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When the disastrous Black Saturday bushfires hit on February 7, 2009, Ash Long and Local Media Pty Ltd were quick with their community service response. A free weekly newspaper was created where everything was free for locals affected by the disaster in which 173 lives were lost. Ash Long provided free weekly newspaper advertising for
My grandmother, Althea, was raised as one of 11 children in the Clay family of Gorae, near Portland. Her paternal grandfather was Charles Clay, born 1820 in Brixworth, Northamp-ton, England. He died at Portland, Victoria in 1908. Her paternal grandmother was Eliza Latimer, born 1829, died 1896. Charles, Eliza, and their eldest son George, sailed
The Long family adopted a publishing motto after it took over The Yea Chronicle business on Monday, April 2, 1984. “For the cause that lacks assistance, ‘Gainst the wrongs that need resistance, For the future in the distance, And the good that we can do” The motto has appeared weekly in the Melbourne Observer newspaper, since the Long Family commenced ownership
My grandmother Althea Clara Long was part of the Clay Family which lived at Gorae, near Portland in country Victoria. In November 1981, Centenary Celebrations were held at the Gorae School, and a booklet was published. (Althea had attended the Bolwarra State School.) The late Annette Downes edited the publication, The Gorae Story: Children Dears,
• 1978: Wedding
Ash Long and Fleur Tunzi were married at St John’s Church of England, Epping, on Friday, February 3, 1978. It was Fleur’s 21st birthday. Click on a short video of the wedding day:
Marjory Long wrote: “I remember starting school: Wales Street State School, Thornbury. I wore a pretty organdie bonnet hat tied under the chin. It was a few weeks before my fifth birthday and I was sent home on enrolment, and Mum had to return with me to explain the near-date of mybecoming school age! I remember using slate and slate pencils at
Marjory Lawrence (later Long) wrote to her oldest sister Joy (later Wood): These writings are really a ramble of mainly our Lawrence life and some of my life. Many you will have shared, but they may revive memories. An early memory is of you taking me to start school. I was a few weeks short
Just prior to his untimely death in August 1987, Jim Long penned his memoirs of his overseas War service in the Middle East in World War II. The 33,700-word story sees an Australian working-class shoe store worker from Bendigo, volunteer for overseas military service. We hope to add photos to this work. CLICK HERE: http://long.com.au/wordpress/?page_id=302
Days after Jim Long’s death in August 1987, he was sent a letter by Major Everard Baillieu, CBE, a veteran of Tobruk and El Alamein. Major Baillieu, 1912-2002, of South Yarra, was the author of Both Sides of the Hill, a booklet published by the 2/24th Battalion Association. The publication examined the capture of Company
