Family History Mysteries

In 1894, Albert and Vincent De Luca aged only 12 and 10 were charged under the Industrialised Schools Act in Sydney of leaving their home. Joseph De Luca, their father, wasthe complainant. What became of them?

May Eileen Wood was dubbed in the press as the ‘Notorious Woman Housebreaker’.She was born in Busselton WA in 1895 to John Wood and Ellen Thurkle.

Born into the Lindeman wine family, in Burwood NSW in 1892, Enid Maud Lindeman had an upbringing befitting a young lady, but she longed to escape colonial life. She was married four times. Enid's first husband was a shipping magnate, her second a general, her third a viscount, her fourth an earl.

In the early hours of Sunday 3 Nov 1913 Mrs Kate Fox wassavagely attacked in her home on the farm ‘Osborne Farm’ near Berrigan NSW.Her brother Alexander and niece Hilda were also set upon. *Warning there is graphic information contained in this episode*

Thomas Henry Hardinge was born in Hampstead Middlesex England in 1854. He married Kate Wild on Dec 15th 1881in Adelaide when he was 45 and Kate Wild nee Milnes. He was a hydraulics engineer and a commission agent. Kate divorced Thomas - Mrs Clara Parker was named as a co-respondent.