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Coronation Ceremony
Newspaper Snippets Ringarooma Sharp

Coronation Ceremony

Ringarooma Coronation Ceremony The Druids’ Hall was well-filled on Thursday evening when the Progress Queen (Miss Enid Fry) and her…
September 2, 1921January 10, 2023
Ringarooma
Lade Newspaper Snippets Ringarooma Sharp

Ringarooma

Active preparations are in progress for the Chinatown Ball, which will eventuate this evening, and everything points to it being…
September 24, 1920January 10, 2023
Derby: Country Courts
Branxholm Newspaper Snippets Sharp

Derby: Country Courts

Derby At the Court of General Sessions on Thursday (before Messrs. B. C. Glover, C. Lucas, and R. J. Shanhun).…
March 16, 1918January 10, 2023
The death of Sarah Hudson Lade
Clarke Lade

The death of Sarah Hudson Lade

Sarah Hudson Lade [nee Clark] Family Tree Sarah Hudson Lade [nee Clark] was my father’s 2nd Great Grandmother. The following…
May 19, 1886September 9, 2021
Jane Emma Summers: An Illegitimate Daughter
Lade Summers

Jane Emma Summers: An Illegitimate Daughter

Jane Emma Summers was just three months old when she died in the arms of her sixteen-year-old mother, Phoebe Summers. Reported to…
March 7, 1880September 9, 2021
The Untimely Death of James Bulman
Bulman

The Untimely Death of James Bulman

James Bulman, my 3rd Great Grandfather, was a well-liked, respected, and valued member of the North-Eastern districts of Tasmania. Sadly…
November 28, 1873November 8, 2021
Harlequin Bob
Allender Convicts Cowburn Davis Harlequin Bob

Harlequin Bob

Aliases: Cobourn, Coburn, Coborn, Cowburn, Cockburn, Harlequin Bob I first came across Robert Cowburn while researching my 3rd Great Grandmother,…
August 3, 1873September 9, 2021
Could the real William Harris please step forward!
Erskine Farrell Harris Haynes Richardson Rogers

Could the real William Harris please step forward!

William Harris, the son of William Harris and his wife Margaret, is my 2nd Great Grandfather on my mother’s side.…
December 11, 1858January 22, 2021
Convict [9698]: Mary Harrington [1822-1896]
Convicts Harrington Stewart

Convict [9698]: Mary Harrington [1822-1896]

Relationship: Direct Ancestor, 4th Great Grandmother Aliases: Mary Harrington, Mary Ann Harrington, Mary Anne Harrington, Mary Ann Steward, Mary Stewart,…
April 6, 1840September 9, 2021
A Brutal Husband
Bloomfield Convicts

A Brutal Husband

George Bromfield brutally beat his wife Ann so badly that she died from the ordeal. George, my 3rd Great Grandfather,…
May 20, 1839September 9, 2021

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