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(M.J. Cain) My Parents (Sept 30. 1920
Eugene & Jane Griffin.
My father first came here from Ireland with
people by the name of Roberts & Mother came
here with people by the name of Rogers.
They were married by a Priest in Muswellbrook.
They worked on different stations. Bomera
Wamambri & other small places. They then
started dealing. They had a small cart what
would be something like a village cart drawn
by two good horses. The used to get there goods
from a firm in Maitland (Owen Beckett)
They travelled from place to place from here
to Mailand till at last they were overtaken
on Waldron Range by some Bush Rangers
who's names were Long Tom, the Jew Boy &
Appossum Jack. Mother & Father not having much
cash the bushrangers were quite satisfied to
get the goods or what ever food there was.
Nothing
serious occured. After this my father came back
& settled down at Bomera, as mentioned in
another part. A man Joseph Stafford who was
partners with my father during this time also
settled on Bomera he married also a
Miss Budsworth. Stafford then went to the
[Ivoran?] diggings. My father remained about here
from one place to another & had a cosiderabe
amount of stock.