1959 Magiie & Jim Harrison visit from Scotland with their siblings & partners
Back L-R William Hamilton, Claude James, Archibald Hamilton, John Harrison, Benjamin Malone
Front L-R Fanny Hamilton nee Doody, Jean James nee Hamilton, Margaret Harrison nee Hamilton & Agnes Malone nee Hamilton.
Kindly Supplied by Robyn Mannes.
She writes: 'A photo of my Auntie Jean James nee Hamilton from Newbridge & her husband Claude James from Tarnagulla.
It was taken in May 1959 after 54 years apart.
Auntie Maggie Harrison nee Hamilton, returned to visit some of her siblings & this photo was taken at the Malone home in Marong.
Their parents John & Elizabeth Hamilton had migrated from Scotland with their young son Robert.
They established 'Rosebank Farm' at Woodstock on Loddon', near Newbridge.
They went on to have 9 more children in Australia!
Margaret Hamilton , we knew her as Auntie Maggie, was the only one of her family to return to Scotland to look after an elderly Aunt.
She subsequently married & stayed in Scotland with her husband & two sons.
One brother, Robert Hamilton who was the eldest child, traveled to USA while the rest on the family stayed in Australia.
Three of the brothers Thomas, William & James Hamilton enlisted in World War 1 and their names are on the Roll of Honor Memorial at Newbridge.'
William Hamilton also enlisted in World War 2 and left his wife to look after their family on the farm at Shelbourne.'
Photo kindly supplied by Robyn Mannes, 2014.