[1] Both "Bill" and Gregor were educated at St Patricks College in Ballarat where this author was later to teach for five years (1978-82). Both provided considerable assistance in locating sources for this story.

[2] Douglas's third wife, Anne, became interested in the history of the Cassidy family and also provided assistance in compiling this account. My contacting of "Peter" Cassidy in Edenhope provided the initial breakthrough I was seeking that eventually led me to all of those who contributed to the piecing of this story together.

[3] According to his mother's death certificate he had pre-deceased her. Had he still been alive he would have been only 48-50 yrs old.

[4] Details regarding Sam were recalled by Peter Cassidy of Edenhope. As a young girl in Geelong, my mother recalls a visit by Sam dressed in the uniform of the Light Horse. The distinctive hat plume being the feature of the uniform that seems to have caused the event to remain in her memory.

Samuel Cassidy

[5] The copy of the "Casterton Free Press" is held at the Latrobe Library Melbourne. The number of children mentioned is incorrect. There were five sons and a daughter of William's still alive at this time.

[6] Death certificate of Bridget. The details regarding the property at Bringalbert South were obtained from a publication entitled "The History of Bringalbert South and Recollections of an Old Pioneer" by E J Kealy published in 1932. This publication contains a number of references to the Cassidys and their property "Waterloo".

[7] Recalled by Gladys Roberts of Northcote and her daughter Marilyn. Confirmed from the Victorian Index of BD&M's and the "Age" notice recording the death of Caroline. Florence died at Mornington in 1952.

[8] Alfred Trevor McFarlane (known as Trevor) of West Preston provided all the details of the descendants of Edwin. Some of the detail regarding Edwin's various occupations were also provided by him and some by Anne Cassidy (widow of Douglas Cassidy). Dates obtained from Victorian indexes of BD&M's.

[9] Ethel is recalled by my mother who visited Dergholm as a young girl.

[10] Information supplied by Trevor McFarlane. I did not bother to attempt to contact Myrtle as I was assured by Trevor that she was "nil family history conscious". The photo of Alfred Morris Cassidy was obtained after a notice was placed in a Melbourne newspaper offering it to a relative. The person responsible for the notice had found it among the belongings of her deceased mother. She did not know who it was or how her mother came to have it. Perhaps a former sweetheart?

Alfred Morris Cassidy

[11] These characteristics were recalled by my mother and also by Ethel and Venus (daughters of Samuel) and also by Gladys Roberts.

[12] Details concerning the marriage of Samuel obtained from his marriage certificate in the possession of Eileen Cassidy. Other information supplied by Ethel and Venus or obtained from the indexes of BD&M's.

[13] Date supplied by Ethel and Venus.

[14] Names recalled by Ethel and Venus and confirmed by research of Peter Cassidy.

[15] Although Robina and her husband "Uncle Bob" were recalled by both Ethel and Venus, her existence was completely unknown to my mother. The details of the tragedies that were to strike the Rea family were obtained by Peter Cassidy from his research of the "Camperdown Chronicle". The edition of Tues April 28th 1908 gives some detail of the final illness of Harold. Apparently he first took ill late on the Sunday morning and after his condition did not respond to medication his father decided to set off to call the doctor sometime between 10 and 11 pm that night. He left Harold in the care of Myrtle, Harold's sister, but by the time he returned with the doctor his son was dead.

[16] According to Gladys Roberts, Arthur married an English girl named Gwen by whom he had four children; Joyce, Joan, Lesley and Len. I attempted to locate Joyce but my letter remained unanswered for more than ten years. The person I had written to was not related to Joyce, but had the same surname (Sidebottom) and also lived in the north-eastern suburbs of Melbourne. The recipient of my letter did not reply to me, but retained the letter until in an extraordinary coincidence was contacted by a descendant of Joyce now living in Queensland but seeking some information about her own family and wondering if he was related.

My letter was then remembered and passed on, with the result that I made contact with a Joanne Barker and thus learned something of the descendants of Joyce, but only a little of family members from an earlier generation.

[17] I was assured of Arthur's existence by both Gladys Roberts and by Bill and Gregor Cassidy, even though his existence was completely unknown to his nieces and nephews, including my mother. Details of deaths of Arthur and Ida were then obtained by Peter Cassidy.

[18] My mother had not maintained any contact with Edgar, but her brother (my uncle Will) did keep some contact mainly because he lived in Melbourne for most of his life.

[19] Some of the photographs reproduced in this booklet were preserved by Ivy and after her death by her sister Gladys Roberts of Northcote. A large collection of photographs were also retained by Mary Hearne and after her death passed into the possession of her nephew Bill. Unfortunately very few of the photographs carried any identification. I was able to identify some of those featuring by showing them to some of those who assisted in compiling this story. Details regarding Agnes and her descendants were provided by Gladys.

[20] Details provided by Mrs Caroline Morgan of Adelaide, a daughter of Elsie, who also provided assistance in tracking down some documents in Adelaide.