First and Second Fleet Memorial Gardens in Wallabadah, New South Wales | Monument

First and Second Fleet Memorial Gardens

Locality: Wallabadah, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 6747 1226

Address: New England Highway 2343 Wallabadah, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.visitquirindi.com.au

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24.01.2022 This is a photo from Wal for Kay

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13.01.2022 Ray Collins Born in Paddington Sydney in July 1936 Ray Collins could only have been described as a larrikin in his youth. At the age of 14 he stowed away on a ship bound for Colombia. His stay in that country lasted just four days before he returned to Australia where he said his father gave him a real hiding. One of 8 boys and 4 girls Ray found himself soon apprenticed to older brother Henry Collins in stone masonry which turns out to be something of a family tradition. Fro...m that time until the present Ray has been on the road through the backtracks and byways of Australia. As he says, it took him 10 years to get from Bourke to the Hunter Valley. When young, his family never talked about the past, even though the older members of the family frequently holidayed in historic Windsor on the Hawkesbury River where his early ancestors had settled ... Years later Ray found out that the family name was not Collins but Cross and this was thanks to the work of lineage tracing undertaken by his cousin, Lorraine Prothero. It seems his family wanted to deny and hide their convict ancestry - but not Ray. The fact that there was no memorial inscribed with the names of all those who voyaged on the First Fleet then became a passion for him. As he followed the work from country town to country town he would often approach the local council to see if they were interested in his idea of a First Fleet Memorial. In all he approached 10 councils over almost a twenty year period - most of whom thought it was a good idea but were afraid he might die before completing it.

13.01.2022 Time for another First Fleet Question: Which ship in the Second Fleet didn't make it to the Colonies? What happened to her?

12.01.2022 The Fellowship of the First Fleeters Northwest Chapter is having their Christmas Lunch at the Marshall McMahon Hotel in Wallabadah on Saturday, 7th December. The General meeting starts at 11.00am followed by a traditional Christmas Fare. Price: $20. RSVP to Pat on 6767 0274 by 29 November.

10.01.2022 The answer to this question, and any of the questions you find on this page can be found in the brochure we have at the Liverpool Plains Visitor Information Centre in Willow Tree.

08.01.2022 "He bade the judge good morning And he told him to beware, That he'd never rob a needy man or one who acted square, But a judge who'd rob a mother... of her one and only joy Sure, he must be a worse outlaw than The wild colonial boy." See more

08.01.2022 First Fleeters The North/West chapter of the First Fleeters next meeting will be at the family history rooms, 62 North St. Tamworth on Saturday Oct 5th at 1.30PM with special guest speaker Susan Turner who will be talking about the History of Nursing education. Afternoon tea will be served following Susan Turner's talk. Please bring a plate to share for afternoon tea. All welcome. Contact Pat on 67670274

07.01.2022 Here's the first First Fleet Question of 2014. Ready? How many convict boats did England send to Australia between 1787 and 1850?

04.01.2022 The First Fleet Group Tamworth Chapter organised a reenactment of the arrival of the First Fleet at Wallabadah. Local school children were invited to play an ancestor of local First Fleet descentant families and read out their story.

03.01.2022 What vital procedure happened during the First Fleet journey every day at Midday?

03.01.2022 Anyone interested in a tour of the First Fleet Gardens, please contact the Liverpool Plains Visitor Information Centre on 6747 1226.

02.01.2022 AUSTRALIA DAY 2014 Come on a tour of the First and Second Fleet Gardens on Australia Day 2014! 2.00pm at the Entry Gates to the First and Second Fleet Memorial Gardens, New England Highway, Wallabadah.... The tour will be led by a direct descendent of a First Fleeter; you can look forward to some special tales and personal recollections handed down over the generations.