1. John Dance (1934-2015); 2. Gordon "Sam" Wallace (1933-2009); 3. Harry Roberts (b.1932); 4. Noel Holloway (1935-1962); 5. Sheila Grace née Dalco (1913-2002); 6. Alf Grace (1913-1976); 7. Jack Wallace (1908-1972); 8. Patrick Holloway (1907-1962); 9. Gordon Roberts (1903-1996); 10. Martin Brereton (1910-1983); 11. Unknown; 12. Ciss Gleeson née Dillon (1899-1981); 13. Rosemary King née Grace; 14. Grace Dance née Dillon (1908-1995); 15. Vera Direen née Strong (1907-1978); 16. Nona Holloway née Direen (1910-1955); 17. Millie Bennett née Curtin; 18. Elizabeth Roberts née Burgess (1907-1991); 19. Nora Direen née Jones (1885-1964); 20. Thelma Reardon née Mills (1916-1994); 21. Maureen Brouillette née Reardon (b.1940); 22. Daniel Reardon (1909-1986); 23. Fr. Francis H.J. Kent (1898-1965); 24. Stanley Fitzpatrick (1912-1992); 25. Dorothy Smith née Fitzpatrick (b.1931); 26. Sheila Brereton née Direen (d.1986); 27. Margaret Coad née Brereton (1934-2011) Date: 1946

Carmel Hall, c.1960

1. Margaret “Meg” Direen née Reardon (1907-1992); 2. Olive “Ollie” J. Kregor née O’Neill (1912-2005); Nell Edwards née Johnston (1925-2015) with child; 4. Josephine Donohoe (1888-1976); 5. Tess or Annie Davies; 6. Beryl M. Scanlon née Clark; 7. Mary Renahan née Reardon (1929-2019); 8. "Gwen" Reardon née Hassett; 9. "Molly" O'Neill née Direen (1913-1994); 10. Kathleen V. Wylie née Donnolly (c.1920-1981); 11. Mary Halton née Quic (1920-2010); 12. Mary Devereux née Dwyer (1894-1974)?; 13. Mary Wills née Harrison (1906-1992); 14. Cath Mills, née Durbridge (1923-2008); 15. Chrissie D. Butterworth née Robinson (1915-1977); 16. Lily Beechey née McMullen (1904-1996); 17. Jeune Direen née Martin (1922-1977); 18. Anne Halton née Holloway (1918-1998); 19. Edna Duggan née Townsend (1904-1976); 20. M. Kathleen O’Neill née Coad (1913-1997); 21. Dawn Direen née Berry (1925-2001); 22. Joyce Fletcher née Bennett; 23. Ella Halton née Mills (1888-1979); 24. Yvonne Duggan née McMullen with her son Tim Duggan (b.1958); 25. Geraldine Lawler née Ryan (1935-2012); 26. Betty Reardon née Jennings (1928-2006); 27. Mary Kelly (1901-1989); 28. Sheila Grace née Dalco (1913-2002); two children far right the children of Michael and Geraldine Lawler: Terence (b.1957) and Sharon (b.1955)

Group of Football Players in front of the Lymington State School

Back L to R: 1. Ambrose Brereton (1903-1967), 2. Martin Direen (1901-1972), 3. Denis Direen (1900-1981), 4. Francis Direen (1898-1948), 5. Unknown, 6. William Coad (1895-1947); Front L to R: 7. Unknown, 8. unknown, 9. John Herlihy (1895-1968), 10. Donald Benson with football (1902-1966), 11. unknown, 12. Francis Herlihy (1891-1969), 13. unknown, 14. unknown.

1. David Armstrong; 2. Michael Lawler; 3. Joseph Gordon; 4. Vincent Direen; 5. Roy Howard; 6. Lionel Duggan; 7. Tom Sculthorpe; 8. Richard "Dick" Lawler; 9. Jacky Direen; 10. John Grace; 11. Ian Coad; 12. William T. Coad; 13. John Coy; 14. Graham Coad; 15. Jim Grace; 16. Roy Brereton; 17. Des Coad; 18. Gerard Renahan; 19. Keith Cripps; 20. Clem Clark

Committee of St. Patrick's Day Sports at Cygnet in 1923

2. William Bell, 4. Robert Bell, 5. William Harris, 6. James Synnott (1875-1955), secretary of the club; 7. Jack Lawler, 8. Denis Lawler (1895-1964)?, 9. Arthur Davies (1864-1935); 11. Frank P. Coad (1882-1962), 12. Thomas O'Neill? 14. Augustine "Gus" Reardon (1900-1974)

Officials in 1924: James Synnott, William Bell, Arthur Davies, William T. Harris, Arthur Dance, Daniel J. Coad, Robert Bell, Francis P. Coad, J. Lawler, Bernard W. Blundstone (1868-1936)

1. Unknown, 2. Cyril “Mick” Wills (1898-1986), 3. Balfred Stains Samuel Miller (1898-1966), 4. Thomas Stack (1895-1962), 5. Frederick Harrison (b.1883), 6. Florence “Vera” Elphinstone née Finn (1894-1987), 7. Benjamin Harrison (1857-1935)

8. Unknown, 9. Reginald Woolnough (1901-), 10. Albert Brown (1899-1979), 12. Frederick Thomas (1893-1980), 13. Bertram Douglas Cockerill (1898-1957), 24. Joseph Holloway (1889-1953), man with white cap unknown, 14. Unknown, 15. James “Snowy” White (married Hilda Finn), 16. Charles Wills (1900-1984), 17. Unknown; 18. Bertram Brian Kilmartin (1898-1939), 19. Vera O’Reilly, 11. Hilda May White née Finn, (1892-1963), 20. Patrick “Eric” Lawler (b.1896), 21. Olive Stanton (1885-1968), 22. Lila Saunders née Harvey (1901-2010), 23. Rita Constance Wise (c.1894-1969)

25. Elizabeth Holloway née Calder (1891-1956), 26. Frances Innes née Lawler (1894-1979), 27. Beryl Thomas née Armstrong (1899-1993), 28. Daisy Kilmartin née McGowan (1895-1981), 29. Unknown, 30. Constance “Dot” Clark née Wills (1892-1967), 31. Mary Davies (1901-1985), 32. Martha May “Mattie” Doolan née Harvey (1896-1998), 33. John B. “Jerry” Dance (1891-1936)

34. Clarice Markham (1889-1948), 35. Ethel Flood (1898-1983), 36. Grace Brown (1901-1996)

Drip Beach, 1919

First Communion Group c. 1956
Top Row L – R: 1.John Baker; 2. Stanley Direen; 3. Morris Baker; 4. ? Coy; 5. David Coy; 6. Greg Howard; 7. Brian Fitzpatrick?
Middle Row L – R: 8. John Batchler; 9. Angus Baker; 10. Graeme Dillon; 11. David Direen; 12. Anthony "Tony" Direen; 13. Raymond Walter.
Front Row L – R: 14. John Brereton; 15. Paul Direen; 16. Alan Halton; 17. David Mills; 18. Greg Aird; 19. Terry Herlihy

Cygnet Cricket Team (1947-1948)

1. Bernard McNamara (b.1921); 2. Keith Woolley (1915-1990); 3. I. Ross Frost (c.1915-2008); 4. Cyril "Mick" Wills (1898-1986), 5. Stanley "Pat" Direen (1916-2001); 6. William "Bill" Adams; 7. Robert "Robbie" Thorp; 8. Percy Boyle; 9. John "Diddles" Dillon (1916-1972); 10. Noel Townsend (c.1929-1976); 11. William "Bill" Herlihy (1916-1976); 12. Leslie Direen (1919-2004); 13. Daniel "Digger" Stevens (1915-1979); 14. Leonard McNamara (1915-1972); 15. John "Nuke" Dillon (1923-2013)

Back row: Daniel Coad (1884-1957), “Gus” Reardon (1900-1974), John Direen (1869-1947), John Lawler (1893-1975), James Synnott (1875-1955), Front row: Henry Jones (1882-1937), Daniel Reardon (1863-1943), Bernard Cockshutt (1909-1979), James Direen (1873-1970), Thomas Direen (1865-1953)

Back row: James Synnott (1875-1955), William Bowes (1875-1955), Patrick O’Reilly (1909-1981), Telford Bowes (1909-1992), Thomas Halton (1892-1974), Front row: Thomas Direen (1865-1953), William Coad (1895-1947), Edward Direen (1878-1929), William Direen (1877-1956)

Back row: Henry Garth (1870-1940), John O’Reilly (1872-1943), Leo Mills (1882-1945), Front row: John “Wing” Dillon (1867-1937), Hilary Brereton (1900-1979), Thomas Reardon (1911-1990), Michael Sullivan (1874-1954)

Back row: Martin “Duddle” Brereton (1866-1949), Francis P. Coad (1882-1962), William Hennessy (1883-1964), James Jones (1892-1972), Front row: James "Isie" Direen (1907-1986), Thomas O’Neill (1907-1969), John Davies (1911-1978)

Back row: John Machin (1899-1978), Fr. Arthur Cullen (1889-1939), Timothy Grace (1900-1967), James Direen (1872-1950), Front row: Thomas Brereton (1912-2004), John O’Neill (1902-1984), Michael Machin (1907-1947)

Back row: Philip Devereux (1880-1969), Thomas Donohoe (1877-1964), Clifton McDermott (1898-1978), Front row: Douglas “Jack” Bowerman (c.1897-1970), Hilary O’Rourke (1897-1950)

Work Party who in 1928 cleared ground for a playground used by the Convent School

The 60th Wedding Anniversary of Tom and Kate Direen, September 1950

1. Marjorie Rerardon. 2. Des Siggins. 3. Louis Direen. 4. Rex Lester. 5. Allen Strong. 6. Shirley Bourke. 7. Myrtle Reardon. 8. Len Direen. 9. Mary Strong. 10. Eva Bourke. 11. Bridget Riseley. 12. Beryl Reardon. 13. Kathy Lester. 14. Gladys Foale. 15. Joy Lester. 16. Irene Direen. 17. Lindsay Foale. 18. Allen Lester. 19. Hilda Lester. 20. Marie Lester. 21. Vincent Direen. 22 Trevor Strong. 23. Catherine Siggins. 24. Thomas Direen jun. 25. Joyce Taylor. 26. Leonard Reardon. 27. Thelma Dillon. 28. Rose Reardon. 29. Patrick Direen (b.1948)

Debutantes Presented at Cygnet, 1 November 1932

Back: Mary Fitzpatrick née Cranny (1912-2007), Adeline Watson née Kilmartin (b.1912), May Briggs née Harrison (b.1912), Betty Kregor née Halton, Gwen Fitzpatrick née Coad (1915-1965), Maud Synnott née Dance (1917-1945)

Middle: Margaret O'Reilly (1915-2000), Daphne Donohoe (1911-1967), Eileen Connagh née Dillon (1915-1980), Mabel Oakford née Direen (1909-1987), Mona Doran née Garth (1917-1997), Leila Dillon/Batchelor née Innes (1913-1981), Molly O'Neill née Direen (1913-1994)

Front: Frances Roddam née Clark (1915-1953), Lena Sharwood née Mills (1916-1976), Valerie Kitchener née Dance (b.1915), Lila Saunders née Harvey (1901-2010), Joan Harrison née Donohoe (1917-1986), Mary Dowling née Mills (1914-1972), Olive Kregor née O'Neill (1912-2005), Thelma Reardon née Mills (1916-1994)

Back: Frederick Harrison (1908-2008), William Bowes (1917-1937), James Hinchey, Leo Cranny (1907-1967), Benjmain Harrison (b.1904)

Middle: Benjamin Dillon (1913-1982), Alan Wilson (1909-1988), Patrick O'Reilly (1908-1981), Frank Leitch, Benjamin Kregor (1907-1999), Thomas Stack (1895-1962), Allan Fitzpatrick (1914-1994)

Front: John Dance (1912-1999), Rigney Dance (1911-1988), Jack Lawler (1888-1941), James Synnott (1875-1955), Thomas Direen (1912-1996), William J. Direen (1914-1975), Patrick O'Neill (1909-1977), Rutherford White

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