Paul Hamilton Glover's heritage in Australia consists mainly in rural communities in the Australian State of Victoria. He does have some ancestral history in Tasmania (including convicts), New South Wales, South Australia and Western Australia. On the CD Covers Paul has taken photos of the natural Australian landscape within the Districts that have special significance to him and/or his ancestor(s). He hopes to continue this theme to also include locations within Australia that have special significance to Ruth and/or her ancestor(s).
To date research shows that Paul's Tasmanian history consists of John Walley (b 1824 Manchester transported on the Earl Grey arriving in Tasmania on 7.10.1835, seems as though he did his time & returned to England only to get transported as a convict again arriving in Tasmania on 14.1.1843) and Bridget Brady (b 1833 Scardiff Ireland transported to Tasmania on the Phoebe arriving on 2.1.1845). When both John & Bridget served their time they married in 14.9.1852 at Hobart Tasmania, their eldest daughter Frances (Fanny) married Andrew Dawson on 14.2.1874 at Flat Top, Hobart Tasmania. Once they were married they followed the gold rush which took them for a number of years to Cromwell & Bendigo in New Zealand then returning to Birriegurra, Victoria. Unfortunately we do not have photos of these generations.
Photos on the Albums so far consists of the following:
Paul Hamilton Glover's family history in Warragul District, Victoria (in brief)
Paul's father and grand-father shared the same name - James Albert Glover. At one time James (snr) owned "Portview" which is an old homestead near Warragul. However, James (snr) had "gold fever" so he sold this property in the early 1900's to stake a 45 acre claim to mine gold at Walhalla. James called this claim the "Renown". Walhalla is now a popular Victorian Tourist destination. The "Renown" is located to the right hand side above the goldmine open to the public. Prior to staking his claim James had purchased another property at Modella, to be leased out while he was pursuing the elusive gold. After a number of years the mine was getting more than it was giving at the same time the tenant on the property at Modella moved out, James decided to settle with his wife (Edith) and children on the 100 acre property at Modella. James is buried at the Warragul Cemetery near his father-in-law's (John James Hamilton) grave.
In her younger years Eileen Glover lived with her parents, Andrew and Emily Dawson (nee Clarke) on the 100 acre property adjoining the 100 acres of James (snr). When Paul was young he only knew that the farm had 200 acres. There is a beautiful story in how the property increased from 100 acres to 200 acres. The main livestock on the property was fat lambs and beef cattle.
Edith Glover was one of the daughters of JJ Hamilton. There was a considerable age difference between James and Edith. Her ashes are under a rose bush in the Springvale Crematorium Victoria, Australia.
John James Hamilton (fondly referred to in the family as JJ) born to Hugh and Elizabeth Hamilton (nee Mathews) in 1861 emigrated from County Tryone, Ireland on the "Great Tasmania". Over the years a number of the children of Hugh & Elizabeth emigrated to the Romsey, Lancefield and Riddells Creek areas of Victoria, Australia before selecting land in the Brandy Creek (now Warragul), Warragul and Lardners Track districts. JJ selected land at Lardner. He married Elizabeth Moffatt. The homestead which he built still stands and is not far from the Lardner Community Hall and the venue that holds the Lardner Field Days. For a period of time JJ was as councillor for the Warragul Shire. In the protestant section of the Warragul Cemetery, JJ and another person have the two tallest graves. That is a story that one day will appear in the Glover Hill Tales.
Elizabeth Moffatt was born in County Tryone. She immigrated with her parents to Australian, on the voyage her father died and was buried at sea. Sarah (her mother) raised the children.
Paul took photos of his parent's 200 acre property just before they sold to retire in another district in Victoria. According to the family Jonathon (which is the Hereford Bull in the middle of the photo) was a quiet bull. Not quite as quiet as the previous bull Toby. Jonathon sired lovely calves some of which have been captured in the photo. All the livestock were well cared for and were bred for the local market.
In October 1990 Ruth Walker met Paul Hamilton Glover at a convention in Halls Gap, Victoria, Australia. However, it was over four months and many letters (or should we say epistles) later that Paul and Ruth began seeing each other regularly. Then the romance blossomed and they married on 3 November 1991.
Before Ruth met Paul she had lived over different periods of her life in New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland. Ruth was born at Bowral, New South Wales, Australia. When she was four months old her parents sold their property at Joadja and purchased a leasehold property at Wirrimah, near Young, New South Wales, Australia. Her parents retired at Merbein in Victoria, Australia. Ruth's late father was born in the border of Kings & Queens County in Ireland. His parents William Henry Arthur Walker and Alice (nee Thompson) owned two properties known as "townlands" Kilbride and Anamoe. Late 1924 they sold the properties and purchased passage on the "Hobsons Bay" with 8 of their children. They arrived in Sydney in February 1925 and purchased two properties near Sydney - one was in Martin's Road in Badgeries Creek and the other was at Joadja, near Mittagong, New South Wales, Australia.
Until 2000, when Ruth commenced researching her family tree, little was known about Ruth's mother's Australian heritage. Ruth's immediate family were aware that George Bruce immigrated from Scotland and his wife Amelia (nee Walters) died quite young which resulted with four of their five children being placed in an orphanage known as the Burnside Homes. Since 2000 it has been discovered that Ruth's mother Isabella and her brother and two of her sisters were in the Burnside homes in Sydney, New South Wales, for two and a half years. What was also interesting most of Isabella's siblings were led to believe that both their parents had immigrated to Australia. That was not the case. Their Australian heritage goes back 5 plus generations. One branch of the ancestors immigrated from Scotland in the early 1800's to assist in overseeing the convicts in the Sydney districts of New South Wales. The couple were known as James and Isabella Kingaby. They had a number seven daughters, with only 4 surviving - Caroline Isabella (Ruth's branch), Susannah, Ann & Catherine. Ray Kent, who is a descendant of the Susannah, invested a number of years and finance to trace information about James & Isabella Kingaby. Ray's research showed interesting facts of the system used in obtaining people to leave their homeland to come to Australia to be overseers, the conditions for male and female convicts, the conditions for the staff, the reasons used for dismissal of staff when it became evident that the convict era was coming to a close. When James was dismissed he was granted a piece of land in Sydney which he sold to one of well-known Australian explorers. James & Isabella then moved to Maitland, New South Wales with their 4 daughters (they had no sons). Ruth's research into her Australian ancestors include names such as West, Cahill, Walters, Kingaby.
Songs of Hope
The Grampians is a mountain range which is located in the western region of Victoria. Interestingly, both Paul and Ruth both had to travel four hours to attend the convention. Ruth drove south from Merbein, near Mildura in the Sunraysia District of Victoria, Australia and Paul drove North West from Warburton, in the Yarra Ranges District in Victoria, Australia. Both Paul and Ruth were the means of transport of people who would not otherwise be able to attend the convention. In 2002 Paul and Ruth celebrated their 11th wedding anniversary at Hall Gap and took photos of the McKenzies Creek Falls.
The two versions of the Moods of Nature released CD by Paul Hamilton Glover are taken at two natural reserves in Ballarat.
Paul Hamilton Glover's family history in Ballarat, Victoria (in brief)
Paul Glover settled with his wife Ruth in the Ballarat district in 1998.
Currently Paul's wife Ruth is tracing Paul's family tree. As far as she can establish Paul Hamilton Glover's ancestors in the Ballarat District consist of 3 - 5 generations on the lines of both his parents. The names are Glover, McCarthy, Julian & Lanyon.
George Glover (great grandfather) - spent a number of years gold labourer/miner following the gold. George was nick-named "Yorkie" because he emigrated from Yorkshire, England. George went to a number of the "miner's meetings" leading up to the Eureka Stockade in December 1854. It has been said that he "couldn't be bothered to go to another meeting, when his mates called on him for the 'key meeting' that lead to the well known Eureka Stockade." After spending many years following the gold rush, he retired as a farmer in the rural community of Lexton, Victoria, Australia. George is buried in an unmarked grave with his daughter Caroline at Waubra Cemetery, Victoria, Australia.
Catherine Glover (nee Kelly)(great grandmother) - Irish orphan, emigrated on the ship "Lady Kennoway". Both Catherine and George were camped in a tent on Bakery Hill with two young children during the era of the Eureka Stockade. Catherine is buried in an unmarked grave in the pauper's section of the Bendigo Cemetery.
James Albert Glover (youngest son of George & Catherine) was born at Lake Bolac, Victoria and leaving his parent's property at Lexton at the age of 13 to work at Ercildoune Station for 6 years. It seemed he was constantly on the move in various locations in Victoria and New South Wales (including Wagga Wagga) before he settled down at Modella, near Warragul Victoria. One of his occupations in this period of time it seems was horse dealing and trading.
Charles McCarthy (Paul's great-great grandfather) Railway Station Gatekeeper was killed at the Holme Street crossing in Ballarat in 1901 by an express train. Charles was trying to stop a child throwing stones. Charles is buried with his wife and children at Amhurst/Talbot Cemetery, Victoria, Australia.
(NB it is anticipated that Paul will include in episodes of "Glover Hill Tales" a range of different tales of amusing experiences. On the rare occasion Paul will mention stories handed down the generations from his Australian ancestors)
Moods of Nature
Taken at Sunset over Lake Wendouree, Ballarat. Access to Lake Wendouree is free to the Public 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The lake has an abundance of bird life. There is a walking track of 6.6 Km right around the Lake. Lake Wendouree is located near the botanical Gardens.
Lake Wendouree is one of Paul & Ruth's favourite spots within Ballarat. Visit www.ballaratbotanicalgardens.com/lake for further details about Lake Wendouree.
Moods of Nature - Orchestral
In 2002 Paul took the photos featuring the Gong Gong Reservoir, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. The Gong Gong Reservoir was built in 1877. Kirk's Reservoir is located opposite to the Gong Gong Reservoir. Both reservoirs are popular spots for picnics, weddings and are free to the public between designated daylight hours throughout the week. Visit www.goldlinksweb.com/ballarattimeline for a summary of historical events in Ballarat.
A Christmas Journey
When wattle trees are in full bloom they make a colourful display. This photo was taken in 2003 on the road between Lexton and Talbot, Victoria, Australia. George and Catherine Glover (Paul's great-grandparents) retired on a 20 acre property in the Lexton District.
Warburton, Victoria, Australia
Paul Hamilton Glover's family history in Warburton, Victoria (in brief)
In the 1940's Andrew & Emily Dawson sold their property at Modella, Victoria, Australia to James Albert Glover (Jnr). They moved to the township of Warburton, where Paul's mother found casual work at the Sanitarium Health Food factory. The Sanitarium building is heritage listed and has been sold in recent years.
Between the timeframe 1977 to 1993 Paul resided at Warburton. For 17.5 years he was employed as a printer at a local printing firm, until his position became redundant.
In November 1991 Ruth & Paul married at one of the Churches at Warburton and had their wedding reception at "Camelot Castle", Yellingbo.
(NB it is anticipated that there will be a segment in the Glover Hill Tales about the wedding and other tales while Paul lived in Warburton).
Christmas Reflections
This photo of Mount Donna Buang was taken in the Winter Months of 2002.
Warburton is located at the foothills of Mount Donna Buang, which is part of the Yarra Ranges. During the years Paul lived at Warburton he has taken a collection of photos within the district of Warburton. He was at Warburton when fires threatened the Warburton township and other surrounding districts. Paul along with many others were so grateful for a miraculous change in the wind direction which saved the township. These fires are now known as "Ash Wednesday" due to the amount destruction they caused.
