Migrant family

Prepared by John Turner, PO Box 497 Spring Hill Q 4004 – 07 33691340 – 0409632376
All attempts have been made to enter the information correctly but as much of this is oral tradition in the family there will be mistakes. I apologise for these and request that people advise me of the problems.

CHILDREN OF WILLIAM TURNER AND JANE (HARRIS)

William Turner

Alfred Perkins Turner
Alf was involved in the mines at Calgoa. He had a house as shown on the map drawn by Connie Turner. (FCT mines map.jpg) His mother-in-law Catherine Holcroft died 25 December 1908 and is buried in the grave at the mines.(Holcroft.jpg - death certificate)

Alf married Mary Ann Holcroft and had 2 children -

· Alf who married Sadie and eventually lived on a grazing property at Booya. There was one child Millicent – last know address -PO Box 26 Fernvale phone 07 5 867339
· and
· Bill – who had one child Ula - married Bill Agnew, David St, Kepnock, Bundaberg. They once had a squash court in Gympie.
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There is some connection to the Figtree Hotel, Jubert St 507901
Sarah Anne Turner

Possibly was a midwife as there are photographs in the Wood family at Clermont showing her dressed in a nurses uniform. Joyce Walker thought that she had been the matron of a hospital. Also possible that she had been a midwife. Anne Turner's husband Charles William (b. 1852, Epsom, UK) was a ship's carpenter and worked on coastal ships based from Maryborough. He was killed in an accident at sea. Anne was psychic as was her daughter Daisy. The night that Charlie died she was so strongly convinced that she had seen him that she went into the garden to search for him believing that he was playing tricks on her. Her daughter Daisy Walker had a vision of her son Darryl at the moment of his death from a heart attack. She had a hotel, the Black Diamond in Howard. She died in her own house in Childers. Irene Norman (Constantine) says Charlie died while inspecting a bridge he was building.

Descendants of Sarah Anne Turner

1 Ernest Wood
Lived at Clermont. His widow was in the General Hospital, aged 90's. (1985). Was a miner at some stage. He had 8 children,

1 Ida Wood
Went to school until 14. Husband initially lived on his father's cattle property 40 miles west of Clermont. After marriage lived at Clermont but 1957 moved to Bundaberg. Died of dropsy.

2 Ernest Woods
Attended Clermont School until 14 and then worked as a station hand. In 1940 went to WWII in the Middle East, returning in 1941. After marriage lived in Charleville. Still (1988) does horse work. Said to have chopped wood while sleep-walking.

3 Sydney George Wood
Syd worked as in the shearing industry in western Queensland before coming to Moranbah to work in the mines.

4 Grace (called Betty) Falkner
Attended school to 14 and then helped mother in the house. Later worked as a domestic at the hospital.

5 Vivian Royce
Attended school to 14 and then worked as a shearer’s rouse-a-bout and shearer.

6 Noel Edward Wood
Attended school until 14 and then worked in a store. Worked at Blair Athol Coal for 5 years before going shearing with his brother in Qld, Victoria and NSW. Worked on the Eungalla - Peak Down pipe line and for 14 years for Utah at Goonyella Coal mines at Moranbah.

7 Gordon Dudley Wood
Attended school to 14. Worked as a shearer in the Longreach and Clermont areas before working in the mines at Moranbah.

8 Valerie Wood
Attended school to 14. Divorced Robert Dalrymple Thompson in 1959.

2 Nell Wood

Married Constantine Peter Constantine Stathopolus. The name was changed to Constantine, Peter's second name, after the children had problems at school. Irene Norman has photos of Nell. Peter was born in Agion, near Corinth, Greece, later sent to Constantinople when his Mother died. Ended up in Marsailles, became a cabin boy, joined the Argentine navy, jumped ship in Sydney and swam ashore with his shoes and trousers to start a new life. He met Greek people on the shore and was cared for. Started work in the fish markets. Nell left home because of her father and was working in Sydney as a maid. Met Peter who was in the choir at the C of E.He was fair skinned. Nell was an attractive woman, dark hair, fair skin. Peter was a clever man, spoke 9 languages, was a translator during WW1, ran high class restaurants and nightclubs in Sydney, Katoomba, Ballina etc., strict with the children, loved gambling. Was a good chef and manager. Nell participated in the management of business and had servants to assist in the house. Peter was involved in the establishment of the first Greek Orthodox Church in Australia.

1 Helen Constantine

Helen married Chris Mallis when he was working in Pals at Manly, the first milkbar in Australia. Peter did not approve of Chris's work or his boxing. The couple eloped and later ran cafes in country towns. Went to Greece and set up as a photographer but returned to Australia before the war and was a photographer and had taxis. Helen died after many years of suffering from Parkinsons disease.

1 John Mallis's daughter Cheryl died in her 20's.

2 Anita Mallis(Cook) is now divorced.

3 Charmaine has been married 3 times. John Martin, Barry Lyons and ?

2 Olga Victoria Constantine

Trained as a tailor. Married Jack Zantey (Zanteyotis), Greek origins, had businesses and bookmaking, successful in business, both participated. No children.

3 Vassiliki (Vasso) Constantine married Michael Casimatis, a business man and property owner, died May 1989.

Gerald Casimatis, born in 1930's, not married.

Annette Casimatis married to Peter Murphy, a builder. She is a music teacher, 3 girls and 1 boy. They are close to Olga Zantey.

Michelle Casimatis married to John Cass, lives Bellevue Hill, is in real estate in Bondi Junction, 2 sons.

4 Margot Constantine married a Russian Charles Zakaroff and had daughter Yvonne who lives in the USA. Married a second time to Raymond B. Hines who still lives in Granville, Sydney close to Olga Zantey. Was in business with taxi-trucks etc. They had no children. She died in 1970.

5 John (Jock) Constantine married a divorcee, Pat, with 2 children but there were no children from the marriage. Was a taxi and restaurant owner. He received the nickname from a Scottish lady who worked for his parents. He died 1973.

6 Jewel (Julia) Constantine was a model, husband was 20 years older than her. Son Michael is paraplegic and lives in the northern Territory - married, divorced, but no children. She died in 1964.

7 Daphne Constantine married Douglas Martin who is partly Spanish. She died in 1989.

Peter Martin is an ex-army major, training for ASIO. Lives
in Canberra. (1990)

Lorainne Martin married a Haitian in show-business (now divorced), Albert Laguerre, they adopted 2 aboriginal children, she is psycic, lives in the Blue Mountains.

8 Irene Constantine married a Greek, Norman (Naoum) Norman from Macedonia. They had shops but retired in 1984.

Marina Norman Married an American Naval Airman Harold Holt from Georgia. He was killed in a car accident 1989. Second husband Dr Benjamin Fyfe is a chemist with the Health Department.

Leanne Norman is a Solicitor and is married to a Solicitor, Alex Leopold of German origins. No children.

9 George Constantine was a policeman, now has taxis (1990), is a good cook.

Janine Constantine works for Social Security as a speech writer for Graham Richardson.

Felicia died in a car accident in 1989.



3 Eva Wood
Married Len Johnstone. Lived at Coogee, worked in hotels, later had mixed businesses. Len inherited from his brother. Daughter Thelma's father was killed in WW1 before they could marry. Eva died in 1980. Olga inherited from Eva.

5 Annie Harriet Jane Wood (Daisy Walker)
She won a Gold Medal in an Australia-wide competition while she was attending the Maryborough Girl's Grammar School but her education was cut short when her father was killed. Her mother had a breakdown at the time and she shouldered much of the responsibility for the young family. She was 17 when she married Matthew Walker, born 1866 i.e. 11 years older than she. He was a miner carpenter, whose father had sailed his own ship from England and subsequently traded on the Queensland coast. His family had been shipbuilders in England and may have built the Endeavour in their yards at Newcastle on Tyne. Matthew was later a miner at Howard and subsequently took over the family orchard on the Burrum River. He was involved in community affairs such as the School Committee. Gossip said he had an eye for the ladies and that he had several illegitimate children. He was a man of style, probably in excess of his limited income and had smart buggy. The family lived in Howard in the mine house next to the Rankin house. Rankin was the owner and father of Dame Annabelle Rankin. She had received an earlier proposal from a man named Brett but selected Matthew because of the extra security offered by the older man. The Walker farm was on the Burrum River, 18 miles north of Maryborough, opposite the Bullock's farm. The house on the farm was made of ajded(?) timber. The life style was mainly subsistence and the work hard. Daisy was a great talker and was very interested in reading and in a wide range of topics reflecting no doubt her high level of intelligence. Daisy Walker had a breakdown at the death of Charlie and was not well again for many months. She lived to 89.

EARLY HISTORY OF BURRUM DISTRICT
(By W.J.E.Watson, probably from the Maryborough Chronicle)

M. Walker took up land in the Burrum River on 20/12/1870 What caused these pioneers of all walks of life to tear up the roots so firmly established in the countries of Europe and to take their wives and families into the cramped accommodation of the emigrant ship, to brave the perils of the sea for several months to travel to the other side of the world to settle in so remote a setting as the Burrum district. Then to blaze trails through forest, clear land, build for themselves cottages of roughly hewn timber and with bark and shingle roofs, and to battle with the elements, live frugally until crops ripened? It was that pioneering spirit and perhaps a spirit of adventure that laid the foundation for a healthy colony. Of these pioneers I shall tell you about some whom I knew personally and others of whom I have gleaned some information. Captain Walker after his retirement from the coastal shipping trade settled with his family on Walker's Point on the northern bank of the Burrum River about two miles from its mouth. Later they moved to the rich alluvial flat on the southern bank of the river where he established a citrus orchard about a mile below the Railway Bridge. He came from Whitby, Yorkshire, England. He was one of the youngest captains (sea) in England. Captain Walker's grandfather, who was a shipowner of Whitby, is said to have sold a ship to Captain Cook for use on one of his voyages of exploration. Captain Matt Walker sailed his vessel from England to Melbourne. He was engaged upon the coastal shipping trade for some time and then went to Rockhampton where he was appointed as pilot on the Fitzroy River. When he gave up the citrus orchard on the south-east bank of the Burrum River, he took over the Golden Fleece Hotel at Burrum. Captain Walker was very popular as a story-teller and folks from near and far got a good deal of amusement from his tales one of which I shall relate as I heard it when I was very young. Captain Walker and his son, Matt, were wending their way in their launch up the Burrum River and had reached the widest part a little above Walker's Point. It was night, suddenly the boat stopped and then went astern. Captain Walker sent his son up the mast to see the cause and he found a spider’s web stretched across the river. It took them three days to sever it! Messrs John Tench and John Ross took over Captain Walker's orchard and made a great success of it, Mr. E.A.Burgess came from Sussex, England and, after spending some time in the Gayndah district, he arranged with Walker Brothers, John and Matt, to take him in a boat to inspect a rich alluvial flat on the southern bank of the river about six miles downstream from the railway bridge. Mr.Burgess selected this area and called it Ellendale, planted many citrus trees thereon and produced the well-known Ellendale and Burgess mandarins. He later became Shire Clerk at Howard where his son, Alf, and his daughter, Dorothy, now reside There has been much controversy over the origin of the Ellendale mandarin. One account is that Captain Walker brought some citrus trees from Parramatta by boat to Burrum and one of these trees was a freak which produced an orange-mandarin which became known as the "Burrum Beauty". Later Mr. Burgess grafted some stock from this tree to his own trees and the result was the Ellendale mandarin. Another account is that Mrs. Henry Smith of "Sheffield" orchard on the northern bank of the river arranged with Captain Walker to obtain a number of Emperor mandarin trees from Paramatta and to carry them by steamer to her. This was done and Mrs Smith found there were too many for her use so she handed the surplus to Mr Burgess who produced the Ellendale there-from. All accounts agree Captain Walker got the citrus trees referred to from Paramatta and cared for them on his ship.

Truda Walker
Went to the Howard school and later to Traveston school. She married at 17 to Joseph Bullock who was a miner. He later suffered from dust and procured an engine drivers licence and worked on drilling rigs at the bismuth mines at Biggenden and at Warra in the State Coal Mines. He later went to Pialba where he held the sanitary contract. He died at the age of 36. After his death Truda carried on the business for some- time with the help of Arthur.

Arthur Bullock
He started school in Warra and later went to schools in Pialba and in Howard. He went to work when his father died, first with his mother carrying goods with a horse and dray. Later he worked for Murphy and Sons, General Store. Later he started his own business and owned a number of stores and post offices, the final one being at Oxley. He then drove a taxi for 20 years. He was a member of the Brisbane Golf Club Council for 3 years and is a bowler. He is a Mason and during the brief time I spent with him he appeared to be a happy straightforward man.

Thelma Bullock
Thelma's husband is Ramsay Hastie the Superintendant of Traffic in Brisbane.

Joel Bullock
He runs Sunseeker caravans in Balacalava St, Woolongabba.

Gilbert Bullock
Panelbeater and car dealer.

Alma Bullock
Her husband died in 1982. She has her grandmothers diary

Lela Bullock
Has been married 3 times - previous husbands deceased.



Rupert Darryl Breckon-Wood Walker
Started work when he was quite young. He went to WW1 before he was 17, married and had a child while in England. His son Robert died of meningitis aged 21, and daughter Betty died of diphtheria aged 3. His son Lennie is now divorced and lived in Howard with his mother (now deceased) (29 William St, Howard Q4659 ). The Breckon name comes from the Walker side. Darryl lived at Howard.

His son Robert died aged 21
Daughter Betty died young (3)
His son Matthew in Ipswich is interested in the family. Matthews daughter Barbara works at Safeways, another possible address is 2 Egerton St Bundamba.

Vera Walker
Married Willey of Scottish descent and lived in the Hervey Bay area. She died at Howard in 1979(?). Her son Gordon lives in Howard and her daughter Elva married Ron Phillips and lives in Pialba.

Rodney Walker is adopted.

Thelma Walker
She was a very headstrong young woman, packed a pistol as a young girl having grown up tough on the farm. Married Reginald Jordin, a miner who was the son of a carpenter. After the marriage they lived in Howard and later in Torbanlee. After her father had a stroke in?1930 they moved back to Howard. They later went up to a farm where Roy Walker was share farming at Calgoa. Subsequently they went to Wamuran where they share farmed with Roy Chew and another relative until the farm was re-possessed during the depression. They ran the farm for the bank. They shifted to other farms later and also worked on the railroad and roads around Caboolture. They shifted to Brisbane where Reginald worked in sawmill before joining the army in 1940. He was a prisoner of war and worked on the Burma-Thai railway. Thelma was killed in a car accident. She was a very likable person. She was a mine-watcher on the Brisbane River during the war. Reported to have been a larrikin as a kid and a crack revolver shot. To quote a boy at school "I can beat any boy in the school except Thelma Walker". Reginald was a POW for 3 years, and had been reported dead. During this time she married Bill Harris but they later separated. There probably would have been a reunion with Reg except that she was killed first. She worked for a book sales company travelling with Trevor Jordin (her son). The Jordin ancestor is suggested to have been the illegitimate child of Edward VIII.

Norman Jordin

He had a lot of his mother's traits. He was nicknamed truthful because of his great exaggerations; a common feature in the Walker family (or so I am told, perhaps I am the target this time). Served in the airforce in WW2 and worked in a number of temporary jobs including insurance sales, taxi driving, on properties in the west of Qld managed properties at Tambo. Reported to be a complex person. He separated from his first wife and lived with Noelle Wearne, whom he later married. He died of a heart attack.

Viv Jordin

His first marriage was blighted by alcohol and drug problems of his wife. He separated, went to Western Australia and changed his name to Gordon. He remarried happily to Joy who had been in the navy during the war. He managed hotels and properties.

Gordon Geoff Jordin

A very placid man like Viv, he works in the Forestry Department.

Kieth Jordin

He has no contact with the family, having gone to Darwin in 1951. He married a Singaporian Anne in the late 1970 or early 1980. Worked there as a crocodile hunter. He is reported to be a 'wild' man, and a noted rum drinker.

Robert Walker

Has trucks, cattle property and lives in the Mungar area.

Laurel Walker (Barker) is interested in the family.

Colin Walker

Is a public relations man with the National Party and makes documentaries for television.

Ronald Walker

Married Sylvia Bengston whose father hauled timber from Frasers Is and released the horses which became the brumbies of the island. Children (1) Bevan is a doctor, (eldest son Paul at U of Q 1987) Glenna (3) is married to John Smith a Uniting Church Minister who ran God Squad in Melbourne and now runs a drug rehabilitation centre Care, Communication and Concern in Carlton, Vic.

Allan Walker is a bridge carpenter.

Beris Walker married twice.

Brian Walker separated and remarried.

Phillip Walker married a girl from Canada.

Roy Walker worked for Vincent George Turner.


Joyce Walker

Extract from The Sunday Mail, Brisbane, May 13th,1979.

THE MOTHER OF THE YEAR

A woman who once "stole" a baby from its mother has been chosen Queensland's Mother of the Year. She is Miss Joyce Walker, who has "mothered" hundreds of children in her 10 years as matron of the Bush Children's Health Scheme home at Redcliffe. The award is made annually by the Queensland Mother of the Year Committee to pay tribute to any woman it feels has contributed to the welfare and benefit of children. Matron Walker, who retired from the home last year, was told of her award a few days ago before she left for a holiday in Europe. "It was something out of the blue for me", she said before she left. "I didn't even know I had been nominated". Before Matron Walker took over the Redcliffe home she worked with a Methodist Mission group in Papua New Guinea It was during this time she "stole" the baby. "We went into New Guinea with the first contingent after World War II," she said. We did patrols. We lived in the villages. We opened up hospitals. The people had tropical ulcers and yaws. They had never been cared for" Matron Walker, a long way from her home on a citrus orchard near Maryborough, trekked thousands of metres into the mountains looking for sick people, especially children. She came across a child being nursed by its mother. "It was just about dead," she said "I snatched it and ran, with the mother chasing me down the hill with a big stick." She fed the baby with an eye-dropper and regularly took it to the window so that the natives waiting threateningly outside could see it was alive and getting healthier. "People began to realise I could do something," she said. They started bringing their babies to her. "At one stage I was looking after 20 babies at a time, she said. Matron Walker did her training at Maryborough, her midwifery at Mackay, her child welfare in Brisbane and her tropical medicine in Sydney. She had her introduction to bush children and their problems when she was only 19 and helped look after them when they were taken to Hervey Bay for treatment. Joyce is living in retirement (1985) at Coolum. She is interested in church and community affairs and people.

Leading an active and energetic retirement. There is a history of coronaries in the Walker family. Matthew (snr), sons and daughters died at 65, 48, 51, 50, with the eldest at 73.

Bill Wood

Had an unhappy love affair and left home. He lived as an itinerant worker until arsenical poisoning put him in the Rockhampton Hospital. He then returned and lived with his sister at Torquay. When the farm was sold the Walkers moved to Torquay. Bill was an invalid after the incident. He never married.

Lucy Marion Wood

Lucy was married to Bert Stiles. He was not a good man and they separated after having 3 children. In the subsequent divorce the custody was given to Stiles. The 2 girls were sent to New Zealand. Lucy maintained contact but this has been lost in the subsequent generations. There may have been some information in Lucy's papers. Frank was sent to the Ernie Wood in Clermont. He died aged 18. Lucy married Francis Chew (son of Frank Wong Chew and Edith Chevasse) - the details are contained in papers prepared by Cliff Chew. The first 2 children were registered as Stiles, presumably as the divorce was not complete. The divorce and remarriage to a part Chinese must have shocked the values of the time. Her sister Nell (somewhat of an outcast for marrying a Greek) did not talk to her for 30 years. Lucy was a strong minded woman and did not communicate much information on the family to the children. Frank Chew was a quiet bookish man of strong beliefs and character.

Bernard birth was registered as Stiles, changed to Chew and subsequently opted for Stiles. Served in the RAN in WW2.

Joseph was registered as Stiles, changed to Chew and subsequently opted for Stanley.

Wilfred was a coalminer. After an accident he became a surveyor.

Allan married twice.

Colin is a teacher in Nanango.

Edith reached the Maryborough finals of Miss Australia. She wrote a biography of her early years.

Rita has an 1892 letter

Peter Godbold. Grew up in Bundaberg, moved to Ipswich with parents aged 12. Took B. Electrical Engineering, U Q in 1962 while working for the Post Office and later entered the RAN. Jenny and Peter met in Toowoomba and married before going to UK in 1965 to train in the submarine service. Returned to Sydney before being posted to Navy Office in Canberra. Went to Darwin in 1973 and works for the NT Administration. He has about 600 records on database.

Stanley has a congenital foot problem, is an excellent musician.

Reginald James - has Parkinsons disease (1991). Is an excellent musician and had an orchestra in Maryborough.

Richard has heart problem and 1991 was sick

Garry is a school teacher and knows the Wood family in Clermont.

Clifford was in the AIF in WW2. Was a builder and draftsman, makes longbows. Has written an account of his first 20 years.

Clifford Jason is a panel beater. unknown Chew F.& L.A.Stockyard Rd, Childers 075 294975

Jessie Hawk
Married Goodsall. Their daughter (1 1 3 8 1) Daphne married a dentist who is a friend of Bill Peach. Sons Bill and Jack.
Maria Susan Turner

Susan was an unwilling immigrant. She went to spend the last night aboard with the family and because of a storm the ship sailed with her. She disembarked with the family in Maryborough and probably went into service along with her sisters. She presumably was in service in Rockhampton when she met and married James Hall, an American. I think the family moved to Sydney sometime between 1878 and 1880. After Nellie's birth (1880) they built the house at 104 Carlton Crescent, Summer Hills(Freda, Jessie and Nellie were born at Strawberry Hills, Sydney). Initially this was a two-room house which was gradually extended as family and prosperity increased. James Hall probably had some financial problem after arrival in Rockhampton or Sydney. He was a storeman in charge of the cellar (horseshoes, etc.) of Holdsworth McPherson near the old Bulletin office in George Street. He went to Scotland at one time and wrote a diary of this and other periods of his life.It is now in the Mitchell library, along with photos of him and Susan. Susan's life was fully occupied in raising her large family without any help from servants. Frieda remembers her mother washing with a large copper in the back garden, cooking the traditional Sunday dinners and scones, etc. She was a good housekeeper and cook, looked after her family well. She was a generous woman, kind to neighbours and helped people. She was a gentle, happy person, broad-minded, with a sense of humour. Lucy Hall said that her mother was sent to work at 8 years of age. Susan was partially deaf in later life, also Jane and Kate. Charlie Hall was a blustery man who thought himself somewhat above himself (Cec Beverley).

Extract from "The Argus" - undated -- The Late Mr. J. F. Hall We regret to announce the death of Mr. James Fortune Hall at the advanced age of 90 years. He was born at Sherbrooke in Canada in 1855.After coming to Australia he was married at Rockhampton (Q) in 1876. The next year he came to Sydney and acquired the house now known as 104 Carlton Crescent, Summer Hill where he lived continuously for over 63 years until his death on the 9th October. His widow and a number of his family, grandchildren and great-grandchildren are left to mourn his loss. He was well known in the Friendly Society world, and was a lifelong member of the P.A.F.S., and also a member of the L.O.L. for 45 years, in which he represented the Women's Lodges for 30 years. He acted as Treasurer of the Ashfield Dispensary Board for well over 30 years. In Church circles he was well known as a staunch Presbyterian and acted as Auditor for the Ashfield Presbyterian Church for many years. He was a popular personality at public and lodge functions particularly the latter where he earned the title of "Daddy" Hall. Young and old expressing their liking for him in no uncertain manner in their adoption of that name. He leaves a widow, one son, Arthur, of 114 Milton Street, Ashfield, five daughters Nellie (Mrs. A. Parker), Hilda (Mrs. McQuiggen), Elsie (Mrs. Allanson), Freda (Mrs. O'Brien) and Miss Lucy Hall and a large number of grand and great-grandchildren. The funeral took place on the 11th of October and was very largely attended particularly by members of various friendly Societies, the Dispensary Board and other organisations the deceased gentleman was connected with. And so passed a great man, well liked and respected by all who knew him. VALE - JAMES HALL

1 1 4 1 Jessie Hall

Married Charles Thompson. The family lived in Summer Hills, cnr Regent and Morris St and later at Bartlett St. Jessie was a very placid person and a good mother to her 12 children. Charles Hall was an Anglo-Indian, born in India and worked for Henry Berry, a retailer of hardware.

John Thompson lives in Ashfield and goes to the local RSL. 379 Liverpool Rd, Ashfield 32131. Leslie Thompson married a teacher at Canberra C of E Grammar. Had 2 children - Primrose (?Primula, old girl of Grammar) and a son. Now Mrs A.M. and Mrs L. Thompson at the school.

1 1 4 2 1 Hilda Anstiss - Her husband, died 15011977.

1 1 4 2 1 1 Ian Anstiss - Divorced

1 1 4 2 1 3 Cheryl Anstiss - Divorced

1 1 4 2 1 4 Kerrie Anstiss - Divorced

1 1 4 3 James William Hall
Worked with a seed merchant. His biography along with some of his descendants is published in "Pitty Family in Australia", Kieth D. Pitty, Wentworth Press, National Library ISBN 09593921-1-4.From the book Pitty Family in Australia. Eva, in 1923, went to live with her son Jack at Wentworthville; she died on 26.7.1934 at Parramatta aged 75 years. Eva and John had three children. Alice Edith Nettle was born on 25.9.1886 at Leichhardt. At the age of 24 years Alice married James William Hall (1143) at St. Andrew's C. of E., Summer Hill and they made their home in Bancroft Avenue, Rosehill. They had three children. James was born on 13.12.1882; when 14 years old he commenced work as a clerk with a South Coast company which became the Producers Distributing Society (P.D.S.) and subsequently he was appointed Manager of the Egg Department. About 1929 James left P.D.S. to become the first manager of the N.S.W. Egg Marketing Board but owing to ill-health he returned to P.D.S. about 1932 as paymaster. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge and became a Master in the Lodge in 1942. While Alice was in St. Lawrence Private Hospital, Rose Street, Chatswood after the birth of the third child, John, she developed pneumonia and died on 13.6.1915, aged 29 years, and was buried in the C. of E. section of Gore Hill cemetery the following day. The three children were three years, two years and six weeks old at the time. James later remarried. He died on 6.7.1944, at the age of 61 years, while still paymaster at P.D.S.

1 1 4 3 1 Nancy Alice,

the FIRST child of Alice and James Hall, born 1.2.1912, was educated at Petersham Girls H.S., and then completed a typing course at business college. Nancy sat for the Public Service entrance examination, achieving second place in the State, and became a typist in the Taxation Dept. where she was also an acting assessor during the latter years of World War 2. Nancy retired in 1968 and died on 19.8.1977 aged 65 years; she had never married.

1 1 4 3 2 Kathleen Eva,

The second child was born on 19.6.1913 and educated at Burwood Girls H.S. She completed a secretarial course at Metropolitan Business College and became a secretary with P.D.S. 1929-44. She played lst. Grade hockey. Kath married Roy Allen Smith who was born on 28.11.1912 and educated at Drummoyne Boys H.S. Roy was a fibrous plaster manufacturer and fixer, initially in his father's family business and later in partnership with his brother; he retired in 1972. In World War 2 he served 1942-45 in the R.A.A.F. as a W.O. 1st. Class Coxswain, Marine Section. Kath and Roy had two children - Carolyn Lois (114321) born 30.12.1945, attended Ravenswood Ladies College, Gordon and a secretarial course at North Sydney Technical College; she was a secretary at British General Electric 1963-65 and at Cadburys 1966-7, leaving there to marry Paul James Clarke. Paul was born on 6.8.1937 in England. He graduated from University of Birmingham B.Sc. and Certificate of Education, then in 1979 obtained his degree of Master, Business Administration at Macquarie University, Sydney. Paul was employed for 16 years as a medical representative, on quality control, and laboratory and production management in chemical and pharmaceutical industries, with Eli Lilly (Aust.) & Co. and Scott and Bowne (A/asia) Ltd. Since 1972 he has been a lecturer in Business Administration at Hawkesbury Agricultural College. Carolyn and Paul have two children - Stuart (1143211) and Adrian (1143212); a third child, Joanna (1143213), died at the age of nine months.

1 1 4 3 3 John Beresford,

The third child of Alice and James Hall, was born on 2.5.1915; his mother died six weeks later. John gained his Leaving Certificate at Canterbury Boys H.S. in 1931, a Diploma in Mechanical Engineering (1937) and a Certificate of Industrial Management (1941), both at Sydney Technical College. He joined Amalgamated Wireless (A/asia) Ltd. (A.W.A.) Ashfield Division, and as a professional engineer his career culminated in his appointment as Telecommunications and Production Manager, A.W.A. He retired from A.W.A. in May, 1980. John joined the Rotary Club in Ashfield in 1965, was President 1971-72 and leader of the Rotary Group Study Exchange team to Japan, March-April, 1982. He became a member of the Masonic Lodge in 1946, has occupied the chair, holds Grand Lodge rank in a number of different orders, and has 30 degrees rank. He is a J.P. John married Doris Mary Byrne who was born on 6.11.1911.She gained her Intermediate Certificate at Stanmore Girls School and, following a secretarial course at evening school, became a legal secretary with Garland, Seabourn and Abbott until her marriage. Doris is secretary of Chiswick Garden Club and a J.P. John and Doris live in the Sydney suburb of Rodd Point. They have two daughters. One happy result of the Author's research was that just prior to Christmas, 1982 John Hall was able to contact and meet his Uncle Jack Nettle, his mother's brother, whom John had not seen or heard of since he was a young boy some 60 years earlier.

1 1 4 3 3 1 The first child,

Alice Mary was born 18.4.1939. Alice was educated at Burwood Girls H.S. to Leaving Certificate standard and then attended Sydney Teachers College where she gained a diploma in Physical Education; after teaching in that subject with the N.S.W Department of Education for some years, Alice went to Scotland and studied for over two years at St. Andrews University, obtaining certificates as a teacher and adjudicator in Scottish Country Dancing. After some time in Ireland she returned to Sydney and conducted her own dancing classes until she felt it was time for another change. This time Alice decided to turn her talents to nursing; she gained certificates in General Nursing at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and in Psychiatric Nursing at North Ryde Psychiatric Centre. At the present time, Alice is a sister in the surgical ward at Macquarie Hospital.

1 1 4 3 3 2 The second child of John and Doris Hall,

Elaine Anne, was born on 10.11.1943.After obtaining her Intermediate Certificate at Burwood Girls H.S. and completing a secretarial course at West Sydney Technical College, she became a secretary with several Sydney firms until her marriage to David Boyd Gaughan. David, born 17.6.40 was educated at St. Patrick's College Strathfield then served his apprenticeship as a toolmaker at P.G.F. Company; he remained there until 1965 when he joined the Dept. of Main Roads. After gaining a Toolmaking Certificate at West Sydney Technical College in 1969 he became an inspector and subsequently a supervisor with D.M.R. He was the lead singer with the Pop singing group, "The Quavers" from 1955 until 1965. Elaine and David have three children Danielle (1143321), Michael (1143322) and Joshua (1143323).

1 1 4 3 4 Betty St. Clare Worsley (nee Hall)

First child of James William and Isobel Wilga St. Clare Hall Sister - Jean Isabel Foulser - refer details from her Attended Ashbury Primary School, Burwood Central Domestic Science School and Miss Hale's Business College. Worked for 10 years in office of Holden's Motor Body Builders in William Street, Sydney (later became Stack and Company) where I was secretary to the Manager on a salary of 7 pounds two shillings and sixpence (considered very good then). Interests - Reading, music, tennis, family, particularly now watching 5 little grand-daughters grow and develop, Meals on Wheels and work for charity through Inner Wheel Club (Wives of Rotarians).

1 1 4 3 4 1 Robyn Ann Pierpoint (nee Worsley)

Education - Eastwood Primary School, Methodist Ladies College, Burwood, N.S.W. and Hales Secretarial College, Eldest daughter of Ken and Betty Worsley. Met husband in 1973 while holidaying on Norfolk Island. Charter member Eastwood Rotoract Club, formed 1969. Held position of secretary for 3 years. Named Miss Rotoract 1971 Career - worked on personal staff of Federal Minister for Navy 1971-72. Instrumental in setting up Sydney branch of Swedish pharmaceutical Company in 1972. The staff grew from 3 in 1973 to over 30 in 1977, when I held position of Personal Secretary to Managing Director and Office Manager. Left in 1977 to accompany husband on overseas business trip for 2 months. Interests - Tennis, reading, cooking, bringing up children and associated interests.

1 1 4 3 4 2 Judith Margaret Hopcraft (nee Worsley)

Second daughter of Ken and Betty Worsley. Grew up in Eastwood in a happy home. Went to Eastwood Primary School then M.L.C. Burwood. Left in fourth year and did a secretarial course at Hales College in Sydney. Had jobs at Western Assurance, C.S.R., C.S.I.R.O Food Research. Married one year when moved to Orange where I worked for some time at Medibank, then Department of Health. Started our family, and after two miscarriages had Kelly. Commenced working for my husband in his Valuing business and am still doing his typing, etc. Then in 1982 Kristen was born and developed a rare liver disease called biliary atresia. We were therefore very relieved and happy when Karina was born and was normal.

1 1 4 3 4 3 Susan Joy Dick (nee Worsley)

Third daughter of Ken and Betty Worsley.

Education Eastwood Public School, Methodist Ladies College, Burwood, Meadowbank Technical College.

Met husband in 1977 through Army Reserve where I enjoyed 5 years part-time service, reaching rank of Corporal. Have rare skin disorder - Pityrias Rubra Pilarus. Had various secretarial jobs after completing technical course until joining A.N.Z. Bank in 1973. Have enjoyed two overseas trips.

1 1 4 3 4 4 Geoffrey Kenneth Worsley

Son of Betty and Ken Worsley Educated at Eastwood Primary School and The Kings School Parramatta 1971-1976. Worked since leaving school and studied part-time at Macquarie University (North Ryde), gaining Bachelor of Economics degree. Presently a Manager at Arthur Andersen and Company, Sydney,specialising in Receivership and Liquidation. Interested in most sport and tropical fish.

1 1 4 3 5 Jean Isabel Foulser (nee Hall)

I was born in Ashfield, Sydney, and lived in Hay Street, Croydon Park until I married in 1949. I then moved to my present address. I have one sister, Betty St. Clare, (born 12/4/1924) and two half-sisters, Nancy Alice Hall (deceased) and Kathleen Eva Smith, and one half-brother, John Beresford Hall. My parents' names were James William Hall and Isabel Wilga St. Clare (nee Fryer) - both deceased. I was educated at Ashbury Public School and Burwood Central Domestic Science School, then completed a Business Course at Hales College. My working years were all spent at the Shell Co. of Aust. Ltd. I left there to be married and had two daughters. I have played tennis since an early age and enjoy gardening and music. My husband and I have travelled both here and abroad since he retired in 1974 and our life together has been a very happy one.

1 1 4 3 5 1 4 Wendy Ann Wenzel (nee Foulser)

My happy childhood and adolescence was spent in Haberfield in a home overlooking Robson Park and the expanse of water known as Iron Cove. My sister, Pamela Kay, and I went not to the local primary school, but travelled a little further by bus to Haberfield Demonstration School, where, from l957 to 1963. I obtained a good grounding in a variety of commonly taught subjects. From 1964 to 1969 my sister and I both went to M.L.C. (Methodist Ladies College) at Burwood where I obtained the School Certificate and Higher School Certificate studying Mathematics, Science, English, Geography, French and German. It was a very good, disciplined teaching program and equipped me with good basic skills. I excelled at nothing in particular and academically I enjoyed all my subjects but especially Geography and Science although the results of the latter were not always superior. I played tennis and loved swimming and competed in school swimming carnivals. Outside of school, up top my early teens, we competed weekly in the swimming races at Ashfield Pool to which my father selflessly took us and assisted in the smooth organisation of the races. At High School, I trained for and received a range of swimming certificates issued by the Royal Lifesaving Society. These included the Instructor's Certificate and medals up to and including the Bronze Cross, the third highest award one can attain. Earlier in my younger primary school days I received special style swimming coaching from my Aunt, Alice Hall and Joe Tonner, two excellent trainers. I swam freestyle and breaststroke very well. My tertiary training began in l970 with a one year's secretarial college course at Hale's Secretarial College, Sydney, where my mother had attended 25 years previously. I worked as a secretary at the University of Sydney for two years before changing my career direction. Between 1974 and 1976 I undertook a Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Sydney and majored in Geography and Government, doing very well in both subjects. Immediately upon completion of the degree I secured a job as Research Assistant at the Centre for Multicultural Studies at the University of Wollongong, so making my first move away from home. I worked there for 3 years and gained considerable secretarial, research and interviewing experience and learned a great deal about migrants. After the expiry of the grant funds for this project, I had a range of jobs over one year whilst looking for full-time permanent work. After working at a technical college teaching unemployed adolescents, researching two areas of the state prison system, placing job vacancies in newspapers and journals for the University of Sydney, and moving my belongings between Sydney and Wollongong, I finally secured a full-time permanent job in the N.S.W. Health Commission in Wollongong as a Research Officer with whom I remain to the present. After leaving university in Sydney and obtaining a job, I undertook the fourth (Honours) year of my B.A. at the University of Wollongong, working full-time and studying part-time. I completed the thesis in the Department of Geography and studied the health status of Macedonians (Yugoslavs) in Wollongong. Whilst employed in the now Department of Health, N.S.W., I read for my Master of Arts degree in Geography and studied this part-time in 1983 and 1984. Whilst at university, in the long vacation, I travelled to the U.K. and Europe in 1975-76 for a 15-weeks' holiday. I toured in a campervan with three others and had a wonderful time although it was the northern hemisphere's winter. I stopped over a week in Malaysia to stay with my penfriend of many years' standing (since primary school days).I have also visited New Zealand on an 11 weeks' work and pleasure trip, travelling by the network of buses around the two islands .With my parents and sister, we have travelled in the eastern seaboard states to Cairns, Tasmania, Melbourne and Canberra. We holidayed each year for five years or so in Surfers Paradise when we were young. Those years are full of lovely memories for me I met my husband in Wollongong when I was living in the same block of units as him and both had a mutual interest in academic work. We have bought a home in a bushland suburb in the foothills of Wollongong. I like to play and watch squash and plan to expand considerably my home craft activities when my academic enthusiasm has waned.I enjoy cooking, knitting, crocheting (one day) and reading in particular but am happy to be involved in or watch any sport or do my home craft activities. One day we hope to have 2 or 3 children and return to Sydney where my husband is likely to obtain a clinical psychologist's position.

1 1 4 3 5 2 Pamela Kay Selley (nee Foulser)

Pamela Kay was born on August 7, 1953 at King George V Memorial Hospital for Mothers and Babies, Sydney. She spent a happy childhood with her sister, Wendy Ann, living in Haberfield until her marriage. Pamela attended Haberfield Demonstration School where she was School vice-captain in her final year. Her secondary education was completed at Methodist Ladies College, Burwood, where Pamela obtained her School Certificate in 1969.In 1970 she undertook a secretarial course at Hales Secretarial College, Sydney, obtaining her diploma. Pamela then commenced her first position at the Metropolitan Water Sewerage and Drainage Board, Sydney, where she remained for eighteen months. After a number of casual secretarial positions, Pamela accepted an appointment at the University of Sydney in administration. She stayed at the University for seven years and worked as Secretary to various Assistant Registrars and Professors. Whilst at the University, Pamela met Michael who was undertaking a degree in the Pharmacy School near where she worked. On October 29, 1977, Pamela and Michael married at St. Paul's Church of England Burwood, Sydney. Pamela continued working at the University until the end of 1980, when she moved with Michael to Canberra and they settled into their first home at Chapman, a pretty suburb in the Woden Valley with lovely views. Since arriving in Canberra, Pamela has worked part of the time as an Administrative Assistant in the Department of Finance and Accounting at the Australian National University. She is looking forward to becoming a full-time mother and housewife. Pamela has a keen interest in interior decoration and enjoys cooking reading and music (particularly classical). She also enjoys swimming and has obtained various life saving awards.

1 1 4 4 Henry Alfred Hall

Henry (Harry) was a saddler and harness maker. He had a country business (he died in Sydney). He was a kind gentle person, perhaps a little simple and was not well thought of by the rest of the family (Cec Beverley).

1 1 4 5 Charles Livingston Hall had no children.

1 1 4 6 Lucy Hall

Lucy's fiancé was killed in WW1 and subsequently she never married. She lived at Summer Hills until she went into the Shalom Court Aged People's Home. She died after complications following a fall which caused a broken thigh. She had a keen interest in the family. I (JT) met her a number of times. She was a lively intelligent person.

1 1 4 7 1 Peter McQuiggan

Lives near Rylstone. Once had a farm but now works as a barman at the Kandos Club.

1 1 4 8 Elsie May Hall

(written by Dorothy Hepple(11484)

Elsie May Hall was one of ten children born of Maria Susan Hall and James Fortune Hall - she was educated in the Summer Hill Public School and finished her education to the highest form, whatever it was in those days. She was exceptionally good in art, and started her working life teaching sketching and drawing in some kind of school. Later she learned clerical work and worked for a baking firm in a clerical position. She was also interested in nursing. She joined St. John's Ambulance Service when World War I broke out. She was trained very similarly as a nurse, and worked on weekends in the Sydney hospitals. It was during this time when she met my father, who was a returned soldier from the 1st World War, who came back a physical wreck. My mother helped nurse him back to health. Their friendship grew and so they were married in the Summer Hill Congregational Church. They came to Newcastle to live as that's where my father came from. He built a nice brick home at 56 Macquarie Street, Meriwether, where they lived and consequently where we, all the children, were born. My mother was a very capable housewife, who then devoted her life to raising her children and running the family home. She was very useful with her hands and my father likewise. My father was very talented music-wise - he could play any musical instrument he held in his hands -played the piano and had a voice that Paul Robeson would have been proud of. My father retired at the age of 64, and l2 months to the day he died of that dreadful disease called cancer of the liver, which was a terrible shock to us all. Three of us were married, but my brother, Ron, was only 18 and still at home with his mother. Two years after my father's death, we decided to sell the big family house at Meriwether and, as Marjorie and myself were then living at Charlestown, we decided to bring our mother out closer to us both, so we built her a new home at Gateshead. Three years after her living there with my brother Ron, he got married in the September. December of that year, a tragic thing happened - my mother had a cerebral haemorrhage, which paralysed her completely down her right side it took her speech and all movement of her right side. After many months in hospital she came home but could not do anything for herself. Her leg was in callipers and with the aid of a walking frame, she managed to move slowly around the house. We had to employ a full-time housekeeper to take care of her, as we wanted to keep her in her own home as long as possible. This we did for a long time. Then she took two more terible strokes, paralysing her worse again. We then had to have her cared for by nursing people, as she was very ill then. She spent the last five years deteriorating - her heart was very strong and her body very healthy. She just faded away and died 13 years after the stroke, living to a month off her 80th birthday. So ended the life of our dear mother, Elsie May Allanson. 26.6.83

1 1 4 8 1 Neville Hall Allanson

Childrens'_names: By Adoption: Geoffrey Vivienne

BIOGRAPHY
Retired - ex P.W.D - Arch. Sen. T/O III

OBBIES
Fishing, swimming, bird-watching, including photographs and recording. Singing (choirs and solo, classic music generally. Art, drama, wood-carving, all forms of cabinet making and fine timber work Gardening.

HABITS
Non smoker and non-drinker. Work to assist charities. Born: Merewether, July 7, 1923 Father: Joseph Lewis Allanson Mother: Elsie May (Hall) My father was the youngest of 7 children, Thomas, Jack, Nell, Lilly, Anne, Joe (twin sister, don't remember name - think it was Emily, who died age 2 years).
Grandfather Allanson came to Australia from U.K. Grandma Allanson (maiden name Crawley) came from Raymond Terrace, 40 km north of Newcastle. Joe Allanson was a tailor by trade - served with the 34th battalion in France, 1916 to 1919. Invalided home. Could not stand tailoring, so took to manual work as a fitter's labourer for the N.S.W. Railways Department. Met my mother at the Army Convalescent Home, Sydney. Married and lived at 56 Macquarie Street, Merewether (my childhood home) until his death. Grandfather Allanson was a publican and had property. On his death (I was approximately 8), my father received sufficient money to enable him to build a small holiday cottage at Marmong Point on Lake Macquarie. Here the family spent every second weekend in the winter and almost the full summer. I recall those days with much pleasure. During the hard days of the depression, our family was one of the fortunate ones who had a roof over our head and though Dad only worked one week in three at times, we survived. As a child, I had ambitions of being a doctor, but my academic prowess did not match my dream. I trained at Newcastle Junior Boys High and later at Newcastle Central High. By now I had been persuaded that a trade was for me, and I selected carpentry and did a pre-apprenticeship course. Jobs were very hard to come by, and when I couldn't get a job as an apprentice carpenter, I found a job with the Hunter District Water Board and started night studies with the view of matriculating and becoming a civil engineer. Japan's entry into the war and my enlisting in the Army put paid to that. I was now 18. At 22, I was discharged from the Army at the end of hostilities. I married Audrey Joan Bailey on 12th October, 1950. By now, I was a journeyman carpenter and joiner, and had almost completed my studies as a foreman and Clerk of Works. I was appointed as Clerk of Works to the N.S.W Public Works Department in April, 1951. I remained in that Department, rising through the ranks (to use an army term) to Works Supervisor, Senior W/S. and finally to become a Senior Technical Officer III (on a special personal grading).This job was most satisfying to me, as I had seniority and status above a Grade I architect and was just marginally below Architect II.I performed duties requiring self-reliance and almost complete autonomy I retired from the P.W.D. on July 6, 1983, i.e. the day before my 60th birthday. I designed and built by sub-contract my first home in Kotara and my present home in Merewether. By my first wife I have a son, Howard Hall Allanson, a daughter, Jane (Haasnoot) and, because of RH problem and the inability to have further children, adopted twins, Geoffrey and Vivienne. Wife Audrey died of cancer, 20 January, 1970. Married Lois Eileen Fry on September 26, 1970. No children of that marriage. There is 16 years difference in our ages (I am older). Lois is the eldest of 4 children - Lois, David (Anglican minister), Ruth and Stephen. I have always loved music, and singing in particular. I learnt singing from 1948 to 1950, and used to sing duets with Audrey. Took singing lessons from 1971 to 1976. Lois is an accompanist par-excellence, and since our marriage, I have fulfilled many dreams - viz. soloist for Newcastle and Sydney performances of Messiah, etc.; principle roles in G & S - "Yeoman", "Gondoliers", "Patience" and the highlight of them all as Tevye, the dairyman, in "Fiddler on the Roof". Lois and I have travelled to N.Z. and caravanned around much of N.S.W., Victoria and South Australia. We spent 10 months overseas travelling extensively in Europe and the U.K. in 1978.

1 1 4 8 1 1 Howard Hall Allanson

By nature relatively quiet. Had ambitions to become an Anglican minister, so did night studies and matriculated. While working as a bank clerk and as a labourer at B.H.P. (he resigned from the bank because they insisted he take transfers throughout the State and this interfered with his study). Being evangelistic, he was not accepted by the C. of E., so he continued studies and put himself through C.A.E. Upon graduating, he couldn't get into the Ed. Dept. system because the younger student teachers were "bonded" and had priority over self-paid students. His wife was Assistant Music Master at Maitland Boys' High School, so she was the family bread-winner. Howard obtained relief teaching whenever possible, and after 3 years was offered a job in Sydney teaching a group of "unteachables" in one of Sydney's tough outer-suburb schools. He travelled to Sydney each Monday and returned to Newcastle Friday for one year. He sold up in Newcastle and moved to Sydney. Still cannot get away from this special class. Because of declining numbers he will have to leave that school at the end of l983. Hopes to return to Newcastle area He still has strong biblical beliefs, hence the spelling of his daughters' names. He would like to seriously study ancient Greek and Hebrew. Hobbies are reading, music (including modern and classical), gardening and swimming.

1 1 4 8 1 2 Jane Allanson

Written by N. Allanson. As a child, Jane was extrememly timid and a real "fuss-pot". Very studious and in Primary school was school captain in 6th. grade. Had a large circle of girl friends. Her mother's illness and death seriously affected her at High School, where she slipped from 4/120 to 70/120 between years 1 and 4.After the steadying effects of a settled family life again after my second marriage, she began to get self-confidence (Lois was kind but firm, whereas Audrey pampered her), and so matriculated to Newcastle University and obtained her B.A. in 1977.She did the teaching diploma with the C.A.E. in 1978 and began as an infants' school teacher in 1979. Her self-confidence has been further lifted since her marriage to Peter, as she has had to be the bread-winner to allow Peter to finish off his studies, firstly as a Mechanical Engineer (B.H.P. laid off all their trainee engineers the day he passed the final exam) and now as a H/S Maths teacher in the 1983 C.A.E. course. Peter has yet to find a full-time job. Jane is very musical, has taken a keen interest in bird-watching, likes swimming, some types of live theatre, and is a very sincere Christian. She still maintains a large circle of friends.

1 1 4 8 1 3 Vivienne Allanson

SCHOOLS: Junction Demonstration Newcastle Girls High School JOB: Registered nurse - 3 certificates AMBITION: Hospital matron HOBBIES: Water and snow-skiing, sailing, Motor bike riding Dog care Very self-reliant- likes to dine out - likes travel. Twins Geoffrey and Vivienne were told that they were adopted when they were 8. Geoffrey, (who is very much a 'he-man' is really soft and affectionate) immediately broke into tears and said "You are not going to send us back, are you? At this point, we all broke into tears. Vivienne has shown indication that she would like to trace her "True" parents, but Geoffrey is quite strongly against it, and couldn't be closer as a son. There is an exceptionally strong bond between Geoff and Viv though they don't live together and their life-styles in many instances are poles apart. Both are very self-confident and self-reliant.

1 1 4 8 4 Dorothy Hall (Hepple)

Written 26.6.83 by Dorothy Hepple - 1953

Lucy has the family Bible which I think she passed on to Freda's daughter Lorraine
My parents, (Elsie and Joseph Allanson). I am the 4th child of these two parents - two children before me dying, one Douglas William Allanson, aged 3 years and 3 weeks - Ethyl May Allanson, lived one and a half days. I was born at 56 Macquarie Street, Merewether on 9.1.28. I was born on my brother Douglas' birthday and was 3 weeks old when he died of diphtheria. I was born with a congenital heart disease, which doctors called in those days a leaking valve of the heart, but in modern medicine today it is called a pulmonary stenosis. My life as a child was rather sheltered as I was prone to sickness, but managed to grow quite normal and as a teenage learnt to live with my problem and has not worried me to great extent. I attended the Glebe Primary School, then went on to High School called Central Home Science High. After 1 year at High School, the 2nd World War had broken out and things looked very bad for Newcastle people, as this is a very industrial city. Parents were asked to send their children away from the city to the country if it was possible so, having an Aunty live in the country at Rylstone, both my sister and I and two neighbours' children, all girls, were sent up to Aunty Hilda McQuiggan. The next 12 months I spent attending Kandos High School. Then the war eased a bit and we came home again. I was then 15 1/2, and wanted to do a business course, so I left school and went to a business college. I became very proficient in both shorthand and typing, where I sat and obtained a diploma for both subjects. My working career was in office work, where I changed a few times, finally staying in a shipping office which I enjoyed very much, only leaving there after 7 years to be married. I have always been interested in music, and started learning the piano when I was 11 years old. I learned for many years, but I was, and still am, a very nervous person. I could not get my degrees as my nerves would not take the strain so I only learned and played for my own pleasure. Like my Mother, I discovered I was very good with my hands - shining very much with knitting, sewing and crocheting, and even more so with cooking. Cooking to me became so natural - I think that I really missed my place in life, as I should have been a chef, but when I was young there was no opening. In my early 20s, I was introduced to the game of golf. I took to it very much, as I had not been allowed to play any sport as a youngster on account of my heart problem - I learned professionally, and soon became an Associate of the Meriwether Golf Club, where I am still a member and play 2 or three times a week. I was married when I was 26 years old, to Kenneth James Hepple, who also was a very keen golfer. We built our first home in Gounday Street, Gateshead, where we moved to when our son Phillip was 11 months old. Soon after moving, my husband and I decided to try going into business. We bought a small seafood shop at a place called Sheens Point. After a few weeks in the shop, I had the gist of it so I managed it on my own and my husband went out hawking seafoods to the public. We quickly expanded enormously - we were then running 3 trucks on the road. I then fell pregnant with my second child, so we sold the shop as the other business was thriving. My second son was born a beautiful child - golden coloured hair and big brown eyes. He was only one year and 11 months old and it was Christmas Day and somehow, when I wasn't watching for one minute he fell off a swing - not a serious fall, but it had devastating effects two days later. Unbeknown to anyone, he had been born with a dormant tumour attached to his kidneys, and when he fell it started it off 3 months later, he died - 2 years and 2 weeks old, a tragedy my husband and I have never got over, no matter how many years pass by. That was the only family I could have, so then we were left with an only child. We left Gateshead a few years later, where we moved to this address. I had to get interested in my sport again, so I went back to golf. I could not get over the death of my little son, and was headed for a nervous breakdown so I decided to go back to work. I was interested in something to do with food and cooking, so I bought a sandwich bar. My sister Marjorie came with me and very soon it was a very good business. I ran it for 3 years, my health gave way on me. I lost so much weight I had to sell it. I recuperated for about 12 months, then was offered a position in a big motor company, namely Kloster Ford Pty. Ltd., being in charge of the Service Department - clerical work. I enjoyed this work, so kept this position for 5 years. I have been retired now for 1 1/2 years, which is for good this time. Both my husband and I love travelling, have had many trips abroad, travelling to Asia mostly, visiting Penang, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Bangkok, Pattaya, Thailand, Hong Kong, Manila - Hong Kong is our favourite city. We have been back 3 times - it's so fascinating and the service is the best in the world..Of course, the shopping is spot-on. We intend going to America soon, then next year we hope to go to Europe. I am enjoying my retirement as I still like my music and play the organ. Play golf two or three times a week, my handicap is 21.Love entertaining, as I am a very good cook, like pottering in the garden and looking after my pool. I love going to Sydney to the ballet or the opera or any live shows. Written 23.6.83 My son Phillip lives here with his father and myself. He is single, 26 years old and would not have any family information other than what I have supplied you with.

1 1 4 8 5 Marjorie Jean (Green) Allanson

I was born Marjorie Jean Allanson on 19/8/1930 to Elsie May Hall and Joseph Lewis Allanson of 96 Macquarie St., Meriwether, our family home. I am the 5th child to a family of 6, Ron being our baby brother of Clendry(?) St., Cardiff. Before marriage, Dad worked for his father in the Family hotel, Railway Street, Meriwether and served in WWI. Mother was Elsie May Hall, of Ashfield, Sydney. Dad's workplace was Cardiff Railway workshops (Coppersmith). In those years, Mother was a saving person.This gave the children a lakeside week end at Marmong Point. Very, very happy memories. For a period of my teenage life, I spent at Rylstone, having been evacuated during the war. Mrs. Ferguson became our nanny. Aunt Hilda and George McQuiggan had a sheep run called "Rockville". The pastures, the sheep, the lambs, the waterholes all made "Rockville" a special place in my life. Cousin Peter still lives at Kandos. Schools I have attended Meriwether Primary, Adamstown Primary, Rylstone Primary. Having left school before High School era. Working as a shop assistant at Breckenridges and Coles, Newcastle. Married Gordon Green from Dalby Qld. I have 3 children listed above. Warwick has married. No grandchildren. 2 still single. The boys are following the Engineering field, chemistry and Marine. Sally is with a local firm of Marine Engineers. I enjoy life - my family - and am happiest when with them. I enjoy travel - have been to Hong Kong and Fiji, New Zealand and Manila. Having relations in Queensland, we travel north often. Hobbies - knitting and ceramics Sports - tennis, swimming and dancing. Involvements - Committee work for Central-Charlestown Junior Rugby League football club, of which I am a life member During their younger years, with the boys the boys I was involved in the scouts and cubs.

1 1 4 9 Freida Fortune Hall

Went to Summer Hill School and Ford St. High School. One of six who got scholarship. Worked for solicitor's office for half a crown per week. Married 9 September, 1919. Vivian O'Brien - not Catholic. Sales man, supplied chemists, worked for pink pages. Published Pink Pages - Manager. Had displays advertising on ferries and buses. Went to America. Lived at Artarmon, Hilston Park, Rosehill, Mosman, Manly to Balgowlah. Likes music. Victoria League music club. Music - light classical and good music. Interested in gardening. Went to Europe with Loraine and Helen for Loraine's last year of High School. Freida's husband died of cancer.

1 1 4 9 1 Helen Todhunter

Married a pilot and lives at Aspley, Qld. 1990 lives at Windsor.

1 1 4 9 2 Geoffrey Vivian O'Brien

PARENTS: Father - Vivian O'Brien, born at Condobolin, N.S.W., young- est of a family of 8,(4 boys and girls).Enlisted in the first A.I.F. at 17 years, went to France, wounded and returned to Australia in 1918. Mother - Freida Fortune, younger daughter of Maria Susan Hall, second youngest of a family of 9 (I think). I first lived at Hurlstone Park, a working class suburb of Sydney. My father was self-employed for a time, then joining his brother's advertising company. He was employed as a salesman and eventually as Manager of the Company. At the age of about 12 my parents moved to Roseville, a north shore suburb, where they remained for a number of years, moving to Mosman and eventually Manly. My early years were much as any child of that period. School, occasional holidays in the country or seaside, usually with relatives. At weekends, sport such as tennis, cricket, football matches were organised by the children themselves with other children of similar ages from the local school. No organised sports as today, with parents driving the children to and from the sporting events. Nearly all self-help on the children's part. All this was of course during the depression. I attended an infant's school close to home, the Primary School at Canterbury, an adjoining suburb. From Canterbury to Hurlstone Agric. High School. The first year as a day-boy, the next two as a boarder. Attained my Intermediate Certificate, and in 1937 left to attend Hawkesbury Agricultural College where I graduated in 1940 with the H.D.A. Worked for a short time with the Agricultural Department then took a job on a south coast dairy farm. As the war had started I wanted to join the Air Force and as soon as I could persuade my father to sign the necessary papers to enlist, I made application for air crew. Accepted but not called up for service and training until 1942. Trained in Australia and finished training as an air-gunner with a commission. Posted to England where I underwent further training before being posted to an operational squadron. Shot down over France in May, 1944, taken prisoner spending 12 months in Germany. Liberated in May, 1945. On returning to Australia eventually took a job with a company owned by an uncle. This lasted about 3 years but found factory work not to my liking. During this time I was married and our first child, David, was born in 1949.Left this job to manage a suburban newsagency. In 1971 took a job delivering towels and uniforms to offices in and around the city and suburbs. This was supposedly as training for a managership of this company in Adelaide. Again nothing came of this and so, with help from my father, I was able to buy a small orchard at Glenorie on the outskirts of Sydney. In 1951 our second child, Judith Helen, was born. After our marriage we first lived at Hurlstone Park where I had first lived as a young boy, then moved to Mosman where we lived until going to Glenorie. We remained here until 1961, when an old back injury forced me to leave this type of occupation. Joined the Department of Agriculture as a horticultural extension officer at Bathurst and Leeton. In 1964 returned to Bathurst to take up a teaching position at a local private school, all Saints College. Here I was teaching agriculture through all grades with reasonably good results. However, after four years found this repetitive, monotonous and very cloistered atmosphere so decided to move on. Took a position as an Agricultrual Field Officer with Edgells, a food preserving company mainly processing vegetables. Here I have been employed for the past 15 years - have found this a much more interesting and fulfilling occupation. With any luck, I hope to be able to take early retirement in 1984. As earlier mentioned, I married Patty Little in 1947 at Chatswood. Had met my future wife at a farewell party for a friend who had been posted to Canada with the Air Force in 1942.We became engaged before I left Australia.Our 35 years of married life have been very good, but of course with the usual small upheavals from time to time. Our two children are now married.David, a farmer, lives in Tamworth with his wife and 2 children. Judith, a nursing sister married to Stephen Hutchinson, lives in Cairns, N.Q - no children. My main sporting activity is swimming, both still-water and surfing when possible. As Bathurst has a rather cold winter, we are fortunate in having a heated pool, which I use regularly. I like watching local Rugby Union matches and enjoy tennis and golf on T.V. We are both fond of barbeques in the bush with friends. Generally, I am of an out-going nature and enjoy meeting people. Like classical music (not all), jazz (not all) and some of the current popular music, but not hot rock. When younger we attended most of the local balls and enjoyed dancing but unfortunately we are getting a bit too old for that sort of thing now. Would like to sail, but would require some assistance from someone with sailing experience. When retired would like to travel if funds will allow, particularly remote and outback Australia. We are both fond of animals, particularly Dachsund dogs and Siamese cats. Currently have one Dachsund dog, which runs this house, I might add. As we are thinking of moving from Bathurst on retirement, we have not replaced our cat (run over by a car) but hope to do so when we finally settle. Well, this seems to be a volume on its own but I suppose a fair number of things happen over a lifespan of 60 years.

1 1 4 9 2 1 David Geoffrey O'Brien

Born Cremorne, Sydney, spent few years living in Sydney where my father owned a newsagency, the moved to Glenorie, an orchard district about 30 miles from Sydney, where we lived for approximately 8 or 9 years. Attended the local primary school for several years and then entered the King's School, Parramatta, firstly as a day-boy, then as a boarder. My parents left the orchard at Glenorie and then moved to Bathurst where my father took up a position with the Dept. Agriculture. He now works with the Edgell Company and hopes to retire early next year. I have always had a keen interest in horses but was never lucky enough to own one in my early childhood. When I left school I was jackerooing with the Scottish Aust. Land Co., first in South Australia at Lucindale, north of Mt. Gambier, where they ran both sheep and cattle, then I applied for a transfer to Northern Queensland and was sent to Clonagh Station about 70 miles north of Cloncurry, where they ran only cattle and some horses for breeding purposes for their other stations. After leaving Queensland I managed a horse stud in the Bathurst district. I met my wife in Bathurst in 1970 and married in 1971, then moved to Tamworth to take up a position of overseer with the Australian Agricultural Co. This property was at Neudle(?) some 60 miles soouth-east of Tamworth and ran solely cattle. After spending four and a half years with this company, decided to start my own business as a farrier in Tamworth. Have been in this business for about 7 years.. Don't have much time for hobbies or sport myself. My eldest son, Scott, is a very keen cricketer and shows some potential in the game. My youngest son, Gregory, is a bit young to be interested in any hobbies or sport as yet but is always keen to come with me showing horses. My wife, Patty, plays some tennis, squash and is actively involved with The Children's Medical Research Foundation which takes up some of her time.

1 1 4 9 2 2 Judith Helen Hutchinson

Parents: Father - Geoffrey Vivian O'Brien, born Summer Hill, Sydney, 14.7.22
Mother - Patty Iza Little, born Stockton, N.S.W., 7.12.22 I'm beginning my biography from the age that I can still remember, probably about the age of four, when we lived at Glenorie. Before this, I lived at Mosman. My parents, older brother David and myself lived on an orchard at Glenorie, a small community on the outskirts of Sydney. These were adventurous days for me - being allowed into my brother's cubby house, learning that hens bite even though they don't have any teeth, collecting duck eggs and trying to hatch them in my wardrobe drawer, attempting to milk a cow and being allowed to steer a tractor while sitting between my father's legs. I commenced school in 1956 at Glenorie Public School, I was four years old so this meant I had to repeat a class a few years later. The school was about 3-4 miles from our home, so my brother and I rode our pushbikes to and from school each day. I attended Sunday School each week and was a member of the Girls Friendly Society. I enjoyed my early childhood, believing that the fairies removed the tooth from the glass of water and replaced it with threepence, that the reindeers did eat the grass that we left for them on Christmas Eve and that Easter bunnies did hide the chocolate eggs in the garden (I must add that one year, my parents' pet dachshund found the eggs before my brother and only left the silver wrapping for us!!). By the age of 10 I had learned that these little fantasies were no longer true and an exciting part of my childhood was behind me & realities ahead of me. In 1961, at the age of 10, I was sent to Methodist Ladies College, Burwood, Sydney, a boarding school for girls. This was definitely a whole new world to me. I was the youngest boarder there for quite some time. I did suffer from homesickness but this was usually when returning to school from my holidays with my parents in Bathurst. Usually after a couple of days back at school I was thoroughly enjoying myself and did so for the seven years I spent at boarding school. I was a team member of volleyball, softball, basketball, swimming and hockey. I finally made the A-grade in hockey, and this meant outings to other schools on a Saturday, which would otherwise be spent in the school grounds. I acquired my School Certificate (or Intermediate cert.) in 1966 and then continued my schooling for another year doing a commercial course. I left school age 17, in 1967. My first job was in a Solicitor's office in Bathurst - this only lasted about 4 weeks as I realised that office work did not suit me. I then decided to do my nurse's training which was a shock for everyone, even myself, as I'd never shown any interest in this field. I commenced my training in March, 1969 at Bathurst District Hospital & completed it in March, 1972. During that time, I lived with my parents in Bathurst. In September, 1972 I commenced my midwifery training at King George V Hospital, Camperdown, Sydney. I completed my training in 1973, having gained my second certificate in nursing. In October, 1973 I travelled from Sydney to Cairns, Qld., holidaying with two girlfriends. We planned our stay in Cairns would be about 2 weeks but I found myself living there for 7 years. I worked at the Calvary Hospital for about 12 months, then a pathology centre for 18 months, then doctor's surgery for almost 3 years. I met my husband-to-be, Steve Hutchinson in the doctor's surgery in September, 1979.In January, 1980, Steve and I left Cairns, motoring to his home town of Melbourne. We were married in Essendon, Melbourne on 28th March, 1981. We lived and worked in Melbourne for 18 months but city life did not really suit us so we returned to Cairns in 1982. We have no children so spend most of our free time outdoors, swimming, BBQing, fishing and gardening. Recently I have become interested in handiwork. I've enjoyed my first 31 years of life and hope the next 31 will be as good.

1 1 4 9 3 Lorraine O'Brien

Has the family bible

I was born and lived in Sydney all my life until early adult years. My father, Vivian O'Brien, was the manager of a Sydney advertising business which had been started by his older brother Edward. My mother Freida Fortune O'Brien (nee Hall) is a housewife and we lived a typical middle-class suburban life. As children we were left largely to devise our own entertainment. I was lucky to live near the beach, so spent lots of time swimming and lots of time with my pets, also taking long walks around the harbour foreshores, listening to the radio. Sunday school on Sunday, very occasionally to the pictures on Saturday afternoons, and interminable games of Monopoly etc., with friends. Later I was a Girl Guide and enjoyed camps, etc. In 1953 I enrolled at Sydney University in the Faculty of Medicine &graduated in January, 1959. I worked as Junior R.M.O. at Canterbury Hospital for 12/12, then spent 2 years working in Royal Perth Hospital as Senior R.M.O. and as Resident - Pathology. During this time I spent 6/52 in Broome as a locum District M.O..I returned to the Kimberly region in 1962 and worked for 15/12, initially in Wyndham, then in Derby in the Flying Doctor service. After 3 months in Cedina, S.A. working as flying doctor for the Bush Church Aid Society I went to Liverpool England and obtained a Diploma in Tropical Medicine & Hygiene. I then spent four years working in New Guinea, first in the Eastern Highlands, then in Rabaul. I married a plantation manager in 1965 and our daughter was born in Rabaul in 1967. At the end of 1967 we returned to Australia and bought a farm outside Warwick, where we lived for the next five years, and where my son was born. During this time, I did some part-time general practice for the local doctor in Allora. In 1975 we went to live in Alice Springs where I worked fulltime for the Department of Health in an interesting job which included some flying also. We moved reluctantly to Rockhampton in 1981, as we felt that Queensland's secondary education was better than that offered in Alice Springs. The children are now in grades 9 and 11 and progressing well, although we all miss the unique lifestyle of the Territory. We have bought a small area of land outside Rockhampton and are working towards having some improved pastures for cattle fattening. My present employment is with the Queensland Department of Health as School Medical Officer for Central Queensland, as my main medical interest is in the area of Developmental Paediatrics.

1 1 4 10 Arthur Hall

Worked on poultry farm after depression; later went into electrical trade; Worked 25 years for Elevators Pty. Ltd. Married 1937 in Sydney - Florence Mildred Keen (nee Knight). She had 3 children by previous marriage. No children from marriage.(Her father built church at St. Peters - was a carrier, etc.) Married shortly after got work at end of depression. lived at the - Salvation Army Home, 21 East Bank Avenue, Colaroy. Enjoyed life and had good fun. Liked sailing, and raced on Sydney Harbour. Sailed as crew on 18 ft. Has travelled in Australia I met him 26/2/83 at Freda's home; - great sense of humour - likeable man- now a little lonely 11410B Written by Arthur Hall - 1984 How far back can a person remember. I have a faint recollection of a cot in mother's bedroom perhaps about the age of 2 years, then probably about 4 to 5 occasionally counting the numbers of trucks on the goods train, that used to pass about midnight, not too often but like kids would wake about that time. Then the night of the home coming of Charles from Scotland where he served his apprenticeship engineering. Everyone all excited and mother taking the roast from the oven and I was ducking about bumped into mum and received a dose of boiling fat on the left side of my face and shoulder, evidently not too severe, but had a couple of days laying on a couch in the then dining room and kitchen combined. There I learned to tell the time by the old pendulum clock on the wall and brother Harry promised me a watch when I could tell by his watch. A couple of days later I put in my claim, and remember plainly looking at his watch 10 past 7. The next night received my first watch in those days Orchard the jeweller on the corner of Quay and George Street, had watches at 2/6d. Must have been about 1907. I had that watch for years, it kept good time for a long time. Also remember my first bike, also from Harry. First job of work 1912 messenger boy for a fortnight - half a crown a week with Bradley Bros. whose shop was next to my brother's laundry in Stanmore Road, Petersham. In 1914 I left school, 1915 docket boy with Anthony Horderns until 1916. Started apprenticeship as an electrician with City and Suburban Electric transferred to Federal Electricity 1917.Journeyman 1921.Various jobs for a few years then tried rabbiting in depression years. Country experience, hawker, sheep, poultry, odd job back to trade abattoirs, then elevators for 25 years. Retired. No knowledge of Jane Harris Turner re Jewish descent? Cigarettes 3d. for 10. 3 for 1d. in camp 1918 C.F. " 4d. for 20 Vice Regal Ivory Tips, and many other brands now unheard of. Lots more experiences not worth mentioning. School days, etc., perhaps happy holidays and the lake, many trips North, West, South and East around the islands.

1 1 4 10 Arthur William Hall

Enclosed is a photocopy of Phrenologist's also reading in 1905. Birth Certificate. I did not attain all or any of the distinguished positions as suggested but struggled through as an Electrical Mechanic and was reasonably successful as general handyman for odd jobs. I did quite a bit of construction and house maintenance also during......I first attended school at Ashfield Primary, then secondary at Summer Hill. Left school December, 1914. First job docket boy at Anthony Horderns then started apprenticeship mid-1915 till 1921.Several jobs in ensuing years. Then in 1927 tried my hand rabbit trapping for 18 months not very successful came back to city in early depression could not get employment in trade so did odd jobs 18 months driving a hawker in south-eastern section of State not very satisfactory financially so turned to country work as couple of trips to my brother-in-law for the shearing season while there did general farm maintenance, such as milking, fencing, etc. Then I had about 3 or 4 years on poultry farms. About 1936 I got a job back in my trade, about 3 years at the abattoirs on the installation concerning the chain system of slaughtering. Then early 39 I obtained a position with a lift firm and installation and repair and maintenance for about 25 years. Retired in 1962 and have drifted along getting nowhere since then.
PHRENOLOGIST's REPORT MENTIONED ABOVE Arthur William Hall - 5 years, 15 September, 1905 Perceptive 10 Secretive 9 Causality 12 Fidelity 11 Individuality 10 Order 9 Eventuality 10 Ambition 10 Ideality10 Perseverance 11 Locality 9 Approbation 9 Comparison 12 Patience 10 Benevolence 9 Mirth 9 Veneration 9 Wit 10 Self-esteem 10 Alimentative 5 Conscientious9 Music11 Caution 12 Tune 11 Firmness 9 Time 10 Concentrative 10 Number 10 Adhesive10 Language 10 Inhabitive 9 Color10 Philoprogenative10 Size 9 Amative 8 Weight8 Combative9 Perspective 9 Destructive 6 Form 11 Constructive11 Acquisitive 12 This young gentleman has a finely formed and well-balanced head plus an extraordinary intellectual development for his years. A very strong and active brain. A deep student and thinker. Quick in perception and perception. A logical and philosophical reasoner, plus a brilliant recollection. Will learn very rapidly. Ought not to attend school till fully seven years old, keenly observant - not much escapes his notice. Very imitative, a good contriver, original in his ideas, learns and pick up quick through observing. Quick in drawing comparisons and inferences from what he sees and hears, very good in balancing evidence. Extremely cautious and shrewd, will study well the pros and cons before deciding in any course of action. Very particular, economical good ideas of management and .(?). Self-willed strong determination and force of character, a fairly even temper. Ambitious, anxious to lead and outshine others. Cheerful but no great pleasure seeker. Very witty, quick with a rep artee, generally equal to the occasion, rich in sarcasm, an eloquent and forcible speaker, good descriptive power. Affectionate, warm, generous disposition, sympathetic and sensitive..Religious moral temperate good in general principles a deep sense of self-respect and natural dignity and purity of mind, refined in his instincts, thus a large fund of natural talent and ability. Exceedingly clever in music and excellent in general education. Ought to gain a distinguished position in society, ought to win a High School and University scholarships. Best adapted for physician, chemist, assayist, barrister, solicitor, journalist, schoolteacher. A thorough politician. .(?) Fritz, Phrenologist, P.O., Haymarket.

Jane Elizabeth Turner

Jane came to Australia in 1875 with the family and presumably went into service in Australia. She was in service at Childers but left there because the man ill-treated his wife and flogged the blacks (Lucy Hall). She went to Susan in Rockhampton and was in service there. Later came to Sydney with Susan. This was after the birth of Susan's first child (C.1878-1880). She was in service in various houses including Canon O'Reilly's presumably until her marriage in 1882. She met Charles in Sydney. He was a fitter's helper on the railways but they did visit Alf Turner and joined in a pine-cutting venture out from Bundaberg. This failed to make money and they returned to Sydney where they lived at Bayview St., Bexley. Jane was a severe, arbitrary woman, somewhat abrasive, with an aggressive, arrogant nature. Lucy Hall said - a surly little woman, a typical self-willed Turner. Cec. left home at 16 to escape his mother, and father left home because of constant arguments. Freda O'Brien recalls that Jane was never soft or nice. Apparently, in spite of this outer attitude, she was kind and cared for a member of the family who came to Sydney. Jane visited Maryborough in 1912 to see mother and Daisy Walker at Hervey Bay. Charles Beverley's father was a professional singer, a no good, a drinker and deserted his family.
Cecil Robert Beverley (1154), account of Jane Turner (115) ‘Mother was a good-living person but hard to get on with. Very moody, jealous and bad-tempered but otherwise she was kind in some ways. She was very deaf and I think that made her worse. My mother was born at Battersea, England, and migrated with her family when she was about 12 yrs old. They came on a ship called the Tim Whiffler. She went into service at one time at Pialba. She later came to Sydney with her sister, Susan Turner who married James Hall and lived at Summerhill, Sydney. Susan had about ten children. My mother went into service at various places and her last position was with Cannon O'Reilly at Churchill, Sydney. She became acquainted with my father at a Good Templar Club at Haymarket, Sydney. After marriage they lived at Redfern for some time, where my brother, Charles, was born. They moved to Maryborough in the late eighties where Albert was born and then returned to Redfern where they lived until about 1889. Leslie was born at Redfern and I was born at Bayview St, Bexley in 1895. I married in 1921 and have always lived in Bexley in my present home since 1929.’
Cecil Robert Beverley (1154) account of his father ‘My father was a good-living, total abstainer and good liver.’

MAUD RALPH'S ( 1 1 5 1 1 ) ACCOUNT

My grandmother, Jane E. Beverley (nee Turner), was the mother of four sons, Charles, Albert, Lesley, Cecil. Lesley was killed in a train accident at Sydenham at the age of 14 yrs. He was returning home from work, Charlie was hurt in the same accident and sustained a broken thigh. Jane was a wonderful woman although she had no education was a good manager in the home and with finance and if she had had an education would have been good in business. I was always a favourite with Gran who was always good and kind but her biggest drawback was that she was so deaf. She was very strict, no non-sense, orders were orders and to the point but I knew where I stood with her. She and I would go to town mostly on Friday until the Education Dept. sent a "please explain" note home; however Grandfather sent a note to the school and all was well. We changed the days around a bit. After shopping oft times we would board a ferry and go across harbour to Manly, catch the next ferry back and the city's neon lights all the different colours were beautiful to behold. Would still be early evening so we would go out to visit Aunt Susan or one of her married daughters and get home to Bexley about ten o'clock at night or perhaps stay overnight. She enjoyed the movies once in a while, especially a comedy show. "Fatty Arbuck" she called him was a favourite. The old picture theatre had a dirt floor and hard seats. Although she was not blessed with much of the necessary she was never mean. I went to Sydney again in January, 1924 to help look after Grandfather who was ill. He died on 2nd February. I stayed with Gran till all the affairs were fixed up, three months in all. Fairly often we visited Jessie Goodsell at Hurstville. Jessie's maiden name was Hawke, I think, and I understood she was Aunt Anne's daughter. Last time I met with Jessie was in 1950. I was in Nowra and learnt she was down there and visited her. She was well then but has since passed away. Aunt Susan (Hall), I can't tell you much about. She was a kindly soul, also very deaf, worse than Gran. The mother of a large family, three sons and five daughters, I think. I don't actually know when she passed away but she was a big age, possibly in her 90's.

Charles William Beverley (1151) (written by Maud 11511)

Left school at age 13 years, learnt tailoring trade. In 1908 he selected property at Eastern Dorrigo, 317 acres of virgin rain forest, 1910 moved from Sydney and settled on property and went to work making Shire roads. Later worked in timber mills while mother and children worked farm, 1947 retired to Dorrigo. Strictly sober, a hard worker and expected the same of his family. Quick tempered and strict on obedience. An avid reader of good books, always had a good vegetable garden, never inclined to travel so seldom went away from home. In all the years went to Sydney about six times.

Maud Frances Beverley. (1 1 5 1) (written by Maud)

Parents took up a farming property at Eastern Dorrigo. I learnt to milk cows at an early age and worked hard on the farm. Schooling patchy, had 3 miles to go and no transport. At 13 years went to Sydney and stayed with Gran and had regular schooling for 15 months (Primary School). Returned home and worked on farm until my marriage. John was in the British Navy (AB), discharged after World War 1, owing to war wounds. Came to Australia soon after. I have never been out of Australia and never resided in any other state other than NSW. Love my humble home and seldom go away. My hobby is knitting and I like to be helpful to other people. I am the daughter of Charles William and Jessie Beverley (late of Myrtle St, Dorrigo, NSW). As a child I was brought up on a farm out in the bush fourteen miles from the small town of Dorrigo. The farm was undeveloped, so at an early age I learnt to work. I am the eldest of eight children so a lot was expected of me in the way of helping in the dairy and on the farm. My brother, Charlie, would harness old Kate to the plough to drill the furrows while I dropped in the seed potatoes or corn or whatever. Then there would be bush-cutting to do or fences to mend. Brother Charlie and I always worked together. We were never sick; we didn't have the time. No school out there until I was over eight years of age then it was three and a half miles walk to and fro each day; no transport in those days so I am afraid schooling was limited as I would miss a lot of days owing to wet weather and it really rained back in those days, a fortnight or a month without a break. The highlight of the year was Christmas; the living room would be decorated with paper chains made from wall paper and boiled flour paste, a bunch of mistletoe hanging in the centre, doorways and open fireplace decked out with lovely ferns from the bush. Mum was a wonderful cook so there were lots of good things to eat. Dad would send to Sydney a few weeks prior an order and have all kinds of nuts, sweets and dried fruits sent up so a feast would be on until after New Year. Money was scarce so toys were out and we would mostly get a gardening tool or some such thing, something to work with. In all we were generally happy, never complained. My teen years were much the same other than at the age of 13 I was let go to Sydney to stay with Grandad & Grandma Beverley for fifteen months. I attended Bexley School and got as far as Qualifying Certificate. I enjoyed my stay at Bexley. Gran took me out often into Sydney town and roundabout, used to have the trip by ferry across the harbour to Manly from where we would sometimes catch the tram and go to Neutral Bay or Dee Why to visit friends. Other times we would go into town then go out to Summer Hill to see Aunty Susan Hall who was a lovely person but very deaf. Gran (Jane) was deaf too and was always kind to me. Gran took me back home and I took up the general chores again until I was 18. Times were lean so Dad suggested I go to work so I took a job as a domestic in a home at Ulong, a small farming community, so I was a sort of Jack-of-All-Trades with a wage of one pound a week. I was happy there as people were good to me. It was at Ulong I met John Bull who later became my husband. I did not socialise much, never ever wanted to, had an inferiority complex and didn't like meeting with people. I was at Ulong for a few months only when I had to go home to care for the family as Mum was laid up with her last baby and I stayed there until my marriage in 1927. Had a quiet wedding in my parents' home on the farm and we settled in a little hamlet where John worked in a timber mill.

NOW MY ADULTHOOD BEGINS.

John Augustus Bull, born in Lewisham, London, UK. A British naval rating, discharged from service owing to war injury (WW1) and he was ten years my senior. He came to Australia soon after war ended. He wasn't adapted to work on the land so drifted from job to job; times were hard but we were happy. In the first three years our first two children were born. From then on things became worse. We moved to Dorrigo prior to the birth of the children and he did casual work there until finally there were no jobs so he went on the dole; twenty-one shillings worth of food a week. After our third child arrived, the relief work came in and things were a little better. The men worked so many days according to their family at two shillings an hour. We existed on this for a long time. Later he found work with the PMG Dept. as a telephone linesman. With all the problems he became moody and aggressive towards me and the children. Finally he was transferred to Lismore on a permanent basis but wouldn't hear of me and the children joining him. In due course I sold the household furniture, and the children and I went to Nowra to brother Charlie. My Arthur and Lorna found employment, Roy was attending High School. I took a laundress position at the hospital for a while. A friend introduced me to Albert Ralph who was in need of a housekeeper to care for his family so after making enquiries as to his character, I took the position, a move which I never regretted. I managed the children very well. Later divorced John Bull and married Albert Ralph, a kind man to me and my children and we were one big happy family. He had four children. Albert was employed by the Government Railways and so when the children grew up, we moved around to many locations in NSW. I have never travelled other than to Adelaide for holidays and have no desire to do so. The only real hate I have is living out of suit cases. I love people and like to be helpful when and wherever I can. Have never in all my life had a disagreement with a neighbour, businessman or tradesman. If anyone is nasty to me I try to repay with kindness. My life has not been spectacular, have never been endowed with much of the necessary but I am happy and content with what I have.

1 1 5 1 1 1 Bull, Arthur John

Was in Japan at the time of surrender but was repatriated because of severe dermatitis. (There are considerable additions to be entered)

1 1 5 1 1 1 1 Bull, Ian

1990 moved to Nambour, works in Engineering as a Fitter and Turner. Is a good technical problem solver at work. Was in the Salvation Army, now in the Baptist Church.

1 1 5 1 1 1 2 Bull, Peter

1990 is a student of modern music (major piano) at the Lismore campus of University if New England.

115165 Dorothy Lynette HARTMANN (nee Beverley) (written by DLH 1983)

Spent first few years at Megan near Dorrigo and moved to Warrell Ck, near Macksville where parents, David & Olive purchased a farm. Mother & brothers worked the farm in a fashion as father worked in timber industry, forestry, then during my teenage years contracted for the Nambucca Shire Council road building and constructing dams and clearing privately. I have 2 sisters, 4 brothers with one brother deceased. Our family was a happy one considering my parents divorced after 33 years of marriage. I went to Warrell Creek Public School then on to Macksville High School where I obtained my Intermediate Certificate before leaving school. I then attended Coffs Harbour Technical College where I studied a Secretarial Course for 12 mths. I travelled by train every day from Warrell Creek to Coffs harbour to attend college. In 1963 I was employed as a telephonist at Macksville Telephone Ex-change until my marriage in 1966. Upon marriage I moved to Walcha Rd. where my husband was employed in the now State Rail Authority. In 1967 I went back to work as a telephonist at the Walcha Telephone Exchange until I resigned owing to being pregnant. In 1969 my husband transferred with a promotion to Casino as a 2nd Class Assistant Stationmaster. We remained in Casino until 1978 when my husband transferred with another promotion to Taree as a 1st Class Stationmaster. Upon moving to the Manning District we purchased a small hobby farm of 13.2 ha on which we have cattle, raise beef and provide milk. The children also have a horse. I recently completed a course on Dressmaking at the Technical College. I commenced this course at Casino and finished it at Taree. At present I am enrolled in a 12 mths part time course on Stretch Wear also at Tech. I am involved as secretary of the Wingham District Soccer Club for which my three sons play. I coached my younger son's soccer team for 3 years and am now coaching the Under 13's for which my middle son plays. I have passed the 1st stage Coaching Course held by the Australian Soccer Federation in conjunction with the Lower North Coast Branch. I am also involved with the Wingham Netball Club for which my daughter plays. I am President of this Club and also coach an Under 13 team at present. I have coached Netball Teams since 1978 with 2 teams being winners of the District Competition. I have passed my Netball Umpire's Exam in the Theory but never sat for the practical test. Saturday and Sunday nights I cook at a motel in Taree. I enjoy this pastime, as well as being actively involved in my children's sports. I do not participate in sport myself but if time would allow would enjoy tennis as I have played on and off for years. I am actively involved in the parent bodies of the Wingham Primary School and High School which my children attend. I am also a voluntary worker on both school canteens. I enjoy sewing, cooking and music in general and reading. I would love to travel overseas and throughout Australia as my experiences in this to date are very limited. 1990 had been working in the electronics factory in Taree and currently running the canteen at the factory.

Teresa Gaye HARTMANN (1151651) written by DLH 115165

I am the eldest of four children being the only girl. I spent the first 18 months of my life at Walcha Rd then moved to Casino. Started at Casino Primary School then transferred to West Casino Primary for Year 2 owing to moving house within Casino. In 1975 I studied ballet and continued there till 1977 and did Grade I Ballet Exams. I moved to Manning District in Feb 1978 and went to Cundletown Primary until Sept. then moved to Wingham Primary. I am now in year 10 at Wingham High and have elected Art, History and Commerce as well as the usual subjects. Main interests are: Sports including netball, water polo, volleyball, ladies Soccer and Softball. I am at present in Taree & District Under 15 Representative Netball Team and will be going to State Championships on 7th-9th May. This is my second year in such a team. I recently was part of Wingham High Girls Soccer team in a knockout competition within High Schools. I enjoy music, playing electric organ, art and reading. My ambition is to have a career in the art field such as Interior Decorator or in sporting field as Phys.Ed. Teacher or Instructor in a gymnasium.1990 Teresa has an Economics degree and is working with Arthur Anderson in training field in Australia, USA and New Zealand.

Brett Geoffrey HARTMANN (1151652) written by DLH 115165 in 1983

Eldest son and second child of Geoff & Lynn Hartmann, moved to Casino when 2 weeks old. Went to Casino West Primary until moved to Manning District in 1978. Then went to Cundletown Primary till Sept. & transferred to Wingham Primary. I am in Grade 8 at the High School now. Interests are swimming, waterpolo, soccer, I am an Air Cadet with the Royal Air Corps at Catham. I was 13 yr. swimming Champion at Wingham High in 1982 and missed out by 1 point for Under 14 Champ this year, played water polo in U18 Team and won the District Competition last March. At present in Lower North Coast Branch U 14 Soccer team participating in Newcastle Championships in June. Also attending Cadet Referee Classes to become official Black & White Soccer Referee. My ambition is to get into RAAF or be a Cabinetmaker.1990 - currently a policeman in Broken Hill.

Wayne Bruce HARTMANN (1151653) Writen by DLH 115165

Second son of Geoff & Lyn. Started education at Casino West Primary, then to Manning District in 1978, Cundletown Primary till Sept. then Wingham Primary. I am Year 7 student at Wingham High. Main interests are soccer, swimming, Scouts. Obtained U12 Swimming Champ. at Wingham High and also Lower North Coast High School' Carnivals. Had successful season with Wingham Amateur Swimming Club, won 4 trophies as well as perpetual trophy for Open Backstroke, Breaststroke & Butterfly within the Club. I am a 2nd Year Scout and recently attended a Jamboree at Ipswich. Studied organ lessons but gave it away. At present attending Cadet Soccer Referee class to qualify as Cadet Referee. My ambition is to be a doctor.1990 - student of Radiography at University.

Karl Andrew HARTMANN (1151654) written by DLH (115165) in 1983

Youngest and 4th child of Geoff & Lyn. I am a Year 4 student at Wingham Primary but started school at Cundletown in April 1978 just after we moved to Manning. My interests are swimming, soccer, Cubs and Reading. I was Junior Boy Champion Swimmer at Wingham Primary this year. I play goalkeeper in my soccer team and really enjoy it. I studied organ lessons for a short while. I enjoy studying historic events. 1990 -high school student

Account by Lyn Hartmann (115165)

My Great grandfather Charles William Beverley was born in Sydney possibly Newtown either 2/5/1857 or 31/5.58 and died 2/2.1925 or 25. I was told these dates could be checked but have failed to do so with Registrar of Births & Deaths. Anyhow Charles's mother died when he was 3 years old and his father placed him and his sister, Alice, in an orphanage at Randwick which is now Randwick Hospital. He stayed at the orphanage until he was 14 years old and then was sent to Bathurst to a wheat and sheep property where he stayed until he was 21 years old. He then returned to Sydney where he met his wife Jane Elizabeth Turner. Charles was employed as a fettler for the N.S.W. Railways Dept. for approximately 32 years. Charles and Jane were married 29/5/1883 and Jane died 20th or 26/9/1945 at Dorrigo. Charles and Jane had the following sons: Charles William born 26/2/1884 at either Redfern or Chippendale. Next the family moved to Queensland for a time where Albert Edward was born in Maryborough. They returned to Redfern in Sydney where another son, Leslie, was born. Charles Senior at that time gained employment with the Railways and later moved to Bayview Street, Bexley where a son, Cecil, was born. Cecil was about eight years younger than Cecil. Leslie was killed in a train derailment at Sydenham on 15/2/1901 at the age of 13, as a newspaper clipping I have says but Cecil said 14. It was Leslie's first day at work at the time of the accident. My grandfather, Charles William Junr., had his thigh broken in the same accident and apparently walked with a limp for the rest of his life. This was something I never really noticed as I grew up. Albert, the other brother, was in the same accident and escaped with shock. Cecil was born in Bayview St, Bexley on 23/5/1895 and Charles William Beverley died on Broadford St., Bexley but I am sorry I do not have the date. Son, Albert married in Dorrigo and died in Arncliffe about 1973. Cecil married in 1921 and had children. Edith May married and is living near Wollongong; Kenneth, married 55 years and living at Padstow and is retired; Norma, now Mrs. Thomas with 4 children is living near West Maitland and is about 47. Charles William Junr., my grandfather, married Jessie Mackie who was born 5/6/1885. I do not know date of marriage and as my Dad is away at present I cannot ask him. They had the following children: Maude Frances, born 4/5/1907 in Arncliffe, Sydney, Charles William born 22/8/1908 in Arncliffe, Edward George born 4/2/1911 in Dorrigo, Jean born 7/6/1915 in Dorrigo, Hugh Ronald born 7/2/1918 in Dorrigo, Stanley David born 22/1/1920 (my father), in Dorrigo, Ruth born 8/7/1922 in Bexley, Sydney, and Reuben Francis born 21/7/1926 in Dorrigo. Charles William and Jessie were both apparently tailors before moving to Dorrigo to settle on the land. Maude lives at Urunga, Charles William, the son, lives at Nowra and I have not met any of his family except a son at Grandfather's funeral. Edward, commonly known as Ned, lives Coffs Harbour, Jean in the Port Macquarie area, Hugh in Taree these days. I see him from time to time and their 4 children. Ruth lives in Beechwood near Wauchope and Frank or Reuben lives on the land at Dorrigo. I often get Frank and Ned mixed up. My father, David, married Olive Jean Cook, born 18/9/1925, on the 26/6/1943. They had the following children Donald David 13/6/44, Dorothy Lynette 15/10/46,Malcolm Stanley 10/6/48, Ean Bruce, 1/8/51,Christine Anne 8/6/56, and twin Phillip (deceased at birth), Mark 1/12/58 and Lee-ann Jean 13/6/64. My sister Christine married Dennis Macpherson 24/1/76 and they are expecting their first child late November. Ean Married Jan Perks 20/12/81 and as yet have no children. Mark married Vicki Foley 1/3.80 and has a son Nathaneil(?) Justin born 15/6.82 Vicki was born 9/5/61, Jan was born 2/7/52 and Christine's husband, Dennis 28/6/54. I've just read another letter to find out that apparently Charles William who married Jane Elizabeth, father was also Charles William and lived with them for a while after they were first married. They lost contact later.
I have some old photos that came from Grandfather's house after his death 26/6/80 with on the reverse of them:(1990 sent to Kath Parker)
(i) Mr & Mrs C. W. Beverley Senr 26/11/1904, Great,Great Grandpa and Grandma.
(ii) (ii_) Gran Turner and Granpa Turner, 2 photos with Great,Great,Great Grandma and Grandpa, to my daughter Teresa. I think Aunt Maude wrote this on the back as my Grandmother Jessie was buried the day my daughter was born 3/1/68 approximately the same time 12.40 pm which I think is coincidental.
(iii) Jane Turner nee Harris. A very old lady.
(iv) a family gathering but no one seems to know who they are.
(v) Grandfather Beverley, Great grandfather to Aunt Maude.
(vi) Grandad and Grandma when they were young.

11515 Beverley, Hugh Ronald
A timber worker.

115151 Beverley, Ronald William Works for Telecom as a Senior Lines Officer. Janette is a clothing machinist

1151511 Beverley, Darren Charles
Enlisted in the Australian Army, 5/3/1986. 1990 was in the Transport Corp.

1151512 Beverley, Scott William
Enlisted in the Australian Navy 1/6/1987. 1990 was on HMAS Canberra.

115152 Beverley, Arthur Lionel
Staff Sergent in Australian Army based in 1990 at Singleton. His wife's maiden name was Amos or Green.

1151521 Beverley, Jamie Ronald
Bar Attendant in the Public Service. Jamie took the name Beverley after his natural father refused permission for adoption.

1151522 Beverley, Anthony Ivan (Tony)
1990, student in year 12.

1151523 Beverley, Kellie Louise
1990, student in year 9.

115153 Beverley, Ivan John
A driver with Edgells. Divorced. Plans to remarry 1990.

115154 Beverley, Sheryl Ann
A teacher, married to a fencing contractor.

1 1 5 1 7 5 Clark, John
Is interestd in family history.

1 1 5 4 Cecil Robert Beverley (autobiography)

Born in Bayview St., Bexley where I lived until I was married (11.6.1901). I then lived in Broardford St, Bexley until I moved to Halley Ave, where I still live. I was educated at Bexley Public School until 1909 and went to work in Sydney at the GPO as a messenger but was transferred to the Operating Room until I resigned in 1911. I then went to work in the building trade at Mumamurra(?) on the south coast and from there I worked at the trade at Katoomba and various places around Sydney. I left the trade on account of my health and from then on worked mostly driving horses and also motor wagons. I also worked at cornflower(?) mill, fireman and engine driver then back to driving at end of WW1. About 1927 I worked on my own with spec. building until the Depression from then on back to driving mixed with spec. building until WW2. I was tied up with material shortage so I worked with Metters Ltd., stove makers etc. at various jobs, packing, blg(?) travellers and the last ten years in charge of the Spare Parts Dept in Sydney. I have been retired for about 22 years. I am still enjoying good health and will be 82 in 2 months.

11542 KENNETH ROBERT BEVERLEY

I lived in Bexley until 25 years of age. High Schools: One and a half years Canterbury High; one and a half years Conservatorium of Music High School; cornetist with the Bexley Boys' Band(1936-39); Kogarah Municipal Band (1939-1960;1965-68); Bexley Municipal Band (1960-65). Employee Atlantic Union Oils Ltd. 1940-3/62 when became Esso Australia Ltd. then till 4/80 when I retired from full time work. Now do small jobs as Consultant. Studied Accountancy acquiring AASA & Registered Public Accountant & Tax Agent about 1954. Played trumpet in Conservatorium Orchestra, Senior and students 1939-46 except 1943-5. Served in RAAF as L/Ac Radar Operator (ground staff) 16/9/43 to25/2/46 at Cooktown, Morotai & Tarakan (Borneo). While at Cooktown played trumpet in dance band & briefly after discharge as hobby. 11/49 to 3/51 built first home at weekends (Dad helped physically). 12/62 occupied present home which builder built to our design. Active as Warden and Parish Councillor intermittently 1955 to present time. St John's Anglican Church Padstow. Sport: played competitive cricket till 1956, tennis till 1960 and social till 1975, Rugby League 1946-48, bowls since 1982. Also swim (1947 to present - own inground pool since 1968), did some horse riding on farms during youth, Rugby Union, Aussie Rules. Played some soccer at primary school. Golf 1950 to present at the East Hills Golf Club. I have read extensively until the mid-60's. During the past 2 yeas I have read on to cassettes for the Royal Blind Institute, student services. Work experience - junior clerk, credit-collection officer, ledger keeper and general clerk rising through the ranks (with study) to occupy senior positions. Privately did tax returns and accounts for small businesses and individuals from 1954 to the present. Travel. In Australia I have seen much of the east coast from Melbourne to Cooktown, also much of NSW, Vic and SA. Travelled widely in Europe, NZ, Fiji, Hong Kong. All these travels were planned ourselves with no forward bookings. Most enjoyable because of the people we enjoyed meeting and who helped us. We now spend much of our time visiting Mum and Dad, Val's Mum and the children, grandchildren. Likes - living, people, animals, photography, sport, travel. Dislikes whingers, loafers, dropouts.

115421 ROBERT JOHN BEVERLEY (written by Ken Beverley)

Born at Crown St Maternity Hospital, Sydney. Grew up in Padstow in a quiet suburban atmosphere. Attended Padstow Park Primary and then Sir Joseph Banks High School. Played some soccer and Rugby League at school, the latter code mostly at High School. Received coaching in tennis and became quite proficient. At about 8 years of age became a Boy Scout and enjoyed scouting until age 20 attending a Corroboree at Adelaide and a Jamboree in Brisbane in the 1960's. After passing High School Certificate in 1969 obtained an apprenticeship as a Mechanical Draftsman. Failure of a large contract saw him leave this to take a cadetship as Architectural Draftsman with Cape Cod Constructions designing additions to homes mostly on top. A change in Sales Strategy made Rob surplus. He then joined the ANZ Banking group and served as a bank officer from 1972 to 1975. Joined NSW Police Force about May 1975 and served at Balmain, Leichhardt and Liverpool before entering Prosecuting Branch at beginning of 1982. Plays squash for fitness and has played some social cricket but golf has been his main sport since 1967. Plays off a 7 handicap at Campbelltown which is a new and difficult course, and is a Committee member. After marriage in December 1973, Rob & Shirley lived in a rented cottage for a while until our 1975 overseas trip when they lived in our home. Have lived in own home in Ambarvale since end of 1976. Rob has redesigned and altered the house and likes doing things like landscaping but has a great helper in his wife Shirley.

115422 KARYN JANE BEVERLEY (written by Ken Beverley)

Born in ambulance on way to Crown St Hospital. Grew up in Padstow attending Padstow Primary School and Sir Joseph Banks High School. Final two years in Primary were at Lakemba Opportunity School( for those judged to be of high IQ),Obtained six A Passes in School Certificate and passed Higher School Certificate with Matriculating rating. Being very petite, Karyn played little sport but always was in top quartile at school. Liked Science and Art. But for lack of size would have liked to be a Veterinary Scientist. Suffers from allergic asthma, not discovered until she was in late teens. During teens until about 1974, Karyn was involved in Girls' Friendly Society mostly as a leader. In early teens learned the piano for about three years but found her hand was too small for the spanning of chords but was quite successful at exams especially in theory. Worked for a while for Unilever as a laboratory worker mostly at developmental work. Because of the travel required changed jobs and worked for Washington South Pattinson in experimental and developmental work until the section closed in early 1975. While at this work attended Sydney Technical College but finally had to quit studies because of the effect on her health.From 1975 worked for an Insurance Brokers in Sydney until James came along (1/81), say November 1980. Likes growing cactus and small gardens, macrame, and needlework and loves children who reciprocate. Also loves birds and animals. Has dog, 2 cats, budgies, Major Mitchell parrot and her husband has racing pigeons. The Wononora(?) River is their "roadway" their only contact with road traffic being by walking track (about 7 minutes' walk). Her home is surrounded by steep hills and trees another of her loves.

11543 Norma Lorraine THOMAS (nee Beverley)

Born to Cecil Robert Beverley and Edith May Beverley (nee Fahy) 3rd child in family. Edith May Beverley -sister-9/4/1925 Kenneth Robert Beverley-brother-20/8/1925 All living as at this date 6/4/83 My childhood was a very secure and happy one being the last of three children and younger by 9 years. Fair to say I was even spoiled. School was kind to me and I passed my Intermediate Certificate at 14 years of age, desperately wanted to go to Art School and become a textiles designer or an interior decorator but was not allowed. Performed dramatically and was consequently enrolled at Cambridge Commercial College where I was trained as a stenographer. Although not my choice, stenography has stood me in good stead over the years, always being able to come up with a job somewhere along the line when needed I was married to Ronald Bruce Thomas, a soldier, and had our first child in September of that year. My life with Ron has been a rather insecure and hectic one but after 25 years of it, in retrospect, I wouldn't change it. We have moved quite a few times as change of job came along and I feel this has given the family a certain unity rather than division. When I use the word insecure I refer to financial security, certainly NOT to the safety of a strong but separate family unit. Since moving from Sydney in 1969 we have indeed become an isolated group as far as other family members are concerned but the 6 of us together present a rather formidable front and have lots of fun, albeit not always acceptable to the "triple fronted brick veneer" brigade One distinct advantage my children have had is that they were taken away from the city and reared in the country. The older three are appreciating this now they realise what an unrestricted life they had. We were quite strict with them and by a twist of fate, Ron was a Scouter and I was a Guider for 7 years and had our children in our Companies, consequently we knew their friends and where they were; we enjoyed camping and bushcraft together, therefore they knew they had to toe the line in order for us to keep on with our out-door activities, especially as Andrew arrived during these years and where ever we went he went too. He attended his first Girl Guide camp at 6 weeks of age and his second at 3 months. He wanted to be a Brownie at 2 but fortunately he has worked out the order of things and now at 10 is a Cub scout We are now a 2 part family. Michael at 24 is serving with the RAAF in Malaysia; he joined the RAAF as an apprentice engine fitter at 16 and has managed to use his career to advantage. He has seen quite a lot of S.E.A. and last year spent 8 weeks travelling around Europe and Great Britain. Hopefully he will be back to Britain again this year to see what he missed out on last time. He is due to return to Australia in August to Darwin in the advance party there to set up the new air base in place of Butterworth. He has just spent 2 weeks here in Newcastle and shared himself with us all as best he could. Not having seen him for 2 years, we were all anxious to catch up on all the "scandal". He is tremendously fit, is captain of the Wallabies Rugby Union at Penang. He is 6'2" and about 131/2 stone and a definite Thomas. Trevor is out on his own, living in a flat at Hamilton near Newcastle, he is a panel beater having done his apprenticeship with the Transport Commission. At 22 he has itchy feet and would like to try something a little more exciting than panel beating but has not yet found the right thing, especially hampered by the down turn in employment generally. He is also a Thomas 6'2", red curly hair, not as broad as Michael, but very wiry and with characteristic big feet. Lorraine is 23 and presently living at home. She attended Newcastle CAE and is a trained Primary/infants teacher but is also one of 2,000 unemployed teachers. She began working casually for the Department of Social Securities as a clerk and is now permanent and going up a grade. She did some relief teaching for about 9 mths. but this was not reliable and she began tutoring privately at home. Now that she works full time at the office she still continues with 3 private students who have difficulty in learning in the classroom situation because of hospitalisation, family upheaval etc. She is going with a RAAF chap who is a friend of Michael and he has just become part of the family. Probably the closest relationship I have at the moment to becoming a grand mother. Trevor goes "steady" but does not plan marriage in the near future but knowing my desire to become a nanna he bought me a Maltese Terrier to fuss over until they see fit to procreate. We also have a giant Labrador and would have more dogs except the neighbours would complain. That's family N01. Andrew is 101/2 and NOT a Thomas, (he has small feet) and is small framed like the Beverleys. Quite intelligent and has a remarkably old sense of humour because of his interaction with the older family. Ron, Andrew and self are family N0 2. We all love English humour, dogs, Chinese food, boats and boating, water sports of every kind, music of almost every kind, you could definitely rule out heavy classics, camping, dancing, celebrating birthdays by having a good meal together (either out or at home) with a reasonable supply of bourbon to follow. Apart from that we all like each other and respect our privacy. I am a legal secretary with a firm in Maitland 5 days a week. Ron is a Prison Officer at Cessnock Corrective Centre (formerly a mechanic) and because of his shift work I now have time to cultivate my hobbies. I am ripping away at my newly acquired electric organ and am about to start again painting in oils which I discarded temporarily when Andrew was old enough to sit quietly for a few hours or play with his friends while I slap away at the canvas. I am a bad cook but we all eat it and say it is good. I have bad eyesight and consequently do not join in with the family at squash and other ball games. I go to sea with Ron when he wants me to as he loves fishing so much but I am petrified. However the asthma attacks have subsided?) (part-joking). I stopped smoking about 18 months ago and apparently asthma was lurking there all the time and for a while I had recurring bouts brought on by nervous tension. I also have smokers' emphysema but don't find it much bother now. We are probably among the more fortunate in that we have no hang ups and enjoy ourselves just like middle class, middle intelligence, middle everything type people who have 4 cars, 1 utility, 2 pushbikes, 1 boat, 3 dogs, our house and 1 block of land per child. Pretty average eh!. I am not a real family person outside my own but like to meet interesting people whatever their names are.

115431 Michael Bruce Thomas
Served as Engine Fitter in RAAF since apprenticeship, 9 years completed at end of 1983.

115432 Lorraine Gai THOMAS
Completed her Diploma in Primary Infants School at Newcastle CAE in 1980. Now employed as clerk with Dept Social Security Grade 2 owing to unavailability of teaching positions in NSW.

115433 Trevor John THOMAS
Completed apprenticeship as a panel beater with Dept. Motor Transport (now Transport Commission). Now employed Motor Body Repairs at Hamilton, near Newcastle.

115434 Andrew Scott THOMAS
A Primary school student.

11541 Edith May Beverley (written by EMB, 16/11/11983)

I am the one that contracted polio when staying at your grandmother's. (EE Turner at Calgoa) I was only 3 years old. Have had a happy life even with having the disability and quite a lot of operations, but still like life. I am a self-taught dressmaker and still kept busy with weddings which gives me a lot of satisfaction. My husband works at Woolongong University in charge of who drives which car etc. He has had several operations in 37 years marriage. He is very helpful to me as I am compelled to use elbow-crutches and often a wheelchair.

115411 Robyn FOSTER (written by EMB 11541, 16/11/1983)

Robyn is a secretary at Wollongong University, only went to 3rd year at High School then did a Secretarial Course. Had 10 years with Dairy Authority, left to have a family and is now full time at Uni. Her husband through various things happening didn't have such a good education but is a watchman at Port Kembla. The children go to Figtree Heights Public School and seem to be doing well. Gossip has it Albert Beverley was in love with May (Mary Catherine) Phillips. As first cousins marriage was not permitted and she later married Finter.




Catherine Turner (Kate)

These are notes prepared by John Turner during the period to 1988 and edited again in 1990.


Kate

Used to provide meals for railway workers (with her mother) and it was here she met Sam. Sam was reputed to be a very severe man (Henry Phillips left home when he was 16 because of father & worked his way to Sydney arriving at Beverly on Christmas Day). Kate was born in UK in Surrey probably at Wandsworth or Kingston.

1163John Phillips
Wife died December 1945

11631 Beryl Jane Phillips
Husband died Feb. 1970

11632 Raymond John Phillips
Wife died Sept. 1981

1166Thomas Vincent Phillips

Educated Q'land., enlisted AIF 1914,9th Bat,49th Bat. Active service Middle East & France (wounded in action, gassed). Foundation member Totally & Permanently Disabled Soldiers' Assoc in which he was active until he died.

11661 Brian Thomas Phillips
Educated St Joseph's College, Brisbane & Q'land University. Enlisted RAAF, 1944, Active service S. W. Pacific. Honourably discharged 1946. Joined Government Service & travelled extensively with C'wealth Dept Labour & National Service. July 1958 posted to Migration Mission, Austria. Officer in Charge Graz & Salzburg 1959-62. Returned to Australia 1962. Dept Immigration Canberra 1965, sent to Genevaas as Director of Operations. Returned to Australia Dec. 1968. June 1969, Chief Migration Officer, Ankara, Turkey (Presented officially to Queen during her visit). Returned to Australia Nov. 1972. Jan 1976 posted to Stockholm with diplomatic accreditation to Norway, Denmark, Finland. Presented to King Gustav of Sweden 1978. Returned to Australia 1978. Has travelled extensively in Europe, Pacific, USA, Far-east. Since 1981 Director, Immigration Review Panel Secretariat, Canberra. Interests racing, golf, music, politics, reading. Member of Canberra Club and Qd Irish Association. Further bibilography on file.

1161 Samuel Phillips
Died after being blown up by dynamite either while mining at Many Peaks or in making a tunnel for the railway. Lived at Mt. Perry & later at Many Peaks. Buried in Toowong Cemetery.

11611 Lionel Samuel Phillips
Grew up at Many Peaks. Mother came to Brisbane to get a house and while she was away father died. Mother and children settled in Brisbane. Lionel worked in post office but after father died worked on Kyogle line. After 21 came to Brisbane & worked for Evans Deakin as boiler-maker until he retired. Good quiet man, never had much to say. Happy home & family life. Played a lot of sport (tennis, football, cricket). First job with Kate & Bess Phillips in Maryborough. Old Sam would give him 10shillings and Kate would be waiting at the gate to take it from him.

11612 Adele Phillips
Committed suicide. Mixed in "high society" in 1920's. Married & went to Sydney. Was a nice person and very pretty. Married at 17 and died at 18.5 years. Husband was a cousin of Barbara Hutton of Woolworth fame. Married in St John's Cathedral & reception at National Hotel. Buried Toowong Cemetery.

1167 Elizabeth Jane Phillips (Bess)
Benyon was a school teacher at Summer Hills School. Bess was the youngest of the children and had a better education and easier young life than the other children. She was sent to Stott & Hoare - a business college in Brisbane. She later worked for country press, at a flour mill and Qld Primary Producers. After marriage they ran a pub at Gooroolbah. Lived in retirement in Cypress St., Hervey Bay. Nell Benyon (Bess B stepdaughter married Kenneth Watts of the Cofecherton, Folkstone, UK.(Anglican minister).

1162 George Phillips
Married Ethel May Davies in Surface Hill Methodist Church in Gympie on 14/6/1911. Ethel May Davies being eldest child of William & Elizabeth Jane Davies (nee Housby of Northern England, Cumberland district). William Davies was a Welshman. Three children of the marriage (one daughter lived 3 days, born about 1915) George Phillips worked in the mines at Mt Perry and Many Peaks and at the time of his marriage was a Fireman in the Bauple Sugar Mill (about 22 miles south of Maryborough); from there he took on dairy farming at Woolooga & Boowoogum and finally at Thinooba (near Gayndah). He continued in this field until the severe drought of 1923-25 which left him penniless and he walked off the Thinooba property to take up Railway Construction work from Maryborough to Monto Line. Living for a time at Tiaro from there he moved to Maryborough and the family lived with his mother and father. It was during this time in 4/4/1929 his wife was electrocuted whilst doing the family ironing. George re-married the widow of Charles Olsen (Jane Olsen nee Sherwin) in Maryborough on 30/5/1938. He was a simple-living, placid, hardworking man who kept mainly to his home life and had a very kindly nature. Towards the last ten years of his life he suffered severely from rheumatoid arthritis which virtually left him badly crippled. He died in Maryborough Base Hospital on 2nd Sept. 1968 at the age of 83yrs 3 mths. Tom Newey, Sam Newey & another brother who went to America from Cork. Father agent for flour mill owned by Phillips. France started exporting flour to England to detriment of Ireland. Father agent and so no money. Boys left. Tom & Sam joined police. Working on line in Mary Valley when Sam met Kate and Tom & Sam disagreed and Tom went timber cutting with bullocks. He later bought a property at Swan Hill in Victoria. He had three daughters, two of whom were killed in a level crossing smash. Elsie Newey never married and left the property to a nephew. Sam Phillips managed Mt Isa Mines at one time, had a sugar farm and was reputed to publish in the Bulletin.

NOTE.

There seems to be some doubt about Samuel Phillips (born in Ireland). He was supposed to have arrived in Australia about 1875 from Ireland or England. He took up employment with the Victorian Police Force. According to his brother Thomas Newey. Samuel's name should have been Newey but he changed his name on arrival in Australia to Phillips (his mother's surname ) for what reason as yet we have not been able to establish. From microfilm information obtained at Mormon Chrch, Kangaroo Point, it appears there is some substance to the claim as their records show. Matilda Phillips married John Newey 20-/1852 in St John's Anglican Church, Newport, Tipperary, Ireland. ( JT - have written- 9/3/1983, - to parish priest for further information.) Samuel Phillips also worked as a miner in Mt Perry, Many Peaks, Howard coal mines also bridge builder with Q'land railways. One -time editor in Bundaberg with one of the newspapers, so we are told.

11622 Joyce Alison Gunnis (nee Phillips).
Only daughter of George and Ethel May Phillips (nee Davies). Educated at Thinoomba, Tiaro and Central schools in Maryborough. Married Noel George Gunnis ( 2nd son George & Alice Gunnis {nee Foley}. The Foleys were well known bakers of Gympie in the early 1900's) Worked as a secretary/bookkeeper for numerous employers both in Maryborough and Brisbane. 1962 with husband took over Eclipse Millet Broom Co. from the Gunnis family until it was sold to Federal Brooms of Sydney in 1978. Noel served in Second World War (1940-45)

11621 William George Phillips
Son of George and Ethel May Phillips (nee Davies) and bachelor, Still living in Maryborough but now retired. In the 1930's he was a Champion Bicycle rider competing in many races in Maryborough. In 1935 he sustained a very bad fall whilst riding and severely damaged his right shoulder and arm. He taught himself to use his left hand and obtained a position, with Bennett & Wood in Sydney, hand painting and decorating bicycles. In 1950 he returned to Maryborough and obtained work in Wilson Hart Sawmills until his retirement. Educated at Thinoomba & Tiaro State Schools.

1164 Mary Catherine Phillips (May )
Was living with Jane Beverley when she fell in love with her cousin, Albert Beverley. Marriage was forbidden to her first cousin. She took a job as housemaid at Arnott house in Sydney. Came home on holidays and met Harold Finter, school teacher, at Kilkivan who was boarding with Nell(George) Turner. Albert Beverley did not marry until he knew H. F. survived the war. Died of a heart attack. Grew up in Maryborough area and went to Sydney to work for Arnott (biscuit people) and sent money home for Kate. After marriage moved to Tingalpa school. Hard worker, full of fun, many women friends, liked sports, played bridge. One with lots of drive. Husband good teacher. Later moved to Yeronga State School and lived at Moorooka 1922. Later went to Thursday Island 1931 as Headmaster. Husband in WW1, won Military Cross, Lieutenant. Died of stroke 15/5/1958.(Harold Finter was the school teacher at the mines at Calgoa.- check)

11641 Cynthia Phyllis Rosalind Finter (Known to all as Cynthia but called Phyllis as a child).
Went to school at Tingalpa, Cannon Hill, Dutton Park and State High to Junior and then to Teachers' College. Then taught at Girls'& Infants at Sth Brisbane and then at Central Practising School, Sth Brisbane, Maroochydore (2 teacher school). Resigned and married at Burleigh. Husband worked for N. Z. Loan (later Dalgety's ) in clerical job. Went back when daughter 6 or 7 years and taught at Camp Hill Infants, Buranda Infants, Marshall Rd., then to Mayfields until retired at 65. Then went to St. Oliver Plunkett.

16411 Alexander (Lex) Henry Frank.
Early suburban life Camp Hill, Brisbane, primary education at Camp Hill State School. Secondary education at Church of England Grammar School - Junior 1955- Senior 1957, Commerce University of Q'land. 1958 then part-time National Service 1959 (not completed) then Q'land Uni. Regiment, Commissioned & posted 2/14 QMI served as leader and 1st Lieut until 1966. Worked National Bank (Accountants' Office), Legal and General Life Assoc Soc, Ampol Petroleum. 1966 moved to Maryborough as Sales Manager and Ford dealership 1966 - 71 Manager 1971-1982. Appointed Director 1982. Lives in Lennox St. Maryborough since 1968. Normal family life and involved with family matters esp. as pertains to Jane & Roger's interests. Involved in local community matters - Apex - M'boro Community Kindergarten Committee, Central School Com. President M'boro & Wide Bay Club Com. President 1981-82. Chairman workshop Com. Endeavour Activity Centre. President M'boro ? Dealers Assoc. Member M'boro Chamber of Commerce. Sporting interests: squash, social tennis, billiards, fishing & sailing. Other hobbies: gardening (forced ), art and painting in water colours & oils (Member M'boro Art Soc), exhibited in several M'boro shows & Art Competitions), stamp collecting. Enjoys reading, live theatre, music in general. Fond of animals. In 1966 married Kathleen Bird of M'boro. Her family were some of M'boro's notables involved with the foundation of Walkers Ltd and M'boro Sugar Farms Ltd.

1164111 Jane Elizabeth Frank
Normal childhood. Showed early leaning to reading and wrote poetry at an early age. Bright at school (M'boro Central) and for last three years at St Margaret’s, Brisbane. Talented at Art Design etc. likes Arts, Debating etc. Sporting interests tennis, swimming and horse riding ("Charlie Boy", 8 yrs, came from Ned Turner, M'boro). Jane belonged to Pony Club in M'boro and was a competition rider.

1164112 Roger Alexander Frank.
Normal childhood, 354 Lennox St., educated M'boro Central to Gr7, "Churchie" Gr 8 1983. Talent at drawing, some formal painting. Likes tennis, cricket and horse riding. Was keen on Boys' Clubs & Scouts in M'boro - attained Senior level and attended 13th Aust. Jamboree in 1982 achieving Diamond Award. Currently enjoying full programme at Churchie including Army Cadets.

116412 Rosslyn Mary Frank.
Married John Heath (Melbourne) at Church of St Andrew, Canberra on 29/3/1969. Lived at 6 Myrtle St, Hawthorne. No issue. Worked for Foreign Affairs and now with Dept. of Defence(?). She teaches at Toorak C of E Grammar, Merton Hall. She got an Exhibition: got 100% in Roman History & commendation from Uni. Educated at Camp Hill, Bris. Girls' Grammar & Uni of Q'land. Did well in Arts & Librarian. Worked in Army Library in Canberra & in Engineering Library. Went to Indonesia & then went into Education Dept. after a B. Ed, now doing M. Ed.

11642 Doris Edna May Finter
Schoolteacher by profession. Trained at Teachers' College, Brisbane. Graduated 1929. Taught infant grades in State School & Montrose Childrens' Home. Lived until marriage at Tingalpa and Moorooka. Four years at Ingham as a teacher and one year at Mackay. Taught first at Moorooka. Main hobbies tennis & Music. Won some titles for tennis in Mackay & Brisbane. Main interest in music was as an accompanist (still doing so at 71 in 1983). Honorary accompaniste for Italian Verdi Chorale for 20 years and honoured by Italian Consulate. Received MBE on 1/1/1975 for voluntary assistance to early Italian migrants mainly helping them to keep alive their musical heritage. Married Frank Godschall Johnson an Ingham cane farmer, schooled at Q.A.C. Lawes, who was a valuer after the war. Biography of his family back to 16th Cent. has been prepared. Husband in Airforce in WW11. Trained in Canada but did not see active service. After war family came to Brisbane and lived at Ekibin. Worked as a valuer in Valuer General's Dept till his retirement at 65.

116423 Rosemary Godschall Johnson
Air hostess and secretary during working years. Husband was a chemist. Divorced 1979 and has custody of two adopted boys.

116422 Loraine Godschall Johnson
Pharmacist and so is husband. Have a business in Caloundra. Daughter at Clayfield College and sons at Church of England Grammar in Brisbane. Were at Murgon.

116421 Marilyn Godschall Johnson.
Nurse by profession. Trained at C of E Hospital in Brisbane (St. Martins). Active in cause to preserve the hospital.

11643 Yvonne Roscrana Finter
Died of heart disease. Was nurse by profession. Children adopted.

1165 William Henry Phillips
Was Chairman of the Monto Shire about 1933. Wife died 29 March 1940 in Monto.

11651 William Henry Phillips
Owns Bansfield Caravan Park in Cardwell since 1973. Member of the Ayr Shire Council 1961 to 1973 and representative on the Bowen Harbour Board. Member of Cardwell Shire Council from 1982 and Shire rep. on the Cardwell shire River trust.
James Robert Turner

Dulcie Cirson's granddaughter is doing a family history and Shirley Betts promises to give me an address. There is a good painting of Jane Harris at the Heath house at Calgoa. Patty Heath died in June 1989
Shirley and Stan Betts 2053972 - 38 Brennan Parade, Strathpine is doing the genealogy

Vincent George Turner

He had an inexhaustible fund of bush stories which unfortunately were not recorded. While they were often funny they may not have all been true. He came to Australia when he was very young and grew up in the Burrum River area near Maryborough. He did many interesting and varied things - butchering, mining, horse dealing, selling horses to the Indian Army and in his later years he was a grazier. He was a fine judge of horses and cattle. He claimed he would never retire but would rust out. Initially he and Bob had mines near Mt. Perry. He had the mines at Calgoa in partnership with Bob and Mr and later Mrs Wharton. He bought the Wharton share after the death of Mr Wharton. After the prices of copper dropped in 1911 he switched to grazing. He subsequently took up further land in the area and established his sons on land in the district. He bought land from the Booths amongst others. He lived on the hill above Vince’s place and after that house burned he lived in the house where Vince subsequently lived. He later built the house at Foxtail and lived there part of the time. At this time Ellen lived in Kilkivan and there raised Mervyn and Betty. After they finished school Ellen moved to Calgoa and the house was moved to near where Mervyns house was later built. She lived there until she moved to Hervey Bay. She lived there until an old lady and was placed in a home in Kingaroy where she died 11071982. She had corn-coloured hair which can be seen in her descendants. She was a kind and generous person who worked for the CWA and the Anglican Church. The marriage (1908 in Kilkivan) was a happy one. She was much younger than George (EE born 01051892 at Howard, Q.). She came to the Calgoa mines ?1905 as a house-maid for Bob Turner and married his brother in 1908. Her parents William Wheeler and Eliza Anne Swain (born Weston,Herts.)were married at Wheathamstead, Hertfordshire. They arrived at Maryborough on the Silhet, 9/1/1886 aged 25 and 24, classified as farm labourers, able to read and write, Protestants. They departed from the (migration) depot 12/1/1886 to work for Mr D. K. White of Howard.Her father was a miner at Howard. He died there of a quinsey in 1898 or 1899. Her mother married again to Nelson Anderson (born in Sweden). EE told me when she was quite an old woman that her mother was sick at Mt Joseph Station and that Anderson was supposed to ride over to Calgoa to get food. He owed money there and did not want to go. EE went instead and that was the first time she met George. Her Mother died in 1905 of septasemia after the birth of Eddie and was buried at Mt Joseph. It was after this that EE went to work for Bob. After her mothers death she looked after her younger brother Eddie. EE died 14071982 and is buried in Gympie.

George Wheeler – Labourer from Somerset UK aged 23 yrs arrived in Moreton Bay 9 August 1857 on the Mary Pleasants – recorded as could read and write; Church of England.
(Reel 2138, 2476 Immigration – Index to assisted immigrants arriving in Moreton Bay 1848- 59)

George Wheeler died 13 March 1907 (child of George and Sarah Wheeler from Somerset) (ref. 1909 / B010763)

No records located of marriage of George Wheeler or birth of William Wheeler

William Wheeler died 22 June 1900 - parents George and Eliza Wheeler (ref 1900 / 004724)

Eliza Ellen Wheeler born 1 May 1892 - parents William Wheeler and Eliza Annie Swain (ref 1892 012692)

Eliza Annie Wheeler married Niels Anderson 12 March 1901 (ref 1901 /001546)

Her parents William Wheeler and Eliza Anne Swain (born
Weston, Herts.) were married at Wheathamstead,
Hertfordshire. They arrived at Maryborough on the Silhet,
9/1/1886 aged 25 and 24, classified as farm labourers, able
to read and write, Protestants. They departed from the (mi-
gration) depot 12/1/1886 to work for Mr D. K. White of
Howard.Her father was a miner at Howard. He died there of a
quinsey in 1898 or 1899. Her mother married again to Nelson
Anderson (born in Sweden).

EE told me when she was quite an old woman that her mother
was sick at Mt Joseph Station and that Anderson was supposed
to ride over to Calgoa to get food. He owed money there and
did not want to go. EE went instead and that was the first
time she met George. Her Mother died in 1905 of septasemia
after the birth of Eddie and was buried at Mt Joseph. It was
after this that EE went to work for Bob. After her mothers
death she looked after her younger brother Eddie. EE died
14071982 and is buried in Gympie.

Eliza Anne Swain born Weston, Hertfordshire
Married William Wheeler 1885
Arrived Maryborough 1886

In summary the story is that of a well established mine owner Vincent George Turner(born 1873), living at Calgoa married the nursemaid of his brother Bob’s children Eliza Ellen Wheeler (born 1 May 1892) on 30 May 1908. Their first child George died 3 days after his birth on 10 July 1908. It is reported to have been a long and difficult labour lasting more than one day and attended only by the women of the mining settlement and perhaps a midwife.

Considering the times, a premarital conception of a 16 year old combined with the trauma of a very difficult birth and early death of the infant explain why Nell (EE) Turner never talked about the child and his grave.

VGT bought into the already established mines in 1902.

THE GRAVE OF THE MINES, CALGOA

The unmarked grave is surrounded by expensive iron work. There were a limited number of people associated with the Calgoa mine at that stage who could afford this expense. Two possibilities are the families George and Robert Turner and Harry Wharton. Alf Turner also lived there. They were partners in the mining venture.

Harry Julius Wharton, a brewer, married Mary Emyline Turner, a gentle woman both from Muswellbrook on the 21st of December 1869 at Gowrie. (Registration number 1869/003269). The marriage was dissolved by decree of the Supreme Court of New South Wales on the 18th of January 1895 registered number 1637 of 1894 R.G. Dept. 95/429 -- document dated 23 January 1895 (see certificate attached)

Harry Julius Wharton married Matilda Ann Stellmach on 5 January 1905 (reference 1905/8003650 -- there is a possibility that the 8 is in fact a capital B)

Harry Julius Wharton made a will, signed at Ballugan, dated 21st February 1905 (Here Harry is spelt Harrie.) The will was witnessed by H. Lee Garde and John Stellmach on 21 March 1905. (See attached)(the dates on the document are interesting especially if the witnesses lived n Maryborough)

The Maryborough Chronicle of Thursday, March 23 1905 has the death notice for Harrie Julius Wharton at the Culgoa Mines 22nd of March 1905. The paper also contains a funeral notice -- the friends of Mrs H. J. Wharton are requested to attend the funeral of her husband, Harrie J. Wharton, to move from the residence of Mr John Stellmac, at the corner of Ann and John Streets, this afternoon at 4 p.m. (J. Ammenhauser, undertaker, Adelaide Street. (See attached)

We can be almost certain that Harry Wharton was buried in the Maryborough cemetery.

That leaves the open question of whose grave it is at Calgoa.

Connie Turner thought it was the grave of a relative of Alf Turner - Mother-in-law (Alf was George’s brother)
It may be the grave of George Turner - infant son of George and Ellen Turner who died aged about 3 days in 1905 – there is no grave – he was born and died at the mines.

It interesting to note that Calgoa was known as Culgoa. Harry was in fact Harrie.


EXTRACT FROM PRINTED ARTICLE

The Culgoa Copper Mines on Thunder Creek, N.W. of the Gympie Gold field, and about 30 miles west of Gundiah Station on the Gympie-Maryborough railway comprising 606 acres freehold, and 200 acres held as P.P. Acres are among the most prominent in the Burnett district. These properties were taken up 30 years ago as freeholds under the Mineral Act existing at that time. The mines are the Louisa, Louisa, No. 1, W, Lug-e-nor, and Knight of Gwyn, the workings all being within a couple of hundred yards of the junction of slate and granite. According to Mr. Ball, assistant Government geologist, they seem to owe their copper contents either to the granite itself, the diorite or to a deep-seated source rather than to a former covering of volcanic strata. Several lodes traverse this property, rich in copper contents and which opened to a depth of 100 feet, have proved of continuing quality. The lodes run to 8 feet in width, and carry from 6 to 20 per cent. copper with a little gold and 6 to 10oz. silver. Some 125 tons sent to Waratah Smelting Works yielded 15 pounds per ton for copper contents, while other parcels, also gave good returns. The Lug-e-nor freehold has a 4ft lode at 90 feet carrying up to 20 per cent. copper, and on the western side of the hill is a large blow of low grade ore in width 40 to 50 feet. At the Louisa operations are being carried on, and numerous shallow shafts have been sunk in a granite country. The last 2 tons of ore from one of these known as the Mundic ran 10 per cent. of copper, with traces of gold and silver. The Knight of Gwyn is in the left side of the creek about a mile above Culgoa Creek and is most northerly of the big mines. On the southern boundary there is a shaft 25 feet deep, on a lode in granite within 5 chains of slate. The lode which consists of a soft goosaney ore, with strings of carbonate and red oxide ore varies from 6 to 18 inches in thickness. Within a quarter of a miles W. of this there are numerous very promising gossan outcrops, generally striking N.W., and in or near dykes of quartz, diorite, the ore is averaging over 10 percent of copper.

From FCT
Turner Bros owned a mine at Mt Perry. After this was sold they bought the Calgoa mines in partnership with Mr and Mrs Warton in about 1901. They had wanted to buy the Warton share. This came available after Mr Warton died. The mines were worked until about 1911 when the price of copper fell and the mines became uneconomic.

from JT
The traces of the houses were still visible in the 1960'S. The big houses on the hill belonging to the Turners and the traces of the workers houses on the flats below. There probably was a good source of income from the mines and George applied some of this to buying land which would subsequently become his main income. There were also stories of champagne drinking days there so some of the profits may have found its way out in alcohol.

From FCT
Alex McDonald was involved with the mining at Calgoa. Mine names Lugenor, Knight of Gwyn, Llewellyn and Mayflower 1 and 2 Check the Dunstan papers 1898 Check L. J. Ball 1902 At the mines the following names were associated Alf Cole bullock driver Dan Fraser horse driver Steve Pye whip horse Mrs Manning nurse who was associated with the boarding house, Mr Bussey the mine Clerk,Christie Sanders


1 1 9 2 William Henry Turner

Bill Turner was born in Maryborough in 25121911. This must have been about the time his father was changing over from mining to grazing at Calgoa. He went to school until grade 7 in Kilkivan. The family at the time had a house on the eastern side of town about 1km outside There is a story that when he was 9 he had cut his leg badly and his father left him at Calgoa by himself when he had to return to Kilkivan. After school he worked for his father at Calgoa on the property. After he married in 1933 he moved to the house at Foxtail and shortly after started dairy farming - probably at his fathers insistence. There was a traditional tin-kettling at the time of the marriage. George and Mervyn lived there at first until the house was moved from Kilkivan. He also grew crops but had little patience with farming. His preference was always for cattle and horses. At one time he had jumpers and camp-draught horses and competed in the local sports. He was well skilled with cattle as was his father. I have great difficulty in reporting fairly on my father as there was minimal communication and most of my memories are of him during the periods when his alcoholism was severe. He is reported in his younger days as a bright generous man with a sense of humour. Certainly photos of him in his 20's shows a handsome man, stylishly dressed.

William Henry Turner
Bill Turner was born in Maryborough in 25/12/1911. This must have been about the time his father was changing over from mining to grazing at Calgoa. He went to school until grade 7 in Kilkivan. The family at the time had a house on the eastern side of town about 1km outside. There is a story that when he was 9 he had cut his leg badly and his father left him at Calgoa by himself when he had to return to Kilkivan. After school he worked for his father at Calgoa on the property. After he married in 1933 he moved to the house at Foxtail and shortly after started dairy farming - probably at his fathers insistence. There was a traditional tin-kettling at the time of the marriage. George and Mervyn lived there at first until the house was moved from Kilkivan. He also grew crops but had little patience with farming. His preference was always for cattle and horses. At one time he had jumpers and camp-draught horses and competed in the local sports. He was well skilled with cattle as was his father.
He is reported in his younger days as a bright generous man with a sense of humour. Certainly photos of him in his 20's shows a handsome man, stylishly dressed.

Florence Constance Adams (Mitchell)

Connie was born in Maryborough in ______1914, the daughter of Nellie Mitchell. As was the case of the time, a single mother could not raise her. Nellie’s sister Elizabeth (Lizzie) and her husband Tom Adams raised Connie. She was academically gifted and won gold medals at Maryborough Girls Grammar School before going to Brisbane to undertake teacher training.

She met Bill Turner while teaching at the Running Creek School near Woolooga. She led a busy life raising seven children are actively involved in dairy farming and other activities of the property. At times she taught her children through correspondence school. She retained an active interest in ideas and was an avid reader. At a later stage she separated and moved to Towoomba where she taught at kindergarten and also ran a corner store. She spent the latter years of her life at Harvey Bay.

Both Connie and Bill chose Foxtail as a final resting place.



1 1 9 2 1 Edward George Turner

Attended Gympie High School 1951-52 and completed Junior.Worked in the National Bank 1953-56, Laleham Station at Comet, Qld 1956-57, Goldsborough Mort and Elders GM 1957-68. He then started in his own businesses - SB Livestock and Land Sales, Murgon 1968-71, Qld Livestock Company and Real Estate, Maryborough, 1971-88, Lugenor Brahman Stud 1968-, In addition he was a licenced builder, real estate agent and auctioneer. He was Shire Chairman in Woocoo Shire 1976-79 and a National Party office holder 1973-88.

1 1 9 2 1 1 Graeme Edward Turner

During childhood lived in Warwick, Goondiwindi, Toowoomba Murgon and Maryborough where he atended the State Primary. High School at Aldridge 73-75 and Brisbane Grammar School 76-77 where he was House and School Prefect. B. V. Sc. from University of Queensland 1983. Subsequently worked at Oakey Veterinary Hospital 1984-85, Bileola Clinic 1985-86. He spent 6 months as a ringer on Telemon Station during 1986 (the property of his wife’s family). He then joined the Department of Primary Industries in Mackay as a Veterinary Officer and later moved to Rockhampton Pathology Branch in 1987. Isla was born in Brisbane 01051961 and lived on the family property "Wheelholme" at Springsure until 1980 and subsequently on "Telemon".

1 1 9 2 1 2
Joanne Gayle Turner

Attended Aldridge High /School in Maryborough. Batchelor of Medicine and Surgery 1979-85. Worked in the Repatriation Hospital at Greenslopes. Moved to Victoria in 1988 and worked as GP at Sale. Moved to Rockhampton 1988 and practiced as GP.

1 1 9 2 1 3 David William Turner

Primary Schooling in Toowoomba, Murgon and Maryborough. Secondary at Aldridge M'borough, and at Brisbane Grammar (Boarding Prefect 1979).B.Commerce from Queensland University 1984, followed by a professional year and Member institute of Chartered Accountants 1987. Worked for Deloitte Haskins and Sells (Chartered Accountants) 1984-88 in the audit section when he moved to Rockhampton as Accountant / Office Manager with the Western Grazing Company.

1 1 9 2 1 4 Stephen Andrew Turner
Attended primary school in Maryborough West and Central. High School at Aldridge (Maryborough) and Brisbane Grammar. School Prefect, good at soccer, athletics and football representing school, town and district. Half way through business studies at Capricornia Institute of Advanced Education. Worked with Dalgetys as merchandise salesman, night club bar manager and currently (1988) Trainee Manager at Pizza Hut, Rockhampton.

1 1 9 2 2 Rosemary Grace Turner

1 1 9 2 2 2 Gregory James Holmes
Gregory was seriously injured in a car accident near Biggenden and died after evacuation to hospital in Brisbane.

1 1 9 2 2 4 David Ian Holmes
David completed his trade training and worked for the Department on Works in Maryborough. He died in a traffic accident. He married Coleen and although adoption procedures were not complete for her son Solomon Raniera Houra born 24031975 (Wairoa NZ), Solly take the name Holmes and will probably elect when of age to become part of the tribe. Coleen remarried in 1987 to Barry Isaac Linwood and they have a daughter Kimberly Laura born 04071987 and a son. Living at 84 Aldridge St, Maryborough ph. 223875.

1 1 9 2 3 John William Turner
The maternity nurse was Alison Wickens who sent me a card on pasing senior.

John Turner PO Box 497 Spring Hill Q 4004
omto77@bigpond.net.au Phone and Fax +61 (0)7 33691340 Mobile +61 (0)409 632 376
17 March 2009

Biography

I was born in Gympie in 1939 and grew up in the district called Calgoa about 19km west of Woolooga. My parents had a dairy/grazing property. My grandfather originally operated a copper mine and later turned to grazing. Descendants of he and his brother owned the bulk of the district. My mother was a teacher at a nearby school before marriage. I was one of 7 children (6 of whom attended the Gympie State High School). I went to the local one-teacher state school (when it was operating) and for the rest of the time studied under Mothers guidance through the Correspondence School. I led the typical life of a farm boy in those days – doing school and helping with the never-ending chores on a farm.

Life changed after Scholarship. I moved to GHS and lived in the Presbyterian Hostel – Winston House in Channon Street. I think that I was a shy and fairly inarticulate country kid. I had ambitions to be top of the class and despite hard work never quite achieved it. I have many fond memories of time at GHS and the broadening of my horizons from the students and teachers. I did an academic course. There were 2 main enemies – my inability to spell (I now worship computer spell checkers) and Latin (needed if I was to matriculate (in 1958)). I went on to Queensland University and took my degree in Agricultural Science where I majored in Entomology. I had been fortunate enough to get a State Government Fellowship which bonded me to the then Department of Agriculture. I was initially posted in 1963 to Toowoomba and worked in research on pest of a range of crops of that region. During 1969 – 73 I was Lecturer in Entomology at the Queensland Agricultural College (now UQ) after it became a College of Advanced Education. That was followed by more research in the Department of Primary industries in Kingaroy and Brisbane. In 1982 I was appointed as Quarantine Entomologist in Brisbane and continued in this position until 1995. The position involved support and training roles with the staff as well as policy development work. During this time I carried out many extensive surveys in Cape York peninsular and the Torres Straits, Papua New Guinea and much of eastern Indonesia - visits to wonderful remote parts of the region. I took a voluntary redundancy from the Quarantine Service in 1995 and worked as a freelance consultant mainly in agricultural projects in Indonesia. Since 2003 I have concentrated on development of business interests in property and investment and still support a project with an inventor of energy efficient equipment and processes - (my bit to save the planet).

I was married, now divorced – no kids. Live in central Brisbane with my Indonesian partner. I am still working more that I want or need to be. I am in good health – no bad habits except perhaps that I like red wine too much. Leisure wise principally enjoy bush walking and movies. I have had a good life – never short of food or good shelter, never had to face war etc, never short of money (after graduation), traveled widely and blessed with stable optimistic views.

1 1 9 2 4 Philip Alexander Turner
Phil grew up on the family property Foxtail and went to the local primary school and subsequently Correspondence school when the small school closed for lack of numbers. During 1955-56 he went to the Gympie State High School. After school he worked in the Bank of New South Wales in Gladstone, Wandoan, Gatton, Lae (PNG), Springsure, Brisbane and Townsville before leaving the Bank for a more secure lifestyle. After that he worked at the brick works at Cooroy and then in Brisbane in office and management jobs in finance, manufacturers and merchants. He has a great interest in sport and played football, cricket, hockey and squash-- the latter competitively into his 40's. Family, house and such matters have always taken up much of his time. In the arts he confesses to being a looker in that he enjoys perusing the finished product, "like what I like and can not satisfactorily explain why I like it or anybody else should like it.

1 1 9 2 4 1 Kristi Elizabeth Turner
Kristi started school in Townsville before moving to Boondall and school in Brisbane. She went to Clayfield College and then to Wavell Hts for high school. After this she enrolled at Grifith University in the liberal arts course. At University she was on the Union and was Union President.

1 1 9 2 4 2 Simone Louise Turner
After primary school at Boondall Simone went to Clayfield College. There she was a Prefect, played sport and generally participated in the life of the school. She went to Japan 1987-88 as a Rotary Exchange student. She seems destined to become the first lady prime minister of Australia if some cad does not beat her to it.

1 1 9 2 6 Austin Michael Turner

Went to school at Calgoa, correspondence and then to Gympie High 1961-63. He worked at the mines and at Foxti=ail until 1969. He worked at BHP in Newcastle in the coke ovens 1969-71. Owned a shop and coffee lounge and later worked on a drilling rig until 1973. Managed Drayton Wreckers for 12 years before starting his own seafood sales business. This subsequently expanded to a shop in Toowoomba.

1 1 9 2 7 Alison Kay Turner
Alison was educated with correspondence school, Fairholme, Mater Dei and Harristown High in Toowoomba. Worked on horse studs in southern Queensland for 2 years before going to south Australia in 1977. She met Don at this time while working with polo ponies. Early in 1978 started work with Bart Cummings as a strapper first in Adelaide and later in Sydney. She enjoyed work with race horses especially beach work, going to the races once or twice weekly, early mornings and fresh horses to ride. In late 1980 she came back to Toowoomba to live and as horse work does not pay well in Toowoomba, started working for Clarke Rubber. In 1982 she became Manager and continued until resigning in 1987 rather than take a transfer. Hobbies include horses, bird breeding, dressmaking, gardening and cooking.

1 1 9 3 Mervyn Carlyle Wheeler Turner

Mervyn was born at Kilkivan and attended school there. He later began dairy farming at Calgoa on land from his father. He subsequently took over a further part of his father’s property and bought more land. With the decline of the dairy industry due to falling profits, he changed to cattle rearing. He died of cancer of the intestine.

1 1 9 3 2 Neville Roy Turner

Neville grew up at Calgoa, attending the primary school there while it was open. He later completed junior at the Gympie High. Later worked as a miner at the Calgoa copper mines for a number of years. Subsequently took over the family property. He purchased a block of land in 1979 which had been pat of his grandfathers original property. He has an original photo of George Turner (1 1 9) and of his father as a baby.

1 1 9 3 2 1 Tammy Eveline Turner

Attended Woolooga Primary School and the Kilkivan High to year 10. Later became a jillaroo. Married and living in a house built on the family property. 1990 worked on the adjacent Marodian Station.

1 1 9 3 2 2

Attended the Woolooga Primary School and the Kilkivan High to year 10. Represented the /wide Bay region in Brisbane in ath- letics and was sports-person of the year 1989 for Kilkivan School. Became a jillaroo after leaving school and 1990 works on Marodian station and on the family property.

1 1 9 4 Betty Fay Turner
Betty lived as a child in Kilkivan while attending primary school. In 1939 the family moved house and all out to Calgoa and she attended primary school there. Later she attended Ipswich Grammar School. She returned to Calgoa and helped George on the property during the time he was ill. After marriage she lived at Calgoa and Biggenden. Following the failure of Kieth Fallon`s business they moved to Brisbane. In Brisbane she worked as a doctors receptionist, pharmacy attendant and 3 enjoyable years as a nurses aid at the Corinda Maternity Hospital. After divorce (11061976, Brisbane) she married (24071976, Brisbane) Ivan Leslie Rogash born 13091922, Toowoomba) and lives a contented life in the country at Wandoan. Enjoys painting, golf, bowls, reading, small children, being a grandmother as well as the animals on the property.



Herbie and Dorothy Perkins were friend of Grandpa and Pop and may be relatives -- Dahlia Scougall knows the address Calgoa School Teachers Pat Doyle Les Anderson



Mitchell Records

William Mitchell married Helen Roughead who died 4 years before him,21/4/1919.
William Mitchell arrived from London on the Scottish Wizard on 9or 29 January 1882. Came from Falkirk after living in the Isle of Man for 1 year. The Scottish Wizard of 1100 tons was ex Plymouth 27/10/1881 and into Maryborough 29/1/1882. (the ship was later bought by the Italians and became the --------????.) Dr Woodward was the Surgeon and Mrs McKeddie the Matron. The passages were paid from Australia and included twin girls who died before the ship departed.
William Mitchell had an illuminated address from Scotland ?? Maryborough (Max Hodges). In recent times this was thought to be in the possession of Moya Mitchell. The Demaine family has an illuminated address to Billy Demaine signed by Wm. Mitchell.

Wm Mitchell b.1874 in Falkirk Scotland. Wife Helen Ellen Roughead(b. 1873), (Alexander Roughead (gardener) and Elizabeth (Leichman)both of Polmont, Stirlingshire, Wm lived on the corner of Kent and Ferry St - service station on the site now. Nell Hodges had some of William's things. Her house at Baddow burned after the death of WM and perhaps the papers were there.

Children of William Mitchell

1 Elizabeth Leishman Mitchell b. Scotland m Thomas Adams
1 1 Florence Constance (cared for by this family) – name remained Mitchell even though she used Adams.
1 2 Norman adopted or fostered 2-3 years younger than FCT and suicided. 1936-39 Adams worked for Montgomery who owned a pineapple farm at Takura on the way to Pialba. This farm employed kanakas. At a subsequent stage helped at Newbury (there is a photo of Connie,Tom and Norman annotated taken at Newbury after a hard days packing. FCT says the photo was taken by 3 sisters who were moving to Brisbane after selling the property. Tom Adams was born in England, Bishopstown, Wiltshire, near Stone Henge. Lizzie died when FCT 8 (23/7/1922), she was a diabetic. Tom died(27/11/1931) when FCT 18.The funeral was the day FCT was sitting for Senior and as there were no alternatives she was doing the exam as the funeral passed. She was given a tot of whisky for strength. After the death of her father FCT had Billy Demaine as guardian. She went to training college, staying initially with Grace and Theo Davies. Norman went to live with another family. Nell reportedly left FCT in a nursing home in Cooparoo, Brisbane where she was rescued by Lizzie and adopted. Tom and Lizzie appear to have been elderly when they took on the 2 children.

2 William Mitchell (b.1878 d.2/9/1946) m Virginia Sattertwaite (Queenie) in Brisbane 1910 - perhaps from the Biggenden area. William had a cycle accident at Gooroolba when the fork of his cycle broke. He was taken unconscious to Gayndah hospital and then sent home by train to Maryborough still showing abrasions and a broken nose.

2 1 Hazel Dorothy (born 1917) who married Doug Neilson - 1990 living in Maryborough near the hospital

2 2 Moya (b 1920) m Ken Woodger 1990 living 109 Queen St, Maryborough.
2 2 1 Robert
2 2 2 male
2 3 William (Billie) died while a child from polio.

3 Helen Allen (Nell) (b. 2/8/1884 in Maryborough) x Arthur Hodges (Nell died in 1941)

Florence Constance ( child of Nell, raised as Adams)Nellwas the biological mother of FCT and the biological father may have been a Fairlie - the family were sawmillers in Maryborough. FCT was born in September and Nell married the following January. One of the witnesses at the wedding was Gertrude Davies who was Gwen Kelso (Davies) Aunt. Gertrude later married Alf Parkes and lived at Tinana near the farm of FCT father.

3 1 Alex

Alex was an accountant at Norman Park. Had 2 daughters and 1 son. Alex died of a heart attack Widow, Pat,living 84 McIlwraith Av,Norman Park ph. 3983304

3 1 1 Peter works with an accountant and tax agent, living 70 Coombe Av, Hope Island 4212 ph. 075 308463

3 1 2 Leoan

3 1 3 Loretta lives at home.

3 2 Allan Maxwell

Max worked initially on dairy farms, later for the COD in Gympie, elected with the National Party for the Gympie, later Police Minister and then Head of Port Authority in Brisbane. Married 3 times, all children are from the first marriage to Rita Currant, who died from cancer. 1990 Living at 1 Ellis St,Teneriffe. ph.3717321 (1990)

3 2 1 Glenice

Glenice Carroll, Silverbirches, Pilsgate, Stamford,Links.PE93HL.(1990) 2 children. Glenice went to school at Gympie High. Later worked on TV in Townsville on a childrens show. Husband an engineer, formerly worked on the Snowny Mountains project.

3 2 1 1 Jane who works in a Merchant Bank

3 2 1 2 Robert a student at Oxford.

3 2 2 Pauline
Pauline married to Peter Law, lives (1990) 1 Ellis St, Teneriffe. Pauline worked as an air hostess.

3 2 3 Russel
Russel married and is an Industrial Real Estate Agent at Red Hill.

3 3 Rex
Rex died during the second world war on the death march at Sandakan. Recorded in the War Memorial in Canberra.

3 4 Helen

Helen born in 31/7/1928, married Stanley Arthur Cronk. She died from viral meningitis in 1975 in Brisbane. He worked for forestry on Fraser Island, Blackbutt and near Maryborough. Was very involved in assisting soccer in his latter days. Died in Maryborough 23/1/1991 aged 75. Lived at 34 Kelvin Grove St, Tinana.

3 4 1 Val b. 1949 m John Heward. 1990 living lot 11,Beaconsfield Rd, Sandy Creek via Kilcoy 074 981126 Reece Kyle Heward b 18/2/1991
3.4 2 Barbara m Keith Sutcliffe, 183 Arnaud St,Granville, Maryborough

3 4 3 Annette m Mark Dingwall

3 4 4 Noela m Peter Milme Hibernia Rd, Capella

3 4 5 Bernie (Bernadette) m David Karlsberg, 63 Ariadne St, Maryborough

3 4 6 Patricia m Allan Doig

3 4 7 David engaged to Deanna

3 4 8 Iain b. 1967 on the HMAS Brisbane. Served in the Persian Gulf in the war against Iraq in 1990.

4 Alexandria (Adda or Lexie) born in Maryborough x Hedley Stephens

Adda lived in Melbourne with Hedley Stephens. Later he grew cotton with Hodges. This failed and Stephens left Adda. She was initially supported by Hodges and then with the help of Billy Demaine found work in the railway refreshment rooms and subsequently became the Station Mistress at Bular (near Kilkivan) and Urangan. She later married Philip Caffery from Brisbane and had a son Bertie (?) who died young (? of rheumatic fever). Lived at Baddow near the site of Nellies former house

4 1 Hedley
4 2 Jack
Jack was living at the Gold Coast at the time of Arthur Hodges funeral

5 Jessie Hosack Marjorie Hay ( after 2 of her Mothers friends) (b 4/9/1875) x John Thomas (Jack) Pizzey

5 1 Fergus - worked in the Commonwealth Bank in Sydney after transfer May 1923.

5 2 Thelma married Stan Andrews - a dental technician. Thelma was a school teacher. Lived in Toowoomba after marriage

5 2 1 Shirley had polio, used a wheel chair and was an Occupational Therapist, married John Watts. lives 1991 at 49 Agnes St, Birkdale ph 07 2073509

5 3 Jack William Pizzey died aged 5 months 21/2/1902 of gastroenteritis. About that time Jessie died aged 27 or 28.Jack Pizzey then married Brandt

Jack Charles Allen

Jack Pizzey was a school teacher, later went into politics, subsequently Member, Minister and Premier in Queensland. 2 children. Married Judy Sale

a 1 Jack (or John) is a patent agent in Brisbane and lives at Redland Bay. Married Kingston.

a 2 ?Jill

b Maisie b. 1907 was a telephonist. 1990 lives Elliot Heads Rd, Woongarra, Bundaberg ph 076 593222

c Lorna married Vic Honour, 2nd wife. Trevor Honour is a child of the first marriage and is with DPI.

d Joyce m Anderson

Elizabeth Roughead (m. Leonard Fawell) was the sister of Helen Mitchell senior. She arrived in Queensland 6/4/1882 with her brother Alexander on the Arden Cromwell from Glasgow. She died of cancer(?) 18/11/1925. Her daughter Daisy who married Carswell had 2 sons Darryl and Allan. Alexander died 1883. The following are notes from FCT which are possibly grave references or certificate numbers from Maryborough. Thomas Adams (age at death 74) William Halliwell Demaine 11575 Lizzie 8708 Thomas 10245 Jessie 61888 Elizabeth Fawell 9272

John Brown formerly a school teacher in Kirkintilloch and his mother Bessie Brown are relatives through Mitchell or Roughead. FCT had contact during the 1950's. Rhonda (Mrs J. T.) Johnston, Carindale ph (H) 07 3951819 (W) 07 2571866 is writing a history of Billy Demaine. Son Jack Demaine died 1990 daughter Dorothy (Mrs McKenzie) b 1899 is living in Maryborough (1990).