by Warren Nunn
By Coker descendant Warren Nunn Arthur Coker was plagued by painful skin cancer. Despite medical attention, his condition worsened. It almost drove him to suicide. In desperation he applied an arsenic-based potion to the “rodent ulcer” on his nose. Within...
by Warren Nunn
By Coker descendant Warren Nunn When James Thomas Coker died in 1920, he did not leave a will. He was also insolvent. His son Arthur acted on behalf of the family in dealing with the estate through the Public Curators’ Office. After the property in Glenmore...
by Warren Nunn
By Warren Nunn A sizeable headstone in a Scottish cemetery bears a loving tribute to a faithful housekeeper. Erected by one John Ferguson, it lauds Sarah Nunn who died at Peebles but who was originally from Chevington, Suffolk. Sarah had been John Ferguson’s...
by Warren Nunn
The Nunn family plans to gather on the Capricorn Coast this 12-13 October to celebrate our heritage. We descend from George and Winnie Nunn from Margaret St, Rockhampton (see family picture below). The idea is to gather at Coolwaters Caravan Park which, for those of...
by Warren Nunn
The above composite image is of what has been identified as the Duaringa Roman Catholic Church building from the early 1900s. While they are designed the same, they are not the same building. What follows will explain that. When Queensland’s population was...
