Articles and jottings by Christine Leonard
Franz Miltrup’s memoir is going places
Franz Miltrup's memoir is being well-received 'around the traps', in Australia, NZ, the UK, Germany, and now in south Bougainville, which was always a priority for me.
Death of a Blacksmith
My two times great grandfather Charlie Sturwohld was a German immigrant to Queensland in the late 19th century. He built up a successful business as a blacksmith and wheelwright but the mysterious circumstances surrounding his death in 1916 leaves descendants convinced it was murder, not suicide as the Coronor stated.