David’s Eulogy for Joshua Jonathan Baskerville
Born 5th March 2006 Died 26th July 2006 I stand here as one of many in the extended circle of family who have been...
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November 26, 2025
The most enjoyable holiday Mother and I spent at Cairns and Kuranda
by Gertrude Baskerville (nee Stillman) about 1919 A description of the most enjoyable holiday Mother and I spent at Cairns and Kuranda We left...
November 2, 2023
GG Tom Baskerville Travel Diary 1913
Great Grandad Thomas Baskerville (1864-1934) travelled back to England with his daughter Phoebe Stretton nee Baskerville (1892-1967). He was 49 years old and Phoebe...
January 12, 2023
Mama’s Diary Chapter 2.04 – Binbrook
Page 7 Page 7 But “Quo Fata Vocant” was always there and the fates were calling me yet again (Henry of course says the...
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Christmas
This is Mum’s response: To Sam, Gwen & Family, Your “Email” of 15 December received from Phil and so very much appreciated. It took...
Josh Baskerville connected with me
Josh Baskerville connected with me. I did not seek his company, nor did I talk with him and yet he connected with me. This...
Retrospective by Stephen Baskers
After moving from Rockhampton to Brisbane, a Toowoomba Grammar old boy being my grandfather keeping in the sense of the Grammar boy spirit enrolled...
Water World
I was always fascinated by the motions of nature, especially water. I would watch and study the movements of a creek, hydrology is what...
Let’s go for a walk
It was a Sunday afternoon, and the occasion was lunch with all the family at The Gap. We had finished lunch and David said,...
Pip, I have to tell you something
Mum said, “Pip,I have to tell you something”. It all started on a warm Sunday afternoon. The BeLerse boys(that what I always called the...
Haircuts by Henry
Place bowl on top of head, cut any hair below bowl. I remember having to sit and wait my turn (in the first house...
Made in Japan
I can fondly remember trips with Dad and Sam when I was about 15-16 years old, often sitting three abreast, in the old family...
The worst day of my life
I know this story book is supposed to be about happy times but if I was asked to nominate the “worst day in my...