“A pretty ordinary kind of bloke”
Athol Gordon Townley ~ 1905-1963 This article, by Lesley Greenwood [E.2.7a.3b.9c.1d] was first published in HAFS Journal Vol 16 No 1, May 2021. Athol Townley […]
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Australian History
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Ron Mathieson – A Eulogy
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Ron Mathieson 1921-2006
Death of an Honorary Life Member – Ron Mathieson by Judith Fitz-Henry1 It was with great sadness that we heard of the death of our
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One Week in Salisbury
Originally published in HAFS Newsletter 11 February 1996, pp5-8: see One Week in Salisbury, by Judith Fitz-Henry [E.8.3a.5b.1c]. There’s nothing quite like an interest in
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A Letter From the Front, 1916
Roy Hungerford Wilshire [E.6.13a.1b] was born on 12 July 1895 at Mooriwarra, Mosman, NSW. He served with the AIF in World War I, initially as a driver with the 8th Field Ambulance, Sec A. Roy was later attached to the Australian Army Pay Corps and made an Hon 2nd Corporal.
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“The Duchess” – Margaret Wolfe Argles Hungerford
“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder” is a quote that is well known to all of us and was originally penned by Margaret Wolfe Argles Hungerford [H.2a=] (born 27 April 1859) in her book Molly Bawn, the story of a flirtatious and petulant Irish girl, who arouses her lover’s jealousy and naively ignores social conventions. Initially publishing under the nom de plume “The Duchess”, the life and times of Margaret Wolfe Argles Hungerford is celebrated annually on the “Duchess Who Wasn’t Day”.
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Hungerford Families in the Great War
In 2015, HAFS published In Remembrance: Hungerford and Associated Families in the Great War 1914-1918 which was put together for the Anzac Day 2015 Centenary.
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A New Hungerford Research Project
This month expert historian and genealogist Peter Sherlock starts his new research project the Ancestry of Emanuel Hungerford. Peter will be posting his findings onto
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Ralph Schulze AM
Following the news that John Knight is most probably the first son of Emanuel Hungerford, there has been a burst of effort to document the
‘Cellarbration’ – A New Award for Tyrrell’s Wines
After having to scrap the 2020 vintage from its Hunter Valley vineyards due to smoke taint from the bushfires, Tyrrell’s Wines was thrilled to receive
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John Knight DNA breakthrough
John Knight The family of John Knight (1812-1912) grew up with the story that he was the illegitimate son of Emanuel Hungerford [E]. Now, two
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ANZAC Day 2020 – A Very Different Commemoration
ANZAC Day 2020 presents itself as a very different day of commemoration to what we are used to and expect. COVID-19 has seen to that!
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A Pandemic Remembrance
Hard on the heels of drought and bushfire, we have been hit by the global COVID-19 pandemic which has us “social distancing”, taking our temperatures
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Just As It Happened
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Ridiculous Rhyme for Ron
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Eulogy for Ron Prentice, 12 October 2015
Thank you, Judy and John, for the opportunity to speak today. My name is David Hombsch, also known as Budgie. I am presently the Chief of Staff at Surveillance & Response Group and I have also been posted to No’s 10, 11 and 292SQN, Australia’s Maritime units.
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Some Bushfire Stories
Bushfire burning at Cadelgo, Berambing, 15 Dec 2019 Over the last few months, we have had record-breaking drought, heat and bush fires – their intensity
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Some Sydney Hungerford Houses
Editor’s Note: These articles were written by Brett Harvey [E.1.1a.15b.1c.1d.1e=] and originally published in HAFS Journal Vol 13 No 1 (May 2015) and HAFS Journal
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Pilcher’s Paddock
Pilcher’s Paddock is mentioned in the article Some Sydney Hungerford Houses. There is an interesting connection between the original owner, Charles Pilcher QC and the
Sheldon Manor
(near Chippenham, Wiltshire, England) [box type=”info” style=”rounded” border=”full”]This article was written by Ron Prentice [E2.5a.2b.2c] and originally published in HAFS Journal Vol 4 No 2