McCarthy The Boughyards and Beyond 20 Jul 201913 Oct 2019 Thousands of Irish people immigrated to Australia in the 1800’s to escape poverty and repression in Ireland. In the case of my branch of the McCarthy family, they came hoping…
McCarthy My First Creative Non-fiction 13 Jul 201911 Aug 2019 So... This is my first attempt at creative non-fiction. I found it really difficult to write as I have only ever written factual pieces before. Sure, I have made some…
McCarthy The Loss of a Son 12 Jul 201913 Oct 2019 The Mother, as she was known by her extended family, sat in the candlelight and reflected on what had brought her to this point. She could see the stars shining…
Bowen A Story from the Bowen Branch 3 Oct 201825 Apr 2020 My latest story is about a member of the very colourful Bowen Family. They came to Australia in the late 1840's and took up four farms in the Newham area. …
Bowen Cr Richard Bowen JP, Alderman, City of Melbourne 3 Oct 201827 Jul 2019 Melbourne in the late 1850’s was a bustling city which had grown explosively due mainly to the Victorian gold rush. Most of the main streets were paved and a bridge…
Stronnell Convict in Van Diemen’s Land – or was he? 8 Jun 201825 Apr 2020 Richard Austin Stronnell is my great, great, great grandfather. It was rumoured that he was a convict. But I needed to find out for sure if the convict Richard was…
Stronnell Richard Austin Stronnell – A Convict Story 8 Jun 201813 Jul 2019 Richard Austin Stronnell stood in the Aylesbury court on 10th March 1845, convicted of housebreaking and facing transportation for 10 years to one of the most brutal penal settlements at…
Chambers My ANZAC Ancestors 25 Apr 201813 Jul 2019 Recently I discovered that two of my ancestors, 1st cousins twice removed, died in the ANZAC campaign. It was the first active service they both saw. They were my Grandmothers…
Chambers HUBERT RANDALL CHAMBERS – WORLD WAR I VETERAN 25 Apr 201813 Jul 2019 By 1916 the world was deep in the throes of World War I. Thousands of young Australian men had died on the battlefields. Heavy early losses meant that the AIF…
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