by Warren Nunn
Henry Aldridge was born in a pub. From his first connection at the Black Horse Inn at Welwyn, Hertfordshire, England in the 1880s to his last with the Royal Hotel at Bouldercombe, Queensland, Australia, in the 1910s, it was challenging at times. When I took the above...
by Warren Nunn
In 1890, Henry Aldridge faced a Rockhampton Small Debts Court to answer questions over mining equipment that had not been paid for. The proceedings were somewhat unusual and quite amusing as the formidable solicitor and politician Rees Rutland Jones deftly represented...
