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From: "tsymonds" <>
Subject: Re: [AUS-VIC-WESTERN-DISTRICT] PHOTOGRAPHS OF PIONEERS
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 14:48:58 +1100
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Hi Dennis, Sorry, no John Egan. Have a Dennis Egan, funny coincidence on the name. He is number 325. Trish. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dennis Fyfe" <> To: <> Sent: Friday, January 26, 2007 12:26 PM Subject: Re: [AUS-VIC-WESTERN-DISTRICT] PHOTOGRAPHS OF PIONEERS > Hi Trish, > > Thanks for bringing this to our attention. Could you please provide > details > of the Egan photograph - my gg grandfather John Egan moved to Victoria > around 1840 and lived until 1898. > > Regards > > Dennis Fyfe > Maylands WA > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "tsymonds" <> > To: <> > Sent: Friday, January 26, 2007 6:07 AM > Subject: [AUS-VIC-WESTERN-DISTRICT] PHOTOGRAPHS OF PIONEERS > > >> Hi all, >> >> >> >> This was unknown by me until a few weeks ago, so I thought I would post >> the information here in case anyone else is unaware of this wonderful >> piece of Victorian history that may help their research; this may be the >> only photograph of an ancestor of yours that exists - >> >> >> >> THOMAS FOSTER CHUCK, photographer, (born England) arrived in Melbourne in >> 1863. He opened photographic studies in Melbourne, Daylesford, St Kilda >> and Ballarat. Chuck set about photographing the first explorers, >> pioneers >> and settlers who were still alive around 1864. When he completed his >> task >> of photographing as many of the pioneers as he could find, the result >> became a huge mosaic standing nearly two metres tall and containing over >> 1,000 portraits. It is stored in the basement of the State Library of >> Victoria and there is a quarter-size copy in the National Library in >> Canberra. No women are acknowledged as pioneers. The National Library >> only sells photographs of the whole montage; SLV used to sell >> individuals >> if you provided the relevant number, but I haven't received confirmation >> from them that they still do so or if they are now only selling the >> complete montage. >> >> >> >> If you would like to see his finished montage click on the link:- >> >> >> >> http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an5770709 >> >> >> >> All the portraits he used in the montage were numbered and identified. I >> have a copy of the Key identifying all the photographs. If anyone would >> like me to look up a name for them I am happy to do so. The list of >> surnames is:- >> >> >> >> A'BECKETT, ADDISON, AITCHESON, AIKEN, AITKEN, ALEXANDER, ALLAN, ALLEE, >> ALSTON, AMBROSE, ANDERSON, ANKETELL, ARCHER, AMSTRONG, ASHLEY, ASHTON, >> AZZOPARDI, BAILLIE, BAIRD, BAKER, BALLINGALL, BARBER, BARKER, BARLING, >> BARR, BARRETT, BARRY, BARWICK, BATEY, BATHE, BATTRICK, BAYNE, BAYNTON, >> BAXTER, BEAR, BEILBY, BELCHER, BELL, BENJAMIN, BENNETT, BERSHAW, >> BEURLEWSE, BLACK, BLAND, BOOTH, BORN, BOYD, BRANDT, BROCK, BROUGHAM, >> BROWN, BRUCE, BUCKLAND, BUDDS, BUDGE, BURGESS, BURNS, BURRALL, BUTCHART, >> CAMPBELL, CAPPER, CARMICHAEL, CARNE, CARSON, CASHMORE, CASSELL, >> CAULFIELD, >> CHAINNEY, CHISHOLM, CHRISTIE, CLARK, CLARKE, CLAY, CLINTON, CLOW, >> CLUTTERBUCK, COBHAM, COCHRAN, COCHRANE, COLE, COLEMAN, COLGIN, COLT, >> COOKE, COOPER, COPPIN, CORNEY, COTTRELL, COSGRAVE, COWIE, CRAVEN, >> CRESWICK, CROOK, CROPPER, CROWLEY, CUNNINGHAM, CURDIE, CURR, CURRIE, >> CURTAIN, DALL, DALLIMORE, DALY, DAMYOU, DAVIDSON, DAVIS, DAWSON, >> DEGRAVES, >> DENBY, DENNYS, DICKSON, DINWOODIE, DISHER, DOBSON, DODS, DONALD, DOOLY, >> DOUGHA! >> RTY, DOUGLASS, DOWLING, DREDGE, DUNCAN, DUNLOP, DUNN, EASY, EBDEN, EDDY, >> EDGAR, EGAN, ELLERMAN, ELLERY, ELLIOT, EMERSON, EMPSON, EVANS, FAIRBAIRN, >> FAIRCHILD, FARIE, FAWKNER, FFLEAN, FINLAYSON, FITZGERALD, FORMAN, FOSTER, >> FOWLER, FOXTON, FRASER, FRAZELLE, FRENCHMAN, FROST, FULTON, FURGUSON, >> FURLONG, FYANS, GATEHOUSE, GEMMELL, GERAGHTY, GERRAND, GILL, GILLETT, >> GLASS, GODBER, GODFREY, GOLDSBROUGH, GOODMAN, GORDON, GOVETT, GRAHAM, >> GRANT, GRAY, GREEN, GREENE, GREEVES, GREY, GRICE, GROVE, GURNER, >> GUTHBRIDGE, GWAITHIN, GWYNNE, HAILES, HAINES, HALFPENNY, HALL, HAM, >> HAMILTON, HAMMOND, HARRIS, HARRISON, HART, HASKELL, HASLAM, HATCH, >> HAWTHORNE, HAYBALL, HAYES, HEALES, HENTY, HERVEY, HETHERINGTON, HIGGINS, >> HIGHETT, HILL, HINDS, HINKINS, HOBSON, HODDLE, HODGKINSON, HODGSON, >> HOFFMAN, HOGG, HOLMES, HOLT, HOOD, HORN, HOVELL, HOWARD, HOWATT, HOWEY, >> HOWITT, HUDDART, HUGHES, HULL, HUME, HUNTER, HURLSTONE, HURST, HUTTON, >> INGLIS, JACKSON, JAGO, JAMES, JEFFRY, JENNINGS, JERROME, JOHNSON, >> JOHNSTO! >> N, JONAS, JUKES, KENNEDY, KENNON, KER, KERR, KESTERTON, KEYS, KIDD, KI >> NG, KIRK, KISSOCK, KNIGHT, KYTE, LAIDLAW, LANG, LANGDON, LANGHORN, >> LANGHORNE, LA TROBE, LAWFORD, LAWRENCE, LEIGH, LE SOEUF, LEVIEN, LEWIS, >> LINCOLNE, LLOYD, LOCK, LOCKE, LOCKLEY, LONSDALE, LOVE, LYNOTT, McARTHUR, >> McCALLUM, McCAW, McCLAUREN, McCLEAN, McCLEOD, McCOMBIE, McCRAE, McDONALD, >> McDONNELL, McEWAN, McFARLAND, McGILL, McGREGOR, McGUIRE, McKELLAR, >> McKENZIE, McKINNON, McLACHLAN, McLAUGHLIN, McLAURIN, McMILLAN, McMAIN, >> McMERTRIE, McNICHOL, McNAY, McPHERSON, MACARTHUR, MACARTNEY, MACDONALD, >> MACGREGOR, MACK, MACKENZIE, MACNIGHT, MACPHERSON, MACREDIE, MAIR, MALLON, >> MANTON, MANIFOLD, MARRIS, MARLOW, MARSDEN, MARTIN, MASON, MASSIE, >> MATHESON, MATHEWS, MATSON, MAWBEY, MENZIES, MERCUTT, MESSENGER, MICHAL, >> MICHEL, MILES, MILLER, MITCHELL, MOFFATT, MOLLISON, MONAHAN, MONGER, >> MONTGOMERIE, MOODY, MOONE, MOOR, MOORE, MORGAN, MORRELL, MORRISON, >> MORROW, >> MORRIS, MORTIMER, MORTON, MOSS, MOWATT, MULLAN, MURCHISON, MURISON, >> MURPHY, MURRAY, MUST, NAPIER, NELSON, NICHOLSON, NIMMO, NIXON, NOLAN,! >> NORTHCOTE, NORTON, O'BRIAN, O'BRIEN, O'FARRELL, OGILVY, OLIVER, ORR, >> OSBOURN, O'SHANASSY, O'SHEA, OVERTON, PALMER, PARK, PARKER, PASSMORE, >> PATERSON, PATTERSON, PEDDLE, PENDER, PERREGALLI, PERRY, PEERS, PHILLIPS, >> PINKERTON, PINNOCK, POHLMAN, POLLARD, POPE, PORTER, POWELL, POWLETT, >> PURBRICK, PURCELLE, QUARTERMAN, RAE, RANKIN, RAVEN, REEVES, REID, >> RICHARDSON, RICKETT, RICKETTS, ROBBINS, ROBERTS, ROBERTSON, ROBINSON, >> RONALD, RONEY, ROONEY, ROSS, ROSTRON, ROWE, ROWED, ROWLEY, RUCKER, >> RUFFEY, >> RUSDEN, RUSSELL, RUTHERFORD, RUTLEDGE, RYAN, SAVAGE, SCOTT, SELBY, >> SHADFORTH, SHARP, SHAW, SHEPPARD, SHERIDAN, SHREWBRIDGE, SIDEBOTTOM, >> SIEVEWRIGHT, SIMEON, SIMPSON, SINCLAIR, SKEENE, SKENE, SLADEN, SLEIGHT, >> SLOMAN, SMITH, SNODGRASS, SOUTH, SPARROW, STANBRIDGE, STANWAY, STAUGHTON, >> STAWELL, STEWART, STOKE, STONE, STEPHENSON, STREET, STRODE, STURT, >> SUGDEN, >> SUMNER, SUTCLIFFE, SUTHERLAND, SWANSON, SWORDS, SYNOT, TAYLOR, THOM, >> THOMAS, THOMPSON, THOMSON, THORNTON, THWAITES, TOBY, TOLMIE, TOLSON, ! >> TRACEY, TRANGMAR, TREACEY, TROTMAN, TUCKETT, TUCKFIELD, TURNBULL, TURN >> ER, UMPHELBY, URQUART, URQUHART, VAUGHAN, VERNON, VINGE, WALKER, WALL, >> WALLACE, WALSH, WARMAN, WATT, WATTON, WEBB, WEDGE, WERE, WEST, WESTGARTH, >> WHARMBY, WHELAN, WHITBY, WHITE, WIGHT, WILMOT, WILKIE, WILKINSON, >> WILLIAMS, WILLIAMSON, WILLS, WILSON, WILTON, WINTER, WINTLE, WISE, >> WOOLLEY >> >> >> >> Cheers, >> >> Trish. >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> with the word 'unsubscribe' >> without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >