Ernest Allan, aged about 21
Ernie Allan
"Just arrived from Coolah...Dunedoo Works with 620 odd..."
Robert Ivy King
Source: Bev Hasler
Wedding of Ernest Albert Allan and Roberta Ivy King, 1916
Source: Bev Hasler
Ernie and Roberta
Roberta Allan
Ernie, David and Roberta Allan
Ernest Albert Allan, a rabbiter and miner, married Roberta Ivy King in Gulgong in 1916. They lived at Black Lead, Gulgong. Their children were:
- David Ernest Allan - born 27 Nov 1916(?) - married Aileen Elsie Maranda (BDM says 1917)
- Orance (Bob) Allan - born 14 Nov 1919 - married Joan Lee
- Kevin Allan - born 6 Aug 1921 - married Mary Weatherly
- Enid (Merle) - born 25 May 1923 - married Val Gordon Honeysett. Later married Noel Chalker.
The four children went to Gulgong Public School.
Four Allan children (blue pen) at Gulgong Public School
Source: Bev Hasler
The boys
Gulgong Football Team.
Back row, far right: Kevin Allan
Kevin and Orance (Bob) Allan
David Ernest Allan
Left: Gunner Kevin J Allan AIF, served in New Guinea for over 2 years.
Right: Private David Ernest Allan AIF, five years service, Africa and Middle East and Owen Stanley campaigns.
David, Roberta and Ernest Allan
Merle Allan
Merle Allan
Merle with her dad's car
Merle with her daughter, Bev
Allans and Kings at Black Lead home
Back row: Bruce King, his wife, his mother, Roberta Allan
Front row: Bruce's daughter and Bev Honeysett
