George McCarthy is the brother of my great-grandmother Clarinda. I knew nothing about him until my family research unravelled his story. George was a publican, a Labor man and a fighter for worker’s rights. George was born in Dubbo in 1885, though his family had no connections there. His father John was nomadic and IContinue reading “George McCarthy the Labor man”
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Grave tales – Alstonville
Alstonville is a lovely town on the way to Lismore from Ballina on the northern rivers area of New South Wales. As with most towns along the north coast, the settlers were attracted by the plentiful supply of red cedar, a sought after timber for the colony and the export industry. Land was selected inContinue reading “Grave tales – Alstonville”
Love letters from the front
Yesterday the Australian War Memorial announced a request for volunteers to assist them to transcribe thousands of love letters written between soldiers and their loved ones at home during the major conflicts. I signed up to the website and started to transcribe a letter from Dorothy Williams to her love Malcolm ‘Mac’ Keshan. The letterContinue reading “Love letters from the front”
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