tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786831729193456157.post1759343551962541816..comments2023-07-11T04:14:41.877+10:00Comments on Hawkesbury heritage & happenings: Scheyville Government Agricultural Training FarmMichelle Nicholshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13895788284533270333noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786831729193456157.post-5413786831846145552017-09-26T04:38:13.375+10:002017-09-26T04:38:13.375+10:00My great uncle Charlie Wells was a Dreadnought Lad...My great uncle Charlie Wells was a Dreadnought Lad. He arrived in Australia in September 1915, and must have been part of the last group of boys to leave England before the Dreadnought Scheme was curtailed because of the First World War. Sixteen year old Charlie traveled here on RMS Osterley, along with five other lads of the same age. William Horrop,Sidney Bingley, Robert Racquet,Stanley Tiffin and James Gibson . Whether the six lads went to Scheyville Training Farm is uncertain, but I do know that Charlie finished up on a station north of Inverell, called Arrawatta. Here Charlie eventually became a milkman,delivering milk to the town. He met Rene,who he would eventually marry, and they would have four children; Elizabeth (Betty) John,Shirley and Posse. Charlie Wells died in 1956.A great many of his relatives still live in the Inverell area.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15216527846090735156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786831729193456157.post-6840339139407131032015-03-20T12:12:32.012+11:002015-03-20T12:12:32.012+11:00My father was also as Dreadnought boy from Birming...My father was also as Dreadnought boy from Birmingham. He came out on the "Diogenes" in 1925/6 and went to Scheyville. Then he was "farmed" out to "cockies" in New South Wales who treated him very poorly, but he did still manage to have some fun when he got over the shock of his new environment. Wish he'd written down something about his journey out and his life at Scheyville.Tassieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17368553197703156338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786831729193456157.post-24424022779092376072013-06-17T00:10:21.231+10:002013-06-17T00:10:21.231+10:00I will check it out Catherine.I will check it out Catherine.Michelle Nicholshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13895788284533270333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786831729193456157.post-62626728980839379632013-06-17T00:09:42.417+10:002013-06-17T00:09:42.417+10:00Thanks for the comments Jackie.Thanks for the comments Jackie.Michelle Nicholshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13895788284533270333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786831729193456157.post-84960993068460624372013-06-16T07:21:00.152+10:002013-06-16T07:21:00.152+10:00My dad was a "Dreadnought Boy", lured he...My dad was a "Dreadnought Boy", lured here as a 16 year old... You can read about it here: Cheers, Catherine<br /><br />http://caiteile.com/2012/02/14/dad-a-dreadnought-boy-2/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786831729193456157.post-39135745615523661462013-06-15T12:48:09.399+10:002013-06-15T12:48:09.399+10:00One of my oldest friends was a Schey and mentioned...One of my oldest friends was a Schey and mentioned that there was an area in Sydney named after her family, I'll send her the link.<br />Great work on the blog<br />Thanks MichelleJackie van Bergenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14108390437411946657noreply@blogger.com