A Tapestry of Russian Settlement in Queensland's Wide Bay Burnett Region

Friday, 19 June 2015

KAPEECHKIN, Akim

Akim Kapeechkin

Born 23 September 1899 at Baranooka in the Ural District of Russia.

Arrived 4 November 1923 from Shanghai, China aboard "Yoshima Maru" and disembarked at Brisbane.

1930 North Isis, Farmer

Married 1 July 1927, Queensland to Lucy Federoff

Son: Akim died 1928, Queensland.

Died 1973, Queensland

Father: Joseph

Mother: Mona Boldodrof

Divorced from Lucy circa 1953

Lived North Isis near Childers.

Occupation: Cane Farmer

EJELIA, Paul and Antonina

Paul Ejelia

3 February 1944

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article42059449

1949: 520 Milton Road, Toowong - Stripper

1958: 520 Milton Road, Toowong - Stripper
1963: 520 Milton Road, Toowong - Stripper
1968: 520 Milton Road, Toowong - Stripper
1972: 520 Milton Road, Toowong - Stripper
1977: 520 Milton Road, Toowong - Stripper
1980: 520 Milton Road, Toowong - Stripper

Died September 1990, aged 67 years. Buried Toowong Cemetery, Portion 28, Section 56, Grave 11

Antonina

1958: 520 Milton Road, Toowong - Ticket Seller
1963: 520 Milton Road, Toowong - Ticket Seller
1968: 520 Milton Road, Toowong - Ticket Seller
1972: 520 Milton Road, Toowong - Ticket Seller
1977: 520 Milton Road, Toowong - Ticket Seller
1980: 520 Milton Road, Toowong - Ticket Seller
Died July 2011, aged 85 years. Buried Toowong Cemetery, Portion 28, Section 56, Grave 11

EJELIA, Michael

Michael Ejelia

Born 1894?
Father: Elijah

Mother: Niotro Golovatskaya

Wife and 5 children

Died 20 May 1932, Queensland

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article21987512

BANDURSKY (Bandoursky), Josef and Faina

Josef Bandursky

Born 1 March 1873 at Novoselky, Grodno, Russia.

Wife Faina
Father: Ivan
Mother: Solomea

Arrived with wife Fekla? and 2 children Dimitry 11y and Lidia 17y on the MISHIMA MARU on 10 Sep 1927 Brisbane
Lidia married Nikolai Koudzi on 20 July 1928 and after his death remarried to Veniamin Samoiloff on 24 November 1933
1928 - Dimitry enrolled at Tiaro State School as Bondursky

http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=1832588

Naturalised 15 September 1938. At time of citizenship he was living in Tiaro, Queensland.

1927 purchased "Maple Grove" from the Agricultural Bank

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article150974279

1939 Dairy Farmer at "Maple Grove" Tiaro

http://maryboroughplantations.blogspot.com.au/2015/05/maple-grove.html

1943 "Firefly" Norman Street, Annerley

1949 "Firefly" Norman Street, Annerley

1954 "Firefly" 11 Norman Street, Annerley

1945 Queensland Brands Directory, Maple Grove, Tiaro
1949 Queensland Brands Directory

Died 1956. Buried at Toowong Cemetery. Aged 84 years

Faina Bandursky nee Artemeiff

Father: Mathew Artemeiff

Mother: Evdokia Teterina

1943 "Firefly" Norman Street, Annerley, Home Duties
1949 "Firefly" Norman Street, Annerley, Home Duties
1954 "Firefly" 11 Norman Street, Annerley, Home Duties

Died 29 January 1957. Buried Toowong Cemetery. Aged 79 years Son-in-law V Samoiloff and Grandchild Alla

BABKOFF, Nicolai Nicolaevich and Maria

Nicolai Nicolaevich Babkoff

Born 18 November 1884, Perejaskov, Russia

Father: Nicolai Nicolaevich Babkoff

Arrived in Australia from Russia on 6 November 1926 aboard the "Aki Naru" and disembarked at Brisbane.

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article151856408

Maria Feodorovna Babkoff

Born 1885 Gerger, Russia.

Nicolai Nicolaevich

Born 1909, Lutkova, Vladivostick, Russia.

Married Iraeda Marchukoff, 6 February 1938 at Tweed Heads.

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page1978081

ATOFF, Mik (Mick)

Mik Atoff

Born 1895, Bocos, Russia

Resided Bundaberg prior to enlistment in the AIF

Alien Registration Certificate issued at Bundaberg

First World War Embarkation Roll

Service Number: 7683

Rank: Private

Roll Title: 1 Infantry Battalion - 24 to 26 Reinforcements (February - December 1917)

Conflict: First World War, 1914-1918

Date of Embarkation: 19 December 1917

Ship Embarked On: HMAT Ulysses A38

Enlisted 13 September 1917 from Newcastle, NSW, aged 22 years.
Trade at enlistment: Wheeler

Court-Martial 10 October 1918 sentenced to 3 years in Military Prison

Father: Alexander

Friday, 12 June 2015

AHL, Victor

Victor Ahl

Born 21 March 1870, Borga,(Porvoo) Finland.
Arrived in Australia from Finland in November, 1889 and disembarked at Port Pirie, South Australia.

Died 22 August 1924, Roma, Queensland Aged 52

Naturalised 23 July 1915
http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=3322

First World War Embarkation Roll

Service Number: 1674

Rank: Private

Roll Title: 31 Infantry Battalion - 2 to 12 Reinforcements (January - December 1916)
Conflict: First World War 1914 - 1918

Date of Embarkation: 3 January 1916

Place of Embarkation: Brisbane

Ship Embarked On: HMAT Kyarra A55

He enlisted 26 July 1915 aged 44 years and spent time in the hospital at Cairo and was returned to Australia and discharged as medically unfit in October 1916.
http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=3023138

2 September 1918 - Victor Ahl (48) convicted of drunkeness.