We gazed across the paddock to the area along the bank of Duckworth Creek where we understood Jane Heffernan had been buried in January 1877. The need to reach our next destination on time, fences and long grass prevented my cousins and I from looking for the exact spot where local people believed some trace of graves remained. Jane Heffernan’s death at about 37 years old followed two days after the birth of twins. The twins were also buried near … Continue reading