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My Dear Annie – Missingham Letters 6

02/08/2015 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Coolgardie Prospectors Camp

The following letter is by far the longest written by David to Annie. I think it sounds like he is missing her and the children a great deal.  I think that maybe Annie is getting a little tired of having the plans for her to join him taking rather too long. In this letter he […]

Filed Under: People Tagged With: Coolgardie, Goldfields History, Missingham, Western Australia

My Dear Annie – Missingham Letters 4

27/06/2015 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

The following letter is the last sent before David Missingham reached the Goldfields of Western Australia.  You will see he often refers to money matter and it seems that he had left some debts behind him in Charters Towers Qld. As with all letters I would love to be able to read the replies but […]

Filed Under: People, Towns and Places Tagged With: Adelaide, Missingham

My Dear Annie – Missingham Letters 3

05/06/2015 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Adelaide 1909

17 November 1896,  Port Adelaide   Tuesday 7 a.m. My Dearest Wifie We have just arrived here per Gabo and leave again this afternoon at 4 p.m. so we have been little time for this part the city of Adelaide or churches as it is often called by irreverent persons. It is situated 7 miles from […]

Filed Under: People Tagged With: Adelaide, Australian History, Family History, Missingham, The Gabo

My Dearest Annie – Missingham Letter 2

27/05/2015 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Friday 13 November 1896 My Dearest wife Since my last letter on Sunday, I ran down to Kiama (NSW) by the 8.30 train and arrived at Albion Park at 12 noon, saw Jamie & his wife and youngsters, the mater (Mother) was in Sydney in the suburbs, but I could not find her. I took […]

Filed Under: People, Places & Towns Tagged With: Australian History, Missingham

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