FatherLaurence Noonan1 d. b 28 Jun 1932
MotherCatherine Anderson1
Pedigree

Birth, Death, Marriage

Margaret Noonan was born circa 1902 in Cobram, Victoria.1 
She died on 28 June 1973 in Shepparton, Victoria.2 

Family

William Joseph O'Connell b. 12 Aug 1901, d. 8 Sep 1987
Children
ChartsMilovitch, Thomas, descendant chart
O'Connell, Michael, descendant chart

Story

Marriage and Family
William O'Connell and Catherine Noonan, both from Mooroopna, were married at St Brendan's Catholic church in Shepparton by Father Michael Downey on Tuesday 28 June 1932.3,1
 
William and Margaret had three children, all girls, Catherine Margaret (known as Margaret), Elaine and Patricia.
O'Connells: Will/Billy, Margaret, Sister Patricia, Mag (Noonan), Elaine
Image: Laurie & Lorraine Phillips
They lived in Mooroopna for a couple of years following their marriage, then moved to Shepparton, where they lived at 81 Maude St and 118 Maude St.4,5,6
 
They were then back in Mooropna for a short time while at the Cricketer's Arms Hotel.7
 
Through the 1940s and early 1950s, they lived at 6 Vaughan St in Shepparton.8,9,10
 
By the early 1960s, they were at their final Shepparton place at 38 Corio St.11,12,13
 
O'Connells and Noonans
Over the years, Will/Billy and Mag caught up with their brothers and sisters even though some had moved away.
Mag (Margaret) O'Connell (Noonan, left), Will/Billy O'Connell (seated) & relatives of Mag
Image: Val Williams
Mag O'Connell (Noonan), Nell Bazley (O'Connell), Mick, Myra (Tatlow) & Will/Billy O'Connell, Annie Williams (O'Connell, seated), Mooroopna, Nov 1969
Image: Val Williams
Mick & Myra (Tatlow) O'Connell, Annie Williams (O'Connell), Nell Bazley (O'Connell, seated), Mag (Noonan) & Will/Billy O'Connell, Mooroopna, Nov 1969
Image: Val Williams
Annie Williams (O'Connell), Will/Billy O'Connell, Nell (Mary Ellen) Bazley (O'Connell), Mick O'Connell, c. 1963
Image: Val Williams
Back to Mooroopna
The 'Back to Mooroopna' celebrations were a great opportunity for ex-Mooroopna people to catch up with those who stayed, and the Easter 1963 'Back to' was very popular with the O'Connell, Williams and related families.
'Back to Mooroopna' celebrations, Apr 1963
Image: Laurie & Lorraine Phillips
'Back to Mooroopna' celebrations, Apr 1963
Image: Laurie & Lorraine Phillips
Bob Bazley, Annie Williams (O'Connell), Thelma Johnson (Williams), Myra O'Connell (Tatlow), Mag O'Connell (Noonan), Nell Bazley (O'Connell), Bill Hehir, Mick O'Connell, Rita Johnson (Williams), 'Back to Mooroopna', 97 Main St, Apr 1963
Image: Val Williams
Nell Bazley (O'Connell), Karen & Peter Phillips, 'Back To Mooroopna', Main St, Mooroopna, Apr 1963
Image: Val Williams
Bill Hehir, Annie Williams (O'Connell), Rita Johnson (Williams, front), Mag O'Connell (Noonan, standing), Thelma Jamieson (Williams, seated), Mick O'Connell (standing), Myra O'Connell (Tatlow, seated), Nell (O'Connell) & Bob Bazley (front), 'Back To Mooroopna', 97 Main St, Apr 1963
Image: Val Williams
Standing: Bill Hehir, Annie Williams (O'Connell), Mag O'Connell, Mick O'Connell; Seated: Karen & Peter Phillips, Rita Johnson (Williams), Thelma Jamieson (Williams, on chair), Nell Bazley (O'Connell, front), Myra O'Connell (Tatlow), Bob Bazley (front); 'Back to Mooroopna', Main St, Mooroopna, Apr 1963
Image: Val Williams
It was an occasion for young and old. Always up for a bit of fun, Annie dressed up for the occasion, donning the most 'youthful' clothing she could find and borrowing her grandson's school bag.

The O'Connells also caught up with the Foleys, family friends from over fifty years earlier.
Annie Williams (O'Connell),'Back to Mooroopna', Mooroopna State School, Apr 1963
Image: Laurie & Lorraine Phillips
Annie Williams (O'Connell), Back to Mooroopna, 1963
Image: Margaret O'Connell
Karen Phillips, Mary Williams (Budd), Anne Phillips, 'Back to Mooroopna', Apr 1963
Image: Laurie & Lorraine Phillips
Anne Phillips, 'Back to Mooroopna', Apr 1963
Image: Laurie & Lorraine Phillips
Helen Phillips, 'Back to Mooroopna', Apr 1963
Image: Laurie & Lorraine Phillips
Tom Foley, Peter Phillips, Bob Bazley, Lillian Foley & Mick O'Connell, 'Back to Mooroopna', Apr 1963
Image: Lost Mooroopna, Facebook

Citations

  1. [S6] William Joseph O'Connell and Margaret Noonan, marriage registration no. 4217, 28 June 1932.
  2. [S56] Margaret O'Leary, personal communication, 9 July 1996.
  3. [S201] 'Personal', Shepparton Advertiser, 1914-1953, newspaper, Thomas Pettit and William Callender, 7 July 1932, p. 2, viewed 27 June 2018, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/174050700
  4. [S392] Australia, Electoral Rolls 1903-1980, online, division of Echuca, subdivision of Shepparton, 1936.
  5. [S392] Australia, Electoral Rolls 1903-1980, online, Commonwealth division of Echuca, Victorian division of Goulburn Valley, subdivision of Mooroopna, 1934.
  6. [S392] Australia, Electoral Rolls 1903-1980, online, division of Indi, subdivision of Shepparton, 1937.
  7. [S392] Australia, Electoral Rolls 1903-1980, online, Commonwealth division of Echuca, Victorian division of Goulburn Valley, subdivision of Mooroopna, 1937.
  8. [S392] Australia, Electoral Rolls 1903-1980, online, division of Indi, subdivision of Shepparton, 1942.
  9. [S392] Australia, Electoral Rolls 1903-1980, online, division of Murray, subdivision of Shepparton, 1949.
  10. [S392] Australia, Electoral Rolls 1903-1980, online, division of Murray, subdivision of Shepparton, 1954.
  11. [S392] Australia, Electoral Rolls 1903-1980, online, division of Murray, subdivision of Shepparton, 1963.
  12. [S392] Australia, Electoral Rolls 1903-1980, online, division of North Eastern, subdivision of Shepparton, 1977.
  13. [S392] Australia, Electoral Rolls 1903-1980, online, division of Murray, subdivision of Shepparton, 1980.