The following story was sent in by Eric Chamberlain from his family album. When Sarah KEOGH was born on 16 November 1879 in Victoria, her father, Cornelius, was 32, and her mother, Mary, was 22. She married Henry COADY in 1905 in Bulong, Western Australia. They had seven children in 11 years. She died on […]
When I die – a verse
Carry me back to the bush when I die. Its there that I always could rest. Bury me deep in the deserts red earth On a dry river bank in the west. Take me back home to the stock camp Out on the endless red plain Let my sole know the peace and the quiet […]
Dr Henry Augustus Ellis – pioneer profile
Henry Augustus Ellis (1861-1939) physician and politician, was born on 21 July 1861 at Omagh, Tyrone, Ireland, fourth son of Colonel Francis Ellis of the Enniskillen Fusiliers and Louisa McMahon. He was educated at St Columba’s College, Dundrum, and then privately at Stratford-upon-Avon, England, before studying medicine at Trinity College, Dublin, from 1879 (M.B., 1884; […]
A White Hot Flame – book review
Recently published is a biography: ‘A White Hot Flame: by Sue Taffe, Mary Montgomerie Bennett, Author, Educator, Activist for Indigenous Justice’ Bennett worked tirelessly for justice for Aboriginal people, especially her Wongutha friends whom she first met when she taught at Mount Margaret Mission in the1930s. I thought you might be interested to know about […]
The brothers Peirce – family album
The following photographs are from the family album of Mrs Beth Edwards (nee Peirce) of NSW. She tells me that the large group photo was presented to her relative, Charles Withers Peirce, by the Brown Hill Volunteer Fire Brigade when he was Captain of the team. He is seated in the centre of the photo. […]
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