Daughter of William Keating and Eliza Lawler. Wife of (1) Henry Samuel Baird and (2) William Carr.
(Obituary The Cairns Post 13 Jun 1952)
MRS MARGARET ELLEN CARR
Mrs Margaret Ellen Carr, who died yesterday afternoon in the Cairns Calvary Hospital, was one of the pioneers of North Queensland’s mining fields.
She knew the outback in the days of packhorses and camp ovens, and earned herself a reputation for able nursing and doctoring in places where doctors were rarely seen.
Mrs. Carr was born in Sydney 78 years ago, and was educated in St. Mary’s and Rosebank colleges there before rejoining her family in North Queensland, where they had moved while she was still at school.
Her father, Mr. Keating, owned and ran the Tyrconnel gold mine, outsided Mareeba, and it was here that Mrs. Carr married her first husband, Mr. Sam Baird.
The couple moved to Mossman, where Mrs. Baird later saved the life of a Kanaka cane worker who had been bitten by a death adder, endearing herself to the natives so that when they began fighting the whites later they took care to see Mrs. Baird came to no harm.
From Mossman, Mr. and Mrs. Baird and their young family moved to Mt. Carbine, where they established the first hotel in the district. This trip was completed by packhorse, early this century.
In Mt. Carbine Mrs. Baird gave birth to the first child born in the area - the present Mrs. R. Vial, of Port Douglas.
Mr. Baird and his brothers found wolfram in the area and began mining it, but lost their claim when their Mining Rights expired and were not renewed quickly enough, giving others time to step in.
It was in these years that Mrs. Baird became known for her nursing work. She set broken limbs so they healed straight, treated miners’ injuries and was often called upon to act as midwife.
Mr. Baird died while at Mt. Carbine, and Mrs. Baird carried on alone with her family, till she married Mr. W. M. Carr. After a time farming, Mr. and Mrs. Carr went to live in Port Douglas, where they opened a store.
Mr. Carr died in 1930, three years later, but Mrs Carr stayed at the Port till 1946, when she retired and came to live in Cairns. She had been in hospital a month before she died.
She leaves two sons, Henry Joseph Baird (Warwick) and Cyril Power Baird (Cairns), and two daughters, Mrs. S. Andreassen (Mowbray) and Mrs. R. Vial (Port Douglas), as well as 12 grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
Three sisters, Mrs. J. A. Winter (Tully), Mrs. T. Ryan (Brisbane) and Mrs. J Petersen (Cairns), and one brother, Mr. R. Keatlng (Biboohra) are still living.
The funeral will leave St. John’s Church, Cairns, at 1 p.m. to-day for the Port Douglas cemetery.
(Obituary The Cairns Post 13 Jun 1952)
MRS MARGARET ELLEN CARR
Mrs Margaret Ellen Carr, who died yesterday afternoon in the Cairns Calvary Hospital, was one of the pioneers of North Queensland’s mining fields.
She knew the outback in the days of packhorses and camp ovens, and earned herself a reputation for able nursing and doctoring in places where doctors were rarely seen.
Mrs. Carr was born in Sydney 78 years ago, and was educated in St. Mary’s and Rosebank colleges there before rejoining her family in North Queensland, where they had moved while she was still at school.
Her father, Mr. Keating, owned and ran the Tyrconnel gold mine, outsided Mareeba, and it was here that Mrs. Carr married her first husband, Mr. Sam Baird.
The couple moved to Mossman, where Mrs. Baird later saved the life of a Kanaka cane worker who had been bitten by a death adder, endearing herself to the natives so that when they began fighting the whites later they took care to see Mrs. Baird came to no harm.
From Mossman, Mr. and Mrs. Baird and their young family moved to Mt. Carbine, where they established the first hotel in the district. This trip was completed by packhorse, early this century.
In Mt. Carbine Mrs. Baird gave birth to the first child born in the area - the present Mrs. R. Vial, of Port Douglas.
Mr. Baird and his brothers found wolfram in the area and began mining it, but lost their claim when their Mining Rights expired and were not renewed quickly enough, giving others time to step in.
It was in these years that Mrs. Baird became known for her nursing work. She set broken limbs so they healed straight, treated miners’ injuries and was often called upon to act as midwife.
Mr. Baird died while at Mt. Carbine, and Mrs. Baird carried on alone with her family, till she married Mr. W. M. Carr. After a time farming, Mr. and Mrs. Carr went to live in Port Douglas, where they opened a store.
Mr. Carr died in 1930, three years later, but Mrs Carr stayed at the Port till 1946, when she retired and came to live in Cairns. She had been in hospital a month before she died.
She leaves two sons, Henry Joseph Baird (Warwick) and Cyril Power Baird (Cairns), and two daughters, Mrs. S. Andreassen (Mowbray) and Mrs. R. Vial (Port Douglas), as well as 12 grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
Three sisters, Mrs. J. A. Winter (Tully), Mrs. T. Ryan (Brisbane) and Mrs. J Petersen (Cairns), and one brother, Mr. R. Keatlng (Biboohra) are still living.
The funeral will leave St. John’s Church, Cairns, at 1 p.m. to-day for the Port Douglas cemetery.
Daughter of William Keating and Eliza Lawler. Wife of (1) Henry Samuel Baird and (2) William Carr.
(Obituary The Cairns Post 13 Jun 1952)
MRS MARGARET ELLEN CARR
Mrs Margaret Ellen Carr, who died yesterday afternoon in the Cairns Calvary Hospital, was one of the pioneers of North Queensland’s mining fields.
She knew the outback in the days of packhorses and camp ovens, and earned herself a reputation for able nursing and doctoring in places where doctors were rarely seen.
Mrs. Carr was born in Sydney 78 years ago, and was educated in St. Mary’s and Rosebank colleges there before rejoining her family in North Queensland, where they had moved while she was still at school.
Her father, Mr. Keating, owned and ran the Tyrconnel gold mine, outsided Mareeba, and it was here that Mrs. Carr married her first husband, Mr. Sam Baird.
The couple moved to Mossman, where Mrs. Baird later saved the life of a Kanaka cane worker who had been bitten by a death adder, endearing herself to the natives so that when they began fighting the whites later they took care to see Mrs. Baird came to no harm.
From Mossman, Mr. and Mrs. Baird and their young family moved to Mt. Carbine, where they established the first hotel in the district. This trip was completed by packhorse, early this century.
In Mt. Carbine Mrs. Baird gave birth to the first child born in the area - the present Mrs. R. Vial, of Port Douglas.
Mr. Baird and his brothers found wolfram in the area and began mining it, but lost their claim when their Mining Rights expired and were not renewed quickly enough, giving others time to step in.
It was in these years that Mrs. Baird became known for her nursing work. She set broken limbs so they healed straight, treated miners’ injuries and was often called upon to act as midwife.
Mr. Baird died while at Mt. Carbine, and Mrs. Baird carried on alone with her family, till she married Mr. W. M. Carr. After a time farming, Mr. and Mrs. Carr went to live in Port Douglas, where they opened a store.
Mr. Carr died in 1930, three years later, but Mrs Carr stayed at the Port till 1946, when she retired and came to live in Cairns. She had been in hospital a month before she died.
She leaves two sons, Henry Joseph Baird (Warwick) and Cyril Power Baird (Cairns), and two daughters, Mrs. S. Andreassen (Mowbray) and Mrs. R. Vial (Port Douglas), as well as 12 grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
Three sisters, Mrs. J. A. Winter (Tully), Mrs. T. Ryan (Brisbane) and Mrs. J Petersen (Cairns), and one brother, Mr. R. Keatlng (Biboohra) are still living.
The funeral will leave St. John’s Church, Cairns, at 1 p.m. to-day for the Port Douglas cemetery.
(Obituary The Cairns Post 13 Jun 1952)
MRS MARGARET ELLEN CARR
Mrs Margaret Ellen Carr, who died yesterday afternoon in the Cairns Calvary Hospital, was one of the pioneers of North Queensland’s mining fields.
She knew the outback in the days of packhorses and camp ovens, and earned herself a reputation for able nursing and doctoring in places where doctors were rarely seen.
Mrs. Carr was born in Sydney 78 years ago, and was educated in St. Mary’s and Rosebank colleges there before rejoining her family in North Queensland, where they had moved while she was still at school.
Her father, Mr. Keating, owned and ran the Tyrconnel gold mine, outsided Mareeba, and it was here that Mrs. Carr married her first husband, Mr. Sam Baird.
The couple moved to Mossman, where Mrs. Baird later saved the life of a Kanaka cane worker who had been bitten by a death adder, endearing herself to the natives so that when they began fighting the whites later they took care to see Mrs. Baird came to no harm.
From Mossman, Mr. and Mrs. Baird and their young family moved to Mt. Carbine, where they established the first hotel in the district. This trip was completed by packhorse, early this century.
In Mt. Carbine Mrs. Baird gave birth to the first child born in the area - the present Mrs. R. Vial, of Port Douglas.
Mr. Baird and his brothers found wolfram in the area and began mining it, but lost their claim when their Mining Rights expired and were not renewed quickly enough, giving others time to step in.
It was in these years that Mrs. Baird became known for her nursing work. She set broken limbs so they healed straight, treated miners’ injuries and was often called upon to act as midwife.
Mr. Baird died while at Mt. Carbine, and Mrs. Baird carried on alone with her family, till she married Mr. W. M. Carr. After a time farming, Mr. and Mrs. Carr went to live in Port Douglas, where they opened a store.
Mr. Carr died in 1930, three years later, but Mrs Carr stayed at the Port till 1946, when she retired and came to live in Cairns. She had been in hospital a month before she died.
She leaves two sons, Henry Joseph Baird (Warwick) and Cyril Power Baird (Cairns), and two daughters, Mrs. S. Andreassen (Mowbray) and Mrs. R. Vial (Port Douglas), as well as 12 grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
Three sisters, Mrs. J. A. Winter (Tully), Mrs. T. Ryan (Brisbane) and Mrs. J Petersen (Cairns), and one brother, Mr. R. Keatlng (Biboohra) are still living.
The funeral will leave St. John’s Church, Cairns, at 1 p.m. to-day for the Port Douglas cemetery.
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