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1887 E. Eriksson was a tutor at Ulriksdal Slott3 viewsThis photo (of a framed print) is from Hakan Eriksson. He thinks this is almost certainly E. Eriksson who was a tutor at Ulriksdal Slott (castle). This was told to him by his father Bengt. His son Erik Eriksson was the father of Karin, Anna Maria, Margaret, Erik Gustav and Erik Gunnar.

1886 Erik and Maria Eriksson3 viewsErik Eriksson was born 27 August 1866. His occupation, as listed on his son Gunnar's wedding certificate, was Company Director, Swedish Pulp Mill. His wife, Maria Lorisa Noring,was born 31 July 1867. They married in around 1886 and had 5 children - Karin, Anna Maria, Margaret, Erik Gustav and Lars Gunnar.

1887 E. Eriksson photo annotation2 viewsThe photo of E Eriksson is annotated on the back as follows: KNJ - 87. This confirms the year as 1887 but the initials KNJ cannot be identified.

1958 Erik Gunnar Erickson when working at the Mt Lyall copper mine in Queenstown,Tasmania4 viewsIn 1958, Erik Gunnar Erickson spent one year working as a diamond driller at the Mt Lyall copper mine in Queenstown, Tasmania. Life was tough and dangerous. One of his fortnightly jobs was to drive down from the mining area to Burnie and collect the company payroll. On one occasion when he did not return, a full search found him badly injured at the bottom of a steep gully - his 4 wheel drive had left the road. Major surgery followed and he carried a steel plate in his skull from then on.

1918 approx - Family Gathering1 viewsThis family gathering illustrates the relatively wealthy early life of the Eriksson family in Boras. A family gathering sees them all captured for posterity in this sketch as a pianist and singer entertain them. This sketch dates from around 1918.
Erik Eriksson died in 1927 and the family fortunes quickly changed. This was the start of the Great Depression and with the main family income gone, the family was unable to continue as it had previously.

1946 marriage of Erik Gunnar Erickson and Betty Carrucan4 viewsErik Gunnar met Betty Carrucan while drilling water bores in Stawall soon after the war. Betty was a teacher at Stawall High School. They married on 2 July 1946 in the Stawall Catholic Church. By that time, Gunnar had changed the spelling of his family name from Eriksson to Erickson. He said in later life that this was to avoid confusion in the spelling.

1951 Hylton Baker, Erik Gunnar Erickson and an unnamed engineer at the Snowy Mountain Scheme 30 September 19513 viewsThe Snowy Mountains Scheme was a vast hydro-electric project to generate power for a quickly expanding Australia. Erik Gunnar worked there for a number of years from the last 1940's to the early 1950's, eventually worked his way up to the position of Supervising Driller.

1960 - Erik Gunnar Erickson with his older brother Erik Gustav and sisters Karin and Anna Maria4 viewsErik Gunnar's family in Sweden had unsuccessfully tried to trace him after the second world war. Although his wife urged him on many occasions to renew his Swedish links, it was not until 1960 that Gunnar finally made the move, contacted his brother and sisters and travelled home.

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1967 Erik Gunnar Erickson with his older brother Erik Gustav at the Sydney Hilton Hotel6 viewsIn 1966, Erik Gunnar flew to New York, met his brother Erik Gustav and accompanied him on his final trip as captain of the Cumulus. Then he spent further time with his family in Sweden. In 1967, he caught up with Erik Gustav in Sydney as his older brother enjoyed a retirement trip around the world. This was the last time he would see any of his family. On 30 October 1968, when working in Broken Hill on a drilling project, he died of a massive heart attack - aged 58 years.Feb 18, 2025

1960 Erik Gunnar Erickson with older sister Karin Hellsing on his Swedish visit3 viewsErik Gunnar's family in Sweden had unsuccessfully tried to trace him after the second world war. Although his wife urged him on many occasions to renew his Swedish links, it was not until 1960 that Gunnar finally made the move, contacted his brother and sisters and travelled home.Feb 18, 2025

1960 - Erik Gunnar Erickson with older brother Erik Gustav in Sweden3 viewsErik Gunnar's family in Sweden had unsuccessfully tried to trace him after the second world war. Although his wife urged him on many occasions to renew his Swedish links, it was not until 1960 that Gunnar finally made the move, contacted his brother and sisters and travelled home.Feb 18, 2025

1960s Erik Gunnar Erickson in New Guinea3 viewsDuring a long career in mining, Erik Gunnar Erickson travelled extensively and worked on many famous projects including the Rum Jungle Uranium Mine in the Northern Territory, the Snowy Mountain Scheme in NSW and the Wittenoon Asbestos Mine in Western Australia. He also spent periods working in Papua New Guinea, New Zealand and South America.Feb 18, 2025