It’s been bitterly cold in Adelaide of late and when I went to the loo the other night I remembered our outdoor dunny at Flaxley where I grew up and thought how grateful I am for an indoor dunny. I haven’t been able to find a photo of just the dunny but here is one … [Read more…]
I recently came across George Emery a distant ancestor of mine who died of typhoid 31 Oct 1897 when he was living in the Port Adelaide area. He was only 22 years old. Knowing that this was a poor area of Adelaide I wondered about the living conditions of the area and on searching Trove … [Read more…]
Sunday morning I went for a little walk before church to take some photos of Hobbs House as I had seen it on a walk once before. This tree is just a little way along the path in front of the house and was possibly used as a shelter by Indigenous … [Read more…]