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.
John Alexis Dobbs Coker and Margaret Isabella Silver on their wedding day in 1925.
Margaret Isabella Silver about 1915.
Mavis Dobbs, left, about 1930 with Goodwin cousins Doris and Reg.
Mavis Dobbs in 1927.
Dobbs children Boolburra 1932; Mavis, aged 6, June, 10 months, Ray, aged 3.
Mavis, June and Ray Dobbs, Boolburra about 1934.
Mavis, Ray, June and Jim Dobbs, Boolburra about 1939.
Alex Dobbs at Boolburra about 1984.