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Sarah Ann Caldwell PATTERSON

Sarah Ann Caldwell PATTERSON

by Tricia Dickinson | May 13, 2025 | Biographies, Gympie & Wide Bay district, Pioneer families, Women

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...
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...
The Story of Una Catherine Mulholland (nee Vowles)

The Story of Una Catherine Mulholland (nee Vowles)

by Tricia Dickinson | Apr 28, 2024 | Biographies, Gympie, Women

The Story of Una Catherine Mulholland (nee Vowles) UNA CATHERINE VOWLES Una was born on the 30th October 1904 in Gympie, Queensland. Her parents were Reginald Vowles, a miner, and Mary Ellen {nee Shanahan}. Una was the eldest of six children and in 1918 a terrible...
Nurses in World War 1 – Annie and Amy Warner

Nurses in World War 1 – Annie and Amy Warner

by Tricia Dickinson | Apr 21, 2024 | Biographies, Gympie & Wide Bay district, Women, World War 1

Nurses in World War 1 – Annie and Amy Warner During the First World War, more than 2000 Australian nurses served in the Australian Army Nursing Service.  These nurses had to be aged between 25 and 40 and unmarried.  They worked in hospitals, on ships and trains...
Some of the Irish Influence in the Gympie Region

Some of the Irish Influence in the Gympie Region

by Brett Watson | Mar 19, 2024 | Pioneer families, Women

Some of the Irish Influence in the Gympie Region John FloodJohn Flood John Flood When it comes to chatting about the Irish influence in Gympie or the Wide Bay region, one of the first names that comes to some people in the know, is John Flood. And, the Gympie family...
The Shadow of the Shamrock – Flora Lynagh

The Shadow of the Shamrock – Flora Lynagh

by Tricia Dickinson | Mar 17, 2024 | Biographies, Gympie, Gympie & Wide Bay district, Women

The Shadow of the Shamrock – Flora Lynagh The following story is one of the many featured in a book called ‘The Shadow of the Shamrock’. The book was written by Marjorie Head and published in 2007 with input from members of the Gympie Irish Club. The...
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