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Our sacrifice, at home and abroad

Sydney Morning Herald
April 25, 2007
The story was powerful enough: a tale of a mother's love and her son's courage in war. But much more is now known about the family behind Australia's first World War II…

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Children of Eliza Anne Parsons nee Brooker c1910.jpg

Kevin Rudd SYDNEY MORNING HERALD  31 July 2008.docx
The Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, has been presented with a two-volume compendium on his family links to petty criminals, including an English street urchin sentenced to death for fleecing an eight-year-old of her dress and underwear in a toilet.
The…

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In April 1984 my brother Brian Griffin attended the Muster of the descendants of Mary Wade, held in Campbelltown, NSW. Over 400 people came to hear the story of their remarkable ancestor and her family! A few years later, when Brian came to visit me…

Holder, Henry and Eliza.jpg
Henry Charles Holder, born 28th November 1858, Wagga Wagga.
Eliza Ann Hannam born 1st December 1863 at Swampy Plains, now Lake Albert.
Henry and Eliza were married at St. Johns Wagga Wagga on 26th October 1881.

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Holder family 1913.jpg
Photo taken at Morven in the year of 1913, the Holder family are standing in front of their block of land. From left- Ernest, Ivy, Henry, Eliza, Dick, Mabel, Brudge, Rose, Charles and Beau Holder

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Burgen, Mabel Vera nee Holder.jpg
Mabel Vera Burgen nee Holder, she is sitting in her front garden at Morven. Mabel was born on the 5th June 1901 at Gregadoo.

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Brown, Mary Ellen nee Babington, Mary Bradshaw nee Holder, Judy Brown nee Babington.jpg
From left: Mary Ellen Brown nee Babington born 9th November 1912 at Culcairn; Centre - Mary Ann Ada Babington-Bradshaw nee Holder born 12th July 1889 at Gregadoo. Noreen Doris (Judy) Brown nee Babington born 26th December 1914.

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Holder, Reuben & Jennie.jpg
Reuben John (Brudge) Holder born 18th April 1884 at Gregadoo.
Jennie Holder nee Entel born 1893 at Lacrosse, Washington, U.S.A.
In the front of their home in South Street, Henty

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Babington, Valerie nee Robinson & Jennie Holder nee Entel.jpg
Valerie (Val) Babington nee Robinson, born 25th August 1927 at Albury. Val married William (Bill) Babington in 1947 in Melbourne. Val died in Culcairn hospital on 23rd August 2007, just two days short of her 80th birthday.
Jennie Holder nee Entel.…

Babington, William (Bill).jpg
William Hume Babington was born on the 8th June 1917 at Culcairn Hospital. Bill married Valerie (Val) Robinson in 1947 at Melbourne. Bill is standing beside the first car he had owned, he bought this car after he came out of the Army in 1945. Photo…

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Holder, Henry Charles.jpg
Henry Charles Holder, born 28th November 1858 at Wagga Wagga. Henry died in 1939 aged 81 years. He is buried in the Culcairn Cemetery.

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Holder, Ernest Henry.jpg
Ernest Henry Holder (Ernie), born on 22nd April 1882, Ernest died at Tumbarumba in 1959, he was 77 years old.

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Hodges, Reuben Money.jpg
Reuben Money Hodges, born 8th February 1888 at Kyamba. Reuben married Rose Edith Holder on 16th July 1917 at St. Paul’s at Holbrook. Reuben died in 1942, he was 54 years old.

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Hodges, Rose Edith nee Holder.jpg
Rose Edith May Hodges nee Holder was born on 21st November 1895. Rose married Reuben Money Hodges at Holbrook in St. Pauls Church on 16th July 1917. Rose died in 1951, she was 54 years old.

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Holder, Mary Ann Ada.jpg
Mary Ann Ada Holder at age 16 years. Mary was born at Gregadoo on 12th July 1889.

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Babington, William with Clydesdale.jpg
This photo of William Babington was taken shortly before his death in 1930. He is with one of the Clydesdale’s that pulled his coffin to the Culcairn cemetery.

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Babington, William Charles Hume with race horse.jpg
William Charles Hume Babington was born in March 1870 in Townsend Street Albury. Williams occupation was a Jockey and Groom.
William married Mary Ann Ada Holder on 17th September 1912 at Holbrook. He died in his home at Morven on 31st July 1930 and…

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Babington, William Charles Hume at Henty.jpg
William Charles Hume Babington in his later years, watering his horse at the back of the Hotel at Henty in the mid 1920’s.

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Babington, Mary Ann Ada nee Holder, her home at Morven.jpg
This is a photo of Mary Ann Ada Babington's second home. Her brothers, the Holder boys, built this home after her husband William Babington had his first stroke. This home had been built from stringy bark poles and flattened out kerosene drums, and…

William Charles Hume Babington was born in March 1870 in the home of his parents, Daniel and Ellen Buckley (nee Sherry) in Townsend Street, Albury. In later years William adopted his step-grandfather’s name of Babington. Babington is the name…

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Jennie Entel was born on her parent's farm at Lacrosse, Washington, U.S.A. in the year of 1893. Her parents were, John and Adeline Entel. Her father, John Entel, was a tyrant of a man, he had stolen his seven young children from his wife Adeline and…

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Holder, Mary Ann Ada and Ted Bradshaw.jpg
This photo was taken at Holbrook, NSW. Mary and Ted were married at Holbrook in 1941. Mary was almost 52 years old. Mary met Ted Bradshaw while working as the cook for the main homestead at ˜Coppabella Station' near Jinjellic. Ted worked there as a…

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Holder, Sarah nee Biddle.jpg
Sarah was born at St. Mary’s, Nottingham England in 1831 to parents Thomas Biddle and Rosetta Bignell. Sarah married John Holder. John was born at Burfields, Berkshire County, England in 1825, to parents John and Mary Holder. Sarah and John…

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