A photograph of Josephine Smith digging the grave of Arthur Rowley in Drouin in January 1945.
The accompanying caption read, "Mrs Smith is aged 84, whose hobby is digging graves and keeping the cemetery tidy.
"She believed there was a right way and a wrong way to dig a grave. She likes sandy soil the best and has gone many times at midnight for a rush job.
"It usually takes her eight hours to dig a grave and she quite likes to work at night when it is cooler. She always drinks a bottle of stout after each grave.
"She has had three husbands and one child with each husband."
Josephine Tetu was born in 1872 in Omeo - making her only 72-years-old in 1944 - to Samuel and Anastasia Tetu.
Her first husband was Dr Robert Smith whom she married in 1896 in Omeo.
Dr Smith was a bit of a rogue and had moved several times. It was said that he liked a drink or two.
He died in 1899 whilst visiting Korumburra where he was looking to open a practice. This left Josephine with two small children to care for. She later found out that Dr Smith had left a wife and children in Ireland when he migrated to Australia in 1885.
Her second husband was wealthy miner Benjamin Hughes. In partnership with a Mr Jackson, they had one of the richest claims of the Poseidon Reef gold rush.
They found two large nuggets, the "Little Jack" weighing 252 ounces (7.1kg) and the "Little Ben" weighing 152 ounces (4.3kg).
Josephine, aged 34, and Benjamin, aged 68, were married in 1907. They had one son. Benjamin died in 1915.
Her third husband William Stirling Smith was working as an assistant station master in Ballarat East when they met.
They moved to Drouin, and William was a licensee of the King Parrot Hotel from 1926 until 1928.
Although Josephine's hobby was digging graves, she believed cremation was the way of the future. After her death, she was cremated, and her ashes interred at Springvale.
Photograph and information courtesy of Drouin History Group.
Visit drouinhistorygroup.org.au to find out more.