Arnold Nunn on grandparents Arthur and Ellen Nunn

By Warren Nunn Arnold’s memories of grandfather Arthur Nunn Arnold Nunn (1923-2021). Arnold Nunn has fond memories of his grandfather, Arthur, who was born at Dinmore, Ipswich, Queensland. The Nunn family property was situated on the Bremer River not far from...

Emily Myrtle Nunn

Emily Myrtle Nunn (1905-1996) married Albert Newsome and they had one child. They moved to Townsville where they lived at 54 Sheriff St. Their son Rex has written extensively about growing up in North Queensland and about their rail trips to Rockhampton. Rex was an...

Jessie Helen Nunn

Jessie Helen Nunn (1902-1975) married David Collins and they had four children. They lived at 43 Kinmond Ave, Wavell Heights, Brisbane and later at 55 King St, Woody Point, Queensland.

George Alexander Nunn

  Winnie Nunn (nee Cooper). George Alexander Nunn (top left) and his 11 children in birth order from left. George (1899-1975) married Winifred Violet Cooper in 1923. George was a fireman and driver for Queensland Railways and the family lived  at 37 Margaret St,...

Annie Nunn

Annie Nunn (1898-1983) married Fred Deakin and had four children. Fred died in 1938 and Annie remarried to a widower, Robert Reaney, on 7 Aug 1942 at the Rockhampton Registrar’s Office. In 1947, the marriage ended in divorce.

Rex Newsome on his grandparents Arthur and Ellen Nunn

Rex Newsome looks back on visits to his Nunn grandparents Rex Newsome. Rex Newsome, (1932-2013) the son of Emily Nunn and Roy Newsome, recorded memories of his grandfather, Arthur Nunn, in an autobiographical book, Up The Stares, published in 2000. Rex, a doctor of...