Fire destroys Dobbs home

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...

Harry and Emma Coker of Kabra

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...