Samantha Elley

Freelance Journalist for website Aust Macadamia Society, The Northern Rivers Times & edit manuscripts for publication.

[Samantha Elley @Mannii]

There weren't many who could play cricket like Arty Cranney but his health held him back. #talesfromthegrave #familyhistory #history #australianhistory #genealogy #cricketlegends

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[Samantha Elley @Mannii]

"This tribute is a reminder that behind every name carved in stone is a life worth knowing."
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[Samantha Elley @Mannii]

The sacrifice of the Watherston family is considered one of the greatest regarding Australia's involvement in the Great War. #talesfromthegrave #australianhistory #history #familyhistory #genealogy #thegreatwar #worldwarone

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[Samantha Elley @Mannii]

What makes a person so crazed that they would want to harm a family member? #talesfromthegrave #australianhistory #familyhistory #genealogy #history

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[Samantha Elley @Mannii]

No one has ever been charged with the murder of Gwen Beeson. #talesfromthegrave #unsolvedmurder #coldcase #familyhistory

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[Samantha Elley @Mannii]

He changed his age to fight in the war. #talesfromthegrave #history #australianhistory #worldwarone #greatwar #familyhistory #genealogy
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[Samantha Elley @Mannii]

When we don't quite get it right.
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[Samantha Elley @Mannii]

Saintly or evil, everyone has a story to tell and this is a sad one. #talesfromthegrave #australianhistory #history #familyhistory #genealogy

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[Samantha Elley @Mannii]

There is not much information on Fanny Hopkins, but she had a huge responsibility. #talesfromthegrave #australianhistory #history #banjopaterson
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[Samantha Elley @Mannii]

Remembering the little ones buried in the bush. #talesfromthegrave #cemeteries #australianhistory #history

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[Samantha Elley @Mannii]

Not everyone has a final resting place, regardless of what they achieve. #talesfromthegrave #australianhistory #history #familyhistory #genealogy

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[Samantha Elley @Mannii]

There are three graves in Rookwood Cemetery and two in Melbourne that all have something in common.

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[Samantha Elley @Mannii]

Shipwrecked in India to photography in Australia. #talesfromthegrave #australianhistory #history #familyhistory #genealogy
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[Samantha Elley @Mannii]

Sending a child to run errands while controlling a large horse wouldn't have been an issue in earlier days in regional areas. #talesfromthegrave #history #familyhistory #genealogy #Australianhistory

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[Samantha Elley @Mannii]

There is nothing sadder than coming across a headstone that denotes the last burial place of a young person. #talesfromthegrave #familyhistory #history #australianhistory #genealogy

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[Samantha Elley @Mannii]

At 11 years of age, Annie Murphy had already been dealt a cruel blow in life. #talesfromthegrave #history #familyhistory #australianhistory #victorianhistory #bendigo #genealogy
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[Samantha Elley @Mannii]

He left tens of thousands of pounds, after years of baking. #talesfromthegrave #familyhistory #history #australianhistory #genealogy

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[Samantha Elley @Mannii]

If you wanted to find one of the oldest European graves in Australia, it would surely belong to Henry Edward Dodd. #familyhistory #talesfromthegrave #history #australianhistory #genealogy #gardeningtales

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[Samantha Elley @Mannii]

Many of us have issues we have to deal with in life, but next time you are struggling, spare a thought for George Henry Tunsted and his family. #talesfromthegrave #australianhistory #history #familyhistory #genealogy

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[Samantha Elley @Mannii]

When Denis Ahern breathed his last and passed to the other side, he left not knowing where his son, William Vincent Ahern was. #talesfromthegrave #australianhistory #genealogy #familyhistory #history #BattleofHongKong
POW son released a month after Denis dies