Arthur Coker and his cancer cure claims

Arthur Coker and his cancer cure claims

By Coker descendant Warren Nunn Arthur Coker was plagued by painful skin cancer. Despite medical attention, his condition worsened. It almost drove him to suicide. In desperation he applied an arsenic-based potion to the “rodent ulcer” on his nose. Within...
James Thomas Coker died without a will

James Thomas Coker died without a will

By Coker descendant Warren Nunn When James Thomas Coker died in 1920, he did not leave a will. He was also insolvent. His son Arthur acted on behalf of the family in dealing with the estate through the Public Curators’ Office. After the property in Glenmore...
Financial woes at Bouldercombe pub

Financial woes at Bouldercombe pub

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...

Lillian Ethel Cooper (1891-1928)

Lillian Ethel Cooper (1891-1929) married William Birdseye and they had only one child who lived to adulthood.  These are their known children: 1. Edna May BIRDSEYE,   b. 2 Dec 1920, Queensland, Australia,   d. 28 Apr 1991, Queensland, Australia. 2. Beryl Violet...

Mum’s 90th birthday

Our mum turns 90 About 50 family and friends gathered in Rockhampton on Thursday, 10 June, 2021 to mark June Nunn’s 90th birthday. It was wonderful to see the love, well-wishes and support that our Mum received. We five surviving siblings; Don, Denise, Warren,...