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
I found a newspaper article on Trove.nal.gov.au from 1941, which writes about some of the names of pioneers in the North of South Australia. It mentions the names of James Heneker (in this article spelt Hennicker). I have recorded it … Continue reading