by Warren Nunn
Setback for young family Before Charles Dobbs arrived in Boolburra, he lived both at Mt Morgan and Kabra. Charles had met and married Elizabeth Aldridge in Mt Morgan where he was working with his future father-in-law Henry Aldridge. Charles had arrived in Australia in...
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
While Harry Coker was Alex Dobbs’ natural father, he had no part to play in his upbringing. Nevertheless, he was an interesting man who worked in the Mt Morgan gold mine alongside Charles Dobbs. Harry* Coker (1868-1924) and Emily Ellen Sophia Aldridge (1876-1970) The...
