Laura Mary Neale was a daughter of Rev. Francis Neale (1840-1906) and Caroline Matilda Eades who were married in Victoria in 1866. Her father was the minister at the Paterson Street Methodist Church, Launceston, at the time of the Tasmanian Exhibition. Laura did not marry and in Apr 1892 moved back to Victoria with her family. She died at a private hospital on 7 Jan 1925 aged 54. Her funeral left her home at 8 St Columbs Street, Glenferrie, for the Boroondara Cemetery at Kew. Her sister Adelaide and brother Francis are also pictured in the Family Album.
Barbara Valentine Dec 2008