Franc Falkiner arrived in Australia from Ireland in 1853 with little money. By the time of his death in 1909, he left an estate of over 200,000 hectares of land carrying 500,000 sheep.

Franc Falkiner arrived in Australia from Ireland in 1853 with little money. By the time of his death in 1909, he left an estate of over 200,000 hectares of land carrying 500,000 sheep.

The Viscount Canterbury Nugget, weighing 34.6 kg was unearthed at Berlin (now known as Rheola) in what was known as John’s paddock in central Victoria on the 31 May 1870. It was named after the then Governor of Victoria.

Herbert Charles Bazin appeared in a Bendigo newspaper article in 1890 under the title ‘An Imposter’. I was intrigued to know more about this man and he and his family proved interesting!

John Connell had an article written about him in a Melbourne newspaper in April 1899 – the title was ‘An Australian Millionaire’ – this got be intrigued to know more about this man and how he made his fortune.

James Tyson started off by providing a butchery service to prospectors on the Victorian goldfields of the 1850/60s. He went on to establish pastoral runs from Queensland to Victoria becoming a very wealthy man. In 1898 he died without leaving a will with an estate totalling about two million pounds. Banjo Patterson even wrote a poem about him!

James Tyson started off by providing a butchery service to prospectors on the Victorian goldfields of the 1850/60s. He went on to establish pastoral runs from Queensland to Victoria becoming a very wealthy man. In 1898 he died without leaving a will with an estate totalling about two million pounds. Banjo Patterson even wrote a poem about him!

This is the first part of a three part episode on James Tyson.
James Tyson started off by providing a butchery service to prospectors on the Victorian goldfields of the 1850/60s. He went on to establish pastoral runs from Queensland to Victoria becoming a very wealthy man. In 1898 he died without leaving a will with an estate totalling about two million pounds. Banjo Patterson even wrote a poem about him!

William Henry Arrowsmith and his wife Mary are featured in Henry Merlin's photos of Gulgong NSW in the 1870s that were part of the discovered Holtermann Collection. This is his story and the story of his descendants.

Research Links

Trove newspapers - wherever an article is referred to.

https://holtermann.museum/photos/arrowsmith-william-henry-18441-39056/

NSW State Archives

Some photos and some bdm and census information of William's children from 'The Arrowsmith Family' public family tree created and managed by Lisa Frost-Foster.

Thomas John Augustus Griffin was a senior Queensland police officer who was executed in June 1868, after being found guilty of the double murder of two police officers, troopers John Power and Patrick Cahill,