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Warwick Daily News (Qld. : 1919 -1954)
Wednesday 2 no 1927, p. 4
Obituary
MRS. STUCKEY, WALLANGARRA.
Mrs. Nancy Stuckey, who died at
Wallangrra on Sunday, October 23,
at the age of 94 years, was born in
Kilren,in the North of Ireland, in
1833, and sailed for,Australia in the
sailing ship The Golden Land, of 825
tons, which left Queenstown on July
2, 1865, arriving in Harvey Bay on
October 17 of the same year, Captain
Hugh Davies being the master. The
trip took 110 days. After being quar
antined off Woody Island, owing to an
outbreak of typhus, she finally landed,
at Maryborough, travelling thence to
Brisbane. After remaining, there for
a short period she left for Warwick
with friends, where she remained , for
a number of years. LeavingWarwick
for Stanthorpe by coach in the early
days of the tin mines, she finally
settled at Ballandean, where she mar
ried Mr. John Stuckey, he being em
ployed on Ballandean station. They
then selected a piece of land, near
Ballandean and, often experiencing
some great hardships, which the pio
neers of those times daily suffered,
they gave up the land and travelled to
Pikedale per horse and dray for Ten
terfield, staying in that town, for a
considerable time. She returned, to
Ballandean, and came, to Wallangarra
in the year 1885, where, she and, her
family have since resided. Her only
son, John Stuckey, died at Wallangarra
in 1912, and was buried at Stanthorpe.
Up to six months ago the deceased,
was well end active, and would insist
on calling on her old friends, The
family consists of three daughters, 19
grandchildren, and seven great-grand
children.
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