From Finder of Relics February 16, 2021 JOHN MCMANAWAY OF CUE, BLACK RANGE AND SANDSTONE Author – Vivienne Sinclair. John McManaway was born in Roscommon, Ireland in 1863. He moved to Victoria, Australia and by the age of 21 years had married Mary Glover. They had 6 children and by 1895 the family had moved […]
Frank Henry Winfield – pioneer profile
Frank Henry Winfield was born on 27 Dec 1881 in Gregory, South Australia. He was the son of Edmund James Blackeby WINFIELD (1849-1941) and Amelia Catherine TILLY (1846-1926). Frank was to marry Valitie Mary WIVELL on the 22nd Sep 1913 in Adelaide South Australia at the age of 32 yrs. Prior to his return to […]
Florence Menon’s life of crime!
Sly Grog Shanties, which were unlicensed hotels, often selling poor quality alcohol, sprang up where ever people settled and the police were hard-pressed to keep a check on the offenders. The record from the Mt Morgans Courier details just such a case that would have annoyed the local constabulary. I wondered if this term of […]
A Beloved Son- Calder family story
I have recently been in correspondence with Lisa Clifford, who has very kindly allowed me to share the following story and photographs with you. She originally got in touch with me after seeing the grave of Alistar Douglas Calder in the Black Range (Nungarra) Cemetery on the Outback Family History website. Lisa tells me that […]
Uncle Jack – a tree to remember him
I was recently contacted by Jeannine Nolan who has very kindly allowed me to tell the story of her Great Uncle Jack. She came to get in touch through a story I did last year about John Hindhaugh. There may be a family connection as Emily Marion Hindhaugh married Ezra Chappel, Jack’s uncle. Sadly Emily […]