Random thoughts and observations
Edward Gorey was born in 1849 at Heidelberg where his father James leased a 97 acre farm with frontage to the Yarra River. His parents took Edward into St Francis’ Catholic Church, Lonsdale Street, for his baptism on November 12, 1849. James bought land at Malmsbury in April 1855, and it seems the family moved [...]
This picture shows the Balaclava Mine at Whroo about 1858-59. The open-cut mine was prosperous for many years and a significant town was established around it. My great-grandparents Edward and Sophia Gorey settled on a nearby farm at Angustown in the 1880s when the mine was in decline. Edward was later involved with a syndicate [...]
After moving frequently about the Corop and Echuca districts early in their marriage, Edward and Sophia Gorey settled at Angustown near Whroo in 1889. A list provided to the Education Department about 1890 shows that four children of Edward Gorey were attending the recently opened Angustown State School. These would have been Charles, Elizabeth, William [...]
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