23-11-2024, 04:49 PM
I stumbled across these photos on the web and felt they might interest forum members - despite the sad tale they tell.
I've been in touch with their owner, Mrs. Joy Neeson, and she was happy for them to be shared.
Herbert died 20 years before she was born, thus they never met.
Joy still lives at Redland Bay, just south of Brisbane, only 5 minutes from the site of the accident.
Joy wrote: "He was my grandfather's little brother. Their father Esau Bloomer was the first Blacksmith in Redland Bay. He was a blacksmith, wheelwright and wagon builder. Being a wagon builder, he also became the maker of coffins when there was a local death, and he would have made the coffin for his son".
I'll let the pictures & news cutting speak for themselves.
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462558824_1099502188625943_4552169578228405857_n.png (Size: 367.4 KB / Downloads: 269)
Herbert's car at the scene of the accident.
The car after it was brought home.
I've been in touch with their owner, Mrs. Joy Neeson, and she was happy for them to be shared.
Herbert died 20 years before she was born, thus they never met.
Joy still lives at Redland Bay, just south of Brisbane, only 5 minutes from the site of the accident.
Joy wrote: "He was my grandfather's little brother. Their father Esau Bloomer was the first Blacksmith in Redland Bay. He was a blacksmith, wheelwright and wagon builder. Being a wagon builder, he also became the maker of coffins when there was a local death, and he would have made the coffin for his son".
I'll let the pictures & news cutting speak for themselves.
467477789_919587286373029_5130508501645244175_n.png (Size: 848.3 KB / Downloads: 266)
462558824_1099502188625943_4552169578228405857_n.png (Size: 367.4 KB / Downloads: 269)
Herbert's car at the scene of the accident.
The car after it was brought home.