Trove Tuesday

Trove Tuesday – George Slawson Christensen

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Last week I shared articles for Niels John Christensen, the eldest son of Niels Christensen and Emma Godfree Slawson.  This week I am sharing articles for their second eldest son, George Slawson Christensen.

The first notice I found was his marriage notice

Christensen-Martin marriage notice
Family Notices (1899, July 8). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 – 1957), p. 5. Retrieved July 11, 2017, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article9511530

The next article was about land recommended to G. S. Christensen.

G S Christensen land board
The Standard. (1914, March 13). Gippsland Standard and Alberton Shire Representative (Vic. : 1914 – 1918), p. 2. Retrieved July 18, 2017, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article121133651

George was mentioned in an article about alleged cattle stealing.

Alleged cattle stealing

Alleged cattle stealing
ALLEGED CATTLE STEALING (1925, February 12). Gippsland Times (Vic. : 1861 – 1954), p. 3. Retrieved July 11, 2017, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article62568067

The next article found was his death notice

2017-07-18 George Slawson Christensen death notice
Family Notices (1945, May 12). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 – 1957), p. 15. Retrieved July 18, 2017, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1112262

And the final article in this post is his probate notice

George Slawson Christensen probate notice
Classified Advertising (1945, July 27). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 – 1957), p. 13. Retrieved July 11, 2017, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article967455

 

 

 

 
Background of featured image is a photo from Unsplash – https://unsplash.com/?photo=rEOpo4kmUzU Photo by Nathan Dumlao

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