Shire of Broadmeadows Roll of Honour Will Will Rook Cemetery Book Launch Vic Aust

Today itellya saw the Hume Global Learning Centre for the first time. And found a treasure! While I was transcribing the names, a chap came up and started looking at the names on the roll of honour. We discussed some of the names and eventually introduced ourselves.He looked familiar, as I had looked familiar to him. He was Bob Mackay of the Essendon Historical Society and I had last seen him over 20 years ago. We'd both been invited to the book launch in the Age Library. Unfortunately my effort to transcribe all the names on the treasure failed but this will be continued on my next visit to the big smoke.

The Honour Board was presented to the Shire by Cr Alexander Coupar Gibb (of "Meadowbank".) It was apparently made in 1917 with side panels either provided for additional enlistments or added very cleverly later. It would have hung in the council chamber of the old shire office near the bridge in Broadmeadows Township (Westmeadows)and then moved to the new shire offices on Twomey's "Glen Allan" near Pascoe Vale Rd circa 1928. Incidentally,the foundation stone of the new 1928 offices, including the name of Cr Rupert Hadfield (after whom Box Forest was named), did not seem to be on the wall of the later version as it was in my last inspection of the building. Hopefully it will be incorporated into the brand new City of Hume building next to the Hume Global Learning Centre.

As Bob and I moved up to the Age Library, I was greeted by Elaine Brogan, whom I last saw at the same time as Bob, and then Nanette Stewart, and Beryl Patullo, both of whom helped me with my research twenty plus years ago, and Yvonne Kernan,who with Beryl has helped me greatly in recent times. I had never met Nannette, Beryl and Yvonne and it was a pleasure to see them in person for the first time after so many years.

SHIRE OF BROADMEADOWS ROLL OF HONOUR.
VOLUNTEERS FROM THIS SHIRE WHO JOINED THE AUSTRALIAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCES.
CENTRE PANEL.

LEFT PANEL.

RIGHT PANEL.

THE STORY AND BURIAL LISTING OF WILL WILL ROOK BURIAL CEMETERY
Camp Road Broadmeadows Victoria 3047
Compiled by the Friends of Will Will Rook Cemetery Inc. Oct. 2014.
The cost of the book is $15 (plus postage,I presume.)To obtain a copy,ring 0407 687 755 or email .
I will list the families features in stories in order of appearance and list surnames of those buried in alphabetical order so that family historians will know whether their families are included. If they are not, and should be,please use the contact details above to let the Friends know details.They have consulted many sources but some families may have been missed because of records that were lost when the City of Broadmeadows became the City of Hume.

STORIES ETC.
Sources; Trustees 1858, 1898 and Burials discontinued 1960; Plan of denomination sections in cemetery; John Grant's 1863 purchase of plot and William Wallace,sexton; Mrs Dutton's leg; Anderson, Howse; Gilmour; Grant, McNab and McKerchar; Kingshott;Langford/ Sidebottom; Couser; Marsh; Morgan; Patullo; Peck; Robertson & Gibb; St Joseph's Foundling (Baby) Home; Watt; Hume City Heritage Study 2000,page 28(which states that the cemetery came into being two decades before Captain Cook's voyage of discovery!)and lists some notable headstones; sources and trustees; members of the Friends group(Elaine Brogan Pres.,Beryl Patullo Sec/Treas, Clare Pree, Nanette Stewart, Annie Patullo, John Murphy, Yvonne Kernan, Karen Flynn,Sue Nichol, Elizabeth McEvey) and thanks to Tony Lugdon, the Peck, Watt, Gilmour and Morgan families, Ray Gibb,David Wetherill and the City of Hume.

BURIALS.
Ainslie; Aird; Alexander; Allan;Allen; Alley; TO BE CONTINUED AT 8:30 P.M.