Herbert & Queenie Curran – Mildura

1922-1925

Herb and Queenie moved from Pooncarie (managing the Telegram Hotel) to a fruit block in Benetook Avenue, Mildura in July 1922.  They sold this block in 1925 to Tom Fowler.

1925

Herb, Queenie and family moved to a mudbrick house in Cowra Avenue, Mildura. Rent was 10 schillings a week. This house was destroyed in floods in 1956.

1926

Herb and Queenie bought a house at 66 Eighth Street, Mildura.  Muriel, Doug, Val and Kevin Curran were all born here.  On one of two blocks, Herb grew Gladioli and Silver Skin Onions which he sold to the Chinese Greengrocers.

1939

Herb and Queenie bought 221 – Thirteenth Street, Mildura from Mr. Gazley.  It was a grape, vines, and citrus block. Both Herb and Queenie lived here till their deaths.