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25.01.2022 Well well well! Who would have guessed?
25.01.2022 "What to do when you are stuck at home" is the title of a free presentation to be given on Thursday 16 April at 7pm by Kerry Farmer. All information below. Go to: https://genealogicalstudies.adobeconnect.com/australian/
24.01.2022 Occupations in the Early Days of Dubbo SADDLERS With horses being the main form a transport in the early days, Saddlers were in great demand.... Saddlers were skilled tradesmen who not only made saddles for horses but repaired and maintained them. The Saddler also made harnesses, bridles, collars and other leather items such as straps and belts. Riding saddles were the most common type of saddle required locally by horse riders in early colonial times and these were generally modelled on the English riding saddle. A well-designed saddle made for a comfortable journey for both the rider and the horse. Sometimes, if travelling off to the interior, pack saddles were required. These were designed to carry baggage, cargo and other heavy loads. Over the years an abundance of saddlers were working in the region. Here are a few of them. H Carr was a Saddle and Harness Manufacturer operating in the 1870s. George Furney, an early settler in Dubbo, set up a saddlery on the corner of Macquarie and Church Streets in 1870. He handed the business on to his son Thomas in 1874. Archibald Liddell arrived in Dubbo in 1869 and in 1870 established a business as a saddle, harness and collar maker. He died in 1930. In the 1890s Robert ‘Bob’ Holl founded a successful Saddle, Harness and Collar making business on the south west corner of Macquarie and Wingewarra Streets. This business was eventually sold to Jack Jenkins who continued with making saddles, harnesses and collars. Tom Cadell, who worked for Jack Jenkins, was the last collar maker in the district. Other saddlers were Alfred Henry Benton with a saddlery on Macquarie Street in 1875. John West worked from his saddlery on Macquarie Street, 1873-1876. James Dale was also a saddle maker on Macquarie Street in 1872 Photos H Carr Saddle & Harness manufacturer Macquarie Regional Library Bob Holl Saddle, Harness & Collar Maker 1909 Macquarie Regional Library Jack Jenkins, Saddle, Harness & Collar maker. Jack Jenkins, Darcy Pulbrook and Tom Cadell. 1933 Macquarie Regional Library R Holl 1895 Dubbo Dispatch & Wellington Independent 1895 A Liddell advertisement 1911 Dubbo Liberal & Macquarie Advertiser November 1911
21.01.2022 Wonderful lady!
21.01.2022 Occupations in the Early Days of Dubbo CARTERS AND CARRIERS The need to transport goods from one location to another became necessary as more squatters moved i...nto the area, crops were harvested and sheep shorn. The hauling of heavy goods was done by animals, initially bullock teams and later by horses. Some men realised that there was money to be made in carrying goods across the countryside and set themselves up as carriers. For smaller loads and shorter trips, carriers used drays pulled by four to six bullocks but for larger and heavier consignments, wagons were utilised. The carriers carted everything from building materials, furniture and food. In the 1850s, bullock wagons carried essential supplies to far flung pastoral stations in isolated areas of central western New South Wales. As well they carried wool and wheat to depots for shipping overseas. Some of the larger stations kept their own teams to use locally. Slow moving, at around three miles per hour, the bullock drivers were generally very skilled particularly when fording creeks and rivers with a heavy load. Bullocks were more dependable that horses, being cheaper to feed and to purchase. Travelling in pairs, they were matched by size and yoked together. In the latter part of the 19th century, teams of horses began to replace bullocks. Although they were a little more costly to maintain, they could travel faster and speed now seemed to be of the essence. When James Samuels arrived in Dubbo around 1855, he initially worked as a bullock driver and teamster in the family carrying business between Dubbo and Morpeth. He left the family business in 1867. Josiah Goode settled in Dubbo in 1854 and in 1856 he married a wealthy young widow, Mary Ann Bruce. Using his wife’s capital, he commenced a successful carrying business. A newspaper article in 1869, describes him as a carter. Bullock wagons and drays ultimately fell out of favour with the coming of the railway and eventually, with the advent of the motor car and trucks, a new way of transporting goods came into being. If you live in the Dubbo area, a fine example of a wagon can be seen in the Dubbo Regional Museum at the Western Plains Cultural Centre. It is the Australian Hero Wool Wagon, purchased by George Buck of Dubbo in 1915 from Bennett’s Coach and Wagon Works in St. Mary’s, Sydney. Photos: Wool Wagon at Dubbo photographer Walter Barnett. Across the Black Soil Plains, George W Lambert 1899 Art Gallery of NSW, inspired by his time spent near Warren when young. Bullock Dray in Trundle, NSW. A re-enactment in 2010. abc.net
20.01.2022 Occupations in the Early Days of Dubbo ORCHARDISTS AND MARKET GARDENERS The soil around Dubbo and in particular along the river flats is extremely suitable and ...conducive to growing fruit, vegetables and vines. Jean Emile Serisier and Frederick Kurtz, who both had knowledge of viticulture, managed to produce large scale vineyards with excellent wine grapes. Serisier purchased land out on the Old Dubbo Road, planting around 50,000 vines on his ‘Eumalga’ property. Kurtz selected land on the northern side of Bourke Hill that he called ‘Mount Olive’ where he had 5 acres of vines and produced award winning wines in 1892. In the 1870s, Dubbo was the second largest wine producing area in the colony. In South Dubbo, James Gordon is thought to have planted the first commercial orchard on his property south of Boundary Road. Here, on his land known as ‘The Gardens’, James Gordon grew mainly stone fruit and vines. His son Percy Gordon carried on the 50-acre orchard with 2,300 fruit trees along with 10 acres of Shiraz grapes. Down on Huckel Street near the Macquarie River, Percy Gordon, in partnership with his brothers Bob and Stan, had another orchard of 43 acres, planted with approximately 2,000 trees bearing citrus, pears and apples. George Gordon planted a 10 acre orchard on the river flat near his ‘Riverbank’ Wool Scour, specialising in stone fruits, particularly peaches. In North Dubbo, William Roper established his ‘Rosedale’ nursery where he grew seasonal fruits oranges, apricots, apples, pears, nectarines and grapes. A little further out near Bunglegumbie, John Furney planted an orchard. In West Dubbo, George Plummer established a smaller orchard of 7 acres with fruit trees, vines, pumpkins, corn and other vegetables. Adolph Wurfel, in 1893, set up an orchard on his property on Fitzroy Street. He had 8 acres where he grew peaches, plums and citrus. Vegetables were the domain of the Chinese market gardeners. Hap Lee and Mow Hoe were often successful exhibitors with their vegetables at the Dubbo Show. Ah Kong, Ah Pee, William Ah Hee and Quong Lee were some of the many Chinese market gardeners who grew fine quality produce. There were many other orchards and gardens in Dubbo but this was labour intensive work and eventually many of the orchards were pulled out and the land subdivided. Out on Nulla Road between Bunglegumbie and Troy Bridge Road, Ted Twomey and Maurice Amor planted an orchard around 1958. This was the beginning of the Sunnyside Orchard that we know today. By 1975, Twomey and Amor sold the orchard to Merv Blinman who purchased the land to erect a trucking depot for his transport business. On 1 August 1978, Peter Nethery leased the orchard that now contained 500 stone fruit trees and 400 orange trees. Three years later, he purchased the orchard. Stone fruit trees have a life span of about 20 years before needing to be re-established. Over the years, Peter replanted the stone fruit orchard three times and under his guidance it eventually grew to contain approximately 6,000 stone fruit trees. Thirty-three years later in 2011, Peter subdivided the land and sold part of the orchard, now containing 4,200 fruit trees, to Paul and Mick Coon. The brothers are successful market gardeners who have had a fruit and vegetable store on the corner of Gipps and Wingewarra Street since 2001. As can be seen, Dubbo was a veritable Garden of Eden when it came to fruit, vegetables, and vines. With thanks to Peter Nethery for the history of Sunnyside Orchard. Drawing: Eumalga, Serisier’s vineyards on the Old Dubbo Road. 1880, Sydney Artist unknown. The Gardens on Boundary Road. Rebuilt following a fire in 1911. Photo Gillespie144 Ancestry Orchards in South Dubbo 1950s - Photo Macquarie Regional Library Mick and Paul Coon of Sunnyside Orchard Photo Amy McIntyre, Daily Liberal 2013
19.01.2022 Occupations in the Early Days of Dubbo BUTCHERS As the village of Dubbo grew, many services were required to meet the needs of the settlers. Butchers were in de...mand for not everyone could slaughter and dress their own meat. Over the years there were many butchers in the area to serve the residents of Dubbo. Here are a few of them. Edward Green Adams arrived in Dubbo from Gundagai around 1883. He opened a butcher’s shop on Macquarie Street, next door to Moffatt’s Flour Mill. His business continued in Dubbo for around forty years with shops on both Talbragar Street and Macquarie Street. Edward Adams maintained his own yards and slaughterhouse at Troy Gully near Dubbo to assist with his business. The Benham Family arrived in Dubbo in the late 1860s. Alfred and Benjamin Jnr established a butchery located on the corner of Talbragar and Macquarie Streets. The Benham Brothers later took over the business on Talbragar Street, previously owned by Brown and Lambert. Later in 1900, they purchased the Dubbo Butchering Company, adding it to their portfolio. The Benham Brothers soon realised the need for their meat to be fresh, particularly in the very hot summers experienced in Dubbo. They secured an agency from the Sydney Fresh Food and Ice Company and advertised that All meat during the summer will be chilled in their Ice Room. As well they supplied ice around the town to anyone who required it. Other butchers in town in the early days were Thomas John Moore who established a butchery around the turn of the century. William Cleary was a butcher who was employed at Moore’s butchering establishment. And not all butcher shop owners were men. Mrs P Cooper, a long-time resident of Dubbo, who previously carried on a business in Parkes, purchased the Newmarket Butchery on Talbragar Street in 1896, previously owned by the Benham Brothers. While her business prospered, in February 1900, Mrs Cooper decided to sell her butchering business and it was purchased again by the Benham Brothers. Mrs Cooper was not the only woman running a butchery in Dubbo. Mrs H Edwards along with her husband, took on the butchery at Wingewarra Street in 1894. By 1899 they were advertising their establishment as ‘The Poor Man’s Butcher’. Although only a few butchers are named here, many more butchers were operating in Dubbo. Photo - Edward Green Adams Butchery date unknown. Photo Jenny Dalton Thom collection. Advertisements The Benham Brothers 1900 Benham Brothers Ice 1900 Mrs P Cooper 1896 The Poor Man’s Butcher 1899
19.01.2022 Railway Hotel, Warren c 1924 - ANU Archives - enjoy and then please share with the History group
17.01.2022 Another 1968 Warren Central School Photo A Boy in here went on become one of Australia’s Finest Boxers. Fought in 13 Divisions Winning Numerous State & Austral...ian Titles from Bantamweight to Heavyweight Fought for a World Title in 1984 Losing on Points. A Proud Moment for Him being Inducted into Australia’s Hall of Fame in 2010 PICK HIM OUT See more
16.01.2022 Bundemar Church and Cemetery A short distance from where the Bundemar Hotel once stood is the entrance to a TSR. Roads in this area are quite ‘chalky’, due to c...alciferous sandstone but after crossing Crooked Creek and driving some distance along the fence line, one arrives at the location of the Bundemar Cemetery and Church. Along with other buildings deemed necessary in the Bundemar community of the 1880s hotel, post office, school - was a church. Church services had been held monthly in the dining room of the Bundemar Homestead. Frederick Body, Francis Knyvett and Henry Samuels were generally thought to be the men who campaigned for a church at Bundemar. They appealed to settlers, station hands and others in the area for contributions to assist in the building of the church. Eventually sufficient funds were raised to get the building underway and a weatherboard church, plain but of solid construction, was completed. The church was consecrated on 28 August 1893 by Dr. Camidge, the Bishop of Bathurst. Throughout the next few years, church bazaars and gift sales were held in the Bundemar woolshed at shearing time, the proceeds helping to clear the debt on the church. All Saints Church of England Bundemar ceased to hold services in 1944 due to World War II. It is thought that church services did not continue after this time. Today, All Saints has almost completely disappeared. Once redundant, pieces of the church began to disappear, locals finding another use for the weatherboards until only the footings remained. Close by is the Bundemar Cemetery. The cemetery is small, containing only five headstones with seven persons being buried there. In 1999 the Council placed a fence around the headstones. Previously, being on a TSR, cattle could wander around the headstones and cause damage. Not far from the cemetery is a scarred Surveyor’s tree from long ago. Photo of the scarred Surveyor’s tree. Cemetery gate. With thanks to David and Phyllis Carthy of Trangie.
16.01.2022 The recording of our Tracing the History of your House webinar is now available online! So many of you were interested in this topic that it quickly booked out.... Now you can view the recording and follow our reference librarians as they show you how to date a house, trace past occupants and the development of the surrounding area over time. View online: https://bit.ly/3gCOVAN
14.01.2022 WINDOW ON WOMEN Mary Adams Matron of Carlisle Private Hospital. Mary Adams and her husband Ernest moved to Dubbo in the 1890s. They were married in 1889 in Go...ulburn. Mary was a nurse who had undertaken her training in Sydney. Her husband Ernest was a painter. They settled in a property at the corner of Bultje and Darling Street called Carlisle Cottage where it is thought that they took out a lease. In 1902, Mary’s husband Ernest was facing bankruptcy and this put great strain on the couple and their family. But Mary was an enterprising woman and with her nursing training behind her, she went about establishing a business as a Private Nurse at Carlisle Cottage. Working and studying at the same time, Mary gained her Obstetric degree in 1908 and was registered by the Board of Heath in 1910. The hospital was registered as Carlyle Private Hospital and focussed on medical, surgical and obstetrics providing a high level of care to patients who had the means to afford such care. Many women were admitted to the lying-in hospital to give birth in comfortable surroundings in private obstetric wards where Matron Adams was the only triple certificate nursing sister in the district. In 1916, Mary’s husband Ernest died from lead poisoning that he had contracted from his work as a painter. He was just 48 at the time. Mary carried on at Carlyle Private Hospital, needing a means to support herself and her five children, three sons and two daughters. Mary was a strong woman with a good business sense and her business went from strength to strength. In 1930’s Matron Adams over saw a renovation of the hospital that included the remodelling of the operating theatre, installing a gas hot water system and sterilizing equipment. Carlyle Private Hospital provided care to the people of Dubbo for over 60 years. Mary eventually retired in the 1950s and the hospital continued on with her daughter Nellie in charge. Matron Adams died at Carlyle Private hospital in August 1960 at the age of 99. Today, 61 Bultje Street is home to a number of businesses and is named Carlyle Corner. With thanks to Simone Taylor, Local Studies MRL. Photos: Mary Adams c 1914 Macquarie Regional Library Mary Adams at 61 Bultje Street, Dubbo with her daughter Nellie. Macquarie Regional Library
14.01.2022 Occupations in the Early Days of Dubbo TRANSPORTING THE WOOL CLIP The Australian wool trade was established in 1807 when the very first bales of wool were taken... to England. The Reverend Samuel Marsden, returning home to his native Yorkshire, took with him 165 bales of wool from his own sheep breeding and growing endeavours. He took the wool to William Thompson of Rawdon, Yorkshire, where it was well received and made into cloth from which a suit was cut for Marsden. Interest for Australian wool began to increase and the mills in the north of England demanded more and more of the fine Australian Merino wool. This was brought about by the rapid expansion of textiles due to changing fashions. London was the main international wool market in the 19th century and consignments of wool were shipped to England where the wool brokers sold the bales at auction. By the mid 1890s more Australian wool was being sold on the Continental European markets than in England. How did wool growers from Dubbo get their wool to London in the early days? It was not at all practical to take a fully loaded wagon over the Blue Mountains and onto Sydney for shipping. There was a better and faster way. Wool wagons were loaded with bales in Dubbo and taken overland to Bourke. Here the bales were transferred to a barge, and pulled by a paddle steamer, made their way down the Darling River to Wentworth where the Murray River meets the Darling. From here the wool barge would travel along the Murray to Mannum and then onto Lake Alexandrina in South Australia. Here the clip would be loaded onto a sailing ship for the journey to London, England. This was a far faster route than taking the clip overland to Sydney and thence by ship to London. Wool growers from Dubbo and in fact all of Australia, could always be assured of a top price for their wool on the English and European markets. Photos Macquarie Street Dubbo 1873. Loaded wool wagons in front of J E Serisier’s store. With thanks to Macquarie Regional Library. The paddle steamer Lancashire Lass and a barge loaded with 1158 bales of wool at Wilcannia. State Library NSW
13.01.2022 WHAT'S THE DEAL WITH DNA RESEARCH? Find out all about it at this information session at Orange City Library on Friday 28 February 9am - 10am. Free event. Discov...er why use DNA for family history research, how does it work, which test and which company, what you get, privacy and other issues when using DNA for genealogy. Join this presentation by Marilyn Woodward from the Heraldry & Genealogy Society of Canberra's DNA Special Interest Group. This is a free event but please book your place by calling 6393 8132. #DNA #familyhistory #nswpubliclibraries
13.01.2022 Burials in the Bundemar Cemetery. In 1885 a death occurred at the Bundemar Hotel when young Thomas William Samuels died from convulsions. Son of Robert Thomas ...and Jane Samuels, he was just five years old. Thomas was buried in the Bundemar Cemetery. In 1901, tragedy once again struck the Samuels family of Bundemar. Their son John Evans died from a rifle shot accidently received. John was 14 years and 8 months old at the time of his death. Known as Jack, he was buried with his brother in the Bundemar Cemetery. The inscription reads: In loving memory of John Evans, dearly loved son of Henry Robert and Jane Samuels. Accidently killed 8 July 1901. The headstone is believed to be of marble, the Stonemason was W Larcombe of Dubbo. Photos Headstone of Thomas William and John Evans Samuels Side view of the Samuels headstone.
12.01.2022 Occupations in the Early Days of Dubbo Coach Services - Cobb & Co. A public coach service was needed to transport gold from the diggings to the Colonial Treasur...y, to carry passengers and mail. Cobb & Co. was established in Melbourne in 1853 by four Americans but by 1856 they sold out for 16,000. Five years later James Rutherford, with a group of partners, purchased the company for 23,000 and in 1862 moved ten coaches from Bendigo to Bathurst to establish Cobb & Co. in New South Wales. Rutherford quickly set up routes with changing stations every ten miles, usually at inns and post offices. Cobb & Co’s success was in their speed and this was achieved by changing to fresh horses frequently and therefore beating out the competition. Coaching routes and stage posts soon fanned out across the Central West. One popular route was from Dubbo to Bourke. Coaches left Yeo’s Royal Hotel each Wednesday and Friday at noon for Harris’ Hotel in Bourke and on Saturday and Wednesday for the return journey. The cost of a one-way fare was 3. Coaches crossed the river at Bril Bral Falls, Butler’s Falls, Dundullimal Falls, Minore Falls opposite ‘Euromedah’ and Whylandra. Local changing stations were at The Lion of Waterloo at Montefiores where coaches could cross the Bell River after the horses had been fed and refreshed. ‘Murrumbidgerie’, a 240,000- acre property owned by James Rutherford was soon established with a sandstone coach house and changing station. The Minore Hotel, 16 K from Dubbo, also known as the Dickygundy Inn, was a changing station that opened for business in 1872. In the town were a number of pick up/put down stops. Some of these were Serisier’s Store on Macquarie Street, The Dubbo Post Office, The White Bridge at the foot of Bultje Street, and the Old Dubbo Cemetery. The Old Dubbo Road from Guerie to Dubbo was a Cobb & Co. route. From Dubbo coaches travelled to Narromine, Nyngan, Byrock and on to Bourke with many stops in between. At its peak, Cobb & Co. harnessed 6,000 horses every day and the coaching routes stretched not only from Bathurst to Bourke but from the Gulf of Carpentaria to southern Victoria and many places in between. Cobb & Co was a great success story however the coming of the railway and the invention of the motor car eventually saw the demise of Cobb & Co. Photos James Rutherford photo - The Rutherford family Two stamps issued by Australia Post on 6 July 1955 to commemorate Cobb & Co. Restored Coach, Dubbo, December 2016 photo -The Land Old Minore Hotel photo EAR June 2020
12.01.2022 Occupations in the Early Days of Dubbo STOCK CROSSINGS Butlers Falls... In 1851, people flocked to the gold fields of Victoria in an attempt to make their fortune. Convicts who had recently gained their freedom in Tasmania were soon on their way to Port Phillip Bay to join the rush to the diggings at Castlemaine and Ballarat. The population of the area increased dramatically and there was a great demand for stock to feed the people. This gave rise to north/south market in sheep and cattle and much of it passed through the fledgling village of Dubbo on its way to Melbourne and the southern goldfields. Sheep and cattle came from as far away as the Darling Downs and the Wide Bay area of Queensland, pushing on down through New South Wales to the fledgling village of Dubbo and the overland stock route that had been established along Fitzroy Street. From here they passed through Dulhunty’s ‘Old Dubbo’ run and on to Butlers Falls where the stock crossed the river. It was then on to ‘Cumboogle’ and from there the generally accepted route was down to Moama, known as Maiden’s Punt, where the stock crossed the Murray River. Here, in 1845, James Maiden had set up a punt to carry livestock across the river. There were just a few crossings on the Macquarie that were suitable for stock one was at Butlers Falls, another at Dundullimal Falls, a third at Little River and one at Narromine. The area of Butlers Falls was very suitable for a stock crossing for here the water was somewhat shallow and the banks less steep. Stock bridges were still necessary to move the sheep and cattle across the river and a stock bridge had been built at Butlers Falls by stockmen. Problems were caused when the river was in flood and stock would accumulate in large numbers on the northern bank of the river, waiting until the river subsided in order to cross. In 1857 dispute arose between John Brewster, the owner of ‘Cumbooglecumbang’ and the stockmen waiting to cross. Although the route had been in use for many years, Brewster refused to allow them to cross. Prior to John Brewster’s ownership, ‘Cumbooglecumbang‘ had been left vacant for quite some-time with no one in charge and so the stockmen used the crossing at Butlers Falls. John Brewster soon found that there was no official stock crossing at Butlers Falls and so denied permission to cross, telling them to use the official crossings marked on local maps. Finally permission was given to build another stock bridge at Alexander Cruickshank’s ‘Murrumbidgerie’ further upstream from Dubbo. Dundullimal Falls Prior to the stock crossing at Butlers Falls, the most common crossing was at Dundullimal Falls. From the end of Fitzroy Street it was a short distance to the Macquarie River and the ‘Dundullimal’ crossing. Here though the water was somewhat deeper and once it was known that ‘Cumbooglecumbang’ was vacant, the stockmen took their sheep and cattle a little further on to cross at what they felt was the preferred and easier crossing. Photos: Two views of Butlers Falls where stock could safely cross the river. The river crossing at Dundullimal Falls c 1910 photo Macquarie Regional Library The Punt at Moama (1876) which allowed the stock to cross the Murray and proceed to the goldfields and Melbourne. National Gallery of Victoria.
11.01.2022 The best of times
11.01.2022 Occupations in the Early Days of Dubbo BUILDERS As Dubbo grew there was a need for new and improved housing as well as the establishment of public buildings.... No longer was accommodation made from slabs of timbers with sheets of bark for the roof considered satisfactory. Professional men arriving in the Village of Dubbo wanted something substantial in which to live and raise a family. William Moffatt, a carpenter and joiner by trade, arrived in Dubbo around 1859. He was responsible for building some of the most distinguished buildings in Dubbo the Australian Joint Stock Bank, the Post & Telegraph Office, St Andrews Presbyterian Church and Holy Trinity, the Anglican Church. Holy Trinity,designed by colonial architect Edmund Blacket, was built from locally quarried sandstone to which Moffatt installed beautiful stained-glass windows and a slate roof. He also built the Warren Court House and the Post & Telegraph Offices in Wellington and Coonamble. Moffatt formed a 15-year partnership with Edwin Davies in 1868 and together as builders and contractors they built the Mechanics Institute, the Empire Hall, the Court house and ‘The Pines’, the Taylor Family Home. Designed by architect A Moyes ,‘The Pines’ was one of the largest residences in Dubbo, consisting of 25 rooms. Another builder working in Dubbo around that time was Benjamin Benham. Joining forces with George Payne, a master builder and carpenter, they erected the first Methodist Church in 1875. Building of the Catholic Church in Dubbo got underway in 1872. Designed by colonial architect Edward Gell, contracting issues and lack of finance caused delays. Work ceased for some time until the issues were rectified and the builders of the church, thought to be Wilcox & Babbage, completed the work at the end of 1873. Josiah Wake Garnsey, a builder, arrived in Dubbo around 1863. It is thought that he built ‘Macquarie View’ for James Samuels. His son Edward became a builder, joinery manufacturer and historian. Thomas Heaydon came to Dubbo from Gulgong in the late 1870s. He was a successful architect and builder. He was responsible for the design of the Court House Hotel and Tattersall’s Hotel. As well he designed the Anglican Hall and the Presbyterian School Hall. A number of private residences were designed and built by Thomas Heaydon including ‘Eastonville’ on Bourke Street. Photos: Holy Trinity Anglican Church, built by William Moffatt photo KAR Macquarie View c 1890, built by Josiah Wake Garnsey With thanks to Macquarie Regional Library ‘Eastonville’ on Bourke Street, built by Thomas Heaydon Catholic Church under construction 1870- 1875, photo Henry Beaufoy Merlin 1973
10.01.2022 If only we had all the names people!
10.01.2022 Occupations in the Early Days of Dubbo DRESSMAKERS In the early days of the colony, female convicts with minimal sewing skills were the dressmakers of the day, ...fashioning simple clothing for their everyday wear. Those who were skilled, created clothing that was more elaborate and suitable for the middle classes and gentry of Sydney. Out in the Wellington Valley and the Dubbo area, most women made do with one dress for everyday wear, covering it with a pinafore to keep it clean. Generally they had one good dress for wearing to church on Sunday and to any other function of importance. Eventually, with women becoming more social and desiring new clothing for special functions, dressmakers and skilled seamstresses were in demand. Craig and Jones of Macquarie Street announced to the ladies of Dubbo in 1887, that they had secured the services of a first-class Sydney dressmaker. In 1887, Madame Redet of the Ladies Emporium on Church Street, advertised her French and American Millinery. Dressmaking for Babies Wardrobes and Ladies Underclothing was a speciality. For the more discerning ladies residing in the Interior, David Jones & Co advertised in October 1887, patterns and magnificent silks as worn in the centres of fashion and on the Continent, post free to all parts of Australia. In September 1899, Mrs C Best of Simpson Street, Wellington, advertised that she did all types of plain sewing, suits for boys a speciality. 1910 saw Miss Bishop, who claimed to be a Court Dressmaker and Milliner from Belgravia, London, advertise that Evening Wear and Party Dresses were her speciality at her rooms on Macquarie Street. In Wellington the Ladies Emporium, under the management of Mrs F M Attwood, made everything from drapery to millinery and dresses, guaranteeing fit, style and finish. In 1920 the Western Stores advertised that Miss Davidson had returned from her holiday and their dressmaking rooms were once again in full swing. Opposite the Federal Hotel on Maughan Street in Wellington, Mrs E Sutton announced that she had commenced dressmaking. She promised 'prompt attention’ with full satisfaction guaranteed. Mrs Wilson, wife of the secretary of the Mechanics Institute, announced that she was prepared to supply fancy buttons in acorn or dome shape. Dressmakers and ladies who made their own clothes could order any number of buttons from Mrs Wilson. In 1925 the Every Lady’s Journal, a popular woman’s magazine, gave away five free patterns with the September issue This created quite a sensation and was particularly popular with women who made their own clothes. Dressmaking classes were beginning to be advertised in the early 1900s at Wellington, Geurie and Dubbo. In 1930, dressmaking classes were being offered at the Manchester Unity Hall twice a week. With dressmakers aplenty, the ladies of Dubbo and surrounds were well catered for. Advertisements - Miss Mackintosh 1894 Miss Murphy 1892 Ladies fashions 1879 to 1880 Dress fashions of the 1890s 1930s Dress patterns
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06.01.2022 Occupations in the Early Days of Dubbo MONUMENTAL AND STONE MASONS As more people began to move into the Dubbo area, deaths inevitably occurred and it became ne...cessary to find a burial ground. Land that was once part of Robert Dulhunty’s Dubbo Run was selected, on a bend in the Macquarie River near the Butler’s Falls crossing. Known by many names during the early days of settlement, this area eventually became known as the Dubbo Pioneer Cemetery. It is thought that the very first burial on this land was that of Thomas Ahern, a bullock driver for Robert Dulhunty, who died in 1839. Other early burials were Jane Osborne in 1844. Her headstone was prepared by J Grotty of Mulgoa. Robert Garland died in 1860 and his headstone came from West Maitland where the stonemason was C Mack. T Murphy of Pitt Street, Sydney, was the stone mason for David Donald’s headstone. David died in 1861. So, it can be seen that family members wanted to remember their loved ones with a marker of some kind. This was a permanent way to remember and memorialise a loved one. In some cases, handmade headstones were used by families who could not afford the services of a stone mason. W Larcombe & Son began producing monuments around 1893. Monuments by Larcombe & Son can be found in many cemeteries around New South Wales. They still service the Dubbo community today. Shakespeare Funerals, also Monumental Masons, at 94 Talbragar Street, have been serving the community since 1894 and their premises remain at 94-96 Talbragar Street, Dubbo. Other monumental masons were working in Dubbo in the late 1800s. For example, John Fraser worked from his premises on Talbragar Street and produced headstones in marble or freestone. In 1896, Craig & Taylor, Monumental Masons, worked from their property next to Wilkins & Kennedy Coach Factory on Talbragar Street. In the early 1900s, C J Shakespeare, Undertaker and Monumental Mason had premises on Lee Street, Wellington. Today, the practice of preserving the memory of a loved one continues with many options Upright or flat, kerbed, memorial plates, granite, marble, limestone, bronze, polished, part polished, unreflective, with mouldings or without and a variety of fonts for the inscription. Like a lot of things today too many choices! Images- William (d 1896) & Emily (1899) Munns, headstone in the Bugaldie Cemetery. Stone Mason W Larcombe, Dubbo. Shakespeare Funerals, premises at 94-96 Talbragar Street Dubbo. John Fraser, Monumental Mason 1887 J C Shakespeare, Lee Street, Wellington 1908 W Larcombe, Monumental Mason 1907 Craig & Taylor, Monumental Masons 1895
04.01.2022 Occupations in the Early Days of Dubbo SANDSTONE QUARRIES Sandstone is a sedimentary rock composed of quartz and silicates along with small grains of rock frag...ments that have, overtime, been compressed and cemented together. Sandstone can usually be found in coastal areas, on seabeds and along rivers. Old maps of Dubbo show two quarries on the western bank of the Macquarie River, one just below Club Dubbo on Whylandra Street and another further north and closer to the bridge. There are other locations along the Macquarie where sandstone outcrops can be found. Robert Charles Garnsey arrived in Dubbo around 1863 and is associated with the opening of a quarry at Bunglegumbie from which he supplied stone for many of the early buildings in Dubbo. After leaving school, young Josiah Garnsey worked at the quarries on the western bank of the Macquarie River. William Sansom was at one time the proprietor of the freestone quarries on the western bank, opposite The Sandbeds, today’s Sandy Beach. Many of the stone cutters in the very early days of Dubbo were convicts who were skilled in this trade. Some of Dubbo’s early and most outstanding buildings were made from locally quarried sandstone. The Commercial Banking Company of Sydney, the first bank in Dubbo built in 1867 now the Hog’s Breath Café. Bank of New South Wales This imposing Edwardian building erected on three levels was commenced in 1876 - now the Old Bank Restaurant. Holy Trinity Anglican Church, built in Australian Gothic style, held the first service on 19 March 1876. St Brigid’s Roman Catholic Church opened in March 1874 and served the parish until the late 1980s. Other fine sandstone buildings include the Dubbo Railway Station, Station Master’s House, Stables at Dundullimal, Dr. Tibbits home on Macquarie Street, a fine old house at 120 Fitzroy Street and Police residence on Darling Street. The Dubbo War Memorial, made of sandstone with bronze relief tablets, was unveiled on 25 April 1925. Discovering an old 1800s map with Old Quarries marked on the west bank of the Macquarie River, just south of the old White Bridge aroused the interest of one of our members. Following the map she was able to locate the quarry. Take a drive around town and check out these fine sandstone buildings and see how many more you can find! Photos: Remains of the sandstone quarry on the western bank of the Macquarie River. 2 Photos EAR 2020 CBC Bank c 1870s - State library of NSW St Brigid’s Roman Catholic Church Photo KAR 2018 The Station Master’s House Photo KAR 2018 The Stables, Dundullimal, built c 1849 -1851 - Photo National Trust of Australia Old sandstone quarry on the west bank of the Macquarie, south of the old White Bridge and the L H Ford Bridge. Photo KAR June 2020 Sandstone blocks at Holy Trinity Anglican Church. Photo KAR July 2020.
04.01.2022 He’s the recipient of a number of awards for services to his community, including an Order of Australia Medal (OAM) in 2016, but Gulargambone farmer and Lions C...lub president Col Ryan says his greatest reward is simply the joy of helping people. Jen Cowley sat down for an excellent coffee with Col at Gular’s award winning, community-based two-eight-two-eight café. Col: I was born and raised here and I’ve lived here all my life on the family farm first on my parents’ place then on my own place just out of town. I’m a farmer and grazier, but I’ve been involved in lots of things around town. Jen: What sorts of things? Col: Mostly through Lions. For instance, in the past we’ve worked with (Coonamble Shire) Council for a tree planting program around town obviously, we haven’t done that for the past three years, there wasn’t much point because of the drought but this year we’ll be kicking that off again. It’s a really good project for the town. We’ve also worked with council to get a grant for our park, so there’s those sorts of things. For many years, 28 in fact, I’ve done a lot with people with a disability through a Lions-based program called Licola (Wilderness Camp) down in Victoria. It’s owned by Victorian Lions clubs, and it has 16 houses that can accommodate people with a disability for a week-long program. I started just taking two people for the first year, and then I became co-chairman (of the program) in the district, which goes from Lightning Ridge to Wagga, to the mountains and out to Bourke. My late wife, Cheryl, and I worked together on it, and a Lions club lady from Narromine now helps me as co-chairman. THATSTHESPIRIT_WEBCOVER600w.png Read more 'That's the Spirit' stories... Jen: Was it experience with someone with a disability that initially motivated you to get involved with the program? Col: No, no personal experience I got all that along the way (laughs). There was a young bloke here locally who had a disability and we (the Lions Club) had heard about the camp and we needed someone to take him because he was a really big fella so I volunteered. We also sponsored another local girl, who had a horse accident as a young girl and spent the rest of her life in a wheelchair. She went down to Licola a few times with us. There have been many over the years. It is such an amazing thing to see what a difference the camp makes to these people’s lives. It’s very satisfying it gives you a real pick-me-up to spend time at the camp when you see how much they achieve in such a short time. It’s something that I’ve learned over the years about people with a disability you never underestimate them. Some of them are very capable people. They might have a disability, but given the opportunity, they can accomplish many things. Jen: Twenty-eight years is a long time to be involved with a program like that. What keeps you going? Col: I just think it’s an excellent way to give something back to people in need. I can’t really pinpoint it, but I just like to help people. Lions is a great organisation that has given me the opportunity to help people and the community. I’m a charter member of the Gulargambone Lions Club. We chartered in 1987, and I’ve been with them all that time. A friend encouraged me to look into Lions, and once I did, I was hooked by the way they do things for the community. That was the essence of it then, and it’s the same now. Col Ryan OAM, Gulargambone NSW That's the Spirit: Col Ryan OAM - Gulargambone NSW Jen: Something I’ve noticed over the years is Gulargambone’s can do approach, so I guess Gular Lions have the same attitude would you agree? Col: That’s true. When they say you can’t do this or that, well, ‘round here that’s a red rag to a bull. Jen: You know, you’re the second Gular person I’ve interviewed for this project who’s said the same thing, so that’s a pretty reliable sample then (laughs)! Col: Well, it’s true. When they say you can’t, the only way is to get into it and do it ourselves and show them what we CAN do. I think we’re fortunate in that we have a good relationship with our council, because we’re just an outlying town, but if we want something done we always show that we’re prepared to put our foot forward if we can just get a bit of help. Gulargambone has always showed that it’s prepared to help itself with a bit of a hand up. Jen: What are some of the things you’ve been involved with over the years that have made you proud to be a Gular local? Col: Oh, without doubt one of the highlights was winning the NSW Tidy Towns award in 2004. I was chairman at the time, having been involved with the committee for a while to try to help with a few projects we had going around town, particularly after we lost the banks and we needed to do something. There were all sorts of things they’d said we couldn’t have, and we do now because we made them happen. As a result, we’d won lots and lots of awards of different types and we’d entered the Tidy Towns competition many, many times. We’d won our category the 350-500 population category, which covers a fair few towns and we’d won awards for different projects and so forth. Then in 2004, we went to Broken Hill for the annual awards ceremony and there were only a couple of us from here went, and we won the overall award. I was rapt. Col Ryan OAM, Gulargambone NSW Jen: If you had to name one, what would be a nice surprise that Gulargambone has in store for first time visitors? Col: I think people would be surprised by the friendliness here. That’s good because tourism is an important part of our future and we are getting more things to attract tourists. If we don’t develop our tourist offering, we’ll have nothing. We don’t have any industry other than farming and grazing. We do have a few things to show off, though. We have really beautiful surrounds and a rich history. Our caravan park is one of our best kept secrets. Actually, not that secret word of mouth is really getting around and tourists just flock here because of the friendliness and the facilities. It’s always chock-a-block. Travellers are a huge financial boon for the town, so it’s up to us locals to make them feel welcome, and make an effort to say g’day. People genuinely want to connect. Jen: What’s the first thing you’d tell a visitor who was asking about your town? Col: That it’s a community-minded place that has an interesting history around the district. Tourism really is our future, so we have to look at how we develop that. We have to work at that, and go above and beyond. The people who run the caravan park do a great job of going that extra mile, and it really pays off. People come for a day and end up staying two weeks, using Gulargambone as a base. That friendliness is what small towns have to offer, so we need to trade on that. NALAG's 'That's the Spirit' hardcover book will feature a selection of excerpts from the stories gathered over the past two years, and will be available in late 2020 through NALAG NSW and this website. If you wish to be notified when the book is
04.01.2022 Belaringar, mid way between Nevertire and Nyngan NSW. The siding has gone but the sheep station is still a major player in the district.
04.01.2022 Occupations in the early days of Dubbo Police Constables 2 As can be seen, there were many Police Constables in the Dubbo area in the early days of settlement. ... Crimes were not unlike those of today shootings, stolen stock, robberies, missing people, drownings and suicides. Here are a few of our local constables. John Nicholls was appointed as the District Constable for Bligh in 1857. Based in Mendooran he covered a wide area. He was in Bathurst in 1857 to give evidence in the Lindon murder at Mendooran. Mr Lindon, in an alcoholic state, struck his wife with a shovel, slit her throat with a butcher’s knife and threw her body in the Castlereagh River. In 1859 DC Nicholls was in Bathurst once again, this time to give evidence in the Dubbo murder of Roger Flood whose body was found just off the Old Dubbo Road. Senior Sergeant John W Chiplin who in 1868 was stationed at Hargraves was transferred to Wellington in 1875 where he was stationed for 27 years. The following year he became Gold Receiver for Wellington. Chiplin worked at Bodangara, Maryvale, Goolma, and Ironbarks, and was involved in the hunt for the Governors following the Breelong murders. Promoted to Inspector while in Wellington, he was a married man with ten children. Highly respected, kind and sympathetic yet stern and unflinching when duty called, he died in 1902. James Young, a former Chief Constable at Dubbo was at the Bathurst Quarter Sessions in June 1858 to give evidence in the case of John O’Neil who was charged with stealing a watch, the property of Thomas Purvis, a Dubbo publican. Senior Constable Charles Cooper was stationed in Dubbo 1867-1870. In 1868 he gave evidence in the drowning of Mr John Christie JP of Narromine, a squatter in partnership with W C Wentworth, who was found drowned in the Macquarie River at Narromine. On 22 May 1866 Inspector Hogg, Constable John Purkis and a tracker went in pursuit of two men who robbed the Obley to Bourke mail carriers. The men crossed the Macquarie River but the police tracked and arrested them and found they had over 500 in cheques in their possession. The men were lodged in Dubbo gaol. John Alexander Purkis was stationed in Dubbo in 1865-1866. Working with Senior Sergeant Charles Cooper they went in search of two men with outstanding warrants for robbery under arms Patrick Burns and an armed bushranger named Fitzgerald, (alias Paddy Wandong). Evidence was given at the Dubbo Circuit Court in February 1867. Photos - Senior Sergeant John Weston Chiplin of Wellington. Photo robinhyland1 Wellington Police Station & Gaol 1870-1875 photo possibly State Records & Archives
04.01.2022 Executive decision Cancel all meetings for the duration of the pandemic! Newsletters will be sent via email.Executive decision Cancel all meetings for the duration of the pandemic! Newsletters will be sent via email.
03.01.2022 Occupations in the Early Days of Dubbo STOREKEEPERS 3 William Thomas Lewis arrived in Dubbo in 1879. A man of many talents he was apprenticed as a joiner and ...carpenter and had worked as a journeyman in Bristol, England. Working as a building contractor he established a large, two story warehouse on Talbragar Street. The store was one of the finest establishments on the street, being 60 feet by 40 feet in size and 14 feet high with a spacious showroom. William Lewis stocked his store with a variety of goods - sewing machines, pianos, fancy goods, glassware, bedding and other furniture. As his trade grew, he added ironmongery and an undertaking business, employing John Tighe and Tom Mostyn as apprentices. In a building across the street, upholstery and cabinet making were carried on. Tighe and Mostyn later went into business on their own as Undertakers. By 1898 the store space had increased to double the original size. Now advertising as a Universal Provider, Emporium, Importer, and Builder, W T Lewis’ store was also known as the ‘Model’ store. In 1911 the Undertaking business was sold to Everett & Co. and by 1914 William Lewis had retired and his premises were occupied by Messrs Currie & Co, Leading Tailors and Mercers. Mr Lewis died in 1917. Marcus Clark & Co. Henry Marcus Clarke established this well-known store in Newtown, Sydney in 1883 and it soon became one of the city’s largest department stores, selling drapery, hats, shoes, clothes for men and women, later moving into furniture. The store was stocked with less expensive wares than most department stores and Marcus Clark & Co. flourished. By 1915 the Sands Directory showed an expansion by the company to regional centres of New South Wales including Dubbo. In Dubbo however, Marcus Clark & Co. had been placing advertisements in the local papers since 1908. This gave the store a ready-made market. Marcus Clark & Co. on Talbragar Street was located on today’s Australia Post site. By the late 1950s/early1960/s Marcus Clark & C was bought out by Waltons. The building burnt down in May 1968. Photos W T Lewis store in 1885 Australian Town & Country Journal The store in 1898 Australian Town & Country Journal W T Lewis Funeral Furnisher & Embalmer 1897 Marcus Clark & Co Advertisement 1926/27 Marcus Clark & Co. Advertisement for Permanent Waves for ladies
02.01.2022 Occupations in the Early Days of Dubbo TAILORS Tailors were generally men who made suits for gentlemen. They also fashioned trousers, coats and jackets from woo...l, linen or silk. Tailoring is an art and those wishing to enter the trade usually applied to be apprenticed to an experienced or master Tailor. As well as taking exact measurements, cutting of the pattern and the cloth was the key to success. Many tailors could be identified by the cut of their cloth. Bespoke tailoring involved the construction of an individual pattern and after taking exact measurements of the customer, the garment would be completely hand made. Made to measure tailoring refers to clothing whereby the cloth is cut by machine to an existing pattern and is considered to be superior to ready-to-wear tailoring. In the early days of Dubbo, gentlemen who required a new suit would travel to Sydney to be measured and have the garment made there. In the late 1800s, Tailors began to set up premises in Dubbo. In 1887, Summerfield and Co, Merchant Tailors and Outfitters of Pitt Street, Sydney, opened a store in the Dulhunty Buildings on Macquarie Street. They professed to have the largest and best stock of woollens in Australia and charged 3/3/- for a made-to-measure suit. In 1892, E J Curran and G Taylor established themselves as Tailors, Habit and Breeches Makers on Macquarie Street, declaring they were the only Hand Tailoring Establishment in the Western District. Mr A H D Crammond, with rooms near Moffatts Mill on Macquarie Street, claimed to be a Tailor and Habit Maker, having the finest assortment of Tweeds, Bannockburns and Serges ever shown in Dubbo. In 1895 Mr H Asmussen, the Practical Tailor set up rooms adjoining H Pengelly’s on Talbragar Street. Mr F Martin of Talbragar Street, near Wilkins and Kennedy, also styled himself as a Practical Tailor in 1896. He was a successor to Mr A H D Crammond. By 1910, Charles Bear, located at 124 Macquarie Street, advertised his establishment as the Up-To-Date Tailor. R Currie and Co, Tailors, specialised in dinner jackets made from Dress Twill with Plain Collar and Silk Lapels. Dinner suits from four guineas. L Black also had a shop on Talbragar Street in 1914 styling himself as The One Price Tailor. The price for a suit, made to order, was 55 shillings. His motto: No fit, No pay. In 1923, having just returned from Sydney with a large stock of Indigo Serges, Harry Bear of Macquarie Street, advertised himself as The Popular Tailor. By 1923 he promoted himself as Dubbo’s Leading Tailor, selling suits from 6/6/-. By the 1930s and 1940s, stores like Mumfords, began advertising men’s tailored ready-to-wear clothing. A three-piece suit could be purchased for 5/16/6. Very few individual tailors were advertising their services in the local papers at this time. Photos E Hands, Tailor - Macquarie Regional Library Charles Bear’s Tailor Shop on Macquarie Street Macquarie Regional Library Advertisements - Charles Bear 1910 A H D Crammond 1892 Harry Bear 1921
02.01.2022 staff of the Combined Petroleum Service 14.11.1988 taken at the Shell depot. Included L to R: Noel Stephens, Libby Ellis, Barry Robertson, Kevin Kilgour and below Kevin Kilgour
02.01.2022 Bundemar Approximately 30 kilometres north east of Trangie lies the area known as Bundemar. During the late 1880s and 1890s, Bundemar was a small, thriving com...munity situated on the Trangie/Collie Road with passing traffic coming from Gin Gin, Collie, Trangie and Warren. Bundemar, once a huge run, has been broken up over time into two properties Bundemar and Old Bundemar. The property provided work for many people in the area. It was not long before a hotel was built, a post office added, and a school, church and small cemetery completed the community. The Hotel One of the earliest residents in the area was Henry Robert Samuels. In 1868 he married Jane Evans in Dubbo and after a few years in Queensland, Henry purchased a large tract of land at Bundemar. Along with Jane, Henry and his family settled on the land that he named ‘Willow Bend’. On ‘Willow Bend’, Henry erected the Bundemar Hotel. Located by the roadside on the Trangie/Collie Road it was an ideal location to attract tired and thirsty travellers. The Bundemar Hotel, established around 1876, continued with various proprietors over the years until the licence was cancelled in 1910. Henry Samuels sold his interest in the hotel in 1898. The Post Office In 1897, the residents of the area felt there was a need for a Post Office or a Receiving Office as the nearest one was eighteen miles away in Trangie. This was agreed upon and in August 1897, Mr H R Samuels was appointed receiving officer of the Bundemar Post Office at a salary of 5 per annum. Mr F E Body, the owner of Bundemar Station, sent a letter to the Postmaster General stating that the land on which the hotel and post office were located was not on Bundemar and therefore requested a name change. Mr Body suggested Ewenmar or Drillwarrina. The Postmaster General concurred with Mr Body and the name was changed to Drillwarrina. On 22 April 1905 the post office closed due to only two householders at present residing at Drillwarrina, whose correspondence amounts to 4 letters, 1 packet and four papers weekly. The School The number of children of families living in the Bundemar community began to increase and there was a need to establish a school in the area. A location was chosen half a mile south of Crooked Creek and approximately one mile from Ewenmar Creek, being roughly equidistant to the properties in the district. The school opened in September 1885 and Mr Frank J Lowe was the teacher assigned to the Bundemar Provisional School. By 1899 there were fourteen children attending the provisional school being from the Samuels, Burns, Kennedy, Maher and Bateman families. Teachers it seems did not stay long at this isolated school, changing almost yearly. The school closed in July 1903. Map: Parish of Carrigan, County of Ewenmar 1884 showing portion 61 owned by Henry R Samuels and the location of the Bundemar Hotel.
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01.01.2022 Knyvett Burials in the Bundemar Cemetery Another early settler in the Bundemar area was Francis William Knyvett. Francis, born in 1839, arrived in Australia aro...und 1854 with his family. In 1872 he married Alice Dulhunty in Dubbo. Alice was the daughter of Robert Venour Dulhunty and Eliza Gibbes. Considerable portions of land were purchased in the Bundemar region where Francis and Alice made their home. On 25 May 1906, Henry Knyvett, the brother of Francis William Knyvett, was found deceased at his brother’s residence at Ewenmar, suffering a heart attack. Henry Knyvett at one time had been the manager of the Australian Joint Stock Bank in Dubbo. With a view to taking up farming he settled on his brother’s property at Ewenmar. Henry was buried in the Bundemar Cemetery. His headstone has a sandstone base with concrete cross. It is engraved simply In Memory of Henry Knyvett, died 25 May 1906 aged 65 years. On 19 April 1922, their son Francis William Knyvett, a grazier, died aged 34 years. The cause of death was Ptomaine Poisoning (food poisoning) and heart failure. He was laid to rest in the Bundemar Cemetery, his casket made of polished Queensland maple. The headstone, possibly made of sandstone and/or concrete is engraved as follows: In Memory of Francis William Knyvett, Died 19 April 1922 aged 34 years. This headstone has not stood the test of time, being in two pieces. Quite possibly damaged by cattle before the fence was erected. Photos Headstone of Henry Knyvett Headstone of Francis William Blakeney Knyvett.
01.01.2022 CAN YOU HELP? Wendy Moore is seeking descendants of the Mitchell Family (pictured) in order to pass on family history information. Any help would be appreciated.... This family photograph was taken around 1903. Adults seated from left are: John Cross, Frederick James Mitchell, Fanny May Cross and Susan Marlin. Children on the ground: Ella Mitchell and Ralph Leslie Mitchell. Back row standing from left: Maud Mitchell, Ernest Mitchell, May Mitchell, Alberta Mitchell and Montague Mitchell. Frederick James Mitchell and Fanny May Cross were married in Dubbo in 1880.
01.01.2022 Occupations in the Early Days of Dubbo Some Early Police Magistrates A Magistrate was a public officer who administered the law a Justice of the Peace. He was... entrusted to hear the evidence, determine the charges and dispense justice fairly. Due to the vast size of the region and the difficulty that settlers experienced in travelling to the Bathurst Bench when the need arose, a Magistrate was appointed to Wellington. Governor Richard Bourke, before he left the colony in October 1837, appointed Henry Fyshe Gisborne, a public servant, as Police Magistrate for the Wellington Valley. A year later Gisborne had moved to Melbourne to take up another position. The Sydney Morning Herald on 15 January 1842 announced the appointment of John Maughan Esq. of the District of Wellington to be Magistrate of the Territories and its Dependencies. At this time John Maughan was the new owner of Dundullimal. In 1847, R V Dulhunty, E B Cornish and John Maughan, Bench Magistrates, were given 75 to cover the cost of erecting a Court House in Dubbo plus a further 75 for the erection of a Police residence. One of the better-known Magistrates in Dubbo was John Oxley Norton, a relative of the first Surveyor General of New South Wales. The Government Gazette on 1 April 1879 announced the appointment of J O Norton as Police Magistrate at Dubbo, to cover the area of Cannonbar, Warren and Obley. Norton was a married man with six children and had joined the Police Force in 1862. While in Dubbo he had formed an attachment with Catherine Wylkie. Mrs Wylkie had rooms at McCauley’s Oddfellows Arms on the corner of Macquarie and Wingewarra Streets. She had a baby and had told another woman residing at the hotel that John Norton was the father. On the evening of 11 November 1880, Norton was visiting his paramour at the hotel. An argument arose, Mrs Wilkie produced a derringer and shot Norton in the head. Dr. Tibbits was called and when the sergeant of police arrived, Mrs Wilkie said I shot him. He accused me of drinking and I shot him. Mrs Wilkie was removed to the lock up. Norton was in a bad way, wavering in and out of consciousness, and little could be done. He lingered on for around six weeks, dying on 26 December 1880. He was buried in the Old Dubbo Cemetery. Mrs Wilkie’s trial was held the following April under the name Catherine Warren (alias Wylkie). The jury returned a verdict of manslaughter and she was sentenced to three years with hard labour in Darlinghurst Gaol. A Magistrate’s life is not always and easy one! Photos - John Maughan Esq. Magistrate 1842 John Oxley Norton State library of NSW Catherine Warren alias Wylkie Gaol information
