Shep's Place Family Tree

Louie's husband Thomas John Kernot worked for the South Australian Railways. He took his bride from Gladstone to Peterborough ‎(known as St.Petersburgh until the 1914-1918 War when many German place names were altered)‎ where he was stationed in 1891 & where all but their youngest child was born.

MR. THOMAS JOHN KERNOT ‎(Deputy Superintendent of Railways)‎ died at Murray Bridge on May 7th.1925. He was the second son of Mr. Edwin White Kernot who for many years farmed at Coromandel Valley. Mr. Kernot was married to Miss E.L. ‎(Louie)‎ Muller of Gladstone, who survives him. There are four sons, Messrs. Roy, Hurd ‎(Edwin)‎, Jeffery & Gavin Kernot & one daughter Mrs. Southen of Nairobi, Africa. An old associate of the deceased writes:- Mr. T.J. Kernot was a valued officer of the Railways Department. In his younger days he was engaged as the First Assistant on the connection of the line from Marree to Oodnadatta which work was carried out departmentally by day laborers. On the completion of that he was transferred to the Resident Engineer's Office, Peterborough, & when the work of altering & regrading the line from Port Pirie & Cockburn was started he was placed in charge of the position between Crystal Brook & Jamestown which was successfully completed at a reasonable cost & without a single instance of hindrance or delay to traffic. He was then offered & accepted a position as engineer to the Silverton Tramways Company, Broken Hill. On his resigning after several years office the Directors presented him with a handsome honorarium & a letter expressing regret at the loss of his services. He rejoined the Railways Department here at Murray Bridge as Resident Engineer & was in charge of the Murray Bridge system, subsequently being chosen by the present Chief Commissioner for Railways to fill the position of Superintendent at Murray Bridge, which post he held at the time of his death. Mr.Kernot was of a bright & happy disposition, full of energy, & devoted to his work. Mr. H.K. Kernot ‎(a Director of George Wills & Co. Adelaide)‎ & Mr. E.E. Kernot ‎(Broken Hill)‎ are brothers, Professor W. Kernot of the University of Melbourne is a cousin.