by Warren Nunn
Tennis was a great outlet for my grandparents and their small community at Boolburra. My grandfather, Alex Dobbs, set up a court near the house and it was still in use, although a little worse for wear, in the early 1970s. The following report of a “tennis...
by Warren Nunn
A cursory look at this satellite view should make it obvious there were many challenges for those trying to make a living from the land in the Boolburra district west of Rockhampton, Queensland. While some of the river-front land offered opportunity for crops and...
by Warren Nunn
In family research, odd events draw your attention. Run-of-the-mill births, deaths, and marriages are what you would expect to find. But it’s the unexpected that gets you thinking as to what happened at the time that led several people in the same family to get...
by Warren Nunn
What follows are several images from my collection of memorabilia of the Dobbs family from Boolburra, Queensland. John Alexis Dobbs Coker and Margaret Isabella Silver, known as Alex and Bella Dobbs, raised a family of four on a farm near the Dawson River.
by Warren Nunn
Gertrude Duncan was an extraordinary woman. Born into a publican’s family in England, she grew up to have a significant role in hospital administration in America. Gertrude was the third daughter of Hellen Silver and Alexander Duncan and was my maternal...
