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1958 Erik Gunnar Erickson when working at the Mt Lyall copper mine in Queenstown,Tasmania1 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.

1887 E. Eriksson was a tutor at Ulriksdal Slott1 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.

1960s Erik Gunnar Erickson in New Guinea2 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.

1946 marriage of Erik Gunnar Erickson and Betty Carrucan1 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.

1917 approx - Eriksson family in front of home in Boras0 viewsThis photo, dating from around 1917, shows Erik and Maria with their 5 children Karin, Anna Maria, Margaret, Erik Gustav and Erik Gunnar.

1886 Erik and Maria Eriksson0 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.

1951 Hylton Baker, Erik Gunnar Erickson and an unnamed engineer at the Snowy Mountain Scheme 30 September 19511 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.

1940s Erik Gunnar Erickson in outback Australia0 viewsErik Gunnar arrived in Fremantle (Western Australia) in 1929 as an 18 year old, having travelled via America where he had stayed for a short time. Speaking hardly a word of English, he somehow made his way to the farm to which he had been sent and he spent the next few years there working for what amounted to bed and board. Teaming up with some other young men, he drifted into drilling and eventually made this his career, working in many wild places in Australia and New Guinea.

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1967 Erik Gunnar Erickson with his older brother Erik Gustav at the Sydney Hilton Hotel2 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 visit1 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 Sweden1 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 his older brother Erik Gustav and sisters Karin and Anna Maria1 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