by Warren Nunn
Charles Cyril Coker (1918-2004) married Lil Sleaford. His older sister, Edna, married Lil’s brother John, while his eldest brother, Fred, was married to another of the Sleaford siblings, Rovena. He was known as Cyril.
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...
by Warren Nunn
IN 1918, a mother took her deathly sick newborn son home from Rockhampton Women’s Hospital after medical staff announced, “You’ll be taking him home to die”. But that child – Charles Cyril Coker – proved them wrong and lived 85 years until illness ended...
