Posted: 1 January 2006

Mal’s mother Edna

Edna’s parents died when she was a teenager. At that time Edna and her sisters were sent to live with various aunts and uncles. At age 20 Edna married my father Henry.

For a while Henry and Edna lived in North Melbourne, before moving to Tanjil South, where I grew up. At that time, Tanjil South was a pretty remote place, about 100 miles east of Melbourne.

Photos

Edna, Agnes Mercer, Ken, Beth

Edna (late teens)

Edna's wedding, 1942 at North Carlton Presbyterian Church

Edna and Chris at Tanjil South

Edna's extended family at heer funeral in 2000 Back row, from the left, Stephen Blackburn (son of Edna's sister, Chris), Graeme, Michael (Garry's son), Garry, Malcolm. Front row, from the left, Di (Graeme's wife), Lynette (Garry's wife), Jo-Anne (Garry's daughter), Catriona (Graeme's daughter) and Timothy (Graeme's son).