Australian History

[DrDuck]

Was is Margaret Kennedy and her friend Julia Farrrell who are often claimed to be the first to find gold at Bendigo Creek? Others have disputed this, however.

Edit: the dates would not work!

 

[Balmain Bob]

Sorry Doc,
Those names and location so not work with the info I have.

Think Northern Australia.

 

[Rockhunter62]

Hi Bob, I would think that this lady is the one you are looking for.

Emily Caroline Barnett (1860-1944), explorer, was born on 1 November 1860 in a ship in the Bay of Bengal, India, daughter of Captain George Cayley Robinson, Royal Artillery officer, and his wife Mary Harriet, ne Woodward. Following Caroline's birth, Robinson took his family to England. They lived at Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, where Caroline was educated, and migrated to Australia in 1876. She gave her place of residence as her uncle's home at Goodna, Queensland, when she married Irish-born Harry Alington Creaghe, a station-manager, on 7 December 1881 in St Paul's Anglican Church, Ipswich; they were to have three sons, the first of whom died in infancy.

In December 1882 the Creaghes left Sydney by steamer to join Ernest Favenc and his wife on Thursday Island. Favenc planned to explore a region in the Northern Territory bounded by the Nicholson River, Powells Creek and the Macarthur (McArthur) River. The two women were to be part of the expedition. Travelling by sea, the party landed at Normanton on 17 January 1883. There Elizabeth Favenc became ill and her husband escorted her to Sydney, while Caroline accompanied Harry and four other men on a two hundred-mile (322 km) ride south-west to Carl Creek station which they reached at the end of the month; one man died of sunstroke en route. Ten weeks later they retraced their steps as far as Gregory Downs station where Favenc and Lindsay Crawford were waiting. On 14 April the explorers set out westwards.

Cheers

Doug

 

[Balmain Bob]

Well done Doug.
She was the first women to survive an expedition into the interior of the country.

Over to you

Bob

 

[Rockhunter62]

Thank you Bob,

I will be going up to Georgetown for the next 5 or 6 days so I will be unable to be near the internet so if you do not mind, would you please have another question. I like answering these questions as it is good to learn about Australian history. Back to you Bob. Thank you.

Cheers

Doug

 

[Balmain Bob]

No problems Doug,
I will get to work on a new question and post it shortly

Enjoy your trip and have a safe journey

Bob

 

[Balmain Bob]

In keeping with the current theme. Female pioneers

I was an Australian pioneer in this field

I was born in a town just south of Port Macquarie, NSW in in the second decade of the 1900's

I was still a teenager when I qualified for a licence and was able to earn my living doing this.

Who am I ? What did I do for a living?

 

[goldtruck59]

Bob

Is it Nancy bird Walton Pioneer aviatrix? Born in 1915 in Kew NSW near P. Mac ?

GT

 

[Balmain Bob]

Well done GT

Thought that it would be an easy one for this crew to get.

http://www.ctie.monash.edu.au/hargrave/nancy_bird_walton_bio.html

She was an amazing women for her time.

Over to you

Bob

 

[goldtruck59]

Thanks Bob.

What and where am I

Clue 1

In the early 20th century I was covered in a creeper that provided wonderful flowers in spring. So much so I was sought out by sightseers.
I however began my existence in the very early part of the 19th century by the hands of a convict.

GT

 

[goldtruck59]

Clue 2

Today I am now approx. 1/20th of the size I originally was.

GT

 

[DrDuck]

Just to recap on the Sid Kidman and his one eyed horse called Cyclops question, RJ mentioned the horse (but not by name) back in entry 126 in this thread, way back in 2013. It sure his hard to come up with a topic we have not had previously!

 

[goldtruck59]

you are right Doc.
Im pretty sure this one hasn't been in since I started playing this game back in 2013.
I think we have to word it a bit sneeky to have a least a bit of fun trying to solve the question. I remember the battles of wit we all had amongst us including the cunning Loamer.

Clue 3

One of my owners over the years was a fairly well noted explorer.

GT

 

[DrDuck]

I first thought of Elizabeth Farm, but it does not fit all the clues you have given.

 

[goldtruck59]

No Doc.

Good guess though

Clue 4

I am named after a place in Europe that has a fish themed coat of arms in its heraldry.

GT

 

[dam it]

Mt Glasgow Victoria :| maybe

 

[goldtruck59]

Sorry Dam It not in Victoria

GT

 

[goldtruck59]

Another clue

Clue 5

When I was owned by the noted explorer, I was transitioned and improved vastly with the help of the then colonial architect.

GT

 

[PabloP]

Mt Tom Price in WA.

Nah, named after a yank.

Rob.

 

[goldtruck59]

Gidday Rob,

Mate I'm not in WA, sorry no.

GT