tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post4343284084795808008..comments2024-03-15T05:09:22.239+10:00Comments on Family Tree Frog: Alexander Duncan - Part ThreeAlex Dawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-72651729076143228562017-10-10T06:30:34.920+10:002017-10-10T06:30:34.920+10:00Hi Marianne - okay - certificate purchased. Mary ...Hi Marianne - okay - certificate purchased. Mary was the daughter of Francis William Edward Stanford a farmer and Margaret Mary Burke. She was from Nerang so it seems likely, yes?Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-73476355703005203262017-10-10T06:19:57.777+10:002017-10-10T06:19:57.777+10:00Hi Marianne - please forgive me for taking so long...Hi Marianne - please forgive me for taking so long to reply - I don't know if Alex's wife Mary is related to Frank, son of publican in Nerang in 1800s. I guess you might find out by looking at their marriage certificate. I might just order it and get back to you.Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-82058737810651560692017-10-04T22:36:07.480+10:002017-10-04T22:36:07.480+10:00Hello, would you know is Alex's wife Mary Stan...Hello, would you know is Alex's wife Mary Stanford related to Frank Stanford, son of publican in Nerang in 1800's?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17997611941761658387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-76891042298368854992014-10-28T04:51:32.208+10:002014-10-28T04:51:32.208+10:00Yes Mike. Can you imagine? I think road work was ...Yes Mike. Can you imagine? I think road work was one of the repatriation efforts to employ returned servicemen . I had never considered the rather ironic aspect that they went from digging trenches to digging roads. And yes - still using explosives. <br />Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-40321998619733581892014-10-28T01:56:01.045+10:002014-10-28T01:56:01.045+10:00A fine story and history, Alex. I enjoyed reading ...A fine story and history, Alex. I enjoyed reading the extra details too. Industrial accidents used to be very common in the past when safety was usually a secondary concern, if at all, for employers. Working with explosives must have been troubling for veterans of the Western Front too.Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-26119919753782080292014-10-26T18:11:17.915+10:002014-10-26T18:11:17.915+10:00Indeed...as one of the newspaper articles said...i...Indeed...as one of the newspaper articles said...it was an industrial battlefield. http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/71159893?searchTerm=A%20Duncan&searchLimits=l-state=Queensland|||l-title=191|||l-decade=192<br />Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-47621051654264952472014-10-26T17:15:13.710+10:002014-10-26T17:15:13.710+10:00I enjoyed reading the story of Alex Duncan. You ce...I enjoyed reading the story of Alex Duncan. You certainly know how to dig up information. It is sad that he survived the war but then died not long after from a civilian explosion.diane bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002292118984909883noreply@blogger.com