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| Mabel Theodora BARNARD (1871 - 1925) |
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| b. 18 Nov 1871 at Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia |
| m. 05 Nov 1892 Francis Helvetius (Frank) HOBLER (1860 - 1921) at Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia |
| d. 26 Aug 1925 at Brisbane, Queensland, Australia aged 53 |
| Cause of Death: |
| influenza, broncho pneumonia and eventually a heart attack |
| Parents: |
| George BARNARD (1831 - 1894) |
| Maria Trafalgar BOURNE (1839 - 1874) |
| Step Parents: |
| Sarah Ann Wilkinson BOURNE (1845 - 1936) |
| Grandchildren (1): |
| Events in Mabel Theodora BARNARD (1871 - 1925)'s life | |||||
| Date | Age | Event | Place | Notes | Src |
| 18 Nov 1871 | Mabel Theodora BARNARD was born | Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia | 1871/C003021 | ||
| 03 Feb 1874 | 2 | Death of mother Maria Trafalgar BOURNE (aged 34) | Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia | Note 1 | |
| 05 Nov 1892 | 20 | Married Francis Helvetius (Frank) HOBLER (aged 32) | Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia | 1892/C001771 | |
| 27 Aug 1893 | 21 | Birth of daughter Myola May HOBLER | Queensland, Australia | 1893/C010237 | |
| 11 Mar 1894 | 22 | Death of father George BARNARD (aged 62) | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia | ||
| 03 Jan 1895 | 23 | Birth of daughter Beatrice Bourne HOBLER | Queensland, Australia | 1895/C012145 | |
| 02 Sep 1896 | 24 | Birth of son Francis Helvetius HOBLER | Queensland, Australia | 1896/C011786 | |
| 07 Apr 1898 | 26 | Death of son Francis Helvetius HOBLER (aged 1) | Queensland, Australia | 1898/C004043 | |
| 12 Apr 1899 | 27 | Birth of daughter Constance Theodora HOBLER | Queensland, Australia | 1899/C009637 | |
| 08 Sep 1900 | 28 | Birth of daughter Ruth Lurline HOBLER | Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia | 1900/C010534 | |
| 14 Sep 1902 | 30 | Death of daughter Myola May HOBLER (aged 9) | Queensland, Australia | 1902/C004258 | |
| 06 Jun 1904 | 32 | Birth of daughter Florence Scovell HOBLER | Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia | 1904/C003457 | |
| 22 May 1907 | 35 | Death of daughter Beatrice Bourne HOBLER (aged 12) | Dalby, Queensland, Australia | 1907/C000910 | |
| 1915 | 44 | Death of daughter Constance Theodora HOBLER (aged 16) | Jandowae, Queensland, Australia | 1915/C318 | |
| 06 Sep 1921 | 49 | Death of husband Francis Helvetius (Frank) HOBLER (aged 60) | Jandowae, Queensland, Australia | 1921/C2587 | |
| 26 Aug 1925 | 53 | Mabel Theodora BARNARD died | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | Ancestry (Angus) | |
| Note 1: 1874/C001322
Mum's name given as Athmeer |
| Personal Notes: |
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MABEL THEODORA BARNARD was born on 18th November, 1871 at Crescent Lagoon near Rockhampton in Queensland. Her father had a 170 square mile cattle grazing property, Coomooboolaroo in the Duaringa District west of Rockhampton. Mabel had five brothers, she was the only daughter. Her mother, Maria, died when she was only three, and she was raised by her aunt and stepmother, Sarah.
Destiny dictated that Mabel would be a naturalist and collector. The children's home education included skills on identifying, collecting and preserving techniques of insects, bird skins and eggs and other animals. They were also well tutored in bush skills by the aboriginal people living on the station. The children became expert collectors and would travel long distances, sometimes as much as 100 miles, in search of new specimens. The collections grew rapidly, but animals were taken only for study purposes and the homestead grounds became a haven for wildlife. Mabel's family was visited by several notable naturalists from around the world, including Carl Lumholtz from Norway in 1883. He described the family as 'among the most skilful collectors he had met'. After their father died in 1894, the family collection was sold for financial reasons, overseas. However, Mabel and her brothers continued to make their own collections. Her brothers Charles and Henry studied ornithology and entomology, Wilfred specialised in moths and butterflies, and her step brother Ernest, was also interested in ornithology. At 20 years of age, Mabel married Francis Helvetius Hobler 11 and lived on stations he managed throughout Central Queensland. The drought of 1902 devastated the whole state and it was at this time that the Hoblers bought a sheep station, 'Kilrock' near Jandowae on the Darling Downs. Mabel maintained a lifetime interest in entomology and any new visitors to the property were often greeted with, "Hello, do you collect beetles?" which became her passion. Mabel, net and collecting gear constantly at hand, travelled the district in search of new specimens. She visited the Bunya Mountains at the turn of the century when the only route to Munro's camp at the top, was along a timber getters shoot used for carting out timber. She was a member of the Queensland Naturalist's Club and Nature Lovers League. She was an avid gardener and contributed wildflowers from the Jandowae district to shows and exhibitions. Mabel's home garden was well known in the district and she often used herbal remedies to treat her family. It is a sign of the hardships of life at the turn of the century, that Mabel and Frank lost 4 children to maladies which are treatable or easily prevented today. Her husband died in 1921 from cancer of the stomach after a year of illness, put down to indigestion. Soon after, Mabel sold the property and moved to Brisbane where she bought flats at Red Hill. She continued to take an active part in the work of the Queensland Naturalist's Club and in 1924 served on the council as a committee member and wrote further articles. Fellow colleagues at the Club described her as ' a most enthusiastic naturalist and collector' and that she 'was of a very genial disposition, and much beloved by all who knew her'. Mabel died on the 26th August, 1925 at the age of 53, from influenza, broncho pneumonia and eventually a heart attack. Only two daughters, Ruth and Florence, survived her. She is buried in the Toowong Cemetry near Mt Cootha in Brisbane. Gravesite Ref: A2934, Portion 8, Section 20, Allotment 22 Also A well respected naturalist-collector in her own right, and daughter of esteemed natural history collector George Barnard, Mabel is accredited with the finds of the Myllocerus anolpus, M. sulciornius nigrieps and Apion hoblerae which was named in her honour. Both the South Australian Museum and Queensland Museum in Australia include in their displays specimens from Mabel's collections. Mable was a member of the Queensland Naturalists' Club and submitted several articles to the Queensland Naturalist journal. (Source: Brilliant Careers: women collectors and illustrators in Queensland, compiled by Judith McKay, a Queensland Museum Publication, 1997) Articles written by Mabel Hobler (nee Barnard) include: Hobler, (Mrs.) F. H. 1913. 'The Jabiru', The Queensland Naturalist (pages unknown) Hobler, (Mrs.) F. H. 1922. 'From A Bush Window', The Queensland Naturalist (pages unknown) Hobler, (Mrs.) F. H. 1923. 'Why the Birds Should Be Protected', The Queensland Naturalist (pages unknown) Hobler, (Mrs.) F. H. 1924. 'Coleoptera found on Moreton Island during the Easter Encampment', The Queensland Naturalist 4(5):98-99. Hobler, (Mrs.) F. H. 1925. 'A Beautiful Buprestid (Coleoptera)', The Queensland Naturalist 5(3):42-43. Articles in which Mabel Hobler (nee Barnard) is mentioned include: Lea, A. M. 1915 'Description of a New Species of Australian Coleoptera (Part x)', Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, Vol 39, No.4. McDonald, L. 1981 Rockhampton. A History of City & District. University of Queensland Press, St. Lucia, Queensland. Musgrave, A. 1932 Bibliography of Australian Entomology 1775-1930, Royal Zoological Society of new South Wales, Sydney. Zimmerman, E. C. 1991 Australian Weevils, Vol 5, CSIRO Publications, Melbourne. |