BEART Arthur Henry in Queensland and South Australia

[Wiggy]

Just read it again - received news by telegram - but in those days I doubt she'd have travelled back immediately  -   specially as she wasn't well and had had such a long trip over  -   the long sea trip then another three days on the coach.  And it seems Arthur wasn't encouraging her to come back for the child.  Seems to have been a pretty rotten marriage all up!

But it does look as if she paid the expenses afterwards - or by a bank draft - however they worked in those days.

[gaunt]

Searching for any of the Gaunt family at Invermay (suburb of Launceston) Tas, that would have received baby Alec Graeme Beart from a Melbourne steamer, sometime before his death (early Dec 1896) and cared for him.  Checking passenger lists, his mother would have come by steamer to Melb? Then he was transferred to a steamer to a sister in Tas.  By that year, I'd assumed all the immediate family had gone to Ulverstone, Nietta, Casta areas....

[Aussie1947]

A Queensland Government Gazette shows that Arthur H Beart had an Agricultural Lease, 513 acres 3r 5p, Portion 69v in the Parish of Westwood leased at 3d per acre.  Looks like he took the lease out in 1899.

On 7th April 1906 in the Queensland Government Gazette there was a Matrimonial Causes Jurisdiction in the Supreme Court of Queensland where a writ of Ferie Facias was issued upon a judgement obtained by the Plaintif, Ethel Mary Beart against the Defendant, Arthur Henry Beart.  Basically this meant that the 513 acres, portion 69v  would be sold off on 7th May 1906 by Public Auction in Rockhampton.

Gerry

[Aussie1947]

Hi,

Went to the Qld State Archives today and had a quick look at the Qld State Annotated Electoral Rolls to see if there was an annotation for Dorothy and there was.

the 15th Jan 1947 ER (Blackall) had  Dorothy Heaton Cooper with the Cooper crossed out and annotated 'North" with the hand written comments 'Re Reg 1946'

Dorothy was still Cooper in the 30th Jan 1946 ER so it looks like a marriage during 1946.

The Archives also holds file papers relating to the divorce proceedings between Ethel Mary Beart & Arthur Henry Beart.  There are many pages with including witness statements and accusations etc but there is some interesting info including.

Ethel & Arthur were married at East Melbourne 9th May 1894.
They then lived at, Christmas Hills, Victoria, Sydney, Nulubin Station, Queensland, Menzies Western Australia and finally Westwood Queensland.

April 1896 Arthur left Qld for WA, September 1896 Ethel went to Menzies WA to confront Arthur, November 1899 they both went to Westwood in Qld.

Gerry

[Wiggy]

Hi Gerry,

Thanks for that - do you know if it is possible to buy copies of all those file papers about the divorce?

Also thanks for narrowing the time of marriage for Dorothy!! You are a star!!   

Thanks for looking in the archives for us!

Wiggy   

[Aussie1947]

I think you can, they would charge for the photocopying & post I assume.

It was item No 8063 Series No 18679 (Briefs, Correspondence and Papers)
The case, Ethel Mary Beart v Arthur Henry Beart (Defendant) and Margaret Triffit ( Co- Defendant) re application fo divorce.

If had I remembered to take my camera I would have photographed the lot.  I have more to do at the archives in the next week or so so I'll se if I can take photos next time.

Gerry

[Wiggy]

Thanks Gerry!!   

[gaunt]

And a big thanks from me too, Gerry

[Aussie1947]

Hi,

Went to the Qld State Archives and what I thought was one file on the Beart v Beart was actually 3 individual file bundles tightly wrapped and tied up with each bundle held together in a corner the equivalent of an 1905 staple.

With the assistance of an Archivist we tried to lay some pages out to photgraph but it was very difficult, the pages had been held in tight bundles for 100 years plus there were many pages in various states of condition.

The Archives could probably copy the papers for you but it would be expensive I expect or next time I'm there I could make some more notes from these files if there was anything specific you may be seeking.  I had previously looked at one bundle and posed a few notes but there maybe more you are seeking.

Regards
Gerry