by Warren Nunn
Rugged timber-getter Edward Henry Aldridge (1880-1953) married Mary Ann Richardson and had six children. There was obviously a longevity gene in this union as five of the six lived into their 90s and beyond (Ellen, 102). Their “average” lifespan was 93.5...
by Warren Nunn
A most remarkable woman Emily Helen (or Ellen) Sophia Aldridge (1876-1970) married Harry Coker and had eight children who survived to adulthood. The couple adopted out to Emily’s sister Elizabeth Dobbs (nee Aldridge), their son John Alexis. He was the survivor...
by Warren Nunn
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 Nellie. They also adopted Elizabeth’s nephew, John Alexis Dobbs Coker, son of Henry Coker and Emma Aldridge. It was...
by Warren Nunn
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 opposite their respective names :To Sergeant Denis McCarthy, No. 9, 20 pounds, for effecting the capture of Froden...
by Warren Nunn
A list of charges brought against Henry Aldridge’s attackers From Queensland State ArchivesCor: Cockle C Jin the Circuit Court at Maryborough No 14 THE QUEEN againstWm Troden and Joseph BlakeINFORMATION FOR ROBBERY 5 COUNTSwitnessesDenis McCarthyEdwin RedmanR V...
by Warren Nunn
Newspaper report of Imbil hold-up AT the Maryborough Circuit Court, on the 26th inst., His Honor the Chief Justice presiding, William Troden, alias Podgey, and Joseph Blake, committed from Gympie, for robbery under arms near Imbil, on the 30th July last, pleaded not...
