One of my favourite sources of historical information is The Argus newspaper. You can search The Argus and many other Australian newspapers on the Trove website. An absolute wealth of information can be found on this website and even though The Argus was a
Here are some of the events which happened in Garfield
On March 26, there was a report of a fire in a stack of wheaten hay belonging to Mr J.J.
O’Leary. The fire was started by his son who was playing at burning off. The stack contained 50 to 60 tons of hay
and was totally destroyed and uninsured.
In April 4, there was an account of an outbreak of
typhoid fever amongst the men employed on the railway line. The Shire of Berwick Health Officer, Dr Keogh, said that
due to the fact that these men had no
sanitary conveniences, the only wonder was that there was not a much greater
outbreak of fever.
The Argus March 1, 2010
If
you are a racing fan there are lots of accounts of the Garfield Horse races,
both advertising the races and the race results, such as the one above.
The Argus also
had many stories about local residents, so if you have an interest in family
history then you may find information about your own ancestors. For instance, on May 24, there was a report
headed Broken leg at 80 and it went
on to tell us that Mrs McNab, who was visiting her son, was retiring for the night, when she fell and broke her leg in two
places, the sufferer was attended by Dr Withington, who ordered her removal to
Melbourne.
An article in September 5 reported on the funeral of
Mrs R. Leeson, who for many years conducted
the old Pig & Whistle Inn at Cannibal Creek, near Garfield. The deceased
who had resided in the same house for over 50 years, was 100 years old.
The Argus November 29, 1910
Finally my favourite report for 1910 is this one from
November 29. Obviously
no-one worried about privacy issues in 1910! If you have an interest in local
history or family history, then The Argus
is well worth a look.
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