James George Membrey was born at Scotchman’s Lead, near Ballarat in 1862 and he resided for 20 years in the mining town of Napoleons where his parents carried on business as general storekeepers and post office. Membrey moved to Northcote in 1884, originally working as a plasterer and briefly as a builder before becoming Valuer […]
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Brian Membrey ; Local historian for Darebin area and sports of all sorts
World War 1 : Women in Uniform
The City of Brunswick : Elizabeth Gertrude FLEMING Annie Frances GRIFFIN Mabel Lucy HUTCHINSON Linda FLOWER Alice Elizabeth KITCHEN/KITCHIN Blanche Catherine KILSBY Charlotte Joan McALLISTER (O.B.E) Flora MELVILLE Elvina Mary OVEREND BLANCHE Lily RICKETTS Sarah Jane PROCTER Olive Mary ROSE Florence WILLANS Blodywn Elizabeth WILLIAMS The Town of Coburg : Milanie Treleavan AMBLER Octavia Ione […]
World War 1 : Sister Rosalind Eva Ballard
Rosalind Eva Ballard Address : care Whittlesea Post Office Next of kin : Mother Mrs Charles E. Ballard, care Whittlesea Post Office. Father Charles died 13 August, 1915. Rosalind Ballard was the only nurse residing in the Shire of Whittlesea to volunteer for overseas service. She was 29 when she enlisted on 11 December, 1916 […]
World War 1 : Sister Edith Cornwell
Sister Edith Cornwell Address : “Cleadon”, Westgarth Street, Northcote Next of kin : brother, Alexander Cornwell, “Cleadon”, Westgarth Street, Northcote. Parents Henry and Isabella Cornwell, nee Winter. As Matron Edith Cornwell and at 46 years of age (possibly 48 when she joined a second time), she was the most senior of the women from the […]
World War 1 : Sister Charlotte Joan McAllister (O.B.E)
Sister Charlotte Joan McAllister Address : 11 Charles Street, Brunswick Next of Kin : father, Mr William McAllister, 11 Charles Street, Brunswick. mother Lillias Amy McAllister, nee Shaw. Sadly, rather less is known of the First World War Service of Charlotte Joan McAllister than most of the other local nurses as she served again in World […]
World War 1 Casualty : Rozell Taylor Stevens (Eltham)
One of the more difficult casualties to trace – at one point he is shown as “Roslyn Stevens”, in another reporting the unveiling of the Eltham War Memorial as “Private Rozell Stevens“. At least the latter got the name right, but in fact he never enlisted in the armed forces and hence the rank of […]
World War 1 Casualty : Malcolm Stuart Kennedy (Greensborough)
Malcolm Kennedy was the highest ranking officer from the Shire of Heidelberg to be killed during the war. His sacrifice is commemorated on the Greensborough War Memorial, but his link to the area appears tenuous and his background proved one of the most difficult to trace. His father was noted at “St. Cliens”, Greensborough when […]
World War 1 Casualty : Albert Arthur Carr (Fairfield)
The discovery of Arthur Carr‘s relationship to the district was one of the more fortunate only being detected in a brief Death Notice from an aunt, Mrs. F. A. Copperthwaite (Frances Anne, nee May), who suggested he was “the eldest son of the late Mary Carr, late of Fairfield Park”. 1892 directories show Richard and […]
World War One Casualty : Benjamin Alfred Starling (Greensborough)
Benjamin Alfred Starling was a member of a well-known from Greensborough and a qualified civil engineer (University of Melbourne) working on railways in the Federated Malay States; but just before war broke out, he was called to England to testify in a legal case, after which he volunteered and served as a Second Lieutenant with […]
World War 1 Casualty : Alfred Shanhun (Diamond Creek)
Alfred Shanhun – Perhaps the most fascinating family background in our archives, but one that is one of the lesser known. The unusual family name is used by the AWM and National Archives as well as by the family in all correspondence in the latter, but it was, in fact, Shan Hun. Alfred was one of […]