Sugar Planter Submitted by: Pauline Hendry; Karen McCafferty Read the full story of Thomas Henry Fitzgerald in the MFHS publication Early Settlers of Mackay 1860-1885. Thomas Henry FITZGERALD was born on 1 December 1824 at Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan, Ireland, the … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Mackay Genie Gossip No 71 Richard Dempsey Dunne was one of the early company of pioneers who settled in the Mackay district shortly after it was discovered and opened by the late Captain John Mackay. Richard Dunne came to the … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Mackay Genie Gossip No 83 Note: The name on the sign near the cemetery just off the Bruce Highway, before reaching The Leap, is spelt as Mandurana, however, the correct spelling, from its earliest days, is Mandarana. On 01 January … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
If you have found the words free, remittance, assisted or unassisted listed on your ancestor’s immigration information, you may have wondered what the word or words signified. Other information also gives some clues as to how they travelled. From Mackay … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
This is the third of the Boese-Coogan postcards. For a description of the origin of these postcards, see Postcard 1. Contributed by Cathie Sherwood, with many thanks to Les Vickers for his careful review of the story, additional information and the … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
