© Photo gallery for Alma Maud STRONG (née PATFIELD)… b. 26 Mar 1901, Paterson NSW; d. 30 Apr 1988, Penrith. The gallery illustrates Alma's early German heritage, her grandparents, parents & siblings, and her own life.
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German connection
 
Image of View of Kembach, Wertheim, Baden, Germany. Photo: Gerhard Klinger. Image of view of village centre of Kembach, Wertheim, Baden, Germany. Photo: Gerhard Klinger. Image of view of panorama of Höhefeld, Wertheim, Baden, Germany. Photo: Gerhard Klinger. Image view of Marquard Garden, Höhefeld. Photo: Gerhard Klinger. Image of the castle and the village of Gamburg on the road from Niklashausen to Höhefeld. A postcard.
Image of view near the top of the Mühlberg. Photo: Gerhard Klinger. Image of view of Niklashausen further down the Mühlberg. Photo: Marlise Düx. Image of view of Niklashausen near the bottom of the Mühlberg. Photo: Marlise Düx. Image of 1943 post card of Niklashausen. Image of recent post card of Niklashausen. Image of view of the church tower at Wertheim from the river Main. A postcard.
Image of view of the river Tauber joining the river Main from the Wertheim castle.  A postcard. Image of Wertheim Castle in summer. Photo: PRILL mediendesign -fotolia. Image of Wertheim Castle. Photo: mojolo -fotolia. Image of Wertheim town square. Photo: Colin Horn. Image of 1896 photo of Eichel during large floods. Photo: courtesy Colin Horn. Image of panorama of Eichel. Photo: Martina Hiergesell- fotolia.
Image of outskirts of Eichel with pumpkin stall. Photo: Colin Horn. Image of Veitskirche at Eichel Photo: Colin Horn. Alma’s G-Grandparents
 
Image of Old Orindinna homestead. Photo: Clint Brosie. Image of Clevedon Homestead. Courtesy Dungog Shire Council. Image of Postcard of “Clevedon” - Gresford. Courtesy: Delma Lawrence Gresford H.S. Archivist.
 
Alma's Grandparents
 
Image of the five sons of Dr Henry Lindeman. Image of Samuel PATFIELD’s home, Tocal road Paterson NSW. Image of Samuel & Sarah Australia PATFIELD’s grave at Paterson. Photo: Valma Patfield. Image of Samuel & Sarah Australia PATFIELD outside their home at Paterson. Photo: Courtesy David Smith. Image of Sarah Australia PATFIELD outside her Paterson home.
Image of Thomas SOPER (centre). Courtesy: Fay Alexander… from Lorna WHITTEN’s album. Image of Ellalong  
Alma's Parents
 
Image of Alice Maud PATFIELD (née ROSE). Image of Monty PATFIELD in cricket team. Image of View from Johann HORN's homestead at "East View" Lostock.
Image of Monty PATFIELD at ‘Bona Vista’. Photo: Permission David Smith. Image of Ernest Montague (Monty) PATFIELD's 2nd wife. Photo: Permission Joan Lambert. Image of grave of Alice Maud PATFIELD. Photo: Judy Soper. Image of gravestone of Alice Maud PATFIELD. Photo: Judy Soper.  
Alma’s mother’s
twin sister Minnie
 
Image of Alma’s mother’s twin sister Minnie.
 
Alma
 
Image of Location of Alma PATFIELD’s birth place "Sussex House". Image of Zeppelin bombing routes. Image of Map of Lostock. Image of Lostock Public School c 1913. Image of view of “Brisbane Grove” across Paterson river before 1910
Image of Alma PATFIELD holding Mary Cann TUCKER of Brisbane Grove. Image of Victoria TUCKER (née PATFIELD). Image of Alma & her sister Lydia PATFIELD with Mary Cann TUCKER. Image of Marriage of Robert STRONG to Alma PATFIELD. Image of STRONG family in 1946 at Waverley NSW. Image of Alma’s Golden Wedding.
 
Alma’s Great-aunts ROSE.
 
Image of Catherine SOPER née ROOS. Photo: courtesy Judy SOPER. Image of Ottil SHELDON née ROOS in 1920’s. Photo: courtesy Beth Pardy. Image of Elizabeth Butler (née ROSE)’s family. Photo ≈1902: courtesy Ian Butler. Image of Selina Annie ROSE c. 1910 Image of Ottil (Matilda) ROSE. Photo: c 1891 courtesy Beth Pardy & Pam McRae.