The Other Twin- Tom Hingerty 1923-1993
Thomas Patrick Hingerty was born 20 minutes after his twin brother John William Hingerty on 23rd December 2023 in Temora, New South Wales. Tom was named for his paternal grandfather Thomas Joseph Hingerty (1868-1940). Tom and Jack were the first born of Francis Patrick Hingerty (1893-1946) and Margaret Jane (Peggy) Molony (1891-1980). Their mother Peggy used to tell the story that when she was heavily pregnant with the twins her feet were so swollen that the only footwear she could fit into was a pair of men's slippers. She walked up to the hospital in those slippers when she went into labour with the twins. The twins were soon joined by their younger brother Ted (Edward Francis 1926-2006) in April 1926. Ted was twin to a still born female. Three little boys under three years old must have been quite a handful for Peggy. Her younger sister Mel (Imelda Molony 1907-1999) travelled up from her hometown of Grahamstown (Adelong) to help her older sister. Mel remained with the family u