Henry Aldridge aged about 43. Taken in England before family returned to Australia in 1887.
Henry Aldridge and family at Mt Morgan about 1887. From left are Ted, Emma (later Coker, seated), Henry, Burt, Harriet and Lizzie (later Dobbs).
Ted Aldridge postcard to his sister Emma Coker at Kabra dated 1919.
Ted Aldridge daughter Ellen on 100th birthday in 2005.
Financial woes at Bouldercombe pub
The Bouldy Pub has proved problematic for more than one host over the decades.
Mining equipment law suit fails
In 1890, Henry Aldridge faced a Rockhampton Small Debts Court to answer questions over mining equipment that had not been paid for. The proceedings...
Westwood family blacksmiths
Hertfordshire village with Australian connection In 1883, first cousins Henry Aldridge and James Westwood set up a carrying business in...
James Aldridge (1793 – 1871) – Welwyn publican
James Aldridge (1793 - 1871 son of Thomas Aldridge and Mary Jeaves) was a publican based in Welwyn, Hertford, England. In 1851, he was landlord of...
Henry Aldridge’s memoirs
From Hertfordshire to Australia *Following is a transcript of recollections that Henry Aldridge wrote about his life. In the original handwritten...
Walter Burdekin Aldridge (1882-1968)
A complicated man Walter Burdekin Aldridge (1882-1968) married Margaret Shonhan and had one child. He was known as Bert or Burt and had a poor...
Edward Henry Aldridge (1880-1953)
Rugged timber-getter Edward Henry Aldridge (1880-1953) married Mary Ann Richardson and had six children. There was obviously a longevity gene in...
Emily Ellen Sophia Aldridge (1876-1970)
A most remarkable woman Emily Helen (or Ellen) Sophia Aldridge (1876-1970) married Harry Coker and had eight children who survived to adulthood. The...
Elizabeth Aldridge (1871-1952)
A woman to whom we owe a great deal Elizabeth Aldridge (1871-1952) married Charles Dobbs and they had the one child, Elizabeth Helen, known as...
Sgt Denis McCarthy
He did his job well His Excellency the Governor in Council has been pleased to award the following rewards to Members of the Police Force, as shown...
Charges
A list of charges brought against Henry Aldridge's attackers From Queensland State ArchivesCor: Cockle C Jin the Circuit Court at Maryborough No 14...
District Court report
Newspaper report of Imbil hold-up AT the Maryborough Circuit Court, on the 26th inst., His Honor the Chief Justice presiding, William Troden, alias...
1868 Queensland Police Gazette page 68
Tied to a sapling and robbed 1868 Queensland Police Gazette page 68On 30th July last, Henry Aldridge, and others, were stopped on the Yabber road,...
William Aldridge
Hertfordshire publican William Aldridge came to Australia in July 1859 on the Glentanner, arriving in Brisbane, Queensland. The Aldridge family of...
Stick up at Imbil
IT was a scandal at the time that involved a number of men including several gold miners and two rather inept thugs who ended up in jail. The drama...
William Troden and the background to a crime
William Troden was one of the bushrangers jailed in 1868 for the attack on Henry Aldridge and others near Gympie in Queensland. In the record of...