John Hardman, a native of Lancashire England, came to Australia to seek his fortune on the Victorian Goldfields at Four Mile Flat Diggings near Avoca, Vic. His wife Mary Ann (nee Foster) followed some years later. After the birth of 2 daughters on the goldfield they settled near Bendick Murrell near Young NSW and finally to Monteagle NSW.


Mary Ann Hardman (nee Foster)
