Short Stories of the Blackmores, Suttors, Kinlesides, Watsons, Farrs, Gordons, Blacks and others.
Blue Lake, Mount Gambier (Photo credit, David Blackmore) In July 1864, the poet, Adam Lindsay Gordon performed the daring riding feat known as Gordon's Leap on the edge of the Blue Lake. A commemorative obelisk erected there has an inscription which reads: "This obelisk was erected as a memorial to the famous Australian poet. From … Continue reading Poet, Adam Lindsay Gordon’s Racing Colours
From The Stockman's Hall of Fame, Longreach, “Unsung Heroes”, as submitted by L. K. Blackmore Lewis Kinleside BLACKMORE, b. 15th February 1917, Sydney NSW, d. 6th November 1995, Buderim QLD Lewis Kinleside Blackmore inherited `Gregory Downs Station' from his grand uncles, the Watson Brothers, in 1943 and held it for a period of 36 years … Continue reading Lew Blackmore & Gregory Downs
LEWIS KINLESIDE BLACKMORE – RAAF AND THE NORTHERN TERRITORY Lewis Kinleside Blackmore Lewis Kinleside Blackmore, Service Number 33660, enlisted in the RAAF on the 9th September 1940 at age 23 and trained as an Aircraft Fitter II (a) at Ultimo, Canberra, Ascot Vale and Wagga Wagga.On the 2nd July 1941 he was posted to RAAF … Continue reading Lew Blackmore, RAAF Service
VDC Shoulder Patch The 23rd Queensland Regiment was formed by Australia’s most decorated soldier - Henry William “Harry” Murray VC, CMG, DSO & Bar, DCM.They were a Volunteer Defence Corp that covered the Lower and North West Gulf, from Nappranum down to Burketown / Doomadgee. The unit became known as "Murray's Cowboys" These types of … Continue reading Burketown WW2, 23rd Queensland Regiment, Volunteer Defense Corps.
“Tooma Station” is on the other side of the Murray from "Tintaldra" and not on Murray frontage but on Tooma River.. Originally taken up by James Garland in 1838, who took George Mair into partnership. In the 1840's, Hay and Chambers held the lease for a short period before it returned to Garland and Mair. … Continue reading Tooma Station, Upper Murray
In 1861 William Landsborough, searching for Burke & Wills, found and named the Gregory River, after the Queensland Surveyor General, on Tuesday 19th November 1861. "It is the finest and greenest looking inland river I have seen in Australia". A couple of days later, just prior to discovering and naming Macadams Creek, Landsborough marked a … Continue reading The Landsborough Tree on Gregory Downs
A memorial tree grove was planted along Cowra's Peace Precinct on the 25th May, 2019, in recognition of 100 years since the end of WW1 and Cowra's service personnel who didn't return from the Front including Lewis Gordon Blackmore. The memorial grove was the idea of Cowra Shire Councillor Ray Walsh as a commemorative project … Continue reading Cowra Memorial Grove for WW1 Fallen planted in May 2019
by Gordon Reid This article was published in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 3, (MUP), 1969 Edwin Gordon Blackmore (1837-1909), public servant and author, was born on 21 September 1837 at Bath, Somerset, England, fifth child of Edward Blackmore, M.D., and his wife Jane Elizabeth, née Gairdner. He was educated at a private school by … Continue reading Blackmore, Edwin Gordon, CMG (1837-1909)
Children of Edwin Gordon Blackmore (1837-1909 and Eleanora Elizabeth Farr (1848-1901) married 1872. photographed in late 1886. Gordon (1872-1942); George (1874-1945/1952?); James (1876-1963?); Edwin (1879-1956); Jane (1881-1942); Mary (1884-1891); Lewis (1886-1916) KIA Pozieres. Absent is John "Jack" (1888-1971); (Grandfather) not yet born. George, James and Edwin all moved to South Africa. Jane married a cousin … Continue reading Children of Edwin Gordon and Eleanora Elizabeth Blackmore (nee Farr)
From the Adelaide Advertiser, Tuesday, 23 February 1909. Electronically Translated Text (typos corrected Apr 6, 2015 by George Ross Heath) DEATH OF MR. E G. BLACKMORE - A GREAT CONSTITUTIONALIST Widespread regret will lie felt all over Australia at the announcement that Mr Edwin Gordon Blackmore, C.M.G., Clerk of the Federal Parliaments, passed away on Saturday at Lansdown, Watta Mundra, New South … Continue reading Death of Edwin Gordon Blackmore 1909
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