A Musical Match Made in Heaven Vera Grayson, whose mother was Martha Saal of Spring Creek, Clifton, was born in Warwick in 1889. With her parents she travelled to Perth, Western Australia, in 1902 and undertook schooling there. She was a talented young woman and assisted her father in […]
Heritage
Article by Anna Haebich (from Griffith Review)
Essay: A long way back – reflections of a genealogical tourist Author: Anna Haebich Earlier this year I made a brief visit to my mother’s family homeland in Germany on the edge of the North Sea. Since I was a child I had dreamed of this country but as an adult had […]
In Search of Hermann Lehfeldt
In Search of Hermann Lehfeldt Lonely grave of Hermann Lehfeldt, located in the bush near the Alice River, Barcaldine. Typical of the tragedy and lonely resting places of many our German pioneers is that of young Hermann Lehfeldt. Twin brothers, Hermann and Carl Lehfeldt, both 18 years of age, arrived […]
A Family Tragedy – The Wanka Family
A Family Tragedy Many German pioneering families had very hard and tragic times, but perhaps the most tragic cases of all concerns the Wanka family. Inthe Old Church of England Section 2 portion of the extensive Drayton and Toowoomba Cemetery are four unmarked burial plots – the last resting place […]
