William HOSKINS

Birth:
1862
Gundagai, Nsw
Death:
14 Dec 1912
Mulwala, Nsw
Burial:
16 Dec 1912
Rc Cemetery Mulwala, Nsw
Marriage:
8 Sep 1889
Tarramia Vic
Father:
Blocked
Mother:
Blocked
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William was born in Gundagai around 1864 NSW.  He was the first to take a bullock wagon and t eam across the first wooden bridge across the Murray at Mulwala..  It was a gala time in th e little towns when the wheat harvest from NSW was bought down to the Murray on wagons to b e loaded on the river boats.  When the wheat teams came in there was betting on the first dri ver into town and Bill bet on how much he could carry over the bridge, between Corowa and Mul wala.  He had been challenged to see who could pull the largest load of wheat across the ol d wooden bridge that spanned the Murray at that time.  He was also a well known Blacksmith an d bred Waler horses used by the Light Horse Cavalry in the Great War.
Corowa Racing Club has photos of William and his horses.  His favourite was Marvel Leap who a lways came in second.
William received a Medical Certificate of Unfitness from the Commonwealth of Australia (occup ation Barman) which rejected him from military service on 17 November 1916. His fingerprint s are on the certificate.
William died in 1912
Caroline Mary LAWRENCE
Birth:
Death:
5 Oct 1938
Brandroman Private Hospital, Caufield, Vic
Burial:
6 Oct 1938
St Kilda Cemetery, Victoria
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Caroline (Lawrence) Hoskins always dressed for dinner each night and when she was tired of we aring one dress she would sew patches all over it and uncle would tell her to buy a new dress .
The family moved to Melbourne after William Hoskins died (buried in Mulwala cemetery) the fam ily bought a hotel. Aunty Carrie was always used to being waited upon.  She would say that sh e had never even poured a cup of tea for herself. She died the day before Dad and their birth days were one day and one year apart. (Author unknown).
Children
Marriage
1
Blocked
Birth:
Death:
Blocked  
Marr:
 
2
Blocked
Birth:
Death:
Blocked  
Marr:
 
3
William HOSKINS
Birth:
2 Jan 1892
Mulwala Nsw
Death:
4
Myra Lamira HOSKINS
Birth:
1894
Death:
1979
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William Hoskins - Caroline Mary Lawrence

William Hoskins was born at Gundagai, Nsw 1862.

He married Caroline Mary Lawrence 8 Sep 1889 at Tarramia Vic .

They were the parents of 4 children:
Blocked
Blocked
William Hoskins born 2 Jan 1892.
Myra Lamira Hoskins born 1894.

William Hoskins died 14 Dec 1912 at Mulwala, Nsw .

Caroline Mary Lawrence died 5 Oct 1938 at Brandroman Private Hospital, Caufield, Vic .