Ivan Orchard, a champion shearer in the 1930s, tragically died in a plane crash, aged only 41.Check out a clip of Ivan shearing on my Facebook page 'Family History Mysteries'
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Introduction to new 'Shorts' episodes
Hi all,I am introducing some episodes that are 15-20 minutes long - keep an eye out for them. Enjoy!
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Episode 180 - An Unmarked Grave
On the 15 March this year, ABC Wimmera did a story on a mystery solved 100 years after Maria and Louisa Langley were buried in an unmarked grave in Edenhope cemetery. So who were Maria and Louisa Langley and why did it take 100 years to find where they were buried?*Warning- there is graphic information contained in this episode*
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Episode 181 - The Youngest Australian VC Recipient
John William Alexander Jackson, known as Bill, Billy and Jacko was born in bred in Gunbar NSW and enlisted in WW1 underage. On 8th September 1916, that he was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions on the night of the raid that cost him his arm. The announcement came 5 days before his 19th birthday. As well as being the youngest Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, he was also the only soldier of the 17th Battalion’s to have been decorated with this medal during WW1.
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Episode 179 - Price Maurice
Price Maurice was a South Australian pastoralist, who upon his death in 1894 was described as 'A Rich Australian'.
Stories uncovered when researching your family tree - the unexpected stories of everyday people.
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