Photo Gallery

Wiggins family centre Granny( Martha) and Grandfather (Charles) Wiggins and their family.

Post Office Majors Creek. Mail arriving, P.M. JW (Billy Wiggins on verandah, Granny Wiggins in apron, Mrs Grant in white frock and Sarah Stinson in black skirt and white blouse.

Post Office with Policeman on verandah

Majors Creek Football Team

The Old Elrington Hotel Mr John Heazlett Licencee

Watch given to Const Marsh 1917 The Inscription reads “ Presented to C.B.Marsh In token of esteem by his Majors Creek friends August 1917”

A view from Red Hill note old and new Hotel

A View from Red Hill from r. McDonalds General Store to l. Carters Shop

Majors Creek School Children with top Mr Hanley and below with Miss Lil Heazlett

Majors Creek School Children 1918 with Mr Hanley top and below with Mrs Hanley and Miss Lil Heazlett

Mrs Ivy Stuart playing the piano at the Annual Childrens Christmas Party. Mrs Stuart played for this annual event for many years. With her husband Os they also played for dances at Majors Creek and throughout the district for over 30 years

Majors Creek Football Team 1905

Ludie Gardner on his horse at the Braidwood Show

A group of locals, location and date unknown possibly 1930’s. l. Lionel (Ginger) McDonald and centre Edward (Mickey) Gardner

Confirmation at St Stephens 1923 with Rector Revd C Wilder-Clarke and Bishop Barlow

Ted Burkes Studebaker Mail Car parked outside Keyte’s General Store Ted was the highly respected mailman for many years delivering mail six days a week.

Coles Machinery Shed in Hill St

School and residence with Mrs Wiggins Cottage on left

CWA catering for a wedding 1950’s. l-r John Spooner, Ivy Stuart, Lizzie Wiggins and Aggie Cawthorne

School residence. Not known if this is the residence that was burnt down or the second residence that was bought from Jembaicumbene. The second one was sold and pulled down and removed in the 1960’s.

Travelling Library at Majors Creek

A Funeral going up George St

Eeling on the Deau River r-l Albert (Jacky) Keyte, Ted Crandell, Fred Keyte, Jim Rankin, Albert (Bon) Flack, Dick Huggett Albert(Bon) Flack, Dick Huggett

St Stephens Church with Shingle Roof and below with the new Fibro Slate Roof

The Elrington Hotel R J Lewis Licencee

Archie McDonald outside his shop in George St

This letter to Miss Lil Heazlett was received on the eve of her marriage from her very good friend Nellie Lewis. Nellie was a cripple and bore a lot of pain during her lifetime. She passed away on 31-12-1937 and was buried on New Years Day 1-1-1938 the day of the Ptomaine Poisoning.

AE (Bon) Flacks 80th birthday c 1960’s l-r Clive Flack, Joyce Mackenzie (Flack) and Beryl Lewis (Flack).

Reg (Bluey) Lewis Mine Host of the Elrington Hotel for many years Reg (Bluey) Lewis Mine Host of the Elrington Hotel for many years

View from red Hill. Note Macs Store and Coles Bootmakers with Clowreys House, Police Station and Church in the background

late Vic Cook on his trusted pony

A Picnic ( unknown location)

This Roll of Honour done the Children of Majors Creek Public School hung in the School for many years until its closure.

This plaque hung over the fireplace in the schools small room. When the school closed and sold it was put in the CWA Room. It is now back at the school courtesy of present owners L and P Ruzicka.

George St c 1950’s

Majors Creek Bakery run by Granny Wiggins, later carried on by brothers Vic and Sam Cook and eventually by RH (Sam) Cook until its closure.

Vic Carter (son of Theo and Annie Carter) taken at John and Julia Heazletts home on top of Red Hill. Between the trees the Old and New Elrington can be seen. Theo Carter was the licencee at that time.

Majors Creek Light Horse ( unknown history or location)

Race Meeting at Majors Creek

Old Ballalaba Bridge taken from Majors Creek Road

Ruins of the Murphy home in Wilson St taken c1968. Many families lived in this house over the years, some being Murphys, Spooners, Spinks, Grahams, Russell McDonalds. The home of Randall and Marjorie Lemin is now built on the site of the old home.

Service to celebrate the 130th anniversary of the laying of the foundation stone of St Stephens Church on 29th October 2000.

Public School 1889 now Private Residence

Mac’s General Store was opened by Archie McDonald in early 1900’s which he continued to operate until his passing in 1942 and then carried on by his son Mervyn eventually closing in 1959.

Majors Creek Bakery c1920’s. Aub McDonald, Glen and Clarrie Wiggins

Majors Creek Bakery c 1920’s. Minnie Louttit (Wiggins) and Winnie Green (McDonald)

Remains of a building at the rear of Coles Bootmakers block with Clowrys in the background

Horse and Sulky in front of Mac’s General Store. Cole’s Bootmaker’s Shop in background.

The Keyte family on the verandah of the General Store

Bridge over Majors Creek at the foot of Sapling Hill. Abutments by Rusconi c1870

The Old Jury family home

George St c 1920’s

Majors Creek P and C ladies organisers of the Annual Children’s Christmas Party 1960’s l-r Millie Thompson, Una Stuart, Aggie Cawthorne, Winnie McDonald, Ivy Hall, Phylis Quist, Mattie Flack and Glady Stuart in front.

St Mary’s Roman Catholic Church built 1936. Now private residence. The original Catholic Church was situated on Chapel Flat behind the hotel

These Memorial gates were erected by the Majors Creek Progress Association during the late 1960’s as a memorial to Jack Seiffert MLA

Aggies Cathorne Secretary of the CWA surrounded by members and children on her 80th birthday including old identities Ada Crandell and Flo Coles on left

Old Stubbings home. Now restored and home of Marg McCann

This sign hung over the Rest Room door until the building was sold

Mr William Stinson (Sen) with granddaughter Robyn Corcoran c1946

Mr William and Mrs Rosie Stinson with granddaughter Robyn Corcoran on verandah of the Elrington Hotel c1946

Elrington Hotel c1946 Licensee Jack Corcoran

Lionel (Ginger) McDonald plowing. Brian McDonald’s house is now built on the block 7 George St.

Jocelyn Family home

Archie McDonald first shop

Cards at the Pub l-r Ted Gardner, Lionel McDonald, Harry Gardner, Irwin Crandell

Old Mining Relects

St Stephens Church decorated by the school children for the marriage of Miss Lil Heazlett 1921

Majors Creek Post Office c late 1930’s with PM Mr J W Wiggins and Wife

Const Marsh with his wife and children in front of the Police Station

School and School Residence from Red Hill

Majors Creek School Children c 1892

Workers at Snobs Mine

Coles Bootmakers Shop with family on verandah

Groups outside Coles Bootmakers Shop

A group taken outside Granny Wiggins Shop c 1930

Macs General Store and Residence, Clowrey’s in background