In 1921 in what would otherwise have been a pleasant Christmas Eve in Wynyard, the occasion was marred by an accident which resulted in five innocent bystanders being taken to Spencer Hospital.
Thomas Stephen Berechree, the driver of the vehicle, was arrested by the police and charged with being drunk and disturbing the peace.
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Phillip Berechree
27/1/2020 03:35:54
The case went to trial in Launceston two months later. Tom was charged with "wantonly" driving the car, but was found not guilty as no one could say whether or not his lights were on, he sounded the horn, or that there was sufficient passage for the car. Tom had been a successful farmer and noted sportsman, racing his horses across the state and in Victoria, but lost his money and was bankrupt in 1923. He moved to Melbourne in the mid-twenties and, ironically, died shortly after his milk cart was hit by a speeding motor car in 1932. He was awarded £575 damages that went to his gloriously named second wife, Lima Cymbeline Vernon, the widowed daughter of the Gilbert and Sullivan star, Howard Vernon.
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Peter Berechree
1/4/2021 11:27:12
During the court case there was mention of alcohol involved in the crash. I'm very interested to hear more the illustrious Lima Cymbeline Vernon (Knight). Phillip are you another descendant of the Table Cape farmer who lost everything in the terrible fire?
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Phillip Berechree
3/4/2021 23:33:19
Hi Peter,
Peter Berechree
26/4/2021 13:54:18
Phillip, you seem to have done quite a lot of research on the Berechree clan. I have just come back from Melbourne searching the cemeteries for deceased ancestors. Also located Thomas and Lima's house in Napier Street, and the scene of the milk cart accident. Do you have any information on Thomas and Annie's departure from Tasmania? Also I am intrigued by Francis Berechree and his brother's Irish origins. Some sources say Tipperary, others say Limerick or Clare (Kilfenora). Tom had a famous horse called 'Kilfenora'. Please email me at pberechree@hotmail.com
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Carmela
1/11/2021 22:27:56
This is amazing! Thank you for making this accessible to read Vance is my father in law (deceased), and we have been trying to link his family together and this is confirmation. Kind regards Carmela
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Peter Berechree
5/8/2022 16:32:15
Carmela, I have been researching the history of Vance's mother, Lima. My great grandfather, also a widow, Thomas Berechree married Lima in 1930 and was a brief stepfather for Vance and his siblings. Do you have any biographical material or photos of Lima, George and the three children? Would be very interested to find any relic of this family.
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