Submitted by Carolan Hill nee Hamilton Janet Bogle Hamilton–Morris nee Stoddart (my 2 times Great Grandmother) was born on 17 August 1837 in Eddleston, Peebleshire, Scotland. She married Lawrence Hamilton on 3 August 1860 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Lawrence was in … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Scrap books containing all sorts of items including social activities from the local area; Birth and marriage notices, and obituaries from local Daily Mercury commencing in 1982. Currently indexed up to November 1984;
[CLICK TO READ MORE]Sugar Planter Submitted by: Pauline Hendry; Karen McCafferty Read the full story of Thomas Henry Fitzgerald in the MFHS publication Early Settlers of Mackay 1860-1885. Thomas Henry FITZGERALD was born on 1 December 1824 at Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan, Ireland, the … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Mackay Genie Gossip No 71 Richard Dempsey Dunne was one of the early company of pioneers who settled in the Mackay district shortly after it was discovered and opened by the late Captain John Mackay. Richard Dunne came to the … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Mackay Genie Gossip No 83 Note: The name on the sign near the cemetery just off the Bruce Highway, before reaching The Leap, is spelt as Mandurana, however, the correct spelling, from its earliest days, is Mandarana. On 01 January … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
