by Liz Field | 1 Sep, 2024
Theophilus Pollard (1795-1872) – a Quaker bigamist Liz Field, New South Wales Regional Meeting In a visit to the Friends section at Cornelian Bay cemetery the graves of Theophilus Henry Pollard, and his wife, Jane Dixon Pollard caught my eye, probably because of the...
by Liz Field | 2 Jun, 2024
The Grays of Grasmere, Killora, Bruny Island Liz Field, New South Wales Regional Meeting On a recent trip to Hobart, I visited the Quaker section of the Cornelian Bay Cemetery and found the graves of Frederick Simmons Gray (1853-1933), Bithiah* Gray (1860-1915) and...
by David Swain | 2 Dec, 2018
My worship story I discovered the idea of God in suburbia when I was nine years old, on my way to school. I waited for my friend under an ornamental street tree, a prunus which had broken out in pink flowers. The blossoms cut out the crisp blue sky above and I was...
by David Swain | 4 Mar, 2018
Sally O’Wheel, Tasmania Regional Meeting This is the hardest thing I have had to deal with since I accepted the position as co-convenor of the Friends in Stitches, Australian Quaker Narrative Embroidery. I have had the job of creating the Friends in Stitches web page...
by David Swain | 3 Sep, 2017
Hobart Local Meeting, Tasmania Regional Meeting Some background Bruny Island was home to the Nuenone people who cared for this land for thousands of years, hunting and gathering. We honour the traditional custodians by respecting the land and minimising our impact on...
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