Hello Trish, Thanks for looking up the Bennetts on the phot. Not one of ours but thanks again for taking the time, especially as it is a public holiday! Regards Leigh ----- Original Message ----- From: "tsymonds" <psym8950@bigpond.net.au> To: <aus-vic-western-district@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 26, 2007 12:36 PM Subject: Re: [AUS-VIC-WESTERN-DISTRICT] PHOTOGRAPHS OF PIONEERS > > > Hi Leigh, > > Thanks for your email. Its amazing isn't it, I am in awe of this > wonderful > piece of work. > Can't understand why it is stuck away in the dungeons, I would be making > posters of it > and passing it on to every historical society in Victoria if it belonged > to > me. > > Bennett, E. (470) > Bennett, J.B. (570) > Bennett, John (177) > > Cheers, > Trish. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rob and Leigh Prideaux" <rprideaux@optusnet.com.au> > To: <aus-vic-western-district@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, January 26, 2007 10:51 AM > Subject: Re: [AUS-VIC-WESTERN-DISTRICT] PHOTOGRAPHS OF PIONEERS > > >> Hello Trish, >> >> What a wonderful piece of victorian History! Thanks for telling us about >> it. >> Would it be possible fpr you to tell me if William Bennett, Ballarat is >> on >> the montage please? >> >> Regards >> >> Leigh Prideaux >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "tsymonds" <psym8950@bigpond.net.au> >> To: <aus-vic-western-district@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Friday, January 26, 2007 8:07 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 >>> AUS-VIC-WESTERN-DISTRICT-request@rootsweb.com 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 >> AUS-VIC-WESTERN-DISTRICT-request@rootsweb.com 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 > AUS-VIC-WESTERN-DISTRICT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message