Carrie's cups of tea were life-altering At four feet and five inches, grandmother Caroline Grills would be one of the last people to be suspected of serial murder but, sadly, she became known for her notorious cups of tea, cakes and biscuit...

At four feet and five inches, grandmother Caroline Grills would be one of the last people to be suspected of serial murder #talesfromthegrave #australianhistory #australianmurderers #genealogy #familyhistory #history
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Four brothers killed in Great War The sacrifice of the Watherston family is considered one of the greatest regarding Australia's involvement in the Great War.Their tragic story, however, starts in 1896 where a strong westerly wind is ...

The sacrifice of the Watherston family is considered one of the greatest regarding Australia's involvement in the Great War. #talesfromthegrave #australianhistory #history #familyhistory #genealogy #thegreatwar #worldwarone

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Daughter discovers murder-suicide What makes a person so crazed that they would want to harm a family member?This is the question that may have been asked by May Kathleen Lees when she came home from work on the evening of 6th Decembe...

What makes a person so crazed that they would want to harm a family member? #talesfromthegrave #australianhistory #familyhistory #genealogy #history

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No justice in Gwen's cold case murder No one has ever been charged with the murder of Gwen Beeson.

No one has ever been charged with the murder of Gwen Beeson. #talesfromthegrave #unsolvedmurder #coldcase #familyhistory

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He changed his age to fight in the war. #talesfromthegrave #history #australianhistory #worldwarone #greatwar #familyhistory #genealogy
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'You (are) unfit to mix with ordinary people' Saintly or evil, everyone has a story to tell and this is a sad one.When George Henry Biggs lost his wife, Ethel Martha (nee Mills) in January, 1925 he was left with their nine children to raise.Unfor...

Saintly or evil, everyone has a story to tell and this is a sad one. #talesfromthegrave #australianhistory #history #familyhistory #genealogy

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She flew her Cessna across the outback attending to rural people's medical needs. #talesfromthegrave #australianhistory #history #familyhistory #genealogy
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She was part of her people's survival There is not much information on Fanny Hopkins. At a very young age, however, she was given the responsibility of one of Australia's most celebrated sons, when he was a baby. She was the nanny to Banj...

There is not much information on Fanny Hopkins, but she had a huge responsibility. #talesfromthegrave #australianhistory #history #banjopaterson
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Babies buried in the Bush Remembering the littles one buried in the bush.

Remembering the little ones buried in the bush. #talesfromthegrave #cemeteries #australianhistory #history

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Murdered after a swim Sometimes when we find a story about an interesting person, they have no final resting place. Their last known location is not known and all that is left is an echo of a memory of the person or a plaq...

Not everyone has a final resting place, regardless of what they achieve. #talesfromthegrave #australianhistory #history #familyhistory #genealogy

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Factory of horrors a death trap There are three graves in Rookwood Cemetery and two in Melbourne that all have something in common. The bodies that rest in them are remnants of workers who were employed by Cameron's Tobacco Factory,...

There are three graves in Rookwood Cemetery and two in Melbourne that all have something in common. #talesfromthegrave #australianhistory #history #familyhistory #genealogy

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Developing career after shipwreck Shipwrecked in India to photography in Australia

Shipwrecked in India to photography in Australia. #talesfromthegrave #familyhistory #australianhistory #history #genealogy

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Horses and children didn't always mix Sending a child to run errands while controlling a large horse wouldn't have been an issue in earlier days in regional areas. Many children under 10-years-old would ride to school on animals many time...

Sending a child to run errands while controlling a large horse wouldn't have been an issue in earlier days in regional areas. #talesfromthegrave #history #australianhistory #genealogy #familyhistory

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River crossing was his last action There is nothing sadder than coming across a headstone that denotes the last burial place of a young person. This was the case for Vincent Banford O'Farrell who is buried at Longreach Cemetery. He was...

There is nothing sadder than coming across a headstone that denotes the last burial place of a young person. #talesfromthegrave #familyhistory #history #australianhistory #genealogy

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Little orphan engulfed in flames At 11 years of age, Annie Murphy had already been dealt a cruel blow in life, finding herself living at St Aidan's Orphanage in the Victorian town of Bendigo, at the turn of the 20th century.Born Ann ...

At 11 years of age, Annie Murphy had already been dealt a cruel blow in life. #talesfromthegrave #history #familyhistory #australianhistory #victorianhistory #bendigo #genealogy
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Baking business brings in the dough He left tens of thousands of pounds, after years of baking.

He left tens of thousands of pounds, after years of baking. #talesfromthegrave #familyhistory #history #australianhistory #genealogy

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What ladder did they walk under? Many of us have issues we have to deal with in life, but next time you are struggling, spare a thought for George Henry Tunsted and his fami

Many of us have issues we have to deal with in life, but next time you are struggling, spare a thought for George Henry Tunsted and his family. #talesfromthegrave #australianhistory #history #genealogy #familyhistory

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From 7th Hussars to Vasse Hotel Soldier, publican, husband and father.

Soldier, publican, husband and father. #talesfromthegrave #familyhistory #history #genealogy #Busselton
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Convict's wife runs inn on Bathurst road It wasn't just convicts that were sent to the NSW penal colony.

It wasn't just convicts that were sent to the NSW penal colony. www.talesfromthegrave.org/post/convict... #talesfromthegrave #australianhistory #history #genealogy #familyhistory

A Child of the Golden Era Searching for gold was a way of life for Mary Ann and her family.

Searching for gold was a way of life for Mary Ann and her family. #talesfromthegrave #familyhistory #history #australianhistory #genealogy
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First gardener buried in oldest grave If you wanted to find one of the oldest European graves in Australia, it would surely belong to Henry Edward Dodd.

If you wanted to find one of the oldest European graves in Australia, it would surely belong to Henry Edward Dodd. #familyhistory #talesfromthegrave #history #australianhistory #genealogy #gardeningtales

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A hidden cemetery under a school For years children have been playing over the remains of early settlers.

For years children have been playing over the remains of early settlers. #talesfromthegrave #history #australianhistory #familyhistory #genealogy
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Gentleman bushranger became a hat-maker You would think the words 'gentleman' and 'bushranger' were complete opposites

You would think the words 'gentleman' and 'bushranger' were complete opposites
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