Grave Tales – Old Dubbo Cemetery

The tale of a journalist and writer turned man of religion is one of following passions and a true path. Frederick Sydney Wilson was a successful writer and editor of a Sydney newspaper before he turned his back on city life to join religion in the western towns of New South Wales. Frederick was bornContinue reading “Grave Tales – Old Dubbo Cemetery”

Lest we forget

The Young Chronicle, on 24 August 1915 highlighted the fate of cousins William Sydney McCarthy and Frederick Prothero on Gallipoli and Thomas Leslie Debnam on Malta. Their story is recounted below: Three Cousins. TWO DEAD, ONE WOUNDED. Soon after the war started three cousins, all fine stamps of hardy Australian manhood, left Young to doContinue reading “Lest we forget”

Grave tales – Maclean Cemetery

When we travel to new towns you will always find us at the local cemetery. We photograph and document the memorials and add them to sites such as Findagrave so those doing family history research can find them. When walking around the memorials, there are always a few that attract my attention. It could beContinue reading “Grave tales – Maclean Cemetery”