In generations past, families used to gather & share history over dinner. These days, we can live anywhere in the world. It’s harder to pass stories onto the next generation.
Our mission is to share stories from history with future generations, so they aren’t lost.
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- Launceston Junior Technical School, later (1949) known as Launceston Technical High School
MOTO: CUM STUDIO ET HONORE – With Zeal and Honour. Beginnings – On 10 February 1919,… Read more: Launceston Junior Technical School, later (1949) known as Launceston Technical High School - Mystery – A Mackerel Lugger
The Smallest Boat to Sail from England to Australia When the Mystery set sail for Australia… Read more: Mystery – A Mackerel Lugger - Paranormal Happenings
Over the years, a number of unusual happenings have occurred, some within the family while others… Read more: Paranormal Happenings - Glenore – Whitemore (Tasmania)
The following history was written c1988 by Ivan Badcock with the view of it being included… Read more: Glenore – Whitemore (Tasmania) - Cornish Female Convicts Transported to Van Diemen’s Land
Around 24,000 women convicts were transported to Australia, with some 12,500 sent to Van Diemen’s Land… Read more: Cornish Female Convicts Transported to Van Diemen’s Land - Newman Williatt (1797-1832) & family
Amongst Longford’s early residents were Newman Williatt and his wife Eliza and one child, they moved… Read more: Newman Williatt (1797-1832) & family - Fires in the Bishopsbourne Area (1839 – 1982)
1839 – Minette, Liffey River – Colonial Times, 13 August 1839 House and out-buildings burnt to… Read more: Fires in the Bishopsbourne Area (1839 – 1982) - Liffey Wesleyan Methodist church in Bishopsbourne later moved to Elphinstone, Cressy
Liffey Wesleyan Methodist Church in Bishopsbourne (1872-1909) moved to Elphinstone, Cressy, Methodist Church 1909-1947 At the… Read more: Liffey Wesleyan Methodist church in Bishopsbourne later moved to Elphinstone, Cressy - Perth (Tasmania) Methodist Church (later Uniting Church)
A history by Harry Bean printed and distributed for the 150-year celebration of the Methodist Church… Read more: Perth (Tasmania) Methodist Church (later Uniting Church) - Lee: Sir Walter Henry (1874 – 1963)
Early Life and Family Sir Walter Henry Lee moved from being a wagon builder at Longford… Read more: Lee: Sir Walter Henry (1874 – 1963) - Ivan Badcock: Primary Schooling Bishopsbourne & Bracknell – 1948-1955
I commenced school at Bishopsbourne after the September school holidays in 1948 and remained there until… Read more: Ivan Badcock: Primary Schooling Bishopsbourne & Bracknell – 1948-1955 - PAGE: John Thomas & Rose Alice Rebecca (nee McGiveron)
John Thomas Page (9/7/1872 – 20/6/1961) Our grandfather, John Thomas Page, was born in the Bracknell… Read more: PAGE: John Thomas & Rose Alice Rebecca (nee McGiveron) - GOODYER: John Eli & Susannah Sarah (nee Chapman)
John (1823 – 1908) a convict and farmer – Susannah (1827 – 1908) a mother and… Read more: GOODYER: John Eli & Susannah Sarah (nee Chapman) - Presbyterian Church, Evandale, Tasmania (now Uniting Church) & Reverend Robert Russell (1808-1877)
Attached is a history of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church and Reverend Russell, written and published in… Read more: Presbyterian Church, Evandale, Tasmania (now Uniting Church) & Reverend Robert Russell (1808-1877) - Launceston Technical Schooling
The Launceston Junior Technical School, which commenced in 1919, grew out of the Government Launceston Technical… Read more: Launceston Technical Schooling
About History Over Dinner
A collection of articles written by historian Ivan Badcock and published online by his digitally savvy daughter Bec Badcock. It all started when…
Ivan Badcock
A family historian, author and father of 10 children. Ivan was part of the committee who wrote and published the French and Badcock family history book ‘Go! Be fruitful and multiply.’
Visiting Northern Tasmania? Follow Ivan’s self-drive tour guide from Longford to the magnificent Liffey Falls.
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A shout out to all the history enthusiasts enriching the conversation by commenting on the blog posts. The latest 5 comments are shown below.
Such wonderful information. I’m a descendent through his daughter Elizabeth’s daughter Susanna Chapman and so on. I’m also a Tasmanian,…
We have been interested in the Sammy Cox story for a long time Admiral John Jervis being a 7 times…
Did any Wynne-Allen family members attend this school?
Hi Ivan, I enjoyed this read. Thank you. Walter Lee’s wife, Margaret Matilda, was my great grand-aunt and I’m researching…
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Dear Mr Badcock I’m so pleased I discovered this page. The picture of the school cadets was a most pleasing…