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