Posts Tagged Florence Campbell

WALTZING MATILDA DOWN THE RIVER THAMES

On October 2, 2015 / History / 7 Comments

Tags: Australian visiting the UK, Buscot Park, Captain James Cook, Charles Bravo., Dr James Gully, Edgar Boehm, Eton College, Florence Campbell, H.M.S Sirius, Henley-on-Thames, Queen Victoria, River Thames, Robert Tertius Campbell, Royal Henley Regatta, Sir William Heseltine, Stuart (Sam) Mackenzie, Thames Flood Barrier, Thames Path, The Dunbar, Visit Britain, Waltzing Matilda

AUSSIE HISTORY ALONG THE THAMES For Australians exploring the River Thames there are places of particular interest. When my partner Rob and I walked the Path we found lots of Aussie associations. On the upper reaches of the river is the village of Buscot, and the National Trust owned Buscot

Buscot Park and the Sydney born bride.

On May 1, 2013 / History / 14 Comments

Tags: Alexander Louis Ricardo, Alice Campbell, Ann Campbell, Buscot, Buscot Park, Faringdon, Florence Campbell, Hockham Hall, Lady Catherine Rcardo, Lechlade, Robert Tertius Campbell, St Mary's church Buscot, The Earl of Fife, The Water Doctor's Daughters

Florence Campbell was born in Woolloomooloo, Sydney on September 5th 1845, the eldest daughter of Ann and Robert Campbell. Her father had made his fortune as a merchant, and in trading in gold after the big strike at Ophir in the Central West of New South Wales.

Posts Tagged Florence Campbell

WALTZING MATILDA DOWN THE RIVER THAMES

Buscot Park and the Sydney born bride.

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