Lorne Victoria Australia
Lorne people with family names starting with S.
- Solomon, Diane, 2016
- Smith Family
- Stirling Family
- Stirling, John Douglas ‘Doug’
- Straw F.W.
- Stribling Family
Solomon, Diane, (2016)
Diane Solomon, 2016
Diane was born and educated in Johannesburg, South Africa . Growing up, one of her biggest dreams was to come to Australia, the birthplace of her mother.
After school she travelled around Europe and for two years lived in the United Kingdom before returning home to study for an International Marketing Management Diploma. Her first job was in wine sales then later took further work within the wine industry. “I always had multiple jobs and always in hospitality”.
In 2009 Diane came to Australia to meet her mother’s side of the family. It was an emotional time. She enjoyed the experience so much, she decided to stay and set about exploring Australia. She spent a year in Darwin as a Wwoofer , during which time she met the sister of the then owner of Lorne’s Cuda Bar who suggested she should apply for a job. Diane came and not only worked at Cuda Bar but between times away from Lorne worked at Chopstix, the Mexican Restaurant, Mantra, Frangos, Bush House Cottages and Chatby Lane Cottages.
“I was always saying goodbye but always coming back. “
Meeting her fiancé Callan may have been an attraction too. Returning from an overseas trip and while enjoying a drink at The Grand Pacific, the manager whom she knew, offered her a full time job in reception, where she has been for the past year.
Diane lists her passions as Nature, people and flavours of the world. She also loves Lorne and was touched by the way the town embraced and welcomed her. She has joined Lorne’s Vocal Group and has performed with them at the Anzac Day service, the Lions Christmas Carols and at Lorne Hospital lunches. She has friends in The Lions Club and helps out whenever she can.
She maintains a relationship with her family in South Africa with an annual visit.
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Sources
- Lorne Historical Society Collections
- Surf Coast Times, Committee for Lorne Page, Community Profile by Cynthia Wynhoven.
Smith Family
The Arab was opened by brothers Graham, Robin, and Alastair Smith in 1956. Graham danced with the Borovansky Ballet. At the time of creating the Arab, the Smith brothers weren’t very old. They lived with their parents at Cinema Point, five miles from Lorne, in a solitary cottage looking out towards the lighthouse that had...Read more
Stewart Family
UNDER CONSTRUCTION Mr Stewart joined the Lorne Post Office in 1914 as a 12 year old messenger boy. Having just left school, he started on 15 shillings a week as a telegraph messenger. It was his job to take the mail to Wye River every Wednesday, a 17 kilometre trek by foot which took about...Read more
Stirling Family
In November 1856, John Stirling (grandfather of Doug Stirling), then aged 15, migrated to Point Henry near Geelong from Paisley, Scotland. He was met by his father William Stirling, who had migrated to Australia a couple of years earlier. John was taken to Winchelsea where his parents were already well established. John Stirling married Jessie...Read more
Stirling, John Douglas ‘Doug’
Doug Stirling was born in July 1922 at number four Smith Street Lorne near the old Chalet guesthouse. Doug was given the name John Douglas Stirling, however he has always been called ‘Doug’. World War II, Doug Stirling Doug Stirling 102 year-old Doug Stirling Doug went to the Lorne School. Doug’s life in...Read more
Straw F.W.
Fred Straw was born in Brunswick during the Gold Rush in 1857. He enjoyed his drawing lessons at school by well-known artist of the day Mr Thomas Wright, inspiring him to become an excellent artist. He studied at the Art Studio in Russell Street, Melbourne as a pupil of John Shearer Bowman, exhibiting paintings in...Read more
Stribling Family
William Stribling, like his father before him, was licensee of the Caledonian Hotel in Port Fairy from 1873 to 1882. The Caledonian is still there and has the claim of being Victoria’s oldest licensed hotel. William’s first application to obtain the licence was originally rejected for his “intemperate habits”, however he was successful at the...Read more
