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Five Generations at The Vale

Lithgow Mercury, 23 June 1933, Page 26 David Leake was born in the Coal Mining region of Brownhills, Staffordshire, England, on Christmas Day, 1856; the second son of coal miner, John Leake (32) and Mary (31) (nee Wright). In the 1871 Census of England, David and his siblings were living with their mother in WolverhamptonContinue reading “Five Generations at The Vale”

David Leake 1856 – 1933

I have several photos of my great grandfather, David Leake. One in particular, taken towards the end of his life, draws me to him. He looks thoughtful, possibly reflecting over his life. He was born in 1856, in Staffordshire, England, the second son of coal miner, John and Mary.[1] It was a time of huge change, both socially and economically.Continue reading “David Leake 1856 – 1933”

SYDNEY TO LITHGOW

The Blue Mountains were a significant barrier to the development of rail travel to the west of NSW. The railway line had only reached Lithgow in 1869, following the construction of the section known as the ‘Zig Zag’ built to allow the steam trains to descend the steep terrain leading down into the Lithgow ValleyContinue reading “SYDNEY TO LITHGOW”

Moving into Tarragal Glen

Tuesday 5 December, 2003 Today our furniture and countless number of boxes of ‘things’ were finally delivered to our new Villa in the very pretty Tarragal Glen Retirement VIllage at Erina in the Central Coast of NSW. It has been a HUGE day, and we are now relaxing, feeling totally exhausted in our caravan backContinue reading “Moving into Tarragal Glen”

Bushrangers and Gold

Whilst researching my Aldridge family history, I came across a framed copy of a page from the old ‘New Gulgong Advertiser’ on the wall of book shop in the town of Gulgong – the shop is no longer there, and I have not been able to find the article again. This is a copy ofContinue reading “Bushrangers and Gold”

“G’day”, from Susan Dale

This is about MY roots. Looking back into where I came from, who made me, and where they came from, who were they, where did they live, what were their lives like and so on. The map below shows where my DNA threads come from. Although I knew some of the story of my mother,Continue reading ““G’day”, from Susan Dale”