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My Grandma Irvine: Lills Life and her autograph book.

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Inately proud of her extended family, Lill kept in regular contact with her extended family and friends. How do I know this, you may well ask? Primarily through her marriage, which came about through meeting her future husband while visiting interstate family on both her mother & father’s sides. Then there is that little book collected by many a young girl in the past, their autograph book. I have a copy of Lill’s little book, but more on that later. … Continue reading

Daily Life of a Railway Blacksmith. Reserves, Chooks, Work & Family.

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Twenty years ago, it was a surprise to learn of the existence of a diary written by my great-grandfather William White between 1894 – 1904. One of his grandsons, Alan kindly offered to loan the diary to me so that I could transcribe it and include this insight into their family life in my book on the White family. Many thanks for that Alan. In transcribing the diary which is notated on 146 pages of an ordinary exercise book with … Continue reading

William White – A country lad, railway worker and diary keeper

The bush diggings of a goldfield would not be the ideal place to be giving birth but that was the situation faced by many women in the early days of our Colony. Being Mary White’s eighth babe may have assisted in the prompt arrival of William White on Friday 27 March 1863 but conditions would have been primitive.[1]  William’s father, Henry, was trying his luck in the area near Nerrigundah in Southern New South Wales. This region is part of … Continue reading


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