[https://www.pichirichirailway.org.au/history/accidents/brachina-accident-1911] On February 2nd 1911, an Inquest was held on the death of a Samuel Edwin Rowe, who was killed in a railway accident at Brachina. Brachina Gorge is in the Flinders Ranges, and is now a National Park visited … Continue reading
Jane Heneker was born on the 27th July 1851 in the District of Adelaide (according to BDM records recorded by genealogysa.org.au from original SA BDM records). In the 1850’s James Heneker, Jane’s father, is reported as carting the first engine … Continue reading
For parents to farewell their 4 sons off to fight for Australia in World War 1, a parent can only begin to imagine how frightening that was. Especially when they lived in the quiet outback area of South Australia. Here … Continue reading
