Daniel Joughin

M, #12361
Marriage* Spouse: Mary Ann Porteous.
 

Family

 Mary Ann Porteous
Children 1.Frederick Daniel Joughin b. 1879, d. 7 Jun 1964
 2.Francis Joughin+ b. 1883, d. 1966
Last Edited25 Jan 2016

Mary Ann Porteous

F, #12362
Marriage* Spouse: Daniel Joughin.
 
Married NameJoughin. 

Family

 Daniel Joughin
Children 1.Frederick Daniel Joughin b. 1879, d. 7 Jun 1964
 2.Francis Joughin+ b. 1883, d. 1966
Last Edited25 Jan 2016

Francis Joughin

M, #12363, b. 1883, d. 1966
Father*Daniel Joughin
Mother*Mary Ann Porteous
Birth*1883 Templestowe, VIC, Australia, #B5829.1 
Marriage*1911 Spouse: Ethel May Vic Wellwood. VIC, Australia, #M6155.1
 
Death*1966 Kew, VIC, Australia, #D4991 (Age 83.)1 

Family

 Ethel May Vic Wellwood
Child 1.William Francis Joughin b. 1912

Citations

  1. [S22] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (online).
Last Edited25 Jan 2016

William Francis Joughin

M, #12365, b. 1912
Father*Francis Joughin b. 1883, d. 1966
Mother*Ethel May Vic Wellwood
Birth*1912 Kew, VIC, Australia, #B12973.1 
Land-Note*25 Nov 1964 GEM-D-11. Frederick Daniel Joughin Frederick Daniel Joughin died on 7 June 1964. Probate of his will granted to William Francis Joughin of 33 Sunburst Avenue North Balwyn Sales Manager.2 
Land-Note*29 Jun 1967 GEM-D-11 LP57184 (Lot 1), 45 Stoney Creek Road: Mortgagee: William Francis Joughin. Discharged 18 Oct 1967. Mortgagor was Pine Grove Hotel Pty Ltd.3 

Citations

  1. [S22] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (online).
  2. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 7343-446 & C/T 8392-619 - Frederick Daniel Joughin died on 7 June 1964. Probate of his will granted to William Francis Joughin of 33 Sunburst Avenue North Balwyn Sales Manager.
  3. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 8390-122.
Last Edited29 Sep 2018

Rowland Hardley

M, #12369, b. Dec 1886, d. 20 Feb 1935
Birth*Dec 1886 Possible birth: Birth Rowland Hardley Dec 1886 (Barnsley) 9c 241.1 
Marriage*Mar 1906 Spouse: Jessie Richardson. Chorlton, Lancashire, England, Mar Q 1906 (Chorlton) 8c 891 - Rowland HARDLEY & Jessie RICHARDSON.2
 
Death*20 Feb 1935 Repatriation Hospital, Caulfield, VIC, Australia, #D1520/1935 (Age 51) (par Walter HARDLEY & Mary Jane) - as Rowland HARDLEY, Death registered at Caulfield, Australia.3 
Death-Notice*21 Feb 1935 HARDLEY.—On the 20th February at the Caulfield Repatriation Hospital, Rowland, dearly loved husband ot Jessie Hardley of Bundoora and loved father of Rosie (Mrs Firth), Walter, and John, and grandfather of Patricia. (No flowers by request.) (Remains at Apps and Sons' chapel.)
HARDLEY.—The Friends of the late ROWLAND HARDLEY, late sergeant 5th Batt A.I.F., are informed that his remains will be cremated at the Melbourne Crematorium Fawkner.
The funeral will leave Apps and Sons Chapel 61 Moor street, Fitzroy, THIS DAY, (Thursday, 21st February), at 10.45 a.m.
W G APPS AND SONS PTY LTD J1145.4 

Family

 Jessie Richardson b. 1887, d. 13 Apr 1941
Children 1.Rosie Hardley+ b. Mar 1908, d. 1985
 2.John Hardley b. 1921, d. 1985

Citations

  1. [S9] Free BMD. Index. Online @ https://www.freebmd.org.uk/.
  2. [S9] Free BMD. Index. Online @ https://www.freebmd.org.uk/ "Mar Q 1906 (Chorlton) 8c 891 - Marriage Rowland HARDLEY & Jessie RICHARDSON."
  3. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D1520/1935 (Age 51) (par Walter HARDLEY & Mary Jane) - as Rowland HARDLEY, Death registered at Caulfield, Australia."
  4. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Thu 21 Feb 1935, p1
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/11016318
Last Edited8 Jan 2022

Jessie Richardson

F, #12370, b. 1887, d. 13 Apr 1941
Married NameHardley. 
Birth*1887 Yorkshire, England. 
Marriage*Mar 1906 Spouse: Rowland Hardley. Chorlton, Lancashire, England, Mar Q 1906 (Chorlton) 8c 891 - Rowland HARDLEY & Jessie RICHARDSON.1
 
Widow20 Feb 1935Jessie Richardson became a widow upon the death of her husband Rowland Hardley.2 
Death*13 Apr 1941 Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, #D3065/1941 (Age 54) (par William RICHARDSON & Mary SUTBERTON) - as Jessie HARDLEY.3 
Death-Notice*19 Apr 1941 HARDLEY.—On April 13, at Royal Melbourne Hospital, Jessie (late of Bundoora), dearly loved mother of Walter, mother-in-law of Sadie. At rest.4 

Family

 Rowland Hardley b. Dec 1886, d. 20 Feb 1935
Children 1.Rosie Hardley+ b. Mar 1908, d. 1985
 2.John Hardley b. 1921, d. 1985

Citations

  1. [S9] Free BMD. Index. Online @ https://www.freebmd.org.uk/ "Mar Q 1906 (Chorlton) 8c 891 - Marriage Rowland HARDLEY & Jessie RICHARDSON."
  2. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D1520/1935 (Age 51) (par Walter HARDLEY & Mary Jane) - as Rowland HARDLEY, Death registered at Caulfield, Australia."
  3. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D3065/1941 (Age 54) (par William RICHARDSON & Mary SUTBERTON) - as Jessie HARDLEY, born Yorkshire. Death registered at Melbourne, Australia."
  4. [S16] Newspaper - The Age (Melbourne, Vic.), Sat 19 Apr 1941, p13
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/205164115
Last Edited8 Jan 2022

Thomas James Pavich

M, #12371, b. 1894, d. 1939
Birth*1894 Yandoit, VIC, Australia, #B34231 [par Antonio PAVICH & Mary HALLINAN].1 
Marriage*1931 Spouse: Rosie Hardley. VIC, Australia, #M2480.1
 
Death*1939 Prahran, VIC, Australia, #D10336 (Age 45) [par Antonio PAVICH & Mary HALLINAN].1 
Death-Notice*27 Oct 1939 OBITUARY The death occurred during the week-end of Mr. Thomas. James Pavich, late 59th Battalion A.I.F., at the age of 45 years. The late Mr. Pavich lived at Rotheram Park, Bundoora for some years, and later moved to Cockatoo. He married Miss Rose Hardley, of Bundoora, who was the eldest daugh ter of the late Roland Hardley, first president of the Greensborough subbranch of the R.S.S.I.L.A. He left one daughter, Miss Patricia Pavich. Many returned soldiers attended the funeral which took place at the Fawkner Crematorium on Monday, when Mr. T. Wignell read the Soldiers' Ritual.2 

Newspaper-Articles

  • 2 Nov 1917: PRIVATE TOM PAVICH WRITES
    The following interesting letter was written by Pte. Tom Pavich, of Yandoit to his sister:
    We have been doing a march 15 miles per day, which takes us through a good deal of the rural parts of France. This is a beautyful country at this time of the year. We are billeted in a very old and picturesque village some few miles behind the firing line and every thing seems so peaceful and quiet with the birds whistling in the trees overhead, so different to what we have been used to. On every side is to be seen land of magnificent productivity and the peasantry of France working in a most industrious manner. Crops of every variety are in full bloom and soon harvesting will commence. To the progressive Australian the methods of farming here appear to be of a most obsolete nature, for the scythe is very much in evidence. We undoubtedly have more progressive methods of agriculture but the French peasant would I think produce more from one acre than we would from two, so thorough are they in all work pertaining to cultivation. The other day I noticed two young girls about 20 years of age digging on the corner of a ploughed field, on making inquiries I found it was the usual thing to dig the small piece of land in each corner where the plough cannot go. This country has suffered more I think than any other belligerent power involved in this world's slaughter for I have travelled through a great part of North and Western France and there is hardly a family which hasn't given at least one son for the great cause. There is not a man of military age to be seen on any of the farms, all are soldiers, therefore the old men and women are left to farm the land and grow food for tbe nation. Every morning these old women and men are to be seen with scythe or hoe on their shoulder walking to their field of labor.
    The majority of the young girls, have also heard the nation's call, for they have nearly all left their quiet country homes, and are employed in the great cities making munitions of war of every descripttion. Never have I seen women work so hard as the French peas- antry and I have the deepest sympathy for these toil worn mothers of France who work all hours in the field, then have to trudge home at nightfall with lagging step to commence the domestic work of cooking meals, and a hundred and one other things that confront the housewife. Yet stupendous though their labors are, and in many cases burdened with the loss of a son or filled with anxiety for the safety of husband or son, who at any time may be called upon to pay the supreme sacrifice, they always have a cheery smile, and are the last word in hospitality.
    One thing that the observer can not fail to notice is that the people of France are ardent followers of their religion which is as you know R.C. On the roads and in the parks are to be seen many statues of Christ nailed to the Cross and all villages boast of their fine churches.
    Now to touch but briefly on the large town or cities. Most of the buildings are of an old and obsolete type but always there is to be seen a Cathedral of wonderful architectture. I paid a visit to the city of Amiens. In this place there is a magnificent Cathedral of unique masonry. It is about as large if not larger than St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne. I noticed on some of the vaults the year 1200 so you will note that it is a very old building. I stayed to hear the service which was far more pompous than any I have ever seen before, but as these smooth faced gentlemen were speaking French I was unable to learn much from the sermon. The place had hundreds of candles burning in it and my Protestant friend who was with me remarked that he thought it a waste of candles.
    Most of the women in these large places are dressed in a most charming manner and are very pretty, but, alas, methinks it is due to the mode of living to the immoral life that these women of the cities of France live that is to be found the solution of the decay or decrease in the birth rate of this country. For the peasantry who work hard and lead clean lives, and take a natural pride in rearing a family I have the utmost respect, but for the gaily dressed madamoiselle of the city, who, in many cases, neither toil nor spin, but who are nothing more or less than parasites I have the utmost contempt, for the immoral manner in which they live, will, I think, if not checked be a positive menace to the future prosperity of their country.3

Citations

  1. [S22] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (online).
  2. [S14] Newspaper - Advertiser (Hurstbridge, Vic.), 27 Oct 1939, p6.
  3. [S14] Newspaper - Daylesford Advocate, Yandoit, Glenlyon and Eganstown Chronicle (Vic.), 2 Nov 1917, p4.
Last Edited8 Jan 2022

The Mercantile Bank of Australia Ltd

?, #12378
Name Variation The Mercantile Bank of Australia Ltd was also known as The Mercantile Bank of Australia Ltd (in liquidation). 
Land-Note23 Mar 1884 PAK-186: Mortgagee: The Mercantile Bank of Australia Ltd. Discharged 4 Jun 1891. Mortgagor was Walter Cavalier.1 
Land-Note*7 Mar 1890 PAK-186: Mortgagee: The Mercantile Bank of Australia Ltd Montague Cohen. Transfer of mortgage to Montague Cohen.2 
Land-Note*4 Jun 1891 PAK-186.187: Mortgagee: The Mercantile Bank of Australia Ltd. Transfer to mortgagee by 23 Oct 1894 - mortgage was not discharged. Mortgagor was Walter Cavalier.3 
Land-UBeaca 1892 GEM-E-14. Transfer from Frank George Turner Nicholas to The Mercantile Bank of Australia Ltd. 19a 3r 39p.4 
Land-Note*5 Feb 1892 GEM-D-12.13.24.28: Mortgagee: The Mercantile Bank of Australia Ltd. Mortgagor was Frank George Turner Nicholas.5 
Land-UBeac*a 5 Feb 1892 GEM-D-12.13.24.28. Transfer from Frank George Turner Nicholas to The Mercantile Bank of Australia Ltd. Mortgage foreclosed.5 
Land-Note*19 Mar 1892 PAK-142: Mortgagee: Alfred Mellor The Mercantile Bank of Australia Ltd. Mortgage No 132983. Not discharged.6 
Land-Note*25 Apr 1892 GEM-C-5.6.7: Mortgagee: The Mercantile Bank of Australia Ltd. Foreclosed. Mortgagor was Thomas Ellis.7 
Land-Note12 Nov 1892 PAK-31.32.33 LP2963 balance: Mortgagee: The Mercantile Bank of Australia Ltd. Mortgage No 142280 - not discharged. Mortgagor was Charles James George Nott.8 
Land-UBeac*28 Sep 1894 PAK-142. Transfer from Alfred Mellor to The Mercantile Bank of Australia Ltd (in liquidation). 19a 3r 5p.9 
Land-UBeac*23 Oct 1894 PAK-186.187.188. Transfer from Walter Cavalier to The Mercantile Bank of Australia Ltd.10 
Land-UBeac*24 Dec 1895 GEM-C-5.6.7. Transfer from Thomas Ellis to The Mercantile Bank of Australia Ltd. Foreclosed.7 
Land-UBeac*6 Jul 1905 GEM-C-5.6.7. Transfer from The Mercantile Bank of Australia Ltd to Robert Moffat Pender.11 
Land-Beacb 14 Nov 1905 PAK-31.32.33 LP2963 balance. Transfer from Charles James George Nott to The Mercantile Bank of Australia Ltd. Mortgage No 142280 - not discharged.8 
Land-Beac14 Nov 1905 PAK-31.32.33 LP2963 part. Transfer from The Mercantile Bank of Australia Ltd to Henry John Rix. 174a 2r 16p - transfer 515338.12 
Land-Beac31 Jan 1907 PAK-31.32.33 LP2963 balance. Transfer from The Mercantile Bank of Australia Ltd to John Prescott Dyason. 45a ?r 16p (C/T 3180-913) - annexed hereto 147a 38p (C/T 3180-914) - transfer 540812.13 
Land-UBeac*5 Jul 1907 PAK-186.187.188. Transfer from The Mercantile Bank of Australia Ltd to James Robertson. 59a 2r 37p.14 
Land-UBeac*11 Jul 1907 GEM-D-12.13.24. Transfer from The Mercantile Bank of Australia Ltd to David Thomson. 54a 3r 32p.15 
Land-Note*11 Jul 1907 GEM-D-12.13.24: Mortgagee: The Mercantile Bank of Australia Ltd (in liquidation). Discharged 23 Oct 1912. Mortgagor was David Thomson.16 
Land-UBeac*10 Dec 1909 PAK-142. Transfer from The Mercantile Bank of Australia Ltd (in liquidation) to William Smith. 19a 3r 5p.17 
Land-UBeac30 Sep 1915 GEM-D-28. Transfer from The Mercantile Bank of Australia Ltd to David Thomson. 19a 2r 15p.18 

Citations

  1. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 1265-967 - Mortgage No 99718 - discharged 4 Jun 1891.
  2. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 1265-967 - Mortgage No 274034? - discharged 4 Jun 1894.
  3. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 1125-960 + C/T 1125-961 + C/T 1265-967 - Mortgage No 124704 - not discharged.
  4. [S66] Berwick Shire Rates, 1870-1965 included 1904/05 12.13.14.24.28 Gembrook
    1907/08 only 24.28 Gembrook.
  5. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 2255-907.
  6. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 1127-268 - Mortgage No 132983. Not discharged.
  7. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 2097-351 to 2097-353 - Thomas Ellis to The Mercantile Bank of Australia Limited - foreclosed.
  8. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 2239-616 - Mortgage No 142280 - not discharged.
  9. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 1127-268 - The Mercantile Bank of Australia Ltd in liquidation.
  10. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 1125-960 + C/T 1125-961 + C/T 1265-967 - The Mercantile Bank of Australia Limited.
  11. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 2097-351 to 2097-353 - Robert Moffatt Pender of Pakenham Grazier.
  12. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 2239-616 - Henry John Rix of Officer Farmer - C/T 3096-002.
  13. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 2239-616 - John Prescott Dyason of "The Burrows" ... Street hawthorn Manufacturer - C/T 3180-913 and 3180-914.
  14. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 1125-960 + C/T 1265-967 + C/T 1125-961 - James Robertson of Runnymede Beaconsfield Grazier - C/T 3210-961 (59a 2r 37p).
  15. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 2255-907 - The Mercantile Bank of Australia Limited to David Thomson of Elmslea Upper Beaconsfield Gentleman - C/T 3213-503.
  16. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 3213-503 - David Thomson to The Mercantile Bank of Australia Limited (in liquidation).
  17. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 1127-268 - William Smith of Berwick Labourer.
  18. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 2255-907 - The Mercantile Bank of Australia Limited to David Thomson - C/T 3920-928.
Last Edited26 Jun 2023

Evan Clarence Henry

M, #12383, b. 1887, d. 15 Jan 1980
ChartsDescendants of John BRISBANE
Descendants of William WILSON (#1)
Descendants of William WILSON (#2)
Descendants of John BUCHANAN
Probate (Will)* Evan Clarence Henry. Grazier. Berwick. 15 Jan 1980. 878/513.1       
Birth*1887 Warragul, VIC, Australia, #B7482/1887 (par John HENRY & Vince Ella FORREST) - as Evan Clarence HENRY.2 
Marriage*13 May 1915 Spouse: Annie Jane 'Nancy' Wilson. Blairgowrie, Berwick, VIC, Australia, #M4512.3
 
Land-Berwick*21 Feb 1941 BER-Subn-11. Transfer from Thomas Clair Whiteside, James Richardson, Llewelyn David Beaumont to Evan Clarence Henry, Austin Jeffries Spencer, Leslie Wilson Anderson. 7a 0r 21p - ownership now Spencer, Henry and Anderson.4 
Land-Berwick*21 Feb 1941 BER-Subn-11. Transfer from Evan Clarence Henry, Austin Jeffries Spencer, Leslie Wilson Anderson to Alexander Paterson Downie. 7a 0r 21p.5 
Land-UBeac*2 Jun 1952 GEM-D-12 (part).13. Transfer from Gordon Nugent Ayrey to Evan Clarence Henry. 27a 0r 5p.6 
Land-UBeac*17 Sep 1959 GEM-D-13, 2 Thomson Road. Transfer from Evan Clarence Henry to Lou Toppano. 14a 3r 33p.7 
Note*23 Feb 1968 Had a large pine plantation on his property. It burnt in the 1968 fires, and destroyed it completely. See Pakenham Gazette 23 Feb 1968.8 
Land-UBeac*5 Sep 1968 GEM-D-12 (part), 67 Stoney Creek Road. Transfer from Evan Clarence Henry to Vara Edith Goldman. 12a 12p.9 
Widower14 Feb 1974Evan Clarence Henry became a widower upon the death of his wife Annie Jane 'Nancy' Wilson.10 
Death*15 Jan 1980 Berwick, VIC, Australia, #D1844/1980 (Age 93) (par John HENRY & Lavinia FORREST) - as Evan Clarence HENRY.11 

Grave

  • 5-342-B, Berwick Cemetery, Berwick, VIC, Australia, Henry Evan Clarence 1887-1980 hus/ Anne Jane - Henry Jane 1891-1974 wife/ Evan Clarence12

Newspaper-Articles

  • 19 May 1915: WEDDINGS. HENRY—WILSON.
    An interesting wedding was celebrated at "Blairgowrie," Berwick, on Thursday last, when Mr Evan C. Henry, second son of Mr and Mrs Henry, of "Doneraile," Pakenham, was united in marriage to Miss Nancy Wilson, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs W. Wilson, of " Blairgowrie." The ceremony was performed by the Rev. W. S. Whiteside. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore an exquisite dress of crepe de chine, the bodice and tunic being of Limerick lace. The court train, falling from the shoulders, was lined with pale pink ninon. She wore her mother's veil of Brussels net, which was encircled by a wreath of orange blossom and heather, and carried a shower bouquet of roses and azaleas.
    The bridesmaid, Miss Effie Wilson, wore pink satin, the bodice being of ninon, and the skirt being trimmed with shadow lace. She carried a bouquet of pink roses and wore a tuile bow in her hair. Mr Norman Beaumont was best man.
    After the ceremony a reception and wedding tea was served in the ball-room, when the guests were received by the bride's mother who was attired in a handsome gown of mole crepe de chine. The bridegroom's mother wore a tailor-made coat and skirt.
    During the afternoon Gabriel's band played musical selections. The bridegroom's present to the bride was a diamond cluster ring set in platinum, the brides maid's present being a Nellje Stewart bangle. The presents to the bride, which were shown in the dining room, were very numerous and handsome.
    The bride and bridegroom motored away on their honeymoon to Melbourne, en route to Sydney and the Blue Mountains.
    The bride travelled away in a steel grey coat and skirt, her hat being of black Panne velvet, trimmed with black ostrich feathers. She wore a set of squirrel furs, the gift of her father. Annie Jane 'Nancy' Wilson13
  • 16 Jan 1980: Death of Mr. Evan Henry
    District people were saddened to hear of the death of 93-year-old Mr. Evan Clarence Henry, in Berwick Bush Nursing Hospital, yesterday morning.
    The funeral for the late Mr. Henry will leave from the Uniting Church, Berwick, next Friday, after a service to commence at 2.45 p.m., for the Berwick Cemetery.14
  • 23 Jan 1980: Evan Clarence Henry — a part of the History of Berwick
    Mr Evan Clarence Henry, who died in the Berwick Bush Nursing Hospital last Tuesday, aged 93 years, was indeed, a part of the history of the town. He played an important role in establishing the character of the township and during his lifetime influenced the direction taken by many of the organisations around the Berwick district.
    A living memorial to Mr Henry are many of the beautiful trees lining the streets of Berwick. He, together with Dr. Percy Langmore, worked at establishing the trees over a period of fifty years.
    He was a life member of the Berwick Agricultural Society, of which he was President on several occasions, a member of the Board of Management of St. Andrew's Church for over 40 years. Chairman of the Berwick Cemetery Trust for 22 years, a foundation member of the Berwick Historical Society, author of histories of the pioneers of the Pakenham and Berwick district, a Justice of the Peace since 1946 and served on the Bench for 14 years. Chairman of the Berwick branch of the Liberal Party for a number of years. President of the Men's Auxiliary of the Berwick Hospital for three years, and a foundation member of the Berwick Masonic Lodge formed in 1924.
    The history of his family in this district goes back to 1842, when his grandparents, of Scottish origin, settled here.
    His father became one of the first settlers in the Warragul district when he went there in 1873 and Evan was born at Warragul in 1887, the second son of John and Vinie Henry.

    I.Y.U. ESTATE
    The family acquired the I.Y.U. estate at Pakenham in 1893 and Evan attended
    the Pakenham State School. He finished his education at Scotch College.
    In 1915 he married Nancy Wilson, daughter of William and Anne Wilson of 'Blairgowrie', Berwick, who were amongst the early pioneers of Berwick.
    During the early years of this century, Evan Henry played sport, but to use his own words, he was "only an average player". He played cricket and football for Pakenham in his late teens, was captain of the Berwick Cricket Club in 1920 and captained the district cricket team against a Melbourne club at the M.C.G.

    MAIN INTERESTS
    His main interests and abilities lay in the fields of agriculture and stock improvement and he was a life member of the Royal Agricultural Society for 65 years.
    He established studs of cattle, sheep and ponies and to lift the standard of his stock, he imported sheep from England and New Zealand and thoroughbred mares from New Zealand.
    Evan Henry exhibited animals at many shows and judged horses, ponies and sheep for more than 30 years.

    COMPETITION WINNER
    He competed in the export lamb competitions which he won five times. One entry, after winning for Victoria, was judged champion for Australia in the Southdown sections. He was very proud that both sires and dams of these lambs were bred on his property 'Quarry Hills', Berwick.
    He served for 14 years on the Australian Sheep Society of British Breeds, acting as judge and inspector on numerous occasions.
    He purchased properties in the Riverina and the Goulburn Valley which he worked in partnership with his brother Alex.

    KNOWLEDGE OF HISTORY
    Despite his great age. Evan Henry remained alert and aware of what was going on around him. until the last few weeks of his life. He had a remarkable knowledge of the history of the district and unstintingly shared this knowledge with anyone who was interested enough to seek it out.

    FUNERAL
    At the funeral service conducted at St. Andrew's Uniting Church, Berwick on Friday, Rev. G. Gall addressed a very large crowd of people and spoke of the straight forwardness and integrity of the man they were honouring.
    Evan Henry is survived by his two children, Evan and Margaret (Mrs Archer) and two grandchildren, Richard and Patrick Archer.15

Citations

  1. [S35] Probate Records, PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), VPRS 28/P10, unit 244; VPRS 7591/P6, unit 42.
  2. [S26] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Births) (online) "#B7482/1887 (par John HENRY & Vince Ella FORREST) - as Evan Clarence HENRY, Birth registered at Warr, Australia."
  3. [S22] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (online).
  4. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 897-288 - Justin Jeffries Spencer of Berwick Farmer, Evan Clarence Henry of Berwick Grazier and Leslie Wilson Anderson of Berwick Farmer and Grazier are now joint proprietors of the within described estate under and by virtue of Section 23 of Act 1175.
  5. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 897-288 - Alexander Paterson Downie of 36 Clendon Road Toorak Gentleman.
  6. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 7181-098 - Evan Clarence Henry of Brisbane Street Berwick Grazier.
  7. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 7181-098 - C/T 8240-651 - Lou Toppano Musician and Marie Therese Toppano Married Woman both of 94 Glencairn Avenue East Brighton.
  8. [S18] Newspaper - Pakenham Gazette (Vic.), 23 Feb 1968, p1.
  9. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 7181-098 - C/T 8750-143 Vara Edith Goldman of St Georges Road Beaconsfield Upper Married Woman.
  10. [S22] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (online) "born Berwick."
  11. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D1844/1980 (Age 93) (par John & Lavinia FORREST) - as Evan Clarence HENRY, born Warragul. Death registered at Berwick, Australia."
  12. [S44] Index of burials in the cemetery of Berwick,
    5-342-B Henry Evan M 93 18/01/1980 1811
    Henry Evan Clarence 1887-1980 hus/ Anne Jane bw2219
    5-342-A Henry Jane F 83 14/02/1974 1683
    Henry Jane 1891-1974 wife/ Evan Clarence bw2218.
  13. [S19] Newspaper - Berwick Shire News and Pakenham and Cranbourne Gazette (Berwick, Vic.), Wed 19 May 1915, p2
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/92093396
  14. [S18] Newspaper - Pakenham Gazette (Vic.), 16 Jan 1980, p2.
  15. [S18] Newspaper - Pakenham Gazette (Vic.), 23 Jan 1980, p6.
Last Edited8 May 2023

Lou Toppano

M, #12384, b. 24 May 1918, d. 5 Feb 2012
Military*Enlisted for military service: TOPPANO LOU : Service Number - VX126712 : Date of birth - 24 May 1918 : Place of birth - CALGARY CANADA : Place of enlistment - MELBOURNE VIC : Next of Kin - TOPPANO LEONARD.1 
Birth*24 May 1918 Calgary, Alberta, Canada.1 
Marriage* Spouse: Marie Therese.
 
Land-UBeac*17 Sep 1959 GEM-D-13, 2 Thomson Road. Transfer from Evan Clarence Henry to Lou Toppano. 14a 3r 33p.2 
Land-Note*7 Apr 1981 GEM-D-13. Lou Toppano of 17 Britannica Road Castle Hill New South Wales Musician is the surviving proprietor.3 
Death-Notice*2012 Lou (aka Sechondo Louis) Toppano - Born in Alberta, Canada on 24 May 1918 - Passed away in Berkeley Vale, NSW, Australia on 5 February 2012 - Late of Berkeley Vale, NSW Aged 93 years
REMEMBERING LOU TOPPANO "THE MOST WONDERFUL FATHER AND BRILLANT MUSICAN IN THE WORLD" FROM HIS BELOVED DAUGHTER SHELLEY. I'M ALWAYS WITH YOU.4 
Death*5 Feb 2012 Berkeley Vale, NSW, Australia. 

Newspaper-Articles

  • 8 Apr 2013: Brother: Master of his craft born to perform
    ENZO TOPPANO, 1928-2013
    Enzo Toppano spent 79 years in front of audiences. From the time he made his debut on ABC radio at 13, he was regarded as one of Australia's best entertainers. He was also the father of a showbusiness dynasty.
    He was born on February 14, 1928, in Broken Hill, the youngest of six children of Italian farmers Leonardo Toppano and his wife, Katerina (D'Appolonia). The Toppanos had left Italy then spent 10 years in Canada before the winters drove them to warmer climes. Leonardo loved to play the piano accordion so he encouraged Enzo and his brother Lou take up the instrument.
    Enzo very quickly became a performer and left school at 16. He went to London in 1949, where he was many times voted the best instrumental performer on the London Palladium circuit. Julie Andrews, Petula Clark and other later luminaries were engaged as his support acts.
    In London, he also met another Australian performer, Peggy Mortimer, and they were married in 1950. When they returned to Australia they were among the first entertainers to appear on television, with their own segment on Sydney's first television breakfast show.
    Enzo was the musical director, accompanist for other acts, comedy actor and even cameraman one day when the regular man didn't turn up. Peggy did interviews, sang and played the piano. By the end of the show's run, in early 1961, the Toppanos were working at a breakneck pace. Enzo was starring in Harry Wren's travelling show Celebrity Circus, writing music for pantomimes and conducting music and making guest appearances on television and stage. As well, he composed music for the ABC television show Cafe Continental.
    Peggy, meanwhile, was making daily appearances in pantos, then racing to another theatre to appear in Thanks for the Memory, starring Gladys Moncrieff and George Wallace. They were both teaching at their talent school in Crows Nest and trying to bring up two, and soon three, children.
    The pace was finally too much. Peggy developed an ulcer and temporarily retired, while Enzo became musical director at the Menzies Hotel.
    In 1968, Enzo (music) and Peggy (libretto) wrote the musical The Flintstones which successfully toured Australia and New Zealand with the Rudas Organisation. In 1969, they began working exclusively with Tibor Rudas as writers and composers for his organisation in North America, the Bahamas and Europe.
    The Toppanos proudly flew the Australian flag across the globe, performing in more than 35 countries. Whenever Enzo was asked what part of Italy he came from, he always whimsically answered, ''Broken Hill, mate.''
    After returning again to Australia in 1971, the Toppanos and their close friend performer Lorrae Desmond wrote a religious rock opera, The Jesus Christ Revolution. Harry Wren had heard that Jesus Christ Superstar was imminent and wanted to get his show out before it - so the show was written in six weeks. It toured Australia and was one of the most popular musicals of its time in New Zealand. It also won the award for best new musical at the Edinburgh Festival in 1972.
    In 1973 and 1974, Enzo and the entire Toppano Family performed exclusively for the Hilton hotel nightclub circuit throughout Asia.
    From 1976 to the mid-1980s, Enzo and the Toppano Family were a permanent fixture at the Manly Music Loft. In 1977, Enzo was a subject on the television program This is Your Life.
    In 1995, the Toppanos and Desmond began to write a musical called Six Days, a love story about an Arab and an Israeli, set against the backdrop of the 1967 Six Day War. It has never been produced.
    After Peggy's death in 2003, Enzo dedicated himself to performing in her memory. He and one of his sons, Dean, frequently performed in homes and institutions for dementia and Alzheimer's disease patients in memory of Peggy.
    In the last week of his life, Toppano was with his sons in Mexico recording keyboard overdubs for a coming CD for the Latin American market.
    Enzo Toppano is survived by his children Peta, Lorenzo and Dean.5

Citations

  1. [S33] Australian Government: http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/search/index.aspx
  2. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 7181-098 - C/T 8240-651 - Lou Toppano Musician and Marie Therese Toppano Married Woman both of 94 Glencairn Avenue East Brighton.
  3. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 8240-651 - Lou Toppano of 17 Britannica Road Castle Hill New South Wales Musician is the surviving proprietor.
  4. [S50] Miscellaneous Source, http://www.heavenaddress.com/Lou-aka-Sechondo-Louis-Toppano/…
  5. [S17] Newspaper - The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW), 8 Apr 2013 - obituary by Lorenzo Toppano - viewed online.
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