Rob Freestone

Elsie Eveline (Saunders) Stein Elsie Eveline Saunders was born on 10 July 1916 in Barraba, New South Wales, to John Wilson Saunders, aged 46, and Eliza May Johnson, aged 31. She grew up in Barraba and, on 5 May 1937,…

William and Ilie Newton with Desmond Ilie Ann Saunders Newton Ilie Ann Saunders was born on 21 May 1912 in Barraba, New South Wales. She was the daughter of John Wilson Saunders, aged 42, and Eliza May Johnson, aged 27.…

Many of the photographs used throughout this family history are courtesy of the late Roslyn Dawn Bell, whose generosity in sharing family photographs and historical information has helped preserve the stories of past generations. Roslyn Dawn Bell passed away in…

Ada Miriam Saunders and Albert Barnes. Photo from Albert Barnes Family Photos. Albert and Miriam’s marriage certificate 1939/002270

Grace May Barnes was born on 2 December 1915 in New South Wales, Australia. She was the daughter of George Thomas Brooks Barnes and Lucy Hannah Kelaher. Grace married Thomas Patrick Johnson in Newcastle, New South Wales, and they made…

34 Fraser Avenue, Hillsdale, NSW, the residence of Albert and Ada Barnes. The home has since been modified by the addition of a second-storey extension, substantially changing its original appearance.

From left to right: Alma May Wallace (wife of John Brooks Barnes) with her daughter, Pauline Barnes; George Thomas Brooks Barnes; Elizabeth Rose Anderson (wife of Ivan Hilary Barnes); and Lucy Hannah Kelaher (wife of Thomas Brooks Barnes) with her…