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25.01.2022 Upper Castra State School from The Weekly Courier 1905 Scholars and Head Teacher Mr RA Smith with Miss Pettit assistant. Too early for our Johns families, but great photo of the school.
25.01.2022 This is great news !!
25.01.2022 Sharing the story of the Unknown Warrior, Westminster Abbey, London. History was made 100 years ago this week, 1920 (Click on each photo to read more clearly)
25.01.2022 A couple of the (comical) postcards kept by Ivy Johns ( Ewington) Click on each to view.
24.01.2022 These photos also found in Ivy’s collection. Taken I would suggest WW1 and by Ted Ewington as he served in the Light Horse in the Middle East. Only inscription is of the soldiers in the cat and just says Some Friends.
24.01.2022 No relation here but a great story! Some Launceston cousins might know him.
21.01.2022 Rita Dean was the 'kindest' secondary school teacher I encountered at BHS. She shared life experiences. She was my Year 8 English teacher and I remember some of her stories, including one about a car accident in which she was involved) in incredible detail. Mrs Ruffles was my teacher in Years 9 and 10 and I didn't so much like her, as respect her. She taught me many things and really pushed me intellectually. Teachers don't always realise the impact that they have upon the lives of others (but I'm sure that you totally get that.) Sharing this post by Ian Murray from Cooee Connections. Nice compliments for Rita Dean née Johns. Ian went on to become a teacher. ( someone might show this to Rita)
21.01.2022 Great day out Thursday to Upper Castra. Beryl Goodwin and Len Johns guided us around the area their respective parents George and Sid Johns farmed on their Soldier Settlement farms.
20.01.2022 Wonderful views from Mt Roland to Black Bluff, then back up the road towards Upper Castra. Beryl remembered walking up that way to school, about a mile and a half, passing the Church of England near the junction of Baxter’s Road and Castra Road.
20.01.2022 REMINDER JOHNS REUNION CANCELLED NEXT SUNDAY 24th MAY STAY SAFE EVERYONEREMINDER JOHNS REUNION CANCELLED NEXT SUNDAY 24th MAY STAY SAFE EVERYONE
19.01.2022 Apologies if I’ve put this up before!!
19.01.2022 Uncovered some of Sid and Corrie’s family at the Ross reunion 2004. Familiar faces, sadly some no longer with us, Bessie and Tom, Yvonne and Jeff with Dianne and Susan, Bob and Betty, Kevin, Faye and George with daughter Margaret. Apologies not knowing the others.
17.01.2022 Also interesting, the history of Australia’s Unknown Soldier.
15.01.2022 This was an invitation to George Ewington, who after the war married Ivy Johns, to whom we are grateful for saving all these cards. George Johns possibly attended this dinner as well as he was also in the 3rd Light Horse. It was held at Hadley’s Hotel Hobart 4th August 1921 , the 5th Anniversary of the Battle of Romani, Sinai Peninsula, Egypt.
15.01.2022 Not a relative but an amazing story to be shared.
13.01.2022 Remembering the bravery of our Johns boys this ANZAC Day . No. 6231 Pte Robert Roy Johns - Served 3 yrs 11 mths No. 6102 Pte John Ernest (Jack) Johns MM Killed in Action 15th April 1917 - buried Queant Road British War Cemetery... No. 6103 Pte Sidney Rupert Johns - Served2 yrs 3 mths No. 822 Pte George Reginald Johns - Served 4 yrs 5 mths 29th November 2014 a Memorial Seat was placed at the Gunns Plains Caves in memory of all the soldiers from Gunns planes district who served in W W 1 Lest We Forget
12.01.2022 A great achievement by Chris and Rod Medwin and carried on by Phillip, Fiona and Ruby. Christine is daughter of Freda (Johns) and Dave Stuart
09.01.2022 Not strictly Yolla, but This will spark memories for many of the Somerset Drive-In!!
07.01.2022 Here is the letter that mentions the tender to build a house for Mr. George Johns at Upper Castra.
06.01.2022 Blank cards sent home by Bob(Robert) Johns. Helensburgh is a coastal town in Scotland near Glasgow where Bob spent time on leave.
06.01.2022 Weekly Courier photos on the property of Thomas Bingham at Central Castra. The first 23 July 1914 Burning surplus timber. The second 23 December 1905 shows the bush dairy on the farm with Mr Conlan, dairy expert with students at a demonstration.
05.01.2022 The surrender of Imperial Japan was announced by Japanese Emperor Hirohito on August 15 and formally signed on September 2, 1945, bringing the hostilities of Wo...rld War II to a close. Saturday, August 15 marks the 75th Anniversary of the End of the Second World War. Let’s pay our respects to that amazing generation of Australians. https://hubs.ly/H0tnLL40 #VP #VJ #Victory #Pacific #Army #WW2 #WWII #war #secondwoldwar #historynerd #historic #military #collection #history #ww #soldier #militarylife #veteran #war #armedforces #OneInAMillion #OurVeterans #TYFYS #veteran #DiggersTribute #diggers #veterandiggers
03.01.2022 Found a link yesterday to do with the Soldier Settlement Scheme. I had posted previously information on Robert, George and Sid Johns signing up to this scheme. The new link was to do with the building of a house on their property. But I could only find forms for Sid, or so I thought until I printed them off! There was a letter re Mr G Johns dated March 1924. A great find was a hand written letter from Sid, Jan 27 1921, advising he was soon to be married - July 5 1921.
03.01.2022 Three years ago we honoured John (Jack) Johns when a plaque was placed on his parents grave at Ulverstone. Jack paid the Supreme Sacrifice on April 15 1917
01.01.2022 Map showing properties at Upper Castra from about 1920 to 1965. Unlike other maps I have seen it doesnt show in particular which properties which are Soldier Settlement farms. Note down the extreme right hand side Geo Reg on Plot No 1 is George Reginald Johns and underneath is Les - referring to Les Fisher who leased this farm before George.
