Elizabeth (Bessie) Ann Turner

b. 1847 Vasse WA d. 1905. Married 1869 James Morrow - Clergyman, in Vic. b Galway, Ireland.

and their son:

3. Edwin Turner Morrow ("Eddie")

(b. 1870 Emerald Hill Melbourne d. circa 1940 Cannington WA)

Married Lily Mary Best (b. Branxholme, Vic) 1899 in Coolgardie WA. d. 1934 Cannington WA. Produced 3 daughters, that did not marry.

3. Edwin Woodward Turner

(b. The Vasse WA 3rd July 1849; d. Gunnedah NSW 4th September 1913)

Left Western Australia in 1852, with his father - Thomas Turner and mother - Elizabeth Heppingstone, for the gold-fields of Taradale, Victoria. Worked as a surveyor with the Lands and Mining Department in Victoria, describing himself as a mining surveyor in 1873.

On 15th February 1871, he was appointed Mining Registrar & Surveyor at the Russells Creek Division of the Gippsland Mining District. On 18th July 1871, he was appointed Clerk of Petty Sessions at Foster (Stockyard Creek), by the Crown Law Offices Melbourne. On 19th Dec 1871 was appointed Commissioner for Taking Affidavits. On 22 Dec.1873 he was appointed as an Inspector of Mines. ( Notices of these taken from Government Gazettes)

E.W. Turner moved to New South Wales c 1877. Employed by NSW public service as a surveyor and resigned when elected to the Legislative Assembly in NSW as Member for Gunnedah. Only served one term in parliament. In 1889 lived at "Digby" about 12 miles from Gunnedah, on 2500 acre farming property. Married Josephine Leahy (sister of Eva Caroline Mary Leahy who married his brother - Tom H Turner) in 1873 at Emerald Hill (South Melbourne) and had issue of 4 daughters and 6 sons.

His 4 sons all became licensed surveyors.

If you google him, you will see a Wikipedia reference to him.

His record in the NSW state parliament can be seen in this link:

www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/members/Pages/member-details.aspx?pk=923

4. Tom Heppingstone Turner

(b. Sydney 1881, d. 1973)

Son of Edwin Woodwood Turner, and Josephine (Leahy) Turner.

Married Barbara McDonald in 1915. Lived in Queensland, and New South Wales. Last address was in Newcastle NSW.

Not to be confused with his uncle from Victoria, with the exact same name.

Author of the excellent book: "Turners of Augusta" published 1956 in WA. Research for this

took Tom and his wife to England, as well as Perth and Augusta. Whilst living and working as a

surveyor in Gunnedah NSW, and as a result of his extensive correspondence between 1918 and 1920, the Country Surveyors Association was formed at the Carlton Hotel in Sydney at Easter 1920.

He arrived in Newcastle in 1921 and joined Linton Palmer in the company, Linton Palmer and Turner, Surveyors, and helped survey many of the larger estates in Newcastle and district.

He retired in 1953 and passed away in Sydney on 26 June 1973.

4. Claude Livingstone Langford Turner

(b.Melbourne 1874 m. Doris Lane

Died May 1954, aged 80. He had been engaged as a government contract surveyor for 55 years. As a young man he was assistant surveyor to his uncle - George R Turner who had spent most of his life surveying in Western Australia. Claude was also in the Lands Department, and worked on the goldfields as a mining surveyor at Coolgardie, Kalgoorlie, Cue and Day Dawn in the 1890s, and returned to NSW toward the end of the century.

He arrived in Newcastle in 1921 and joined Linton Palmer in the company, Linton Palmer and Turner, Surveyors, and helped survey many of the larger estates in Newcastle and district. He retired in 1953 and passed away in Sydne7 in 1954.

4. Leonard Wilton Leahy Turner

(b. Gunnedah NSW 1884 m. Janet Watson 1914)

Died at Bundanoon NSW on 15th October 1967. On passing his Licensed Surveyor examination he practised at Gosford and elsewhere.He spent some years at an engineering school and later was Shire Engineer at Coonabarabran, Grenfell, Warialda, Gloucester, Moulemein, and St Marys. He was elected as Member of the Institution of Surveyors on 21st June 1921, and was made a Life Member on 1st January 1962. He left a widow, four sons, and four daughters, besides numerous grandchildren.

(Obituary taken from the Australian Surveyor March 1968)

4. Vivian Paul Turner

(b.1890 NSW, m. Evelyn Wragg 1916)

Died at Springwood NSW on 21st April 1962. he served with distinction in the Air Force in the Middle East in WW2, where among his mates, was Ross (later Sir Ross) Smith. Mr Turner was a Member

of the Institution of Surveyors from 1927 to 1949. He was survived by his wife and four children, and several grandchildren.

(Obituary taken from the Australian Surveyor June 1962)

3. John Rockley Turner

(b. Taradale Vic 1864 d. May 1955 in Sydney)

Married Adelaide ML Hewitt in Adelaide.

4. Jack Stanley Turner

(b. 12th February 1891 d.1963 Manly)

Married Dorothy Emma French in Mosman NSW 1912

Appointed a licensed surveyor 9th March 1912 and employed in the Wagga district.

Promoted to the permanent field staff 1st June 1916.

3. George Russell Turner

(b. Taradale Vic 1857 d. 1st October 1907 Melbourne)

Married Christine Brown 1886 in Guildford WA.

As well as assisting his surveyor brother - Tom H Turner on surveys in Wimmera/Mallee in Victoria, did extensive surveys in the Kimberley and Fitzroy River areas of Western Australia. In the publication "Knights and Theodolites - A Saga of Surveyors" by FM Johnston (former Australian Commonwealth Surveyor-General) George R.Turner was described as "A splendid specimen of manhood and the typical bushman, hailing from a NSW family of pioneer surveyors".

Here is an extract from a surveyors article:

THE CAVES AND CLIFFS EXPEDITION

A 4WD trip from the wheatbelt town of Hyden out to the

NULLARBOR PLAIN and return to ESPERANCE.

The track back to the Madura Roadhouse was in good condition, if a little dusty. It leads across the airstrip and down the Hampton scarp via the old Madura Pass. This Pass allows access from the Hampton Tableland to the Roe Plain. The Tableland was originally named the Hampton Range by Lt W.B. Douglas in 1867, during his survey of the west coast of South Australia, after the then Governor of Western Australia, Dr John Hampton. Its present name has been in use since 1964. According to George R. Turner, a surveyor who explored the region in 1885, the Aboriginal name was "Naraka"

Surveyor Turner made the first reference to this place during his trip of 1885. He recorded the name as being "Moodeera".

“Thirty kilometres past the old Madura Station are the ruins of an outstation building. A short distance later Olwolgan Bluff and Rockhole are seen on the right. This Rockhole was another of Turner's 1885 discoveries, its name being derived from an aboriginal word.”

“The Burnabbie Rockhole was another feature first recorded by Turner in his 1885 expedition. “

” There was no time to stop so the convoy headed on to Cocklebiddy, 30 kilometres further down the track, on the Eyre Highway. Cocklebiddy was once the site of an Aboriginal mission. The ruins are visible at the rear of the Roadhouse. The name was first recorded by surveyor G.R. Turner in 1885 but its origin is unknown.

Check out this link about Turner's surveying in WA, in an article in a Newsletter of the Cave Exploration Group (South Australia):

slwa.wa.gov.au/pdf/ephemera/pr15619ceganews216.pdf#:~:text=Turner%20moved%20to%20Western%20Australia%20for%20work,%20arriving,later%20to%20become%20the%20Premier%20of%20Western%20Australia.

4. Geoffrey Russell Turner

(b. Guildford WA 1887 d. 1953 Mosman NSW)

m. Vivienne Caroline Ross-Brown in Sydney 1914 Mosman NSW

4. Stanley Avenal Turner

b: 28 February 1894 Bunbury WA. d: 04 January 1950 Sydney. On his death his address listed as “Aberdare” Stafford Street Double Bay Woollahra Sydney. 1^st Wife Ruby G Quayle

It is known Stanley worked as a surveyor at some stage, but may not have qualified. He often wrote to his sister Melba. Some of the letters have survived and are a great source of how the family interacted . Letters are with relative David Grace in Mt Eliza Vic. Tom Turner did not mention him in his Turners of Augusta book, so confirmation is required here. Awaiting information, from family members.

Jane Turner

His grand-daughter, Jane Turner, - actress and comedian, amongst many other shows & productions, played "Kath" in the "Kath & Kim TV shows. Jane featured in the ABC TV series "Who do you think you are" in 2016. Jane & the ABC team travelled to WA and Augusta, and covered some of the Turner Family history there. Check out link below:

www.sbs.com.au/programs/who-do-you-think-you-are/article/2016/10/24/kath-and-kim-korea-jane-turner-turns-back-clock