting of the Trara.l.gon Historical S9ci~y, . . . at the Ci vie Receptio~ Rooms, .at 8.00 p_..m ... ·. Mr~ Tom·Standing~ ~~Memories of an Auctioneer0•

S,at~.~122/6/74u .The Last: Train JotJ~ney, MO:t'We.ll to Mi~~oo· North •.. ··· .... ·· . . . _;:. r.· ,.. ; ·' · .. .· · An .exeursi.on, organized by th:e ··Australian Railway !istoric~ · So,ciety .' T_he train. will lea.ye ?>Iort1ell at ll. 30 a •. m; ~ . , Yi.n.nB.r at 12-30 pm; Boola.rra at 12.45 pm. and arriw at Mirboo North at 1.-00 ·pm-.· ·On. the return· journey, it will leave Mirboo North at 2. 30 . pm;. Boolarra at 2.45 pm; Yinnc;~~t.: .. ~• . 40-·--:Pm• and ·arrivebaek at 'Morwell at 4.45 pm. F~es •• '\.duJ.j;s $1~0.; Under 16 $0-50. Julx. 1914. Tuesday, 16/7/74 .... Monthly ]ll~e~~n~· of the TraralgonHistorioal Society, . . a1Ltne Oiyio Reception Rooms, at 8~00 p.m .• Mr. I ... T. Maddern~."' "Eal"ly Mo1"Well, 1877-1890"• AYB'Y§t1 121i• Tues~~, ?o/a/74 •.• MoD.t:Q.ly .me~ti~ qf .: ~4~.;~.TJ.'~~~c<>xi i~i;O.'.l:'i.cal Soeiety, . . at the Civic R~oeptipn R(?.qms, a.t 8.,QO p.:m. Jfirs. Wright •••••• n11ynn''. ·· S e12teri\'b~~:'· 1974.~. . . . Friday,· 13/9/74 •.•• Annual. Dinn.er of·:the Latrobe ·Val.lay B'.i~iloric)al. Societies. · Guest Speaker... l?.atsy Adam Smith. Tuesday, 1'7/9/i4 ... Mo~thly me.et:tng of the ~rar~gon ii.$to:rioal Society, Mr. John Irving. in. "Wa;rrigal Creek". October, November a.nd·Deoember.

Tuesday, 1/10/74•• Mr. Andy Ringin ...... c: "Coal Creekn.

Tuesday, 19/11/74 •• Mr. Ydohael Howes •••• "Early Railways".

Tuesday, 10/12/74 •• A.mlual Christmas Party. :Pye 14 ... ~~)·.:[~~'ll His~ol.'.ic.al Society News, Vol. 12, No. 2 15/2/74. Subsidi~.J1.embershipList, lQll. Life Met1ll>ers:c. Mrs. .Lyndon, Box 80, :Le().ngath~,Victoria., 3953 .. Mrs. D.M.Parkin, 109 Locksley Road, Ivanhoe, Victoria, 3079.

Mr. A. • R.Allingharn, 67 Victoria crescent , Mont Albert, 3127. Mr.:.,'l.W~Fielder_.~ ._P.O. Box 223, Albury, s.s.s., 2640. Mrs. A. Gu.rd, 10 Acacia..s~reet, Traralgon, 3844 •. . Mr. s. R. Maddern, 44 Arnott Street, Horsham, Victoria,3400 • . Mr. ·J. A .. Moore, 2 Strzelecki Court, Tra.ralgon, 3844• Mr. Bruce Reynolds, P.O. Box 45, Yinnar, Victoria, 3869. Mrs. L. _E. Sutl1(!lrJ.a.-nd1_ Tra.ralgop., 3844 ..

Qbitua;rx .. •.·•Mr• o. s •. Martin, 1882 - 6/4/19T(f,. Mr. Oswald Stanley Martin died at his residence, "Riverlea", Glengarry, on the 6th. April, 1974, aged 90 yea.rs. His father, ThomasPotte .r Martin, was the :fourth head-teacher of Cowwa.rr State School, 1889-·1901, and became the Cowarr correspondent of the "Trara.lgon Journal" f'or m.ost of .t}l.at time. Qsw~~dl1artin waa,therefore1six years oldwhen·the Martirifa.ni:ily arrived'at Cowwarr, and he was to spend the rest of his lo:ag life in COW'W'arr, and the Cowwarrdistric~ .·-. ~El <·lfa,~ ~~gµ,~ .·l;i.~- .~•l:l.·~-- sphoo~• i.IJ.·. August, 1889, and le:ft school in Deoember,1897to ·learn ~arming ~n,cl. t.~ .b.~g!Ile a farmer. He was an important and .articulate member·o f the···community, and through his research work, memory, and writing, added considerably to our knowledge of the history of CoWlrarr. A.a ._.a l)relude to the ''Back_.to Cowwarr''of Easter,1937, Ossie_. Matt;in wrote an excellent series of ar'ticles on . the History of Cowwarr for the . · ·- · "Traralgon J()urnal, and theywer~ published between ll/l/1937 and 22/3/19Y7, providing invaluable material for the "History of Cowarr" which appeared in 1971. He knew more about Cowwarrthan anyone else, and we must be g.rate:ful. to him for recQrding that .. inf ormatj.on in print. . Cowarr whic.h ·began in 1866, ele'Ven years before Morirell, first had the strange riame. o.f ''The _Forty-Second"- because it was est~blished under the provisions of the 42nd. clause of the Amendmentto the Land Act of .. 1865. In 1907, Oswald Stanley Martin married Misa Eliza.beth Mary Mabel Smith, (laa{'. ~ l.971} .. Their children were Edna., Clarice (Mrs. White), Robert, Florence (Mrs. Anderson),. PeJ:civa.l, Charles, Margaret (Mrs.Morgan- deceased), and Judith (Mrs.• Cook, Yinnar. ) •.

The Monell - Mirboo . l'iorth R.ailwgv:. The Norwell to ~lirboo North railway line was completed in 1885 in three sections: 1. Morwell to Boola.rra, completed 10/4/1885; 2. B()olarra·to·Da.rlimurla, completed 8/9/1885; :;. Darlimurla to Mirboo North, completed 7/1/1886. The contractor for the line was Mr. John Robb, who then went on to build the Moe-Narraca.nline in 1886. Workhad started much earlier .. We have a record of a Mr. E.A. · S·he·ad, · foreman.of a gang of railway workmen,writing to the Education Department in June 1883, asking. for a school to be established at the "Twelve Mile Peg" - the site of Boolarra now. In April 1884, Inspector Hepburn of the Education Department visi t_ed the place and recommendeda temporary school in a temporary buildine;r sinoehE! did no~ co11sider_the populatiqn>the:re. be perma-nent•..• Ot the 32 children liste-d as being of aohoof age, 3.l. lfe.re of .:Cailviay workers. He 'added: ''The site where they have built theil" huts that of a surireyed township, aa yet unnamed",_but by .the end of the year, it . been milled Boola.rra. And now the· line is.· being closed. :Pase.anger -servic'eS were withdrawn on 7th. September, 1968, and with the disoontinuanoe . of goods.·· traffic . on Tll,9 sd..~Yt 18th. Ju11e, the li...'l.e will be officially closed. The.very la.st tra.in··to··be run · on the line will be our History Exetirsion ;'):.rain on Saturday. 22nd. June. Originally, there were four stations between the two terminus stations - Hazelwood, Yinnar, Boolai:ra, an:d Darlitn:urla, but Hazelwoodwas down in November1953, .and Darlimurla in March, 1966~ Pege l~. ~he Morwel+ Historical Society News, Vol. 13; No. 2. • .. • .. • • • • .. 15/~/14~ Cemeteries. +ncomplete Records. Historians fi:ricftfou ·the earl±est records of most cemeteries have been badly kept - that bu.rials have been not recorded, graves left unmarked, and the names of''those bUx-ied not.,:;.en.t.ered. : Let us take the Horsham Cemetery as an example. Although the earliest graves marked by .t·ombstones there, .show dates as early as 1856, the beautifully kept. cemetery boek- now in use · s.tarted only in 1878 - twenty-two years later. One reason for this ·might be that, to begin with, the cemetery was merely a burial-ground agreed upon in a little community by common consent, w~th n9-one·appointed to keep records. Even if,later on, the bu.rial ground bee~e an official cemetery, by action of the Public Health Authority, with loc·al trustees appointed, it could have easily happened that there was no• one in that community with any clerical experience. Education was not t"ree and compulsory before 1873, and illiteracy was pretty common, particularly in remote country areas. , Recording Methods. Even today, for historians at any rate, the methods of recording are not entirely satisfactory. For example, a plain chronological order of entry is not good enough·, because it makes the search for one particular burial unnecessarily long and difficu1t. Classifying those interred under their religious :denominations is only a slight and doubtful improve:rnent. A better method still is used for both the Rosedale and the Sa.le cemeteries·. The names are entered chronologically, but under the various letters of the alphabet - which gives us an alphabetical as well as .a chrono• logical list.·Then, for e:.&:ample, if we are looking for the record of burial of a man named John Landsdown, we need look only in the columns under "L", a list comprising only-one-twentieth of the total entries. Insufficient Information. Another weaknes~ is that not enough i.nformation is given. It does not help very much if we find that Elizabeth Dolittlewas buried. 22/a/15 in Grave No. A34 {No. 34 of the Roman Catholic section (A) ,perhaps). We still do not know.if she was 8 yea.rs old ar 80, or whether she was Miss. or Mrs. Dolittle, or whether widowed or not. 'rhe age and the marital status should always be given. The Morwell records; even today~ show neither. Complete Records. It is a pity·tnat the authorities do not insist that a copy of.the death certificate should be lodged with the Secretary of the Trustees of the Cemetery, when arrangements for the burial are being made. · · in addition, the Secretary should· be required to keep a mimn:~ of three books or records. The ·first should be the alphabetical and chronulogical list of n~~giving also the ages and marital status, as well as the grave numbers, alliillilillL re the date of death or burial. The second book should be a numerical list of the graves, showing those that are vacant, and those that are occupied by whom. The third record should be a plan, or pl~. of the Cemetery, showing t}.l.e g;-ave numbers, with 'the names of those.buried marked in the appropriate num.pers. · The copies of· the death would make the fourt,h volume of records. Then, if a:r:ry:· search hadto be mada, we could find the record of the burial in the ... relevari.t al:phab·etieal list, which would also .g:i.ve ,us the date of deatf! or burial. 2'rom that,· we - could easily turn to the . Q.eath certi:-ficates, which full of ··important infoma.tion. could . out where the deceas,ed w~s,born1 what·his occupation had

; ~ . . . A!Rhabetical • and GhronoloRical Lj;.S,.;!; _from 187~ to 1930 ,, . . . In the following' ·lists-~ we give ottr record. of'. the burials. in,.. the Hazelwood c·emetery .from '1879 to J.,930 r in alphabetical and chronological order. 1'1e have neither ·the space nor' the time to take the record from·'l930 up till the present time, but from· an historia:n'·s point of view,of cou:rae, it is :this early period of 51 years that is most important. . ... The first column after nam,e gives the~ge (if we know 'it. nsn stat'l.dS for ''stillbOJ;'nn; up for "infantn; ttw-tt for "weeks"; and "ta" for ''months". The second column gives the date of death or burial, arid the thl.rd column gives the section - "AH being the Roman Catholic, or most easterly section; fo~.lowed by 1'B0, Church of England; 0c0, Methoddist;· ·and "D", the most Westerly section, facing Yiilnar Road, the Presbyterian area..

Alexander, John ••.•...••. · •. 26/ 4/83 .A,·. Buckley,'(Mrs) Betsy.... • 26/11/8.2.C Allan;. _Frank " 8/ 3/91.. D. Bliss, A. R. . . · . .· .C Ami.et, Franc·< : 70 25/ 2/93 .. D·. Butler (girl) •••.••.• .,.I •• 28/ ?/88.A !miet (Mrs.),...... '¢.7/ 7/93 D Brazel, Patrick 3m.18/ll/88.A Amiet, Laura ~ 2vl 11/11/93_ · Billlngsley,Mary Jane·• .3 .27/ B/90.D . (d .. of Francis & Mary)·· Billingsley ,{Mrs) Jane •. · • B/ 3/9l.D ilexande~, · 'D.,._ 1. • :" • 27/ 8/ 98 B Buckley,;Benjamin Wager.75-.17/ 9/92 .. c Applegate,· Paul.. .,75 16/ 2/oo ·B John .: 58. 2/ 4/96.A All. an,. Ma.r~aret .. ~·- ._ .• ., ., •. ~ .. 6. 6__ · .• •.. 1. 7. / '?fo·.3 ,A' . , ,. .c1 ;. , • 24/ll/96 .B Applegate, \Mrs.)' Ellen.59 .... 31/ 3/05 B Butters,· Florence ~ •• • .18/10/97.B Allisau, Marion M. • .. • • . .. • 3/ 8/07 'B ·Baird., Annie •••••• •.•.. .10/12/97.D Alexander, George lnl 25/ 8/13 A Butters, Madge'.:...... 26/ 5/98.B Angus (Mrs.)...... • .•. 22/12/19 C · Butters,, Annie Maud·.;.... • 25/l/ 99.B Amiet~ William Charles .. ~2 •• 3/ 6/15 D Elizabetk May •.• 13.. 4/ 9/99.A Ami.et, (Mrs) Laura 83..,.,22/ 2/16 D J.ohn_; o • • . .18/ 2/00 .A Arnold, Thomas _ 75 •• 5/ 4/16 Ji. Brazei, (Miss} Mar.garet. 27. 26/lO/OO .A Arnott, Margaret " 2:7 / 6/23 D Barnes; George 13/12/00.D Austin, Sheila Ruth...... 11/ 8/23. B ·Butler, Joseph.··...... • 23/ 2/01,,A Ami.et,. Gladys Clare .... .,35 .. ,.'15/ 9/25 D Brutori, "~ •'• •. r. •' ••••• I •• 13/ .5/01,.B Alexander, John · ... 26/ 3/21 - · , ~ :i:. 15/ 7/01.c. , ·Richird Thos.. .16/ .4/0(!.B Brown, I .17/ 4/02.D

...... , James e .. ,. ., :. 24/ 8/02.D 21/ 2/03.D. Pagfit •... 17.· .,._, ···' , The Morwell Historical Society News, Vol. 13; No. 2. ..• ·Js/ 5/f4 . B Econt.) c. Bolg.er,' Thow~i~ ; 14/ 1/05 .n, Cumrn.ins ' M. . '. :A. :1301ge+, Ann.·~• ·• ·• · ••••••• ~· •• 2s/ 3/b5. D •. Collierj Mrs. ·Thomas... c.

:J3lµoh~r, .•• ··D • ••••••••••• r .• ~ 22/10/oEi'..B. Crozier, Mrs .. Nary 26 .• 23/ 7/90.A. J)razel ,Mr{3. c·ath'erine. 59 •.•• 27/12/06 • .A.,. Ca.hill,. ·Patric)( 29/ 7 /90 .A. f3u~kley,l3en.janiln' Wager·, 29. 29/. 9/08.C,~ dasey, Amie ••• ~ •• ~ • ~· •••• • • 6/ 3/91.D. ;B~wst~er, · • .' ••• •· .• ·• '. · .••• I • • 16/11/ 08. n, Chandler, l'ilrs. W .-c 19/ 5/93.- Bol.ding,. • •· •• ·• •·• · •••.• · •. -.· .' .• · 7/ 5/99. C •. Cook;, (child) •••••• ~ •••••• 23/ 5/93.C. }'~a.dy,U ·• ·•• · ·.I.. 3/11/0.9.A~ Chambers,· Mrs ••••••••••••• June, 93. c. ;s·olid•, I;vy Ellen.~ •••• · •• 14·.,, 19/ .2/10 .D .• Collier, Thornas (Sen) ••••• 24/11/93.c. :Boldin~, George• .-~ .••• 72~.· 5/ 6/10.c. Cook, L c. F ... • ••••••• ~. 4/ 2/94.c. ·~lay·, William .•. . .· 29/ r/n .• B. Coleman,Arthut Andraw-•20•• 23/ 1/96.B. Baill.ie•Janies Albert •••••• 30/ 4/11.B .• Chant, Mrs. Ann ••••••••••• 9/ 9/98.D. Berg, Elizab'eth: .": •••••• ~ -. 19/ 5/11.B. Caddaye, James ... ~ •• · ••••••• 15/10/98.B. 'Baillie, •• ." . •• .' · •• 1. •:: 1/ 10/12. D. Churth, •.•..••.•.•••••• S •• 14/11/99.B. ~Blucher, Fred.: 24/ 4/13.B. Coleman, Alice •.•.•..•.•.• 19/ 3/01.B • . Barne.s,Mrs.Barbara ••••• ~ ••. + 7/ 6/13.D. Campbell, Joseph •••• ~ •• ;~.27/ B/01.D. _·_Bri.nsmead,I11Irs. Fanny •• 27 •• July/· i3.c. Corbett, Ellen •..•.••.••.• 9/ 8/03•B. .. Bqlger,1~~ .••• •': ~26/ 8/13.A·. Collins, •••..••••••.••• s •• 19/ 9/03.B • Blucher,Ivirs~Frieda M.~.28.23/ 9/13.B·. Cooper, David T. • • • • • • . . • a/ s/07 .-B. )3ail,lie,EQrlly Christina~ •• 15/12/13.:b. Craven, Thomas••••. · 22/10/01.A. ,B~ocli, William.~~ ••••••• ~.17/ 1/14 - C anayan,. Michael •••.• _ ••••• 26/ 8/08 •A. Brad.y " .. Phill p •••.•••• ~- .•• ~ 21/ 5/14 ~A. Courteney, John Hoysted ••• 16/ 7/09.B. B ~i~lie, : Arin.a Maria 24/ 6/14. D. ·canavan, ;...... l •• 31/ 7 /09.A. 'Bolger"; ... waiter ••••••• S4 •• 17/ 6/15.A. Canavan · •••••• - ,;, I •• 22/ .7/10.A.

·.Biucher, WiThe1.mine~~: •••• 3/ 8/15.B. 'Collins 1 Charles ••.. ~·~ ... & • 9/ 4/10.:B. Bolding, Harold. Eddy ••••••. · 3/11/15. c. ·canavan, I•• ·- - ll;.A. )a..~ter, :Pavid.: ••. ;: •••.•• 27/12./1?.D. ·cous~ns ,Ethel Mary •• .-. 2d •• 14/10/11.A. Bolger, ~.~ ••• ~ •••••• : •.•• 7/10/16.A. Cousins ,Mrs .Ivrary E.. • • 30· ... 20/10/11.A. B~ola-Khan,iiah.?.Ued Y.~.:2'!.23/10/16.c • Canavan~··········•··· I •• 12/ 7/12.A. . l:loldingtMary.Veda •••••••• 19/11/16 .. C. Canavan •••••••• ~ •. ~ ••• I. 23/ 7/12.11. Beale, John ••••• ·.~~.~~· ..... 14/ 5/17 .B. ·corbett, William.• ~Dec. 12.-B. in~ack, ••••• ~- ••••.•• ~ •• ~ ••• 20/11/17. D. Cahill, Norah ••••.••• ~ •. 23/ 7/15.A. ~BUrt,Miss.t~fury. iviabel. .1.7.• 15/ 4/19.A~ Coleman,,Mrs~Eliz. L •• so ••. Aug. 15.B. ~Burns, ~111i~a.m·. ·~ •••••• · •.•• 23/ 6/ 2.0 .A. · Cour'.t eney, Mary Jane.· •• • •• 22/ 5/16 .B. . Buck:Ley,Mrs. Martha.' M. ~ 70 •• 17/ '7/20. C • CUnunins, Mary Jane.; ••••••• 2/ 6/16.A •

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Daly JY"irs • Bridg~t ...... ~ • 21/ 6 /79 ~A. . ]1:f;:tzpatrick,1Hary Ann Jt ...... 100,0.,_A. Daly. J •• .";. • • .. • • • • • • .. • • • • - - :~ .. .J:..... F~rnellr•· ~Oct.· ·1880'~B. , '·Dallon,;., .•.•.•. ' • - .- ·- ,.A. Firmin, Ellen Mary 14 •• ·· 2/ '5'/88.B • Dwyer,·John •· - - -J:~ .A. . Fos·ter, ··Alfred.~· •. ~ ••••• 42 •• · 6/ 2/92.B. · '.Donaldson, Ml.'ss Grac_e 18 •• 1/ 1/81.D. ~Fostar; Alice~.~: ~ at .. ..: - ...;· -.B. ])Wyer,. Patrick •.••..•• 76 .• 28/ 5/83 ,A. , .'Fitzpatrick;John .••• • • .-45 •• 9/11/92.A. · '.Donald~o.n ,' David·· .. · r», • •• 58. :· 3 / 3/86 • D. :B'l."'aser, Annie · •• 3/ 6/97 .D. Dqyle, David (boy) 2/ll/89.-. Fo.st.er1· Mary Jane 50 •• 15/ 6/97 .B. Derhru:ri, Frank st.anley .6m•• 5/ 2/90.B. Fra.ser, James...... • ~·2a/12/99.n. Dunatian; Roslyn A.Ma 16/10/94.n. 1''itzpatrick,Miss Julia 22 •• 3/11/0'0.A. Dut\f.'an,· w ·•· · ••• · 22/10/94.c. Firmin, Stanley 2.-ll/ ·l/Ol.B. ·n~rham, Geo~Thos. (Jun) .23. a/12/98.B. Farran, Samuel, ~-61 •• 10/ 3/01:.A• :De·,Pazana:n·~ v:irgilli~ ~ 1/11/99.A. Fitzpatrick, Gerald ••••• 24 •• 10/ 6/01.A • . Doolan, r#alter ••..••••••.•• 4/ 1/00.B. French, llnni e ...... · •• ·• • • • • • • 3/ ·2/0 3 . D • . Duggan, Michael 61 •• 9/10/00.A. ~,raser, Effie Annie • • • • • 8/ 8/03.D .. De~ham,·:~rt-· 1. 10 •• 11/ 2/01.B. Firmin, I •• 28/ 9/04.B. ·:Daering, ••••••••••••••..•• 14/ 4/os.B. Firmin,. Mary ••. ··...... • • 1/10/04.tB. Duggan, Andrew .••••••• 23 •• 11/ 6/05.A. Firmin, • ~ •• ·• ~ • I~•• · 12/ 4/06 .B. Donaldson~~'.frs ~.Annie... 76 •• 19/ 5/06 .D. Fraser ,:ff1lora (McDonald) 48. 2/11/08.D • . Daly," Mrs. Mary B •••• 39 •• 13/ 7/06.A. Francis, • • .. • • • • .. • .. . • • • I •• 4/ 2/09.B • . . Duff, • • • • .. • . • • • .. • • • . • I •• 20/10/06.A. :B'i tzpatrick,Margaret ••• 26 •• 12/ 9/09 .A. Derham, Marie Alice ••••••• 5/ 2/07.n. Firmin,I-'.trs. Mary Jane.. • .29/12/09.B. Daly, Thomas...... • .11/ 9/09 .. A. Fleming, Catherine..... • .10/10/09.l'l. Dunbar, Janet ••.••...• 19 •• 14/ 9/10.,D. ]'rancis, Ralph...... • .a.1/12/10.B. D~ly, William .•••••.•• 85 •• 21/11/10 .A. Fleming, Edward ~. 5/10/11.A. Dodd, William Leonard. • • 9/ 9/11.-. Firmin, George ••••••••• 80 •• 22/ 9/12.B. Dietrich, Ferdinand ..• 62 ••. 9/12/13.B. ,Flynn, Daniel. " •• · ;-.~. 2/ 1/14.A. Dietrich, Alice Irene .. 6 •• 30/10/15.B. .Fitzpatrick,Nrs. Marg •• 72,,.27/ 6/14.A. Daly, Joseph John.... • .. . • 5/10/16 .A. Fi:rmin; George.,,...... • .23/ ·1/15.:B. Dayble, George ••••..•• 71. • 24/ 9/17 .B. Ii'rancis, William. • • • • • • • • ·• 23/ 1/15 .B. Dwyer, Patriqk 68 •• 3/ 2/18.A. Ji'raser, David • 75 •• 1/ 7/16~D. Daly~ 20/4 /19.A. Fraser, Mary K. - • • .. • • •• 73•. · .... ·- ""'.' . ..;..D. Doherty, Margaret Ann •• 3/10/19.c. l!'leming, Mi0hael · W. • •• 23. • 21/2/l.B.J,.,,. Dempsey, Patrick 66 •• 3/ 1/23.i. Frost, Wm~Collings .. • • • .35 •• 11/;/19.J) •. ' Deppeler, Henr:Y Alexander.27/ 6/24.D. Firmin, Mrs. Maria ••••• a;. ~lo/ ·5/19.B. Doyle, John...... • .29/10/24 .. .A. Findlay~ Elizabeth.- •••• · • • 7/ : l/22. D. ~ Dawson, .Catherine...... • .12/11/24.B. Fraser, Jessie ·Elizabeth· •• 28/ 9/22.D. · Dunbar, Duncan 74 .• 29/12/25.D. Francis, Mrs •. ·Ar-..ne.· • .-. • • • 4/ 8/24.:B. Debono , Stanley...... • .17/ 8/26.C. Farran,.. 11argaret Ann.• .21:•. 1/ 2/~5.A. Daly t Bridget... • . . • • .. • • 9/ 4/ 27 .A.. Fleming,Ell·en ·Eliz·•••• 63 •• 17/ 4/25 ... A. :pa.ipra, Antoniq·~·...... • .31/ 8/27.A. Foster,, Sai'ah;. ·• •• : .•• -~ .73 •• 22/ll/25.J3. ·ne Gino, Lau.ra...... • .24/ 2/28 •.£,.. :inewin,, 'John.· ••..••••••• 79• .26/ 4/26~ .. B. • :buf~, Clarence. Gerard. • .. 22/ 4/,28.A. F.i:rm.in, Hannah;.,,. •• ~ ..... : · '•. 2:/- 5/26_.·B. Duff, . Chri_stin.a Bar-bar-a ~ .. .1/ 9/ 28.B. Field, Margaret MUnl:-o •.•.•• 17/ ')/27-.B. Deer:fog.,, Mrs.Marie E. · •'"l,4/ 2/29.J3. Fraser., John Stuart·..... • ~ 7/ 8/2H.'1). ·· Davey, ·Ethe:J. ••_ ...... •. • .•. 22/ 4/30.B. Fawkner, Jul.ia ••• '• • ·•· •• ·• ·. ·: ··• .-2<;)/fJ.. '2/28~.A. ' D.e Carli •••.•••• _.. ... • . • • S ... 30/ 6/30.B. Feeley, .Ernest Wiiliatn. • • .- 5/ 1/3~;:1;?. Duggan, o-~... e •••. • •.••••• 90 ..,. .14/10/30 .• iA. -----·-···--· :::···':/\,' ·· Derham,. Mrs:., .Anne ...... 74.. 7/ 1/31.B. ' .. :tt~ .J...t_ Glee~on,M:r~.r~~r~are~. ·79j • 10. ('?(8,'f •. A • Godr1dge ( twi.ns) ...... , • • •. . - - iB ·English·,·. Wiliiam J'·ameEr r , • -. 1/ '4/~4.;,.. ·Ed.n.ey,Walter Erneet.· ... 7.- 1/10/9{~B. Goodwin, d.if.trs,.-....,. ••• ·• • .. , ~ .... -~:e. Geale·, . •.• ... , • • ••.• ··~ · •.. .- .. >.; ::.. ··., .~.- - ~- .:· · ~:~. C; El.liS ,. . Sarah.• ••••••• ·.~ • 49. ·~ 12/ 11/ 95~~ C. Gea1.e·1 • -~ ...... ", ... • • • ··~ •• ....;. t • .. ,_ . ~ C. ,, Edriey, ·Walter •. ;. ..•• ·. ·.71·~ .17/· _7 /9·4.B. , Ellis,Mrs.Mary Ann· •• ·•• 35 •. .-17/.9/07 .A. Gooding~. 1Yuriam.,. .. r.· 60. • 4/·3/84/• ·Ellis, Jane Janet •• ~ •• -2t~.22/~1/()7~A. G±lbert, Clias. Orloby. •' • 55 • .:15/ 2/00~B. · Ed.tfoy,Wal~er· Henry .;lfr •• 23( 3/0.9~B. G:-rant ·, Hay. , • •ti • ,,. .; .: '.· /~. lt. . ·5/ 9/94 ~I:l'. ·Ellis, John F • ._ ~;. ;,46· .• 10/:i2/12·;A. Godridge,. ::aenry u • .;. •; • ~ • •· 2/1a/94·~B. Erling, Charles Trygve~ ... ·~13(5/25.A. G·ay. Andre-vi••. • .u • • {. ~- ~ ~61 •• '·2/ 5/98.D. ··Elliott•~ James •••••••• 84·. ~22/ 5/28.B. Gorman, Mary ·Josephine~· ······~ .20/ 4./9Q.A. GJ.eeson~- Timothy,. •· .- • • ~ • 69 •. ~18/ 7/99 .).. Gooding,. 'James.:;.:~.( ..... · • ,.'29/·:9/99·.B. Goodii1g; El.izaheth •• ·,, ·• ·· '• .25/10/99.B. G.rant, Allan · •' .r. 2 •. /2.8/ 3/00 .·B. Grant, Douglaso; .-; ~, 9 •• 5/ 4/00.B. .. . . 1 I 1")' I Q /·(10·. B G OOCJ.'11,. ..,t.~·••r.-.,1.·•~•••·• •"'..A....,,.,.r.1 v, ·' .. , \ c:i.c~1a0:l ]'rr ..... nc::.s, I. . 1/ .A .. Page .... li• The Morwell Historical Society New~l·;_~o;t •. 13;_ ~·t?· 2. • •• ·.... : • • • • •' •· •. 1~/2/74.

G. {cont.) •' a. (cont.) Gooding, George· >...... 23/ 8/02.B. Howlett, MB..t.-y. . ;1/ 8/19.D. Gcidlnich,••• • ~. • .19/ 7/04.B. .Rogan, John Patrick.... • .22/ 2/20~A. ,G4S1~Q.es,· Rose ••• ., •.•• n. • .29/il/04.A. Healey, M..a.rtha ••••••••• 72•• 27/ 4/20.A. . _Ge>dxidge.,. Susan .Marion •• 8/ '6/15.B. Hop~ins, Thomas 87 •• 20/ ·7/2o~D• .. . Gi.lbert, Mrs. Fariny.' ... 83-. .11/ .a/15.B. Royle., John Barton; •••• 61 •• 8/ 6/21.c. Gi.lbert , .. Emily •.••.•.•. ·.• . •• 28/10/17·.B. :S:ick~,on, Muriel...... • .17/ 8/2·1.• Gardner, Launa, •. • •. •.. • • • • · .1a/ 11/ ae .• D. Howarci, K;ate.... •. • • • .. • • • .29/12/21.A. · ~Ga:t-4ller, w illiam/ •.•. · ·~·. • • 22/i:.1/18·. D. . :fl~rdie, .B.e.tty:, Math•r·s·.. • • l/ 5/22.D. · Greenwoo.cl.,. Mrs • •• 27/ 9/20 .B. Hall, Walter·Henry; ~·-... • • 4/ 8/22.B. · ~~~er,,:.· Ronald. LeaJ.te~ .. ·. ·• ·~ i4/i2j'~~D. Hailes, Annie...... • .13/ 4/23.B. ~ay,,: .. M~,. ~· •• a1. ~ eJ?Jf 1/22~n. Hall, William Thomas... • • 3/12/2;.c. 9-uef?t)\Helen Sophia... · ~ .11/· 2/25.B. ~~~res, Rev.Fr. Martin•. ..17/ ·5/25.A. Grace, Thomas Pa.trick, · • .,31/ 8/25~A. Harv.ey, Charles . Ewart • • • • 29/12/ 25 .B. '. i}~pes, Jame·~, ••••••••• · •• 5/ ~./27.D. :£?:ick:ey, J Qhn •••••• ~ ..... 48~ .1a/ l/26 .A. · · Grit?bl~, Harold Roy, • • • • 21/ 9/ 21·•c. H,arwooti, Robert Cromwell.,. ~11/· 8/27 .B. · Grruit, John Alexander,· •• )0/ 7/27.B. H~re,. Ellen 73• .15/1Q/28.B. ' Grist, Arthur .. Richard, ·· · •• 10/10/27 .B. , H,a_ll., John...... • • 6/ 2/29.D. Guy, William Henry, ••• 68 •• 8/11/27.D. · Hearn, IiJrnest Edward. • • • .13/ 2/3.0.D. Gardner, Reginald, •••••• 13/ 8/28 .. B. , ~urnel.l, Dean Slater.... · •• 11/ 3/;o.D. Gardner, •'• •.• , •• · S •• 27/12/29,B. . HeesQm, Edmond••••••••• 64•• 26/ 4/30.B. H.arry, William John.... • • 2/ 6/;0.B. H~l, Reginald Clifford••• 23/ 6/30.A.

How.ell, ·"···...... •• • • • • - .... -.B. Ho:pkin,s, Mrs. • .. • • • • • . • • • - - · - • D. -1..:.. Heesom, Sarah. Rebecca,21 •• 26/ l/83.B. I;-ving, Robert ••••••••• 56 •• 30/ 6/89.D. Healy, Marjorie., •••••• t ..16/ 9/83.A. Irving, Jobn ••••••••••• 38 •• 19/ 3/94.D. Heeaom, Thomas, ••••••. 22 .. 12/ 2/85.B. ·r~ving, Mrs.Ina •••••••• 49 •• 27/ 7/08.D. Heesom, Sarah...... • • 26/ 1/88.B. Irving, James... • • . • • • • • .18/12/27 .B. Hutchins, .Th~mas... . ~ •• • • .10/ 3/91.c. Hodges, .•••••••••••••• I ••. 1894.A. Haiz, Mrs. Bridget 57 •• 12/ 6/95.A. Ham, 15/10/95.A. Johnston, IVlaggie •••••.•• 4t •• 31/ 7/87. - Holland, Thomas...... • .20/ 9/96.B. J.ohnson,. N. •.• • • • • • • • • • • ·•·• - ·- -.13. Holmes, Jane. .. • •. . . . • . • • • 28/ 3 /98. B ~ Jo.pe, Arth~ John ••••• • .9 •• 15/ 3/88.C Hopkins, Catherine •••• 67 •• 7/ 5/98.D. JUnier, A~...... · 6/ 5/90.-. Harkin; James I. .30/ 7/98.A. Jen§ten, Mrs. Bridget ••• 64 •• 25/11/95.A. Horne,Mrs. Flora M ••• 30 •• 9/12/9a.·n. Jensen, John J •••.•••• 63 •• 6/ 6/96.A. H'~.aly, Francis .•••••••• 22 •• 3/ 4/99.A. Jeni.d.ns, Graoe Mary .... ~ •• 7/ 6/98.D. Hulse, Thomas Br-asaey, 5 •• 28/ e/oo.s. Jackson,.~...... • • 2/ 3/0l.A. Hentschel, •••••••••••• I •• 10/11/01.B. Jones, •••••• •.... • • • • .. .. I •• 31/ 8/02•C, Howlett, G. W. • •••.•• 55 •• 24/12/02.D. Jones, ~·········· I 11/ 9/02.c. Heesom, 14/11/03.B. Jon,es, John Ernest...... 20/ 4/03 .. c. Huey, Margaret 10/ 2/04 • .A. Johnstone, George •••••••• - - .-.D. Henderson,Linda Elelyn •• 17/ 9/04.B. Johnstone, Robert •••••••• 16/ 8/01.D. H'4-ey, Annie • .. .. • • • • • • • • .19/ 9/05.A. Johnstone, Mary Jane ·l6/ 8/07.D. ·Hoban, ·Martha •' •• 24/10/05.A. Johnstone, Annie May ••• 3 •• 12/12/09.p. ·Horne, Herbert H •• , • • • • • • 6/ 5/08.D. Jasper, F·rancis. .• • •.. .. •.• • •· 6/ 5/l.(} .B ·• Hirst., George...... • .17/u/os.c. Jeffri.es ,J .•• ,...... • • • • • 8/ 2/12 .. n. Healy, John ••••..••.•• :;3 •• 19/11/08.A. Jaegung, Kat~leen.. .• • •• • •. · '5/ 6/12~1>. B:asthorpe, • • • • .. • . • • . • .. . • I •• 16/ 9/09 .B. Johnstone., Eli~. Jane... • .31/ 3/13.D. Henl:y, Bridget.,. • • • • .. • • .11/12/09 .A. J?li!W~one,Eliz..Jane •••.•• 22/ 6/13.l). Hoban, ~ •• ,. • .. • • • • I •• 27 /12/0'?·.Ji·. Jae~g, L:ee.Hi!}.S•· •• • • ..14/ 7/13.D. Heµry, William John.... • • ?4{ ?/l~.,A. J?*~jt, Mrs;.Eliza.beth... ~ ~ ·· 4/ 3/14.D. Henderson, Mary. Ann;. ••...•• 20/10/io .• B. J~hnsto:ne,. :tvI~E>~·Eilen. •17 •• 26/ 8/14.D..• Ha.iz, Charles ••••••••• 81 •• 26/ 6/11.,A. Ja:rVie, :Pete=r •••••••••• 43•.25/ 6/15.D. Haiz, Miss Ellen ••.••• 38 •• 20/10/11.A;, Johnstone,Mrs. Eliz.J ... 75 •• 20/ 6/16.• Hel;tly, James 83 •• 18/ · 2/12 .A;··· J olley, Ruby••••• • • • • • • • • 23/ 8/16 - Benderacn; Frederick Wm .... 24/ 9/12;.]3. Johnson, Benj,~mi:n.,.... • .17/ 1/tt.B' H,oqan, N:rs .Nargaret. • • · •• 18/ 2/l3~A. Jasper, .William...... - """. · -.B. How.lett, C.E.J.VI., • • •• .. • • .10/ 5/13.D. Joh~on, George•• .,. ••.•• 59.. 2/ 6/19.C. Henry, Martin...... • .11/ 1/15.A. Johnstone, J.ames•.••.•• 88 •• 6/ 7/19.D. Hare, Arthur 56 •• 31/ 1/15 .B. · Jarvie·, .James a5 •.• 5/ 9/19·.D, Hut.chison, J!met...... • • 4/ 9/16.D. Johnstone .. Esth.er Ro~e.. · 2/12/20~- How.a.rd, Patrick...... • • 28/ 9/16.A. Jonea,David Llewellyn,..80 •• :1/ 9/22.D. Henderson, Florence W ••• 30/ 1/17.B. Jackson, Henry 68 •• 30/ l/23!A• Hogan, Michael.~ .. ,. •••• 65 •• 11i 5/19.A. Joliristone,Lyla Jean.~ •••• 9/12/25.B.

Heesom. t) Jessie ...... 52 •• 9/ 6/19.B. Jarvie, Mr$. Mary •••.•• 83 •• 13/ 6/26.,D TI - ' \T . lh I r: /, 9· i· .uoga..r1!, r ,. , -~ "' • .. o o .,1.. • .n. .. Jonest Hrs. Sarah ..... 89 •• 18/12/26 .. D~ ·:.,P-a.ge'~,~,;20. . :~·~he~·-~M:~W.-1:f··:itt81forioaf.. ·'sa~·· •••••.••• 59 •.• 27/ 4/.83.B. ~a,rkin, Harriet ••••• •:• •• 27/ 8/;o.13; • . Ke~ly, ·Yfilliazn. •• ·••. •.• •• 19 •• 4/ 1/91.A. ·.:l••riin ,.:._Pn;t.i1ipl!la.: '

Keegan, Philip •••••••• 69 •• 1/10/00.A. MoFar lane , ( g:,ir 1) .••.•• , ,. .• .. • 6/ 2/93::.1D. Kenoorn, •••••••••••••• 1 .• _Mar. 01.A. Mol)onald,Donald .. Fraser.39.· •. -•M~r ...:~.9? •. l>. Keddie,, Isab~J,la...... •.• 22/12/0l.D, NqCoull, _Catherine. •.• _...... • .31/ :3/95:.D• Kemp, Macy~~.· .• ~~.:·~~ •• 68~. 9/ 9/02.:B. ?il'.oPonald,Ctilth~ri;n~. E •. , •. • .. 4 •• 10/ 9/95•D· - Kneebone,.Hugh MelVille · ·.-~. 22/ 6/04-.c· .. Mo~eoWn,· •• •, ,:., ••.•••... ,~ •.. ·• .21/ 5/96.:o. ·King_,· ~~;ria.· •• ~ ~ ••• ~.. . ~ ~ 28/ j/Q4~B, ?4cl{ay, ... B arl:>al"a. • • .• .• • • • • • ... 26 / 7/ 96 .D • . KirWin·~\TOlU;l,., 'L~.!' ...... j!.~ • !'-~.. 65 ••. 24/ 9/04.B. Ma.cl,1,;·J ..J aq, Emma... Cath. 39~. 8/ll/%;•D• Kinnear, ••••••••••••••••Sept. 05.C. ~oJ)onald, .Al~x.fprbe~,. .63 •• 9/ 9/98.A. Kaye, Mary •••••••••••• 47 f!./L a7 5/ 06 .B. IlacI·~illan, ·. John, •••• : •:·. ·• 81 •• 18/ .. · 4/99-. D. King, ". Edward•, •••••••••... · .•. 29( ,,6,/06• •_B-. . NoDonald, -~lifa+ion •. • ,• •• , •• 74 •• 16/. 5/04.;o. Kemp,. John: •• · •• ~ •• :: •• 82 •• 14/ 5/91.13. ~'iopon~ld,.Y-ames ... _ ••• •,H •• 22/ 7/0A:•A· · Ke!lned.y , ~ ~ : -~ .. • •• ·•• ~ •• ~ · s • ~ · 5/ ·7/0 9 ,· ~ • Maoqtial:-ie, Mv.rdoch ••••• 84 •• 31/ 7/04.,r;. Ke:Ileher ~-.·.Edmond.~. ~ • • . •• 19/ · 2/11 ~A. Mackay; Honora •••• ,. •••• 67 •• 7/ 9/04.A. ieegan, M,ary.Ahn.~.:.:· -~~21/ 3/12.A. ~a9key, Thoma$.. • • • .• • • .• • • • 30/11/05 .• A. 'Kenne~,-JHcna.ei~ ', .. ·~ :14. :22/ 8/12.~~· MoLe$3.ll, .• ,.. .. • • • • • .• • • • • • • . • .11/12/ 0 5 .D. · Kr~em.er, ... August.~ . : : : •. , •.• '21/ .. 5/:p .• ;s. l}'IacMil).an:, Emma. Ca.th... • .10/11/06.D 'Keegan, ?ohn Heni-Y.... •• ·gt 9/13..A. Mo.A:rdle, •• " •• • •• • I •• 24/ 5/07.A. ·Keogh, Ari~st~sia: ~ ~ • : -. , ~. ?~( ~/13 ... A •. ~vicKenzj.e, ··.Norman,...... • • 4/ 7/09.D. , K&lleliei'·, . r~s. Winifred. · •• 12/ 2/+6 .4!.., ~,oConnell~·· .John ••••.•• , • 54 •• 29/ · 7 /09 .B. · Kei1y, :Le~lie :Daniel ·K •... ~ .i5/ii/18.~ McDonald, John.,..*"... • .12/ 9/09.A. #Kelleher,·· John: • : . : . . • •. ,., •. 24/ 5,/18.A. McFaxlane,. Mrs •. Sarah •. 69 •• 15/10/09.D. ~Keogh·; Jo~eph Francis .•• ~-3i/ .?/2:;.~. MoFatlane, Ann •••.••• ,... • • 6/ l/10.D. ·Keogh, Patrick: •• :.~~ •• ,.68 •• 5/ 5/24·/I.· :tvicDo:riald, Neil Shaw..... 52.-. · 6/ 9/10.l). 'Kelly, K~vin. Jofui~ •••• 5~ .·23/ f,/24-,A~ Mackey, Lucy ••••••• ,.!'.~ •• 23/11/10.A. , Kennedy, su.sa.n:. ~ · ~. 9/ 1/24.A. ~'lackey, Wtlliam 83 •• 14/10/11.A • . Kleine, -, Thomas: ••• : 59 •• 30/ .. 8/25.B. Mo:P9nal.p.1 '- Donald ••••• • • 56. • 26 / 8/12 • D. Kennedy,Al.eiander Ja.s. · ·• ~27/ 3/26.A. MoCaa"=~-~': ~lrs. l.iily •••• , .. ·14/ 6/13.A. "Koenig, Margaret .. 1. 31. • l/ .. 9/ 26. D. :tviolDJ:le~, George 8/ 5/19.D. ··Kennedy, ••• ~ ••• ~ ••• ~ •• !~ •. 2/ 2/21.!. Mcinnes., li.e:n:ry George ••. ·• .26/ 2/21.:0. "Kaye, sanniel •• : ••••••• 2a: .~g/ ~/2a.B. ~QGaura.p., Bridg~t-.,. ••• 81 .• 12/. 8/23-.A. 'Ki~g," Mrs. L. R~ • ~ ••• :· ;-o 2/ 8/28.C.~ ~1ql{~y, J'o~., •• , •• ,._., ••• · .~ ... 10/10/2:;.:.... 'Kirwin, William ·John •• 59~-. ·3/~i/30.B.. ~'io~ay,. Pat;r-ick J~~s... • .16/10/24.,A.. Kirwin, Mrs;Eliz.Ann. ~89 •• 1:3/11/30.B •. ·.• ~ ' ·, . ~ , .,, ,, , ,, , .. ~ . . " . ~ . ·- . mc;,Qgt.sker't· · H~n.ry ... ".... •. 26/10/.24.A. ~Qle.i!1Jlon, .Jia:ro)..d •••• , •• · · ._.13/ 3/25.A. 1•. I~acMil:Lah,. Mr~h· Isabella,· as. 27 I 2/ 26 .D. ~:lcG(l:u.ran, .. J.,I;lles ••••• •••. • .10/ 7/26.A. Leech, Wm.· , J osliua. ~ • • • • ~ ~1/ 7 /87 ."~. McCrory,· Ell.ylli~ Jµ.ne.. • .30/ 4/28..13 .• ··La.wles·s, Eii~a:beth~... • •... - - -.~. ~19Kay,Barb?\:ra Ma:rgar~t. . • .• 21/ 1 /2s.p. , Luscombe~ ••- ~· ·~ •• ~ ••••• ~· • • - . • -.-. I:Iol)c)paJ,.d,MalcolJ;p. Coll •• 64 •• 17/ 9/28.D. Lyol?B, ·John.·: ~. ~... • • 21/10/96 .A •. JiiioDo~ld, M~.ry Ann •• •... • .19/10/28.D. Law, L.13/16/dl.D. MoDonald,4,rc;h. E(iw~:rd•. ., • 1/ 3/30 .• I). Lawless, . ¥irs •••• · ..•. ~ ~ ••.. , •• 24/11/04 .• /:l.. ~1c::Cl:f.ntocl,t, Meil ••• ",.. ·•• 26/ 9/30.D. 'Little, vii1iiani~.; •· •• ~ aL. 6/ 1/05.~. 1'>,1c+,e94, ••••• , •• .,...... •• 30/ 9/3q~D· L3"ons~ •.•••• · •••• · •• ~... •• -~ ~4/ .4/05 .• n •.. Mol)on.~ld, E:t.:l.~al;)eth .... ~ 97" .• 22/l0/30·~'iJ· Mrs .. :.: ••. ~ • • • • • • • • .. ~1elb. ·List, b; Mo:Po:i:i~l-d1. Annie...... • .. 10/11/30.14. Lawless, .' •. "., ~ • • I. .·24/ ?/ 69 .. 1~. 11·· ,..,,.,/ i::.: ;-. ·o 1• ee, Hrs , . . .. ~ .. >II ~.1\) j1 .I..\ The Morwell Historical Societ .....N.(cont.)

Maloney., ••••••.•. • •• q ··~ · - v Nuttall-,· Annie M. e •• 13/11/05.B. · Maher\. e': •. "":· •• · •••• ·.-- •• o .•• - Nuttall·, Isaac··•...... 1/ a/oa.c. ·, Maher1. n·.· •• ;;.· ••.. ~ .; .... : ·•• - · - • .. Nort}lway,, William~ ..... 88 •• 19/11/12.B. : · Matthews,- Mary.'. (~ll,ild}. • -. , 18a4.B., .. Neve, AJ.i.ee ·Matilda •••• 41 •• 13/ 5/14.D. Murdoch; - William: M cCra.e •• 19/12/~5 .D • li ortliway, · Mrs. Mary •••• 95. • . 9/ 8/17.B. Mat.1?9n, James~·~· ••••••• 4~ .. 2s/+1/86.D.. Noy, Elizabeth •• ~ •• ·•••• .-?6/12/18.A. · · Mats·on,· Uriah •• ~ •• ,~.~. ~.24 •• ~7/ 9/a1.n. Northw:ay,Agn.es ·Dorothy.60 •• 5/11/21.B. · ··· Jariles · M ~ •• ~ ·••••• 18~ .• t9/lO/(J39.D. Neil, Maria •••••• ·•••••• • .25/ 5/23.A. · I~latth. ews ; ... ~ob~?;:t{cl\.i.-1d} .• ~ .... 1891.B. . Nelson, Ellen ElJ.z •• .". ! .... 10/ 2/24.B. Matthews,Jessie (child) •••••• 1891.B. Na.denbousch,Agnes Janet42 •• 6/ 5/24.D. Ma.her, Bridget ..... , •• ,,.. • .29/11/95.A. Nadenbousch,. AlphoD:se •• 81•• . 6/11/25.D. Maher, Patrick...... •• 10/12/95.A. Northway, William (Jun)73 •• 13/10/28.B. - ·Morrelr, 'Robert~•••• -; .• :66~ .• 1/11/96.c. Nadenbousch., Caroline •••• 2a/ a/29.D. , -Morrell, C~<)li~.a.··: .•· ,., .25~. 6/, 2/97.c. Nadenbcuaeh, Bertha •••• 77 ••. 2/~p/29.D. - ·. ·!"I"orr;Lson; Al·aiander;·.;. . ~· .22{ .2/97 .D. Neill, e ••••• c ••• • ••••••• $ ., l4/I2/29. -. · · ,~o:rre11i-·crh~i.ea .John. .'.16/ 2/9a.c. · - Man~ll • · Anthony H. ', • • •. 6 / .. 3/01. c • MeLe~fiu .'.', ~. • · •• ;.·; •• .,', I •• .9/ 1/02.n. o. McDonald,-· Aloysius.· •• ·~ •• 29/ 4/ .A. Murpey, John Fre.derick •• 29/ 7/24.B. 0' Neill,...... • .• 19/ 7/26,,A• . Morris,. John •• ~ ••• :.:.' ·•· .24/. 9/24.-. o 'B.erp., ••••••.••. .-. • ~ • • • • • .27/10/;o.B. ·Miller, Amelia Jane •••••. 9/12/24.n. Morgan, Jean Margaret~··· •• · 3/ 5/25.c. Morris, Daisy May~ ~ •• ~ ; .~ ~1'3/ .·:a/25 ~£. P. Muir,· John~·.· •• ;~ •• ·.:.~ .. ···· •• 7/10/2~ .. D. Pearson,."~ ••• •.,. •••• ._. • • - - -.B. ·V.dller,. Do~othyMay ••.• :··· • •:2l/~.o/25.D. PU.rd.ue~, .•• " •• ~ •. , .• ·~. ~. ~ •..• , • ..... •. ,.:_·~ •. c-. ·Mullin, Patrj_¢~· 'Ellen ~ ~·.19/-2/27.A. Porter, ••••• , •• , , • • • • • • I~ •• -. - , -•D. Mus~·ove, Ma:rga~· H • .' · '· •. 2.6/ 3/~':(·B~ Pettit, Jrr~derigk •••••• 2 •• 22/ 2/81.;B. · Mathews, Ja11re·s Hugh ••• 73 •• · 5/ .. 5/28.B. Pettit, Edward., 47•• 1e/·;/a5.B. Mathew7 David •• ·;.· .••• ·.'6e·;.: 9/ 7/2a.n. Porter,, Mra.Graqe. McPh~.. 43 •• 25/ J3/8'7.D. Matthews,William:. · ••••• 33 ••. 2.2/ 7/28."B. Power; Ellen .., 3 ••. 2/ 8/00.A. Moore, H. W;. Constable .•• 28/ 9/28'!C. Patter'son·,. (chil,d}.1••• ••.• • ••• 27 / 1/94.c .• Matthews, Mary Lorna· •• · • ~24/l0/28,.B• Power ,Yiiss-.~ry·· Est:her·. 20 •H• 29/1-0/95~A. I>1Iorris, .:fas~· Alex~.... · ••. 3/ 7/2·9.D. Powe.ll ,Barba~~ A'!n.ey; 6.4..-21/ 3/9ri' •. B. Morris, Clario~·Elesia· ·: ~~ 3/ 1/29.D. Purdue,< Edwafq. •• · •• ~··· •• • ••· 3/ 8/96.-0. Morris, Thelm~ Joyce.~ : ... ~ ~. ;t 7/2c;',.D,. Ptirdu.~, ;o~ ...... 10· •• •·. • • ,.11/10/97. C. Martin, Pat:rick ·John!. ·• ;23/ 7/29.A. Pett.i~, Edwa;rp. •• ,•, .•.•. • •• 19 •• 21/ '2/99.B. Miller, William;; .... ~~~ ' ·• ~31/1/29.n., Pu.rd.lie, Mrf1 •• :- •• , •• • •.• ,. . • • 2s/11/99.c. Matthews ,Ra.ch~l · E~B.-~. ~. · ·~;30/ }f/l~•B:• PU:r()ell, J.- W, •.• ·•. • • • • .. • • 4/ 2/03•A; Mitchell, ··John: Arthur· · ., •. ~.l.3/ .·ala9~.Q. Pio!Ce;rton,· Ct:i-;'olitte...... 12/10/04.B. Murphy, Marga:&~t 'I{~ ·.• • · ·.~·~·~?/ .~f!!>./'49.B• .. • Powe;r, 'l'hO!llaS .Wal.ter ••• 26;.. 4/ll/04~A. Phillips, ••• ., ••• • p... . . 4/ 1/06.-B. N •. Purc)f)ll, G,qrge. •. • • • ... .. • . • • 9/uJ09. D. Nut.tall, ••••. · .• ... , •. , •.•.• ,. . · ,.:. •' · ...... - · • ~c. Powell" • ;., • .. • •. • • •. • • • • • •. r .• 2.2/ :5/10 .:c. Powert .Thomas ••• •.•, ••••• 75 •• 18/ 5/ll/A• Nad.enbousch,. ,•.. .• .. .• • • • • • ·.- - -.•n.~ Nind, Mrs.· H{:U'ri~ttE3•• 35 •• 29/lO/f}9··'-·· Pryke,~~s.A~·c,e .. Grace.. • • May' 13.C. · Northway, Do~9thy,...... 26/12/90.B~ · Pearce, Mrs. E!Jlllla ••••.••. 60 •.•. 4/ l/18.·D~ Pettit, John William ••• 4 •• 10/ 5/19.B. Nuttall, Mr$'."'!, •..••.•••. • ;17/11/9;.c~ Pettit,. Elizabeth·...... •• 30/ s/2J..JJ,. Noy~ John •••. ~! •• l',.,.. • • . •• 11/ 6/98.A. Pender;1· ~ ·4/ 2/2;.-. N?Y ! James. H~p;rii? ." •••• 47. • 30/. 6/04.A. R···.·(co:n.t.) Ricbian, Francis' G·eo·. · • ~27/ 2/25.:B. Ronald, John •.•• ~·~· •••• 73~ .13/ ~/25.C. Re·~~e, Arthur· ;ram~s~ ~ · · .~ .1;/ 4/29·.n. ··ia~~all,,,Oliv~ }•Ialsie. • .21/ 2/28.B. • l}.Ol)~oii'1 ··Ara1Yella •••• · .... 22/ 2/29.B. ·~o$a)·'·Mary~ ·~ ·~ ·. • ~ ~ •• ~. ~ ~.. • .15/10/29.D. · B:o.ao~J:ih•:\ Ma±-jaret: : ~: ~ •• 2a/11/29· • .A..

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The. Morwell Hist19r;cal Society News 3 Vol. 13; No. 2...... 15/5/74. W •. (cont.) w.(cont.) W~lf~,, Mrs •. Ellen June •• l./ll/l 7 •. A., ulear, William ••• ~..... • • 4(8/29.C. Walsh, Michael~.· •.• ', • -~ ·• ~ 6tf•• 11/ 12/i7 • .A. ~I oodhous e, . William •••• · •• 12/ 8/ 29.• A. ·White, firs·.· Sarah Ann.55. ~19/ 4/ls.c. Watson, Edith ...... ~~.. • .10/u/29.D. ·Walsh, James •• ·••• ~·.·.~ ~10 •• 21/ 9/18.A. WhitmQre, Aubrey •••••••• 2a/i1/29.B. ~Westley, Hector· Ewen•• 19 •• 12/ 4/19.n. Willett ••• ~··~····~~·· S. - - -'30.A. Waddell, John.~ .•••.•••• 14/ 4/19~c. Vfilli~s, ~abe+ Bell.. ..31/ 7/30.B. Wilaon,. ThomaFl George. : ~ 9/ 6/19.-. Waldon, Ui+liam ••••••••• 6/ 8/30.D. White, Mai"y Ai;ll1. ••• u ~. • ~21/ 6/19.B. Waddell, John Rob(?rt.. • • 6/ 8/30.c. ·Whitelaw,. Charles •• ·.~: ·• · •• 6/11/19.D. Whyte, Is~9ell Jane., ••• 9/ 9/30.D. ·Waldon, Eiiz .Mcintosh. ~. a/ 5/20.n. · Wats·on, Charles •••• · ••• 6~~. 1/ 6/20.n. none• · waish, ca'tf1erine .• ""··M•· .•• 12/ 2/29.a. x. ••••• Waiah;' J6hn •• ·..... ·•••• ~ ·~ _. __ t 20·iA• . y. Watson, George E. B... . ••. 21/ 7/21.Dtt Ward, Dbrish...... ~. 9/ 9/21.B. Young, Henry William •• 9._17/ 6/98.D. Walsh, A.M: •. ~ ~ ~ •. ~,.. • 78~ .13/12/21.A. Young, Margaret -i- • •• 2/ 7/99.A. ·wright, :Benjamin...... • .15/12/22 .B. Young, Johl;l•••••• , ,24/ 5/01 • .a • . Whitmore, Edna Jean. • • • .12/ 4/ 23 .B • Young, •••• l"' •••••• , ••• ·I •. ~ 11/ 2/03.D. ·Watson~ John.~~. ~ • • • • • • • ~~/ 5/23.D. Young, ••.••••• ,...... • ··3/12/03.D. Whit ela.w, . Charle a •• ~ ~ 31/ 12/ 23 .B • Yoting, Day-id.,.~...... J,.6/ 3/14.D• .. vlills,. George.~.~~~~.·. • •. 3/ 4/24.B. ~/ills, Lii:ian Kate •.. ~ •• ·s; 4/24.B. Walsh, Deiia. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ .. .• · .: ., 3/ 8/24.A. ·· White, El:i.Zabeth.. Logan .•• 1/ 6/25.n. z. ·Walker,. Joseph~.~~~.: .ea., 3o/12/254tB• ~iegenbt)ii;i~ H~m.-y ~ •. ~·.. • • ~a/. 4/16.B. . ~!a..lsh, Chr,~st~~~~~. M •.• 73 •• ~6/ .8/27 .A. W~bber,. Beryl Lila •••..•• 2e/ 2/2e.B. ':{;ck~, Qh~l~s · . ~·.• .•. ~64 •• 28/ 1/29. Pr~ce •.••• 30 ·cents.

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Latro£e Valley Historical . Societies• REi.~aiz:.inK Progt,.~!Q!D.~ for 1974. {Q;re;ani.zed b:V th51 Trara.lgon Historical Society)

AuAASti. 1974.• Tuesday, 20/a/74 ••• Honthly me.eting of the Traralgon Historical Society •. Civic Recept Lon Rooms•••.•• 8.00 p1ma Guest Speaker •. Mrs.J .Gilmo:re •• "I'he Story of Flynn".

September, 1974 Friday, 13/9/74 ••• Annual Dinner of the Latrobe Valley Historical Societies. Guest Speaker ..... Patsy Adam Smith~ ••• "Harold Clapp". Tuesday, 17/9/74 •• "Annual meeting of the .Traralgon Historical Society. Civic Reception Rooms 8.00 p.m. Guest Speaker • ., .Nr., John Irving ''Wa.rrigal Creek''• . Sunday, 22/9/74 ••• Excursion to Flynn. Gars to assemble at Trara.lgon Post Office ••• l.00 ps m,

October, 1974. Tuesday, 15/10/74 •• Monthly meeting of the Tra.ralgon Historical Society. Civic Reception Rooms•••• .,.8.00 pom• Guest Speaker ..... Nr. Andy Ringin ••••• 0coalville". Sunday, . 20/10/74 •• Excursion to Warrigal Creek. Cars assemble at Traralgon Post Office ••••• l .. 00 p.m.

November,.. 1974. Tuesday, l9/11/74 .. r1ionthly meeting of the Traralgon Historical Society. Civic, Reception Rooms.•••••• a.oo p.m., Guest Speaker •. ~ ~N~. Michael Howes•••• "Early Railways''• Saturday, 23/11/74 •• Bus Excursion to Melbourne (Bundoora, Thomastown,· etc.) . The bus will from the Traralgon Post Office at 7. 30 a.m. Highlights of.the tour will be the visits to the old racing stables at Hill Park, and to the relics of the German Settlement at Thomastown•. .

Dece!).ber,. 1974. Tuesday, 10/12/7 4, ~Annual Christmas Party •

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The Morwell Hist,orical Societx Newsa Vol;•. 132 No. 2 ~. ~ 12,/8/74.

Democracy - or gqvernm0n;t of :th~ people by the people - has been the political ideal of Br'i ti.sh . for a very lo:µg time, and many other nations have copied or t±·ied to copy this system. It seems,however that practice often falls far short of the theory, and that;in some circurnstarices, democracy is not only diffi·cu:1t·;· but· jJn.p·ossi:Jl'e·~ or it can be· subverted into a bureaucracy or evea.a dictatorshipo · · ·· . . · · In· tlte first pl'ace, government can never be by all the people, but only by. a majoi-·_ity. of the people~. which is ,frequently. enough, a very small majority - sa~/ o·r one· or two per cent. Let us take some examples of this both from home and. abrchtd.. . . In ·cjrprus·ll" for example, there are· two groups of· nationals, the Greeks who make up about 67 per cent of the population, and the r.I'urks, who make up the remaining 33 per cent .. Under a democratic systeni~ where every man has one vote, it is obvious that in any Cyprus ·parliament, the Greeks will always have the majority, and the Turks will always be in bhe minority. Democracy there could mean, and apparentIy does mean,that there is a ruling cLase ,. and -~,oppressed c~~ss •. J~ .!:3plain fr9m this one eiample, that the essence of-democracy-is· not the one man, one vote~ one value idea, but the guarantee of rights to all m.inoriti.es<) In this ,_ obvious.ly. it would be to divide Cyprus into two areas, so that each section.could. govern.itself more democratically. There are similar difficulties in Britain,· where we have minorities in Scotland and ~;j.!:H~ont~nted .. because. their political right.s must always be subject to the English, who can easily outvote them on any issue. Even worse is the situation in Northern Ireland, where there are. .. · Protesta.IJ.ts t: making .up ;two-thir.ds. o.f the population opposed to Roman . Catholics,' constituting only· one-third .of the population .. The situation is even more complicated since the: J.omanc ·atholic State of Bire (South Ireland) wants to be uniiea viith · its· ooLLeagues in Ulster. lf the border-line was abolished and North and South Ireland u...~:Lhed, into one count ry , we would have the position reversed, with the Ulster Protestants now in the minority, and subject to 11alien" rule" . . Let:. us non look at Australia, where we have· States of· ,comparatively large popula:t:;ion ~-Hew South Uales9 Victoria, Queensland - and States of comparatiirely small popul.at Lon - .South Australia, \fostern Au?tralia, and Tasmania·. If :Victoritt 'and New South· Hales chose t.o work .together, they could carry· all bef'cr-e them, and' r educe 'the other f'our States to a condition of complete ·subjection •. ·· It is little wonder then, that every now and then, some people in the smaller States talk of secession • .,F~om these examples, it is.

The Peonl.e of Ea.r.lY Norwell. The township of I-Iorwell began in:l877 with the building of a railway station, the terminus of the section Sale to Norwell, but three or four or more squatters had occupied huge areas in the district., beginning 33 years earlier,in 1844, and.the small farmers or selectors began to arrive in subst~ntial numbers from' 1869 and 1870 onwards. . Let us.see if we can make a rough census of the population of Morwell and district at the end of 1879, when the township was barely three years old. Let us look at the three main groups making up that population - the people on the land, ,the business people in the township, and the small group of public servants,.who are the nomads of our population, even today, moving from place to plao~ as their departments directo The C2.Y.Utrv. Foll;~ There were only two squatting families left in the )1orwell area in 1879 - the MacMillan family of Hazelwood Station, and the Vary family of Driffield - the preemptory right section of the -. old 11:erton Rush Station• · John and Isabella Macr.Iillan with their children and employees, and Samuel and E?:ry.Jane Vary with their family and employees would account for at least 20 people, or probably more. . . .Below we give an alphabetical list of the selectors who had, taken up their selec~ions before or during 1879: John Alliss John Jensen George Pettit . · : F. .Amiett.· Thomas Jones · James Porter Paul Applegate Richard Johnson Robert Porter George Bolding Philip Keegan Robert. Pratt Joseph Buckley Edmond Kelleher Edward Purdue John ·Cahill I:faurice Kelleher John Quigley T. Casey Joseph Keogh Richard Richards Edward Crinigan F. T. McCoull Jeremiah Ryan William Daly .J a.mes McDonald John Robinson David Donaldson John :McDonald Thomas Samson Duncan Dunbar NcFarlane Shaw W. Farrell P .. McGauran John Silcock George Firmin P .. NcGrath U. Smi.th John Flewin J. r·1c1aughlin David Sullivan William Francis Nackey Hobert Tolmie Henry Godridge James Matson Pa.trick Toner John Geale Andrew IIatthews Tynan Thomas Gooding Laurence Molloy Thomas Walsh Roger Gorman Robert Iforrell Henry· Wicks. Gleeson Alphonse Nadenbousch Henry Hopkins Roger 01Flaherty John U., Heesom John O'Hara.' Robert Heney. O'Heilly

This is a list of 75 selectors .. A wife and an average family of three added to these 75 selectors would make a total rural population of 375, so that with the groups at the two squatter places, we can say there were at least 400 people on the farms round Norwell in 1879. This is likely to be an under-estimate, since there could have been farmers we have missed, uncounted adults such as workmen on farms,, or relatives of the family, or adult children.., There had also been a private school-teacher, Niss Zilda Graham, who, in 1876,was teaching the Porter children, and probably a few others .as well. Niss Zenna l1cCrorey taught at I·Iaryvale Ridge State School from 1877 to 1879, when she married the young blacksmith, John Rin:i:;oull; and first Mrs. Hathison, in lf376, and then Mr. Nansfield Nelson in 187(, taught at Hazelwood Ridge School. But John Irving, who opened Commercial Road State School in 1879, ·must be counted iri with the townspe9pleand not the country folk. Page 28. T.he Townspeople of ·rforwell. 1878. \'le are very fortunate to. have an accurate description of Norwell as it was in 1878, given by a person who muat have· ·been a resident of Morwell then in reminiscences .published in the Iforwell ; fifty· years later" Unfortunately, we do·not know who.the writer·was, but is what he wrote:-::- nThe Gippsland :i'ailw~y commencedfrom Oe.kleigh, and tt was' necessary to tak:e'the coacih·from Bourke Street to connect with the train., It was a mixed. , .train.':".' pasaengers and goods - whi.ch meant E: long stop at each station, ·:.makingthe· journey long and tedious o ·Fortunately, there were not as many stations t.hen, ''},'he 'country was mostly virgin bush, with very few houses vis:ible.o . As the train up the Mo1"vell Station, the first sound usually . heard· 'was the ring of the hammer ·on anvil ;i and the cheery voice of the blacksmith. Of all the people then in Morwell, he only, John Rintoull Senior, still resides in the town., T.he only other former residents still in. the district. are some.membe:r·s of th'e Quigley family, and Messrs Ao and P.. A. Gilbert. . . Oil' the· end of the town a held by Mr. ·R. Henry, .a" carpent er , who had a house on the corner of Hazelwood Road•. The Town Hall now.occupies that On the opposite Hotel, which came the premises of J .. Rintoull, blCl,cksmith, Mr, Lut t ed , wheelwright, W., Plummer, butcher, Mr. Martin, shoemaker, and·Mr. O'Connor, a rail.way employee., The Barur of Australasia now occupies the site of·the·last named manta block., Next was ~'.l'r.· Fitzpatrick~s hotel, and then ,C., O. Gilbert's store. On the corner block on which now stands the premises of Mills & Co, Muir & Co., and McKay's Hotel, there used to be a slab building, occupied.by Mr. John Quigley, and used as an hot.el, store and butcher" s shop, : . · · . Where the. Post Office now (the CommonwealthBank today), there usedvt o be an hotel conducted by Mr. C.~ Walsh., A house on JenlQ.nsi Corner was . occupied .by Nr e R. 0' Flah.o.".:'ty1 the only other building in the town, being Mrs. Linden's house on the corner lately owned by Ca.pads. In those days, the post of.fies was at the station. The State School, conducted by Miss IfoCrorey (the late 1'.lrs .. Rintoull) was a mile· to the east of the:town, near the bridge over the railway line. (This.bridge was burnt down in the bush-fire of 1944)~ The nearest medical man was Dro Simmons at Rosedale""

Surveys of Morwell were made in January 1878, and October 1878, marking out the three blocks between Hazelwood Road and ~Thi te Streets, facing Commercial Road, and another three· blocks .. directly behind them, stretching between George Street and Elgin Street., New names, in addition to those given in the reminiscences quoted above, and shown as owners of allotments were Roger O'Flaherty, EdmondKelleher,. John Quigley, Edward Crinigan,· arid John Robinson (all five of whom, we have already listed as selection holders) and T. J·. Mattingley, John Green, Lewis Samuel, Robert Beir, H ... Nclntosh, E.L.Bruce, C.G., Maxwell, Charles Pearce,. T,. Kleine, Ellen Junier, C., Lindner, P. Dwyer, Char'Les Turn,er, M~ lfoKai:?k:i.11,R., Guthridge, and Ii,. DowJ.ing. and John Southern. · Some may not have been residents of Morwell at all, but speculators •. T .J .Mattingley was the. teacher at Traralgon; john Green was the · dr~per a~ Roseda~e, and Re Guthridge may have been one of the Guthridges of Sale. · · · · Finally~ new naaes appearing in the State School Register. for 1879 were 'Phomas Dunn, bullock···driver, Richard Harding, Inspector of school- . buildings, John Hopkins farmer, John J~nes, railway repairer; Charles.Linden, farmer; Bridget McGa-µran,widow; Donald McKaskill, station-hand; Samuel Minchinton, farmer; Willia.Ill J!Iurdoch~publican;· and William Savage, -mcunt ed constable. ' · .. :\lho census figures for 1881, give the population of the;rforwel.1 townsh.:\.:P as 75 peop'Le, vfe suspec't from the information. given "above .. that 'th.e popu.Latd.onin 1879 ~ms about the same .:.. possibly a little .less or 'a little metre. Page 22 .. · .: · The .. , s·choo1~chi1Clreri·of 1872'~ One of the most valuable.records we. have is the first school register of Ivlorwell State School (now ealiect ·commercial Road State School) ,No. 2136. This was not th.e fi.rst nor the second: school in the district, but the third, . but no.early records exist of those two earlier schools; Hazelwood Ridge Stai;e School, No , ,_1768, which opened in October: 1876, and Maryvale Ridge State School No .. 1939, which opened in August, 1877 and closed in April, 1879. Hazelwood Ridge State.School was situated on the present Morwell-Yinnar Road, about equidistant from both to:vms, though neither town existed in 1876. Maryvale Ridge State School was situated to the easf of Montell, on Buckley's Hill, a little over a mile away from the railway station. The first register of the Commercial Road State School shows us that the gross enrolment for the first year,1879, was 91 pupils of whommore than half came.. from the . surrounding· f'arms , About 40 pupils ~transferred from lfaryvale Ridge State School, which closed just as Commercial Road State School openedo Below, we list, in their families, showing the parent and his occupation,,each of the pupils enrolled during.that first year 1879: The children of:- J ohn Allj.ss ,: farmer = . :. Ada ( 12 years) ; John { 10) ; Edward Crinigan,farmer •• Rosanna ( 9); Edward (8); Mary (5); David iDonald$.on, storekeeper .. David (10); Edith (6); , Thomas Dunn, pullock-driverc.. ;.John (8); May' (5); · · · · . Charles O, .. Gilbert,storekeeper.Per.cy- (12); Gerald (8); Harold (6); Roger Gorman, farmer J1ary ( 11) ; Margaret ( 9); Thomas ( 7) ; Will;am., { 5); ~ Richard Harding,school-buildings inspector •• Walter (15); Minnie (13); Robert Henry , carpenter ••• ~-· •• Margaret (13); John (11); Annie (8); Jessie (7); ., and Maud (4) ; · John Hopkins, farmer ..... ,Murdoch (13); James (11); John (8); . John Jones, railway repairer •• Martha (11); John (8); Annie (7); Elizabeth (4); Philip Keegan, plate-layer •••• Rosanna (12); Philip (10); Anthony (6); Thomas (4); Charles Linden, f'armer-, ...; ,,.;_ ••• Isabella {13); Charles (12); Newton (5); James M~rtin, booti-snaker, , •••• Camilla ( 13) ; · Hannah ( ll) ; Sarah ( 8); Thomas ( 3) ; James Matson9 farmer Sarah (9); James (6); · Andrew Matthews, farmer o.Daniel (16); Jacob (14); Finlay (12); Matilda (10); John (8); 'sarah (6); Samson Minchinton, farmer ••••• Jane (14); Mar-y- (12); Laurence Molloy, farmer.~ •.•.• John (10); Wi~liam .Hurdoch9 pu~lican ••••• Elle~ (12); Geor~e (10); John (5}; Bridget McGauran, w::t.dow •••.••• Susan (8); John l7); Donald McKaskill, station-hand •• Sarah (10); Angus (7); Peter (4); Roger O~Fl:iherty, cattle-dealer.ll.ichael (8); Julia (6); Edward (4); David Ogilvey$ farmer John (6); Robert Porter, farmer •.• , .•..•• George (12); Margaret (10); Robert ( 9); Agnes (5); Edward Purdue, gate-keeper •• ~.Lily (7); George (5); John Robinson, railway repairer ... Uilliam (11); Thomas. (9); George (7); Lewis Samuel, farmer Annie (9); Thomas (4); Wi.lliam Savage, mounted police •. Robert' (6); Marian (4); ThomasTheobald, butcher William. (10); Robert Tolmie, fa:::.'mer Joseph (5); · Samuel Vary, squatter Ellen (15); Arthur (13); Alfred (11); Alice ( 6); John Collyer, hotel-keeper ••• ,.Bridget (14); John (10); Paul (7); Johanna (5) ;· (The Collyer family left Norwell . in, August, 1879) Thomas Jones~ railway-worker, is shown as the guardian of Cecilia Hanrahan (9), and Annie Farley (8), both of Rosedale.

Public Servants,.1879 .. The Police Morwell's first policeman, Nounted-Constable Uilliam. Savage, arrived· in Norwell about June, 1879. The police-<5tation, or depot,the:m, consisted of three allotments in the central of the three blocks in George Street.· Stationmasters.

. ' 1877..... T • Hayes; 1878••• $J. Hyens; 1879••• J. Holland. Page .29:.. The·Morwell Historical Society News, Vol. l;d; No .. 3 15/8/74.

The Gippslii.nd ~imes of 1879. The first newspaper. to be esifablished in 1'1orwell was the Norwell Gazette. -· in Oc+ober-, ·18,85., .and a second: paper , the Horwell Advocate began a .Year later - in bctob,e.r; ·1006. From 1~85. onvards , therefo.re, Morwell has been well documented. ·· ...... Ho~vever '·.there are .. scraps of information about Morwell (and other Gipps·lan~ ·fovms} ·to be found in the· Gippsland Times, which began in ii1 1855·, · and lat.er moved to Rosedale and then to Sale. Here are some "cii:ppingsn'frorr{the Gi.J;l~~landTilues of ·1879~ 2rd .. Janua:r:y, 1879• ns,, F .. G. Mooney, Crown·· Lands and Selectors' Agent, Morwell, has several.good:building blocks for sc;l.le in the rising township of Morwell."

6th., J an_Ba;;:;z t. 1879 .. "D6n MacMillan, son of John r-iacNiilan E.sq. ,· Hazelwood, via Norwell, and a s tudent at Scotch College,lYlelbourne, was successful at the recent . Matriculation Examanat Lon," 11 There were 150 people present at ~he l\Tew Year's Day Picnic at Hazelwood, organized by Messrs. OeaLe and Firrnin.0 , n Mr .. Kelleher' a· new ·hot.el has opended in Morwell. There wa.s ·dancing in Nr. Donaldson's store, next door, to celebrate the.occasion, with 200 people attending, including some from Sale, Rosedale and Traralgon·.u I. '· •• ; ' • 24th., January:,, 187~ ..

. n The people at tJ:).e new township of Mori.•rell. are. askang for a sheep. pen at the stationt and al.so for a police station to be established at Norwell." ].4th. Ifarch, 1879. · . The writer of a letter,. signing himself ''Parent-" appealed to the authorities _to appodrrt .a policeman to Mo:rwell, saying. that. the11e was a "fight· at the station, last night", that "th~re are four licensed houses in the townsh:tp:' and that "drinking, card~playing, and .dancang goes on even on s_undays !' . . ; . "The road from Old .fforwell (Morw€111 Bridge) to Morwell Station is very bqd."

26th. March2 ~.197.9.. In a letter to the paper, Henry Godridge reported that there was coal at the Latrobe River. 4th._l).pril ,.is79._ The opening of the last section of the railway~:i.ine (Oakleigh to Melbourne · 2/4/79) from Melbourne to Sale was celebrated. The .A..nglican Bishop of Melbourne, on his arrival at Norwell, was entertaihed. at K~lleher' s Hotel. There ·were 90 people. present. .An Open · · Air Meeting (or Church Service) was held in frqnt .of C .. O. Gilbert's store. The verandah was very nicely lighted up. The. Chairman .of the meeting was Mr. Ce 0. Gilbert, Also present were-Rev~ Canon Watson, Rev. Hartmann, and Nr«? 'Phomae Moorhouse..

& •••• .fnd. ·~1lll~~ . 1~~9 •.. . "Coal has been found .at the Prince ·of \Jale$ C~al Min~,' ·nine mile.a ~quth o:f;'- Norwell. A meeting of shareholders was· lfeld_ at ·r{eI]:eher':s Club Hotel on Thursday last. Provisional d'ir'e'ctors appdinted were Messrs. M. Brennan, J. Collyer, G• Firmin; s;- Fitzpatrick,. E~ Kelleher and M. Kelleher .. The Head Office is at J. D, J oine~··~ ~. Sale. Five thousand shares are to be sold." 18th. June.2. 187~. nvrork has: re:cpmmenced: at Moe Coal Iviine.'' .. "+fr" Q:., o. Gilbert, Secretary of the Mechanics' Institute Committee reports that only £17 is in hands whereas £80 is needed". Vol. 13; No .. 4 .. .,,. • ~--H .. "* •• 30th. September, ;1974 .

Editor ••.• ,,oL T .. f.'.iaddern~ 12 Avondale Gres~ent, Morwell, Victoria, 3840. Treasurer .... Mrs.. G .. Taylor, 17 Denise Street, Morwell1 Victoria, 3840.

Because of a further astronomical rise iP postal charges, we have been. forced to reduce both .J~he size (number of pages) of our "News", and the nukber of issues per year& For 1974 we have telescoped. two numbers, Noso 3 and 4 into the one issue, and f+om 1975 we will become a half·-yearly, instead of a quarterly paper, appearing.each year at the end of March------and September. The Morwell Pos~ Office .• · . Our first post office was at Monell West (that is, Norwell Bridg'e) · three miles north-west of the present town of Morwell. Co J .. Tyers, the Commissioner of Lands for Gippsland, had the first 'bridge built there in 1847, as part of his development of a track from Sale to Melbourne.. The first mails in and.out .of Gippsland were carried by sP,ips to and .. from·:.P.ort .. ·Albert, and qud.te often they went via Hobart· in Tasmania~ When the IYielbourn49-Saletrack was ma;de, the mail was carried on horseback by two maf.Imen, Ln his interesting little history,"Olden Rosedaf.e]' written in 1911, C .. I. Du Ve gives·this description of the process:- "The mails in thqse days arrived weekly, and were conveyed by two riders. Ma:t;the mailman, brought Rer Najesty's mails from Dandenong to Moe, where he.met Jerry, the mailman, who had conveyed them from Port Albert via Sale and Rosedale. At Commissioner Bob' s hostelry at Moe, they stayed the night, and .. next morning, Nat r.eturned to Dandenong with the Gippslanders' correspondence conveniently car-ra.ed in a valise on the front of the saddle. Jerry had the Melbourne mail for Gippsland in another valise ·on his saddle en route :for Port A;Jlbert,. 11 Peter Jeremiah Smith, who had formerly conducted a host·elry at Traralg.on.was supplanted there in 1858, and immediately established his inn .. at Mon1el,l Bridge .. To begin with, there was no official post-·office at Morwell Brid_ge, but there can be no doubt that Smith~s inn became a stopping place for the tired man and beast of the mail, and that any mail for people in the vicinity would be left there. The same thing would have happened ·when a coach service began in Septembersl865, between Sale and :Melbourne. From that point, let us take up the story as told by Mr. Derek Baker, the Post Office Historical Officer., He writes:- ... ·. "In 1865, Nor,-Aellwas a tiny settlement with a population of 26• The PMG.' s _department hegan its 104 years of association ~rith JYiorw·ell (first wi.th. Morwe~l Bridge)-, back in 1870, when a small, non-official post .... 'bftiee was est~}?J..ish.ed .. The only regular form of communication was by mill eoaoh that passed through Norwell Bridge six times a. week in each direction, as it journeyed to and from Melbourne and Sale,. Th:i.s non-official post-office was located on the premises of the Morwell Hotel, Mr. P.. J .. Smith being both

postmaster and lfoensee e The office opened on August 13, 1870. On 1st'- June, 1877? the railway line linkingSale and Morwell was completed, and from tha"'t· date the two places exchanged mail by train. A sub-post-office, known as the Morwell Raj.lway Station Post Office opened at the railway July i 1877. By 1879, when the Sale-Melbourne line was completed, the railway station office was handling considerably more business than On 1st"· JanUal"Yt the former was the latter, Bridge Post Office. "'~.,...... ,..., ,.,. ... Morwell was changed to Godridge - and the hotel). God.ridge Page 32,, The Norwell HistqEice:,!_.§gci§ty N_!},ws, Vol,. 13,_; No. 4 Septemper, 1974.

!J.LELJior~ll...... fg_st Off:h£:e (c2.iU.inued)., Prom its begd.nrri.ng in 1817 ~ the post-office in Morwell has had five different s.i t es , Pr-om 1877-1879, · the railway s+at Lon was also the village post-office, ·and "preeumably 'J 'the stationmaster was also the postmaster. Public teleg:.caph facilities were provided at Norwell in August, 1879, and since, by the end cf 1879 the Sale--Ivfolbourne rail-way had been completed, there was also a big increase i.:n postal traffic" From 1880 to 1885 there was a post and telegraph office in Commercial Road , in a building ad;joining c., Q_, Gilbert;? s store, and opposite the railway station, whicr1 ce aaed :,:<:tndi.i:ng postal affairs" Prom 1885 to 1892 ~ premises on the nor-th-weat corner of Tarwin and George Streets were r errt ed by the Postal Department as the post-office. In 1892, a magnificent ,new~ two-sto1"ied post office was built. on the -east· 'corner of Commercial Road and Tarwin Street (where the CommonwealthBank is now).. However, by 1951, the building was considered unsafe, and the upper story was removed in May, 195L. On Saturday~ 2nd" April~ 1955~ the old office closed for the last time, and the new offfoe opened on the foilowing Monday, 4th .. April, 1955., This present office is on the ·eastern corne:- of and Church Stieet. The telephone exchange had been moved to Margaret Street in Maroh,1955. Postmasters and postmistresses have been:- At the Railway Station. In Commercia.1 ]toad, 1892-1955. {cont. 2 ------~~,~--- -_.-~'r_ .~~

1877 T ., Hayes .e 1907-1910 ••• Miss Mary Elizabeth Pick. 1878•••••.. ... J ·~ Hy·dfiS e 1910-1912 ... .,Miss Martha O. McDonough. 1879..... o •• oJ. Holland., 1912-1918(; " .. William. Pierre Gaw. 1919-1922 •• .,A .. McLean., In C omme~cia1 _]:lo~.Q:..Z.-1§~0;:}88l ~ 1922-1926~.oFrank R. Rogerson. 1880••• ~ .•..• e .Mary Holland .. 1926-1936~ •• George E. Hill. 1881. ••••• o • ,, .. ;r.L Feely" 1936-1937 ..... ,,William J. Birch. 1882...:1884•• . , Mo Neville. 1937·-1944-.. •• David T. Charles. 1944-1949~".Thomas J. Burley. In Tar·win,"§,~Ei.ij; 1§§§.::1&22·~~ 1949-1952 •• cRobert L. Larmour. 1887-1891.. ~. ,.lil[j_ss M:urray 1952-1955 ...... John A,, Hughes. 1891-1892 ~ • .,_., "H:Lss Lliza Vigar" . Ou_trld}oes Highway. 1955 onwards. In Commerc,ial, ..Rca f!..i~~.m~.::1:122· .. 1955-1967 ,.John A,, Hughes• 1892-1902. •. · .... Miss Eliza Vigar » 1967-1974 "Herbert T" Christie. · 1903-1905,, o .. Niss Maria King. 1905-1907 Niss Agnes Mary Kane.

Telephone facilities first became available to Morwell residents about the year 1908, by means of a trunk line from the Sale Exchange. At that time, a call to Sale cost eight pence (seven cents) ·for the first three minutest and sixpence (five cents) each additional three minutes .. A local.exchange was provided in 1910, and. by 1912 there were six subscz-Lbera , They were: .... George Billingsley, general carrier" •• ,~~ ... No. 1. Bruce;Sergeant & Frost_;Samucl, solicitors ...... , .. No .• 2.

Shir'"e · l{,9... .L1 ·..,, ••. f.: (t • o ~ • o ·;: •• & ·~ .... ,,. • ~ • --1) .• ;;> e "; • !) .,,. •• ~- •.• , • No. 3-. John tr; Commercial Road.~··••o·••··~····· No. 4.

Green.I5ros .. · e •• · •• & .. o••••··q•o~ •• ~ oNO. 5. George Watson7 °rforwel1 Advertiser\).,,~" •••..•••• No. 6. The number of subscribers had increased to 25 by 1918, and to 58 by.19?:3· ·,.In 1928)1 a nejr . lOO~

and a further tr.u.uks switchboard added , By June 1943 7 there were 155 subscribers; in 1946, the capacity of the excahnge was increased to 800 lines, and in 1949 to 1200 ··lines;., . ..: · In 1955~ the old Danual exchange was replaced by automatic equipment, the new exchange being located in Margaret Street with an initial capacity of 1200 lines, and with 608 eubaceLber s , The new :l?MG exchange building opened of~icially :i 24th. August ,1973. Page ~~· :J2li:e,:·M6nrerl: ·tit~'tigricg_§,pciej;y News, Vol·.- ·1;!:· No.· 4 •.•. ·•·•· 30{,~/ lfi.'J(J; The. Churches of Morwell. . .I'he first church buildings erected in Norwell were the RomanCatholic Church 'in •. 1881; in George St::t"eet; the Methodist Church in 1883, in Church Street; the Church of England in 1885!1 in.Chapel Street; and the Presbyterian Church in 1886, · in Elgin St:eeet.. · There is a pattern of similarity in the establishment of.all four denominations1 i:n that the :first services were conducted before any church was built, in any suitable building, Emch as a private home, a school building, a hall, er even a hotoL The first P:cesbyterian service in Rosedal.e was held in George H.intoull's blacksmith shop. 'I'hen, the building of a. church preceded the. appointJ.lle~t of a resident minister~· .. aome't imca by a number' of years .. The adherents of. all r=. dell.9J7l~a~io: in Morwell we'.l>~J f'irst served in tb.eir church buildings by·visiti}lg mil'tist~rs. - mainly from Traralgon. But let us deal with each denomination in the·· ·order of the building of their churches.'------·--- ·_;..,_,-~ £he Rowan Catholic Church in Morwell. The story of the Catholic Church in Iforwell has been well lr'Tritten by Superintendent of Police Neil Crowe, on the occasion of the consf;cratio:n c;rf the new church of the Parish of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Harwell, 15/:tl/1970. Ue cannot do better than give a summary of this history, entitleQ. "The Time Before" .. During the 5-.ni tial development of Morwell, Mass was offered in the home of Phillip Keegan on the Hazelwood track (nowpart of the Opell cu~ c~al mine). This would be in the late 1870' s , When hotels were erected irJ. ~879~ divine worship was eelebra<:; ed in the dining·-rooms of the hotels of· Edmond. Kelleher and John Fitzgerald. By 1880, John Collyer of the Railway Hotel (later called the. Cricketers' Arms) built a small :pablic hall next to his hotel, and Mass was offered there by visiting inclu.ding Fathers Hega.rty ~ Matth~:w Jtayes, and O'Donoghue from the Sale 11ission in 1880 and 18810 · In ~Tanuary~l879, Edmond: Kelleher, hotelkt;eper; Timothy O'Co~O:t:'", labourer; and Edwar'd Cr::inigan, farmer purchased ·t;hrE?e adjoin;Lng a.ll.otmeut~ in· Section 5 of Rord.nso n! s survey, for a total cost of £6. TJ:lis prQperty had a frontage of 300 feat in George Street, with a depth of 250 feet to Elgin Stree.t, · and ,a weatherboard church with iron roof waa built there .. This first Church of the Sacred Heart, Morwell. was dedicated in De.cember,1881, by Rev. J. L. Hegarty of ""'""""k''"'"'· 'rhis building was also used for the, first .Catholic School which opened at .the beginning 1884,. 'l'h e Presbytery in Gomme1"'cial Road was built in 1895 t and the second Church of the Sacred ·was erectecl next to tJ:le. Presbytery in 1902-1903, and dedicated by Dr,. Corbett, Bishop Sale, 17/5/1903 .. The old Donaldson family home,at the corner of Wilson Street and Comme'rc.La.L Road was acquired in 1906;,i anQ. in 1907 into a Convent for the teaching sisters of. the o~der p~ St" Joseph,· .. who took over the management of the Catholic Schoolt the.old.building of which was also shifted to Commercia1 Road, to the block on the west side of the Church. Parish Priests of j;]2e Ch~,t:£h._o_f. th~ .. ]acrerl: Heart. 1892-1913 • ., .:&'ro Edwat-d James Goleman .. :L9;~7":"1953 ••• Fr. John J. McCormack. 1913-1916. ~ e Fr. D .. G .. McMahon~ 19?3~1964 ••• Monsignor F.S. Crowe. 1916-1925 ...... Fr. Martin ~iayes ~ J.964~197L •• Fr. Noel Daly. 1925-1937. . ~Fr .. John Nolan .. l.9'74u• ...... Fr. W. J. Caffrey. The assistant R.:i2..:tes-ts have been: - 18~2-94 .• T. Hurley 1919-22 .. <>P.MacDpnalcl 1937-38 •• J .. Walsh

1894-97 •• D. G •. McMahon 1922 ... 3 .... P .. M.o.~ng:tln,1l 1938-39 •• T.P.Vaughan 1897-1900 ... Ii.,. Roche 1922-25 •• J" 0 • Doµnell 1940-42 •• J.T .Russell 1900-05 e .,E .. Hullihan 1925-31 .... J .J .McCormack 1942-43 ... E .F .Hynes 1902... .. ,.!,,Carrol 1931 ..~ 1932. J... Gavan:i 1943-44 •• r. P. Ruth r"'l-1.,,,,,...-)...,., .. c .. Donovan 1944-49. <>JYI e J •Dwyer l..949-51. · F ,,J. O 'Regan - .J .. ·Ward.' Page. 34. Tb,!.~~:,r~rw~~~.¥f~.~:"?.rical Soci~t-~ News, Vql. l?; No<>. 4.:... ,. " ...... , ..• September, 1974.· ~-he RomanCat},1olic Church_in Morwell {continued). Li~t of Assistant Priests" ( continu~a') •. ··

1955 .•. ~ J ¢ R. Wil$on 1958-62 .... J ~ 1966 .••.• E. Spiteri 1955-59 L. Cusack 1970 .•... J. Flynn 1956-57 •.• D. Cagney 1965-66ar .. lJ:'. O'Connell 1971-74 •• B. Mahony.•

Polish ·• Chapla~I1!34: 1963-65 •• Rev , Lisik., 1965-69. .Rev, Jr , Gula. 1969 .••• ~Rev. Pajdak.

The Catholic . School. 1I1his school opened at the beginning of 1884, and was conducted in tJ1e C~tholic Church building; in George Street. The site_ is approximately where the car-.park for Coles' . supermarket is now.. The first pupils, most of whom had transferred from the State School, were Gerald and Julia Fitzpatrick; James, Thom.as and Anthony Keegan; Patrick, John and Bridget Walsh; William and Nargaret Gorman; John Lillis; Maud and Armar Bryan; JUlia Kealy; ·and Rosanna and Mary Crinigan. Until 1907, when the Sisters of st. arrived, and the building moved to Commercial Road, the school was conducted by lay teachers, including Misses Susan: Rice (from Cowwa"rr?),Eileen Callaghan, Audrey White, '.Miss Flynn, Miss Fitzgerald, and IIa.demoiselle de Pazenan. During the 23 years of its existence at George Street, the school had ?-;t;i. at.t endance f~:uctuating between 35 and 40 pup.i.Ls .. On Thursday, 11th,, March, 1907; the first community of the Sisters of St~ Joseph arrived by train at ItlorwelL The Sister-in-charge, Sister M. Cl,a.j.re was accoA).panied Sister M. Ethelrida, and Sister M. Leon.

St. Vincent de .Paul 2 1.J:orwe.11 East. The population of Morwell grew from 000 in 1947 to 9,000in1954, and l5f'OOO in 1962. A ·whole new suburb arose on Buckley's Hill, or J'!Iorwel~

East.. '110 relieve the pressure of accommodation on the two brick class-rooms built in 1932~ the wooden annexe hb.ilt in 1951, of the Sacred Heart School, FatherP .. s. in.1954, bought a surplus building at East Sale Aerodrome, and had it erected,as a temporary church and school, on parish land at.Morwell East. The present Church of St'o Vincent de Paul was opened and blessed by Bishop Ryan, February, 1957,., On the 1st. September, 1957, the district of Norwell East was separated from Morwell, and made a separate parish.und.or the invocation of st. Vincent de Paul. Father W .. J., Caffrey, curate of the parent parish, was appointed, aa the flrst past or , The Convent of Sto Vincent de Paul was opened, 26the 'November, 195'8; and the Presbytery, in Hunt Street, 12tho May, 1969. P arisl~. Pr,iEH3ts Qi St"·. :Vincent de Paul, Morwe11.

19.57~59 •• ~Fr.. w~ J e Caffrey 1965-72 .... Fr. P., W. Harris 1959'~62 .... Fr~ F. O•Regan 1972.:..74••• Pr , D. A. Cagney.. 1962-65 ••• Fr. J~ ~ilson

, '!'he.... IY1ethodist C}:iurch,. Morwell.:_ ·The first Methodist.Church in Morwell was a typical,small church building si~uated' on the corner of Princes Highway and Church Street .:.. on. the block of '.!and opposite the present Post Office" 'Phe Methodists owned the whole of this allotment stretching from the Princes Hj.ghway to Buckley Street. Later, a parsonage was built at the.Buckley Street end of the allotment, and later again, tennis courts were la.i.d dul-m between the church and the parsonage. The Morwell ·'congregation was. served by travelling home-missionaries for the 21 years between 1883 ,and 1904, tmt:U; in that year, the Norwell , Methodist Circuit was created. Some of these home m:j.ssionaries were:...;.' 1887 ••••• Mr .. Algi~ 1890-91."I .. R.Lyne:x 1894-95 •• R. W •. Dean (again) 1888 ••••• D.L.Whitchurch 1891-92., • Densley 1899~1900• .E. J,, Amos 1888-89 ·~ • C.. Palk .1892-94 •• WnE .. Carlton 1900-0L .H. ~r.. Ford 1889-90. (!R .. W •. Dean. . J.894.,, .•• J,, ·w .. Law. .1902-03 •• S. Gill. The Circuit underwent some alteration in 1929, when the of began to grow as a result of the s .. E. C. operations. · In 1953, the property in Church Street was sold, making development of that area as a shopping centre, and the move was present site further east along the Princes Highway. The first records of any Methodist services held in Norwell .1..1..1JU-L.\.

The Church of England, Morwell .- The first church service conducted in this area by any denomination took place onSunday, .4th. .Iune , 1848. On that day, Rev. Francis Hales, on his way hack to Melbourne after a three months' touring ministration in Gippsland, held a service in the Bennett homestead at Hazelwood Station. We have no direct evidence of any other services held at Iforwell until thirty years later, though possibly the early incumbents at Port Albert and Sale occasionally visited the remote stations in this area. By 1878, Church of England services were being held monthly at Morwell in various buildings - the Maryvale Ridge State School, the Hazelwood Ridge State School, or in private o:r business premises. The first Anglican service to be held in the village .of Morwell itself was on the 2nd. November,1878, in a room attached to the general store of ~'Ir. c .. o. Gilbert, in Commercial Road. When the Methodists built their church in 1883, it was used also by the Church of England and Presbyterian congregations for their services, until they built their own churches in 1885 and 1886,respectively. Pr-om 1854 to 1865, the Church of England centre was Sale. Then came the establishment of the aosedale Parish,1865, Traralgon Parish,1878; and at last Morwell Parish in 1887. In 'the second plan of Iforwell Village ,October,1878, the north-west corner of Block 4 is shown as reserved for a Church of England. st. Mary's was built there at a cost of £330,and opened in December 1885 .. In the 1950's, this site and building, tQ,gether with the road separating them from the State School, Wa'e taken over by the Education Department and joined to the School The foundation of the new Church in Latrobe Road was laid in 1959, by Miss Emma Bridle, one of the oldest parishioners. However, the present vicarage in Latrobe Road took the place of the old vicarage,in Chapel Street, in 1929. The Rev. Thomas ·followed by theRe"V'"c John R. Walker (1883-92),' . services for the Nontell congregat5.ons, 1887, when the first Church of England~- .. --~ Morwell? the. complete list of incumbents is as . follows:''"". 18.87 e 9.A:; .. " "p "J~. L .. Ackland ):888~ ".J 0 1945 R .. U.G.Phillips 1893. • • .,"., oAo c ,, .. ,~E,, Walker 1954~ K .. B. E .. Raff 1897 " ,.J" ,. .. ,. ·:A~E .. Adeney 1956 •.• " •• P. Mc. Pickburn 1900. " "" 1918 A. Jo Smith 1960 ••..•• Jc Ao Knife 1902·. eo. ~ eW.Do Kennedy· 1928" .L, W .. A .. Benn 1970 F~ McL. R~ Lowe. 190.4. • . • • J .. B 1935 o ,D.., Beyer The growth of Morwell after the Second World War made it nsceaaary to establish a new church in Norwell gast (er North-East would be moze accurate), - st, Philip's on the Hill,,

The in of Presbyterian Church in Gippsland is that oi Rev .. W .. S., Login, Hinister at Sale from 1854 to 1887. In 1859, Re:v. ·conducted the McColl and Joharm..a Munro, at the ' Rest Hotel, ln Ma:rich Church began regular church se.rvices in Traralgon .. By this tim~~,Revo had , Rev, Souter, who oonduc.ted the .services in 'che dining-room of Mr John Canipbellt s home .. ,.Later

in that same ye'1r s· Mr i) Souter left the .diP.. tr:ict, and the servic·es could not be continuedn In 1878, a Church was built :at Traralgon. This was· Trara~gon1 s first church building, and also the first brick building there. No doubt some from. Norwell found their way to this Chur~h, before their own Church was built Elgin Street in >) It that in the J:Iorwell area was conducted. by S . . the MacMillan ho~estea.d, Hazelwood, in 18780 From 1878 onwarda, ai..nister, Rev. J,., G .. Wilson1 held monthly services at the State School, in Morwell. During the l880's tho_,par:Lsh was Home HiSsion Station under Mr., E. Eldridge,. When the Methodist Church w&.s in 1883¥ Presbyterian services were conducted until own Church was built in 1886. Th~ :f'ir?t Hanse was on (Buck:leyt s Hill) , south of the railway line, and c.Loae to M(;;rweil Administration Building (s .. E.,C").. Some niay be'markers of the site. The and _the :Rid~e Manse was sold in 1914. .

The new Church in Church Street was built 1960-·6± 1 and the new Manse in 1963~ The hall and sunday-school were moved from Elgin Street to Church Street,. and old church and manse were so.Id , The list 'mini.stern from 1889 to the present .d~y is: 1889..;;91...., Robert c·J •. ~<11.,..,.,,...,.,,.....,.._, 1942~45ocH.W.Ho:venden 1892-99. McD<.n1ald • ()E" L .. Slade-Mallon. 1946~50. H. Camp 1895-96 • .t D!' Bru.:::m .,J ... s , Craigen 1950-56" .. A .. H .. T.homson

1900-02 .. " .. A e E~ 1957-6L .L. G .. >Wood, · 1903-06 .. F,. .,.S,,Aa .? ., W,, Gillies · 1907-12 • .,J .. Millar-Smith .. "w., s,, 1968-74 ... u .. J .. Bramley • 1913-16 ... H .A.Jiutchinson " .. Norman Faichney Rev(> Norman was·a.ccorded.the distinction of being elected to the high o;ffj.ce of the Presbyterian Church of Victoria,1958-59. ·In more recent years, -'che charge o:f Sto Columba' s Church, .JYiorwell East. commenced its as a of . s·t A1adrew's .. Land was granted by the Housing Commission was purchased and moved to Vasey Street~ The and Morwell Ea.st became a separat.e Charge in 1954 •.