Williams-O'Connell Family History

Thomas Milovitch home on leave from New Guinea, with niece Pat Sloper

Thomas, Doreen & Brian Milovitch, Brian's wedding day, Geraldton, Jul 1953

Ailsa Bazley

Lorraine Williams & Ailsa McMahon (Bazley), 1951

Unknown, Lorraine Williams, Ailsa McMahon (Bazley), Des McMahon, 1951

Bob & Nell Bazley (O'Connell), 1925

Mag O'Connell (Noonan), Nell Bazley (O'Connell), Mick, Myra (Tatlow) & Will/Billy O'Connell, Annie Williams (O'Connell, seated), Mooroopna, Nov 1969

Mick & Myra (Tatlow) O'Connell, Annie Williams (O'Connell), Nell Bazley (O'Connell, seated), Mag (Noonan) & Will/Billy O'Connell, Mooroopna, Nov 1969

Annie Williams (O'Connell), Will/Billy O'Connell, Nell (Mary Ellen) Bazley (O'Connell), Mick O'Connell, c. 1963

'Back to Mooroopna' celebrations, Apr 1963

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

Nell Bazley (O'Connell), Karen & Peter Phillips, 'Back To Mooroopna', Main St, Mooroopna, Apr 1963

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

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

Annie Williams (O'Connell),'Back to Mooroopna', Mooroopna State School, Apr 1963

Annie Williams (O'Connell), Back to Mooroopna, 1963

Karen Phillips, Mary Williams (Budd), Anne Phillips, 'Back to Mooroopna', Apr 1963

Anne Phillips, 'Back to Mooroopna', Apr 1963

Helen Phillips, 'Back to Mooroopna', Apr 1963

Tom Foley, Peter Phillips, Bob Bazley, Lillian Foley & Mick O'Connell, 'Back to Mooroopna', Apr 1963

Back: Annie (Anna Caroline) Williams (Larsen), Margaret Berry (Larsen), Leura Larsen (Kerr), Meta Hannan (Larsen), Allan Larsen (child), Matthew Hannan, Jack (John) Larsen (child), William Larsen; front: George Berry, Karen 'Carnie' Larsen, Richard Williams, Congupna, c. 1919

Probably George Berry's sister (bridesmaid), Roy Williams (best man), Margaret Berry (Larsen, bride), George Berry (groom), Bert Larsen (gave Mag away), 1919

Headstone of John & Mary Ann Williams, Wunghnu cemetery

Margaret Williams (Dalwood)

Williamstown cemetery

Honour roll, Tallygaroopna & District Hall

Williamstown cemetery

Broken Hill, c. 1887

Title held by Henri Fortin, Mooroopna, Sep 1896

Zelia Dryden (Fortin), 2018

Maurice Haddock, back row, 8th from left,

Honour roll, Tallygaroopna & District Hall

Leura Larsen (Kerr) holding Jack (John) Larsen, Matthew Hannan, Meta Hannan (Larsen), Allan Larsen, Karen 'Carnie' Larsen, Richard Williams, Annie (Anna Caroline) Williams (Larsen), William Larsen, Congupna, c. 1919

Tallygaroopna butcher shop, heritage listed

Michael & Sarah O'Connell & family: back: Monica, Frances, Gertrude, Nora (Noni), Molly (Ellen Mary), Elizabeth, Greg (Daniel Gregory), Philomena; front: Bill (William Joseph), Michael, Sarah & Leo, East Trentham, Jul 1948

Michael & Sarah O'Connell, 50th wedding anniversary, East Trentham, 6 Jul 1948

Peter & Lola (Hehir) Fry, Apr 1949

Peter & Lola (Hehir) Fry, Sandra Johnson, Yvonne Hehir, possibly Peter's brother, Joan Fry & unknown, Apr 1949

Possibly Peter Fry's brother, Yvonne Hehir, Joan Fry & unknown, Peter Fry & Lola Hehir wedding, Apr 1949

Richard Williams, Eddy Hawkins, Mabel Downie; front: Bill Hehir

Bob & Thelma Jamieson (Williams), Bill & Lila (Carnie Lillias Williams) Hehir

Annie (Williams) & James Howard

Annie (Williams) & James Howard, Rothwell cemetery, Little River

Rita Williams, Bob & Thelma (Williams) Jamieson, George Jamieson, Lola Hehir (trainbearer), Mar 1931

Rita Williams, Lola Hehir (front), George Jamieson, Bob Jamieson, Thelma Jamieson (Williams), Mooroopna, Mar 1931

Thelma Jamieson (Williams)

Rita Williams, Lola Hehir, Mooroopna, Mar 1931

Rita Williams & Thelma (Williams) Jamieson, Mar 1931

Rita Williams, at picnic with Johnson family, two weeks after meeting Keith 'Sam' Johnson, c. 1931

Sam & Rita (Williams) Johnson

Carmel, Rita (Williams), Sandra, Sam (Keith) & Darrell Johnson, c. 1941

Darrell, Sandra, Pat, Rita, Wayne & Carmel Johnson

Sam & Rita Johnson (Williams) and grandchildren, c. 1970

Bill (William Magnus), Mary, Deas (Andreas), Carnie (Karen), Bert (Albert), Mag (Margaret Elizabeth), Annie (Anna Caroline), The Pater (Laust), Dora, Meta (in front) Larsen, 'Fairfield', Congupna, 1906

Margaret Elizabeth Larsen, Dora Larsen, Annie Thelma Williams, Laust Larsen, Dora May Williams, Anna Caroline Williams (Larsen), Albert Frederick Larsen, Meta Alvina Larsen, Richard Cornelius Williams, Karen Larsen on horse, Andreas Laust Larsen, Mary Larsen, Cecil Roy Williams on Kit, 'Fairfield' homestead, Congupna, 1906

Tallygaroopna butcher shop, heritage listed

Roy Williams, Linda Wisely, Doris (Wisely) & Bert Larsen, Doris & Bert's wedding, East St Kilda, Sep 1926

Larsens: Bill (Albert William), Doris (Wisely), Bert (Albert Frederick) & Margaret, c. 1950

Anna Caroline Williams (Larsen), c. 1906

Richard, Thelma, Lila (Carnie), Freda (front), Roy (Cecil Roy), May (front) & Anna Caroline Williams (Larsen), c. 1906

Williams Family: Back: May, Freda, Richard, Anna, Roy, Thelma, Lila; Front: Rita & Frank, probably Marionvale, c. 1916

Marionvale State school no. 2515 was a weatherboard one room school situated on Jubilee Road, Parish of Congupna; it opened Jun 1882

Richard Williams, Eddy Hawkins, Mabel Downie; front: Bill Hehir

Lorraine (obscured), Richard Cornelius, Cecil Roy & Thelma Williams, rear of Echuca Rd house, c. 1929

Frank & Anna Caroline (Larsen) Williams, George & Margaret (Larsen) Berry, unknown, Richard Williams

Lorraine Anna, Anna Caroline (Larsen) & (Cecil) Roy Williams, 1927

Mervyn Norton, May Norton (Williams), Anna Caroline Williams (Larsen), Carnie (Karen) Larsen, Lorraine Williams & Bill the dog, 1929

Auntie Annie (Anna) Williams (Larsen), Freda Williams, Auntie Carnie (Karen) Larsen, 1929

Anna Williams (Larsen) with her five daughters, Freda Hehir, Thelma Jamieson, Lila Hehir, Rita Johnson & May Norton

Anna Williams (Larsen) & Karen 'Carnie' Larsen

Mooroopna cemetery

Karen 'Carnie' Larsen

Carnie (Karen) Larsen, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1912

Maggie (Margareta Elizabeth) Larsen, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1912

Maggie (Margareta Elizabeth) Larsen, Laura Thorsell (from Denmark), Karen 'Carnie' Larsen, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1912

Auntie Annie (Anna) Williams (Larsen), Freda Williams, Auntie Carnie (Karen) Larsen, 1929

Names uncertain, possibly Roy Williams (standing right), Carnie (Karen) Larsen (seated left), Annie Williams (seated second right), others may be Larsens

Unknown child (front left), Lorraine Williams with Anna Caroline Williams (Larsen), Karen 'Carnie' Larsen, c. 1929

Karen 'Carnie' Larsen

Laust Larsen

Aastrup church, Denmark, 2010

Christening font at Aastrup church, Denmark, 2010

Aastrup church, Denmark, 2010

Vaughan 1868

Laust & Margaretha (Naugardt) Larsen

Riedell & Larsen land, 1887

Riedell & Larsen land, 2017

Laust Larsen's 124 acre Congupna property, 1896

Creswick cemetery

Violet 'Bub' McDonald, Jul 1927; 'To Sis & Tom, With Love from Bub, 10/7/27'

Bub (Violet) McDonald & Alice McDonald (Steer)

Madge Philllips (Helmer), Bub Williams (McDonald), Sis Phillips (McDonald)

unknown, Violet 'Bub' (McDonald), Graeme & Margaret (Dalwood) Williams, others unknown

Ken Stuart, Doris 'Nene' (McDonald) Stuart, Donald 'Dougal' McDonald, Violet 'Bub' McDonald, 1924

unknown, Bub (Violet) McDonald, Dougal (Donald) McDonald, May (Estella May) Seccull, Mr Seccull (May's dad)

Bub (Violet) McDonald

Nene (Doris), Bub (Violet) & Sis (Irene) McDonald, Nyah

Alice, Sis (Irene) & Nene (Doris) Steer/McDonald, Pental Island, Swan Hill

Violet 'Bub' McDonald, Jul 1927; 'To Sis & Tom, With Love from Bub, 10/7/27'

Bill Hehir, Dick (Frank) Williams, Bub (Alice) McDonald/Williams, Nene (Doris) McDonald, Preston, Jun 1933

Graeme Williams

Back: unknown, Val Williams, Graeme Williams; front: possibly Mervyn Norton, unknown, Leon Williams, c. 1940

Val Williams (back left), Anna Williams (Larsen) with Leon Williams, Carmel Johnson (front left), possibly Mervyn Norton (front centre) & Graeme Williams (front right), c. 1940

Bub Williams (McDonald), Pauline Stuart & Graeme Williams (men unknown), c. 1940

'Les' behind Don McDonald, Pauline Stuart behind Graeme Williams

Cricketer's Arms Hotel, Mooroopna

Hotel Australia, Shepparton c. 1950

Junction Hotel Toolamba

Woman runs her own football team (Bub Williams) 1949

Hotel Australia, Shepparton c. 1972

Vigneron's cottage Tahbilk vineyard

Title held by Eliza Milovitch, Mooroopna, Jan 1895

Headstone of Eliza, Peter & Thomas Milovitch, Nagambie cemetery

Brian Milovitch, Jul 1953

Desmond Milovitch & Marj, 1950

Ellen Agnes 'Nellie' Milovitch

Nellie (Ellen Agnes), Vincent Patrick, Bub (Peter Maurice, back), Mary (Reid) with Toti (Gertrude Ann), Korizo, Thomas & Paddy (Edward Patrick) Milovitch, c. 1916

Jeanette Henderson (Milovitch)

Ken Milovitch, Sep 1982

Raymond Milovitch (back, 2nd left), Ken Milovitch (2nd back, 2nd left), Patricia O'Connell (3rd back, 8th left), Tony Wilkinson (front, 4th left), St Brendan's, Shepparton, grade 5, 1947

Ken Milovitch

Ken Milovitch, Sep 1982

Korizo & Maurice 'Bub' Milovitch

Maurice Peter 'Bub' Milovitch, enlistment photos, Brisbane, 1942

Maurice Peter 'Bub' Milovitch, discharge photos, Brisbane, 1945

Bub (Maurice) Milovitch, World War 2 service medal (Thanks to John Kenneth Nevin)

Mary Elizabeth Milovitch

O'Connells: back: Will/Billy, Mick, Tom, Peter; front: Annie, William (snr), Nell (Mary Ellen); c. 1922

Tombstone of Mary (Milovitch) & William O'Connell, Mooroopna cemetery

Edward Patrick Milovitch

Title held by Edward Patrick Milovitch, Mooroopna, Jun 1927

Tombstone of Edward Patrick & Mary (Reid) Milovitch, Mooroopna cemetery

Headstone of Eliza, Peter & Thomas Milovitch, Nagambie cemetery

Ronald Milovitch, Shepparton Show, 1949

Tom Milovitch

Thomas Milovitch

Sutivan, island of Brac, Dalmatia, Croatia

Tahbilk Winery

Sketches at the Tahbilk Vineyard 1882

Title held by Thomas Milovitch, Mooroopna, Oct 1891

Milovitch & O'Connell families once owned 24 (lot 4) McLennan/Main/Finsborough St, 4 (lot 19) Park St and 9 (lot 12) Elizabeth St, Mooroopna

Title held by Thomas Milovitch, Mooroopna, Aug 1896

Darveniza family, Thomas Milovitch (back left), 1897-1898

Trojano Darveniza's Excelsior Vineyard logo from a trademark application 1898

Title held by Thomas Milovitch, Mooroopna, Nov 1902

Title held by Thomas Milovitch, Mooroopna, Apr 1903

Headstone of Eliza, Peter & Thomas Milovitch, Nagambie cemetery

First CWA Deb Ball at Tallygaroopna 1946: back row: Misses Melba Andrews, Beryl Carslile, Margaret Larsen, Joan Fawcett, Betty Fawcett, Ruby Billingham, Margaret Green; centre row: Misses Desna Bent, Vera Milovitch, Ruth Pinchbeck, Betty Knight, Isobel Muhleisen, Enid Sandilands, Jessie Prentice, Mary Linehan; front row: Flower girls: Elaine Thompson, Janet Nelson, Margaret Thompson, Iris Green, Ellen Nelson, Pam Thompson, Miss Enid Little, one of the Debs was unable to be present

Catharina Dorothea Naugardt

Magnus Riedell family home, Tallygaroopna

Christina Naugardt

Anna Margaretha Larsen (Naugardt)

Anna Margaretha Naugardt

O'Connells: Will/Billy, Margaret, Sister Patricia, Mag (Noonan), Elaine

Mag (Margaret) O'Connell (Noonan, left), Will/Billy O'Connell (seated) & relatives of Mag

Annie O'Connell, c. 1925

Annie O'Connell

Annie O'Connell, c. 1925

'To Mick & Myra, From Anne', Annie O'Connell, 'Queen', to brother Michael & wife Myra, younger boy is Ashley Foley, 1922

Annie O'Connell (with crown & staff), Ashley Foley (pageboy), Queen competition entrants, Mooroopna, 1922

O'Connells: back: Will/Billy, Mick, Tom, Peter; front: Annie, William (snr), Nell (Mary Ellen); c. 1922

Annie Williams (O'Connell) telephonist at new Mooroopna exchange, c. 1923

Back: Michael O'Connell (left); front: Annie O'Connell (left), possibly Nell O'Connell (right), others uncertain, Mooroopna Post Office, c. 1922

Annie O'Connell (left of doorway), Mooroopna Post Office, c. 1923

Mooroopna Post Office, 1917-1930

Roy & Annie (O'Connell) Williams, Nov 1926

Roy & Annie Williams (O'Connell), wedding day, Nov 1926

O'Connells: standing: William Patrick (Mooroopna), unknown (head only), unknown, Mollie (Yarraville), Leo (front, Yarraville), unknown (back), William Joseph (Mooroopna), unknown; seated: unknown, Elizabeth (Yarraville), Gertrude (Yarraville), wedding of Roy Williams & Annie O'Connell (Mooroopna), Yarraville, Nov 1926

Lorraine Anna, Anna Caroline (Larsen) & (Cecil) Roy Williams, 1927

Lorraine, Val & Annie Williams, c. 1931

Lorraine, Leon & Val Williams, c. 1941

Annie Williams (O'Connell) with Lorraine and probably Val, Echuca Rd, Mooroopna, c. 1932

Home of Roy & Annie Williams (O'Connell), Echuca Rd, Mooroopna, 1930s

Echuca Rd, Mooroopna, c. 1950s

Val & Lorraine Williams with Elma Eggerstat in the car Roy re-built from one originally from Bob Jamieson, c. 1931

Annie (O'Connell), Roy, Lorraine & Val Williams, c. 1933

Annie, Val & Lorraine Williams camping, the car is a Swift

Doorway: Annie Williams & unknown; front: unknown, Lorraine Williams, Val Williams (in gumboots), others unknown the car is a Swift

Williams family home, 97 Main St, Mooroopna, 1949

Home of Roy & Annie Williams, Main St, Mooroopna

Karen Phillips in rocking horse built by Roy Williams (background), Main St, Mooroopna, c. 1953

Grant Williams, Helen Phillips, Annie Williams (O'Connell) & Anne Phillips, Main St, Mooroopna, 1968

Helen & Anne Phillips, Annie Williams (O'Connell), summer 1966

Annie Williams (O'Connell), Lorraine (Williams), Laurie with Helen, Anne, Peter & Karen (front left), at the beach, Dromana, 1965

Annie Williams (O'Connell), cycling Santa, Christmas 1969

Members of the Catholic Women's Social Guild: From left - Mesdames HR Peate, E Kneebone, Roy Williams (Annie), S Chalker (Pres), L Kelly, F Gladman, G Sullivan (Sec), H Stent, A Gawne, J Leahy, 1951

Annie (O'Connell) & Roy Williams, c. early 1950s

Nell (Ellen) Bazley (O'Connell), Mick O'Connell, Annie Williams (O'Connell)

Annie Williams (O'Connell, resting), Nell Bazley (O'Connell), Helen Phillips, Bendigo, 1967

Mooroopna cemetery

Michael O'Connell, Irish immigrant

Michael Connell (O'Connell) land, Trentham, 1866

Michael, John & James Connell (O'Connell) land, Trentham, 1866

Michael Connell (O'Connell) land, Trentham, 2020

Tylden cemetery

Michael Patrick O'Connell

Michael Henry O'Connell

Mick (Michael Henry) O'Connell

Mick, Myra (Tatlow) & Mary O'Connell, c. 1923

Nellie (Mary Ellen) O'Connell, 21st birthday, Mooroopna, Dec 1924

Nellie (Mary Ellen) O'Connell, 21st birthday party, Mooroopna, Dec 1924

Peter O'Connell

Mary (Milovitch), Peter & William O'Connell, c. 1916

Peter O'Connell, c. 1916

Peter O'Connell (seated) & Frank Stanley Maskell of Shepparton, Perham Downs, Salisbury, England, 1917

Tom O'Connell, c. 1915

Tom & William O'Connell, c. 1917

Tom O'Connell, 1917

Tom O'Connell, c. 1917

Medallion from the people of Mooroopna presented to Tom O'Connell on his return from the Great War, 1919

Mooroopna brass band, 1920s

William Patrick O'Connell, 1916

Excelsior Wine Depot advertisement, William Patrick O'Connell proprietor, May 1898

Tombstone of Mary (Milovitch) & William O'Connell, Mooroopna cemetery

Will/Billy O'Connell

Cricketer's Arms Hotel, Mooroopna

Title held by William Joseph O'Connell, Mooroopna, Nov 1951

Tylden cemetery

Laurie Phillips

Jack, Laurie & Reg Phillips

Back: Reg & Laurie; front: Rene, Brian & Don Phillips, c. 1937

Laurence Lloyd Phillips, RAN, service no. PM7535, c. 1945

Historical gates, HMAS Cerberus, Crib Point

Tom & Laurie Phillips, 77 Orr St, Shepparton, 1944. Back: Dear Reg, Here's another snap of Laurie. I got the negative off Rene and Laurie hit the roof. He is still home on leave. Love, Val [Irwin]

Sis & Laurie Phillips, 1944

New Guinea, where Laurie Phillips served in the Second World War

Laurie Phillips, New Guinea, Second World War

New Guinea, where Laurie Phillips served in the Second World War

New Guinea, where Laurie Phillips served in the Second World War: 'Taken at swimming pool at Hollandia, that's me on the rock, no not the black fellow'

Laurie Phillips (second from right), New Guinea, Second World War

Laurie Phillips (front right), New Guinea, Second World War: 'A bunch of the boys'

Laurie Phillips (front left), New Guinea, Second World War: 'Some of the mates'

Laurie Phillips (front left), New Guinea, Second World War

Laurie Phillips & friend, New Guinea, Second World War

Laurie Phillips, c. 1945

Laurie Phillips & dog, c. 1945

HMAS Dubbo J251, Laurie Phillips on board while sweeping Bass Strait, c. 1946

Laurie Phillips, WW2 service medals: 1939-1945 Star, Pacific Star, War Medal 1939-1945, Australia Service Medal

Laurie Phillips, Shepparton & District Ex-Navalmen's Association secretary , 1953-1959

Laurie Phillips, Anzac Day 2010

Lorraine's engagement ring, Apr 1950

Laurie & Lorraine (Williams) Phillips, 1951

Reg, Laurie & Lorraine (Williams) Phillips, Val Williams, Sep 1951

Val Williams (bridesmaid) & Reg Phillips (best man), Laurie & Lorraine Phillips wedding, St Mary's, Mooroopna, Sep 1951

Laurie & Lorraine Phillips on their wedding day, Val Williams (bridesmaid) & Reg Phillips (best man), Sep 1951

Laurie, Lorraine (Williams) & Reg Phillips, 1951

Lorraine (Williams) & Laurie Phillips, 1951

Lorraine (Williams) & Laurie Phillips departing after their wedding, Sep 1951

Lorraine & Laurie Phillips, Sydney, 1951

Laurie & Lorraine Phillips

Reg, Laurie & Lorraine (Williams) Phillips, Val Williams, wedding party 40 years on, Sep 1991

Lorraine Phillips (Williams) with a dog once owned by her uncle, Bob Bazley; Maude St, Shepparton, c. 1952

Phillips family home, 316 Maude St, Shepparton, c. 1960

Helen, Anne, Peter, Karen, Laurie & Lorraine Phillips, Oct 1995

Peter Phillips, Mr Cobb, Laurie Phillips, Greg O'Toole & Karen Phillips with 60-80 lb Murray cod, caught on the Wakool River, Barham

Laurie Phillips, Mr Cobb, Greg O'Toole

Greg O'Toole & Laurie Phillips with Murray Cod

Anne & Helen Phillips in front of the milk bar, 458 Wyndham St, Shepparton, c. 1965

Laurie & Mitchell Phillips, Archer St property, Shepparton

Peter & Mitchell Phillips, Rachel Barker, Archer St property, Shepparton

Rachel Barker & Anne Phillips, Archer St property, Shepparton

Lorraine & Laurie with Lauren, Mitchell, Rachel & Caitlin

Phillips family, Shepparton Club, April 1991

Laurie said if the Tigers got into the grand final, he'd get a tattoo, 2017

Laurie with the Tigers' premiership cup, Shepparton, Nov 2017

Laurie Phillips in the Shep News for his knitting

Laurie's latch-hook at a Shepparton art exhibition

Laurie and Rachel,, Christmas 1989

MS MegaSwim, Shepparton, Feb 2020

Rachel Barker, Laurie Phillips & Mitchell Phillips, c. 1990

Laurie, Mitchell, Dianne, Peter & Lorraine Phillips, c. 1990

Mitchell Phillips, Lauren Barker & Laurie Phillips, c. 1991

Mitchell & Laurie Phillips

Laurie Phillips & Lauren Barker

Helen Phillips with Lauren Barker, Karen Barker with Caitlin Barker, and Rachel Barker

Anne Phillips, Rachel Barker, Mitchell Phillips, Laurie Phillips & Lauren Barker

Lauren Barker, Laurie Phillips, Caitlin Barker & Mitchell Phillips

Six family members with Caitlin filling in for Karen; Lorraine & Laurie's 65th wedding anniversary celebrations, Oct 2016

May 2021

Reg Phillips

Reginald Phillips, RAN, service no. PM4748, c. 1943

HMAS Adelaide wearing her disruptive pattern camouflage during WWII

HMAS Shropshire

Reg Phillips received the Philippines Liberation Medal, 1995

Philippine Liberation Medal

Reg Phillips, possibly a combined Goulburn Valley team jersey, c. 1950

Shepparton Football Club, premiers 1951, Reg Phillips (back row, second from right), Murray Slee (back row, second from left), Bill Haddock (middle row, left)

Back: Jack Gilbert, Barry ?, Eric Roscoe, ? De Figarato, ?, Ken Johnson, Meo Darveniza, Reg Phillips, Murray Slee, Wicky Harris, Max Gunnel; front: Allan Goodlett, Jack O'Brien, Puddy Ledwidge, Laurie Phillips, Ron Guy, Oakie McAuliffe, Rudd Williams, Vin O'Brien, Noel Hartin, possibly a combined Goulburn Valley team, c. 1950

Reg Phillips, Shepparton Footbal Club President, presenting the keys to a car won in a raffle, 1976 or 1977

Jimmy Guthrie, Reg Phillips, Jack Edwards, unknown; possibly Reg appointed president of Shepparton Football Club, 1976

Val Williams (bridesmaid) & Reg Phillips (best man), Laurie & Lorraine Phillips wedding, St Mary's, Mooroopna, Sep 1951

Reg, Laurie & Lorraine (Williams) Phillips, Val Williams, Sep 1951

Reg Phillips, City Dry Cleaners, Shepparton, 1960

Original City Dry Cleaners staff: Bettie Maude, Pat Whyte, Bob Fitzpatrick, Ron McKay, Pattie Irwin & Tony Noonan, Shepparton, 1960

Noel Heenan & Robyn Phillips with a City Dry Cleaners van, Shepparton, Sep 2002

Mary Milovitch (Reid) 1945

Tombstone of Edward Patrick & Mary (Reid) Milovitch, Mooroopna cemetery

Roy Williams c. 1918

Roy Williams, c. 1920s

Williams & Son butchers' shop, cnr Main & Young streets, Mooroopna; Roy Williams out front

Williams & Son butchers, Hubert Gemmill (left), Roy Williams (2nd from right), Mooroopna, c. 1925-1947

Tile at Roy Williams's butcher shop, Mooroopna, 2009

Roy Williams, country Victoria

Roy Williams, "In anglers' paradise on the upper Murray", entry for The Sun Best Photograph Competition, year unknown

Roy Williams (left) in his element

Roy Williams

Roy Williams, c. 1930s

Probably Roy Williams, Woods Point, Victoria, c. 1930s

Roy Williams

Mooroopna cemetery

Nov 1911

Carnie Lillias 'Lila' Williams

Freda, Lila, Thelma & May Williams, c. 1906

Thelma & Freda Williams

Dick (Frank) Williams

Williams & Son butchers' shop, cnr Main & Young streets, Mooroopna; Roy Williams out front

Williams & Son butchers, Hubert Gemmill (left), Roy Williams (2nd from right), Mooroopna, c. 1925-1947

Graeme Williams

John Williams property in Tallygaroopna

John Williams, land files header

Headstone of John & Mary Ann Williams, Wunghnu cemetery

Museum Victoria’s Cobb & Co coach c. 1880

John J Williams business card, 1897

Williams St named after JJ Williams, Kurrajong (Diorite King), WA, c. 1900

ANA conference, Perth; John Joseph Williams is front row sixth from the left, April 1900

Central Hotel, Leonora, JJ Williams proprietor, Jul 1900

Tram in Leonora c. 1900

Leon Williams

Leon Williams & Jimmy, 22 Feb 1942

Leon Williams & 'Whiskey' the dog, c. 1949

RAAF during official V-P parade; 1100 airmen and 150 WAAAFS; salute taken by Wing Commander RK Bazley, MCG, Aug 1945

Minute's silence during Victory service in honour of deceased RAAF members, MCG, Aug 1945

Leon Williams, front row 4th from right, St Colman's, Shepparton, 1951

Mooroopna Football Club, Leon Williams centre, standing, early 1960s

Leon & Mary Williams (Budd), Apr 1964

Annie Williams (O'Connell), Leon & Mary Williams, unknown, Apr 1964

Grant, Kent, Leon, Dean & Mary Williams, Kent's christening, 1971

Leon Williams & family, Leon's 70th birthday party, Trawool, 2009

Leon Williams at his Mooroopna fire track

Leon Williams, Alan Harbrow, Kevin Baldwin, J Reynolds, Keith Barbour (inset); officers in charge at the opening of the new fire station, 1967

Leon Williams in front of the new Mooroopna fire station, c. 1991

Leon Williams, Kevin Baldwin, Alan Harbrow, Centenary History Committee, c. 1992

Captain Keith Barbour & secretary Leon Williams, centenary celebration book launch, Jul 1992

Albert Wong, Leon Williams, John Wong, Kevin Baldwin, Alan Harbrow, Mooroopna Fire Brigade life members, 1992

Leon's funeral, casket on a 1937 Dodge, April 2017

Leon's funeral, guard of honour, April 2017

Leon Williams Stand, Mooroopna Recreation Reserve, Apr 2006

Leon Williams & Governor of Victoria, Alex Chernov, OAM ceremony, Melbourne, Mar 2014

Mary Williams, Keith Barbour, Leon Williams, Leon's OAM community dinner, Sir Ian McLennan Centre, Mooroopna, May 2014

Selfless: Leon 'Whiskey' Williams, pictured with his wife Mary, was honoured for his tireless dedication to the Mooroopna community at a testimonial dinner on Sunday. Picture: Julie Mercer

Lorraine Phillips (Williams)

Lorraine Williams, 1928

Merit Certificate, St Mary's, Mooroopna, Lorraine Williams, Nov 1939

State Savings Bank passbook, Lorraina A Williams, Aug 1939

Newton Business College, Diploma, Arithmetic, Lorraine Williams, Dec 1942

Newton Business College, Diploma, English, Lorraine Williams, Dec 1942

Lorraine Williams, debutante, Jun 1944

Lorraine Williams, debutante, 1944

Lorraine Williams (2nd left), Val Williams (2nd right), Mary Budd (later Williams) flower girl left, O'Brien sisters wedding, St Mary's Mooroopna, Apr 1947

Lorraine Williams bridesmaid right, Val Williams third from right, Joan (Gawne) wedding, St Mary's Mooroopna, Jun 1947

Lorraine Williams

Back: Lorraine Williams, Judy F, Biddy; front: Marj, Pat, Miss Fox (coach), Judy, Hazel; Banks basketball team, 1946

Marge Paynter, Mavis Corboy, Nola Pell, Marg Speers, Lorraine Williams (coach), Cathy Bourke, Val Freer, Elaine Allen, Cherry Condon, Country Week basketball team, 1948

Creswick cemetery

Richard Cornelius Williams, c. 1906

Richard Cornelius Williams

St Luke's Private Hospital, Mooroopna c. 1930

Rita Johnson (Williams)

Rita Williams, c. 1914

Unknown (left), possibly Thelma or May Williams (middle), Rita Williams (right), c. 1916

Work reference for Rita Johnson from Stevens Brothers, Mooroopna, May 1939

Richard & Thelma Williams, c. 1906

Thelma Williams & Annie O'Connell

Lorraine Williams (back row, right), Val Williams (front standing row, fourth from right), St Marys, Mooroopna, c. 1936

Mooroopna Post Office Staff: Miss B Handley, Messrs N Beaton, JW Layther (Postmaster), E Richardson, Miss V Williams, Mr K Wilson; May 1951

Vera 'Pop' Hoban (left), Val Williams (right), Mooroopna Post Office staff

Elaine Thorpe, Val Williams, Nola Carroll, Ray Miller (acting PM), Beverley Shield(s) and Ruth Hamilton: presentation of the Victorian Telephonists' Quiz Championship Shield to the Shepparton Team, winners, 1959

Manual Assistance Centre (Val Williams supervisor), PMG Shepparton district telephone office, cnr. High & Welsford Sts, Shepparton, 1958

Val Williams (supervisor), PMG (later Telecom), Benalla, Mar 1962

Val Williams, PMG (later Telecom)

Val Williams, Telecom Business Office, Shepparton, c. 1985

Val Williams (right), PMG (later Telecom)

Val Williams (centre), PMG (later Telecom)

Val Williams (right), friend Sheila Favaloro (left), Telecom reunion lunch, Feb 2011

Val Williams outside 97 Main St, Mooroopna

Val's car 'Happy' in front of 97 Main St, Mooroopna

Val & others stranded due to cracked road surface

'Driving off Princess of Tasmania' ferry, Devonport, Tasmania, Apr 1967

Wilpena Pound, Flinders Ranges, SA

Val's car, Main St, Mooroopna, 1985

Vera 'Pop' Hoban & Val Williams, Lake Dobson, Tasmania

Val Williams

Val Williams ringing bell at model prison, Port Arthur, Tasmania

Betty, and Val Williams, snow trip, Sep 1965

Val, Coffs Harbour, NSW, 1973

Betty & Val in front of 1000 yo Boab Prison Tree, Derby, WA, Sep 1984

Val, Olive? Rock, WA or NT, Sep 1984

Val Williams, Victorian alpine holiday, 2006

Val Williams, Otway holiday, 2005

Val Williams, Sheepyard Flat holiday, 2006

Val Williams, African holiday; Egypt, Jordan, UAE, 2006

Val Williams, Himalayan holiday, 2009

Val (centre, elbow bent) & Betty (behind & left of Val), near Franz Josef glacier, New Zealand, c. 1966

Betty & Val, Walter Peak Station, between Wanaka & Te Anau, New Zealand, c. 1966

Joyce, Val & Sheila, Arrowtown, 20 km E of Queenstown, New Zealand, Apr 1982

Back: Joyce, Sheila, Eileen & Pam; front: Val & Joyce, New Zealand, Apr 1982

Sheila & Val, Bobs Peak, Queenstown, New Zealand, Apr 1982

Terry & Val, Franz Josef glacier, New Zealand, Apr 1982

Sheila & Val, Franz Josef glacier, New Zealand, Apr 1982

Val Williams, US-Canada holiday, 2005

Val Williams, photographer

Val Williams (18yo), hand made mat prize, 1948

Val's Emma St house, Mooroopna

St Mary's, Mooroopna

Altar prepared by Val Williams, St Mary's church, Mooroopna

Madonna pictures held by Val Williams

Val Williams (left), Meals-On-Wheels volunteer, Mooroopna area

Lorna Brown, Val Williams & Joan Guymer, Soroptimists Shepparton

Soroptimists Shepparton founding members: back: Elaine McArthur, Joan Guymer, Marjorie Crawford, Jean Sfirro, Eileen Dolan; front: Beryl Goodfellow, Geordie Gribble, Helen Ferguson, Lorna Brown, Dorothy Roche, Margaret Cameron & Val Williams, Lorna Brown's home, Oct 1991

Sheila Favaloro (standing, left), Val Williams (standing, 6th left), Soroptimists Shepparton

Val Williams & Eileen Dolan, 40th anniversary with Soroptimists Shepparton, 2010

Val Williams (left), Sheila Favaloro (right), Soroptimists Shepparton

Judi Tinker, Eileen Dolan, Val Williams & Robyn Neville, Soroptimists Shepparton Christmas party Kris Kingle, Dec 2013

Val Williams & Eileen Dolan, Soroptimists Shepparton, 2013

Rachele Cavallaro, Jeanette Berry & Val Williams, Soroptimists Shepparton

Val Williams, Soroptimists Shepparton function

Val (front right), Soroptimists Shepparton wine appreciation night, Monichino Wines, Katunga

Val Williams (3rd left), Soroptimists Shepparton fundraiser, 2004

Lyn Bailey, Pam Prosser, Margaret Webster, Carla Farrell & Val Williams, Soroptimists Shepparton fundraiser

Val Williams, 'Relay For Life' fundraiser, Soroptimists Shepparton

Val Williams (right), tree planting for Soroptimists Shepparton

Back: Elaine Lenon, Pam Prosser, Gay Wright, Margaret Webster, Lyn Bailey, Jeanette Berry & Val Williams; front: Sheila Favaloro, tree planting, Soroptimists Shepparton

Val Williams (3rd right, toward back), tree planting, Soroptimists Shepparton

Soroptimist Shepparton, certificate of appreciation for environmental project, to Val Williams, October 2011

Johanna Gardner (Reid), Narrogin, WA. Back: 'Dear Mary, this is the photo of our house, Joe'

Johanna Gardner (Reid) & Greta Reid/Zambellas/Bell, WA, 1917. Back: 'To Mary with kind regards from Joe and Greta; wishing you all a Merry Xmas and Happy New Year, Nov 1917'

Johanna Gardner (Reid, centre), Bill & Greta (Reid/Zambellas/Bell) Thomas, likely Hay St, Perth, 1956

Annie (O'Connell) & Roy Williams, c. early 1950s

Bub Williams (McDonald), Rene Barnes (Phillips), Nene Courtie (McDonald)

Rita Johnson (Williams), unknown, Trevor Wright, Lile Hehir (Williams), May Norton (Williams), Jan 1983

Rite Johnson, Sue-Ellen Grubb & Sam Johnson, c. 1973

Rita Johnson, Lila (Carnie Lillias) Hehir, May Norton (all Williams)

Front: Rita Johnson (Williams), Peta Phillips, Will Phillips, Jane Phillips, Madge Phillips; back: Lila (Carnie Lillias) Hehir (Williams), Margaret Willliams (Dalwood), Graeme Williams, Reg Phillips, Irene 'Sis' Phillips; Karen Phillips's 21st, 1973

May Norton (Williams), Annie Williams (O'Connell), Rita Johnson (Williams)

Roy Williams, c. 1906

Roy Williams, c. early 1950s

Karen Phillips in rocking horse built by Roy Williams (background), boy unknown, Main St, Mooroopna, c. 1953

Lorraine & Roy Williams, c. 1928

Possibly Roy Williams (right)

Bill Hehir, Annie Williams (O'Connell), Lorraine Williams

Possibly Karen Phillips with Annie Williams

Annie Williams (O'Connell), Leon & Mary Williams (Budd), Margaret O'Connell

Date should be 1922

Annie Williams & others, Dean Williams's christening, Main St, Mooroopna, 1968

Annie Williams (O'Connell, resting), Nell Bazley (O'Connell), Helen Phillips, Bendigo, 1967

Annie Williams (behind the tree), Leon Williams, Peter Phillips, Lorraine Phillips, Grant Williams, Karen Phillips, Christmas 1969

Peter, Karen & Anne Phillips, Mary Williams (front), Lorraine Phillips (back), Dean & Annie Williams, Laurie Phillips, Christmas 1969

Peter, Karen & Anne Phillips, Mary Williams (front), Lorraine & Helen Phillips (back), Dean & Annie Williams, Christmas 1969

Anne & Karen Phillips, Santa Annie Williams (O'Connell), Christmas 1969

Santa Grant Williams, Peter, Karen & Anne Phillips, Mary Williams (front), Lorraine & Helen (obscured) Phillips, Dean & Annie Williams, Laurie Phillips, Christmas 1969

Peter, Anne & Karen Phillips, Annie Williams, Christmas 1967

Laurie Phillips (hammock), Helen Phillips & Annie Williams (foreground), Leon Williams (recliner), Karen Phillips (dark blue top), Anne Phillips & Mary Williams, Christmas 1967

Peter, Helen (front), Anne (back) & Lorraine Phillips, Annie Williams, Grant Williams, Christmas 1967

Karen Phillips (left), Mary Williams (back), Peter, Anne & Lorraine Phillips (back), Helen Phillips & Annie Williams (foreground), Christmas 1967

Betty ?, Mary Williams, Annie Williams, Anne Phillips (obscured, yellow dress), Helen Phillips, Vilma ?, Grant Williams, ?, Nell Bazley (O'Connell), Shelly ? (front, on trike), Main St, Mooroopna, 1968

Annie Williams, Anne, Laurie & Lorraine Phillips (Williams), Dromana beach, 1965

Annie Williams with Anne Phillips, Helen Phillips (with bucket), Lorraine Phillips (Williams, green hat), Peter & Karen Phillips (front), Dromana beach, 1965

Mary, Grant & Annie Williams, Helen Phillips, Jan 1966

Helen & Anne Phillips, Annie Williams (O'Connell), summer 1966

Annie Williams (O'Connell), Lorraine (Williams), Laurie with Helen, Anne, Peter & Karen (front left), at the beach, Dromana, 1965

Lorraine (Williams) & Helen Phillips, Annie Williams (O'Connell), Laurie Phillips, summer 1963

Annie Williams, Greg O'Toole, Leon Williams, Lorraine (Williams), Anne, Peter, Laurie, Helen & Karen Phillips, Main St, Mooroopna, summer 1963

Annie Williams (O'Connell), Libby & John Kiss, Karen Phillips & Mark McMahon, Main St, Mooroopna, c. 1962

Val, Annie (O'Connell), Lorraine (now Phillips) & Leon Williams, Apr 1964

Mary Williams (Budd), Annie Williams (O'Connell), Leon Williams, Apr 1964

Annie Williams & 'Cocky', Echuca Rd, Mooroopna

Lorraine Phillips (Williams), Annie (O'Connell) & Val Williams, Karen Phillips, Maude St, Shepparton. c. 1957

Annie Williams cleaning her car

Annie Williams (O'Connell), 'Back To Mooroopna', Apr 1963

Annie Williams (O'Connell), c. 1922

Lorraine (Williams) & Karen Phillips, Annie Williams (O'Connell), Laurie & Peter Phillips

Annie O'Connell

Annie Williams (O'Connell) & boarder Greg O'Toole with a bowling lesson for Peter & Karen Phillips

Annie Williams & 'Cocky', Echuca Rd, Mooroopna

Lorraine, Karen & Peter Phillips, Annie Williams, Main St, Mooroopna, c. 1956

Back: Laurie Phillips, Annie Williams, Des McMahon (crouching); front: Peter & Karen Phillips, Kerri & Jan McMahon, c. 1957

Nell Bazley (O'Connell), Will/Billy O'Connell, Annie Williams (O'Connell), Main St, Mooroopna, c. 1957

Annie & Val Williams and Greg O'Toole holidayed with two unknown people, c. late 1950s

Possibly Annie, Nell (Mary Ellen) & Billy (William Joseph) O'Connell; back: 'To Auntie Kate and family, wishing you a merry Christmas', c. 1912

Myra O'Connell (Tatlow) & Annie O'Connell, c. 1922

Annie O'Connell, possibly with her brother Peter, c. 1923

Annie O'Connell, c. 1923

Annie & Mary O'Connell, c. 1924

Annie Williams (O'Connell), possibly Carnie Larsen

Unknown (standing), Annie (O'Connell) Williams with Lorraine, Anna Williams (Larsen), possibly Carnie (Karen) Larsen, c. 1927

Unknown, Annie Williams (O'Connell), Lorraine & Val Williams. c. 1936

Val, Lorraine & Annie (O'Connell) Williams, unknown, unknown, c. 1934

O'Connells: Annie Williams, Will/Billy, Nell Bazley & Mick, c. 1963

Karen Phillips, Bob Bazley, Annie Williams (O'Connell), Nell Bazley (O'Connell), Maude St, Shepparton, c. 1963

Nell Bazley (O'Connell), Will/Billy O'Connell, Annie Williams (O'Connell), Main St, Mooroopna

Mick O'Connell, Annie Williams (O'Connell) & Will/Billy O'Connell

Annie Williams (O'Connell) & Eileen Burrows, Annie's 80th birthday, May 1986

Annie Williams (O'Connell), Eileen Burrows (obscured), Lila Hehir (Williams) & Leon Williams, Annie's 80th birthday, May 1986

Tom Phillips (obscured), Val Williams (bridesmaid), Anna Caroline Williams (Larsen) or Carnie Larsen, Reg Phillips (best man), Myra & Mich O'Connell, others unknown, Laurie & Lorraine Phillips wedding, St Mary's, Mooroopna, Sep 1951

Anna Caroline Williams (Larsen)

Val Williams (back left), Anna Williams (Larsen) with Leon Williams, Carmel Johnson (front left), possibly Mervyn Norton (front centre) & Graeme Williams (front right), c. 1940

Mary (Milovitch), Peter & William O'Connell, c. 1916

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