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”
Grave Tales – Lutwyche cemetery
Corporal Audrey Agnes Eastick of the Australian Women’s Army Services was stationed in Brisbane and working as a clerk at Australian Headquarters during World War 2. She grew up in Victoria in Horsham and at the time of her enlistment was 29 and married to Vivian Eastick, who was stationed with the Air Force inContinue reading “Grave Tales – Lutwyche cemetery”
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