Queensland Railway Employees 1910-1930's

[SueChris]

Hi, is any one able to help with look ups for Queensland Railway employees 1910-1920's?

Many Thanks

Our thoughts are with the people in Queensland at this terrible time.

[Aussie1947]

Sue,

Any names you looking for?

Gerry

[SueChris]

Yes, just the one person

John or Jack L'Estrange. Should be after 1911.

Thanks
Sue

[Aussie1947]

Sue,

Sorry I can't help you with any Railway info for Jack/John L'Estrange but someone may have handy access to the Qld Railways Employees Index 1889-1940.  I could probably check it for you next week if someone doesn't do so in the mean time when I visit the QFHS which I'm a member of.

The earliest record I can see is for a John Henderson L'Estrange on the 1913 Queensland Electoral Roll at Windor Rd Redhill as a miner.

There is a fair amount of info on the L'Estrange surname in Queensland if you need it.

Gerry

[SueChris]

Thanks. I have a fair amount of info on the L'Estrange family of Brisbane, I am a descendant of a brother who didn't go to Australia. We would like to confirm or discount whether John Henderson L'Estrange  worked for the Queensland Railways so a look up of these records when someone is able to would be great.

That will be him in 1913 on the electoral roll. Some family understand he worked for the railways in explosives but I have an article in 1922 when a John L'Estrange appeared as a witness in a case in the arbitration court for the Redbank Colliery so may be he worked in the mines in explosives not the railways. We have a possible death for him in 1925 but death cert has no details of parents, spouse, children and age is well out. Death was at Kingaroy Hospital. He was estranged from his family.

Thanks

[pok]

Hello
The Queensland Railways Index does not show any L'estrange employees. The 1913 electoral roll shows John Henderson L'Estrange as a miner of Windsor Rd Red Hill which is a suburb of Brisbane. Not a lot of mining around there but Ipswich a near by city & the surrounding areas were very important mining areas. A huge amount of this area is today under water with massive floods. The death you mentioned shows Jack L'Estrange & the absence of details would be because the informant did not know any details about him - could be explained by his estrangement from his family & the hospital not having any real details on him.
Cheers Pauline

[SueChris]

Thanks Pok.  I have found another reference to the John L'Estrange mentioned in the arbitration court hearing in 1922, an article in 1928 about the explosion at Redbank Colliery which killed the managing director J P Lestrange and two others. I have found his death under John Paul L'Strange on the Queensland BDM with different parents so not our John Henderson L'Estrange, but ours appears to have been working as a miner in 1913.

Is anyone able to check whether John Henderson L'Estrange appears on any further electoral rolls?

Thanks

[pok]

Hi
John Henderson L'Estrange is not on Queensland electoral rolls for 1903, 1922 or 1934. On his marriage record  1895 he has an extra name of William.
 Might be worth looking at other states as it is strange he was only on 1 electoral roll.
Pauline

[Noandra]

Hi Aussie1947
When you visit QFHS could you do me a favour and see what information you can find on - Warren, Charles T. 1 May 1899 Southern Division, Locomotive Branch Cleaner, he is my Grandfather and I am trying to find his place of birth and names of parents. I hope this is not too much trouble. Thanks

Sue,

Sorry I can't help you with any Railway info for Jack/John L'Estrange but someone may have handy access to the Qld Railways Employees Index 1889-1940.  I could probably check it for you next week if someone doesn't do so in the mean time when I visit the QFHS which I'm a member of.

The earliest record I can see is for a John Henderson L'Estrange on the 1913 Queensland Electoral Roll at Windor Rd Redhill as a miner.

There is a fair amount of info on the L'Estrange surname in Queensland if you need it.

Gerry