WORLD WAR I: MITCHELL - BARRETT
Timothy Joseph Mitchell and Letitia Barrett were married in Warwick on 14 February 1916 with John James Beakey (Letitia’s cousin) and Ellen Theresa Barrett (Letitia’s sister) as witnesses.
At the time of their marriage, Timothy was 29 and was living and working as a farm labourer in Yangan, while Letitia was employed as a domestic at Junabee. Some time later, they moved to Mt Colliery where Timothy began working in the underground coal mine. They had two children (Ellen "Elly" Elizabeth, 1918-1992) and Ivy Margaret, 1920-2003) before Timothy died in a mining accident on 27 February 1922. (See report below)
Letitia was born at Swan Creek on 16 July 1894 to Thomas Patrick Barrett (1866-1942) and Ellen Elizabeth (nee McConville) (1868-1915).
Timothy was the fourth son of Patrick John Mitchell (1835-1912) and Rose Anne (nee Morriss) (1855-1921) of Mt Mitchell, Yangan. He was born on 9 September 1885 and baptised a week later (13 September 1885) at St Marys Church in Warwick with John and Ellen Kelly as his sponsors. At the time of his baptism the families address was given as Swan Creek.
Letitia’s mother had died in 1915 so after the death of her husband, Letitia took in boarders at her home at Mt Colliery before going to work on a share farm run by Frederick Walter (Fred) Blades and his wife Theresa (Timothy Mitchell's sister).
Letitia later went share-farming at Mount Sturt with her brother Francis James (Frank) Barrett and his wife Mary while Ellie and Ivy went to school at Swan Creek.
By 1925 Letitia was living at Tannymorel but then moved her Mt Colliery home to 16 McEvoy Street, in Warwick where she cleaned offices at the railway, and did washing, ironing and sewing for clients.
Letitia became very unwell and was mostly bedridden for the last few years of her life before her death on the 14 May 1979, aged 75. She is buried with Timothy in the Warwick cemetery.
Letitia became very unwell and was mostly bedridden for the last few years of her life before her death on the 14 May 1979, aged 75. She is buried with Timothy in the Warwick cemetery.
Mining Accident. Man killed at Killarney.
A fatal accident occurred at the Tannymorel Coal Mining Company's workings at Mt. Colliery this morning. Timothy Felix Mitchell (a married man, with a wife and three children) was buried by a fall of earth at the face of the working. Death was instantaneous, the body being badly crushed. Dr. Harlin, of Killarney, was called, and pronounced life to be extinct. This is the only fatal accident during 27 years' working at the mine. (Brisbane Courier. Tuesday, 28 February 1922)
A fatal accident occurred at the Tannymorel Coal Mining Company's workings at Mt. Colliery this morning. Timothy Felix Mitchell (a married man, with a wife and three children) was buried by a fall of earth at the face of the working. Death was instantaneous, the body being badly crushed. Dr. Harlin, of Killarney, was called, and pronounced life to be extinct. This is the only fatal accident during 27 years' working at the mine. (Brisbane Courier. Tuesday, 28 February 1922)