In July 1874 Kate Hickson was 29 years old, an unmarried Irish emigre who had arrived in Sydney, New South Wales with her younger brother George almost 11 years previously. Teenagers when they arrived in late 1863, respectively 19 and 18 years old they had … Continue reading A death in the family
Killorgin houses seen beyond the old iron bridge – not yet built when the Hicksons left Killorglin, now only for walkers since the railway closed. Back in the middle of the nineteenth century a family named Hickson lived in Killorglin, Co Kerry, Ireland. Husband and … Continue reading The Killorglin Hicksons emigrate
Driving north from Newcastle on the Pacific Highway, the main route from Sydney to Brisbane, one passes Port Stephens, the huge and beautiful harbour which was once slated as a possible national capitol for Australia, before entering the so called Great Lakes District of the … Continue reading Great Lakes
Forgotten tales 