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...do YOUR families link back to first South Australian wheat growers?
Christina and Donald McLEAN from Scotland 1837
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 1918 - 2001 (82 years)
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| Name |
Colin James (Dig) ASHBY [1] |
| Nickname |
Dig |
| Born |
16 Dec 1918 |
Mt Gambier SA  [1, 2] |
- The BRB has the place of birth as Rosaville (where is this?) whereas Dianne Facey has it as Mt Gambier.
- Lornas search for Rosaville SA in PLACES EDIT CHECK only offers Rosaville as a garden, hotel and general store in Mt Gambier. Until further info offered altering to birth place=Mt Gambier.
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| Gender |
Male |
| Biography Notes |
- Colin James Ashby born 16/12/1918 at Kongorong, S.A. 4th child of Maria (Mary) nee McLean and James Ashby.
Colin's nickname - "Dig".
Occupation: Farmer of Kongorong, S.A.
Married: Muriel Ethel Keckwick (b. 22/9/1921).
Death: Muriel died 8/9/1987 in her 66th year.
lnterred at Mt Gambler. S.A.
"Dig" lost the sight of one eye when a staple flew from a fence so was refused enlistment for W.W.2. He found work at the Cheese Factory. Until he and Gwen built a home for themselves at Mt Schank. they lived at different houses in the Kongorong district and milked cows.
Dig retired to Nene Valley to continue his love of fishing and his son Gary took over the farm. He has an enviable sporting record. He played football for several clubs and was a skillful wing man. He was on the original 1953 Committee when the Kongorong Football Club was formed (and continued on it for 30 years). He also played full forward and amassed 117 goals, still the record for this club. He was President for 7 years. All Ashbys played cricket with Dig no exception. He was renowned for fast bowling and even faster scoring. The story is told about the six he hit that ended up at the Bellum Hotel 18 kilometres away There was a utility truck passing when he hit it... He is still a great darts player.
At the end of the (shortened) published account of his sporting activities he asked the writer to include:- "Wanted: Secondhand Hang Glider. Must be in good condition Contact C J. Ashby at Nene Valley".
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| Occupation |
Kongorong SA [1] |
| Farmer |
| Died |
1 Mar 2001 |
Mt Gambier SA [2] |
| Person ID |
I-4600 |
Christina and Donald McLean | Archibald McLean's descendants |
| Last Modified |
10 Aug 2018 |
| Father |
James Edward ASHBY, b. 30 Nov 1889, Tantanoola SA , d. 15 Apr 1967, Port MacDonnell SA (Age 77 years) |
| Relationship |
-1485 |
| Mother |
Maria Mabel MCLEAN, b. 27 Oct 1891, Beulah Vic , d. 9 May 1981, Allendale SA (Age 89 years) |
| Relationship |
-1485 |
| Married |
2 Dec 1914 |
Kongorong SA [2] |
| Family ID |
F-1485 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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 | At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
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| Sources |
- [S-3] PUBLICATION BRB 'Donald & Christina McLean & Their Descendants', 1995 copies available, Copies of the BRB available Strathalbyn National Trust Museum & Library, several libraries around Australia including State Library SA, and Western Australian Genealogical Society Bayswater WA Request assistance for locating a copy through 'Contact us' on this website. .
- [S-148] FS Dianne Facey - ID 4624 - evidence pending , Worksheet 29 on 3rd March 2018 - inputted by Don Gordon on 9th March 2018.
Details provided by Dianne are held in the records of the C&D McLean Committee. These records are accessible via 'Contact us' on the homepage and will eventually be available at the Strathalbyn NTSA.
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