Ben Chifley came from a strong Irish Catholic background. His grandfather had left his impoverished Tipperary home in the wake of the Irish Famine and migrated to New South Wales. When Chifley was born in Bathurst, New South Wales, on 22 September 1885, his father was working as a blacksmith. His grandfather was then living on a small farm at Limekilns. When he was 5 years old, Chifley was taken to live on the Limekilns farm to help his grandfather and aunt, and went to the small local school.His grandfather (Paddy)Patrick was born on December 23 1831, in Coolderry, Tipperary, Ireland. He came to Australia in 1858 to the goldfields around Limekilns. In 1899, when Ben Chifley was 13 years old, his grandfather died and Chifley returned to his parents’ home. It sounds like life wasn't completely easygoing with the grandfather. He lost all his savings in the 1892 bank crash. That's not good. And this gave Chifley a long-lasting dislike of private banks. For a year, he went to a local Catholic school and then went to work – first at a local store and then at a tannery. Chifley’s third job was at the Bathurst railway yards, across the road from his parents’ house. The cache is located at South 33 08.AB9 East 149 41.CD6
From the gravestone of Patrick Chifley
A= day he died
B= month he died. Number of month.Take 1
C= age he died. Second digit
D= decade he died. Take 1