Author Archives: Jenny Coates

We Have Moved!

Posted on January 13, 2021 by Jenny Coates

Conversations With Grandma moved several years ago to a self hosted site. All the posts on this site have moved over and I’ve added a whole host more. Plus there are free resources about the Wangaratta area including a list … Continue reading →

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Australian Local and Family History Bloggers

Posted on January 22, 2016 by Jenny Coates

Listed here are blogs by members of the Australian Local and Family History Bloggers Facebook group. We are a support group for independent bloggers of Australian history. We don’t allow blogs about business publicity or bloggers attached to libraries or … Continue reading →

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Margaret Considine (c1818-1895)

Posted on January 18, 2016 by Jenny Coates

Conversations With Grandma has moved to a self hosted site. All the posts on this site have moved over and I’ve added a whole host more. Plus there are free resources about the Wangaratta area including a list of midwives, … Continue reading →

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Gordy Moore (1885-1967)

Posted on December 1, 2015 by Jenny Coates

I am having a break from the blog while I concentrate on my PhD. This post comes from research I did for an Advanced Diploma in Local and Applied History that I was completing at the University of New England … Continue reading →

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The Real Grandma

Posted on October 27, 2015 by Jenny Coates

The impetus for this blog came out of many years tracing my family history and long talks and explorations of Wangaratta with family members. One of those family members was my dear Uncle Bert who had a wonderful memory and … Continue reading →

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“Scenes of riot and debauchery” – Dr Murphy’s letter

Posted on July 11, 2015 by Jenny Coates

Dr Francis Murphy was born in Cork, Ireland, in 1809 to public servant Francis Down Murphy and Mary (née Morris). He trained in the medical profession in Cork, Trinity College, Dublin, and London qualifying  as M.R.C.S., in 1835. The next … Continue reading →

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On This Day In Wangaratta – 4th July 1875

Posted on July 4, 2015 by Jenny Coates

This day marks the 140th anniversary of the death of George Moore at the tender age of 28 years. George died at the home of his parents on the One Mile Creek after a four week battle with typhoid fever. … Continue reading →

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The bank teller and Ned Kelly

Posted on June 28, 2015 by Jenny Coates

Regular readers of this blog will know that I don’t spend a lot of time on Ned Kelly. Blogs and websites dedicated to the Kellys explore the subject in great depth and I could never, nor do I want to, … Continue reading →

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On This Day in Wangaratta – 22nd June 1857

Posted on June 22, 2015 by Jenny Coates

Bushranging has long been a part of Australia’s history and folklore. We have all heard about the big stories, but we probably don’t realise that bushranging occurred regularly in poorly policed areas and that Wangaratta was one such place, until … Continue reading →

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