Charles Jeanneret (politician) and ferry companies. He was a Hunters Hill alderman and mayor from 1870 to 1871, and served on Sydney City Council from 1886 to 1898. In 1887 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the Free Trade member for Carcoar. Defeated in 1889, he returned in 1891 but was defeated again in 1894. He went bankrupt in 1897. Jeanneret died in Richmond in 1898. Charles Jeanneret (politician) Charles Edward Jeanneret (9 February 1834 – 23 August 1898) was an Australian politician. He was born in Sydney to dentist Henry Jeanneret and Harriet Merrett. As a boy
Gris-gris (talisman) Gris-gris (talisman) Gris-gris, also spelled grigri, and sometimes also "gregory" or "gerregery", is a Voodoo amulet originating in Africa which is believed to protect the wearer from evil or brings luck, and in some West African countries is used as a method of birth control. It consists of a small cloth bag, usually inscribed with verses from the Qur'an and containing a ritual number of small objects, worn on the person. Although the exact origins of the word are unknown, some historians trace the word back to the African word "juju" meaning fetish. An alternative theory is that the word