REEDY MARSH PIE

REEDY MARSH PIE

My maternal grandparents James and Nora Larcombe raised a large family on a sheep farm at Reedy Marsh, seven miles from the small town of Deloraine in northern Tasmania. The pair married  in the  tiny Anglican church at nearby Exton just before WWI.  For some reason Archdeacon

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THE LARCOMBE CHAIRS; TASMANIAN HISTORY

THE LARCOMBE CHAIRS; TASMANIAN HISTORY

My great grandfather William Larcombe arrived in Launceston, Tasmania  in December  1856 aboard the ship Alice Walton. William was then aged 25. He was accompanied by his 20 year old  wife Sarah (nee Parker) and their two small children; Leah and Thomas. The family were  from Devon,

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GOLD! I COULD HAVE BEEN RICH.

GOLD! I COULD HAVE BEEN RICH.

GOLD IN THE BLOOD? Many years ago one of my elderly Larcombe aunts sent me a yellowed newspaper cutting of a famous gold find in Western Australia,  It was  The Golden Eagle nugget, discovered  in 1931.  I  can only presume that the Jim Larcombe in the article

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TWO TASMANIAN PAINTINGS

TWO TASMANIAN PAINTINGS

FAMILY HEIRLOOMS Throughout my Tasmanian childhood  there were  two small oil paintings  hanging  beside the open fire in our farmhouse  sitting room. When the wind blew, the hessian backed  wallpaper ballooned out, and the pictures  nearly fell off their nails.  I  was always intrigued by them, and when 

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UNRAVELLING WITH MY AUNT; A TRAVEL TALE

UNRAVELLING WITH MY AUNT; A TRAVEL TALE

OH TO BE IN ENGLAND! It was the perfect  time  for my elderly Aunt Leah to visit England, as  my partner Rob and I were  based in London.  It was Leah’s first trip, and we were  happy to take her on a tour of the country. Heading

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