 Click thumbnail for a larger image. | Description: Jamie is the son of Edward and Jane Edwards. In September 1877 when he was six he and his ten-year old sister Suzanne contracted diphtheria. There was no doctor in Circular Head, Tasmania at the time and the pharmacist Harry G Spicer at Stanley was the only person available to assist. Edward Evans rode the 100 miles from Woolnorth to Stanley at a full gallop for medicine, borrowing fresh horses along the way. Sadley Jamie died a few hours after he returned with the medicine and Suzanne died a few days later. They were both buried on the property at Woolnorth. Format: Pictorial and artistic works Object: photographs Titles: Gilt framed portrait of little Jamie Evans Subjects: portraits; graves; children; diseases People/Orgs: Evans, Jamie; Evans, Suzanne; Evans, Jane; Evans, Edward; Spicer, H G Places: Woolnorth, Tasmania; Stanley, Tasmania Institution: Circular Head Heritage Centre Object number: CHH_00865 Disclaimer The content of this record is provided by Circular Head Heritage Centre. For any questions about the content please contact them. |
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