City of Banyule resident, Nelun Tirimanne, has been volunteering with Yarra Plenty Regional Library (YPRL) for over 5 years spending approximately 15 hours per week volunteering her time and skills. During that time, she has become increasingly involved with seniors’ activities, both within the branches and outreaching into the community. She is involved with science […]
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Colonel William Braithwaite
William Braithwaite was born in Northallerton (the name of his later home at the corner of High Street and Murray Road in Preston), Yorkshire in 1853 and came to Australia on the “Royal Family” with his parents in 1863. His father William established a tannery in Murray Road in 1867 and William junior was trained […]
Whittlesea’s Great War (L to Z)
(See also A – K) The two entries comprise a list of all known volunteers for World War One service from the Shire of Whittlesea (as per 1918 boundaries) compiled from local newspaper reports, honour boards erected around the district and an exhaustive search of records held in National Archives and the Australian War Memorial. […]
Whittlesea’s Great War (A to K)
(See also L to Z) These two entries comprise a list of all known volunteers for World War One service from the Shire of Whittlesea (as per 1918 boundaries) compiled from local newspaper reports, honour boards erected around the district and an exhaustive search of records held in National Archives and the Australian War Memorial. […]