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Bogstown Family History Archive
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John Hunter, Esq., of Barnhill, Letterkenny
John Hunter of Barnhill · Bogstown.com Letterkenny · Bendigo · Home again John Hunter of Barnhill 1836–1916 A Donegal farmer’s son who crossed the…
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The Scourge of Tuberculosis at Bogstown
This is an extraordinary find. Entry 111 on this register: Entry 111: What this means: James Laird, the eldest son of the “poor James”…
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My Love Affair with Jaguar’s
It all began in November 1948 when my father encouraged me to seek full time employment when I announced I was leaving school at…
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Hunter – Letterkenny to the Bendigo Gold Fields
In 1860 Mr. William Hunter immigrated from Letterkenny to the Bendigo Gold Fields, he became a prominent Bendigo mining investor with interests in numerous…
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