And this ain’t no furphy, mate..,
@shay or anyone else who might know -
Is Johnny Furphy a descendant of John Furphy (1842-1920), inventor of the mobile water tanks used by the ANZAC in WWI? His later years he settled in Melbourne, which is where our Johnny is from.
en.m.wikipedia.org
Or maybe from the elder JF’s younger brother, the author Joseph Furphy (considered the "Father of the Australian Novel”). But Joseph died in Western Australia, so I’m thinking the more likely ancestor is John, as Johnny is from Melbourne.
en.m.wikipedia.org
TIA!
LTC
@shay or anyone else who might know -
Is Johnny Furphy a descendant of John Furphy (1842-1920), inventor of the mobile water tanks used by the ANZAC in WWI? His later years he settled in Melbourne, which is where our Johnny is from.
John Furphy - Wikipedia
Or maybe from the elder JF’s younger brother, the author Joseph Furphy (considered the "Father of the Australian Novel”). But Joseph died in Western Australia, so I’m thinking the more likely ancestor is John, as Johnny is from Melbourne.
Joseph Furphy - Wikipedia
TIA!
LTC
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