The War and the Home Front

Horace Leopold Hurley 1891-1927 

Marie Frances Box 1891-1973

In 1917 Leo joined his brothers in the 'Great War'. But what happened to him became a big family secret.

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'In Advance of His Time'

Thomas Hurley 1864-1931    

Mary Elizabeth Scholes 1865-1954

Thomas had a brilliant career, and Mary was a devoted wife, mother and community member, but they suffered the loss of two sons.

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Surgeon and Administrator

Sir Thomas Ernest Victor Hurley

1888-1958

Vic Hurley's great career in war and peacetime, was acknowledged with a knighthood.

Physician and Lecturer

Leslie Everton Hurley 1893-1967

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Les Hurley was a talented physician, medical lecturer, devoted father of seven, and a survivor of Gallipoli.

Killed In Action, World War I

John Cromwell Hurley 1889-1917

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On October 2nd 1916, Crom Hurley saw Australia for the last time - he was bound for the Western Front.

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Craftsmen and Hill Farmers 

The Scholes and Lumb Families of West Yorkshire

In the old country and the new, Absalom and Mary had their faith tested many times.

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East Devon Farmers
Hurley Origins in Devon

What's the origin of the name? How did the Hurleys make a living? What's Beer Farm?

Used and Abused
Jane Griffin 1834-1863 
John Hurley Griffin 1825-1916

When Jane sought justice in the courts, she found that her word, as a woman, counted for nothing.

A New Life at Ceres

John Hurley 1834-1915
Mary Margaret Quinn 1845-1917

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John Hurley exchanged the Blackdown Hills of Devon for the Barabool Hills of Victoria and married a convict's granddaughter.

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A Midwife of Ceres
Elizabeth Frisby 1820-1866
Patrick Quinn 1796-1851

Married at 14, three husbands, and 13 children - Elizabeth was well qualified to be a midwife.

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'A Rogue and a Vagabond' 

Elizabeth Glithero/Frisby/Tamplin

1793 -1866

Homeless in Northamptonshire, convicted and transported in 1820. Discover Elizabeth's life journey.

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