Nulsen Family History — The Nulsen brothers, CAF, AB and FF, in Australia

	This document covers what I have been able to find online about Clemens August Franz Nulsen, his brothers and his children until they left home. Susan Nulsen, March 2015
A brief snippet of history	In 1714 the Prince-Elector of Hanover became also the King of England, George I. In 1803, about 30,000 French soldiers occupied Hanover. As a result of this, a great number of soldiers from Hanover eventually emigrated to Great Britain and fought with the British against Napoleon. In 1815, after the Battle of Waterloo, the Electorate of Hanover, of which the city of Hanover was the capital, was elevated to a kingdom. When Queen Victoria succeeded her uncle William IV in 1837, the throne of Hanover went to her father's younger brother, Ernest Augustus, a male. The kingdom was invaded and annexed by Prussia in 1866 and became a Prussian province. After the annexation, the people of Hanover opposed the Prussian regime, although the annexation was economically beneficial. In 1946, after WWII, Hanover became part of the state of Lower Saxony.
	The story of the brothers Clemens August Franz Nulsen (CAF), Anton Bernhard Nülsen (AB), and Franz Ferdinand Nulsen (FF) in Australia. Their father was Anton (from CAF's wedding certificate and AB's and FF's Memorial (i.e. application for naturalization)).
1858	CAF born, native of Jeinsen near Hildesheim, Province of Hanover, Prussia (22 on 19th Jul 1881 and 65 in 1923. Therefore birthday after 19th Jul.) [from naturalization records http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ListingReports/ItemsListing.aspx ]
1859 Aug 11	AB born in Jeinsen, Province of Hanover, father's full name: Anton Nülsen. Mother was German.
1862 Sep 4	FF born at Hildesheim, Hanover. [from naturalization records. Maybe Jeinsen too, but Hildesheim is the bigger place.]
1881 Jun 23	CAF arrives in SA per Liguria,  by profession, trade or occupation a locksmith [from naturalization records]
1881 Jul 19	CAF, having been resident in SA for 26 days, makes application for naturalization (“Memorial”) [from nat'n records]
1881 Jul 28	CAF farm labourer from near Stockwell, Province of SA naturalized
1883 May 15	AB arrives in Adelaide per the steamer Sorrento from Hamburg, by profession, trade or occupation a tanner [from naturalization records]
1883 May 16	AB, tanner, 23 years old, having been resident in SA for 1 day, makes application for naturalization (“Memorial”) [from nat'n records] but there is no record of him becoming naturalized at the time.
1883 Aug 16	Hundred of Wonna C. Nülsen 418 acres £1034/11/- 2nd instalment due 21 Sept 1883 £103/10/- No. of Agreement: 12961 [South Australia Government gazettes 1867-1884: 16th August 1883 page 481]
1883 Sep 04	WONNA, September 4. [Wonna is east of Pt Pirie and north of Adelaide] South Australian Weekly Chronicle (Adelaide, SA : 1881 - 1889) Saturday 8 September 1883 p 12 Article WONNA, September 4. Beautiful showers fell here yesterday and to-day, and 490 points were registered. The wheat crops are looking healthy and strong and feed is abundant. — This morning Mount Bryan and the Munjibee Hills presented a beautiful appearance, being covered with snow.  — The school is now opened, and the attendance, I believe, is considered satisfactory. — A spring of good water has been cut on a farm adjoining the township belonging to Mr. C. Nulsen. ….
1884 Jan 3	Credit selections liable to forfeiture; Wonna C.Nülsen Agreement No.:12961 [South Australia Government gazettes 1867-1884: 3rd January 1884 page 45]
1884 Jul 09	CAF marries Emma Tudor (born 24.3.1863) at the Wesleyan Church Franklyn, registration place Burra, SA p174 vol 140 [ancestry] The orphaned Tudor kids were William Owen, Richard, Addison, Emma, Maria, & Lucy Elizabeth in order of age. Their parents were William Owen Tudor and Lucy Addison Lowe. Emma had bought the lease of 423 acres at Wonna in 1883 for £213 and sold it in 1884. [See Alison McPharlane]
(1884 Nov 11??) 1885 Jan 8	FF, aged 22 (although the shipping record says 29), arrives in Adelaide on Marsala from Moritzberg (or Hamburg according to a later Statutory Declaration.) [Memorial dated 9th Jan 1885 - from nat'n records ]
1885 Jan 9	FF, tanner, 22 years old, native of Jeinsen, having been resident in SA for 1 day, makes application for naturalization (“Memorial”) [from nat'n records]
1885 Jun 06	Emil born at Wonna
1885 Dec 1	FARMERS' ASSOCIATION. WONNA AND PARNAROO BRANCH. : ... That this branch sees no legitimate reason why Mr. Nulsen should be charged more for rent of his surrendered selection than others in the hundred. ...
1886 Aug 11	Clemens Francis (Frank) born at Wonna
1887	Richard Tudor and Addison Shaw Tudor, two of Emma's three older brothers took up land at Charra on the coast west of the Eyre Peninsular. They were the first settlers in the district. [See Alison McPharlane.]
1887 Nov 16	HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY: PETITION. From residents in the Hundred of Wonna. Parnaroo, Terowie, and country adjacent, asking that the rent of a selection in the Hundred of Wonna by Clemens Nulsen should be reduced to 3d. per acre.
1888 May 26	Advertising: WONNA. On TUESDAY, May 29, at 2 o'clock sharp. FARM, 414 ACRES, FARM STOCK, IMPLEMENTS, &c; GENUINE CLEARING-OUT SALE. JAMES EGLINGTON has received instructions from Mr. Clemens Nulsen, of Wonna, farmer, who is giving up farming and leaving the district, to sell, by public auction, on the farm, near Franklyn, on Tuesday, May 29, at 2 o'clock sharp— SECTION No. 209, containing 414 Acres, held under Selector's Lease, from 1st January, 1888. at 2d. per acre. The whole is fenced and subdivided into four convenient paddocks; Two-Roomed Stone House, splendid Well of Water, Tank and Troughs, Stable, Yards, &c. ALSO, 15 Good DRAUGHT HORSES, Draught Entire 2 English Waggons, 1 Light do. Waggon and Plough Harness 1 Cow Spring-Cart and Harness Three-furrow Plough, Horserake Reaping Machine, Mower Chaffcutter and Horseworks Circular Saw 400 and 100-galIon Tanks Grindstone 60 Fowls, 2 Pigs 200 Empty Bags Lot of Blacksmithing Tools And a lot of Sundries too numerous to mention. Terms — For the Land, 50 per cent,deposit, balance in three months ; Stock and Implements, for Positive Sale.  Terms Cash. Luncheon provided.
1888 May 31	THE WONNA GOLD REEFS. Terowie: …  The remaining eight claims are held by Nulsen Brothers, who have tunnelled into the hill a long distance. Gold has also been obtained here, but owing to lack of experience we are afraid they have done a lot of hard labour to little purpose. As the suspension time has now expired, they intend making a fresh start, and for their perseverance deserve to drop on to something good. ...
1888 Jun 16	Lucy Bertha (Bertha) born at Wonna. Lucy was the name of Emma's mother and younger sister
1889 Jul 31	WESTERN LAND BOARD. [By Telegraph.] | Port Lincoln, July 30. Addison Tudor and Anton allotted blocks in the Hundred Bartlett and CAF a block in Hundred Catt
1889 Aug 8	WESTERN LAND BOARD. ALLOTMENT OF LANDS. | Streaky Bay. August 8. Anton allotted a second block in Hundred Bartlett
1890 Apr 24	Willie Addison (Bill) born at Wonna
1892 Apr 05	Rosy Maria born at Charra. Maria was the name of the elder of Emma's two sisters, the next child after her in the family.
1892 Nov 16	LAND BOARD ALLOTMENTS. FF allotted a block in Hundred Scherk
1893 Jun 15	South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 – 1900) Wednesday 14 June 1893 Page 3 LOCAL COURT— ADELAIDE. CAUSE LIST. …  Thursday, June 15, at 10 o'clock. Judgment summonses. At ll o'clock. Darling v. Nulsen, ...
1894 Jul 23	Albert Franz (Tom) born at Charra
≤1896	CAF and AB brought 13 horses and two waggons to WA. [bankruptcy case]
1896	Roy Henry Richard born at Mingenew, died aged 19 days. Parents CAF & Emma.
1897	Leslie Tudor born at Dongara, died aged 1 day. Parents CAF & Emma.
1897	CAF and AB started a carrying and storekeeping business in Lake Way (Wiluna). CAF's capital was £400 and his brother's £300. [bankruptcy case]
1898-99	Clemens Nulsen, carrier, Mingenew Listed in PO directory (as “Charles”). “Mingenew is a point of departure for the Murchison goldfield.” http://www.slwa.wa.gov.au/pdf/battye/pods/1898/0126.pdf (& 1899/0127.pdf)
1898	Messrs. E. Nulsen. M.L.A. and C. Lucanus, who claim to have been the first white boys to live in Wiluna (then known as Lake Way), visited the Old Men's Home, Claremont, yesterday [19th May 1933], in order to see several pioneers of Wiluna who are now inmates of the home. Wiluna was founded in 1898, and Mr. Lucanus was there in 1897 and Mr. Nulsen in 1898 [aged about 13]. PIONEERS OF WILUNA.
1898 Aug	AB appointed, by the Executive Council of the Colonial Secretary's Department, with six others, to be the Local Board of Health, Weelona [Wiluna]  PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS. Western Mail (Perth, WA : 1885 - 1954) Friday 19 August 1898 p 8 Article
1899 – 1906	Nülsen Anthony, storekeeper, Lake Way [note the umlaut for Anthony, but not for Clement] Nulsen Clement, storekeeper, Lake Way  Wiluna 812 miles from Perth. In 1903 mail came once a week, by rail to Kookynie and thence by coach via Lawlers http://www.slwa.wa.gov.au/pdf/battye/pods/1903/0300.pdf
1902	Emil [who turned 17 during the year] spends the year in Perth at the CBC.
1903 Jun 30	Rosy's letter to the Children's Column of the Western Mail. CORRESPONDENCE. Wiluna, June 30. Dear Aunt Mary,-This is the first letter I have written to you. I always read the Children's Column. I thought I would very much like to write a little letter to you. I am in the third class. I have been up in Wiluna five years. My father keeps a store up here. I have four brothers and a sister ; they are all older than me except one brother. My age is eleven. My eldest brother has been down to Perth at college last year. This is all I can think of this time. I will write a longer letter next time. I remain, yours truly, ROSY MARIA NULSEN. From a classmate of Rosy: … I have been in Wiluna two months. Before I came to Wiluna I lived in Perth, and I went to the Convent school; I am in the third class. There are about 18 girls and boys at Wiluna school; it is not a very big place, but it is very healthy. It took my mamma and I six days to come from Cue to Wiluna, but we are settled down now. … LINDA HAZLE HOPETON GILL, aged 10 years.
1903	Emma, home duties, AB, storekeeper and CAF, contractor registered to vote in Wiluna
1904 Feb	Frank, 17 y.o., suffers a fearful accident at work.
1904 Sept 26	A.B. Nülsen resigned from the Wiluna Local Board of Health. ITEMS OF NEWS Kalgoorlie Miner (WA : 1895 - 1950) Monday 26 September 1904 p 4 Article
1904 Dec 8	Trial begins. CAF takes Lake Way Goldfield, 1899, Ltd. and another to court on behalf of Frank (now 18), claiming £3000 for personal injuries [Kalgoorlie Miner (WA : 1895 - 1950) Thursday 8 December 1904 p 5 Article]
1904 Dec 15	Mr. Commissioner Roe found against them, and required them to pay costs.
1905 Mar 20	…  F. Nulsen (plaintiff) appellant, and the Lake Way Goldfields (1899), Ltd., and another (defendants), respondents: Motion to set aside judgment of Mr. Commissioner Roe, dated December 15, 1904, on the findings of the jury, and for a new trial. …[THE SUPREME COURT. FULL COURT CASES. The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954) Monday 20 March 1905 p 2 Article]
1905 Mar 30	Withdrew motion in the Supreme Court to set aside the judgement of Mr Commissioner Roe [NEWS AND NOTES. The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954) Thursday 30 March 1905 p 4 Article]
1905 April	Store burns down! [Trove. I can't find an article on the fire, only on the resulting bankruptcy. ]
1905 April 16	Rosy Maria dies in Wiluna. She had just turned 13. [Trove Family Notices Western Mail (Perth, WA : 1885 - 1954) Saturday 21 April 1906 p 30 Family Notices, ancestry] [Her death certificate gives typhoid as the cause of death.]
1906 April 23	Bertha was bridesmaid at the wedding of her friend Miss Annie Lucanus, daughter of Mr and Mrs Lucanus of Wiluna Hotel. “Miss Bertha Nulsen, bridesmaid, looked well, daintily attired in white silk, with veil and wreath of pink.”  SOCIAL NOTES.The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954) Wednesday 15 May 1907 p 9 Article
1906	Emma, home duties, AB, storekeeper and CAF, contractor registered to vote in Wiluna
1906	Nulsen Emil, baker, Wiluna [Emil is now 21] [PO directory]
1906	Bankruptcy 1 Jan 1906 to 31 Dec 1906 for both CAF and AB [http://aeon.sro.wa.gov.au/Investigator/Details/Item_Detail.asp?Entity=Global&Search=Nulsen&Op=All&Page=1&Id=310920&SearchPage=Global NEED TO CHECK IN PERSON]
1906 Dec 17	ITEMS OF NEWS. CAF and AB bankruptcy continues.
1907 Jul 16	Willie (Bill) and Tom were at the Presentation Convent School in Geraldton when the governor visited Greenough for the inauguration of the new town hall on Friday 12th July 1907. They took part in an item contributed by the school to a concert in the Governor's honour. Willie represented Queensland and Tom was standard bearer.  THE CONCERT. Geraldton Guardian (WA : 1906 - 1928)Tuesday 16 July 1907 p 5 Article A. Nulsen
1907 Oct 30	The Convent School provided entertainment at a dance. Tom took part in a step dance reel.  Local News. Geraldton Guardian (WA : 1906 - 1928) Thursday 31 October 1907 p 2 Article A. Nulsen
1908 April 3	Emma died aged 45 in Perth. [Karrakatta records] Tony says of cancer.
1908 Aug	Bill, aged 18 years, riding Kildare, comes third in horse race at Lake Way. [Trove LAKE WAY MEETING.]
1908 Oct 31	Tom, aged 14, took part in an athletics meeting in Geraldton. He came second in the boys under 16, 75 yd race and won the under 14 high jump, clearing 4ft. 2in. [Trove PEDESTRIANISM. BRINT JOHNSTON'S MEETING. ] T. Nulsen aged 14.
1908 Nov 14	A man named Nulsen received a severe fracture of the right leg while at work at the Gwalia Consolidated mine through being run down by a sand truck. [Trove  A CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS Wiluna. It could have been AB, FF or Frank, or even CAF]
1908 Nov 27	The musical, elocutionary and physical competitions promoted by the Geraldton branch of the A.N.A. were concluded on the 27th inst. … The competition was very successful, 300 children taking part, and the Town Hall was well filled each evening.  Following are the results …:- …  Pianoforte Duet boys 15 and under: Tom Nulsen and Jack Coffey, P.C. [Presentation Convent] … [Trove A.N.A. GERALDTON BRANCH. JUVENILE COMPETITIONS.]
1908 Dec 03	Geraldton Presentation Convent ('Star of the Sea'). ..... drill, club swinging, Masters A. Nulsen, ... juvenile drama, 'Census Taker,' Masters A. Nulsen and J. Coffey, and ...'Retreat March,' piano Masters A. Nulsen and J. Coffey, … [A=Tom] [Trove Presentation Convent. ANNUAL SCHOOL CONCERT.]
1909 May 27 May 29	R M.S. VICTORIA. Adelaide, May 27. The R.M.S. Victoria, homeward bound, left the Outer Harbour this afternoon. Passengers for Fremantle: Sir Gerald Strickland, Captain Rhodes, Messrs. Western, Coffen. Nulsen, … [Trove SHIPPING. PORT OF FREMANTLE. ARRIVALS. May 27.] Arrived in Fremantle [Trove SHIPPING. PORT OF FREMANTLE THIS DAY. ARRIVED. Saturday, May 29.]
1909 Jun 5	Emil has left home: He played football for Lawlers [Trove COMMONWEALTH FOOTBALL LEAGUE.] Rose was born 0n 13thAug 1909.  Emil not listed in Wiluna PO directory after 1906.
1909 Jul 9	WILUNA BANKRUPTCY Perth, July 9. A WILUNA FIRM'S BANKRUPTCY SEARCHING QUESTIONS AS TO A FIRE. REMARKABLE STATEMENTS. C. A. F. Nulsen and A. B. Nulsen, trading as Nulsen Bros., of Wiluna, were further examined in the Bankruptcy Court yesterday, before Mr. Registrar Moseley. Mr. Downing appeared for the debtors, the examination being conducted by Mr.M.I. Moss, the Official Receiver. In continuation of his adjourned public examination, C. Nulsen said that their liabilities amounted to £2,966 5s.9d., and their total assets to £1,376. He and his brother were farmers, and when they arrived in the State had brought 13 horses and two waggons. They had since 1897 started a carrying and storekeeper business at Wiluna, his brother's capital being £300 and debtor's £400. The partnership, continued for eight years when a fire occurred. They had done fairly well in the business, but had suffered losses through speculations and sickness. The turnover had worked up to about £7,000 a year. They had always been able to pay their way until debtor had entered into litigation in 1905. The case had cost £1,050. Their chief creditors at the time were Messrs. Sargood Bros. and Burns, Philp and Co., but these firms found it would be impossible to set them up again just then. In April of that year the store was burnt, and he also lost his little daughter. To those circumstances he ascribed their bankruptcy. They had incurred no new debts since the fire. The stock was insured for £2,000, but that sum did not cover the losses, which totalled £2,700. The buildings were not insured, and were worth about £400. An inquiry was held as to the cause of the fire, and the company paid £1,200, which was distributed amongst their creditors. No assignment was made as to the balance of the debts for the reason that they had an interest in a mine at Wiluna called the Monarch which the partners looked to as a means of clearing themselves from debt later on. The creditors, however, proceeded against them and obtained judgement for the balance of debts. The firm then was obliged to go bankrupt. If they could get their discharge from the Court they desired to recommence business at Wiluna. Cross-examined as to the fire, debtor said the Monarch mine was about a mile from his old store. He had never stored any of his store goods in the underground workings of the mine. There was no truth in the suggestion that he had at any time since the fire removed goods from the mine to his home. He offered to bring evidence, in support of his denial. The Official Receiver then read a statement made by Alfred Wilks, mine manager, concerning the suggestion which had been made. This statement was to the effect that he (Wilks) had heard that a quantity of goods had been stored in the mine by C. Nulsen in October of 1905, and that he had seen Nulsen take goods out of the mine, put them into a cart and drive away. He (the writer) believed that Nulsen felt that his property was in danger, and that he had taken that means of securing a portion of it. Witness denied the statement in toto. A.. Lucanus, hotelkeeper, and partowner of the Monarch mine, had also made a statement to the effect that he had seen a quantity of chaff in the assay room of the mine; and that he had ordered Nulsen to remove it. Witness still held that the statements were incorrect. Another statement signed by O. Baxter, of Wiluna, read to the effect that he had his suspicions about the origin of the fire.  Nulsen had come to him prior to the fire and asked him to store 10 cases of goods for hire and to take delivery of them at 3 o'clock in the morning. Baxter had refused to comply with the request.. Witness: I see how it is. It is the work of a person-named Constable Walker. The statement is quite untrue. Another statement was read from Samuel Norfolk to the effect that Nulsen had asked him to store certain goods for him. Witness said that that referred to damaged goods, following the fire, which he had asked Norfolk to sell for him as opportunity offered. Charles Gibb also stated that he had visited Nulsen's store the Thursday before the fire and noticed that it was almost empty of goods. Witness characterised that letter as a vicious and untrue statement. He also denied another statement that John Robinson had been asked by him to help him to get some goods out of the mine but turned him away because he was too drunk. Witness declared that it was Walker, of Wiluna, who had trumped up the whole case. The Official Receiver went on to read a statement "That Geddes knew more of Nulsen's fire than was good for him, and that he (Geddes) was prepared to make a statement on oath if required to.” Witness only laughed.  Being asked if he would like to hear what Walker said Witness only said,"Oh, he can't say anything good, I can guarantee.” The statement of Constable Walker was that Nulsen and his son had been seen by the deponent in the act of carrying goods away from the store at midnight, and that they had dropped their bundles directly he spoke to them. Witness said that that, too, was vicious. Mr. Moss: It is vicious because it all seems so true.  Mr. Downing: I don't think yon should say that. People make all kinds of other statements when on cross examination. I do not attach any importance to these ex-parte statements.  The Official Receiver asked that the examination should be adjourned. Mr. Downing asked where they were now. An inquiry had been held as to the fire, and none of these people had come forward before. The insurance money had been paid, and the creditors had received the benefit of the money. He contended that the only matters which should be inquired into at the present Court were those relating to Nulsen's bankruptcy. The Registrar thought the matter should be closely looked into. The examination was adjourned for a fortnight.
1909 Sept 23	The Daily News (Perth, WA : 1882 - 1950) Thursday 23 September 1909 Page 5 A WILUNA PARTNERSHIP. Clemens A. F. Nulsen and A. B. Nulsen, who formerly carried on business as storekeepers at Wiluna, under the firm name of Nulsen Bros., applied for a discharge. Mr. H. P. Downing supported the application.  The Official Receiver (Mr. M. M. Moss) stated that the debtors were adjudicated bankrupt on January 8, 1907. There was a, deficiency of £1,619 -12s. 2d. in the estate. The statement filed in connection with C. A. F. Nulsen's separate estate showed that the liabilities amounted to £163 13s., and the only asset was an interest in a town lot estimated to realise £15. In the separate estate of A. B. Nulsen there were neither liabilities nor assets. C. A. F. Nulsen attributed his position to the loss occasioned by, a fire which destroyed the premises and stock, to the costs of a law suit, to losses in trade, sickness, and bereavement in the family, unsuccessful mining speculations, and bad debts. A. B. Nulsen professed to be unacquainted with the business transactions of the firm. The bankrupts stated that books of account had been kept, but with two exceptions the books had been destroyed in the fire. No dividend had been paid to the creditors, and the assets were considered to be valueless. The fire which had caused the destruction of the premises and stock had been investigated by the police, who regarded the circumstances as suspicious. A coronial inquiry was held, and the jury returned a verdict to the effect that the origin of the fire was unknown. Mr. Moss tendered evidence by Mr. Homer, fire insurance adjuster, in connection with the fire which destroyed Nulsen Bros, premises. Mr. Downing objected to further evidence at the present stage. He pointed out that if Mr. Moss had desired to adduce such evidence, he should have done so when the senior partner was in Perth for the purpose of attending the Bankruptcy Court. His Honor said that the debtors had to satisfy him that they were entitled to a discharge and if Mr. Horner could throw any light on the circumstances surrounding the fire he thought it would be desirable to hear, what he had to say.  Alfred James Horner, adjuster of fire claims, stated that he was engaged by the Queensland Insurance Co to adjust the claims in connection with the fire which destroyed Nulsen Bros. premises. An assessment was made, and the claim was settled by the. payment of £1,200. The premises and stock were insured for £2,000. The work of making the assessments was a difficult one, because the books had been destroyed. Witness endeavored to ascertain the cause of' the fire, but was unsuccessful. He was unable to discover anything which would justify him in concluding that the fire was not accidental. The one suspicious circumstance was that the stock in one of Nulsen's buildings which was saved was insured for £500. The partners were called upon to make a valuation of the stock in the building, and they valued it at £56. The fact that the firm had been paying a premium on a policy for £500 to cover a stock valued at £56 was to his mind a suspicious circumstance. Mr. Downing stated that the £ 1,200 paid to Nulsen Bros, by the insurance company in connection with the fire had been divided amongst the creditors prior to the bankruptcy proceedings, so that the creditors had thus received about 9s. in the £. He asked his Honor to dismiss from his mind the insinuations regarding the origin of the fire, because the matter had been investigated by the proper authorities, who would have taken proceedings had the circumstances justified such a course. His Honor, in giving judgment, said that if he had seen any reason for thinking that the fire in question had been deliberately caused by the bankrupts, he would have had no hesitation in refusing a discharge. But, although there was a good deal of evidence which at first sight seemed to throw suspicion on the bankrupts that evidence was entirely of a hearsay character. Other statements which had been placed before him were not evidence at all, because the persons who had made the statements when asked to confirm them on oath had refused to do so.  After hearing Mr. Homer's evidence and considering the nature of the statements referred to, his Honor felt  justified in dismissing the statements concerning the fire from his mind. In considering the case, he was not satisfied, however, that the failure of the, bankrupts to pay their creditors' 10s in the. £ was due to circumstances beyond their control, and therefore the discharge would be, suspended for two years.
1910	Bertha has left home: Lucy Nulsen [Bertha] registered to vote in East Perth
1912 Mar 21	Frank has moved to Kalgoorlie/Boulder. [Advertising Kalgoorlie Miner (WA : 1895 - 1950) Tuesday 19 March 1912]
1907 – 1913	Nülsen Anthony, Wiluna [note lack of occupation – after the fire]  Nulsen Clement, Wiluna [PO directory]
1913 Mar 16 Mar 9	The Countryman's Column Sunday Times (Perth, WA : 1902 - 1954) Sunday 23 March 1913 p 7 Article … Shortly after midnight on Sunday last [16 Mar] (says the resuscitated Coolgardie paper), a brilliant meteor was seen in the eastern sky, and was observed for several seconds travelling low down. It appeared of considerable size, and is said to have so illuminated Bayley-street that one could read by it, if desirous of doing so at that late hour. … "Fisherman" (Wiluna) writes: Lake Violet was almost responsible for the tragic ending of two of our well-known citizens on Sunday, March'9. It appears that our local medico, Dr. M'Glynn, and Mr. Arthur Brown, our State Battery manager, were out on a duck-shooting expedition. They had already shot some eight brace of duck, and were in the act of recovering a wounded bird, when undue weight was put on one side of the boat, which overturned and precipitated the occupants into some 20ft of water. . . Their cries for help were heard, and Mr. Paul Christensen and Mr. Clem Nulsen cleverly brought their boat round, and divesting themselves of part of their clothing plunged in and swam to the rescue. Both of these men being strong swimmers, they... were quickly, on the scene. It was found that the doctor was in a state of collapse, although hanging on to a safety torpedo attached to the boat, whilst Mr. Brown was endeavoring to keep himself afloat. They were seized by Christensen and Nulsen and conveyed to shallow water, where after receiving a little stimulant they soon, recovered from their ducking and fright. They were unfortunate in losing both their guns, the doctor's being a 30 guinea gun of the hammerless type, whilst Mr. Brown's was a valuable fowling-piece of the Winchester repeater pattern. The lake has become a great Sunday resort, and it is up to the owners of frail home-made craft to exercise care, especially when taking women and children out for a sail. [We publish the above trusting to the veracity of a correspondent, but it is the first time we have heard of a mulgaland lake being deep enough to drown a man.-"S.T."]
1914 Jul 18	Bankruptcy ends for CAF and AB after eight and a half years.
1914 Aug 21	George William Nulsen born in Kalgoorlie, son of Bertha [enlistment record – National Archives]
1915 Aug 23	Tom leaves home: Tom (Albert Francis) enlists at Blackboy Hill with 16th battalion, 12th Reinforcement as a private (single, RC, amalgamator, Wiluna) No. 3698 21 years old, Height: 5 ft 6 ¾ in, Weight 155 lb, Chest: 36 in, Complexion: Fair, Eyes: Grey, Hair: Light Brown Distinctive marks: large scar 7 inches long right shin, also scar of operation – left in[fg]....al hernia Occupation: Amalgamator
1915 Dec	FF tries to obtain duplicate of his certificate of naturalization. In a Statutory Declaration he says he left the original with his brother Anton who lost it. [naturalization records]
1916 Oct 27	FF registered as an alien no 08288 at [Mt] Morgans. [naturalization records]
1916	AB registers as an alien no 09902. “He was not interned but placed on parole and carried out all instructions given him.”  [from naturalization records]
1918	Leonard A Nulsen  died, registered in East Coolgardie (includes Boulder) Frank's child? [ancestry.com]
1920 Jan 7	FF wrote letter from Perth to the Colonial Secretary's Department in Adelaide requesting a copy of AB's Naturalization Certificate to be sent to A Nulsen, Mt Keith via Leonora, West Australia.
<=1923	CAF admitted to the Old Men's Home, Claremont (which became the Sunset Home, Nedlands in 1943) This should be confirmed at the State Records Office: Card Series 1930
1923 Aug 8	CAF died aged 65, resident of Claremont, buried in Karrakatta.
1925 Aug 15	AB naturalized. Aged 66 years, grey hair, blue eyes, 5 ft 10 in tall, disjointed little finger on right hand. Not married, no children. Station hand employed for last six months by Frederick William Henry Howard, pastoralist, of Albion Downs Station, Wiluna, known to him for 27 years. Arrived in SA on 15th May 1883 & lived there for 14 years & then in East Murchison, WA since. AB was most indignant! He believed that he had been naturalized just after he arrived in SA but no record could be found. He had been enrolled to vote in both SA and WA and had received a land order in SA, available only if he had been naturalized. He was also in the Volunteer Force in Terowie (SA) for years and was the Blackmore captain.
1928	Ruth E Nulsen died, registered in Murchison (includes Wiluna). Bill's child between Mary E & Esme Lillian?
1932 Oct 29	FF naturalized so that he can receive an old age pension: 70 years, 5'8' grey hair, blue eyes, prospector. Not married & no children. Stockman, Gum Greek, Meekatharra. [Note: both stockman and prospector] Since arriving in Jan 1885 FF lived in SA for seven years, Queensland (4 months), New South Wales (3 years) and Western Australia from 1895 [about the same time as his brothers] to the present time[1932].
1939 Jun 20 or 19	Anton Nulsen (80), pensioner, living at Albion Downs station,near Wiluna, was brought into the Wiluna Hospital on Saturday suffering from a wound in the forehead. A 0.22 bore bullet was lodged in the back of the head. He died at 1.15 o'clock today. Deceased is stated to have been in indifferent health. [FATAL BULLET WOUND.] The police report says AB died on Monday 19th, not Tuesday 20th. [DEATH FROM GUNSHOT WOUND.]
1941 Sept 30	FF of Wiluna died aged 79 years. [Karrakatta records]
1941 Oct 1	NULSEN.-The Friends of the late Mr. Franz F. Nulsen, late of Wiluna are respectfully informed, that his remains will be interred in the Roman Catholic portion of the Karrakatta Cemetery at 10.10 o'clock THIS (Wednesday) MORNING. … [Family Notices]