Lot 4 – Furneaux Estate
Steve and Dora Clifford
War Service Land Settlement Scheme
Farm gate memorial sign
Stephen Kevin "Steve" Clifford was born at Roscommon, Ireland, in 1915 and migrated to Australia with his family as a boy. Raised on the family farm in Gippsland, Victoria, he enlisted in the Second Australian Imperial Force on 17 November 1939. During five years of military service he served in the Middle East, including the Greek campaign as an infantryman, and was discharged in June 1944 with the rank of Sergeant while serving with the Australian Canteen Service. After the war he married Dora, a Tasmanian, whom he met while working in Hobart.
Steve and Dora settled on Lot 4 in early 1956. Owing to Steve's poor health, they transferred in the mid-1960s to a smaller dairy farm at Montagu Swamp. Their property was subsequently allocated to Jack and Marie Barnewall.
Steve Clifford
Military Service
Steve Clifford’s military service is recorded as Army, with the service number xxxxx. Further details of his wartime service are still being researched and may be added as additional records become available.
Recorded details: Army · Service number xxxxxx
Property History
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Timeline
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Maps and Location
Lot 4 was part of the Furneaux Estate, the largest soldier settlement area developed on Flinders Island.
Historical maps and current location images will be added as research continues. Lot boundaries, house sites and later property changes may require further verification.
Photographs and Records
Photographs, maps, service records, family documents and newspaper items relating to Lot 4 Furneaux Estate are being collected.
Can You Help?
The Furneaux Museum is continuing to document the history of each soldier settlement lot.
If you have photographs, family stories, military service records, farm records, maps, newspaper articles or corrections relating to Lot 4 Furneaux Estate, or its owners over time, we would be pleased to hear from you.
Your contribution will help preserve the history of the Soldier Settlement Scheme on Flinders Island.
Sources and Research Notes
Information on this page has been compiled from local soldier settlement records, family and community contributions, and ongoing research by the Furneaux Museum Soldier Settlement Scheme Working Group.
Some details may be incomplete or subject to correction as further information becomes available.