No idea where to put this as it needed a prefix, but I can take photos, check cemeteries and do local lookups for the New England/ Granite Belt/ Darling Downs area.
This covers from about Armidale in NSW through Glen Innes, Tenterfield into Qld around Toowoomba.
A large number of Scots and Germans worked these areas in the 1840s onwards.
If you're not sure, just yell anyway.
Hi - I'm also in Aus. I don't have any look ups, but have told a few people who I'm in touch with if that's ok. They would be predominantly Jewish, although around the time, more than likely would have been buried in
general cemeteries.
Naomiatt
No worries, Naomiatt...................I love cemeteries and the local library is only down the road.
Hi, I am in Adelaide and my gr gr grandparents are buried in Crows Nest Cemetery. Would love a photo? If you can, I will pm the details.
Annette
Please do Annette. I should be going in that direction the next month or so.
I live near Home Hill & Ayr in Nth Queensland I can take photos & send ( if instructed how)
Burdekin has a web site I believe as well.
This is a area that had Italian, Spanish people come for work, some shifted here after the Gold Rush in Charters Towers.
Hi. I recognise the name Charters Towers. Are you in the Townsville area please?
I am looking for any info on Sarah Frances Ackers ne้ Peek (d1915) her husband James Gamble Ackers (d 1905) and his mother Maria Amelia Ackers ne้ Archer.(d1915) I think they lived in Sturt St and were buried in West End cemetery. James brother was William Archer Ackers one time mayor of Townsville.
I think the surviving children of James & Sarah were Alice Ruth b 1888, (married John A E Hebb,) James Alfred Ackers b 1891 and Minnie Sara b 1894 (married Edward Hebb)
My son was in Townsville whilst visiting friends but before I started the family tree unfortunately. If you are out and about and can take any relevent snaps I would appreciate it.
Maria Amelia had it really hard, widowed and bringing up children in the London slums (Jack the Ripper era). Sarah Frances was my gt aunt and I have a lot of info if you happen across any living Ackers.
Any help you can give would be appreciated.
Many thanks
Hi Basse......Welcome to FTF.
If you have a look in the White Pages there are 53 Ackers listed. There are a few still in Townsville.
Hello Bassee Harrys mum,
I live in a place called the Burdekin the councils here have web sites with pictures, I am about 3 hours from Charters Towers, and nearly 2 hours from Townsville.
I how ever know the name you are looking for Ackers from the Mount Isa area they still live there.
I will try to get the name up on a web site as at present I cant get to either Townsville or the Towers as I have a opp appointment in March, how ever I will try my best to ask around to people who may do it for me,
I hope thats ok?
I think our passed relatives did it tough, that s one of the reasons I am still trying to do what ever I can to get my tree in order.
take care jaff
Hi Jaffie Thanks for your reply - any help appreciated. I had a look at Burdekin on flikr -quite a place
Thanks
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