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The Barker Boys: James Barker
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Thursday, 21 May 2009. Born on the 21st January, 1863 at Byers Green in Durham, England. This is a list of the Barker Family that is known:. Father: Thomas born in Yorkshire. Mother: Mary born in Lancashire. All brothers and sisters were born in Durham. These are approximate dates of births. 1 John born 1859. 2 Mary Ann born 1861. 3 James as above. 4 William born 1866. 5 Thomas born 1869. 6 Henriette M. born 1870. 7 Jane born 1873. 8 Charles born 1875. 9 Robert born 1878. 10 Garside born 1879. Too young ...
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The Barker Boys: Australia's Greatest Horsemen
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Thursday, 21 May 2009. Photos Australian Light Horse in Eygpt and Palastine. They seem to be the best rodeo riders of their time! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). For They Did Not Die In Vain. The Barker Family Crest. Additional help with research is Peter J Williams. View my complete profile. The Five Barker Boys. World War 1. The Great War. The Barker Family Pre War. Photos of unknown People of interest. The Neath Hotel and The Miners Lamp. Neath Hotel Home of the Miners Lamp.
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The Barker Boys: May 2009
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Thursday, 21 May 2009. The Five Barker Boys. The war to end all wars. Countries of the British Empire and the United States of America. The Last Train Home by Laketrees. Now lives at the Historic Neath Hotel, Neath, NSW. The Barker Family Pre War. James Barker birth certificate. This is a typical house in Wallsend in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Some of the children may of been born in the house. Photo on marble 1897 at Wallsend, NSW. This is the policeman guarding the pit entry during a lockout.
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The Barker Boys: Passage to War
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Thursday, 21 May 2009. It's a Long Way to Tipperary". Up to mighty London came. An Irish lad one day,. All the streets were paved with gold,. So everyone was gay! Singing songs of Piccadilly,. Strand and Leicester Square,. Til Paddy got excited and. He shouted to them there:. It's a long way to Tipperary,. It's a long way to go. It's a long way to Tipperary. To the sweetest girl i know! It's a long long way to Tipperary,. But my heart's right there. Paddy wrote a letter. To his Irish Molly O'. Built in 1...
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The Barker Boys: Photos of unknown People of interest
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Thursday, 21 May 2009. Photos of unknown People of interest. If You know any of these unknown people in the following photos please let us know! Job Barker and unknown friend. Probably from the 35th Battalion. Taken 1916/1917 either in Australia or overseas. Photo taken at training camp at B.Meadow in 1916. Standing second from the left is Job Barker on his right is James Barker. All other soldiers are unknown. They could be from 34th or 35th Battalion. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Professional Fa...
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The Barker Boys: The Neath Hotel & The Miners Lamp
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Thursday, 21 May 2009. The Neath Hotel and The Miners Lamp. The Hotel was built in the early 1900's as coal mining was rapidly developing in the rich coal seams of the Hunter Valley. The Neath Colliery coal lease was aquired by the Wickham and Bullock Island Coal Company during 1903. A settlement developed at Neath. It was described as a "calico" mining village. Between 1910 to 1915 the mining employees totalled some 300 people. Tent and bag "humpies" housed the miners and their families. On a winters af...
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The Barker Boys: Lambert Manfred Barker
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Thursday, 21 May 2009. Born in 1891 at Wallsend. Late of the "Selections", Abermain. Enlisted in the AIF. On the 18 th. April, 1915 at Liverpool, Sydney, NSW. 1st Regiment of the 17 th. Battalion. Rank Private. Service/Regimental Number 1503. Embarked for England on the 12 th. May, 1915, H.M.A.T. "Themistocles". Served for 4 years and 104 days. Was abroad for 4 years and 21 days. Embarked for Australia on the 5 th. April, 1919 on the " Warwickshire. Disembarked in Sydney on the 31st May, 1919. The Five B...
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The Barker Boys: Job Barker
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Thursday, 21 May 2009. May, 1896 at Wallsend. Occupation Wheeler in the Coalmines, Abermain. Enlisted in to the AIF. On the 21st December, 1915 at West Maitland. Battalion, B Coy. Rank Private. Service/Regimental Number 375. Age 19 years, 7 months. April,1915. Fined 15/. B.Meadow Camp. Embarked from Sydney on the ship A24 " Benalla. On the 1st May, 1916. Disembarked Plymouth on the 9 th. AWL Midnight 20 th. October, 1916 till 10? October, 1916, England. Total fine 10 days without pay? On the 19 th. Lambe...
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The Barker Boys: John Albert Barker
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Thursday, 21 May 2009. Enlisted in the AIF. On the 27 th. July, 1916 at Newcastle, NSW. Battalion, D Coy. Rank Private. Service/Regimental Number 2534. Age 18, 7 months? Embarked Sydney, NSW. On the ship O.C. " Ascanius. On the 25 th. On the 28 th. Proceeded overseas to France on the 15 th. Marched out from Estaples. On the 3rd April, 1917. Went to the field on the 4 th. Killed in Action on the 7 th. June, 1917 in the field, Belgium. Buried Toronto Avenue Cemetery. 1 1/2 miles south of Messines.
