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Immigration terminology

Posted on 02/05/2013 by admin18/08/2013

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]

Boese-Coogan Postcards #3: The Frostrop-Vickers wedding invitation

Posted on 24/04/2013 by admin14/01/2014

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]

Tagged Boese, Coningsby, Coogan, Farleigh, Frostrop, Marian, Mulherin, Vickers

Boese-Coogan Postcards #2: Goldston

Posted on 23/04/2013 by admin24/04/2013

This is the second of the Boese-Coogan postcards. For a description of the origin of these postcards,  see Postcard 1. Contributed by Cathie Sherwood When I first saw this card, I immediately assumed that the builder was coming out to … [CLICK TO READ MORE]

Christian Mau

Posted on 23/04/2013 by admin23/04/2013

Cairns Post Monday 31 October 1910 DEATH OF A SUGAR PIONEER Another of the pioneers of the district passed away in the person of Mr. C. P. Mau who died on Monday night last at the Lister Hospital (says the … [CLICK TO READ MORE]

Boese-Coogan Postcards #1: Harris family of Homebush

Posted on 23/04/2013 by admin25/04/2013

Contributed by Cathie Sherwood The background to the postcards Alice Boese was the sister of my great-grandmother Annie O’Neill (nee Lowery).  She was married to Rudolph Boese who, amongst other occupations, was the blacksmith at Farleigh for many years.  Violet, … [CLICK TO READ MORE]

Tagged Boese, farmers, Harris, Homebush

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