MRS ERNEST FRANKLIN, of Lilydale, can easily beat the record of Mrs Abe Crocker, of Coolamon (NSW), who last week gave birth to her 17th child.
Mrs Franklin has had 19 single-birth children, and l8 of them are living. Mr and Mrs Franklin's youngest child is three years of age, .and they have 17 grandchildren.
Mr Franklin has been employed in the sawmill of Mr Matthew Taylor at Lilydale for over 27 years.
Mrs Franklin is one of the most enthusiastic workers for the Lilydale bush nursing scheme.
Lilydale Woman's 19 Children. (1946, September 24). The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), p. 4. Retrieved January 22, 2016, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article26359216
Does anyone have a picture of Ern and Edie Franklin and (all?) their children that they would care to share?