Sarah Ann Caldwell PATTERSON
Sarah Ann Caldwell PATTERSON Sarah Ann Caldwell PATTERSON nee McKean was born on the 29/04/1840 in Belfast Ireland to parents David McKean & Sarah Ann nee Smith. She is the second daughter and middle child of five. About 1858 Sarah immigrated to Australia when she...
Gympie Mining Accidents – 1800s – Part 4
Gympie Mining Accidents – 1800s – Part 4 Whilst mine safety would have been at the forefront of most Gympie Mine Manager’s minds, there were many accidents in and around the mine shafts and quite a few proved to be fatal. Each death was thoroughly...
HAPPY FATHERS DAY from us at GFHS
HAPPY FATHERS DAY from us at GFHS TIDBITS The origins of fathers day have a number of apparent beginnings, like the Americans supporting a following that a terrible mining disaster that killed 360 men in June 1908 be honored though more likely Sonora Dodd’s...
Andrew Fisher – Miner, Engine-Driver, Politician, Diplomat
Andrew Fisher – Miner, Engine-Driver, Politician, Diplomat Our last blog featured a brief story of Margaret Jane Irvine. With occupations of Miner, Engine-driver, Politician and Diplomat this is the story of her husband, Andrew Fisher Andrew Fisher Pledged...
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