Category: Missingham
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Hell Hole, the legacy
Unlike the story I (basically) made up regarding the last log from Hell Hole this story from Cousin Bob, recounts what really went on – Thanks Bob. The last cedar Dad cut.Shortly after that tree (The last log of Hell Hole) was felled and taken to the mill Dad, Jim Mauger and myself went down
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Detective Inspector Fred
When younger I have no doubt he was a physically imposing man, thanks to a lifetime of hard yakka. As if to confirm this Cousin Bob sent me this story of Dad and Uncle Bill and a day out at Buggaroo. Just east of the Robertson Cheese Factory and on the southern side of the
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A short history of the Missingham family
Way way back during the last century a lot of work was done by many people, Amanda from memory, and Trudy Messingham (from England and a distant relative) to name but two – shout out if I have missed anyone else who helped. They put in the hard yards to uncover the Missingham genealogical story.
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The last log out of Hell Hole
Now, to be fair, I’m probably not the best one to tell this story as I was in another hemisphere when all this happened. So here is an appeal to those that are not relying on hear-say or making stuff up to embellish this story. Uncle Bill and Aunty Margaret lived on the Funny Farm,