Amongst Longford’s early residents were Newman Williatt and his wife Eliza and one child, they moved there from Launceston, Tasmania around 1829. Newman Williatt and Eliza Towers married in Launceston on 29 July 1824. While living in Launceston, the birth of two children have been located, a girl, Janet Elizabeth, born on 1 October 1825 […]
Fires in the Bishopsbourne Area (1839 – 1982)
1839 – Minette, Liffey River – Colonial Times, 13 August 1839 House and out-buildings burnt to the ground. Cause unknown. Loss near £500. 1852 – Ross ……. Little Hampton – Colonial Times, Fri. 7 May 1852 Burnt, a stack of hay containing 80 tons. The fire occurred on Sunday morning last between two and three […]
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 Wesleyan District meeting in Launceston on Friday 10 November 1871, approval was given to build “a small wooden church at the Liffey”. A congregation had been meeting there prior to 1848, it being noted as a preaching place in […]
Perth (Tasmania) Methodist Church (later Uniting Church)
A history by Harry Bean printed and distributed for the 150-year celebration of the Methodist Church in 1988. Correction: Sir Walter Lee became Premier of Tasmania for the first time in 1916. He later became Premier of Tasmania again in 1923 and 1934. Perth Church Closing Service, 8 October 2002 Pictured (L-R) – Ray Hanham, […]
Lee: Sir Walter Henry (1874 – 1963)
Early Life and Family Sir Walter Henry Lee moved from being a wagon builder at Longford to becoming Premier of Tasmania. He was also a devout Methodist and a local preacher. He was born in Longford on the 9th of April 1874 the seventh child of Robert (1836-1907) and Margaret (nee Flood) Lee (1837-1907) and […]
Ivan Badcock: Primary Schooling Bishopsbourne & Bracknell – 1948-1955
I commenced school at Bishopsbourne after the September school holidays in 1948 and remained there until the end of the school year in 1954, going onto Bracknell for the 1955 year. The headmaster and only teacher when starting school was Mr. Harry McGuire who was quite young and newly married and had till wars end […]
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 area on 9 July 1872, the second child and son in an eventual family of fourteen children born to Robert and Ellen Page. Of the 14 children, there were 11 boys and three girls. The first child, William was […]
GOODYER: John Eli & Susannah Sarah (nee Chapman)
John (1823 – 1908) a convict and farmer – Susannah (1827 – 1908) a mother and mid-wife John and Susannah were my g.g.g. grandparents and though now separated by generations of ancestors still hold a special place and connection in our family. This is due to them having reared our grandmother Rose who lived with […]
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 February 1964 by historian Mr. Karl von Steiglitz to celebrate the 125th Anniversary of the Church. Some recent photos have been added. Candelabrum By Ivan Badcock – 18 May 2022
Launceston Technical Schooling
The Launceston Junior Technical School, which commenced in 1919, grew out of the Government Launceston Technical School, later known as the Launceston Technical College, and till 1960, they had close associations. On the establishment of the Junior School, the former school became known as the Senior School with the College premises for many years being […]