Family History Mysteries

On the afternoon of Tuesday 18 Sept 1883, Mr James Denham Pinnock, manager of the Ballarat branch of the Commercial Banking Company, prepared a gold shipment for transfer to the main office in Melbourne. The shipment contained 16 bars of gold (weighting over 120 pounds) and 670 pounds of mutilated notes which were sent to be destroyed.
The shipment went with Pinnock rail then by carriage to the head office in Collins St. It was 11pm so Alfred Corbett, a caretaker and messenger at head office secured the strong box in a lower bank vault until the morning.
At 10.20 the next morning Pinnock went to the safe and it was discovered pins had been inserted and bent into the keyhole. A locksmith was called, and when the safe was opened, it was empty!

Constance Ada Elizabeth Usher and her sister Beatrice Cottier Usher were quite well known in musical and theatre circles in Australia in the early 1900s.
Their parents, Alfred and Elizabeth Usher raised their children in a middle-class household in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, steeped in artistic pursuits. Alfred and Elizabeth’s  involvement in local music scenes—her father as a member of the Royal Sydney Liedertafel choral society and her mother as a performer—provided early immersion in musical environments, including family gatherings and community events that fostered a creative atmosphere.

Patrick John Daly, a showman, who was born at Barnawartha Victoria, had a string of horse stealing charges in the early 1900s in several states of Australia. He went by the professional names of P.H Montogomery, W.G Kemp and Professor Kemp.

This episode continues the story of Patrick John Daly, a showman, who was born at Barnawartha Victoria, had a string of horse stealing charges in the early 1900s in several states of Australia. He went by the professional names of P.H Montogomery, W.G Kemp and Professor Kemp.

This episode continues the story of Patrick John Daly, a showman, who was born at Barnawartha Victoria, had a string of horse stealing charges in the early 1900s in several states of Australia. He went by the professional names of P.H Montogomery, W.G Kemp and Professor Kemp.