Control or Command F will give you the Find box to search for any item on this page, e.g. enter a family surname, logging, orchard, war, Cool Stores, railway, Methodist, or an area like Tunnel, Lalla, Lebrina, Karoola, etc or event like Lilydale Show. Then, click on the "perma-link" and you go directly to the Facebook location provided, to find what images, stories, memories and links members have contributed. Then you can add your knowledge to our collective heritage.
APRIL 2018 | |||
| Betty Viney | 7 April 2018 | 17 year old Vic Arnold in the apple section of Lilydale Show in 1918, 5 mentions in newspaper of 8 April 1918, p. 7 (Trove). Isaac Arnold's orchard in 4 large blocks, now all gone. Old Varieties : French crabs and Hoovers. | Fb permalink |
| Betty Viney | 6 April 2018 | 1st prize for Fancy work cushion in 1918 Show awarded to Private Albert Ernest Walker, 49th battalion who sent this cushion home to his fianc� Alice Arnold. Sadly he died in France on 1st September 1918. The cushion is treasured now by Alice's niece Val VanAsch. | Fb permalink |
| Phillip Mahnken | 6 April 2018 | House at 1559 Lilydale Rd, Underwood; inhabited after Dick Power by Methodist Home Missionary, Colin K. Smith, Munitions Worker; Clerk. Married Helen Wade 1942 daughter of Fred Wade and Minna North Salvation Army supporter, singer; civic involvement. | Fb permalink |
| Kathy Hawes | 6 April 2018 | Opening of new "Show Building" in Doaks Rd 100 years ago today on 6/4/1918. Various uses : agricultural shows, flax processing during WW2, dances, markets, also badminton, 2 Lilydale pennant teams, social club, junior coaching each week, ladies daytime club 1976 for 25 years. Details of events, people, social life. Basketball, scouts and cubs also in the Show Building. | Fb permalink |
| Fran Williams | 6 April 2018 | Poster for the storytellers of the tribe | Fb permalink |
MARCH 2018 | |||
| Phillip Mahnken | 29 March 2018 | Ink Penmanship in school book 1929 and of John Rees in Lilydale Birth Register 1890s | Fb permalink |
| Fran Williams | 20 March 2018 | Postcard from Lilydale sent to her grandfather, �joined-up� writing looks like 1959-61. Discussion on evolution of writing implements. | Fb permalink |
| Suzanne Griffin | 8 March 2018 | Lilydale Council Meeting Sept 1957 � contentious issue of Sunday Sport on Council Reserves - will it take away Sunday School children .. and teachers? | Fb permalink |
| Helen Pratt | 4 March 2018 | Bakers and butchers delivery rounds with horse cart; Alan Clancy; Geoff Johnson; Don Dolbey; Trevor Gibbons and Fred Franklin driving the delivery vans for Roy Bardenhagen; bread deliveries also in school buses | Fb permalink |
| Sharon Lee Gould | 3 March 2018 | Photo: Mary (nee Lee) (formally Collins) Hammersley, sister of Alfred Alexander Hammersley. Hammersley descendants explaining relationships and images of headstones. Photos of S-L Gould forebears. | Fb permalink |
FEBRUARY 2018 | |||
| Fran Williams | 23 Feb 2018 | Mal Bardenhagen's list of cooked dishes, sweets and fruit to be supplied by volunteer women for CWA or Methodist Guild function at Underwood, 1950s | Fb permalink |
| Phillip Mahnken | 20 Feb 2018 | Brooks and Burke families in Lalla social notes 1942; properties Springfield and Strathewan; discussion on Brooks and related families history | Fb permalink |
| Melissa McGregor | 9 Feb 2018 | Karoola Convent School photo about 1948 and Lilydale Area School photo by Anne Youl 1958 with many names. | Fb permalink |
| Betty Viney | 3 Feb 2018 | Lilydale Area School Show; calf showing; Pat and Janice Arnold; Gwen Sims with her son Jeff waiting for judging c.1946 | Fb permalink |
JANUARY 2018 | |||
| Phillip Mahnken | 10 Jan 2018 | NEWS FROM COUNTRY (1947, January 28) Shirley Waldron guest of Beverley Bardenhagen, Kurongvale; A. J. Cassidy, Police Station, and niece, Mrs. L. Atkinson receive NZ relative; Mrs. and Inez Benjafield visit Amelia Power and May Bardenhagen. Social news of families of J. H. Manzoney, Len Atkinson and Mr. and Mrs. H. Wilson, Lilydale. Queen of Progress, Miss Eunice Cameron, function for Lilydale Memorial Hall funds. L. A. Procter, (M.L.C.), Mrs. Les Dornauf. | Fb permalink |
DECEMBER 2017 | |||
| Max Cassidy | 21 Dec 2017 | Photo of the family of Trooper Jack Cassidy; Christmas bush | Fb permalink/832160770287218/ |
| Janet Mears nee Targett | 18 Dec 2017 | George Atkinson & four other boys 1952 | Fb permalink |
| Janet Mears nee Targett | 17 Dec 2017 | Kath and Len Atkinson & children studio portraits 18 Feb 1949 [including Elaine mother of Janet] | Fb permalink |
| Max Cassidy | 17 Dec 2017 | Christmas 1945 at Lilydale: Elaine, George, Lois and Rhonda Atkinson with cousins Valerie, Joan and Judy Cassidy | Fb permalink/829685097201452/ |
| Max Cassidy | 8 Dec 2017 | The Singing Kettles | Fb permalink |
NOVEMBER 2017 | |||
| Hayley Steel (dgt Cliff Brown) | 18 Nov 2017 | Brown births 1863-88 recorded in family bible | Fb permalink |
| Helen Pratt | 15 Nov 2017 | School children's letter of thanks to Mr Higgs of Ballark near �Ballark�, at Lebrina near Denison Gorge. | Fb permalink |
| Lindene East | 11 Nov 2017 | Vic and Clara Arnold with first baby Gwen 1922 | Fb permalink |
| Lindene East | 6 Nov 2017 | East family house opposite the Bush Nurses Centre Main Rd, Lilydale, later moved [or demolished?] for planned road work which did not eventuate. August 1955 | Fb permalink |
| Lindene East | 6 Nov 2017 | Gladys East (left) at the East orchard packing shed on Main Rd, Lilydale | Fb permalink |
OCTOBER 2017 | |||
| Suzanne Griffin | 25 Oct 2017 | New convent at Karoola 1953; Catholic churches at Lilydale, Karoola, Lebrina | Fb permalink/804656489704313/ |
| Janet Mears | 15 Oct 2017 | Frank Hill, Jack Cassidy and the stolen truck | Fb permalink |
| Suzanne Griffin | 18 October 2017 | Pipers Brook cricket team Examiner 17th May 1958 | Fb permalink |
| Anne Cook | 9 October 2017 | Lilydale Railway Station - crisp B & W photo | Fb permalink |
| Cheryl Faulkner | 5 Oct 2017 | Dawn white (glover) with Cheryl and Faye Hawes | Fb permalink |
SEPTEMBER 2017 | |||
| Betty Viney | 29-09-2017 | Lilydale Area School Grade6/7 in 1940. All names provided. | Fb permalink 793150970854865 |
| Suzanne Griffin | 18 Sept 2017 | Methodist Cemetery at Lebrina � photos of Headstones/Graves now on Private Property | Permalink 788707284632567 |
| Fran Williams | 17 Sept 2017 | Pipers East Beach road making with Frank Barden's bulldozer | Fb permalink |
| Janet Mears | 17 Sept 2017 | Article from 7 Oct 1952 re East Piper Beach road |
Fb PermaLink in group BELLINGHAM - PIPER HEADS PICTORIAL HISTORY |
| Fran Williams | 17 Sept 2017 | Harvey Bardenhagen bus at Laings' Road 1940s | Permalink |
| Betty Viney | 16 Sept 2017 | Pipers River Beach, change shed, Bellingham community | permalink/172483809980289/ |
| Betty Viney | 16 Sept 2017 | Bellingham Fb page: Arnolds, Harry & Lorna Brooks, Bardens, others | Fb permalink |
| Fran Williams | 12 Sept 2017 | Mal Spotswood/Bardenhagen and Fred Arnold, Max's brother. Max Arnold's collection. | Fb permalink/786290718207557/ |
| Betty Viney | 11 Sept 2017 | The other George Arnold with his wife Amelia and 6 of their 8 children at Summerhill. | Fb Permalink |
| Betty Viney | 6 Sept 2017 | At Bellingham shacks, Brooks, Sims, Arnolds. | Fb permalink |
| Dorothea Gibbins | 5 Sept 2017 | Underwood State School around 1905 | Fb permalink/783415645161731/ |
August 2017 | |||
| Virginia Stevens | 30 Aug 2017 | Our family lived in Lilydale from 1957-1969. Dad was the local police officer. Constable Peter Wells. [Sister of Darryl Wells. Lots of discussion with her women contemporaries. | permalink/780675445435751/ |
| Phillip Mahnken | 13 Aug 2017 | EARLY EDUCATIONAL DAYS IN LILYDALE DISTRICT from Examiner 1939, Area school and history of earlier schools, teachers, scholars; two photos from Betty Viney | permalink/773442706159025/ |
| Fran Williams | 2017 | Log cabin chalet - the day after - 24 Feb 1963 | permalink/770820346421261/ |
| Suzanne Griffin | 9 Aug 2017 | Pat and Hilda Griffin; early Griffins and Counsels in VDL | permalink/771502286353067/ |
| Suzanne Griffin | 9 Aug 2017 | Richard Griffin teacher bio; his wife Anne McCarthy; his gravesite | permalink/771467789689850/ |
| Suzanne Griffin | Aug 2017 | Pat and Hilda Griffin; early Griffins and Counsels in VDL | permalink/771502286353067/ |
| Suzanne Griffin | Aug 2017 | Pat and Hilda Griffin; early Griffins and Counsels in VDL | permalink/771502286353067/ |
| Helen Pratt | 6 Aug 2017 | Alf and Maggie Kerkham 60th wedding anniversary - newspaper article: "60 patient years together" | permalink/770248783145084 |
| Helen Pratt | 6 Aug 2017 | Ingram the baker - photos from Examiner 13 Oct 1985 and 29 Sept 1993. Jack Haas baker & family. | permalink/770252753144687/ |
| Betty Viney | 4 Aug 2017 | Lilydale Area School Grade 6/7, 1939 - photo and all names | permalink/769331143236848 |
July 2017 | |||
| Fran Williams | 30 July 2017 | L F Jones, Sawmill. Bush Scene Lebrina. T R G WIlliams photo | permalink/767102186793077/ |
| Hayley Steel | 25 July 2017 | Brown family of North Lilydale photo album | Fb permalink |
| Phillip Mahnken | 23 July 2017 | Brown family of North Lilydale; Nth Lilydale School photo ca 1915 | Fb permalink |
| Ann Cook married to Ray Cook, son of Hector and Clarice Cook | 15 July 2017 | Weston, Stuart and Gunyon mob. Christmas 1962 Sonoma Lodge ( Falls Farm ) | Fb permalink?? |
| Ann Cook | 16 July 2017 | Falls Farm/Sonoma Lodge; White family; Weston family | permalink/759899007513395/ |
| Ann Cook | 16 July 2017 | Bruce Weston and his A model Ford (see entries on Weston family at 16 July 2017 and 22 Feb 2018 ff.) | Fb permalink |
| Heather Williams | 27 July 2017 | Albert and Amy Walker's house; Doreen Turner nee Walker | permalink/765762436927052/ |
| Janet Mears | 14 July 2017 | Samples and LINC link to album of Northern Tasmanian Camera Club Lilydale excursion 1904. https://stors.tas.gov.au/AUTAS001139592463. PMahnken : uses of McLennan's water wheel at Echo Bank | permalink/758843317618964/ |
| Fran Williams | 31 July 2017 | Two photos of two large photos of Ern Smith driving bullocks Geraldine Allen wrote that Ern Smith, renowned bullocky from Pipers River Three grandchildren of Ern Smith contribute to the Heritage Lilydale Facebook page: Ross Smith of QVMAG, Geraldine Allen (daughter of Lance Smith) and now (31 July 2017) Maxine Pickrell. | permalink/767493366753959/ |
| Fran Williams | 31 July 2017 | Photo of the dismantling the Lilydale Railway Station. | permalink/767559316747364/ |
| Joanne Townsend | 7 July 2017 | Grade II Lilydale Area School 1964 | permalink/755094397993856/ |
| Joanne Townsend | 19 July 2017 | Sister Mary Walsh and needles - photo of Mary, Eunice, Dinah, Val, Dorothy (from Carole Booth) | permalink/761508020685827/ |
June 2017 | |||
| Katherine Hawes | 26 June 2017 | Matthew Taylor sawmiller, his obituary, farm Wahroonga, former Chung Gon property | permalink/749078238595472/ |
| Janet Mears | 22 June 2017 | Lavinia Bird English war bride to Lebrina, Pipers River, Lefroy | permalink/746810995488863/ |
| Phillip Mahnken, Di Williamson | 6 June 2017 | Keogh family | Fb permalink |
| Fran Williams | 4 June 2017 | Dress ups; 1962 parade added 7 Aug 2017 | permalink/737900616379901/ |
May 2017 | |||
| Fran Williams | 10 May 2017 | Photo of Bill Wilson Council Clerk in Lilydale for 40 years, hard at it amongst the paperwork; author of "History of Lilydale"; RSL stalwart; O.B.E.; husband of Philomena Wright, father of Max, Alan and David. | Fb permalink |
| Helen McLean (nee Johnson) | 10 May 2017 | Mr Laity and school boys at Area School farm; Cheadle's Hill 1960s ; Joe Cheadle life, wife, career, home, social activities | Fb permalink |
| Suzanne Griffin | 9 May 2017 | Pat Griffin retires from school bus driving 1996 - newspaper report | Fb permalink |
| Fran Williams | 7 May 2017 | Lilydale Lawn Tennis Club behind the Methodist (Uniting) Church. SKEGGS family. Miss Ride. Mr. Benjafield - Kerrison's Store. Folder of letters from Alice White to Aunty May Bardenhagen | permalink/724760507693912 |
April 2017 | |||
| Helen Pratt | 30 April 2017 | Doris Anne Wilson married Roy Bardenhagen in 1925. Lovely portrait of the bride; also bridal party; link to newspaper wedding report; discussion | Fb permalink |
| Name of contributor of original post | Date of first post | Topic & contents, important matters, key names, tag words | Fb permalink |
March 2017 | |||
| Name of contributor of original post | Date of first post | Topic & contents, important matters, key names, tag words | Fb permalink |
| Katherine Hawes | 22 March 2017 | Memories of Winsome Higgs; Temperance Hotel, "Glenloth"; Anzac Day; coming of electricity; schooling; comment and 2nd house photo from Helen Pratt; Trove article from PMahnken; Desiree and Tom Woodland wedding photo from Betty Viney | Fb permalink |
| Kathy Hawes | 24 August 2016 | Lilydale Farmers and Fruitgrowers Association new show building 1918 | Fb permalink |
February 2017 | |||
| Fran Williams | 24 Feb 2017 | Lilydale Railway Station - colour image - fate of the building | Fb permalink |
January 2017 | |||
| Fran Williams | 5 Jan 2017 | Tennis - Lilydale Lawn Tennis Club. Minutes notebook. Skeggs (her husband's grandparents) - Joyce Skeggs; Ride - Benjafield - Correspondence Alice White to May Barden 1916 - 23; Bikie Arnold's descendants; residents of the Coffee Palace; United Ancient Order of Druids 1914 ; the Military/Druid's Hall. | permalink |
2016 | |||
| Kathy Hawes | 19 Oct 2016 | History of Lilydale post offices | Fb permalink |
| Fran Williams | 26 June 2016 | List of Lilydale school teachers 1896 - 1953 | Fb permalink |
| Fran Williams | 6 Feb 2016 | List of Bush Nurses 1923-1951 | Fb permalink |
| Fran Williams | 6 Feb 2016 | List of Lilydale police troopers and officers 1896 - 1950 | Fb permalink |
Janet Mears catalogued all entries for the year 2015 - added here 28 Feb 2018 | |||
2015 | |||
| Phillip Mahnken | 30 Dec 2015 | Sister Gillis the first bush nurse in Lilydale in 1923 | Fb permalink |
| Katherine Hawes | 30 Dec 2015 | A List of Lilydale Bush Nurses till 1940 | Fb permalink |
| Katherine Hawes | 29 Dec 2015 | lavender hooks, sickles and scythes | Fb permalink |
| Phillip Mahnken | 21 Dec 2015 | AXEMEN WHO COMPETED AT CHOPPING EVENTS IN THE LILYDALE SHOW. Burrows, photo.�- The Weekly Courier, April 13, 1922. Other show photos in comments inc. The Show Committee - Mr Story, Hugh Wilson, William Sulzberger | Fb permalink |
| Anne M Youl | 14 Dec 2015 | Methodist Chior 1898 - George Arnold, Mr Atkinson Snr, Rev CW Atkinson, Rupert Lowe, Jacob Miller, Charles Grandfield, Edgar Dolbey, LW Lowe, Grace Proctor, Alice White, Alma Perger, Jean Sulzberger, Elsie Proctor, Ethel Proctor, Ciss Arnold, Jenny Walker, Edith Boon, Ruby Quinn, Chrissie Walker, Ella Miller, Dora Walker | Fb permalink |
| Katherine Hawes | 12 Dec 2015 | Tasmanian Mail dated 1912 - Lilydale Railway Station | Fb permalink |
| Katherine Hawes | 5 Dec 2015 | Lilydale men who went to South Africa - W Carlin, Late Corporal Orr, Geo Brewer | Fb permalink |
| Anne M Youl | 22 Nov 2015 | FARM BOYS GO TO WAR - Private Daniel Thomas Bowman, 4th Machine Gun Company, Lance Corporal George Collis Robinson, 25th Company Australian Machine Gun Corps and Private Marsey Waterhouse Barrett, 40th Battalion 1916 | Fb permalink |
| Katherine Hawes | 17 Nov 2015 | Group photo of unknown soldiers, possibly Lawrence Lowe | Fb permalink |
| Katherine Hawes | 16 Nov 2015 | Gunner William Orr from Underwood lost his life when the express from Launceston (with 200 passengers) left the rails and the leading carriages toppled down an embankment near Campania, 1916 | Fb permalink |
| Katherine Hawes | 30 Oct 2015 | Unknown group photo, c. 1950s Possiblities: Tony Ebbelaar, Meg Wilson, Steve Perrotti's father, Jack Wilson. Back Meg Wilson and her husband Bill (brother of Jack), Max Wilson | Fb permalink |
| Katherine Hawes | 22 Oct 2015 | The 36th Annual Lilydale autumn show took place in 1932. The show trot was won by Molly Derby owned by Mr Foster of Scottsdale. P Arnold won the Agricultural Trophy. Mr R V Kelp was second. Links to TROVE articles | Fb permalink |
| Katherine Hawes | 10 Oct 2015 | Examiner Sep 1965 - An eagle made off with a 3 week old pig at Lilydale | Fb permalink |
| Katherine Hawes | 10 Oct 2015 | QVMAG Sulzberger family, Oddfellows Hall, Steam Engine, Farmers and Fruitgrowers Assoc 1900, Railway Hotels, Underline's home, Staubi home, Arnolds threshing plant, Sulzbergers Machine men, Chaff cutter at Woodland, Coffee Palace, Woodland 1880, Bardenhagen's store 1890s, Lilydale 1991 and 1904, Reverend Robert and Mrs Campbell Presbyterian Manse, 1890s, William James Lowe 1930, Lilydale Falls, Reconstruction of McLennan's log bridge, Chalet, | Fb permalink |
| Katherine Hawes | 7 Oct 2015 | Mrs Edna Hammersley, Mrs Ruby Mitchell and Mrs Mal Bardenhagen. Ada Jessie (Kit) nee Brooks Dated 18/12/1975 | Fb permalink |
| Katherine Hawes | 25 Sep 2015 | Karoola Cemetery, David Cole also known as David Allard, his wife and niece. | Fb permalink |
BY THE WAY Don't forget to visit | |||
| Catherine Hamilton, Anne Youl, Phil Mahnken | Heritage Lilydale website and blog | Permalink (at weebly) | |
| Phil Mahnken | 1428 articles and counting to do with Lilydale Tasmania Social History on National Library's Trove | Permalink (at Trove) | |
| Phil Mahnken | eHive catalogue of Heritage Lilydale images and documents | Permalink (at eHive) | |
| Phil Mahnken | Lilydale District Historical Notes on a googlemap | Permalink (at google) | |