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Articles and jottings by Christine Leonard

Ann Simmons — The Gift of Resilience
Ann Simmons - The Gift of Resilience. Photo of Mary, Ann’s daughter

The transportation of William Wall
William Wall’s story of transportation as it appeared in the Norfolk Family History Society’s quarterly magazine Sept 2023

Death of a Blacksmith
My two times great grandfather Charlie Sturwohld was a German immigrant to Queensland in the late 19th century. He built up a successful business as a blacksmith and wheelwright but the mysterious circumstances surrounding his death in 1916 leaves descendants convinced it was murder, not suicide as the Coronor stated.