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| My great-grandfather Ambrose Willcock WALTER
(1833-1915) as a young man. A native of Bradworthy, North Devon, he
was the man whose energy, foresight and drive led to the permanent
establishment of his branch of the WALTER family in the state of Victoria
firstly on the Barrabool Hills, near Geelong and later as a settler at Noradjuha
in the Wimmera region. |
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Ambrose Willcock WALTER (c. 1890)
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Ambrose Willcock WALTER (c. 1910)
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Shearing time at "Oakleigh Park", Noradjuha, (c. 1914)
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| Back row: |
Nellie May WALTER (m.n. COATES, 1882-1953 wife of N.E.
WALTER at right), Ambrose Willcock WALTER (1833-1915), Unknown, Norman
Edgar WALTER (1885-1973), Bertha Alinda WALTER (1874-1949) |
| Middle row: |
All Unknown |
| Front row: |
Frederick Joseph WALTER (1872-1925, my grandfather), Unknown |
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| Nellie May WALTER, (m.n. Coates 1882-1953), Frank William
WALTER (1916-1971), George Ambrose WALTER MBE (1914-2004) and Norman
Edgar WALTER (1885-1973) |
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Myrtle Amy Grace PORTER (m.n. WALTER, 1894-1982), Ada
Lucretia WALTER (1892-1965), John Oxenham Allen WALTER (1887-1968),
Daisy Constance WALTER (1888-1970) and Rena Olive WALTER (1885-1979). |
| Front row: |
Mary Jane Hilda WALTER (1880-1964), Edward Willcock WALTER (1857-1941)
and his second wife Susanna (m.n. TURNER, 1861-1949), Mary WALTER
(m.n. HOUSTON, c.1836-1914, second wife of Hugh Oxenham WALTER (1821-1891)
and Hugh Filmer WALTER (b. 1890). Photograph taken in 1913. |
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Rena Olive WALTER (m.n. WALTER, 1885-1979) and her
husband William WALTER (1882-1968) on their wedding day, 2 April, 1907. |
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William and Rena Olive WALTER and
their children, Janet Catherine (1916-1975), William Alexander (Alex,
1912-2002), Dorothy Amy (Doll, b. 1908) and Edward Hugh (Ted, 1914-1999).
Photograph taken in 1930. |
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William WALTER (1882-1968) in an Oldsmobile
car. Photograph taken in 1930 at Dunkeld, Victoria. |
The four
images above were provided by Lynnette TOMES |
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The Four WALTER Brothers |
| Hugh Oliver (Oliver, 1855-1941), Albert Ernest (Ernest,
1860-1948), Edward Willcock (Ned, 1857-1941), John Ambrose (Jack,
1863-1941). |
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Albert Ernest WALTER (1860-1948) and Ellinor
Arvonia (m.n. GRIFFITHS, c.1869-1957) on their wedding day, 22 April, 1889. |
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Albert Ernest and Ellinor Arvonia WALTER
with six of their seven children. |
| Back row: |
Albert Ellis (Bert, 1891-1984), Hugh Griffith (1890-1967). |
| Middle row: |
Ernest Vinson (Vin, 1904-1993), Ellinor Arvonia
(Arvonia), Vida Eveline (Eveline, 1902-1968), Albert Ernest
(Ernest), Storey Fenwick (1898-1971). |
| Front row:. |
Richard Arvon (Dick, 1905-1978) |
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Arvonia Gwen WALTER (Gwen, 1911-1947) the seventh and youngest child
of Albert Ernest and Ellinor Arvonia WALTER.
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Wedding photogragh of
Hugh Griffith WALTER and Marion Bruce WORLAND. Celebrated
at St. John's Presbyterian Church, Warrnambool, 22 March, 1921 |
| Victoria WORLAND (Bride's sister), Jean BRUCE (Bride's
cousin), Hugh and Marion, John Andrew (Andy) WALTER (1894-1958,
Groom's cousin). |
The five
images above were provided by Helen MULLER |
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The family of Charles (1807-1894) and Dorothy (m.n. WALTER,
1814-1897) WALTER |
| Back row: |
William, Sam, Charles, Richard, James, Oxenham |
| Front row: |
Mary Ann (COTTLE, 1846-1828), Dorothy, Charles, Elizabeth. |
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James (1844-1930) and Mary Ann (m.n. WALTER, 1846-1928) COTTLE
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The family of James and Mary Ann (m.n.
WALTER) COTTLE |
| Back row: |
Walter (About 1867-?), Charles James(1871-1944), Annie (SASS), Roland,
Rueben (1880-1964). |
| Front row: |
Nell (MURPHY, 1897-?), Mary Ann, James, Lucy (COLLINS),
Dorothy (MOORE). |
The three images above were
provided by Steve MacDONALD |
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Helen McGINTY (m.n. CHURLEY?, ?-c. 1934),
Edward John McGINTY (1863-1929) and their youngest son Edward Beverley
McGINTY (1908-1980). |
The image
above was provided by Sue O'CONNOR |