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| − | Laura | + | Laura Hudson was born in 1848.<ref>https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/179642515/laura-mary-hudson, accessed 03 May 2019.</ref> She died in [[Clunes]] on the 02 December 1952, aged 104, <ref>''The Argus'', 12 March 1952.</ref> and was buried in the [[Clunes Cemetery]] two days later. |
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| + | Father: John, Mother: Laura Slocombe <ref>https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/179642515/laura-mary-hudson, accessed 03 May 2019.</ref> | ||
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:Mrs. Hudson apologised to the local post-office for her birthday. The telegraph and. mail-sorting staff had never been busier. Hundreds of letters and telegrams wished her a happy birthday. Messages came from the Governor, Sir Dallas Brooks, and Mr. McDonald, Premier. "It's like this every year," Mrs. Hudson said. "But I suppose you have to put up with it when you reach 104. "My doctor tells me I must go about quietly. He says I have sciatica; last year it was neuritis. I'll bet they are just modern names for good old-fashioned rheumatism." | :Mrs. Hudson apologised to the local post-office for her birthday. The telegraph and. mail-sorting staff had never been busier. Hundreds of letters and telegrams wished her a happy birthday. Messages came from the Governor, Sir Dallas Brooks, and Mr. McDonald, Premier. "It's like this every year," Mrs. Hudson said. "But I suppose you have to put up with it when you reach 104. "My doctor tells me I must go about quietly. He says I have sciatica; last year it was neuritis. I'll bet they are just modern names for good old-fashioned rheumatism." | ||
:Cr. and Mrs. W. C. Foulkes, Mayor and Mayoress of [[Clunes]], paid Mrs. Hudson a personal visit today. Tomorrow Mrs. Hudson will have a birthday party with her four daughters Mesdames A. Lean. S. Rogers, and W. Clark, of [[Clunes]], and Mrs. R. Taylor, of Geelong.<ref>''The Argus'', 12 March 1952.</ref> | :Cr. and Mrs. W. C. Foulkes, Mayor and Mayoress of [[Clunes]], paid Mrs. Hudson a personal visit today. Tomorrow Mrs. Hudson will have a birthday party with her four daughters Mesdames A. Lean. S. Rogers, and W. Clark, of [[Clunes]], and Mrs. R. Taylor, of Geelong.<ref>''The Argus'', 12 March 1952.</ref> | ||
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| + | :CLUNES, Thursday. — Mrs. Mary Laura Hudson, who can remember the stirring days of the [[Eureka Stockade]], celebrated her 100th birthday in Clunes to-day. She came to Australia in 1852, and has been a Clunes resident for 83 years, living for the past 90 years in the one house. Mrs. Hudson remembers clearly how mine managers attempted to bring Chinese workers to Clunes at the time of the Eureka Stockade and the disturbances in the town which resulted. Here are some of her views on life to-day, backed by the experience of 100 years: — Dancing — the best form of entertainment for, the young, and the not so young. Smoking— all right for men, but "unladylike" for women. Drinking — all right in moderation. Keenly interested In all sport, Mrs. Hudson follows first-class cricket with her wireless. She enjoys a game of cribbage. She has outlived her six sons, but four daughters are still living. Her centenary was celebrated to-day with a service at St. Paul's Church of England, followed by a family birthday dinner, a civic reception and a dance at the town hall to night.<ref>The Age, 12 March 1948.</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 18:09, 3 May 2019
Contents
Background
Laura Hudson was born in 1848.[1] She died in Clunes on the 02 December 1952, aged 104, [2] and was buried in the Clunes Cemetery two days later.
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
Laura saw the Military arrive in Ballarat just before the Eureka Stockade of 03 December 2013.
Post 1854 Experiences
Family
Father: John, Mother: Laura Slocombe [3]
In the News
- MRS. LAURA MAY HUDSON, who celebrated her 104th birthday at Clunes today, saw the redcoats arrive at Ballarat, just before the Eureka Stockade fight. She rushed to tell her parents, just out from England, she recalled to-day.
- Mrs. Hudson has lived at Clunes for nearly 100 years. "It used to be a lively place," she said today. "It seems to have slipped a lob lately."
- Mrs. Hudson apologised to the local post-office for her birthday. The telegraph and. mail-sorting staff had never been busier. Hundreds of letters and telegrams wished her a happy birthday. Messages came from the Governor, Sir Dallas Brooks, and Mr. McDonald, Premier. "It's like this every year," Mrs. Hudson said. "But I suppose you have to put up with it when you reach 104. "My doctor tells me I must go about quietly. He says I have sciatica; last year it was neuritis. I'll bet they are just modern names for good old-fashioned rheumatism."
- Cr. and Mrs. W. C. Foulkes, Mayor and Mayoress of Clunes, paid Mrs. Hudson a personal visit today. Tomorrow Mrs. Hudson will have a birthday party with her four daughters Mesdames A. Lean. S. Rogers, and W. Clark, of Clunes, and Mrs. R. Taylor, of Geelong.[4]
- She Remembers Eureka Stockade
- CLUNES, Thursday. — Mrs. Mary Laura Hudson, who can remember the stirring days of the Eureka Stockade, celebrated her 100th birthday in Clunes to-day. She came to Australia in 1852, and has been a Clunes resident for 83 years, living for the past 90 years in the one house. Mrs. Hudson remembers clearly how mine managers attempted to bring Chinese workers to Clunes at the time of the Eureka Stockade and the disturbances in the town which resulted. Here are some of her views on life to-day, backed by the experience of 100 years: — Dancing — the best form of entertainment for, the young, and the not so young. Smoking— all right for men, but "unladylike" for women. Drinking — all right in moderation. Keenly interested In all sport, Mrs. Hudson follows first-class cricket with her wireless. She enjoys a game of cribbage. She has outlived her six sons, but four daughters are still living. Her centenary was celebrated to-day with a service at St. Paul's Church of England, followed by a family birthday dinner, a civic reception and a dance at the town hall to night.[5]
- Mrs. Laura Hudson, of Clunes (Vic.), was 104 yesterday. Although she has sciatica, she is reasonably active - she made her bed on her birthday morning. Mrs. Hudson came to Australia with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Slocombe, from Berks, England, 100 years ago, and passed through Ballarat at the time of the Eureka Stockade. [6]
See also
Further Reading
References
- ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/179642515/laura-mary-hudson, accessed 03 May 2019.
- ↑ The Argus, 12 March 1952.
- ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/179642515/laura-mary-hudson, accessed 03 May 2019.
- ↑ The Argus, 12 March 1952.
- ↑ The Age, 12 March 1948.
- ↑ Goulbuun Evening Post, 12 March 1952.
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