Hilston’s Station

[Kezzza]

Hi, Cant help you much with any vital information but looks like Jacob was at the Eventide Aged Care Facility when he died in 1936 and that is how he ended up on the 1936 Commonwealth Electoral Roll.  He may have been residing in Charters Towers earlier but had not enrolled previous to moving to Eventide.

Eventide, I understand still exists today so maybe they might have kept records from that era or passed them onto the Qld State Archives.

Just for interest my GGF was also born at Smythesdale (1864) and died at Charters Towers in 1902.

Gerry

Hey Gerry,
yes I believe you are correct that he is only on the electoral roll because of moving into the nursing home.

I have asked the nursing home and they said they no longer have them so my next stop of the Qld State Archives. (Just need to get my head around how to use it )

That is very interesting about your GGF! How funny would it be if the families new each other