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Andrew Fisher – Miner, Engine-Driver, Politician, Diplomat

Andrew Fisher – Miner, Engine-Driver, Politician, Diplomat

by Tricia Dickinson | Aug 26, 2024 | Gympie, Gympie & Wide Bay district, Gympie District Families, Gympie mines, Notorious footprint

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...
Margaret Jane Irvine, wife of Andrew Fisher

Margaret Jane Irvine, wife of Andrew Fisher

by Tricia Dickinson | Aug 12, 2024 | Gympie, Gympie & Wide Bay district, Gympie District Families, Pioneer families, Women

Margaret Jane Irvine, wife of Andrew Fisher This blog features a brief story of Margaret Jane Irvine, wife of Andrew Fisher.   From humble beginnings, her story takes her from Gympie as the daughter of a Mine Manager to the wife of a Prime Minister and then to London...
Through the Mary Valley in 1911 – Part 5

Through the Mary Valley in 1911 – Part 5

by Tricia Dickinson | Jul 26, 2024 | Gympie & Wide Bay district, Gympie District Families, Land and property, Mary Valley

Through the Mary Valley in 1911 – Part 5 Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 This Blog post is part 5 in this series of articles which were published in the newspapers in 1911 and which gave a fairly detailed insight into what was happening on our farms in...
Through the Mary Valley in 1911 – Part 4

Through the Mary Valley in 1911 – Part 4

by Tricia Dickinson | Jul 15, 2024 | Gympie & Wide Bay district, Gympie District Families, Land and property, Mary Valley

Through the Mary Valley in 1911 – Part 4 This Blog post is part 4 in this series of articles which were published in the newspapers in 1911 and which gave a fairly detailed insight into what was happening on our farms in different areas around our district....
Through the Mary Valley in 1911 – Part 3

Through the Mary Valley in 1911 – Part 3

by Tricia Dickinson | Jun 30, 2024 | Gympie, Gympie & Wide Bay district, Gympie District Families, Land and property, Mary Valley

Through the Mary Valley in 1911 – Part 3 This Blog post is part 3 in this series of articles which were published in the newspapers in 1911 and which gave a fairly detailed insight into what was happening on our farms in different areas around our district....
Through the Mary Valley in 1911 – Part 3

Through the Mary Valley in 1911 – Part 2

by Tricia Dickinson | Jun 16, 2024 | Gympie, Gympie & Wide Bay district, Gympie District Families, Land and property, Mary Valley

Through the Mary Valley in 1911 – Part 2 This Blog post is part 2 in this series of articles which were published in the newspapers in 1911 and which gave a fairly detailed description of farms in different areas around our district.     Surnames mentioned in...
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