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PR W-0098; Pioneer register: WOLFE, Peter ; Family name: WOLFE Given name: Peter Birth year: 1831 Birth place: County Mayo, Ireland Parents: James WOLFE & Honora BOURKE, County Mayo. Arrival: in Victoria by 1855. Joined the Victorian Police Force on 7 Jan 1856. Victorian residence: Chewton 1856-1881; Warrnambool 1881-1909. Died: 16 June 1909, 78 years. Constable of Police. Family name: DANE Given name: Mary Parents: John DANE & Margaret McGauley, County Cavan, Ireland. Marriage year: 1 June 1857 Marriage place: R. C. Schoolhouse at Warrnambool Peter and Mary had six children: 1858 Margaret; 1860 Edward James; 1861 Peter John; 1863 Michael James; 1864 Mary Ellen; 1867 Lucy Margaret. Peter John Wolfe senior 1861-1944, 83 y, was a school teacher. Peter John Wolfe junior 1892- 1967, 75 y, was also a school teacher. Form filled out by Great Great Grandson Jeffrey Meredith WOLFE in 1956. Note: Pioneer Register records are submitted by individuals to the RHSV and information should always be verified in primary sources such as civil indexes, shipping records and directories.; Form; Manuscripts Collection - Pioneer RegisterLibrary
PR W-0108; Pioneer register: WOOKEY, Herbert Bruce; Family name: WOOKEY Given name: Herbert Bruce Birth year: 7 Jan 1876 Birth place: Snake Valley, Victoria Parents: William Alexander WOOKEY & Agnes Bruce McKENZIE Father's arrival: 1861 from Egremont, Cheshire, England Mother's arrival: c. 1857, 17 years from Scotland Victorian residence: Snake Valley 1876-1903; Newtown/Scarsdale 1903-1910; Geelong 1910-1926. Family name: RAMSAY Given name: Margaret Parents: Robert RAMSAY, Williamstown & Margaret WALKER, Bunniynong, Carngham, Blackwood. Marriage year: 5 May 1903 Marriage place: Holy Trinity C of E, Snake Valley. Family name: WOOKEY Given name: Edith May Birth Date: 4 Feb 1904 Family name: WOOKEY Given name: Robert Bruce Birth Date: 27 May 1907 Family name: WOOKEY Given name: George Alexander Birth Date: 5 June 1911 Extensive handwritten notes on back of form about Herbert Bruce's life and achievements. Local Councilor, Trade Union president and delegate, etc. Note: Pioneer Register records are submitted by individuals to the RHSV and information should always be verified in primary sources such as civil indexes, shipping records and directories.; Form; Manuscripts Collection - Pioneer RegisterLibrary
PR W-0110; Pioneer register: WRIGHT, Edward; Family name: WRIGHT Given name: Edward Birth year: c.1825 Birth place: Leeds, England Victorian residence: Melbourne Family name: SHIELDS Given name: Charlotte Marriage year: 8 Dec 1852 Marriage place: St Peters, Melbourne Family name: WRIGHT Given name: Fanny Birth date: c. 1853 died early Family name: WRIGHT Given name: Arthur Birth date: 5 April 1855 Family name: WRIGHT Given name: James Edward Birth date: 1 June 1857 Family name: WRIGHT Given name: Agnes Birth date: 26 April 1864 Family name: WRIGHT Given name: Walter Birth date: 17 Sept 1867 Family name: WRIGHT Given name: Charles John Birth date: 26 May 1869 Family name: WRIGHT Given name: Lilian Birth date: 26 Feb 1873 Family name: WRIGHT: John, Emma and William - three babies born and all deceased before 26 May 1869. Note: Pioneer Register records are submitted by individuals to the RHSV and information should always be verified in primary sources such as civil indexes, shipping records and directories.; Form; Manuscripts Collection - Pioneer RegisterLibrary
W - 0058; Pioneer register: WHITELAW, John; Family name: Whitelaw Given name: John Birth year: 1819 Birth place: Glasgow, Scotland Parents: Layton Wells & Lena Castin Arrival: 1837 Victorian residence: Woods Point, Alexandra & Walhalla Family name: Simpson Given name: Elizabeth (or Eliza) born 1821 Parents: John Simpson & ? Marriage year: 1842 Marriage place: Sydney Victorian residence: Woods Point, Alexandra & Walhalla Family Name: Whitelaw Given Name: John & Elizabeth had four sons and two daughters however the year of their birth is not recorded: The daughters were Laura and Gertrude and the sons, Simpson, Edgar, Oliver and Norman. The physical record is accompanied by detailed notes about the children, in particular the life of Oliver, who was engaged in surveying and exploring and lost his life by drowning in floods at Walhalla in 1891. Oliver left a widow and nine children. Note: Pioneer Register records are submitted by individuals to the RHSV and information should always be verified in primary sources such as civil indexes, shipping records and directories.; Form; Manuscripts Collection - Pioneer RegisterLibrary
PR W-0092; Pioneer register: WINDRIDGE, Samuel; Family name: WINDRIDGE (Lieutenant Colonel) Given name: Samuel Birth year: 1816 Birth place: Atherstone, Warwickshire, England Parents: Samuel WINDRIDGE and Mary MORTON Arrival: 1836 'Susan' Sydney Victorian residence: Port Phillip, Kyneton, Sandringham Sergeant in Her Majesty's 28th Regiment. Chief Constable Kilmore then Kyneton. Inspector at Forrest Creek (now Castlemaine). Chairman of Road Board Kyneton. Colour Sargeant, Castlemaine Mounted Rifle Corp. Commandant, Kyneton Prince of Wales Light Horse. Family name: WINDRIDGE (nee WATSON) Given name: Mary Parents: John WATSON and Margaret MORTON Marriage year: 1842 Marriage place: Sydney Family name: WINDRIDGE Given name: Margaret Birth year: 1843 Family name: WINDRIDGE Given name: Mary Ann Birth year: 1845 Family name: WINDRIDGE Given name: Caroline Birth year: 1848 Family name: WINDRIDGE Given name: Samuel Birth year: 1849 Family name: WINDRIDGE Given name: Jane Birth year: 1853 Family name: WINDRIDGE Given name: John Birth year: 1855 The file contains 3 pages of handwritten information about Samuel WINDRIDGE, an extract from a book on early Victorian Pioneers, a 3-page letter from WINDRIDGE's grandson dated 1939 and a copy of a photograph. The information was submitted in 1990 by WINDRIDGE'S great great granddaughter. Subjects include 'Clun Mil' shipwreck, Anne McPherson 'The White Woman of Gippsland', Indigenous Australians, Lake Tyers, 'Rose Hill' Kyneton, Mounted Rifle Corps, Kyneton Troop Prince of Wales Light Horse, Bendigo gold escort, Kyneton showgrounds, Kyneton cemetery, 'Atherstone' Sandringham, prisoner stockade Batman Hill. Note: Pioneer Register records are submitted by individuals to the RHSV and information should always be verified in primary sources such as civil indexes, shipping records and directories.; Form; Manuscripts Collection - Pioneer RegisterLibrary
LIB 039947; They came to a rainforest; Boddy, Doris M.; This fictional account of the lives of the pioneers Miles and Maggie Ford was first published in the ""Gippsland Standard" in 1967-68 and here re-published by Doris Boddy's family.; Book; LibraryLibrary
MS 001756 (Box 090-3); Penshurst File; Baulch, Chris; Photocopy A3; Manuscripts CollectionArchives
LIB 033053; Combienbar the valley of contentment; Dyce, G. R.; This is the story of the early pioneers who founded Combienbar and their lifestyles. There are many pictures and maps with quite a detailed account of the highs and lows of starting a new community.; Book; LibraryLibrary
LIB 034263; A million wild acres; Rolls, Eric; The story of the first European explorers and settlers to cross the Blue mountains into New South Wales and of the pioneers that helped in developing the land. Bibliography, index; Book; LibraryLibrary
VF 046678; Fern Tree Gully - Past, Present and Future.; Othello; A look into the past, present and future from the eyes of a resident of 1889, about the development and pioneers of the district now known as Fern Tree Gully but called Lightwood in those days.; Article; Library - Vertical file - PamphletsLibrary
LIB 003256; Bendigo and vicinity : a comprehensive history of her past, and a resume of her resources; together with the biographies of her representative pioneers, public, commercial and professional men; Kimberley, W.B.; Comprehensive record of the development of Bendigo and surrounding districts, from the first settlers through to 1896. Biographies of the notable pioneers. Includes illustrations and portraits. F.W. Niven & Co., printers and publishers, Melbourne and Ballarat. Ferguson no. 11141.; Book; Library; Donated by Cecil Harper, 16 June 1919Library
VF 031121; Historical service at Batman's grave; Old Pioneers Memorial Fund; This flyer advertises a historic service at Batman's grave in the Fawkner Cemetery on January 26th 1930. It includes a short report on the activities of the society in 1929, a list of subscribers, and an advertisment for an illustrated lecture at the Unitarian Church, East Melbourne,.; 1929; Ephemera; Library - VFLibrary