June 20th-Miss Evelyn Hamilton, of Simla, Toowoomba, to Mr. Atherton Griffiths, of Burnage, Toowoomba; at St. James' Church, Toowoomba.
Family Notices. (1907, June 20). Queensland Figaro (Brisbane, Qld : 1901 - 1936), p. 13. Link to TROVE
THE LAW COURTS
TOOWOOMBA DIVORCE Musical Wife And Co-Defendant 'KNEW HIM 40 YEARS'
'My wife was habittually unpleasant,' said Alfred Atherton Griffiths, 0f Toowoomba, engineer and grazier in the Supreme Court yesterday. He petitioned for a divorce from Evelyn Griffiths, of Toowoomba, on the ground of her alleged misconduct with Henry Frederick William Foster, of Toowoomba, land agent and Deputy Land Commissioner. His Honour Mr. Justice E. A. Douglas heard the case, which was not defended. Mr. A. D. Graham (instructed by Messrs. Flower and Hart) appeared for the plaintiff, who obtained a decree nisi returnable in three months. Alfred Atherton Griffiths said he was married to the defendant at Toowoomba, on June 20, 1907, and they had lived there ever since, excepting visits to other parts of the world. His wife had a marriage settlement, and had substantial property of her own. From the date of the marriage she always had the right to draw on his account for whatever she wanted to meet household and her personal expenses. He made trips to England with his wife twice. Five children were issue of the marriage.
LESSENING AFFECTION. 'But,' Griffiths said, 'there was evidence of a lessening of her affection prior to 1928. Mr. Graham: Do you know the defendant, Foster? - Yes. We have known him ever since we were young people. I have known Foster about 40 years. He played the piano accompaniments for my wife; she plays the violin and also sings. She was musical; I was not. Did you have any suspicion of any infidelity on your wife's part? Not the slightest; I could not believe it. He went on to say that in 1933 he consulted his solicitors, and gave certain instructions. He had a motor car, but his wife drove it. He eventually left the house. In answer to a question by his Honour, he remarked, 'My wife was habitually unpleasant.' UNDER A WINDOW. John Michael Donovan, a private inquiry agent, gave evidence of having gone to Toowoomba, under instructions, to observe Mrs. Griffiths and Foster. About 1 p.m. on January 13 he followed Foster, who was going in the direction of Picnic Point. Later that night Foster and Mrs. Griffiths drove to her home in her car. The witness met Mr. L. A. G. Boyce, and both of them noticed the house was in total darkness. The witness got underneath a bedroom window, and heard the voices of a man and a woman. Later he saw Mrs. Griffiths and Foster drive from the house in a car. On January 20, at 6.30 p.m., the witness again saw Mrs. Griffiths and Foster at the house, heard a piano playing and a woman singing. He got underneath the bedroom window again and heard voices. Subsequently he saw a motor car in the drive, and flashed his torch on the two people in it. G. H. Griffiths, who was with the witness, said that they, were Foster and Mrs. A. A. Griffiths. In an ensuing conversation, Foster said that he would admit nothing.
ALLEGED ADMISSION George Herbert Griffiths, company director, and brother of the plaintiff, gave corroborative evidence. In conversation with Mrs. A. A. Griffiths on the night of January 20 last, he said, that she said to him, 'There are two sides to every question. I am not altogether to blame.' He identified a document, which was said to have been signed by Mrs. A. A. Griffiths in the presence of a witness. According to that document the following statement was attributed to the defendant: - 'I admit being in my bedroom with H. Foster, of Toowoomba on Saturday night, January 13, 1934, for a period of about two hours and 10 minutes, and on Saturday night, January 20, 1934, for over one hour, no other person being present in the room or in the house.' L. A. G. Boyce, company director, and nephew of the plaintiff, further corroborated the evidence of the private inquiry agent, and added some further details of happenings on the night of January 20. When he saw the motor car coming down from the garage of Mrs. Gnffiths's house to the front gate, he pushed the gate half shut. Then he jumped over a fence, and went up to the car as it stopped.
MAN ON FLOOR OF CAR. The witness declared that Mrs. Griffiths then inquired: 'Is that you Leslie?' He said, 'Yes. Is there any one in the car with you?' She answered, 'No.' He then opened the door of the car away from the driver's seat there was no one in the front seat. He leaned over the back seat - it was a limousine and there a man was sitting on the floor of the car. 'Just as I touched him,' the witness explained, the man said: 'Yes, there is. What is it Boyce? You know I am an old friend of Mrs. Griffiths; we have just been having some music, and now she is seeing me home?' His Honour found that the defendant and the co-defendant had committed misconduct on the dates mentioned in the petition. He granted a rule nisi for dissolution of the marriage, to be moved absolute after the expiration of three months. He ordered the co-defendant to pay the plaintiff's costs of the action.
THE LAW COURTS. (1934, May 26). The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933 - 1954), p. 11. Link to TROVE
BUCKLEY - The Funeral of the late Mr. MORRICE BUCKLEY will move from the residence of his sister, Miss Elizabeth Buckley, Ilford, 72 Warry street, Valley, TO-MORROW (Tuesday) FORENOON, at 10 o'clock, to the Toowong Cemetery.
Family Notices (1920, January 12). The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947), p. 4 (SECOND EDITION). Link to TROVE
BUCKENHAM, Dorcas Ann. In loving memory of my dear mother, who passed away May 27, 1946; aged 95 years.
Sweet memories, fond and true,
Will ever remain, dear mother, of you.
Inserted by her loving daughter, Alice Demnar.
BUCKENHAM.In loving memory of our dear mother, mother-in-law, and grandmother, Dorcas Ann Buckenham, who passed away on May 27, 1946; also our dear father, and father-in-law, and grand-father, Absalom Buckenham, who passed away on July 10, 1912.
They do not die, who live in the
hearts of those they leave behind.
Inserted by Ruth and Maud, sons-in-law Will and Bob, and grandchildren.
Family Notices (1948, May 27). Queensland Times (Ipswich, Qld. : 1909 - 1954), p. 6 (DAILY). Link to TROVE