Missing in Action, 1916

The Preston family of Newmarket, taken in Spring, 1916, with an image of Alexander Preston superimposed at the back.  At about this time Private Alexander Preston was reported missing.  It was not until March 1918 that a Court of Enquiry determined that he had been killed in action on the day he was reported mssing.  Courtesy of Lesley Preston.

Newmarket Reserve, Smithfield Road

The photo to the left shows the south end of the Newmarket Reserve on Smithfield Road.  It has been suggested that the conifers along Smithfield Road, some of which are now gone,  were planted as an Avenue of Honour with seedlings from the Lone Pine.  Can anyone shed any light on this?  I can't find any references in the online Argus.

Associated Stock and Station Agents Roll of Honour

This honour board once hung in the foyer of the Administration building at Newmarket saleyards.  When the market closed in 1987 the board was removed.  In 1995 Keith Vincent (who wrote On the fall of the hammer) assisted in recovering the board from the City of Melbourne, and it now hangs in the foyer of the Victorian Livestock Exchange, Pakenham.  The board was kindly photographed by Jenny Coates.  For further information about the stockmen go here.