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No. 66 November 2001 ISSN 0811 - 5559

Journal of the GRIFFITH GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC.

Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc Postal Address -Tranter Place, Griffith, NSW 2680 (Behind the CWA Rooms & opposite the Ambulance Station)

Patron

Mrs Patricia Jones

Public Officer Honorary Life Members

Mr John Miller Mr Alan Wakley & Mrs Edna Wakley Mrs Wendy Polkinghome Mrs Patricia Jones Hon Solicitor Mr Allan Haggarty of Noyce, Salmon & D'Aquino Auditor Holmes, Keenan & Turell, Public Accountants President Mr John Miller, 5 1 Noorilla Street, Griffith 2680 6962 7788 Senior Vice President Mr Charles Robertson, PO Box 40, Bilbul 2680 6963 5356 Junior Vice President Mrs Margaret Hare, 6 Moses St, Griffith 2680 6962 5827 Treasurer Ms Ann Musgrave, 9 Baringa St, Griffith 2680 .,. 6962 9519 Assistant Treasurer Mrs Maureen Smith, 15 Blumer Avenue, Griffith 2680 6963 I 797 Secretary Mrs Vicki Moran, PO Box 1503, Griffith 2680 6964 1925 Assistant Secretary Mrs Yvonne Miller, 51 Noorilla Street, Griffith 2680 6962 7788 Membership Officer Mr Clive Polkinghome, 43 Langley Crescent Griffith 2680 6962 1650 Librarian Mrs Wendy Polkinghome, 43 Langley Crescent Griffith 2680 6962 1650 Assistant Librarians Mrs Lynette Brown, PO Box 1437, Griffith 2680 6962 4858 Mrs Beth Davidge, 66 Langley Crescent, Griffith 2680 6962 I 065 Mrs Vicki Sanger, 47 Burley Street, Griffith 2680 6964 2887 Mrs Maureen Smith, 15 Blumer Avenue, Griffith 2680 6964 1797 Ibis Links Editor Mrs Christina Morris, "Currawong", Naradhan 2669 6896 9815 Link Leiter Editor Mrs Barbara Millis, PO Box 353, Yenda 2681 6968 1301 Research Officer Mrs Ann Stevens, 29 Grey Street, Griffith 2680 6964 3508 Cemetery Convenor Mrs Ann Stevens, 29 Grey Street, Griffith 2680 6964 3508 Publicity Officer Mrs Maureen Smith, 15 Blumer Avenue, Griffith 2680 6964 1797 Social Convenor Mrs Margaret Hare, 6 Moses St, Griffith 2680 6962 5827 CWA Liaison Officer Mrs Lynette Brown, PO Box 1437, Griffith 2680 6962 4858 'Griffith Collection' Convenors Mr Alan & Mrs Edna Wakley, 7 Short Street, Yenda 2681 6968 1428 Local History Convenor Mrs Beth Davidge, 66 Langley Crescent, Griffith 2680 6962 I 065 Courier Officer Mrs Lynette Brown, PO Box 1437, Griffith 2680 6962 4858 Computer Officer Mr Clive Polkinghome, 43 Langley Crescent, Griffith 2680 6962 1650 Library Key Holders John Miller, Charles Robertson, Margaret Hare, Ann Stevens, Yvonne Miller, Wendy Polkinghome, Lynette Brown, Margaret Hill Vicki Sanger, Maureen Smith, Vicki Moran, June Harriman, Yvonne Wilson, Bill Thompson, Clive Polkinghome, Richard Gow, Edna Wakley, Beth Davidge, Ann Musgrave, and Christina Morris.

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AIMS & IDEALS 1. To promote family history research. 2. To transcribe and record the early burials of the Pioneers of this area. 3. To provide a place where we as individuals can discuss the related problems of family history research. 4. To assist our members to trace their ow history by providing alternative sources.

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The views expressed by the contributors in this _journal are not necessarily those of the Editor, nor of the Society. The Society reserves the right to edit all material submittedfor publication. Articles appearing in this Joumal may he reproduced, either in whole, or in part, with written permission from the Society and acknowledgement of author and source. Ibis Links printed by Ultraprint, Hams Street, Griffith - March, July & November. A publication of the Griffith Genemogical & Historical Society Inc, PO Box 270, Griffith NSW 2680. Ibis Links

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KERNENEK LOWENDER "Cornish Happiness" Wendy Polkinghorne Advertised as "The World's Largest Cornish Festival", Kernewek Lowender is held biannually in the Copper Triangle incorporating the towns of Kadina, Wallaroo and Moonta on the west coast of the Yorke Peninsula, South Australia. We had booked our Villas in the Wallaroo Caravan Park 15 months prior to the May 200 l Festival and were told at the time that we had obtained the last available accommodation. So, if this article whets the th appetite of descendants of Cornishmen and women, now is the time to book for the 16 Kemewek Lowender in 2003. Together with Clive's cousin and her husband we arrived at Wallaroo early in the week and had four days to explore the "Ill Shaped Leg". as the Yorke Peninsula is known. and do some family history research. Try to image our delight when we found that all the Registers of Births, Deaths and Marriages from 1866 to at least 1922 in the County of Daly were available on open access in microfiche form. Not only that, but the entries were indexed on a data base on computer. WOW! Thomas Polkinghorne (Clive's GG Grandfather) and some of his children moved to this area in 1873 having originally arrived in South Australia in 1840. aboard the Java and settled about 60 kms south of Adelaide on the Fleurieu Peninsula at Willunga and later at Yankalilla

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Why he moved from the lush and productive Yorke Peninsula, South Australia area of Yankalilla to the limestone mallee country of Kulpara, which is about 35 kms east of Moonta was unclear. However his nephew, Josiah Polkinghome, had arrived in South Australia in 1864 and by 1865 was shown as a miner at the time of the birth of his first child. Josiah and his family eventually settled at Curramulka Another nephew, William Henry Polkinghorne also lived at Moonta by 1866. It was eventually explained to us that the land on the Fleurieu Peninsula was "worked out" as, of course, this was before the advent of fertilizers, particularly Superphosphate, and the fanners of that area looked further a-field. Apparently, many years later the same thing happened and again, the Polkinghorne family moved on - this time to mine at Silverton near Broken Hill. I am sure that it is not necessary to say that we spent a great deal of time in Kadina Community Library and our eventual gain was 157 transcriptions of entries in the registers. (Photocopies are not permitted.)

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I really must tell you about the wonderful records of the Yorke Peninsula Family History Group which are housed within the Kadina Community Library and Access is FREE. (Donations are certainly welcomed.) Some of the records held are: Births 1866-1922, Deaths 1866-1967, Marriages 1867-1937. the Abbott Index, Cemetery Records, Council Assessments for Kadina, Electoral Rolls, Family Histories, Headstone Inscriptions/Photos and Obituaries. to name just a few. Research can be carried out at $15.00 per hour, copies of Duplicate Certificates $3.00 each. However a stamped self addressed envelope (business size) MUST be enclosed for a reply. Application should be addressed to: The Secretary, Yorke Peninsula Family History Group. PO Box 260, Kadina SA 5554. l digress. I must tell you about Kemewek Lowender. Apart from our family history interests the week was crammed with events- the highlights for us were: The Maypole Dance. The tour of the Wheal Hughes Copper Mine, wearing boots. hard hats and battery lamps. Dressing of the Graves where graves of prominent people were adorned with floral tributes after a brief history of each person was presented. This was a very . . movmg expenence. We were very lucky to acquire tickets for a concert in the Wallaroo Town Hall on the Saturday night featuring the "Cape Cornwall Singers' a large group of Comishmen and their wives who were touring Australia. What a thrill that was! + The following evening found us back at the Town Hall to enjoy a concert by the Band of the 10/27 Battalion, Royal South Australia Regiment. Yet another wonderful experience.

The Maypole Dance

The festival extends over nine days, but the main activities are on the final weekend culminating in a Giant Procession at Moonta. Advertised as "one of South Australia's best regional street parades" it was one of the best I have seen and the cameras were working overtime. After moving through the streets of Moonta the parade arrived at the Moonta Oval for the Fer Kernewek a traditional Cornish Fair. There was plenty to see and all ages were catered for Bands, Dancing, Wheelbarrow races, Comish Wrestling, Comish Pasties and of course the usual Arts and Crafts.

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Maureen Smith A very successful 20" birthday party of the Griffith Genealogical and Historical Society was held recently at the Myall Park Hall, Pioneer Park. Members and guests were guided to the hall by way of the candle lit path. They were then greeted with pre dinner drinks and nibbles before the evening got under way. The 3-course meal of soup, lamb and turkey roast with baked vegetables and pudding with brandy custard was served hot and delicious, with not many scraps left over President, John Miller formally welcomed the members, special guests and Dr Edward Reid-Smith of Wagga Wagga Representing the Griffith CWA were Mrs Coralie Gandy secretary and Mrs Isla Bradley. The CWA have for many years allowed us the use of their building for our library Between courses the President, Mr John Miller presented the Society awards. The first of these was a Certificate of Appreciation to Wendy Polkinghorne for her 11 years service to the Society as Librarian or Assistant Librarian. Many thanks go to Wendy and all the past librarians and assistant librarians, as these people have helped build our library into what it is today. a well equipped genealogical and historical society in a country area. Wendy was asked to stay on the floor, as she was also involved in the next presentation This was also a Certificate of Appreciation presented to Clive and Wendy Polkinghorne for all their hard work and dedication in producing our 'Riverina Cemeteries' CD. There were a lot of people who worked on this project over the years, transcribing, typing inscriptions and rechecking the headstones, travelling far and wide to locate and name that long forgotten grave by the roadside or in someone's back paddock and obtaining records from local authorities to name a few. All this hard work by all these people was put together by Clive and Wendy and has culminated in the superb production 'Riverina Cemeteries'. The CD-Rom covers a radius of 150 kilometers with Griffith as its centre and is in demand. This product now joins a proud list of Society publications. A photograph of Wally Quinlivan was presented to Mrs Joyce Quinliven in remembrance of the years of service her husband, (a foundation member) had put into the Society Wally recently passed away and his advice and friendship is greatly missed by all the members. A photograph of Wally also hangs proudly on the walls of our rooms. A total surprise was achieved when Life Memberships were bestowed upon foundation members Margaret Hill, Lyn Brown and Ann Stevens in recognition of twenty years continuous service to the Society. Margaret Hill has held the position of junior vice president, has been and still is a major factor in the behind the scenes as cemetery convenor and for most has held the position of social convenor, Margaret has also put aside some time to kept our rooms clean and tidy. Lyn Brown has held the positions of trustee, president, senior and junior vice president, librarian, assistant librarian, 'Link Letter' editor, research officer, CWA liaison officer, committee member of 'Griffith Collection' and 'Ibis Links' Lyn is also a duty librarian at our rooms, giving advice on research problems and how to solve them. Ann Stevens has held the positions of president, treasurer, membership officer, editor, assistant editor and committee member of 'Ibis Links', cemetery convenor, publicity officer and was a member of the Pioneer Register committee The two foundation members were presented with Life Membership Certificates, Life Membership Ibis Links

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badges and a flowering cyclamin. Unfortunatley Ann was unable to attend the night and was awarded her Certificate, badge and plant at the September meeting A flowering cyclamin was presented to Karen Connor for her contribution to the Society over many years. President John Miller gave a small talk on the history of our Society, from the first meeting called by Mrs Kerry Smith and Mrs Patricia Reynolds, to the several names we have carried and of the first book purchased for the library. John mentioned meetings that were held in the Study Centre (which was the old Wade Shire Council Chambers, now part of Griffith City Library) and moving into our own premises in 1984. He also made mention of the workshops still being held and the seminars that we have hosted; to the days of fund raising that meant constant selling of raffle tickets outside shops, street stalls, sales tables and finally to the one and only fund raising event held now, this being the catering for the patrons visiting 'Yambiana', the gardens of Mr and Mrs John Jones during the Griffith Garden Festival in October. Lastly he mentioned something that is not listed in our library. The spirit of the members, whose hard work and dedication has achieved so much, and which is now being passed along to the newer members who, in turn are ensuring the continuing evolution and history of our Society Margaret, Lyn and Karen were then given the honour of cutting the birthday cake. This was made by Vice President Margaret Hare and beautifully iced and decorated by Mrs Lina Brown. Members then served themselves with tea or coffee and the cake Guest speaker for the occasion was Dr Edward Reid-Smith, formerly of Riverina College of Advanced Education, who in 1980 and again in 1981 ran the Family History Seminars from which our Society emerged. He spoke of the eagerness and enthusiasm of those who attended these seminars and brought a copy of the programs he presented 20 years ago He told us he is currently organising his papers for deposit in the Charles Stuart University Archives Each guest was presented with a copy of 'Griffith and District Pioneers Series 2', a book mark and commemorative brochure of the Society. Small gifts were presented to Margaret Hare, Christina Morris and Maureen Smith. Margaret was responsible for organising the evening, which was very successful. Christina designed and made the certificates, name tags and our banner, which now hangs in our rooms. Maureen researched and produced the commemorative brochure and the list of members, which helped to decorate the walls. A photographic display of events that have taken place over the years brought back many memories to members and was reproduced by Wendy Polkinghorne. Thanks also were given to the members who had given up their Saturday morning to decorate the room and tables with candles and flowers A very happy and successful time was had by all and we hope to see the guests and many more members at our next birthday bash.

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Madame And G9he Coone Aud Uncfe @)om Coley And A[I. Research from a name and an old, torn photograph. Rosalind and Tony Mooar JP (New Zealand) It had not worked. She closed the last trunk and this time there was one less to carry across the world Time was passing and her ship was waiting in Port Chalmers New Zealand would soon be a painful memory and ahead of her only the uncertain life of a military widow Polly BABER had left New Zealand in 1864 when she was 22 Her mothers first husband had been murdered, she had married four times to three different husbands, survived their deaths and then had come home to the country of her birth But Otepopo was not London or Madras or even Motueka There were no paved roads, no electricity, no cultural life to speak of, just a hundred or so people in the whole farming area. The locals had loved the singing of Madame BERTINI but while their response was appreciative- their numbers were small, their critical judgement also less than she had hoped Before her first concert local digrntanes had even argued among themselves and mn the local papers whether the upgrade of the If local hal I for her concert was necessary Certainly this was not the Casmno in Brussels or the Steinway hall m Empire's Capital Polly was born l\ifary Ann HOGAN in I 842. and was known as Folly Flmders or Her Ladyship by her brothers and sisters She was stubborn, focused, talented and always the lady If the others were workmg 111 the paddocks, she would watch them from under her parasol- 'to keep the sun off my complexion. She wore gloves to protect her hands and this from a farm girl in the late 1880s. Any special status mn the family related directly to her beautiful voice. It took her to the musical evenings of the Nelson NewZealand squatocracy. to Europe, England and the drawing rooms of the English upper classes Her father. James Hogan had deserted his whaling ship the 'General Williams' with a companion William DEAKIN at Ngakuta, the Port Underwood whaling station, to marry Mary Ann BEARD. widow of Henry Beard In 1839. Henry Beard had left Kings Stanley in Gloucester with his pregnant wife Mary Ann ( nee COLEMAN) and four children to join the ship Bussorah Merchant'. at Bristol for Sydney They were

sponsored by their local church as the parish records show and with four children and another on the way, such a sponsorship at a time when the weaving industry - the very life-blood of Gloucestershire was I decline - must have seemed like manna. Once in Sydney Henry Beard was indentured to Messrs UNWIN and company, lawyers, to work mn New Zealand, then a part of New South Wales. Henry was to help build accommodation and yards on the Wairau Plain near Blenheim Unwin's had bought the Wairau from a Captain BLENKINSOP who in tum had traded a useless cannon and other trinkets for the Valley However before the Unwin team could make any real headway, local Maori intervened and he together with four companions were murdered on August 14 1840 Their deaths were not reported until some days later when local Maon visited the whaling station with one of their number wearing the boots of BALDICK, one of the Unwmn men The locals directed their attention towards local Maori and a enquiry was held by James Murphy a British magistrate, all to no avail This left a pregnant Mary Ann at the Ngakuta whaling station with the four Beard toddlers On the 27th December 184O William Deakin married one of the Wairau widO\vs and James Hogan mamed another, Mary Ann Beard (nee Coleman) The couple had a further five children, Polly being the eldest (Two days earlier, Christmas Day, the Rev Samuel IRONSIDE baptised the fifth Beard child, Jane Beard) Within three years the Wairau Affray occurred, near where the five Unwin men had also been killed. This time there were 23 deaths and the population at Port Underwood, both Maori and European, fled, some Maori to the south and most Europeans to the nearby Nelson - Motueka area where Mary and James set up their home on Fearon Street mn Motueka They scratched a humble living for themselves, Mary was the midwife in the area and the Beard and Hogan children flourished. Ibis Links

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Back to Polly The first link mn the chain, which would take Polly to the other side of the world, was James FEARON, a Motueka farmer Fearon, a captain 111 the Honourable East India Company's merchant marine had retired and settled with wife and daughters on his farm Dehra Dhun in Motueka near Nelson There he was something of an entrepreneur, the centre of all musical soirees and concerts m the area. Polly's mother, bemg a midwife, moved through all stratas of the Nelson Motueka Society and it is scarcely surpnsing that the young songbird was brought to Fearon's notice early. Fearon recognised her talent, and when Polly was ready to leave New Zealand, we believe he gave her a letter of introduction to his vanous contacts mn England This was to lead, in a curious way to a later marnage. But we move ahead At the age of 18 Mary Ann, or Polly as she was known. to the family at that time, marred Thomas Hunter KILGOUR mn Nelson Kilgour was a 'mariner' a sailor and shortly after their marnage he was lost at sea. We are relatively certain this is the case, as his death 1s not recorded mn New Zealand. Australia or England. Later mn life Polly wrote three short pieces about the death of her loved one at sea, which seems to support the proposition of the circumstances surrounding his death By this time Polly had moved to anganu, perhaps Kilgour s ship left from there - we don't know. what we do know is that there were and still are Hogan's in Wanganui who may have been her cousins Agam the secrecy James Hogan drew over his background has stumped us. Meant11ne. consider ,1ust how many James Hogan's there must have been Ill Ireland at that time At the so-called Ballarat Stockade there were several Maybe there is some relationship with one of those desperate men We just don t know These were turbulent times, and in Wanganun, Polly met Henry EMLY of the British military, a major mn the 57th West Middlesex Regt of Foot Emly's regiment was mn New Zealand to fight 111 what have become known as The Maon Wars' - one of the few series of engagements, the Bnt1sh lost I digress Although Emly was the paymaster he did actually serve in the sap (under fire) before selling his commission mn New Zealand and possibly setting up a law practice mn Wanganun. However. 1864 was before the NZ Law Society was formed so we can't be sure that 1s what he did We know he may have worked and law would seem to have been the obvious occupation for a fully tramed, military, legal man. On the other hand he may have used his purchase monies to simply climb aboard the next ship from anganu1 or Wellington and head back to the UK Emly's military record is the only record ofthelf marriage - there is no civil record in the NZ BDMs The discovery of the Emly marrage came as a real surprise to us. We were surprised enough when we stumbled on Polly's first marriage through an Intention to Marry than a physical exammation of the records at the Nelson offices After all we had started our quest with only a tom photograph and family stories of an opera singer 'Madame BETTINI' The Emly marriage came to light after we had employed a researcher in the UK to try to find the military record of a Colonel BABER - the name that was stencilled on a small wooden travelling box which had somehow survived into livmg memory of my cousins So we had the name Baber and Madame BETTINI the opera singer and the game was on. When our researcher uncovered the marriage of Polly to Baber through his records in the India Office she was surprised to find that Polly was noted as Mary Ann Emly, nee Hogan So our opera singer had a husband in between the two we already knew about and one of the identities in one of the photos we uncovered later fell mto place Saber's record was very full, he was recommended to the Hon East India Company by Lord Harris simply as 'the son of my grand daughter· His father had been a planter It appears that the newlyweds Henry and Minme (Polly) lived well, she rode, he hunted, and they spent many months in the UK on sick leave and attendmg to family business. (We have several sidelights to their life in the military and 111 India from some of the poems written by Polly.) Baber was well connected, his mother was an 'Honorable' and the grand daughter of Lord Harris of Seringapatam, and he was the eldest son. The business that called them off to the UK for, on occasions, over twelve months or even eighteen months at a time, could have been familial. Baber was also descended on his father's side from Edward Baber the secretary to Warren Hastings one of the earliest secretaries m the East India Company (See Woodruff: 'The Men Who Ruled India - The Founders') However we're a bit stumped Ibis Links

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to know where to find out the nature of that family business (anyone any thoughts?) Be that as it may, it gave Polly an excellent entree into the musical world of the English Upper class Needless to say, any introduction of Captain Fearon would also have been valuable - after all her husband, Colonel HT H. Baber, had Fearon's on both his mother's and father's side so the captain Fearon in Motueka New Zealand would probably not have been unknown. (We knew Baber had Fearon's on his father's side, through the usual processes however the discovery of Fearon's on his mother's side was serendipitous to say the least I was reading through some old London Illustrated News and came upon the notice of a fatal fire in a Vienna opera house Among the dead was a Miss Fearon, noted as the daughter of one of Lord Harns' s nephews ) Polly sang with various artistes, among them Miss Maria VERE, Lilian GREVILLE, Norah HAYES, Madame SCHUBERTH, Louise D'OUSTE, Leita DUFOUR, Jeanne D'OUSTE, Madame de BONO. Madame La Baronne D'ADELSDORFER as well as Messrs Norman ROE, the Marquis de LEUVlLLE. Arthur JACKSON. Victor BARRY et al An impressive list but alas, at this stage, merely names. We will have to research them in one of the music museums m the UK On occasions she sang with Henry privately and in public. She knew Adelina PATTI - a signed photo of Patti exists dedicated to 'Mrs Baber with fond remembrances' She performed for many 'worthy causes' mcluding a 'Grand Bazaar' mn a large marquee ma meadow mn Newington Turning, Highbury Park for cleanng the debt upon St Johns Church Highbury Vale and the Forest Hill Creche at the garden Round Hill Villa Sydenham in 1887 Colonel Baber appeared on the same programme to sing 'The Yeoman's Wedding Song' and 'The Powder Monkey' for the School Enlargement Fund at St Mary 's Stroud. A curiosity 1s that although the Baber family seat was at Chew Magna near Bristol south east of Stroud, both Polly's mother and her deceased stepfather came to New Zealand from Stroud Polly sang in London at the Steinway Hall, Benholme House, the Pnnces' Hall, and Collard and Collard's Pianoforte Rooms m Grosvenor Square, at Rochester (in the old Corn Exchange), at the assembly Hall mn Worthing, Portland Hall in Southsea, the Royal Concert Hall St Leonards, the Bath Salon Torquay, the Town Hall in Ryde, the Church room in South Street Eastbourne, Messrs Barnes' Music Salon in the Western Road Bnghton and in the Great Hall in Tunbridge Wells She appears to have given one concert in Ostend at the Casmo d'Ostende and on one occasion a programme is pnnted in French and German as well as English Tickets to her recitals cost between 4/ and one guinea and naturally because of her social position she always sang as an amateur. She was reviewed in several regional papers including the Chatham and Rochester News, The Folkestone News, the Brighton Examiner, the Devon County Standard, the Western Guardian, the Western Daily Mercury, the Western Morning News, the Topical Times, the Hastings and St Leonards Observer and The Queen and she was always well reviewed As an example, in early 1888 The Brighton Examiner notes that 'The fair vocalist possesses a fine mezzo-soprano voice which has evidently been well cultivated in a good school' On one occasion Baber returned to India before Polly who stayed to complete a singmg engagement Perhaps it was before or during this time they divorced Divorce proceedings are difficult to lay to rest and we have not proved that there actually were such proceedings However not much later they did marry a second time in the UK We don't know what Baber's sickness was - no records are kept of sickness in the military However various researchers we have spoken with, consider it would have been malaria especially as the description of his death while on active service during the third Burma War indicates malaria as the killer. On his record it 1s noted that: 'Colonel Henry Thomas Harris BABER died at Gungaw, (Gingaw), Upper Burma of 'delirious mania' on 24 May 1891. His estate was disposed of in Gungaw by a Regimental Committee of Adjustment under the Regimental Debts Act of 1863.

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He left considerable debts to firms in Calcutta, Madras, Rangoon, Cuttack, Cawnpore, Tangoo and Rochester (UK) and the estate was insolvent leaving a small sum available to creditors After it was all over the amount accruing from adjustment of the estate was 335 rupees the shortfall bemng paid, as was the custom, by his fellow officers Baber is recorded m various journals as having a somewhat derring-do style, charging off with his troops to do battle in Burma. In fact he fought in Burma during the second and third wars of Burmese annexation and may have also served in China. Our uncertainty relates to the fact that the regiment was in China, but Baber was in the UK Did he return to duty in China or remam at the regiments HQ on the Deccan Only a visit to the OIOC and a search of the Regiments daybook will reveal that On Baber's death Minnie received a widows pension of £225 9.00 a year and 5/-a day from the Lord Clive Fund The Pension Pay Books show that she was also granted a further £114 5/9 passage money to New Zealand which is authorised for payment to Grindlays on the 6th of October 1891 (Under the rules of the Madras Pension Fund a widow is entitled to such passage money only once.) Polly wrote many stories for local papers mn New Zealand, lndia and Burma - one referred to 'her love' who she met at Aldershot. She wrote of deaths at sea - possibly a reference to Kilgour s demise and her poem 'A Dream 'may refer to Emly or Baber or neither Only a dream of a past that has fled. A memory cross the sea Of manhood fair that lies buried there, That comes crowding back to me And perhaps most intriguing of all is her poem entitled 'To A Memory ofAldershot' And yet I never blamed thee, Because I knew 'twas best ; But Ahl One little tender word Had set my heart at rest That heart 1s thine I love thee still, Thou'st ever been to me, My one bright happy sunshine, And my greatest misery . We cannot place this piece in time, but it appears that she could have been referring to Baber who she may have met at Aldershot after she and Emly returned to the UK She was also sentimental: this from 'Friends ' We sometimes think of those we leave behind, Some with regret, some with bitter pain .. and from 'A Giff I send you dear, the sweetest kiss That twixt my lips doth dwell, No worthy rhyme is there for this, So sweetheart fair thee well and for children a few lines of local life from 'A Reminiscence ofIndia' There was a little captain, Who planted little trees, That a buckree* and her butchas* Saw waving in the breeze.. (* a goat and her young ones)

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She wrote short prose pieces about life mn India, several on the subject of snakes while livmg at Secunderabad on the Deccan. And more of Minnie emerges. She was going for an early morning ride and was frightened by a snake in the bathroom so jumped mto the bath of cold water fully clothed. Shortly afterwards she bathed (and seemg a snake) and bemng young and strong I Jumped onto the low wall that runs around every bathroom in India. Turning around I saw what I thought was a worm and taking up a thin slipper I hit the brute breaking its back Then I saw it was quite a small snake I killed it and afterwards taking it by the tail walked into my dressing room calling to my husband to come and see the snake I had killed. When he saw what it was, he shouted 'Minme drop it' Which I did like a hot potato. Laughing, I asked what it was and was told it was one of the most deadly snakes in India. Then I understood the awful danger I had been m. Had it bitten me I must have died in twenty minutes Looking back one feels how cunous it is to have gone through so many dangers and not realising them tll afterwards." She tells of being saved from snake bite by her dog 'Bijou· whom spite of barking a wammg had to actually tear Minnie's dress before she could be stopped from approaching a snake which she could not see. Bijou' was well known mn the cantonment and no one could touch Mmnnre when she was nearby, not even Henry Minme comments "It was great fun to see her run after a pariah dog twenty times her size chasmng 1t out of the compound But 1fit chanced to look around, 'Bijou' would sit down and flea herself, or pretend to do so, keepmg a wary eye upon the foe " So a little more of Minnie emerges. She appeared to be very athletic for her time and with a real sense of personal fun and challenge. She also appeared to love animals But why did she return to New Zealand and why to Otepopo or as it is now known Herbert - a town still of under 500 souls north of Dunedin and south of Oamaru We can only assume there were relations she wanted to see again. Her parents were still alive in Otepopo and her youngest sister Ellen, who looked after the old couple Ellen had married 'Slurry' George Wilson, a labourer who was to become a drinker and undischarged bankrupt She knew money was tight for Ellen and so she hoped she would find a home where she could do some good. After all, she was financially well endowed from the Lord Clive Pension fund and she wanted to see for herself She believed she would stay - she brought all her silver and fine art, her gold, her silver mounted shell collection, her photographs The silver and fine art were later sold in Oamaru She kept her photograph albums and her nautilus collection. Later these were left to her nephew Willie Crosthwaite, son of Baber's sister by her first marriage Polly died in Portsea and in a final irony her death certificate records that she was married to Haber's father! Wrong of course - he had died many years before in India She 1s buried in Portsmouth in an unmarked grave as she requested - the fact that Kilgour was lost at sea, that Emly's grave is unmarked in Aden and that Baber was bured in the jungle made an unmarked grave somehow appropnate. A couple of curiosities: When we were researching where she was buried I began by contacting the Anglican Archives mn Portsea, enclosing a ten-pound note. I received the reply, 'I must advise you that we do not hold those records ... Thankyou for the ten pounds which we have directed to our restoration programme...' You have to laugh don't you I Later when I spoke with the sexton of the cemetery where she is buried in her own unmarked grave he could give me the plot number but not the name of the people who were buried above her later. That was an invasion of privacy Hmmmm..

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THE RESEARCH ITSELF We were extraordinarily lucky to be loaned a book containing cuttings of Polly's poetry and anecdotes as well as Baber's military exploits by a distant aunt, Tini Wilson (Christina Agnes Wilson nee Bungard), grandmother of your Ibis magazine editor, together with over 100 unnamed photos I was given just two hours to photograph all the photos and Xerox the other material - I used two cameras with different lenses (one a macro) and natural daylight. The results were, overall very good mdeed However it has taken us ten years to sort out all but about 20 photos- some have been of relatives m Australia and of course all over New Zealand We were lucky to have several recognised by the Oamaru archivist, Kathleen Stringer, who hung the photos on the basis of a 'do you know these people'?' Some were recognised and of course we met several more relatives Remember, label every photo you can, NOW Researchers cost money and they take their time but the results for us were spectacular Because Baber was a warranted officer, his military record was extensive, and military records such as Emlys often grve marnages, births and deaths which are not recorded mn civil records lt 1s often well worthwhile researching names, which appear at the same time and place - hence the Deakin mn the 'General Williams' story. Of course shipping records are a must and they take time too One major breakthrough we experienced was through the Australian-based GRD We had been placmg the Beards/Gloucestershire name mn the directory for years and it was only two years ago we received a letter from Diane ODell of Gloucester. mqulfing about Henry and Mary Ann Beard Her distant aunt and uncle had disappeared after boarding a ship at Bristol for Sydney. Diane knew nothing about them after they boarded their ship and we knew nothing before they left that same ship. I would love to have seen Diane's face when I told her she had 126 cousins 111 New Zealand! So keep up those GRD entries, they really can work for you. Be very cautious of histones - as we found, the most important local histories at best only told half the story and at worst were just plain inaccurate Perhaps a couple of examples, one history cited, notes that the Unwmn deaths were mn revenge for the death of a Maon woman who following our research was found to have died some years after the deaths on the Wairau Bar Beware of generics - Maoris, Aborigines, Whalers. Try to put yourself in the position of your research subjects. We had always been concerned as to why the Unwin men built their farm opposite the pa of Te Rauparaha, a chief with an unforgiving warlike past. It didn't make sense. If he killed the Europeans on the north bank of his Wairau River, he would bring the might of the British down on his own head. However if some other Maori killed the Unwin men. . And 160 years later this seems to be the case. Local Maon in the area, the Rangitane had been decimated by Te Rauparaha and dispossessed of their Wairau valley Now if they had killed the Europeans not Te Rauparaha, the Ngati Toa chief, they would have attracted British attention, maybe a British police presence and possibly even had their valley returned With this idea in mind we approached Blenheim Rangitane Komatua (elders) and were shown the grave of the man who wore Baldick's boots! Kaikoura a Maori Rangitane chief Not just a Maori chief, so beware of generalisations. Check minister's diaries - these are a rich source of hard information and are highly accurate. They are also, often the only record of births deaths and marriages I suppose the lessons we have learned are, (1) keep digging for old letters and photos (2) If your man 1s 1n the British or Indian armies he will have a record lfhe was an officer, his record will be extensive (3) If you employ a researcher - a must for research in the UK or elsewhere, get a good one and be prepared to wait and wait and wait. Be very specific about what you want. I have just received a heap of material from a researcher about Baber's brother - all very interesting but of little more than passing interest to us - and I have to pay for it all! Genealogy is like a jigsawpuzzle without an edge. You will find most of the pieces but you won't find them all. So happy hunting, and keep pushing the edges ofyour own particular jigsaw. Ibis Links

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1. Mary Ann COLEMAN sp: William BEARD 2. Henry BEARD 2. Charles BEARD 2. Biza BEARD 2. William BEARD 2. Jane BEARD sp: James Henry HOGAN 2. Mary Ann HOGAN sp: Thomas Hunter KILGOUR sp: Henry EMLy sp: Henry Thomas Harris BABER sp: Henry Thomas Harris BABER 2. Charlotte Tina HOGAN 2. James Henry HOGAN 2. Emma HOGAN 2. Ellen HOGAN sp: George WILSON

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ERNEST'RICHARD BULMER? GRIBBLE

Ernest Richard Bulmer Gribble. the eldest son of John Brown Gribble' and his wife Mary Ann Elizabeth nee Bulmer. was born at Chilwell, Victoria in 1868. As a young man Ernest worked on sheep and cattle stations. In 1891 he decided to study for Holy Orders and was then stationed at Tumbarumba as a catechist in the diocese of Goulbum When his father became ill on the newly established Mission, Yarrabah, in northern Queensland Ernest obtained six weeks leave of absence from his position. He rode to Adelong to see his mother. then trave11ed by coach to Gundagai, train to Sydney. and caught a steamer to Cairns having no intention of remaining at the Mission. Arriving at Cairns a week later, Ernest had come to help, but when his father was sent to Sydney for further medical treatment he promised to stay until his father's return. However John Brown did not return and died at his home in Marrickville in 1895 Ernest had no income at all at the time of his father's death. His mother and other children decided to go to Yarrahah, so the small cottage begun by his father was completed. Ernest was appointed in charge. and received a Deacon's salary of fl per month. The family lived on fish, sweet potatoes and fruits. The aborigines of the district had been frightened by a story spread by local Cairns people that Mr Gribble had come to kidnap native children to sell for slavery so, at first they would not come to the Mission. Malaria raged: there was a cyclone in 1891 and another in I 906. Gradually small villages were built at different parts of the reserve as well as a hospital. A newspaper The Aboriginal News, was printed monthly. The Mission had visits from other religious bodies and Government Officials who commended the methods being used. The Mission had a Brass Band that toured North Queensland all sixteen members could read music. The Mission also had its own court. and when the population rose to 500. Ernest's salary rose to £10 per month. In April 1895 Ernest Gribble married Amelia Wreide and they had a family of three sons: John. Eric Livingstone Bulmer and Ernest Yarrabah Bulmer. In the early 1890s the Queensland Authorities had formed an aboriginal settlement on Fraser Island. and in 190 l the Church took over what had become a dismal failure. No efforts had been made as regards teaching or development. Ernest Gribble was requested by the Bishop of Brisbane to visit the island and report on the conditions. His assistant at Yarrabah. William Reeves, was lent for a few months and Mrs Gribble Sur was appointed Matron. Ernest was appointed Director. with five superintendents in five years under him. However the difficulties with the settlement and the distance from Yarrabah to Fraser made it impossible for him to run both places, so he advised the Committee in Brisbane to close Fraser Island in 1904. The whole population of 180 people and the buildings, which were dismantled, were literally transferred by hand to Yarrabah by punt. The family lived in tents on the beach while this was done. Many of the Fraser Island people had been sent there by the Government and had criminal backgrounds. Most were inveterate gamblers, very restless and somewhat rebellious. The newcomers caused strife at Yarrabah so a further island, Fitzroy, was obtained and a settlement formed for these people, under the care of the South Sea Islander, William Ambrym. After nearly eighteen years of pioneering work, Ernest Gribble's health failed and in 1908 he was sent to hospital in Brisbane. He left Yarrabah with a population of 500: 200 communicants, 120 married 1

See the July issue of Ibis Links, which featured the life of John Brown Gribble.

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couples, 187 children, 15 village settlements, 5 churches, a hospital and a fleet of vessels. It was then regarded as a marvellous achievement. The most effective missionary work attempted by any religious body. The Queensland Government now controls these missions. Ernest Gribble was instrumental in founding the Mitchell River Mission, York Peninsular Mission. Forest River Mission and Palm Island Mission. He had proved that the then despised native could be trained to become a useful citizen of the day. He was awarded an O.B.E. for his missionary work on 16 August 1957. He died at Palm Island, aged 90 years in 1958. k k k k kkk k k

ARTHUR HAZLEHURST' 4RIBBLE Young Arthur, with his elder brother Ernest, had helped their parents establish Warangesda and the Mission on the Gascoyne River, WA. In Perth he took whatever work was available. Back in New South Wales he was journalist at Murrurundi, Bulli and Wingham where he was a lay reader for the church. In 1890 he married Selina Alice Rixon (grand daughter of Benjamin Rixon, one of the first set of triplets born in the colony in January 1806). He was called to Fraser Island, offMaryborough, Queensland, with his wife and family of five to help his brother Ernest and Mother with work on the troubled mission. His third son, Roy Hazlehurst was born at Maryborough When this Mission was abandoned the Gribble family went to Yarrabah Mission. then to the Gippsland parishes of Meeniyan, Trafalga and Heyfield on £12 per year. They then went to Gulgong and Coonamble, NSW. While there. the two elder sons were killed during World War I: Nonnan at Gallipoli (19 May 1915) and Clem in France (22 March 1917). Arthur himself served as a Chaplain on troopships. The three remaining sons of this Gribble family, Roy, Aubry and Vivian all served in World War II. After WWI Arthur ministered again at Bulahdelah, Sydney, Milthorpe (1921/22) and Barellan (1924/26). He then moved to South Australia where he died at Glenelg on 26 September 195 I aged 81 years. His wife, known as Alice, lived in Sydney and died at Willoughby, aged 79 years on 25 October 1951. They were survived by seven children: Alice Hazel. Dorothy Ena Vera Gwendolyn, Roy Hazlehurst Aubry Rixon, Lorna Jean and Vivian Wellesley. It appears that John Brown Gribble, Ernest Richard Bulmer Gribble and to a lesser extent Arthur Hazlehurst Gribble were visionary men but extremely impractical. Having little money, working contrary to general opinion they dashed hither and thither opening up missions and preaching followed diligently by their wives and enlarging flock of children. The hardships these women faced, the lack of cash or credit, the unfavourable comments from friend and foe must have been hard to take many times. However they held the families together, brought up the children in their father's absence and managed on a totally inadequate income. The men are lauded - more than a thought should be given to their WIVeS.

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Elder Emil & Sister Sheila Wettstien Time Our

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Elder Emil and Sister Sheila Wettstein, from Rimbey, Alberto, Canada, were called to serve at Ag Reserves Australia Ltd, Kooba Station, Darlington Point N.S W beginning on April 15 2000 Partly a humanitarian effort, the main mandate was to help people in need The company is owned by Farm Management Corporation of Salt Lake City Utah - under the umbrella of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Elder and Sister Wettstein's main purpose being on this farm in particular, and this area in general was to radiate the spirit of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and to help where they could to improve the lives of all those with whom they came in contact. They supported themselves while here in Australia having left behmd four children and four grandchildren. Two more grandchildren were born while they were away from their homeland During their visit they also enjoyed spending time with Sister Wettstemn s brother and sister and their respective spouses in Melbourne and Pambula, NSW Elder Wettstem was called to serve in the Building Mamtenance at Kooba Station There are forty or so homes and other buildings on the 115,000 acres scattered between the four properties Kooba. Benerembah, Bringagee and Booboro1 Stations. Elder W ettstem was kept busy with a variety of jobs, from minor repairs to major makeovers. As well, there were plans to build up to eight new houses on Kooba Station Sister Wettstein was mvolved in a vanety of projects, including serving in the Griffith Branch of the Church; helping to establish a branch at Leeton with her husband; assisting at Darlington Point School and at Kalinda School m Griffith; and compiling the history of Kooba Station Parts of Kooba Station date back to the middle and the late 1800s. Sister Wettstem created oil paintings of the Murrumbidgee River, gum trees and other local scenes The highlight though, of her efforts and probably of her whole stay at Kooba, was to complete a three feet by five feet painting of Kooba Homestead. She also created dolls and baby quilts with an Australian flavour for her new grandchildren Sister Wettstein also worked two days a week at the Family History Library at the Church m Yambil Street, Griffith. As well as helping those that frequented the library each week she worked on her own family research which dated back to the early I 700s in Scotland and Ireland as well as that of her husband back to the 1500s in Switzerland

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Sister Wettstein said that the highlight of their stay in Australia was the opportunity to visit different parts of this vast beautiful country seeing the sights, meeting the people and tasting the food. Some places they visited and particularly enjoyed were Dubbo, Swan Hill, Mildura, Beechworth, the Bright area, Melbourne, Sorrento, Queenscliff, Eden, Merimbula and Pambula. They also travelled further a-field to Cairns and Tasmania. Their final trips were to Sydney and then along the Great Ocean Road west and up to Adelaide and the Barossa Valley before they returned to Canada on August 30

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INDEXING LOCAL & FAMIEY VERSTVORY RECORDS Hon. Librarian A project indexing local and family history records held by the Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society has commenced and should be completed soon after this Ibis Links is published. Dunng the year we received Wally Quinlivan's research files and copies of the Ronaldson Papers both of which needed indexing so the material could be quickly accessed by members, as well as our Research Officer It was realised that the Society held a great deal of reference material in relation to the people and places of our area, some of which had previously been mdexecl and I decided that one index encompassing all the matenal would be an advantage THE RESULTING INDEX Now INCLUDES: Articles mn Ibis Links. Death Notices, Obituaries, In Memoriam, and Return Thanks', extracted to date from the Area ,\!ell, and other local papers The Index will be updated as more obituaries etc are collected Pioneers families featured m the series of Griffith & District Pioneers. Land Records

Farms. Town Blocks and Village Blocks about 15.000 entries

Membership List of RSL Year unknown. most probably in the early 1950's Naturalisation Records of Griffith Residents Hanwood School Enrolments - on microfiche. about 1,500 entries Research Officers' Enquiries - correspondence received from Family and Local Historians Ronaldson Papers - the work of James Ronaldson, a local historian. There are seven books mn the collection covering all aspects of local life in our immediate district and surrounding areas. Much of the information appears to have been extracted from the Area News so would lead any researcher to further mformation Here are a couple of humorous "gems" found in Book 2 amongst the local history. Page 53 From an American Paper A visitor here from the Irrigation Area in NSW, Australia, reports the soil is so fertile there, that several years ago he placed some safety matches upright mn the ground and last year he supplied timber for several hundred houses in the district; also that a settler dropped some six-mnch nails and now he has flooded the market with crowbars1 Page 54. Every man should save up money enough to buy a farm - and then do something else with the money! The fields in the database are; - Surname/Subject Name; Born; Died; Married; Type; Recorded (where the item can be found) However all entries do not have infonnation in all fields, hopefully there is enough infonnation in each to identify the person, place or event At the time of writing there were in excess of 24,000 entnes The file is on Computer 1 as a Word Document and is fully searchable It must be stressed that this is an INDEX and reference should be made to the original source

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The first of these was held 24 July at the home of Clive and Wendy Polkinghorne, for which we thank them very much. Much of what Clive demonstrated and talked about went straight over the head of some of the members present but some also learnt something new. Textbridge, omni page and nch text file were some of the terms spoken about, to which this member has a lot more reading to do to understand fully. The mam item I am gong to report on 1s Optical Character Recognition, (O.C. R.) This feature is bemg used by Clin' to import the obituaries to update further our Rivera Cemeteries CD-Rom, without the need of retypmg. Members have been collecting pages with Obituaries, In Memorams, Return I hanks, Death Notuces and items of mterest concerning present or past residents from local nC\npapers. These arc then photocopied (as scanning also detects the print on the reverse side of the page). The photocopied pages are then manually cropped' to remove unwanted text, the name and date of the newspaper rs added. Ihs 1s most important 1f the date has been removed durmng the croppmg stage. I he item ts then read to scan. The scanning process is initiated from the Optical Character Recognition software, in this case, 'Te..-xtbridge', which activates the scanning software. The software then automatically performs the OCR process and produces a file that can be saved in text (.txt) format, for editing in a word processing program. Each page is then reopened, each obituary or item of interest is then formatted and saved individually. So from one page of scanning a number of separately named files are created. These completed files are then exported into the cemetery database. This is a short version of what Clive is doing and so far he has completed over 1200 entries, each a separate tile. One can observe Clive formatting on a quiet Thursday at our rooms whilst acting Duty Librarian. If one wishes to help in anyway, collecting, scanning, formatting, please let us know. We have a willing band of helpers but as the saying goes 'Many hands make light work' and Clive will give full instructions and setup on OCR scanning.

TrTr Lynette Brown Our Christmas Party is planned for Friday 23 November at 7pm at the Coro Club. A Christmas afternoon tea will also be held, this will be on Saturday 8 December at 2.30pm in our Library rooms. To all we wish a very Merry Christmas and a happy, healthy new year hope all your genealogical dreams come true.

Handy Hint: To help get more from on-line research time, think of it as a trip to the Library-make a list and go prepared.

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NEW IN OUR LIBRARY Title

Author

Much Writing, Many Opinions James, Alfred (Donated by Royal Australian Historical Society)

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Journal of the Historical Society of South Australia (Donated by Audrey Parsons)

Historical Society of South Australia

Members Research Register 1999

Milton Ulladulla G S Inc Booklet

Ordnance Survey & Phillip's lv/otormg Atlas o/Britain

{' Memhership List May 200 I

Atlas

Aberdeen & NE Scotland Family History Society Booklet

let's Go Europe "{_ .Yell' /\,femhers and i'v'ew '\.;Hemhas /merests A4ay ]00 J

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12513

Booklet

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Electoral Roll 1928 Division of Riverina Leeton (includes Griffith}

Commonwealth of Aust

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Electoral Roll 1930 Division of Riverina - Griff7uh

Commonwealth of Aust

Book

8 009L

Commonwealth of Aust

Book

8.009M

Ronaldson, James

Book

14.001

Ronaldson, James

Book

14002

Ronaldson. James

Book

14.003

Ronaldson, James

Book

14.004

Electoral Roll Supplemental Division ofRiverina Leeton (includes Griffith)

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Ronaldson Papers Book l Notes & General infonnahon regarding the MIA & the Riverina

Book 2 Notes & General Information regarding the MIA. surrounding Area and Notable Items World Wide. Part l. 1817 to 1936 (pages l to 332)

Book 3 Notes & General Information regarding the MIA. surrounding Area and Notable Items World Wide. Part 21937-1949 (Pages 333 to 666)

Book 4 "Wagga Advertiser" Extracts. Early Settlers at Bynya, Barellan & Ardlethan. Yenda pre irrigation: Mt Elliott: Surveys & Surveyors:. Railways: Early Yenda. Yenda Organisations: Doctors & Hospitals - Yenda & Griffith Ibis Links

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Type

Code

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Book 5

Ronaldson, James

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14005

Ronaldson, James

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14 006

Ronaldson, James

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14.007

Yenda Diggers Club 1938-1947

Book6 Notes for Yenda Booklet October 1947

Book 7 Yenda & District Farm Owners & Pioneers

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Ancestorsfor Australians (1980)

Blaze & Bunting

Book

2 050

Collecting and Preserving Old Photographs

Martin. E

Book

5.110

Tracing Your Family Tree for Australians and New Zealanders

Puttock. AG

Book

205 I

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Index to Original Settlers in "Griffith & District Pioneers"

Polkinghorne. W

Booklet

]4 009

Gritfith & District 5,'ettlers ~ arms I to 490

Patterson.. Janine & Polkinghome. Wendy

Book

14 010

Booklet

14011

Hanwood School Admissions I 9 13-I 9-1 I Polkinghorne, Wendy (Including Bagtown School) An Index to Microfiche stored in Drawer 20.

Griffth G & H Society Ie History in Pictures

Polkinghorne. W

Folder

8 036

Sydney Street Directory

Gregory's Publishing

Book

12 015

****** Donated by W Thompson

ORIGINS - Searching the Internet

General Register Ofiice of Scotland

Book

SCT

5.613

1851 Census Index - Parish of Knockbain, Ross & Cromarty

Highland FH Society

Book

SCT

15 61 I

1851 Census Ides - Parish of Killeaman, Ross & Cromarty

Highland FH Society

Book

SCT

15.610

Index ofMidlothian Censuses 184I Parish of Corstorphine, Parish No. 678

Lothians FH Society

Book

SCT

15.613

Index ofMidlothian Censuses 1841 Parish of Cramond, Parish No. 679

Lothians FH Society

Book

SCT

15.612

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Code

Stored

Members Imerests - 1998-2001

Gen Society of Tasmania Inc

Drawer 12

Queensland FH Society

Drawer 23

Emigrants from Hamburg, 1870. 1871, 1877

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Members Interests December 2000

Suffolk F H Society

ENG

Drawer 12

Members Interests Directory Vol 5

Gwent F H Society

WAL

Drawer 12

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Donated by Bill Thompson

South Australian Electoral Rolls Adelaide 1912, 1919, 1930 Angus, 1912, 1919, 1930 Barker 1912, 1919, 1930 Boothby 1912, 1919, 1930 Grey 1912, 1919, 1930 Hindmarsh 1912, 1919, 1930 Wakefield 1912, 1913, 1930

Australian Electoral Office

Drawer 14

Index to 1851 Census Highland FH Society SCT Census Box Ross & Cromarty (Parishes of Avoch. Cromarty. Fortrose/Rosemarkie. Resolis. Urquhart & Logie Wester and Urray Burghs of Cromarty and Fortrose/Rosmarkie) * * * * * *

CD-ROMS Title National Burial Indexfor England

Author Federation of Family History Societies England & Wales

Code ENG

Computer/s

4&5

(Contains 5 million burial records from 1538-2000 (incomplete) Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshsire, Cambridgeshire, Cardinganshire. Cheshire. Derbyshire. Dorset. Durham, Essex, Glamorgan. Gloucestershire. Hampshire, Herefordshire. Hertfordshire, Kent. Lancashire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Middlesex. Monmouthshire, Montgomeryshire, Norfolk. Northamptonshire. Northumberland. Oxfordshire. Radnorshire, Shropshire. Somerset. Staffordshire, Suffolk. Surrey. Warnickshire, Wiltshire, Worcestershire. York - City and Ainsty. Yorkshire East Riding, Yorkshire North Riding, York-

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Pedigree Resource File Vol 1

LDS Church

WOR

4&5

London Marriage Licences 1521-1869

Foster, Joseph

ENG

1&5

Griffith Cycling Club 1920s-1940s By Wally Trenerry It is not known when the Griffith Cycling Club began, as most of our old cyclists have left Griffith or have

passed away, however it is known that Jim Watham started the first club here. In 1936 Sir Hubert Opperman' visited Griffith presumably to promote the sport of cycling. Sir Hubert demonstrated cycling on rollers to the students at the Griffith High School and the Catholic School It was a memorable visit for me as I had the day off school and the privilege of riding Sir Hubert's cycle between the two schools. Sir Hubert was driven by my father, Joseph Trenerry senior in his Rio Flying Cloud. The first annual sports carnival, under the patronage of the League of NSW Wheelmen, was held on the Griffith showground arena on Wednesday, April 12" The program, which cost one shilling, unfortunately does not show the year. Officers were President Mr J A McGann senior; Honorary Treasurer Mr P Farrell; Honorary Secretary Mr Ken A Wood. Ibis Links

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Officials were. Handicapper Joe Trenerry senior, Starter J McGann; Referee Joe Trenerry. Timekeeper A Shellsell:, Judges E Power., A Taylor, D Robb, Clerk of Course W Tilden, Stewards Joe Trenerry, C Carnell, F Driscoll; Umpires H Johnson. S Dobson, W Cooper, T McDonald, N Peters. J Wood, J Lodding; Scratching Steward K A Wood. Gatekeepers J Harris. Black, Announcer Bill Rangott Griffith cyclists were. Wally McGann T O'Connor Ray Massina Vic Murphy Noel Tucker Roy Williams Stumpy Dobson Charlie Ogden Charlie Ellesmere

Stan McDonald Bill Trenerry Bill Docksey Jim Massina Bill Mott Clive Tyson Digger Gibbs A Mallinson

Jim McGann Wally Trenerry G Ledwidge Reg Anelzark Paul Mott John Miller Curly Dobson Ted Yates Sid Volke (or Balk)

Fred O'Connor Norman Foster Bill Turner Kevin Brace Ross Tranter Mick Whalan Roger Blake Snipsie Turner

The first lady cyclists in Griffith were Coral Trenerry. Essie Trenerry, Glady Ogden. Elsie Ray. Eileen Ray and the Morgan girls, and some of these riders were up with the best of them Most cyclists rode in the Riverina district as well as at Lithgow, Sydney and Victoria They travelled to some race meetings by special steam trains. Some rode their motor bikes with sidecars. On occasions Ritchie· s bus was hired and other times they drove their old cars with a trailer behind to carry the cvcles At this time most of the cycle riding was on din tracks and roads

The Australian Encyclopedia produced b The Grolier Society of Australia tells "Hubert Opperman became road champion in his own country in I924 and then went to Europe to achieve international fame by a series of brilliant wins in all class of road events He also made many unpaced records both in Australia and in Britain Later Opperman became a member of the Commonwealth House of Representatives

Photo at right I tor- Coral Trenerry, Essie Trenerry, Tom O'Connor and Fred O'Connor

Photo at left I tor.- Wally McGann, Noel Tucker, Kevin Brace, Paul Mott, Bill Dockey, Bill Mott, Wally Trenerry and Norman Foster.

These photos are from the 'Griffith Collection'- copies can be obtained by contacting the Society. Ibis Links

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SAD FAREWELLS M..,ureeH Smith

It is with a sad heart that in the last week of August we said goodbye to two ladies who have become our good friends over the past 18 months. I refer to Sister Louise Allsop and Sister Sheila Wettstein, members of the Church of Latter-Day Saints. These ladies with Sister Janice Kirkman, have conducted the Family History Library every Tuesday and Wednesday in Yambil Street. Sister Allsop hails from near Utah, USA and Sister Wettstein is planning to move to Fort McLeod, Alberta, Canada. They were pleasantly surprised with the afternoon tea when invited to our rooms on Tuesday 14 August. The time passed with stories being told by the ladies, of the 'lingo' and sayings they have learnt and now, more importantly understand, the difference in money values, and how Australia has been kind to them. They mentioned the places that they wished they had seen and of those they had, from Townsville to Tasmania and South Australia. For the first ten months of their mission, they were very industrious and stayed close to Kooba Station but have since ventured far and wide. Names and all types of addresses were exchanged so that we can all become pen pals in whatever form. During the afternoon, Vice-President, Mr Charlie Robertson, presented both ladies with a 'Certificate of Appreciation' and a small gift on behalf of our Society. It is hoped that they will recall good times and memories each time they hang up their keys. These ladies have been instrumental in furthering the organisation and smooth running of the library. One major benefit has been the introduction of e-mailing the film and microfiche orders through to Carlingford. This has meant a speedier delivery and return of films. We are sad to see them leave but appreciate that they are going home after 18 months away from their families, friends and homes. Sister Allsop has new family members to hold and cuddle while Sister Weitstein will be staying with family while they look for a new home. The week after departure we received e-mails saying their trips home went smoothly and are both looking forward to new adventures. ~ ~ '"''""''"'""""""''"·'""'"'""""'"""~ y

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Extracts from Family History Newsletter September 2001 From NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages

Submitted by Wendy Polkinghorne

On Line order of Family History Certificates An on line ordering facility is available at www.bdm.nsw.gov.qu just go to the historical indexes section and when you locate the required record click on "add o/shopping basket complete the details required and your credit card details The Backcapture Project is almost completed. All death and marriage entries have been scanned and birth registers are about 2/3 complete. The death and marriage registers have been moved into archival storage. Transcription Service will continue with Agents accessing the Registry's imaged records. (See page 33 for details from the Agents). A range of Commemorative Certificates ts offered by the Registry each commemorative certificate includes a free' standard certificate, which can be used for official purposes. The Registry is moving at the end of the year to 35 Regent Street, Chippendale which is close to Central Station and to the Railway Square bus tenninal. PRICE CHANGES all fees have increased as from l September 200 l. Certificate

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JOTTINGS June Harriman & Wendy Polkinghome Ancestor June 2001. Vol 25 No 6 (AV 17-01-53) page I7 Marriages - Update" by Anne Fullarton.

"Registry of Births Deaths and

Generation June 2001, Vol 23 No 4 (AQ 17-01-65), page 152 "Pre-Registration Births, Deaths and Marriages - Some Helps and Hazards" in which Clare Hickey tells how early Queensland records are recorded in New South Wales, pre 1859. Origins June 2001, Vol 15, No 3 (AO 17-06-09) page 3 An article by Roy Stockdill (Editor, the Journal of One-Name Studies) in the December issue ofAustralian Family Tree Magazine is repeated. If you think you can compile your Family Tree from the Internet this article is for you' Victorian G.UM. News August 200 I. Vol l 8 No I - Users of The Master Genealogist and Family Tree Maker should find this journal interesting. The South Australian Genealogist, May 2001. Vol 28 No 2 [AS 17-01-50]. page 20 Using the Society's Resources: Records of the Adelaide Hospital and Destitute Asylwn by Nancy Baldock. Tasmanian Ancestry June 2001, Vol 22 No I (AT 17-01-31). page 45" - what My Family Told Me" by John Gillham - An effort is often required to separate fact from fiction. The New Zealand Genealogist, May/June 2001 [NZ 17-01-51] page 174 Internet by Suzi Phillips.

Research Help through the

Family History. January 2001, No 64 (ENG I7-13-64). page 36 - "Spotlight on Armagh" Family History, February 200L No 65 (ENG 17-1365), page 28

"Tracing Your Irish Ancestors"

Family Histo,y, March 2001, No. 66 (ENG 17-13-66), page 52 "The Surname of Flemming by Ian Maxwell. Includes Sir Alexander Fleming who discovered penicillin Another interesting article in this magazine is "Behind the scenes of The Census" by Simon Fowler. Family Tree Aiagazine April 2001, Vol 17 No 6, page 4 [ENG 17-06-107] Banns of Marriage by Arthur Royall. - ''Where parish registers have been deposited at county record offices. surviving Banns Books will normally have gone with them." Also on page 54 -Digging up those medieval roots by saying "Every family historian's dream is to trace their roots as far back as possible, but finding medieval ancestors can be tricky". Family Tree Magazine June 2001, Vol 17 No 8 (ENG 17-06-109)page 4 "A Comedy of Errors, Act 2" reviewed by Anthony Camp. Up to one name in every forty could be missing from GRO Marriage Indexes. Page 41"Windows or What?". Barry Tyrwhitt-Drake discusses the alternatives to using "Windows" on computers be they IBM compatible, Macintosh or Acom? Irish Roots No 38 [IRE 17-04-32], page 9- The Irish Expert - Readers' Queries Answered by Paul MacCotter. Aberdeen & North-East Scotland Family History Society Membership List May 2000/ST 17-0352A} Ibis Links

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ALL passengers and crew are being seriously researched and I am collecting information about each of the ships listed below. If anyone has any information regarding any of these ships, its passengers and the first generation of the passengers, please contact me.

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I am also interested in background information relating to country of origin of the passengers, trials (if they were convicts) and colonial experience. Any photos, sketches or documents would be a real bonus. All ships landed in Sydney (except #). Names beside the ships are relatives of mine but I am researching ALL passengers. 'ANN' 1810 - Charles Merritt/Merrick/Meyrick 'INDIAN' 1810 - James Burgess 'SURRY' 1814 - John Linsley 'LORD MELVILLE' 1817 - Susannah and James Brown 'ISABELLA' 1818 - Thomas Shaw 'ELIZA' 1822 - Laban White 'MARY ANN' 1822 (VIA, VOL) - Elizabeth Clark(e) 'GRENADA' 1825 - Mary Ann Johnson 'BORNEO' 1828 (VIA, VOL) - Jane White (2) Mary Ann Williams 'FLORENTA' 1832 - George Guest 'SUSAN' 1836 - William Adams 'ROYAL SOVEREIGN' 1840 - William & Mary Flynn 'WHIRL WIND' 1855 # - Nathan Brothers (to Tasmania) 'SULTANA' 1856- James & Mary Ann Brothers

Ifyou have any information please contact:

Ian Brothers 'Bridgewater' Grenfell NSW 2810.

THE NEED FOR WORKSHOPS Maurcc Sitlw

A SUNDAY WORKSHOP was held at our rooms on 5 August to talk and discuss the use of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (LDS) Family History Library m Yambil Street. Unfortunately we only had five members attend, (Lyn, Wendy, Beth, Maureen and Helen), four of whom were already familiar with the procedure of how to find which film to read, how to order said film or microfiche and using the valuable LDS Family History Library Catalogue. While Lyn Brown was giving the talk, with tib bits from those present, Beth was kindly labeling the spines of cemetery books, which are now located just inside the door to give easier access. These books are arranged in postcode order, not alphabetically, a postcode book is located at the beginning of the cemetery section to help you. Cpon the completion of the workshop, the members were able to help Helen locate and solve a major shipping problem, concerning her convict ancestor, which had halted her research from proceeding that next vital step. ln all, the time spent was productive. Not having a com·ict 1n her pedigree, Maureen learnt how to solve another query, which of course will be very helpful whilst doing Library Duty. It is by learning these small things that we can help one another in doing our research. You don't have to be an expert to become a Duty Librarian. Just by being at the rooms, listening and watching you can learn. Ibis Links

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No. 67 March 2002 ISSN 0811- 5559

Journal of the GRIFFITH GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC.

Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc ffJ PO Box 270, Griffith NSW 2680 f 6964 8942 (Library hours only) • gghs@dragnet.com.au Library Situated at-Tranter Place, Griffith, NSW 2680 (Behind the CWA Rooms & opposite the Ambulance Station) Mrs Patricia Jones Mr Clive Polkinghome Mrs Edna Wakley Mr Alan Wakley Mrs Patricia Jones Mrs Wendy Polkinghome Mrs Margaret Hill Mrs Lynette Brown Mrs Ann Stevens Mr Allan Haggarty of Noyce, Salmon & D' Aquino Hon Solicitor Holmes, Keenan & Turnell, Public Accountants Auditor 6962 1650 Mr Clive Polkinghorne, 43 Langley Crescent, Griffith 2680 President 6962 7788 Mr John Miller, 51 Noorilla Street, Griffith 2680 Senior Vice President 6963 5356 Mr Charles Robertson, PO Box 40, Bilbul 2680 Junior Vice President 6968 1428 Mrs Edna Wakley, 7 Short Street, Yenda 2681 Treasurer 6968 4867 Miss Lisa Taylor, PO Box 5081, Griffith 2680 Assistant Treasurer 6964 1925 Mrs Vicki Moran, PO Box 1503, Griffith 2680 Secretary 6962 7788 Mrs Yvonne Miller, 51 Noorilla Street, Griffith 2680 Assistant Secretary 6962 1650 Mr Clive Polkinghome, 43 Langley Crescent Griffith 2680 Membership Officer 6962 1650 Mrs Wendy Polkinghorne, 43 Langley Crescent, Griffith 2680 Librarian 6962 4858 Mrs Lynette Brown, PO Box 1437, Griffith 2680 Assistant Librarians 6962 1065 Mrs Beth Davidge, 66 Langley Crescent, Griffith 2680 6962 2243 Mrs Jennifer Holland, 3 Graham Street, Griffith 2680 6964 2887 Mrs Vicki Sanger, 47 Burley Street, Griffith 2680 6964 1797 Mrs Maureen Smith, 15 Blumer Avenue, Griffith 2680 6896 9815 Mrs Christina Morris, "Currawong", Naradhan 2669 Ibis Links Editor Mrs Lynette Brown, Mrs Yvonne Miller, Mrs Edna Wakley, Ibis Links Committee Mrs Maureen Smith & Mrs Wendy Polkinghorne 6964 1797 Link Letter Editor Mrs Maureen Smith, 15 Blumer Avenue, Griffith 2680 Research Officers Mrs Yvonne Miller & Mrs Rosemary Taylor 6964 3508 Cemetery Convenor Mrs Ann Stevens, 29 Grey Street, Griffith 2680 6964 1797 Publicity Officer Mrs Maureen Smith, 15 Blumer Avenue, Griffith 2680 Social Convenors Mrs Margaret Hare, Mrs Margaret Hill & Mrs Maureen Johnstone 6962 4858 CWA Liaison Officer Mrs Lynette Brown, PO Box 1437, Griffith 2680 6968 1428 'Griffith Collection' Convenors Mr Alan & Mrs Edna Wakley, 7 Short Street, Yenda 2681 Local History Convenors Mrs Beth Davidge, Mrs Yvonne Miller & Mrs Edna Wakley Courier Officer Mrs Lynette Brown, PO Box 1437, Griffith 2680 6962 4858 Computer Officer Mr Clive Polkinghome, 43 Langley Crescent, Griffith 2680 6962 1650 Library Key Holders John Miller, Charles Robertson, Margaret Hare, Ann Stevens, Yvonne Miller, Wendy Polkinghorne, Lynette Brown, Margaret Hill, Vicki Sanger, Maureen Smith, Vicki Moran, Yvonne Wilson, Bill Thompson, Clive Polkinghorne, Richard Gow, Edna Wakley, Beth Davidge, and Christina Morris.

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A SOLDIERS SETTLER'S MEMORIES OF THE BEGINNING OF IRRIGATION SETTLEMENT AT YENDA

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PRESIDENT'S REPORT TO THE GM ON I9 FEBRUARY 2002 It is with much pleasure, that I report on the Society's activities for the year ended 31st December 2001 The highlight of this year was undoubtedly the celebration of the Society's 20th Birthday. Some 38 people came together at Pioneer Park to celebrate the occasion. Present were three of the original members, Lynette Brown, Margaret Hill and Karen Connor, who jointly cut the cake on behalf of the Society. Also present as our guest was Dr Edward Reid-Smith from Wagga who conducted two seminars in 1980 and 1981 and encouraged us to form a Family History Society. A good night was enjoyed by allthe Pioneer Park ladies doing an excellent job in catering. The opportunity was taken to present Life Memberships for service to the Society to Lynette Brown, Margaret Hill and Ann Stevens. Unfortunately Ann could not be present and she received her presentation at a later meeting. Presentations were also made to Wendy Polkinghorne for service in the library for 11 years and then to Wendy and Clive Polkinghorne for their work in producing our Riverina Cemeteries CD-Rom Out thanks were extended to Margaret Hare, Maureen Smith and Christina Morris for their work in organising and preparing material for the dinner. On a sad note, the Society lost one of its stalwart and founding members with the passing of Wally Quinlivan, earlier in the year At the Birthday Dinner, a present of a framed photo was made to Wally's widow Joyce, with a copy to be hung in the library rooms. Other items of interest during the year were. The release of our Local Cemetery Book update from 1986 onwards. Our entry of a Pioneer Women statue in the Garden Festival Citrus Sculptures The catering for the Garden Festival at Pat and John Jones' garden at Yenda. Of great significance to the Society, both from an informative and financial point of view, was the launching of the Riverina Cemeteries CD-Rom, produced by Wendy and Clive Polkinghome, and their many helpers. During this year, as usual under the guidance of Librarian Wendy, we have increased our holdings of CDRoms, books and microfiche, as well as updating our computers and printers. A complete new layout. following the installation of new shelving and bench units has improved the functionality of the Society's rooms. On a more personal note, I must apologise for both Yvonne's and my absence overseas for a couple of months and thank those who carried on whilst we were away. For both ofus, a lot of the trip was spent on genealogical matters, both doing research and visiting family members, and also a visit to out Courier Researcher, Mr Tunnicliff in St Albans on September 11. Perhaps the highlight of our trip was the four days we spent in Salt Lake City, Utah at the Mormon Family History Library-the size of the Library and the amount of material freely available, was quite staggering. As I will not be standing for President again this year, I would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to all those people who have made my term in office enjoyable and wish everyone success in their research. I will still be very active in the Society. Thank you

John Miller President.

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106 Yambil Street Griffith NS W 2680 P 0. Box 1467 Griffith NS W 2680 Telephone (02) 6962 1088 Facsimile (02) 6962 5838 E-mail hkt@ozemail.com.au

INDEPENDENT AUDIT REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF THE GRIFFITH GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC. Scope We have audited the attached special purpose financial report comprising Balance Sheet, Income and Expenditure Statement and Notes to the Accounts of the Griffith Genealogical and Historical Society Inc. as set out on following pages for the year ended 31 December 2001. The society is responsible for the financial report and has determined that the accounting policies used are appropriate to meet the needs of the members. We have conducted an independent audit of the financial report in order to express an opinion on it to the members. Our audit has been conducted in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards to provide reasonable assurance whether the financial report is free from material misstatement. Our procedures included examination, on test basis, of evidence supporting the amounts and other disclosures in the financial report, and the evaluation of accounting policies and significant accounting estimates. These procedures have been undertaken to form an opinion whether, in all material respects, the financial report is presented fairly in accordance with Accounting Standards and other mandatory professional reporting requirements so as to present a view which is consistent with our understanding of the society's financial position, the result of it's operations and cash flows. The audit opinion expressed in this report has been formed on the above basis. Audit Opinion In our opinion, the financial report presents fairly, in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards and other mandatory professional reporting requirements the financial position of the Griffith Genealogical and Historical Society Inc. as at 31 December 2001, and the results of it's operations and cash flows for the year then ended. HOLMES KEENAN & TURNELL

106 Yambil St Griffith NSW

11 February 2002 Holmes Keenan Turnell Pty Ltd AN 98 093 347 089

Accountants, Auditors, Taxation Consultants, Financial Planners ~ ~ Uabilityislimited by the Accountants Scheme

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GRIFFITH GENEALOGICAL AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2001 2001

2000

9,477.49 698.35 38,034.35

12,910.48

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS

48,210.19

46,944.83

TOTAL ASSETS

48,210.19

46,944.83

NET ASSETS

$48,210.19

$46,944.83

MEMBERS' FUNDS Accumulated surplus

48,210.19

46,944.83

TOTAL MEMBERS' FUNDS

$48,210.19

$46,944.83

Note

CURRENT ASSETS Cash Receivables Investments

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34,034.35

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GRIFFITH GENEALOGICAL AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2001

STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Accounting: This financial report is a special purpose financial report prepared in order to satisfy the financial reporting requirements of the Associations Incorporations Act (). The committee has determined that the association is not a reporting entity. The financial report has been- prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Associations Incorporations Act () and the following Australian Accounting Standards. AAS 1:

Profit and Loss or Other Operating Statements

AAS 5:

Materiality

AAS 8:

Events Occuring After Reporting Date

No other Australian Accounting Standards, Urgent Issues Group Consensus Views or other authoritative pronouncements of the Australian Accounting Standards Board have been applied. The financial report is also prepared on an accruals basis and is based on historical costs and does not take into account changing money values or, except where specifically stated, current valuations of non-current assets. The accounting policies adopted are consistent with the previous period, except as otherwise stated.

2001

2000

2,864.19 6,383.23

1,549.91 11,139.83 212.44

CASH

Commonwealth Bank General Account Commonwealth Bank Book Account Colonial State Bank Courier Account Commonwealth Bank Courier Account Petty cash

221.77 8.30

8.30

$9,477.49

$12,910.48

RECEIVABLES

CURRENT Sundry debtors 4.

698.35

INVESTMENTS

CURRENT AGC Term Deposit Esanda Term Deposit TFN Tax withheld from interest

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20,000.00 18,000.00 34.35

16,000.00 18,000.00 34.35

$38,034.35

$34,034.35

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GRIFFITH GENEALOGICAL AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC INCOME AND EXPENDITURE STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2001 2001

2000

INCOME Advertising income Birthday Dinner receipts Courier Account receipts Donations received Fundraising income Ibis Links subscriptions Internet usage Members subscriptions Postage received Sales Pioneer Books Sales other publications Sales research and printouts Sundry revenue Interest received

80.00 900.00 3,644.20 780.50 4,178.60 88.00 39.05 4,825.00 17.55 1,509.20 4,798.75 514.45 12.50 2,072.09

120.00

Total income

23,459.89

17,826.73

220.00 132.86 939.70 3,594.40

200.00 143.48

4,075.82 1,134.50 3,136.35 60.00 3,635.00 31. 40 2,764.00 170.60 503.90 206.40 1,988.76

EXPENDITURE Auditor's remuneration Bank and government charges Birthday Dinner expenses Courier Pccount payments Donations Fundraising expenses Hire of equipment Ibis Links publication Insurance Light and power Postage,printing and stationery Purchase of equipment Purchase of reference materials Rent Repairs and maintenance Software acquisition and maintenance Subscriptions Sundry expenses Telephone

2,467.69 870.95 334.15 1,850.53 5,191.69 1,970.30 349.50 859.01 1,893.08 266.50 31. 90 344.61

Total expenditure

22,194.53

12,525.39

OPERATING SURPLUS before income tax Income tax expense

1,265.36

5,301.34

OPERATING SURPLUS AFTER INCOME TAX Accumulated surplus at the beginning of the financial year

1,265.36

5,301.34

46,944.83

41,643.49

ACCUMULATED SURPLUS AT THE END OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR

$48,210.19

$46,944.83

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4,083.83 350.00 795.00 268.65 825.84 845.34 365.48 1,326.73 849.32 1,580.46 375.00 12.00 182.20 322.06

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Annual General Meeting/ Office Bearers & Committee for 2002 It was almost a 'Full House' on Tuesday the 19th February for our AGMso much so that the incoming Committee may want to consider a larger venue for the 2003 AGM. After the Annual Report by President John Miller and the Auditor's Report the election of office bearers took place We extend a warm welcome to three new faces on the Committee this year, Lisa Taylor, Rosemary Taylor Maureen Johnstone and Jennifer Holland. We trust all committee members will have a fruitful year as well as contributing to the smooth running of the Society

The Executive Members are: Mr Clive Polkinghorne Mr John Miller Mr Charles Robertson Mrs Edna Wakley Miss Lisa Taylor Mrs Vicki Moran Mrs Yvonne Miller Mr Clive Polkinghome Mrs Wendy Polkinghorne Mrs Lynette Brown Mrs Beth Davidge Mrs Jennifer Holland Mrs Vicki Sanger Mrs Maureen Smith Ibis links Editor Mrs Christina Morris Ibis Links Committee Mrs Lynette Brown Mrs Maureen Smith Mrs Yvonne Miller Mrs Wendy Polkinghorne Mrs Maureen Smith link Letter Editor Mrs Yvonne Miller & Mrs Rosemary Taylor Research Officers Cemetery Convenor Mrs Ann Stevens Publicity Officer Mrs Maureen Smith Mrs Margaret Hare, Mrs Margaret Hill Social Convenors & Mrs Maureen Johnstone CWA Liaison Officer Mrs Lynette Brown 'Griffith Collection' Convenors Mr Alan & Mrs Edna Wakley Mrs Beth Davidge, Mrs Yvonne Miller Local History Convenors & Mrs Edna Wakley Mrs Lynette Brown Courier Officer Mr Clive Polkinghome Computer Officer

President Senior Vice President Junior Vice President Treasurer Assistant Treasurer Secretary Assistant Secretary Membership Officer Librarian Assistant Librarians

Eventually you will reach a point when you stop lying about your age and start bragging about it. Some people try to turn hack their odometers. Not me, I want people to know 'why' I look this way. I've travelled a long way and some ofthe roads weren't paved. Don't let anyone tell you you're getting old. Squash their toes with your rocker!

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£ibraran's Report Wendy Polkinghorne 200 I was an eventfuJ year for Society Members. Beginning in January with the purchase of two new computers, which unfortunately has not been exactJy trouble free. However they are a bit like 'the little girl with a curl in the middle of her forehead', when they are both working, as they should, they are wonderful. We had nine Computer Evenings, many of which turned into 'bring and share' events. In April we visited Darlington Point places of interest and the former Warrangesda Mission with Clive Polkinghome as our leader. Our second excursion, which was organised by Assistant Librarian Lynette Brown, was a visit to Binya and in part traced footsteps of John Oxley who explored through here in 1817 We lunched at Merribee Station, which was built about one hundred years ago, and then visited the site of Binya Station homestead. The BIG event for the year was our 20 Birthday Celebration - a very enjoyable evening it was too with many surprised Members receiving Awards for their contribution to the Society. Life memberships were presented to Margaret Hill, Ann Stevens and Lynette Brown and Appreciation Awards to Clive and Wendy Polkinghome. Flowers were presented to Foundation Members Margaret Hill, Lynette Brown, Karen Connor and Ann Stevens all of whom are still active members. As we have done for ten years we again catered at Yambiana when Mrs Pat Jones opened her delightful garden during the Festival of Gardens. This is our big fund raising effort for the year and our Members did not let us down. In fact, ninety members participated in some way. The Society received a Federation Certificate for our Federation theme. We acquired many new resources to help Members with their obsession. Our purchases exceeded $2,000 and donations were made to the approximate value of $800. All these acquisitions were listed during the year in Ibis Links The main room was repaired and painted by Lynette Brown, Ray Johnstone, George Easey, Clive Polkinghome and Charlie Robertson. The first section of our new bench and shelving has been erected and I am hopeful that the final section will be completed in the near future. Unfortunately during 2001 it was sometimes a struggle to keep the library open. For various reasons Members who usually act as Duty Librarians were unable to do so. However, at the moment we have volunteers to cover Thursdays and Fridays for the coming year. I am hopeful that some more Members will be able to do library duty on a regular basis (say once a month) on a Saturday. I am most appreciative of the time that Duty Librarians have given freely to the Society. Thank you - Lynette Brown, Beth Davidge, Edna Enness, Richard Gow, June Harriman, Yvonne Miller, Barbara Millis, Vicki Moran, Robyn Pike, Clive Polkinghome, Vicki Sanger, Maureen Smith and Ann Stevens. I especially express my gratitude to June Harriman for her many years of service and to Margaret Hill who keeps our library neat and clean. Now for 2002- you should have received a copy of our program for the year and I hope it 1s m a conspicuous position so you don't forget to enjoy the benefits of your membership By the time you read this the Open Days for Members and Non Members on 2" and 3" March will be over! Remember the excursion on 24" March when we will visit Monte Cristo, the Liquorice Factory and the Honey Farm at Junee. If you have not done so I urge you to purchase your tickets immediately at McIntyre Coaches in the Crystal Arcade. (Other organisations will be joining us on the coach). I hope your research in 2002 proves to be a fruitful year. Ibis Links

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A SOLDIER SETTLER'S MEMORIES OF THE BEGINNING OF IRRIGATION SETTLEMENT AT VENDA (Written in 1930) Garnet Jennings Extractedfrom Ronaldson Papers'

With the end of the War (1918) the question was "What to do with the retuming men? The various Governments decided to settle on the land, as many men who wished to do so. With this end in view, particulars were given to the soldiers before their return to Australia. A £625 repayable loan was allowed by the Federal Government to every ex-serviceman who settled on the land in any State and the Repatriation Department gave a free grant of £1 per week for six months to get the farm going. The Water Conservation & Irrigation Commission (WC & IC) also offered a sustenance allowance for two years to those who took up dairy farms and for five years to would-be fruit farmers. In most other areas the first two amounts were all that could be expected. Before deciding to take up land, the WC & IC in Sydney invited all intending farmers to inspect the Area. Application was made at Head Office for a rail pass to Yanco. On arrival a bus took the tourists to Leeton where they made their own arrangements for beds and meals during their stay. After which they reported to the Leeton office of the WC & IC and arrangements were made for a car to take them to inspect Griffith and Yenda. By July 1919 some blocks were cleared and houses were being built at the Griffith end but in Yenda there had been little construction. Those who decided on the MIA for their future home had to do 90 days probationary work, some going to the various Governments Farms, but most taking jobs mn gangs employed by the WC & IC in preparing the farms, at award rates of pay ruling at the time. Camps were erected at Beelbangera and Yenda for those deciding to do the 90 days trial. Sydney Office advised the Settlers when they could start or when room was available in the camps or "Barracks" as they were called As trains left Sydney only on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, the favourite day appeared to be Wednesday, as they would only have to work 2½ days before the end of the week. On arrival, Yenda was found to consist of a big Construction Camp of several hundred men on the "common" north of the railway line and a few small stores in Main Avenue. Simpson Bros, E Cass, J McLean were on the west side of the street in that order from the railway; and opposite was Lamont's, Davis Pioneer Butchery, Jack French's Boarding House, Bob Abraham's Bakery and Tom and Dave Olliver' s Billiard Saloon & Newsagency. In September I 9 I 9 these were the only buildings in the town, except a "Tin Shed" which housed the WC & IC Office and the Post Office. A two-horse lorry met the train and picked up those who were going out to No 2 Camp (the Soldiers' Barracks). The camp was about three miles out of Yenda near where the Main Canal crossed the Stock Route on what later became Farm 1919. Arriving at the Barracks the Settlers found a large dining hall and sleeping tents with board floors and board walls two feet high all around. Each two-man tent was supplied with two spring-wire stretchers and bedding. For work, each man was given an axe, shovel, mattock and tin billy. In the dining hall there were two long tables and four long rows of men where a three course meal was served, well cooked and plenty of it The next morning after breakfast, meat and bread etc was put out for each man to make up his own lunch. At Midday tea was made on each block or for each gang. 1

James Ronaldson, an avid local historian, recorded places, people and events on the MIA and surrounding towns. See Ibis Links No 59, July 1999, pages 7-9 Ibis Links

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As a general rule the work was to clear the land, cart in wood suitable for firewood to a stack near the house site and to put in ditches as soon as the clearing was done. Saw-millers had previously cut out all the large pine trees for mill timber, but many trees that were left were suitable for fence posts; these were cut and left on each block. Simpson Bros (later Simpson Bros & Bourne, and now, less the Bourne) came out with a variety of their stock at least one evening each week. About this time the Yenda Sub-Branch of the R S S I L of A was formed, S Simpson taking an active part, becoming President, I think, with Jack Bourke as Secretary During the time spent in camp many lectures were delivered on the different farming activities. At the end of his 90-day period a man was given a certificate of suitability and could apply for a block he had previously selected or "earmarked". Usually the gangs only cleared half the block; for the other half the settler had to make his own arrangements. Generally a Contractor approved by the WC & IC who also would advance the payment, which would increase in the settler's indebtedness, did this. When advised that he had been granted the block, the Settler would take up residence, generally in a tent, and as soon as he could build a shack from round-back slabs which were obtained from the nearest sawmill. As a good number of blocks were partly cleared by the end of 1919, those taking up farms wanted to get a go on as soon as their tents were up. There was so much to do. Boundary and sub-division fences to be erected horse yards, sheds, etc to be constructed, as well as getting a tank down and all the cleared ground ploughed. At first, they had no horses of their own, the tank sinking and the first ploughing were done by contractors - Arthur Phillips did quite a lot of this work As soon as the boundary fence was up and the land ploughed the Settler would make application for Nursery Stock, after R J Benton or Lockwood had given advice as to the most suitable varieties of trees or vines. Benton and Lockwood also advised on the best layout of the farm and the proper manner of planting About the first week in June 1920, the Nursery near Griffith opened with Sid M Braithwaite in charge. The Settler was advised on what day to come in for his plants, trees and vines, which were tied up in bundles. They were warned to bring along plenty of old sacking to cover the roots during the trip home to Yenda. Long before Yenda orders could be filled, the Nursery stock ran out, and even "dormant buds" were issued. Supplies of young trees and vines had to be acquired from various Nurseries in NSW and Victoria; some, it is said, were even brought from South Australia When planting the farms, two or three Settlers generally worked together until the planting of each of their places was finished. Then there was the need for horses. However, when they were procured the Settler often found they were only partly broken-in, so there was another job to do. u

As soon as spring came the young trees and vines had to be watered. With horses unbroken, the Settler often with little experience in handling them, and hardly knowing which way to turn, found that running a furrow down each side of a row of trees was not an easy job at times. Even if furrows were all crooked, the thing was to get the water to the bottom on the row somehow Few of the Settlers had any previous experience of irrigation and little idea which part of the farm to water first, so there was a lot of "chance it to luck". At last the great day arrives; along came the water-bailiff who like the farmer, often had no idea at what pace to send the water down - there were no Dethridge wheels for the first season. Anyhow the water comes in with a rush; ditches being new and not set would not stand the strain; banks would wash away, and where they had been cut to let the water into furrows the cuts soon got too large. The new farmer was kept busy with the shovel trying to keep the water directed down the furrows; after dark, lamp in one hand, shovel in the other; a few hours rest and at it again. This often went on until well past the limit of 72 hours.

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After the watering and when the ground seemed dry enough, cultivation began, but they knew nothing of the deep holes left by the rabbit warrens and where large trees had been! Result bogged to the axle!! Editors Note: Garnet Tregoning Jennings had Farm 785 Yenda, called 'Germoe', from April 1, 1920 to August I 947 when he went to Chester Hill, Sydney. Garnet, born on May 1, 1 893 at Brunswick, Victoria, married a Yenda girl, Laurel Florence Kilpatrick in I 923 and died in Sydney October 29, 1971.

Sawmill at Yenda 1920 original J. Grew

Raggatt's farm, Farm 1504 Yenda in 1919-original J. Grew

Roy Wood's farm-Farm 806 Yenda, April 1923. Photo Courtesy of Peg Wood.

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Sawmill • 1919.

1919-No2 Camp called 'The Barracks' near stock route. From Ronaldsons collection-Griffith City Library.

Snap taken on Sunday morning towards the end of 1922 after Main Avenue was graded and wooden curbing put in. The Kurrajongs were planted about this time. The little old coach was one that had been used to take the men from the main camps to their various jobs and was also used to carry sporting teams on Sunday visits. Thanks to Edna Wakley. Griffith Collectuon Officer for allowing us to use these photos. Ihs Links

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Griffith mourns one of it's biggest fans. From 'The Area News' - 19 September 2001 Griffith business identity Clive Pritchard has passed away at the age of 83 years. Mr Pritchard was a well-known member of the Griffith community who spent the majority of his working life operating a business from the Yambil Street premises originally situated next door to his parent's fruit and vegetable market Continuing to work until earlier this year, when illness prevented him doing so, Mr Pritchard had a love of Griffith and its people. This was reciprocated and acknowledged recently with an award presentation at Griffith City Council for his dedication to the city and its business expansion Clive Pritchard's long service to the Griffith community was something in which he took great pride. and he was surprised to be awarded the Certificate of Appreciation At the May council meeting, Mr Pritchard was also presented with two photographs of his family" s business from early last century to accompany the certificate. acknowledging a personal and family connection mn business with the city extending more than 85 years In the early I900s Olive Annie and Charles George Pritchard first came to Wickhams Camp. near the present site of Griffith. before leaving to once again return in 1918 or 1919 with three young children. Clive Pritchard was born in a tent near the site of the Ardlethan Tin Mine He married Mollie. a nurse at the Griffith Base Hospital on July 2. 1942. whom he met in Griffith According to son Ross, they lived here all their lives A returned serviceman. Clive Pritchard saw action in the Pacific during World War II and returned to Griffith in 1946 when he was released from service Clive and Mollie Pritchard lived on the same house block in Yambil Street they purchased from Clive's parents for a few pounds, until Mollie passed away, and then he continued to live there until only very recently. The ice shop Mr Pritchard loved so much was a place where he could meet and catch up with people on a day to day basis. "The business started off as half a shop and he built the rest in 1958," Ross said this week. "It was a great growing concern. The ice part of the business was added around 1964 and he sold and produced ice until a few months ago. He still had ice he had made. in the cool-room when he passed away" Describing his father as a friendly person, Ross Pritchard said Clive could walk down the street and say hello to everyone who he walked past Mr Pritchard had done a lot of research on Griffith and managed to acquire a copy of the original plans for Griffith. as designed by Walter Burley Griffin "He had given a copy of those plans back to the city," Ross said Never involved in service clubs as a permanent member, Clive Pritchard had a long association with both primary and high school committees while Ross was a student in Griffith He and Mollie would often donate much to the school for fundraising purposes. Ross remembers his parents would donate "all sorts of goods for functions rate " Ibis Links

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Once they got the dates wrong," he said last week. "They sent in all these toffees and things for a sale at recess and it was enough to keep them going all through the break.-As well as being involved with the Griffith Swimming Club for more than IO years, Clive Pritchard spent much of the last I years fighting for the underdog with Griffith City Council. His great love was generally stirring the council up," Ross said. "He was a very obstinate person, a very determined person. It was very hard to change him from his point of view. but he had a heart of gold" He went to bat for the small person-if he thought something was wrong, he· never be talked down ... Clive Pritchard, the husband of the late Mollie Pritchard, is survived by son Ross. daughter-in-law Michelle. grandchildren Elysha, Joel and Jessie and sister Thelma Hillery. He passed away at the Pioneer Lodge Nursing Home, Griffith on Wednesday September 12 A funeral service for him was conducted yesterday at the Cathedral Church of St Alban· s the Martyr. Griffith at 2pm. followed by interment in the lawn cemetery of the Griffith Cemetery Reproduced with permission from the Area News.

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Eulogies of Alfred George Enness 20/5/19109/11/2001 Dael Alfred George Enness. the fifth of eight children.. was born to William Leonard and Mary Ann Enness on 20" May 1910 in Leytonstone. Essex. England Following the passing of his parents, Dad was placed in foster care in 1920 before being accepted into Gordon Boys Home in 1924.a military school where he studied carpen try. Bill Enness (Dads brother) worked on a farm at Yenda for Hubert John Lowrie Hubert became aware of Dad living in an orphanage in England so nominated and sponsored him to come to Australia on the 20" August1928 to work with Bill Bill died three years later of tetanus. It would be 47 years before Dad returned to his homeland Dad worked on this farm until 1939 when he enlisted in the army He was in the 20" Infantry Brigade

HO. 9" Division. Serving as a Rat of Tobruk ' in the Middle East, Dad also served in the Borneo and New Guinea campaigns. While in Borneo Dad befriended a monkey, which he called Brunei. Bruner amused Dad by sitting on the bonnet of his Jeep and steal mg cigarettes from unattended tents. While on leave in 1943 Dad married Mum, Edna Mary Lowrie, on the 31st May at Clovelly in Sydney The following year I was born while Dad was still overseas On discharge from the army in 1945 Dad. Mum and I settled into family life at Yenda in a farm cottage whilst Dad worked at Penfolds Winery In 1946. their 2nd daughter Patricia amved In I 949 Dad bought a fruit farm. Farm 713 Yenda, where the four of us lived until a further three children were born June was born in 195 I. Beryl in 1953, and Fred in 1955. The 15 years on the farm were hard years but by the same token as a family they were happy ones. On occasions Dad enjoyed a yarn and ale with family and friends. He was also known to bribe us children to say nothing to Mum by leaving three-pence in the old Hillman glove box for ice cream while he slipped into the Yenda Diggers Club Other interests included, reading, a game of cards, supporting the Yenda Football Club at1d in later year s crossword puzzles. ln 1964 the farm was sold and the family moved to 38 Murrumbidgee Avenue, Griffith which remains the family home where the sixth child Robin was born in 1965. Dad worked for the Council in the Parks and Gardens Department until he retired in 1975. During his retirement Dad was not one to sit still and kept active by doing odd jobs and developing a keen interest in the R.SL hall and its committee. He was horrified when his beloved hall was painted pink. ANZAC Day was special to Dad reuniting him with army mates and reflecting on those fallen Mum and Dad have been married for 58 years, during this time Mum never failed to support him by working by his side on the farm and raismg the family Our fond memories are of a hard working, honest and thrifty man. Despite our best efforts he kept his sanity and all his dark hair unlike us who have acquired grey hairs trying to curb his activities in later years He was proud of the fact that he was still pushing the mower, climbing ladders to attend the air conditioner and driving the car at the young age of 88 years. Over the years you nurtured us into adults and supported us as we chose our careers, partners and in turn gave you grandchildren Dad, I speak for Mum and all of us children when I say this is not goodbye just farewell, you live on in your children and grandchildren We love you Dad, rest in peace. As read by Gwen Duff (nee Enness, Daughter) Ibis Links

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Pop was proud of his 16 grandchildren. takmg great mnterest m each of us individually. Never one to sit still. Pop actively participated m games such as cricket and soccer at farnilv gatherings. Pop loved to have us visit though at the same time was fearful for the safety of hrs shed and all it contained. Up untii recently you could always be sure to find Pop m the garden surveying neighbourmng activates or tmnkering mn his shed On the off chance of catch mg him still he would lament 'whens the council gonna tar my damn road or he would offer hs opmmon (warranted or not). If you failed to agree you were mn for a lengthy debate m whch you would no doubt lose Some of his favourite debates would arse from the mention of money and frequently quoted A fool and hs money are soon parted or 'The smartest cocky is the one with the oldest tractor No sugar gram went undissolved. as Pop would stir his tea thoroughly On questioning Pop why he did this he replied ··i- m wa1tmg for the sugar to dissolve." when he finally drank we would wait m anticipation for the bottom of the cup to fall out He proudly watched us grandchildren grow and welcomed the addition of his nme great grandchildren Standing tall Pop greeted family and friends with a firm handshake right until his last days Despite the vacant looks Pop. we were actually listening and takmg mn vour words of advise which v<III be sadly missed As said before this is not goodbye merely see you later Rest in peace Pop As read by Amanda Enness (6rand-daughter) NX 36340

Private ALFRED GEORGE ENNESS Alf (as he was well known to us all) enlisted in the A.IF on 12m July 1940 and served with the 20 Infantry Brigade HQ. 9" Division, and British 8" Amy in the Middle East in Libya. Egypt and Syria We understand Alf was the last survivor of the famous 'Rats of Tobruk mn our distret On his return to Australia m early 1943 he was soon posted to the South Pacific Campaign and served m New Gumea. Brunei. and Borneo. Alf served for 599 davs m Australia and 1343 days overseas He was discharged from the Army on 6" November 1945 Alf will be sadly missed by his many mates at our sub-branch Retired Servicemen's League (R.S.L.)

I remember Alf Enness, as a very willing and helpful man, when we were renovating and painting the present genie Library m February and March 1984 Alf repaired door and cupboard locks, latches and hmnges. hung the front outside door with its steel sheeting and did many other small Jobs as they were needed Alf was 26 years older than me and I thought it was truly amazing that he was so active Lynette Brown Ibis Links

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ANTHRAX VACCINE LEGACY

Reproduced with permission of 'The Land' Newspaper

Peter Austin

A small concrete monument beside a dusty back road north-east of Barellan is all that remains to remind us that in this spot, more than a century ago, the vaccine was developed that rescued our sheep flocks from the deadly anthrax disease. The property where the ground-breaking work occurred was South Yalgogrin Station, the homestead portion of which today is an 1800 hectare mixed farm owned by Peter and Coral Russell who run it with their son Jason. Back in the late 1880's. when it was one of a string of pastoral holdings owned by R. Goldsbrough & Co, South Ya/gogrin was a sprawling run of 52.000 hectares, carrying 26,600 sheep under the management of a remarkable man named John Alexander Gunn. It is due to the inspiration, dedication and persistence of this exceptional stockman and self-made scientist that anthrax - notwithstanding its recent emergence as a deadly weapon of biological warfare on the human front -- is a relatively low priority problem for Australia's sheep producers. When an occasional outbreak of anthrax occurs in livestock, losses are rapidly contained by administration of a highly effective vaccine that owes its origins to J.A. Gunn and his later collaborator, John McGarvie-Smith. How different things were back in the 1880's, when the disease was rampant through much of NSW and Victoria. It was only in 1883 that the cause of the sudden deaths was correctly identified as anthrax by the then NSW Government vet of the day, Anthony Willows. By then anthrax, known by sheepmen as 'Cumberland Disease· because it was first noticed in the County of Cumberland, had been causing significant losses for about 30 years. Willows' diagnosis was made on Uarah Station near Grong Grong. a property owned by Arthur Devlin, whose family also owned Ganmain and Deepwater stations, carrying all up about 220,000 sheep, 5000 head of cattle and between 500 and 600 horses. Two years later, at the height of the crisis, anthrax was responsible for the loss of 42,000 sheep, 500 cattle and 60 horses on the three properties, followed in 1886 by deaths of 25,000 sheep, 150 cattle and 20 horses. Similarly other pastoralists reported disastrous losses, to the point where the natural increase of sheep flocks was often insufficient to cover annual losses from anthrax. The great French microbiologist, Louis Pasteur, had some years earlier perfected a vaccine for the control of anthrax (called charbon in France), and when losses escalated Devlin wrote to the Frenchman and pleaded with him to send supplies of the vaccine to NSW. Pasteur replied this would not be possible, as the vaccine would lose its effectiveness during the long sea voyage to Australia. However, he promised to allow a party of scientists from his Pasteur Institute, led by his nephew, Dr Adrien Loir, to visit Devlin during a planned trip to Australia in 1888 to lodge an entry in a NSW Government global competition for a cure to plague rabbits. The visitors duly visited Uarah Station and conducted tests, which confirmed the disease in the sheep to be anthrax. Further tests showed that vaccination with Pasteur's vaccine could prevent losses. Pasteur offered in 1889 to permit use of his vaccine in all the Australian colonies for an upIbis Links

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front price of 38,000 pounds, but the lntercolonial Stock Conference rejected the offer as too expensive. A minor outbreak occurred in 1890 when Devlin (now a victim of foreclosure and living in Junee as a stock and station agent and grain buyer) succeeded in enticing Mr Loir and his team back to Australia to manufacture the vaccine on a joint venture basis whereby he and his sons would distribute it and administer the inoculation. The manufacturing process was undertaken on Rodd Island, a tiny island off Drummoyne in Sydney Harbour previously used as a site for experiments into possible rabbit eradication strategies. The first large-scale use of the vaccine took place in July of that year when the Devlins injected 193,000 sheep on Brocklesby Station near Corowa. But the results were unsatisfactory, owing mainly to hot conditions robbing the vaccine of its effectiveness. The vaccine also required two injections to be given, 10 days to a fortnight apart- a huge logistical problem for the big station of that era. It was these problems that inspired J.A. Gunn, who had experienced serious losses from anthrax during the 1880's on South Yalgogrin, to set up and equip his own laboratory, and begin work on perfecting an anthrax vaccine suitable for Australian conditions. Such a project seems an unlikely sideline for a raw-boned station manager, but Gunn had already distinguished himself as a man of many parts. He had designed a new poison cart for rabbits, which was being commercially manufactured in Narrandera, and had written a novel about Aborigines of the Murrumbidgee region. He was also a qualified surveyor, and an amateur naturalist. His interest in the anthrax vaccine possibilities was sparked after he attended an official, government-sponsored demonstration of the Pasteur vaccine organised by Devlin on a property near Junee in 1888. After this he became a close friend and confidante of Devlin, who made available to him his own experimental notes, as well as notes supplied to him by the Pasteur team, for use as reference material for his own experiments. At first Gunn concentrated on improving the flawed Pasteur vaccine, but later decided to develop his own, which he achieved after exhaustive experimentation in 1894. His next goal, achieved three years later, was to produce a single-dose vaccine. Victory seemed to be at hand, but then fate intervened, as Gunn found he could not produce the single-dose serum again. It was this impasse that led Gunn to seek the assistance of the canny Sydney scientist, John McGarvie-Smith, then working on snakebite anti-venene at his Woollahra laboratory. Within days the pair had retrieved the lost formula, whereupon McGarvie-Smith staked his claim to a share of ensuing sales. The result was a partnership arrangement whereby McGarvie-Smith manufactured the vaccine and Gunn marketed it - an arrangement not entirely to Gunn's liking. but he had no real alternative, as McGarvie-Smith now shared the secret of the formula and would have set up in opposition. Gunn, who left South Yalgogrin in 1897 to manage Borambo/a and later bought his own property, Braehour, near Wagga Wagga, became a revered figure in the grazing circles of the day. He was chairman of the Pastures Protection Boards Association, president of the Kyeamba Shire, president of the Murrumbidgee P&A Society and a Member of the Legislative Council before he died in 1910 aged just 50.

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Upon his death, McGarvie-Smith became the sole custodian of the vaccine formula, and when he in turn died eight years later, the secret passed (by prior arrangement) to the NSW Government, along with a 10,000 pounds bequest with which to establish the independent research institute bearing his name, which survives to this day. Nothing remains of the laboratory, the giant boiling-down vat and associated chimney that stood on the rock-strewn hillside at South Yalgogrin not far from the station homestead where Gunn lived with his wife, Jessie Jean, and children. Even the rambling timber homestead is no more: it burned down 12 years ago - taking with it most of the Russell's (today's owners) personal possessions. A new brick house stands it its place. But Coral Russell says she has retrieved the odd test tube from under some of the piles of rocks that now dot the paddock where the modest timber laboratory shed - referred to by wary locals as the 'poison house' - once stood.

German/Polish Internet Sites. Christina Morris For anyone doing German/Polish research the following sites may be of assistance:-

http://www.kartenmeister.com/ On this site you can type in the old German name of the town where your ancestors came from and it will give you the new Polish name. I put in the name Go/tzau and Parchau where my German/Polish ancestors came from and it gave me the following information:German Name Goltzau Today's Name Golcewo Kreis/County Karthaus German Province Westpreussen Today's Province Gdanskie Location East 17°38' North 54°11' Location Description This village/town is located 4.8 km and 358 degrees from Kniprode, which is known today as Polczno Remarks For additional information see: Golzau Not know which timeframe this name has. German Name Alternate Name 1 : Alternate Name 2: Today's Name Kreis/County German Province Today's Province Location Location Description Lutheran Parish Catholic Parish Remarks

Parchau Parkau Parchow 1550 Parchowo Karthaus Westpreussen Slupskie East 17° 40' North 54° 12' This village/town is located 6.6 km and 15 degrees from Kniprode, which is known today as Polczno Sullenschin 1908 Parchau 1908 Standesamt: Parchau 1908

Then go to this map site:- http://www.expedia.com/pub/agentdll?qscr=mmfn And put in the new name you have found and you will get quite a few options to chose from, I found the towns I was looking for by clicking onGolcewo, Wojewodztwo Pomorskie, Poland AND Parchowo, Wojewodztwo Pomorskie, Poland Ibis Links

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CHINESE HOROSCOPES By Maureen Smith INTRODUCTION HOW DO YOU introduce yourself? Do you first give your name, or say what school you went to, or where you live, or what kind of job you do? Whatever you say, the chances are that you will be attempting in some small way to summarise who you imagine yourself to be, and hoping that the label you choose will do the real you justice. In the East, however, introductions may take on a very different form. Because of a system that has evolved throughout eastern civilisation, every one has a birth sign named after one of the twelve animals that make up the Chinese Horoscope. When two strangers meet, instead of giving their names, they might refer to their animal sign. "I am a Rat," one might say. "Pleased to meet you, I am a Snake" might be the reply. As a result of this simple greeting, a great deal of unspoken information will have changed hands. In this case, if they had met to discuss business, both Rat and Snake would probably have parted on good terms. For the Peoples of the East, an individual's personal animal sign, dictated by the year of their birth, plays a central role in the conduct of their daily lives.

REVOLUTIONISES YOUR LIFE Chinese horoscopes show a complete fresh way of viewing human behaviour, one that can be of great practical use. It can, guide us to the best business associate, help us in our choice of marriage partners and suggest the ideal lover. They tell us why we dress like we do, why some of us save every penny while others spend without caring. We learn why some are content to sit at home while others travel to the Four Comers of the globe. It explains who we really are, not only to the world at large, but more importantly to ourselves.

SHEDDING YOUR SCEPTICISM How can all those people born the same year as me, have the same inherited characteristics? The answer is of course that we are not all identical. The sign of our parents, the sign of marriage and business partners and the signs of our children all create variations on the way our own animal sign influences us. The eager to please Dragon son will benefit from his adoring Rooster mother, the passionate Rat will find the anxious Dog impervious to her advances. Time of birth is another factor that determines a subtle difference in temperament.

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TRUE GAME OF LIFE To seek pleasure and enjoyment from life is an inherent part of Chinese philosophy. The games we play, both as adults and children are a form of make-believe, which not only enhances life but also in some mysterious way offers us the key to true self-discovery. The West puts men on the moon, the East puts men in touch with their real selves: or in other words, the animal within. Clearly no one can foretell our destiny, so many conflicting factors would make exacting it an absolute impossibility. The Chinese horoscope has little or nothing to do with the Western signs of the Zodiac. What it teaches is not a plan for tomorrow, but a way to know you today and every day. To learn who we are through our influencing animal is to take part in a wonderful ancient game that will make our lives both richer and happier. Western astrology is based on the movement of the sun and the stars, the Chinese use the lunar cycle. There are twelve moons in a lunar cycle, plus an extra moon every thirteen (our Blue Moon), which is why the Chinese New Year never falls on the same day. With twelve moons and twelve animals, a perfect pattern evolved. No one is certain how the Chinese horoscope came about, but there is a legend, which makes up in poetical charm what it lacks in scientific probability. Five centuries before the birth of Christ, the Buddha sent out an invitation to all the animals in his Kingdom, to join him for the New Year celebrations. Only twelve animals responded in the following order. The rat, the buffalo, the tiger, the cat, the dragon, the snake, the horse, the goat, the monkey, the rooster, the dog and the pig. The Buddha decided to show his gratitude by honouring the animals with a year, calling it by their name, All people born in that year would inherit that animal's characteristics.

Rat Buffalo Tiger Cat Dragon Snake Horse Goat Monkey Rooster Dog Pig

1900 1912 1924 1936 1948 1960 1972 1984 1996 1901 1913 1925 1937 1949 1961 1973 1985 1997 1902 1914 1926 1938 1950 1962 1974 1986 1998 1903 1915 1927 1939 1951 1963 1975 1987 1999 1904 1916 1928 1940 1952 1964 1976 1988 2000 1905 1917 1929 1941 1953 1965 1977 1989 2001 1906 1918 1930 1942 1954 1966 1978 1990 2002 1907 1919 1931 1943 1955 1967 1979 1991 2003 1908 1920 1932 1944 1956 1968 1980 1992 2004 1909 1921 1933 1945 1957 1969 1981 1993 2005 1910 1922 1934 1946 1958 1970 1982 1994 2006 1911 1923 1935 1947 1959 1971 1983 1995 2007

It should be pointed out that there are five animals, which are known by different names. The Rooster is sometimes call the Cock: the Buffalo the Ox: the Goat the Sheep: the Pig the Boar. The Chinese refer to the Cat as a Hare, or a Rabbit (a creature with soft fur and weak back). Whatever the name, the influence of the animal is the same. I thank Barry Fantoni, the author of Chinese Horoscopes for adding another dimension to my life.

This year -2002. is the year of the Horse. Ibis Links

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pm"z: "u"vs From Lynette Brown

Stop Press: Important Qotice, The Society's Monthly Meeting has been altered to be on the first Wednesday of each Month. An amended Program is enclosed with this Journal together with the Link Letter.

English 64 pence stamps are available from Lyn Brown for $1.80, which covers the return postage of a letter of 20 grams to Australia. A Courier Service is available for English and Welsh Certificates of Birth, Death and Marriage, also Census checks and research in London. We have General Register Office (GRO) Indexes for England and Wales from July 1837 to December 1935 in our library. Use the LOS Library at 69 Yambil Street, Griffith for reading Microfilms and microfiche to expand on your family history research in Britain and elsewhere It is very useful to have the LDS Catalogue on CD-ROM at home to find useful films and microfiche for your places of interest It can be obtained from their Distribution Centre in Sydney at a cost of $9 I 0 Phone: 1300 30 40 45 to purchase by credit card or send a cheque to the LDS Distribution Centre at PO. Box 350, Carlingford 2118. Intemet Explorer 4.0 + is needed to run this catalogue. LDS - Library Hours in Griffith. Tuesday 9 a.m. -4p.m. Wednesday 10am.-8pm Friday 9a.m.- l 2 noon The Library is managed by Rosemary. Phone 6964 3955 during Library hours. NOTE: If unable to keep your booking, please ring and cancel.

Social Events. Twenty-six members enjoyed each other's company and the Chinese food at the evening Christmas Party at the Coro Club on 23 November. Those who attended also enjoyed the afternoon tea on Saturday, December 8 Some members attended the opening of The Hall ofFame, Shear Outback at Hay on January 26, 2002. It was a pleasant wann evening with a slight breeze. The speeches were interesting and thoughtful. Mrs Kay Hull, Member for Riverina, officially opened shear Outback. The musical items were original and suited the occasion admirably. A fitting finale to the spectacular show was a set of hand-shears outlined in flames. Many activities were organised for the vast number of visitors to the town. Food was served at Shear Outback and Bishops Lodge. Museums were open at the Hay Goal, Railway Station Prisoners of War display, Hay War Memorial High School and Shear Outback. Tours of the town and outback and river boat tours were enjoyed. Ibis Links

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News & ViewsContinued:

New,Journaf in our {brary. We purchased the December 2001 edition of the Journal Practical Family History, produced by the publishers of the Family Tree Magazine. I was most impressed in the contents ofthis Journal. Some items are: The Edward Jenner Museum: Tells how Edward Jenner invented the vaccination against smallpox. The. first person vaccinated was on May 14, 1796. Prior to this it had been the scourge of humans. In 1980 The Global Commission for the Certification of Smallpox Eradication was able to declare the world free of Smallpox. Pages 9 and 10. Looking after Stuff: Information on storing the items we collect as family historians, looking at avoiding mechanical, chemical and accidental damage Pages 11 and 12. The day I was born: Have you thought about looking in the newspaper for what the weather was like, the world events and the local events happening on that day, the price of foods, etc. Page 13. Practical Picture Dating: Dating photographs. Pages 12, 25 and 45. Trades from the Past: Pocket knife manufacture. Every Boy Should Have One. Some people have cutlers in their family -a very informative article about making pocket knives, etc. Pages 26- 28. Death in the 19" Century, Part 11. Customs and Costumes. Pages 34 -36. Computer Desk- Accessing the Internet and useful websites. Pages 40 and -II. This 'n' That by Michael Armstrong. Did your ancestor work on the waterways of England, Scotland and Wales? Soon many records will to be on the Internet. Burials in Fen country and the water problem Pages 46 and 47. Free listings of names being researched: Pages 48 and 49. Form for 8 free listings on page 29. My great grandparents were ... One Free entry allowed at a time, limited to 65 words including name and address. Pages 52 and 53. -2@OO@9--

Condolences: are extended to Mrs Edna Enness and Mrs Robyn Pike of Griffith and families on the death of their husband and father, Alfred George Enness, who died on 9 November 2001 aged 91 years. Mrs Shirley Dwyer and family of Rankins Springs, on the death of her mother, Mrs Emma May Daines of Griffith on December 10, 200 I, aged 82 years

Some Genie thoughts from the Murrumbidgee Ancestor. October Q001. George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950): The danger of tracing your family tree is that you may find an ancestor hanging from a branch, either by his neck or his tail. Oscar Wild (1854-1900). A genealogist is a person who will trace your ancestors as far back as your money will go. Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865): I don't know who my grandfather was. I am more concerned who his grandson will be.

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NEW IN OUR LIBRARY BOOKS Title

Author

Type

Code &Shelf No.

Griffith RSL Members, probably in the 1950s

Polkinghome, W

Reference

14.013

Wally Quinlivan's Research Papers - 1985-1989

Polkinghore, W

Reference

14.014

Wally Quinlivan's Research Papers - 1990-1993

Polkinghorne, W

Reference

14.015

Wally Quinlivan's Research Papers - 1994-1998

Polkinghorne, W

Reference

14.016

Research Inquiries - from 1999 & Index ofResearch Papers 1985-2000

Polkinghore, W

Reference

14.017

Quinlivan, W

Cards

14.018

Parsons, A & Prince, M

Book

4.018

(donated by A. Parsons)

Wagga Wagga Lawn Cemetery

Wagga Wagga FHS

Book

11.2650 A

Wagga Wagga Monumental Cemetery Anglican

Wagga Wagga FHS

Book

112650 B

Wagga Wagga Monumental Cemetery Miscellaneous

Wagga Wagga FHS

Book

11.2650 C

Wagga Wagga Monumental Cemetery Catholic

Wagga WaggaFHS

Book

11.2650 D

Burials in the Grafton District

Clarence River HS

Book

11.2460

From Glossop Mill to Summer Hill - The Story of Felix McCann And Mary Cooper

Freckman, J

Book

4.049

Conference Guidelines

NSW&ACTFHS

Book

5.112

Scotland Atlas and Gazetteer

Harper Collins

Book

SCT

12.603

Walking with Time The Story of the Wakool Bounty

Grant, E J

Book

7.2710 F

Swancott, Charles

Book

7.2099

Ziegler& Koch

Book

7.2000B

Index of Naturalisation Record Cards - Griffith Residents Jack & Ann Parsons

(donated by J Freckman)

(donated by D Ralph)

Dee Why to Barrenjoy and Pittwater (donated by D Ralph)

The Fabulous House That We Built Sydney Opera House Ibis Links

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MICRIFICHE Title

Author

Location

North Rocks Cemetery, NSW

SAG

Drawer 18

Waverley Cemetery, NSW

SAG

Drawer 18

Immigration to Victoria Index to Inward Passengers British Ports, 1880-1889

Public Record Office Victoria

Drawer 19

Immigration to Victoria to Inward Passengers British Ports, 1880-1889

Public Record Office Victoria

Drawer 19

Immigration to Victoria Index to lnward Passengers Foreign Ports 1880-1889

Public Record Office

Drawer l9

Immigration to Victoria Inward Passengers Foreign Ports 1880-1889

Public Record office

Drawer 19

Drawer 9

1851 Census Numbers for Greater London & Liverpool NZSG Microfiche Publications

Drawer 20

Cottrell, R J

Drawer 9

Title

Author

Location

Convicts Permission to Marry 1826-1851

Uebel, L

Computers 3 & 4

Convict Death Index 1826-1879

Uebel. L

Computers 3 &4

Gazetteer of Great Britain & Ireland

Archive CD Books

Computers I & 5

Passenger Lists Victoria To New Zealand (Part 1) 1852-1860 (donated by C Morris)

St Peter & St Paul, Swanscombe Parish Register Index (donated by E Wakley)

CD-ROMS & DISKS

Census Substitute file Annageliffe County Cavan

Computers l & 5

Census Index: County of Londonderry 1831 & County Cavan 1841

Broderbund

Computers 1. 4, 5

The London 1891 Census

S & N Archive

Computers I & 2

Scandinavia Vital Records Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden

LDS Church

Computers 3 & 4

1880 United States Census and National Index

LDS Church

Computer I

CORRECTION & APOLOGY The article entitled 'Electoral Roll for Mount Elliot in the Division of Riverina' was incorrectly attributed to Lynette Brown in the November addition of Ibis Links, when in fact Maureen Parker contributed it. The Ibis Links Committee hopes Maureen will accept our apology for the error and we thank her for her continued support

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JOTTINGS [Library Shelf Number shown in brackets] Wendy Polkinghorne Descent, Col 31, Part 4, December 2001 [AN 17-01-41]. Were Bounty Immigrants Good or Bad for the Colonies by Leone Huntsman. Apart from the discussion ofthe topic this article gives an explanation

ofthe term "Bounty Immigrants".

The Ancestral Searcher, Vol 24, No 4, December 2001 [ACT 17-01-71] • Some Australian Jewish Genealogy by Sylvia Deutsch. • Did your convicts marry? By Miriam Nauenburg. Wen worth reading ifyou can't find a record of

a marriage for your convict. • •

Where there's a will by Michael Dwyer. Melbourne Metropolitan Cemeteries- a list and details ofMetropolitan and some regional

cemeteries.

Ancestor, Vol 25, No 8, December 2001 [AV 17-01-55] Page 7 An Under-utilised Resource? - The Archives and Records of the National Archives of Australia by David W Weatherill. Page 20 Tricked by transcription errors by Claire Owen. A timely reminder to always check the

original source.

The Genealogist.

Vol X, No 3, September 2001 [AV 17-02-56] page 105- Beginner's Luck by Noel Clark gives some very useful hints to us an. Vol X, No 4, December 2001 [AV 17-02-57] page 152 - Estate Records and The Irish Tenant Family by Judith Eccles Wight. The South Australian Genealogist, Vol 28, No 4, November 2001 [AS 17-04-52] page 15- An Old Colonist Remembers (contributed by Susan Mildred) was an article written by Hiram Telemacush Mildred and featured in the Advertiser in December 1886.

Tasmanian Ancestry, Vol 22, No 2, September 2001 [AT 17-1-32] page 93 - Irish convicts in Tasmania. Emeritus Professor Richard Davis, the Genealogist, pursuing Irish convict ancestors, faces an interesting, though daunting, cha1lenge. New Zealand Genealogist, Vol 32, No 272, November/December 2001 [NZ 17-01-54] page 415. Developing a search strategy on the World Wide Web. This article win help newcomers like me to the

wonders ofwww. Don't forget Memberscan access the Internet on Computer No 1 in our Library at a very reasonable charge. Family Tree Magazine.

Vol 17, No 9, July 2001 [ENG 17-6-110] page 17. Genealogical Miscellany - by Tom WoodUnregistered Deaths. An explanation why a percentage of England and Wales population did not have their deaths registered between July 1837 and 1875. Vol 17, No 10, August 2001 [ENG 17-10-111] page 12. Your Average Ancestor by Anthony Camp. Vol 17, No 12, October 2001 [ENG-17-12-113] )· Page 13. The 1901 Census - Putting the record straight by Richard Ratcliffe. } • Page 57. Was one of your ancestors German by Peter Towey. Vol I 8, No 2, December 2001 [ENG 17-6-115] • Page 31. London 1891 Census on CD-ROM reviewed by Jane Cavell. (As we have acquired these CDs this article is most relevant). Ibis Links

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Page 25. The release of the 1901 Census on the Internet has been a continual topic of conversation both here in Australia and Overseas. A Readers Letter and a reply from the PRO makes interesting reading. In part the Officer of the PRO replies that the PRO "will provide free access to a set of the 1901 returns on microfiche along with the standard finding aids in our reading rooms at Kew. In addition, many local record offices and libraries will be buying microform copies of the 1901 returns for their own areas. The sale of microfiche to individuals and organisations beyond local record offices and relevant libraries is currently under review... We have been considering other formats (eg CD-ROM and DVD) and will be looking at those again once the on-line services goes live"

Family History Monthly.

70, July 2001 [ENG 17.13.70) page 4. Tracing American Genealogy by Simon Fowler. Gives advice Xx No on how to track down ancestors who emigrated to the United States as well as those born in America. No 71, August 200l [17-13-71] page 4. Debts and Debtors by David Thomas and on page 30 Using Computer in your research -- Using Search Engines for Genealogy by David Tippey. No 72, September 2001 [ENG 17-32-72] page 24. Highland Clearances by Ian Maxwell. Genealogists Magazine, Vol 27, No 3, September 2001. Page l 04- Anglo-Indian Ancestry by G L Charles. Page 111 - London Probate Matters by David Wright.

Journal of Aberdeen & North East Family History Society, No 81, November 2001, [SCT 17-03-54] page 4- Mr Cameron Cunningham told the Glasgow Group meeting how he used the Internet to research the family history of Alexander Bowie. Internet sites that he used are listed The Scots Link, No 59, Summer 2001 [SCT 18-02-30] page 27. Why are you looking for your roots? Mary Mills Kennedy eloquently puts into words her answer to this question. Irish Roots, No 40 [IRE 17-4-34] page 32- Problem Page. Within this article is helpful information about the CD-ROM Index to Griffith's Valuation ofIreland.

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Will Your Family History Last Tracing your family history is a rewarding process of hunting and gathering. As each piece of paper seems to attract ten more, filing and storage all this information can seem a bother. Yet organising the many documents and notes you compile is vital if the facts and stories you uncover about your ancestors are to be shared with others. Your research is a goldmine for future generations to draw on, and hopefully add to. But will the fruits of your labour last the test of time? A few simple strategies can help minimise damage to your family history records. A good starting point is to decide which items are the most important to preserve. For instance: 1) absolutely vital information, in whatever fonnat (eg family tree written details about individuals) 2) any irreplaceable, rare or original paper documents or items (eg birth certificates, family Bible) 3) photographs To preserve your records you can use basic preventative conservation principles. All material will deteriorate over time, but you can control the impact of four main external elements: temperature and relative humidity, light, dust and pollution, and pests. You can also make informed choices about, storage and handling. ENVIRONMENT Try to store items in areas that have reasonably stable temperature and relative humidity levels. Avoid damp or poorly insulated environments such as sheds or attics, and store records away from heaters, airconditioners and direct sunlight. Paper will deteriorate through continuous fluctuations in the environment. Mould is a particular threat. Paper, inks and coloured images are especially vulnerable to light damage - they can fade, or become yellow or brittle. All light damage is irreversible, so store any original photographs, certificates and paper documents in darkness. Try to view items out of direct sunlight and under low light levels. Minimise photocopying original documents and remember that photocopies too will fade over time. You can minimise the impact of dust and pollutants by storing items in cupboards and appropriate acid-free boxes, using door and window seals, and regularly vacuuming surrounding areas. These strategies will also help to deter insects and rodents. Minimise your handling of paper records and unfold papers (if the paper is fragile then seek advise from a private conservator before flattening) before storing them flat. PREVENTING DETERIORATION Tearing or staining can result from the use of glues, metal paperclips, staples, rubber bands, sticky labels or sticky tape on documents - so don't use them. Keep documents in acid-free boxes or folders, unbound and perhaps interleaved with acid-free paper. Suppliers will be able to recommend other strategies. Newspaper is very acidic: make copies on acid-free paper and store originals separately. Lamination is irreversible and can cause damage- it is not recommended. The family tree, written family history, photographs and tape recordings will become more significant over time. These things will also be subject to deterioration (tape recordings are extremely vulnerable and should be checked regularly), so think ahead. Try to use archivalquality acid-free paper, good quality tapes and film, and use conservation-friendly storage methods from the outset Photographs are especially fragile and also have strong sentimental and information value. It is Ibis Links

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wise to store your negatives in a different location from your prints, particularly if you live in an area with a risk of bushfires. Unfortunately some photo albums such as the old-style sticky magnetic albums create more damage than order. Alternatives include acid-free albums with photo comers, or products using sleeves or polypropylene, polyethylene or polyester/mylar. Do not use steeves made from PVC (polyvinyl chloride). Although damaged items should always be treated or repaired by a qualified conservator, everyone is in a good position to minimise damage by practising preventative conservation. Information and practical ideas are available from a broad range of government agencies, experts and suppliers. Some excellent starting points are: www.naa.gov .au/recodkeeping/rkpubs/advise 10. html www.naa.gov.au/pres/conver/ www.amol.org.au/recollections/ www.amol.org.au/craft/conservation/conservation_index.asp www.cyndislist.com/preservation. htm#General www.aiccm.org.au/aiccm/home

'Will yourfamily history last' is reproducedfrom Proactive no. 25, with the permission ofthe Keeper ofPublic Records, Public Record Office Victoria. The author is Barbara Weis, Public Record Office Victoria, with advice from Elizabeth Donovan, National Archives of Australia. This article is copyright Public Record Office Victoria 2001, and may not be reproduced without written permission.

INflRWii!t ffln: http://www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au/miners.htm-The 'Victoria Mining Accident Index,' a searchable database which covers the 1850's through to the 1940's. Information for a person includesMiners name, date of death, killed/injured, marital status, dependents, source of the information. http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/Index/lndexSrch.cgi?sessionID= l 09 IO Don't forget basic sites like the NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages.

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Contents GRANDMAS AND GRANDPAS-LUV 'EM ALL

EXCURSION TO MONTE CRISTO AT JUNEE

PART PROGRAM FOR 2002

DEAR ANCESTOR

A WOMAN OF THE LAND

WELCOME TO OUR NEW MEMBERS/MEMBERS INTEREST................................19

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JOTTINGS - NSW COUNTRY JOURNALS

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The views expressed by the contributors in this journal are not necessarily those of the Editor, nor of the Society. The Society reserves the right to edit all material submittedfor publication. Articles appearing in this Journal may be reproduced, either in whole, or in part, with written permission from the Society and acknowledgement ofauthor and source. Ibis Links printed by Ultraprint, Hams Street, Griffith - March, July & November. A publication of the Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc.

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Grandmas Ad Grandpas'-quw 'Em A[I Qi(ton CBu6 Member No: 200 I first came to the Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society with Richard about May 2000, armed with a writing pad and some information from my sister, Elizabeth, who had started the process in the early 1980's. We had a little knowledge of our heritage on our mother's side, knowing only of the Graham and Daley families. With the help of other members, I have been able to learn how to find out more information, and since that time I have become almost obsessed with the tracking of Grandmas, Grandpas, Cousins and others, even the dog! My research has led me to my six convict ancestors, people previously unknown to my family. Through the GG&HS, the Griffith City Library, numerous transcripts and contact with some previously unknown cousins I have traced a line back to the First Fleet, to grandpa, Robert Forrester", who had been convicted at the "Old Bailey" on 29 April, 1783. Robert spent time in the prison hulks on the River Thames before he embarked on the Scarborough in 1 787. He survived the journey and seems to have been of good behaviour until late 1790, when as a member of the watch, he had been sent to quieten a noisy party and instead joined in. He was charged with drunken insolence to a corporal and was sent to a work gang. (A transcript of Robert's trial in England will appear in a later issue ofIbis Links). Robert was finally released from servitude and on 3 October, 1794, was granted 30 acres at Mulgrave Place, Hawkesbury District by Major Grose. Robert formed a relationship with Isabella Ramsay', a convict from Cumberland who had been sentenced to 7 years transportation on 6 August, 1790, in the Assize Court and arrived aboard the Mary Ann on 9 July, 1791. Isabella appears to have firstly married a marine, James Manning on 10 June, 1792, and there was no issue of children. What happened next is unclear. Isabella's relationship with Robert produced eight children, my Grandma Ann, being the seventh child. The children of the union, all of whom were baptised as Forrester, were: 1. Elizabeth b: 16 Mar 1794 d: 18 Jul 1814 m: James Chapman - no children. 2. Margaret b: 2 Apr 1795 d: 18 July 1873 m: 7 November 1809 Richard Ridge - 10 children 3. John b: 26 May 1797 d: 22 August 1875 m: I. Margaret Norman - no children 2. Hannah Beasley (nee Needham) - no children 3. Sarah Mortley (nee Piper) - no children 4. Henry b: 24 March 1799 d: 29 April 1873 m: I. Lucy Upton 15 February 1819-3 children 2. Maria A Roberts 25 Oct 1826 - no children. 5. Robert b: 14 October 1801 d: 11 December 1870 m: I. Sarah Hammond 22 March 1831-3 children 2. Ellen Nixon 15 March 1858-8 children 6. William b: c.1803 d: 22 December 1869 m: 1. Maria Carroll, 9 March 1837-2 children 2. Sarah Blanchard, 29 December 1863 - no children? 7. Ann b: c.1804 d: 27 July 1888 m: Charles Homer Martin 8 April 1822-12 children 8. Isabella Jane b: c.1806 d: 16 May 1888 m:l. Thomas Lovell 3 June 1822 -7 children 2. Charles Daley 16 April 1840-2 children

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ames Alexander DALEY (2) _ b. 28 Jun 1853 m. 4 Apr 1877 Paddington NSW d. 8 Feb 1913

MIiton Curzon Bonynge DALEY[1) b. 21 May 1883 Wagga Wagga NSW m. 16 Dec 1909 St Matthews Albury NSW d. 1Nov 1952 Culcairn NSW

James John DALEY[4) b. abt 1815 London, _ England m. 15 Dec 1840 Goulbum NSW d. 30 Dec 1892 Wagga Wagga NSW Mary Ann John MACPHEE (5) _[ MACPHEE c. 3 Apr 1815 - Corpack Christiana Killmallie Parish RANKEN Argyle Scotland d. 10 Jun 1908

Thomas GRAHAM (12) 201is« m. 13 Sep 1813 St Mathews Windsor NSW d. 15 Aug 1862

James Richard GRAHAM (6) _ b. 12 Feb 1831 m. 27 Mar 1854 d. 29 Aug 1896 SydneyNSW

Lucy May MARTIN (7) b 22Jul1832 d. 18 Jul 1921 Sydney NSW

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Mathew LOCK (24) b. England -{ d. 8 Apr 1836

Thomas HODGETTS (26) b. abt 1761 - Staffordshire England d. 27 Oct 1823 Norfolk Plains Tasmania Harriet (-)[27] b.abt1765 d. 30 Jun 1850 Longford Tasmania

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Robert FORRESTER (30) b abt 1757 England d.14Feb 1827 Windsor NSW Isabella RAMSAY (31)

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Robert passed away on 14 February, 1827, aged 69 years, after a successful farming life in the Hawkesbury District, and is buried in the Windsor Cemetery. (C of E. St Matthews). So far I have been unable to locate the death or burial place of Isabella Ramsay/Manning.

The grave of Robert Forrester St Mathews Church of England Cemetery Windsor NSW -August 2001

On 8 April, 1822, my Grandma Ann Forrester15 married Charles Homer Martin", a convict sentenced to transportation for life, who arrived in NSW aboard the General Stewart on 31 December, 1818. Ann and Charles produced 12 children, the fifth born, Lucy May, being my Grandma. The children of the union were as follows: 1. Jane b: 6 July 1822 d: 15 April 1915 m: Frederick Nicholls, 15 November 1842-7 children 2. Elizabeth Ann b: 30 September 1824 d: 1920 m: Phillip Devine, 1844- 10 children 3. Isabella Jane b: 21 November 1826 m: William J Dolley, 1854- 6 children 4. Margaret b: 6 October 1829 d: 23 December 1898 m: Alfred Bushell, 27 March 1848 - 10 children 5. Lucy May b: 22 July 1832 d: 18 July 1921 m: James Richard Graham, 27 March 1854- 10 children 6. Mary Ann b:16 May 1834 d: 10 December 1911 m: John Daley, 27 January 1852-11 children 7. Charles Robert b: 18 December 1838 m: Annie Hill, 18592- 8 children 8. William John b: 1840 d: 26 December 1912 m: Mary Beecroft, 23 May 1866 - 10 children 9. Susannah b:20 February 1842 d: 9 February 1900 m: William Norris, 18 Nov 1861 -8 Children 10. Emma Maria b: 27 March 1846 d: 10 June 1910 m: George Greentree, 27 October 1863 - 10 children 11. Martha b: 1844 d: 1846 12. Henry Edward b: 9 August 1848 m: Lucy Wilton, 18732-6 children

Granddad Charles Homer passed away on 11 June, 1886, Grandma Ann died on 27 July, 1888. Both are buried at St John's Church of England Cemetery Wilberforce.

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On 27 March, 1854, Lucy May Martin' married James Richard Graham" who was the tenth child of the 14 children born to Thomas and Maria Mary Graham (nee Hodgetts). Thomas Graham' was born on 2 June, 1794; one of twins, to Eupham Elizabeth Graham", a Scottish lass aged 20 years from Lochgillie, Fife Scotland. She had been sentenced to 14 years transportation in Perth Assize, Scotland in 1791, and arrived in NSW on board the Pitt on 14 February, 1792. Eupham formed a relationship with Mathew Lock24, a convict who had been sentenced at the "Old Bailey" on 12 September, 1787, to 7 years transportation for theft, he arrived aboard the Surprise on 26 June, 1790. (A transcript of Mathew's trial will appear in a later edition of Ibis Links). The liaison between Mathew and Eupham Elizabeth produced only 3 children, the twins Thomas and Elizabeth Eupham, (the third recorded set of twins2 born in the colony) and a younger sister Mary, b: 16 September, 1795, d: 1835 m: Thomas Maloney, 25 January, 1818 - this marriage produced eight children. Eupham Elizabeth died on 27 April, 1797, and is buried at St John's Parramatta. After her death, Mathew Lock married Alice Burroughs and had no further children. Mathew was granted 30 acres at Mulgrave Place on 19 November, 1794. Through purchase and grants Mathew acquired further land in the area. Mathew passed away on 8 April, 1836, after a successful life of farming, a period as an hotelier and constable. He is buried in St John's Cemetery, Wilberforce with his wife Alice Elizabeth. The twin sister of Thomas died about 1802 aged approximately 8 years. Thomas Graham's wife, Maria Mary Hodgetts" was the third born of the ten children of Thomas and Harriet Hodgetts who had arrived in NSW in 1790. Granddad Thomas Hodgetts" had been convicted at the Stafford Assizes held at the Market Hall, Stafford in 1788, of stealing and a sentence of 7 years transportation was imposed. Granddad spent 18 months on the Lion hulk while mitigation of his sentence was pursued in May and September 1789. The Judge recommended against any mitigation commenting that witnesses had proved he and his accomplice, Thomas Collier, had sold the stolen goods. The judge, when rejecting the petition stated: "That the prisoners were part of a very bad set, and in a country that abounds with bad men, it would be a great encouragement to housebreaking if a slight punishment were to be inflicted". Thus Thomas was transported on the Scarborough's second voyage. Harriet Hodgetts" was among a handful of wives who were offered free passage to the colony and she arrived on the Neptune. Thomas was a blacksmith and for a short time was superintendent of Smiths in the colony in 1810. Thomas and Harriet spent sometime on Norfolk Island, where Thomas is listed as a constable and farmer. Thomas and Harriett produced ten children, my Grandma, Maria Mary being the third born. The following are the children of Thomas and Harriett: I. John b: 25 October 1791 d: 13 August 1871 m. Olivia Lucas, 8 April 1811 - 12 children 2. Mary b: 15 September 1793 d: 24 April 1795 3. Maria Mary b:21 April 1795 m: Thomas Graham, 13 September 1813 - 14 children 4. Sarah b: 1 September 1797 d: 28 December 1879 m: Richard Lawson, 24 August 1825 - 5 children 5. Elizabeth b: 28 November 1801 d: 23 March 1897 m: George Lucas, 24 February 1823 9 - children 6. James b: c.1805 d: 4 November 1854 m: Mary Cox, 19 November 1827 7. Daniel b:c.1807 d:1August1876 8. Hannah b: 14 April 1808 m: Robert Brumby, 3 January 1831? 9. Jane b: 25 September 1811 m: William Flint 1837 10. Harriett b: c.1819 2

The first being Henry and Diana Kable baptised 5 December 1788 and the second John Dingle and Robert Bacon baptised 3 June 1790.

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Thomas and Harriett spent some time in the Hawkesbury as their second last child was born at Pitt Town and their last child was born at Norfolk Plains, Van Diemen's Land c.1819. It seems that the eldest son, John, a blacksmith, was granted land in Van Diemen' s Land c.1817 and had moved there. Thomas, Harriett and most of the family went as well c. 1818. Thomas also received a grant of land at Norfolk Plains, Tasmania which he farmed until his death on 27 October, 1823. His wife Harriett, although listed as Henrietta, passed away on 30 June, 1850, at Longford, aged 85 years. Both are buried at Launceston. Granddad Thomas Graham" and Maria Mary Hodgetts" were married on 13 September, 1813, at St Mathews Church of England Windsor. Both were "currency kids" (native born) as against "sterling kids" (born in Britain). Fourteen children were produced from this marriage, Granddad James Richard Graham being the tenth born. The children of Thomas and Maria were as follows: I. Elizabeth Eufam b: 21 Nov 1813 d: 29 May 1853 m: Richard Reynolds, 14 August 1831-2 children 2. Sarah b: 25 September 1815 d: 27 November 1847 m: Edward Izzard, 1832-7 children 3. Mary Ann b: 20 July 1817 m: Thomas Anderson 21 July 1831-11 children 4. Thomas b: 29 May 1819 d: 12 June 1904 m. Sarah Ann McKellar, 1842-12 children 5. Harriett b; 18 May 1821 6. John James b ; 4 May 1823 7. William Matthias b: 31 March 1825 d: 29 July 1855 m: Mary A Rose, 1850-3 children 8. George Holland b: 12 January 1827 d: 18 June 1896 m: Isabella Forrester, I July 1856 - 11 children =- 9. Jane b: 13 February 1829 m: Francis Larkin? 1852?

10.James Richard b: 12 February 1831 d: 29 August 1896 m: Lucy May Martin 1854 - 10 children 11. Louisa b: April 1833 12. Alice Esther b: 9 September 1834 m: Joseph Rose? 1854-4 children 13.Richard Charles b: 13 June 1838 d: 3 August 1921 m: Bridget Maria Johnson 1860 - 12 children 14. Frederick Albert b: 27 August 1843 d: 14 June 1924 m: Anne Maria Organ 1864- 11 children

Maria Mary Graham, Grandma, passed away on 17 May, 1844, at Windsor aged 49 years and she is buried in St John's Cemetery, Wilberforce. Thomas was to marry Margaret Louisa Mills on 22 May, 1845, at the Scots Church Windsor. This union produced a further eight children before Thomas was to die at the age of 68 years, (a bad back!) on 15 August, 1862, at "Locks Farm" Wilberforce. Margaret Louisa died at Richmond NSW. The following are the children from this union: 1. George Edgar William b: 14 August 1845 d: 30 August 1916? M: Harriett Horder? 1882 - 7 children 2. Maria Louisa b: 30 July 1847 d: 23 May 1927 m: William F Meader 1871-7 children 3. Jacob b: 16 January 1850 d: 15 September 1929 m: Elizabeth Townsend 1889-2 adopted children 4. Isaac b: 16 January 1850 d: 9 July 1930 m: Mary Jane Playle, 1877 -11 children 5. Opher b: 17 March 1852 d: 1856 6. Alexander Kahle b: 25 August 1854 d: 24 June 1923 m: Mary Ann Easton, 1873-2 children 7. Abel b: 30 August 1856 d: 24 June 1923 m: Mary Ann Wilkins, 1889-7 children 8. Rosena Jemima b: 9 September 1858 d: I July 1943 m: Harold Vendale Worth, 1895-2 children

Thomas is buried in St John's Cemetery, Wilberforce with Maria, his first wife, after a successful farming life in the Windsor - Wilberforce area. With the marriage of James Richard Graham" to Lucy May Martin 7 the combining of my convict lines was complete and they were to produce ten offspring. The first born child was Martha Isabella, being my Great Grandma. Martha was born at Wilberforce on 27 October, 1854.

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The following are the children of James Richard Graham and Lucy May Martin: 1. Martha Isabella b: 27 Oct 1854 d: 24 Oct 1923 m: James Alexander Daley, 4 April 1877-8 children 2. James Albert b: 1856 d: 5 June 1895 m: Emily Elizabeth Broomfield, 1880-2 children 3. Maria Jane b: 1858 m: Thomas Herbert Bartley, 1890-4 children 4. Ann Laura b: 1860 d: 28 November 1930 m: Hugh McVicar, 1879-7 children 5. Isabella Jane b: 1862 d: 27 April 1929 m: Robert W Holmes, 1882-5 children 6. William HM b: 1864 d: 1866} buried with their Grandfather, Thomas Graham 7. Mary A b: 1866 d: 1868 } in the Family Plot at Wilberforce. 8. Oliver G b: 1869 d: 12 July 1935, unmarried. 9. Lucy M b: 1871 m: 1. Augustus Anderson, 1892- 1 child 2. John Bunney, 19201 10.Fanny Harriett b: 1874 m: Henri F Le Cavalier, 1897-1 child

James Richard Graham was a carrier and was accidentally killed, aged 65 years, when he fell off, and was run over by his cart loaded with stone, on 29 August, 1896. Lucy May passed away on 18 July, 1921. Both are buried in the Waverley Cemetery, NSW. After Martha Isabella Graham' married James Alexander Daley', the son of James John and Mary Ann Daley (nee MacPhee), on 4 April, 1877, at Paddington, they had eight children, my direct Granddad being theTisi om son. Both James Alexander and Martha Isabella were schoolteachers. The children of James and Martha are as follows: 1. Stella Jannette b: 1879 m: Bertram Selleck, 1902-4 children 2. Maura Adele L b: 1881 m: Ernest H Walden, 1912-2 children 3. Milton Curzon B b: 21 May 1883 d: 1 November 1952 m: Edith FE Coleman, 1909-3 children 4. Roy CG b: 1885 m: Agnes M Watson, 1909-3 children 5. Ina EM b: 1886 d: 1888 6. Neil Lawton b: 1888 m: Bessie Pearce, 1909 -3 children 7. Ernest E b: 1890 m: Nellie Webb, 1915 - I children 8. Raymond J J b: 1894 m: Lillie M Roberts, 1920-3 children

All the above children, except the first two who were born in Sydney, were born in Wagga Wagga. My Granddad, Milton C. B. Daley' trained in Wagga Wagga as a blacksmith. He was also involved in many sports including cricket, shooting and cycling. He moved to Bowna, near Albury as the town's blacksmith. This small town was inundated with water when the Hume Dam was constructed. This resulted in Granddad attending night school to obtain qualifications and employment as a Health Inspector of the Culcairn Shire in 1930/31. Milton married Edith F.E. Coleman in 1909 and there were three children of the marriage, my mother being the middle child. Milton C.B. passed away on 1 November, 1952, and is buried in Culcaim. An aunt is still living, my uncle having passed away in 1987. Mum married Clifford G Bubb (born 1903, died 4 December, 1968) in Culcairn in 1947 and there are two children of the marriage. Mum passed away on 1 April, 1991 and is buried in the Albury Lawn Cemetery. This is a brief lineage - as I have found out the lines go everywhere. Since becoming involved in this search I feel I know Grandmas and Grandpas and the families involved almost on a personal level and I love all, no matter what they have or haven't achieved. This lineage is through my maternal grandfather's mother and the project is far from completed. A special thanks for the G.G. & H.S for putting up with me. 3 The dog's name was Spot. Ibis Links

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Excursion to Monte Cri Wendy Polkinghorne Ten members of our Society joined McIntyre Coaches on 24 March to visit Monte Cristo the family home of Reg and Olive Ryan. We arrived at the historic homestead about 11 o'clock and after a quick peruse of the gift shop wares were divided into groups. Mrs Olive Ryan, part owner of the homestead, was our guide and an excellent guide she was too! We really gained an insight into the amount of work that has been achieved since they purchased an almost derelict building in 1963. I for one was very impressed; no, almost overwhelmed, by the beautiful furnishings and the age of the antiques that Mr and Mrs Ryan had acquired over a period of almost 40 years. They have the largest collection in Australia of "Mary Gregory" glassware and "lustre vases with dumbbell drops". Mr Christopher William Crawley had taken up about 500 acres of land, under the Robertson Land Act of 1861, in January 1876. The homestead was built between 1884 and 1885. It was the Crawley family home for about 63 years after which it was sold and became a target of vandalism. Mr and Mrs Ryan have chosen antiques and Victorian furniture and as we were guided through each room and given an excellent description of the furnishings there were many gasps of admiration from our group. After enjoying our lunch at Monte Cristo we visited Green Grove Organics on the site of the old Junee Flour Mill. Again we had an informative guide, Neil Druce, who explained the procedure of milling wheat and liquorice making. One type of wheat is Pharaoh dating from Egyptian times, B.C. After a taste, of course, we all had to buy some to take home. Our last stop was a visit to a Lavender Farm and again it proved interesting and again, some purchases made. We were not allowed to sleep either on the way to Junee or on the return trip as Kevin's "right hand lady", Pam Wardle, kept our brains active with trivia questions. The "Yendaites" were consistent winners. A very enjoyable day with enjoyable company and a good time was had by all! (Kevin McIntyre may be taking another group over to Junee later in the year, so if you missed out, keep your eyes open for advertisements.)

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AII members are welcome to attend meetings and information days. Volunteers are needed and all help is appreciated for the Festival of Gardens.

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Dear Ancestor Your tombstone stands among the rest Neglected and alone The name and date are chiseled out On polished marble stone It reaches out to all who care It is too late to mourn You did not know that I exist You died and I was born Yet each of us are cells ofyou In flesh and blood and bone Our blood contracts and beats a pulse Entirely not our own Dear Ancestor... the place you filled One hundred years ago Spreads out among the ones you left Who would have loved you so I wonder if you knew That someday I would find this spot And come to visit you. Author unknown.

• Photo: My brother Peter sitting at the grave of our great grandparents-John William Scholes and Mary Casey in the Southern Cemetery, Dunedin, New Zealand. The inscription reads--In Loving Memory, of, Mary Scoles, Died 15th Sept 1915, Aged 43 Years. Also Her Husband, John William Scoles, Died 26th March 1926, Aged 66 Years. Rest in Peace. (Little did I know before a visit with my cousin Robyn, that this grave could be seen as you drive past on the road below, which we have passed on so many occasions). - Editor.

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AWoman of the I@na Haeef

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BEGINNINGS:

I was born at Guildford (Sydney) and came with my parents Jack and Janie Allen, small brother Jack, and baby sister Anne to Tullibigeal on 3 June, 1917. The railway to Lake Cargelligo was under construction so the latter part of the journey from Wyalong was arranged. We spent three months or more with my uncle and aunt on their property, (now owned by Michan's) while our three roomed home was built by dad, a bush carpenter. The timber for some, carted some sixty miles. Our block was unimproved, like every other farm, with trees to the doors of our home. The lack of water was a great worry. Every drop used, carted from a neighbours dam. Rain water was non existent. Time passed, changes took place, rainwater tanks on new homes filled with the precious commodity, so carefully used but dam water still necessary. THE FARM:

The first season 1917, 40 acres of land were cleared, ploughed and sown to wheat, with high expectations for enough seed being harvested for the 1918 sowing. Clearing and fencing of property went on. Men to employ during busy times, were unavailable, World War 1 was coming to a close. In these 7 years on the farm, many seasonal disappointments had taken place. Low rainfall, a drought, rabbit plague, mouse plague, grasshoppers, and then the devastating bush fires. After each harvest, whether fair or bad, men were optimistic, the next year would be better! SCHOOL:

Lack of school was a big anxiety. By 1921, two children had been added to our family. Mother decided to try correspondence lessons. She supervised four pupils until Currita Provisional School opened in 1924. I walked to school, being the eldest of the family many daily chores were accomplished before and after school as was the caring for the younger children. We had grown in number family wise, but no improvement to our home, money was still hard to get. HOME:

The new farmers were seeking assistance from the banks. Our kitchen had a dirt floor with bags to stand on at the table. We bathed in front of the stove in winter all using the same warm water (more hot water added as required) in the round laundry tub used on wash day. LAUNDRY:

Our laundry was done in the open in the shade of the house in tubs on boxes. The clothes were first washed then boiled in two tin buckets with the fire beneath them. Later a copper used the same way was so much better. After boiling each lot of clothes they were removed, rinsed in clean water, then put into another tub of blue coloured water, the final rinse and pegged on wire clothes lines. OUR TOILET:

Like our neighbours, was a pit in the ground, and was well away from the house. 1927: This was another bad year with the lowest rainfall for 12 months on record. Crops were sown, seed moulded in the soil through lack of rain. THE FOUR CORNERS AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL CLUB:

One thing did come out of that year, The Four Corners Australian Rules Football Club. Everyone lived for their footy the game was to prove a great outlet for many depressed farmers each season. 1928-29: Crops were poor, but far worse was the low price for wheat, with no prospects for overseas market.

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MARRIAGE:

I married a sharefarmer in 1929. He had a contract, on a half share basis for five years and comfortable living quarters. Our land owner, a quiet man, Fred, related his position to us in 1930. The previous owner was pressing for further payment on the property. Wheat was at 2/2 (2 shillings and twopence/26 cents) per bushel and only a few bags harvested. Wool too was down. All men worked on borrowed finance from the Rural Industries Branch (R.I.B.) or bank. His property, sheep and machinery all heavily mortgaged. Everyone carried a big wad of debt and worried. It was during these anxious times when football played its part as recreation and fellowship.

1931: In 1931 when the cash resources of the Savings Bank were exhausted, the bank was closed for business in April. What confusion this calamity caused. The depression was really hitting hard. Store keepers and firms pressed for payments or threatened repossession of machinery. THE SCULLIN GOVERNMENT:

The Government had a policy "grow more wheat". Everyone said "for what"? Farmers brooded over such failure. The banks made major cuts in the allowance for the up keep of the home. Wives were house keeping and clothing families on 6 pounds per month, in many homes that amount provided for much more than that. WHEAT PRICES:

The harvest was good, a real moral booster but another big slump in wheat prices at one and twopence (14 cents) per bushel. However would we meet their loans or promissory notes? Not only was the land owner hit but the sharefarmer too, his horses and machinery were under mortgage with no assets. In 1932, George, the previous landowner, pressed for delayed payments or repossession of the property. Many acres had been cleared and improved. Fred signed the farm back to George and was glad to be free of that debt. He still had his wagon and eight horses, so he left the district with few clothes and nothing in his pockets. This transaction caused us a lot of anxiety. I look back now and think of the fencing, and four roomed cottage Fred had built as well as yards for horses. George and my husband Ock did not agree on various methods of work, (George was not a farmer) disagreements were frequent. It was a reasonably good season; a new variety of wheat was needed by neighbours. Dissention rose and our five year contract was broken. We needed a new home.

1931 - THE TERRIBLE TIMES WHEN THE BANK CLOSED: When the usual assistance application was made in January the long delay in infonnation from the Rural Industries Branch was unusual. Men wondered, why the delay? Was the rumour of farmers being issued the dole correct? Letters, phone calls and personal visits gave little indication of the future except "the matter was being dealt with". As weeks passed, housewives became desperate as food supplies diminished. Finally a letter and notice came advising the farmer to be present at the Tullibigeal Police Station on a certain date where dole tickets would be issued "for food only". What a slur!! Men cried at such a stigma being placed on them and their family. Circumstances ruled. They were surprised to see so many in the same situation. The amount granted was small but to be collected twice per month until further notice. Some items of food were excluded from the list such as sweets, biscuits, tobacco and jam. The store keeper managed to include the tobacco, he realised their need for this old comfort. Men realised the plight the farmers and people in general were experiencing. Later in the year, April or May, the assistance grants notice arrived plus the allowance issued for the dole over the previous month. THE AWFUL MOVE:

With poor seasons, farmers were reluctant to take on sharefarmers. After many inquiries, in 1933 we moved to Bill Evan's property at Naradhan with a hut available for our use. What a hut!! Ten feet square, made of corrugated iron, no floor, stove or rainwater tank. I was aghast! It would not hold Ibis Links

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our bits and pieces of furniture. A lean-to veranda was quickly built, no roofing iron, so round back timber was used and my precious lino lay over the top to stop any rain. This area served for weeks as our kitchen and place for two beds and a cot. I learnt to cook on a camp oven and served many burnt offerings to my family. My bread also had to be cooked in that manner. Later a twenty foot hut was built; we divided this square into two rooms- a kitchen and one bedroom. Walls and divider were wheat bags sewn together, eiderdowns were also made from bags. We still had no stove or rainwater. Later we purchased an old stove which was quite an acquisition to our home. All water was carted either from a neighbours dam or bore. How I hated this water to drink. It was always hard to cope with limited amounts. Fruit and vegetables were seldom available. Potatoes, onions and dried peas were used sparingly but our main source of vegetable. (This family was not provided with any sort of meat) Here we were to have many doubts about our future as another lean year was coming to a close.

1934: This year brought many more financial problems. Each year our application for assistance to the R.I.B. was accepted, always drastically cut, but we coped. Our baby girl arrived in May. Rumours were circulating of men and families so fed up they were walking off their farms, so depressing was their situation. Firms were pressing for payment or repossession of machinery, mortgagees screaming for their money. FOOD GRANT CUT:

In September, without notice our food grant to the Tullibigeal store was cut off. Groceries did not come as usual on the train to the Naradhan railway. With many lines of food almost depleted what could we do, not even twopence for a phone call. This worry lasted four or five successive weeks. A neighbour lent me flour, soap, dripping and sugar. I had my yeast waiting to be used. With this flour I was able to make and bake our first batch of bread in many days. We had become desperate, with our four little ones to think of. But that episode was the turning point in my life. I had learnt to cope on very little, as I had always made my own soap there was always some on hand, but at Evans' we had no meat to make the foundation ingredient for soap - fat! Our few fowls were a great help, eggs were three pence per dozen, everyone had their own chooks. We had just received our first Child Endowment.

1935-36: The years of 1935-36 left little to hope for - so dry. Our share farming contract complete, great uncertainty was forever in the mind of Ock. Would he be better off on wages if he could get work? January 1936 an unexpected offer was made on a property at Lake Cargelligo. (The late David Small Snr). With some doubt this was accepted. The beautiful lake of water on "Glenroy", the sight of so much water at my back door was an unbelievable sight. (There we spent four years). SWAGMEN:

As usual the annual application for assistance was made to the bank and again a further cut in our allowance, four pounds five shillings, per month. ($8.50) With a child at school there was little money to spare. The bank manager seemed to know our every move. Here too, we encountered many swagmen. Our living quarters, a shearer's hut, was a home for men of all ages and all walks of lifeswagmen travelling from one dole issuing office to the next, always hungry, so little was their allowance. Their swag, mostly an old face towel, extra shirt and trousers rolled in a blanket. Their food, carried in a sugar bag, a small brown paper packet of flour, one of sugar, salt, grain and a loaf of bread. Sometimes they would manage a small tin of meat. These few items were precious; I often wondered how they kept them dry in wet weather. They also had a very black billy to make their tea over an open fire as well as a small canvas water bag which was a must. The unfortunate men, called at homes close to the road, if time permitted. Often they cut wood for a small piece of meat or bread; some were given a meal in return for their help. Other farmers capitalised on their misfortune. They would have to work in blazing sunshine for a sandwich, going on their way with blistered and aching hands. The farmer smiled at his good fortune of such a helper.

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1936-37: The seasons of 1936-37 were poor, but the price of wheat improved which gave encouragement. The rumour of war in Europe was much talked over, it subsided and time passed. Swagmen always asked what the latest news was. There were so many of these men walking the road, many from the city, who had "jumped the rattler". (Trains coming out of Sydney). They had hidden in the empty trucks or under some cover, later to be removed by the guard in some remote. area, but they were in the bush and had achieved their purpose. How very nervous the young men were, not ever having been in the country before. They had much to learn when walking the roads. The wool shed at "Glenroy" was a resting place and well known protection from the weather. Many changes took place in 1936. A new baby arrived, a school boy to always be thinking of, especially his clothes. More sewing had to be fitted in with my many other chores. Previously all my sewing had been done by hand; a time and tedious job, but I acquired an old sewing machine, what a boom! Circumstances forced me to make all my own clothes as well as those for the children and patch garments that were almost falling to pieces. Everyone wore patched clothes and damed socks and stockings. Any garment handed down was cut into boys pants and lined with well washed calico flour bags. Little girl's skirts too, had tops on their skirts made from those much used bags. In fact, they served many purposes, meat bags, tea towels, pillow slips and aprons. Sugar bags too, served their purpose as aprons when cut and shaped. They protected the skirts and frocks from splashes or other grime. Hand towels for men with greasy hands were always in demand. I was able to buy knitting wool, 4 ply at four pence per one ounce skein. Every spare minute was spent with the knitting needles, making a pullover or cardigan for the children. My girls too, were good knitters at a very early age. DUST STORMS:

The dust storms were unbelievable and so frequent, some lasting all day, when lights would be needed to see. The fowls would find some sheltered place and remain there till the dust subsided. Many of these storms rolled in at night, what work they created for all housewives, no matter when they arrived. Settlers were already "fed up" with their financial situation, why these storms? Everyone complained, why live in such a country where your life was under dictatorship with so little to live on. Was it all worthwhile to persevere? So much unhappiness existed with lots of worry.

HARD TIMES: Rumours had circulated of the Rural Banks decision to put some settlers off their land. It was all so vague, men couldn't believe it. Hadn't they worked and improved their land to the best of their ability, under such trying and financial difficulties? Surely it was only another bluff story. How wrong they were despite their optimistic outlook, their fears were indeed deep. Time moved slowly on.

The three older children in June 1936. Ibis Links

When the first notice came from the bank to vacate the farm of one of our friends, what frenzy this caused. Men met and protested to that Bank manager, all to no avail. Their deputations were brushed aside. The rumour was all too true; the bank was going to act. The talk of the reconstruction of holdings was taking place. Twenty years or more before, men had complained their acreages were much too small at 850 acres per farm. 16

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With the continued poor season, in desperation some families left their farms with the few belongings they could take, leaving machinery etc: for firms to repossess. They were not interested in further news of the bank and their so called help, so utterly discouraged by the outlook. The Bank and Government had made available a set amount of 300 pounds to vacate on notice, their farm. No official notice had been given of the transaction, it was still under consideration. A number of families so distraught by the lack of everyday necessities, the continual dust storms and dry conditions, were happy to walk off. These were indeed sad times, as neighbours gathered to say farewell, leaving a place that had been home, seen so much pleasure, but worry and years of toil. Men helped one another, the pay perhaps some meat or a few bags of horse feed. They talked of the continued assistance cuts at the bank and how no one should be expected to live in this harsh relenting country, but life went on. The banks had scouts, who visited farms at unexpected times; nothing was overlooked by these men. They checked to see the farmer had not quietly sold any of his hay, seed wheat or live stock. These scouts could be at times aggressive and insulting. Men were reluctant to take 300 pounds but it was better than nothing and they really had no option. Firms repossessed their machinery; anything worth selling was put up for auction at the farm. Women cried as precious bits and pieces went under the hammer for almost nothing.

1939: When in 1939 our Dad received notice to vacate, it had a great effect on me. Our loving mother had died just six weeks previously. Where would Dad and my sisters go? This of course had been in the hearts of all who had already left our district. With the declaration of war, we were to witness many changes. Work was available for young and old on pay and many swagmen called and said "Goodbye". They were going to jump the "rattler", go home and enlist or get into the workforce. I am sure many of these men gave their lives for our nation, "bless them all". Living standards improved despite the seasons. The price of wheat rose, wool too was right up, needed no doubt for army uniforms and blankets. Jan my sister joined the Australian Women's Army Service. Many farmers turned to tractors in place of horses. The farms that had been vacated had built up neighbour's acreages, he needed larger areas under crop to pay his way and so the lifestyle of the South West regained a profitable regional reputation after many years of almost abuse. Men enlisted in the forces, women too offered their services. Thus the farmer's wife and children in many cases carried on the farming pursuits.

1940: 1940 saw a change for me, my husband and children. With four children at school and a baby and harsh dealings with the bank and their assistance, it was obvious we would be better off on wages. Work was available at three pound per week. (We were on 4 to 5 pounds per month). Notice was given to the bank of our intentions. The help they would offer, in wiping our debt, our machinery, and horses, hay and seed wheat. We had no other assets. Like so many other families we had what we stood up in and slept in but we were free of those everlasting bills.

1941-42: The years 1941-42 saw many of our loved ones go off to the war. Grief and anxiety were always with us. Our living standards changed. Coupons were issued for clothing, tea, sugar and butter. There was the threat of war on Australian soil. Farmers rehabilitated on larger areas were reaping the benefit of the rising wheat and wool prices. Many years rolled by before final statistics were finalised on the farmers who vacated their holdings, but it is said to be approximately 523 settlers and they were paid 150,278 pounds in all. The reconstructive scheme carried out so many years earlier had worked. In the early 1920's the Government had advocated closer settlement. The loss of these early settlers was a sad blow to the area known as: "The South West" the place I have loved all my life. Ibis Links

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When my children were in their teens and working in the district, it was indeed a truly happy time for my husband and I. Two girls were nurses, Val a telephonist at the local post office, Ron and Arnold employed locally. Very frequently they brought friends home for the weekend. Our home became alive with the happy hours they created. Mary, aged four years came to live with us in 1950, she too brought her school mates home. "GURRIN GULLY"

As we lived on a sheet of water, the Lake, there was always plenty to keep everyone occupied and how we loved the young folk. All my children were married from there, "Gurrin Gully", except Ron who was married in Sydney. Many too, married from our home. I feel truly blessed to look back on all the joys and happy times we shared. It was particularly exciting to see our sixteen grandchildren arrive, grow up and become parents. I now have thirty four great grandchildren. I love my church and all activities connected with it. I also love people, especially those so gifted by craft and their beautiful creations. I salute the memory of my mother who sacrificed so much as a city woman to come and live in an unimproved country area with no facilities or comforts what so ever. MY FAMILY'S SICKNESS:

Ails and ills befall us all, how fortunate we were to have so little. With children there were many unexpected times of sickness. Pneumonia, appendicitis, infections and broken limbs were a worry, if not a great anxiety, in many cases when medical attention had to be found, many miles away. Measles, mumps, chicken pox, scarlet fever, whooping cough were treated at home with many sleepless nights. Sandy blight, now called conjunctivitis was painful but home remedies usually took care of the problem. Many hours were spent too, with someone with toothache or earache, so little could be done to ease the pain. In many cases extra warmth helped but professional help was sometimes so badly required and finally found. Maternity cases were always a worry, especially in the early days of no transport except a horse drawn sulky. The nearest doctor was in Wyalong and some patients went there. The nursing sister owned the hospital, also a residence where mothers could wait. It was a long way to travel but the security of medical care gave priority over other matters. There were those of course who did not seek any advice at all during their pregnancy with convenience of travel and distance playing a big factor. Many visited the doctor once, booked in at the hospital and months or perhaps weeks later arrived in heavy labour with a few clothes for the new baby. This type of incident happened many times to Nurse King who owned the private hospital in Tullibigeal. My five children were all born in Tullibigeal. Nurse King and Dr Phipps (a lady Dr) nursed many difficult cases. SPORTS:

Tennis, football and dancing were a great pleasure to me. Ock (my husband) was a keen footballer during his childhood days before they came to live at Tullibigeal in January 1918. One of the inaugural members of the Four Corners Football Club, we always had a very keen interest in that club even though we were so far away. While at Mr Small's, he played Footie with the Lake team. Tennis too was a great outlet when worried- after all we weren't the only ones to worry. Dancing- any excuse to have a dance in the early days of the 1930's. Funds were always needed for clubs (tennis and footie) some were held in the Four Corners Hall, others in private homes. Supper was always simple, sandwiches and home made cakes with proceeds going to help some organisation. Concerts were also a great crowd pleaser. Artists came from Lake Cargelligo. The Methodist Church had a fine lot of young folks who so willingly shared their talents. Musicians were always in demand. I always envied them their gift, my love for music was so great. At Naradhan we enjoyed many happy nights with our four children, we made beds in a cart and they slept while we had lots of fun. These evenings were an outlet for loneliness times never to be forgotten. Ibis Links

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Welcome 6)o Our Tew 9embers Surname

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PICK.HAM Mrs. Sylvia 38 Thomas Street Warilla 2528 SCOTT Mrs. Carol & Miss Melanie P.O.Box 116 Lake Wyangan 2680 OLDS Mrs. Faye 11 Wood Road Griffith 2680 McLEAN Mrs. Judith 20 Wirilda Road Leeton 2705 BOAG Mr. Alan & Mrs. Carol Farm 111 Coleambally 2707 MORAN Mr. John & Mrs. Heather P.O. Box 224 Leeton 2705 ERREY Mrs. Helen M. 11 Melaleuca Avenue Leeton 2705 BLACK Mrs. Karen 18 Wyvem Crescent Griffith 2680 PASTRO Mrs. Norina P.O. Box 19 Hanwood 2680 GIBBS Mrs. Eileen Unit 2 Hyandra Village Griffith 2680 BUCKLEY Garry & Lynn P.O. Box 35 Yenda 2681 O'KEEFE Mrs. Brenda 8 Hyandra Village Griffith 2680 ANONYMOUS By Request SMITH Mrs. Gaila 17 Powell Street Jerilderie 2716 TIFFEN Mrs. Robin "Koonadan" Leeton 2705 BELLICANTA Warren & Dimity 7 Club Street Hanwood 2680 MILLS Mrs.Laurie P.O. Box 74 Griffith 2680 MURPHY Mr. Len & Mrs. Wendy Lot 3 Gundagai Street Narrandera 2700

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Seeking contact with descendents of George Morris and Mary White. George B: c 1831 Liverpool, England the son of George Morris and Sarah Lutton d: 1905 Strathfieldsaye, Victoria - Mary b: c 1834 Strichen, Aberdeen, Scotland the daughter of James White and Anne McKenzie. George and Mary were married on 24 Sept 1858 at Sandhurst, Victoria. Children registered to George and Mary are:- James b: 1862 m: Mary Pollard (this is our line) Ann b: 1868 Jessie b: 1868 m: Harry Moore Alexander b: 1871 Mary b: 1872 William b: 1875 Other possible children Joseph d: 1931 Victoria George d: 1951 Victoria Please contact - Christina Morris 'Currawong' NARADHAN NSW 2669 Email: krisandko@bigpond.com Ibis Links

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4Short Tote from the Wendy Polkinghorne As you will see in "New in our Library" we have received seven books entitled Index to Assisted Immigrants arriving Queensland. All the Members who have been asking for this resource will be pleased to hear that they are now in our Library. The National Library has advised of a new Web service Picture Australia which provides a FREE single access point to over a half million images made available by fifteen organisations around Australia and one in New Zealand. Picture Australia is a wonderful avenue for research on the net. I entered "Griffith" in the search field and came up with a number of excellent photos. So why not try it for the home town of your ancestors. (I entered "Naradhan" in the search field and got 14 photos, 12 of which were taken on our property, Curraview some as early as 1924 when the first settlers arrived-Editor) The National Library advises that the participating agencies include: ACT Heritage Library National Gallery of Australia Australian Heritage Commission National Library of Australia Australian War Memorial National Library of New Zealand Campbelltown City Library Nolan Gallery, ACT (including the Campbelltown Northern Territory Library Service & Airds Historical Society) State Library of New South Wales Lake Macquarie City Library State Library of Tasmania Museum Victoria State Library of Victoria National Archives of Australia University of Queensland, Fryer Library Origins.net and the Society of Genealogists have announced that the following counties are now available for searching in Boyd's Marriage Index on English Origins http://www.englishorigins.com Somerset 180,000 names Devon 335,869 names Lancashire 521,656 names Northumberland 249,140 names Cumberland 10,800 names There are now over 3.5 million Boyd's records on English Origins. Further details can be accessed on: http://www.englishorigins.com/bmi-details.html - this site is searchable for a fee. Members searching in Cornwall, especially about 1851, should note that they have access to a set of books produced by the New Zealand Society of Genealogists entitled 1851 Cornwall Census Surname Index. A few members have been purchasing these books and between them they now have a full set. If you would like to search this index phone 02 6962 1650. If you missed our May Computer evening when some hints in using the CD-ROMs in our library were demonstrated you may like to collect a copy of the instructions for future use. We now have a new website, it can be found at: http://www.dragnet.com.au/~ggahs/ Ibis Links

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Jottings Tew South WWales Country Journals M(ton Bui The Western Connections No 62, December 2001 [AN 17-13A-33]. * "Struck by Lightning" - extracted by Norma Meadley from the Dubbo Dispatch, 20 May 1870 - Mrs John Wheatley ofBundenar Creek, March 1870, aged 59 years. Page 6. *

"List of Epidemics" by Margaret Moon- assists in explaining mass deaths in families at various times around the World from 1346 to 1919. Pages 10-12. These are also on pages 2930 of this issue of IBIS.

"Review of 1901" from The Dubbo Liberal January 1902 submitted by Penny-Lyn Beale. Gives list of Deaths and a general summary of events in the Dubbo area during 1901.

Khanterintee No 43, March 2002 [AN-62-15] + "ANZACS from Murrumburrah" by Kevin Toohey - concerns the sons of the Edgeworth family in WWI. Pages 4-5. *

"A Graveyard Far Away" by Ray Thorburn- a brief history of St Lawrence's Church, Stratford sub Castle, Wiltshire and the military presence on Salisbury Plain. Lists Commonwealth Servicemen buried in the Cemetery and helpful information and some photos.

"Comish Comer" by Susan Morrison-pages 17-18. Project of transcribing the 1841 Census for Cornwall and a new searchable website: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kayhin/cocp.html

Jonathon George Jones born 1858 at Cefullys, Radnorshire, to Sydney 1882 per Samuel Plimsoll (notes on voyage), then return to Wales 1894. His wife's intuition saves his life. Pages 19-23.

"Seminar Report" by the Editor - outline of a seminar which dealt with Names and their Problems and Assisted Irish Immigration to NSW, 1848-1873. Pages 24-27.

Canterbury Bel/No 64/65, August/November 2001 [AN 17-40-13] * "Training at Canterbury Racecourse during World War 11" by S J Slingsby. First half of an article on 2" Australian Corps Signals (AIF) and contains a general description of life there and some names. Pages 1-7. *

"Memories of my time at Canterbury" by Joyce Overton- an article on the times and life of a schoolgirl during WWII. Pages 8-10.

Old Boys of Canterbury School Page 11.

"New Book Wartime hospitals at Heme Bay (now Riverwood) and the Post-war housing and Settlements" published by the Canterbury and District Historical Society. Pages 12-14.

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an Honour Roll, listing of those who served during WWI.

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Lithgow Pioneer Press Vol 16 No 3 Issue 63, February 2002 [AN 17-47-18] + "The Royal Donnybrook Hotel" at Bowenfels is featured on the cover and continued on page 1. A brief history of this hotel. "Snippets from The Lithgow Mercury 12 January 1894, page I. k

"Celebrating 80 years of the Rydal Show" by Yvonne Jenkins- a summary containing numbers names. Pages 5-7.

Ghost Busters Vol 11 No 2, July 2002 [AN 17-84-02] * An historical item about the Mortuary Stations in Sydney with the article "The Sleeping City" (i.e. Rookwood), pages 6-7. k

Part extract of The Camperdown News, 5 March 1920 contains many names involved in early Campbelltown. Pages 15-17.

The Cedar Log No 70, December 2001 [AN 17-02-24] * Some helpful information about The Old Bailey. Page 1394. The Explorers' Tree No 58, January 2002 [AN 17-62-21] * List of deaths from the 1999 Blue Mountains Gazette giving date of death, age and date of paper. Pages 25-27. Deniliquin Family History Group Inc Vol 14, March 2002 [AN 17-76-9] * List of Early Businessmen in Deniliquin on page 4 and a list of early builders of the area on page S. The Tamworth Family Historian March 2002 [AN 17-21-24] w Ann Martin a First Fleet Convict - Diana Harband tells of Ann's escapades in the Colony. Pages 6 & 7. Timespan No 86, March 2002 [AN 17-16-31] Captain James Cook - an extract from the London Gazette dated 19 August 1768. The crew of the Endeavour is listed and death date of those who died on the voyage. Pages 12-14.

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Extract from the Yass Courier reporting on the "Foundering of Steamship London in Bay of Biscay" on a planned voyage to Melbourne. The passengers are listed, only 19 survived. Pages 15& 16.

USA Birth & Death Registration Commencement Dates - of interest to USA research. Page 25.

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Review of Overseas and Australian Capita

Beth Davi4ge FamilyHistoryMonthlyNo. 75,December2001 [ENG 17-13-75] There are two excellent articles on early transport and communications. ♦

1. "Behind the Scenes at Consignia, Heritage Services" - an article on the role of the Post office, pages 4-8.

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2. "The Glory of Motion-The History of the Stagecoach", pages 36-40.

The problems faced by women in the early and middle 19" century with unsuitable marriage arrangements is well documented in "Wives for Sale", pages 26-27.

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A fascinating glimpse into a very basic problem is addressed in "What Did We Do Before Toilet Paper", page 10.

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For researchers looking for data on land ownership in the 1870s in the British Isles - "A look at-Return of Owners of Land", pages 32-33, will be of interest.

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See page 62 regarding Mailbag Entries - Readers can submit up to four requests seeking information per month. It may be very worthwhile.

Family History Monthly No. 76, January 2002 [ENG 17-13-76] •

"Civil Registration" in England and Wales from 1July 1937 is well explained in this article, as well as what you can expect to gain from a certificate of birth, marriage or death for your ancestors. See pages 4-7.

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For those searching in Shetland, an interesting book is now available called "Genealogy in Shetland", page 9.

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A report on new data bases to come on line 2001-2002 is worth noting, especially sites for the 1901 Census which will be of great interest for research in the British Isles, and immigration into Ellis Island for those with US connections. See page 10.

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If your ancestor was involved in providing medicines you will be interested to read how times have changed in "Occupations-Apothecaries and Pharmacists", pages 14-20.

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"Spotlight on Nottingham", pages 26-31 provides an informative feature on that county.

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"The Surname Vaughan"and the family descendants and regional distribution are examined in this article, pages 52-56.

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An index from A-K of past articles has been included in this issue, pages 66-67 and should save a lot of searching through back issues.

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Suffolk Roots Vol 27 No 4, February 2002 [ENG 17-05-60] Although this is a specialist journal related to Suffolk an article entitled "Suffolk Workhouse: Part One - From the Beginning of the houses of Industry" provides a most informative account of life for the poorer parish people and the role of workhouses, pages 212-214.

Queensland Family Historian Vol 23, No 1, February 2002 [AG 17-02-25] ♦

This magazine contains several useful articles:"Have You Started Your Life Story Yet?" -with the emphasis on yours not just your family, page 11.

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"UK National Burial Index on CD-ROM" county, pages 20-21.

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"How Valid is A Certificate-Revisited" - an analysis of the false information sometimes given by informants on a certificate, pages 28-29.

a good outline on the degree of coverage by

Irish Roots, No 41, 2002 First Quarter [IRE 17-4-35] ♦

The News page has a very interesting article on the 1901 Scottish census launched in January this year. It has been launched without problems - quite a contrast to the 1901 English census, page 5. See http://www.origins.net for more details.

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The Problem page has a good outline on a client should submit research problems to a professional genealogist in order to obtain worthwhile results. Pages 32-33.

Western Ancestor, Vol 8, No 9, March 2002 [AW 17-01-53] •

On page 362 there are two sections of interest the first on old medical terms and the second on odd occupations.

Generation, Vol 24, No 3, March 2002 [AQ 17-01-68] ♦

The story on pages 102-104 called "Where There's A Will, There's A Way" gives a very practical account of how a will can be used to solve problems that genealogists encounter in their research.

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"Report of Talk given by Jo Currie for the Scottish Interest Groups" pages 120-122 contains a lot of useful hints for people doing Scottish research.

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Page 133 indicates there are now 25 million entries on Free BDM - UK at the following site: http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/

Tasmanian Ancestery Vol 22, No 4, March 2002 [AT 17-09-34] ♦

The article "Commonwealth War Graves" by Brian V Thomas, has interesting details on war graves in France and Belgium, pages 247-248.

The South Australian Genealogist Vol 29 No 1, February 2002 [AS 17-01-53] ♦

"Archives Alert- Welcome to Angus Street" is a very useful list for people looking for detail related to such topics as customs, defence, education and employment, immigration, indigenous people, maritime, quarantine, railways to mention a few, pages 6-9.

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"Genes and Genealogy" by Jeff Burgher and Bill Burgar provides an outline of the use of DNA in establishing relationships, pages 13-15.

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"Cemeteries on the Library Computer" by Maureen Leadbetter, provides a listing of South Australian cemeteries on their library computer (mainly M to Z in this issue- A to L were listed in the previous journal), pages 20-23.

The Genealogist Vol X, No 5, March 2002 [AV 17-2-58] ♦

"Medicine in the 1850s" provides interesting reading on recipes used for medical problems in the, 1850s, page 201.

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On page 217 it has been noted that a portion of South Gloucestershire was omitted from both the fiche and CD versions of the 1881 census.

QQQQQ Some Websites from Beth. The Endeavour No 70, March 2002 [AN 17-06-44]- "Snippets", pages 29-35. ♦

Index to Queensland Inquest 1859-1880 has been added to the Queensland State Archives website:- http://www.archives.qld.gov .au/index_indexes.html

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State Records (NSW) has added an Index to the 1841 Census to its website:http://www.records.nsw.gov.au - on this page, click on Publications on the left hand side to find the list of on-line publications and resources. The census returns record the name of the

AGreat 'Kiwi'We6site. Christina Morris http:l/139.80.124.64/marriages.php This address will take you to the New Zealand Marriage Matchup Database, which is a fantastic research tool for anyone searching for an 'unknown' in a marriage. E.g. recently I was searching for the marriage of Maurice Hamor Mayo who I found in the marriage indexes in 1922 Folio No: 5123.I could then go to the Marriage Matchup site and put 1922 and 5123 into the search fields. The result I got for the bride was:- Deva-Dick, which means if I search the page of the indexes which begins with Deva and ends with Dick I will find a name on that page with 5123 beside it. In this case it was Ida Doris Dickie. Thus saving, searching through fiche after fiche to find the appropriate number/person. A Bit of Info on the site: The database was put together by Allan Varcoe of Dunedin, New Zealand who has been working on it for over five years and covers the years 1840 to 1956. The marriages 1862 and earlier can be accessed by name and the later years can be searched as per the example above. So far 75% of the Maori marriages have also been entered and when I spoke to Allan in March he was busy going through Church records finding marriages which aren't in the indexes. At the moment a temporary site at the University of Otago is being used and is maintained by Andrew Crawford. Eventually it will be on a permanent site with free access. Allan also hopes to make the entire work available on CD at a reasonable cost so that it can be used in-house and in libraries etc off-line. Ibis Links

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New In Our {i Books Title

Author

Code &Shelf No.

Barefoot & Pregnant

McClaughlin, T

IRE 5.705A

Cornwall- I85I Census Districts

Brown, L

ENG 15.521A

Schofield, C

AN 7.2632

Press & Thompson

IRE 10.045

Lismore Family History Group

AN 11.2480

Lismore Family History Group

AN 11.2480A

Reid-Smith, Dr E

AN 5.114

(Donated by L Brown)

Bombala, Hub ofSouthern Monaro (Donated by B Millis)

West Limerick Families Abroad (donated by B Millis)

William Riley & Son Funeral Directors Lismore Index July 1935-Dec I 945 (donated by B Millis)

William Riley & Son Funeral Directors Lismore Index 1946-1955 (donated by B Millis)

List of "Family Tree Maker" CD-ROMS (donated by Dr E Reid-Smith)

Index to Assisted Immigrants Arriving Queensland 1860-1869 1870-1879 Volume I, A-K 1870-1879 Volume 2, L-Z 1880-1889 Volume 1, A-D 1880-1899 Volume 2, E-K 1880-1899 Volume 3, L-Q 1880-1899 Volume 4, R-Z

Central Queensland Family History Assn Inc AQ 10.046 AQ 10.047A AQ I0.047B AQ 10.048A AQ I0.048B AQ I0.048C AQ 10.048D

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New Zealand Births Deaths & Marriages Index, 1921- 1930

New Zealand Registry

Drawers 27 & 28

Emigrantsfrom Hamburg to Australia I873

Queensland FHS

Drawer23

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Census ofNSW, November 1828

Johnson & Sainty

Computers I & 4

Marine Births, Deaths & Marriages Victoria 1853-1920

Department of Justice

Computers 1, 3 & 5

British Vital Records

LDS Church

Computers 1, 3 & 4

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Tews and (Qie 6y ynette Brown I would like to share my recent experiences in obtaining Scottish and Irish certificates at a much lower cost than obtaining an official certificate from the registry.

Scotland: First find as much information as possible on the person/s you are searching for; name, place, year or date of birth, death or marriage, by consulting the IGI, OPR (Old Parochial Register) indexes on microfiche or the Scotland CD, (at an LDS Family History Library). Also consult the Vital Records Index - British Isles - a second edition of15 CD's has just been released. Census returns are also a good way of finding name, year and place of birth. Scots Origins Website is also a way of obtaining information for your search, at: http://www.scotsorigins.com. You can test out your family names on the Registration page to see how many records are available. This site is searchable for a fee of £6 and contains the following records:+ Births and Christenings (1553 to 1901) + Marriages (1553 to 1901) + Death records (1855 to 1926) + 1881 Census - 1891 and 1901 Census with TIFF images Next look at Microfiche number 6035516 at an LDS Family History Library to find the Parish number and the year required for the film, to order a copy of the Birth, Death or Marriage Certificate. The film will start with an index and will show the number of the event. Then you wind the film until you reach the number. E.g.

John Cameron married Isabella Thomson on 28 Dec, 1865, at Abbey, Renfrew, Scotland. Refer to microfiche 6035516. First find the marriages, then county, then Abbey Parish- no 559. Marriages for the year 1865 are on film 333301. Note: this marriage was registered on 30 December, so appeared on the 1865 film. Order the film for the cost of $6.

Ireland: Once again find as much information on the person/s you are searching for. Some Civil Registrations are on the Vital Records Index - British Isles, consult Family Search on the Internet or gather information from certificates you already have. Using the Family History Library Catalogue on CD, (this can be obtained for home use from the LDS Distribution Centre at a cost of $9.20), search for Ireland in 'Place Search'. From the list of matching places choose Ireland then Ireland - Civil Registration from the next list. Choose the entry you need for the year and event you are looking for. Then order the index film for the year of the event to find the person/s required. Take note of the volume and page number and order the appropriate film for the volume and year, these are listed after the index films on the catalogue. E.g.

For a marriage in 1860 - order the 'Index of Marriages' for 1860. The index shows James Foy and Jane Bell both at Lurgan, Volume 7, page 636. (The husband and wife must match). The film to order for marriages in 1860, volume 7 is 101418. This will have a copy of the marriage. Total cost for the hire of two films - $6.

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Epidemics 1346- 1351 - Wordwide, Bubonic plague/Black Death. This plague began in China with 67% ofthe population being affected. 1348- Eng. Black plague. Thought to be the Bubonic Plague. 1361 - Eng. Black Plague. 50% of the population were affected, and few survived. 1485 - Milford Haven, Eng. The Sweat. 1499 - London, U.K. Bubonic Plague. 1507-1551-U.K. Fever/Sweat. This epidemic raged for many years with the majority of deaths occurring in 1508, 1517 and 1551. 1543 - Leicester, Eng. Bubonic Plague. 1545 - Leicester, Eng. Famine & Epidemics. 1550- 1566 -U.K. Bubonic Plague and Influenza. 1551 - U.K. Influenza. 155 5-U.K. Famine and weakness caused by lack of food when rains destroyed crops. 1556- 1563-U.K. Bubonic Plague. This plague was extreme with many people affected. 1558- 1599 - Leicester, Eng. Famine and Epidemics. 1564 - Leicester, Eng. Plague. 1566 - Hungary. Typhus. 1577 - Leicester, Eng. Bubonic Plague. 1577-Oxford, Eng. Gaol Fever. 1578- U.K. Bubonic Plague. 1581 - York, Eng. Gaol fever. 1586 - Exeter, Eng. Gaol Fever. 1586 - Chesterfield, U.K. Bubonic Plague. This plague erupted when the harvest failed. 1590 - Lincoln, Eng. Gaol Fever. 1593- U.K. Bubonic Plague. 1596- U.K. Famine/Epidemics erupted again when harvests failed. 1602 - Leicester, Eng. Bubonic Plague. 1602 - 1603 - Leicester, Eng. Famine/Epidemics. 1603 - U.K. Bubonic Plague. 1609 - 1611 - Leicester, Eng. Famine/Epidemics. 1612- U.K. Bubonic Plague. 1615- U.K. and Europe. Burning Fever. This epidemic, which affected the U.S. and Europe, is believed to have started in Leicester, Eng. 1617- USA Smallpox that affected mainly the Native Indians. 1617 - Leicester, Eng. Bubonic Plague. 1623 - 1624-U.K. These 2 years were very bad for most of the U.K. Crops failed and small outbreaks of disease distressed the population. 1625 - 1626-U.K. Bubonic Plague. 1628- 1631 - New Eng. Smallpox. 1630- U.K. A very bad year with crops failing Ibis Links

and general disease and infection, many people died. 1631- U.K. Bubonic Plague. 1633 - USA Smallpox that affected mainly the Native Indians. 1634- 1635 -Eng. Smallpox. 1636 - Hereford, Eng. Gaol Fever. 1636 - 1637 -U.K. Bubonic Plague. 1638 - New Eng. Smallpox and Spotted Fever. 1638 - Eng. Fever. 1647- West Indies. Yellow Fever. 1648 - Leicester, Eng. Bubonic Plague. 1648- U.S. Smallpox and Whooping cough. 1648 - 1649 - Massachusetts Bay Colony. Smallpox. 1654- U.K. Bubonic Plague. 1657 - 1658 - Boston, U.S. Measles. 1659 - Massachusetts Bay Colony. Throat Distemper. 1660 - 1661 - Eng. Fever. 1662 - New York, U.S. Smallpox.. 1663- U.K. Bubonic Plague. 1665 - 1666 - Bubonic Plague/Black Death. This plague affected as many as one in three people and ended with Great Fires of London that were interpreted as divine judgements against a sinful nation. 1665 - Exam, Derby, England. Plague. 1668 - U.K. Bubonic Plague. 1668 - New York, U.S. Yellow Fever. 1677 - Boston, U.S. Smallpox. 1677 - 1678 - Charleston and Boston. Smallpox. 1679- 1680 - Virginia, U.S. Smallpox. 1687 - Boston, U.S. Measles. 1689 - 1690 - New Eng. Smallpox. 1690 - New York, U.S. Yellow fever. 1693 - Boston, MA, U.S. Yellow Fever. 1699 - Charleston & Philadelphia. Yellow Fever. 1699 - South Carolina, U.S. Yellow Fever. This epidemic was mainly in the month of March. 1702 - New York, U.S. Yellow Fever. 1702 - Boston, U.S. Scarlet Fever. 1702 - 1703 - Boston U.S. Smallpox. 1706 - Charleston, South Carolina U.S. Yellow Fever. 1 707 - Southern Russia. Plague. 1711 - Austria. Plague. 1711- 1712 - South Carolina, U.S. Smallpox. 1713 - Boston, U.S. Measles. 1715- 1725 -Most of the colonies of the U.S. Smallpox. 1721 - Boston, U.S. Smallpox. 1721- 1722 -New Eng. Smallpox. 1723 - Worldwide Influenza Epidemic. 29

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1723 - 1730 - Boston, New York, Philadelphia Smallpox. 1723- 1730-U.K. Famine and Epidemics erupted due to poor harvests. 1728- South Carolina, U.S. Yellow Fever. 1729 - Boston, U.S. Measles 1732 - South Carolina, U.S. Yellow Fever. 1732 - 1733 - Worldwide outbreak of Influenza. 1724- Virginia, U.S. Yellow Fever. 1735- 1740 - New Eng. Smallpox. Scarlet Fever and Diphtheria. 1738 - South Carolina, U.S. Smallpox. 1739- 1740- Boston, U.S. Measles. 1741- Virginia, U.S. Yellow Fever. 1743- New York, U.S. Yellow Fever. 1747- AII of the U.S. Measles. 1752 - Boston, U.S. Smallpox. 1759- Nth America Measles. This epidemic affected the areas inhabited by the white population. 1760 - 1761 - Connecticut, Rhode Is., Massachusetts, Charleston. Smallpox. 1761 - Nth America and West Indies. Influenza. 1762 - Philadelphia. Yellow Fever. 1763 - Philadelphia. Throat Distemper. 1763 - 1764 - Boston, U.SA. Smallpox. 1769- New York, U.S. Throat Distemper. 1772- Nth America. Measles. 1772- 1774- New Eng. Smallpox. 1775- Nth America. Unknown Epidemic that affected especially the New Eng region. 1775- 1776 - Worldwide. Influenza. 1776- 1778 - Boston, U.S. Smallpox. 1783 - Dover, U.S. Bilious Disorder. This disorder was fatal. 1788 - Philadelphia and New York, U.S. Measles. 1789- U.S. Influenza. 1792 - Boston, U.S. Smallpox. 1792 - 1799-U.S. Yellow fever. 1793- Vermont, U.S. Putrid Fever and Influenza. 1793 - Philadelphia, U.S. Yellow Fever. An extremely bad epidemic. 1793 - Virginia, U.S. Influenza. Killed 500 people in 5 countries in a month. 1793 - Harrisburg, Middleton, U.S. Unknown epidemic that caused mayn unexplained and mysterious deaths. 1794 - Philadelphia, U.S. Yellow Fever. 1796 - 1798 - Philadelphia, U.S. Yellow Fever. The majority of deaths occurring in 1798. 1802 - Nebraska, U.S. Smallpox. 1803 - New York, U.S. Yellow fever. 1820- 1823 -U.S. Fever. This fever is believed to have started at Schuykill River and spread nationwide. 1826- 1837 - Worldwide. Cholera. 1826 - U.S. and West Indies. Dengue Fever. Ibis Links

1829 - U.S. Malaria. 1831-U.K. Cholera. 1831 - 1832 -U.S. nationwide. Asiatic Cholera. Believed to have been brought to the U.S. by English emigrants. 1832 - U.S. Influenza. 1832 - New York and major cities of the U.S. Cholera. 1833 - Columbus, Ohio, U.S. Cholera. 1834 - New York, U.S. Cholera. 1837 - Philadelphia, U.S. Typhus. 1837-U.S. Smallpox that again affected the native Indians. 1841- U.S. nationwide. Yellow Fever. Especially severe in the south. 1847 - U.S. Measles affecting the natives. 1847 - New Orleans, U.S. Yellow Fever. 1847- 1848 - Worldwide. Influenza. 1848- Worldwide. Cholera. 1850- U.S. nationwide. Yellow Fever, Influenza. Dengue Fever. 1850- 1851 -Nth America. Influenza. 1851 - Coles County, The Great Plains, Missouri, U.S. Cholera. 1852 - U.S. nationwide. Yellow Fever. In New Orleans 8,000 people died in the summer. 1853 - 1854 - Birmingham, Eng. Cholera. This was the second epidemic to affect this area. 1855 - U.S. nationwide. Yellow Fever. 1858 - 1859 - Worldwide. Influenza. This is considered as one of the greatest influenza epidemics. 1861 - U.S. Numerous infectious diseases attributed to the civil war. 1861 - England. Typhoid Fever. 1865 - U.S. Smallpox, Cholera, Typhus. 1865 - 1873 - Philadelphia, New York, Boston, New Orleans, Baltimore, Memphis, Washington DC, U.S. Smallpox, Cholera. Series of recurring Epidemics of Typhus. Typhoid, Scarlet Fever, Yellow Fever. 1868 - 1875 -U.S. Smallpox, 1873, Cholera. 1878 - New Orleans, U.S. Yellow Fever. Last Epidemic. 1885 - Plymouth, PA, U.S. Typhoid. 1886 - Jacksonville, FL, U.S. Yellow Fever. 1889 - Worldwide. Influenza. 1893 - U.S. Polio. First known outbreak. 1900- U.S. Plague. 1901 - U.S. Smallpox. 1907 - 1916-U.S. Polio. 1917- Worldwide. Influenza. Worst ever. Reproduced from Western Connections with the permission of the Dubbo & District Family History Society Inc. Submitted to Western Connections by Margaret Moon. Australian Epidemicsnext issue.

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Journal of the GRIFFITH GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC.

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HEAT WAVE DEATHS 28 ··········································································································2 AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF ABORIGINAL & TOREES STRAIT ISLANDER STUDIES..................5 - ABOUT THE FAMILY HISTORY UNIT 6 - FINDING YOUR INDIGENOUS HERITAGE 7 - AATSI BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX 8 CATERING AT YAMBIANA ···········································································································9

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PHOTOS OF RECENT EVENTS WATER-GIVER AND TAKER OF LIFE

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SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH

REVIEW OF OVERSEAS AND AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL CITY JOURNALS....................................20 AUSTRALIAN EPIDEMICS

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TWENTY WAYS TO AVOID GENEALOGICAL GRIEF

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Heat Wave Deaths 28 Cool Change Breaks Spell This was the front page heading of The Area News dated 17 January 1939. In the early years of settlement ofthe Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area periods ofextreme heat were experienced leading to the deaths ofa number oflocal citizens. While this may seem quite surprising to present residents, it is interesting to reflect on the difficulties the environment presented to our early settlers who had none ofthe comforts ofair conditioned homes, shops or motor vehicles. The remainder ofthe article follows, without amendments. Worst Period in the District's History

Temperatures Up to 120: Thermometers Burst TWENTY-EIGHT persons died in Griffith and District between January 6 and this morning as a result of the terrific heat wave. Never in its history has the district endured such terrible conditions and temperatures in and around Griffith exceeded 120 degrees on more than one occasion. These registrations were noted by experienced men and were taken in places which were not particularly selected but were representative of general conditions. In many cases, thermometers burst. Refrigerators "cut out" owing to the heat in some cases, and ice works were unable to cope with the unprecedented demand. A cool change commenced on Sunday, and conditions have not been nearly so trying since that change. Many persons collapsed in the streets, others were found in their homes in a state of collapse, and the Ambulance and doctors were kept working round the clock. Special tribute must be paid to the magnificent work of the Griffith Ambulance, and the two officers, with their voluntary assistants, are to be thanked for the fact that many persons who collapsed under the heat escaped the fate of the less fortunate 28 who succumbed. The following deaths occurred between January 6 and the time of going to press. FORD, Barry John (Griffith) FORD, Brian (Griffith GUERRA, Raymond P.L. (Griffith) WADDELL, William D. (Griffith) LOCKMAN, Eliza C. (Yenda) GOUFFIER, Francis G. (Griffith) JOHNSON, Susan (Yenda) WEBB, Frederic (Griffith) 'ZONDONA, Emilio (Griffith) D' AMBROSIO, Mary (Griffith) FORSTER, Ian W. (Griffith) BASTIANON, Tonisto (Griffith) HARDWOOD, Nancy (Yenda) STARK, Lawrence (Hanwood)

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PAINE, Olive Peggy (Griffith) GRAHAM, George Alexander (Stackpoole) COOK, Edith D. (Rankin's Springs) PROCTOR, T. (Yenda) FITZGERALD, J. (Yenda) SHEAN, Patrick (Griffith) JOHNSON, Phillip (Darlington Pt.) HILL, Solomon (Darlington Pt) USSHER, Valerie (Griffith) BRUNSKILL, Ellen (Binya) CROWTHER, Cecil Stanley (Griffith) CLOHESSY, Donald (Griffith) AUGHTIE, Gertrude J. (Griffith) KIERAN, James (Griffith)

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Some of the deceased were extremely well-known and popular district residents. The sufferers ranged from the very old to the very young. The Ford family lost twin sons, infants. Mr Stark, ofHanwood, who succumbed during the peak of the heatwave, was aged 87. He was a very well-known local identity, particularly in the Methodist community. k k k ¥ ¥ k

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HEAT WAVE TAKES ITS TOLL Four Persons Died: Others In State Of Collapse The heat wave, which has been raging throughout Australia for the past month, has taken a heavy toll in Yenda during the past week. Residents had been wondering how much longer it could last without people collapsing, when, on Tuesday night last, we learnt of the sudden collapse and death of a well-known and respected resident, Mrs Bob Lockman. But this was only the start for, since then, three other deaths occurred and six people have collapsed. Those dead are: Mrs Bob Lockman, Mr T. Proctor, Mr Frank Fitzgerald, the one year-old- son of Mr and Mrs J. Harwood. Others who suffered collapse are: Mrs McIntyre snr, Mrs Stanton, Mrs McIntosh, Mr George Hunter, Mr Frank Leaver, Mr Tom Ryan who is dangerously ill. Mr Hunter and Mr Leaver are suffering sunstroke. Residents were shocked to learn on Tuesday night of the collapse and sudden death of Mrs Bob Lockman. Mr Lockman was away at the time, having gone to town on business. When he returned, he found his wife on the floor gasping for breath. She died shortly afterwards. The funeral took place on Wednesday afternoon and was largely attended. Owing to the extreme heat, the service was held at the Lockman home, and the service at the graveside was curtailed, for it was feared that people standing out in the sun might collapse. Mrs Lockman, whose age was 62 was a lovable character and will be greatly missed by her many friends. Mr Tom Proctor On Wednesday morning, an employee of the Yenda Producers, Mr Tom Proctor, was found lying on his bed in a serious condition. A doctor was called and ordered Mr Proctor to hospital immediately. Mr Proctor was rushed to Griffith Hospital, but during the day his condition steadily became worse and he passed away during the early hours of Thursday morning. He was 49 years of age, and had been a resident of Yenda for nearly twenty years. When he first arrived here, shortly after the war, he took up farming, but later disposed of the farm and took up the position of night watchman for the Yenda Producers Co-operative Society, which position he held until his death. Mr Proctor, who was a popular figure, came to Australia many years ago from his birthplace, Durham England.

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HARWOOD INFANT Friends of Mr and Mrs J. Harwood will be shocked to learn of the death at 1.30 on Wednesday afternoon, of their infant 'son, aged one year. The funeral took place at 7 p.m. on Wednesday evening. Mr Garnett Jennings officiated at the graveside in the absence of a minister. He also read the burial service over Mr Proctor. MR FRANK FITZGERALD Mr Fitzgerald was an old-age pensioner living alone in a hut- at the foot of Mount Binya. He was found on Thursday morning by a man passing the camp. It is thought that he had been dead for about 24 hours. The man who found the body returned immediately to Yenda where he notified the Police. Constable Robinson went to the spot, but could find no trace of foul play. The Coroner and a doctor were taken out, and, after an examination by the doctor, it was stated death was due to the excessive heat. The body was removed to Griffith for burial. A Coroner's Inquiry will be necessary in this case. REGISTRATIONS The following are the official temperatures recorded at Yenda during the past week:Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Max. 109 116 118 115 116

Min. 77 77 92.5 77.5 84.4

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DOGS DIE EXCESSIVE HEAT Two coursing dog owners have lost dogs through the excessive heat during Thursday and Friday last. Popular Bill Patters was the heaviest loser, two of his dogs having died. Joe Ledger was the other unlucky owner, he also lost one; two others have been seriously ill. However they were saved. It is regrettable that these valuable dogs, which have been training for months, taking up every spare moment their owners have, should be unable to stand the heat. According to reports, every dog owner in Yenda has suspended training operations and it will now take months to get the dogs back into form again. k k k kk #

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IAIATSIS Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies

Promoting knowledge and understanding ofAustralian Indigenous cultures, past and present The Family History Unit, which is part of the Library at the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) can assist anyone oflndigenous heritage with their family history research. This involves traditional genealogical records (Births, Deaths and Marriages etc.) as well as records that are specific to Indigenous Australians. A web site is also available with valuable fact sheets and links to records guides of value to people with Indigenous background. The web site is at http://www.aiatsis.gov.au/lbry/fmly_hstry/fmly_hstry_hm.htm The email enquiry address is family@aiatsis.gov.au OR you can Freecall the Family History Unit on 1800 730 129. The Family History Unit has produced useful fact sheets on many useful topics. Below is a complete list that you can select and view on the website. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.

About the Family History Unit Family History - Getting Started Finding Your Indigenous Heritage Personal Names Births, Deaths and Marriage Certificates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Biographical Index (ABI) Family History Resources in New South Wales Family History Resources in the Northern Territory Family History Resources in Queensland Family History Resources in South Australia Family History Resources in Tasmania Family History Resources in Victoria Family History Resources in Western Australia Family History Resources in the Australian Capital Territory Family History Unit Resources Dawn and New Dawn Holdings

NOTE: Fact Sheets 1, 3 and 6 have been reproduced in this issue of IBIS Links.

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FACT SHEET 1

About the Family History Unit The Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) has had an Aboriginal Family History Unit since the late 1970's. The Unit began as an Aboriginal Biographical index (ABI) of names. Its aim was to provide a brief biographical entry of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people referred to, or depicted in published or unpublished material held in the Institute's collections. Today the Units primary function is to undertake family history research on behalf of clients. Family history staff are able to search the following resources: * Births, Deaths and Marriages indexes for all states and territories of Australia

ABI The Aboriginal Biographical Index presently has 50,000 name entries and is fully searchable online through the AIATSIS Library catalogue, Mura http://mura.aiatsis.gov.au Some major journals indexed include: Dawn and New Dawn magazines; Australian Evangel; Identity; the Lutheran; the Australian Board of Missions Review; the Newsletter for the Aboriginal People of Victoria. Government Protector's reports from Victoria, Thursday Island, and Western Australian have also been indexed. Also indexed are books, pamphlets and rare and manuscript material. Material is constantly being added to the index. * Archive Indexes The Family History Unit holds Aboriginal Welfare Board/Aboriginal Protection Board indexes, Colonial Secretary Blanket return lists and Protector's reports. Clients who require access to personal Welfare Board documents are referred to the relevant State Archives. * lnfokoori This is the State Library of New South Wales' online index to Dawn, New Dawn, Our AIM and Koori Mail. AIATSIS Family History staff search this index as a part of any Family History search. *

Tindales Family History staff have access to the indexes to the Tindale genealogies.

Family History staff do not undertake the compilation of family trees, nor can they provide opinions on whether individuals will be deemed eligible for benefits such as Abstudy by virtue of Aboriginality. The Unit uses the AIATSIS library index to find further reference material for clients. Reference material may refer to a mission, station or reserve, language material, autobiographies or genealogies. The AIATSIS library has an impressive collection of rare books with references to early area settlement in the colony. The library holds a huge collection of unpublished materials lodged by grantees. There is an index to genealogies held in the AIATSIS library collections.

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Finding your Indigenous Heritage Protector's reports In each State and Territory, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people came under the control of the Protector of Aborigines. Protector's reports and files are now held in each State or Territory Archives. People can access their own family files once clearance has been given. Contact your Archive Office for details. Not all people will find a Protector's report on their family. Your family will have been outside the Protector's control if they worked on a property or if they married a nonIndigenous person.

Tindale Genealogies Tindale was an anthropologist working for the South Australian Museum. He recorded Indigenous genealogies around Australia. Tindale genealogies have been given to the major libraries in each state. Contact you State Library for details.

AIATSIS AIATSIS has a biographical index referring to people mentioned in published books, serials and journals that are held in the Library. Journals such as Dawn and Evangel have been used to build the index.

Adoptions Adoptions were introduced in NSW in 1923. Adoption records are held with the Department of Youth and Community Services. People can apply for the amended birth certificates from the NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages. Contact Community Services for the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages. Web address: http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au

How to think about and complete a search 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

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Write down what you know about yourself and your heritage. Work back through certificates (there are always facts you don't know) Find out what was going on in the area where your people came from. Were they associated with a mission, a station, a town? Write to the local historical society of the town to see if they know anything about your family. You can pay a small fee for their research time or become a member for approximately the same pnce. Decide what records people were making about themselves. Think about name misspellings and differences in birth names and life names. Think about other people in your family. Brother and sister lines go back to the same parents. Cousins go back to the same grandparents. Find out if any other family members have been doing their own heritage search. Borrow a "how to search: book from your local library. Janet Reakes "Your Missing Ancestors Whether Living, Dead or Adopted" is an easy to follow example. Do one family line at a time

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Biographical Index - ABI The ABI is a personal name index to published material held in the AJATSIS Library. It is a useful tool for clients doing family history research. The Index is on open access as a part of Mura the Library catalogue at http://unicorn.aiatsis.gov.au/uhtbin/cgisirsi/UNxp lk9us7/280300038/1/3 Choose 'Aboriginal Biographical Index' from the options displayed to search here. Here is an ABI record. Personal name: Source:

Dodson, Michael Aboriginal Law Bulletin. 2(60) 1993: 2

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COPY MATERIAL LOCATION I ABI ABI no cIrc

The information in bold is important in finding the material or requesting a photocopy. PersonaJ name refers to the subject of the entry. Michael Dodson is the subject of this record. Source is the publication, which refers to him. It is the Aboriginal Law Bulletin, Volume 2, No 60, 1993, P 2. Main Call Number is the location of the serial on the Library shelf Materials indexed There are over 36,104 records in the ABI. Among the many items indexed are the following: •

Aboriginal involvement in parks and protected areas 1992, eg. Jim Birckhead, Terry De Lacy and Laurajane Smith, Aboriginal Studies Press, Canberra. ♦ Austin, Maisie 1992, The quality of life: a reflection of life in Darwin during the post-war years, Darwin, Colemans Printing Pty. ♦ Australian evangel, Aborigines Inland Mission of Australia, Sydney, N.S. W. ♦ Dawn, Aborigines Welfare Board, Sydney: New South Wales. ¢ Kuri-ngai Partners newsletter: supporting the development ofAboriginal Catholic Ministry in N.S.WW., Kurin-gai Partners, Mt. Druitt, N.S.W. ♦ Rintoul, Stuart 1993, The wailing: a national black oral history, Port Melbourne, William Heinemann. ♦ Shaw, Bruce, 1992, When the dust come in between : Aboriginal viewpoints in the East Kimberley prior to 1982, Canberra, Aboriginal Studies Press. ♦ New Dawn, Department of Child Welfare and Social Welfare, Sydney. ♦ Today, Aborigines Inland Mission of Australia, Enfield, N.S.W. Name indexes are available for some unpublished materials. These are noted on individual catalogue records. Staff in the Family History Unit can provide assistance in using these indexes.

Produced by: AIATSIS Family History Unit. Ph: 1800 730 129 (free call). Fax: 02 62614287 E-mail family@aiatsis.gov.au Web:http://www.aiatsis.gov.au

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Catering at Yambiana During the Festival of Gardens Once again we had a very busy four days with many members contributing to a successful weekend. Over $3,000 was raised which will be used to provide resources or equipment for our Members. A big THANK YOU to each and every member who helped in any way whatsoever. Without the support of so many members the catering would have been impossible, The vast majority of the food was donated which, again, made the effort well worth while. A special mention should be made of those members who worked hard for some days prior to the Festival transporting tables, chairs, food, plants etc. etc. out to Yambiana and then when the Festival was over cleaning up and transporting the tables etc. back again. So a special thank you goes to Lyn Brown, Margaret Hare, Margaret Hill, Ted Hill, Ray Johnstone, Barbara Millis, Clive Polkinghome, Wendy Polkinghome, Charlie Robertson and Edna Wakley. Many garden lovers, including three buses of visitors to Griffith, enjoyed their time viewing Pat's garden. Society Members are most appreciative of Pat's gesture to again allow us to supply morning and afternoon teas and lunches for the visitors, not to mention the full use of her kitchen. The Applique depicting "The Year of the Outback" generously provided by Margaret Hare was won by Mrs Ano Mills ofNarrandera.

Lynette Brown and Wendy Polkinghorne showing the books and some of the produce they had for sale.

Gatekeepers, Charlie Robertson and Clive Polkinghorne relaxing for a few minutes. Ibis Links

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Some of the Saturday kitchen helpers - L to R: Barbara Millis, Daphne Jones, Margaret Hare, Norina Pastro, Dawn Newman.

Some of the Sunday kitchen helpers - L to R: Grace Dight (a friend of Pat Jones), Margaret Hare, Christina Morris, Vicki Sanger, Libby Bailey.

Pictured in the garden of Yambiana. L to R: Ed Scott, Pat Jones of Yambiana and Sheila Scott Mr and Mrs Scott visited the Festival of Gardens 10 years ago and Pat was thrilled to welcome them again this year. Ibis Links

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Griffith Genealogical and Historical Society Inc celebrated its 21st Birthday with a dinner at the Coro Club on 20 July 2002. We also said farewell to LDS Missionaries Jay and Jennie Louise Williams before they returned to Arizona. They are pictured with their gift.

Cutting the cake - L to R: Jay and Jennie Williams, Vice President, John Miller and Librarian, Wendy Polkinghorne. Ibis Links

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Water- Giver and Taker of Life Clive Polkinghorne

Most Society members will be aware that together with a dedicated number of typist members, I am extracting Obituaries, Death Notices, In Memoriam and Return Thanks entries from the Microfilm copies of The Area News held by Griffith City Council Library, for inclusion on an updated version of "Riverina Cemeteries CD-ROM". This CD is produced by your Society for sale to libraries, institutions and the general public. Copies of these entries are extracted from the films using the Canon digital fiche/film reader/printer/scanner installed at the library. This magnificent machine allows extracts of film to be printed on A4 paper, or saved to floppy disk through the attached computer using the supplied Canon software. The floppies can then be taken home and the files saved to them can be printed at leisure. This system has saved many dollars of photocopying cost. To date, films of "The Area News" have been searched from the earliest copies in the 1920s, to the late 1950s, and work is continuing at a steady pace. Almost 5000 entries have been extracted and are being added to the corresponding cemetery records and monumental inscriptions on the CD. One fact took my attention almost from the very beginning - the number of drowning tragedies recorded by the paper - in some years as many as six. These drownings seem to occur regularly in two locations, with the remainder spread over the entire area.

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These records are arranged chronologically from Constable Alexander Cassidy in 1925 to Angelo Fattore in 1956. Many of the victims appear to have been "down on their luck", or vagrants, and the following report of the death of William Joseph Cummings is typical of the time. SECOND DROWNING TRAGEDY NEAR PUMPING STATION The second drowning fatality at Griffith within a week occurred in the main canal near the pumping station at about 10 o'clock last Tuesday night. Victim of the second tragedy was William Joseph Cummings, a man of about 40 years of age, who had been camped at a place known as "the pines", near Pardey's flour mill. As in the case of Arminthe, who was drowned near the same place last Friday, Cummings appeared to have been under the influence of liquor at the time of his death. Shortly before 10 p.m., Mr. and Mrs. Collis, who live in premises near this part of the canal, heard several screams coming from the direction of the canal. Griffith police were immediately called, and, under the direction of Sergeant T. J. Ellis, commenced a search for the body. Darkness made the work of the police extremely difficult, and it was not until a quarter to eleven that the body was recovered with the aid of grappling irons. Prior to this a couple of men had entered the water in an unsuccessful attempt to locate the body. With the aid of the larger grappling iron the body was recovered by Constables W Morley and F. Dowell. The body was taken to the morgue, where it was viewed by the Coroner (Mr. E. W Johns) and examined by Dr. Burrell. It was stated that shortly after 9 p.m. Cummings had been spoken to by Constable Morley, when he appeared to be somewhat under the influence of liquor, and that the deceased was later seen with a bottle of wine. NARROW FOOTBRIDGE Two men who were camped near the "Millions Club" are believed to have been waiting for the deceased to arrive with the wine. There is a narrow footbridge across the channel about twenty yards from where the body was located, but the screams which were heard are thought to have come from about ftfty yards on the other side of the crossing. Deceased was in receipt of food relief, and is said to have been a shearer by occupation. He had lived in the district for some years. It is understood that his wife died some time ago. Three children are believed to be in a Convent. An inquest into Cumming's death will be held in the Court House this afternoon. The Area News 3 January 1941

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Darlington Point Identity One of the best known residents of Darlington Point, Mr. Patrick Cleary, met his death in a tragic fashion last Thursday night. Mr. Cleary, who was seventy-nine years of age, lived with his wife in a house which stands right on the edge of the river bank, close to Darlington Point. On Thursday night Mr. Cleary returned home after visiting some friends and went through the house to the back verandah to get a drink of water from a water-bag hanging on the verandah. Some time later his dead body was found lying at the river's edge with the head immersed in the water. He was then dead. CAUSE OF DEATH When daylight came, an examination by the police showed how the aged man met his death. In the darkness he had stumbled over the edge of the verandah and had fallen down the steep bank or the river, striking his head on a stone fifteen feet below. Then, apparently, he had rolled down the sloping bank until his head lay face downwards in the water. On Friday Mr. Alan Savage. District Coroner, and Dr. Burrell, of Griffith, drove over to the Point, and Mr. Savage conducted an enquiry into the cause of Mr. Cleary's death. After hearing all the evidence he returned a verdict of accidental death by drowning.

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"PHIL RANDOM"

The late Mr. Cleary had lived in Darlington Point for many years, and he had a rich store of information, concerning the early days of the settlement. He knew all the old-time stories of the river country, and under the pen name "Phil Random" he contributed articles to many district and city papers. Many of his articles appeared in the columns of the "Area News". Mr. Cleary is survived by a widow and grown-up family. There was a large attendance of mourners at the funeral, which took place at Darlington Point on Saturday according to the rites of the Catholic Church. The Area News 4 February 1936

2. Other Drownings The remaining drownings for this time period are reported mainly in the Griffith and surrounding area. There may have been others in places more remote from Griffith, but not reported to The Area News. Taken from the paper dated 8 February 1949 -

BOY'S TRAGIC DEATH IN DAM - BELIEVED TO HAVE DIVED IN WHEN ALONE Tony, aged 9, son of Mr. D. R. Blakemore, headmaster of the Griffith High School, was found dead at the bottom of a concrete dam at the Research Station, Hanwood, on Saturday evening. It is believed that death was due to drowning, but an inquest will be held today. With other boys, Tony had been swimming in the dam earlier in the afternoon. Afterwards, the boys played cricket and it is believed that Tony returned alone to the pool and dived in. From facial injuries it would appear that he struck the sloping sides of the dam which contained about nine feet of water in the middle. Probably, the blow rendered him unconscious and he drowned. He is believed to have been last seen at about 5. 30. When he was missed an extensive search was made and ultimately the pool was dragged with wire netting and the body recovered at about 6. 30. Artificial respiration was tried and the ambulance then conveyed the boy to the District Hospital where he was placed in the iron lung. All efforts at resuscitation, however, failed. Tony, a twin son of Mr. and Mrs. Blakemore, was a student of the Primary School and recently distinguished himself by gaining second prize in Group 5 of a state wide essay competition. He was a good swimmer and popular with his schoolmates. The funeral took place on Sunday from Trenery's mortuary chapel. The Rev. F. J. Hayes officiated. The Area News 8 February 1949

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Drowned In Six Inches Of Water Ray Morphett, 18, drowned in about six inches of water last Sunday when he suffered a fit while watering tomatoes on Fam 905, 13 miles from Leeton, on the Griffith Road. Another man working on the fann found Morphett in the water and the Ambulance was called. Artificial respiration was given as Morphett was taken to hospital, where he was placed in the iron lung but he did not respond. The youth was the son of Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Morphett, for whom he was working at the time of his death. The Area News 23 January 1953

Extracts from The Area News have been printed with the permission of the Editor.

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News and Views by Lynette Brown

Farewell to Maureen Smith In April we bid farewell to our Publicity Officer, Maureen Smith, who kept the Society happenings reported in the newspaper and the media. Maureen was also an Assistant Librarian and used her typing skills on projects and Library jobs. Maureen had only been in the Society for about 4 years but has left quite a gap. Maureen was presented with a Certificate of Appreciation before she left.

9€9€9€3€9€%€ English Research. After you have investigated all the Australian records - i.e. birth, death and marriage indexes and records of immigration into Australia, then consult the following Indexes for England. I call these Essential Research Aids: *

The IOI (International Genealogical Index produced by the members of the Latter Day Saints Church) on CD ROM at a LOS Library and other libraries and on the Internet at http://www.familysearch.org

British Isles Vital Records Index - second edition (recently released) on 17 CD ROM discs. This index contains records from Dr. William's Library situated in London. It contains people of British origin born in foreign countries. The index also has many Suffolk births and marriages, covering most parishes after 1815. It also covers Ireland Civil registration 1845 to 1874, but is not complete for any year. There are also many records without a county. This Index costs about $35 from the LOS Distribution Centre in Sydney. It can be ordered by ringing 1300 403 045

National Burial Index on CD ROM (recently released). Amazing who can be found here.

Your local LOS Library. By using the Family History library Catalogue you can find what films are available to order on which you can view old Parish Records.

9€9€9€3€9€9€ Websites The UK BDM Exchange on the internet at: http://www.ukbdm.org.uk Pre 1900 is showing quite a good coverage, especially Marriages. Volunteers are keying in the indexes from the GRO. Also Free BMD at: http://freebmd.rootsweb.com FreeBMD stands for Free Births, Marriages, and Deaths. The FreeBMD Project's objective is to provide free Internet access to the Civil Registration index information for England and Wales. The Civil Registration system for recording births, marriages, and deaths in England and Wales has been in place since 1837 and is one of the most significant single resources for genealogical research back to Victorian times. The FreeBMD project only contains index information for the period 1837-1901. This site was last updated on October 3 2002 and is being added to quite regularly.

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IndexesB.D.M. for South Australia SA. Biographical Index 1836-1885 Shipping Free passage 1836-1840 Passenger Arrivals 1836-1885 Passenger Arrivals 1925-1956 Early Newspapers B.D.M. Notices Early Newspapers Passenger Lists Land Owners Records from 1856 1841 Census for South Australia Probate Index 1844-1999 Directories from 1839 Education Records/School Registers

Hospital Records (Varied) Church Records 1835 + Bpt, Mar & Bur Employment Records Government Papers PRO ofS.A. Coronial Inquests:June 1839-March 1851 Index to Files oflnquests 1867 & 1869 to 1867 All Cemeteries in S.A. Burial Register & Headstone Register:Photo Service Available Certificates: Births, Specific Areas... S.A. 1878-1900 (Varied)

NOTE: Holdings listed above in Italic are held at our Library. Ed.

Research InstitutionsSouth Australian Genealogy & Heraldry Society State Library of S.A. State Records of S.A.

Australian Archives Office S.A. Maritime Museum

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For a lists of Overseas and other Australian State Holdings see the Pamphlets and folder available in our Library. Ibis Links

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Review of Overseas and Australian Capital City Journals Beth Davidge

Family History Monthly

No 77, February 2002 [ENG 17-13-77] This issue contains a lot of worthwhile information including:• Reviews of the 1901 Census pages 4-12 • The history of the game Rugby before 1914 pages 20-25 • Bank work as an occupation pages 26-30 • The story of the ANZACS - pages 41-47

<{ No 78, March 2002 [ENG 17-13-78] This issue contains a lot of articles of general interest including:• "Stepping Stones" on page 9 lists various street, post office and trade directories for many parts of England, now available on CD. • In "Occupations" pages 18-21 - carpenters and joiners are discussed. • "An Introduction to Genuki" - outlines the uses that can be made of this web site http://www.genuki.org.uk/gs pages 22 and 23 & Orphans" pages 24-29 -a •• "Foundlings "The Hudson's Bay Company" pages 30-34 • Free anti-virus software sites are noted on page 39 • "Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital 1852-1901" pages 42-44 • "Spotlight on Westminster" pages 46-50 • Useful contacts for researchers in Sussex -page 55

Family Tree Magazine

Vol 18 No 4, February 2002 {ENG 17-6-117] • "Divorce Indexes at the Family Records Centre" - pages 9-11 • The Computer Section, pages 31-34, contains two very useful articles the first on the use of the Pedigree Resource File and the second on the use of Microsoft Word to label family photographs.

Vol 18 No 5, March 2002 [ENG 17-6-118] • "This Exarninant saith ... The Settlement Examination pages 4-6. This is a very interesting account of the influence of the Poor Laws and the movement of ordinary families. • "Internet Resources" on page34 examines on line resources related to Workhouses. • "Various sources for Scottish ancestry research" pages 67-68 Vol 18 No 6, April 2002 [ENG 17-06-119] • "Civil Registration: Vital Changes" outlines the changes to apply to birth, marriage and death registrations in the 2lcentury - pages 4-6 • "Internet Resources" has interesting graphs of the FreeBMD material now available at http://www.freebmd.rootsweb.com. There is now quite an extensive coverage of marriages, but a lot work remains to be completed on births and deaths pages 39-40

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Family Tree Magazine Cont'd Vol 18 No 7, May 2002, [ENG 17-06-120] • Again the 1901 Census provides a major source of comment, page 12. The problems appear to be hard to sort out. • "Whereas the complaint hath been made ... The Removal Order", pages 15-16 gives an interesting account of the impact of the Poor Law on ordinary families in England. Information on changes to registration in Scotland, page 6. Vol 18 No 8, June 2002, [ENG 17-06-121 • Useful websites for UK genealogists, pages 47-49 • Pages 87-88 provide interesting reading on the use of surnames. Suffolk Roots Vol 28 No 1, May 2002 [ENG 17-05-61] • English Wills from 1830-1858 can now be downloaded from the Public Records Office site http://www.pro-online.pro.gov.uk at a cost of £3.00 stirling a Will. Wills can be a good source of social history - page 3 • This volume contains a lot of information on Redlingfield, Suffolk pages 8-14 • Page 61 has an interesting report on the helpful service that is provided by the Canadian Archives located in Ottawa. Gwent Family History Society Quarterly Journal No 65, March 2002 [W 17-01-41]& No 66, June 2002 [W 17-03-42] The Gwent Journals cover the County of Monmouthshire in Wales and are currently running a series of articles on how to get started in family history. Vol 65 - pages 3-6 and Vol 66 pages 3-5 The Scots Link No 60- Autumn 2002 [SCT 17-2-31] 11" - pages 5-7

"Early Migrants to Australia and New Zealand, Part

Irish Family History Vol 17, 2001 [IRE 17-03-13] •

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"Creating Your Own Family Photographic Archive" pages 72-75 "Register of Freeholders, County Wexford 1833-1841 cont'd," this is part only of what could be a useful database if your ancestors came from Wexford pages 93-109

The New Zealand Genealogist Vol 33 No 274, March/April 2002 [NZ 17-01-56] • List of research services available at the Family Research Centre in New Zealand page 83 The Ancestral Searcher Vol 25 No 1, March 2002 [ACT 17-01-53] • Maps held at the National Library of Australia Catalogue records for some of the collection are available on the Internet at - http://www.nla.gov.au/catalogue . Others can be accessed at the Library - page 12 • Availability of indexes of arrivals in Australia page 15 Ibis Links

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Descent Vol 32 Part 1, March 2002 [AN 17-3-42]

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"Adoption"

pages 8-12. This is an extensive list for anyone pursing family information

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R.I.P.- Rookwood in Profile Vol 7 No 2, June 2002 [AN 17-071] Articles are mostly of general historical interest and included are:• "The Attempted Assassination ofH.R.H. Duke of Edinburgh- 1868" pages 2-3 • "The Railway Into Rookwood" page 7

Queensland Family Historian Vol 23 No 2, May 2002 [AQ 17-02-25] pages 44-45 • 1835: The Way Things were!" in part reads "The Committee for promoting the Emigration of Females to the Australian Colonies Hereby give notice, that His Majesty's Government, in order to encourage the Emigration of Single Women to the Australian Colonies, with the view of reducing the great disparity which exists between the sexes, and of improving their social condition, has authorised the Committee to grant A Free Passage To Such Single Women and Widows".

Stockman 's Hall ofFame Vol 82, March 2002 [AQ 17-11-12] This magazine features many articles on Outback Australia and the role of the stockmen. Brunette Downs is well covered in this issue; along with the work of cartoonist Eric Jolliffe.

The South Australian Genealogist Vol 29 No 2, May 2002 [AS 17-01-54] • Extensive shipping record searches are now available through the South Australian Genealogy & Heraldry Society Inc. at $27 .00 per hour for non members see page 9. (Some of these records are in our Library.)

Ancestor Vol 26 No 1, March 2002 [AV 17-01-56] • "The 1851 Dublin City Census: Chart's Index of heads of household Inc. the 1847 Ordnance Survey town plans of Dublin City" pages 3-6. This is an extra source of information for ancestors from Cork. • Research guides on the National Archives of Ireland's Website are now available at http://www.nationalarchives.ie/index.html page 31. This page also has a number of other Irish websites which could be useful. Vol 26 No 2, June 2002 [AV 17-1-57]

"Using the 1891 Census of London", pages 3-5. This is a useful article on the effective use of these CD's which are now held in our rooms. •

Within this magazine there are also many good articles on putting together one's family history including:1. "Care, Use and Storage of Photographs and Documents", pages 6-8 2. "Enjoying Family Photos", pages 9-10 3. "Using Scanners to Enrich Your Family History", pages 11-12 4. "Privacy, Copyright and Family History", pages 13-14

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"Seamen's Registration Cards from the General Seamen's Register", page 21. These cards cover the period from 1922 to 1964 and relate to Australian ports. On page 32 an update of births, deaths and marriage at the Victorian Registry indicates around 105 church records have been added to the database.

Victorian G.U.M. Inc. News Vol 18 No 6, February 2002 [AV 17-10-22] This is a very useful publication related to the use of computers in genealogical research. Each edition has detailed articles on Family Tree Maker contributed by John Donaldson. Many new websites and programmes are also discussed. Software can be purchased from this group as well. This edition has an index of 200 I topics covered pages 15-16

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Vol 8 No 10, .June 2002 [AW 17-01-54] List of Metropolitan Repositories of Western Australian information pages 418-419

The Genealogist June 2002, Vol X, No 6 [AV 17-02-59] • The report from the National Archives of Australia, Melbourne Office gives a full account of detail on the registration of seamen 1922-1964, page 253 • Some very useful websites are noted on pages 266-267. One for London (England) provides a middle-name index to the IGI for Middlesex:http ://freepages. genealogy .rootsweb.com/-hughwallis/LondonMiddleNamesIGI.htm

Australian Epidemics 1820 - Influenza. 1826 - Influenza. 1836 - Influenza. 1850's - Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Typhoid and Small Pox were common. 1850 - Measles. 1852 - Influenza. 1860 - Influenza. Widespread with high mortality among the elderly. 1861 - 1867 - Many cases ofrespiratory diseases among Australian children, particularly scarlet fever, whooping cough and diphtheria.

1885 - Influenza Epidemic in NSW and VIC. First called "fog fever" but then known as "shed fever" when it spread to sheep stations at shearing time. 1900 - 1906 - Infected rats introduced plague from a ship in Sydney. 1918- 1919 - Influenza. Death toll exceeded 10,000 people. Reproduced from Western Connections with the permission of the Dubbo & District Family History Society Inc. Submitted to Western Connections by Margaret Moon.

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NEW IN OUR LIBRARY Books Title

Author

Code &Shelf No.

1851 Cornwall Census Surname Index Vol 29, Penzance (donated by D Robertson)

NZ Society of Genealotists

ENG 15.521B

The History ofGoulburn NS (donated by W Polkinghorne)

Wyatt, Ransome T

AN 7.2580B

Some information about Kaaba Station (donated by Elder & Sister Williams)

Various sources

AN 7.2706B

Maps ofGriffith City Council (donated by the late Wally Quinlivan & W Polkinghorne)

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Tamworth Family History Group Inc

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Location

A Free Passage to Paradise 1836-1840

Button, P

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Tamworth Cemetery

Microfiche

Men of the Northern Territory Police 1870-1914

Drawer 16 Drawer 20

Index ofPassengers & Crew In & Out ofSydney 1841

Grafton Family History Centre

Members' Interests 1998-2002

Tasmanian Family History Drawer 12 Society Inc

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Inquest Index, Victoria 1840-1985

Macbeth Genealogical Ser. Computer 1

Pallot 's Marriage & Baptism Index

Ancestry.Com

1881 Canadian Census

Church of Jesus Christ LDS Computer 3

Orange & District Cemetery Memorial Inscriptions

Orange Family History Group Inc

Computers 1 & 5

Pioneers ofNSW Vols I, 2 & 3 & Cemetery Transcriptions of Northern NSW

Waldron,R

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Twenty Ways to Avoid Genealogical Grief Here are some suggestions to help beginners prevent misfortune when learning how to do genealogical research. Many of these tips are "old hat" to experienced genealogists, but it is always worthwhile to remind ourselves of the basics of sound research. 1.

Always note the source of information that you record or photocopy, and date it too. If the material is from a book, write the name, author, publisher, year of publication, ISBN or ISSN (if it has one), and also the library where you found it (or else photocopy the title page). Occasionally you'll find that you need to refer to a book again, or go back to great aunt Matilda to clarify something she told you.

Talk to all your older-generation relatives (before they're all gone and you're the older generation!) Even a distant relative can be a goldmine of information about your ancestors.

Make photocopies or keep backups of all letters and e-mail messages you send. This will save you from wondering which of your correspondents' questions you've already answered, and which of your questions they have or haven't answered.

Don't procrastinate in responding to letters or messages you receive. If you don't have time to write a detailed reply, send your correspondent a quick message or postcard to acknowledge receipt and tell her/him approximately when you'll send them a more complete reply. Then be sure to write back as you've promised.

Make frequent backups of your computer disks. Store your backups and photocopies of your irreplaceable documents where you work or at someone else's home.

When searching for relatives in records, don't pass over entries that are almost (but not quite) what you're looking for. For example, if you're searching for the marriage of John Brown and Mary Jones in 1850, make a note of the marriage of John Brown and Nancy Smith in 1847: this could be a previous marriage in which the wife died shortly after.

When writing to libraries or to genealogical or historical societies in your areas of interest, ask them for the names and addresses of out-of-print booksellers in the area. Write to the booksellers and ask if they have any old local histories or family histories pertaining to the area.

Remember that just because information is on computer or in print, it ain't necessarily fact! Information in recent family histories is often based on that from older published works. If the older books are incorrect, the wrong information simply gets repeated and further disseminated.

The earlier the time period in which you're researching, the less consistent our ancestors were about the spelling of their surnames. Also, some of them were illiterate and couldn't tell a record keeper how their names should be spelled.

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Family traditions of close connections to famous people are usually false, but there may be a more obscure relationship involved. For example, perhaps the famous person spent a night at your ancestor's inn instead of (as the legend goes) marrying into the family.

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Try not to let your research get behind. Establish a filing system for your papers (using file folders or 3-ring binders) and file each page of notes, document, photocopy, etc. as you acquire it. There are few things more disheartening than contemplating a foot-high stack of unfiled papers, wondering if the birth certificate you desperately need to refer to is buried somewhere in it.

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Double-check all dates to make sure they are reasonable, for example, a woman born in 1790 could not have become a mother in 1800.

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Be on the lookout for nicknames. A request for a birth certificate for Sadie White may be rejected by a record office if the name in their files is Sarah White.

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Beware of mail-order promotions offering what might purport to be a personalized genealogy of your surname with a title like The Amazing Story of the BLANK Family, BLANKs Since the Civil War or Burke's Peerage World Book of BLANKs. These books are not properly researched and documented genealogies; instead they are often little more than lists of names from phone directories or other readily-available sources. Notify the Better Business Bureau, postal authorities and consumer advocate agencies if you receive one of these. For more about these, see the ROOTS-L FAQ file FAQ SCAMS. If you're looking for occurrences of a particular surname, national and international phone listings are widely available on CD-ROM and can be viewed in many public libraries or purchased.

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Don't assume modem meanings for terms used to describe relationships. For example, in the 17th century a step-child was often called a "son-in-law" or "daughter-in-law," and a "cousin" could refer to almost any relative except a sibling or child.

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Remember that indexes to books rarely include the names of all persons mentioned in the book and, in addition, occasionally contain errors. If it appears that a book is likely to have valuable information, spend some time skimming its contents rather than returning it to the library shelf after a quick glance at the index.

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Be precise when making notes and especially when sharing information with others. Write dates using an unambiguous format: Americans interpret 5/6/1881 as 6 May 1881, but in many other countries it would be read as 5 June 1881. Always capitalize or underline surnames, some of which can be mistaken for given names, e.g., HENRY, HOWARD. Note place names in full, including parish or township, county, state or province, and country.

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You'll often encounter conflicting information, for example, you might discover that your paternal grandmother's birth date on her gravestone is different than her birth date as told to you by your father. Note the source for each piece of information, but don't feel you have to decide immediately which date is the correct one. In fact, both of them may be wrong! Further research may reveal a more credible birth date, for example, the one on her birth certificate. Take time occasionally to review and verify the conclusions you've reached concerning each of your ancestors' lives: this will prevent you from wasting time following blind alleys.

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Boundaries and place names change constantly over the years. Always verify them in historical atlases or genealogical texts pertaining to the area. For example, the boundaries of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania have changed four times since it was first colonized.

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Whenever you can, advertise the surnames you're researching by posting them electronically (for example, on the RootsWeb Surname List) and submitting them to genealogical directories and surname lists published by genealogical societies that you belong to. This will put you in touch with others who are researching the same sumames--possibly for a much longer time-and save you from reinventing the wheel. After all, the most rewarding genealogical research is the kind that no-one else has already done!

SOURCE: The British Columbia Genealogical Society, PO Box 88054, Lansdowne Mail, Richmond BC Canada V6X3T6. This article first appeared in The British Columbia Genealogist, Vol. 17 # 1, Mar/88. It was reprinted with some changes by the Florida Genealogical Society in their Journal, Vol. 24 #2, Oct/88, and in the Canadian Federation of Genealogical and Family History Societies Newsletter, Vol. 6 #2, O0ct93. Thanks to David Forthoffer (dforthof@mv.us.adobe.com) and Bob Doerr (bdoerr@umr.edu) for additions and improvements to the text. Margaret M. Sharon (margaret@sfu.ca), Simon Fraser University, Burnaby B.C. Canada V5A 1S6. Last modified: October 1995. This article appeared in IBIS Links, No 56 July 1998 and was resubmitted for this issue by Lynette Brown.

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ITEMS FOR SALE Monumental Inscriptions & Burial Records NB: Volumes 1, 2, 3 and 6 are out of print, however photocopies are available at an increased charge to cover costs. Vol 1 Hillston& District, 66pp - photocopy only $10.00 plus postage Vol 2 Leeton& Whitton, 171pp-photocopy only $26.00 plus postage Vol 3 Griffith, Bagtown & Yenda, 223pp - photocopy only $28.00 plus postage Griffith Monumental Inscriptions & Burial Records (to 1998)- Supplement to Vol 3 $25.00 plus postage Vol 4 Narrandera District, 263pp $17.50 plus postage Vol 5 Lake Cargelligo & Ungarie Districts, 104pp $10.00 plus postage Vol 6 Hay, Darlington Point & Coleambally, 255pp - photocopy only $31.00 plus postage Vol 7 West Wyalong & District, 173pp $15.00 plus postage West Wyalong Supplement $3.00 including postage Postage is as follows:- Vol I = $3.00; Vol 5 = $4.00. All others are charged at Parcel Rates, i.e. NSW $5.80; Vic $7.45; SA $7.70; Qld $7.70, Tas. $8.50, NT $9.35 & WA $9.00 Griffth & District Pioneers Series 2 (featuring Soldier Settlers & their families) Series 3 Part 1 Series 3 Part 2

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Journal of the GRIFFITH GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC.

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ct PO Box 270, Griffith NSW 2680 6964 8942 (Library hours only)

ggahs@dragnet. com.au Home Page - http://www.dragnet.com.au/ggahs Library Situated at-Tranter Place, Griffi th, NSW 2680 (Behind the CWA Rooms & opposite the Ambulance Station) Patron Public Officer Honorary Life Members

Mrs Patricia Jones

Mr Clive Polkinghorne Mr Alan Wakley

Mrs Edna Wakley Mrs Patricia Jones Mrs Wendy Polkinghorne Mrs Margaret Hill Mrs Lynette Brown Mrs Ann Stevens Mr Allan Haggarty of Noyce, Salmon & D' Aquino Hon Solicitor Holmes, Keenan & Turnell, Public Accountants Auditor 6962 1650 Mr Clive Polkinghorne , . President 6962 7788 Mr John Miller . Senior Vice President 6963 5356 Mr Charles Robertson , . Junior Vice President 6968 1428 Mrs Edna Wakley , . Treasurer 6963 6966 Mrs Anne Gribble . Secretary 6962 7788 Mrs Yvonne Miller . Assistant Secretary 6962 1650 Mr Clive Polkinghorne : . Membership Officer 6962 1650 Mrs Wendy Polkinghorne . Librarian 6962 4858 Mrs Lynette Brown . Assistant Librarians 6962 1065 Mrs Beth Davidge : . 6964 2887 Mrs Vicki Sanger . 6962 4995 Mrs Maureen Johnstone . 6968 1551 Mrs Marjorie Patten . 6896 9815 Mrs Christina Morris . Ibis Links Editor Mrs Wendy Polkinghorne, Mrs Edna Wakley, Mrs Lynette Brown, Ibis Links Committee Mrs Yvonne Miller & Mrs Marjorie Patten . 6968 1301 Link Letter Editor Mrs Barbara Millis , ,-.,:,_. , . 6962 7788 Research Officer Mrs Yvonne Miller ,.: . 6964 3508 Cemetery Convenor Mrs Ann Stevens....................................................................................... Social Convenors Mrs Margaret Hill & Mrs Margaret Hare CW A Liaison Officer Mrs Lynette Brown , : : .. :............... 6962 4858 'Griffith Collection' Convenors Mr Alan & Mrs Edna Wakley :. . .. . . . . . . . . 6968 1428 Local History Convenors Mrs Beth Davidge, Mrs Yvonne Miller & Mrs Edna Wakley Courier Officer Mrs Lynette Brown : .,............... 6962 4858 Computer Officers Mr Clive Polkinghorne :..................... 6962 1650 Mr John Miller :.'........................ 6%2 7788 John Miller, Charles Robertson, Margaret Hare, Ann Stevens, Yvonne Miller, Wendy Library Key Holders Polkinghorne, Lynette Brown, Margaret Hill, Vicki Vicki Moran, Yvonne Wilson, Bill Thompson, Clive Polkinghorne, Richard Gow, Edna Wakley, Beth Davidge, Barbara Millis and Christina Morris.

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Contents:

President's Report

Welcome To New Members

Auditor's Report

Librarian's Report/Two Important Notes

World War One Photograph Found

Twelve Golden Rules for a Wife Is The A Record

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Drought-time lifeblood

No water worries at 'Morwell'

You Never Know Who You Will Meet

Beelbangera Store

Jottings

Lyn's Revised Hints on English and Welsh Research

New In Our Library

Members Interests

Internet Sites

Birth, Death & Marriage Certificate Prices

The views expressed by the contributors in this journal are not necessarily those of the Editor, nor of the Society. The Society reserves the right to edit all material submittedfor publication. Articles appearing in this Journal may be reproduced, either in whole, or in part, with written permission from the Society and acknowledgement of author and source. Ibis Links printed by Ultraprint, Hams Street, Griffith - March, July & November. A publication ofthe Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc.

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PRESIDENT'S REPORT TO THE AGM ON 19 FEBRUARY 2003 It is my pleasure to report on your Society's activities for the year ended 31 December 2002. Our major fundraiser for the year, as in past years, has been catering, plant and produce sales in conjunction with the Garden Festival at the home of Life Member and generous benefactor, Mrs. Pat Jones. The proceeds of this activity together with profit from a raffle of a framed needlework prize donated by Margaret Hare can be seen in the audited accounts. Thanks also to Ted and Margaret Hill for constructing the "Swagman on Bicycle" and all those who helped with the assembly and dismantling of this orange sculpture in Banna Avenue. Activities in the Library continued throughout the year, with Lynette Brown again organising the much appreciated Courier Service for overseas certificates and Yvonne Miller attending to research enquiries from non-members, with some help from Wendy Polkinghome and Ann Stevens. Sales of the "Griffith and District Pioneers" series of books are rapidly coming to a close, with Series 1, Series 3 Part 1 and Series 3 Part 2 out of print and all copies sold. There are still around 150 Series 2 books available, but these are selling quickly at a reduced price through Griffith Visitors Centre, thanks to a suggestion by John Miller. Your social convenors organised two successful outings in 2002, the first being a day outing on McIntyre's Bus to Junee to view "Monte Cristo" historic home. After lunch an inspection and guided tour of the organic liquorice factory was followed by a visit to a small lavender farm before the trip home. The second was a visit to "Kooba" homestead with a brief overview of its history presented by Church of Latter Day Saints Elder Jay Williams, followed by lunch and a trip to the new pump site. An interesting sidelight during the year was a request from Leeton member Dorothy Eurell to conduct a "Cemetery Walk" through the Leeton cemetery. Wendy and I were happy to help out, and the event was so successful, with over 50 people attending, that we are planning something similar for Griffith in the coming year. A 21 birthday function was also organised by your social convenors at the Coro Club. This was well attended and enjoyed by those present, although I managed to miss out myself because of illness. Your Committee has been involved with several ongoing projects over the year, and I list them and their progress below. 1. 2.

Second computer bench. This project is not complete because of the work commitments of our voluntary welder. We hope to have this installed early in 2003. Disabled access ramp. A large amount of time has been taken up with this for not much visible gain. With the help of volunteer members Ken Reid, Ray Johnstone, George Easey and myself, some plumbing fittings have been relocated to clear the way for the ramp. A grant of $1000 has been given by Griffith City Council to help with expenses, but unfortunately, a request for further assistance from the "Exies" Club has been rejected because the project is outside their strict guidelines for community projects. Some businesses have been generous with their reduction of costs, but more time will be needed in 2003 for the Committee to consider the total cost of this project. Riverina Cemeteries CD-ROM. Work is progressing steadily with the assistance of typists Maureen Johnstone, Jenny Carter, Yvonne Miller, Barbara Millis, Wendy Polkinghome and more recently Ann Musgrave. A revised edition of the CD is planned for late 2003. The Society now has its own web page at http://www.dragnet.com.au/~ggahs thanks to Wendy Polkinghome. This site should be upgraded regularly, and any offers of assistance will be gladly accepted.

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Purchases during the year included a scanner, which is attached to No. 1 computer and which also serves as a copier, a seven foot table for the kitchen area to enable more people to be seated comfortably for research, meetings or discussions, and a bookcase for the relocated entry. I feel this new entry is a marked improvement, allowing more light and making the library appear more spacious. As the Library is the focal point of the Society, special mention must be made of those who give freely of their time and talents to help other members and maintain the smooth functioning of the facility. I include librarians Wendy Polkinghome, Lynette Brown, Beth Davidge, Vicki Sanger and Jennifer Holland, Margaret Hill for keeping the rooms spotlessly clean, all duty librarians, without whom the library could not function, and the CWA for allowing us continued use of the building. In conclusion, I would like to thank all members of the Committee for their untiring efforts during the year, and in particular secretary Vicki Moran, treasurer Edna Wakley, Ibis Links editor Christina Morris, and other members who have helped in any way to make the past year as successful and harmonious as I believe it has been. Thank you. Clive Polkinghorne President.

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106 Yambil Street Griffith NS W 2680. P.O. Box 1467 Griffith NS W 2680 Telephone (02) 6962 1088 Facsimile (02) 6962 5838 E-mail enquiries@hkt.com.au

INDEPENDENT AUDIT REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF THE GRIFFITH GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC. Scope We have audited the attached special purpose financial report comprising Balance Sheet, Income and Expenditure Statement and Notes to the Accounts of the Griffith Genealogical and Historical Society Inc. as set out on following pages for the year ended 3I December 2002. The society is responsible for the financial report and has determined that the accounting policies used are appropriate to meet the needs of the members. We have conducted an independent audit of the financial report in order to express an opinion on it to the members. Our audit has been conducted in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards to provide reasonable assurance whether the financial report is free from material misstatement. Our procedures included examination, on test basis, of evidence supporting the amounts and other disclosures in the financial report, and the evaluation of accounting policies and significant accounting estimates. These procedures have been undertaken to form an opinion whether, in all material respects, the financial report is presented fairly in accordance with Accounting Standards and other mandatory professional reporting requirements so as to present a view which is consistent with our understanding of the society's financial position, the result of it's operations and cash flows. The audit opinion expressed in this report has been formed on the above basis. Audit Opinion In our opinion, the financial report presents fairly, in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards and other mandatory professional reporting requirements the financial position of the Griffith Genealogical and Historical Society Inc. as at 31 December 2002, and the results of it's operations and cash flows for the year then ended. HOLMES KEENAN & TURNELL Certified Practising Accountants

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GRIFFITH GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC. A.B.N. 90 708 064 618 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2002

Statement of Significant Accounting Policies This financial report is a special purpose financial report prepared in order to satisfy the financial reporting requirements of the Associations Incorporation Act . The committee has determined that the association is not a reporting entity. This financial report has been prepared in accordance with the requirement of the Associations Incorporation Act and the following Australian Accounting Standards: AAS 4 : Depreciation of Non-Current Assets AAS 5 : Materiality AAS 8 : Events Occurring after Reporting Date No other Australian Accounting Standards, Urgent Issues Group Consensus View or other authoritative pronouncements of the Australian Accounting Standards Board have been applied. The financial report is prepared on an accruals basis and is based on historic costs and does not take into account changing money values or, except where specifically stated, current valuations of non-current assets. The following material accounting policies, which are consistent with the previous period unless otherwise stated, have been adopted in the preparation of this financial report: Investments Investments are brought to account at cost or valuation. Dividends and interests are brought to account when received.

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BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31ST DECEMBER 2002 Note CURRENT ASSETS Cash assets Receivables Investments

2002

2001

11,556.79 43,671.26

9,477.49 732.70 38,000 00

TOTAL CURRE NT ASSETS

54,628.05

48,210.19

TOTAL ASSETS

54,628.05

48,210.19

54,628.05

48,210.19

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GRIFFITH GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC. A.B.N. 90 708 064 618 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2002 2002 $ 2

2001 $

Receivables CURRENT Sundry debtors

732.70

Investments CURRENT AGC Term Deposit Esanda Term Deposit Commonwealth Bank Term Deposit

20,000.00 18,000.00 5,071.26

20,000.00 18,000.00

43,071.26

38,000.00

48,210.19

46,944.83

6,417.86

1,265.36

54,628.05

48,210.19

Retained Profits Retained profits (accumulated losses) at the beginning of the financial year Net Profit attributable to members of the Company Retained profits (Accumulated losses) at the end of the financial year

GRIFFITH GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC. INCOME AND EXPENDITURE STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2002 Note

2002 $

Profit from ordinary activities before income tax Income tax expense attributable to operating profit

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6,417.86

1,265.36

Profit from ordinary activities after income tax

6,417.86

1,265.36

Retained profits (Accumulated losses) at the beginning of the financial year

48,210.19

46,944.83

Total available for appropriation

54,628.05

48,210.19

Retained profits (Accumulated losses) at the end of the financial year

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GRIFFITH GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC. PROFIT AND LOSS STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2002

INCOME Advertising income Birthday Dinner receipts Courier Account receipts Donations received Members subscriptions Fundraising income Ibis Links subscriptions lnterest received Internet usage Sundry revenue Sales research and printouts Sales Pioneer Books Sales other publications

2002 S

2001

40.00

80.00 900 00 3,644.20 780 50 4,825.00 4,178.60 88.00 2,072.09 39.05 12.50 532.00

3,235.85

1,854 60 3,985.00 4,810.09 60.00 2,104.36 20.85 1205 814.55 3,165.00 1,999 65

4,798.75

22,102.00

23,459.89

313.30

2,907.21 735.65 2,811.71 352 00 1,038.60 152.50 856.47 294.35 206.30

352.86 939.70 3,594.40 334.15 877.66 2,467.69 870.95 1,850.53 5,191.69 1,970.30 349.50 859.01 1,893.08 266.50 31.90 344.61

15,684.14

22,194.53

6,417.86

1,265.36

1,509.20

EXPENDITURE Auditor's remuneration Birthday Dinner expenses Courier Account payments Light and power Fundraising expenses Ibis Links publication Insurance Postage,printing and stationery Purchase of equipment Purchase of reference materials Rent Repairs and maintenance Software and internet expenses Subscriptions Sundry expenses Telephone

3,091.82 317.05 964.85

523.50 I, 118 83

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Librarian's Report Wendy Polkinghorne I rnust begin this report by thanking Library Assistants, Lyn Brown, Beth Davidge, Vicki Sanger and Jennifer Holland. Each took on the responsibility of very necessary jobs during the year and their enthusiastic help and support rnade my job so much easier. Those special members of the Society who give up their valuable research time to act as Duty Librarians are indispensable. The Library cannot run without thern! I am sure the many members they helped during the year will join me in thanking Lyn Brown, Beth Davidge, Richard Gow, Margaret Hill, Vicki Moran, Yvonne Miller, Barbara Millis, Clive Polkinghome, Vicki Sanger, Ann Stevens, Edna Wakley and Yvonne Wilson. The Beginners Workshops, once again conducted by Lyn Brown, were helpful and informative for our new members. The Computer evenings were well attended and we all seemed to learn something - thank you Edna Wakley, John & Yvonne Miller and Clive Polkinghome. During the year the Committee purchased research resources and equipment at a cost of just over $3,000.00 to add to our collection. Our thanks are extended to generous Members who also donated books and microfiche to our Library. Our program for 2003 was forwarded with the January Linkletter and I do hope you will come along to some, if not all, the events planned. As our "Open Day" last year was exceptionally well patronised we have chosen the 8" March for another "Open Day". Of course, by the time you read this it will be over! Lyn will be conducting another Workshop on 24" March this time dealing with basic research, filing and archiving. The "National Trust Heritage Festival is on from 5" to 13" April and our Society is participating by conducting a "Griffith Cemetery Walk" on 13" April commencing at 10.00 am visiting graves of some of our early settlers and acknowledging their contribution to the development of Griffith and this successful Irrigation Area. Looking forward to seeing you in our Library and using the many resources to help you with your research. a

TWO IMPORTANT NOTES Copyright Be aware that there are Copyright laws in regard to copying documents of any sort (including Birth, Death & Marriage Certificates). This is a very complex subject and if publication is planned, reference to Coping With Copyright - A Guide to Using Pictorial and Written Material in Australian Libraries and Archives by the State Library of New South Wales Press is strongly recommended. The Library shelf number for this book is A 8.022. Privacy Act Be aware also that the Privacy Act of December 2001 needs to be adhered to. Details of living persons may not be shared or published without the written permission of that living person. (As you collect personal information about living persons you would be well advised to obtain their permission to share or publish the material at a later date). Ibis Links

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World War One Photograph Found MAUREEN PARKER I have just read an interesting article in a January issue of Take 5 and thought it might be of interest to our members and possibly solve a mystery. In the section "Amazing Tales" a Reader told how she discovered an old photograph presumably of WWI soldiers hidden behind a "Pin Up Girl. The names of the servicemen are listed and they are:

Baker, Driver S Clark, Driver L Drummond, Gt J Hawkins, Gr R Hicks, Driver W Hudson, Gr J J Knight, GrP Miller, Gr Palazzi, Q S Simmons, Gr A Tubman, Whr W Webb, GrR

Burgess, Act Born W Colliss, Driver J Gill, Gr R Heath, CapH Hiscock, R Inglis, Driver H Knight, Gr W Mumford, Born H Fendrick, Driver H Slearman. Sgt E Walsh, Driver C

Burns, Gr G Doyle, SS D Hardiman, Sgt H Heming, Corp J Hodge, GrG Johnson, Gr G McArthur, SBSM A Murphy, Corp J Shremer, Driver H Smith, LGD Warren, Major C

The Reader has had no success in identifying these men. I have looked at the "WWI Nominal Roll" and could not find a common Regiment. If anyone would like to read the article or believes they know one of these servicemen please contact me through the Society and I will forward the address of the magazine.

Twelve Golden Rules for a Wife I.

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8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

Always bear in mind that your husband wants your sympathy That he is pleased when you give him a smile That he likes you to share his troubles andpleasures That he likes you to be at home and not a gossip That he prefers your company to all others That he likes to be remembered in all your thoughts That he likes you to look your best both at home and out That he likes to be consulted on all things That he likes to see neatness around him That he likes to feel himselfyour best friend That he enjoys a good hearty laugh That he likes to talk ofthings in general December 7, 04

(This poem was recently found in a Recipe Book belonging to a Member's Great Aunt.)

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Three sets of twins about to board the Yenda School bus to go home after attending Yenda Public School in 2002. Back Row: Melanie and Amanda Simpson Middlw Row: Rebecca and Helen Blake. Front Row: Lucy and Abby Molloy.

During the 2002 School Year three sets of twins (all girls) not only attended Yenda Public School but all travelled to the school on the same bus, which is owned and operated by Alan and Edna Gyles of Yenda. The bus carries approximately 12 children to school each day on the Myall Park Road run.. 2002 was the last year for the Simpson twins at Yenda Public and they go on to High School this year. They had traveled to school each year on the bus since starting kindergarten. The Blake twins have traveled on the bus too since starting school and continue on at Yenda Public this year in Year 4. The Molloy twins started school last year and are in Year 1 this year. Having two sets of girl twins on the same small bus run for years was unusual but having three sets of twins (all girls) we thought was unique. Three of the Society's active Members were also involved (two families) Barbara Millis is a casual bus driver on the Myall Park run and Wendy and Clive Polkinghome the grandparents of Amanda and Melanie Simpson. We would like to hear from any other Family History Society that can beat this record! ea

Old Age Maturity means being emotionally and mentally healthy, it is that time when you know when to say yes and when to say no, and when to say 'Whoopee!' Yah; being young is beautiful, but being old is comfortable. Ibis Links

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Drought-time lifeblood. By Peter Austin Water shortages have been the worst thing about this drought for many farmers, but not for those in the Northern Riverina fortunate enough to be on the receiving end of one of the life-saving supply pipelines laid during a well timed frenzy of development in the 1970s and '80s. They are able to enjoy instant, potable, running water at the tum of a tap, while many farmers less fortunate are forced to spend much of their valuable time carting water to stock or house tanks, or perhaps spending thousands to sink bores that might or might not repay their investment. Even in "normal" years, water supply without the pipeline was always a recurring problem for landholders in the Northern Riverina - the relatively low-rainfall but closely settled and (usually) productive wheat-sheep country between the Lachlan and Murrumbidgee rivers. All of this area is now in the grip of drought, with crops withering and stock being hand fed, but thanks to the earlier vision of some far-sighted farmers and some progressive engineers and elected councillors, hundreds of properties don't have serious water worries. They are linked to one of a network of water supply pipelines laid 20 and 30 years ago by the (then) Northern Riverina County Council-a local government agency set up in the 1950s by participating shires to provide electricity and water services. The county council has since undergone a name change to Goldfields Water County Council, following the statewide privatisation of electricity supply and distribution, and today its distinctive logo can be seen adorning the nests of storage tanks which dot the various pipeline routes. One such pipeline, for the sake of a case study, is the Mt Daylight water system, built from 1986 to 1988 to service farms and villages in the waterless region southeast of the Lachlan River below Lake Cargelligo. Comprising about 300km of underground PVC pipe, the system conveys water from bores (operated by Carrathool Shire Council) at Lake Ballyrogan on the Lachlan, to 110 rural and village connections servicing in total about 500 people, including 115 farms. For farmers connected to the system, it means a daily entitlement to 18,200 litres (4000 gallons) of drinking-quality water, delivered to the property at a mains pressure of 516 kilopascals (75psi), in good years and drought. The scheme was one of nine pipeline projects designed and supervised by staff engineer of the time, Dick Powell, who worked with the council from 1976 to 1990 and is credited as the driving force behind much of the development. Now plying his trade in rather balmier surroundings at Forster, where he is an engineer with Mid Coast Water, Mr Powell looks back with justifiable pride at NRCC's pipe-laying achievements, which he said has been the result of a fortuitous coincidence of circumstances. "We had some keen councillors, farmers at the time had a bit of money and could see the value in the water system, and new technology was making longer-distance pipelines economic." "The cost at the time to lay the pipe was about $1 a metre, whereas to do it today would cost more like $40 a metre, so ifwe hadn't done it then, it wouldn't have been done."

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As with the other schemes he helped design, Mr Powell said the dilemma during the early stages of the Mt Daylight system was determining how many potential users it would have, which in turn would determine the up-front cost for each user. "It was like a cat chasing its tail," he said. "A lot of people wouldn't commit themselves until they knew the cost." "But we couldn't tell them the final cost until we knew how many paying customers we'd have." "In the event, we'd wait until we had at least 50 per cent of our target number committed and then start planning, knowing from past experience that others would want to join once they saw it was a goer." A major boost to the viability of the scheme was the advise from the state Government in May of 1986 that it would subsidise the cost of extending the scheme - at the time, a rural supply only - to the villages ofNaradhan, Weethalle and Tallimba. This meant bigger pipes and reservoirs could be used, adding to the security of the overall scheme. This also reduced the future maintenance costs for each connection. Another bonus was the timing of the Mt Daylight scheme, which coincided with the release by pipe maker Vinidex, of a new style of PVC pipe with thinner but stronger walls, enabling it to carry more water over a given distance at less cost. Vinidex was keen to put the new pipe to a decent test. The county council was prepared to give it a go, so Vinidex "stuck its neck out" (in the words of a company technician of the day) and decided to back the then un-tried product with a warranty for the Mt Daylight scheme installation. In the event, the new pipe lived up to expectations and it was smiles all round, except during the actual laying stage, when the teams on the ground at some stages were moving faster than Vinidex could produce the pipe. Laying progressed at an average ofjust over one kilometre a day, which involved excavating a trench 38cm wide to a depth allowing a minimum 60cm of cover, laying and connecting the PVC pipe and then backfilling. NRCC foreman at the time was Jack Hall, who remembers well the problems he encountered trying to recruit and retain good workers. "The council had a policy of using local labour whenever possible, but this was easier said than done," said Mr Hall, who now lives in retirement in Temora. "Most of the people we employed were seasonal workers more used to shearing than regular jobs, and they didn't always take kindly to working a five-day week of 12-hour days. "In some cases it took seven or eight months to break them in, and even then we never knew when we had them. When the work took them away from their comer of the shire they wouldn't want to keep going." From The Land Magazine - Thursday, October 31, 2002. Reproduced with permission from the Land Newspaper. Ibis Links

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No water worries at "Morwell" By Peter Austin Like all his neighbours, Tom Templeton and his wife, Lan, are doing it tough managing this year on their "Morwell" property at Naradhan, where total rainfall for the year so far is only 160mm and the last run-off rain was nearly two years ago. But at least, unlike many farmers throughout the State, he doesn't have to worry about water to sustain their 300 head of cattle, supply their house or keep their beloved homestead garden alive. Mr Templeton was one of the dozen or so local farmers who met at the Naradhan store one day during the earlier drought of 1982 and decided to start pushing for a water supply pipeline from the known bore sources to the west. "The dams around here don't hold water. It only rains enough to run water into them every five years, and there's huge evaporation, so every drought we'd all run out of water," he said. "A lot of dams around here were cleaned out earlier this year, but there's still no water in them." The Templetons were among the first 22 farm owners to sign up for the Mt Daylight scheme when the Northern Riverina County Council started collecting deposits in 1984 And were at the Weethalle Hall four years later to see the scheme officially opened by the then Local Government and Water Resources Minister, Janice Crosio. Mr Templeton said the $25,900 upfront capital cost ofjoining the scheme and the ongoing quarterly access and usage charge had proved a small price to pay for security of stock and domestic water during the region's regular dry times. The piped water is delivered by mains pressure from the pipeline off-take to a storage tank near the house, from where it is gravity fed to 20 troughs over 2000 hectares of the property, the furthest nearly seven kilometres distant. "What it means to us is that our stocking capacity is limited now only by feed, no longer by water," Mr Templeton said. "This year has been a real test for the scheme and it's passed with flying colours."

From The Land Magazine - Thursday, October 31, 2002. Reproduced with permission from the Land Newspaper. Editors Note: Our farm was one of the original farms to be connected to this scheme. With dams now completely dry, I dread to think of what position we would be in now without this valuable addition to the property. w

Mizpah Have you ever seen this on a headstone and wondered what it meant? Ifyou go to http://www.barefootsworld.net/mizpah.html you will find:Mizpah Benediction - Genesis 31 49 -"God will watch over us when we are apart" and a really moving poem. Ibis Links

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YOU NEVER KNOW WHO YOU WILL MEET Anne Gribble Travelling through the vast Kimberly district of Western Australia with our camper trailer we had many stops in remote places. About 150 km west of Halls Creek we followed a battered sign 'Mary Pool' to a parking spot on the Mary River where we had our lunch. We found a shady place under a snappy gum, a motor home was nearby. As it had a NSW numberplate (rare in those parts) we chatted with the owners, Neil and Dawn from Woollongong while we ate our sandwiches. Retired, they were wandering around Australia to no timetable or route. Dawn mentioned her hobby was collecting Arnott's Biscuit tins, I said my interest was family history. "Well" announced Neil, "I am the descendant of the first set of triplets born in the colony" to which I replied "So is Paul." They were flabbergasted. Amelia Goodwin and James Rixon had five sons, two of the triplets born January 1806 survived birth, they were Benjamin and James. Paul and Neil are both 5" generation descendants of Benjamin.

On the rugged Gibb River Road we pulled off the corrugations and bull-dust to rest a while by a little creek. Two Tasmanian vehicles pulled in too so we discussed the rough road with the two couples, far from our respective homes. I said "I only know one Tasmanian - Gerald White, married to Paul's cousin Dot from Myall Park." One lady responded "I am named Rosalie after Gerald White's sisterout mothers were friends."

Lining up for 'free' pancakes in Alice Springs one Sunday morning we were standing next to a Queensland couple. Our Yenda name tags caught their eye- "Do you know our relations, the Leasons?"

We met Mandy and Pat from Victoria in Kununurra, they are working their way around Australia for three years. Mandy had cooked fish and chips in Yenda and Pat had worked for A&G in Griffith.

At the next caravan park site at Marla S.A. were genealogical enthusiasts, carrying their family tree book. They quickly found a Griffith relation, Jean Adams nee Hillam.

Studying pearl farming at Willy Creek near Broome the man next to me commented he did a different kind of farming - growing crops and sheep at Boyup Brook in southern W.A, but he was 'originally from a little place you would never have heard of - Barellan, NSW.' Chatting with strangers when traveling turns up many surprises.

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Beelbangera Store The Beelbangera Shop was recently demolished to make way for a new store, residence and car park built by new owners Len, Sam and Marie Vasta. The new store was erected beside the old shop with the site of the old store as part of the new car park. The original shop and residence was built about 1923 on Block 2 of the village, which had been purchased by Henry Francis Jones in 1923. Mr Jones also constructed a winery known as the Beelbangera Winery which opened in 1926. Some of the owners/lessees of the shop over the years include:Henry Francis Jones Ellen Jones Eric Colin Axford Parents of Enid Burgess (Reid) Dr. Solomon Goldberg Eric William Edward Wilson Equardo Miranda Petronio Ceccato Horace Charles & Patricia Margaret Wood Bernard William Raethei Dennis Peel & Linda Elizabeth Warren George James Murray & Jean Margaret Murray Maurice Neil Lasscok & Judith Anne Lasscock Len, Sam & Marie Vasta

22 Oct 1923 12 Sept 1935 19 Jun 1936 1940 1 Apr 1946 5 Sept 1952 18 Aug 1953 27 Jul 1954 20 Oct 1959 2 Mar 1965 6 Jan 1976 19 Jan 1978 15 Dec 1987 3 Jan 2000

L to R: Len, Sam and Marie Vasta outside the old store just before it was demolished.

The old and the new, side by side for the last time.

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Beth Davidge & Wendy Polkinghorne The Ancestral Searcher (HAGSOC) Vol 25 No 2, June 2002 [ACT 17-1-73) ♦ World War One Casualties - the Catholic Honour Roll and other bits and pieces Pages 56-57. ♦ Pages 58 to 61 provide information on maps held at the National Library of Australia. Vol 25 No 3, September 2002 [ACT 17-01-74) ♦ Displaced Persons in the National Archives of Australia - Kern Ward (Project Officer Collection Development) begins "If you have a relative who came to Australia from Eastern Europe between 1947 and 1953 there is a good chance that they arrived under the Displaced Persons Scheme." Kerri goes on to explain the reasons for the scheme and also how Family Historians can access these records - Page 110. ♦ Developments in the National Archives Collection a presentation to HAGSOC by Anne-Marie Schwirtlicb - Page 114. ♦ Maps at the National Library of Australia - Maura O'Connor, Map Curator. explains how Cadastral maps can help Family Historians - Page 132.

Vital Signs (State Records NSW) Issue I April 2002 [AN 17-51-12] ♦ On The Quest "Sue Newman shares her powerful story of her quest to trace, acknowledge and honour her Aboriginal heritage, through family oral histories and official records."

Descent (SAG) Vol 32 Part 3, September 2002 [AN 17-03-44) ♦ Mortality on Convict Ships by Warwick Dilley ♦ NSW Postal Histories Acquired by Alan Day ♦ Archival Anecdotes news from State Records

Western Connections (Dubbo) Nos 64 & 65, August & December 2002 [AN l 7-13A-35] ♦ Explanation of Epidemics by Margaret Moon The Muster (Central Coast) No. 76, August 2002 [AN 17-14-25) ♦ Old Newspapers- A treasure Trove. This article relates how a researcher solved the puzzle of a Charles Smith by searching newspapers.

Maitland Reminiscences Vol 4 No. 4, December 2002 [AN 17-78-9) ♦ First Steps Using Shipping Records by Barb Brown a really good article with lots of information. (Bear in mind that the Indexes mentioned are in our Library.)

The Endeavour (Botany Bay) No. 70, March 2002 [AN 17-16-44) ♦ "Using Picture Australia To Find Images of Ships and Migration - Debbie Campbell, Director, Coordination Support Branch National Library of Australia, details the features and uses of this Internet Web Site - http://www.pictureaustralia.org

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No. 72, September 2002 [AN 17-66-44] "Victorian Londoners and Hertfordshire Gleanings - Databases Online." Matthew Sears has compiled these databases "to enable the researcher to obtain information that can give a fuller picture of the life of an ancestor." The website is free to view and searchers can be carried out on surnames, placenames or keywords. A full copy of any record found can be obtained prices and details are given on pages 8 & 9.

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Illa@rra_Branches (Illawarra - Wollongong) No. 71, September 2002 [AN 17-12-24] ♦ STB - Three Letters To Avoid A Genealogical Pitfall - the writer, Patricia Law Hatcher, suggests using the letters STB (Said To Be) within the name of persons or information of any doubtful information. ♦ Photographic Memories of the Holidays by Maureen A Taylor gives some timely advice about those holiday pictures and making a New Years Resolution to make sure all your photographic records are not lost. No. 73, December 2002 [AN 17-12-24] ♦ I Want it All by Michael John Neill gives some advice when you receive a request that sounds something like this "Send me all your date. Give me all you have." • Passengers/Emigration/Crews Indices from Joan Fawcett - jfawcett@austarnet. com, .au Passenger lists from Tasmanian newspapers and various emigration schemes to Australia from 1810 to 1837 (Websites given for each year). Tree ofLife wyong) Vol 18 No 3, September 2002 [AN 17-25-17] ♦ Change of Place and District Names During World War 1. Generation (Queensland) Vol 24 No 4, June 2002 [AQ 17-01-69] • Tracing Danish Ancestors: The Daunting Task - Pages 155-156. ♦ An outline of information that can be obtained from a Probate Index is available on pages 159-162. Victorian G.U.M. Inc News Vol 18 Nol1, July2002 [AV 17-10-22] ♦ Family Tree Maker Column - My Favourite Things - Part 1. A "must read" for all the FTM Users. ♦ The Master Genealogist V5 Vol 19 No 1, August 2002 [AV 17-10-23] ♦ Family Tree Maker Column-My Favourite Things-Part 2- The Family Group Sheet. The New Zealand Genealogist Vol 33 No 275, May/June 2002 [NZ17-0l-57] ♦ Family research in the United Kingdom Pages 153-155. This is a good guide for beginners, on where to look for different types of information in the UK - Page 153. ♦ Buried 20 years after she died - by Lyane Kendall. A very good example of the need to go back to the original record. Just because an event is shown in a book, a family history or on a CD "it isn't necessarily so! - Page 179. Practical Family History (England) The Society has only recently taken out a subscription to the magazine noted above. The issues received so far contain a large amount of information. It would appear to be a very useful publication covering a wide range of topics as indicated by the few listed below. Ibis Links

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April 2002 No 51 [ENG 17-16-2] ♦ Using local record offices by Tom Wood ♦ Looking through their eyes - The Black Death by Michael Gandy ♦ Disorganised, or what? Gillian Poland suggests a different way to record those bits and pieces to enable you to find them again! ♦ Preserving photographs by Hannah Renier May 2002 No 53 [ENG 17-16-3] ♦ What's at Kew For You? Jane Cox looks at Australian convict records at Kew. ♦ Prisoner of War (WWII) by Vanessa Morgan

Family History Monthly (England) No 81 June 2002 [ENG 17-13-81] ♦ Gas Workers Simon Fowler reminds us that the "frequently forgotten developments of the 19" century was the use of gas for lighting streets and buildings." ♦ Khaki and Green - The British Army in Ireland by Anthony M Breen No. 82, July 2002 [ENG 17-13-82] ♦ WWI Service Records by Paul Blake - plenty of information for those seeking WWI records of family members including websites and addresses. ♦ Web Site of the Month - Scottish Wills - a major new site was launched last March holding details of 3000,000 people who appear in Scottish wills between 1500 and 1875. at http://www.scottishdoctiments.com/content/default.asp The index is free and pages can be downloaded for £5 per document. ♦ Scottish Old Parish Registers by David W Webster. Scottish Researchers should read this article to enable them to understand why these Registers are NOT available for all parishes and why some events are not recorded. • The Cornish On-line Parish Clerk Project David Stick advises that there are 81 volunteers working on the transcriptions of all the 121 Cornish Parishes. Try out the following website http://west-penwith.org.uk/opc.htm

Family Tree Magazine (England) Vol 18 Nos 8 & 9, June & July 2002 [ENG 17-6-121 & 122] ¢ Finding Felix Renaudiere Barbara J Carter solves the most difficult research possible. 'That of a man "born in one country, moved to another, was orphaned, never married, never had children, ·. never been officially employed, never had a pension ................. ". To find out how she solved the problem the articles must be read! Vol 18 No 10, August 2002 [ENG 17-6-123] ♦ Bound for Van Diemen's Land by Lauris Ashton

Suffolk Roots (England) Vol 28 No 2, August 2002 [ 17-05-62] ♦ An insert in this journal advises of publications for sale which may be of interest to Members. "Suffolk 1851 Census Index" available on fiche or individual booklets, 83 Districts at £3 (about $9 Australian) each. (The cost to the Society to purchase the whole set would be in the vicinity of $800.00. However individual Members may like to privately purchase a particular District that is of interest to them.) Leaflets regarding the Suffolk Marriage Index 1813-1837 and Suffolk Burial Index were also inserted. ♦ Elizabeth Garret Anderson - The First British Woman Doctor by Margaret Young

Irish Roots No. 43, 2002 Third Quarter [IRE 17-04-37] ♦ Your Family History - Who Owns It? by Mark Tottenham- an interesting article regarding copyright of published histories. (It is very important for all researchers to read this article.) Ibis Links

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Lyn's Revised Hints on English and Welsh Research. After you have investigated all the Australian records, eg. convict, immigration and purchased birth, death and marriage Certificates, then consult the following Indexes for England. I call this essential research activity prior to British research. k¥

If your people were alive in 1881 in England and Wales consult the 1881 Census first on CD at our library. If you know the County, look at County CDs, if not see the National Index.

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If your people were alive in 1851 in Devon, Norfolk or Warwickshire consult the 1851 Census for those Counties on our CD ROM.

The free bmd site on the Internet at http://freebmd.rootsweb.com is being produced by volunteers keying in the entries from the microfiche from 1837 to 1902. It has very good coverage for Marriages, Births and Deaths of a lesser number. Consult this site before looking for your family on the GRO Indexes, especially when you may not know the time period to search.

British Isles Vital Records Index, second edition (recently released), on 17 CD ROM discs. Contains: Dr. Williams Library of Non-Conformist entries. Suffolk births and marriages covering most parishes after 1815. Ireland Civil registration 1845 to 1874, but is not complete for any year. Covers any records without a county. This Index, which is available in our library, costs about $35 from the LDS Distribution Centre in Sydney. It can be ordered by ringing 1300 403 045 or writing to the Distribution Centre, PO Box 350, Carlingford 2118.

The IGI (International Genealogical Index produced by the members of the Latter Day Saints Church) is on CD ROM at our library and on the Internet at http://www.familysearch.org/

National Burial Index on CD ROM (recently released) is an ongoing expanding Index. Amazing who can be found here.

England - Public Record Office (PRO) website - http://www.pro-online.pro.gov.uk/ This ongoing Index covers:Registered Wills in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury - PROB 11 from 1850 to 1855. Wills from 1830 to 1849 are probably there by now. Above from Family Tree Magazine Vol 18, No 6, April 2002, pp34, 40 [ENG 17.06.119)

The LDS (Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints or Mormon) Library at 69 Yambil Street, Griffith. Phone during library hours - 6962 7909 Open Tuesday 9am - 4pm; Wednesday 10am - 8pm and Friday 9am - 12 noon. Consult the LDS Catalogue on CD or on the Internet at http://www.familysearch.org/ to see what is available to order on microform to view at their library in Griffith. Films can be hired for $6 each for a period of one month. Microfiche orders stay in Griffith after receival. Pay SI for the first and 50 cents each for the rest. Available for hire are:Parish Records, Bishops Transcripts, other transcripts, Census films (the 1891 Census on M'fiche), Wills and Probate, Land records, Parish Chest records and many more titles. Lynette Brown conducts a Courier Service for the purchase of Birth, Death and Marriage Certificates in England and Wales. The Index numbers are found on the Microfiche in the White Cupboard. If new to this please feel free to ask for, advice. Ibis Links

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Abbreviations Used in Convict Records of Van Diemen's Land And New South Wales

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Western Australia Marriages 1906-1965

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South Australian Marriages Registrations 1917-1937

South Australian Genealogy & Heraldry Society

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London 1891 Census Index

S & N Genealogy

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Wiltshire 1851 Census

Wiltshire Ancestors

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Members Interests Seeking information and descendants of:WILLIAM WOODLAND, born 1799 Kent, England, died 1882, St Mary's NSW, son of Richard Woodland and Mary Fagg. William married ANN WOOD, 1827 Sellindge, England. Ann Wood, born 1808, Faversham, Kent, England, daughter of John Wood and Ann Dennett, died 1879 South Creek, NSW. Children - John 1828, William Dennett 1830, Maria Jane 1832, Thomas, Julia Ann - all born England. Ann Margaret 1840, Mary Elizabeth 1842, Thomas Ralph 1843, Harriet 1846, James Richard 1849 - all born South Creek (St Marys) NSW. William, Ann, John, William Dennett and Maria Jane arrived 'CORNWALL' 1839. Family descendant names include - ATKINSON, BLACK, BUNCE, CALLAGHAN, CROSS, DOUGLAS, GOSPER, HAGENSON, KELLY, LOOMES, MARTIN, NEWMAN, PITT, ROYAL, THOMPSON.

JOHN ADAMS, born 1796 Poleworth, Warwick, England, died 1859 Richmond, NSW, son of George Adams. John married SARAH BANKIN, 1830 Molgoa, NSW. Sarah Bankin, born 1814 West Thurrock, Essex, died 1878 St Marys, NSW daughter of Richard Bankin and Prudence Perkins. Children - Mary Ann 1831 Nth Richmond, Sarah 1836 Emu Plains, Susan 1834 Castlereagh, Sophia Prudence 1839, Elizabeth Wourell 1841 Sth Creek, George 1844 Sth Creek, Selina 1845 Sth Creek, John 1845 Sth Creek, Charles William 1851 Sth Creek, Emily Maria 1855 Richmond, all NSW. John Adams, Convict arrived 'LUKE' Sydney 1821. Sarah Bankin - free immigrant arrived 'BORNEO' Sydney 1828. Family descendant names include - BAKER, BRIDGER, COCKRAM, DOLLIN, DUNN, GIFFORD, HICKSON, HOWLEY, JAMES, McLACHLAN, SHERRINGHAM, WILLIAMS. RICHARD BANKIN, bom 1757 Essex, England, died 1845 Windsor, NSW. Married 1806 PRUDENCE PERKINS, born 1783 Essex, England, died 1828 Hobart, Tasmania Children - Mary Ann 1806, Sarah 1814, both born West Thurrock, Essex. Richard Bankin, Convict, arrived 'MARQUIS OF WELLINGTON' Sydney, 1815. Prudence Perkins - free immigrant arrived 'BORNEO', Hobart 1828. Family descendant names include - BRIDGER, CROWTHER, JAMES, KING, PARRY, SMITH, as well as the above. Please contact:- Maureen Smith, P.O. Box 1023, Bathurst NSW 2795.

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FREDERICK MEREDITH arrived 'Scarborough' 1788, married SARAH MASON 1811, convict, who arrived on 'BELLONA' 1793. Seeking contact with descendants of their children - Frederick b.1801, Sophia b. 1803, Elizabeth b. 1805, William b. 1807 and Ann b. 1811. Have info on Eleanor. Please contact:- Christina Morris, 'Currawong' Naradhan NSW 2669 OR by email at krisandko@bigpond.com

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Internet Sites The Descendants of Convicts Group Incorporated - http://www.vicnet.net.au/~dcginc Waverley Cemetery - http://www.waverley.nsw.gov.au/cemetety - searches are not possible on this site but a search can be arranged at a cost of $12.00 per allotment/or deceased person. World War Il Nominal Roll - http://www.ww2roll.gov.au Commonwealth War Graves Commission - for information regarding WWI and WWII servicemen http://yyy.cwgc.org.uk Australian and New Zealand Genealogical links galore - Cemeteries - Many links to cemeteries which are searchable databases whilst over listings only provide cemetery details http://www.brandis.com.au/links/graves.html Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia - searchable by name and or surname, providing date of death and age and burial place - http://www.centennialpark.org The Irish 1901 and 1911 Census - information can be obtained on the website of the National Archives of Ireland http://wyw_nationalarchiyes.ie (The Irish 1901 and 1911 Census can be viewed at the LDS Library - consult the Family History Library Catalog , search in the Author field for "Ireland Census office") Victorian Londoners and Hertfordshire Gleanings - the databases of Matthew Sears are now available at http://yyy_yictorianlondoners._com (For more information see the item in "Jottings" for the September 2002 issue of The Endeavour"). Scottish wills between 1500 and 1875- A free name search can be made on this site. Pages can then be downloaded for £5 per document - http://www.scottishdocuments.com/content/default.asp General Register Office Scotland has a new site to access Birth, Death and Marriage Indexes as well as Old Parish Registers. The indexes are fully searchable for Births 1553-1901, Marriages 1553-1926 and Deaths from 1855-1951. In addition, indexed census data is available from 1891 to 1901. The site is at http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ There is an Access Charge of £6.00 (about $16.46 Australian) for 30 "page credits" valid for 24 hours. Extracts of register entries can be ordered, at a charge, and will be forwarded to New Register House. The requested extracts are mailed to you by airmail in the case of overseas orders. Found in Western Ancestor, Vol 8, No 12, December 2002. The Ryerson Index - This index is of Obituaries, Death and Funeral Notices in the Sydney Morning Herald from 1986 and about 53 other newspapers from varying dates. The site is http://www.rootsweb.com/-nswsdps/dpsindex.htm Search Tip After finding an ancestor or family member on http://www.familysearch.org click on the Batch Number after a moment or two you will be taken back to the search menu. (All details are removed and only the Batch Number is shown.) Add your family name (and given name of the father or mother if the surname is prevalent) and click "Search". All the events of that name/family in that particular Batch (i.e. the same location) will appear. Note the years covered and a further search may have to be undertaken to obtain another Batch Number to capture all family members. Ibis Links

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Journal of the GRIFFITH GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC.

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Contents:

Frederick Meredith

Griffith Cemetery Walk

Charlotte Kirk/Meredith

Access Ramp

Italian Research

Internet Sites for Italian Research

Farewell Luncheon for LDS Librarians

My Great Grandparents Were

Genie Excursion to Cotton Gin and Willandra National Park

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Blowering Dam

New In Our Library

The Riverina Community Library, Griffith

Jottings

Rook Reviews

LDS Women's Enrichment Group

Members Interest.

Welcome to New Members

Birth, Death & Marriage Certificate Prices

The views expressed by the contributors in this journal are not necessarily those of the Editor, nor of the Society. The Society reserves the right to edit all material submittedfor publication. Articles appearing in this Journal may be reproduced, either in whole, or in part, with written permission from the Society and acknowledgement of author and source. Ibis Links printed by Ultraprint, Hams Street, Griffith - March, July & November. A publication of the Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc

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Frederick Meredith (A Sailor on "Scarborough in the First Fleet) Frederick Meredith was born c.1764 England, the exact location is not known but his age at death in 1836 was given as 72. Frederick's story for us, his descendants, begins with his arrival in Australia with the First Fleet in January 1788 as a steward to Captain John Marshall on the ship Scarborough. Frederick's age was given as 23. On February 23 Frederick appeared before the Magistrates charged with having given rum to a convict in exchange for what was called a 'Squirell' doubtless a possum. Frederick was found guilty of the charge and sentenced to receive a hundred lashes. However it is clear from the records and especially from the journal kept by the Surgeon Arthur Bowes-Smyth that the young man was only doing what Captain Marshall had told him to do. Captain Marshall together with some other gentleman took up the case with the Governor. The sentence was reduced to fifty lashes. On 2 May 1788, Frederick transferred to the Sirius just two days before Scarborough left Sydney Cove via China. On October 2 the Sirius sailed for the Cape of Good Hope via the Hom under Captain John Hunter. The Sirius arrived back in Sydney Cove on 6 May 1789 after circumnavigating the Globe in seven months and six days. On 7 March 1790, the Sirius sailed for Norfolk Island and arrived on March 13. The ship was wrecked in Sydney Bay. Meanwhile back in Sydney Town a daughter had been born to Mary Allen who had arrived in Australia as a convict on the Lady Penrhyn in 1788. The father of the child was given as Frederick Meredith when she was baptized at St Phillips in Sydney on 9 May 1790. The child was named Charlotte but sadly she died just after her second birthday and was buried 15 May 1792. Frederick must have returned to Sydney aboard the Supply. Unfortunately the names of the sailors who came on this vessel are not to be found in the records. However, Frederick appears as a witness at court on 8 August 1790 giving evidence at the trial of a convict named Low who had stolen a sheep. Frederick is described as a baker late of the Sirius when giving evidence. At this time the Sirius crew was still on Norfolk Island. The crew then returned to England, which they were obliged to do, so that a Court Martial could be held to determine the cause of the wreck. When they departed the Colony on Waaksamheyd Frederick Meredith was amongst them. They arrived back in England in April 1792 and Frederick was paid off from the Navy. An article found on Frederick begins 'Little is known of the personal details of Frederick Meredith, although his love of Australia and of women can be gleaned from the records'. Of course quite a lot is now known of Frederick and his life after arriving in Australia and he must have had an attachment to the country considering his eventual return to the Colony with other free settlers aboard the Be/Iona in 1793. He also had five partners that we know of, four of them being convicts. The Be/Iona also carried seventeen convicts one of whom was Sarah Mason, later to became the wife of Frederick. At that time Fred seems to have had his attention fixed on a convict named Ann Case, who was also aboard the Be/Iona. On arrival Ann was expecting a child which was born 10 May 1793 and baptized on May 27 at St Phillips in Sydney with Frederick Meredith being named as the father. Once again a child of Frederick's died young and little Amelia was buried on 27 February 1 794 having lived only nine months. The Be/Iona arrived in Sydney on 16 January 1793 and the settlers were given land at what was then known as Liberty Plains (present day Homebush). Frederick received 60 acres which he called Charlotte Farm. Fred was later to be given three more grants of land, one at Concord and two at Bankstown. Ibis Links

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The next known partner for Frederick was convict Mary Kirk. Mary also named Frederick as the father of her daughter, Charlotte, when she was baptized on 11 June 1794. Charlotte's birth is shown in the indexes as Charlotte Kirk but the film clearly states that Charlotte Kirk/Meredith is the child of Frederick Meredith and Mary Kirk, born April 26th. Charlotte was the first child of Frederick's to survive the conditions of the new colony and she went on to lead a very interesting life. Charlotte had three children to William Stewart (no marriage found). After William disappeared in 1821 Charlotte married Charles Farrell in 1825 and had a further five children. (See page 6 for her story.) Charlotte's mother, Mary Kirk, was also a very interesting lady who led an adventuresome life. She appears to have remained friends with Frederick as he appears in later records as the executor of Mary's estate. Mary's cottage 'behind the Hospital Palings' was sold by Fred. Frederick finally settled into a steady relationship about 1800 with Sarah Mason, who, as mentioned before, was also a convict aboard the Bellona in 1793. Around this same period Frederick was to become one of the fifty men sworn in as Voluntary Police, known as the Loyal Sydney Association. Fred later became the Chief Constable of Liverpool and his son Frederick Junior followed him in that position. In 1809 Frederick describes himself as a baker, living at 15 Chapel Row (today this is Castlereagh St). In the same year he was speared in the ear by aboriginals while defending a neighbour's farm at Salt Pan Creek. In later years he moved up to his land grant on the Liverpool Road in Bankstown known as Gunsborough, his second grant in Bankstown was known as Harefield. Frederick became a married man for the first time when he wed Sarah Mason at St Phillips in Sydney on 26 February 1811. Frederick and Sarah had six children in all, beginning with Frederick born 17 March 1801/baptised 5 April 1801, Sophia born 8 June 1803/baptised 25 December 1803, Elizabeth born 8 July 1805/baptised 21 July 1805, William born 1 March 1807/baptised 29 March 1807, Ann born 21 June 1811/baptised 12 February 1813 and lastly Eleanor born 17 November 1813/baptised 5 December 1813. All were baptized at St Phillips in Sydney. Frederick and Sarah lived the rest of their lives at Bankstown where Sarah died on 30 July 1832, she was buried at St Luke's Pioneer Cemetery, Liverpool Sydney on 1 August 1832. Frederick remarried on 19 February 1833 to Mary Ann Day. Three years later Frederick died at his farm on the Liverpool Road and was buried alongside Sarah on 26 June 1836. On July 7, 1836a notice appeared in the Sydney Gazette: "On Thursday, June the 23 at his farm, Banks Town, Mr. Frederick Meredith aged 72 years, greatly respected." It was also stated that "Mr. Meredith arrived here as a sailor in the First Fleet and has been a resident on the Liverpool Road".

Original story supplied by Patricia Meredith with additions by Christina Morris (All additions kindly verified by Pat.) A Notefrom Patricia Meredith. This is only a short history of Frederick Meredith and Sarah Mason. It is meant only to correct the many incorrect details we find in newspapers, magazines and other articles. Documented evidence is available for the dates and events contained in this article.

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Books in which I have found articles on Frederick Meredith Christina Morris The Original Colonial landholders ofSydneyfrom 1792 - by Bryan Thomas (Also listed is Frederick's son Frederick Jnr) land Grants 1788 -1809- by R.J. Ryan Where First Fleeters Lie - by Joyce Cowell and Roderick Best (This book also documents Mary Al1en, Fredericks first partner in Australia) Sydney Cove 1788 - by John Cobley 1788 - The People ofthe First Fleet - by Don Chapman Settlers and Convicts ofthe BElLONA 1793 - by Megan Morgan. A biographical dictionary of the convicts and settlers aboard. (This book also documents Ann Case and Sarah Mason) Paracensus ofAustralia 1788-1828 First Fleet Families ofAustralia - by C.J. Smee. NOTE: Please keep in mind that these books are only a guide as I found Amelia Case/Meredith in one of them being born on 10th May and in another as being baptized on 10th May when she was actually born of 10th May and baptised on 27th May. Scource: Reel 5001 ofNSW B.D. & M's 17871856, Entry Vl 793 268 IA and Entry Vl 793 218 4 from Reel 2002.

HEADSTONE OF FREDERICK MEREDITH AND SARAH MASON IN THE PIONEER CEMETERY, LIVERPOOL, SYDNEY NSW.

Left Plaque AFFIXED BY DESCENDANTS OF FREDERICK MEREDITH, TO COMMEMORATE THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS DEATH, 23 JUNE 1986. Right Plaque: FREDERICK MEREDITH, ARRIVED FIRST FLEET 16-1-1788, DIED 23-6-1836, FELLOWSHJP OF FIRST FLEETERS - 1977 Photo: Courtesy of Peter Meredith Allen.

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National Trust Heritage Festival 2003 freshwater - water, waves and wanderings

GRIFFITH CEMETERY WALK 13 April 2003 Thank you to our President and Librarian, Clive and Wendy Polkinghome who researched and organised a Cemetery Walk through the Griffith Cemetery during Heritage week. We visited 17 graves of early settlers whom contributed to this irrigation area's eventual success. Clive read a resume of each Settler's life and a floral tribute was placed on the grave by a relative or friend. We visited the graves of:May Lasscock Thomas M Macnamara Reginald C Doak Charles A Davidge Paul P & Alice M Delves Margaret A Pope

George Louez Luigi & Fiorina Bonomi Charles L Neville Norman Boot Thomas I Campbell William & Ethel L Gow

Michael S Boyle Kathleen M Aiton Alfred G Kubank Edward & Alice Rowley Muriel E Barber

THOMAS MICHAEL MACNAMARA There are strong facts to point to this grave being the last resting place of a six foot four inch legend "Clancy of the Overflow".

Pictured, L to R: Joan Whiting (descendant's wife) And Clive Polkinghorne. Photo courtesy Lynette Brown

CHARLES AUGUSTUS DAVIDGE was born in 1894 and came with his father to Farm 66, Griffith in May 1914. He had a long association with the rice industry which did not end until his death in May 1960.

Pictured, L to R: Beth Davidge (daughter-in-law), Julian (great grandson), David (grandson) and Clive Polkinghorne. Photo courtesy of Lynette Brown

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CHARLOTTE KIRK/ MEREDITH Charlotte was born 26-4-1794 to Mary Kirk and Frederick Meredith, baptized at St. Phillips 11-61794. Charlotte seems to have been known by both names of Meredith and Kirk, this was of course before Frederick's marriage to Sarah Mason. Her mother Mary Kirk was transported for seven years on the Royal Admiral. In 1800 Mary married Robert Inch. Both Robert Inch and Mary Kirk were lost at sea in the area of the Hawkesbury River. Robert Inch was lost on the Charlotte and Mary Kirk on the Argument. These little ships supplied Sydney with food from the Hawkesbury and coal from Newcastle. They were know as the 'Mosquito Fleet' and were important to the survival of Sydney Town. Charlotte's first partner was William Stewart, a master mariner, sealer, whaler and also the master and owner of the Fly another of the small ships. William Stewart arrived in the Colony in 1801 from India, after four years service in the Navy. He was at one time the Captain of the Lady Nelson. Later in 1815 the Lady Nelson founded on the bar at Port Macquarie. William and a convict named Ann Brownlow had two children called Samuel and William. Ann Brownlow died in 1808. Samuel and William appear on some records as the children of Charlotte Meredith. William and Charlotte had three children: JANE REBECCA STEWART Born 13-12-1814 married JEREMIAH WARLTER ROBERT STEWART Born 28-7-1816 married 1. ISABELLA CRAIG 2. AMELIA CARSS Robert Stewart was an undertaker in Bathurst Street, Sydney where he owned a cedar yard. He was a Member of Legislative Assembly from 7-12-1860 until 10-11-1864 and from 21-9-1866 to 15-11-1869. JOHN STEWART Bom 13-11-1818 He had died before Robert petitioned Parliament over their land in 1863. In evidence Robert said John was married and had a family. On 15-12-1821 Robert Johnston, captain of the Government Colonial Cutter Snapper reported the loss of William Stewart believed to have been killed by aboriginals at Twofold Bay. Many years later, Robert the son of William Stewart, produced evidence that his father had been in government employ surveying the south coast. Charlotte married Charles Farrell in 1825. Charles Farrell came free on the Ardent in 1824. His wife had died on the voyage, also a child. When he arrived in the Colony he was accompanied by a son and John Cuffe. When Charles Farrell left Ireland he carried with him a letter from Lord Bathurst concerning a land grant. Charlotte and Charles were on the 1828 census living in Kent Street. Charles Farrell was employed as a tide-waiter under the Controller of Customs at the port of Sydney. He was granted land at Reid's Mistake and Wyong. Jeremiah Warlters had land in the same area. Charles Farrell asked his grant be changed. Charlotte and Charles had two children born in Sydney, then moved to Port Macquarie. Stephen Partridge (previously Superintendent of Convicts) was granted the first licence dated 27-8-1830 for a house which he named 'The New Inn' and a few weeks later Charles Farrell was granted a licence for a house situated on the South Side of Clarence Street between Horton and Hay Streets. This was called the Settlers Arms'. He later had land at Limburners Creek. Ibis Links

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Children of Charles Farrell and Charlotte: JAMES LAWRENCE Bom 10-3-1825 married ANNfE McDONALD James was an ironmonger and lived in Clarence St Sydney. MARY ELIZABETH Born 30-5-1828 CHARLOTTE Born 5-6-1831 married JOHN LACKEY a land holder in Smithfield Sydney. CHARLES FREDERICK Born 10-3-1833 married Jane Ann Warltersdaughter of Jane Rebecca Stewart and Jeremiah Warlters. WILLIAM THOMAS Born 28-7-1835 married Francis Fanny Kidd. Her father was a gardener at the Botanic Gardens and later became the overseer. Listed as a grocer living at 23 Bathurst St. Sydney. His death notice shows him as Colonel W.T. Farrell. Received Volunteer Officers Decoration 1892.

Charlotte died 3-3-1851

Charles died 1-10-1842

This article was reproduced with permission of the Frederick Meredith Descendants' Groupfrom their Newsletter: Number 32, October 1999.

Access Ramp l am delighted to announce that after 15 months of discussions, negotiations, applications and fundraising, the ramp for access to the Societies rooms is now complete. A huge thank you to the following people and businesses for their support and assistance: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Architect Vic Budd for preliminary drawings. Local builder Mark Frassetto for assistance with the re-opening of the main front door. Members Ken Reid, Ray Johnstone, George Easey and Charles Robertson with relocating sewerage fittings and earthwork preparation. Griffith City Council for financial assistance and help with plan drawing and removal of the demolished step and path. Griffith Exies Club for financial assistance. The following local businesses for assistance or donation of materials: a. "Mr Cheap" - member Bruce Trembath - steel re-inforcing. b. Area Pre-Mix Concrete. c. B & M Scobie P/L Concrete contractors. d. Collier & Miller P/L - Handrails. Mr. Neil Carter for the offer of equipment which in the end was not required.

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Italian Research Wendy Polkinghorne

Records in Australia Before research can commence it is vital that your Ancestor's village in Italy is identified. It may also be necessary to establish the correct name and spelling of your immigrant ancestor. Beginning your Italian Research is exactly the same as the first steps in Australian or British Research. You must always work from yourself backwards, never try to trace down from a famous person to yourself. k

Firstly obtain as much information as possible from family members by contacting elderly relatives, looking for family Bibles and personal papers.

Use the Australian Birth, Death and Marriage records until you find your immigrant ancestor. Death Certificates of immigrants are particularly useful as it is quite possible that it is stated how long the deceased person has been in Australia. Then establish, if possible, how your immigrant ancestor travelled to Australia.

Search for Naturalisation Papers. The Society holds the following:

Naturalisation Records of Griffith Residents 1901-1962

New South Wales Naturalisation 1820-1903 - microfiche in Drawer 20

South Australian Naturalisations pre 1904 -microfiche in Drawer 14

Victorian Naturalisation pre 1904 - microfiche in Drawer 19

Commonwealth Naturalisations 1904-1917 microfiche in Drawer 23

Consult the National Archives of Australia Fact Sheets: a)

Naturalisation records held in Canberra

Migration records held in Canberra and Melbourne

Passenger records held in Melbourne, Perth, Sydney and Canberra

Records relating to Italian migration held in Perth and Sydney

World War I and II internee, alien and POW records held in Canberra and Sydney

Search Family Search either on the Internet or at the Society's Library on CD-ROM.

Some Italian Vital Records have been microfilmed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and may be ordered through, and viewed at, the Family History Centre, run by the Church, in Yambil Street, Griffith.

Consult the Family History Library Catalogue to ascertain if your Ancestor's place of Baptism/Burial/Marriage has been filmed. (Available on the Internet, the Family History Centre or at the Society's Library on CD-ROM.)

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Major Genealogical Sources in Italy *

Certificate of Family Genealogy- 1869 to the present time, but not usually before 1900. Provides names, family relationships, birth dates and places of birth for all living family members at the time the record was produced. Where to find this Record - Registration Office in the town where the Ancestor lived.

Emigration Records 1869 to present time. Provides Emigrants names, place of birth, date of birth or approximate age, date of application or the issuing of the permit to leave the country, port of departure and final destination. Where to find these Records - The Emigration office in the province of emigrant's birth or departure point. These are not usually open to examination.

Civil Registration (Birth, Marriage and Death records) 1869 to present time. Northern Italy has records from 1803-1815 and the former Kingdom of the Two Sicilies has records from 1803 to the present time. Provides information similar to that found in Australian records. Where to find these Records- The Civil Registers Office in the town where the event occurred.

. Roman Catholic Parish Registers *

Baptism or Christening Records from 1545 or later to present time. Provides date of baptism and/or place and date of birth, sex, child's name, father, given name or surname of mother and sometimes names of paternal and maternal grandparents. Residence of parents, names and residence of Godparents and relationship to child. Where to find this Record Local Parishes. Diocesan Archives may have duplicate copies of marriage records, accompanied by baptismal certificates of bride and groom. 80% of the Parish Registers of Rome are in the Secret Archives of the Vatican.

Marriage Records from 1545 or later to present time. Provides names and place of residence for both the bride and groom, at times listing their age and place of birth. Both the place and date of marriage, providing the names of fathers and at times the maiden name of mothers. (Plus much more). Where to find this Record- same as Baptismal/Christening Records.

Death and Burial Records from 1600 or later to present time. Provides place and date of death along with the name and possibly the age of the deceased. Place of residence and place and date of burial. Sometimes the names of the deceased parents and/or spouse is provided. Where to find this Record - Same as Baptism/Marriage Records.

Protestant Parish Registers (Waldensian) - 1685 to present time. Similar to information found in Catholic Parish Registers. Where to find this Record Local Parish, however records of 16 Waldensian parishes are in the Pinerolo District on microfilm.

Other Sources in Italy * * *

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Diocesan Records Conscription Records Clerical Survey Records Tax Assessment or Census Registers Notarial Records Ecclesiastical Records University Records

Source & Further Reading The Most Comprehensive Guide to Italian Genealogical Research (EUR 2.803A) held m the Society's library.

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Internet Sites for Italian Research Wendy Polkinghorne http://www.familysearch.org/ - The home page of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS). This extensive site includes online access to the International Genealogical Index (IGI), Vital Records Index, and The Family History Library Catalog. http://italiangenealogy.tardio.com/html/index.php - The Italian Genealogy Homepage http://www.vu.edu.au/iarp/ - The Italian Australian Records Project aims to locate and copy material, in Australia and Italy of relevance to Italian immigration to Australia. Online resources include an index of emigration records from the Aeolian Islands in the province of Messina, Sicily. http://www.rootsweb.com/itagw/index.html This site is a useful starting point for researching Italian family history. Source & Further Reading Web Sitesfor Genealogists by Cora Num, held in the Society's library.

Farewell Luncheon for the LDS Librarians on 19 March 2003 Lynette Brown

Joan is an American Missionary who had been at Kooba Station for 18 months and helped in the LDS Library. Rosemary was the Head Librarian, assisted by her daughter Lisa. Joan and her husband Bob, went back home to Wyoming and Rosemary and family moved to Sydney.

Joan Walker, Lisa and Rosemary Taylor with their farewell gifts.

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My Great Grandparents Were We invite members to contribute to My Great Grandparents were:- See the Practical Family History magazine for examples. Limit your words to 65 and send to our Journal. More people will see the names you are researching.

My Great Great Grandparents Were Christian Friedrich Dechert was born in Germany about 1817 possibly at Neuruppin, Brandenburg, Prussia, the son of Wilhelm Dechert About 1840 he married Dorothea Caroline Sophia Krischock (nee Knispel) who was born 30 September 1807 in Germany. This was Dorothea's second marriage having been previously married to Johann Daniel Krischock. Dorothea and Johann had six children all christened at Luisenstadt, Berlin Stadt, Brandenburg, Prussia: Christian (usually known as Friedrich) received his Certificate of Naturalization on 18 October 1854. It is believed that he first arrived in South Australia about 1849. Sometime prior to 1853 he returned to Germany to make arrangements for his wife, children and stepchildren to come to Australia When he arrived in Australia, for the second time, at Melbourne on 25 August 1853 aboard the Wilhe/msburg he stated that he was a shoemaker and lived in Adelaide

My Great Grandparents Were Frederick Julius Dechert & Jane Chalker Frederick Julius Dechert was born in 1846 in Berlin, Germany. Christian Friedrich Dechert and Dorothea Caroline Sophia Krischock (nee Knispel). No christening for Frederick Julius has been found but the Birth date of 1846 was shown on Police Records. Frederick married Jane Chalker, the daughter of William Stuart Chalker and Jane Tench, on 4 August 1866 in Holy Trinity Church, Melrose SA. Jane was born on 4 December 1846 in Hammersmith, Middlesex, England. She came to Australia, together with her parents and siblings, aboard the Emigrant arriving at Adelaide on 27 October 1854. Contributed by Wendy Polkinghorne, 43 Langley Crescent, Griffith NSW 2680 E-mail: cwpolki@iinet.net.au

My Great Grandparents Were John Holden, born c 1810, Dudley, WOR, bootmaker, collier. (Baptism not found) John married Ann Hunt 30 JUN 1833, Dudley, son Job, born 1848, Dudley, married Margaret Eliza Ellis (dau of George and Ann Ellis, nee Owen) married 1874 Wednesbury, STF. Moved to Yorkshire, then emigrated to Sydney NSW 1878. Contact Mrs AL Brown, PO Box 1437, Griffith 2680. Email: lynbrown@dragnet.com.au William Brooker, bap 1828, Isleworth, SRY, son of Michael and Lucy Brooker, married Maria Wheeler 1852 St. Marys, Lambeth, SRY, dau of Henry Wheeler. William and Maria emigrated to Geelong, Victoria per William in 1857. Dau Anna Maria, born 1863, Digby Vic married John Robertson 1892, Gunbar NSW. Siblings, Henry 1868 and Emily Brooker 1873. Contact Charles Robertson, P O Box 40, BILBUL, near Griffith 2680. Email: lynbrown@dragnet.com.au Ibis Links

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Genie Excursion to the Cotton Gin and Willandra National Park Lynette Brown A number of our members joined McIntyre's Coach for a very enjoyable trip to the Cotton Gin near Hillston and Willandra National Park on 1 June 2003. First stop was the Cotton Gin where we looked at the processing of cotton from the raw product in the paddock to the cleaned product, baled ready for spinning. It was very interesting. This year they had a very short ginning season because the drought conditions yielded less cotton, even though it was irrigated. The cleaned cotton is pressed into bales of up to 350 kg, wrapped in Hessian bags and then sent to the manufacturer. We arrived at Willandra in time to eat our lunch on the verandahs and then wandered around the homestead, grounds, ram shed, shearing shed and shearers quarters. This homestead is the third home on the site, the present one built in 1918. It was renovated in recent years and is a fantastic location for small conferences, family weekends, formal dinners and celebrations or weddings. (National Parks brochure, 200 Yambil Si, Griffith). The homestead grounds retain remnants of its former beautiful garden beside Willandra Creek. We were interested in the display of family information and photographs of the fonner occupants of the homestead over the years from 1860s to 1972 when the National Park was created. Some visitors were related to the Laird family, former managers of the Station. Thank you to Marg Hillfor organising the trip. Photos: From Christina Morris

Part ofWillandra Creek - near the homestead

The Ramshed at Willandra National Park

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Blowering Dam Lynette Brown On April 10 Charlie and I drove along the bottom of Blowering Dam, along the old Snowy Mountains Highway. The roadway is still good bitumen in most places even with the white lines showing. Usually this area is covered with many meters of water, the lifeblood of the MIA. Kangaroos and emus graze on the green weeds. On April 10 the dam held 2% of its capacity, 68.58 below the spillway. (Wagga Daily Advertiser, JO April 2003). Presently, 23 June 2003 the dam holds 9% of it's capacity, 54.34 meters below the dam spillway. (Wagga Daily Advertiser, 26 June 2003). The Southern Weekly, 7 APR 2003: State Water stated that previous low levels for Blowering Dam were:- FEB 1983 2% and APRIL 1998 5% Viewing the dry dams at Blowering, Adaminaby and Burrinjuck are quite a tourist attraction. They are not completely dry but hold a very, very low percentage of water.

Scenes of Blowering Dam April 10 2003 Top: Blowering Dam at 2% of its capacity. Bottom: The old Snowy Mountains Highway, which is usually covered with water. Photos: From Lynette Brown

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NEW IN OUR LIBRARY Books Type

Code &Shelf No.

Title

Author

Uniting Church in Australia Yenda Celebrating 80 years 1922-2002

Yenda Uniting Church Book

AN 7.2681D

Nellie Melba

Hetherington, J

Book

A 4.052

McLain, L & Lawrence, B

Book

A 4.053

Polkinghome, W Historical Records (History of Yenda Cemetery, Memories of C T Lasscock, Extracts from the Sydney Daily Mail 1912-1920)

Book

AN 14.024

Features In The Area News & Other Newspapers Part 1 -People

Polkinghome, W & Brown, L

Book

AN 14.25A

Features in The Area News & Other Newspapers Part 2- Places & Events

Polkinghome, W & Brown, L

Book

AN 14.14.25B

Mackenzie 's Riverina A Tour Ofthe Hay District Pastoral Holdings ofthe 1890s

Hay Historical Society Book

South Australian Military Volunteers - 1855

Twining, A & S

Book

AS 5.124

How to Find My German Ancestors & Relatives

Friederichs, Dr HF

Book

Eur 5.

Webster, H

Book

AT 5.121

Jack & Ann Parsons and their Descendants

Parsons, A

Book

A 4.054

A Convict's Life

Reakes, J

Book

A 2.053

British Army Pensioners Abroad- 1772-1899

Crowder, N K

Book

ENG5.122

Hoole, J

Book

AN 11.2440A

(donated by F Mitchell)

Dust from the Pine Trees The Life and Family Stories of Arthur & Elizabeth Ann Henman (donated by L McLain)

The Tasmanian Traveller A 19 Century Companionfor Modern Travellers

AN 7.2711L

(donated by W Thompson)

Macleay River Cemetery Transcriptions, Vol 1 East Kempsey Ibis Links

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East Kempsey Mac/eay River Cemetery Transcriptions, Vol 2 West Kempsey Mac/eay River Cemetery Transcriptions, Vol 3 Frederickton Mac/eay River Cemetery Transcriptions, Vol 4 Arakoon, Bee/brook, Eungai Euroda, Kinki, Tom 's Gully Nambucca River Cemetery Transcriptions, Vol 1 Macksville Settlers & Convicts ofthe "Bellona" 1793A biographical dictionary (donated by C Morris)

Hoole, J

Book

AN 11.2440B

Hoole, J

Book

AN 11.2440C

Hoole, J

Book

AN 11.2400D

Hoole, J

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AN 11.2447A

Megan Martin

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A 3.043

CD-ROMS & Disks Title Griffith Cemetery Walk Photographs Griffith Cemetery Walk Photographs

Author Stevens, A Cox, R

Location Computer 1 Computer 1

Our Society's Web page Updated Home Page http://users.dragnet.com.au/ggahs Jenny Carter volunteered to act as our Webmaster and has made a number of innovations, among which is a Members' Interests Section. Jenny is still accepting entries so why don't you have a look out our updated site. Don't forget to sign the "Guest Book "!

Internet Sites Norfolk Transcriptions Archive website: http://www.genealogy.doun.org/transcriptions/index. php Now includes 250,000 entries from parish registers. (The Endeavour December 2002.) A great Irish map site http://www.local.ie/general/map The London Gazette online currently offers complete coverage for both world wars as well as 20" century honours and awards. http://www.gazettes-online.co.uk http://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/lccconnect/culturalservices/archives/Family/Convictshomepage.htm A great site for anyone searching for Convicts who were transported from Lincolnshire to Australia. Also convicts sent to Gibralta and Bermuda. There is a searchable database covering 1788 to 1868.

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The Riverina Community Library, Griffith. Lynette Brown Are members aware of the amount research one can achieve in the Archives at the Riverina Community library, Griffith? Some titles are not in our Genie Library but most are. On days when our own Genie Library isn't open one can work in the Archives and print the findings on the Reader-Printer. Library open weekdays 9am-5.30pm and Saturdays 9am - 12.30pm This Library is a branch of the NSW State Archives. They hold all the films and microfiche in the 4 Archives Kits. Consult the book Guide to the State Archives Kit and Guides to the State Records, which are leaflets on many subjects. # Baptisms, Burials and Marriages, 1787-1856 on film

Reels 5001-48

# Assisted Immigrants NSW 1828-42

Reels 1286-1349 - Index in our Genie Library on film. Reels 2143A-45 Reels 2134-43

# Assisted Immigrants, Port Phillip 1839-51 * # Assisted Immigrants Sydney and Moreton Bay 1848-59* The above* films have indexes on microfiche in folder. # Wage agreements and Entitlement Certificates 1844-45 # Persons on Bounty Ships Sydney, Newcastle and Moreton Bay, 1849-52

Reel 280 Reel 1435

# Unassisted Passengers Arriving 1826-53 # Unassisted passengers 1854-80 Unassisted Passengers arriving 1881-1900

Reels 1263-80 Reels 399-444 Reels 445-560

Passengers Departing 1816-25 # Index to Ships Arrived 1837-1925

Reel 561-62 Reel 2502, 2503A

Immigration Deposits Journals 1853-1900 # Germans on Bounty Ships 1849-52

Reel 2668A-76 Index on fiche in our Genie library Microfiche 851

# Many Convict Records on microfiche # Index to Convict Indents 1837-42

Microfiche 803-06

# Colonial Secretary - Electoral Rolls 1842-1862 # Guide to Col. Sec. Papers on m'fiche Col. Sec. Memorials (letters) 1820-1825 on fiche Petitions 1810-1825. Returns of the Colony (Blue Books) 1822-1857

Reels 438-613

There are some more titles, also, on microfiche and film. Records marked # are in our GGHS Inc Library also.

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Newspapers on microfilm in Archives: Irrigation Record FEB 1913-JUN 1917 Murrumbidgee Irrigator APR 1915Riverina Advocate JUL 1950- AUG 1969 Riverina Daily News SEP 1969 - JUL 1971 Area News SEP 1929In the Local History Room (next door) are:NSW Electoral Rolls Commonwealth Division of Riverina, 1903-17 and State Division of Murrumbidge 1921-28, 1930-1980 Take the Microfiche set into the Archives to read on the microfiche reader and print on the Reader/printer. 'lo

Books Government Schools of NSW, 1848-1993. R371.0109944 Useful to check when a school opened and closed. REF Station Names, Date of opening, closing/Change of name (Railways) H385.314 NEW - Local History Room. Burkes Family Names Index R929.3 BUR - The Index book of Landed Gentry and titles. Note the reference and contact the State Library, Genealogical Section for a copy of the item. Bartholomews Gazeteer of Britain 912.42 MAS- in General Library. Books can be ordered on Inter Library Loan from another Library - fee involved. (we often read of titles in books and magazines and want to see them - order these on Inter Library Loan).

Mildura & District Genealogical Society is hosting

The Fifth Victorian Family History State Conference

Settlers in the Sun to be held at St Joseph's College (12" Street, Mildura) on

16 to 18 April 2004 For further information contact 2004 Conference Organizing Committee, PO Box 3467, Mildura, Victoria 3502 E-mail: SettlersintheSun@telstra.com Website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ausmdgs/2004.html Ibis Links

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By Wendy Polkinghorne The Ancestral Searcher (Heraldry & Genealogy Society of Canberra Inc) Vol 26, No 1 March 2003 [ACT 17-01-75] - as usual this journal is full of informative articles, we have only listed three of them. ♦ Irish Family History - Beyond the Parish Registers a talk given by Barbara Moore. This article is a "must" for Irish researchers. ♦ World War II Service Information OnLine essential information for Researchers using this facility. ♦ The 1901 Census of England and Wales 2 articles that are again essential reading. Descent (Society of Australian Genealogists) Vol 33, Part 1 March 2003 [AN 17-3-46] ♦ Waverley Cemetery "in Sydney's eastern suburbs now operates a service which provides details of burials". More information can be found on page 34. ♦ Canadian 1906 Special Census covering Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan is now on line at http://www.archives.ca/02/020153 e.html ♦ Scottish Maps on-line and can be found at www.nls.uk/maps The Endeavour (Botany Bay) No 17, December 2002 [AN 17-6-45] ♦ Rattling The Bones in Family History Visiting speakers Daryl Lightfoot and Sue Pacey of the Uniting Church and the Presbyterian Church spoke about the early years of the Colony. ♦ NSW BDM Transcriptions and the Hard to Find Solutions Joy and Allan Murrin explained some of the history of the birth, death and marriage registrations and the problems encountered by researchers. The Cedar Log (Richmond-Tweed) No 74, December 2002 [AN 17-2-25] Divorce began in New South Wales in 1873. Margaret Kennedy provides useful information about divorce. Tasmanian Ancestry Vol 23, Number 3 December 2002 [AT 17-01-37] ♦ Convict Bank Accounts a new index has been added to State Records' website and copies of documents referred to in the index can be ordered on the online order form: http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/ First click on Search our on-line indexes then Convicts, next go to Index to Convict Bank Accounts, then Order a Copy. ♦ Noah's Ark Encounters the Mayflower by W Robert Chapman. Explores the number of ancestors and descendants an individual has. ♦ Twenty Years at the Drafting Table Patricia Barth gives an insight into what is involved in a hand drawn family tree. Ancestor (Genealogical Society of Victoria Inc) Vol 26, No 4 December 2002 [AV 17-01-59] ♦ How to use the Convict records on Computer by Linley Hooper. Here are some helpful hints for using the CD-ROM in our Library. ♦ The Beginning of the Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages. ♦ State Trustees these articles about the State Trustees looking for beneficiaries of intestate estates are always interesting and the cases dealt with in this issue are no exception. Ibis Links

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Vol 26, No 5 March 2003 [AV 17-01-60] ¢ Scottish Immigration to the Eastern states of Australia in the I9" Century. ♦ Scotland- civil registration accessible through GSV via The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and also on the General Register Office for Scotland pay per view website at: http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk The Genealogist (The Australian Institute of Genealogical Studies Inc, Victoria) Vol X, No 9 March 2003 [AV 17-02-62] there are many interesting articles in this issue, some are: ♦ A Family Search in The British Isles, Part 3: London - This article has "down-to-earth hints" for Family Historians intending to visit and search UK repositories. ♦ The Search for Evangeline ♦ Grandmother's Watch Victorian GUM News March 2002 [AV 17-04-22] ♦ Printing Tips for WebPages All you would like to know to solve the problems when printing from a website. )( Vol 19, No 6 February 2003 [AV 17-04-23] ♦ Family Tree Maker - Version 10- Creating Charts

Vol 19, No 8 April 2003 [AV 17-04-23] Family Tree Maker - Version 10 Couple Relationships ♦ Scotlandspeople Database changes that will enhance and improve the record searching and an extra year of records are available for searching. Statutory Register data for years of:Births & Christenings 1855 to 1902 Marriages 1855 to 1927 Deaths- 1855 to 1952. The site can be found at http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.au ♦ The Master Genealogist (TMG) V5.05 is now available providing additional reports and new features.

Western Ancestor (Western Australia) March 2003 [AW 17-01-57] - there are numerous interesting articles in this issue here is just a sample. ♦ Records of Displaced Persons Kerry Ward (Project Officer, National Archives of Australia) begins by saying "If you have a relative who migrated to Australia from Eastern Europe between 194 7 and 1953, there is a good chance that they arrived under the Displaced Persons Scheme. Details and availability are given. ♦ When is a Date Not a Date? This article explains the different date adjustments over the centuries to assist Family Historian interpret records. ♦ Fortunate Family Historians Fortunate indeed, says Brian Croker, if you had European ancestors who played a part in the life of Ceylon! ♦ Seeking Births on the GRO Index information and hints by Barbara Dixon

The_Ney Zealand genealogist March/April 2003 [NZ 17-01-62] ♦ Searching for German Roots Shirley Dixon shares her experience when searching for her Hansen family. Family_Tree Magazine November 2002, Vol 19 Nol [ENG 17-6-126] -This issue is packed with interesting articles. If you haven't borrowed any of the journals held in our Library this is the one for you! Ibis Links

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Family History Monthly October 2002 [ENG 17-13-85] ♦ Thames Watermen and Lightermen - David Blomfield explains this fascinating occupation. ♦ Using Professional Researchers by Anthony Adolph. ♦ The Internet - How It Changed Family History a report by Simon Fowler. ♦ First Steps in Family History - NONCONFORMITY Paul Blake makes the statement that "As every family historian knows, not all of our ancestors were members of the Church of England" and goes on to explain the history and the records themselves. November 2002 [ENG 17-13-86] ♦ Immigrants & Immigration We tend to think of people travelling to Australia when talking about immigration but Paul Blake reminds us that "for centuries, individuals and families from overseas have come to Britain to find work, escape persecution or simply to seek a better life". ♦ The Dutch Central Bureau FOR GENEALOGY this should be the first place you go when looking for your family in Holland. Postal and Internet addresses are given. December 2002 [ENG 17-13-87] Writing It Up Hannah Reiner provides very helpful advice to write you own family history. ♦ Tracing your Manx Ancestors The Isle of Man is in the middle of the Irish Sea and Simon Fowler informs readers "If you are lucky enough to have ancestors who originated here, you'll soon discover that there is a lot more to this Island than meets the eye". ♦ 1901 Census - Index Tips in "Computer News & Tips" explains how you can get more out of the PRO index. Two web sites are given to help you sort out the entries. ♦

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Pioneer Women, Pioneer Land 'Yesterday's tall poppies' by Susanna DeVries-Evans. This book covers the lives of 12 women who made their mark on Australian History in the Pioneer/ Colonial period of the Colony. Women such as Esther Johnston, a first fleet convict who became a Lieutenant Governors Lady. Esther was transported for seven years on the Lady Penrhyn after being caught shoplifting two pieces of black lace in 1786. Esther ended up the partner of Lieutenant George Johnson and after twenty five years of being together they married in 1814. Captain Arthur Phillip was godfather to one of their children in 1792, an indication of where her social standing stood. Elizabeth Macarthur is another very interesting 'tall poppy'. Elizabeth was the co-founder of the wool industry with her husband John Macarthur. She seems to have been a very resourceful and hard working woman, not only being involved in the crossbreeding of merinos for their wool as well as their meat, but she was the first woman in Australia to make hay for sale and even in the absence of her husband she took on new tasks such as growing wheat, barley and oats. Other pioneer women include: Louisa Meredith - writer, botanist, artist and conservationist. Caroline Louisa Atkinson - writer and talented artist. Mary Penfold - pioneer of the South Australian wine industry.

Settlers and Convicts ofthe BELLONA compiled by Megan Martin This biographical dictionary is a new addition to our library and contains thirty three stories of the people who came to Australia on the Bel/ona in January 1793. The Bellona was the first ship to bring free settlers to the colony, with most of these settlers taking up land grants at what they named 'Liberty Plains' in February of 1793. The preface of the book describes it as 'a kind of case study of the character of early settlement'. The Bellona was originally set to carry eleven settlers and ten female convicts. By July 17 1792 all but one of the settlers had embarked and was ready to leave. When it did sail there were another four, including an infant who died after a week at sea. Also lost at sea was one of the crew. The ship eventually held seventeen female convicts, twelve who had been tried at the Old Bailey and five from country jails. Also on the voyage was the one year old daughter of one of the convicts. Two convicts also gave birth during the voyage. This book is of great significance to my family as my children's five times - great grandparents both arrived on this ship, one a convict and the other a free settler.

LDS Women's Enrichment Group Lynette Brown On Thursday 19 July the LDS Women's Group met at out Genie Library to hear Lynette Brown speak briefly on starting your family history. They brought their Pedigree charts and worked on expanding their family backwards in time. We even found a film listed on the Family History Catalogue for a Samoan lady to order. It was Western Samoa, Savaii, Death registers 1923-1993. Birth registers for same place, Index cards on films 1886260-262 and Births 1130011-39 and 1130711-13 and 1650461-467. Thank you to Wendy Polkinghorne and Margaret Hill for assisting. Ibis Links

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Pre Irrigation a local perspective Shirley Norris Curator: Griffith Pioneer Park Museum The Wiradjuri people were the indigenous keepers of this land well before Caucasian discovery. They managed the land by selective burning, encouragirg animals such as goannas, kangaroos and emus to graze on specific plains that were ideal for hunting upon. Women gathered vegetable matter, the grasslands were strewn with native cereal plants, in the swamplands Nardu grew and these were gathered and ground into flour. Sugar Loop, also known as Honey Due (a sweet white fine fibrous lump made by an insect that attaches to gum leaves) in season was plentiful; it provided a treat and could be made into a sweet drink for cnildren. Evidence of their lifestyle has been recorded; traces of fire ovens and stone tools have heen sighted at Darlington Point, Whitton and Hillston. Today if you walk along the riverbanks at Darlington Point you can see several scar trees and canoe trees that pre date the Warangesda mission which began in 1880/81. We have learnt from past archaeologists and historians that the indigenous people of this country were nomadic, they were only nomadic in the sense that they followed the food source and whilst doing so maintained the environment and habitat that was their lifeblood. They also had a very strong social/community sense. Within their own language groups they had totemic beliefs and the elders enforced law and order. By 1840 this idealistic lifestyle was virtually non-existent for the Wiradjuri people. European settlement had swept over the country and sheep runs were following the same river corridors on which Wiradjuri had been centred.

The Murrumbidgee River - 2002 (The Aboriginal word Murrumbidgee, meaning Never Failing Water'

Then came the explorers: In 1817 John Oxley and botanist Allan Cunningham, when exploring the Lachlan River left the river about 15 miles (24km) west of the Coradgery Range (Lake Cowal) and proceeded south west. They were mapping as well as documenting vegetation and water sources. They came to Mt Brogden (now Mt Binya) in the Cocopara ranges. Below Mt Brogden was a small water hole; they assumed the Aborigines dug it. Due to the health of the horses they camped for two days at this site. During this time two men were sent to explore the country. They travelled six miles (9km) south Ibis Links

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west of Mt Brogden then returned. The country was far too rugged as it was covered in thick bush and no water could be found. John Oxley was not impressed with this country; in his journal he wrote that he doubted that civilised man would ever visit these desolate plains again. If only they had travelled southeast instead of southwest they would have come upon Mirrool Creek which in good seasons contained water holes and in flood could reach a mile front.

Arrival of the Squatters and Settlers; In 1821 Charles Throsby (who was reporting to Governor Macquarie) came upon the Murrumbidgee River near Yass. The aboriginals had previously told him of this great river whilst on another exploration, when he discovered Lake George (near ACT). He spoke favourably of this watercourse and by the time Charles Sturt set out on his 1829 expedition unauthorised squatters had already claimed vast amounts of land along the river. In 1824 Henry O'Brien had laid claim to Benerembah and Groongal. The most obvious land to be claimed first was the river frontage country; Cuba was claimed by John Peter 1844. Land changed rapidly in those very early years; bad seasons, poor prices and hostility of the aboriginals were contributing factors. A lot of the first squatters of large runs did not have their ownership officially recorded. Official licenses and leases were not regulated until 1837 at which time the government had began surveying the land. By the late 1840s a fourteen year lease with a £10 charge, no matter how much land or stock was owned, could be applied for. This arrangement put some of the established squatters in a vulnerable position, red tape prevented them obtaining a license quickly therefore an astute person who had acquired a lessee license, could just move on in. Sometimes the squatters paid the new lessee for the privilege of keeping his run, some gave up the land and sold all their stock to the holder of the lease, others just walked off and started again. Then in 1861 land secretary John Robertson managed to get the Crown Lands Occupation and Crown Lands Alienation Act through parliament. These acts were designed to open up large areas of pastoral land to closer settlement. This act also caused a lot of friction and was not successful largely because the new squatter had taken up most of the good country by dummying (leasing land under the names of every member in the family, including junior members). And then, on the other hand, many of the new free selectors were just rogue's intent on breaking the squatter by selecting the best that had been improved by the squatter. Eventually in 1884 laws were introduced to curtail this rout. It does appear that this situation did not happen in this region as much of the Riverina land was locked up due to the 14 year leases, not taking effect until 1852 and the devastating drought of 1861/62 was not enticing to selectors. It would have been tough going for these farmers of mostly sheep and wheat. Droughts, floods, dingoes, hostile aboriginals, anthrax outbreaks and in the last half of the century, rabbit plagues, topped with the isolation would have tested the endurance of these pioneers.

Closer settlement: The earliest country to be settled in this region was Kooba, Benerembah and Goomgal. In 1865 Kooba had changed hands to Stanbridge and McGraw. It was they who changed the spelling of the property to Kooba; prior to then it was spelt Cuba, which is an aboriginal word for a type of tree. The opening of the railway from Sydney to Narrandera happened in February 1881 and by 1882 had reached Hay. The opening of rail to this region would have been a great advantage and may well have encouraged settlers to select land that was no more than a week's travel to the nearest rail head, which provided transportation of stock and grain as well as delivering supplies, mail and visitors. Ibis Links

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The Mirrool and parts of Kooba, (basically the land that Griffith is settled upon) was selected in the 1880s. Family names such as Bull, Driver, Dun, Davies, Peech are some of the known early pioneers. Several of these names are significant to Griffith the suburb of Driver is named after this pioneering family and it is said that John Jacob was responsible for calling Bilbul after William Bull. The Peech family named their property Lake View, which in later years, changed to Lake Wyangan after the gypsum mining discontinued and the Lake was developed. Most of the early pioneers came from the south; the demise of the gold diggings in Victoria, the overcrowding of lucrative farming country in SA brought an influx of new settlers and opportunists to the district. They were all seeking a new start in life, they came with the bare essentials, some had money, some not. The settlers had no home to come to, only land. Some secured positions on the already settled properties, for others the cost of the land was £ 1 per acre, with a deposit of five shillings per acre. The settlers were given three years grace. (Interest was to be paid for these three years). From then on it was a shilling an acre each year until paid for. Within the Pioneer Park Museum collection there stands the Hill's log cottage, this cottage commemorates the early pioneers of the region. Alfred Hill was born in England in 1828. He arrived at Victoria wharf Australia on April 10, 1849 he was 21 years of age. Travelling on the same ship and arriving at the same time were the Tapper family, Elizabeth was seven years old. Alfred Hill and Elizabeth Tapper married in 1860, she a young bride of 18 he 32. Records record Alfred as being a farmer and it would appear that he had several positions working on properties throughout Victoria. In 1867 with three little boys they moved to NSW. They made this journey in a horse and dray. Alfred secured employment at Groongal station where they remained for 13 years. In 1880 the Hill family were granted 3000 acres of land, which was part of the Groongal run. They built a drop log homestead from timber (cypress pine) cut on the property, all by hand with axe and adze. Eight years later they moved in to their home, by this time there were ten children. It is said that Mr Hill called the property 'Fairview' because from the verandah of the new home he could see a fair view of work from where he stood. (One could imagine that this would be clearing the land of timber for future farming ventures).

Fairview Cottage. Griffith Pioneer Park Museum 2003

The Drivers arrived at much the same time as the Bulls. There were three Driver brothers, one named Alf who married Mary Bull; their property was situated in what is now Yoogali, they built a home and although much renovated still stands today. The Homestead and property was and still is called 'Invermay'. Albert Driver selected land on the southern side of Scenic Hill; his property was called 'The Cliffs' they later sold to the Dun family who operated a sawmill business. Elizabeth Emily Bull married a Mr Davies and they settled on the land that is now the aerodrome. They called their property 'Wendeouree'. Ibis Links

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Lake View, now called Lake Wyangan was so named by the Peech family. This family of German descent selected land in the parish of Wyangan in 1889. They employed Chinese labour to clear the land of mallee. Their children as wel1 as other children in the district went to halfway school at Lake View. This school operated for 3 days one week and two the next. A well-remembered governess Mary Amelia Beaumont provided instruction at this school. Amelia was 18 years of age when she began her career as one of the first government-employed governesses. Her mode of travel was a horse ridden side-saddle, sometimes horse and sulky. (It is said that she was an excellent horsewoman). Amelia taught at Tabbita, Mt Ida, Groongal and Lake View. Families within the district would accommodate Amelia on her stopovers. She was known to sometimes carry a sewing machine and provide sewing lessons to girls and settler's wives. Social gatherings took place often; the Duns shearing shed provided the venue for dances at least twice a year. The Dun's shearing shed also hosted visiting priests and clergymen who held service there until such time as a little church was built by the pioneers. The church was constructed in 1905 on a block of ground that is now part of Bilbul. After land resumption (1912) this church was moved to Hanwood, used by the Church of England and in later years (1871) was re-located to Pioneer Park Museum.

St James Church at Griffith Pioneer Park Museum Originally used by all denominations at Bilbul 1905, moved to Hanwood 1912.

The concept of Irrigation: It is said the Mr Hugh McKinney's dogged persistence could be accredited for the advent of Irrigation in the MIA. Hugh McKinney was the brother in law of William McGaw, the then owner of Kooba station. In 1875 Hugh McKinney visited his sister at Kooba station, at the time he was working in India as an irrigation engineer. It was at this time McKinney conceived the idea of irrigating large areas after setting up the Kooba station with a small irrigation system by pumping water from the Murrumbidgee River. In 1884 on return to Australia, McKinney was appointed as engineer for the Royal Commission of Water Conservation. It was in this position that he put forward his proposed plan of irrigation, however it was not readily accepted and the scheme was to take 20 years to eventuate. Sir Samuel McCaughy did not sit idle whilst the irrigation debacle sorted itself out. He was already filling dams on his properties 'Coonong' and 'Coree' in the Urana district from a cutting in the Murrumbidgee which allowed water into Yanco Creek. He did this with objection of downstream river dwellers and after being defeated in a damage suit. (McCaughy was fined £12,000) He purchased Yanco North and by 1903 McCaughy had set up an elaborate system with some 150 miles of channel in operation, all being fed from Bundugerry and Cudge11 creeks, both off shoots from the Murrumbidgee River. In the meantime Hugh McKinney, possibly in frustration, had resigned from his engineering position and in 1900 had formed a partnership with prominent Hay stock and station agent Robert Gibson. Between them they tried to get part of the scheme involving the Northern Branch canal and Burrunjuck Dam through as a private concern using an American private scheme as their model. Alas this was not accepted either. The newly elected premier, Joseph Carruthers opposed private enterprise Ibis Links

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It was Leslie Augustus Burton Wade, McKinney's protege and replacement that succeeded in getting the irrigation scheme plans accepted by Government. The implementation of the 1904 Closer Settlement and Land Classification act enabled the government to resume large areas of land that bordered on the state railway lines, this they could sell to the prospective landholders on a freehold tenure. From this an income could be generated for the much needed .funds to construct Burrunjuck. There was much debating between various agriculture and farming bodies and McKinney whom was accepted as a knowledgeable source on irrigation was present at every debate, however he was still advocating for private tenure of the scheme. In November 1903 the proposal was passed under the condition that it is a government concern and if the state decides not to proceed by 1904 then Gibson would be allowed to undertake the project with the Government paying 4 per-cent interest on two thirds of the cost. No doubt the big drought of 1895-1903 and the belief that Closer Settlement would boost the state rail system (which at that period was in financial difficulties) were convincing circumstances on the day. Dam construction began in 1907 and water was released to the MIA (Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area) in 1912. The Murrumbidgee Irrigation Scheme was and still is the largest Government sponsored rural industry ever undertaken in Australia. As for local pioneers, most left the district. The pending resumption of land was disruptive for them; they voiced their concerns, should they proceed with crops? When will the land be resumed? And when would they get paid for it? Notification ofland resumptions was released on May 8 1912. After some haggling the settlers received £3 an acre. The Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission (fanned in 1913 as the controlling body of the Irrigation Act) utilised the settler's dwellings until such time as land had been surveyed and released by ballot to the new pioneers of Irrigation farming. Bibliography: Ronaldson, J. 'Back to Yenda' 1947 Kelly, B.M. 'from Wilderness to Eden' 1988 Kabaiia, P. Wiradjuri Places 1995 Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society. ' Griffith & District Pioneers Registers - Series 1 ' Griffith Pioneer Park Museum files. 'Pt 1 Before the Water 1817- 1913 ' Jeffcoat. K. 'Burrunjuck to Balranald, The Early days'

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Online transcripts illuminate world of First Fleeters Two Hundred and seventeen years ago tomorrow, a 16-year-old girl Esther Abrahams, was arrested in London for "feloniously stealing 24 yards of black silk lace, value 50 shillings". For that crime, Miss Abrahams was sentenced to seven years' transportation. And she was one of the lucky ones. Fifteen of her co-prisoners were dealt that most "dreadful sentence of the law ...to be hanged by the neck until you are dead". This week transcripts of trials heard at the Old Bailey between 1760 and 1799 were made available on the internet, among them rulings on several thousand convicts sent to Australia. Miss Abrahams was dispatched in the First Fleet on the Lady Penrhyn, but the hellish trip was eventually of great benefit to the teenager, who struck up a liaison with the ship's First Lieutenant, George Johnston. It was Johnston who overthrew Governor Bligh in 1808, making his de facto convict wife briefly the unofficial lady ofNSW. They had seven children, and eventually married in 1814. Esther Abrahams died in 1846, a wealthy Annandale landowner. Among their descendants was the late Rear Admiral Sir David Martin-the second NSW governor in the family. "Dad was very interested in researching his ancestry," said Anna Beaumont, daughter of Sir David and great-great-great-great-granddaughter of Esther Abrahams. "He joined the Fellowship of First Fleeters and took us along to a big picnic where there were about 200 [family descendants]. It's really nice to have that sort of link with the beginning of Australia." The website is the work of two British historians, Robert Shoemaker and Tim Hitchcock. They have described the proceedings (available at http://www.oldbaileyonline.org) as the largest single source of information about "non-elite" lives ever published. Dr Shoemaker said there was incredibly rich detail "not just about crime, justice and punishment, but also about the day-to-day lives of ordinary people in 18th century London: what they did in ale houses and coffee houses, what they ate and drank, the clothes they wore, working conditions and street life". On the website, searches can be done based on sex, (and sexual predilection), age, occupation, type of crime and punishment. Another young female convict was Jane Langley, indicted for stealing five guineas from one Robert Robinson. "I met the prisoner Langley in Nightingale land, and she asked me to go home with her," Mr Robinson testified. "I set down in the house five minutes; I felt something in my pockets, and I jumped up and missed my money; I was not any way disguised in liquor." Miss Langley was doubly punished after the judge decided her witnesses had lied in court. Ibis Links

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Instead of six months "confinement in the house of correction", she was "transported beyond the seas for the term of seven years to such place or places as his Majesty shall think fit to declare and appoint". Pam Quick, archivist of the Fellowship of First Fleeters and a descendant of Miss Langley, bemoans the lack of interest shown in our convict history. Only about 180 of the 1100 First Fleet Convicts and crew have been researched. "We need another bicentenary," she said. Reproduced with permission from the Sydney Morning Herald (Weekend Edition - July 26-27, 2003) and the author Sue Lowe.

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The Maitland District Pre 1900 Pioneer Register is now available on CD Rom for $35 from the Maitland Society. From Wendy Polkinghorne

Long serving Secretary, Vicki Moran, was surprised to receive a Certificate of Appreciation from President Clive Polkinghome at our Birthday Dinner in July. See photos below. From Jennie Carter

'Fann Land Holders' for the years 1912 to 1923 are now on our web site. The site also has a 'site search' facility.

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presents Vicki with a Certificate of Appreciation in recognition of her many years of service as Secretary of the Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society. Photo: Courtesy of John Miller.

Left: L to R: Lyn Brown, Vicki and Denis Moran. Photo: Courtesy of John Miller.

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The 13th Griffith Festival of the Gardens October 17-20, 2003 Lyn Brown Our Genealogical Society members again successfully catered and presided over a plant and produce stall at Pat and John Jones peaceful garden at "Yambiana" Yenda for the 13" time. Three hundred and fifteen visitors attended over the four days.

This year, as this garden is on a rice farmn, we created a Rice Production Display. Charlie Robertson grew some rice in a tray and showed a sheaf of ripe rice. The Leeton SunRice Centre generously lent us posters, information brochures, some samples of the rice paddy in various stages of cleaning, a display stand of Rice products to sell, as well as cany bags of rice products. We displayed photographs from the past, of rice stripping. Some visitors were fortunate to see a helicopter spreading fertiliser into the rice bays from the air. The magnificent historic paddy patchwork wall hanging made by Margaret Hare created a lot of interest. It contained photographs ironed on to calico squares, coloured patches and applique birds. Mrs Kath Gullifer of Binya was the lucky winner of the raffle. Thank you to the many members who helped in many ways. Members donated food and served lunches, morning and afternoon teas, brought plants, jams, pickles, chutneys, oddments and brought raffle tickets from afar. Our Grannies Recipe Books were a success with members giving their recipes- some, very old recipes. Thanks to Clive and Wendy Polkinghorne for producing this. Thanks are also extended to the many members who spent so much time setting up and clearing up. Special thanks go to Pat and John for once again allowing the society to work in their garden. Part of the official party were Colin Campbell and his wife Bev, also Festival of the Gardens President, Helen Brayne and Secretary, Ellen Kelly. Colin is a presenter on the Gardening Australia TV program and a Brisbane radio broadcaster. The official party lunched at the Jones garden on the Sunday. After lunch our President, Clive Polkinghorne, presented the President and Secretary of the Griffith Festival of the Gardens Committee with Certificates of Appreciation from our Society. Mrs Helen Brayne, President and Mrs Ellen Kelly received their certificates in recognition of all the hard work they have done for the Festival over the past 13 years.

Colin Campbell with wife Bev were guests of the Griffith Festival of the Gardens Pictured from left: Bev Campbell, Helen Brayne, Colin Campbell, Pat Jones and Ellen Kelly. Photo: Courtesy of Lyn Brown.

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FREDERICK MEREDITH JUNIOR: A BIOGRAPHY Frederick Meredith Junior was the eldest of the six children to the first fleeter and free settler Frederick Meredith and Sarah Mason. He was Fred's eldest son. It seems Fred junior followed very much in his father's footsteps, beginning of course in the choosing of a wife. Like his father, Fred junior also chose for his wife a woman named Sarah. She was 18 at the time (Fred was 21) and was the daughter of Eleanor Fraser (or Register, Redchester or even Morgan) and William Morgan. Sarah Morgan's parents are an interesting couple and thanks to Eleanor, Fred junior descendants can claim another first fleeter as their ancestor. Eleanor Register, originally from a village called Aldborough in the north of England was, at the age of 23, convicted of stealing six pieces of fustian, one piece of yellow canvas and half a gross of white filleting. She was transported to New South Wales with the First Fleet, together with her husband William Fraser. The pair had two boys born to them in Sydney and possibly more children left back in England. William Fraser died onJy three years after arriving in Sydney and just before the birth of his second colonial son, Daniel. Unfortunately, at the age of 15, Daniel drowned when his canoe overturned on the river. The older boy became known as John Frazier. There is not much said of Eleanor in the public record and nothing of note until 1798 when there is record of a trial between Eleanor and one of her neighbours. The defendant was William Morgan who had been accused by Eleanor of stealing some of her pigs. The two had adjacent land grants at Concord, but in the details of the trial the pair were said to have been living together for some seven years. William Morgan had also been married before leaving England. He came out to Australia with the second fleet. He was part of the NSW corps and it is said that his wife was none other than the notorious Molly Morgan. This is not a story about Molly Morgan (although there has been plenty written about her), it is just worth writing that while still serving her time in NSW (she too had come on the second fleet, but was under sentence to do so) she escaped to England. Nothing more was heard from her and one can onJy suppose that William must have thought his wife long gone and never to return, probably even dead. William Morgan and Eleanor Fraser lived together for some years without marrying. It was fortunate they never did tie the knot as Molly Morgan came back to NSW. She never took up with William Morgan again and instead moved north and became quite a character around the Hunter Region of NSW. Sarah Morgan was the 4" child of William Morgan and Eleanor. After Fred junior married Sarah Morgan at St Luke's Church in Liverpool, the pair reportedly lived in Liverpool. Fred held a license for the sale of ale beer and spirits at a place on the Liverpool Road. Although he continued in this business for some time he was soon to follow his father into the police force. As one can imagine with two Frederick Meredith's, both of Liverpool, both married to Sarah's, telling the two apart is not always easy. It's clear that Fred senior first took up his post in the police force, including the position of Chief Constable at Liverpool. It is not clear however, when Fred junior took over the position from his father. Fred's job as Chief Constable must have been an exciting and dangerous job. There is one particular occasion worth noting, an account of which is reproduced below. Ibis Links

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This is a section from the Sydney Gazette of Tuesday, March 30, 1830: Daring outrages other instances of bushranging have just been brought to our notice. Two more glaring cases of robbery than those perpetrated on Saturday afternoon and night last have seldom occurred. The following is a sketch ofwhat took place:- Six bush-rangers entered the house of a Mr Bolloway who, it appears, is a licensed victualler, on the Liverpool Road, and they regaled themselves with what they pleased, and then set-to on the work ofplunder. It is reported that they carried off8 pounds in money, and a brace ofpistols. The robbers afterwards proceeded to the house of one Jackson, on the same road, also a publican. One of the party gave a gentle tap at the door which was presently answered by a servant in the house demanding to know who was without. The answer was "Friends, we are constables. " This was sufficient to gain them admission, for there happening at the time to be constables in the house, and it being known to the inmates that an additional force of constabulary was momentarily expected, the door was immediately opened. On the instant, the door keeper had the muzzle of a double barrelled gun presented to his breast, and then, in rushedfive men all armed. By one ofthe inmates ofthe house the lighted candle, then burning, was blown out, all was then darkness, and confusion, so much so, that one of the marauders actually placed his back by the side of the watering trough which is fixed to the front of the house, and setfire to it. In the fight the bushrangers were worsted. One man, who is said to be the captain of the party, was secured; he is said to be seriously wounded; the other bushrangers managed to escape, leaving, as it is thought, all theirfire-arms behind them. We are sorry, however, to add that Mr Meredith, the ChiefConstable al Liverpool, was shot through both legs. Mr Jackson, and also his wife were cut and bruised in the affray. Fred received a land grant of one square mile for his gallant efforts and so it was not all for nothing. It's clear that Fred junior was a family man as he and Sarah had eleven children. Upon his death his total estate worth £2,900 was divided among his six sons and wife. He was a fanner working land at Liverpool and at Banks Town or Irish Town as it was also known then. He was community minded and a religious man he built the St Matthew's Church which was first built at Church Street, Yagoona and then moved to Milperra. He was one of the early church wardens. He had all of his children christened and was himself married in a church. We have already read accounts of his bravery and no doubt there were many more such occasions during his service with the police force. Frederick junior died on February 10, 1861. He is buried at St Thomas Enfield. He has left a terrific legacy, his family of descendants has gone on to populate and prosper. Of his children the eldest Ann went on to marry John Gibbons. Their son Frederick John built a magnificent house at St George called Dappeto which still stands. It is now called Macquarie Lodge. A descendant of these two, John Gibbons has made a tremendous contribution to the body of research about Fred and family and the Fred Meredith Descendants Group over the years. He served as editor of the Newsletter for many years. The very well known and loved author of the radio serial "Blue Hills", Gwen Meredith, is also a descendant of Fred junior. Fred and Sarah's second son John Richard was her grandfather. Gwen Meredith is honoured in an exhibition at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra. Mary Jane Meredith (Fred and Sarah's fifth child) married Henry Pickering. The Pickering's and their descendants were featured in an article in one of our recent Newsletter issues. Descendants through this line still live in Canberra and the family has had a close connection with our Federal Parliament for generations. Ibis Links 12

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Charles Herny Meredith (Fred and Sarah's sixth born) was to many Johanna Eccleston of Campbelltown. Johanna was the granddaughter of Edward Whitton another first fleeter, who also came to Sydney on the Scarborough. Edward Whitton was quite a serious felon, having been sentenced to death for stealing a watch and 20 gold guineas in a highway robbery. His death sentence was obviously commuted and fortunately for his many descendants he arrived in Australia instead! Charles and Johanna went on to have 14 children together so there are quite a number of descendants indeed. Some of Fred and Sarah's other children stayed around Bankstown, others moved further a-field. It is certain that there are now many hundreds of descendants of Fred junior and Sarah. There are bound to be many, many more interesting stories of their lives and achievements which are still unknown to the Frederick Meredith Descendants Group. Research into the lives of these two and their families is ongomng.

This article continues the family story of the Meredith's from IBIS Links No: 71 and was reproduced with permission of the Frederick Meredith Descendants' Group - from their Newsletters: Number 35, October 2001 & Number 36, March 2002. Next issue:- an article on Sophia Meredith.

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Italians In Australia Fiona Burn National Archives ofAustralia Records relating to individual Italians held in the National Archives relate to the administration of entry and arrival in Australia, naturalisation and war-time security measures such as the registration of aliens.

Immigration records: Ships passenger lists are held for the Port of Sydney from 1923, for Newcastle from 1865, Melbourne from 1924, Brisbane from 1852, Fremantle and Darwin from 1898. An example passenger list is for the arrival of the ship Re D 'Italia in Sydney on January l, 1923 from Genoa. There are a number of Italian passengers who joined the ship at Genoa and Naples. The Italian men are mainly farmers, with a few miners, a fishennan and a labourer. In addition to these passenger lists the Sydney Office also holds copies of nominal rolls for refugee migrants arriving in Australia during 1947-1955 under settlement schemes sponsored by the International Refugee Organisation. Migrant selection documents, held by the National Archives, date from the post World War II period. Australia made agreements with European countries such as the 1951 Italo-Australia Migration Agreement to accept migrants. Migrant selection documents were completed when a migrant applied for assisted passage. Example migrant selection documents are those completed by Antonio Cunial an Italian migrant who was working in the Mechanical Section of the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Authority in Cooma NSW. He completed an Application for Admission of Relative or Friend to Australia for the nomination of his father Leonello Cunial, his mother Angela and sister Midia who lived in Venice.

Naturalisation Certificates and Naturalisation Files: Many migrants wished to become citizens after they had settled in Australia. The function of naturalisation was passed from the States to the Commonwealth in 1903 with the passing of the Naturalisation Act. Earlier records are held by the various State Archives except for Victoria and South Australia which were passed to the Commonwealth. The National Archives holds duplicate copies of Commonwealth naturalisation certificates issued before 1962. As well as naturalisation certificates we also hold naturalisation files for each person who became a citizen. An example of a naturalisation certificate is that of Guglielmo Prati; who was 58 years old, originally from Piacenzi Italy. It is dated February 1904. His naturalisation certificate is Certificate Number 19 issued under the Commonwealth Naturalisation legislation. An example of a naturalisation file is that of Francesco Patruno. Francesco completed an Aliens registration form in August 1955 when he first arrived in Sydney as a migrant on the ship Skaugum when he was 17 years old. He was born in Alexandria Egypt, of Italian nationality. On his Application for Naturalisation or Registration form, Frank (as he is now known) states he is living in Rhodes Street, Matraville and has worked for 2 years as a Fitter and Turner for Commonwealth Industrial gases in Alexandria. Frank Patruno became an Australian citizen in January 1962.

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Aliens and Internee records: As a part of security regulations, all migrants in Australia, regardless of length of residence, were required to register at their local police station during both World War I and II if they had not been naturalised. After passage of the Aliens Act 1947 aliens registration became the responsibility of the Department of Immigration and continued until the end of the 1960s. An example World War I registration form is for Antonio Antoniolli who was born in 1846 in Cavalano Italy and arrived in Australia in 1880 when he was 34 years old and he had lived at the New Italy settlement in NSW. He was 70 when he registered. An example of a World War II Aliens registration form is for Armando Pietro Bianco who arrived in Australia in 1937 when he was 29. He was born in Montmagano Italy in l 908. He lived in Sunnyholt Road, Blacktown and his occupation was as a labourer. Further information: The National Archives finding aids include the RecordSearch collection database which is available in all our reading rooms and on our website at http://www.naa.gov.au The National Archives can be contacted by telephone on 1300 886 881, facsimile 1300 886 882, and email on ref@naa.gov.au and by post at P.O. Box 7425, Canberra Business Centre, ACT 2610. Note: Fiona will be visiting Griffith in April during the Heritage Festival 2004. Venue, date and time will be advised at a later date.

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Australian Rice TWO RIVERS MAKE A DRY LAND LIVE Rice is a cereal grain, which comes in hundreds of varieties and has been cultivated for at least 5,000 years. In the late 19" century many attempts were made to grow rice in New South Wales, Queensland and the Northern Territory. The first successful commercial rice growing area was that established in southwestern New South Wales. Situated in the vicinity of the Murrumbidgee and Murray Rivers the area became known as the Riverina. It was within this area that the vast Murrumbidgee Irrigation scheme was laid out. This proved to be an ideal location for rice growing. The Australian rice industry was commercially launched in 1924. In the 1930s the Murray River's power was harnessed through a similar storage and channel system to create the irrigated lands to the south of the MIA. In the early 1960s work was completed on a third irrigation area centred on the township of Coleambally between the MIA and the Murray and draws its water supply from the Murrumbidgee River. Attempts were made to grow rice in Queensland and Western Australia after the Second World War. A small rice growing industry existed until recent years in northern Queensland. While experiments and developments had been going on in other States, the rice fanners of New South Wales had dramatically increased their productivity. The tonnage of paddy rice harvested each year depends on the amount of water available, but the harvest is generally more than I million tonnes. The area's growers are the top producers, per hectare in the world. More than 80 per cent of this rice is exported, making the rice industry one of the major export earners for the State. At the same time, New South Wales rice satisfies the needs of more and more Australian families. The popular Sunwhite, Sunlong, and Sunbrown range of rices are on sale throughout Australia. Per capita rice consumption has doubled in the last decade and has now reached 8.5 kg each year. The varieties of rice produced in Australia are referred to as short, medium and long grain. Each has its own characteristics and use in different cooking methods. For instance medium grain varieties are rounded in shape and when cooked are soft and sticky while long grain varieties are finner and separate when cooked. A scented rice is grown as well to cater for the Asian market. The New South Wales rice growers support research to enable them to produce more rice and ensure sustainment. Much of this research is carried out at the Yanco Research Centre. Each year, rice breeders grow more than 40,000 trial plots of rice varieties from around the world as they develop new Australian rice varieties that feature high yield and tastes and textures required by world markets.

HOW IS RICE GROWN AND HARVESTED? Rice is a tough plant. It likes water and heat. The long hot summers ofthe MIA are ideal. In the spring the rice farmers prepare their paddy fields for sowing rice seed. Each paddy field is divided into a number ofbays by banks about 40 cm high. Growers have experimented with different types of paddies and most now use large - laser-controlled Ibis Links

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scraping machines to level their land to increase efficiency in the use of water and fuel. At the same time they have been able to increase the amount of rice produced in each paddy field. Growers use varying sowing methods. These are: Combine sowing using a seed machine to sow into prepared soil Direct drill using a seed machine to sow into grooves cut into the soil laid with rich pasture plants Aerial sowing using aeroplanes to sow pre-germinated rice straight into the bays covered with water. At present, water is turned onto each paddy field from a nearby channel at different stages until the rice plant is well established and then water is maintained at the required level ranging from 5 to 25 cm depending on growing conditions. Thirteen to sixteen weeks after watering, the plants flower and begin to develop rice grains in the heads. By late February or early March the growers drain the water off the rice paddocks. Soon afterwards the farmers bring their headers into the paddock and harvest the crop. As the header moves along the rice it cuts off the heads. These are carried through the machine, which threshes the rice from the heads. The trash is dumped out of the back of the header and the rice is funnelled into a storage bin on the header. The rice is then transferred to a mobile bin driven alongside the header. These mobile bins are transported to the edge of the paddock where the rice is oflloaded into trucks. When full, the trucks are driven to the nearest rice storage shed. These sheds are specially designed to keep the rice at the required temperature and moisture level. This system, devised by the Co-operative's technologists, is monitored by a computerised system. New South Wales rice farmers also grow wheat, oats, barley and hay for animal feed and many run sheep and cattle. All this food production is possible because of the irrigation system.

A RIVERINA SUCCESS STORY In 1950 leading members of the Ricegrowers' Association of Australia decided that the returns they had been getting from private rice millers were unsatisfactory. They could not persuade the millers that they should have a better deal and in addition, many mills were closing leaving the growers unpaid. As a result, rice farmers decided they would build their own mill and run it as a Co-operative so members could get a fair return for their product. Despite many difficulties, such as shortages of skilled men, materials and equipment, which were the after effects of World War II, the growers built their first mill. They called their enterprise Ricegrowers' Co-operative Mills Ltd. In 1951, the Co-operative Mill operated for the first time and returned almost four times the price being offered by the private millers. The Co-operative went from strength to strength as more and more farmers saw the benefit of their rice being milled and marketed by their own organisation. The private millers could not compete and left the industry and the Cooperative purchased their facilities. Today, the organisation is known as Ricegrowers' Co-operative Limited and there are mills at Leeton, Deniliquin and Coleambally. From the start the directors of the Co-operative embarked on a course of growing and milling high quality rice which could expand the domestic market and capitalise on the good name which had been established overseas when Australia began to export rice. Ibis Links

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The Co-operative has a strong technical and marketing side to its operations which follow the early method of storing, milling, packaging and transporting rice of the highest possible quality using the latest technology. The rices and rice based foods produced by the Co-operative are sold under the Sumvhite, Sunlong, Sungold, Sunbrown, Sunbrown Quick, Sunfarm, Only Natural and Natures Natural brand names with more than 2,000 brand name and pack size combinations. The Co-operative sells Rice to overseas governments and private buyers. The Co-operative is guided by Directors, some of whom, are rice farmers elected by the grower shareholders. k k k k ¥

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Left:Rice Harvesting c.1940 Courtesy of "The Griffith Collection"

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My Great Grandparents Were William Draper CATON bom 13" October 1853 Aythorpe Roding ESSEX, ENGLAND Son of William Oliver CATON and Mary Ann nee DRAPER. Married 13th October 1884 Middlesex Kate Eleanor CURTIS nee COOKE born 27th April 1852 Tunbridge Wells KENT Daughter of Edward COOKE and Kate nee WELLS. Harry GOWLETT bomn 2" August 1857 son of James GOWLETT and Alice nee CHAPMAN Married 1887 Alexandra Alice WELCH bom 12" April 1863 daughter of Thomas Haliday WELCH and Emma nee MARSH

Walter Brett ALLEN bom 14" September 1874 son of Walter Brett ALLEN and Elizabeth Ann Bradford JACKSON. Married 6" March 1901 Annandale NSW AUSTRALIA Jannet Jamieson McMillan CHRISTIE bom 19" February 1875 Balmain NSW daughter of Thomas CHRISTIE and Annie nee McMILLAN George Robert BUSSELL born 24th January 1863 Maitland NSW son of John Thomas BUSSELL and Selina Maria WARD. Married 19" April 1892 Quirindi NSW Lydia Margaret BROTHERS born 4th August 1871 Murrurundi NSW daughter of James BROTHERS and Margaret nee SHAW

My Husband's Great Grandparents Were Alfred PATTEN born 3" August 1878 Wormangal VIC AUSTRALIA son of Joseph PATTEN and Ellen nee COX. Married I4" February 1901 Seymour VIC Euphemia HARRIS born 12th November 1879 Kyabram VIC daughter of Stephen HARRIS and Emma nee CROSSMAN Edward John DAVIES born 1873 Hawkesdale VIC son of John Thomas DAVIES and Mary nee GIBBINS. Married 12" April 1905 Horsham VIC Ethel Livingston BELL born 8" November 1878 Apsley VIC daughter of George BELL and Ann MOSS nee LIVINGSTON Patrick CURRY born 26" March 1865 Albury NSW son of James CURRY and Bridget nee MULLEN. Married 16" December 1895 Hay NSW Mary RYAN bom II" August 1876 Timor VIC daughter of Thomas RYAN and Margaret Agnes nee LYNCH Francis James DOYLE bom 25" June 1865 Merino VIC sone of James DOYLE and Alecia nee LANDY. Married 19" November 1895 Corowa NSW Jane Mary PRICE born 24th September 1872 Rutherglen VIC daughter of Thomas PRICE and Catherine nee BRETT Marjorie PATTEN - denmarj@dragnet.com.au P.O. Box 423 Yenda NSW 2681

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My Great Grandparents Were Henry BOBBIN was born on September 3, 1856 at Gundaroo NSW. The son of James BOBBIN and Elizabeth Ann BLYTON. Henry Married Ellen SUMMERELL, daughter of James SUMMERELL and Elizabeth Emily WILLIAM on March 23, 1885 at Mathias Church Bombala NSW. Henry died at Shadracks Creek near Eden NSW on January 18, 193 5 and Ellen died on April 17, 1946. Both are buried in Eden.

My Great Great Grandparents Were James BOBBIN, born September 3, 1834 at Burnham Westgate, Norfolk England, eldest child of Jeffery BOBBIN and Harriet HIRISON. This family came to Australia on the ship Walter Morrice, arriving in Sydney on February 12, 1849. James Married Elizabeth Ann BLYTON on August 6, 1855 in Cooma and died on June 14, 1901 in Cooma Hospital.

My Great Grandparents Were George HYLAND, born July 10, 1859 Araluen NSW, eldest son of George HYLAND and Jane PRYER. George married Amanda Margaret SCHOMBERG on December 8, 1885 in Candelo NSW. George and Amanda both died in Quaama. George 1919 - Amanda 1949. Amanda was the daughter of Charles Louis SCHOMBERG and Emma ASPINALL

My Great Great Grandparents Were George HYLAND, born c.1841 Ireland, son of James HYLAND and Elizabeth ELLIOTT. This family came to Australia on the ship Ramillies arriving in Sydney on August 11, 1850. George married Jane PRYER on July 5, 1859 at Strike-alight Flat NSW. George died on December 6, 1917 in Cobargo and Jane died September 15, 1910 at Cobargo. Both are buried in Quaama. Jane PRYER was the daughter of Thomas PRYER and Matilda HAWKINS. Any descendents please contact: Mrs Vicki SANGER 47 Burley St Griffith NSW 2680 Australia Email: vicki_sanger@hotmail.com Ibis Links

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My Great Grandparents Were John and Ann SMITH - have you ever tried to trace such common names? The first clues I had was remembering from my youth that my grandfather (their son Daniel James) had mentioned his mother's name was Annie REGAN and that they had lived near Grenfell NSW. From my grandfather's marriage certificate I found his father was John Henry SMITH and mother Ann had been born at Goulburn. Gradually the pieces fitted together - John Henry was bom 1841 at Parra.matta, married at Grenfell 1872 and died 1905 at Grenfell. His father was also John Henry SMITH. Annie REGAN was still elusive. Over the years I searched for her - I wrote letters, I looked up indexes, ploughed through pedigrees and I accumulated several Ann Smith death certificates, but they were the wrong ones. I also remembered my grandfather said his "grandmother was a convict sent out for hitting her husband over the head with a stone in a stocking". So I went looking for Regan Convicts. The only ones I have found to fit the era are Daniel REGAN married to Catherine CUSACK or KENNY. They had two children baptised at GouIburn, James 184 l and Catherine 1847, but no Ann. As a last desperate measure I purchased the final two Ann Smith death certificates on the list and the last one was her! Died in Sydney 1928 at the Lidcombe home of her sister-in-law. From this I found she was born 1845 in Goulburn, parents Daniel and Catherine REGAN. It is possible she was the daughter of Daniel REGAN and Catherine CUSACK/KENNY and her birth not registered, as the dates fit. So far, there is no proof And I still have to find out if Catherine REGAN was the sock-swinging granny! Anne Gribble "Ropa" Yenda NSW 2681

My Great Grandparents Were George TAYLOR born November 15, 1848 North Hykeham Lincoln, the sixth son of Richard TAYLOR and Rebecca GREEN. George married Ann Elizabeth BORMAN on September I, 1872 at Cl asket Gate Chapel, Lincoln. George died December 28, 1911 at High Tointon, Horncastle. Richard TAYLOR and Rebecca GREEN were married August 29, 1826 at the Parish of North Hykeham, Lincoln. Any descendents please contact: Mrs Vicki SANGER 47 Burley St Griffith NSW 2680 Australia Email: vicki_sanger@hotrnail.com

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NEW IN OUR LIBRARY

Books Title

Author

Code &Shelf No.

Camden Catholic Cemetery

Illawarra Family History Group

AN 11.2570

Camden General Cemetery

llawarra Family History Group

AN 11.2570A

Churchyard Cemetery of St John 's Camden

Illawarra Family History Group

Camden Area Church Cemeteries Glenmore, Narellan & Menangle

Illawarra Family History Group

AN l 1.2570C

Burial Records ofSt Marks Anglican Churchyard

Picton & District Historical & Family History Society Inc

AN 11.2571

Upper Picton Cemetery June 1987

Picton & District Historical & Family History Society Inc

AN 11.2571A

Italian Family History Starter Kit

Italian Association of Assistance

EUR 2.803C

Our Memories

Mac & Betty Watts

AN 4.055

Headstones & Plaques in the Shire Of Coolamon to 30 Sep 2002

Wagga Wagga & District Family History Society Inc

AN 11.2701A

Ex-students & Friends ofBrewer School & Bootoowa Hall

Back to Brewer

AN 7 2672B

Daikin & Nixon

A 11.2899

AN 11.2570B

(the above six books donated by Barbara Millis)

(donated by J Barbaro)

(donated by L McLain)

Colian Era Cemetery of NorfolkIsland

The Family ofNeil McColl & Johannah Ryan L Brown

AN 4 056

(donated by L Brown)

An Illustrated History of the Riverina Rice Industry

G Lewis

AN 7.2680U

(donated by I Davidge)

75" Celebrations of Weethalle

Weethalle Celebration Committee AN 7.2669F

(donated by Jennie Carter)

Mathoura & District Cemeteries

Gene Trans Image

Finley General & Lawn Cemetery 1913-2001

Deniliquin Family History Society AN 11.2713

Molong General Cemetery & Lone Graves, Amaroo, Boomey Creek, Fairbridge Farm Schools

Central Coast Family History Society

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AN l l.2710F

AN 11.2866

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WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO TRACE...... Anne Gribble Our mail arrives Monday, Wednesday and Friday so we swoop on it each time. 1n May 2001 we opened a short letter that said "Do you know of Rev JB Gribble? He was kind to our grandparents at Warangesda". I faxed back "You've hit the jackpot". The address was Cleveland. We searched maps without success then found a Cleveland in the motel book 20km east of Brisbane. Paul said "they must live in the sea" but no on the coast and we have been in steady contact with Heather and David Hagan since. Conrad von Hagen stayed with JB Gribble in Melbourne, and then selected 640 acresSingorambah on Toganmain Station, near to Warangesda Mission, Darlington Point about 1879. Heather and David have been researching Conrad's life and have had some surprises. David found a cousin he had not known of and in the bottom of David's cousin's father's wardrobe they found lots of Conrad's letters to his girlfriend Lucy, in England, written 1879-1881. He wrote home to Lucy, asking her to marry him, adding "I found Mrs Gribble surrounded by a number of Blacks and half Casts and without any white Company except that of her children" also "Mrs Gribble is living a Life ofgreat Self Denial" Lucy, backed up by her Aunt, wrote back saying "no way". Conrad wrote many emotional letters to Lucy begging her to join him. "/ am writing this in a tent, I am going to put up a few boards to serve for a hut for the present" but she had cooled on the idea of being a Settler's wife. She wrote back "ff yo loved me you woufd come home ". He finally sailed home and persuaded her to marry him in August 1881. They arrived back at Singorambah where son William was born in July 1882 and died in September the same year and was buried at Warangesda. In May 1885 daughter Lucy Jessie Rachel Sarah was born at Togamain, they then moved by wagon to Sydney where this baby also died. They had three more children, one being David Hagen's father. Singorambah, Singorimbah, Singorimbe is shown in different places on different maps it has been an interesting exercise contacting The Riverina Grazier, the Hay Library, Wagga Archives, Rawlinson and Brown salesmen, Caroline Merrylees, Mona Finlay, Ellen Johnson of "Gum Creek Station", old maps and old records trying to trace Conrad. Heather and David hope to make the trip to the Riverina. They are keen to see Warangesda, Singorambah and Hay and re-trace their grandfather's route, gathering as much information as available to finally print a book on his travels from London to Australia the Darling River, Winton Queensland, Petersham, Redfern and Hornsby. One little letter asking for information has opened lots of doors and resulted in a great new friendship.

"Like the changing of seasons, each generation brings forth new growth and our roots grow deeper. Our season of growth is now. Let us celebrate our ancestry by preparing it for the next generation to carry forward."

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JOTTINGS [Library ShelfNumber shown in brackets]

Wendy Po/kinghorne Australian Family Tree Connection May 2002 [AN 17-75-10] donated by M Hill Encouraging Children to Appreciate their Family Heritage by Beth Robertson. FAHS Newsletter (Federation of Australian Historical Societies) April 2003 [A 17-8-31] National Library's Picture Catalogue In 2001 the Library began cataloguing portraits of Significant, or otherwise interesting, Australians and to date the surnames beginning with the letters from A to Gare now on line at http://www.nla.gov.au/catalogue/pictures/ Later this year another website will be available featuring Australia's 25 Prime Ministers. Descent (Society of Australian Genealogists) Volume 33, Part 3, September 2003 [AN 17-01-48] Photographic Memories of BHP, Newcastle, 1937 Archival Anecdotes - news form State Records giving records which are now available on their website, (Each Index has a separate address which can be found on pages 125 and 126):Index to Convict Exiles 1849-50, Index to Conditional Pardons 1791-1825 and 1837-41, Index to ticket ofleave, emancipation and pardon records 1810-19, Mariners and Ships in Australian Waters, Index to gaol photographs, Additions to the Index to assisted immigrants arriving at Port Phillip 1839-51. The Patrick Plains Gazette (Family History Society of Singleton Inc) Volume 20, No 2, June 2003 [AN 17-35-22] Help Wanted - a list, with addresses, of newspapers willing to place research enquiries. Ghost Busters (Campbelltown District Family History Society Inc) Vol 12 Number 2, July 2003 [AN 17-84-03] Old Medical Terminology giving the modem day term. Queensland Family Historian Volume 24, Number 2 [AQ 17-02-26] Basic Irish Research - here's some help for all those Members with Irish Ancestors. Rootes (Gold Coast & Albert Genealogical Society Inc.) Issue 70, September 2003. [AQ 17-04-66] Help! I'm on the Internet and I don't want to be - Sandra Hill provides some solutions if this happens to you Ancestor_(Genealogical Society of Victoria Inc) Vol 26, No 6 June, 1003[AV 17-01-61] Ethical Sharing In Family History by Penny Mercer. Copyright - Moral Rights - Privacy by Leslie Berry Western Ancestor (Western Australian Genealogical Society Inc) Volume 9 No 2, June 2003 [AW 17-01-58] The Scottish Marriage Index - The Anglo-Scottish FHS, is compiling a database of Scots-born Ibis Links

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people who married in other countries. Researchers who have a Scot in their "Family Tree" who married outside of Scotland are invited to contribute their details. The website is at http://www.rnlfhs.org.uk/ where you can view the database. Genealogists' Magazine (Society of Genealogists, UK) Vol 27 Number 9, March 2003 [ENG 17-12-13] Georgian Domestic Servants and Poor Law Settlement in the 1760s and 1770s. Pamela Hom reminds us that it is possible to find information about Servants, particularly women and girls employed by more important people. Family Tree Magazine Vol 19 No 3 January 2003 [ENG 17-06-128] British and North American Censuses on FamilySearch website Vol 19 No 4 February 2003 [ENG 17-06-129] Right name, wrong body? - Chris Reynolds tells about the pitfalls when deciding which is your ancestor even when searching in a small Parish. Vol 19 No 7 May 2003 [ENG 17-06-132] Scottish Wills and Testaments a helping hand for Scottish Researchers Can newspaper archives online help your search? Trafalgar Cemetery, Gibraltar Practical Family History No 61 .January 2003 [ENG 17-16-11] Records of the British in India - Part 2: Printed lists of officers of the Indian Anny. Just for Starters - Beyond Reasonable doubt-Peter Watson warns us to "Be prepared to be wrong, hopelessly, laughably wrong". The Challenge of Surname changes some helpful advice to track down those elusive ancestors. No. 65, May 2003 [ENG 17-16-15] Apprenticeship Part 2: Parish, factory and charity apprentices. An ancestor in the Army, 1805-1830 by Marjorie Pringle. No. 66, June 2003 [ENG 17-16-16] Apprenticeship Part 3: London and Borough Town If all else fails, read the manual! The pitfalls encountered when buying a new computer. New Camera, new Printer - Latest developments The Scots Link Issue No 63, Swnrner 2002-03 [SCT 17-2-34]] Tracing Your Family Tree - Sources in Ayrshire information about resources held by the East Ayrshire Library.(pages 9 to 13) Answers to your Scottish Questions The National Library of Scotland now offers the "Ask A Librarian" service at http://www.nls.uk/info/readingrooms/askalibrarian.html Gwent Family History Society Journal No. 70- June 2003 [W 17-01-46] Getting Started in Family History - Part 4, Civil Registration Marriages etc. This is an extremely good article for members who are just beginning to search English and Welsh BDM Indexes. Ibis Links

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Web Sites ENGLISH SITES See The Genealogist Vol X No 10, March 2003, page 447 for more details http://www.historicaldirectories.org/ It is a library of historical directories, hosted by the University of Leicester http://www. oldbaileyonline. org/ 220,000 trials - searchable http://www.suffolkcc.gov.uk/sro/roh/index.html Roll of Honour for the county of Suffolk AUSTRALIAN SITES See The Genealogist Vol X No 10, March 2003, page 447 for more details http://www.esmp.nsw.gov.au/ Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park (Botany Bay Cemetery) http://www.interment.net/aus/qld/ Queensland Cemeteries http://www.fremantleprison.com.au/history/history6 .cfm Fremantle Convict Data Base http://www.awm.gov.au/database/awn232.asp Australian Military Forces Prisoner of War and Missing- Far East and South West Pacific Islands Newsletter o(the Melbourne PAF Users Group http://www.centennialpark.com/ Centennial Park (SA) Cemetery http://www.mempark.com.au/ Altona Memorial Park (Vic) burials, cremations and memorials http://www.bunurong.com.au/ Bunurong Memorial Park (Frankston Vic) - burials http://members.datafast.net.au/marrtronics/CEMINDEX.HTML Cemeteries of SW Victoria - many cemeteries on this site http://www.monlib.vic.gov.au/db/cemetery/searchpage.htrnl Oakleigh General Cemetery (Vic)- 1860-1960, burial records, 2298 names http://prestoncemetery.org/ Preston Public Cemetery (Vic) with site map http://home.vicnet.net.au/--wfhg/index.htm Werribee & District Cemeteries (Vic) Name, year of death, cemetery and detail codes www.gazette-online.co.uk/ The London Gazette WWI and WWII Honours and Awards and much more. Ibis Links

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SCOTLAND http://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/ East Ayrshire Library and Infonnation Service - see The Scots Link for details http://www.nas.gov.uk/ National Archives for Scotland http://www.eastayrshirefhs.org.uk/ East Ayrshire Family History Society http://fp.ayrshireroots.plus.com/ Family History- including message forum to post and/or respond to enquiries http://www.ayrshire-onJine.net/familyhistory/ A list of family history sources in Ayrshire

Found on the Web Eye have a spelling chequer It came with my pea sea It plainly marques four my revue Miss steaks eye kin knot sea. Eye strike a key and type a word And weight for it to say Weather eye am wrong oar write It shows me strait a weigh. As soon as a mist ache is maid It nose bee fore two long And eye can put the error rite Its rare lea ever wrong. Eye have run this poem threw it I am shore your pleased two no Its letter perfect awl the weigh My chequer tolled me sew!

Family History Bloopers........... He and his sister are listed as not being born! Will you send me the name of my first wife, I have forgotten her name ~

Enclosed please find my Grandmother. I have worked on her for 50 years without success. Now see what you can do. Causes of death: Died suddenly. Nothing serious. Deceased had never been fatally ill. Pulmonary hemorrhage, sudden death. Duration: four years. Went to bed feeling well. But woke up dead.

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BIRTH. DEATH & MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE PRICES New South Wales Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages GPO Box 30 SYDNEY 200l

Tasmania Registrar General Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages Box 198 GPO HOBART 7001

Full Certificate $29.00 (Search 10 years) Quoting index No $22.50 Transcription Service - $15.00 plus $1 p&h (Order forms in Library)

Pre 1900.Archives Office 91 Murray Street HOBART 7000

(Pre 1856 records of Baptisms, Marriages and Burials may be viewed on film at our Library.) Supreme Court NSW Cost ofNSW Wills Box GPO 3 Prior to 1850 $53. 60 Sydney 2001 1850 to 1985 $36.00

New Zealand Registrar General Box 31-115 PO LOWER HUTT NZ

Victoria General Manager Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages Full Certificate with or without Index No $17.00 PO Box 4332 MELBOURNE 3001

Queensland Registrar General PO Box 188 Albert Street BRISBANE 4001

Western Australia Reg. General's Office PO Box 7720 Closters Square PERTH 600l

Full Certificate $28.00 Five year search $5. 00 Quoting Registration Number and District $18.00

NEW - forms availablefrom our Library.

England & Wales Office of Population Censuses & Surveys, General Register Office Smedley Hydro Southport Merseyside ENGLAND PR8 2HH

Full Certificate £15.50 (Sg) With Reference Nos and details £12.00 (Stg)

Contact Mrs L. Brown for details of Courier Service (ph 02 6962 4858)

Australian Capital Territory Registrar's Office Full Certificate $25.00 PO Box 788 (Pre 1930 see NSW) CANBERRA 260 I No refund

Scotland Registrar General New Register House Edinburgh SCOTLAND EHi 3YT

Fdl Certificate £13.57 Sig) including postage. (Indexfor 1855-1897 & OPR now on the Internet)

Courier Service Cameron Research PO Box 21 Bundanoon 2578

OPR & Census Entries (Telephone for current charges - 048 836 631)

Irish Republic General Register Office Lombard Street East Dublin 2 IRELAND

Northern Territory Reg. General's Office Full Certificate $25.00 (Prior to 24Aug J870 GPOBox3021 DARWIN NT 0801 see SA). Search 3 years.

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Full Certificate NZ30.00 Photocopyfor genealogical purposes NZ$30.00 (plus postage)

New Zealand High Comm Request an application Commonwealth Avenue and pricefrom New Zealand CANBERRA ACT 260 I High Comm and return with chequefor amount (phone 02 62704211) quoted.

Prior to 1890:State Archivist Full Certificate $20.50 PO Box 1397 Quoting Index No. $17.50 SlJNNYBANKHILLS 4109

Full Certificate $30.00 Search 10 years No Refund

Free + photocopying costs

Full Certificate $21.50 Each 5 year search $13.00 (Identification ofApplicant & relationship to subject must be supplied)

South Australia Principal Registrar GPO Box 1351 ADELAIDE 5001

Full Certificate $25 Search 5 years

Full Certificate6.00 (Ire) Including postage.

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ITEMS FOR SALE Monumental Inscriptions & Burial Records NB: Volumes 1, 2, 3 and 6 are out of print, however photocopies are available at an increased charge to cover costs. Vol 1 Hillston & District, 66pp - photocopy only $10.00 plus postage Vol 2 Leeton & Whitton, 171pp - photocopy only $26.00 plus postage Vol 3 Griffith, Bagtown & Yenda, 223pp - photocopy only $28.00 plus postage Griffith Monumental Inscriptions & Burial Records (to 1998)- Supplement to Vol 3 $25.00 plus postage Vol 4 Narrandera District, 263pp $17.50 plus postage Vol 5 Lake Cargelligo & Ungarie Districts, 104pp $10.00 plus postage Vol 6 Hay, Darlington Point & Coleambally, 255pp- photocopy only $33.00 plus postage Vol 7 West Wyalong & District, l 73pp $15.00 plus postage West Wyalong Supplement $3.00 including postage Postage is as follows:- Vol 1 = $3.00; Vol 5 = $4.00. All others are charged at Parcel Rates, ie. NSW $5.80; Vic $7.90; SA $8.85; Qd $8.20; Tas. $10.25; NT $1215 & WA$11.60

Riverina Cemeteries -Monumental Inscriptions & Burial Records (updated to at least 1998)

Fully searchable CD-ROM, over 40,000 entries - $85.00 plus $5.00 postage anywhere in Australia k k k k k k k k k k

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No. 73 March 2004 ISSN 0811 - 5559

Journal of the

Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc

Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society PO Box 270, Griffith NSW 2680 6964 8942 (Library hours only) ggahs@dragnet.com.au/ggahs Home Page - http://www.dragnet.aom.au/ggahs Library Situated at - Tranter Place, Griffith, NSW 2680 (Behind the CWA Rooms & opposite the Ambulance Station)

Patron Public Officer Honarary Life Members

Hon Solicitor Auditor President Senior Vice President Junior Vice President Treasurer Secretary Assistant Secretary Membership Officer Librarian Assistant Librarians

Ibis Links Editor Ibis Links Committee Link Letter Editor Research Officer Cemetery Convenor Social Convenors CWA Liaison Officer 'Griffith Collection' Convenors Local History Convenors Courier Officer Computer Officers Library Key Holders

Mrs Patricia Jones Mr Clive Polkinghome Mrs Edna Wakley Mr Alan Wakley Mrs Wendy Polkinghome Mrs Patricia Jones Mrs Lynette Brown Mrs Margaret Hill Mrs Ann Stevens Mr Allan Haggarty of Noyce, Salmon & D'Aquino Holmes, Keenan & Turnell, Public Accountants Mr Clive Polkinghome..... .. 6962 1650 Mr John Miller..... .. 6962 7788 Mr Charles Robertson .. 6963 5356 Mrs Edna Wakley............................ .. 6968 1428 Mrs Anne Gribble........................... .. 6963 6966 Mrs Yvonne Miller......... .. 6962 7788 Mr Clive Polkinghome............. .. 6962 1650 Mrs Wendy Polkinghome..... .. 6962 1650 Mrs Lynette Brown...... .. 6962 4858 Mrs Beth Davidge .. .. .. .6962 l065 Mrs Vicki Sanger. . ..6964 2887 Mrs Barbara Millis .. .. .... .. .... .. .. .. . .. . .. .. . ......6968 130 I Mrs Christina Morris... ......6896 9815 Mrs Wendy Polkinghome, Mrs Edna Wakley, Mrs Lynette Borwn, Mrs Yvonne Miller ................... 6968 1301 Mrs Barbara Millis.. ......6962 7788 Mrs Yvonne Miller........ .....6964 3508 Mrs Ann Stevens .. .. .. .. .. Mrs Margaret Hill && Mrs Margaret Hare .. ... 6962 4858 Mrs Lynette Brown .. ......6968 1428 Mr Alan & Mrs Edna Wakley Mrs Beth Davidge, Mrs Yvonne Miller, Mrs Edna Wakley & Mrs Wendy Polkinghorne Mrs Lynette Brown .. .. 6962 4858 Mr Clive Polkinghome. . ....................................................6962 1650 Mr John Miller... ..6962 7788 John Miller, Charles Robertson, Margaret Hare, Ann Stevens, Yvonne Miller, Wendy Polkinghome, Lynette Brown, Margaret Hill, Vicki Sanger, Vicki Moran, Yvonne Wilson, Bill Thompson, Clive Polkinghome, Richard Gow, Edna Wakley, Beth Davidge, Barbara Millis, and Christina Morris. AIMS & IDEALS

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To promote family history research To transcribe and record the early burials of the Pioneers of this area. To provide a place where we as individuals can discuss the related problems of family history research. To assist our members to trace their own history by providing alternative sources.

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Contents: President's Report

Auditor's Report

Owen Bested - Winemaker

Is Your Family History Recorded in our Maritime Records

New Members

Sophia Meredith

My Great Great Grandparents Were

Thomas Elliott of Winchelsea, Sussex

Archives Team In Town

Useful Finding Aids in the library of Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society

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The views expressed by the contributors in this journal are not necessarily those of the Editor, nor of the Society. The Society reserves the right to edit all material submitted for publication. Articles appearing in this Journal may be reproduced, either in whole, or in part, with written permission from the Society and acknowledgement ofauthor and source. Ibis Links printed by U1traprint., Hams Street, Griffith - March, July & November. A publication of the Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc.

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Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc. President's Report to the Annual General Meeting, 18February 2004. It is my pleasure to report to you on the activities of your Society for the year ended 31 December 2003. Once again, the year has been packed with activities. Much of the early months were taken up with discussion and planning for construction of the access ramp to the main front entrance door. This project extended over a fifteen-month period, and was finally completed in July, thanks to some voluntary work by members, financial help from Griffith City Council, the Ex-Servicemen's Club and Collier & Miller and the expertise of concrete contractor Barry Scobie. Although now technically owned by the CWA, I know this access ramp will benefit a growing number of Society members while the society continues to occupy these premises. The library continues to attract members for family history research, with a small but steady number of new faces intent on making best use of the library facilities. These facilities and research material have increased to such an extent over the years, that it is now not possible for even the librarians to accurately remember all of the research materials available. A librarians computer is set aside for the BIBL program, which is a searchable program listing all the library holdings, together with an ever expanding index of names and events of local significance. Two new computers replaced two aging machines on the research network to cope with the increasing demand for these computerised records. As part of the Heritage Festival during April, your society joined with Griffith City Library to present a joint photographic exhibit. This was shown in the City Library and drew much attention and favourable comments. Also as part of Heritage Week, a "Cemetery Walk" was conducted to visit the graves of some of our early pioneers and outstanding citizens. This was very successful, with over fifty people congregating around each grave to hear a resume of each person's life. May produced some worrying moments before our Public Liability and other insurances were renewed for another twelve months - at an increased premium of course. We should be prepared for another battle this year. Member Jennie Carter has taken over the maintenance and expansion of the Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society web-site. Jennie has done an amazing job with this site, and I encourage all members with access to the Internet to take a look. If you don't have access, then come to your society library and connect from there. The Riverina Cemeteries CD-ROM project is ongoing, with many more records and obituaries being added thanks to my tireless typists. Projected completion date is now late 2004. Ibis Links

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Your social event convenors, "the two Margaret's", Margaret Hill and Margaret Hare, organised a day trip to Willandra National Park, with a side trip to the Hillston cotton gin. Once again Kevin McIntyre supplied the bus which was topped up with "nongene" passengers. Another successful outing, as was our birthday dinner at the Coro Club, thank you Margaret's. It is said that all good things must come to an end, and so it was with mixed feelings all around that the decision was taken late in 2003 that your Society would no longer participate in the Festival of Gardens, and therefore would not cater at Pat Jones' garden. I am sure also that Pat had mixed feelings when she made her decision not to enter her garden either. It is fitting at this time that members of this Society recognise and pay tribute to the amazing contribution which Pat has made to the development of the Society by allowing us to cater at her garden, and also by her donation of her share of gate takings. These generous contributions and donations have allowed the Society to purchase resources and equipment which otherwise would not have been possible. Many thanks also to Margaret Hare for the donation of a magnificent quilt which became the prize in our very successful garden festival raffie. The probable reduction of income this year coupled with a substantial increase in our rent to the CWA and possible insurance cost increases, has prompted your committee to initiate some prudent changes. These include 1. The establishment of an overall budget to track and compare income and expenditure from year to year. 2. A fixed amount budget which the Librarians may spend each month if they desire. 3. A change in the format of the "Ibis Links" magazine. Starting with this issue, this will be printed in AS size, or half the physical size of previous magazines, but with an increased number of pages, allowing for the same amount of content but reduced printing costs. 4. A change of banks, from the Commonwealth Bank to Country First Credit Union. Research has shown this should result in less and lower bank fees and charges, together with an increase in the interest rate available on the cheque account balance. This Society is wholly manned and operated by volunteers, without whom it could not exist. As your President for the past year, I would like to acknowledge the untiring efforts of all committee members, duty librarians, typists and others who have contributed in any way towards the smooth and harmonious running of the Society during the past twelve months. By so doing you have made my task that much easier. Thank you. Clive Polkinghorne President. Ibis Links

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Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc Income and Expenditure Statement For the year ended 31" December 2003

INCOME Advertising income Courier Account receipts Donations received Members subscriptions

OTHER INCOME Fundraising income Ibis Links subscriptions Interest received Internet usage Sales research printouts Publication sales Miscellaneous sales

EXPENDITURE Auditor's remuneration Bank fees and charges Courier Account payments Depreciation Light and power Fundraising expenses Ibis Links publication Insurance Licenses & fees Postage, printing and stationery Purchase of equipment Purchase of reference material Rent Repairs and maintenance Software and internet expenses Subscriptions Sundry expenses Telephone

2003

2002

40.00 4,421.87 379.45 3,545.00

40.00 3,235.85 1,854.60 3,985.00

8,386.32

9,115.45

4,253.28 60.00 1,763.80 4.80 619.50 3,086.00 311.95

4,810.09 60.00 2,104.36 20.85 814.55 5,164.65 12.05

10,099.33

12,986.55

18,485.65

22,102.00

330.00 15.00 4,400.49 3,561.00 351.35 638.89 1,618.02 1,213.10 159.00 1,342 70

313.30 3,091.82 317.05 964.85 523.50 1,118.83

1,040.00 1,496.00 136.40 366.50 74.00 262.43

2,907.21 735.65 2,811.71 352.00 1,038.60 152.50 856.47 294.35 206.30

17,004.88

15,684.14

The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements. This report is to be read in conjunction with the attached compilation report.

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Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc Income and Expenditure Statement For the year ended 31" December 2003 2003

2002

1,480.77

6,417.86

Profit from ordinary activities after Income tax

1,480.77

6,417.86

Retained profits (Accumulated losses) At the beginning of the financial year

54,628.05

48,210.19

Total available for appropriation

56,108.82

54,628.05

Retained profits (Accumulated losses) At the end of the financial year

56,108.82

54,628.05

Profit from ordinary activities before Income tax Income tax expense attributable to operating profit

Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2003 Note CURRENT ASSETS' Cash assets Investments

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS NON-CURRENT ASSETS Fixed assets Plant and equipment

2003

2002

11,500.63 43,170.99

11,556.79 43,071.26

54,671.62

54,628.05

75,960.49

TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS

75,960.49

TOTAL ASSETS

130,632.11

54,628.05

130,632.11

54,628.05

474,523.29 56,108.82

54,628.05

130,632.11

54,628.00

TOTAL LIABILITIES NET ASSETS MEMBERS' FUNDS Asset Recognition Reserve Retained Profits

4 5

TOTAL MEMBERS' FUNDS

The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements. This report is to be read in conjunction with the attached compilation report.

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Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Ince A.B.N. 90 708 064 618

Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31" December 2003 1.

Statement of Significant Accounting Policies This financial report is a special purpose financial report prepared in order to satisfy the financial reporting requirements of the Associations Incorporation Act. The committee has determined that the association is not a reporting entity. This financial report has been prepared in accordance with the requirement of the Associations Incorporation Act and the following Australian Accounting Standards: AAS4: Depreciation of Non-Current Assets AAS5: Materiality AAS8: Events Occuring after Reporting Date. No other Australian Accounting Standards, Urgent Issues Group Consensus View or other authoritative pronouncements of the Australian Accounting Standards Board have been applied. The financial report is prepared on an accruals basis and is based on historic costs and does not take into account changing money values or, except where specifically stated, current valuations of non-current assets. The following material accounting policies, which are consistent with the previous period unless otherwise stated, have been adopted in the preparation of this financial report: Investments Investments are brought to account at cost or valuation. Dividends and interests are brought to account when received. Property, Plant and Equipment Property, plant and equipment are carried at cost or independent valuation. All assets, excluding freehold land and buildings are depreciated over their useful lives to the company.

These notes are to be read in conjunction with the attached compilation report.

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Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc A.B.N. 90 708 064 618 Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31" December 2003 2003 $ 2.

Investments CURRENT AGC Term Deposit Esanda Term Deposit Esanda Term Deposit 2 Commonwealth Bank Term Deposit

18,000.00 20,000.00 5,170.99 43,170.99

Plant & Equipment Office Equipment Less: Accumulated Depreciation

2002

20,000.00 18,000.00 5,071.26 43,071.26

8,093.48 1,619.00 6,474.48

Furniture & Fittings Less: Accumulated Depreciation

3,124.87 234.00 2,890.87

Resource Materials Less: Accumulated Depreciation

68,303.14 1,708.00 66,595.14

Total plant & equipment

75,960.49

4. Asset Recognition Reserve Recognition of assets currently held

74,523.29

5. Retained Profits Retained profits (accumulated losses) At the beginning of the financial year Net Profit attributable to members of The company Retained profits (Accumulated losses) At the end of the financial year

54,628.05

48,210.19

1,480.77

6,417.86

56,108.82

54,628.05

These notes are to be read in conjunction with the attached compilation report.

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Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc A.B.N. 90 708 064 618

COMPILATION REPORT TO GRIFFITH GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC.

Scope On the basis of information provided by the committee of Management of Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc., we have compiled in accordance with APS9: Statement on Compilation of Financial Reports the special purpose financial report of Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc. for the period ended 31 December 2003, as set out in the attached Income and Expenditure Statement, Balance Sheet, Notes to Financial Statements and Statement by Members of the Committee. The specific purpose for which the special purpose financial report has been prepared is set out in Note I. The extent to which Accounting Standards and other mandatory professional reporting requirements have or have not been adopted in the preparation of the special purpose financial report is set out in Note I. The Committee of Management is solely responsible for the information contained in the special purpose financial report and has determined that the accounting policies used are consistent with the financial reporting requirements of the Association's Constitution and are appropriate to meet the needs of the Committee of Management for the purpose of complying with the Association's Constitution. Our procedures use accounting expertise to collect, classify and summarise the financial information, which the Committee of Management provided into a financial report. Our procedures do not include verification or validation procedures. No audit or review has been performed and accordingly no assurance is expressed. To the extent permitted by law, we do not accept liability for any loss or damage which any person, other than the Association, may suffer arising from any negligence on our part. No person should rely on the special purpose financial report without having an audit or review conducted. The special purpose financial report was prepared for the benefit of the Association and the purpose identified above. We do not accept responsibility to any other person for the contents of the special purpose financial report. Name of Firm:

HOLMES KEENAN TURNELL PTY LTD

Name of Partner:

J.P. KEENAN C.P.A.F.T.J.A. (signed)

Address:

I 06 Yambil Street, Griffith NSW

Dated this 17 day of February 2004.

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Owen Bested - Winemaker Wendy Polkinghorne Murray Owen Bested was born on 3 December 1903 at Millicent, South Australia, the eldest son of Philip Owen and Edith Maude (nee Dechert) Bested. Owen, as he was always known, attended school at Semaphore, Port Wakefield and Burra as his father was often transferred in his employment with the PMG. Owen graduated from Roseworthy Agricultural College, South Australia in 1925 and was then employed by Stonyfell Cellars until 1928.

Roseworthy Agricultural College Football Team - 1923

Owen then joined the staff of Caldwell's Wines, working for five years at their Camperdown Cellars as well as assisting at the Corowa vineyard during vintage. Early in 1933 he was employed as Cellar Manager at the Sydney winery of Thomas Hardy & Sons. (Owen and Thomas Hardy's wife were second cousins.) It was at this time that he met Dorothy Grace Stewart (usually called Dot or Dossie) and they were married on 17 February 1934 at St Phillips Church, Sydney. They lived in an apartment at Petersham. Soon after the birth of their first daughter, Owen left Hardy's in June 1935. Ibis Links

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His reference said in part "Mr Bested ts a good organiser, and has the happy knack of being able to control men; has a thorough knowledge of Wine making, and the care and treatment of Wines. He has also had very sound experience in laboratory work. Mr Bested leaves this Company with the best wishes of everyone, and the writer is confident that at any time Mr Bested desires to return here, the Directors of the Company would do all in their power to create a position for him." Owen then joined Lindeman Ltd at Corowa where their second daughter was born in 193 7. Owen worked for three and a half years up until December 1938 when his services were "dispensed with for reasons of economy and rearrangement of the organisation" however he had "proved himself thoroughly honest and had carried out his duties conscientiously" (this Reference was signed by the Receiver of Lindeman Ltd). This proved to be a difficult time for the family, and particularly for Dot, as they moved to Salisbury, South Australia to live with Owen's parents. Fortunately, early in 1940, Owen found employment as Wine Maker and Cellar Manager with the Beelbangera Vine Grower's Co-operative in the Griffith area. Owen, Dorothy and their two small daughters lived at Beelbangera from 1940 to mid 1943. On his resignation, the Chairman of the Board wrote "In my opinion he proved himself a capable Wine Maker and Manager, the conditions under which he worked were at times very difficult, but he always tackled these problems with a praiseworthy willingness". The family then returned to Sydney where Owen again worked for Lindemans. In 1946 Owen decided to establish his own winery and sold their Earlwood home and his beloved car and piano. Owen returned to Griffith late in 1946, his first vintage was in 1947, in an area which was then Owen & Dorothy in Sydney--1944 known as Wickham's camp. Owen called it Wickham's Hill as he thought it looked better on his letterhead - the name is still used today, even though there is not a hill to be seen. He first called his business "Bestella Wines" but later changed the name to "Dorowen Wines" which was a combination of Dorothy and Owen and co-incidentally Robyn and Wendy (his daughters). Owen made Sherries, Muscats and Ports and sold nearly all his wines to Wineries in the Hunter Valley. He tried "Cellar Door" sales, but was unsuccessful. The cellar door trade only became popular after he had sold his winery. The winery was sold on 31st July 1967 to Charles Tempest George Morris and Daisy Morris for the sum of $14,000-00. Ibis Links

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"Dorowen Wines" on Wickhams Hill in the 1950s The winery has since changed hands a number of times and is now owned by Orlando's. Owen and Dot retired to Port Macquarie in 1969 where they lived until their deaths. Owen was a proficient piano player and his daughters remember many happy singsongs around the piano and impromptu parties at their Earlwood home during the War years. One that stands out in their memories is the night that WWII ended. In later years Owen became a "Ham Radio" enthusiast and spent many happy hours in his "shack" both in Griffith and Port Macquarie. On their return to Griffith Dorothy returned to the work force for a number of years to help the family finances. Soon after their return she became involved with a number of women who were responsible for the founding and the funding of the Griffith Women's Club - the only Women's club in New South Wales at that time. The first general meeting was held on 22 July 1947 and Dorothy was on the first committee. After only three years of fund raising, the Club was officially opened in October 1950, giving the wives of farmers somewhere to go while their husbands enjoyed the facilities of the Jondaryan and Ex-Servicemens Clubs. At that time very few women drove cars and only came to town once a week, usually on a Friday to do their shopping. Owen and Dot's first daughter Wendy Edith was born on 28 April 1935 at Petersham and when the family were living in Corowa Robyn Mary was born on 21 October 1937. Owen and Dorothy both died in Port Macquarie - Owen on 24 April 1975 and Dorothy on 4 January 1977. Ibis Links

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Is Your Family History Recorded in our Maritime Records If you have relatives who came to Australia by sea in the 20" century or who were involved in shipbuilding, lighthouse keeping, coastal protection, coastal exploration, the navy or fishing industry, then you may be able to locate records about those family members in the National Archives collection. Records in the National Archives relating to people and the sea fall into three broad categories. First, there are records of those travelling both to and from Australia by sea. Second, there are records of those employed in maritime activities, and third, records kept on the construction, registration and operation of ships.

Relatives who travelled to Australia by sea The National Archives holds records about people travelling both to and from Australia by sea. Most maritime records date from 1901, but there are some exceptions. For example the National Archives office in Brisbane holds port records from 1852 and the National Archives office in Perth has maritime records dating from 1898. Most records of arrivals prior to 1901 are held in the archives of the relevant State government. Passenger arrivals from outside Australia were usually recorded at the port at which the individual left the ship. However, after World War II, entire ships were processed in the Port of Fremantle, even when the passengers disembarked at other Australian ports further east. A person from England bound for Tasmania may be recorded as arriving at the Port of Melbourne. From there they would have transferred to Tasmania via an interstate ferry. The record of the ferry ride to Tasmania is not a Commonwealth record, only the record of their arrival into Port Melbourne. The National Archives is currently undertaking indexing projects that will provide lists of individuals arriving in Australia. The passenger indexes completed recently cover the Port of Fremantle 1926-1930 and can be accessed through the passenger index link on the RecordSearch catalogue online at www.naa.gov.au. Shipping reports, which give the name of the vessel, date of arrivals and departures, destinations, name of master and the number of crew are located in the National Archives collection and can also be accessed on the RecordSearch database.

Seafaring or maritime support The second group of records of importance to family historians relate to maritime employment. People running lighthouses as well as those maintaining and supplying transfers and provisions to remote light stations are extensively documented in the National Archives collection. Lighthouse keepers, for instance, wrote daily logs of their observations and activities, recording visitors to the station and the identity or type of ships passing their isolated post. There are also correspondence files and photographs. Ibis Links

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The Navy, both armed and merchant, employed significant numbers of men and women. Their personnel files are retained as public records and might include traderelated certificates of competency and certificates of discharge. People employed as hydrographers and meteorological forecasters also created records for the Commonwealth, and these records can be found in the National Archives.

Ships and their owners The settlement of the Australian population primarily on the coast meant shipping was important for transport and commercial trade. Prior to the Shipping Registration Act 1981, all Australian ship registrations were approved under British legislation in the Register of British Ships, which was maintained at various Australian ports. The National Archives website has a searchable index of microfilmed registers located at www.naa.gov.au/the_collection/transport/sea/search. html Records of individual ships also occur in ship registration files, docking books, Navigation Act surveys and boat license books. The Commonwealth Government owned dockyard and engine construction facilities. Important dockyards include Cockatoo Island (NSW), Garden Island (NSW) and the HMA Naval Dockyard at Williamstown (VIC). Researchers can locate family history information related to ship construction, ownership, registration and decommissioning. You may be surprised to discover the high numbers of family-owned small businesses based on a single trading or fishing vessel. Records also include information about shipping operations and cargo. There are records on the wartime shipbuilding activities and the sequestration and destruction of privately-owned vessels as part of the war effort.

For more information The Archives online Record Search catalogue at www.naa.gov.au is a good place to begin maritime research. Some passengers and ships will be registered by name on RecordSearch. The Archives has published several research guides, and some provide information on maritime records. They include More People Imperative, Cockatoo Island Dockyard, Collections in Melbourne, and Collections in Perth. All of these guides can be downloaded from the National Archives website, purchased from Publication Sales on (02) 6212 3609 or ordered online at shop.naa.gov.au. If you need assistance from our reference staff, please phone 1300 886 881 or email your query to ref@naa.gov.au. Ibis Links

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Young immigrants disembarking in 1921. Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs photograph from the National Archives Collection.

A 1922 passenger manifest from National Archives in Perth. DH Lawrence and his wife are on the list. Author of: Is Your Family History Recorded in our Maritime Records - Barrie Patterson, National Archives Hobart Office Article, photographs and captions were reproduced with permission of National Archives Canberra Ibis Links

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Leaving Australia November 1938 on P.O. "Oxford" Members of the Miranda Family. See: Griffith & District Pioneer Book Series 3, Part 2 Page 575

Welcome To Our New Members Surname

Given Name

TWEEDIE GALL SAVAGE

Mr Terry Mr Toni Mrs Barbara

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272 273

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SOPHIA MEREDITH Sophia was born on 8 June 1803, and was the second child of Sarah Mason and Frederick Meredith. She was baptized at St Phillip's Church in Sydney on 25 December 1803. After her baptism, the first written record of Sophia is a notice in the Sydney Gazette announcing her departure for Van Dieman's Land. Sophia travelled as a servant to Mrs Elizabeth Read (nee Driver) on the ship Juniper, which left Sydney on 3 October 1818. George Frederick Read was a man of Influence in Hobart. He was director of the bank of New South Wales, a master Mariner with many years of trading (he had sailed on the Calcutta with Sophia's sister Charlotte's husband William Stewart) and was a landowner. At the time of her departure, Sophia would have been only 15 years of age. On 6 May 1820, Sophia married James Lloyd. Her age was given as 17, but it was three months before her birthday. Banns were called for the marriage. As her parents remained in Sydney, it is not known who gave permission for the marriage. The witnesses were Samuel Helery and George Northam. Sophia signed the marriage certificate with a cross. James Lloyd was a butcher by trade, who was transported for fourteen years for stealing sheep. He was charged in Worchestershire, and transported on the Lord Melville. James was five feet, six inches tall, with a light complexion, brown hair and hazel eyes. At the time of marrying Sophia, he was 22 years old with two colonial charges against him. Then in 1823 he had another charge brought against him. It was at this time that Sophia travelled back to Sydney to visit her family. Perhaps she returned home to stay. When she returned to Hobart later in the year, her sister Ann went with her and married Robert McGuire. In 1831, James Lloyd was found deranged and wandering the streets ofHobart. He was ordered to be placed in the Colonial Hospital. In April 1831 Invalid Wandering the streets of Hobart Town last night it appears that he labours under temporary derangement he is placed in charge if his medical advisor Mr McCrowthers. October 5 1831 Invalid. Alerting the Chief Police Magistrate in the Street this day. It appearing this man an invalid he is ordered to be placed in the Colonial Hospital. Although Sophia married in 1820, her first child, Sarah Ann, was not born until 2 October 1829. At age 18, Sarah was married to James Gardner, a Master Mariner. After his death in 1858, Sarah remarried at age 36 to Robert Gardiner, also a Master Ibis Links

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Mariner and Whaler. Sarah had no children and died on 28 July 1894. Sophia's second child, James Frederick Lloyd was born 23 September 1832. James married Emily Reed Mason on 27 September 1855. They lived in two of the houses built by Robert Logan, 15 and 23 De Will Street and had four children. James took command of the Harriet Nathan on 1 July 1854 at the age of 22 and held this position for 13 years. When he died on 14 June 1903, his occupation was given as Ships Captain. James Lloyd died circa 1835, an exact date or cause of death is unknown. Sophia married Robert Logan at St David's Church in Hobart on 31 May 1841. At this time Sophia was 37 and Robert Logan was 30 years old. Robert Logan (nee Inglis - his mother's name as he was illegitimate) was a convict who arrived in Van Dieman's Land in 1829 having been transported for life from Berwick on Tweed, Scotland. He appears to have been well behaved and worked well for his assigned master, earning a bonus when he left. He then made steady progress in business. He bought and developed land, building houses in De Witt Street and Hampton Road, Battery Point. Several of the houses in De Witt Street were occupied by family members. Robert also had interests in shipping, and it is possible that his interest may have helped James Frederick Lloyd obtain his Master's Certificate. Robert's business partner, James Belpin, also lived in De Witt Street. When Sophia died, she left twenty pounds to him in her will for his help with business affairs. Sophia and Robert Logan had one child, Isabella, who was born in 1842. At this time, Robert and Sophia were living in Collins Street, Hobart. Isabella married Alfred Alexander Butler on 13 October 1860. They lived at 13 De Witt Street, Battery Point in the stone house that Robert Logan had previously built for himself. Robert Logan died in 1882. Their son James Frederick Lloyd lived in Melbourne and it is thought that Sophia left Tasmania to live in Melbourne close to his family after the death of Robert At the time of her death, on 3 April 1890, Sophia was 87 years old, and was living at 10 Cunningham Street, South Yarra. In her will, written nearly two years earlier, she left her companion, Mary Ann Swain 80 pounds, her feather bedding and half of her apparel. Her domestic, Martha Hills, was given 25 pounds and the other half of the wearing apparel. Her son James Frederick Lloyd was given 50 pounds and her daughter Mary Ann Gardener (this should read Sarah Ann Gardiner) was given the remainder of her real and personal estate. Ibis Links

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Sophia was a strong woman who managed to raise two children on her own, while her invalid husband was placed in the Colonial Hospital and was still able to purchase twp small houses, one brick and one wood, prior to her second marriage. At the time of her death she appears to have been living in comfortable circumstances, having owned her own home as well as having a domestic and a companion. Sophia is buried in Melbourne Cemetery, with her son James Frederick and his family buried nearby. Jan Morrey Jan Morrey is a descendant of William Meredith From The Merediths - Reproduced with the permission of Jan Morrey, the Liverpool Regional Museum and the Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre. Next Issue:- William Meredith - second son of Frederick Meredith and Sarah Mason.

My Great Great Grandparents were: James William COTTON, born 25 August 1854 East Teignmouth, Devonshire, eldest son of James Ward Cotton and Mary Ann BATTISCOMBE. ames William Cotton married Elizabeth WALSHAM on 10 September 1874 at All Saints Church, Dunedin, New Zealand. Elizabeth Walsham was born in Victoria about 1855 and was the daughter of Joseph Walsham and Fanny CARSON. Joseph was transported to Victoria, Australia in 1847 after being convicted of stealing ten tame fowl. James and Elizabeth lived in the Dunedin area and are both buried in the Anderson's Bay Cemetery, Dunedin. Seeking contact with any descendants of James and Elizabeth:James Ward Cotton m. Mary Ann Lloyd Fanny Walsham Cotton m. Thomas Charles Bridge Lillian Maud Cotton m. Reuben Joseph Jones & William Robert Gladstone Reid Caroline Alma Cotton m. William George Craik Rebecca Adelaide Cotton m. Frederick Charles Cudby & Arthur Claude Bartram William Thomas Battiscombe Cotton d. 1904 Dunedin, New Zealand There is possibly another female or two for this family. Please contact: Christina Morris 'Currawong' Naradhan NSW 2669 Email: krisandko@bigpond.com Ibis Links

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Thomas Elliott of Winchelsea, Sussex Never give up, even if it takes 20 years to get a result. Lynette Brown, Member #3 It took me 20 years to find this marriage. My Thomas Elliott married a girl called Sarah. Their sons, Thomas and William were baptised in Winchelsea in 1819 and 1823 and daughter Mary Anne in Whatlington in 1827. Widow Sarah Elliott had married William Symes in 1831 in Whatlington, Sussex. William and Sarah and the three children ages 20, 16 and 12, emigrated to NSW in 1839 on the Orient. Both Sarah and William said that they were 40 years of age. Beware when they say they are 40 as they may well be older or younger. This was my first mistake. Their son was baptised in 1819 so I presumed that they would have been married in 1818 or 1819, but no earlier than 1816. In 1984 I searched the Winchelsea Parish Registers at the Record Office in Lewes, Sussex. I also searched the adjoining parish of Icklesham as it encircles Winchelsea, but only from 1816 as I thought Sarah was too to have been married earlier that this. My next mistake. At the Griffith LDS Library Centre my friend Margaret ordered a film of some Sussex Marriage transcriptions for herself (Sussex Marriage Indexes transcribed by M J Burchall, FHL film 1364159, Item 18). Icklesham was one of the parishes on the film. Lo and behold there was a Thomas Elliott marrying a Sarah Mays in 1814. (Isklesham is not on the IGI or British Vital Records CD). I quickly ordered the Icklesham film to see the marriage and also looked at the Baptisms and found more children, Sarah Ann born in 1814 and Elizabeth Ruth in 1816. Sarah's Assisted Immigration document by agent Thomas Marshall showed her parents as William and Ann, but the surname was very difficult to decipher. My friend in Wirral, Alison Elliott felt it might be Mays when I sent her a copy and this proved to be correct. Then Alison found Sarah Ann Mays baptism on 27 August 1796 at Winchelsea, daughter of William and Ann Mays. Sarah Ann was nearly 18 years of age when she married in January of 1814. Lesson 1. Lesson 2.

Be wary of ages stated on immigration documents as the immigrants may have changed their age to fit in with immigration requirements. Look a few years further back when looking for a marriage.

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ARCHIVES TEAM IN TOWN To celebrate the "National Trust Heritage Festival 2004" we invite you to attend a joint presentation by the National Archives of Australia and State Records, NSW at

Griffith City Library Banna Avenue Griffith on Wednesday 28 April 2003, at 7.00 for 7.30 pm. Presentations by Lindsay Allen, Senior Archivist, Access and Information State Records, NSW and Fiona Burn, Assistant Director, National Archives of Australia, Sydney office will give an insight into the holdings and operations of these key archival institutions and introduce you to resources available over the internet. Both hold fascinating collections of original files and records, and are valuable resources for researchers, particularly local community historians and those wanting to trace their family history. To book your place, please call Wendy Polkinghorne Griffith Genealogical and Historical Society, Tel (02) 6962 1650 NB Gold coin donation for light refreshments appreciated

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Useful Finding Aids in the library of Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Wendy Polkinghorne Our Library functions very well with the help of our Members who regularly act as Duty Librarians. Over the last twelve months or so Lyn Brown and I have compiled a number oflnformation Folders and Leaflets to assist you in your research and to make the job of Duty Librarian easier.

Information Folders - Stored in the Computer Room and are not for loan. Australia a) National Archives of Australia Fact Sheets - Migration b) Birth, Death & Marriages - Information to be found on Certificates c) AIF Nominal Roll- Index to fiche 1914 - 1918 d) Archives Resources Kit - What is in the Kit and where can you find them? This a brief listing of the records in the NSW • Archives Resources Kit showing whether the records are held in the Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Library as well as the Griffith City Library. e) NSW Probate 1793-1982 - Information, cost of Wills, Index to fiche, list of Wills 1800-1931 filmed by the LDS Church. f) Abbreviations used in Convict Records - Van Diemen's Land and NSW g) South Australia - List of District Codes of Registration Districts h) Victorian Place Name Abbreviations i) Using the CD-ROMs - Detailed instructions to enable Researchers to successfully use the many CDs in our Library. j) List of CDs & Programs on our Computers k) Cemetery Records in our Library - Consult this List and also the "Favourites" on the Internet. (There is a $l connection fee.) 1) Census Records held and where to find them England & Wales a) GRO Registration - Quick reference to County Volume Numbers. (For Registration Districts and Subdistricts consult either "Registration Districts of England and Wales 1837-1946° book with a red cover or "St Catherine's House Districts" book with a pink cover.) b) London - Registration Districts c) Kent - Registration Districts d) Census Records - held by GG & HS as at December 2003.

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Ireland . a) Birth Death and Marriage Indexes filmed by the LDS Church b) Griffith's Valuation of Ireland - 1848-1864 c) Tythe Applotment Books - 1823-1838 d) Irish Flax Growers - 1796 New Zealand - Index to Birth, Death and Marriage fiche 1840-1900

Information Leaflets - 20 cents each a) Adoption in New South Wales written by Alison Morgan (Manager Client Services, Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages) and originally printed in Ibis Links) b) Australian Rice -- Two Rivers Make a Dry Land Live. Learn a little about the development of the Rice Industry that is vital to the economy of our Area. c) Courier Service to obtain English & Welsh Certificates & Transcriptions of Census Entries - The Courier Service is conducted by Lyn Brown and this leaflet is almost essential reading when you are first ordering certificates. d) England & Wales Registration Districts - Birth, Death and Marriage Registrations e) English and Welsh Research - Lyn's Hints t) England -Important Events Affecting Parish Records - Information provided by Wangaratta LDS Church at a Family History Seminar. g) Italian Research - compiled from resources in our Library h) Scottish Research -- citing resources held in our Library, the LDS Family History Centre and those available on the Internet. i) Twenty Ways to Avoid Genealogical Grief. j) Using Digger Programs Hints to make your search oflndexes in Victoria, South Australia, Queensland more successful. k) Using NSW Birth, Death & Marriage Indexes Hints and assistance to make your searching effective when using these CD-ROM k k kk # k #kkk #k

Local History Resources These are many and varied. The best place to start is the database - "Griffith Records Index" on the Librarian's computer. k k #kks#kk #k kk

If the Society's Library does not have the NSW resource you are seeking keep in mind that the Riverina Community Library here in Griffith hold the Archives Resource Kit (ARK) courtesy of State Records NSW, as mentioned previously. Listed on the next page are some of the resources not held by our Society but are held in the Griffith Library that may be useful to Researchers. Ibis Links

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• Indicates that there is an Index to the Resource in the Society's Library Type & Number

Title Reports of Inquests, 1796-1828

Reels 2232-2233

Indexes and registers of Coroners' Inquests and Magisterial Inquiries, 1834-1942 Index of Ships arrived, 1837-1925

Reels 2224-2225, 2763-2769, 29212927 Reels 2502-2503

Wives and Families of Convicts on Bounty ships (Sydney), 1849-1855

Reels 837-838

Immigration Deposit Journals, 1853-1900

Reels 2668A-2676

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i Ships Musters: Passengers Departing

Reels 561-562

Musters and other papers relating to Convict Ships, 1790-1849

Reels 2417-2428

Registers of Convicts' Applications to Marry, 1825-1851 (NB "Index of Convicts Permission to Marry" is held in the Society's Library.) Ticket of Leave Butts, 1827-1867 (There is an Index in the front of each volume, except Reel 909 where it is in the back and Reel 960 for which there is no Index.) Public Service Lists 1850-1870

Reels 780-802

Fiche 807-819

Returns of the Colony (Known as the Blue Books)

Fiche 438-613

Fiche 846-850

Fiche 844-845

Roll of Barristers, Solicitors, Attorneys etc, 1824-1876

Fiche 852-853

Certificates of Publicans' Licences, 1830-1861

Reels 5049-5066, 1236-1242 Reels 5067-5081

Registers ofDepasturing Licences, 1837-1851 Indexes to Land Grants, 1788-1854 and selected Registers

Reels 909-965, 2688A

Registers of Naturalization, 1834-1903

Reels 2546-2550, 2560-2562 Reels 128A-141A

Letters of Denization, 1834-1847

Reel 1281, part

Colonial Secretary's Papers, 1788-1825

Reels 6001-1072, Fiche 3001-3312 Reels 2551-2552, 2506-2507 Selected Fiche

1828 Census Householders' Returns 190 l Census Collector Books Ibis Links

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JOTTINGS [Library ShelfNumber shown in brackets] Wendy Polkinghorne Ancestor (The Genealogical Society of Victoria Inc) [AV 17-0 1-63] Vol 26 No 8, December 2003 • Census of New South Wales - November 1828 - essential reading, especially for Researchers who had family members in NSW at that time. Page 3. • Censuses in the Port Phillip District - Quote "Before the Colony of Victoria was formed on I July 1851 it was known as the Port Phillip District of New South Wales". This articles deals with the 1836, 1838, 1841, 1846, and 1851 censuses ofNSW and in particular the areas of Port Phillip. Page 7. • On page 9 you will find The 1901 Census of England and Wales - This article will answer all your questions about the 1901 census which is available on the internet at www.census.pro.gov.uk/index.html • On page 11 you will find a small article which I particularly liked! It is entitled

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GENEALOGY. How do you pronounce "genealogy"? Whether you have a problem saying the word or not it is worth reading. The census theme continues on Page 12 - Saving the Australian Census - a 30 Year Battle by Nick Vine Hall, who has been at the forefront of this battle. Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages - Update on page 14. Amongst other items, details of the "Proof of Identity Policy" introduced in September 2002 by the Victorian Registry are given. Researching Wiltshire Ancestors State Trustees - as always this article is of interest

The Genealogist (The Australian Institute of Genealogical Studies Inc, Victoria) [AV 17-02-64] Vol X, No. 11 - September 2003 • National Archives by Ross Latham giving important news of searching and accessing records. • The Hartland Family Reunion 2003 - within this report gives evidence why researchers should NOT be adamant that their family name is only spelt one way! The surnames in question were Hartland, Hartell, Artlan and Arkell. Queensland Family Historian [AQ 17-02-26] Vol 24 No 4, November 2003 • James Renwick - The last of the Scottish Martyrs by Robert Annand. An interesting article for those with Scottish ancestors. • Planters and Patriots by Saadia Thomson Dwyer who states that this article is a very concise and basic history of the Irish Planters. The reader is told that "Patriots" are the native Native Irish and the "Planters" the many emigrants to Ireland. Certainly a wonderful article for the Irish researchers. Ibis Links

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Family_ Tree Magazine [ENG 17-06-135], August 2003, Vol 19, No 10 • The Italians in England by Anthony Camp. • The Wesleyan Methodist Historic Roll by Richard Ratcliffe. "In 1898 the 'One Million Guinea Fund' (also known as the Wesleyan Twentieth Century Fund) was launched. No one was allowed to donate more than one guinea, but a donation could also be made 'in memoriam' in the name of a loved one who had died or had emigrated." Mr Ratcliffe informs the read that the Historic Roll has been copied onto microfiche. An address is given for further information. • VADs in the First World War by Anthony Pye. • Poor Relief in 20th century Scotland by John Millar. • Lost People of the 1881 Census Index by Sophie Pigott. Maybe the reason you cannot find your relative is covered in this article! [ENG 17-06-136], September 2003, Vol 19, No. 11 • The Civil Registration Shake-up reviewed by Anthony Camp. Practical Family History [ENG 17-16-18] August 2003 • Tracing Huguenot ancestry by Brenda Ralph Lewis • Understanding our ancestors by Alan Major. This article explains the modern day meaning of words used in parish records. [ENG 17-16-19] September 2003 • The British in India Part 6-- Indian Army other ranks by Richard Morgan • Join the Digital Revolution by David Hemmings - Part 7- Image manipulation: brightness and contrast. Irish Roots [IRE 17-94-41] No. 47, 2003 Third Quarter. • Griffith's Valuation on the Web This is marvellous news for Irish Researchers- the address is http://www.irishorigins.com However the article should be read if you intend searching this site. Pages 5 and 28 • A Beardless Lad - James Miranda Barry was the first medical practitioner in the British Isles - this is her story! Page 8 • Professional Researchers in Ireland - Information, suggestions and a list of esearchers. Page 22 The Scots Link [SCT 17-02-35] No. 65, 2003 • Research News - Lanarkshire 1851 Census Index is now available on CD-ROM as well as booklet form. Cost and provider are shown on page 31. The 1861 and 1851 Census records for Ayrshire are also available, and are shown on the same page. Ibis Links

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New In Our Library Books Title

Author

Outback Burials Walgett Cemetery & Other Records

Allerton, Cromie & Davidson AN 11.2832

Outbak Burials Vol 2

Allerton, Cormie & Davidson AN 11.2833

Cowra Monumental Inscriptions Vols l& 2

Cowra Family History Group Inc

AN 11.2794

Cowra Unmarked Burials To 1949

Cowra Family History Group Inc

AN 11.2794B

Storia di Cavso Del Tomba Vol 2(donated)

Cognomi, I

EUR 2.821

Cambridge Dictionary of Australian Name

Appleton, R & B

A 6.060

Carl-Erik Johansson

EUR 2.822

Cumberland Area Area Health Service

AN 7.2150

Fitzgerald, A

ACT 7.2600C

Ballarat Historical Society

AV 7.3350B

Castlemaine Business & Professional Women's Club

AV3.044

Longley, E

IRE 5.718

Code &Shelf No.

(donated)

Cradled in Sweden (donated by V Moran)

Caringfor Convicts and the Community -A History ofthe Parramatta Hospital (donated by E Wakley)

Canberra in Two Centuries A Pictorial History (donated by E Wakley)

Sovereign Hill & Historic Ballarat (donated by E Wakley)

Pioneer Women of Castlemain and District (donated by E Wakley)

Culture In Ireland Division or Diversity? (donated by P Jones) Ibis Links

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Culture in Ireland Identity and Power

O'Drisceoil, P

IRE 5.719

Bassett, R

IRE5.717

Kinealy, C

IRE 5.716

Leonard, J

IRE 5.715

(donated by P Jones)

The Commemoration ofthe 1798 Insurrection the Australian Dimension (donated by P Jones)

Culture of Commemoriation The Great Irish Famine A Dangerous Memory? (donated by P Jones)

Cultures ofIreland Culture Of War Commemoration (donated by P Jones)

Showcase - the Society of Australian Genealogist's annual two-day family history fair - will be held on Friday 28 and Saturday 29 May 2004 from 10.00 am - 4.00 pm. Showcase is a great opportunity for those just starting their family history to seek help from the experts government departments, record offices, research specialists and many others. And for those who have hit that brick wall it can be a good way to gain new inspiration and research ideas.

Our popular lecture series will again be a part of Showcase over the two days and there'll be stalls with books, software and CDs to buy, and tables manned by government departments, transcription agents and SAG volunteers and Interest Groups giving research advice and look-ups of popular and new records for both Australian and overseas research. And of course our famous sausage sizzle and refreshment stalls will operate on both days. Tickets go on sale on 1 April and are $10 for one day or $15.00 for both days if purchased in advance, or $15.00 on either day if purchased at the door - all GST inclusive. Buying in advance is a good idea as you can study the programme booklet and better plan your visit. Need more information? Contact the Society of Australian Genealogists on.(02) 9247 3953 or visit our website at www.sag.org.au Society of Australian Genealogists 120 Kent Street, Sydney NSW 2000 Tel: (02) 9247 3953 Fax: (02) 9241 4872 Internet: www.sag.org.au Ibis Links

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Web Sites AUSTRALIAN SITES www.rgo.act.gov.au/home.htm The Historic Deaths Index 1930 to 1973 in the Australian Capital Territory. First use the Birth, Death and Marriage link on the left hand side. The next link is on the bottom of this new page -- This is a chronological list not alphabetical. http://www.familyhistorysa.info Cora Num advises in the Ancestral Searcher that this comprehensive site includes searchable database of: South Australian Passenger Lists up to 1840, SA Marriages_up to 1845 (difficult areas ofresearch) Some SA Church cemeteries There is also a link to Local Government Association of SA which offer online searching of council cemeteries state wide or by place. http ://resources. archives. tas. gov. au/archwil ls/default. asp - Index to Wills 1824-1948 in Tasmania. http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/ World War 2 Nominal Roll 1939-1945 http://www.awm.gov.au/database/sudan.asp Sudan Nominal Roll - List of personnel serving in the NSW Contingent to the Sudan in 1885

www.whereis.com.au/ Australian Maps. http://www. ozgenonline com/aust_cemeteries/ Cemeteries in Australia - has links to Home Pages where headstones are listed, many of which have been photographed. Two Victorian cemetery sites are recommended in the Queensland Family Historian (Vol 24, No 4, November 203). They are: http ://users. bigpond. com/templestowe/ Templestowe Cemetery & Memorial Gardens http://www. prestoncemetery. org/ Preston Public Cemetery. Ibis Links

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The following two sites are featured in Canterbury Bell (2003 Number 3) and are excellent. An Alphabetical List can be' searched and, where available, photographs of headstones are displayed. Adjacent graves can be viewed by clicking on the arrows. (Please note that an underscore is between the St and Barnabas and Saviours.) http://www.canterbury.nsw.gov.au/history/cemetery/moorefields/welcome.htm Moorefields Cemetery Kingsgrove http://www. canterbury. nsw. gov. au/history/cemetery/st_barnabas/welcome. htm St Barnabas Memorial Garden in the grounds of St Saviours Church of England Cemetery, Punchbowl. St Barnabas was sold in the late 1990s and the ashes were relocated to St Saviour's unless relatives chose to inter them elsewhere. UNITED KINGDOM http://www.roll-of-honour.com United Kingdom Roll of Honour http://freepages.rootsweb.com/-genmap/index.html- Historic Maps and Charts of England, Wales and Scotland from the 14" to 20" centuries. (Read in Ilawarra Branches, December 2003). http://www.nationalarchivist.com United Kingdom BDMs at sea 1854-1890 (courtesy of Queensland Family Historian)

MEREDITHEXHIBITION An exhibition on the Meredith Family history is now showing at the Liverpool City Library. Articles on the Meredith family have appeared in the last three issues of our magazine. The exhibition runs until September of 2004 The Merediths book is still available from the Liverpool Regional Museum P.O. Box 190, Casula NSW 2170

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Volunteer Typists Needed To complete the extraction of Obituaries etc from "The Area News" in preparation for addition to the "Riverina Cemeteries" CD-ROM Ifyou own a Computer and use "Word" (or another word processor) and have 2 or more hours to spare each week your assistance would be very much appreciated by Clive Polkinghome Phone: 02 6962 1650 or E-mail cwpolki@iinet.net.au

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New Zealand Dept of Internal Affairs PO Box 10-526, Wellington NZ Electronic Copy for Genealogical purposes: Pre 1874 - $26.00, 1875 to date $20.00 NZ Updated order forms available in our library.

New South Wales-Registry ofBDM GPO Box 30, Sydney NSW 2001 Full Certificate $29.00 (Search 10 years) Quoting Index No. $22.50 Pre 1856 records on film in our library Transcription Service $15 = $1 p&h (Order forms in library)

England & Wales - General Register Office Smedley Hydro, Southport, Merseyside England PR8 2 HH Full Certificate £15.50 (Stg) with Reference Nos. & Full details £12 (Stg) Courier Service - Contact Mrs L Brown Ph: 02 6962 4858 for current price & to order.

New South Wales Wills Supreme Court GPO Box 3, Sydney NSW 2001 Prior to 1850 $53.00 1850 to 1985 $36.00

Irish Republic General Register Office Lombard Street East, Dublin 2, Ireland Full Certificate £6.00 (Ire) Including postage.

Northern Territory Registrar General's Office GPO Box 3021, Darwin NT 0801 Full Certificate $25.00 (Prior to 24 Aug 1870 see South Australia

Western Australia Registrar General's Office, PO Box 7720 Closter Square, Perth 600 I Full Certificate $28.00, 5 year search $5.00 Quoting Index No & District $18.00

Queensland - Registrar General PO Box 188, Albert St, Brisbane 4001 Full Certificate $21.50 Each 5 year search $13. 00 (Identification of Applicant & Relationship To subject required)

Scotland - Registrar General New Register House, Edinburgh Scotland EHi 3YT Full Certificate £13.57 (Stg) including postage. (Index for 1855-1897 & OPR on the Internet.

Queensland - pre 1890 State Archives PO Box 1397, SunnyBank Hills 4109 Full Certificate $20.50 Quoting Index No. $17.50

Victoria Registry of BDM PO Box 4332, Melbourne 3001 Full Certificate with or without Index No. $17.50

South Australia Principal Registrar GPO Box 1351, ADELAIDE 5001 Full Certificate $33.00 Search 10 years - No Refund

Tasmania - Registry ofBDM GPO Box 198, Hobart 700 l Full Certificate $25.00 Search 5 years Pre 1900 Archives Office 91 Murray St, Hobart 7000

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ITEMS FOR SALE Monumental Inscriptions & Burial Records • NB: Volumes I, 2, 3 and 6 are out of print, however photocopies are available at an increased charge to cover costs. Vol l Hillston & District, 66pp -photocopy only..........................................$10.00 plus postage Vol 2 Leeton & Whitton, 171pp-photocopy only................................$26.00 plus postage Vol 3 Griffith, Bagtown & Yenda, 233pp - photocopy only........................$28.00 plus postage Griffith Monumental Inscriptions & Burial Records (to 1998) - Supplement to Vol 3...........................................................$25.00 plus postage Vol 4 Narrandera District, 263pp...................................................................$17.50 plus postage Vol 5 Lake Cargelligo & Ungarie Districts, 104pp $10.00 plus postage Vol 6 Hay, Darlington Point & Coleambally, 255pp - photocopy only.........$33.00 plus postage Vol 7 West Wyalong & District, l 73pp $15.00 plus postage West Wyalong Supplement $3.00 including postage Postage is as follows:- Vol I = $3.00; Vol 5 = $4.00. All others are charged at Parcel Rates, i.e. NSW $5.80; Vic $7.90; SA $8.85; Qld $8.20; Tas $10.25; NT $12.15 & WA $11.60

Riverina Cemeteries - Monumental Inscriptions & Burial Records Fully searchable CD-ROM, over 40,000 entries - $85.00 plus $5.00 postage anywhere in Australia. Total Cost $90.00

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Ibis Links Editor Ibis Links Committee Link Letter Editor Research Officer Cemetery Convenor Social Convenors CWA Liaison Officer 'Griffith Collection ' Convenors Local History Convenors Courier Officer Computer Officers Library Key Holders

Mrs Patricia Jones Mr Clive Polkinghome Mr Alan Wakley Mrs Edna Wakley Mrs Patricia Jones Mrs Wendy Polkinghome Mrs Margaret Hill Mrs Lynette Brown Mrs Ann Stevens Mr Allan Haggarty of Noyce, Salmon & D'Aquino Holmes, Keenan & Turnell, Public Accountants Mr Clive Polkinghome .....6962 1650 Mr John Miller...... .6962 7788 Mr Charles Robertson ... 6963 5356 Mrs Edna Wakley.......... . ......6968 1428 Mrs Anne Gribble........... .. ..6963 6966 Mrs Yvonne Miller..... ......6962 7788 Mr Clive Polkinghome.. ...6962 1650 Mrs Wendy Polkinghome . ..6962 1650 Mrs Lynette Brown ......6962 4858 Mrs Beth Davidge ...6962 1065 Mrs Vicki Sanger. ...........6964 2887 Mrs Barbara Millis.. .......6968 1301 Mrs Christina Morris ....6896 9815 Mrs Wendy Polkinghome, Mrs Edna Wakley, Mrs Lynette Borwn, Mrs Yvonne Miller .6968 1301 Mrs Barbara Millis . Mrs Yvonne Miller........ ..........6962 7788 ..6964 3508 Mrs Ann Stevens .. Mrs Margaret Hill & Mrs Margaret Hare ..6962 4858 Mrs Lynette Brown .. Mr Alan & Mrs Edna Wakley .........6968 1428 Mrs Beth Davidge, Mrs Yvonne Miller, Mrs Edna Wakley & Mrs Wendy Polkinghorne ..6962 4858 Mrs Lynette Brown.. .....6962 1650 Mr Clive Polkinghome ...6962 7788 Mr John Miller.. John Miller, Charles Robertson, Margaret Hare, Ann Stevens, Yvonne Miller, Wendy Polkinghome, Lynette Brown, Margaret Hill, Vicki Sanger, Vicki Moran, Yvonne Wilson, Bill Thompson, Clive Polkinghome, Richard Gow, Edna Wakley, Beth Davidge, Barbara Millis, and Christina Morris. AIMS & IDEALS

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IBIS LINKS Journal of Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc Contents: Is your family or local history in our postal records?.

The Establishment of the Griffith Post Office

William Meredith

Melbourne PAF Users Group Seminar..

Pictures from the Past...

My Obsession with Alice

Celebrating a Century

A Plea from the President....

Two Books Worth Reading..

Naming Order of Children..

Trial Of Mary Wade.................

Some Helpful Information for Scottish Researchers

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New In Our Library Birth, Death & Marriage Certificate Prices

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The views expressed by the contributors in this journal are not necessarily those of the Editor, nor of the Society. The Society reserves the right to edit all material submittedfor publication. Articles appearing in this Journal may be reproduced, either in whole, or in part, with written permission.from the Society and acknowledgement ofauthor and source. Ibis Links printed by Ultraprint, Hams Street, Griffith - March, July & November. A publication of the Griflith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc. Ibis Links

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Is your family or local history in our postal records? Family and local History information can be found in all sorts of unexpected placeseven post office records I The National Archives of Australia holds postal records dating back to the midnineteenth century. Responsibility for postal matters was transferred to the Commonwealth Government on Federation, along with many of the colonies' postal records. These records, now held in the National Archives, can be a valuable source of material for family and local history research. In these records, you can find information on the people that carried the mail, people who lived on the delivery routes, and geographical and local history. There are files on staff appointments, accounts, telephone services, mail delivery routes and contracts. Photographs in the collection illustrate the difficulty of delivering mail to many outback regions. The records on mail delivery routes and contracts include details about individuals and where they lived, making them of particular value to family and local history researchers. People who delivered the mail generally came from the local community. When tendering for mail runs, applicants filled in forms which record basic details such as their name, address and payments. The forms are sometimes accompanied by documents like Certificates of Nationality, which show the applicant's date and place of birth and their parents' birthplace. Delivering mail to the outback was not always easy. Contractors faced hazards such as flooded creeks and bushfires, so reliable transport was important. In 1946 the only tenderer for the Roma to Monclova run in south-east Queensland promised to upgrade his 'old Buick car in reasonably good order except for the tyres which are worn out' with a '30cwt. Diamond T Truck' ifhe was successful (NAA: BP8/1,F 1950/540). This type of information can be found in official reports on the tenderers. The files also contain information about the families who received the mail. Petitions requesting alterations to the mail routes, or more frequent mail delivery, include the name, address and occupation of signatories. The official reviews of these requests provide lists of households and the numbers of adults in each. There is also much to be learned about the locality served by the postal service. Sketch maps show existing and proposed routes and include names and properties and residents, and the location of railways, stock routes and schools. Reports by District Inspectors on existing services often describe the local businesses in the area. The Ibis Links

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1938 report on the Nambour to Bli Bli service on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, for example, describes 'a closely settled cane growing district from Nambour to the Maroochy River 6 miles away . . prosperous and well established ... supplemented by vegetable gardening and dairying on progressive lines' (NAA: BP8/I,FI 950/674). To learn more about the National Archives' postal records held in your state, visit the website at www.naa.gov.au. For assistance from our reference staff, please phone 1300 886 881 or email your query to ref@naa.gov.au. By Anne Birgin ofthe Brisbane National Archives Office. Article, photographs and captions were reproduced with permission of National Archives Canberra. Thefollowing table lists selectedpostal records and their location. Creating agency

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General Post Office, Brisbane (CA 1031)

1891 - 1952

BP8/l

Brisbane

General Post Office, Brisbane (CA 1031)

1952-

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General Post Office, Sydney (CA 1030)

1890- 1975

C2937

Sydney

General Post Office Adelaide (CA 1032)

1915- 1977

D5080

Sydney

D5081, D5082, D5109, D5114 These records include Northern Territory postal services. Melbourne

Post Office, Melbourne (CA 6004)

1842- 1951

B4866

General Post Office, Melbourne (CA 1034)

1854- 1855

B4872

General Post Office, Perth (CA 1035)

1921-1974

Kl205

Perth

General Post Office, Hobart (CA 1033)

1871- 1947

P2610

Hobart

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Bowen mail coach, ca. 1890 - ca. 1920

Motor vehicle heavily loaded with mail on the Jundah - Stonehenge mail run, ca. 1930- ca. 1931

Royal Mail contractors Longrcach to Winton mail service run, ca. 1921

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The Establishment 'of the Griffith Post Office We are fortunate to have in our collection the Griffith Post Office Files 1912-1966 presented to our Society by the National Archives Australia on the occasion of their visit in April 1998. These papers are a wonderful information source for researchers who are interested in the early days of Griffith. The first few letters are unique, in as much they record the establishment of the first Post Office at Crowthers Camp, commonly known as "Bagtown or "Old Griffith" these days. Some of the early letters are reproduced below. Department ofPublic Works, NSW Mirrool West Branch 2"February'12 Sir,

Post Office for est Mirrool Construction works in connection with the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Scheme have commenced at West Mirrool twelve miles north of illbriggie Railway Station. I anticipate within the next twelve months employing between 400 and 500 hands. The nearest Post Office is twelve miles away, and the nearest Money Order Office & Savings Bank Branch fifteen miles. At the present lime I am, as a favour to the men, sending monies to Whitton Post Offi ce Savings Bank, but I cannot be expected to continue this after the work is in full swing. I wish Lo apply for a Post Office & Savings Bank Branch to be erected here at your earliest convenience. Perhaps you would like to have a look round here, and have a personal interview, &, I therefore extend you an invitation to stay at Head Quarters Camp. Please let me have 48 hours notice, & I will see a vehicle is providedfor your transport from Willbriggie Railway Station. 1 have the honor to be Sir Your obedient servant Cyril Crowther Res: Engineer. The Inspector OfPost Offices

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Next is a report by Mr Tomkinson dated 21/2/12 which, in part, reads:In connection with the proposal to establish a Post Office at Crowther 's Camp, I visited the locality on the I5 instant, and interviewed Mr Crowther, the Resident Engineer. The construction works in connection with the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Scheme have now commenced at West Mirrool, 12 miles from Willbriggie, and 15 miles from Whitton. There are at present 150 men on the ground, and within the next 12 months this number will be increased to 400 or 500. No postal facilities are at present provided, correspondence is received and despatched through the Willbriggie office, Money Order and Government Savings Bank business being transacted at Whitton. A count ofcorrespondence passing through the llbriggie office for persons at Crowther 's Camp shows that for the week 29 January to 3 February inclusive 500 letters, 40 Packets, 46 Newspapers, 17 Letter Cards, 12 Post Cards, 3 Parcels were posted, and 478 Letters, 41 Packets, 86 Newspapers, 12 Letter Cards, 10 Postcards and 10 Parcels were received The revenue from postal business would be approximately £100 p.a. which justifies a Post office being established A Money Order Office is also required in order that the men employed may be able to transmit money to their wives andfamilies. At present, the men (through Mr Crowther) transact Money Order business at the Whitton Office, and the number of orders that would be issued if the Money order system were extended to West Mirrool, would be in excess ofthe number required to return the minimum revenue of £6p.a. A Branch of the Government Savings Bank is also desired The men at the Camp have already opened several new Accounts at Whitton, and probably 50 new accounts would be opened at West Mirrool ifthe facility is provided Another communication written by the Deputy Postmaster General to the Under Secretary, Department of Lands dated 29" February 1912 follows: Sir I shall be glad ifyou willfavour me with an early reply as to whether there is any objection to the adoption of the name "West Mirrool" for a Post Office which it is proposed to establish at West Mirrool, 12 miles from Willbriggie, and 15 miles from Whitton. The matter is very urgent. Ibis Links

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The reply: 1 March 1912 Sir, In reply to your letter of the 29 February, 1912, asking whether there is any objection to the adoption of the name "West Mirrool" for a Post Office which it is proposed to establish at West, Mrrool, 12 miles from Willbriggie, and I5 miles from Whitton, I have the honor to inform you that the name "WWest Mirrool" is considered unsuitable as there is a Village ofMirrool, with Post Office and Railway Station, on the Temora Barellan railway line, about fifty six miles due east of the intended new Office and too far removed to permit the use of the name submitted without the liability of confusion. I have the honor to be, Sr, Your obedient servant, Arthur J Hare, Under Secretary. After a little more correspondence we fmd this letter: 13.3.12 Mr Crowther the resident Engineer in Charge of the Irrigation Area West Mrrool, upon being referred to forwarded a notification he had received (a copy of which is attached) intimating that the new name for West Mirrool was to be "GRIFFITH" I therefore recommend that the proposed Post Office at est Mirrool Irrigation Area be so named and my report 0f21/2/12 be amended accordingly. WTomkinson Inspector So there you have it- West Mirrool became Griffith, in less than one month! If you want to find out when the Post Office was established in the "New" town of Griffith, at its present site you can consult the file. As an added bonus, I have compiled a surname index of all persons mentioned in the file. The shelf number is AN 8.035 By Wendy Polkinghome Ibis Links

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WILLIAM MEREDITH By Patricia Meredith William was the second son of Frederick Meredith and Sarah Mason. He was born on 1 March 1807, at Castlereagh Street Sydney, which at the time was known as Chapel Row. The children who were born in early Sydney Town were referred to as Native and they later became Currency Lads and Lasses. The first generation born in the colony were said to be fairer and taller than their parents and well behaved, hence they do not appear on many records and information is harder to find. In 1825, William applied to the police force, and on 6 June, it was recommended that he be appointed to the Liverpool Police. The letter recommending his appointment shows the name as we spell it today crossed out and in its place is writtenMerrideath. Over the years the name has been changed from the Welsh way to our Meredith. William transferred to the Botany Bay district on 3 December 1827 to the position of Constable and Poundkeeper. Later in 1828, he returned to the Liverpool area and resigned from the police force in November of that year. When the 1828 Census was taken William was in the home of Thomas Calls, with William listed as a Constable. William was again appointed as Constable and Poundkeeper in April 1929, this time of Parramatta Road, and he remained in this position until his resignation in 1834. It appears he became a greengrocer after this time, as this is the occupation listed on his death certificate. William married Sarah Ryan at St. Mary's Church on 25 August 1828. Sarah Ryan was the daughter of Michael Ryan and Elizabeth Fagan. Michael Ryan was a settler at Airds serving a life sentence. He may have been an Irish Rebel as no charge has been found. Elizabeth Fagan was a convict who had previously been married in England. Sarah's older brother John was the Chief Constable of Parramatta, her younger brother Michael was a Constable in the same area and her sister Catherine married a Constable from Campbelltown. The witnesses at the ceremony were Frederick Meredith Junior, Michael Fagan, and Lawrence Darcy of Liverpool Road. At the time of his marriage William signed with a cross, which seems strange as his father and brother could write. Perhaps they were too busy to teach William, however later in his life he was able to write. The children of Sarah and William began to arrive with the birth of Frederick Meredith on 24 December 1831, and a second son George on 11 November 1834; both are in the St. Mary's records along with the birth of Sarah in 1840. Sarah died aged three years and it was not until a few years ago that it was discovered that another son, William, had been born before Sarah. His death certificate makes it clear that he was a son of William and Sarah. Four more children were born after Sarah.

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They were Charles, Henry, Clara Elizabeth, Robert and James. Sarah Ryan died on 9 June 1853, and is buried at St. Thomas Church of England Cemetery. Her youngest child was not yet two. Sarah had been baptized in St. Phillips on 30 March 1812, but when father Therry arrived in the Colony he conducted the first baptism for the Catholic Church at Bunberry Curren and Sarah Ryan and her brothers are listed on page three of his diary. Also, her mother, Elizabeth Fagan, was admitted to the church. This would be the reason the first children were baptized Catholics. After her death, William took the four younger children to St. Thomas Church of England at Enfield and they were baptized there. Obviously there had been a problem with religion in the family. Charlotte Eagling (nee Buckley) was a neighbour of William. Charlotte was the daughter of Alice Buckley and was born in Lancaster Castle Gaol after her mother was arrested for stealing while she was pregnant. She was cared for by the nuns and named Charlotte. Charlotte was sent to the Colony with her mother, on the Northampton in 1815. Charlotte married Robert Eagling, a convict from Norwich, an inn keeper and pump repairer, and they had a large family. Robert died in December 1852, just seven months before Sarah Meredith. On the 12 October 1853, William Meredith married Charlotte Buckley and on the 19 December 1853, George (son of William) married Ann (daughter if Charlotte). This meant a combined family of seven of William's children, plus nine children of Charlotte, and when Charlotte and William had a daughter, Sophia, this would have meant the couple had seventeen children. It seems they all blended well as can be seen when George and Ann married and others in the family were witnesses at weddings. Charlotte also cared for one of her sister's children. William was listed as a policeman, a woodcutter, and green grocer when he died on 4 April 1878. At this time, he was living in Liverpool Road, Enfield. William had lived at Salt Pan Creek and worked the land for many years and it was not until Charlotte tried to subdivide and sell the land, they found they did not own it. The land had been sold by Frederick Meredith Snr. many years before, and unfortunately he had not told William of this. Frederick Meredith, the first son of William, was allowed to keep his part of the land because he had worked this land for so long thinking that it was his. Today, the old dairy which was part of the land grant in 1810 is known as Punchbowl Park. William's descendants have become well known as doctors, politicians, painters, union leaders, policemen, champion axe men, council workers, actors, soldiers and its fair share of larrikins and through them all you will find a love of music and an ability to act and sing.

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Children of William and Sarah Meredith Frederick Meredith

b. 24 Dec 1831

d. 20 Apr 1908

m. i) Ellen Hanby d. 23 Feb 1855 ii) Elizabeth Blinman 8 Apr 1865

George Meredith

b. 11 Sept 1834

d. 13 Sep 1918

m. Ann Eagling 19 Dec 1953

d. 27 Oct 1913

m. Julia Gourin 14 Jan 1861

William Meredith Sarah Ann Meredith

b. 9 June 1840

d. 5 Apr 1844

Charles Henry Meredith

b. 9 Dec 1844

d. 12 Nov 1920

m. Sarah Morgan 16 Aug 1864

Clara Elizabeth Meredith

b. 2 May 1847

d. 15 Apr 1921

m. Edward Albert Knowles 19 Sep I 866

Robert Meredith

b. 7 Apr 1849

d. 2 May 1919

m. Elizabeth Nelson 17 Jan 1870

James Meredith

b. JO Aug 1851

d. 7 Feb 1906

m. Sarah Hubbard 6 Nov 1875

The step-children of William Meredith m. i) Robert Smith ii) John Scholl

Mary Eagling

b. 21 Jan 1831

Ellis Eagling

b. 6 Jul 1832

Alice Eagling

b. 1833

Sarah Eagling

b. 29 Jan 1835

m. Enoch Gazzard

Robert William Eagling

b. 31 Mar 1836

m. Isabella Fuller

Ann Eagling

b. 14 Aug 1837

m. George Meredith

Charlotte Eagling

b. 19 Nov 1840

m. Charles EIphick

d. an infant

d. 23 Feb 1840

Harriet Eagling Jane Eagling

b. 28 Nov 1845

m. Joshiah Bartlett

James Joseph Eagling

b. 3 sep 1847

m. Sarah Quigley

Elizabeth Eagling

b. 14 Jul 1849

m. Rowland Cotton

Alfred Eagling

b. 17 Apr 1852

William and his second wife Charlotte had one child. Sophia Lucy Meredith

b. 7 Mar 1855

d. 26 Jun 1919

m. Thomas Anderton Peel 28 Jul 1886

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Melbourne PAF Users Group Seminar By Beth Davidge

On the 13 March 2004 our Society was privileged to host four Melbourne speakers for a most informative and enjoyable day Over fifty members and friends took the opportunity to hear four genealogy experts, on a wide range of topics, with an added bonus of free time over meals, to talk with the speakers Joan Maries provided us with information on the Latter Day Saints Family History

Catalogue and showed us more efficient ways of using its search facilities to locate what was available through the LDS Family History Centres. As a centre operates in Griffith, this was very timely mformation. The Family History Library Catalogue is now on the Internet as well as CD and includes the old locality catalogue that was originally on fiche. The resources are being increased at a rate of 4,100 rolls of film per month so it pays to recheck the catalogue. Other mteresting tips from Joan related to free arrivals in Tasmania now on film, the value of Poll Books and the value of writing to the owners of records marked 'No Circulation to Family History Libraries, Contact creator of the record'. Jenny Carter spoke to us on Parish Registers. Jenny outlined the importance of historical Time Lines in understanding the rules governing how parish records were kept. From 1538 all parishes were required to keep records of baptisms, marriages and burials in England, but the methods of keeping these records changed over time and regrettably some have been lost. After 1812 proper ruled forms were used for baptisms and bunals and from 1873 Civil Registration formalised the process and improved marriage registers significantly. In 1853 churchyards were closed for burials. The Phillimore Atlas and Index of Parish Registers (commonly referred to as Phillimore) should be consulted for Parish maps. Names in large print indicate the mother church where all marriages had to be performed. However, baptisms and burials may be located in surrounding chapelries If people were married by Licence it pays to also look at Bonds and Allegations Jenny Harkness spoke in depth on Research in Ireland, which is a difficult area for

many researchers. She emphasised the need to do background work:(a) Gather information about Ireland like the geography of the country (b) Look at what is available in Australia, like Australian Certificates Get Marriage and Death certificates to find Irish townlands and parishes and these may also often be etched on Roman Catholic headstones in Australia. Obituaries in local newspapers should also be checked, including those of siblings Ibis Links

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(c) From 1922 Ireland was divided into two countries Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, so some of the records for the north, such as Anny Records, may be found in Great Britain Be aware of the possibility of deaths and migration between 1845 and 1849 due to the potato famine (d) Check databases - many families split and went to different places such as parts of Great Britain, Canada, USA, New Zealand as well as Australia. Civil Registration in Ireland began in 1864. From 1845 to 1864 only Protestant marriages were recorded but many Catholics were married in the Church of Ireland. Be aware of idiosyncrasies in spelling of names like Gomrnn (O'Gomrnn) etc The LDS Irish Research Outline can be downloaded off the internet. An Irish Atlas would be useful as well as John Brennan's Chasing Your Irish Surnames Census records were mostly destroyed in the 1922 fire at the Fourcourts in Dublin, however a lot of Church Records held by the churches have been microfilmed, especially baptisms The 1901 and 1901 Census Records are available and are very good. Census substitutes for previous Census Records include Griffith Valuations and The Irish Householders Index (see LDS Catalogue) and Flax Growers Index of 1796. From 1858-1870 a central surname index of proven Wills exists Pre 1858 Wills are mostly in the relevant Diocese. Headstones are a great source of information for Ireland, with many from the one family being buried in the one plot Memorials of the Dead - in book form, on microfiche and on CD - contams transcribed headstones, with 12 indexed volumes. It can be located in the State Library of Victoria, the Genealogical Society of Victoria and on Microfiche at the Australian Institute of Genealogical Studies. Lesle Berry discussed "Genealogy and the Internet with a handout of useful web sites and a display or using the various sites for browsing. Vouchers are available for downloading from the 1901 English Census for $16 501 from our Genealogical Society of Victoria. The internet is rapidly becoming a way of e:-.;tending genealogy research from one's home. The detail available is increasing rapidly and may include very useful databases. Lesle explained how to use tools to eliminate materials like advertisements from Google searches. The members would like to express their special thanks to the organisers of the Seminar, Clive and Wendy Polkinghorne; to the families who looked after our guests (Clive and Wendy, Margaret and Bill. Yvonne and John, Pearl and George): Margaret Ibis Links

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Hill and Margaret Hare who arranged the wonderful meals; the members who provided plates of food; and the many helpers on the day It all came together to give those attending a wonderful day, both from an informative point of view and socially. We look forward to more days of this kind.

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L: to R: Jenny Harkness, Joan Maries. Jenny Carter and Lesle Bery The day after the Seminar at Scenic Hill, Griffith. Photo: Courtesy of John Miller.

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Pictures From Our Past

Riverina_Light horse, 21 Regiment,_ Griffith Troop1938-1942 .hum ping Team in_front of Spry's Transport, loaded with horses, at the top end ofBanna Avenue readyfor a trip to the Narrandera Show toput on a display.

L to R:----,-----,Charlie Glass, -----, ------,-----,Lt In Charge Corporal Gerald Beverley, Roy Flack in the overcoat, Frank Beverley, ----There were about 14 men to a troop. Griffith Members over the period were - Bill Brown, Heriot Brown, Lmdsay Brown, Charlie Brown, Ted Couchman, Digger Gibbs, Ossie Gibbs, ? Martin, Frank Beverley, Gerald Beverley, Charlie Glass, Harold Cullen, ? McCracken of Rankins Springs, Allan Brownscombe, Phil Crook, Sid Braithwaite, ? Helne, Bill Anderson,? Baldwin. HQ was in Wagga Wagga with Colonel Wootten of Wyalong in charge, WO2 - Bill Pervis was the permanent Instructor. Squadron HQ was in Narrandera- Major in charge was Roger Harrison., 2" in charge Captain Winton Cameron. Other troops were at Barellan, Leeton, Ardlethan, West Wyalong, Coolamon, Tumut, Lockhart and Urana. The Troop e:-.:ercised every month on the fire trail (presently Ortella Street) and had annual camps at Wagga Wagga. A composite Troop featured in the film "40,000 Horsemen" shot in Sydney by Charles Chauval. At that time, 1938, they had gathered for the IScJh Anniversary Celebrations in Sydney.

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My Obsession with

Early in the year of 2000 I began my journey into this wonderful hobby of Genealogy Family History. In June of the same year I made contact, via the internet, with Robyn who I found is my second cousin. Yes, my dad told me, he remembered Auntie Mary Patrick, Robyn's grandmother. Mary was the sister of my own grandfather Stephen Michael Scoles Looking further back into our family history we of course had the same great grandparents - Alfred and Mary Ann Scholes/Scoles nee Ledgard. Not long after making contact with Robyn, she introduced me to Barbara in Wellington, New Zealand and Don in Melbourne, Victoria. Barbara is the great granddaughter of Sarah Scholes, Alfred's sister and Don is the great-grand son of William Scholes, Alfred's brother. Thus we became the Scoles online family, all linked, yet another generation back by George and Rebecca Scholes/Scoles nee Bairstow/ Barstow. After sending each other our family information I noticed in Don's family tree that he mainly had information for his grandmother Mary Jane Hocking nee Scoles and very little information for her sister Alice. Being inquisitive as I am I asked Don why? It seems that contact was lost with Alice many, many years before and most people in the family didn't even know she existed; in fact Don had no idea where she may have gone to or eventually died. All that was known within the family was a comment made to Don's cousin Edith, by his grand mother Mary Jane back in 1934. Mary Jane during her many hours in hospital before she passed away told her grand daughter Edith "I have a redheaded sister called Alice" Edith passed this comment on to her cousin Joan, Don's sister. Don told me that Joan couldn't wait to get home to ask their dad about Alice, their grandmothers 'redheaded sister'. Don said "It was at this point that my dad said, Oh we don't talk about her dear" What could this girl possibly have done to have been forgotten about until her sister's death bed confession in 1934? I had to find out more. Alice was born on March 18, 1861 at Tarnagulla, Victoria, the daughter of William Scholes and his wife Mary Harrison. Don's family tree showed two children born to Alice, Andrew Ewans Scoles in 1879 and a Mary Andrewena Scoles born in 1884. Ibis Links

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Could these be the children of our Alice? Quite possibly, and considering the time, maybe these children were the reason why Alice was not talked about! The infonnation on Alice also showed that both these children had died. My own search of the indexes only showed the death entry for one of these children, Andrew Ewans Scoles in 1880, the entry is listed as Andrew Evans Scoles. Later research in the Kangaroo Flat Cemetery records would confirm this as the child of our Alice. I could find no death entry for Mary Andrewena, as I would come to think of her as. The Victorian indexes also had a marriage entry for an Alice Scoles to a Charles Herny Grigg in 1886, and two births of children to this couple, Norman who was born and died in 1887 and Charles Arnold who was born and died rn 1888. There was also a death entry for Charles Henry Grigg, possibly Alice's husband. This was my first big research adventure and it was getting interesting If all this was right then this poor girl had already lost three children at a young age and her husband at 22. Alice's father, Williams's death certificate from 1903 listed, as living, a son of 50 and two daughters of 43 and 45, so from this we could be fairly certain that Alice was still alive then. We were to find out later that Alice's mother Mary, had died many years before in Victoria, her death registered as Mary Scoles Dunn - but thats another story. Robyn had quite some time earlier, received a copy of some research notes which had been jotted down by another Scoles descendant while in the Arrowtown area in New Zealand. In amongst these notes was a reference to the death of a Joseph Neylon in Arrowtown on the 26 July 1898 aged 14 days, son of William John NeyIon and Alice nee Scoles. At about the same time William's Will was looked at and at the bottom was listed - The Public Trustee re Alice Neylon. We had finally found where Alice had gone to after she left Victoria. Alice was to receive about a quarter the amount of her sister Mary Jane and under the terms of her father's Will the house which she was living in, which was Williams, was to be sold. Further research of the New Zealand indexes produced the marriage entry for William John Neylon and Alice Grigg. The certificate showed that she became a widow on April 12, 1888 and yes she was definitely the daughter of William Scoles and Mary Harrison. We were getting somewhere now. More searching of the indexes showed the death of William John Neylon, in 1911. A search of the Arrowtown/Wakatipu Newspaper by Robyn came up with much more to add to our story of Alice.

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William was burnt to death 111 a house.fire 6 May 1911 at Arrowtown; he was 48 and a native of Ballarat, Victoria. William had been in the district for about 30 years and worked at mining, fanning and general labouring work. He left behind his wife Alice who was partly crippled and a family of three sons and two daughters. Further searching found a possible death entry for Alice but this time it was in Christchurch. Feeling very certain that this was our Alice, I ordered the certificate. Alice Ney Ion/ Grigg nee Scoles passed away on the September 12 1925 at 470 Barbados St, St Albans, Christchurch. Yes, the parents matched and Alice had been married twice as we had already worked out. The ages of the children on the certificate helped us to put together Alice's family. It listed the females as 22, 34, 38 and males as 23, 30, 32, and 35. Suddenly we had gone from having five children in the newspaper article to seven. I was fairly certam that Alice's first daughter Mary must have gone to New Zealand with her and this was the daughter of 38. But who was the child, a son, of 357 Finally T found the entry for the birth of a William Scoles Grigg who was born in 1888 in Arrowtown, New Zealand; his birth certificate confirmed the date as December 6. Alice had named her son after her father. In about June/July of 2002 my husband and I took a trip to Bendigo where we met up with Don, Alice's great nephew, and his wife Margaret for the first time. Before leaving home Don rang to say he had found out where Alice's husband Charles was buried, we would visit the cemetery over the weekend. I didn't have my camera when we went to the cemetery, so Just before leaving to come home I went back on my own to take some photos It was a strange feeling to stand there in front of this grave and to think that Alice had also stood there so many years before During the weekend I decided to see what I could find in the Bendigo library which would help put together a bit more of the life of this lady from long ago that had become such an obsession in my life. The Kangaroo Flat Cemetery records and the Bendigo Newspaper provided me with an even sadder version of what I had already found Baby Norman Grigg had died at 6 months of age and was buried at 4 pm on June 14, 1887. Charles Henry Grigg, Alice's husband was buried on April 14 1888, his death the result of a mining accident in the New Chum and Victona Mine. Before leaving Bendigo we found the site of the New Chum and Victoria Mine and two of the houses where Alice had lived. Five months later Alice was to lose her second Grigg child, Charles Arnold on September I. Alice buried her little son on September 3 at5 p.m. the funeral leaving the residence of her sister and brother-in-law, Mary Jane and Josiah Hockmg, Kmg Street West, that day at 4 p.m. Nine days later on the 12th, Alice would leave Victoria on the Te Anau for Bluff in New Zealand.

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It seemed that the life of this girl was getting more tragic with each detail we confirmed. So far Alice had had two children with no obvious father on the scene, one of those-children dying young, before finally marrying and having a family of two, to have the first child of this marriage die, then the death of her beloved husband, followed by the death of yet another child. To top this off we worked out that Alice must have been expecting her third Grigg son William when Charles died, possibly unknown to them both at the time of Charles death. Add to this, being virtually disowned by her family, evacuated from her father's house, the death of a Neylon child and husband in New Zealand, a house burning down where everything was lost, and being partly crippled. Somewhere in amongst all this searching another child was found, John who was born 1891. Sadly this was another loss for Alice and her husband William. His burial record shows he was the son of William John Neylon and Alice nee Grigg, he was only 13 days old, I was beginning to wonder if anything good had happened in Alice's life. A check by Robyn of the Arrowtown School Admission records and a letter received from another Neylon researcher in New Zealand helped shed light on the children of Alice Albert, Alice, Annie, Harold and Norman Neylon were all listed in the school records with William Neylon as the parent/guardian. Two entries for Mary, although born as a Scoles was listed as a Grigg with William and Mrs. Neylon as the parents. Her birth date was 22 July 1884 which fitted perfectly with our research so far. Also listed was William (Neylon-crossed out) Grigg, with William and Mrs. Neylon in the parent column. In the letter, written in 1982, the writer states that her mother-in-law was Alice Idoline Bryson nee Neylon who had passed away two years before aged 88 years. Her letter says that 'William and Mary Griggs mother married, had two children then married a Neylon. He was burnt to death in a fire at Arrowtown and there were five children. Norman had no family, Harold never married Alice Idoline married Harry Bryson and had two sons. Percival Henry whom I am married to and Norman who was killed in the last War. Annie married Jack Richards and had 7 children. Bert had no family.' Nothing more is said in the letter about William and Mary which meant further research had to be done. Finally I found the marriages of Mary Andrewena Grigg and William Scoles Grigg. Mary married Thomas Henry Pascoe at Dundas Street in Dunedin. William married Martha Hunter at his residence 429 George Street, Dunedin. Through another contact I was to find that William and Martha had had three daughters. Apparently William and Martha parted and Martha with the children moved to Sydney. Ibis Links

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A search of the Sydney phone book showed me that Vera was still alive. To date Don has had contact with Vera on a couple of occasions and hopes to visit her at some stage. Recent research gave us the names of Mary Andrewena's children and at present we are trying to track down descendants in the hope of making contact. At this stage of our research I feel at least that Alice is firmly placed back in our Scoles family tree which for so long she has been absent from. Although there are some things which I would still like to accomplish. k

Hopefully on my next visit home to New Zealand I will be able to visit Alice's grave in Christchurch and take a photo. She is buried in the Bromley Cemetery with her son William. Don is hopeful of going to Sydney to visit Vera to meet his second cousin and of course we will have to get a photo of them together. Maybe one day we will make contact with the Richards and Pascoe lines of the family to finish off our family tree of Alice. My biggest hope is of one day having a photo of 'redheaded' Alice herself. Alice Scoles b. March 18, 1861 d. 12 Sept 1925 CHCH, NZ Ch:

Andrew Evans Scoles b. 1879 Sandhurst, Vic d1880 Bendigo, Vic Mary Andrewena Scoles b. 1884 Sandhurst, Vic d 1958 ChCh, NZ m. Thomas Henry Pascoe 1907 Dunedin, NZ ch: Ivy andAlbert.

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Charles Henry Grigg 1886 Tarnagulla, Victoria d. 1888 Bendigo, Victoria Norman Grigg b. 1887 Sandhurst, Vic d. 1887 Sandharst, Vic Charles Arnold Grigg b. 1888 Sandhurst, Vic d. 1888 Sandhurst, Vic William Scoles Grigg b. 1888 Arrowtown, NZ d. 1970 ChCh, NZ m. 1. Martha Hunter 1912 Dunedin, NZ ch: Vera, Rita andMartha. m. 2. IvyEmily Woo/es 1924

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William John Neylon 1890 Arrowtown, NZ d. 1911 Arrowtown, NZ John Neylon b. 1891 Arrowtown, NZ d. 1891 Arrowtown, NZ Alice Idaline Neylon b. 1892 Arrowtown, NZ d. 1980 CHCh, NZ m. Henry Albert Bryson 1914 NZ ch: Norman and Percival. Norman Neylon b. 1893 Arrowtown, NZ m. Marjorie Elizabeth Purkiss 1921 NZ Harold Neylon b. 1894 Arrowtown, NZ Joseph Neylon b. 1898 Arrowtown, NZ d. 1898 Arrowtown, NZ Albert Bertrude William Neylon b. 1900 Arrowtown, NZ Annie Isabella Neylon b. 1902 Arrowtown, NZ d. 1982 Auckland, NZ m. John William Richards 1924 NZ ch: Norma, Laurie, Eric, Betty, Leila, Bob and Shirley.

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The headstone of Charles Henry Grigg reads: ERECTED by

ALICE In loving remembrance of her husband CHARLES HENRY GRIGG WHO WAS ACCIDENTL Y KILLED APRIL 12TH 1888 AGED 22 YEARS YOUNG AND OLD HERE MAY SEE WHO BY MY GRAVE DO PASS THAT DEATHS KEEN SCYTHE SO QUICK DID COME AND CUT ME DOWN LIKE GRASS SOME OF YOU PERHAPS MAY THINK FROM DANGER TO BE FREE, BUT IN ONE MOMENT MAY BE CALLED INTO ETERNITY ALSO THEIR SON NORMAN WHO DIED JUNE 12TH 1887 AGED 6 MONTHS Christina Morris nee Scoles Member 199

Left: Grave of Charles Henry Grigg and his son Norrnan:Kangaroo Flat Cemetery, Bendigo, Victoria.

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Celebrating a century Griffith's Barbara Wells welcomed her 100th birthday on April 22. The centenarian reflected on a life ofhard work and community endeavours. Barbara Wells sits quietly in the sunny comfort of her Pioneers Lodge room, reflecting on the memories of her long life. She speaks of living on the land, working hard and her husband and children. "Life has been good to me. I worked hard and have a loving family," Barbara tells. Born in Barmedman in 1904, Barbara (nee Lamb) celebrated her 100th birthday on April 22. Her husband, Norman Leslie Wells (fondly known as Les), died nearly 35 years ago, although Barbara can still recall the time they spent together, with ease and fondness. Barbara defies her years. Looking no more than a day over 80, she prides herself on her self-sufficiency and reliable memory. Yet, speaking about childhood and her early married life, she can be forgiven for being "a little hazy" on the details. Daughter of Rose Robertson and John Lamb, and a sister to Ted, Aveline, May, Robert and Jack, Barbara was born just three years after Australia's Federation in 1901. One of Barbara's earliest memories was driving the horse and sulky for school children at Sutton near Canberra, where her sister May was a school teacher. Barbara was only about 12 at the time, but competent horse and sulky drivers were in short supply. Finishing school when she was about 15, Barbara worked for a few years at the Barmedman Hotel as a waitress. She met her husband-lo-be at the Barmedman Show one year, beating him hands down in a horserace. Les and Barbara were married on June 26, 1923, during a quiet ceremony at Temora. Ibis Links

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Everyday life during the early years of Barbara s marriage was challenging. Barbara cooked for shearers at her father-in-law's Bannedman property, made flannels (shirts), and raised her first child Joyce, born in 1924. Her son John was born in 1928, and second daughter Rose in 1935. It was hard work. I didn't have time to worry much about anything I was too busy." Les, Barbara and their two children moved to Griffith and took-up a block at Westend during the 1930s. before Les enlisted in the Anny as a private in 1940. He served as a trnck driver, before being discharged two years later. After a stint in Sydney, where Les worked as a horse and cart driver and as a lift operator at Coles, the Wells family moved back to Griffith and built a house in Kookora St in 1951. Barbara nursed Les through the last eight years of his life, when he was bedridden due to injuries sustained in the war. After living in her Kookora St home until 1995, Barbara stayed in Legacy units until moving into Pioneers Lodge in 2001. Barbara's granddaughter, Barbara Savage, tells about her grandmother's reputation for hospitality: "No-one would ever leave Nan s house without having had a cup of tea or a scone or some cake, she said. "She was baking for family members until she moved into Pioneers Lodge. She misses baking, and we miss it too, especially her famous apple cake with chocolate icing." Barbara was given life membership of the RSL Ladies Auxiliary, having been a member since WWII and having cooked cakes and donated pot plants to the group for more than two decades. When asked how she felt about turning 100, Barbara was rather nonchalant in her response. I really don't feel any different to what I used to," Barbara replied. "I am a little bit slower, but I still remember the many good parts ofmy life." Barbara celebrated her 100 years amongst family and friends, including all of her 6 grandchildren, 2 son-in-laws. 16 great grandchildren and 4 great-great grandchildren. "Reproduced - Courtesy of Dobija Design and Publishing P/L"

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Barbara on her 100th birthday

Barbara, nght, \\ ith sister May.

Barbara Wells with her two son-in-laws and 6 grandchildren. Back Row: John Smeeth (Jnr). John Smeeth (Snr). Max Smeeth. Peter Smceth. Middle Row:. Barbara Savage, Kerry Hazlett, Bill Fielder and Beverley Crump. front: Barbara Wells

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A Plea from the President As is the case with many volunteer associations, the day to day operations of our Society has for too long been the task of too few. Several Committee members have expressed the view that they no longer wish to, or feel capable of continuing to hold multiple positions. I

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This is a call to any members who feel they can spare some time to help with any position, to please call at the library or phone me for more information. If you feel you have the expertise to serve on the Committee, then WE WANT YOU.

If you feel you could help with some lesser task, then please ask because we would love your assistance. Don t leave it until the Annual General Meeting in February, inquire NO. Clive Polkinghome, President.

MEREDITH EXHIBITION An exhibition on the Meredith Family history is still showing at the Liverpool City Library. Articles on the Meredith family have appeared in the last four issues of IBIS Links. The Exhibition is produced by the Liverpool Regional Museum and runs until September 31, 2004. Exhibition catalogues are available from the Museum for $10 each. To order phone (02) 98241121 The Merediths booklet at $IO, is still available from: The Liverpool Regional Museum, P.O. Box 190, CasulaNSW 2170.

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Two Books worth Reading! Wendy Polkinghorne A month or so ago I had the immense pleasure of reading two books, which, to me, were both historical and genealogical. The Singing Line the Story of the Man who strung the Telegraph across Australia and the Woman who gave her Name to Alice Springs written by Alice Thomson, the

great-great-grand daughter of Sir Charles and Alice Todd This book was of personal interest to me as my paternal grandfather actually worked on the Overseas Telegraph Line at Tennant Creek and Alice Springs albeit that it was some 25 years after the completion of the line in 1872. After delving into the Todd family history, Alice Thomson (who was English born and bred) together with her husband Ed, followed the course of the Overseas Telegraph Line in 1997. The lives of Charles and Alice Todd are expertly interwoven with the adventures of Alice and Ed Thomson in the Australian outback Alice Thomson tells of the trials and tribulations that Charles Todd experienced during the erection of the line and the difficulties faced by Alice at home struggling to rear their family of six children as well as their orphaned niece and two nephews. [Published in 1999 by Random Press- ISBN O 7011 6493- available for loan from the Griffith City Library] "The Complete Book of Great Australian omen Thirty-six women who changed the course of Australia" by Susanna De Vries. This book was a birthday gift from my daughter and when I began to read it I found I could not put it down. Many of the women's names were familiar to me some were not However I found that each chapter was enthralling and very quickly realised how lucky we are to be living in the 21 century and reaping the benefits of these extraordinary women. These thirty-sixty women achieved prominence in their chosen professions at a time when women were expected to be dutiful wives in every way, caring for their husbands and their many children paving the way for women of to-day to pursue their chosen careers. [Published in 2001, 2002 & 2003 by Harper Collins Publishers ISBN O 7322 7804 ] Ibis Links

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Naming Order of Children English and Welsh, 1700- 1879. First daughter - named after the mother's mother (maternal grandmother) Second daughter - named after the mother's father's mother Third daughter - named after the mother Fourth daughter - named after the mother's oldest sister First son - named after the father's father Second son - named after the mother's father Third son - named after the father Fourth son - named after the father's eldest brother Exceptions apply if there was a duplication of a given name. In that case the practice was to skip to the next name on the list.

Irish, 1800's First daughter - named after the paternal grandmother Second daughter - named after the maternal grandmother First son - named after the paternal grandfather Second son - named after the maternal grandfather After that alternate names using the grandmothers', grandfathers; mothers, aunts and uncles names. If a child died, that name was to be recycled with a future child.

Scottish, 1700 to 1800's. First daughter - named for maternal grandmother Second daughter - named for paternal grandmother Third daughter - named after the mother Other daughters were named after other family members First son - named after paternal grandfather Second son - named after maternal grandfather Third son - named after his father This policy holds true unless one family member had more assets or a higher social standing than the other. One unique aspect of Scottish naming was that if two grandmothers or two grandfathers had the same given name, two children in the same family would end up with the same name. Another practice was to name daughters after the clergyman or other important male figures. Ibis Links

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TRIAL OF MARY WADE The following are extracts from the trial of Mary Wade that took place in October, 1789.

"Mary Wade and Jane Whiting were indicted for feloniously assaulting Mary Phillips, on the King's highway, on the 5th of October, and putting her in fear, and feloniously taking from her person, and against her will, one cotton frock, value 3s. one linen tippet value 2d. one linen cap, value 2d. the property of John forward." (Mary Phillips' stepfather). Mary Phillips was first questioned. "Court - How old are you? - Eight years old. Court - Do you know what you are here for, child? - Yes, about my frock. Court - Do you know the difference between what is true and what is false? - No." The judge decided to see if he cou d continue the hearing without Mary Phillips. The next witness was called. Jane Forward made the following statement under oath: "I am the wife of John Forward (and Mary Phillips' mother). When I came home from my labour, on Friday, I enquired for my child, and a boy told me he sent her to the Treasury for a bottle of water; that was 5th of this month.... I sent the boy to look for her; he went, but could not find her; then I went myself. When I came to the door, to go out, I met her at the door crying, saying, mother I have been robbed. She had no frock, no cap, no tippet. I asked her where; she went at the privy, in the Treasury. And I asked her how she came home; she said, there was a gentlewoman came with a light, and two boys; then she knew where she was." Catherine McKillan was the next witness. "At the bottom of New Tothill Street I met the two prisoners... . I asked them what they had done, and they said, nothing; but I promised them I would not tell; and they told me they took as frock, a tippet, and a cap, off a little girl in the Treasury. And says the little one, (that is Mary Wade) here is the cap and the tippet; and she said the frock was at Mr Wright's, in the Almonry, in pawn for eighteen-pence, and she tore the duplicate. Then Wade said, I wish I had not done it. To the big one; and the big one said it was your own fault. Then the little one said, I was in a good mind to have chucked the child down the necessary; and I wish I had done it." Margaret Tindall told how she had gone to the wash-house that joined the privy. ". There were tow children, one ran by me. I went into the yard to see if there was any water, and I heard a child cry....I saw a child stripped of her frock, tippet and cap.... I let her out of the place and told her to be a good girl and go home." Ibis Links

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James Kimber was then called to testify. He stated "I took the frock in pledge on Monday, in the evening, between six and seven" but he could not identify the person who had pledged the frock. The court cautioned him on receiving stolen goods "In the way you carry on that business, it is a very dangerous one to the publick (sic); your house may become the repository of all the stolen good in the town." John Taylor was the first to give evidence. "I am an officer of St. Margaret's parish. This McKillan, and this little girl, came to my house about a quarter past ten last Saturday night, telling the story that has just been related. I went to the lodgings of the little prisoner, thinking to get it out of her; there I found the child's tippet in the room; from there the girl went along with me, and we apprehended the tall prisoner; and the little prisoner told me that the big one wanted her to put the child down the necessary. I put them both into Bridewell. I went down to the pawnbroker's that night, and saw the frock. After questioning Mary Phillips about the incident the court turned to Mrs Wade. "Court - Are you the mother of that child? Yes, I am indeed. She was ten years old last December. I have a husband, he is a drover. Court -I hardly can ask you how your child has behaved; for I am afraid you are as much at fault as she is, by not taking proper care of her, and keeping her at home, and making her industrious; letting her run about the streets, was the sure way to lead her to the place where she is now; therefore I ought rather to ask you, what you can say for yourself then for her? Mrs Wade answered, "It is the other girl that induces her out, when my back is turned, to go a begging with her. I never brought her up to go a begging; all the butchers know me well. I have a great family of them." Court -I hope you will take better care of the rest, or else they will all come to the gallows." Court to Jury "Gentlemen, I am distressed how to state to you, that this is less crime than robbery; because, there is no such violence as would affect the constancy of a grown person, or alarm them; yet the very circumstance of such a child falling into the hands of two strangers, young as they are, standing over her and stripping her, does seem the to me to be equivalent to holding a pistol to the breast of a grown person; therefore I cannot state it to be anything less than robbery; the consequence of that is, that they must answer it with their lives .... I cannot recommend to you, if you should be of opinion that the crime is sufficiently fixed upon them, I cannot recommend to you to say, it is of a less degree of atrociousness than robbery: the tender years of these persons may be a circumstance to be attended to in other views.... I think you must say they are guilty of the crime for which they stand indicted, robbery, and not larceny. Ibis Links

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Mary Wade} GUILTY, DEATH. Jane Whiting

Mary Wade arrived in N.S.W. in the second fleet in 1790, on the "Lady Julianna" at the age of eleven years, probably one of the youngest convicts to come to Australia She went to Norfolk Island and later returned to N.S.W. She was married at the age of 15 and is credited with having 21 children. She died at the age of 87 years.

Mary Wade is the great/great/great grandmother of Mrs Joyce Quinlivan. These details came form a Photostat copy of the records of the complete trial, supplied by Miss Norma Campbell who is on the committee of the 1788 - 1820 Association. From: IBIS Links No 3, July 1983. Remember all the old IBIS are in our library for loan, with many interesting stories in them.

Frederick Meredith Descendants' Group Gathering 2004. On: Sunday 12th September 2004 12 noon - 4.00 p.m At: Liverpool Library 170 George St, Liverpool. Also on the day: the books written by Patricia Meredith will be presented to the Library for safe keeping and public use. These books contain all the information, certificates, shipping etc. which Pat has collected over the fifteen years she has researched this family. Family members - please bring along your family tree. Ibis Links

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Some Helpful Information For Scottish Researchers An article, written by Bruce B Bishop, in Aberdeen & North-East Scotland Family History Society Journal No. 90 (February 2004) entitled Baptisms, Marriages and Deaths in Scottish Church Records has some very valuable advice for Scottish Researchers. The following extract is reproduced here with permission from the author Bruce Bishop and the Aberdeen & North East Scotland Family History Society. The IGI (International Genealogical Index), prepared by the Church of Latter-Day Saints, and the Old Parish Registers (OPRs) on which the IGI is based, are wonderful tools, and all credit must be given. They are a wealth ofinformation, but in many cases only ifyour ancestors were members ofthe Established Church ofScotland What of the other churches, the ones whose records of BIMID do not appear in the OPRs or in the IGI? There were many smaller churches in Scotland at different times, some of which kept records which have survived Some kept records which are now lost, and othersjust did not keep records such as the Catholic Church, which did not even want its adherents to be identifiedfollowing the Rebellions of 1715 and 1745. A chronological sequence ofthe Scottish churches 1560 The Reformation 1638-1650 The SecondReformation and the Restoration ofPresbyterianism 1690-176[ The Age ofDissent 1705 Theformation ofthe Scottish Episcopal Church 1712 Theformation ofthe ReformedPresbyterian Church 1733 Thefirst Secession; Burgher andAnti-Burgher Churches 1745 Catholic Church bannedfollowing the Rebellion 1761 The secondSecession, the ReliefChurch 1790 Repeal oflaws against the Catholic Church 1799 Theformation ofthe United Secession Church 1843 The Disruption; theformation ofthe Free Church ofScotland 1847 The founding of the United Presbyterian Church from a union of the Relief and the United Secession Churches 1855 The start of statutory registration of births, marriages and deaths in Scotland 1900 The UnitedPresbyterian and the Free ChurchesJoin toform the United Free Church. It is recommended that Researchers should read the remainder of the article. (The Shelf Number in our Library is SCT 17-03-63) Ibis Links

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JOTTINGS The .Journals held in our Library can provide a wealth of family history information. Listed below are a few of those items to tempt you. [Library Shelf Number shown 111 bracketsj

Wendy Polkinghorne Illaarra Branches [AN 17-12-27] No.78 March 2004 An Update on Probate in England and Wales by Sherry Irvine Generation [AQ 17-01-75] Vol 26 No 2 December 2003 • Find Your Ancestors' European Origins Australian sources and tips for beginners. • German Migration: Why, Where and Sources The South Australian Genealogist [AS 17-02-61] Vol 31 No 1 February 2004 • Dade Registers by Graham Jaunay- The Registers compiled by the Rev William Dade of Yorkshire. Researchers would be extremely lucky if they are searching Yorkshire Parishes using the Dade system because of the extra information provided. The Genealogist [AV 17-02-66] • Tasmanian Records Of Birth, Death And Marriage, compiled by Maree Ring. • Melbourne Archives Centre (National Archives) have movedfrom Casselden Place to 99 Shiel Street, North Melbourne. Western Ancestor [AW 17-01-60] Vol 9 No 4 December 2003 • British Civilian War Dead, WWII by Richard Goring (page 141) • Stop Press - National Archives Passenger List As at September 2003 includes 209,911 names of people arriving in Australia between January 1926 and June 1930. After reading the "stop press" go to the National Archives Website www.naa.gov.au Genealogists' Magazine [ENG 17-12-11] Vol 27 No. 7 September 2002 • And in My Lady's Chamber- Jermyns and Stuarts: Illicit Liaisons by Anthony Adolph • The Countess of Normandy by Peter Wilson Coldham Ibis Links

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Family_Tree_Magazine [ENG 17-6-137] October 2003, Vol 19 No 12 • Sex, lies and crime Clandestine marriage in the I7 and 18" centuries by Mark Heber • "Connect" a computer supplement giving all sorts of information to assist family historians, including computer programs, CD-ROMs for sale and web sites. •

Camp followers by Iain Swinnerton. A "Camp Follower" is a civilian, who follows a military unit, be they wives, lovers, vagabonds or prostitutes.

[ENG 17-6-138] November 2003, Vol 20 No 1 • Sex, lies and crime Continued • Illegitimacy need not be the end of the road by Peter Shaw "if you come across illegitimacy, don t give up. • "Connect" Scottish Town Plans Online by Sheena Tait. • Emigration and immigration (to and from Britain) by Jane Cavell. [ENG 17-6-139] December 2003, Vol 20 No2 • Six short lessons in family history by Anthony Camp Encouragement for those who are having problems! • Scottish tragedy - On the last Sabbath day of 1879 by Sheena Tait. The Tay bridge disaster (from Edinburgh to Dundee) with a list of known casualties. Practical Family_history [ENG 17-16-21] No. 7I November 2003 • Registration in Scotland by Sheena Tait. • Using the census by Christine M Morris • Records of the British in India by Richard Morgan [ENG 17-16-22] No 72 December 2003 • Civil registration in Northern Ireland by Brian Mitchell • Parish Records by Christine M Morris • Our greatest indexer - Percival Boyd by Anthony Camp [ENG 17-16-22] No 73 January 2004 • The census and census substitutes for Northern Ireland by Brian Mitchell • Internet for beginners by Jeanne Bunting [ENG 17-16-25] No 75 March 2004 • Record of the British in India by Richard Morgan • Buying certificates online by Sheena Tait ibis Links

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New 1n Our Library Books Title

Author

Code &Shelf No

Pioneer Women o/Castlemaine & District (donated by E Wakley)

Castlemaine Business Women's Club

AV 3.044

Cradled in Sweden (donated by V Moran)

Johansson, Carl-Erik

EUR2.822

Headstones & Plaques in the Shire ofJunee to 31Mar 2003

Wagga Wagga FHS

AN 11.2663

Headstones & Plaques in the Shire ofHolbrook to 31Oct 2003

Wagga Wagga FHS

AN 11.2664

Headstones & Plaques in the Shire of Urana to 30 Sep 2003

Wagga Wagga FHS

AN 11.2645

Carcoar Burials

Cowra Family History Group AN 11.2791

Booroowa Cemetery

Cowra Family History Group AN 11.2586

Fisherman of Greenwich (donated by R Gordon)

Tadman,J

ENG 4.501

Talk at Griffith Seminar Harkness, J & Carter, J 13 Mar 2004, Ireland & Time Line

IRE 2.708A

Tips for Queensland Research

Webster,J

AQ 5.133

Cavaso def Tomba Vol 1 (donated by A Surian)

Farronato, Autore

EUR 2.821B

Archives in Brief

State Records NSW

AN 5.093A

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CD-ROM Early Australian Electoral Rolls NSW 1903, Tas 1903, WA 1901

Australian Institute of Genealogical Studies

Computer

Henderson 's Australian Families A Genealogical & Biographical Record

Genealogical Society of Victoria

Computer

Early Pioneer Families of Victoria and Riverina

Genealogical Society of Victoria

Computer

Shropshire Burial Index V2- 1813-1837 (donated by A Langford)

Shropshire Family History Group

Computer

Welcome To Our New Members Surname MENZIES MACDONALD TYRELL COUSINS GONINON McINTYRE GREEN BAMFORD MOORE

Given Name Mrs. Jean Mrs. Marlene Mrs. Jenny & Mr. Anthony Mr. Ian & Ms Sara Mrs. Constance Ann Dorothy F. Mrs. Cheryl Mr. Graeme & Mrs. Jenny Mr. Stanley & Mrs. Valerie

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BIT, DEATH M ARACE CERTIFICATE PES Australian Capital Territory-after 1930 Registrar's Office PO Box 788, Canberra ACT 2601 Full Certificate $25. 00 No Refund (Pre 1930 see NSW)

New Zealand Dept oflntemal Affairs PO Box 10-526, Wellington NZ Electronic Copy for Genealogical purposes: Pre 1874 - $26.00, 1875 to date $20.00 NZ Updated order forms available in our library.

New South Wales Wills Supreme Court GPO Box 3, Sydney NSW 2001 Prior to 1850 $53.00 1850 to 1985 $36.00

Irish Republic General Register Office Lombard Street East, Dublin 2, Ireland Full Certificate £6.00 (Ire) Including postage.

Northern Territory Registrar General's Office GPO Box 3021, Darwin NT 0801 Full Certificate $25.00 (Prior to 24 Aug 1870 see South Australia

Western Australia Registrar General's Office, PO Box 7720 Closter Square, Perth 6001 Full Certificate $28.00, 5 year search $5.00 Quoting Index No & District $18.00

Queensland - Registrar General PO Box 188, Albert St, Brisbane 4001 Full Certificate $21.50 Each 5 year search $13.00 (Identification of Applicant & Relationship To subject required)

Scotland - Registrar General New Register House, Edinburgh Scotland EH1 3YT Full Certificate £13.57 (Stg) including postage. (Index for 1855-1897 & OPR on the Internet.

Queensland - pre 1890 State Archives PO Box 1397, SunnyBank Hills 4109 Full Certificate $20.50 Quoting Index No. $17.50

Victoria Registry ofBDM PO Box 4332, Melbourne 3001 Full Certificate with or without Index No. $17.50

South Australia Principal Registrar GPO Box 1351, ADELAIDE 5001 Full Certificate $33.00 Search 10 years - No Refund

Tasmania - Registry ofBDM GPO Box 198, Hobart 7001 Full Certificate $25.00 Search 5 years Pre 1900 Archives Office 91 Murray St, Hobart 7000

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ITEMS FOR SALE Monumental Inscriptions & Burial Records NB: Volumes I, 2, 3 and 6 are out of print, however photocopies are available at an increased charge to cover costs. Vol l Hillston & District, 66pp - photocopy only $10.00 plus postage Vol 2 Leeton & Whitton, 17lpp - photocopy only $26.00 plus postage Vol 3 Griffith, Bagtown & Yenda, 233pp - photocopy only.. . $28.00 plus postage Griffith Monumental Inscriptions & Burial Records (to 1998) - Supplement to Vol 3 $25.00 plus postage Vol 4 Narrandera District, 263pp $17.50 plus postage Vol 5 Lake Cargelligo & Ungarie Districts, 104pp $10.00 plus postage Vol 6 Hay, Darlington Point & Coleambally, 255pp - photocopy only $33.00 plus postage Vol 7 West Wyalong & District, l 73pp $15.00 plus postage West Wyalong Supplement $3.00 including postage Postage is as follows:- Vol 1 = $3.00; Vol 5 = $4.00. All others are charged at Parcel Rates, i.e. NSW $5.80; Vic $7.90; SA $8.85; Qld $8.20; Tas $10.25; NT $12.15 & WA $11.60

Riverina Cemeteries - Monumental Inscriptions & Burial Records Fully searchable CD-ROM, over 40,000 entries - $85.00 plus $5.00 postage anywhere in Australia. Total Cost $90.00

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No. 75 November 2004 ISSN 0811 - 5559 Journal of the GRIFFITH GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC

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Contents: Accident at No I Bombing & Gunnery School, Jarvis, Canada Armistice fatalities: Australian service personnel who died on 11 November 1918 Ann Meredith - A Brief History of our Currency Lass Mary Earl Freewoman Genealogy Why! Excursion along the Whitton Stock Route: Yenda to Rankins Springs Ian Colin Davidge, AO Mr R J Tunnicliff New In Our Library Jottings Websites/Websites on War Courier Service Society News Birth, Death & Marriage Certificate Prices

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ccident at a 1 ~ming d ?unuey Scfaat, [vwis, Canada By Jennie Carter I started researching my father's family in 1992; little did I know what doors would open on one of my uncles, Ray who was killed in a training exercise during WW2 in Jarvis, Canada. Ray McNABB was born June 1912 in Guyra and is the second child and eldest son of Edward and Florence McNabb who were granted one of the soldier settler farms in 1919 at Griffith. Ray was brought up on the farm along with his 4 brothers and 3 sisters. When he finished his schooling in 1927 he worked on the family farm and in 1935 started work at the Griffith Co-op Society. By 1940 he had become Hardware Department Manager & Buyer for the Co-op and for the last 3 years was active in the local 21Light Horse Unit. World War II had started and Ray, like his father, Edward, who served in the Boar War and WWI was keen to fight for his country like so many young men at that time. In April of that year he signed up for the Air Force Reserve and on November 11, joined the Air Force permanently. He embarked from Australia on December 28, 1940 and arrived in Canada January 23, 1941. At Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Ray trained as a Wireless Operator Air Gunner - a twenty· four week instruction course then on to the No 1 Bombing and Gunnery School at Jarvis, Ontario, Canada. The Jarvis air school was one of the first of 107 British Commonwealth Training Plan Schools in Canada. At the Jarvis School Ray would have four weeks of machine gun practice, shooting at targets from planes and on completion of his training, would be ready for active aircrew service in Europe. With only two weeks left before he graduated as a Wireless Operator Air Gunner and posted overseas for active service, Ray was killed on July 6, 1941 on a training exercise at Jarvis. Very little was known about Ray's accident only that he was killed during a training exercise. The story the family remembers being told is: He was on a training exercise in a Fairey Battle aeroplane near Jarvis, with two other men, when flames and smoke started to come from the engine, the pilot messaged to Ray and Charles TAGGART who were in the fuselage to bail out. The pilot parachuted to safety but unfortunately Ray and Charles were overcome by smoke and went down with the aeroplane and were killed in the crash. This is how the story stayed until April 1994 when the Griffith Fairey Firefly Plane Memorial was causing a lot of talk around our city as the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum at Hamilton, Ontario, Canada had approached the Griffith City Council about Ibis Links

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acquiring a wing from our Firefly as the museum's Firefly needed a new wing to restore the plane for flying. The curator of the Museum at that time was Robert Schweyer and he had been corresponding with a local Griffith resident Ron Miller about the Firefly wing. For over forty years Robert had been researching the No I Bombing and Gunnery School at Jarvis where Ray McNabb trained and has taken for many years an active interest in the local cemetery where lie the remains of 1 1 Commonwealth airmen one of them being our Ray McNabb. Ron Miller had known of Ray's family for many years and got in contact with my father and we have been corresponding ever since. The following in italic is information Robert Schweyer has researched on Ray with what records were opened to the public at the Canadian National Archives and talking to other airmen stationed at the Jarvis air base during Ray's training. Robert has taken a special interest in Ray's accident, as it was the first plane accident in which airmen had perished at the Jarvis training school. Ray and Charles Taggart were on a routine gunnery training flight over the Niagara peninsula about 50 miles from the Jarvis air school. Both had recently arrived at Jarvis from Wireless School and were completing their course as wireless operator air gunner (WAG). On this particular day they were on a film exercise which meant they were using a special camera gun which shot 16mm film, not live ammunition. Near the city of St Catharine's, Ontario, some 15 miles northwest of Niagara Falls and only about 20 minutes flying time from the Jarvis field, a connecting rod broke on their aircraft at about 3400 feet and white smoke was seen to be trailingfrom the plane. Glycol (cooling fluid) from the liquid-cooled Rolls-Royce Merlin engine began leaking, the fumes of which would have been very acrid. All ofthis was witnessed at close hand, by the pilot of a second aircraft accompanying Ray's aircraft on exercise. According to the pilot of the second plane, the pilot of Ray's plane slid back his canopy to release the fumes and at the same time, ordered his crew (Ray and Charles) to bail out. The pilot parachuted to safety and the aeroplane crashed into an embankment at St Catharine's with Ray and Charles still on board. New information on Ray's crash was given to us in July 1997 as the Canadian National Archives finally released to Robert the complete and detailed Court of Inquiry report 77 pages. According to one key eyewitness (the gunner in the accompanying aircraft) one of the gunners in Ray's plane (believed to be Taggart) did indeed receive the message to jump. He was operating the camera gun in the rear turret at the time and would have been wearing the only headset available to the crew. He was seen apparently taking the message then scramble down into the fuselage of the aircraft, presumably to warn Ray and for both to clip their parachutes on (chest-type parachutes were not worn by crew but could quickly be attached within seconds). This was the last any of the crew of the other plane saw ofthem despite thefact theyfollowed the plane down until it crashed. /bis Links

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Further examination at the crash site revealed that both parachutes had been 'clipped on' to each on the men's harnesses but one was not clipped on properly, one of the two clips not being attached. This led the court to surmise that in their haste to leave the aircraft one of the men failed to fasten both clips and as they were leaving, this dangling parachute pack may have snagged on some part ofthe plane and that the other remained behind to assist him tofree himself. The court evidence then suggests that the actions of the two airmen may have been impaired by exposure to heat and poisonous fumes from escaping glycol or hydraulic fluid. Court evidence: That is was necessary for the pilot to abandon the aircraft and that every reasonable effort had been made to warn the crew before doing so. Thus, it would appear that the pilot was found not guilty of any negligence, except perhaps in abandoning the aircraft sooner than what was necessary. In a report statement both McNabb and Taggart were described as: Very smart and above average students. They worked very fast and smoothly on their exercises. Both seemed to be very calm and steady. They were very keen on their work. As a result of this accident the Court of Inquiry recommended: The folding rear seat in front of the gunner's seat be removedfrom Fairey Battle aircraft and that rear cockpit hood be modified to permit jettisoning for emergency exit. Ground instruction in abandoning aircraft. Ray and Charles were laid to rest with full military honours in Knox Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Jarvis along with nine other Commonwealth airmen, two other Australians, two New Zealanders and five British. In addition to the above eleven buried at Jarvis, another 27 Canadians and 2 Americans also died during training exercises while stationed at the Jarvis School, they were shipped home for burial in North America. Still today Robert has an active interest in the cemetery, and the Jarvis community including schools, who all pay tribute to the service men on Remembrance and Anzac Days every year. The remainder of Ray's class, Air Gunners course I 0, graduated twelve days later on July I 9, I 941, consisting of 55 Australians and 6 Canadians. One of the Australians was another Griffith man Lionel GIBBS. Lionel and Ray enlisted together into the air force. Lionel a Pilot Officer died during the night of May 13, 1943 when the RAAF bombed Daisburg, Germany. Shortly after midnight Lionel's Lancaster bomber of No 83 Squadron RAAF was attacked by a German night fighter and the Lancaster crashed in flames just south of Eemnes in Netherlands. All told 9,606 Australians received their wings in Canada under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan during WW2. An agreement between the governments of Canada, Great Britain, Australia and New Zealand. There are 139 Ibis Links

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Australians and 72 New Zealand war dead buried in Canada and the United States, including 6 at Jarvis. In 1994 Robert was also able to visit the lady who saw Ray's plane go down from her upstairs bedroom window, (she was 81 years old at the time of Robert's visit). She was able to take him to the exact place and recall the day like it had just happened, even remembering the plane being a Fairey Battle. She had kept a very short length of parachute cord and small aluminium fittings from the crash site which she kindly gave to Robert who forwarded them on to my family. After first contact with Robert, the family wrote to the Australian Archives for copies of Ray's file. We received Ray's file as requested and unbeknown to us and completely surprised was a letter stating that medals awarded to Ray for his service in WW2 had never been collected by his parents, so we made application to receive his service medals. Robert was also able to give our family a number of photo's and paper clippings of Ray and Charles funeral something my family had never seen and as mentioned before, to this day our family keeps in touch with him and greatly appreciate the research work he has done on Ray. Our thanks to Robert Schweyer of Canada for allowing his research on Ray and the No l Bombing & Gunnery School of Jarvis to be reprinted. Robert, also regularly speaks on the No I Bombing & Gunnery School at Jarvis and has recently published the book Sights on Jarvis - No 1 Bombing and Gunnery School 1940-1945. 1 would be interested to hear from relatives of Charles Taggart B 1915, North Balmain, Sydney, son of James and Annie Taggart. PO Box 333, GRIFFITH 2680, email cargrape@iprimus.com.au

New Zealand Cemeteries on the Web New Zealand Cemeteries On-line - with many searchable cemeteries. http://www.homepages.paradise.net.nz/barbgreg/Cemetery.html New Zealand Government On-line Genealogy Resources- Has many contact details for libraries where cemetery records are kept. http://www.pycroft.co.nz/services/NZ_Government_On-Line_Data.html

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died or 11 owembe 1918 Seventeen members of the First AIF died on 11 November 19 I 8, the day the Armistice ending World War I was signed. They came from all states of Australia: eight enlisted in NSW, three in Western Australia, two each in Tasmania and Victoria, and one apiece in South Australia and Queensland. There was no pattern to their deaths. Some died of wounds, others of illness. Most were single but some were married. Their ranks ranged from Private to Sergeant. Several had previously been wounded in action. One had been decorated for bravery. Like all other Australian service personnel who died during the war, their names are listed on the Roll of Honour at the Australian War Memorial. The World War I service records held by the National Archives of Australia can provide extremely valuable information for family history researchers whose relatives had military service. The following brief histories of five Australians who died on 11 November 1918 provide examples of the types of information that can be found on a service record. The histories were compiled using details taken only from the war service records of these men. Private Edward Wareham Eames (service number 6907) was born and raised in Sydney. He enlisted on 15 March 1917, two months before his nineteenth birthday. At the time he was an unmarried carpenter living with his father Walter. His mother was listed as deceased. A hernia scar on the left side of his body and a scar on the inside of his right leg just below the knee were his only distinguishing physical characteristics. He left Australia on 16 June 1917 with the 20" reinforcements of the I8" Battalion and arrived in England on 25 August. The following day he was appointed Acting Corporal. He held this rank for four months before reverting to Private on 27 December when he embarked for active duty. He disembarked in France on 28 December and joined his unit in Belgium on New Year's Day 1918. During the course of the next three-and-a-half months his unit moved south into France. On 14 April he was wounded in action but remained on duty and was treated at the front. He remained on active duty until early August when he was hospitalised for six weeks with dysentery. He rejoined his unit on 28 September but was severely wounded on 4 October suffering a gunshot wound to the groin. He was initially evacuated to the 58" Casualty Clearing Station and then two days later was transferred to the 2" Australian General Hospital at Boulogne. He died on 11 November 1918, five-and-a-half weeks after being wounded. Sapper William Sandiland Howden (service number 9549) was born in White Kirk, Scotland on 29 May 1887. His parents remained in Scotland although he and his sister had since settled in Australia. His sister lived with her husband in Kurri Kurri, while he lived and worked as a coalminer near Wollongong. He initially attempted to enlist in early 1915 but was rejected for having poor teeth. Despite his dental problems, he Ibis Links

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successfully enlisted on 23 November 1917. Because of his mining background he served with the engineers in the I Australian Tunnelling Company. He embarked from Melbourne on 28 February 1918 and arrived at Liverpool on 20 April 1918. After spending four months in England, he eventually joined his unit in France on 11 September 1918. On 29 September he was wounded in action. A report from the No. 9 General Hospital in France provides an account of what happened next: The above-named soldier was admitted to this hospital on 1.10.18 suffering from the effects of shell wounds leg, right, and compound fracture of leg, left. His right leg was amputated and a transfusion of blood was given on the 3.10.18 but he died from general infection and exhaustion on 11.11.18. He was buried in St Sever Cemetery Rouen on the 12.11.18. Grave No. 9362. Not all the service personnel who died that day received fatal wounds. Several died of illness. In some cases they were early victims of the 'Spanish Flu', the influenza pandemic that accounted for millions oflives in 191 8 and 1919. Private Joseph Louis Delley (service number 5575) was an unmarried 21-year-old farmer born in Bundaberg, Queensland. He enlisted in Brisbane on 16 March 1916, having previously been rejected nine times as he suffered from the tropical skin disease filariasis. He left Australia on 7 September 1916 with the 15" reinforcements of the 26" Battalion. He disembarked in England on 2 November and embarked for France in mid-December. He continued to suffer from filariasis and was hospitalised several times in 1917 and 1918. On 27 October 1918 he was admitted to hospital with severe pneumonia and he died at 6pm on 11 November. The official cause of death was influenza septicaemia. The Last Post was played at his funeral and his coffin was draped with the Union Jack. Among the mourners present were an aunt and uncle who lived in Bournemouth and another aunt and uncle who lived in Lancashire. His mother was sent his belongings three coins, a prayer book, a pocket book and some letters. Private Robert Boss (service number 2871) was an unmarried labourer from New South Wales who enlisted at Bathurst on 10 August 1916, a month before his twentieth birthday. He embarked on 25 October 1916 with the 7" reinforcements of the 54" Battalion and arrived in England three days after Christmas. He spent almost six months in England, first with the 14" Training Battalion and then on temporary assignment with the Australian Army Postal Corps. In June 1917 he proceeded to France. He was gassed on 16 October and hospitalised for over a month. Following several more months with his unit at the front, he was granted two weeks' leave on 18 February 1918, which was spent in England. He rejoined his unit in March but was hospitalised in April with bronchitis. Upon his release he returned to the front. On 11 October, just a month before Ibis Links

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his death, he transferred to the 56" Battalion. On 8 November he was hospitalised with influenza and three days later he died of pneumonia. The highest ranking and most decorated Australian who died on 11 November was Military Medal recipient Sergeant John Page (service number 2135). Born near Quirindi in New South Wales, he enlisted on 13 April 1916. He was an unmarried 28-year-old contractor who nominated his father Peter as his next of kin. On 24 August he embarked with the 3" reinforcements of the 34" Battalion. He disembarked in England in October and proceeded to France in November. He was appointed Lance Corporal in January 1917, the first of a series of promotions. On 6 May 1917 he was admitted to hospital suffering a gunshot wound to the groin. He spent several weeks in hospital but rejoined his unit on 15 June and five days later was appointed temporary Corporal. On 15 July, while serving in Belgium, he was wounded for a second time when he suffered a gunshot wound to the neck. He was admitted to hospital in England and shortly after reverted to the rank of Lance Corporal. On 27 October he rejoined his unit, who were now located in France, and in mid-November he was promoted to Corporal. In early December he was promoted to Sergeant. During January-February 1918 he spent six weeks at Brigade School before rejoining his unit on 23 February. For his actions in early March he was awarded the Military Medal. His citation reads as follows: For devoted service on night of 4-5/3/18 during raid on enemy trenches in vicinity of Warneton. With his party he was temporarily held up by superior numbers of the enemy in the trench leading to his final objective but by his personal courage and determined fighting he eventually cleared the way for the advance. His gallant efforts were of the highest value, and relieved a critical situation for his party. On 31 August, while serving in France, he was wounded for a third time. He was admitted to hospital in England suffering a gunshot wound to his right arm. He was released from hospital on 16 September and on 22 October 1918 he married 20-year-old domestic servant Elsie Hawkins. The wedding took place in the parish church of her hometown of Barefield, Middlesex. On 31 October he was hospitalised with influenza and he died on 11 November, just three weeks after the wedding. These summaries are indicative of the wealth of information held on service records. All five records also contained basic physical descriptions - height, weight, complexion, and hair and eye colour. The information is not only useful in its own right but the dates, places, units and hospitals mentioned can facilitate further research in newspapers, letters, books, diaries and unit histories. Ibis Links

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Information on the services provided by National Archives of Australia and the relevant contact details are listed below.

How to find records about a family member: Information about records can be found by searching the RecordSearch and PhotoSearch databases, both of which are available online at the National Archives' website (ywy_naa_goy.au). To find records on a family member, your first step would be to enter a surname as a keyword search in the RecordSearch search screen. Viewing the records is free, but charges apply for ordering copies. Online service record request forms are available (see https//shop.naa.gov.au/ servicerecord.php).

Need help? If you would like more help in locating records, contact the National Archives reference service at ref@naa_goy_au. You can also contact the Archives' reference service by telephone or fax on the following numbers: Tel: Within Australia: 1300 886 881 Overseas: 61 2 6212 3900 Fax: Within Australia: 1300 886 882 Overseas: 6126212 3999 This article was prepared by Mr Rodney Noonan a member of the National Archives Defence Service Records Team. Article, photographs and captions are reproduced with permission of National Archives Canberra.

Did You Know? More than 330 000 Australians served overseas in World War L Of these, 61 919 died, about 152 000 were wounded and over 4 000 were taken prisoner. Remembrance Day is the day Australians remember those who have died in war. At 11 am on II November, we observe a silent tribute to the sacrifice made by men and women who died or suffered in wars and conflicts in the past 100 years The service records of Australians who served in World War I are one of the National Archives' greatest treasures. In 2003 the Archives began a project to ensure the future preservation of these records. We are creating a digital copy of each record and making these available for public access on our website. Some records will not be accessible during this important undertaking.

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Left: Wounded Australians during the battle of the Menin Road, 20 September 1917. NM: B4260,J

Right: 'C' and 'D' companies of the 18" Battalion at Steele's Post, Anzac, Gallipoli, 1915. NAA: A6180, 10/4/80/7

Left: Soldiers walking along a road littered with rubble and dead horses, 1917. NAA., B4260,2

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Until 1999, Ann Meredith/McGuire/Fisher was unknown to me and a mystery to Pat Meredith. Pat had hit a stumbling block trying to trace what had happened to Ann, daughter of First Fleeter, Frederick Meredith, in Tasmania. I was working upwards through the tree, yet to hear of Ann. Then magically we found each other and were able to put Ann's family together. Three years earlier, I had started researching the life of the grandfather in Fiji, that I had never met, William Vincent Terry. It had led on to other ancestors, one of whom was Grandpa's grandfather Thomas Edward Fisher, from Fiji, Dunedin, Port Albert and Hobart Town. Jo Rush and Val Lacey's Lipscombe research had helped. Then contact with Pat provided the unexpected twist that fixed Fijian colonist Thomas as the son of a Hobart Town couple: currency lass Ami Meredith and currency lad Thomas Gregory Fisher. Aim and her family lived in exciting times She left Sydney at a young age, married twice, and had at least ten children, all but the first with Thomas in her life, and over twenty direct grandchildren Ann had many grandchildren through her first born, Mary Ann McGuire, but she appeared to have lost touch with her Fisher grandchildren, as her children had left Australia. Perhaps that is why it was so hard to find Arm and Thomas Fisher's descendants. Thomas and Ann had an enduring partnership in a growing colony Their lives involved fanning, shoe making, commerce, boats, and orcharding as Hobart Town developed. Two daughters stayed in Tasmania, the eldest's family a part of development locally. The five sons and two daughters went on to pioneer in Victoria, New Zealand and Fiji, following the gold rushes in their timing, but dependant mainly instead on commerce and boat building, and later agriculture, for their success and their descendants futures

Ann the Child Ami Meredith (1811-1880) was the fifth child of baker Frederick Meredith and Bellona convict Sarah Meredith nee Mason. Ann was born on June 21, 1811 She began life at Salt Pan Creek (now Punchbowl) in Sydney, most likely in a small stone hut. When Ann was six, her big sister Sophia Fisher (nee Meredith) left, making Ann the eldest daughter at home. When Ann was eleven years old, her father became the new constable at Liverpool. The family moved to a better home there. At twelve years of age, Ann left and sailed for Hobart Town, accompanying her married sister, Sophia Logan, who had married for a second time. Ibis Links

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Ann the Mother Five years later, just before Christmas, Ami married innkeeper Robert McGuire. Ann must have been a strong and capable seventeen year old, for she married a widower with three children, aged 8, 6 and 3, and an inn to run. Ann's first child Mary Ann McGuire was born the next September. Ami and sister Sophia had their daughters baptised together in December that year. Three months later, Ann was pregnant with her second child, when tragedy struck: Robert died. In June 1830, Ann's second daughter Sarah Ann Maquarie (sic) was born. Around this time, Sandy Bay farmer Thomas Gregory Fisher entered Ann's life to become her lifelong partner. Both Robert and Ann knew Thomas before they were married, as the Fisher's were involved in their marriage agreement. When Ann's second daughter was two, she was baptised Sarah Macquarie Fisher, but she does not appear to have survived, nor did Ann's third child William Henry Fisher who only lived for four days. Aim and Thomas lived at Battery Point. Their next three children survived Thomas Edward Fisher (b. c 1833- 1892), Frederick Gregory Fisher (b. c 1834- c1880) and Ann Elizabeth Fisher (1836- 1882. Ann's sons births were not recorded, but Edward Fisher's will recognised them as his 'natural grandchildren'. The mid 1830's were difficult for farming and Thomas had turned to shoemaking by Ann's baptism in 1836 Then he went away for a year. Ann's seventh child Sophia Fisher lived a week in 1838. Thomas came back to fanning in the 1840s and Ann had more children: William Fisher (1840- 1889): John Fisher (1842- 1848); Sophia Elizabeth Fisher (b. 1844-7)and Edward Fisher (b. 1847 -?). A Florence Helen Fisher was also born around this time. Now aged thirty-six, with children from one to a nineteen year old, Aim married Thomas Fisher in 1848 at the Independent Chapel in Hobart Town. Next came John Fisher (1849 - 1875). Six years later, Alm, aged 44, had her last known child. Robert John Adam Fisher lived only a week in 1855.

Ann the Grandmother Ann was forty-five when her eldest child Mary Ann McGuire (1829- 1913) married a widower Frederick William Lipscombe (a free settler of Sandy Bay, who was an innovative orchardist and community leader). Through her eldest child, Ann gained nineteen grandchildren! Frederick had twelve children already. Mary Ann added seven more two girls who died as children, and five boys. Most stayed close by in Tasmania Most of Ann's Fisher children left Tasmania. Ann's sons became well know as colonists, planters and boat builders in Fiji, where at least three died. Most descendants were in Fiji or Sydney. Two daughters went to Dunedin with their brothers, but, married, did not go to Fiji. Ibis Links

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So Aim and Thomas' brood of five sons and two daughters did not create much grandmothering work for Ann, nor did her daughter Ann, who stayed at home, and did not marry. Their children produced at least fifteen grandchildren, but they were located in New Zealand, Fiji and later Sydney. Unless they were sent to Hobart to school, it is unlikely Aim would have had contact with these grandchildren. This may explain how this line got lost Ann's role with her McGuire stepchildren s four children is unknown. Ann Fisher, McGuire nee Meredith, died at Battery Point in Hobart on August 16, 1880, aged sixty-nine. She had spent almost fifty years with Thomas, building a big enterprising family. But how many could attend her burial in Plot C8 at the Comelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart? Thomas (Gregory) Fisher survived Ann by eight years, before they were reunited in plot C8. Reproduced with the permission of Jeanie Clark- From the Frederick Meredith Descendant's Group Newsletter: Number 35, October 2001. Next Issue: Eleanor Meredith the last chapter detailing the family of Frederick Meredith, First Fleeter & Sarah Mason, Convict.

Grave of Anne Fisher/McGuire nee Meredith, her husband Thomas and their daughter Ann Elizabeth Fisher

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/Wavy Cw Geewoman By Anne Gribble My great great great grandfather Patrick McGinnity was a convict from County Meath, Ireland He was convicted for life. His ship the Archduke Charles sailed from County Cork and arrived in Sydney town in the summer of 1813. By 1814 he was Off Stores and received Ticket of Leave No 1467 in 1818. His 'Life' sentence had lasted 5 years. In 1820 he applied for permission to marry and in July, Patrick and Mary Earl Freewoman were wed. They had two children, John and Eliza, the girl dying in infancy. Patrick died in 1828, aged 45 years We are descended from John I could find no further trace of his mother. I looked for her birth, her other marriages, her death and her land title. I looked for years for Mary Earl Freewoman. A letter to NW NSW regional newspapers re the McGinnity family found its way into a Sydney daily. A phone call from Alan near Newcastle put me onto Bill from Portland who solved the mystery. Jonathan EARLE and wife Elizabeth Coter (or Cocker) came to Australia as free settlers in 1904 on Experiment with two children Mary and Charlotte, aged 6 years and 2 years Rebecca was born 1805 (Elizabeth may have been pregnant on the voyage) and John Arkell was born as his father's funeral was going out the gate at Mulgrave Place (Richmond) So our Mary was really MARY EARLE, a free woman. I had been looking for the wrong name!

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GENEALOGY

WHY!

We are the chosen. My feeling is that there is one who seems called to find the ancestors. To put flesh on their bones and make them live again. To tell the family story and to feel that somehow those who went before know and approve. To me, doing genealogy is not a cold gathering of facts but, instead, breathing life into all who have gone before. We are the storytellers of the tribe. All tribes have one. We have been called as if it were in our genes. Those who have gone before cry out to us: Tell our story. So, we do. In finding them, we somehow find ourselves. How many graves have I stood before now and cried? I have lost count. How many times have I told my ancestors, "You have a wonderful family; you would be proud of us."? How many times have I walked up to a grave and felt somehow there was love there for me? I cannot say. It goes beyond just documenting the facts. It goes to who I am, and why I do the things I do. It goes to seeing a cemetery about to be lost forever to weeds and indifference, and saying I can't let this happen The bones here are bones of my bones and flesh of my flesh. It goes to doing something about it. It goes to pride in what our ancestors were able to accomplish. How they contributed to what we are today. It goes to respecting their hardships and losses, their never giving up, their resoluteness to go on and build a life for their family. It goes to deep pride that they fought to make and keep us a nation. lt goes to a deep and immense understanding that they were doing it for us, that we might be born who we are, that we might remember them. So we do. With love and caring and scribing each fact of their existence, because we are them and they are us. I tell the story of my family It is up to that one called in the next generation, to answer the call and take their place in the long line of family storytellers. That is why I do my family genealogy, and that is what call those, young and old, to step up and put flesh on the bones.

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Cacwwan along tRe URtton Stock Rote

'Jenda ta Rankins Spingo 12 September 2004 On a cool and windy day 43 eager local history enthusiasts set off up the Stock Route under the leadership of President Clive Polkinghorne and a very enthusiastic Frank Mitchell. A number of the party had "connections" with the Whitton Stock Route and shared their knowledge with the group Our first stop was the Mt Elliott Public Watering Place (PWP) where Ernie Cummings from Barellan related that he was the grandson of Peter Touhy who had been in charge of the PWP and that both Peter and his son had lived there. Ernie explained that the water from the PWP was pumped from the dam to an overhead tank where it was then discharged into a stock watering trough. Ernie said that the last Cobb & Co Coach travelled along the stock route in 1926. Ernie also displayed some photos of his grandparents on the property and a journal detailing the numbers of livestock watered at the PWP in the late 1800s. The next stop was the site of the Ballandry Hotel at Mt Elliott where the present owners allowed us to inspect the remains and wander about the property. The first licensee of this hotel was Hugh Dundas and his licence was issued in 1882. Maureen Parker nee Doyle had a connection with the Ballandry Hotel as James Doyle, her Grandfather's brother, was the Licensee in 1891 to 1895 and again in 1902 to 1905 when the renewal application was refused as the premises did not conform with the Licensing Act requirements. The convoy of 18 cars then travelled about 9km up the stock route to view the remains of an old wooden bridge. This was a most interesting stop as the construction of the bridge over quite a deep ravine was still visible. Lunch at Woolshed Flat gave all an opportunity to "have a chat. Vic Budd, whose grandfather drove a Cobb & Co Coach between Mt Hope and Whitton for many years displayed a piece of copper ore and copper shot and told us a little about the Mt Hope Copper Mines. Copper mining began at Mt Hope in the late 1870s and wood fired smelters were used. Reg Winkler then proudly displayed a copper ingot that is usually kept in the Whitton Museum. He also said that the Coach would leave Whitton about 1.00 pm and arrive at Mt Elliott, which was a big change station, at 7.00 pm. The next morning the coach left at 6.00 am and arrived at 6.00 pm at Lake Cargelligo. Ibis Links

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The first stop after lunch was to inspect the 75M markings on a huge Box Tree. Clive explained that 75M signified that the position was 75 miles from Narrandera The site of the remains of the Pulletop PWP and Whim was the next item of interest. Reg Winkler from the Whitton Museum and Charlie Robertson were able to explain how the whim had been used to transfer water in the dam to a stock water trough. (Photos of similar whims were included in the handout) A Mile Post showing W42, LC53 (Whitton 42 miles, Lake Cargelligo 53 miles) was located by Frank Mitchell Clive pointed out that this mile post and another further up the stock route, were a different series of mileages than that shown on the Box Tree. After viewing Frank Mitchell's farm with his home nestled under the hill we made a stop to view a huge Pine Tree with the markings - 91M clearly visible. The last port of call for some of the travellers was the Rankins Springs Hotel for a quick drink before making for home. There were many expressions of appreciation by members and visitors as an enjoyable and informative day was had by all. Frank Mitchell had been up early that day as he travelled to Barellan to bring Ernie Cummings along to share his knowledge and Jim McGann went to Leeton and collected Reg Winkler before joining the excursion. Thank you Frank, Ernie, Jim, Reg and Vic - the success of the day was largely due to your participation. Special thanks must be extended to Frank Mitchell and Clive Polkinghorne who planned the trip and located the items of interest. By Wendy Polkinghorne

The remains of the bridge on the stock route. (Photo Courtesy of John Miller)

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Clive Polkinghorne, Sid Chilvers, Lyn Brown and Charlie Robertson looking at the 75M markings of the old Box Tree. (Photo Courtesy of John Miller)

The site of the Pnlletop Whim the only visible evidence that a whim operated at this location over 80 years ago is the track left by the horse's hooves (Photo: Courtesy of Wendy Polkinghorne)

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IAN COLIN DAVIDGE, AO Doctor of Applied Science (honoris causa) 4 October 1953 - 30 September 2004

Ian Colin Davidge, late of 66 Langley Crescent, Griffith, passed away in the morning of 30 September 2004. Ian is survived by his wife Beth, son David, daughter-in-law Jacqueline, and grandson Julian. Ian passed away peacefully at home after a long illness, comforted by the love and support of his family, friends and carers.

«as om in Girth on 4 0ctoer 1933. He was the second child of Charles Davidge, an original settler in the area and his wife Veronica, formerly a schoolteacher at Hanwood. Ian was a brother to Ken, born in 1922. At the time of lan's birth, the Davidges fanned in an extended family operation, raising crops and livestock at Farm 66, Hanwood. Ian was involved from an early age in the family fann, and demonstrated a natural affinity for fanning. In 1940, Charlie, Vera, Ken and Ian moved to the family's farm at Yenda (today owned by Ian's nieces Lyndell and Wendy, and nephew Ross). Ian was educated at the Hanwood and Myall Park Schools before enrolling at Griffith High School. He enjoyed his schooling and many of his school friends are still in the area. Aside from studies, Ian was a very good horseman and played competition polocrosse into the late 1950's. Upon finishing school Ian continued work with his family. In Ken he had not only a loving brother, but also a loyal business partner Ken's wife Nell and their children (and subsequently their families) provided a caring extended family for lan, the warmth and support of which he enjoyed greatly. Ibis Links

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After the death of Charlie in 1960, Ian, Vera and Ken continued to farm in a partnership as C.A. Davidge & Sons. Vera maintained an active role in the partnership until 1993. and the partnership continued until Ken's passing in 2002. In an age of fraternal community, Ian was encouraged by his parents to actively participate in community affairs. Ian's parents were his initial and enduring inspiration. Ian inherited the affability of his father and the organisational skills of his mother and was highly regarded as an intelligent strategic thinker and speaker. He developed his public speaking skills early through involvement in the Junior Farmers movement and in Rural Youth. Following National Service, he began a lifelong association with a number of organisations including the Ricegrowers' Association and Ricegrowers' Co-operative. Ian joined the Ricegrowers' Association in 1954, playing a key role in developing the cooperative movement. He was passionate in his commitment to developing an independent, efficient, value-adding organisation. In 1958 Ian succeeded his father as Secretary of the Ricegrowers' Mirrool Branch. Soon after, he was elected to the Board of Ricegrowers' Co-operative Mills Ltd. In 1963 Ian married Beth Solomon, a high school teacher originally from Candelo, near Bega. Ian was fortunate to find a steadfast and energetic partner who supported him, his family and his interests unwaveringly for the next 41 years. Ian's success would have been impossible without Beth's direct and indirect support and contribution. Ian was welcomed into Beth's family, enjoying (and reciprocating) the abiding affection and respect of Beth's late father Gordon, mother Mary, brother Harold and sister-in-law Barbara, nephew Adrian, niece Megan and their families In 1965 Ian was awarded a Churchill Fellowship to study agriculture in the USA. He was the first farmer in New South Wales to win such an award. The Fellowship was a generous one and he was able to spend nine months in the US with Beth, where they spent considerable time in the Southern, Eastern and Western states. In 1970 he was elected as an Honorary Councillor of the Ricegrowers' Association of Australia which is the highest honour the industry can bestow on an individual. Ian became Chairman of the Ricegrowers' Co-operative Mills Ltd. in 1975. He also served on the Irrigation Research and Extension Committee and the Board of the Griffith Co-operative Society He was elected as a delegate to the National Farmers Federation and chaired the Rice Industry Co-ordination Committee. Ian's service to the Australian rice industry included thirty-six years as a Director of the Ricegrowers' Co-operative Ltd and twenty-two years as Chairman of the Ricegrowers' Co-operative Ltd. He served as a delegate to the Central Executive for thirty-eight years from 1958: and was Chairman of the Rice Growers' Association of Australia for twelve years from 1963 to 1975, when he retired to become Chairman of the Co-operative. He Ibis Links

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was a trustee of the Mccaughey Memorial Trust, a member of the Ministerial Cooperatives Council and a director and chairman of several of the Co-operative's subsidiaries. Ian retired from RCL in 1996. Ian led the industry through a period of volatility in international trade that included Britain's entry into the Common Market. During his period as Chairman: rice production increased nearly ten-fold; total payments to rice growers increased from $6 million to $250 million; and industry turnover grew from $14 million to over $600 million. Under lan's chairmanship, the Ricegrowers' Co-operative achieved its long tenn objective of marketing branded Australian rice to Japan- a prospect Ian first communicated during a grower meeting at Whitton in the 1950's. At the time of his retirement the industry exported eighty-five percent of its rice as a premium, packaged, branded product to over forty destinations including Japan, Hong Kong, the Middle East and the Pacific. Just as he had been supported by family, Ian enjoyed tremendous and invaluable friendship, support and counsel from his colleagues in every sector of the rice industry and associated fields. lan continued to serve the rice industry in many ways, supporting the Co-operative Research Centre (CRC) for Sustainable Rice Production, which he chaired until his retirement in 2002. He also worked to develop links between Charles Sturt University and the irrigation industry in New South Wales. In 1999 Ian was made an Officer of the Order of Australia for service to the rice industry and for developing export markets. In May 2000 was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Applied Science (Honoris Causa) at Charles Sturt University. In 2002, Ian was inducted into the Australasian Agribusiness Co-operatives Hall of Honour Beth and Ian had a son, David, in 1970. Ian's life included Beth's many interests and thereafter included David's. Ian will be remembered as a most loving, patient and generous father Ian was delighted by David's marriage to Jacqueline in 2000, and has thrived in the company of his adored grandson, Julian. Jacqueline's support of Ian, Beth and David, especially during Ian's illness, affirmed his belief in the essence of family. Ian, Beth and David and their families have supported each other in their activities, and have taken pride and pleasure in each other's achievements. Ian was loved dearly by his family and friends He will be missed by all whose lives he touched with love, friendship, vision, good humour and concern. Prepared ly David Davide on behalfofla's family. 4 October 2004 Ibis Links

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Mr R]Tunnicliff. By Lyn Brown, Member #3. My records show that Mr Tunnicliff has been attending to the Griffith Genealogical and Historical Society Inc needs in London since March 1995; a period of nine and a half years. He dealt with Certificate Orders, Census and Research in London. He also settled a number of difficult situations regarding these items for us, in other words, 'he went in to bat for us' to get a fair result. He has always been courteous, kind and helpful In our regular letters with the Certificate Applications we usually briefly discussed current happenings in both countries; the weather and our gardens. Mr and Mrs Tunnicliff were energetic octogenarians who walked or cycled around their village of St. Albans in Hertfordshire Their allotment, where they grew vegetables and flowers, was a ten minute cycle ride away from their home. Their back yard was enclosed by tall pine trees, which started off as hedge, but had grown very tall over the years and shaded the garden. The pines were a haven for birds, which they loved. Early in the year, Mr and Mrs Tunnicliff were ill with a virus but have since recovered. Their Doctor suggested that they take life a bit easier, so giving up the trips to London a couple of times a week, and the allotment, were obvious ways to slow down. For a younger person, let alone someone in his 80s, travelling an hour each way to London and researching at the Family Records Centre for the day would be extremely tiring We will miss his helpful advice on many subjects and wish him and his wife many more healthy years. The Society has sent them a small gift of a tea-towel printed with parrots, plus a couple of Griffith items, for which Mr. Tunnicliff has written to thank us. John and Yvonne Miller were very pleased to visit Mr Tunnicliff at his home on 11 September 2001. (The same day that the World Trade Centre in New York was hit by terrorist aeroplanes).

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Thankyou letter sent to Lyn Brownfrom Mr Tunnicliff, 7 September 2004 Dear Mrs Brown and members of Griffith GHS, Just a letter of appreciation from my wife and myself of your good wishes and of your delightful and colourful gift, which we shall enjoy looking at as a reminder of out Courier role in the GGHS work With the folder of Griffith views and the picture cards you have sent earlier of notable events in Griffith we shall always picture it as a place of sunshine and colour and friendly inhabitants. We wish you all the best of health and happiness for the future. Mr and Mrs Tunnicliff.

Mr Tunnicliff and Yvonne Miller - September 11, 2001

Griffith LDS - Library Hours Tuesday: 9.15am 3.15 pm Friday 9.15 am- 1.15 pm For Enquiries Ph 02 6962 909 Ibis Links

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New In Our Library

Books Author Brennan, W

Code &Shelf No. AN 7.2701

National Archives of Australia

A 5.075A

(donated by B Davidge)

Cemetery Transcriptions Monaro Vol 2

Heraldry & Genealogy Society of Canberra Inc

AN 11.2630A

Victorian Gum Inc 20" Anniversary Conference Papers

Victorian Gum Inc

AY5.135

Ceccato, Gino

AN 7.2680V

Ceccato, Gino

AN 7.2680W

Wagga Wagga & District Family History Society

AN 11.2722A

Cheshire Family History Society

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Index to NSW Colonial Secretarys Office - Sherriff's Letters

Convict Connections

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index to Passengers into Port Newcastle 1865-1881

AGEC Kiama

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More Tasmanian Convicts 1814-1845

FHC Resources Group, Kiama

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Title Coolamon '81 - Coolamon Centenary Celebrations 1881-1981 (donated by W Thompson)

Finding Families

(donated by John & Yvonne Miller)

Our Lady ofPompei Church Yoogali 1939 (donated by G Ceccato & G Vio)

The Coronation Hall Yoogali 1937- 1991 (donated by G Ceccato & G Vio)

Headstones & Plaques in the Gundagai Shire to 31May 2004

Microfiche Monumental Inscriptions St Judes Church, Tilstone Fearnal, Cheshire (donated by L Brown)

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Emigrantsfrom Hamburg To Australia I 878

Queensland FHS

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Tetlow Index to the R k Cole Collection ofHotel Records

State Library of Victoria

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Passenger Lists Australia Outwards to New Zealand Part 1 1852-1860 Part 4 1871-1880

NZ Society of Genealogists

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Suffolk FH Society Members Interests March 2004

Suffolk Family History Society

Computer

Maitland District Pre 1900 Pioneer Register

Maitland Family History Circle

Computer

Commonwealth Electoral Roll (Queensland) 1903

Queensland Family History Society Inc

Computer

1841 Census South Australia

Gould Genealogy

Computer

Paracensus ofAustralia 1788-1828

James Donohoe

Computer

Update to Early Australian Electoral Rolls

AIGS Inc Victoria

Computer

CD-ROM

(donated by W Polkinghome)

WANTED Old issues ofIBIS Links. Wanted issues: 4, 5,7-15, 17-20, 23, 30, 34-36, 39, 46, and 57. If you have any of these issues which you don't want anymore, please contact Christina Morris Ph: 02 6896 9815 or leave them at the library for pickup.

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JOTTINGS The Journals held in our Library-can provide a wealth of family history information. Listed below are a few of those items to tempt you. [Library Shelf Number shown in brackets]

Wendy Po!kinghorne

Queensland Family_Historian [AQ 17-02-27] May 2004 Yol 25 No 2 •

Scottish Records - Records in Scotland, through LOS Libraries, and on the Internet

The Ancestral Searcher [ACT 17-01-81] June 2004 Yol 27 No 2 •

Hot Sites by Cora Num, listing a number of interesting Sites - Brisbane City Cemeteries, Public Record office Victoria Online Resources, Hamburg State Archive's to name a few.

Family Tree_Magazine [ENG 17-6-142] March 2004 Yol 20 No 5 ■

Descended from the Normans - Brenda Ralph Lewis states that tracing this descent is a very difficult task indeed.

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Census returns: information online - June Cavell gives us many details of census records that can be access on the Internet. CD in brief Eric Probert gives details of new releases. One worth mentioning is the Berkshire 1851 Census Index and complete transcription. The cost including postage to Australia is £24.10 (UK)

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Family History onuhIy [ENG 17-13-9] October2003 No 97 •

Databasing the 'Plain People of Ireland" - Irish Genealogical Centres by Brian Mitchell

[ENG 17-13-102] March 2004 No 102 •

Marriage Laws- "Hannah Roberts looks at Hardwicke's Marriage Act of March 1754 and the other pieces oflegislation that regulate how we get married."

Irish Roots [IRE 17-04-44] Second Quarter 2004 •

Genealogy Research Centres includes a list of County-based Irish Genealogical Project heritage centres with up to date information for researchers.

The_Ne Zealand_Genealogist [NZ 17-01-69] May/June 2004 •

Twins or not twins? - "They have the same number so they must be twins" - not necessarily. A very interesting article on the same numbers in indexes.

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WEBSITES •

State Records of New South Wales - is now putting INSOLVENCY INDEXES on line at http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/ Go to 'Search our online indexes' for a list of searchable databases. This is an ongoing project. (Seen in Victorian GUM Inc News) Springvale Necropolis & St Kilda Cemeteries are now on line and searchable. Click on "Deceased Enquiries" - http://www.necropolis.com.au/mainindex.htm (Seen in Victorian GUM Inc News) Ayrshire (Scotland)- Poor Relief Database and lots of historical information. You need to register to view the database but it is free - http://fp.ayrshireroots.plus.com/ FREE BDM - http://freebmd.rootsweb.com This ongoing project gives access to the Civil Registration indexes for England and Wales (1837-1983). The site now has over 90,000,000 records on it.. Remember to keep going back to sites like this as records are being added all the time.

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COURIER SERVICE To obtain English & Welsh Certificates Conducted by: Mrs Lynette Brown PO Box 1437 GRIFFITH 2680 Email: lynbrown@dragnet.com.au Ph: 02 6962 4858 PLEASE NOTE This Service is for Members Only who do_not have Mastercard or Visa Card, or are too far way to use the Internet at our Library. Please see Lynette for the charges for each certificate. You can now order your own Certificates online using Mastercard or Visa Card at: Website Address:- http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ Members who are not on the Internet at home can order certificates online at the G.G & H.S. Library using your own Credit Card. This has a $1 Internet Connection Fee. ■ ■ ■ ■ ■

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are usually four marriages on each page in the books so there will be eight people with the same reference numbers.

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Marriage Indexes from the March Quarter 1912 show the spouse's Surname . GRO research forms are available (10 cents each) to help you organise your research.

If you are unsure of what to do, please discuss your problem with Lynette or a duty librarian.

Welcome to Our New Members Surname LANE ANDERSON THORPE YOUNG GROAT WATTS

Given Name Mrs Lorraine Miss Melissa Mrs Suzanne Mr Steven Mrs Phyllis Mrs Alice

No 283 284 285 286 287 288

We hope you benefit from your membership. We would like each of you to submit a copy of your Pedigree Chart for society records. Your charts can always be updated as your research progresses. You can also submit Member's Interests to be published in Ibis Links, which is distributed all over Australia as well as to some Societies overseas. Please feel free to ask the Duty Librarian for help in compiling these items.

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Society News A subcommittee of the Society made up of Wendy Polkinghorne, Edna Wakley, Anne Gribble, Yvonne Miller and Beth Davidge has commenced work on a proposed publication to be entitled Early Griffith & District - A Pictorial History. The Society applied to the "Griffith City Council's Community Donations Program" for funding to assist with the printing costs. The Council has advised that our application was successful with $1,000 being granted. As the title indicates this publication will feature historical photographs of the Griffith District. A small amount of informative text will trace the development of this unique irrigation area. The subcommittee envisages that the book will be published by the middle of 2005. The majority of the photographs to be reproduced are held by the Society in "The Griffith Collection". However some photos held by the Griffith Community Library and those in private collections will also be included. The Committee is anxious to find photographs of the following: (I) St Alban's Church pre 1940 - maybe a Wedding group, preferably with Archdeacon Twigg included. (2) Salvation Army premises built in the late 1920s. (3) Early street parades and the Water Wheel Festival parade. (4) Broken Hill Miners and their families (5) The Green Parrot who "was on the staff'' of the Victoria Hotel for about 40 years. If any members or readers can help or have any historical photos which may be suitable for inclusion please contact Wendy by phone at (02) 6962 1650 or by e-mail cwpolki@iinet.net.au Ibis Links

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Birth, Death & Marriage Certificate Prices Australian Capital Territory - after 1930 • Registrar's Office PO Box 788, Canberra ACT 260 I Full Certificate $25.00 No Refund (Pre 1930seeNSW)

New Zealand Dept of Internal Affairs PO Box 10-526, Wellington NZ Electronic Copy for Genealogical purposes: Pre 1874 - $26.00, 1875 to date $20.00 NZ Updated order forms available in our Library

New South Wales- Registry ofBDM GPO Box 30, Sydney NSW 2001 Official Certs $3 I & $5 secure postage Family History Certs: B's pre 1905, D's & M's pre 1945- with Reg No $24- without No $31 Pre 1856 records on film in out library. Transcription Service $15- buy 10, get the 11" free. Order forms in library.

England & Wales General Register Office Smedley Hydro, Southport, Merseyside England PR8 2 HH Courier Service- Contact Mrs L Brown Ph: 02 6962 4858 for current price & to order. See page 29 of this issue of ibis Links for the 'New' Courier Service for members.

New South Wales Wills Supreme Court GPO Box 3, Sydney NSW 2001 Prior to 1850 $53.00 1850 to 1985 $36.00

Irish Republic General Register Office Lombard Street East, Dublin 2, Ireland Full Certificate £6.00 (Ire) Including postage

Northern Territory Registrar General's Office GPO Box 3021, Darwin NT 080 I Full Certificate $25.00 (Prior to 24 Aug 1870 see South Australia)

Western Australia Registrar General's Office, PO Box 7720 Closter Square, Perth 6001 Full Certificate $28.00, 5 year search $5.00 Quoting Index No & District $18.00

Queensland - Registrar General PO Box 188, Albert St, Brisbane 400 I Full Certificate $21.50 Each 5 year search $13.00 (Identification of Applicant & Relationship to Subject required.

Tasmania Registry of BDM GPO Box 198, Hobart 7001 Full Certificate $25.00 Search 5 years Pre 1900 Archives Office 91 Murray St, Hobart 7000

Queensland - pre 1890 State Archives PO Box 1397, Sunny Bank Hills 4109 Full Certificate $20.50 Quoting Index No. $17.50

Victoria Registry of BDM PO Box 4332, Melbourne 3001 Full Certificate with or without Index No. $17.50

South Australia Principal Registrar GPO Box 1351, Adelaide 5001 Full Certificate $33.00 Search IO years No Refund

Scotland Registrar General New Register House, Edinburgh Scotland EHi 3YT Full Certificate £ 13.57 (Stg) including postage (Index for 1855-1897 & OPR on the Internet)

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ITEMS FOR SALE Monumental Inscriptions & Burial Records Vol 4 Narrandera District, 263pp................................................................. $17.50 plus postage Vol 5 Lake Cargelligo & Ungarie Districts, 104pp $I 0.00 plus postage Vol 7 West Wyalong & District, 173pp $15.00 plus postage West Wyalong Supplement $3.00 including postage Postage is as follows:- Vol 5 = $4.00. Others are charged at Parcel Rates, i.e. NSW $5.80; Vic $7.90; SA $8.85; Qld $8.20; Tas $10.25; NT $12.15 & WA $11.60 Riverina Cemeteries - Monumental Inscriptions & Burial Records Fully searchable CD-ROM, over 40,000 entries - $85.00 plus $5.00 postage anywhere in Australia. Total Cost $90.00

LIBRARY RESEARCH FEES Our Society is willing to undertake research in Griffith and the surrounding areas. When requesting information please provide us with any details you have on your surname interests - ie full names, maiden names, children, birth & death dates, addresses etc. A minimum research fee of$10.00 for all enquiries must be paid before your research is undertaken. You will be advised in advance if further costs are associated with your enquiry. Please include your email address for quick reply to any queries. The research rate is $10.00 AUD per hour- plus photocopying expenses. Please include a stamped self addressed business sized envelope. Send research_enquiry, plus cheque_money_order to: Research Officer Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc PO Box 270 GRIFFITH NSW 2680 Members (written enquiries) - FREE plus S.A.E. Non Members Fee to use Library - $10.00 per session

MEMBERSHIP FEES (Renewals due I January each year - Renewals paid after 31 January incur Joining Fee. Joining Fee - $5.00 Single Membership - $30.00 (The annual fee for one person) Family Membership - $35.00 (Two persons living at the one address) Half Year Membership - $20.00 (From l July to 30 December) Plus Joining Fee Twelve Months Journal Subscription Only - $15.00

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Receiving the Official Journal and Newsletter of the Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society. Inc - Ibis Links is issued three times per year and Link Letter is issued six times per year. Free use of our Library in Tranter Place. Guidance with research if needed. Participation in social activities and excursions. Submission of free "Members Interests" in Ibis Links Journal & Website. Fee paying Courier Service for England & Wales

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No. 76

March 2005 ISSN 0811 - 5559

Journal of the GRIFFITH GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC

Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc PO Box 270, Griffith NS W 2680 02 6964 8942 (Library hours only) ggahs@dragnet.com.au Website - http://users.dragnet.com.au/-ggahs Library Situated at-Tranter Place, Griffith, NSW 2680 (Behind the CWA Rooms & opposite the Ambulance Station)

Patron Public Officer Honarary Life Members

Hon Solicitor Auditor President Senior Vice President Junior Vice President Treasurer Secretary Assistant Secretary Membership Officer Librarian Assistant Librarians

Ibis Links Editor Ibis Links Committee Link letter Editor Research Officer Cemetery Convenor Social Convenors CWA Liaison Officer 'Griffith Collection' Convenors Local History Convenors Courier Officer Computer Officers Publicity Officers Library Key Holders

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Mrs Patricia Jones Mr Clive Polkinghorne Mrs Edna Wakley Mr Alan Wakley Mrs Wendy P olkinghorne Mrs Patricia Jones Mrs Margaret Hill Mrs Lynette Brown Mrs Ann Stevens Mr Allan Haggarty of Noyce, Salmon & D' Aquino Holmes, Keenan & Turnell, Public Accountants Mr Clive Polkinghorne.............. .. . ... 6962 I 650 Mr John Miller...... · .. .. . ..6962 7788 Mr Charles Robertson. . 6963 5356 Mrs Christine Gavin...... .. 6964 3266 Mrs Anne Gribble... . 6963 6966 Mrs Yvonne Miller 6962 7788 Mrs Ann Langford. .. . . .. 6962 5432 Mrs Wendy Polkinghorne.. . 6962 1650 Mrs Lynette Brown ......6962 4858 Mrs Beth Davidge.. ..6962 1065 Mrs Vicki Sanger...... .....6964 2887 Mrs Barbara Millis... 6968 1301 Mrs Jennie Carter............. ......6963 5563 Mrs Christina Morris..... . .. 68969815 Mrs Wendy Polkinghorne, Mrs Edna Wakley, Mrs Lynette Borwn, Mrs Yvonne Miller . .. 6968 1301 Mrs Barbara Millis. . . .. 6962 7788 Mrs Yvonne Miller................... . . . 69643508 Mrs Ann Stevens... Mrs Margaret Hill & Mrs Margaret Hare .. 69624858 Mrs Lynette Brown...... . . Mr Alan & Mrs Edna Wakley . ......... 6968 1428 Mrs Beth Davidge, Mrs Yvonne Miller, Mrs Edna Wakley & Mrs Wendy Polkinghorne Mrs Lynette Brown................ ..6962 4858 Mr Clive Polk.inghorne ,.... .6962 1650 Mr John Miller....... .. .. ..6962 7788 Mrs Ann Langford......................... . 6962 5432 Mrs Barbara Savage..... . 6963 0281 John Miller, Charles Robertson, Margaret Hare, Ann Stevens, Yvonne Miller, Wendy Polk.inghorne, Lynette Brown, Margaret Hill, Vicki Sanger, Vicki Moran, Yvonne Wilson, Bill Thompson, Clive Polkinghorne, Richard Gow, Edna Wakley, Beth Davidge, Barbara Millis, Christina Morris and Ann Langford AIMS & IDEALS To promote family history research To transcribe and record the early burials of the Pioneers of this area. To provide a place where we as individuals can discuss the related problems of family history research. To assist our members to trace their own history by providing alternative sources.

IBIS LINKS Journal of Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc Contents: President's Report

New Members

Auditor's Report

An Admiral Ancestor

Whitton & Surrounding Area Excursion

Library Report

Who was Thomas Russell Gavin

Japanese trade records link families to the past...

Eleanor (Caroline) Ferrier (Burrows) nee Meredith

NS W Parish Records

The Search for Sergeant Corbett

Jottings

News from AFFHO

New In Our Library

Websites

Birth, Death & Marriage Certificate Prices

The views expressed by the contributors in this journal are not necessarily those of the Editor, nor of the Society. The Society reserves the right to edit all material submitted for publication. Articles appearing in this Journal may be reproduced, either in whole, or in part, with written permission from the Society and acknowledgement of author and source. Ibis Links printed by Ultraprint, Hams Street, Griffith- March, July & November. A puublication of the Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc.

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Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc. Presidents Report to the Annual General Meeting 16" February 2005. Once again it is my pleasure to report to you on the activities of your Society over the last twelve months It was with some uncertainty over our financial viability that we approached 2004, knowing that our main fundraiser for the year at Pat Jones' garden was to be no more. However, thanks to the introduction of a budget for our general income and expenses and a fixed spending allowance for the librarian, it is now clear that your society is financially sound and able to function from membership fees and other general income, whilst research resources can be purchased from fundraising profits.

Our financial position has also been improved by moving our banking to Country First Credit Union, where we now earn some interest on our cheque account balance. Our March Seminar was a great success, with four ladies representing the Genealogical Society of Victoria and the LOS coming from Melbourne to speak to us. The event contributed over$ I I 00 to fundraising. This was followed some time later by a visit from two members of the National Archives, who spoke to our librarians together with the City librarians during the day at a closed workshop, and the general public in the evening. Both sessions were held at the City library. The Society was also successful during the year with an application for a "Volunteers Small Equipment Grant 2004", with $1590.9 I being made available for the purchase of one new computer. Pat Jones' home at "Yambiana" was the venue this year for our birthday dinner on July I 8, where those members attending enjoyed a three course meal with all the trimmings. The change of format from A4 to AS size for the "Ibis Links" magazine was accomplished, but not without some trauma. Christina Morris, the editor, must be congratulated for her persistent efforts to resolve problems during the difficult transition. Some issues involved the use of different computer programs and the scanning and quality of reproduction of photographs. A trip along the Whitton Stock Route was our main excursion for the year. Member Frank Mitchell, who has spent much of his life on a family property fronting the stock route, took great delight in locating the historical points of interest for us to view along the way, and also in escorting the 43 people in I 8 vehicles who turned out for the day. Ibis Links

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The section covered was from the Y enda Cemetery to Rankins Springs. Some highlights included the Mount Elliott PWP, Hotel site and School site, trees and posts marked with mileages, an old wooden bridge and the site of a horse drawn whim. Ernie Cummings, Reg. Winkler and Vic Budd added to the interest of the day with stories of old pioneers, Cobb & Co coaches and copper from Mount Hope. For those who missed the trip, a rerun is planned later this year. Christmas dinner last year was celebrated at the Yoogali Catholic Club. For the small group present, it was their last opportunity to speak with member Brenda Whitfield, who sadly passed away two days later. The Riverina Cemeteries CD-ROM project continues. Once again I must thank the small but industrious group of typists contributing to the list of obituaries, etc. which is constantly being added to the cemetery database. A Pictorial Book Committee headed by Wendy Polkinghome was formed during the year to produce and publish a collection of historical photographs with explanatory text. The planning and layout of this book is well in hand, with the publication date later this year. Because of the increasing use of computer programs to record family history, it has been decided to form user groups for the two most popular programs used by our members. These are Family Tree Maker and Personal Ancestral File (P AF). If you use either of these programs, or are interested, look out for further notices. Once again I must thank all those who volunteer their time and/or expertise to help run this society for the benefit of all members. It is due to the outstanding efforts of a relatively few that your society operates as smoothly as it does, and their efforts make my task as President that much easier. Thank you, Clive Polkinghome, President

Welcome to Our New Members Surname JONAS BUGNO McGRANE

Given Name Mr Wayne Mr James Mrs June

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We hope you benefit from your membership. We would like each of you to submit a copy of your Pedigree Chart for society records. Your charts can always be updated as your research progresses. You can also submit Member's Interests to be published in Ibis Links, which is distributed all over Australia as well as to some Societies overseas. Member's Interests may also be submitted for inclusion on our Website. Please feel free to ask the Duty Librarian for help in compiling these items. Ibis Links

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GRIFFITH GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC. PROFIT AND LOSS STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31° DECEMBER 2004 2004 $ INCOME Advertising income Birthday Dinner Receipts Courier Account Receipts Donations received Members subscriptions Grants received Seminar income

2003 $ 40.00

200.00 2,960.00 165.00 4,495.00 2,590.91 1,560.10

OTHER INCOME Fundraising income Ibis Links subscriptions Interest received Internet usage Sales research and printouts Publication sales Miscellaneous sales

EXPENDITURE Advertising Auditor's remuneration Bank fees and charges Courier Account payments Depreciation Light and power Fundraising expenses Ibis Links publication Insurance Licenses & fees Postage, printing & stationery Rent Repairs & maintenance Seminar costs Software & internet expanses Subscriptions Sundry expenses Telephone

11,871.61

8,386.32

247.54 40.00 2,510.52 69.70 898.85 1,746.15 1,176.20

4,253.28 60.00 1,763.80 4.80 619.50 3,086.00 311.95

6,688.96

10,099.33

18,560.57

18,485.65

12.50 440.00 91.00 2,719.84 3,781.00 373.58 1,483.45 1,268.73 40.00 725.60 1,040.00

NET PROFIT

4,421.87 379.45 3,545.00

330.00 15.00 4,400.49 3,561.00 351.35 638.89 1,618.02 1,213.10 159.00 1,342.70 1,040.00 1,496.00

382.70 232.00 450.50 231.87 249.10

136.40 366.50 74.00 262.43

13,521.87

17,004.88

5,038.70

1,480.77

The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements. This report is to be read in conjunction with the attached compilation report.

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GRIFFITH GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC. STATEMENT Of FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2004 Note

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CLASSIFICATION OF EXPENSES BY NATURE Revenues from ordinary activities Depreciation and amortisation expenses Other expenses from ordinary activities

18,560.57 (3,781.00) (9,740.87)

18,485.65 (3,561.00) (13,443.88)

Profit from ordinary activities before Income tax expense

5,038.70

1,480.77

GRIFFITH GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC. BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31DECEMBER 2004 Note

CURRENT ASSETS Cash assets Investments

2004

2003

22,402.28 38,010.50 60,412.78 --

11,500.63 43,170.99 -------------54,671.62 --------------

75,258.03 -------------75,258.03 -135,670.81

75,960.49 -------------75,960.49 -------------130,632.11

135,670.81

130,632.11

74,523.29 61,147.52 -135,670.81

74,523.29 56,108.82 -130,632.1 J

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TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS NON-CURRENT ASSETS Fixed assets Plant and equipment

TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS TOTAL ASSETS

TOTAL LIABILITIES NET ASSETS

EQUITY Asset Recognition Reserve Retained profits

4 5

TOTAL EQUITY

The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements. This report is to be read in conjunction with the attached compilation report.

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GRIFFITH GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC. A.B.N. 90 708 064 618

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2004

Statement of Significant Accounting Policies This financial report is a special purpose financial report prepared for use by directors and members of the company. The directors have determined that the company is not a reporting entity. The financial report has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the following Australian Accounting Standards: AAS 4 :Depreciation of Non-Current Assets AAS 5 :Materiality AAS 8 :Events Occurring after Reporting Date No other Australian Accounting Standards, Urgent Issues Group Consensus View or other authoritative pronouncements of the Australian Accounting Standards Board have been applied. The financial report is prepared on an accruals basis and is based on historic costs and does not take into account changing money values or, except where specifically stated, current valuations of non-current assets. The following specific accounting policies, which are consistent with the previous period unless otherwise stated, have been adopted in the preparation of this financial report: Investments Investments are brought to account at cost or directors' valuation. Dividends and interests are brought to account when received. Property, Plant and Equipment Property, plant and equipment are carried at cost or independent valuation. All assets, excluding freehold land and buildings are depreciated over their useful lives to the company. These notes are to be read in conjunction with the attached compilation report.

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GRIFFITH GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC. A.B.N. 90 708 064 618 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2004

2003

18,000.00 20,000.00

18,000.00 20,000.00 5,170.99

Investments CURRENT Esanda Term Deposit Esanda Term Deposit 2 Commonwealth Bank Term Deposit Shares Country First

2004

10.50 -------------38,010.50

Plant & Equipment

Resource Materials Less: Accumulated Depreciation

10,093.48 3,454.00 -------------6,639.48 -3,124.87 468.00 --2,656.87 -69,381.68 3,420.00

Total plant & equipment

65,961.68 -------------75,258.03

8,093.48 1,619.00 6,474.48 -------------3,124.87 234.00 2,890.87 -68,303.14 1,708.00 -------------66,595.14 -------------75,960.49

74,523.29

56,108.82

54,628.05

5,038.70

1,480.77

61,147.52

56,108.82

Office Equipment Less: Accumulated Depreciation

Furniture & Fittings Less: Accumulated Depreciation

Asset Recognition Reserve Recognition of assets currently held

43,170.99

Retained Profits Retained profits (accumulated losses) at the beginning of the financial year Net Profit attributed to members of the Company.

Retained profits (Accumulated losses) at the end of the financial year

These notes are to be read in conjunction with the attached compilation report.

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GRIFFITH GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC. A.B.,N. 90 708 064 618 COMPILATION REPORT TO GRIFFITH GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC. Scope On the basis of information provided by the directors of Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society inc., we have compiled in accordance with APS 9: Statement on Compilation of Financial Reports the following special purpose financial report of Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society inc. for the period ended 31st December 2004, as set out in the attached Statement of Financial Performance, Balance Sheet, Notes to Financial Statements and Directors' Declaration. The specific purpose for which the special purpose financial report has been prepared is set out in Note I. The extent to which Accounting Standards and other mandatory professional reporting requirements have or have not been adopted in the preparation of the special purpose financial report is set out in Note 1. The directors are solely responsible for the information contained in the special purpose financial report and have determined that the accounting policies used are consistent with the financial reporting requirements of Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society lnc.'s constitution and are appropriate to meet the needs of the directors and members of the company. Our procedures use accounting expertise to collect, classify and summarise the financial information, which the directors provided into a financial report. Our procedures do not include verification or validation procedures. No audit or review has been performed and accordingly no assurance is expressed. To the extent permitted by law, we do not accept liability for any loss or damage which any person, other than the company, may suffer arising from any negligence on our part. No person should rely on the special purpose financial report without having an audit or review conducted. The special purpose financial report was prepared for the benefit of the director(s) and members of Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society inc. and the purpose identified above. We do not accept responsibility to any other person for the contents of the special purpose financial report. HOLMES KEENAN TURNELL PTY LTD Name of Firm: Name of Partner: John P Keenan CPA F.T.I.A. Address: 106 Yambil Street Griffith NSW 2680 Dated this 28th day of January 2005 Ibis Links

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AN ADMIRAL ANCESTOR. Stephen Humphries 31st December 1786-/0th May 1865.

In June 2000 my wife Laurelle and I, in company with English friends visited Acton Round near Bridgnorth in Shropshire, England, to see the church which some of my Humphries family ancestors attended. I was hopeful of finding more about the family of great-great Grandfather Stephen Humphries who had served in the Royal Marines from 1805 to 1827 including his first action which was under the Great Lord Nelson in the Battle of Trafalgar. The owner of the estate at Acton Round and his wife were most hospitable and I was able to photograph pages of the old church registers of Burials and Marriages. There were many references in the register to Stephen's family including that of his own funeral on the 12th May 1865. When I asked to see his grave I was assured that he was not buried at Acton Round as it was only a tiny cemetery and it was not uncommon at the time for bodies to be buried elsewhere after a service at the old church. I found that hard to believe and having permission to see for myself Laurelle and I had a good look around and found an old slab on the ground covered with 135 years accumulation of moss and dust. To my great gratification I found it was the grave of Stephen and also his son Charles who had died 20 years earlier. I had been seeking descendants of Charles for years not knowing of his early demise at the age of three years. I gave a copy of my book "Admiral Ancestors" which contains a full account of Stephen's service with the Royal Marines to Hew Kennedy the owner of the estate and pointed out the importance of the grave. I also presented a copy of the book to the Shropshire Family History Society of which I am a member and Stephen has become a local hero as a son of Shropshire who fought with Nelson. I have been told that there are only 14 known graves of Trafalgar veterans in England. This year, being the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar, many functions have been organised by the people of Acton Round commencing in March and May and concluding on Trafalgar Day 21st October with a day long celebration, followed by a "Sumptuous Dinner" at a nearby stately home. There will be a respected after dinner speaker who will bring in extracts from Stephen's story which is recorded in my book. To complete the evening there will be a very big fireworks display with large models of the French Navy being blown up by cannon fire.

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The events will conclude on Sunday 23rd October with an afternoon service at the Acton Round church to celebrate the life of Stephen Humphries, there will be a lowering of the colours and a salute by the Royal Marine Buglers. Tea will be served afterwards. It is hoped that some of Stephen's Australian descendants will be able to attend the celebrations. The inscription on Stephen's grave reads Sacred to the Memory of Stephen Humphries who died May 101h 1865 aged 78 years. A Husband Kind A Father Dear A Warrior Brave Lies sleeping here. Submitted by Keith Humphries, Griffith.

10 YORKSHIRE FAMILY HISTORY FAIR SATURDAY 25"' June 2005 YORK RACECOURSE (KNAVESMIRE EXHIBITION CENTRE) 10.00am to 4.30pm All the usual stalls associated with such a major event Free car parking- Admission £3.00 - Cafeteria facilities The largest Family History event in the UK ! (248 tables in 2005) Further details:- Mr A. Sampson l Oxgang Close, Redcar Cleveland, TSlO 4ND, England Tel:-(01642) 486615

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Whitton & Surrounding Area Historical Excursion Visit places & sites of historical interest

• Whitton Museum • Cemetery • Town Heritage Trail • Puhl ic Watering Place • Punt Crossing on Murrumbidgee River

On Sunday, 1st May 2005 Whitton was first settled in the mid-nineteenth century and in the early days was called 'Hulong'. It developed on one of the main routes used by coaches and teamsters who were moving people and goods into the south-west of the state. Whitton is the oldest town in what is now known as the MIA and was established some 16 years before Darlington Point '.

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Library Report Wendy Polkinghorne Firstly I would like to very sincerely thank the Assistant Librarians who kept our Library running smoothly throughout 2004. Lyn Brown capably accessions the journals; Vicki Sanger enters all the new research resources onto Bibi; Beth Davidge and Barbara Millis return the borrowed books and journals to the correct place on the shelves and generally assist wherever and whenever needed. I cannot stress too much how I appreciated the assistance of members who acted as duty librarians during 2004:- Lyn Brown, Jennie Carter, Beth Davidge, Richard Gow, Margaret Hill, Ann Langford, Yvonne Miller, Barbara Millis, Christina Morris, Clive Polkinghorne, Vicki Sanger, Anne Stevens, Bill Thompson, Edna Wakley, Yvonne Wilson. Sue Thorpe has recently volunteered to act as duty librarian and I extend to her a grateful welcome and trust she will enjoy the experience and at the same time learn about the resources we hold in the library as well as increase her research techniques. Acting as a Duty Librarian is a rewarding experience. If any members would like to become a Duty Librarian please contact me by email wpolki@iinet.net.au or telephone 6962 1650 I would like to particularly thank Margaret Hill for keeping the library neat and clean. It is always a pleasure to walk into the library- thank you for your efforts Margaret. We have acquired some excellent resources this year for example: Cemetery records for Walgett, Cowra, Junee, Holbrook, Urana, Carcoar, Booroowa, Monaro, Gundagai, and in the UK - Cheshire, Shropshire,

Storia di Cavaso Del Tomba Early Australian Electoral Rolls NSW 1903, Tasmania 1903, Western Australia 1901 Commonwealth Electoral Roll Queensland 1903 Henderson 's Australian Families Early Pioneer Families of Victoria and Riverina Paracensus ofAustralia Maitland District Pre 1900 Pioneer Register Tetlow Index to the R K Cole Collection ofHotel Records The Committee has on order another five years of English Birth Death and Marriage Indexes from 1936 to I 940. If you haven't visited the library recently do come in and view some of the new or old resources you never know you may just find that elusive ancestor! ibis Links

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Who was Thomas Russell Gavin By Christine Gavin

Thomas Russell GAVIN married Jean Victoria GRINLY on 26 July 1939 in the Catholic Presbytery at Dubbo. They had 6 children, Russell James, Janice Margaret, Roy Alexander, Lynette Mary, John Patrick & Patricia Anne. At the time Tom was a shearer and spent time shearing in south western NSW, VIC and TAS. When he wasn't shearing, he lumped wheat. On the marriage certificate, Thomas Russel stated that he was born on l May 1902 at Orange NSW and that his parents were John Patrick GAVIN & Alice Mabel Barry. These two married 16 May 1899 at Bundaberg, Qld. On the Marriage Certificate the groom's name is Patrick Gavin. A search of the NSW B.D & M records as well as QLD. BD&M records failed to find a birth certificate for Thomas Russel GAVIN. What I did find were the following children Michael G Barry - born to Alice Mabel Barry on 19 January 1899 in Qld. Patrick James Gavin - born 20 May 1900 Qld. Afred J. Gavin - born ? 1901 (died prior to 1913) William Joseph Gavin - born ? 30 March 1902 (died prior to 1913) David Ernest Gavin - born 1902 in Orange NSW Eileen Doris Gavin - born 9 November 1904 in Dubbo NSW. There is no mention of Thomas Russel Gavin- nor Arthur or John who (according to his wife Jean) he claimed to be his brothers. Alice Mabel re-married John Williams on 22 April 1907 in Dubbo. The marriage took place at the Presbyterian St. Andrews Manse. It is unknown what happened to Patrick Gavin - I believe he was killed in a mining accident but I have not been able to locate his death certificate. Her marriage certificate states that she was a widow. John Williams' parents were Daniel Williams & Alice Hawkins Alice & John had a further 5 children in the next seven years. Irene - born c 1906 John - born c 1908, died at 4 months Alice - bom 1911 Josephine - born c 191 3, died aged3 days Male baby - not sure of birth but was deceased by 1913 Alice died June 16, 1913 in Cobar NSW. She was buried in the Catholic section of the Cobar cemetery. At the time of her death, Michael, Patrick & David were still living Ibis Links

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from the first marriage to Patrick Gavin and from the second marriage, 2 females, Irene & Alice were living with 2 males & I female deceased. There is no mention of Eileen. (Were Eileen & Irene the same person?) Alfred & William had obviously died. As there is no record of Thomas Russel GA VIN on any of these certificates, I began to feel that he was in fact raised by the Gavins but not born to them. I thought perhaps he may have been born to Alice Mabel Barry prior to her ITRrriage to John Patrick Gavin. In my search, I came across the birth of a Thomas Barry born I October 1895 at Croydon North Qld. However his mother was a Margaret Barry. She was 22 years old at the time and came from Clare in Ireland. She arrived in Australia per the "India" in 1892. Her parents were Patrick Barry & Bridget Gilligan. I thought perhaps that these two Barry girls could have been related however, Alice Mabel Barry seems to be the only child of Thomas Barry & Josephine Evershed. Alice Mabel Barry was born 16 September 1879 in Tambo Qld. Both her parents came from England- Thomas Barry born c 1841 in Plymouth Devonshire and Josephine Evershed born c 1838 in Portsmouth, Hamshire, England. Does anyone have any knowledge of Thomas Russel Gavin? Does anyone have any knowledge of either ofthe Gavin or William families? Does anyone remember him as a shearer? If you know anything, please contact:Christine Gavin 8 Waugh Street Griffith NSW 2680 Ph: 02 6964 3266 Fax: 02 6964 0792 Mob: 0429 646 668 Email: ChristineGavin@bigpond.com

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Japanese trade records link families to the past If your family is Japanese and visited or lived in Australia from 1860, it is highly likely that records about them exist in the National Archives ofAustralia. The National Archives' collection holds the stories of thousands of Japanese people from 1860 onwards who travelled south in search of adventure, business opportunities or to join family members already living in Australia. Some were temporary visitors and others stayed on for generations. Communities of merchants and small businessmen grew up around the Australian coast, with Sydney becoming a major centre for traders. Thousands of Japanese came to Australia to work in Japanese companies or to explore new business possibilities. The records held in the Archives show this to be a period of bustling industry and major commercial expansion in the Pacific region by Japanese businesses. The photos in the collection remind us of the lives of those who journeyed south and the intertwined history of Japanese and Australians in the Twentieth century. Japanese traders are more popularly remembered for their involvement in the pearling industry, although administrative records covering the period from 1860 to 1941 illustrate that Japanese business and trading interests were quite diversified. One example is Fusajiro Kanematsu. At 25 he travelled from his home in Osaka to attempt to sell silkworm eggs in the Yokohama trade. He learned English and worked for the Mitsui Bank before starting his newspaper, the Osaka Daily News, or Osaka Mainichi Shinbun, by 1888. It was at this time he became interested in Australia and visited in 1887. Realising the potential for trade in Australia, he first opened a trading house in Japan and then returned to Sydney to open Kanematsu Australia in 1890. He realised the potential of Australia's wool resources and shipped the first direct consignment of wool from Australia to Japan. By I 9 IO Kanematsu Australia controlled 60% of the wool market with Japan. Kanematsu was a visionary as at this time the cotton industry was developing in Japan but the wool industry was non-existent. However, Japan was requiring more wool, especially for military uniforms. Kanematsu did not stay in Australia. He only visited it about six times and left the management of the business in the hands of Toranosuke Kitamura, who settled in Australia. Enterprising individual Japanese people who initially arrived in Australia to work in other jobs, such as domestic service, also ran import and export businesses and operated shops, some of which provided banking facilities, especially in remote coastal towns. Some ran laundries. Respected Japanese were asked to act as Customs interpreters. Others became involved in the agricultural industry in New South Wales and Victoria and grew rice and tomatoes. Ibis Links

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Japanese traders integrated with the communities of the cities or country towns in which they lived. One example of integration was the Muramatsu family, who settled in Cossack, Western Australia in 1888. The family opened a shop selling Asian goods imported from Singapore. One of the Muramatsu sons, Jiro, a naturalised Australian, later became the owner of a large pearling fleet by 1910. Many Japanese married Australians. These cross-cultural families were well accepted in their local communities. The Nakashiba family of Cairns is a good example of this. They ran a store that carried local and imported goods, which contributed to the wealth of the town by attracting visitors who had arrived in Cairns by ship.

Discovering your family history Trading companies, pearling and shipping People involved in trading with Japanese companies from 1860 are listed in correspondence records found in Japanese trading company records held by the Sydney office of the National Archives. For an individual working in the pearling industry, information is often recorded in a separate file under their name. There are also extensive entry records for Japanese company employees, visiting businessmen and their families. Some of these files even have photographs of the families! Pearling and shipping crew records are located in many State offices of the National Archives. Crew members completed entry registration forms even though they were in transit. From 1902 ship captains were also required to provide crew lists at Australian ports, and many of these lists still exist.

Entry records Arrival documents provide a valuable source of information about Japanese people. Customs officers filled out entry documents under the Immigration Restriction Acts of 1901 and 1904. Entry documents were filed under the person's name and those available may contain full name, age, occupation, next of kin, physical description, date of birth and address, along with additional information recorded by Customs officers at the different ports. In some cases the arrival records include photographs of travellers.

Wartime records Japanese people who lived in Australia in 1937 or afterwards and who did not leave Australia before December 1941 were interned for security purposes. The National Archives holds transcripts of internee appeals of individuals who sought release from internment. In many cases dossiers on Japanese from the World War II period are still Ibis Links

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available and often provide a great deal of detailed information about the lives of Japanese people in Australia.

After 1947 Post-World War II files created by the Department of External Affairs (now the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade) concern cultural exchanges and trade missions. If a Japanese family member participated in an important event, information about them may be found in files relating to that event- for example, the visits of Japanese prime ministers or the 1960 trade fair on the Aki Maru.

How to find records about family members Information about records can be found by searching the RecordSearch and PhotoSearch databases, which are available online at the National Archives' website (www.naa.gov.au). To find records on a family member, your first step should be to enter a surname as a keyword in the RecordSearch search screen. Because Australian officials sometimes mistook the first names and surnames of Japanese people, using an individual's first name as a keyword search is also wise. Viewing these records is free, but charges apply for ordering copies.

Need help? If you would like more help in locating records, contact the National Archives' reference service at ref@naa.gov.au. You can also contact the Archives' reference service by telephone or fax on the following numbers: Tel: Fax:

Within Australia: 1300 886 881 Overseas: 6126212 3900 Within Australia: 1300 886 882 Overseas: 6126212 3999

The National Archives of Australia's latest research guide, Allies, Enemies and Trading Partners: Records on Australia and the Japanese by Dr Pam Oliver, is a valuable resource for family historians and those with an interest in AustralianJapanese relations. It is available from all offices of the National Archives and can be downloaded from our website (www.naa.gov.au). By Pam Oliver, Honorary Research Associate of the School of Historical

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Left: Photograph of Dr Shin ho Matsuo from his Certificate Exempting him from the Dictation Test, 1904. NAA:Kl 145, 1904/13

Right: Pearl lugger crew, Broome (includes Japanese), c 1900 - 20. NAA:KJ394, WA00272 [A]

Left: Young woman feeding kangaroo (possibly Miss Watarai), Blue Mountains, NSW, circa 1940. NAA: C123, 8408 #2

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Eleanor (Caroline) Ferrier (Burrows) nee Meredith Eleanor Meredith was born on 17 November 1813, to Frederick Meredith and Sarah Mason. She was baptised on 5 December 1813 at St Phillips Church. On 7 July 1828, Eleanor aged fourteen, was married at St Phillips Church Sydney to John Burrows, a police constable, who had arrived in the colony as a convict on the Mariner in 1816. In the description on John's transportation papers it lists him as 27 years of age in 1815 which gives him a birth date in 1788, 25 years Eleanor's senior and close to 40 on their wedding day. By Christmas of that year, Eleanor is already pregnant with their first child and it would appear homesick for her own family as she takes om In the Sydney Gazette dated 24 December 1828 was the following notice:

Whereas my wife Eleanor Burrows, better known as Eleanor Meredith, has absconded from her home without just cause. Any person harbouring, trusting or maintaining her, will be prosecuted as the Law directs. Andfurther, I will not be responsiblefor any debts she may contract. J. Burrows Lower Minto. John, by this time was free by servitude. He was a Constable at Lower Minto and owned four acres and a horse. So they were not living in poverty. Eleanor did return home to John. Did her father, Frederick have any influence in this? In the ensuing years she gave birth to eight children. However by the end of 1843 Eleanor once again had had enough of Liverpool and John. Off she goes again! Now pregnant with her ninth child and taking with her the fourteen-month-old James Alfred, she leaves John with five children ranging in age from 14 years to 3 years and 10 months (two of their children had died in infancy). John once more placed an advertisement in the Sydney Morning Herald dated 16 December 1843, it read:

CAUTION Whereas, my wife, Eleanor Burrows, a native of this colony, has abscondedfrom her home without any cause or provocation on the first day of October last, taking with her one male child, fourteen months old, leavingfive more at home, and also taking with her a great deal ofproperty, I hereby give this public notice, that I will not be responsible for any debts she may contract; and any person or persons harbouring her after this notice, I will prosecute them to the utmost rigour of the law. John BURROWS, Red Cow Inn Cowpasture Road. At this time Eleanor was 30 and John 55. The age difference may have been a problem in the marriage, but Eleanor must have been a strong lady, who would have her way. Taking significant property with her, she took up with Frederick Ferrier. So off she goes to Breeza with Frederick and has a baby on 10 July 1844, christened Caroline Frederica Ferrier. Those dates leave a question mark! With the new home

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and partner, comes the new name of Caroline for Eleanor and Ferrier for little James Alfred. Over the following sixteen years at Breeza, Caroline (Eleanor) and Frederick had a further seven children. Frederick, who was the first Postmaster of Breeza, also took charge of the store and hotel. During this time his duties also included stock inspector. They retired to Maitland in 1875 and remained there until his death in 1882. It is interesting to note that there was a Ferrier family bible, which conveniently showed a marriage between Caroline and Frederick in 1840 at Mulgoa. This date attempted to legitimise James Alfred's birth as a Ferrier, however a marriage did not take place between them until after John Burrows death in 1859. A curious thing was that, the Burrows children knew their mother was at Breeza with Frederick Ferrier and were aware of their children. Conversely, the Ferrier children were unaware of the Burrows connection. In later years, Sarah, the eldest Burrows girl married John Gibbins and was living in Brisbane. Some of the Gibbins children tried to establish relations with the Ferriers but this relationship was refuted due to the bogus record in the family bible. Caroline moved from Maitland when Frederick Ferrier died in 1882, to a house in Thome Street Ipswich, Queensland. This brought her nearer to her daughters living in Ipswich, one being Caroline Frederica Bullmore nee Ferrier who lived at Rockton, where Caroline was a frequent visitor. Caroline Ferrier died in her Thome Street home on 20 February 1893 and is buried in the Church of England Section of Ipswich Cemetery. Caroline (Eleanor) left behind many generations of Australians proud of their heritage. During her long life, she witnessed the transformation from a fledgling colony to a blossoming country on the brink of Federation.

From: The Merediths, exhibition catalogue, produced by the Frederick Meredith Descendants Group in partnership with Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre and Liverpool Regional Museum. Catalogues are still available from the Museum for $10 plus postage and handling. Contact (02) 98241121 Reproduced with the permission of Don Newbury (a descendant of Eleanor), the Liverpool Regional Museum and the Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre. Photo courtesy of Don Newbury (This chapter is significant to my family as Ellen Sophia Burrows and John Swinfield are my children's great-great-great grandparents, with Eleanor being their g.g.g.g.grandmother - Editor) Ibis Links

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Children of Eleanor and John Burrows: John Richard Burrows b. 1829 d. 1889 Sarah Burrows b. 1831 d. 1888 Mary Ann Burrows b. 1833 d. 1911 Thomas Burrows b. 1835 d. 1835 Frederick William Burrows b. 1836 d. 1921 Francis Burrows b. 1838 d. 1838 Ellen Sophia Burrows b. 1840 d. 1890 James Alfred Burrows b. 1842 d. 1911 Children of Eleanor and Frederick Ferrier: Caroline Frederica Ferrier b. 1844 d. 1913 Anne Marie Ferrier b. 1846 d. 1924 Frederick Charles Ferrier George Henry Ferrier Emma Louisa Ferrier Betsy Eliza Ferrier Walter Andrew Ferrier Victoria Ferrier Ibis Links

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m. 1850 Jane Knight 1833-1906 m. 1882 John Gibbins 1811-1885 m. 1851 John Fonville 1830-1906 m. 1858 Sarah Britton 1841-1914 m. 1858 John Swinfield 1838-1903 m. 1865 Lydia Jones 1841-1904

m. 1867 Edward Bullmore 1831-1892 m. i) 1865 Amos Lumby 1842-1912 m. ii) 1917 John Appleby 1847-1924 m. 1868 Mary Harris 1847-1936 m. (1881)Johanna O'Brien 1856-1936 m. 1872 Frederick Burne 1839-1916 m. 1894 Honoria Hewson 1869-1946 m. 1882 Pollet Cardew 1856-1916 March 2005

NSW PARISH RECORDS Jennie Carter The NSW Department of Lands website has an excellent online database for family historians to allow you to search for particular parish maps in New South Wales. The parish maps may provide valuable information if your ancestor ever owned land or you are interested in researching a particular parish history. According to their website the Lands Department has more than 35,000 parish and historic maps available online. The Parish Map Preservation project uses computer technology to preserve valuable old maps that are rapidly deteriorating. The project will stop the maps being lost as an historic record ofland administration of the state. You are able to search for and view images of Parish, Town and Pastoral Maps in your area of interest. Pastoral Maps will show Pastoral Runs from 1800's. If you don't know a Parish Name you can search for the locality at the Geographical Names Board website. The result of the names search will include the Parish Name, which you can use in the Parish Map search. The Department of Lands has a link on the page for you to be able to go straight to the Geographical Names Board website.

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES BOARD OF NSW The online database includes details of more than 80,000 names and includes their origin, history and meaning- if available. Discontinued names are retained in the Register, which is an important reference for cartographers, researchers, publishers, government authorities and the public. As mentioned above their online database can be used for finding Parish Names by putting in your place name. Keep in mind that certain place names do appear in other parts of NSW, so you will have to at least have a general idea of the locality of the place name you are searching in NSW. I have been using the Parish Map & Geographical Names Board online databases for researching our planned excursion to Whitton in May and have found it extremely valuable. Parish Maps are available for the town of Whitton, two maps for the year 1881 and one for 1902.

Both these website addresses are on the Society's 'Links' webpage. http://www .lands. nsw .gov .au/OnlineServices/ParishMaps/default. htm http://www .gnb.nsw.gov.auy Click on the link 'Name Search' to search the database. Both these websites may help in finding the location of some of the cemeteries that we have recorded on our Riverina Cemetery CD. A full list of cemeteries on our CD is available on our 'Cemeteries' web page.

Source: NSWDepartment ofLand & Geographical Names Board ofNSW. Ibis Links

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The search for Sergeant Corbett More than 50,000 Australians died on the Western Front in World War 1. Roy Masters scours the cemeteries for one young soldier's grave. Reproduced with permission fromthe Sydney Morning Herald. From their Weekend Edition Nov 6-7, 2004. By Roy Masters. St Elmo Rupert Corbett made a habit of taking his leave in dramatic circumstances. When he left Phillip Island, where he was born, it was in a small boat with the family horses swimming behind. After winning a premiership with one football team on the Victorian goldfields, he curiously switched to another and won a further flag. He then departed for World War I, having fathered a child, but may not have known this at the time. His final leave-taking was symptomatic of his short life: he died on the Western Front in 1918, aged 27, with the place of his death, even the date, a mystery. The name St Elmo came from the title of a popular book in the late 19"" century, but people called him Rupert or "Bubs", his father, Michael, was a Bengal Lancer who settled at Castlemaine in Victoria and worked at the local brewery, as did Rupert, his third son. Rupert has always been known as a romantic athlete-soldier-writer in my wife's family, but nobody had ever made the pilgrimage to find his grave until this year. The many cemeteries of France and Belgium where the 53,000 Australians who died on the Western Front are buried tell a similar story of young lives lost. Australia had the highest per capita casualty rate of any country in World War I and for every soldier lost at Gallipoli four fell in France and Belgium A letter from Rupert, written from a hospital in Plymouth, England, where he was recuperating, was published in the Castlemaine Gazette. His account of his wounding at Gallipoli reflects the understated, self-deprecating manner we like to identify as Australian: "Got hit while bringing up water to the firing line. I got four through my coat before they got me. It shattered my arm to bits, but after an operation the bone is growing splendid. I ran that last 50 yards some pace, I guess, but they got me in the last stride and head-over-heels I went into the firing trench. I can tell you it hurt some." When he recovered, Rupert was sent to France, where he was shot again and died form his wounds on July 4, 1918. In May this year, with my wife and her son, I went in search of his final resting place. Ibis Links

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With the last Gallipoli veteran now gone and its 90"" Anniversary upon us, soon the focus will switch to the Western Front as Australians seek more knowledge of relatives who either fell in or survived its bloody battles. We foolishly left for France armed with scanty information. Family members provided us with a printout of the Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour record of Sergeant Corbett's details: "France 134 Longuenesse (St Omer) Souvenir Cemetery, Memorial Panel 49." My brother, Chris, the ABC Four Corners journalist who has reported on the Western Front, gave me an Office of Australian War Graves booklet and a tape on the Western Front battlefields. St Omer is just inland from Calais on the English Channel, but Rupert's records show him dying on the day of Australia's most significant European battle, at VillersBretonneux and Le Hamel. This was when Australia and US troops fought together for the first time, under the command of General John Monash, and turned the tide of the war, forcing the Germans to retreat. It seemed too coincidental for Rupert to have died on such a heroic day and yet he was buried 50 kilometers away. We first headed to Amiens, the large provincial city north of Paris, and then to Villers-Bretonneux, a short train ride away. Villers-Bretonneux is lump-in-the-throat territory because its citizens have made the town a memorial to the Australians who lost their lives. Streets bear the names of Australian suburbs, the coat of arms features two kangaroos and the town logo consists of a "V" and "B" arranged in the shape of a kangaroo. My wife shed a tear at the sight os a giant banner in the schoolyard proclaiming "Never Forget Australia". We had five hours to fill until the war museum, in the school, opened and decided to walk the 15 kilometers around the battlefields. We searched for Rupert's name among the list of 10,982 Australians killed in France and inscribed on the wing walls of the Australian National Memorial, north of the town, but as we found out later it was a list of those for whom there is no marked grave. As we trouped the battlefields, trying to orient ourselves, a French farmer pulled up in a small car. Pointing across the fields of barley and beans, he located places such as Pear Trench and Kidney Trench, where Australians won Victoria Crosses, and said the countryside had not changed in 90 years. Red poppies grow at random, springing up in area of disturbed earth. The museum was a welcome relief after hours of walking in the hot sun. It contains an interesting collection of World War I artifacts and photographs. Ibis Links

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St Omer is a pleasant half day's drive from Villers-Bretonneux. Most of the route parallels the line of furthest German advance in the spring of 1918 and therefore passes many cemeteries and monuments, including those at Pozieres, which the Australian historian C. E. W. Bean described as "a ridge more densely sown with Australian sacrifice than any other place on Earth." At St Omer we followed a sign to Longuenesse and its cemetery. Somewhere, among all those white stones, was Rupert's grave.

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With the afternoon light fading, there was a risk we wouldn't find it before the gates shut. Our only guidance was the Australian War Memorial database listing Rupert's panel as 49., but this was useless because (as we later discovered back in Australia) it referred to the number if the memorial panel at the War Museum in Canberra. The cemetery register listed his grave as VC 42 but this, too, was a mystery. But eventually, like the tumblers in a safe falling into place, three things became apparent and the door opened. The V in the register was the Roman numeral, so we searched along row 5C and there, on the bottom half of a stone, hidden by a rose bush, was "Sergeant E. R. Corbett, 7" Bn Australian Infantry, 4" July, 1918, age 26". He shares the grave with "H. W. Duncan MM, Australian Field Artillery," who died the same day. We were the first members of the family to visit his grave in 86 years. My wife and her son stood silently for some time, simultaneously troubled and proud, and it seemed especially poignant that the lad was the same age as Rupert when he died. Perhaps this is one of the reasons so many young Australians travel to Gallipoli and the Western Front - a form of pilgrimage to those whose lives were cut short at a similar age. St Omer was a hospital base, and although Rupert's regiment had been at VillersBretonneux it remains a mystery how he, and so many others in the graves surrounding his, were killed the same day as the great battle so far away. The particulars supplied to the Australian War Memorial of the "place where killed or wounded" by his father, the former Bengal Lancer, cite an undecipherable location beginning with M, "to right of Metron, shot head and chest and buried." His father correctly lists Rupert's age at the time of death as 27, a year older than the one on his grave. Perhaps, with so many dying and later re-interred, those details were not so significant 90 years ago. One entry in the visitors' book at Longuenesse seemed to sum it up. In spidery handwriting, a woman had written of a British soldier killed the same day as Rupert: "To the dad I never knew." Ibis links

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JOTTINGS Journals held in our Library can provide a wealth of family history information. Listed below are a few of the articles to tempt you. [Library Shelf Number shown in brackets]

Wendy Polkinghorne llawarra Branches September 2004 No 80 [AN 17-12-27] • Writing our Family's story • Rootsworks: DNA and Family Trees • Rootsworks: slide shows for family reunions • Speaking at the Family Reunion

Generation Vol 27 No 2, December 2004 [AQ 17-01-79] • English Wills- Pre 1858 - some tips for the beginner • Research at the National Library of Scotland • Dissenters' Chapels of London mid 19" century

Victorian G. U.M. Inc News Vol 21 No 5, December2004 [AN 17-10-25) • Family Tree Maker - using New Web merge and other new features • Brother's Keeper- useful hints • Changing from Brother's Keeper to Legacy Family Tree Deluxe • Genealogy Source 1840 US Population Census • India-URLs relating to Family History Research

The Genealogist AIGS, Victoria Vol XI No 3, September2004 [AV 17-02-68) • Family History in Focus by Karen Stewart- Some Hawkesbury (NSW) church records available online. • How to use the Adobe Reader The Ney Zealand Genealogist Vol 35 No 290 [NZ 17-1-72) • Industrial School records reveal sad histories • Family history on the Internet- meet the ancestors at home using new online library of British places

Family_Tree_Magazine Vol 20 No 10, August 2004 [ENG 17-6-148) • The Mafeking Siege Register- Boar War research • Records of the Boer War Part 1 Ibis Links

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Passion, violence and petty squabbles - Hampshire Quarter Sessions 1778-1786, Part 1 Family history at the Imperial War Museum - www.iwm.org.uk Travellers and entertainers - web sites for Romanies, Circus and fairground families Backing-up data - your options Using the census at home A captain's career in Nelson's army

Vol 22 No 12, October 2004 [ENG 17-6-150] • Records of the Boar War - Part 3 • Cumbria Record Office, Carlisle • Irish Genealogy- internet resources • The Isle of Man - history and internet sites • Passion, violence and petty squabbles-Hampshire Quarter Sessions 1778-1786, Pt 3 • Hell could not be worse- Ruhl eden Camp 1914-1918 • Poor laws in Scotland- Part 1

Practical Family History No 81 September 2004 [ENG 17-6-31] • Tracing Scottish ancestry- Part 1: Basic steps • How to find your way around the General Register Office for Scotland • Records of the British in India- Part 12. Indian Ships and the Indian Navy. Including websites. • How to publish your family tree online • Prisoners of war - Part 2: POWs at Norman Cross. No 82 October 2004 [ENG 17-16-32] • Emigrants & immigrants - further steps in Family History • Immigration and emigration on CD and the internet • Tracing Scottish ancestry- Part 2: Wills and inventories. You can search the index online of 520,000 testaments free of charge at the Scottish Documents website www .scottishdocuments.com • How to research in the National Archives of Scotland • Understanding Latin in Roman Catholic parish registers • FamilySearch - the website of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) • Fraying round the edges - Quakers - a cohesive, committed group? Michael Gandy discusses their frailties. • YMCA: helping young people to build a future • Where have all the Bastards gone?- the history of the surname. (If any readers have a connection with this surname please contact Wendy c/- PO Box 270 or wpolki@iin.net.au)

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Family History Monthly No 110 November 2004 [ENG 17-13-109] • Chaos and Carnage in the Crimea • Brookwood Cemetery: history of the world's biggest cemetery • Occupations - The Hairdresser • Kill or Cure? In its infancy, medicine harmed more people that it healed • Madness in the Trenches - Death and mutilation in the First World War • The Suffragettes • Family History Online - top Scottish websites • Getting to grips with the PDF

News from AFFHO Wendy Polkinghorne The March issue of Newsflash from the Australian Federation of Family History Organisations has a number of items that are of interest to our Members. ❖

Strays Index- To quote Newsflash :A stray (as defined by the Federation of Family History Organisations) is a recorded event in which a person is described in the source record as being from, or connected with, a place outside the area in which they normally lived or were born.

This is an ongoing project and to make it worthwhile your submissions are needed. For more information visit the AFFHO website at http://www.affho.org/ where you can find out more details by clicking on 'Strays'. On this page you can also click on 'Post' to add an entry or entries and on 'Search' to view the existing entries. ❖

Index of Indexes - If you are considering embarking on an indexing project it would be wise to check this index to make sure the resource has not already been indexed. Again visit http://www.aftho.org/ and click 'Index of Indexers' for more details

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Copyright - This is disturbing news for 'would be' publishers. Newsflash advises that :On 1 January 2005 copyright duration of many items has been extended. The copyright period is now seventy years. Items that copyright would have expired on 31 December 2004 are now out of copyright. For example a photo taken in 1954 would have expired on 31 December. Photos taken in 1955 will now be covered by copyright until the end of 2025. Ifa publication's copyright would normally have expired in 2005 (life of the author plusfifty years) this will now be extended until 2025.

For more information contact the website of the Australian Copyright Council at http://www.copyright.org.au/ Ibis Links

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Burials in Currawong, Stockinbingal Wallendbeen & Wombat Cemeteries

Young & District Family History Group Inc

AN 11.2725

L Raymond

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Dressed In their Best

P Lie!

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Missing Links - An addition to Conapaira Links 1858-2004

A Parson & J Guiton

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(Donated by 8 Millis)

Griffith Baptist Church 80 years ofHistory 1924-2004 (Donated by L Raymond)

(Donated by W Polkinghome)

Pioneers of Wagga Wagga & District (Donated by W Polkinghome)

Wagga Wagga & District AN 3.045 Family History Society Inc

CD-ROM Upgrade of National Burial Index

Federation of Family History Societies, UK

Computer

AGCI-Australian Genealogical Computer Index

Society of Australian Genealogists

Computer

Pedigree Resource Files Vol 2 Disks 25 to 50

Church of LOS

Computer

Pedigree Resource Files Vol 3

Church of LOS

Computer

New Zealand Electoral Roll 1893

New Zealand Society Of Genealogists

Computer

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Websites Australia Convicts - http://www.convictcentral.com/ Inward Passenger Lists for British and Foreign Ports 1852-1923 - Unassisted Immigration into Victoria. http://www.prov.vie.gov.au/access/online.htm http://naa12.naa.gov.au/scripts/ResearcherScreen.asp this is the site address for the National Archives of Australia. Digital copies of World War II records can be ordered free via the site. http://www.ozgenonline.com/aust.hmt This site has quite a good coverage of cemeteries in Australia, including- The Necropolis Springvale which includes Melbourne General Cemetery and St Kilda General Cemetery. Werribee and District Cemeteries, database and many more. Other Cemeteries - http://www.brisbane.gld.gov.au - a link to 12 cemeteries- Bald Hills, Balmoral, Brookfield, Cedar Creek, Hemmant, Lutwyche, Moggill, Mt Gravatt, Pinnaroo, South Brisbane and Toowong. Fawkner Crematorium and Memorial Park Cemetery in Victoria- http://fcmp.com.au Boer War - information sheet for records of Australians who served in the Boer War - http://yyw.awm.gov.au/research/infoshgets/serygd bogr.asp England Imperial War Museum - http://yww_iwm.org.uk National Archives - Documents online- World War 1 Medal Roll. Index cards available online on a pay-per-view basis. Click on Availability ofmedal cards. http://ywywy_documentsonline_nationalarchives.gov. uk Society of Genealogists http://www_sog.org_.uk Cumbria - http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/archives/ Devon Family History Society - has an Index Service and accepts cheques and credit or debit cards in Australian dollars. Searches can be made of the Marriage, Baptism, Ford Park Burials and 1861 census indexes. http://www.devonfhs.org.uk and click on Indexes

Huddersfield & District Family History Society has a Search Service for Kirklees 1841 and 1851 Census Surnames, Kirklees Burial Index and a number of others. http://www.hdfhs.org. uk/fhsservicesbody .htm Ibis Links

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City of York & District Family History Society- http://www.yorkfamilyhistory.org.uk East Surrey Family History Society - http://www.eastsurreyfhs.org.uk http://www. I 92.com/ English Electoral Roll 2002- 2004 Ireland

Links to webpages of Irish counties- http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/irl/ Northern Ireland - http://yyyy_rootsyeb,com/niryygyy] Cyndi's list- http://www.cyndislist_com/ireland.htm Scotland - for more information and websites see Family History Monthly No 110 November 2004 [ENG 17-13-109]

National Archives of Scotland - http://www.nas.gov. uk/ General Register Office for Scotland- http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/ Scottish Documents- Wills and Testaments - free search of database. £5 fee to download a document. http://www.scottishdocuments.com/contant/default.asp Scotland's People- minimum fee of £6 to purchase 36 credits, giving 48 hours of access and search of the index. Viewing a page of up to 25 results will cost 1 unit (20p), downloading a unit costs five units (£1) http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ The Scottish Genealogy Society - the Society holds a large collection of Scottish records including Parish Registers and a large collection of census records. An online shop sells books, pamphlets CDs and microfiche. Prices range from £2 for pamphlets up to £60 for some CDs. It could be worth becoming a member (£ 16 per year) as members are entitled to a discount on many of their publications. http://www_scotsgenealogy.com/ National Library of Scotland has a large collection of maps of Scotland and they offer a printing service at a reasonable cost via http://www.nls.uk/maps/ Free printouts are available for personal research. ScotsFind a free database of old Scottish records at http://www.scotsfind.org/ Isle of Man

http://www.isleofman.com/ A Manx Note Book- a free online resource http://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook India

Family History in India - http://members.ozemail.com.au/~clday/index.html Ibis Links

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Birth, Death & Marriage Certificate Prices Australian Capital Territory after 1930 Registrar's Office PO Box 788, Canberra ACT 2601 Full Certificate $25.00 No Refund (Pre 1930 see NSW)

New Zealand Dept of Internal Affairs PO Box 10-526, Wellington NZ Electronic Copy for Genealogical purposes: Pre 1874- $26.00, 1875 to date $20.00 NZ Updated order forms available in our Library

New South Wales- Registry ofBDM GPO Box 30, Sydney NSW 2001 Official Certs $31 & $5 secure postage Family History Certs: B's pre 1905, D's & M's pre 1945-- with Reg No $24- without No $31 Pre 1856 records on film in out library. Transcription Service $15- buy 10, get the 11" free. Order forms in library.

England & Wales - General Register Office Smedley Hydro, Southport, Merseyside England PR8 2 HH Courier Service - Contact Mrs L Brown Ph: 02 6962 4858 for current price & to order. See page 29 of Ibis Links No 75 for the 'New' Courier Service for members.

New South Wales Wills Supreme Court GPO Box 3, Sydney NSW 2001 Prior to 1850 $53.00 1850 to 1985 $36.00

Irish Republic General Register Office Lombard Street East, Dublin 2, Ireland Full Certificate £6.00 (Ire) Including postage

Northern Territory Registrar General's Office GPO Box 3021, Darwin NT 0801 Full Certificate $25.00 (Prior to 24 Aug 1870 see South Australia)

Western Australia Registrar General's Office, PO Box 7720 Closter Square, Perth 6001 Full Certificate $28.00, 5 year search $5.00 Quoting Index No & District $18.00

Queensland- Registrar General PO Box 188, Albert St, Brisbane 4001 Full Certificate $21.50 Each 5 year search $13.00 (Identification of Applicant & Relationship to Subject required.

Tasmania Registry of BDM GPO Box 198, Hobart 700 I Full Certificate $25.00 Search 5 years Pre I 900 Archives Office 91 Murray St, Hobart 7000

Queensland- pre 1890 State Archives PO Box 1397, Sunny Bank Hills 4109 Full Certificate $20.50 Quoting Index No. $17.50

Victoria Registry of BDM PO Box 4332, Melbourne 3001 Full Certificate with or without Index No. $17.50

South Australia Principal Registrar GPO Box 1351, Adelaide 5001 Full Certificate $33.00 Search 10 years - No Refund

Scotland- Registrar General New Register House, Edinburgh Scotland EHi 3YT Full Cert £13.57 (Stg) including postage (Index for I 855-1897 & OPR on the Internet)

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ITEMS FOR SALE Monumental Inscriptions & Burial Records Vol 4 Narrandera District, 263pp $17.50 plus postage Vol 5 Lake Cargelligo & Ungarie Districts, 104pp $ 10.00 plus postage Vol 7 West Wyalong & District, 173pp $ I 5.00 plus postage West Wyalong Supplement $3.00 including postage Postage is as follows:- Vol 5 = $4.00. Others are charged at Parcel Rates, i.e. NSW $5.80; Vic $7.90; SA $8.85; Qld $8.20; Tas $10.25; NT $12.15 & WA $11.60 Riverina Cemeteries - Monumental Inscriptions & Burial Records Fully searchable CD-ROM, over 40,000 entries - $85.00 plus $5.00 postage anywhere in Australia. Total Cost $90.00 LIBRARY RESEARCH FEES FOR NON MEMBERS Our Society is willing to undertake research in Griffith and the surrounding areas. When requesting information please provide us with any details you have on your surname interests - ie full names, maiden names, children, birth & death dates, addresses etc. A minimum research fee of $10.00 for all enquiries must be paid before your research is undertaken. You will be advised in advance if further costs are associated with your enquiry. Please include your email address for quick reply to any queries. The research rate is SI 0.00 AUD per hour -plus photocopying expenses. Please include a stamped self addressed business sized envelope. Send research enquiry, plus cheque/money order to: Research Officer Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc PO Box 270 GRIFFITH NSW 2680 Members (written enquiries) - FREE plus S.A.E. Non Members Fee to use Library - $10.00 per session MEMBERSHIP FEES (Renewals due I January each year - Renewals paid after 31 January incur Joining Fee. Joining Fee - $5.00 Single Membership - $30.00 (The annual fee for one person) Family Membership- $35.00 (Two persons living at the one address) Half Year Membership- $20.00 (From I July to 30 December) Plus Joining Fee Twelve Months Journal Subscription Only - $15.00

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No. 77 July 2005 ISSN 0811-5559

Journal of the GRIFFITH GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC

IBIS LINKS Journal of Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc Contents:

John Whitton . Whitton & surrounding area Historical Excursion................................................................. 4 Whitton Railway Celebration/Female Factory Mustec 11 A Web Site worth visiting for Riverina Information 12 Darlington Point Bridge 1905-1979 13 Finding Chinese family connections in the National Archives 17 Jottings 22 New In Our Library Welcome to Our New Members Websites

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Australasian Congress on Genealogy and Heraldry New Publication- Early Griffith and District: A Pictorial History Ancient Rules for Ancestors Members Interests/Reunion Birth, Death & Marriage Certificate Prices

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The views expressed by the contributors in this journal are not necessarily those of the Editor, nor of the Society. The Society reserves the right to edit all material submitted for publication. Articles appearing in this Journal may be reproduced, either in whole, or in part, with written permission from the Society and acknowledgement of author and source. Ibis Links printed by Ultraprint, Hams Street, Griffith- March, July & November. A puublication of the Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society lnc.

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The Father ofthe New South Wales Railways: 1856-- 1889 By Jennie Carter A little town in NSW in the Riverina called Whitton will not let the 150" anniversary of the New South Wales Railways on 26 September 2005 go unnoticed. They will remember 'The Father of the New South Wales Railways' as in 1883 their town was named in honour of John Whitton. In 2002 the town opened the 'John Whitton Memorial Railway Reserve' on the site of the former railway station. (The station is now located at Whitton Museum) The town of Whitton will celebrate on the 24" and 25" September. The first railway line opened on 26 September 1855 and it was during these early years of the New South Wales railway history that one of the most outstanding figures arrived. This was Mr John Whitton who was appointed Engineer-in-Chief on 27 March 1856, of the New South Wales Railways. John Whitton was born in December 1819 at Foulby, Wakefield, Yorkshire. He arrived in Australia in December 1956 with his wife Elizabeth (nee Fowler). Their four children were all born in North Sydney. In the later years of life he had commenced writing the history of the railways but frequent attacks of illness, interfered with the progress, and unfortunately he was not destined to finish. He died in February 1898 at Mittagong and his body was brought back to his house 'Montrose', in North Sydney. He is buried at St Thomas' cemetery, Nrth Sydney with his infant daughter. Before his arrival in Sydney, John Whitton had a distinguished career in England. In the prime of life (35), Mr Whitton acted as Engineer for the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton railway, and also for the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln lines, and held high testimonials of his engineering ability, and the value of his services, but it was the following letter of Sir Moreton Peto to Lord Stanley that led to his appointment in the colony. It is dated 12 March 1856. "My Lord, it having come to my knowledge that an engineer of ability is required in New South Wales, to superintend the construction ofrailways there, under the direction of the Government. I have taken the liberty to address your Lordship on behalf of Mr Whitton, a thoroughly practical engineer of considerable professional attainments, a gentleman ofunquestionable principle and integrity, and in my opinion, in every respect qualified to fill the important positionfor which I have ventured to recommend him'. Ibis Links

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At the time of his arrival, the colony's only railway ran from Sydney to Parramatta, 22 km with an extension from Granville to Liverpool 14km. When Whitton began work, there were only 4 locomotives, 12 passenger carriages and 40 goods wagons. When he retired in 1889, thirty three years later, there were 2,171 miles (3,466km) of track. Rail to Bathurst completed in April 1876, Albury - February 1881, Whitton (Hulong) - September 1881, Hay - July 1882 and Queensland - 1888. Whitton was also responsble for one of the greatest engineering and construction feats of the Victorian age, The Great Zig Zag Railway. Opening in 1869, it brought the main western line of the New South Wales Railways over the Great Dividing Range of the Blue Mountains into the Iithgow Valley, some 94 miles (150km) west of Sydney. It was the first railway to penetrate into the interior of Australia. Horse Drawn Tramway (Railway) Proposal On his arrival Whitton found considerable discussion going on in the colony as to the merits of horse-drawn tramways the Governor-General, Sir William Denison, being one of the advocates for their adoption. Denison had proposed to council in November 1856, that any future extensions of the railways should be carried out in this way and had submitted a railway extension scheme in which he considered that locomotive lines should only extend from Sydney to Campbelltown and Penrith and from Newcastle to Wollombi Road (now Allandale). Beyond these places he suggested railways worked by horse power, emphasising the value of their lower constructional costs. These arguments were fortified by the fact that the annual net revenue on capital invested had not come up to expectations. Subsequently it was decided to experiment with cheap horse traction. The proposed line from Blacktown to Richmond was selected for trial, and this line was actually commenced in 1863. Whitton refused to be associated with the project and another engineer was appointed to carry out the work. Whitton had sufficient vision to see that horse traction could only be interpreted as a step backward, rather than forward, in railway Horse Drawn Tramway progress. However, before the line's completion, it was decided to lay the line with heavier rails suitable for steam traction. This change was due to the successful use of a steam locomotive by a construction contractor and the railway was officially opened in November 1864, as a steam line. Ibis Links

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The Fight for Steam The question of cheaper lines arose in 1861 when His Excellency Sir John Young instructed Captain E Ward, "to work•out a line from Campbelltown to Goulbourn, that shall not cost more than £300,000 same to be adapted for carrying a locomotive of 13 tons weight." The report, which included proposals covering the western district, was submitted to Whitton and he advocated the extension of the existing standard steam lines. He summed up by saying, "The result for the colony would be greater expedition in means of transport, greater economy, greater comfort and regularity ad above all, greater safety." The result was that Parliament authorised standard locomotive lines to Goulburn, Bathurst and Murrurundi Whitton Wins When these lines were nearing completion a Select Committee was appointed to inquire into further extensions and it recommended that horse tramways should be used. Whitton immediately retaliated with "I don't think it would be creditable to New South Wales after having constructed 134 miles (214km) of first class railway on which an average speed of 40 miles (64km) per hour could be maintained to build the remaining 230 miles (368km) required to complete the southern line to Albury, as an inferior line upon which a speed of 20 miles (32km) per hour would be the maximum" and again Whitton won. So it was due to Whitton's efforts that horse drawn railways were not introduced into New South Wales. He was a man who held firmly to his convictions and who could visualise the future. Sources John Whitton Railway Reserve information boards - Whitton NSW Colonial Engineer-John Whitton 1819-1898 and the Building ofAustralia's Railways, By Robert Lee Along Parallel Lines-A History ofthe railways ofNSW 1850- 1986, by John Gunn Website - Railways as World Heritage Sites

Railway Sites http://www.railcorp.info/l50years - Celebrate 150 years of NSW rail transport. History and calendar ofrailway-related events planned during the 150th anniversary year. http://.nsrail.net/cgi-bin/index.cgi - A variety of information about the NSW railway network, both historical and current, including railway line maps, time lines ofevents & photographs ofstations. http://.zigzagraibay.com.au! http://y.icomos.org/studies/railways.htm- Railways as World Heritage Sites Ibis Links

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7atonal Coo 1 May 2005 By Jennie Carter Sixty members and friends of the Society had a memorable day as we followed the southern end of the Whitton Stock Route to the Murrumbidgee River. At each historic site or place the group was joined by people with specific local knowledge. Our guide was Reg Winkler, a local historian, with help from Clive Polkinghourne and Jennie Carter. Whitton

Whitton, originally called Hulong, was first settled in the mid 1800s. The first settlement developed on one of the main stock routes used by bullock teamsters and their families who moved stock into Victoria and crossed the Murrumbidgee River at a ford when the river was low. However when high waters in the river flooded the surrounding small creeks it was impossible to cross the river and the teamsters camped at Hulong. In later years coaches carrying passengers and mail and teamsters transporting wheat and wool from outlying districts and copper from Mt Hope used the stock routes. The township developed when the NSW Government resumed 16 acres of land for the railway station and line to Hay. The land was resumed from W G Stanbridge and J McGaw who at that time owned or leased Cuba (Kooba), Wyangan, North Hulong and South Hulong. The government wanted to secure and direct trade to and from the area The railway station at Hulong was opened in September 1881 and the town became a railhead to transport goods to 'Sydney Town'. In 1883 the Railway Department decided to change the name to Whitton as the name of Hulong created confusion as it was similar to Howlong (near Albury). The name Whitton was chosen to honour the then Chief Engineer for Railways, Mr John Whitton. The town grew rapidly after the railway station opened and up to 1900, with business houses flourishing. It boasted four hotels, two of which were 2 storeyed, numerous stores, banks, stock & station agencies, saddler & blacksmith, pound, barber shop, butcher, coach builders, sawmill, with much of the timber being used in the construction of the town homes. In 1897 Euroa Preserving had a plant for canning and exporting rabbits. About the same time the Murrumbidgee Irrigation area was being established much of Whitton was burnt out. Ibis Links

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Whitton is the oldest town in the area now known as the MIA (Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area) and was established some 16 years before Darlington Point. 1891 Population - Whitton 308 1903 Whitton Electoral Roll - 338 persons were entitled to vote at Whitton Polling Place. The roll included Kooba, Gogeldrie, and Jurambula Parishes (on the south along the river adjacent to the punt crossing). Shire - Whitton was in Carrathool Shire (formerly Willandra Shire) from 1906 to

1960 and became part of Leeton Shire in 1961 1851 to 1871 Statistics for Murrumbidgee District

Of the total of 4,700 people in 1851 only 1600 were females. The population increased to 6,300 in 1856 and 12,900 in 1861, females remaining at one third of the total. The number rose extremely rapidly to 25,000 in 1871, the female component rising slightly. Hulong Station

(Parish Name) Hulong was taken up by James Gardiner one of the first settler's in 1842-43. He resided on the 'run' from the time he occupied it. Gardiner was the first land holder to introduce sheep into the district on the northern side of the river. In 1844 John Tooth acquired a portion ofHulong (aprox. 11,000 acres) and retained the name Hulong for the run. Tooth's run had its western boundary adjoining Cuba (Kooba) and the river frontage was 45 miles up the river. The remainder of Gardiner's run was named 'Eulong' and he was left with the river frontage from the boundary of Hulong to Gogeldrie (approx 9,600 acres). Originally both Hulong and Eulong were relatively small holdings and in subsequent years with the rapid increase in the flock and improved methods of water conservation more land was required and in the year 1891 Hulong and Eulong extended many miles north of the Whitton township. Site of the PWP (Public Watering Place) Our first stop was the PWP on the Griffith to Leeton road. We were greeted by Reg Winkler and George Kayees. This PWP was known as the Hulong 9 mile Tank (an earthen excavation) and had a capacity of 20,000 square yards. The tank or drink spot and others like it were located every 9-10 miles along the stock route. The stored water was pumped up into a cast iron 18,000 gallon tank and then distributed as required into long metal troughs for the animals to drink. A charge was made per head for animals using the facility. An escape valve dating back to around 1883 was found some years ago and was part of the steam system used to pump water into the overhead tank

In 1909 the pumping system was replaced with a windmill by the Carrathool Shire. Quite a number of people were associated with the area. The manager held a steam certificate and had to be on site. Close by there were other buildings that no longer exist including the hotel probably run by O'Brien, 'Hooty Boo' a horse change and Ibis Links

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Cobb & Co coach stop. Mr JJ Taylor lived in the area and had a community shearing shed after World War I. At this stage the stock route was up to one mile wide and many animals moved along the route. Whitton Cemetery Prior to 1883 the cemetery was located about 2km to the south east near the early settlers camp on Whitton Common. This cemetery no longer exists. The last known people to be buried there were a workman who fell to his death from the Railway Goods Shed in 1881 and a man gored by a bull. The cemetery did have some white markers, but none remain. Trustees of the present cemetery were appointed in 1883 and it was presumably used for burials during that year. However there are no recorded burials until 1888 when Emily Bull died in May and 5 year old Charles Broughton Hackett died August 1888. Some graves noticed, include those of: Mrs Sarah Thompson a local midwife and affectionately known as 'Granny Thompson'. (Mrs Thompson died in May 1941 and it was only this year that a collection was taken up to mark her grave). Emily Bull and daughter Sarah Ann Bull, Fanny Webster and son Walter Webster, Dorothy Martha Mary Jacob, DeMamiels, Edward and Alice Confoy and Rhodes. (The Rhodes family was one of the first to settle in the area and we were joined by some of the family, a granddaughter and three 4" generation descendants. One of the descendants is member Barbara Millis, husband Frank). Further information on monumental inscriptions, including some photos and burial records of the Whitton cemetery are available through the Society. Whitton Museum The museum was established 1988, and is largely run with the use of volunteer labour. It displays many historical interests of a bygone era such as - Whitton Railway Station, Court House, Gaol, Railway Station, Butchers shop, station masters house, machinery, memorabilia, photographs and relics of the Paddle Steamer 'Brewarrina'. Mr AJ Newson owned the butcher's shop, now located at the museum. Mr Newson was a Carrathool Councillor from 1908 - 1914 and Shire President from 1910- 1912. The relocated railway station has provided the administration centre of the collection. The railway station platform was a great social venue for lunch and lots of discussion. Vic Budd discussed copper mining at Mt Hope and the transport of ingots via the Whitton stock route. We were able to view the Mt Hope copper ingot which had fallen off along the stock route at Cruickshank's property and was found around 1936. Ibis Links

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Whitton Railway Station now located at museum Many people were surpnsed and impressed at the size and what there is to see at the museum in such a small town. Anyone interested in history or having connections to the town and area, should plan a visit. Uniting Church Whitton Known as 'The McGaw Memorial Church' it opened in July 1901 from a 1,000 guineas donation from Mrs Sarah McGaw in memory of her husband William John McGaw who died in 1894. Mr McGaw was the owner of Kooba Station. The church's stained glass window depicting the 'Burning Bush' was donated by the people of Whitton led by the late Mr William Esler and Mrs McLauchlan. The ground on which the church stands was donated by mother and daughter Mesdames Purdon and Newson.

Whitton Uniting Church

The group was impressed with the church and how well 1t 1s mamntamned. I he mass1ve stained glass window was a focal point of the church. Here for a short time we became the congregation as Margaret Lang spoke on the history of the church, the bell was rung and member Sue Thorpe played the original organ used on opening day.

Our excursion group in the Whitton Uniting Church with the stained glass window in the background depicting the 'Burning Bush'

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Site of The Junction Hotel, Stone Crossing & Wharf along the Murrumbidgee River At the church we were greeted by local resident John Robinson in his 1929 Chrysler who led the procession of around 25 cars through the main street of Whitton, then travelled south to the river on to his property where we were shown the sites of the hotel, stone crossing and wharf. Located by the river road, inside the property near the entrance, The Junction Hotel was a coach and teamster stopover on the stock routes to Hay, Narrandera and Rankins Springs, via Mt Elliott and for those wishing to cross the Murrumbidgee River at the stone crossing. It was sometimes referred to as The Gogeldrie Hotel and was licensed from 1878 to July 1882. Fred Johnstone was the original licensee of The Junction Hotel. In July and August 1883 three new hotels were licensed in Whitton and Fred Johnstone became the first licensee of The Royal Hotel. The stone crossing is situated where a ford was in existence on the Murrumbidgee River. The crossing was used by teamsters, coaches and cattle from the mid 1800's and may still be visible when river levels are very low. Upstream to the east of the stone crossing, a wharf was built on the northern bank of the river. It would have collected produce of the area especially wool and in return brought goods required by the inland settlers like basic foods (tea, sugar, flour, salt), household items (soap, candles, furniture), building requirements and clothing. Punt Crossing The punt crossing also sometimes referred to as a ferry was located in the forestry reserve, and some kilometres up stream from the stone crossing. The punt was built in 1889 and continued to operate until the 1940s. In 1952 a decision was made to recondition the top deck. However before work was completed a wild storm filled the empty deck with water causing it to sink on the southern side of the river. The river levels were low and we were able to see remains of the punt. The road cutting towards the river and the bank is still evident today where bullock wagons, coaches, cattle etc made their way down to river level to cross by punt. The punt was capable of fitting a bullock wagon with the bullocks wrapped around the wagon (we are told equivalent to 2 cars). About 100 metres away from the river bank and directly in line Whitton Punt Ibis Links

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with the crossing was an old tree with indentations at the very bottom of the trunk where the punt's winch would have been secured. A few hundred metres up river from the punt was where the 'Brewarrina' paddle steamer sunk in 1926 and it may have been the last paddle steamer to go under the Darlington Point Bridge. Relics can be seen at Whitton Museum. Here Pat Burge author of the book 'Gogeldrie' spoke of her childhood memories of visiting the punt. Whitton Toyn Heritage Trail Mural of Benerembah Street Shops in Whitton & Whim Painting These were unveiled in 2004 in Whitton Park. A whim was used to raise water from a PWP or dams. A whim is a vertical drum with a few turns of cable wound on it. Both ends of the cable were left free to run over pulleys down the shaft. A bucket was attached to each end of the cable. As the horse walked around, the drum revolved and one bucket would be lowered down the shaft as the other was raised. A special harness was used which enabled the horse to tum around and walk in the opposite direction in order to reverse the movement of the buckets. The town of Whitton being a number of miles from the river depended on under ground bores to supply water. A number of these bores used horse operated whims to bring water to the surface. John Whitton Memorial Railway Reserve Dedicated in 2002, the reserve is where the railway station stood. Here information boards detailing the history of Whitton and NSW Railways with references to John Whitton. A 20,000 gallon overhead water tank erected in 1912 stands in its original position alongside the railway lines to remind us of the steam train era. See: John Whitton article on page 2. Time did not permit us to visit all places in the town but many other sites would be of special interest including - St Peter's Church of England built Cl890/91, War Memorial Gates, Post Office built in 1899, Australian Joint Stock Bank opening in November 1888, school, and the Whitton Common. The Common, located just south of the town and covering 1200 acres, was where the early settlers lived, teamsters camped, and was the site of the government water tank, the first cemetery and race course. A special thanks to Reg Winkler (a founder of the museum) for suggesting and helping to organise the excursion to Whitton & surrounding area, Coral Smith of the museum for specially opening for us and organising the church for viewing, and all who spoke on the day. The excursion brought to light a lot of history associated with the small town of Whitton. Sadly, Whitton has been one of those early forgotten towns. Ibis Links

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Bibliography

Reg Winkler ofLeeton, Local Historian Whitton Public School Centenary' 1884-1984- Whitton Public School Centenary Committee 1984 All Those Yesterdays - A History of Carrathool Shire W G Parker Griffith & District Pioneers Griffth Genealogical & Historical Society Inc Riverina Cemeteries, CD-ROM- Griffth Genealogical & Historical Society Inc Websites Encyclopaedia ofAustralian Shipwrecks & Sovereign Hill

By Elizabeth Graham There's a half forgotten township Clinging closely to the earth, For there's no hill to shelter it, of trees there is a death, And it was old, oh years ago - ere Griffith had its birth. "W" on weathered mile peg way out near Cargelligo "" Far Wyalong, but my friend replies "On no," "W" for Whitton, In those days of long ago. Sturdy teams for weeks were headed to this township on the plain Laden with the Station wool-clips, travelling through the dust and rain, Ever pulling towards their mecca, with their loads of wool and grain. For Whitton was the rail-head, to take goods to Sydney town Murrumbidgee blocked their passage to the sea-board lower down, And stalwart teams kept plodding on, through grasses green and brown. They came from far off Cobar, Nymagee and Sandy Creek From Mt Hope and Euabalong, the southern way, they'd seek, "l'ye seen two hundred teams camped there at W/hitton nigh a week," "The weather, times would hold us up", the old man near me sighed "And some might have to wait for stores, to carry far and wide" "And some would like to rest and yarn, t'was pleasant, just to bide." "" upon the mile peg, this I noted as we sped "/" that stood for Whitton, in the days that now are dead. T'was the goal of distant teamsters - on to Whitton their roads led. Ibis Links

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On Saturday & Sunday

24 & 25" September 2005 Whitton Museum is opened with a Vintage Machinery Display, Markets, Model Train Display, Street Parade, Town Heritage Trail, School Displays, Bus to Yanco Powerhouse Museum Further information contact - Leeton Tourism (02) 69 53 6481

On Sunday 7 November 2004, a muster of descendants of female convicts who spent time in Van Diemen's Land and people who worked at the female factories was held at the Cascades Female Factory Heritage Site, Hobart. The event celebrated the lives of the women transported to Van Diemen's Land, both during the time of their incarceration and after they gained their freedom. The muster was a huge success, with over 800 people attending. Congratulations to the organizers and thank you to everyone involved. Find out about the day at our website: http://www.utas.edu.au/femalefactorymuster The Female Factory Muster is an ongoing project and we are still seeking submissions to the Female factory Founders Database. If you have not yet submitted your female convict ancestor(s) to the database, please consider doing so. We also welcome submissions for those who worked at the female factories in Van Diemen's Land. We currently have 1456 convicts on the Muster Database. Why not check it out on our website? Dianne Snowden - for: the Female Factory Research Group.

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Wendy Polkinghorne

I recently became aware of the web site of Charles Sturt University at Wagga Wagga. If you have an interest in Riverina records try this site http://www.csu.edu.au/research/archives/records/contents.htm The Regional Archives are located in the Blakemore Building on the University's South Campus in Wagga Wagga. The Regional Archives is open to the public however access conditions do apply. A State Records Reader's Ticket is needed but this may be issued to anyone over the age of 15 years with two forms of identification. It is necessary to consult Archives Staff about access conditions before visiting the Regional Archives. Postal address Charles Sturt University Regional Archives Locked Bag 588 WAGGA WAGGA 2678 Telephone number (02) 6925 3666 Email inquiries archives@csu.edu.au Some ofthe Regional Records that may be ofinterest ❖ Family Records deposited at the Archives ❖ Religious Agencies ❖ School records ❖ Anglican Diocese of Riverina from 1881 onwards differing records for each locality. Some of the towns are: Ardlethan, Balranald, Broken Hill, Coolamon, Darlington Point, Ganmain, Griffith, Hay, Hillston, Leeton, Narrandera just to name a few. ❖ Sport, Leisure and Recreational Agencies ❖ Stations and Properties

Turtle Consolidated Services Laurence Turtle has advised that he is now offering an expanded service for NSW Records such as probate packages, divorce packages, insolvency, convicts, shipping and naturalization records. Application forms are held in our library and the web site address is http://home.iprimus.corn.au/lturtle Ibis Links

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Dant«pt Pt de (05 -1979 A reminder ofthe Paddle Wheel Past By Jennie Carter

If the lift bridge that let the paddle steamers through in the early 1900's over the Murrumbidgee River at Darlington Point was still standing today, it would be celebrating I 00 years. Many locals would remember travelling over the two wooden bridges. The vehicles would be bouncing up and down with the timber creaking and groaning as they moved slowly along. The bridges remained in use until 13 December 1978, when they were replaced because of maintenance costs and safety issues by concrete bridges, built 20 metres up stream from the original bridges. The two old bridges were finally dismantled in 1982. The bridge tower (the bascule lift span - bascule meaning drawbridge) section was saved by the Darlington Point Advancement & Historical Society (DPAAHS) from being cut into scrap metal. The tower was re-erected at the entrance to the town caravan park in 1989 and can be seen today. The re-erection was a joint project between the DPAAHS and the University of New South Wales, School of Civil Engineering. Darlington Point is situated 30 kms south of Griffith on the Kidman Way. The town was an early paddle steamer port and grew on both sides of the river. In 1866 the two sides of the town were linked by a punt (a punt is a flat-bottomed square ended barge, attached to a cable driven from a winch). The punt brought by Jacob Abrahams of the Darlington Inn was one of the largest in the colony and capable of carrying 1,700 sheep. In 1880 Mr Stanislaus DeMamiel of the Punt Hotel (who at the time had the lease on the punt), purchased a pontoon bridge to assembled over the river, the eight sections being considered more than enough to span the river. Very little is known of the pontoon bridge. It apparently never came up to expectations and according to a local in 1900, some of the pontoon bridge was buried in the sand at Darlington Point and another portion was lying at Kooba Station. In 1876 JL Bennett who took over the wool & general stores agency called McCullocks, and erected a small wharf for paddle steamers costing £700. A public wharf was built in 1882 at a cost of £2,000. Both these wharves were located upstream from the bridge on the northern side of the river. A petition in 1879 was signed by many landholders for a bridge across the river stating "the punt often sunk and horsemen had to swim the river." A public meeting was convened in February 1899 for the purpose of impressing on the Governments Minister for Public Works the need for a bridge. It was proposed by Mr Lander, seconded by Mr Fraser, that it be stressed to the Minister the urgent need, "as the punt Ibis Links

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was quite inadequate to cope with the traffic and on many occasions when the river was low, the punt could not operate at all." In June 1900 another petition was prepared for the Minister and the following month Mr WL Warby had secured 95 signatures. A special meeting held in January 1902, passed a motion "deploring the delay and asking the minister to treat the motion as a matter of urgency and have the work started as soon as possible". Work commenced in 1903, and at the driving of the first pile a large gathering of town and district residents assembled for the occasion. The Annual Report of the Department of Public Works for the Year 1902-03 mentions work in progress on the bridge. However, technical difficulties stopped work for a time in 1904. Towards the end of April 1905, a local pastoralist arranged with the contractor to pass 15,000 sheep over the newly finished bridge. The Darlington Point Bridge as it was known officially opened on 28 June 1905. There were two bridges built. The main bridge over the Murrumbidgee River was 676 feet long (206 metres) and the second bridge built over the flood channel crossing on the northern side was 306 feet long (93.3 metres). The contract cost of the works was £13,000. The main bridge was equipped with a bascule lift span. The span was of the rolling weight type and the opening span, towers and track for the rolling balance weights were of steel. The bascule span provided a clear opening of60 feet (18.3 metres) for the river traffic of steamers and barges. The 12 foot width (3.7 metres) of this span limited the bridge capacity to one traffic lane with no footway. The hinge tower was 85 feet (25.9 metres) above summer level and to support the concrete blocks on which the cylinders rested and to secure a solid foundation for them, 60 piles were driven 25 feet (7.6 metres) into the river bed. In August 1905 the punt which had done so many years service, was no longer needed and was drifted to Carrathool to replace one under repair. In October 1906 the flooded river broke away the approaches to the main bridge and put it out of use to the public and according to records this was a great inconvenience and loss for some time. The History of Darlington Point makes mention that perhaps the last steamer to pass through the lift span of the Darlington Point Bridge was "Brewarrina," owned by the Bennett family. In 1926 the steamer was moving upstream and was later beached in the vicinity of the Whitton punt. Some photographs and relics of the old steamer can be seen at the Whitton Museum The Carrathool Shire records show that during the severe floods in the Murrumbidgee River in 1956, the approach bridge to the main bridge at Darlington Point was Ibis Links

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destroyed by flood waters. A pre-fabricated Baily Bridge, on loan from the department of Main Roads, was quickly erected to span the gap temporarily while arrangements were made for a permanent structure. The following is part of a report of the opening that appeared in the Narrandera 'Argus' newspaper in June 1905: The opening of the magnificent steel bascule bridge over the Murrumbidgee at Darlington Point was celebrated on Wednesday, in cloudy, butfine weather. There was an attendance of over 500 people at the ceremony and at the monster children's picnic and sports earlier in the day. A four horse dray met distinguished guests at Darlington Railway Station, and conveyed them to the town. Here a procession met them, headed by the Narrandera Town Band, children of the district schools, members of the Celebration Committee and prominent residents. The procession moved from the main street to the bridge. Mr R Scobie, MLA, delivered the opening oration; after which Mrs AJ Cummings, as the oldest lady resident in the district, cut the ribbon, and the bridge was declared open. Mrs Cummings was then presented with a silver knife and an enlarged photograph ofthe bridge, amid roars ofcheers. The banquet was held soon afterwards and was largely attended. The following people proposed toasts to or responded to the toasts - Mr R Scobie MLA, Mr FA Byrne, late member of the district, John Jacob, F Harrison, Mr Herman Kook, Messrs Harrison, Messrs McKinney, Mr W Legge, Mr JJ Gallagher, Mr AJ McAlister, Mr JL Bennett, Mr MacDonald, Mr Beatty and "The Bridge Employees'. Mr Rorison spoke on behalf of the contractor Mr Farquaharson, who was in Sydney. Over 100 people attended the banquet and seventy couples were present at the ball, which started at nine o'clock in the hall. The floor and music were all that could be wished; and the costumes of the ladies were charming. Among those ladies whose dresses attracted attention were Misses Keeble (2), A Jones, M Barnes, Gallagher, Alford, Kook, McGrath, (2), Wilson, Curphy, Connelly and many others. Mr Keed of Junee supplied the marquee for the banquet, which was handsomely decorated. Excellent refreshments were also provided at the ball. Dancing continued until late this morning. Seventy four years after her father Mr R Scobie MLA opened the original bridge, Miss Agnes Scobie cut the ribbon on the new cement bridges on 27 April 1979. NB: The closest bridges crossing the Murrumbidgee River at the time of building the Darlington Point Bridge were upstream at Narrandera, opening in 1891 and downstream at Hay opening around 1874.

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Darlington Railway Station is now known as Willbriggie. The name was changed in July 1909 because of the similarity of Darlington Point, Darlington and Darling Point, the later two both Sydney suburbs. Willbriggie is located half way along the Darlington Point to Griffith Road (Kidman Way). The station has since been demolished and today there arc 4 grain storage sheds, a grain bunker facility and house. Bibliography History of Darlington Point- Murrumbidgee Shire Council (unpublished) All Those Yesterdays - A History of Carrathool Shire - W G Parker Griffith City Library Website - Encyclopaedia of Australian Shipwrecks. Photographsfrom The Griffith Collection Held by our Society

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htato«eatrel«ea From the islands of Torres Strait to the mountains of Tasmania, early Chinese Australian families made important contributions to the communities in which they lived. Records in the National Archives of Australia reveal the private, cvmmunity and public lives ofthesefamilies over the past century. by Kate Bagnall, National Archives of Australia The gold rushes of the mid-nineteenth century originally brought Chinese people to Australia, but in the following decades they developed rich and diverse communities here. These were international communities, with family and business connections reaching back to China and across the Pacific. From the 1850s, though, official moves were made to restrict the number of Chinese coming to Australia, finally culminating in the Immigration Restriction Act 1901. In spite of this, and widespread racism by some European Australians, the Chinese had many friends and supporters, and successfully engaged with the wider Australian community. Many records about Chinese people now held by the National Archives of Australia were created because of Australia's racially discriminatory legislation. From their enactment in the early 1900s to the late 1950s, when the process of dismantling them began, the Immigration Restriction Act and other elements of the White Australia Policy limited the entry of Chinese people to Australia, placed restrictions on Australian-born Chinese and prevented Chinese people from becoming citizens of their adopted country. While the policy was a great trial for Chinese Australians at the time, for today's family historians it has left a wealth of documents by which they can uncover details about the lives of family members. Coming and going There was a constant flow of Chinese people to and from Australia as they visited family, holidayed or managed business interests overseas. As part of their role in administering the Immigration Restriction Act, Australian Customs officials kept careful records about Chinese entering and leaving the country. Today these records provide information about Chinese migrants and temporary visitors, as well as those who were born or resided long-term here. Naturalised Chinese, Australian-born Chinese and other Chinese residents 'domiciled' in Australia could apply for a Certificate of Exemption from the Dictation Test (CEDT), which allowed them to re -enter Australia after trips overseas. Sometimes other documents, such as letters of naturalisation or birth certificates of Ibis Links

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Australian-born Chinese that were certified with photographs and handprints, were also used to prove a right of domicile in Australia. Most CEDTs and other re-entry records include personal details and photographs. Later those who were eligible could apply for Australian passports. After 1901, new settler arrivals were few and most Chinese arrivals to Australia, including wives, dependant children, students and employees, were admitted as temporary residents only. Students entered on Chinese student passports, many of which remain in the files, and the schools they attended had to report regularly on their attendance and progress. Wives and children of Chinese merchants were also admitted for fixed periods of time, with extensions regularly being granted. The file of the wife and son of Western Australian lay preacher and laundryman James Owen, for example, shows that their temporary permits were extended repeatedly between 1929 and 1952, including while the son, William, served with the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II. A temporary stay could also convert into a permanent one. After the Immigration Restriction Act was replaced by the Migration Act 1958, Australia's migration policy slowly became more accepting of non-European migrants. For the first time since Federation, new Chinese migrants could apply to live in Australia. Their migration applications, together with citizenship applications, temporary entry and visitor applications, can be found in Department of Immigration files held by the National Archives. Records in the National Archives document not only Chinese who were allowed into Australia, but they also contain applications from Chinese who were not permitted to stay as new migrants, those who arrived illegally and were deported, and those who had resided in Australia but had returned to China and were subsequently not allowed to return. For example, the Gan family - Teddy Ah Gan, his Australian wife Annie and their children - left Melbourne for Hong Kong in 1917. They remained in Hong Kong until the early 1930s when they decided to return to Australia, only to have their application denied because Teddy had been out of Australia for too long. The files also record unsuccessful applications to bring family members, mostly wives and children, out from China, many because of the worsening situation there during the 1930s and 1940s. Some of these families were later able to come to Australia. Australian or not? Before Federation, Chinese migrants to the Australian colonies could become naturalised British subjects. Many applications for naturalisation related to a desire to own property and to establish a life in Australia. After Federation, the legal status of Chinese resident in Australia became complex, with significant differences between foreign and Australian-born Chinese. From 1903, naturalisation was denied to Chinese migrants, but Australian-born Chinese gained the rights of a British subject at birth. Chinese naturalised before Federation also retained these rights. It was not until Ibis Links

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1948 that the legal status of an 'Australian citizen' came into being, and not until 1957 that long-resident Chinese were finally able to apply for citizenship. The National Archives holds records of colonial naturalisations for Victoria and South Australia. However, post-Federation legal corrplexities and the uncertainty Chinese people felt about their status in Australia are documented in records from the early twentieth-century. Some Chinese who had been in Australia for many years believed that they could be naturalised and applied for citizenship, only to be refused. Other Australian-born Chinese requested documents to certify the rights they had as Australian-born British subjects. Many post-1957 naturalisation files contain paper trails stretching back decades before citizenship was finally granted. The impact of war Regulations issued during both World War I and World War II required aliens, or non-citizens, resident in Australia to register with the police. As Chinese had been excluded from naturalisation from the time of Federation, even those who had been living in Australia for decades had to register, as well as more recent arrivals. One such alien was Sam Goon, a Chinese doctor and miner from South Mt Cameron in Tasmania, who had been in Australia for 30 years when he registered in 1916. The wives of Chinese aliens also had to register, as their nationality followed that of their husbands. From the late 1930s, Australian-born women married to alien Chinese could reclaim the right of British nationality, something that numbers did at 1he outbreak of World War II to avoid having to register as aliens. The National Archives also holds their applications. Australian-born Chinese were not required to register as aliens and many actually served in the Australian military forces. Recruitment during World War I and World War II was meant to exclude those not 'substantially of European descent', but this restriction was applied with various degrees of strictness. Some Chinese Australian men were not able to enlist, while others, such as Henry Sam and four of his brothers from West Wyalong in rural New South Wales, were able to do so and saw active service in Europe. Their service dossiers are among those of Australian servicemen and women from World War I and World War II and other conflicts held by the Archives. World War II also saw two new groups of Chinese come to Australia - refugees from Nauru and Papua New Guinea and stranded Chinese seamen. They made up the first significant intake of Chinese since before Federation, but at the end of the war they were repatriated. The National Archives holds records about them and the efforts of many of them - particularly those who had married and had children here to remain in Australia after 1945. The Chinese community raised money to help men like Sin Ah Jong who, after serving with the Chinese Labour Corps in central Australia and marrying an Australian woman, was ordered to be deported in 1949. Ibis Links

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Family and community As the Immigration Restriction Act took effect, the Chinese population in Australia fell from about 3 5 000 in 1901 to under 10 000 in 1947. This meant that Chinese communities around Australia, in both urban and rural areas, were small and well known to each other, and were linked by family and business ties. The National Archives holds rcords created by government agencies such as the Department of External Affairs (now the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade) and the Australian Security Intelligence Organization (ASIO) that reveal a great deal about these communities. The records provide information about Chinese community, political organisations and businesses such as stores and newspapers, as well as the individuals who were involved with them. Many family-run Chinese businesses and stores, such as Hong Yuen & Co in Inverell in north-western New South Wales, provided a central point for bringing family members and new migrants to Australia. Business owners also provided a voice for the Chinese community in their dealings with government. How to find records about family members Records about Chinese families in Australia can be found by searching the National Archives' records database, RecordSearch, which is available online through the Archives' website (http://www.naa.gov.au). To find records on family members, your first step should be to enter a name as a keyword in the RecordSearch 'Search' screen. Because Chinese people could be known by a variety of different names in official records, you might need to try different combinations of their Chinese and English surnames and given names. You might also try the names of any businesses or organisations with which they were involved. Viewing these records is free, but charges apply for ordering copies. The National Archives research guide, Chinese-Australian Journeys: Records on Travel, Migration and Settlement, 1860-1975 by Paul Jones, would also help researchers and family historians locate relevant records. It provides a brief history and lists all key record series relating to Chinese migration and settlement in Australia. The guide can be downloaded free from the National Archives website at www.naa.gov.au or purchased in hard copy for $10 from National Archives Publication Sales on (02) 6212 3609. Need help? Many of the National Archives' millions of individual records can be located by a name keyword search, but some records relating to Chinese people cannot. If you would like more help in locating records about your family, contact the National Archives reference service at ref@naa.gov.au. You can also contact the Archives reference service by telephone or fax on the following numbers: Ibis Links

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Within Australia: 1300 886 881 Overseas: +61 2 6212 3900

Fax:

Within Australia: 1300 886 882 Overseas: +61 2 6212 3999

About the Author

Kate Bagnall works as a historian in the Publications and Websites section of the National Archives of Australia in Canberra. She has made extensive use of the National Archives' records in her research into Chinese-Australian families in New South Wales for her forthcoming PhD. A founding member of the Chinese Australian Historical Society, Kate is also co-editor of the online Journal of Chinese Australia. Article, photographs and captions are reproduced with permission ofNational Archives Canberra.

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Above: Arrival documents. Photographs such as this one of Agnes Tart Lum Bew and her baby daughter Jean were used to identify Chinese on their return to Australia from overseas. Agnes was returning to Sydney after a visit to China with her three children in 1915. NAA: SPll5/1. box 17 [Alderham 23/12/1915.part 2}

Above: Arrival documents. Joseph Sarsin's CEDT allowed him to leave ad re-enter Australia without sitting the Dictation Test, 1909. National Archives ofAustralia: ST 84/1, Book 22, No 17.

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JOTTINGS Journals held in our Library can provide a wealth of family history information. Listed below are a few of the articles to tempt you. [Library Shelf Number shown in brackets]

Wendy Polkinghorne

Family Tree Magazine [ENG 17-6-150] September 2004 Vol 20 Nol

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The Micawber Club's Motto is 'something will turn up' - a successful search

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All Saints Rohtak- a good resting place the British in India Finding Americans in their indexed census

for living relatives.

[ENG 17-6-152] December 2004 Vol 21 No 2 The Outer Hebrides islands online. Addresses of useful Websites A taste of cannibalism- cannibalism amongst peoples of Western Europe and North America

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North Yorkshire County Record Office

[ENG 17-6-154] February 2005 Vol 21 No 4

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West Yorkshire Archives Shetland Genealogy Programs to help you publish your tree Part 1 Scottish archive sources online Internet resources on Railway staff

Practical Family History [ENG 17-16- 33] No 83 November 2004

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Tracing Scottish ancestry using internet resources How to get the most out of websites Records of the British in India- part 1 Indian graves How to get help with your research Part 1: Volunteers & Professionals

[ENG 17-16-34] No 84 December 2004 Branch lines- Ho to solve layout problems on family trees Monarchs of the glens -The Scottish clan system How to get help with your research Part 2: Getting down to the nitty-gritty House masters Union workhouses and how they worked

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Making sense of censuses

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[ENG 17-16-35] January 2005 No 85 • Hard Times - Scottish crofters -crofting counties of Scotland are Inverness, Argyll, Caithness, Ross & Cromarty, Orkney, Shetland and Sutherland. • When disaster strikes - a mining disaster at Thornbury, West Yorkshire inl893 • Tracing West Indian ancestors [ENG 17-16-37] March 2005 No 87 • Tracing Polish ancestors • Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet • Conflicting information an interesting lesson for newcomers to family history [ENG 17-16-39] April 2005 No 88 • Tracing Italian ancestors • Was your ancestor at Trafalgar? Family History Monthly

[ENG 17-13-112] Christmas 2004 No. 112 • Christmas - It's Cancelled - Christmas in the Workhouse • The Quakers • Tin Mining - Mines in Cornwall • The Fleet Prison - Marriages in this notorious London prison [ENG 17-13-113] January 2005 No 113 • Tracing Your West Yorkshire Ancestors Part 1 • Isle of Man Tracing your Manx Ancestors [ENG 17-13-114] February 2005 No 114 • Scottish Birth Record- why can't I find it? • Tracing a Traveller ancestor - tracing a gypsy family • Equal but inferior: Victorian Governesses • Tracing Your West Yorkshire Ancestors Part 2 • Ellis Island- A gateway to a new life [ENG 17-13-115] March 2005 No 115 • Home Front Heroines - World War II WAAF • A Victorian Childhood- Hard times in the schoolroom Suffolk Roots

[ENG 17-05-71] March 2005 Vol 30 No 4 • Domestic servants to New Zealand

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New In Our Library Books Title Ireland - Birth Death & Marriage Indexes and Records on LDS Films

Author

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Compiled from Family History Library Catalog

IRE 15.702

The Gordon Family Heritage (Donated by M Gordon)

MGordon

A 4.058

Hills of Gold - History of Nundle Shire New South Wales (Donated by Keith Humphries)

WA Bayley

AN 2795B

City of the Peel - A History of Tamworth and District 1818-1976 (Donated by Keith Humphries)

R Milliss

AN 7.2340

West of the Bland-History of West Wyalong district (Donated by Keith Humphries)

Bland District Historical Society

AN 7.2671

Monumental Inscriptions Young Cemetery

Heraldry & Genealogy Society of Canberra

AN 11.2594B

Antonio & Pasqua Ceccato Pioneers of Griffith (Donated by Gino Ceccato)

Gino Ceccato

AN 4.059

A Personal Story ofMy Parents Antonio & Pasqua Ceccato (Donated by Gino Ceccato)

Ginco Ceccato

AN 4.060

Memories ofStackpoole

V Pfitzner

AN 7.26691

The Camp ofMercy - A Historical & Biographical Record of the Warangesda Aboriginal Mission (Donated by B Davidge)

B & D Elphick

AN 7.2706C

Aboriginal Heritage Study of Barren Box Swamp Embankment Construction (Donated by S Meredith)

Steve Meredith

AN 7.2680A2

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Queen Mary -A Picture Pageant

ENG 8.039

Daily Express

(Donated by the Estate ofDorothy Anderson)

ENG 8.060

The Girls Own Annual 1899 (Donated by the Estate ofDorothy Anderson)

The Barren Jack Scandal

AN 7.2703

WR Cowper

(Second Copy)

Microfiche

Birth Death & Marriage Indexes 1936-1940 v England & Wales

General Register Office England

CD-ROM Monumental Inscriptions OJGoulburn NSW

Heraldry & Genealogy Society of Canberra

Computer on Hard Disk

SA Births 1907-1928 I

SA Genealogy & Heraldry Society

Computer On Hard Disk

English Parish Records

Ancestry. COM

Computer

Morman Immigration

Church of LDS

Computer

GRD205

Johnson & Sainty

Computer

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We hope you benefit from your membership. We would like each of you to submit a copy of your Pedigree Chart for society records. Your charts can always be updated as your research progresses. You can also submit Member's Interests to be published in Ibis Links, which is distributed all over Australia as well as to some Societies overseas. Member's Interests may also be submitted for inclusion on our Website. Please feel free to ask the Duty Librarian for help in compiling these items.

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Marine http://maritime.heritage.nsw.gov.au/public/welcome.cfm Maritime Heritage Online, NSW - Includes shipwrecks, aircraft, ports, harbours and Aboriginal sites. Use the search link to access the database. http:/!oceans 1.customer.netspace.net.au/easw.html Encyclopedia of Australian Shipwrecks - Over 8,000 entries, the site aims to provide a brief description of the vessel (including paddle steamers) and their loss, followed by a reference to further published works. You can search by vessel, state, island or regional map. For vessels lost outside Australian waters, but have some association with Australia, there is a special section to search. Kent Parishes http://www.kent-opc.org.uk/Parishes.htm gives access to some Kent Parish records. Some places, like Sheerness have links to other databases including the 1851 census. Public Record Office of Victoria http://www.prov.vic.gov.au/access/online.asp PROV's indexes and databases online allow you to do keyword searching to find information in various series of records. Immigration Records and Passenger Lists (PROVguide 52) Unassisted Inward Passenger Lists to Victoria, 1852-1923 Assisted British Immigration, 1839-1871 Outward Passengers to Interstate, U.K. and Foreign Ports, 1852-1856 Education Records (PROVguide 56) VPRS 907/P0 Teacher Examination Papers, 1863-1872 VPRS 13719/Pl Database Index to Teacher Record Books, 1863-1959 Other Records VPRS 8851/Pl Database ofRecords in VPRS 8850 of the Royal Melbourne Zoological Gardens and Related Organisations, 1857-1991 VPRS 7882/P 1 Public Building Files, 1874 - 1988 VPRS 12800/Pl Photographic Collection Alpha-Numeric Railway Negative Systems Polish Heritage of Otago and Southland, New Zealand http://pohos.eu.org/ - This site gives you access through the 'Genealogy' link to histories of most Polish settlers in the Otago and Southland area of New Zealand. Much research has been done to provide family trees from Polish and New Zealand records. Some photos are included and there are many other links to Naturalisation records, school registers, electoral rolls, shipping lists, a probate index etc. The site states - This project is a starting point to enable families to continue research on their own genealogy'. Ibis Links

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11" Australasian Congress on Genealogy & Heraldry Theme: FAMILY HISTORY- the access revolution Darwin Thursday June 1 -to Sunday June 4 2006 The Congress will be held at the Darwin Entertainment Centre and the Holiday Inn on the Esplanade, which are interconnecting venues. Congress information satchels will be available for collection at the Registration desk from I 0am on Wednesday 31 May 2006. Spread over four days there will be: 11 Keynote Speakers (this is where papers are presented which are of interest to most delegates). Five x overseas and five x Australia, plus one on the Northern Territory. 31 Sessions on a variety of subjects 5 Workshops I x New Researchers facing information overload l x AFFHO (Australasian Federation of Family History Organisations) comprising of the AGM plus a workshop on common interest/problems/standards eg publication of microfiche/CD's etc I x scotlandspeople.gov.uk- this is a Scottish database. I x Family history writing, privacy and copyright 1 x AAGRA (Australasian Association of Genealogists & Record Agents)- how to employ a Genealogist/Record Agent, what to look for, how to become an accredited researcher. We have accommodation from one end of the spectrum to the other. There are motels/hotels, self-contained units, caravan parks with cabins and on site van hire as well as spaces to park a van. There certainly is budget accommodation within walking distance of the venue. There are a considerable number of hotels/motels within one to three blocks of the venue. If you want to stay in a caravan park, all of them are on a bus route within a 20- 30 minute ride away. June Tomlinson 2006 Congress Convener This Congress is organised under the auspices ofthe Australasian Federation ofFamily History Organisations Inc.

Genealogical Society of the Northern Territory Inc Post Office Box 37212 WINNELLIE NT 0821 Australia Email: congressll@austarnet.com.au Website: http://www.octa4.net.au/genient or Telephone 61 08 89817363 Ibis Links

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NEW PUBLICATION TO BE RELEASED IN OCTOBER 2005

Early Griffith & District A Pictorial History Soft covered book of 154 pages Containing 250 historical photographs depicting the life and culture during the early days of Griffith from 1912 to the mid 1940s Advance orders will be taken and posted in October. Price - $30.00 Plus Postage & Packing NSW $8.00 Other Australian States $9.00 Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc PO Box 270 Griffith NSW 2680

Griffith Genealogical and Historical Society

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Full Page - $20.00 Half Page - $10.00 Quarter Page - $5.00

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Thou shalt name your male children: James, John, Joseph, Josiah, Abel, Richard, Thomas or William.

Thou shalt name your female children: Elizabeth, Mary, Martha, Maria, Sarah, Ida, Virginia or May.

Thou shalt leave NO trace of your female children.

Thou shalt, after naming your children from the above lists, call them by strange nicknames such as: Ike, Eli, Polly, Dolly, Sukey- making them even more difficult to trace.

Thou shalt NOT use any middle names on any legal documents or census reports, and only where necessary, you may use only initials on legal documents.

Thou shalt learn to sign all documents illegibly so that your surname can be spelled, or misspelled, in various ways: Hicks, Hix, Hixe, Hucks, Kicks or Robinson, Robertson, Robison, Roberson, Robuson, Robson, Dobson.

Thou shalt, after no more than 3 generations, make sure that all family records are lost, misplaced, burned in a court house fire, or buried so that NO future trace of them can be found.

Thou shalt propagate misleading legends, rumours, and vague innuendo regarding your place of origin: a. you may have come from: England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales ... or Iran. b. you may have American Indian ancestry of the tribe ... c. you may have descended from one of the three brothers that came over from

Thou shalt leave NO cemetery records, or headstones with legible names.

10. Thou shalt leave NO family Bible with records of birth, marriages or deaths. 11. Thou shalt ALWAYS flip thy name around. If born James Albert, thou must make all the rest of thy records in the names of Albert, AJ, JA, Bert, Bart or Alfred. 12. Thou must also flip thy parent's names when making reference to them, although "Unknown"or a blank line is an acceptable alternative. 13. Thou shalt name at least 5 generations of males and dozens of their cousins with identical names in order to totally confuse future researchers. Author unknown. Ibis Links

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MORRISON - Seeking contact with living descendants of Donald & Elizabeth (Bessie Ellen) (nee Withers) Morrison, they marr. 1882 at Burra SA. Donald came to Australia from Isle of Harris Scotland on the "Royal Albert" in 1855 with his parents Kenneth Morrison & Mary (nee McPhee?) also his brothers and sisters - Mary, Christina, Marion, Murdock, & Norman. Donald & Elizabeth's Children ---- HERCULES Norman B 1883 Burra SA marr I Myrtle Price 1905 deceased, their children 1 son living, I son deceased ---- marr 2 Esther Elizabeth Stone 1921 their children 2 daughters. ---- MAUDE M. B 1886 Wentworth NSW marr Samuel Barry Croad 1913 ---- GERTRUDE Ellen B. 1887 Wentworth NSW ---- KENNETH B. 1888 Wentworth NSW marr Ethel Linda Alford 1913----IVY May B. 1900 Wentworth NSW. Please reply to Mrs. M. Hare, Farm 2429 Middleton Ave. Griffith NSW 2680. MCINTYRE - Seeking contact with living descendants of Cornelius & Catherine (nee Speedy) McIntyre they marr. 1873 probably Ballarat Vic. Cornelius came to Australia from Edinburgh Scotland on the "Childe Harold" in 1853 with his parents John & Margaret (nee Buchanan) McIntyre & brother John. Cornelius & Catherine's children ---- ANNIE B. 1874 Ballarat Vic. marr Walter Ruddock (ick) ---- ALBERT B. 1876 Ballarat Vic. ---- JOHN B. 1878 Ballarat Vic. --- ROSANA B. 1880 Ballarat Vic. marr David Armour ---- CORNELIUS B. 1883 Ballarat Vic. marr. Helene Maher ---- ETHEL B. 1885 Ballarat Vic. marr. Hugh Strickland ---- GERTRUDE B. 1889 Ballarat Vic. marr. Augustine Skinner ----ELSIE B. 1890 Ballarat Vic. marr. Charles Smith. Please reply to Mrs. M Hare, Farm 2429 Middleton Ave. Griffith NSW 2680

THORNTON - Descendants of George and Mary (nee Rice) Thornton are invited to a reunion to be held on Saturday 29 April 2006 at West Pennant Hills Community Centre, where part of George's original land grant will be renamed 'George Thornton Reserve'. George arrived as a convict on the Guildford in 1816. His wife and family joined him from Ireland when his term was over. George and Mary had 3 children, James Charles who married Mary Thomas and then Sarah Winnett, Bridget who married William Burke, William Clutton and John Paul, and Mary Ann who married William Cork and William Russell. Associated names are: Alder, Bath, Beckhouse, Bell, Bradshaw, Coleman, Collis, Cooper, Croft, Crow, Dale, Fenton, Foote, Fry, Gooch, Hall, Hart, Johns, Mc Donald, McPherson, May, Perrott, Phahl, Rudd, Stanshall, Thompson, Tunks, Wheeler, Wilson, Reakes, Hangan, Molloy, Aubrey, Meads, and many more. Please contact Robyn Burke, 16 Carson Crescent, Callala Bay 2540 Ph: 444 66 041 or email: rgburke@bigpond.net.au Ibis Links

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.Birth, Death & Marriage Certificate Prices Australian Capital Territory- after 1930 Registrar's Office PO Box 788, Canberra ACT 2601 Full Certificate $25.00 No Refund (Pre 1930 see NSW)

New Zealand Dept of Internal Affairs PO Box 10-526, Wellington NZ Electronic Copy for Genealogical purposes: Pre 1874 - $26.00, 1875 to date $20.00 NZ Updated order forms available in our Library

New South Wales- Registry of BDM GPO Box 30, Sydney NSW 2001 Official Certs $31 & $5 secure postage Family History Certs: B's pre 1905,D's & M's pre 1945- with Reg No $24- without No $31 Pre 1856 records on film in out library. Transcription Service $15- buy 10, get the 1 I th free. Order forms in library. New South Wales Wills Supreme Court GPO Box 3, Sydney NSW 2001 Prior to 1850 $53.00 1850 to 1985 $36.00

Irish Republic General Register Office Lombard Street East, Dublin 2, Ireland Full Certificate £6.00 (Ire) Including postage

Northern Territory Registrar General's Office GPO Box 3021, Darwin NT 0801 Full Certificate $25 .00 (Prior to 24 Aug 1870 see South Australia)

Western Australia Registrar General's Office, PO Box 7720 Closter Square, Perth 6001 Full Certificate $28.00, 5 year search $5.00 Quoting Index No & District $18.00

Queensland Registrar General PO Box 188, Albert St, Brisbane 4001 Full Certificate $21.50 Each 5 year search $13.00 (Identification of Applicant & Relationship to Subject required.

Tasmania Registry of BDM GPO Box 198, Hobart 7001 Full Certificate $25.00 Search 5 years Pre 1900 Archives Office 91 Murray St, Hobart 7000

Queensland - pre 1890 State Archives PO Box 1397, Sunny Bank Hills 4109 Full Certificate $20.50 Quoting Index No. $17.50

Victoria Registry of BDM PO Box 4332, Melbourne 3001 Full Certificate with or without Index No. $17.50

South Australia Principal Registrar GPO Box 1351, Adelaide 5001 Full Certificate $33.00 Search 10 years No Refund

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England & Wales General Register Office Smedley Hydro, Southport, Merseyside England PR8 2 HH Courier Service - Contact Mrs L Brown Ph: 02 6962 4858 for current price & to order. See page 29 of ibis Links No 75 for the 'New' Courier Service for members.

Scotland Registrar General New Register House, Edinburgh Scotland EH 1 3 YT Full Cert £13.57 (Stg) including postage (Index for 1855-1897 & OPR on the Internet)

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Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc PO Box 270, Griffith NSW 2680 02 6964 8942 (Library hours only) ggahs@dragnet.com. au Website - http://users.dragnet.com.au/ggahs Library Situated at- Tranter Place, Griffith, NSW 2680 (Behind the CWA Rooms & opposite the Ambulance Station)

Patron Public Officer Honarary Life Members

Hon Solicitor Auditor President Senior Vice President Junior Vice President Treasurer Secretary Assistant Secretary Membership Officer Librarian Assistant Librarians

Mrs Patricia Jones Mr Clive Polkinghorne Mrs Edna Wakley Mr Alan Wakley Mrs Wendy P olkinghorne Mrs Patricia Jones Mrs Margaret Hill Mrs Lynette Brown Mrs Ann Stevens Mr Allan Haggarty of Noyce, Salmon & D'Aquino Holmes, Keenan & Turnell, Public Accountants Mr Clive Polkinghorne 6962 1650 Mr John Miller 6962 7788 Mr Charles Robertson 6963 5356 Mrs Christine Gavin 6964 3266 Mrs Anne Gribble 6963 6966 Mrs Yvonne Miller 6962 7788 Mrs Ann Langford 6962 5432 Mrs Wendy Polkinghorne 6962 1650 Mrs Lynette Brown.. .......6962 4858 Mrs Beth Davidge 6962 1065 Mrs Vicki Sanger 6964 2887 Mrs Barbara Millis. 6968 1301 Mrs Jennie Carter. 6963 5563 Mrs Christina Morris. 6896 9815 Mrs Wendy Polkinghorne, Mrs Edna Wakley, Mrs Lynette Borwn, Mrs Yvonne Miller Mrs Barbara Millis. 6968 1301 Mrs Yvonne Miller 6962 7788 Mrs Ann Stevens 6964 3508 Mrs Margaret Hill & Mrs Margaret Hare Mrs Lynette Brown 6962 4858 Mr Alan & Mrs Edna Wakley 6968 1428 Mrs Beth Davidge, Mrs Yvonne Miller, Mrs Edna Wakley & Mrs Wendy Polkinghorne Mrs Lynette Brown 6962 4858 Mr Clive Polkinghorne 6962 1650 Mr John Miller 6962 7788 Mrs Ann Langford 6962 5432 Mrs Barbara Savage 6963 0281 John Miller, Charles Robertson, Margaret Hare, Ann Stevens, Yvonne Miller, Wendy Polkinghorne, Lynette Brown, Margaret Hill, Vicki Sanger, Vicki Moran, Yvonne Wilson, Bill Thompson, Clive Polkinghorne, Richard Gow, Edna Wakley, Beth Davidge, Barbara Millis, Christina Morris and Ann Langford

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Monumental Inscriptions & Burial Records Vol 4 Narrandera District, 263pp !'. $17.50 plus postage Vol 5 Lake Cargelligo & Ungarie Districts, 104pp $10.00 plus postage Vol 7 West Wyalong & District, l 73pp $15.00 plus postage West Wyalong Supplement $3.00 including postage Postage is as follows:- Vol 5 = $4.00. Others are charged at Parcel Rates, i.e. NSW $5.80; Vic $7.90; SA $8.85; Qld $8.20; Tas $ 10.25; NT $12.15 & WA $11.60 Riverina Cemeteries - Monumental Inscriptions & Burial Records Fully searchable CD-ROM, over 40,000 entries - $85.00 plus $5.00 postage anywhere in Australia. Total Cost $90.00 LIBRARY RESEARCH FEES FOR NON MEMBERS Our Society is willing to undertake research in Griffith and the surrounding areas. When requesting information please provide us with any details you have on your surname interests - ie full names, maiden names, children, birth & death dates, addresses etc. A minimum research_fee of $[9,QQ for all enquiries must be paid before your research_is undertaken. You will be advised in advance if further costs are associated with your enquiry. Please include your email address for quick reply to any queries. The research rate is $ I 0.00 AUD per hour - plus photocopying expenses. Please include a stamped self addressed business sized envelope. Send research_enquiry, plus cheque/money_order to: Research Officer Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc PO Box 270 GRIFFITH NSW 2680 Members (written enquiries) - FREE plus S.A.E. Non Members Fee to use Library- $10.00 per session MEMBERSHIP FEES (Renewals due I January each year - Renewals paid after 31 January incur Joining Fee. Joining Fee - $5.00 Single Membership- $30.00 (The annual fee for one person) Family Membership- $35.00 (Two persons living at the one address) Half Year Membership- $20.00 (From I July to 30 December) Plus Joining Fee Twelve Months Journal Subscription Only - $15.00

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No. 78 November 2005 ISSN 0811 - 5559

Journal of the GRIFFITH GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC

Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc PO Box 270, Griffith NSW 2680 02 6964 8942 (Library hours only) ggahs@dragnet.com.au Website - http://users.dragnet.comau/ggahs Library Situated at- Tranter Place, Griffith, NSW 2680 (Behind the CWA Rooms & opposite the Ambulance Station)

Patron Public Officer Honarary Life Members

Hon Solicitor Auditor President Senior Vice President Junior Vice President Treasurer Secretary Assistant Secretary Membership Officer Librarian Assistant Librarians

Mrs Patricia Jones Mr Clive Polkinghorne Mrs Edna Wakley Mr Alan Wakley Mrs Wendy Polkinghome Mrs Patricia Jones Mrs Margaret Hill Mrs Lynette Brown Mrs Ann Stevens Mr Allan Haggarty of Noyce, Salmon & D'Aquino Holmes, Keenan & Turnell, Public Accountants Mr Clive Polkinghome 6962 1650 Mr John Miller 6962 7788 Mr Charles Robertson 6963 5356 Mrs Christine Gavin 6964 3266 Mrs Anne Gribble 6963 6966 Mrs Yvonne Miller 6962 7788 Mrs Ann Langford 6962 5432 Mrs Wendy Polkinghome 6962 1650 Mrs Lynette Brown 6962 4858 Mrs Beth Davidge 6962 1065 Mrs Vicki Sanger 6964 2887 Mrs Barbara Millis 6968 1301 Mrs Jennie Carter 6963 5563 Mrs Christina Morris 6896 9815 Mrs Wendy Polkinghorne, Mrs Edna Wakley, Mrs Lynette Borwn, Mrs Yvonne Miller Mrs Barbara Millis 6968 1301 Mrs Yvonne Miller 6962 7788 Mrs Ann Stevens 6964 3508 Mrs Margaret Hill & Mrs Margaret Hare Mrs Lynette Brown 6962 4858 Mr Alan & Mrs Edna Wakley 6968 1428 Mrs Beth Davidge, Mrs Yvonne Miller, Mrs Edna Wakley & Mrs Wendy Polkinghome Mrs Lynette Brown 6962 4858 Mr Clive Polkinghome 6962 1650 Mr John Miller. 6962 7788 Mrs Ann Langford........... . 6962 5432 Mrs Barbara Savage 6963 0281 John Miller, Charles Robertson, Margaret Hare, Ann Stevens, Yvonne Miller, Wendy Polkinghome, Lynette Brown, Margaret Hill, Vicki Sanger, Vicki Moran, Yvonne Wilson, Bill Thompson, Clive Polkinghome, Richard Gow, Edna Wakley, Beth Davidge, Barbara Millis, Christina Morris and Ann Langford

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Contents:

The Launch of Early Griffith & District Pictorial... Walking in my Fathers Footsteps Letter from V.G. Veness to his mother.. Australian Civilian Internees of the Japanese If You Don't use it You Lose it Marie N arelie An Australian Heritage New In Our Library Jottings Snippets Twelve Golden Rules for a Wife Members Interest/Website Updates & Old Census Lists New Publication Riverina Cemeteries CD Lookup Service/Member Welcome Birth, Death & Marriage Certificate Prices

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The views expressed by the contributors in this journal are not necessarily those of the Editor, nor of the Society. The Society reserves the right to edit all material submitted for publication. Articles appearing in this Journal may be reproduced, either in whole, or in part, with written permission from the Society and acknowledgement ofauthor and source. Ibis Links printed by Quick Print, 120 Fitzmaurice Street, Wagga Wagga - March, July & November. A publication of the Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc.

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By Anne Gribble "Remember driving the sulky to school?" "Remember swimming in the dam?" "Remember dipping prunes? Cutting rice tracks? Delivering grapes?" Memories flowed thick and fast amongst the 250 people at the Griffith Theatre on Saturday 8 October. After months of work by a small committee headed by Wendy Polkinghorne and backed by Members of the Griffith Genealogical and Historical Society, "Early Griffith & District - A Pictorial History" was officially launched. The book traces the early history of Griffith and District, from Wiradjuri tribes, squatters and selectors to Returned Soldiers. Photographs of Bagtown, early farming, the Yenda flood, and the lonely grave at Lake Wyangan illustrate the hard nature of early days on the MIA Family picnics, the Griffith District Band and the Banna Avenue parades show a lighter side to life. The cover picture is of the march on the Government offices in December 1924, the turning point from failure to magnificent success, captures the determination and courage of the men, women and children of early Griffith and district. President Clive Polkinghorne presented a short background to the collection of the pictures and introduced the speakers. Wendy Polkinghorne spoke on the Society's work over the last 28 years, and on the work involved in collecting and reproducing rare photographs. She outlines the details of gaining approval for publication and finally having the book printed. Margaret King, of Griffith City Library explained the Library's role in historical collection and preservation, of the resources available to the community in the Local Studies Collection. City Librarians Pam Young and Christine del Gigante officially launched the book. Pam told of the close and rewarding relationship between the Library and the Society, each organisation contributing to the conserving of historically significant resources. Christine related her childhood memories to sections of the book- Saturday arvo at the pictures, the Griffith Show and our district's multiculturism. Anne Gribble thanked the speakers with the presentation of a token of appreciation from the Society. John Miller presented Wendy Polkinghorne with a framed copy of the front and back of the pictorial, referring to her dedicated work and noted the appreciation from all Members of the Society. The highlight of the day was the picture show of over 160 photographs that was shown before and after the official launch. Pictures of wagons, picnics, school photos, floods, committees and old buildings evoked lots of memories from the audience. Ibis Links

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Everyone hummed along with the songs of the era, selected by committee member Edna Wakley and played as background music. After the official proceedings, people purchased books for family and friends, and were last seen excitedly exclaiming over the photographs and notes. "Early Griffith & District - A Pictorial History" is available from the Society's rooms, as well as the Griffith Tourist Office and Book City Shop. Cost is $30 per book, plus $8 postage if necessary.

Wendy and Clive Polkinghorne with the framed copy of the front and back of the pictorial book, presented to Wendy at the launch by John Miller. In recognition of her dedicated work.

Clive and Wendy Polkinghorne at the launch

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Gordon MeInnes, Jennie Carter & Anne Gribble, selling books.

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PHOTOS COURTESY OF JOHN MILLER

Book Launch Snapshots

Edna Wakley, Ann Langford &Wendy Knight

Marion Mcinnes, Yvonne Miller, Ann Stevens, Vicki Sanger & Lynette Brown

Charlie Robertson & Beth Davidge.

Beth Davidge & Lynette Brown

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Marion Mclnnes, John Miller, Yvonne Miller & Ann Stevens.

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WALKING IN MY FATHER'S FOOTSTEPS By Bob Veness The old sepia coloured photographs, some with their comers serrated from mice preparing a nest in some dark drawer, made sense to me now. The dry official facts stared up at me from Mary's death certificate, death at 38 from nephritis mnemic convulsions. An urologist in Canberra told me when I showed the death certificate to him that Mary died of kidney failure. She died to make way for me I thought because I was conceived from a second marriage. I drove into Yenda aware of the cypress pines on the roadside growing in the red sandy soil. Luckily before my mother died I had taken out the old photographs she had given me on my father's death in 1966 and written on the back my mother's cryptic answers to my questions. "Original house in Yenda" I had written on the back of the log cabin photograph. The cabin was built of cypress pine logs with two figures standing in front. "Your father's English girlfriend Mary" I had written on a later photograph with obvious extensions to the original log cabin and Mary and my father standing in front. On Mary's death certificate the informant was listed as V. G. Veness, widower, of farm 1562 Yenda. Mary had died on 9 July 1921 in the public hospital in Leeton. I asked the smiling helpful woman in the Griffith information centre where I would find farm 1562. Sensing something out of the ordinary she pulled out a detailed map of the area and soon found farm 1561 but no sign of 1562. Disappointed but not discouraged I decided to put aside the search for the farm and go and look for Mary's grave instead in the Leeton cemetery. As I drove in through the ornate gates the sign said Anglican 1 and so I pulled up and the very first grave I looked at in front ofme was Mary's. I sat down in shock on the edge of the grave and the tears came easily as they do these days. When I sat down on the edge of her grave I felt as if I was sitting on her deathbed or communicating with her in some way. A sort of, thank you, for being remembered at last. What had my father done when he stood here that day on the funeral I wondered!

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"I don't think he was in love with her, my Uncle Bob told me. My father had met her after the horrors of Gallipoli and after being wounded at Pozieres and sent back to England to recuperate. Mary must have been a comfort to him somehow. "We have lost 6 out of 7 of our original strength" he had written to his mother "and I am the only one remaining of our original section after the evacuation of Gallipoli." "Mary had TB" my Uncle Bob told me and my father and her doctors thought the dry Australian climate might help her recover. "I think your father felt sorry for her" Bob said. They were married in England on 26 June 1919 only a couple of years before she died. Were they happy in that log cabin I wondered! When I was leaving Leeton I couldn't help but notice the Yenda Producers Cooperative, Leeton branch and I remembered the label my father had kept of their produce along with those sepia coloured photographs. Why had he kept the label I wondered? "Go and see Kay at the Yenda main office," the cheerful character at the counter told me. "She'll sort things out for you" he told me when I explained what I was looking for. I showed Kay the photographs to back up my story. "I know somebody who'd love to see these," she said as the office staff crowded around. I'd come home at lost I thought. "Take these photographs over to Edna" she said "and if you get in touch with George Kayes about block 1562 he should be able to help you." While we were talking one of the staff indicated an old framed share certificate of Yenda Settlers Ltd from 1923 on the wall and when I looked there was my father's signature staring at me. "Your father was the first Chairman of the Yenda Settlers Co-operative" George told me later "and my father Oliver Kayes was the first Secretary. They were neighbours" he said "and tomorrow I'll take you out and show you the block. The house George Kayes was born in on block 1572 in 1923 was still there. "Only my mother and I were present at my birth "George chuckled at no doubt an oft repeated line. "My twin brother Roderick arrived half an hour later after my mother's sister and my father arrived back with assistance." George later served in Papua New Guinea in 1942 and 1943 in the I4, Field Ambulance, but his brother Roderick never came back from New Guinea. We wandered together through the vines where my father's house had stood. He had sold the block in 1927 to H. Pretyman, but nothing remained of the log cabin in the photographs. We ate some wizened grapes that remained from the recent harvest and I scuffed the dirt of yesteryear before getting back in George's car. Ibis Links

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I went to see Edna with the photographs and she asked me if I would like to come to the meeting that night of the Genealogical and Historical Society of Griffith after she scanned the photographs. The dozen or so faces all turned in my direction when I opened the door that night and there on the table neatly tagged were the Ronaldson diaries of early Yenda with a separate sheet listing the page numbers where I would find my father mentioned. I wandered through the pages and it was like pulling in a fish net. They asked me for my story and their shining eyes confirmed their interest in the past. They gave me a round of applause when I'd finished. I went back there the next day with my notepad and carefully noted the dates and happenings of my father's seven years in Yenda. There was nothing startling, just a chronicle of human endeavour to be found in every community. I could only guess at how my father and mother had met in those seven years in Yenda. My mother's husband had left her with a young daughter: she had divorced him and had to borrow the fifty quid from her brother Bob to pay for the divorce. My mother paid back Uncle Bob by giving him a dinner set which his son Robert gave back to my daughter Deborah in 2003 in accordance with his father's wishes. My father and mother married in a registry office in 1930 before leaving for North Queensland to start a new life. I drove out of Yenda past McWilliams winery and wondered what had been in my father's mind when he drove out for the last time. Maybe, just a feeling of relief to at last be free of the constant battles of farming in Australia. Maybe he was thinking of Mary and how lucky he was to make it back to Australia. Maybe he was thinking of the three months all soldier settles had to spend working on the irrigation works before they could ballot for a block. Maybe he was wondering what life had in store for him after Yenda, or possibly just looking forward to a spell in Sydney and meeting my mother again. Life's carpet unrolls in front of us and l wondered where I would finish up.

Right: Mrs Cassell (Mr & Mrs Cassell owned the farm opposite) and V. G. Veness. Presumably at Yenda Railway Station.

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The original house.

Another vie ofthe original house.

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Letter from V.G. Veness to his mother. Dardanelles Sept. 19, 1915

My dear Mother,

We have been relieved at last and I can write to you with a little comfort now. As you can see I am writing with your Fountain Pen. The warm clothes you speak of will probably be badly needed, do not send two of anything unless it is Socks and Handkerchiefs. Do not cease sending the Papers, I am always interested in them as they are about the only link with home news that I have. I get them all I think although they come in an irregular manner, your letters the same. I mentioned in my last letter that I had been made Sergeant of the section. It has been dated back to within a few days after landing I believe and as we will probably have a month's rest here, the pay due to me by Oct I9" say should be £100 after deducting what has been paid to me. As I have mentioned previously I have left £30 to Ted vanes would you have to draw the money through my death. That is the only money that you will have to pay. I have made my Pay Book will to the same effect so that you would need to ask Ted if same has been paid to him by the Military before you pay him also. As you can guess the Brigade badly needs a rest especially the men who have been there from the first like myself. I feel much the same as a patient must feel after coming out of a hospital. Things are reasonably cheap where we are and when we draw some money a man will be able to restore himself with a few luxuries to eat which he would pass by in private life. Butter is 2/- pound here. The Greek natives here live a self contained life, grinding their own flour with old fashioned windmills and make up their own wool for spinning into cloth. It seemed a curious ting the first two or three days that we did not need to walk in trenches or take any care of ourselves in walking about the country. Clarrie Veness unless he has been wounded is somewhere about here also. Charley Gibson I am sorry to say has been killed, he died game doing his duty till the last. Now for a short review of things I have seen and been through since leaving Heliopolis. We left on the Ascot, about the worst ship in the whole lot I honestly believe. She was dead slow and that probably saved our lives as the Manitou (Minotaur?) passed us and half an hour later was torpedoed by a Turkish Destroyer which was cruising about. The Manitou did not sink though, but a few lives were lost aboard of her. Since that date another ship carrying part of the 6" Brigade was also torpedoed by a Turkish Submarine. The ship did not sink although a number of lives were lost on her also. This previous torpedoing made our captain alter the course with the result that we sis not land till Sunday night. However we were sent to the firing line in the morning and went through the hottest part of the business. Those first few days were a good initiation as we have never been through the same hellish uproar since, what Ibis Links

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with heavy Ships Guns, Indian and Turkish artillery, Bombs, Shrapnel and extra heavy Rifle Fire from both sides operating all together. We took our post on Pope's Hill straight off. We were there for 19 days and then relieved for half an hour. We were sent to a position facing up Dead Man's Gully for two weeks; from there to a slope facing past Quinn's post, from there to Bloody Angle, from there to Walker's Ridge, from there to Australia Valley in the new position and lastly to a post facing Hill 971. I hold a lone record of being the only one in the old section (see photo) who has been it from first to last, five solid months of fighting and monotonous tucker. You have the highest cause to feel proud of Australians they have been through some shattering fighting in places, repeated bayonet charges, bad conditions for water and food, suffered from flies and heat and have put in heavy pick and shovel work that stands any comparison. May all the boys who come forward prove to be as good. There was one Signaller who stood his ground signalling most of the time for the first three days. Shells came above, underneath and on both sides and still I believe he got out of it uninjured. There was another old chap, a Stretcher Bearer with a Donkey which had a Red Cross band around its neck. He used the Donkey to carry wounded soldiers to the beach and had put in a couple of weeks sterling work in all sorts of dangerous places when Snipers got him and the Donkey one day. Had he lived he would surely have got the V.C. Wounded men were wonderfully unselfish, waiting for days in some cases to be moved, and putting themselves second to the men who were fighting. The Ammunition and Water Carriers and Stretcher Bearers had to run the Gauntlet of Snipers all the time, they could not have worked better. On Quinn's Post the Turks sprung a sort of surprise packet on us, they sent in hand bombs and our men could not retaliate as they had none and had not been trained in using them. We had to stand it for a week and then supplies came to hand. As you can imagine there is always one or two or a few men who get panic stricken, but the majority of men always kept their blocks although we have on record the cases of several officers who lost their nerve entirely and have gone away silly. We had a find old C. of E. clergyman with us who repeatedly held burial services at night exposed to fierce random cross fire. He was a fine old fellow through and through. When we first landed we had no telephone wires or such like conveniences and messages were sent on paper slipped into an empty cartridge case and passed along the trenches. At night word of mouth was passed along instead and owing to the confused line of trenches the German Officers used to sing out false messages which would be passed along. It did not take us long to block this business and at no time did they gain anything great from their methods. From our second position we saw the sinking of the Triumph. There was nothing greatly spectacular about it but the thought of losing her and some of the men on board hurt us greatly. We could see the men struggling in the water after. There is a case of one of our 13" men wounded in the Quinn's Post blow up being rendered unconscious. He came to while being carried down on a Ibis Links

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stretcher and immediately jumped off and went back into the thick of it. We were protecting our flank at the time by Machine Gun Fire but at some distance behind the front trench, but the way our boys fought after being blown up and bombed out why, I could fairly have hugged them for their bravery. Our men ran out of Cigg. Papers and it was not uncommon for our men to haul in badly wounded Turks or prisoners and go through them for Cig. Papers first thing. There was one time when one of the men was keeping a keen look out and a Turk's head gradually came over the parapet. Our man waited till he was well within reach and then suddenly grabbed the Turk by the neck and hauled him into the trench much to his surprise. But there was one time when a Turkish Officer came up quietly and hit a I5" Gunner on the head with the flat of his sword. The action woke up some of the others and the officer was promptly bayoneted. Snipers used to get up trees or covered themselves in holes dug in the ground and in some stories perished from being forbade drinking any solutions and only several days provisions stowed away infilthy places. Our losses in this Brigade have been heavy and out of a total of 2300* in this Battalion (counting reinforcements) I doubt if we have more than 300 left which means we have lost about 6 out of 7. Wounded and sick men coming back should make a difference for the better. We have an issue of Tobacco every week as part of our regular rations and Rum on cold nights which are coming on again. One soldier was boiling a billy of water after having had trouble to collect firewood. A bullet went through the billy, let the water out (none too plentiful) which put out the fire. You should have heard him swear! Another time 3 men were boiling 3 biscuit tins of water when a shell exploded right into the fire blowing up the tine, putting the fire out and making smoke generally. The 3 men got up carefully, one by one, each carefully looking round to see if the others was killed. Not one was but, you ought to have seen their faces. The N.Z. have shown out splendidly and there is absolutely no rivalry between them and us. There should be much good fellowship in that direction after the war. It was funny one night though when a fresh N.Z. reinforcements man in a bit of hot rifle fire offered one of our men 5/- to show him the right direction to gohe was flurried. There seems to be an idea that the Turks all dress in baggy pants as soldiers. Nothing of the kind! Leaving out the headgear which varies from a skull cap to a turban, their dress is pretty well the same as our soldiers. And now I have just received two letters dated 7.7.15 and 21/7/15 which I will answer now. If you refer to the papers each time, I think you will get the information you want. If uncertain address letters to the Dardanelles, or put the words "On active service" thus Serg. V.G. Veness #933 Machine Gun Section 13" Battalion 4" Brigade A.I.E.F. On active service Ibis Links

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We have had no winter since we left Australia but I expect will now have to go through a winter like yours or worse as the Islands here are noted for their cold. Am glad to know Australia Day went off so well, frankly speaking. I think that each person should contribute either voluntarily or by compulsion an amount in proportion to their means towards the cost of the Australian Army. Am glad to know you are getting pays regularly. No, I did not see Cliff Hayden though it is possible that he might have seen me. If you do not hear regularly you should not be put out because I recollect times when I have not been able to be regular. Am glad to hear you heard from Kitty Hyndman. Do not take a pessimistic view of the war, Britain is gradually but surely being aroused and the full force of her fighting powers is to be felt yet. Have just had handed to me another two lots of papers so I will knock off now and read them. Will write you again before long. With best wishes to A.P. and with love to yourself, I am Yours sincerely Gamet *Words and Numbers in Italics were censored. Numbers are correct, but some words may be incorrect. R.G. Veness. 16" June 2005. Darwin.

V.G. Veness with Bob the dog.

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Australian Civilian Internees of the Japanese BY CHRISTINA TWOMEY SCHOOL OF HISTORICAL STUDIES, MONASH UNIVERSITY On 15 August 2005, Australia and other Asian-Pacific nations celebrated the sixtieth anniversary of Victory in the Pacific. Although the end of the conflict in the Pacific heralded freedom for Australians who had survived internment by the Japanese, it also marked the start of their battle for compensation from the Australian Government for their hardship, loss and suffering. Not only had civilian internees lost property and businesses during World War II, but some were also the victims of war crzrnes. Dr Christina Twomey of the Monash University School of Historical Studies has uncovered, accounts of the wartime experiences of individual internees and has outlined records that may assist families to learn more about the experiences offamily members who gained their freedom on 15 August 1945.

Was a member of your family interned by the Japanese during the World War II? Around 1 500 Australian civilians were interned by the Japanese throughout the AsiaPacific region during the war. While the most famous internment camp was perhaps the one at Changi Prison in Singapore, Australians were also interned in many other camps, including the Stanley Internment Camp in Hong Kong, the Santo Tomas Internment Camp in the Philippines and the Yangchow Internment Camp in China. The National Archives of Australia has a rich collection of records dealing with civilian internees of the Japanese, particularly their liberation from the camps and their postwar attempts to gain compensation. The wartime experiences of civilian internees often come to light in their correspondence with government officials, as they describe the conditions they endured in the camps. Concerned relatives often wrote to the government on behalf of their interned relatives, and this correspondence is also an important resource for family historians. There are three main sites of information about civilian internees applications made to the Civilian Internees Trust Fund, which made two cash grants to former internees in the 1950s; enemy property claims files; and records of government departments that dealt with the issue of civilian internment, both during the war and when it came to the postwar repatriation of internees from the camps.

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The Civilian Internees Trust Fund In 1952 the Menzies Government established the Civilian Internees Trust Fund, which was created by the sale of frozen Japanese assets in Australia. Former internees of the Japanese, or the dependants of those who died as a result of internment, were eligible to claim a cash grant from this fund. Applicants were required to fill in forms detailing their biographical details and those of their dependants. Migrants to Australia were required to give details of their arrival dates and the names of the ships they travelled on. Some internees confined themselves to the form, while others entered into correspondence with the secretary of the fund. Their letters are often poignant discussions of their experiences of captivity. Approximately 360 applications were made to the fund by former internees or their dependants. Records containing these applications can be found on RecordSearch, the National Archives' online records database, by using the internees' or the dependants' names as keywords. A table listing recording agencies and series of interest to researchers in this field is included at the end of this article.

Enemy property claims files Records held by the National Archives cover both the frozen assets of Japanese interned in Australia during the war and compensation claims for war damages made by Australian civilians interned by the Japanese. The compensation claims relate to property lost, damaged or destroyed in Japaneseoccupied territories throughout World War II. Most applicants were to be disappointed, because the peace treaty negotiated with Japan did not include provision for compensation to internees. Australian civilians interned in Thailand, however, often received substantial sums because a separate peace treaty was negotiated with the Thai Government. Although these files are ostensibly about financial matters, in their correspondence claimants sometimes discuss internment and their feelings and frustrations about their losses and sacrifice. Some files are merely balance sheets of financial losses, but contain valuable information for family historians about assets; other records contain extensive correspondence. The National Archives Reference Service should be contacted for information about locating specific records about individuals. (See details at the end of this article.)

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the war an exchange of civilian internees occurred between Japan and Australia, while the International Red Cross, representatives of neutral countries and other agencies monitored the condition ofremaining internees as far as they were able and reported on them to the Australian Government. Concerned relatives and support associations wrote to government departments inquiring after their loved ones. At war's end, internees had to be located, deaths accounted for, survivors debriefed, relief and repatriation arranged, and accommodation found in Australia for those without friends and family. Lists of recovered internees were prepared and these often recorded family details, dates of birth, religious affiliation and other particulars about internees. These diverse activities, both during the war and immediately afterwards, cut across a range of government departments, including Territories, External Affairs, Defence, the Army and Social Services, as well as the Attorney-General's Department. The National Archives holds records created by these departments containing material relating to civilian internees. Australian internees also came to the attention of agencies such as the Australian Legation in China and the Australian High Commission in the United Kingdom. The files of the Australian Legation are particularly rich, because immediately following the cessation of hostilities Australian government representatives visited internees in camps and set up hostel accommodation for them upon their release. An especially diligent Australian Army officer in Shanghai drew up very complete and extensive lists of internees held there. Information on internees captured in Australia's external territories is particularly detailed. Australian internees who were members of the New Guinea Public Service had personnel files. Almost 200 Australian male internees from New Guinea perished when the Montevideo Maru, which was transporting them to the Philippines, was torpedoed by an American submarine in 1942. Most Australian women and children in New Guinea were evacuated prior to the invasion; the National Archives holds evacuee records for them, which can be located with the assistance of the National Archives Reference Service. The widows and dependants of men who died during internment were eventually eligible to receive the New Guinea civilian war pension, and there are files relating to the administration of individual pensions. Widows and dependants were also able to claim monetary compensation from the Civilian Internees Trust Fund, and records of these claims are an excellent complement to material available in the External Territories files. Those who had property lost or damaged in the territories were able to claim compensation from the War Damage Commission, and internees and their dependants also submitted claims to that agency. Civilian internees were also the victims of war crimes and a few were the subject of intelligence investigations after the war, as in cases of suspected collaboration and people pursued for debts incurred to Swiss authorities while in internment camps. Ibis Links

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These matters are referred to in series dealing with war crimes and the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, which are held by the National Archives .

For further information, see also National Archives' factsheets nos 50, 58, 101, 106, 107, 171 and 180, all of which deal with internee, alien and prisoner of war records, and are available for viewing online (http://www.naa.gov.au/publications). The National Archives Reference Service can be contacted in the following ways: Tel: 1800 886 881 (overseas callers: 61 2 6212 3900) Fax: 1800 886 882 (overseas callers: 6126212 3999) Email: ref@naa.gov.au Agencies and series dealing with internees ofthe Japanese during World War II Agency Date Civilian Internees Trust Fund Trustees 1952-62

National Archives record series B509, B510, B511, B512, B513, B514

Controller of Enemy Property

1939-66

A1379, AI 449, Al 452, Al 453, Al 454, Al455, Al461, A1556, A1557

Department of External Affairs

1921-70

A989, A!066, Al 067, Al 068, A1838, A3317

Department of Territories[!]

1951-68

A518, A7031

Department of Defence [II]

1942-

A8!6

Department of the Army

1939-73

MP742/1, B3856

Department of the Interior [I]

1946-72

A431

Department of Social Services

1939-72

MPI/I, MP11/2, MP1/3, MPI 1/4, MP! 1/5, MPI/6, MPI 1/7

Attorney-General's Department

1901-

A472

Australian High Commission, United Kingdom

1910-

A2910

War damage Commission

1942-48

SP24/l

Navy Office [IV]

1939-73

MP375/14

Australian Security Intelligence Organisation

1949-

A367, A6119, A6126

Department of Immigration

1945-74

A6980

War Crimes Commission [!]

1944-45

Al 0950, A!0952

War Crimes Commission [II]

1945-46

A6238

Commission of Inquiry into Japanese Atrocities

1943-44

Al 0943, Al 1049

Article, photographs and captions are reproduced with permission ofNational Archives Canberra. Ibis Links 16 November 2005

William Thomas Kirwan, aged Jyrs -

William Kirwan andfriend. Singapore Nov. 1945. This is some

just before the Japanese Occupation of Malaya during which he was intered at Changi Gaol & Lims Rd. A glance at this

months after the Re-Occupation of Singapore by the Allies, yet the terrific marks or starvation, bad health & nervous tension are plainly seen.

picture shows. that this healthy chiid had nothing but perfect health. Image:966866_0007 NAA Ref: B510, 336 Courtesy National Archives of Australia

Image:966866_0009 NAA Ref: B5I0, 336 Courtesy National Archives of Australia

William Thomas Kirwan's Application for a Grant', made to The Civilian Internees' Trust Fund (CITF), October 1957. Images 966866_000/ & 966866_0002, NAA Ref 8510, 336 Courtesy Natrona/ Archives ofAustralia

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IF YOU DON'T USE IT YOU LOSE IT! Or Where have all our members gone? Wendy Polkinghorne

Many of the larger Societies are lamenting that member patronage of their libraries is falling off and the executives of these Societies are worried about the trend. It is all the more worrying for Societies such as ours with a membership of only 110 with less than half of those members actively researching their families. Family History is said to be the fastest growing hobby, but much of their research is now done in the comfort of their own homes on the Internet. This is understandable. However the Griffith G & H Society has an extensive library and the lack of patronage is very worrying indeed. We have a very devoted and loyal group of members who act as voluntary librarians and on many occasions over the last few months they are the only researchers in the library! The voluntary librarians willingly give up their time to man the library, however they may soon start to feel that they are wasting their time and have other jobs they would prefer to do. What is the solution? Inconvenient opening hours? In our last Link Letter members were asked for feedback regarding altering/extending the hours the library is open. We received four replies - three were happy with the opening hours and one member asked that the library be opened on Thursday evenings. Lack of Resources? Considering the size of our Society I believe that we have excellent resources including BDM indexes for Australia, New Zealand, England and Wales as well as immigration, cemetery and probate records. The committee is constantly purchasing new material and is very willing to consider the purchase of any reference material suggested by members. At the next committee meeting I will be proposing that the Society conduct a membership drive during November and December offering new members 14 months membership for the usual annual fee. Maybe you can introduce a friend/s to the fascinating hobby of family history Do you have any suggestion? If so, I would be delighted to hear from you

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Marie Narelle By Rosemary Gray

Last May when I started researching for a presentation on Temora, I found an entry in a book that said "Temora was the birthplace of the world famous singer Marie Narelle". Full stop, end of story, no other mention of her! Like I suspect most, if not all, of you my reaction was ... who? In the last five months I have tried to find the answer to that question, what I did find was a lot of facts, dates and titbits. I felt that they contained a story of a very interesting life, which started not far from where we live, a story that was waiting to be told. Marie Narelle was born in 1870 and died in 1941. An outstanding Soprano, she became known internationally as "The Australian Queen of Irish songs" and was invited by the Edison Recording Company to make records She was one of the first Sopranos to record on cylinder and disc records. These recordings were made between 1905 and the early 1930s. Catherine Mary Ryan (later Marie Narelle) was born in 1870 at Combaning Station, Temora. She was the forth child of John Ryan and Catherine Comans. Her father was very well known in the district and Combaning was a local Catholic centre where priests from Tumut and later Wagga Wagga said mass. Her parents were both born in Australia, but came from well known families of Tipperary, Ireland. Her early schooling was at the Presentation Convent in Wagga Wagga, where her first music teacher, Sister Treacey called her Molly. For the rest of her life Marie was called Molly by family and friends. Gold was discovered in the Temora area in 1880 and a gold rush resulted in the establishment of the town. There was a fundraiser for the Catholic Church and at the age of ten Marie sang publicly for the first time. Prospectors in the audience were so enchanted they threw gold nuggets on stage. Maybe their feelings could be described in the words of a song Marie was to record in February 1906. On October 9 & 10, 1881, Marie sang at the consecration ofTemora's first Catholic Church and in 1886 was presented with a gold watch and chain in recognition of her musical services to the district. Ibis Links

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Marie continued her studies in 1888 with the Sisters of Charity at Potts Point in Sydney and continued her studies with Madame Ellen Christian who had been one of Dame Nellie Melba's former teachers. Frank Hutchinson produced a musical spectacle - "Australia the Queen of the South" for the centenary of white settlement. Marie played the part of 'Australia' in the production. 1888 also marked the jubilee year of the foundation of the Sisters of Mercy. After 1889 the family moved to Cobargo on the south coast where her mother became the licensee of the Post Office Hotel. In 1891 Marie married Matthew A Callaghan at St Mary's Cathedral in Sydney. The marriage produced three children, Narelle Kathleen, Rita Mary and Reginald G.M. They lived in Candelo and later Bega. Callaghan was a chronic alcoholic and Marie needed to support her family; so she became a singing teacher, travelling around the south coast on horseback. Rev. Charles Hunerbein helped her to understand her voice and potential repertoire, while Bishop Higgins who heard her sing at the consecration of Cobargo's Catholic Church, where she was organist and choir master, offered her assistance with contacts in Sydney. The turning point in her career came with her change of name. She adopted the surname "Narelle", the name of a famous woman from the Moruya tribe of indigenous people. Marie was to say: 'My name if pure Australian, Narelle was a queen of the Moruya tribe and when I was quite a child they used to tell me legends about her, about the days when she and her people were great in the land. And I got to fashion an idea in my mind of how she must have looked. So when I was starting out in life .... I chose her name as a sort of talisman and you know I really believe it has brought me luck". In 1898 Marie toured the south coast, Cootamundra, Junee, Temora, Wyalong and other towns together with her cousin, Contralto Eva Mylot (who was Mel Gibson's grandmother). In March of 1898 Marie announced her intention to relocate to Sydney to pursue her vocal studies. In that year she studied with Signor Razon, who was a noted conductor and a friend of Puccini. In the years 1899/1900 she was to star in many concerts in Sydney as well as Brisbane, Dapto and once again with Eva Mylot in Brisbane, Temora and Katoomba.

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With John Lemmons, flautist, her sometimes manager, she spent six weeks touring Queensland, New England and then the south coast in November. Marie commenced lessons with Signor Stefani and in 1901 sang as soloist in many Sydney concerts for the new Commonwealth of Australia. On September 16, 1901 she sang at a concert in Temora to raise funds for the Temora hospital appeal. In 1902 on March 13 she gave her farewell concert in Sydney, at which the song "Wearing of the Green" was particularly popular, during which she announced her intention of becoming a Ballard singer. On July 26, 1902 on her own and with her three children in tow, she left on the ship "Karlesruhe" for London. In London Marie continued her studies with Stefani and also studied Gaelic near Holbom in a class where no English was spoken from 8 to 10 in the evening. In October, November and December, she was in Cork and London for many concerts and appearances. On October 27 she appeared at the concert in Rathmine, a Dublin suburb, which was the first time Tenor John McCormack sang at a professional public concert. (It is said that Marie gave him this opportunity). In 1903/ l 904 she appeared in many concerts all over England and Ireland, receiving rave reviews. Marie spent the Easter season of 1904 in Paris as she found the cold and wet weather in England too oppressive. On April 17, 1904 she left England aboard the "SS Etruria" on her way to America. Marie had obtained a seven month engagement to sing at the St. Louis world fair. Her salary was 50 guineas per week. This fair was to be the subject for the movie Judy Garland made in 1939 - "Meet me in St. Louis". It was claimed that audience numbers at her concert exceeded three million people. At the Blarney Castle where she sang, she was always presented as passionately Australian-Irish and it was not unusual for a load "Cooee" to ring out after each number. In 1904/1905 she toured the USA and in June 1905 she was elected an honorary member of the New York Irish Club. The only lady on whom the honour had been confirmed and also the only woman ever to have sung at the annual banquet of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick. Ibis Links

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In 1905 her first recordings were issued in the USA, five cylinders each of two minutes, standard gold moulded for Edison USA. On February 17, 1906 she gave a concert at the Waldorf Astoria organised by seventeen millionaires and their wives, for which she received a gold bracelet with nine emeralds and nine diamonds. She returned to London for a concert at the Crystal Palace on March 17 (a good Irish day) at which the Lord Mayor of Dublin was present. She then departed for a tour of Australia, arriving in Sydney on June 15, 1906. Marie sang at the town hall before one of the biggest audiences ever. In October she left for a tour of New Zealand. In 1907 a serious illness, symptoms undisclosed, saw Marie recuperating in the Temora region. It was noted in the Boorowa News that Marie had performed 250 concerts in eleven months, the mind boggles! Remember the eldest of her three children, all of whom were travelling with her, would have been 15 or 16 years of age. In 1909 she was a passenger on the "Orotava" bound for London. On September 18, divorce proceedings were commenced on the grounds of 'habitual drunkenness and lack of support'. In 1910 Marie became a resident of the USA and on November 9, 1911 married Harry Currie an electrical engineer with the New York Central Rail Company. The next eleven years were spent in the USA, giving many concerts and benefits, some with Eva Mylot (who by then was also living in the USA). In 1925 Marie made her last Australian tour, touring for seven months in Queensland and New South Wales and in 1926 she holidayed in Candela, a place with powerful memories of her younger days. In 1928 her daughter Kathleen married Harry Newton Quinn at Brampton Oratory in London. In the early 1930s Marie recorded four distinct tracks on lacquer discs. These were .... "Singing Lesson" .... "Lagan Love Song" ....with attached spoken letter from Uncle Harvey ..... and "The Harp that once through Tara's Hall". In 1934 after the death of her husband she lived with her daughter Kathleen 111 London.

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In 1939 she suffered a seizure on the way to a Cecily Courtneige Matinee and became bedridden however she always remained cheerful. On January 26, 1941 Marie died at Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire at the age of 71. Both of Marie's daughters were very musical, Narelle Kathleen (usually known in adult life as Kathleen) winning the "Emmaline Wooley Award" for Piano in 1910 and Rita became a coloratura soprano. Her son Reginald died in 1979 aged 88. All that I could find about him was that he travelled with his mother until 1910 (just before her second marriage) and that golf was not his hobby it was his life! (His handicap was 2). Reginald fathered a daughter Carmen, she was a singer and dancer on Broadway, and two sons Grant an artist in oils and Brian an animation artist (at one time he worked on Sesame Street) he has appeared in some films, mostly T.V., (winning an Emmy in 1981) and a cartoonist. At a concert in New York when Marie was 61, she included Australian and Irish items with daughter Kathleen at the piano. The New York Times Newspaper reported on April 28, 1931- "Madame Narelle sang songs by Haydn, Del Reigo, McFayden, Brahms, Helmud, Bohme and concluded the program with a group of Irish songs by Torrence, Lover and Moore. Miss Kathleen Narelle was the accompanist". Kathleen also accompanied her mother when Marie recorded the lacquer disc recordings mentioned previously. Marie Narelle's story is a "Lost Career" part of the great surge of Catholic culture in the 1890s and links to the mainstream of Australian history, of which it is part. It is said Edison had trouble recording the soprano voice and that Marie Narelle was his first major success. Marie Narelle has an important place in Australian recording history in America. Read more about Marie Narelle and listen to some of her songs on this website:http://www.peoples voice. gov. au/storics/nsw/tem ora/narelle/temora n bio.htm Songs include: Killamey, Wearing of the Green and Lagan Love Song. A copy of a CD with Marie Narelle's songs on it can be purchased on-line at:http://shop.screensound.gov.au/prod341 0.htm The CD, 'The Shamrock & The Wattle' contains 22 tracks. Ibis Links

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Poster ofMarie Narelle - No 320 in the J. W.B Murphy Collection of theatrical posters. Reproduced with permission of the State Library of Tasmania

The harp that once through Tara's halls The soul ofmusic shed Now hangs as mute on Tara's walls As ifthat soul werefled. Sp sleeps the pride offormer days, So glory's thrill is oer, And hearts that once beat high for praise Nowfeel that pulse no more. No more to chiefs and ladies bright, The harp of Tara's swells; The chord alone that breaks at night I's tale ofruin tells; Thusfreedom now so seldom wakes; The only throb she gives ls when some heart indignant breaks To show that still she lives. Thomas Moore

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I am a mix of English blood Of Irish and of Scots. My kinsfolk worked in cotton mills Were miners, or farmed plots. The Irish/Scotsman crossed the sea James came to Bulli mine. Wife Helen raised some busy bees As well as children nine. Meanwhile back in Lancashire Stonemason James breathed grime. His doctor said "To save your lungs, Go to a sunny clime." This second James took wife and sons, "Balranald" was the ship. But James soon died, and Violet raised Her three sons in hardship. Her eldest, Tom, worked in the mill And studied hard at night. By day he swept the flour mill And learnt accounts at night. As years passed by and things improved Tom learnt to play the drum. Young Grace came and saw him play And became his greatest chum. Fifty two years of marriage, Two daughters, lots of joys. We gave them seven grandkids Much loved four girls, three boys. I'm glad I live in good old Oz And not in Spain or China. I thank my migrant ancestors, A mason and a miner. By Suzanne Thorpe- Member 285 June 2005

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New In Our Library Books Title

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Rene - Photographer ofHay

C Merrylees

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Wollongong Old Roman Catholic Burial Ground

WE Noonan

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Frail Children ofDust

KC McRae

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B Heaton

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National Parks & Wildlife Service ofNSW

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C Greig

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W Polkinghorne, B Davidge, A Gribble, Y Miller & E Wakley - 3 copies

AN 7.2680A 3 AN 7.2680A 4 AN 14.028

Author Society of Australian Genealogists

Computer

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Searchlights Subs & Survival (Donated by E Wakley)

Hillend Historic Site (Donated by E Wakley)

Not Forgotten Memorials in Granite (Donated by E Wakley)

Early Griffith & District A Pictorial History

CD-ROM Title Waverley & South Head Cemeteries

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2006 GRD on CD-ROM Coonabarabran General Cemetery Enemy Aliens: The internment ofItalian Migrants in Australia during the Second World War

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JOTTINGS Journals held in our Library can provide a wealth of family history information. Listed below are a few of the articles to tempt you. [Library Shelf Number shown in brackets]

Wendy Polkinghorne

Descent (Society of Australian Genealogists) [AN 17-3-56] September 2005 Vol 35 Part 3 •

Journey of a Lifetime by Mrs Patricia Small a story of a prisoner transported to Australia on the Convict Barque Portsea in 1838.

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Researching Jewish Ancestors - Gary Luke first explains why many non-Jews have Jewish ancestors then goes on to give sources that may be explored by researchers.

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Jewish Ancestry Gen-Expo 2005 will be held at Darlinghurst on 27 November

2005. More information can be found on page 125 or by telephoning Peter on (02) 9427 6025 or visiting the website http://www.sydneyjewishmuseum.com.au •

Legal Deposit Copies - are you complying? If you are about to publish your

family histmy or any other work for that matter you should be aware that "under current Australian law, a copy of any work published in Australia must be deposited with the National Library of Australia and with the State Library in which the work is published".

The Endeavour (Botany Bay Family History Society Inc) [AN 17-6-51] September 2005 No 84 •

Lost to Time: Records Relating to Orphaned, Destitute and Abandoned Children in the NSW State Archives by Christine Yeats. The background to the records and selected case studies are given in the article as well as information regarding access and indexes.

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Probate Records - Christine Yeats, as a guest speaker at the Botany Bay FHS, said that 'death is the best place to begin when compiling a family history because of the information that the NSW State Government has kept'. Details held by State Records NSW are reported on pages 21-23.

Rootes (Gold Coast and Albert Genealogical Society Inc) [AQ 17-04-71] March 2005, Issue 76 •

Researching Scottish Records by Margaret Collins. Some of the topics covered

are Old Parish Records, Double entries for marriages, Naming patterns, Illegitimate children Register of Corrected Entries and Gretna Green. Ibis Links

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Holocaust Museum - member Rhonda Maher advised that Israel's Holocaust Museum has posted a database at http://www.yadvashem.org.il/ of biographical information about three million of the six million Jews killed during the Holocaust.

Ancestor (Genealogical Society of Victoria Inc) [AV 17-01-70] September2005 No 7 •

London Ancestors by Michael Gandy family connections with London.

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Transcripts of Memorial Inscriptions in the St Kilda Cemetery and an Index of Names These transcriptions, previously produced in 1987, are now available on CD-ROM. Hints for using the CD are given in the article. This will be a recommended purchase at the Society's next monthly meeting.

The Genealogist (Australian Institute of Genealogical Studies Inc, Vic) [AV 17-02-72] September 2005 Vol XI No 7 •

Relatives' Photos, a Digital Camera and Printing - by David Andreassen

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The Rajah Quilt based on a paper by Jennifer Line. The Quilt was worked by Convict Women during the voyage to Van Diemen's Land on the ship Rajah. The 180 women on the ship are listed.

The New Zealand Genealogist [NZ 17-01-77] July/August 2005 •

A Guide to conservation and restoration of gravesites - in response to a growing interest in the conservation of cemetery headstones and memorials, The Historic Cemeteries Conservation Trust of New Zealand produced a pamphlet and it is printed with permission.

The New Zealand Genealogist [NZ 17-01-78] September/October 2005 •

Archives of New Zealand has launched an Internet research service at http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ If you have New Zealand ancestors this must be of interest to you. Details of the site appear in the article and it is recommended that researchers print out the information on how to search Archway at http://archways.archives.govt.nz/Searching.do

Family Tree Magazine [ENG 17-6-158] July 2005 Vol 21 No 8 •

Surnames and phonetics by Rosalind Moffitt. If you are having difficulty finding your ancestors in the indexes maybe the trouble is the spelling of their

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surnames. If so, this article may be of interest to you. Some useful websites are also given. •

British emigrants to New Zealand - Brian Hudson gives a number of websites and resources to help researchers.

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Triumphs and tribulations of a family historian by Diane Lindsay is always an enjoyable feature.

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What to do with old diaries and letters - Richard Morgan gives some suggestions.

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East Riding of Yorkshire Archive Service - this helpful article by Vivien Teasdale also gives contact details, research fees and photocopying costs.

[ENG 17-6-159] August 2005 Vol 21 No 9 •

GEDCOM - Mark Lang tells "all about GEDCOM and why you need it" and explains that "GEDCOM is an acronym for Genealogical Data COMmunication and was developed by the Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints"

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British Army marriages in Newry, County Down by Gordon Rose.

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Hull City Archives by Vivien Teasdale.

Practical Family History [ENG 17-16- 42] July 2005 No 91 •

Juteopolis - Sheena Tait takes a look at the rise and fall of Dundee's great jute industry.

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Welsh ancestors - Part l by Alan Stewart

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Community Service - Gillian Rayment asks 'Was your ancestor an undertaker?"

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Corkcutters - have you ever wondered how or who made all those corks for all those wine bottles. AG Barr and lm-Bru gives the answer.

Gwent Family History Society (Wales) [WAL 17-1-55] September2005 No 79 •

Getting Started in Family History - Census Records by Malcom Otton. Not only is this a lesson on using the Census Records but there is also a lesson in problem solving.

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Snippets Lynette Brown Threepence coin, where have you been? In January I found a threepence coin dated 1948 beside the tap in the front garden of the CWA Hall in Banna Avenue, Griffith. Three Genie members created and maintain the gardens around the CWA premises and the Genie Library. We water gardens once a week during the summer and dry times. The coin was sitting protruding out of the mulch beside the tap. We had spread the mulch which was created when the Kurrajong and Sugar Gum at the back of the CWA were cut down and the timber put through the mulcher in about November 2004. Decimal currency was introduced on February 14, 1966 so the threepence coin would have been dropped around the tree roots around that time - 39 years ago. Serendipity. Vickie Moran came into the Genie Library one Friday afternoon and noticed that a Margaret Whyte had signed the book ahead of her. Lyn introduced Vickie to out member, Margaret Whyte, who was visiting from Wagga. One said, "Do your Whytes come from around Collingullie?" "Yes" was the reply. They then worked out where Vickie's family fitted into the same Whyte family tree. Margaret gave Vickie her email address which contained her maiden name "Self." The other Duty Librarian Cheryl Green, pricked up her ears when she heard the "Self' name and said, "My mother-in-law lived next door to Jimmy Self in Barnsley in Yorkshire." Jimmy Self may be a distant relative of Margaret Whyte, nee Self, whose father, Harry Self was born in Barnsley and his father was born near Thetford in Suffolk. Fancy that! Two ladies in Griffith have connections in Barnsley, Yorkshire about 12,000 miles from Griffith. Margaret said that only two lines of Self came to Yorkshire from Suffolk. Further research is needed. Names!

A lady in Queensland sent this to the Sussex Rootsweb mailing list. My grandmother, born in 1900 was called Lilian Maud Pond, which was shortened, of course, to Lily Pond and when my grandfather came on the scene he took the 'a' out of the middle name and called her Mud Pond!!

Wouldn't youjust love him! She may have been glad to marry and change her name. Ibis Links

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Rootsweb Mailing Lists. London Rootsweb List: I had a Mary Ann Cater born October 8, 1841 at 43 Fore Street, Limehouse, County Middlesex. Her parents were Charles Cater, clerk and wife Hannah, nee Wood. I presumed that they would still be living there in 1841 so I looked through our Genie Library set of 1841 Census CDs for Limehouse with 14 enumeration numbers and did not find them. I asked the London List if anyone had an index. A kind lady in New York answered and gave me the numbers for this family who were in the Finsbury area in June 1841, obviously they had moved after the Census. Success. Dorset Rootsweb List: My Pollard family had a child baptised in 1824 in the Corfe Castle Parish Register where they gave their abode as Scotland. I thought, why Scotland? I asked the Dorset List where this place might be, hoping that it was near Corfe Castle. A man answered and said that it was Scotland Farm on Scotland Heath and later sent me an old map showing where it is. Another example of help by joining a Rootsweb List. Consider joining a list to submit queries and in many cases get lots of help. Go to http://lists.rootsweb.com/ You can subscribe and unsubscribe at any time by following the instructions.

Another Snippet Christina Morris Early Church Record Recovery Project The Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages has been looking at the early church records over the past few years and have established that there are quite a lot of civil births, particularly in the early 1850s, 1860s and 1870s, that were not registered under Civil Registration Legislation. People would still have their children baptised but did not, for various reasons known to them, register an official birth with the registry. The registry have begun requesting some churches to allow them to view the registers of baptisms, burials and marriages with the view of obtaining copies of the records to help complete Victoria's records. This will be a long process but no doubt a very worthwhile one. Ibis Links

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Members Interest Seeking contact with others researching or connected to the following families:James Crawford b. Enniskillen Ireland 1838, miner in Scotland then in NSW, mostly at Bulli. Parents: Henry Crawford and Rosanne Tugman. Spouse: Helen Simpson b. 1838 Airdrie Lanarkshire Scotland. Parents: James Simpson and Elizabeth Warren. James and Helen married 1855 Straiton, Ayrshire. Also:James Thomas Redman and Violet Pomfret, Darwen, Lancashire. Married c 1911, migrated 1923. Contact: Suzanne Thorpe PO Box 1454 GRIFFITH NSW 2680

Website Updates & 0Id Census Lists http://www.ancestry.com:- Ancestry.com now has parts of the 1851 Census available for searching. They have also announced that soon after the 1851 Census is complete they will be adding the 1841 Census. (This is a pay to use site). Some members have paid the subscription to use ancestry.com at home and others use it at the LDS Library at 69 Yambil St, Griffith. The LDS centre is open to researchers on Tuesdays from 9 .15 am to 3 .15 pm and Fridays 9 .15 am to 1.15 pm. Bookings are needed to use the computers for ancestry.com and the familysearch site. Phone: 02 6962 7909 to book a reader or computer. http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au:- The NSW registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages. This site has recently been updated and you can now search marriages up to 1954 and deaths to 1974. http://genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk/DEV/Sandford/SandfordCensusl 77583.html Sandford Census for 1775 and 1783 These names are from a document containing a set of unofficial censuses that were drawn up in the late 18th Century by the Rev. George Bent. The spelling is his and may vary with that of the present day. http://genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk/DEV/Sandford/SandfordCensus.html A list of names of the people living in Sandford in 1790, 1793 & 1800 These names are from the set of three unofficial censuses were drawn up in the late 18th Century by the Rev. George Bent. The information on all three censuses consists of - Name of dwelling, Head, Wife, Children, Inmates (lodgers, in-laws, etc.), Servants and Apprentices. http://genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk/DEV/TedburnStMary/TedburnStMary1821.html Tedburn St Mary, population account taken May 28, 1821. Ibis Links

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Riverina Cemeteries CD - Last Name Lookup One Person only - Detailed Death Record Printout Price - $5.00 AUS for each person You will receive: Their birth, death, section, row & lot, monumental inscription and any other detail where available. Last Name Summary - Death Record Printout Every mention of a last name in all cemeteries on our Riverina Cemeteries CD. Price $5.00 Aus for IO or less last name records $ I 0.00 Aus for I I plus last name records You will receive: Last name, first name, born, died, cemetery, section, row & lot -

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ITEMS FOR SALE Monumental Inscriptions & Burial Records Vol 4 Narrandera District, 263pp $17.50 plus postage Vol 5 Lake Cargelligo & Ungarie Districts, I 04pp $10.00 plus postage Vol 7 West Wyalong & District, 173pp $15.00 plus postage West Wyalong Supplement... $3.00 including postage Postage is as follows:- Vol 5 = $4.00. Others are charged at Parcel Rates, i.e. NSW $5.80; Vic $7.90; SA $8.85; Qld $8.20; Tas $10.25; NT $12.15 & WA $11.60 Riverina Cemeteries - Monumental Inscriptions & Burial Records Fully searchable CD-ROM, over 40,000 entries - $85.00 plus $5.00 postage anywhere in Australia. Total Cost $90.00 LIBRARY RESEARCH FEES FOR NON MEMBERS Our Society is willing to undertake research in relation to Griffith and the surrounding areas. When requesting information please provide all known details to enable a search to be made. For example - full names, maiden names, children, birth & death dates, addresses etc. The research rate is $10.00 AUS per hour - plus photocopying expenses. Our minimum research fee is $10.00 AUS, which must be enclosed with the initial inquiry. This fee covers one hour of research of all our resources including the Riverina Cemeteries CD. For postal replies please include a stamped self addressed business sized envelope. You will be advised in advance if further costs are associated with your enquiry. Please include your email address for quick reply to any queries. Send research enquiry, plus cheque/money_order to: Research Officer Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc PO Box 270 GRIFFITH NSW 2680 Members (written enquiries) - FREE plus S.A.E. Non Members Fee to use Library - $ I 0.00 per session plus photo copying expenses. MEMBERSHIP FEES (Renewals due I January each year - Renewals paid after 31 January incur Joining Fee. Joining Fee - $5.00 Single Membership - $30.00 (The annual fee for one person) Family Membership - $35.00 (Two persons living at the one address) Half Year Membership- $20.00 (From 1 July to 30 December) Plus Joining Fee Twelve Months Journal Subscription Only- $15.00 MAIN BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP Receiving the Official Journal and Newsletter of the Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society. Inc - Ibis Links is issued three times per year and Link Letter is issued six times per year. Free use of our Library in Tranter Place. Guidance with research if needed. Participation in social activities and excursions. Submission of free "Members Interests" in Ibis Links Journal & Website. Fee paying Courier Service for England & Wales

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Journal of the GRIFFITH GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC

Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc PO Box 270, Griffith NSW 2680 02 6964 8942 (Library hours only) griffithgene@dragnet.com.au Website - http://users.dragnet.com.au/-ggahs Library Situated at - l Tranter Place, Griffith, NSW 2680 (Behind the CWA Rooms & opposite the Ambulance Station) Patron Public Officer Honarary Life Members

Hon Solicitor Auditor President Senior Vice President Junior Vice President Treasurer Secretary Assistant Secretary Membership Officer Librarian Assistant Librarians

Ibis Links Editor Ibis Links Committee Link Letter Editor Research Committee Cemetery Convenor Social Convenors CWA Liaison Officer 'Griffth Collection' Convenors Local History Convenors Computer Officers Web Manager Publicity Officers Library Key Holders

Mrs Patricia Jones Mr Clive Polkinghome Mrs Edna Wakley Mr Alan Wakley Mrs Wendy Polkinghome Mrs Patricia Jones Mrs Margaret Hill Mrs Lynette Brown Mrs Ann Stevens Mr Allan Haggarty of Noyce, Salmon & D'Aquino Holmes, Keenan & Turnell, Public Accountants Mr Clive Polkinghome 6962 1650 Mr John Miller 6962 7788 Mr Charles Robertson 6963 5356 Mrs Christine Gavin 6964 3266 Mrs Anne Gribble 6963 6966 Mrs Yvonne Miller 6962 7788 Mrs Ann Langford 6962 5432 Mrs Wendy Polkinghome 6962 1650 Mrs Lynette Brown 6962 4858 Mrs Beth Davidge 6962 1065 Mrs Vicki Sanger 6964 2887 Mrs Barbara Millis 6968 1301 Mrs Jennie Carter 6963 5563 Mrs Christina Morris 6896 9815 Mrs Wendy Polkinghome, Mrs Edna Wakley, Mrs Lynette Borwn, Mrs Yvonne Miller Mrs Barbara Millis.....................................................................6968 1301 Mrs Yvonne Miller, Mrs Jennie Carter & Mrs Cheryl Green Mrs Ann Stevens 6964 3508 Mrs Margaret Hill & Mrs Margaret Hare Mrs Lynette Brown 6962 4858 Mr Alan & Mrs Edna Wakley 6968 1428 Mrs Beth Davidge, Mrs Yvonne Miller, Mrs Edna Wakley & Mrs Wendy Polkinghome Mr Clive Polkinghome & John Miller 6962 1650 & 6962 7788 Mrs Jennie Carter 6963 5563 Mrs Ann Langford & Barbara Savage 6962 5432 & 6963 0281 John Miller, Charles Robertson, Margaret Hare, Ann Stevens, Yvonne Miller, Wendy Polkinghorne, Lynette Brown, Margaret Hill, Vicki Sanger, Yvonne Wilson, Bill Thompson, Clive Polkinghorne, Richard Gow, Edna Wakley, Beth Davidge, Barbara Millis, Christina Morris and Ann Langford

AIMS & IDEALS l. 2. 3. 4.

To promote family history research To transcribe and record the early burials of the Pioneers of this area. To provide a place where we as individuals can discuss the related problems offarnily history research. To assist our members to trace their own history by providing alternative sources.

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Contents: President's Report New Members Auditor's Report "In Service" in England 1850- 1900 Excursion to Altina Wildlife Park Sister Elizabeth Kenny The 'Griffith Collection' - Digitising Project A sample of photos from the 'Griffith Collection' A Family Historian's Lament / For Sale Pedigree Chart My Wayward Soldier A Great Website Transcription of Settlement papers for William Gale New In Our Library Pedigree Resource File Jottings Friends ofTemora Shire Cemeteries Early Griffith & District- A Pictorial History / Celebrating 25 years Saving Time & Ancestors on Ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com Connection Service Riverina Cemeteries CD Lookup Service Birth, Death & Marriage Certificate Prices

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Contents: President's Report New Members Auditor's Report "In Service" in England 1850 - J 900 Excursion to Altina Wildlife Park Sister Elizabeth Kenny The 'Griffith Collection' Digitising Project A sample of photos from the 'Griffith Collection' A Family Historian's Lament/ For Sale Pedigree Chart My Wayward Soldier A Great Website Transcription of Settlement papers for William Gale New In Our Library Pedigree Resource File Jottings Friends ofTemora Shire Cemeteries Early Griffith & District - A Pictorial History / Celebrating 25 years Saving Time & Ancestors on Ancestry.com I Ancestry.com Connection Service Riverina Cemeteries CD Lookup Service Birth, Death & Marriage Certificate Prices

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The views expressed by the contributors in thisjournal are not necessarily those ofthe Editor, nor ofthe Society. The Society reserves the right to edit all material submittedfor publication. Articles appearing in this Journal may be reproduced, either in whole, or in part, with written permission from the Society and acknowledgement ofauthor and source. Ibis Links printed by Quick Print, 120 Fitzmaurice Street, Wagga Wagga

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Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc. President's Report to the Annual General Meeting 15" February 2006 Again it is my pleasure to report to you on the activities of your Society over the last twelve months. I am pleased to report that in my opinion, your Society is in a very sound financial position, despite a continuing small decline in membership numbers. I feel this decline is the result of an ever increasing amount of genealogical research data being made available over the internet, either on free access, or for a fee, and the increasing number of households which now have access to the internet. Some factors contributing to our strong financial position are a. The continuing willingness, enthusiasm and ability of Lynette Brown and Charlie Robertson, together with a band of willing helpers to conduct stalls and market days for the sale of home propagated plants, home made jams and pickles and pre-loved household items. b. The continuing steady sales of our "Riverina Cemeteries CD-ROM", containing monumental inscriptions and burial records of Griffith, Hay, Hillston, Lake Cargelligo, West Wyalong, Narrandera, Leeton and associated smaller cemeteries. c. The generous donation of "free range farm eggs" by Richard Gow and Clive Polkinghorne. d. The interest returned on funds invested from the previous sales of "Griffith & District Pioneers", Series I, 2 and 3. e. Interest earned on our substantial cheque account balance since our move to Country First Credit Union Ltd., and f. The donations and support in so many ways by other not so visible members. Among the resources able to be purchased by the librarians during the year was another five years of English General Record Office birth, death and marriage indexes, which now brings our collection from 183 7 to 1940. March saw the first meeting of the Family Tree Maker special interest group, under the guidance of Yvonne Miller, and others followed during the year. These sessions have proved to be very popular, with large groups of members in attendance, and more can be expected this coming year. Thanks must also be extended to Louise Miller from "Camera House", who in April conducted an evening for members on the purchase and use of digital cameras. Our second excursion along part of the historic Whitton Stock Route and the Whitton Museum was an outstanding success, with over 60 people attending. Our thanks go to Jenny Carter who spent hours researching and organising the event. Ibis Links

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Wendy Polkinghorne conducted an evening workshop on "Using Word", and Wendy with Beth Davidge have conducted Power Point presentations for children from East Griffith and Lake Wyangan schools. These presentations and the Family Tree Maker nights have prompted the society to purchase a digital projector for use at future such events. The planned revisit of the northern section of the Whitton Stock Route in September was unfortunately postponed at the very last moment because of rain. This will now take place on April 2 this year. The launch of the book "Early Griffith and District - A Pictorial History" in October was the event of the year. This was the culmination of eighteen months of work by Wendy Polkinghorne and her dedicated committee. At this stage all expenses are paid and the considerable profit will help finances this year. About I 00 of the I 000 books printed are unsold at this time. With membership and use of the library rooms declining, it was decided late in the year to offer the public free use of the facilities for the remainder of the year. This, together with an upgrade of our internet connection to broadband, seems to have stemmed the tide. The library has been a hive of activity over the last few weeks. Again I thank all those members who volunteer their time or expertise for the benefit of the society and in so doing, contribute to the smooth operation of our society and make my task as President so much easier and enjoyable. Clive Polkinghorne President

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To the Members Griffith Genealogical and Historical Society Incorporated PO Box 270 GRIFFITH NSW 2680 Dear Members Scope We have audited the financial report, being a special purpose financial report of Griffith Genealogical and Historical Society Inc for the year ended 31 December 2005, as set out on the following pages. The committee is responsible for the financial report and has determined that the accounting policies used are appropriate to meet the needs of members. We have conducted an independent audit of the financial report in order to express an opinion on it to the members. No opinion is expressed as to whether the accounting policies used are appropriate to the needs of the members. The financial report had been prepared for distribution to members for the purpose of fulfilling the requirements of the association's constitution. We disclaim any assumption of responsibility for any reliance on this report or on the financial report to which it relates to any person other than the members, or for any purpose other than that for which it was prepared. Our audit has been conducted with Australian Auditing Standards. Our procedures included examination, on a test basis, of evidence supporting the amounts and other disclosures in the financial report and the evaluation of significant accounting estimates. These procedures have been undertaken to form an opinion whether, in all material respects, the financial report is presented in accordance with the requirements of Australian Accounting Standards and other mandatory professional reporting requirements so as to present a true and fair view of the association which is consistent with our understanding of its financial position and the results of its operations and cash flows. The audit opinion expressed in this report has been formed on the above basis.

Audit Opinion In our opinion, the financial report presents fairly in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards and other mandatory reporting requirements the financial position of the Griffith Genealogical and Historical Society Incorporated as at 31 December 2005 and the results of its operations and cash flows for the year then ended. The accounts and associated records have been kept properly during the year in accordance with the Charitable Fundraising Act 1991. Monies received as a result offundraising appeals conducted during the year has been properly accounted for and applied in accordance with the Charitable Fundraising Act 1991. Yours faithfully HOLMES KEENAN TURNELL PTY LTD Chartered Accountants John P Keenan CPA F.T.I.A. GRIFFITH Dated 13 February 200

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GRIFFITH GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC. PROFIT AND.LOSS STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31DECEMBER 2005

INCOME Birthday Dinner receipts Courier Account receipts Donations received Members subscriptions Grants received Seminar income

OTHER INCOME Fundraising income Ibis Links subscription Interest received Internet usage Sales research and printouts Publication sales Miscellaneous sales

EXPENDITURE Advertising Auditor's remuneration Bank fees and charges Courier account payments Depreciation Street stalls Light and power Ibis Links publication Insurance Licenses and fees Postage, printing and stationery Rent Repairs and maintenance Seminar costs Software and internet expenses Subscriptions Sundry expenses Telephone

2005

2004

253.60 2,610.00 (25.00)

200.00 2,860.60 165.00 4,495.00 2,590.91 1,560.10

2,838.60

11,871.61

948.62 120.00 2,599.00 101.25 690.50 17,572.10 1,727.90

247.54 40.00 2,510.52 69.70 898.85 1,746.15 1,176.20

23,759.37

6,688.96

26,597.97

18,560.57

12.95 495.00 66.00

12.50 440.00 91.00 2,719.84 3,781.00

4,104.00 120.00 319.41 1,511.70 1,110.50 41.00 14,1 I l.93 1,040.00 613.13

NET PROFIT

373.58 1,483.45 1,268.73 40.00 725.60 1,040.00

428.15 532.90 39.10 244.89

382.70 232.00 450.50 23 l.87 249.10

24,790.66

13,521.87

1,807.31

5,038.70

The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements This report is to be read in conjunction with the attached compilation report.

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GRIFFITH GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC. STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31° DECEMBER 2005 Note

2005

2004

Revenues from ordinary activities Depreciation and amortisation expenses Other expenses from ordinary activities

26,622.97 (4,104.00) (20,711.66)

18,560.57 (3,781.00) (9,740.87)

Profit from ordinary activities before Income tax expense

1,807.31

5.038.70

CLASSIFICATION OF EXPENSES BY NATURE

GRIFFITH GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC. BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31° DECEMBER 2005 Note

2005

2004

26,283.10 38,010.50

22,402.28 38,010.50

64,293.60

60,412.78

73,184.52

75,258.03

TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS

73,184.52

75,258.03

TOTAL ASSETS

137,478.12

135,670.81

137,478.12

135,670.81

74,523.29 62,954.83

74,523.29 61,147.52

137,478.12

135,670.81

CURRENT ASSETS Cash assets Investments

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS NON-CURRENT ASSETS Fixed assets Plant and equipment

TOTAL LIABILITIES NET ASSETS

EQUITY Asset Recognition Reserve Retained profits

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TOTAL EQUITY

The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements This report is to be read in conjunction with the attached compilation report

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GRIFFITH GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC. A.B.N. 90 708 064 618 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31° DECEMBER 2005.

1. Statement of Significant Accounting Policies This financial report is a special purpose financial report prepared for use by directors and members of the company. The directors have determined that the company is not a reporting entity. The financial report has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the following Australian Accounting Standards: AAS 4: Depreciation of Non-Current Asset AAS 5: Materiality AAS 8: Events Occurring after Reporting Date No other Australian Accounting Standards, Urgent Issues Group Consensus View or other authoritative pronouncements of the Australian Accounting Standards Board have been applied. The financial report is prepared on an accruals basis and is based on historic costs and does not take into account changing money values or, except where specifically stated, current valuations of non-current assets. The following specific accounting policies, which are consistent with the previous period unless otherwise stated, have been adopted in the preparation of this financial report:

Investments Investments are brought to account at cost or director's valuation. Dividends and interests are brought to account when received.

Property, Plant and Equipment Property, plant and equipment are carried at cost or independent valuation. All assets, excluding freehold land and buildings are depreciated over their useful lives to the company.

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.GRIFFITH GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC.

.A.B.N. 90 708 064 618

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31° DECEMBER 2005 2005

2004

2. Investments CURRENT Esanda Term Deposit Esanda Tern Deposit 2 Banksia Security Shares - Country First

18,000.00 10,000.00 10,000.00 10.50

18,000.00 20,000.00

38,010.50

10,093.48 5,573.00

10,093.48 3,454.00

4,520.48

6,639.48

3,124.87 702.00

3,124.87 468.00

2,422.87

2,656.87

71,412.17 5,171.00

69,381.68 3,420.00

66,241.17

65,961.68

73,184.52

75,258.03

74,523.29

61,147.52

56,108.82

1,807.31

5,038.70

62,954.83

61,147.52

10.50

3. Plant & Equipment Office Equipment Less: Accumulated Depreciation

Furniture & Fittings Less: Accumulated Depreciation

Resource Materials Less: Accumulated Depreciation

Total plant & equipment 4. Asset Recognition Reserve Recognition of assets currently held

5. Retained Profits Retained profits (accumulated losses) at the beginning of the financial year Net Profit attributable to members of the Company

Retained profits (Accumulated losses) at the end of the financial yeas

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"7 Serice'' n gland1850 -190 By Anne Gribble Although it was a widespread occupation, domestic service in England from 1850 onwards was appalling by to-days standards. In 1890 one and a half million people of 29 million worked 'below stairs'. They lived at the top of the house in tiny freezing attics and worked at the bottom of the house in the kitchen and scullery. They were practically owned by The Family. In the stately homes there were butlers, footmen, cooks, stewards, wine butlers, page boys, lamp boys, and boot boys, groom of chambers, hall porters, kitchen porters, valets, nurses, tutors, governesses, housekeepers, housemaids, stillroom maids, ladies maids, nannies, tweenies and skivvies. Even the middle class had maids, cooks and washerwomen. Within the servant ranks there was a strict hierarchy. There were Upper and Lower servants with set lines of demarcation. The Upper servants wore ordinary clothes, Lower servants wore livery (a uniform) eg the footmen wore plush breeches, silk stockings and powdered hair, the coachman wore a distinctive livery so that others would know who 'Owned' him. Those in service to the nobility and gentry looked down on the rest; indoors the butler and the housekeeper ruled supreme. The Family wouldn't dream of opening a door, stoking the fire or turning back the bed. There was a specific servant to do each specific job. Domestic service started at 12-14yrs of age, many worked 19 hours/day with 1 day off/month. Upper servants had lower servants to wait on them. Cook had a kitchen maid to lay out her utensils. The steward's room boy cleaned the butler's shoes and put his white bow on for dinner, nursery maids picked up what Nanny dropped. No one, except the Housekeeper who sat at one end of the servants' hall table and the butler at the other end, was allowed to speak at meals. Servants were not to get "ideas above their station" they were not to "smile at droll stories told in your presence" and were to "walk quietly in the garden". Silk knickers were banned as they made a swishing noise that might "disturb milady and give the wrong ideas to the men servants". Pretentious names, like Ada or Marion, were not allowed and were changed to Mary or Jane. They worked from early morning to midnight - lighting fires, polishing grates, trimming lamps, shining silver, brass and oak. They dusted and polished Victorian bric-a-brac, scrubbed smoky ceilings with washing soda, made their own cleaners for scouring copper pots, polishing floors and shining furniture. They looked after broods of children. Mechanical aids, modem plumbing and central heating were regarded as new-fangled American nonsense. The servants bathed in the wash-house once a week (on their day off), in water that had been used to boil the sheets and linen Ibis Links

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Dismissal was instant, with no recall. Passing the port in an anti-clock direction, having a skirt that displayed the ankle, banging the door, not using the trade entrance, were all good reasons for dismissal. If a girl became pregnant, possibly from the attention of Milord or his sons, she was instantly dismissed without a "character" (reference). Her choice then was the workhouse or prostitution. In 1890 a housemaid's outfit cost £3 11 .4 ½ (6 months wages) for 3 print dresses, 1 black dress and several aprons. The scullery maids wore quilted petticoats, a Hessian apron; hand knitted worsted stockings and leather boots and received 10 shillings/month, paid quarterly. In 1868 "our servant, Sarah Ann agreed to £3 a year and if a good girl we would make her a present or something during the year". A 1900 advertisement read "Footman 5'6" £20-22/yr, 5'10" £28-30/yr". An assistant school master was paid £200/year, a bank manager received £600/year. The wages were poor, the work never ending, and the conditions pitiable. The advantages were 3 meals a day and a roof over their head, which was more than the factory worker or the miner received. Detailsfrom: "Not in Front ofthe Servants" by Frank Dawes.

EX1Is1oN To ALIINA WILDLIFE PARK Sunday 7 May 2006 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE DAY:

Meet at the Punt Hotel at Darlington Point before 9.45am. At 9.45 we will be guided out to the private parking area at Altina Wildlife Park. The Park will provide us with morning tea; then we will go on a guided tour by wagon. The tour finishes at 12.15. BYO Lunch to eat in the picnic area. NOTE: Everyone is to leave at the same time. Cdmua oion puce8:

Adults: $28 Seniors: $25 2-16 years: $16 under 2 years: free

It is very important that everyone BOOK with Lyn Brown on 6962 4858 OR email lynebrown@optusnet.com.au Numbers to be in by 2 May 2006. We are advised to wear casual clothing, closed in shoes. Bring a coat and hat. Exact numbers are important for accommodating us on the Wagons.

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Sate eaeti 'Kenny Bush Nurse and Rehabilitation Therapist 1880 - 1952 Elizabeth Kenny's unusual life as a figure in medical history begins with a family story rooted in England's policy of transporting convicts to Australia. Her family would have hidden the fact that one of their ancestors had been a convict, a considered stain on the descendents. Elizabeth's great grandfather, James Moore senior, was transported to Australia and was disposed to a property near Muswellbrook, NSW. His son, James Moore junior, married Liza Pearson of Letterkenny, County Donegal, Northern Ireland, and had a daughter named Mary. Elizabeth's father, Michael Kenny, arrived in Australia in 1862, a free settler from Kilkenny, Southern Ireland and lived in Queensland, between Brisbane and Toowoomba. He then moved to the New England district ofNSW, having several different jobs. He was said to be a good worker, good with doctoring horses, well educated and very intelligent. When Michael was called to help the Moore family at Guyra he met Mary, and they married in Inverell in 1872 after opposition from the Moore family due to different religious beliefs. Michael was remembered as a kindly man of a generous nature, much loved and admired by his family. Elizabeth was born on 20 September 1880 at Kelly's Gully, a small village near Warialda. She was named for her maternal grandmother, Elizabeth Pearson Moore, and was the fifth of nine children, born after the death of another baby, named Elizabeth. Mary and Michael believed that a child named after a deceased sibling would become an important person. An interesting prophecy! Her family called her Eliz, which she did not like.

FIRST HOMES & SCHOOLING The family's first home was similar to others, rough cabins with sides and roof of bark. There were very few schools in rural NSW, so most of Elizabeth's education was home based. Her father knew maths and Latin (from His Catholic education) while her mother taught reading and music. Her first public school was in a tent at Nullamanna, near Inverell, later a school and teacher's residence, were built. Her grandfather organised the first school at Guyra. Elizabeth's formal schooling was frequently interrupted due to family moves. Michael Kenny bought a small holding at Falconer, then moved to Toowoomba Queensland in 1893. They also lived near Inverell, Bannockburn, Nullamanna and Guyra. In 1899 the Kenny family bought a farm near Nobby, on the Darling Downs Queensland, and settled there permanently. She probably had only nine years of formal education. Elizabeth was not very interested in school or housework and preferred to be riding horses. When she fell from a horse and broke her wrist she was taken to Toowoomba to Dr Aneas McDonald, staying there while recuperating. Dr McDonnell was well travelled, was Ibis Links

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one of the first graduates of Sydney Medical School, he was a surgeon at Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, before starting a practice in Toowoomba early 1890. She studied the doctor's anatomy books with the aid of his anatomy skeleton, and he allowed her to borrow books so she could study at home, where she helped her brother William to develop his physique. Elizabeth became interested in religion and dreamed of doing missionary work in India. In 1905 she applied to the Secretary of Public Instruction for a certificate to teach religion at the school house at Rockfield, listing herself as a music teacher. She was restless and wanted to travel, so went back to Guyra where she helped cousins in their shop, became a commission agent and brokered potato sales. The money helped support her family and future. She worked with a passion, saying "only fools and horses work" and "it's better to be a lion for a day than a sheep all your life". While in Guyra Elizabeth was friendly with Nurse Sutherland of Scotia hospital, and Dr Harris; she returned to Nobby in 1911 and, with little money, aged 31 and without any formal training began work as an unofficial bush nurse. She opened a clinic, called St Canice's, was well regarded and was known as Nurse Kenny, assisted by her sisters Mary and Margaret. Her autobiography states she decided to become a nurse, and not a missionary in India, during a night trek on horseback near Guyra to visit a sick family in an isolated home. She became lost, but on climbing a hill saw the roof in the moonlight - the sense of accomplishment decided her future. Five years later, in 1915 Elizabeth sold her hospital. This was probably because the Australian Government had begun inspection and registration of cottage hospitals to ensure staff was properly trained and qualified. Elizabeth had told locals that she had been trained in a NSW hospital. Elizabeth first encountered infantile paralysis in a little farm girl, Amy. A telegram to Dr McDonnell, Toowoomba replied "Infantile Paralysis - no known cure. Do the best you can with the symptoms presenting themselves". Using heat to relieve the painful tightness she tried salt (that caused irritation), linseed-meal poultices and finally woollen cloth heated in hot water and wrung out. The child fell asleep, and woke saying "Please, I want them rags that well my legs". Application of heat and gentle exercise provided relief from the pain and a degree of movement. Dr McDonnell provided advice and patients. He cautioned her that her work could cause problems with the Australian medical profession, as it considered splinting affected limbs the optimum method of treatment. During World War 1 Elizabeth and her brother William volunteered for War Service, entering her birth date as 1886 on he Application Form, to appear young enough. She was sent to France but while attending a wounded soldier a shell exploded nearby, sending shrapnel into her leg. She was returned to England, reported to the Australian Headquarters and was sent to Liverpool to join a transport unit sending wounded soldiers back to Australia. She served on several of these trips, being promoted from Staff Nurse to Sister. From then on she was always known as Sister Kenny. Ibis Links

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In January 1919 Elizabeth was in charge of soldiers returning to Brisbane by train. She served for some time at a military hospital in Brisbane but was declared too ill for further service, so returned to Nobby to rest and recuperate, but was soon assisting in the influenza epidemic then raging. After several months in hospital Elizabeth decided to go to London for further treatment. She returned to Australia in 1921. TO BE CONTINUED NEXT ISSUE Prepared by Sheila Crump as a presentation to members of Griffith U3A (University of the Third Age), edited by Anne Gribble. Source: "Sister Elizabeth Kenny" by Wade Alexander.

9fe Q[[ith Cettectian - gitising /eject Clive Polkinghorne The Griffith Collection consists of an accumulation of about 5,000 photographs, mainly black and white film negatives, slides and photographs. This Collection has for nearly twenty years been in the care of Alan and Edna Wakley, of Yenda, who over that time have copied and archived hundreds of original photographs on loan to the Society from the owners. The Society is extremely grateful to the Wakleys for their care and attention to the collection over the years. Some years ago your committee decided that as an extra precaution against loss or damage, and to make the collection more readily available to the general public, it should be scanned and converted to digital format. This process has now commenced, with the scanned images being transferred to, and stored on, a large capacity removable hard drive. After some research by Clive Polkinghorne and Edna Wakley, the committee also resolved to purchase a computer program with the aim of importing, sorting and annotating the images. The program chosen is PhotoArchiver, and some of the categories under which the images can be sorted and searched for include Entertainment, Families and People, Griffith, Health Services, Irrigation, Organisations, Other Localities, Primary Industries, Schools, Secondary Industries, Services (Power & Water), Sport, Theatres, Transport, Water Conservation & Irrigation Commission, World War 1, World War 2, and Yenda. The annotation is being done by Wendy with help from Edna, as these two have the most knowledge of the collection. At the moment, about 2,000 negatives have been scanned and 1,000 images imported into PhotoArchiver and annotated. We will endeavour, in this and future issues of IBIS Links to bring you a sample of photographs from this wonderful collection Ibis Links

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KINGSFORD-SMITH As part of his 'Barnstorming Tour' Air Commodore Kingsford-Smith arrived in Griffith on 2 August 1931. Joy flights on the 'Southern Cross' were offered. 'The Area News' reported that 30 flights were made with capacity loads. The next day Kingsford-Smith serviced his Fokker Monoplane and attended the Griffith Bachelors' Ball in the Lyceum Theatre.

YENDA SCHOOL Fox Films aeroplane landed at Yenda School. Joy Flights were available at £1/1/0 Extract from "The Historical Civil Aircraft Register of Australia", pre WWII, provided by Frank Scott:- Registration - G-AUDS, Type - Airco DH6, C/No. - 83858, Engine I x 80hp Renault- C of R No.64 issued 27 July 1922. T Linn, Orange NSW. 29 April 1925 crashed at Orange NSW and destroyed by fire. (NB Death at Orange in 1925 of Thomas Linn found in NSW Death Index) Ibis Links

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I've been doing family history for nearly thirty years Diligently tracing my illustrious forbears From Peterhead to Peterborough, Pendle to Penzance My merry band of ancestors has led me quite a dance. There's crooks from Kent and guards from Gwent and chimney sweeps from Chester There's even one daft fisherman lived all his life in Leicester There's no-one rich and famous, no, not even well-to-do Though a second cousin twice removed once played in goal for Crewe. I've haunted record offices from Gillingham to Jarrow The little grey cells of my mind would humble Hercule Poirot I've deciphered bad writing that would shame a three-year-old And brought the black sheep of the family, back into the fold. My bride ofjust three minutes I left standing at the Church As I nipped into the graveyard for a spot of quick research Eventually, I found an uncle, sixty years deceased It was far more satisfying that a silly wedding feast. After three whole weeks of wedded bliss, my wife became despondent She named the Public Record Office as the co-respondent I didn't even notice when she packed her bags and wentI was looking for great granddad's will who'd died in Stoke-on-Trent. But now my thirty-year obsession is lying in the bin Last Thursday week, I hear the news that made me pack it in For my darling mother, who is not long on this earth Casually informed me they'd adopted me from birth! Author unknown

FOR SALE 1 set of "Griffith & District Pioneers" - 4 books in the set. asking price $250.00 + postage Please apply to the Society - Attention Wendy Ibis Links

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Pedigree Chart of: Christina Morris Currawong' N aradhan NSW 2669 M emher: #199

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MY WAYWARD SOLDIER by Christine Gavin A white military headstone with the rising sun on it is erected in the Yenda Cemetery, the inscription on the headstone reads: 2404 Private A. B. Crawford 48" Battalion 30 July 1948 59 yrs. Sadly missed by loving wife Jessie & family This grave belongs to my grandfather, Adrian Basil Crawford, one of the pioneers ofYenda. Back in 1988 when I first started taking an interest in family history, I decided to write away for Adrian's military records. Imagine my surprise when the Australian Army wrote back advising me that they had no record of Adrian Basil Crawford serving in the Army. I then remembered family talk of Adrian joining the Army and going overseas and then being "demobbed" back to Australia. He was supposed to have then gone to Queensland and enlisted under his Mother's maiden name (which happened to be Parker). I wrote back to the Army and gave them this information and back came the military records for 2404 Private Richard Parker of the 48 Battalion. He had enlisted on 5 May 1915 in Stanthorpe, Queensland. The records stated that he was born in Waratah, Tasmania. Adrian had actually been born in Evandale, Tasmania and years later I learned that his brother actually lived and worked in Waratah. He stated that he was single. (In fact he was married with a son). His next-of-kin was his Father, Thomas Parker. (Thomas Parker was in fact his uncle). Richard (Adrian) served overseas at Pozieres, Bullecourt and Passchendaele. On many occasions he seems to have been charged with AWL. He was badly gassed in France and was finally discharged in July 1919. He received the 1914/15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal and the Anzac Commemorative Medallion. No-one could answer my questions • How could there be a military headstone for 2404 Private Adrian Basil Crawford of the 48" Battalion when there were no military records for him. • How could there be a military headstone for 2404 Private Adrian Basil Crawford when military records showed that 2404 Private Richard Parker served with the 48" Battalion Ibis Links

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Richard Crawford from Evandale, Tasmania enlisted in August 1914 with the 1 Battalion of the AIF at Randwick, NSW. He stated he was single (I knew this was untrue). He appointed his Mother, Mrs R Crawford of Pirie Street, Newtown, Hobart, as his next-of-kin. (This information was correct) He embarked at Sydney for Egypt in October 1914. Worse was to come! He was discharged and disembarked in March 1915 for disciplinary reasons. A Report by O.C. Company stated "He is a sullen and unwilling worker, a confirmed malingerer, and extremely insubordinate. He will not attempt to learn, cannot be taught, and exercises a bad influence on the younger men". I recommend his discharge on the ground of 1. Misconduct. 2. As not likely to become an efficient soldier He was not eligible to receive any war medals. I also found a letter, written to the Army by my grandmother, Jessie Crawford, dated March 1916, inquiring after a "Richard Crawford, supposed to be in Egypt with the AIF". She also states that "he would have enlisted in NSW or Queensland''. So, once again I have a number of questions • Why would a soldier, who had been discharged for misconduct and who seemed to be unwilling to adjust to military life, go interstate and re-enlist two months later and be awarded war medals? • Why did Adrian assume the name of Richard? His wife Jessie obviously had some knowledge that he had enlisted under the name of Richard Crawford but it does not seem that she knew that he re-enlisted under the name of Richard Parker. • He had a cousin called Richard Crawford and his grandson was called Richard Crawford. After the war he was known as "Dick" • Why did he enlist as a single man when he was in fact married? Adrian was a well educated man. Before the War, he was a journalist with "The Mercury" in Hobart. He then moved to Sydney where he joined the staff of "The Sydney Morning Herald" and then moved on up the North Coast where he met his wife, Jessie Campbell. They married in 1912. He moved to Yenda in 1919 and took up Farm 1561. He became involved in the local community, becoming Secretary of a number of sporting bodies. He eventually surrendered the holding in 1945. He died in 1948 leaving his wife, Jessie, 3 Sons, Basil, Rex, Erskine and 2 daughters, Molly and Joan. Ibis Links

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A24-- Access to Archives Do you know about this website? http://www.a2a.org.uk It can be a marvellous site if your family is listed. Alison Elliot found the following for me by keying in 'Elliott'. Luckily for us The National Archives at Kew (TNA) had entered the Winchelsea Poor Law Records into the digitalised indexes. These indexes are continually being enlarged. The following information confirmed what we had worked out on the family, what a gold mine to find. a2a is an index and more information can be obtained by ordering the full record. I have ordered the Winchelsea Overseers Settlement Papers, 1707-1857 on FHL Film 1067245 to read some of the entries. These records can be printed out either here or in Sydney. The rest will be found at the East Sussex Record Office at Lewes (ESRO) .. Below are some examples ofrecords available on the a2a website for Elliott. Not all records have so much written in the Scope and Content. Settlement - ref. PAR511/32 Settlement examinations FILE - Settlement examination of Thomas Elliott - ref. PAR511/32/4/184 date: 16 Oct 1819 }[from Scope and Content] he was born in Bodiam where his father was settled but who afterwards belonged and now belongs to Whatlington; when he was seven hisfather, John Elliott, removedfrom Bodiam to Whatlington where he lived with his father until he was seventeen; being a single man, three days before Lady Day, but he cannot recall the year, he hired himselfto William Thorpe ofIcklesham, farmer; he stayed with his master until two weeks before the next Lady Day when the servant who went with his master's horses went away and his master asked him ifhe should like to go with the horses; he did sofor two months then left the horses and was employed by WT as before; remained with WT until thefollowing January and then was married to Sarah Mays of Winchelsea; he has three children living: Sarah, 5; Elizabeth, 2; and Thomas, 5 months; all are now chargeable to Winchelsea Overseers of the Poor: other records relating to settlement - ref. PAR511/35 Overseers of the Poor: correspondence FILE - Letter to Winchelsea overseers from Mrs Elliott, 45 Albion Street, Brighton - ref. PAR511/35/1/149 - date: 21 Oct 1823 FILE - Letter to Winchelsea overseers from William Elliott, Brighton ref. PAR511/35/1/150 - date: 13 Oct 1823 Ibis Links

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FILE - Letter to Winchelsea overseers from William Elliott, 45 Albion Street, and William Tully, Brighton - ref. PAR511/35/1/168 -date: 1O Feb 1824 Opinions of counsel on settlement cases FILE - Opinion of George Courthope, Whiligh, in case of settlement examination of Thomas Elliott- ref. PAR511/35/2/2 - date: 15 Oct 1819

'l [from Scope and Content] Thoma Elliott was born in Bodiam where his father was settled but who later belonged to Whatlington; when he was seven he removed with his father, John Elliottt, from Bodiam to Whatlington where he lived until he was seventeen; hired himself to William Thorpe of Icklesham, farmer for a year but a fortnight before the next Lady Day when his master asked ifhe would look after the horses as his servant had left; he did sofor a month and then returned to his duties as before until the following January; Mr Courthope is of the opinion that Thomas Elliott did not gain a settlement in Icklesham Quarter Sessions orders and notices of appeal FILE - Quarter Sessions order - ref. PAR511/35/3/36- date: 14 Jan 1820

l [from Scope and Content] Confirming order removing Thoma Elliott, wife Sarah, and their children Sarah (5), Elizabeth (2) and Thomas (5 months) from Winchelsea to Whatlington FILE - Quarter Sessions order - ref. PAR511/35/3/19 - date: 26 Apr 1827

tl [from Scope and Content] Confirming order removing Sarah Elliott and her children Sarah (11), Thomas (6) and William (3), from Winchelsea to Whatlington

Christina Morris, Member #199 The a2a website is also a favourite site of mine. By typing in William Gale and choosing the Devon Record Office as the place to search I found the following entry. I then ordered the original from the Devonshire Record office when sending for copies of other parish records Ashcombe Parish - Catalogue Ref. 462 A OVERSEERS SETTLEMENT PAPERS FILE - Examination of William Gale, Labourer, born at Tedburn St. Maryref. 462 A/PO 3 - date: 1792 On the following page is a transcription of the original document and my notes. Ibis Links

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• Sanacipton fSettlement papes fa 'liltiam ate cfes ef: 462 /90 3 dated1792. Devon to wit} The examination of William Gale now an Inhabitant in the Parish of Ashcombe in the said County, labourer, touching his last legal settlement taken upon Oath before us two of his Majesty's Justice's of the Peace in and for the said County the 30" day of April 1792. Who saith that he was born in the Parish ofTedburn Saint Mary in the said County as he has been informed, and was by the same Parish bound an apprentice to John Frances of the Parish of Crediton in the said County till he should attain the age of twenty four years, which time he served out with the said John Frances in Crediton aforesaid, then he made a bargain with William Bovington of the Parish of Sandford in the said County for a fortnight and served him that time, then he made a bargain for a year with the said William Bovington and served him that year, then made a bargain for a fortnight with Robert Himble of the Parish of Cheriton Bishop in the said County and served him that time, then he made a bargain for a year with the said Robert Himble and served him that year, then he made a bargain for a fortnight with Thomas Towill of the said Parish of Ashcombe for two shillings a week and served him that time, and if they liked each other at end of the fortnight he would make a bargain for a year at two shillings a week, then he made a bargain for a year with the said Thomas Towill of Ashcombe aforesaid the year to begin when he first came with the said Thomas Towill and served him a year with the fortnight included, then he made a bargain for a year with John Litton of the Parish of Dawlish in the said County and served him nine months then he came back into the Parish of Ashcombe and Married, where he now resides, and he further saith that he has never done any other act whereby to gain a Settlement. Taken sworn and signed at Woolborough In the said County the day and year first above written before us. _ Thos Baker Thos Lane Thos Kitson k

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Enemy Aliens - The Internment OfItalian Migrants in Australia During the Second World War

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Finding Your Story- a Resource Manual to the Records ofthe Stolen Generations in Victoria

Public Record Office Victoria

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Log ofLogs Volume 3

I Nicholson

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Welsh Patagonians - The Australian Connection

M Langfield & P Roberts

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Griffith Heritage (Donated by A & E Wakley)

P Kabaila

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Coonabarabran General Cemetery

Central Coast Family History Society Inc

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Naradhan 1929- 2004 (Donated by C. Morris)

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Excursion along the Whitton Stock Route Yenda to Rankins Springs 12 September 2004 (Donated by C. Polkinghome)

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AGCI Vol 2- New South Wales / Society of Government Gazettes 1832-1863 Australian Genealogists

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Passenger Arrivals in ! Western Australia 1839-1890

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Lynette Brown, Member #3 It is a good idea to periodically search for a family member on the IGI on the internet as new entries are being continually added http://www.familysearch.org I recently searched for: James Pollard, birth, 1775 +/- 5 year (plus or minus five years) and found the following entry:Pedigree Resource File 1. James Pollard - Pedigree Resource File Gender: M Birth/Christening: 8 Jul 1778 Corfe Castle, Dorset, England The entry showed that this and more information on this family could be obtained by looking at Pedigree Resource File Compact Disc #107, Pin 628376. The submitter was named, a person in Salt Lake City, Utah. hoe{

Our Library has the Pedigree Resource File CDs up to 100. On order a(~D's 101 t)J 125. I will look at the CD when it arrives. This information can also be accessed at the LDS Library. As with all indexes, the original record needs to be viewed for accuracy. Parish records etc are easily accessed at the LDS Library Centre in Clifton Boulevard, Griffith. The Library is open Tuesday and Friday mornings and will soon be open on Wednesday evenings. Ring Diane on 6964 2719 at home for more information.

3andg 3int If you have any numbers or names which are unreadable on the English fiche, email the GRO at col.admin@ons.gsi.gov.uk and put GQ in the subject line (otherwise you will get an auto text response) and they will look it up for you. Ancestry.co.uk has copies of the Microfiche of the GRO Indexes on their site. It is a very clear copy of the microfiche we have in the white cupboard in our Genie Library. These can be enlarged to read the names and numbers. The Indexes are from JulySeptember quarter 1837 to 1983. http://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/rectype/vital/freebmd/bmd.aspx k k%¥¥¥k¥¥¥

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JOTTINGS Journals held in our Library can provide a wealth of family history information. Listed below are a few of the articles to tempt you. [Library Shelf Number shown in brackets]

Wendy Polkinghorne Descent (Society ofAustralian Genealogists) [AN 17-3-57] Vol 35 Part 4, December 2005 ■ AGCI Volume 2 NSW Government Gazettes 1832-1863. As the Society has purchased this CD this article is particularly relevant to Members. Heather Garnsey explains what AGCI is, how it was compiled and most importantly its value to family historians. If you had ancestors in NSW during these years Heather says "you need to fully explore AGCJ Volume 2". ■ Release of further BDM indexes for NSW- in October 2005 NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages extended its online indexes for marriages to 1954 and for deaths to 1974. However the birth indexes are restricted online to 1905 but are available up to 1918 on microfiche in the Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society's library. ■ State Records' newly revised website was launched in August. The web site is still www.records.nsw.gov.au However there are now three sub-sites - they are:The State Archives - where you can use catalogues, guides indexes and other tools for searching the collection. Recordkeeping - has standards, guidelines, manuals and other resources for organisations. Government Records Repository - information about fee based records. Refer to the article on page 176 for details. The Endeavour (Botany Bay Family History Society Inc) [AN 17-6-51] No 85 December 2005 ■ The Name Game by Merle Kavanagh. Here is some light hearted hints to help you in your search for those elusive ancestors. ■ Finding Grandfather by Doug Parkes. An elusive grandfather found. ■ Cemetery and Headstone Anomalies - and other Information by Max Negel The Ancestral Searcher (Heraldry &Genealogy Society of Canberra) [ACT 17-01-87] Vol 28 No 4 ■ London's Guildhall Directories in Sydney by Frank Atkinson. The directories are on microfilm held in the Genealogy Section of the NSW State Library. Details and call number is given. ■ Family History resources in the Research Centre, Australian War Memorial by Margaret Lewis. This is Part 2 and covers from the Eureka Stockade to the end of the Boer War in 1902. Also included in the article is information relating Ibis Links

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to "Officer Graduation Lists", "New Zealand 1860-1866", "Sudan (1885)" and the "Boxer Uprising"". Typo (Page 215)- read and enjoy!

Family Tree Magazine - (There are many more interesting articles to be read in these magazines than those listed below.) [ENG 17-6-162] October 2005 ■ Making the most of the NAAIRS index - Rosemary Dixon-Smith, a genealogist in South Africa, gives readers the benefit of her vast experience. ■ A dyeing trade by Rachel Bellerby. ■ Internet resources on the Royal Air Force by Jane Cavell. ■ British emigrants to South Africa by Bob Lawrence. ■ What a web they wove - Love and marriage by Sarah Taylor. [ENG 17-6-163] December 2005 The undertaker and the funeral director - by Neil Storey. ■ Internet resources on coalmining by Jane Cavel!. ■ Genealogy on the Macintosh by David Tippey. ■ Over the seas to a new life (Irish migration) - by Brian Mitchell. ■

[ENG 17-6-164] January 2006 Finding ancestors in the Merchant Navy Part 1 by Michael Clark. ■ World War I - Prisoners of war by Iain Swinnerton. ■ Sailing to South Africa Part 1 by Rosemary Dixon-Smith. ■ The blacksmith by Neil Storey. ■ Maps oflreland by Helen Towey. ■ Internet resources on West Country ancestors by Jane Cavell ■ Triumphs and tribulations of a family historian - Diane Lindsay takes a humorous look at the brick walls faced by nearly every family history researcher. ■

[ENG 17-6-165] February 2006 The village shopkeeper by Neil Storey ■ Finding ancestors in the Merchant Navy Part 2 by Michael Clark. ■ Sailing to South Africa Part 2 by Rosemary Dixon-Smith. ■ Your family in Ireland Part 2 - Griffith's Valuation, Wills, Census and BMDs continued by Chris Duncan. ■

[ENG 17-6-166] March 2006 The railway man - Part I: station staff by Neil Storey. ■ Certificates of residency - David Hawkings explains that 'These documents are of particular value to those who have traced an ancestor back to the 16" or 17 century and can help to locate those persons who have moved from one place to another'. ■ Your family in Ireland by Chris Duncan. ■

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Practical Family History [ENG 17-16-46] No 95 November 2005 • Stalkin', Shootin' & Fishin' - Sheena Tait examines the traditional role of the Scottish ghillie (a sportsman's attendant - who did the 'dirty work'). [ENG 17-16-48] No 97 January 2006 • Black Diamonds - life was hard for Scottish coal mining ancestors as Sheena Tait explains.

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Research! Can we help you? Our Friends group is keen to assist those seeking information about cemeteries within Temora Shire. We have access to: 1. Current Shire records. 2. Local Newspaper records. 3. Some abbreviated court house records. 4. Some earlier funeral director records. 5. Some early church trust records and maps. (Unfortunately there is no compete record of the local cemeteries) We are currently working on completing a more detailed record of Shire cemetery burials in order to assist those seeking family plots and history. Research assistance can be obtained from: Ken McCubbin Junee Rd 02 6977 1438 Wilma McCubbin Junee Rd 02 6977 1438 Marj Brown Junee Rd 02 6977 1922 Maureen Marsh Bellevue St 02 6977 1730 For Ex-Service personnel information, assistance is available from: Brian Hughes Joffre St 02 6977 1085

. A donation will help cover time and costs, and support our efforts in conserving our shire cemetery heritage and in developing the best possible records. As the current records are so incomplete, sadly no guarantee ofresearch success can be given.

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€avg ?if[tf 4 pstvict l 9ct&vial 3stay We arc pleased to inform Members that the sale of this publication, released in October 2005, has been nothing short of extraordinary. At the time of going to press the Society has only 90 copies remaining to sell. If you have been considering buying a copy now is the time to do so. It is a soft covered book of 154 pages, containing 250 historical photographs depicting the life and culture during the early days of Griffith from 1912 to the mid 1940s. The cost is $30 plus postage of $8 for NSW and $9 for other States. An order form can be downloaded off the Society's Web Pagehttp://users.dragnet.com.au/ggahs

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The Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society began as the "Griffith Family Tree Discussion Group" on 22"d July 1981. Kerry Smith and Pat Reynolds convened the Group after attending a Beginners Family History Seminar conducted by Mr. Edward Reid-Smith of the Riverina College ofAdvanced Education. Seventeen eager researchers were the founding members and ofthose seventeen, Lynette Brown, Ann Stevens and Margaret Hill are still enthusiastic members contributing to the success ofthe Society. The actual name of the Society changed several times first in September 1981 to Griffith Family History Society, then to the Griffith Family History Group in 1982 and finally by October 1983 it became the Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society. To mark this special birthday a dinner will be held at the Griffith Ex-servicemen's Club Mirrool Room No.3 at 6.30pm for 7. 00pm on 22 July 2006. A three course meal will be served at a cost of $20 (purchase your own drinks). Bookings are essential. To book and to obtain more details please phone Margaret on 6962 5827

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Sawing Sme and lncestows on (ncestp.cam Ancestry.com from their Monthly Update, February 2006. You know the thrill of finding your ancestor's records on Ancestry.com (and Ancestry.co.uk). But you lead a busy life; so once you find grandma Lucy on the Census, you do not need to find the same record again. You do not have to. One of the benefits of Ancestry.com membership is that with a few clicks of your mouse, you can save every Ancestry.com record you find. Saving your family's records means that you can quickly jump back into your family history searches or show off Grandma Lucy's census entry at the family reunion. Together with other Ancestry.com members you can assist each other break down brick walls. Ancestry.com provides you with a way to contribute corrections and additional information to individual records on the website. Saving your family's records also means that Ancestry.com will search additional records for each name that you save. You will receive an e-mail when a possible match has been found. Now your busy life doesn't have to limit your ability to discover more about your family.

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Rwena Cemeteries €p - Bast ame [aakp One Person only- Detailed Death Record Printout Price - $5.00 AUS for each person You will receive: Their birth, death, section, row & lot, monumental inscription and any other detail where available. Last Name Summary - Death Record Printout Every mention of a last name in all cemeteries on our Riverina Cemeteries CD. Price - $5.00 Aus for 10 or less last name records $10.00 Aus for 11 plus last name records You will receive: Last name, first name, born, died, cemetery, section, row & lotonly where available. To obtain the price of your 'last name in all cemeteries request' please post your enquiry to: 'Riverina Cemetery CD Look Up' PO Box 270 Griffith NSW 2680 OR email: ggahs@dragnet.com.au For postal replies please include a stamped self addressed business sized envelope. NB: Monumental Inscriptions and other information may be available for some or all the records in a Last Name Summary Lookup. If available, cost is as above.

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ITEMS FOR SALE Monumental Inscriptions & Burial Records Vol 4 Narrandera District, 263pp $17.50 plus postage Vol 5 Lake Cargelligo & Ungarie Districts, I 04pp $ I0.00 plus postage Vol 7 West Wyalong & District, l 73pp $15.00 plus postage West Wyalong Supplement... $3.00 including postage Postage is as follows:- Vol 5 = $4.00. Others are charged at Parcel Rates, i.e. NSW $5.80; Vic $7.90; SA $8.85; Qld $8.20; Tas $ I 0.25; NT $12.15 & WA $11.60 Riverina Cemeteries - Monumental Inscriptions & Burial Records Fully searchable CD-ROM, over 40,000 entries - $85.00 plus $5.00 postage anywhere in Australia. Total Cost $90.00 LIBRARY RESEARCH FEES FOR NON MEMBERS Our Society is willing to undertake research in relation to Griffith and the surrounding areas. When requesting information please provide all known details to enable a search to be made. For example - full names, maiden names, children, birth & death dates, addresses etc. The research rate is $10.00 AUS per hour- plus photocopying expenses. Our minimum research fee is $10.00 AUS, which must be enclosed with the initial inquiry. This fee covers one hour of research of all our resources including the Riverina Cemeteries CD. For postal replies please include a stamped self addressed business sized envelope. You will be advised in advance if further costs are associated with your enquiry. Please include your email address for quick reply to any queries. Send research enquiry. plus cheque/money order to: Research Officer Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc PO Box 270 GRIFFITH NSW 2680 Members (written enquiries) - FREE plus S.A.E. Non Members Fee to use Library - $10.00 per session plus photo copying expenses. MEMBERSHIP FEES (Renewals due I January each year - Renewals paid after 31 January incur Joining Fee. Joining Fee - $5.00 Single Membership - $30.00 (The annual fee for one person) Family Membership - $35.00 (Two persons living at the one address) Half Year Membership - $20.00 (From 1 July to 30 December) Plus Joining Fee Twelve Months Journal Subscription Only -$15 .00

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Celebating 2 yeas No. 80 July 2006 ISSN 0811 - 5559 Journal of the GRIFFITH GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC

Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc PO Box 2703, Griffith NSW 2680 02 6964 8942 (Library hours only) Email: griffithgene@dragnet.com.au Website - http://users.dragnet.com.au/-ggahs Library Situated at - 1 Tranter Place, Griffith, NSW 2680 (Behind the CWA Rooms & opposite the Ambulance Station) Patron Public Officer Honarary Life Members

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Mrs Patricia Jones Mr Clive Polkinghome Mrs Edna Wakley Mr Alan Wakley Mrs Wendy Polkinghome Mrs Patricia Jones Mrs Margaret Hill Mrs Lynette Brown Mrs Ann Stevens Mr Allan Haggarty of Noyce, Salmon & D'Aquino Pinnacle Accounting Partners Pty Ud Mr Clive Polkinghome 6962 1650 Mr John Miller 6962 7788 Mr Charles Robertson 6963 5356 Mrs Christine Gavin 6964 3266 Mrs Anne Gribble 6963 6966 Mrs Yvonne Miller 6962 7788 Mrs Ann Langford 6962 5432 Mrs Wendy Polkinghome 6962 1650 Mrs Lynette Brown 6962 4858 Mrs Beth Davidge 6962 1065 Mrs Vicki Sanger 6964 2887 Mrs Barbara Millis 6968 1301 Mrs Jennie Carter 6963 5563 Mrs Christina Morris 6896 9815 Mrs Wendy Polkinghome, Mrs Edna Wakley, Mrs Lynette Borwn, Mrs Yvonne Miller Mrs Barbara Millis 6968 1301 Mrs Yvonne Miller, Mrs Jennie Carter & Mrs Cheryl Green Mrs Ann Stevens 6964 3508 Mrs Margaret Hill & Mrs Margaret Hare Mrs Lynette Brown 6962 4858 Mr Alan & Mrs Edna Wakley 6968 1428 Mrs Beth Davidge, Mrs Yvonne Miller, Mrs Edna Wakley & Mrs Wendy Polkinghome Mr Clive Polkinghome & John Miller..................... 6962 1650 & 6962 7788 Mrs Jennie Carter 6963 5563 Mrs Ann Langford & Barbara Savage 6962 5432 & 6963 0281 John Miller, Charles Robertson, Margaret Hare, Ann Stevens, Yvonne Miller, Wendy Polkinghome, Lynette Brown, Margaret Hill, Vicki Sanger, Yvonne Wilson, Bill Thompson, Clive Polkinghome, Richard Gow, Edna Wakley, Beth Davidge, Barbara Millis, Christina Morris and Ann Langford

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IBIS LINKS Joumal of Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc Contents: The Whitton Stock Route Revisited 2 Welcome to our New Members 3 English Life in the I8" Century ...............................................................................................4 Update of Major Projects 6 Sister Elizabeth Kenny, cont'd 7 Can You Solve this Mystery 9 Our Visit to Altina Wildlife Park 11 State Conference : 13 The Condon Palm on the Hillston Road 14 Pedigree Chart My Pedigree Chart Websites A.A.A.D.D Riverina Cemeteries CD Lookup Service Griffith LDS Family History Centre New In Our Library Jottings Friends ofTemora Shire Cemeteries National Family History Week Australia & Griffith's 90"Birthday Australian Cemetery Records held in our Library Census News Birth, Death & Marriage Certificate Prices

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THE WHITTON STOCK ROUTE REVISITED Wendy Polkinghorne, Member #5 On Sunday the 2" April, 29 vehicles carrying 80 local history enthusiasts set out along the Whitton Stock Route to view the relicts of the past. Over a hundred years ago drovers with mobs of sheep and cattle bound for the Melbourne markets, bullock wagons and horse teams as well as Cobb & Co Coaches traversed this "track" from Cobar to Whitton. It is believed that the last Cobb & Co journey was in 1926. The first stop was PWP 36, otherwise known as the Mt Elliott PWP and sometimes called Tuohy's Tank, which was being used as early as 1870. The site of the Ballandry Hotel, nestling just below a range of hills was inspected. This hotel (often called the Mt Elliott Hotel) and the Rankins Springs Hotel were important stopping places along the long slow journeys up and down the Stock Route. After inspecting the remains of the old original wood bridge over a now very dry creek bed, lunch was had at Woolshed Flat. An hour or more was spent looking at photographs, old plans and an old journal that recorded the numbers of stock that had been watered at the Mt Elliott PWP. Some very interesting speakers shared their knowledge and memories of the early days of living near the Stock Route. Vic Budd, whose grandfather drove a Cobb & Co Coach between Mt Hope and Whitton for many years displayed a piece of copper ore and copper shot and told us a little about the Mt Hope Copper Mines. Copper mining began at Mt Hope in the late 1870s and wood fired smelters were used. A copper ingot, courtesy of the Whitton Museum, was also displayed. The next site visited was the Pulletop PWP and Whim. The only visible evidence that a Whim had operated at this location over 80 years ago is the track left by the horses' hooves. Frank Mitchell displayed a cog of the whim that had pumped water to the stock water troughs Frank had previously located several Mile Pegs and Marked trees and these were inspected along the way. Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Members who organised the excursion extend thanks to Frank Mitchell, Vic Budd, Enid Atkinson, Doug Heath, Frank Irvin and Dot Eurell. Their contributions were appreciated by all.

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Left:- A closer inspection of a marked pine tree "91M" that indicated it was 91 miles to Narrandera.

Right:- Vic Budd with the whim cog on the back of Frank's ute - the horse tract can be seen in the background

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ENGLISH LIFE In the 18 CENTURY Anne Gribble, Member #218 Many of our ancestors lived in England from 1700 to 1800 - the "Georgian Era". The Hanovian Kings George 1" (1714-27), George 2" (1727-60 and George 3" (1760-1810) - were strongly supported by the Whigs. This powerful political party from the upper class, seeing the excess of the French Revolution across the Channel (where the nobility rapidly lost their heads) supported legislation for the safeguarding of liberty and property. The end result of these laws was to find many with arrows on their clothes - convicts in Australia. A view of the era: The aristocracy built enormous country houses, furniture and interiors were by Adam, Hepplewhite and Sheraton. "Capability" Brown designed estates, acres of scythed grasslands with deer and cattle grazing in the distance. Hamlets, trees and workers were moved from the view from the window. Each house employed hundreds of servants. Breakfast was at 10am, dinner at 4.30pm and supper at 10pm. The house of the gentry/farmer/small businessman could have the dining room, drawing room and a bedroom on the ground floor, further bedrooms upstairs. Kitchen, larder, dairy and servant's rooms were in adjacent buildings. The diet was probably healthier than his betters, mainly based on bread (barley and rye) potatoes, buttermilk, oatmeal, hard cheese and a small piece of bacon at the weekends, plus home grown fruit and vegetables. Meat was rarely eaten. The poor lived in a single room or two, flagged floor with a bench, a table and a bed. The children usually slept on a straw mattress on the ground. Most dressed in homespun wool, had glass windows and a thatched floor, in comparison with French peasants of the time who lived in dire poverty. Boxing, cockfighting, gambling and drink were the usual amusements of the working class. Gin was sold by alehouses, stalls, barrows and tobacco shops. Houses in the towns and cities were usually brick, two or three stories. There was street lighting, clocks on public buildings (to save passers-by the expense of a watch). London's newly rich lived in Oxford Street, ambitious tradesmen owned houses in Queen's Square or Bloomsbury Square, less exalted people lived in Sheer Hog Street or Pudding Lane where a cellar cost 1/6 a week to rent. The streets were noisy from carts and carriages with iron wheels, horses hooves, bellmen for the penny post, tradesmen hawking their goods - coalmen, chair-menders, applesellers, oyster-mongers, second-hand clothes men, knife-grinders, sellers of watercress's and water. Roads stunk of horse dung, butcher's offal, drainage water, household rubbish and garbage. The wealthy man went riding daily, then to his Club, laundry cost him 10 pence/week and twice a week he went to the barber to be shaved and have his wig combed at 6 pence a Ibis Links

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time. A new wig cost 15 shillings, though after about 1770 he grew his own hair long and powdered it red and blue. Some gentlemen contacted "manly diseases" and were bled at 5 guineas a time. Keyser's Pills cured scurvy, leprosy, tumours, stiffness, gout and rheumatism while Dr James Powder cured fevers, small pox, measles, pleurisy, quinsy, rheumatism, colds, nervous disease, hypochondria and hysterics. The wife read, sewed, played the piano and went visiting or shopping, where some shopkeepers would offer a glass of wine or cup of chocolate to the client. Marriage was a binding contract for life; divorce required an Act of Parliament. Girls were instructed in social behaviour, drawing, music, dancing, needlework and French or Italian. Sexual education was nil. A boy's apprenticeship was usually for seven years. A labourer earned about 8 shillings a week, wages were paid on Saturday nights at the local tavern and wives would stand guard to collect the money before the publican or the footpad. Pawn broking was a way of life. Workmen started at 5 or 6am, and in summer worked until 8 or 9pm. There were 3 official holidays - Good Friday, Whit Sunday and Christmas Day, as well as 8 hanging days per year, well attended by the local mob jeering, cheering and brawling. The law forbade music making or dancing on Sundays. Death was a costly exercise. Elegant shops sold coffins of every kind, ornamented with precious jewels, crossed bones or death heads. Digging a grave cost one guinea, the poor were thrown into a communal pit. Preachers threatened fearful agony, hellfire and damnation. By 1800 England was changing. The development of manufacturing and division of labour, the break-up of rural communities, disruption of family and social ties; the end of traditional local festivals of song and dance alienated many. As property laws tightened, as the cost of living escalated, as unemployment grew so did 'the criminal classes'. Punishment for thieving, murder, forgery, debts, vagrancy, prostitution etc included whipping, branding, hanging and transportation. The theft of one shilling incurred the death penalty, a stolen handkerchief realised 7 years labour in Australia. The suspected offender was thrown into prison, if he did not die of 'jail fever' (typhus or smallpox) he was herded off to court where he was discharged or acquitted. If he could not pay the Jailer's Fee he was hurled back into prison. A hanging sentence was waived if the prisoner would go to Australia and not return until his sentence was finished. Some were professional criminals, some victims of unjust laws, some political offenders, many lawbreakers ended up in the NSW Corps. As property was the main concern of the wealthy minority, and poverty the lot of the majority, there is little wonder that New South Wales mushroomed with lawbreakers. Many of our ancestors arrived as free settlers. Banks and Cook had reported grassy meadows and a tropical climate, convicts told of meat every day, some came to escape troubles at home, many families followed their convict brethren. Land grants, convict labour, clean air and a chance for a new beginning drew many to Australia after 1800. With them came the customs, culture and traditions of Georgian England. (Information from many texts.) Ibis Links

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Your society has two major projects under way at the present time. The first is an update of the "Riverina Cemeteries CD-ROM". This CD was produced and first released in 2001 with over 40,000 records of burials, deaths, and headstone transcriptions. In Version 1, very little use was made of a field in the CD program which allows for the recording of Obituaries, Death Notices, in Memoriam etc, extracted from local newspapers. Over the last five years, some dedicated volunteers from G.G & H.S have been involved in extracting from the Griffith paper, "The Area News", items for inclusion in the Obituary field, typing them as text files and adding to the main database. It was expected that this information would have been added to the updated CD, but concerns regarding the Privacy Act Regulations have caused a rethink. Instead of the information, a simple message will appear informing the user that extra information is available from the society upon request. The database now holds over 47,000 records and is expected to be available in the next month. Purchasers of the original CD will be notified of the new release and given the opportunity to update at a reduced price. The second project involves the society's collection of photographs and negatives known as "The Griffith (and Yenda) Collection." This collection was started and has been maintained for two decades by Alan and Edna Wakley, and material from the collection has been used for the Pioneer series of books, and also the most recent Pictorial History. As an aid to making the collection more accessible, and also as insurance against loss or damage, it was decided to scan all items and catalogue the results. A large external hard drive was purchased for storage, and the program "PhotoArchiver" for indexing and annotation. It was estimated that the collection contained approximately 5,000 items, but with scanning now complete, over 7,000 files are stored on the hard drive, with more than 3,000 taken into "PhotoArchiver" for indexing and annotation. Clive Polkinghorne, President.

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Sste (zaletf Kenny Bush Nurse and Rehabilitation Therapist 1880 - 1952 Continued:-

The founding of the Queensland Country Women's Association (CWA) caught Elizabeth's attention. She organised the first chapter in Nobby and was involved in raising funds, until 1926 when she resigned to develop her Sylvie Stretcher. Elizabeth had been called to attend a young girl (Sylvie) with severely broken bones. A door was utilised and Sylvie was secured with linen strips, the stretcher then fixed to the ambulance floor. She improved and modified the stretcher, travelling in Australia and overseas to promote and sell the patented equipment. As her mother would be alone while she was away, Elizabeth answered an advertisement in the Pittsworth paper that offered a 10 year old girl for adoption. Mary became a companion for Mrs Kenny and was eventually adopted by Elizabeth, she being the first single Australian woman to legally adopt a child While visiting family in Townsville, Queensland, Elizabeth toured Cloncurry and remote areas to note the medical hardships. She wrote to the Under-Secretary of Public Health, Charles Chuter, asking for better services for outback people. In Townsville she successfully treated a young woman, Maude, for the effects of polio with hot salt baths, exercise and manipulation. Within five months Maude's leg grew to be almost as strong as the other one and she returned home able to walk and capable of everyday activities. This case publicised her methods, and she treated other patients in her 'rehabilitation clinic' under the Queens Hotel's back balcony. The Secretary of Health asked Dr Cilento to investigate. Elizabeth demonstrated her method at Brisbane General Hospital before doctors, pathologists and the Australian Massage Association. Antagonistic female staff were asked to leave the room; the medical staff derided and humiliated her. However Cilento arranged government· support for the extra Queens Hotel accommodation and two student nurses to study and evaluate Kenny's work. But the investigation was not a success. The trainee nurses said that Elizabeth was inconsistent and that she lacked familiarity with standard medical terminology. Cilento stated she had failed to proficiently train the students, that her case histories were anecdotal and her qualifications were suspect. Elizabeth believed the successful cases proved the value of her work, backed up by letters of praise from parents of treated children. Being female and offering a different concept of infantile paralysis to the medical fraternity created a schism that would never be resolved. By 1934 Elizabeth Kenny had suspected heart problems. She trained her adopted daughter Mary and continued to treat patients in the Townsville clinic. In 1935 a Ibis Links

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Sister Kenny Clinic opened in Brisbane. Elizabeth was appointed Medical Superintendent to four assistants, supervising from Townsville. Further clinics were opened in Sydney and Melbourne. A Royal Commission was set up to make a full inquiry into modem methods for the treatment of infantile paralysis, it sat for three years. The medicos stated "they were not going to be taught by a nurse" though the government opened clinics in several Queensland towns. Elizabeth moved to England to treat patients where a committee evaluated her methods. She requested the London testimony be incorporated in the Royal Commission's findings. Kenny seemed unaware of the storm brewing in her absence. The Royal Commission Report, released in 1938 was a broad condemnation of her work, it would not recommend Kenny's methods and Clinics could remain open only if controlled by competent orthopaedic surgeons who were to reject hopeless cases (to avoid disappointment and save money). She had incensed doctors, surgeons, universities, nurses and physiotherapists with her outlandish methods of hot salt, fomentations, massage and exercise. Continuing to travel extensively and practice, Elizabeth and Mary went to America, but had little support or interest in their work until a visit to the Mayo Clinic, Minnesota where doctors were impressed by the lectures and demonstrations. The Elizabeth Kenny Institute opened in Minneapolis in 1942. From 1945 - 1950 six Kenny Clinics opened in America. In financial difficulties, suffering Parkinson's disease and heart problems Elizabeth returned to Australia to settle in Toowoomba, where she died in November 1952. The Sabin and Salk vaccine became available in 1955. Daughter Mary McCracken and husband have preserved the details of Elizabeth's life, now archived at the University of Queensland. Elizabeth Kenny was a determined woman with the courage of her convictions. Her treatment of massage and exercise was the antithesis of contemporary medical practice. Male doctors (literally) turned their backs on her methods, offered scathing criticism and would not contemplate procedures that did not comply with their university textbooks but are now widely used in cases of diseases that cause paralysis. If you would like to read more about the life of Sister Elizabeth Kenny, try the following websites:- http://www.nurses.info/personalities_srl_kenny.htm http://www.teachspace.orglauren/polio/sisterkenny. html OR go to thefollowing sites and searchfor more yourself:http://au.search.yahoo.com/ and http://www.google.eom.au/ Prepared by Sheila Crump as a presentation to members ofGriffith U3A (University ofthe Third Age), edited by Anne Gribble. Source: "Sister Elizabeth Kenny" by Wade Alexander. Ibis Links 8 July 2006

CAN YOU SOLVE THIS MYSTERY? Wendy Polkinghorne, Member #5 These two photographs are held in our Griffith Collection and are somewhat of a mystery. All the photos are dated 1920 and the gentleman's name and signature appears to be "F Kalman" or "Frank Kalman"

We believe that Mr F Kalman was photographed in the Post office at Crowther's Camp which many years later became known as "Bagtown". On the reverse side of the above photo dated 1 June 1920 the writer is inviting a Mr W Wells to celebrate his birthday on the 7 June at Pucawan Siding which is in the Temora District and at the same time to "say good-by to the best people l have ever met". A number of years ago State Records donated The Early Griffith Post Office Records to the Society and these records reveal that the first postal service was established at Crowther's Camp (later known as "Bagtown") in 1912 with the appointment of an "Allowance Postmaster. The appointments and date of appointments were:Walter B Field 17 Jun 1912 Arthur Pedley 23 Dec 1912 Andrew J Martin 1 Jan 1913 John Jacob 2 Jun 1913 Claude J Hanna 1 Oct 1913 Robert J Selkirk 1 Dec 1913 Arthur Pedley 16 Jan 1914 CR Richmond 1 Oct 1914 James P Gallagher 10Sep 1916 Ibis Links

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The "Griffith Allowance Office" was raised to Official Status Class 7 on 30 April 1917 with approved staffing by a Postmaster and one Assistant and the appointments ofthe Postmaster from 1917 to 1923 were: W H V Bateson JD O'Dwyer

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As Mr F Kalman does not appear as a Postmaster maybe he was employed as an Assistant and the writing on the bottom of the photo below tends to indicate that this is so.

This photo has been taken at "Bagtown" - tents can be seen in the background. The reverse side reads "Best Wishes from F Kalman, Griffith 4-7-1920" If any readers have any information about Mr Kalman please contact the Society at PO Box 2703, Griffith or Wendy at wpolki@iinet.net.au

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'Ust ta Cina tdfe 9avf Lynette Brown, Member #3 Winter began on 7 May when members of G.G. & H. Society Inc decided to visit the Altina Wildlife Park at Darlington Point. It was freezing cold and showery when we arrived at the Punt Hotel to meet our Guide. A phone call reassured us that it was not raining at the Park and we decided to continue. Russell Hogan guided us in our cars to the largest Red Gum tree in Australia, we then continued to the Park, where Russell gave a talk on the Park and animals. Here the twelve of us boarded the horse drawn wagon to view the animals. Firstly the most recent arrivals, the Eland deer, then the Barbary Sheep, Ostrich and Fallow Deer galloping up and down and across the enclosure. Next were the Camels eating Scotch Thistles out of Gino Altin's hand, the ponies and the Bison and Water Buffalo were also seen eating. Gino had gone on ahead of us and put out feed for the animals so that they were near the fence for our viewing. 'Lucky' the horse, pulled the wagon through the trees, up and down the hollows, until we arrived at the picnic point by the river. We enjoyed morning tea here and later our lunch. The river had a wide sandbank on the bend here. The 'Eye of the Needle' tree and trees with bungs on the trunks were seen. Russell Hogan proved to be a very genial guide with a continuous humorous patter, which kept us laughing. Even though it was very cold we were wrapped warmly in our coats, etc. and everyone enjoyed the day immensely. Some of us were trying out our new digital cameras.

Back: Russell Hogan, driver Front: Ann Stevens, Nyla Wilson, Lyn Brown, Rob Robilliard, Charlie Robertson, Bill & Margaret Hare, Cheryl & Allan Green, Dorothy Eurell & 'Lucky' the horse. Photo by Cheryl Green

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Right: Russell Hogan explaining the difference between horns & antlers. Photo by Cheryl Green

Left: Fallow Deer racing across the enclosure at Altina Park. Photo by Lyn Brown

Right: Gino Altin feeding Scotch Thistles to the camels. Photo by Lyn Brown

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On the Reserve near Altina Wildlife Park at Darlington Point stands the largest Red Gum tree in Australia, it is about 650 years old. Photo by Lyn Brown

2006 NSW & ACT Association of Family History Societies Inc.

STATE CONFERENCE 15"

17" September 2006

Hunts Convention Centre cnr Hume Highway and York St. The Cross Roads Theme

Genealogy -- That Never Ending Story Host Society

Liverpool Genealogy Society Inc

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Sfe Condan 9am an tfe 3tstn Raad Lynette Brown, Member #3 Have you seen and wondered about the Condon Palm at the western entrance to Griffith on the Hillston Road? Hidden behind it is a large rock with a plaque which reads: Albert James Condon. A Man of the Land. A dedicated stockman Who settled on Farm ]3]] in 1934. Died 2.10.1958 aged 69 years. The Condon Palm and plaque is in front of Farm 1311 where Albert settled and where he conducted a dairy and a Merino Stud. Albert and his family moved to Griffith in February 1935 from the Wagga Wagga district where his properties had been flooded out a number of times. Albert conducted a butchery at The Rock, later farming at Uranquinty, Collingullie and on the Murrumbidgee River flats before coming to Griffith. In 1934 they were living in the large Kooringal Station Homestead at Wagga Wagga, when Lake Albert flooded the land and they had to move to Docker Street, Wagga Wagga, prior to moving to Griffith. Albert James Condon was born on 7 January 1889 in Hinnomunjie in the Omeo district of Victoria, the fifth child of John Condon and the first child of his second wife Frances Susan Huggins, who had married in 1888 in Portland Victoria. Albert's parents and family moved from Omeo to The Rock district about 1900 as pioneer settlers. Albert married Olive Elliott Lang on 12 March 1914 at The Rock which was the first wedding in the new Methodist Church. Albert's grandfather was Enoch Condon, who with his wife, Emma and four children had arrived in South Australia on 9 December 1852 on the Sea Park. By 1855 they had moved to the Portland district in Victoria and on 13 November 1875 moved to Omeo also in Victoria. Enoch and Emma were born in East Coker, Somerset, where Enoch was a weaver and Emma, a glover. Enoch's father, Samuel, was also a weaver. Children of Albert and Olive Condon are Edwin, Jean (McLaurin), John, Ivy (Spry), Maurice and Russell, who all lived in the Griffith district. Maurice and Ivy are the only two surviving children in 2006. Albert's youngest sister, Vera Nellie Condon, married RWH Hall, the brother of Lyn Brown's father. information provided by Albert's son, Maurice Condon of Griffith. ibis Links

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Albert James Condon and Photo courtesy of Maurice Condon.

The Condon Palm and Plaque at the western entrance to Griffith. Photo by Lyn Brown Ibis Links

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Pedigree Chart of: Wayne Morris 'Currawong' Naradhan NSW 2669

8 James MORRIS le: I Dec 1861 P:Sandhurst, Victori 4 James Arthur MORRIS I7Feb 1894 . P;Bendigo, Victoria B:22May 1900 D:6Jan [933 P : Goomong, Victoria P:Nyah, Victoria M:12Feb 1927 Mary POLLARD P : Melbourne, Victoria B:1870 P :Eaglehawk, Victor D.· 12 Nov 1976 D:22Jan 1953 P : Griffith, NS W P : East Brunswick, V

MORRIS James Frederick B : 5 Oct 1929 P : Lake Cargelligo, NSW M: 19 Mar 1955 P: Lake Cargelligo, NSW D: 9 Feb 2006 P : Lake Cargelligo, NSW

1 Wayne Anthony MORRIS 8: I Feb 1957 P : Lake Cargelligo, NSW M: 26 Jan 1980 P : Port Chalmers,New Zealand D: P:

IO Charles Donald LAIi B:29Jul 1861 P : Eddington, Victori 5 Mary _AliceM24Jul1889 B: 27 Nov 1895 P: Digby, Victoria D:11 Jun 1935 P : Wonwondah North, Victoria p : Geelong, Victoria D: 20 Jul 1972 11 Martha Sarah SHAR P • Lake Cargelligo, NSW B · 1869 P : Merino, Victoria D:1931 P : Benalla, Victoria

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12 Charles Wesley CAN B:27Febl865 P : South Clunes, Vict 6 Oscar Robert CANNARD M: 17 Jun 1886 , l;Crack, Victor1a B:3Junl901 D:16Octl943 P :Corack, Victoria P :Young, NSW Christina Shirley SCOLES (Spouse of no. I) M: 22 Jul 1929 I 3 Miriam GRIFFITHS P : Lake Cargelligo, NSW B : 27 Apr 1866 3 Marie Heather CANNARD P : Addington, Victoria 4 1980 noa D: Aug D:9Novi94i

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14 John Andrew ALLEM B:19Mar 1881 P:Tuppal Run, Denili M: 25 Nov 1908 j:Rookwood, NW D:11Jan1963 p : Griffith, NSW

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D: 18 James POLLARD Ch:3 Feb 1833 Padstow, Cornwall D:13Jun 1914 Bagshot, Victoria

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38 c--------------19 Grace RAWNSLEY 3 Grace RAWNSLEY B: 23 May 1847 Bradford, Yorkshire ria D: 6 Apr 1904 Bendigo, Victoria 40 John LAIRD 20 John LAIRD I B:21Jun 1932 Wick, Caithness, ScotlanaT ______D: 13 Jun 1914 Mt Gambia, SA William NASH 42 2 I Maria NASH :--'--===-..:.....:..==-----------B: Abt: 1834 Nailsea, Somerset 43 Martha EDDINGTON D: 44 Robert SHARPE 22 Jeremiah Robert SHARPE 45 Jane WINDSOR B : Abt: 1830 Wicklow, Ireland --------1D: 1890 Digby, Victoria 46 William SMITH 23 Sarah Anne SMITH 47c_ _ B: Abt: 1827 Wicklow, Ireland D: 1895 Beulah, Victoria 48 Joseph CANNARD 24 John CANNARD RD Ch:18 Nov 1823 East Harptree, Somerset 49Harriet DICKS ==--------ID: 22 Jun 1914 Donald, Victoria 50 Hen Sanders WESLEY 25 Elizabeth Adams WESLEY 51 ,Sarah ADAMS Ch:20 Apr 1832 Brixham, Devonshire D: 22 Mar 1871 Clunes, Victoria 52r-------------26 Thomas GRIFFITHS

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29 Emil Keswick ACKROYD B: 10 May 1848 Keighley, Yorkshire D: 20 Dec 1929 Deniliquin, NSW 30 John SWINFIELD B : 22 Jul 1838 Hartshill, Leichester ______....JD: 28 Jul 1903 Granville, NSW 31 Ellen So hie BURROWS B : IO Feb 1840 Lower Minto, NSW D: 15 Jan 1890 Sydney, NSW

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Christina Morris, Member #199 I was totally thrilled when I received my last IBIS Links. Not only was I pleased with the quality of the print and photos, the pages were centred nicely and I got quite a few comments on the selection of articles in the magazine. It had finally come back exactly how I had set it out after Wendy helping me iron out a few bits and pieces and of course with the help of our printers. The printers had also inserted my Pedigree Chart just as I had sent it on a separate page. I looked at my chart and felt quite proud of what I had accomplished. Although there is a bit of a gap with my Wilson line, I felt that I had done quite well with the rest. I have done the German and Polish research myself and have all supporting documents to go with all the dates on my chart - birth, marriage, death certificates or as in the case of my great grandmother Carolina Gutschlag, her birth entry in the ships records and an entry in the log book which states in the left hand column 'Mrs Gutschlag gave birth to a daughter'. These entries are the only known accounts of her birth. I searched through the names and began thinking of the little stories we are told about our ancestors, such as the birth I have mentioned of Carolina above and decided to share some of them with you. Who were they, what did they do for an occupation, how did they get to New Zealand, which is where most of my family is from and were there any significant events in their lives? Carolina's parents Caroline nee Daumann and Wilhelm Gutschlag left Hamburg for London on the Wega in December of 1873 and joined the Scimitar (later to be named Rangatiki) and sailed from London via Plymouth on December 24, 1873. They were listed as being from Lunow in Germany. Wilhelm was baptised very near to there at a place called Crussow. Carolina was born on board ship on December 25, 1873. The voyage of the Scimitar was a well documented voyage. At the time of her arrival in New Zealand she was recorded as the ship with the fastest record, land to land - England to New Zealand in 67 days, a total of 71 days from the time of leaving Plymouth. This record stood for a further 25 years. The land to land record was broken in 1888. This voyage of the Scimitar was notable however, for reasons other than speed. With scarlet fever, measles, diarrhoea and bronchitis the ships papers recorded 26 deaths, all being children. A Court of Enquiry was held to determine the reason for so many deaths on this particular voyage. The Enquiry brought about changes such as better ventilation in ships, bedding to be washed before each voyage and the examination of immigrants before embarkation along with many other recommendations.

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Wilhelm had left Germany to help construct the railway line between Dunedin and Gore in the South Island. While living in a tent Wilhelm and Caroline had got into the habit of taking a can of lighted charcoal into their tent at night, something they had been advised against. Sadly the tent caught on fire and Caroline Snr died two days later in the Dunedin hospital. Wilhelm's brothers Carl and August were to follow him to New Zealand in later years and they all settled in the Gore area in the South Island. My German research for this family became very interesting as the baptism records showed all the boys were baptised Carl. My William/Wilhelm was baptised Carl Gottfried WILHELM Gutschlag and his brothers, CARL August Gottfried Gutschlag and Carl AUGUST Gutschlag. Their sister was named Carolina Wilhelmina Gutschlag; obviously this is who my great grandmother was named after as she was Carolina Wilhelmina Augusta Gutschlag. In the death entry for their father it states that he was the father of five minor children, so far I have been unable to find out who the other child was. The death certificates of all the boys listed their parents as Godfried/Wilhelm Gutschlag and Christina Wetsens/Fetsens. This I thought was really significant to my family as I am not only Christina but my mother and grand mother were also named Christina. How lovely to think that you are named after your g.g.g.grandmother. However when I found the baptisms of all the children I found that she was actually Justine not Christina. I have been unable to find a marriage for Justine and Gottfried but after Gottfried died in 1861 Justine married Gottfrieds brother Carl AUGUST Gutschlag, known as August, in 1866. This had been a family story for many years which I was finally able to confirm. The records state that Justine Wilhelmina Gutschlag the widow of Gottfried Gutschlag a roof tiler and daughter of Christian Vitzens/Vietzens married Carl AUGUST Gutschlag the son of Carl Gutschlag on May 13, 1866 at Crussow. Shipping records tell us that Justine and August went to New Zealand and although we have a photo of August, his naturalisation papers and his death/burial records there is no further sign of Justine in the New Zealand records. Maybe she didn't end up making the journey or possibly died on board as I have not yet checked the ships papers. Or did she go back to Germany? One family story is that others in the family came out to Bluff in New Zealand, and then walked to Gore. Apparently they didn't like the place so they walked back and went back to Germany. Maybe Justine's other two children came out to visit and she went back with them? August's naturalisation papers did however shed some light on the previous generation. In his application he states that he was born on February 6, 1836. With this date I was able to search further back in the records where I did indeed find the baptism for a Carl August Gutschlag on February 6, 1836 at Crussow, his parents Carl Wilhelm Gutschlag and Charlotte Lehmann. I was unable to find the baptism for Gottfried, but if he was Augusts brother then this Carl and Charlotte are my four times great grandparents both born about 1795 as they were botn listed as being 53 when they died in 1848 two months apart. Carl died of consumption and Charlotte died of cholera and at the time of their deaths they Ibis Links

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were the parents of 6 children - 3 minor and 3 major children. Carl is listed as a dachdecker or roof tiler/thatcher and in one record as a drechsler or turner/thresher. One story of the Gutschlag family is that their occupation at one time was "executioners to the Prussian rulers" for three hundred years. Their name is supposed to mean gut - good, schlag - rhythm/beat so you just never know. I'm not sure if I want to confirm this one or not. So what of the others in my Pedigree Chart? Well there is an Exile or Convict, a g.g.grandmother who was shipwrecked just off the coast of New Zealand, a well known jockey, horse breeder and trainer. They came from Devonshire where they were carrier proprietors, cab drivers and mariners. Some are from Yorkshire where they were stone masons, hotel owners and weavers. We even have a farmer from Poland and a labourer from Ireland. And they came in ships with funny names like Chimborazo, Gareloch and Surat. With surnames further back like Brimmacombe, Lamacraft, Pawelska & Woltrow. They are the people who make up my family tree. More information about the Scimitar can be found at the following address: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/-ourstuff/Scimitar.htm Or find other passenger lists to New Zealand at:http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ourstuff/OurPassengerLists.htm You can search by Name of Ship OR Port ofArrival.

http://utopia.knoware.nl/users/eprebel/Calendar/Perpetual/ Do you know what day of the week you were born? Try this website; it will help add the days of the week to your family history. You can try out the Julian or the Gregorian Calender.

http://www.ellisisland.org This is a searchable database of people arriving by ship to America.

http://myweb.tiscali.eo.uk/ian.sage/ Transcripts of Nailsea Holy Trinity Church in Somerset many years covered from Baptisms in 1653 and banns from 1754 to 1921- some years missing. Also from the site, a link to: Transcriptions of many other Somerset Parish Registers.

http://www.launcestonfamilyalbum.org.au/ Launceston Family Album. Discover the stories behind the names and portraits of 1179 people who held passports to attend the Tasmanian International Exhibition of 1891-1892 New to the Australian Cemeteries site: http://www.bencemtrust.com.au/ - a searchable database for Bendigo, Kangaroo Flat, White Hills, Eaglehawk and Axedale Cemeteries. Ibis Links

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a099 (lged dctiua ted (tentian Deficit pis @de.) This is how Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder manifests itself: k

I decide to water my garden.

As I tum on the hose in the driveway, I look over at my car and decide my car needs washing.

As I start towards the garage, I notice that there is mail on the porch table that I brought up from the mailbox earlier.

I decide to go through the mail before I wash the car.

I lay my car keys down on the table, put the junk mail in the garbage can under the table, and notice that the can is full.

So, I decided to put the bills back on the table and take out the garbage first.

But then I think, I'm going to be near the mailbox when I take out the garbage anyway, I may as well pay the bills first.

I take my cheque book off the table, and see that there is only one cheque left.

My extra cheques are in my desk in the study, so I go inside the house to my desk where I find the can of Coke that I had been drinking.

I'm going to look for my cheques, but first I need to push the Coke aside so that I don't accidentally knock it over.

I see that the Coke is getting warm, and I decide I should put it in the refrigerator to keep it cold.

As I head toward the kitchen with the Coke a vase of flowers on the counter catches my eye ..... they need to be watered.

I set the Coke down on the counter, and I discover my reading glasses that I've been searching for all morning.

I decide I better put them back on my desk, but first I'm going to water the flowers.

I set the glasses back down on the counter, fill a container with water and suddenly I spot the TV remote. Someone left it on the kitchen table. I realize that tonight when we go to watch TV, I will be looking for the remote, but I won't remember that it's on the kitchen table, so I decide to put it back in the den where it belongs, but first I'll water the flowers.

I pour some water in the flowers, but quite a bit of it spills on the floor.

So, I set the remote back down on the table, get some towels and wipe up the spill.

Then I head down the hall trying to remember what I was planning to do.

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At the end of the day: The car isn't washed . The bills aren't paid . There is a 'warm can of Coke sitting on the counter........... The flowers don't have enough water. . There is still only one cheque in my cheque book . I can't find the remote . I can't find my glasses . I don't remember what I did with the car keys . Then when I try to figure out why nothing got done today, I'm really baffled because I know I was busy all day long, and I'm really tired. [ realize this is a serious problem, and I'll try to get some help for it, but first I'll check my email. Don't laugh

this isn't you yet, your day is coming!!!

GROWING OLDER IS MANDATORY GROWING UP IS OPTIONAL LAUGHING AT YOURSELF IS THERAPEUTIC!!

Riwexina Cemeteies €p - Bast ame ['aakup One Person only - Detailed Death Record Printout Price - $5.00 AUS for each person You will receive: Their birth, death, section, row & lot, monumental inscription and any other detail where available. Last Name Summary - Death Record Printout Every mention of a last name in all cemeteries on our Riverina Cemeteries CD. Price- $5.00 Aus for 10 or less last name records $1 0.00 Aus for 11 plus last name records You will receive: Last name, first name, born, died, cemetery, section, row & lot only where available. To obtain the price of your 'last name in all cemeteries request' please post your enquiry to: 'Rivcrina Cemetery CD Look Up' PO Box 2703 Griffith NSW 2680 OR email: griffithgene@dragnet.com.au For postal replies please include a stamped self addressed business sized envelope. NB: Monumental Inscriptions and other information may be available for some or all the records in a Last Name Summary Lookup. If available, cost is as above.

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The Family History Centre conducted by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in their church in Clifton Boulevard, Griffith - opposite Collina Oval and beside the Village Life homes. The Church of Latter Day Saints Centre is open Tuesdays 9.15am to 3.15 pm and Friday mornings 9.15am to 1.15pm. Telephone: 6962 9779 A refrigerator and microwave are available in the kitchen for patron's use at lunchtime. Mrs Jill Liibus is the Director, Diane Durham and Joy Rae are the member helpers. Film numbers to be ordered can be found at http://www.familysearch.org on the internet under Library/Library Catalogue/Place/ then select films to be ordered. The cost is $5 each per month or $7 each for three months. Two computers are available for searching the Internet. Ancestry.com has the USA Census from 1790 to 1830 available for searching. Ancestry.co.uk for the English and Welsh Census 1841 to 1901 and the Scottish Census for 1841, the site also has a copy of the GRO Indexes from 1837 to c 1982, plus a lot of other searchable items. If you need help to decide which films to order call at the Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society's Library on a Thursday, Friday or Saturday afternoon from 1 to 5 pm for advice. We need to continue to use the LDS facility or we will lose it. The LDS are having a Promotional Day for the study of family history on Sunday 30 July 2006 at 2.30pm. Sister Brown is coming from Melbourne to speak and give advice to Church Members and Visitors are welcome .Advertisements will be on the air and TV and newspaper.

C Smite A Smile costs nothing, but gives much. It enriches those who receive it, without making poorer those who give. It takes but a moment, but the memory of it sometimes lasts forever. None is so rich or mighty that he can get along without it, and none is so poor but he can be made rich by it. A Smile creates happiness in the home, fosters good will in business, and is the countersign of friendship. It brings rest to the weary, cheer to the discouraged, sunshine to the sad, and it is nature's antidote for trouble. Yet it cannot be bought, begged, borrowed, or stolen, for it is something that is of no value to anyone until it is given away. Some people are too tired to give you a smile. Give them one of yours, as none needs a Smile so much as he who has no more to give.

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Monumental Inscriptions & Burials Harden Shire Cemeteries

Heraldry & Genealogy Society of Canberra

AN 11.2587

The Genealogist's Internet

Genealogical Society of Vic

WOR5.143

Griffith Boat Chub - 1995-2005

Carter, J & Others

AN7.2680AA

Cobb & Co - Education Resource Kit

Page J & Nicholls H

A 6.067

Curriba Reunion committee

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Charles Pope

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Immigration to Victoria, Index & Inward Passenger Lists British Ports 1890-1899

Public Record Office Victoria

25.016R Drawer 19

Immigration to Victoria, Index & Inward Passenger Lists Foreign Ports 1890-1899

Public Record Office Victoria

25.016S Drawer 19

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(Donated by D Eurell)

Remember Curriba (Donated by D & E Worland)

The Supporting Cast (Donated by Charles Pope)

Microfiche

Journal Shropshire Family History Journals Shropshire FH Society (Donated by Keith Humphries) March, Sep & Dec 2004 & Mar 2005

ENG 17-10-2 ENG 17-10-3

CD-ROM Title

Author

Registers ofLeases ofAuriferous Lands - Southern Mining districts Nowra, Braidwood, Araluen, Nerrigo, Pambula, Milton

Vernon, K & Jacobsen, B

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Genealogical Research Directory

Johnson & Sainty

Computer

Deane Index Re-Indexed 1823-1840 Pastkeys

Computer

Convicts & Employers (NSWIndex) Pastkeys 1828, 1832-1833, Jan 1838-Jan 1844

Computer

Early Australian Electoral Rolls Vol 2 Victoria 1903, Queensland 1904, South Australia 1909

Computer

Australian Institute of Genealogical Studies

0afs donated 6g 'U flampson South Australia

A Free Passage to Paradise?

Button, P

AS 10.049

On the Margins ofthe Good Earth The South Australian Wheat Frontier 1869-- 1884

Meienig, D W

AS 6.063

Obituaries and Death Notices 1872- 1874 in "The Yorke' Peninsula Advertiser and Miners' News"

Philbey, M

AS 11.55588

Balliere's South Australian Gazetteer & Road Guide

Whitworth, RP

AS 6.062

Microfilm Guide to the Collection Ofthe South Australian Genealogy And Heraldry Society Inc

Blair, RD

AS 15.062

Kith & Kin - Sources for Family History

Burrows, A & Others

AS 5.137

South Australian Military Force Appointments, Promotions & Personal Movements 1899-1900

Harris, A E

AS5.138

Romance ofPlace Names of South Australia

Manning, G H

AS 6.006A

SA Genealogy & Heraldry Society INC

AS 17.0018

Anderson Black, J

IRE 2.709

The South Australian Genealogist

Ireland

Your Irish Ancestors - An Illustrated History ofIrish Families And their origins Ibis Links

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JOTTINGS Journals held in our Library can provide a wealth of family history information. Listed below are a few of the articles to tempt you. [Library Shelf Number shown in brackets]

Wendy Polkinghorne, Member #5

Family History Monthly [ENG 17-13-128] December 2005 Thrifty Family History - Sarah Warwick gives 20 hints how to save money without compromising standards.

* Sirius: flagship of the first fleet. - this article is written for British Researchers with Australian connections. This article written by Pauline Halford is also of interest to Australian Researchers. * Lead Mining - "Nearly 70 years after the last mine closed, Nicola Lisle investigates this age-old industry and shows you how to find out more about your lead mining ancestors." *

Hearth Taxes - Anthony Adolph continues his series of article on using taxation documents in your British research.

Practical Family History [ENG 17-16-49) February 2006-06-22 Prisoners & Prostitutes - Roy Stockdill asks 'Lost an ancestor in the census returns? Pardon me for mentioning this, but have you considered the possibility that he or she might have been banged up in prison?'

* Race to the death - Vivian Teasdale's article deals with the disaster at Hull in June 1837 when the boiler of the steam ferry Union exploded. *

A Burial Vault Yields its Secrets recounts how Birmingham Vicar, Heather Flack, solved the mystery of the occupants of a vault that was discovered by gardeners when clearing a tree and some undergrowth in the churchyard at King's Norton.

Getting Acquainted with TNA - "Discover how to use The National Archives in the search for your ancestors with step-by-step help from Nick Barratt, one of TV'S top family historians."

The New Zealand Genealogist [NZ 17-01-80) * Visiting the Family History Library - Kiwi Style - by Lyn McOnie. Even though this article is for New Zealanders all the information would be of great Ibis Links

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value if you intend visiting Salt Lake City. Practical advice is given such as:- the best time to go - where to stay - what to take - classes conducted at the FHL where to buy food - other shopping - public transport - restaurants - Mormon Tabernacle Choir rehearsal times - tipping - begging.

* Mildred Rees of the Sutherland Ambulance - Rosemary Marryatt writes about researching the life of her great aunt.

Sends of Semwa Sfive Cemeteries (Jncowpcwated with Semoa Sfive Council) The Friends of Temora Shire Cemeteries group was formed in 1997 with the aim of helping to conserve local cemetery heritage, encourage community awareness and interest; develop historical records and to create the best possible burial identification records. Temora Cemetery Records TheTemora Rural Museum has: 1. Temora Court House record of deaths 1880+ 2. An index of William Murray's burials approx 1947-1980 3. Headstone Records - for graves that actually had headstones The Temora Library has: Local History section - has the same listed resources, PLUS: 1. BDM records on fiche and on CD ROM 2. Internet services 3. Local Newspapers on Microfilm reels 4. Some local family histories The Friends ofTemora Shire Cemeteries have further records and are available for research and arranging historic tours. Contact: Ken and Wilma McCubbin P.O. Box 338 (141 Anzac St) Temora NSW 2666 Ph: 02 6977 1438 OR email: temshire@temora.nsw.gov.au - be sure to direct your query to the Friends ofTemora Shire Cemeteries group. (Our sincere apologies go to the Friends of Temora Shire Cemeteries group for the wrong information which was submitted and printed in our last IBIS Links - Ed, on behalf of the Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society.) Ibis Links

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Qi[fit's 90 9vtfdag In conjunction with the "Save the Census" campaign AFFHO has initiated a National Family History week in Australia 30" July to 6" August 2006. A website has been established and any event that raises awareness of family of local history can be included thereon. A day of celebrations will be held at Pioneer Park on Sunday 6" August to celebrate 90 years since the proclamation of Griffith as a town. The celebrations will begin at 10.30am and continue until 3.30pm. The Pioneer Park Train will be running and special entertainment and displays have been arranged. Visit: http://www.griffith.nsw.gov.au/ and click on "Events" to find out more. A slide show of the early days of Griffith has been compiled by the Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society and will run continuously during the day.

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Dudley Park SA Fiche Eden Courthouse NSW Book Eugowra NSW Book FinleyNSW Book Footscray VIC Fiche Forbes NSW Book Fredericktown NSW Book GoulbumNSW Book Goulbum NSW CD-ROM Grafton District NSW Book Griffith NSW CD-ROM Grong Grong NSW Book GulgongNSW Book Gundagai, Nth & Sth NSW Book Gundagai Shire NSW Book Gundaroo NSW Book Gunnedah NSW Book GunningNSW Book Harden Shire NSW Book CD-ROM HayNSW Hillston NSW CD-ROM Hindmarsh SA Fiche Holbrook Shire NSW Book Illawarra, Central NSW Fiche Jerilderie NSW Book Junee Shire NSW Book Kadina SA Fiche KelsoNSW Book Kempsey East & others NSW Book Kew (Booroondara) VIC Fiche Lake Cargelligo NSW CD-ROM Leeton NSW CD-ROM Lismore, Funeral Records Book Lithgow district NSW Book LithgowNSW Book Lockhart Shire NSW Book CD-ROM Macquarie Park NSW 29

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ManlyNSW Book Mathoura & Mclaurin NSW Book Mathoura NSW Book Melbourne General VIC CD-ROM Melbourne, Old VIC Book Mitcham SA Fiche MoamaNSW Book MolongNSW Book MonaraACT Book Moonta SA Fiche Moonta SA Book MoreeNSW Book Moulemein NSW Book MudgeeNSW Book Murrurundi NSW Book Nambucca River NSW Book Narrandera NSW CD-ROM Newcastle, Sandgate NSW Fiche North Brighton SA Fiche North Road C ofE SA Fiche North Rocks NSW Fiche 18 NorthernNSW CD-ROM Oberon NSW Book Orange & District NSW CD-ROM Outback Burials NSW Book Palmerston NT Book Parkes Courthouse NSW Book Parramatta NSW Book Payneham SA Fiche Penrith NSW Book Penrith, St Stephen NSW Book Picton, St Mark's NSW Book Picton, Upper NSW Book Queanbeyan NSW Book Randwick NSW Fiche Pichmond, St Peters NSW Book Rookwood NSW CD-ROM

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OR go to: http://www.ozgenonline.com/aust_cemeteries/ for links to other Australian Cemeteries.

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The next Australian census will be conducted on the night of Tuesday 8 August 2006 and will cost in the order of 300 million dollars. It will contain 61 questions, all of which will be compulsory except the one on religion. The Census Information Legislation Amendment Bill (2005) was introduced into the House of Representatives of the Australian Parliament on 3 November 2005 and passed on 1 December unopposed. It was passed by the Australian Senate on 27 February 2006 and awaits assent as at 1 March. The Bill amends the Census and Statistics Act (1905) and the Archives Act (1983) relating to the retention of identified census information by the National Archives of Australia. The Bill ensures that name identified information collected in all future Australian censuses will be preserved for future genealogical and other research. Retention only applies to information supplied by those households which provide explicit consent on the census form. Some 51 percent of Australian's answered "YES" to the retention of their forms in the 2001 census. As with the 2001 census, there will be a closed access period of 99 years rather than the usual Archives Act closed-access period. During the 99 year period, the name identified information will not be released under any circumstances. AFFHO is working closely with the Australian Bureau of Statistics and the National Archives of Australia to assist in the national public education campaign prior to the census night. Please support us by encouraging as many Australians as possible to answer YES to the census retention question. The census is a vital record of Australian culture. Unless you answer YES, your census formed will be destroyed and the personal information will not be retained in the archives. Source AFFHO Newsflash With permission from Australian Federation of Family History Organisations

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ITEMS FOR SALE Monumental Inscriptions & Burial Records • Vol 4 Narrandera District, 263pp $17.50 plus postage Vol 5 Lake Cargelligo & Ungarie Districts, 104pp $10.00 plus postage Vol 7 West Wyalong & District, I 73pp $15.00 plus postage West Wyalong Supplement... $3.00 including postage Postage is as follows:- Vol 5 = $4.00. Others are charged at Parcel Rates, i.e. NSW $5.80; Vic $7.90; SA $8.85; Qld $8.20; Tas $10.25; NT $12.15 & WA $11.60 Riverina Cemeteries - Monumental Inscriptions & Burial Records Fully searchable CD-ROM, over 40,000 entries - $85.00 plus $5.00 postage anywhere in Australia. Total Cost $90.00 LIBRARY RESEARCH FEES FOR NON MEMBERS Our Society is willing to undertake research in relation to Griffith and the surrounding areas. When requesting information please provide all known details to enable a search to be made. For example - full names, maiden names, children, birth & death dates, addresses etc. The research rate is $10.00 AUS per hour - plus photocopying expenses. Our minimum research fee is $10.00 AUS, which must be enclosed with the initial inquiry. This fee covers one hour of research of all our resources including the Riverina Cemeteries CD. For postal replies please include a stamped self addressed business sized envelope. You will be advised in advance if further costs are associated with your enquiry. Please include your email address for quick reply to any queries. Send research enquiry, plus cheque/money order to: Research Officer Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc PO Box 2703 GRIFFITH NSW 2680 Members (written enquiries) - FREE plus S.A.E. Non Members Fee to use Library - $ I 0.00 per session plus photo copying expenses. MEMBERSHIP FEES (Renewals due I January each year - Renewals paid after 31 January incur Joining Fee. Joining Fee - $5.00 Single Membership - $30.00 (The annual fee for one person) Family Membership - $35.00 (Two persons living at the one address) Half Year Membership - $20.00 (From I July to 30 December) Plus Joining Fee Twelve Months Journal Subscription Only - $15 .00

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No. 81 November 2006 ISSN 0811 - 5559

Journal of the GRIFFITH GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC

Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc PO Box 2703, Griffith NSW 2680 02 6964 8942 (Library hours only) Email: griffithgene@dragnet.com.au Website - http://users.dragnet.com.au/-ggahs Library Situated at - I Tranter Place, Griffith, NSW 2680 (Behind the CWA Rooms & opposite the Ambulance Station) Patron Public Officer Honarary Life Members

Hon Solicitor Auditor President Senior Vice President Junior Vice President Treasurer Secretary Assistant Secretary Membership Officer Librarian Assistant Librarians

Mrs Patricia Jones Mr Clive Polkinghorne Mr Alan Wakley Mrs Edna Wakley Mrs Patricia Jones Mrs Wendy Polkinghorne Mrs Lynette Brown Mrs Margaret Hill Mrs Ann Stevens Mr Allan Haggarty of Noyce, Salmon & D'Aquino Pinnacle Accounting Partners Pty Ltd Mr Clive Polkinghorne 6962 1650 Mr John Miller. 6962 7788 Mr Charles Robertson 6963 5356 Mrs Christine Gavin 6964 3266 Mrs Anne Gribble 6963 6966 Mrs Yvonne Miller 6962 7788 Mrs Ann Langford 6962 5432 Mrs Wendy Polkinghorne 6962 1650 Mrs Lynette Brown 6962 4858 Mrs Beth Davidge 6962 1065 Mrs Vicki Sanger 6964 2887 Mrs Barbara Millis 6968 1301 Mrs Jennie Carter 6963 5563 Mrs Christina Morris 6896 9815 Mrs Wendy Polkinghorne, Mrs Edna Wakley, Mrs Lynette Brown, Mrs Yvonne Miller Mrs Barbara Millis 6968 1301 Mrs Yvonne Miller, Mrs Jennie Carter & Mrs Cheryl Green Mrs Ann Stevens 6964 3508 Mrs Margaret Hill & Mrs Margaret Hare Mrs Lynette Brown 6962 4858 Mr Alan & Mrs Edna Wakley 6968 1428 Mrs Beth Davidge, Mrs Yvonne Miller, Mrs Edna Wakley & Mrs Wendy Polkinghorne Mr Clive Polkinghorne & John Miller 6962 1650 & 6962 7788 Mrs Jennie Carter 6963 5563 Mrs Ann Langford & Barbara Savage 6962 5432 & 6963 0281 John Miller, Charles Robertson, Margaret Hare, Ann Stevens, Yvonne Miller, Wendy Polkinghorne, Lynette Brown, Margaret Hill, Vicki Sanger, Yvonne Wilson, Bill Thompson, Clive Polkinghorne, Richard Gow, Edna Wakley, Beth Davidge, Barbara Millis, Christina Morris and Ann Langford

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Contents:

The Passing of a Foundation Member......................................................................................2 Walter Malmberg

Twenty Five Years and Still Going Strong

Griffith High School

Genealogy at its best Searching the Genes

Welcome to our New Members

Vale

From the 'Griffith Collection'

Gunbar Excursion

Looking Back

Old Names for Trades

Update of Some Australian Birth, Death & Marriage Websites

Websites

Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc - Seminar 2007

New In Our Library

Jottings

Birth, Death & Marriage Certificate Prices

The views expressed by the contributors in thisjournal are not necessarily those ofthe Editor, nor ofthe Society. The Society reserves the right to edit all material submittedfor publication. Articles appearing in this Journal may be reproduced, either in whole, or in part, with written permission from the Society and acknowledgement ofauthor and source. Ibis Links printed by Quick Print, 120 Fitzmaurice Street, Wagga Wagga - March, July & November. A publication of the: Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc. Ibis Links

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The Passing of a Foundation Member Mrs Edna Mary Enness Lynette Brown, Member #3 Edna passed away in Griffith on 8 August 2006, aged 84 years. Some members of our Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc. formed a Guard of Honour at her funeral. Edna was one of the 17 people who formed our Society on 22 July 1981. She helped with all our fundraising activities and regularly served as Duty Librarian. Edna was a quiet, kindly lady and was always helpful. In 1984 the CWA allowed us to rent their Handicraft Rooms for our Library and meetings. Prior to moving in, a number of members spent a day or two per week scrubbing, cleaning and painting the rooms and furniture. Dot from the handicrafts looked in one day and incredulously said, "There was a white haired lady in there painting". Edna was the white haired lady aged 62 years. Most of the rest of us were in our 40s. Edna's husband, Alf was our main carpenter-handyman aged 73. Edna and Madge Bartlett (nee Wells) always accompanied me on our Sunday visits to outlying places, such as Lake Cargelligo, Coleambally and Leeton, so that our distant members could search the Microfiche Indexes of the IGI, Births, Deaths and Marriages in NSW, Victoria and SA. In those days we would hand out the microfiche individually to researchers. Tracing her own and Alfs family tree was an avid hobby for Edna. She was born Edna Mary Lowrie in Leeton on 22 September 1921. Her parents had purchased a fruit farm at Yenda and in 1928 employed an English lad, Alfred Enness to work on their farm. On 31 May 1943 Edna married Alf in Clovelly while Alf was on leave from the Army. They settled down in Yenda and in 1949 purchased a fruit farm, which they sold in 1964 when they moved to 38 Murrumbidgee Avenue, Griffith. They raised 6 children, five daughters and one son. In those early days of only a few members we all spoke with each other about whom we were tracing and our successes and obstacles in our research and we helped each other overcome them.

Edna Enness cutting her 70" Birthday Cake in 1991 Photo courtesy ofAnn S/ovens

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WALTER MALMBERG

A marked grave. at Bag(own Cemetery By Wal Malmberg My Uncle Walter Edward Malmberg was born in Corowa N.S.W. on 15 January 1895, being the last born child of Josef Wilhelm & Amanda Sophia Malmberg (nee Long). Sometime between 1882 & 1884 Walter's parents migrated from Finland to New Zealand where William, Ida & Victor (my father) were born. The family left NZ in 1889 arriving in Melbourne on 31 December where Walter's sister Ruby was born, before moving on to Wahgunyah the birth place of his youngest sister Emily Vera. Walter grew up in Corowa and worked as a carpenter following the occupation of his father and two brothers. To my knowledge Walter's father Josef left the family some time after Walter's birth never to return to them but travelled to West Australia, possibly seeking gold and died there in 1916, meanwhile Amanda took in washing to help support her family. On 5 September 1914, Walter enlisted in the I" AIF at Roseberry Park N.S.W shortly after the outbreak of WWI. After basic training he was attached to the 4" Division of the 13" Battalion as a driver and on 22 December I914 he embarked from Melbourne on the "Ulysses" for active service abroad. On 12 April 1915 Walter joined the Military Expedition Force Gallipoli but after only 18 days of active service was shot in the hand. After a period of rehabilitation in Alexandria and Manchester he was posted to France and mustered as a driver in the field at Rouen. In November 1916 Walter was admitted to I Anzac M.D.S. with influenza before returning to duty in December of that year. In February 1917 whilst conveying ammunition he accidentally fractured his left foot which over time and without proper treatment resulted in a club foot. Walter returned to Melbourne on the "Euripides" on 21 March 1918 and was discharged from the AIF in May of that year. Shortly after his return to Corowa he went to the Griffith area to apply for a soldier settlement grant and while living and working in the construction camp at Bagtown became ill with pneumonic influenza. Walter died in the temporary hospital at Hanwood Hall on 28 May 1919 age 24 years; he was buried at Bagtown Cemetery, being the first ANZAC to die in Bagtown. Within two weeks of Walter's death his brother William Malmberg and his niece Doris Malmberg also died of influenza. Ibis Links

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Bagtown Cemetery has four marked graves, one being Walter Malmberg. The cemetery, located a couple of kilometres south of Griffith came into existence after Louis Montague was buried there in May 1912 and was declared a Reserve on 21 June 1918. The last burial was Yvonne Pedley in March 1922, aged 4 months. It is believed that a total of 58 people are buried there.

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In loving memory ofour son Walter Edward Malmberg. Died May 28, 1919. Aged 24 Years. An Anzac. At Rest. Erected by his Mother, Comrades & Townspeople

Influenza at Griffith Last week two more flu patients were taken to the temporary isolation hospital, Hanwood and on Wednesday night last, one of the poorfellows passed away, though everything that medical skill and careful nursing could do was done by Dr Watkins and his three brave nurses, Miss Griffin, Miss Gwen Jenkins and Miss Welsh. The deceased was a returned soldier Walter Malmberg who has seen four years of active service and was only 24 years ofage. It is very sad that the poorfellow should have gone through so much and get safely back to Australia to be cut down in the flower ofyoung manhood. We were all very sorry to hear on Saturday night last that Miss Gwen Jenkins who has been nursing the ill ever since it broke out here and Mr Moody who has been assisting, both had gone down with the disease. Latest news to hand states that they are both doing as well as can be expected and we all sincerely hope that very soon they will be up and about again. A word ofpraise is due to Dr Watkins and his nurses and assistants for the splendid way they have handled the disease. It's mainly due to their skill and care that it has been confined to the hospital and kept away from out homes andfamilies. It is sincerely hoped that success will crown all their efforts. Murrumbidgee lrrigator 13 June 1919 The Hanwood Hall at Griffith has again been requisition and put into use as a hospital. At present there are 3 cases of influenza in hospital which came from one of the construction camps. Being without a regular nurse at Griffith, the nursing work is being done by Mrs Jenkins and Mrs Boyd who offered their services in a generous way. Murrumbidgee Irrigator 26 September 1919 Footnote: At the end of WWI and the return of some seriously ill soldiers, numerous out breaks ofpneumonic influenza occurred in the area. Ibis Links

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TWENTY FIVE YEARS AND STILL GOING STRONG. Ann Langford, Member, #255 & Lynette Brown, Member #3 The Griffith Genealogical and Historical Society Inc. reached the milestone of Twenty-five years on 22 July 2006. The celebratory dinner was held at the Griffith Exies Club with 40 members and guests in attendance. The Society, under another name, was formed on 22 July 1981 with 17 members present. The foundation members still working for the Society are Margaret Hill, Lynette Brown and Ann Stevens. The room was decorated with green, gold and silver balloons attached to the walls and pretty vases of flowers and candles on the tables. Each person had a place mat with a picture on it from our collection of Griffith photographs. Members and guests were treated to a continuous power point presentation of pictures showing some of the societies activities over the last twenty-five years and so began a night of reminiscing. It was great to see our former Treasurer, Mrs Nolene Bell and partner, Andrew Scammell who had travelled for Albury to be in attendance. The evening proved to be a memorable one with the presentation of a Life Membership to our President, Clive Polkinghome, in recognition of his outstanding service to the Society. Members who received Certificates of Appreciation for their tireless work and service were John and Yvonne Miller, Christina Morris and Margaret Hare. Many thanks go to the members who made sure the night was a success, including Margaret Hare who made the delicious fruit cake, which was decorated with a picture of our GGHS library building with the present Executive pictured. The present and past presidents had the honour of cutting the cake - Clive Polkinghome, Lynette Brown, Margaret Hare, Charlie Robertson, Ann Stevens and John Miller. Thank you to the Exies Club for the delicious food and service and to Rocky Pirrottina who provided the entertainment with his magic tricks. Lyn reads magazines from many places and noticed that 2 other Societies also celebrated their 25th birthday this year - the Gwent Family History Society in Wales and the Nepean Family History Society, both of which were founded early in 1981. Each celebrated in a different way. The Gwent Society had an open day of lectures and Nepean, like us, had a lovely party.

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Left: Our Birthday cake with a picture of the Executive Committee for 2006. L: to R: Clive Polkinghorne (President), Anne Gribble (Secretary), Christine Gavin (Treasurer), and John Miller (Snr Vice President)

Right: Right: Clive Polkinghorne (President) receiving his surprise Life Membership Certificate from Snr Vice President John Miller

Left. Clive Polkinghorne (middle) presented Certificates of Appreciation, to L: to R: John Miller, Yvonne Miller, Margaret Hare & Christina Morris.

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6Griffith High School Jennie Carter, Member #187 Did you go to Griffith High School? If so, then you may be interested in the Griffith High School website at http://www.griffith-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/ the site has a terrific archives section which is worth a visit for the ex-student or teacher and the curious. When you click on the 'Archives' link you are taken back in time with the music from the popular TV series, Dr Who and greeted by his Tardis floating in the star lit sky with the high school decades popping out ready for you to click and start your journey. The decades begin when the school was raised to a high school status in the Year 1939 and continue up to the current year. Each decade is then broken down into years ready for you to explore (the year links can be found at the bottom on the web page). Here you may find photos of students, teachers, and sporting teams, student work, names of teachers, captains and prefects etc. You will find some years have a wealth of information and photos, other years have very little. For those who don't recognise the music on the year pages it is The Time Warp from the Rocky Horror Show, though by now you may have already turned the volume down or off. To complete your journey into your high school past you should visit the 'Information' web page and click the 'School History' link which shows a list of principals, captains, duxes and students who lost their life during WW2 on the Roll of Honour board. Also exstudents can leave their contact details for old friends or organized reunions on the 'Student Register' link located on the home page. The site was designed by the students and staff of the school. Their efforts were rewarded with a Golden Web Award- Year 2001-2002. The web site would have to be one of the most interesting school sites around.

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Genealogy at its best Searching the Genes Barbara Savage, Member #273 I was once asked by a friend, if I was interested in researching my family history. From that one question, I am amazed at where genealogy has taken me. My journey began by joining the Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society, where I not only found a vast array of literature, but others who were just as keen on helping find my way through the journey of my family history. lt was not long before I was on the trail, and had found my first long lost relative. The very first task I set myself was to find the home of my Great, Great, Great Grandfather, and from there I was lead on an amazing expedition, the road to finding more about the foundations of my family. In the search for information I made contact with an Historian Librarian at Cambridge University England. It was not long before my searching revealed that my Great, Great, Great Grandfather John Lamb was the 37th Master at Corpus Christi College Cambridge in 1822. Not only did l find valuable information on John Lamb, I also learned that he was buried within the Chapel of the University. From a photo of John Lamb l made contact with the Cambridge University taken at Cambridge University and was overwhelmed at their enthusiasm, his memory and achievements were still being recognised and along with literature and plaques, a portrait of him was on display. Before long the plane tickets had been booked and I was on my way to see for myself the origin of my family tree. When reaching Cambridge, the Librarian was more than happy to show me around the university where my Great, Great, Great Grandfathers memory was so proudly on display. Most of the buildings which make up the university were overseen by John Lamb and it was overwhelming to stand amongst all this family history. While travelling through Europe, it was amazing the amount of history I was able to discover. I located the streets in which my ancestors lived (unfortunately the houses were no longer standing). I visited the town of Rosemarkie in Scotland, where my Ibis Links

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Great Grandmothers ancestors had resided. Being there and seeing all these sites for myself, was unforgettable, something that will remain with me for my lifetime. My husband and I also began searching for his family history, and to our surprise stumbled upon his Great, Great Grandmother's original family home. Not only was the house in excellent condition, we also found the church in which his ancestors preached in and had served in since 1896 So much information was uncovered and so much more is yet to be revealed! It's amazing where your searches will take you, many roads lead down paths you never would have dreamed of.

I now ask you the question "Are you interested in searching for your family history?"

HOME HINTS - A use for left-over Tea Not everyone knows the possibilities of the teapot. The 'leftover' tea can be saved from day to day. Hot or cold it will be found a never failing cleaner of all kinds of dark clothing, black hats and rusty black lace. It is also a splendid tonic for flowers and all kinds of plants. It is a splendid polisher for furniture, floors and linoleum and stoves washed with tea previous to black leading will polish with a clean and clear lustre. The leaves are invaluable for keeping dust down while sweeping carpets. From the Murrumbidgee Irrigator 28 October 1919

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Maureen Loraine Johnstone. The death occurred at Kilcoy Hospital, Kilcoy, Queensland, on June 26, 2006 of exmember Maureen Loraine Johnstone. While resident in Griffith, Maureen was a strong supporter of our Society, although she did not enjoy the best of health at all times. She was one of a group of members typing obituaries, death notices, in memoriam and return thanks extracted from "The Area News" for inclusion on the "Riverina Cemeteries CD" Maureen explained the huge amount of typing she did for this project by saying "it gives me something to do when I can't sleep at night." She continued this work even after moving from Griffith to Kilcoy, using email to return the completed work to Griffith. Our thoughts and best wishes for the future are extended to husband Ray and the family.

Yvonne Irene Mitchell. The death has occurred of Yvonne Irene Mitchell, late of Amity, the Griffith Nursing Home and Canal Street, Griffith, wife of member Frank Mitchell. Our thoughts are with Frank and the family at this sad time. ---??8009---

Muriel "Maff" Francis Lambert The death occurred of Maff Lambert, a loved and loving wife, mother and nana, on the 26" May 2006. Maff and her husband John joined the Society in 2003 and enthusiastically researched their various family lines until illness forced Maff to put their research aside. Our thoughts and prayers are with John and his family at this very difficult time. "\:::

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From the 'Griffith Collection'

Fred Driscoll (1899-1984) Departing for active service overseas. The message on the back of this photograph reads: Tuesday January the 9th 1940

STUMPY The best friend a man has may turn against him, become his enemy. Those who are dear to us may become traitors. The memory a man has he may lose, it flys away from him when he needs it most. Your expectations may be sacrificed. The people who are prone to fall on their knees And do us no hann when success is with us, May be the first to throw their stone in malice When failure settles its cloud upon us. The one absolutely unselfish friend a man may have in this selfish world, He will sleep in the cold if only he may be near his master. The one that never deserts him, The one that never proves unfaithful or treacherous IS HIS DOG

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@unbar Excursion Lynette Brown, Member #3 On September 24, members of the Griffith Genealogical and Historical Society and friends gathered at the aeroplane car park in Griffith for a memorable coach trip to Gunbar, 80km west of Griffith on the Mid-Western Highway. It was quite windy all day but we spent most of our time in the bus and inside buildings so it wasn't too bad. We arrived at the Gunbar Pastoral Station for morning tea, BYO style. Mr Dominic Jennings, the new manager, spoke about the property and the farming activities. Both he and his wife had worked there as single people. The land which was to become part of Gunbar Station was first mentioned in the Government Gazette of 15 December 1849. (Pioneers of Gunbar). The Armstrong Bros. purchased Gunbar Station in 1881 for £300,000 for 500,000 acres, with a carrying capacity of 260,000 sheep. (i.e. 1 sheep to 2 acres). Presently it is owned by the McLaughlan family. The NSW 1885 Return of Landholders shows: Armstrong Bros, with 300,000 acres, 129 horses, 15 cattle, 53,093 sheep and 6 pigs. We inspected the Gunbar Station Cemetery which is close to the homestead where the Armstrong family are commemorated. On the way back to Gunbar we stopped at the Gunbar Cemetery where we saw the monument to Barbara Blaine, the first interment on 13 March 1886. Many other headstones show the former residents of the district in each religion's section. The local people keep the cemetery in good order. The jewel of the trip was the Gunbar Pioneers Memorial Church built from concrete blocks costing £1,300 including the furnishings. The church was opened on 18 July 1934 after taking 4 1/2 months to build with much voluntary labour. It features 8 stained glass windows donated by pioneering families, each of which is a picture from the bible. Even the new toilet has a stained glass window! In 2004 the 70 anniversary was celebrated. A few years ago someone stole the Bell. It was not recovered, but another one was found in a junk yard on the South Coast and purchased after being discussed on the John Laws Radio Program. John Laws paid the freight.

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Lunch in the church hall was provided by the Gunbar Church Ladies and was immensely enjoyed by those present. One member's husband wants to know when we can go again. Charlie Robertson gave us an insight of what Gunbar was like years ago when it was a thriving town, with each home having its own well only 20 feet down. Some looked at the Gunbar Hall rebuilt in 1925 after being blown down in 1922. Charlie's Storey Grandparents came about 1900 and his Robertson Great Grandparents came about 1882 to farms near Gun bar Next stop was the Bassano Olive Grove managed by Stephen Wells. A most interesting stop as Stephen got on the coach and showed us around the farm. There was a little bit of excitement when the bus driver mounted the bank of the water storage. Thank you to Charlie Robertson for organizing the day's tour as well as driving the coach.

Left: Stained glass window from the Gunbar Church in memory of Alice Maud Gibson. Right: Monument at Gun bar Cemetery in memory of Barbara Blaine, the first person interred on 13 March 1 886. She was fatally burnt in a campfire on a stock route nearby. Black Stump was named after this tragedy. Bottom: Gunbar Pioneer Memorial Church

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Looking Back The late Mrs Ettie Morris Wife of Cyril "Charlie" Clifford Morris My husband, Charlie, first came to Griffith shortly after World War I, working on the construction of the Railway line between Leeton and Griffith. At this time it was decided to make a Returned Soldiers' Settlement here and blocks of small acreages were allotted for the purpose of fruit growing. My husband was allotted Farm 1898 at Lake View, as it was then known, in the year 1923. We rented a house in Old Griffith until my husband built a shed, horse stables and yard on the farm. The house couldn't be built for six months owing to the shortage of timber so he made two rooms in the shed and we lined it with hessian and paper. He then moved out to the farm. I went to Albury during this time, where our first daughter was born. Shortly afterwards I travelled back with the baby by train, to join my husband on the farm. Then the hard work started, the farm had to be cleared and fenced. My husband and I did the fencing; I pushed the baby around in a home-made cot, baby in one end, a roll of barbed wire in the other. After the fencing was completed, the mallee roots and sticks cleared, the ground had to be worked up, pegged out and got ready for planting, and with two horses and a single furrow plough it was no easy task. By this time the timber for our house had arrived, and my husband with the help of a carpenter commenced building the home. It was a small three room dwelling for which the government allowed each settler £300. The house completed, we now set about planting our fruit trees. My father-in-law, who had grown up in California in USA where all the fruit was grown, was living in Griffith at the time and he advised us to plant fig trees and to dry the figs. We planted seven acres of fig trees and five acres of sultanas. The figs are still the main source of income on the farm today, fifty nine years later. The sultanas have long since been pulled out and replaced by peaches. Mrs Ettie Morris Ibis Links

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Shifting the Railway Camp during the construction of the Leeton to Griffith railway line about 1920

The Morris Family Home on Farm 1989 Ibis Links

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We were among the first settlers to pay rates to the Wade Shire (now Griffith City) Council. It was almost impossible to get to town in wet weather our only transport in those days was by horses and lorry. Dust storms during those early days were very common and kept the housewife busy as that fine red dust found every comer of the house. To help pay for the farm my husband worked for the Water Commission, constructing concrete channels and dams. He invented the outlets from the channels to replace the two inch piping which didn't let enough water through for irrigation. As I look back over the years to the early days of Lake Wyangan I will always remember the warmth and friendliness of our neighbours, especially the women. Never a week would go by without a friend pushing a couple of children in a pram, calling in for a chat and, of course, a 'cuppa' with freshly baked cakes or a slice of home made bread and butter. In those days the kettle was always simmering gently on the side of the stove and we were always welcome in each other's homes. The men also liked to talk together and share a joke. Each farmer owned two horses which they turned out at night to graze in the long paddock (along the road). Next day was spent looking for their horses and of course on the way home they always found a friendly neighbour for a yarn. Needless to say that on some days there was not a lot of work done. As well as their horses each farmer was supplied with a lorry and on payday, once a month, everyone would go to town. The farmers all lined up at a window in the Commission Office (where the Aquatic Leisure Centre is today) to receive their pay of £10-4-00 It was amusing at times, to see horses that had reins tied to the lorries sometimes wheel around and be almost sitting on top of the lorries. A lot of the farmers were city men and didn't understand that the reins should have been tied to the turntable of the lorry. I recall, in particular, one city born Returned Serviceman who decided to try his hand at farming. The first year he decided to plant citrus trees, that winter the frosts were very severe and he lost all his small trees. The next year he planted some more citrus trees and thought he'd solve the frost problem by covering each tree with a bag. He didn't remove the bags until the Spring when the danger of frosts was over. When he removed the bags all the poor farmer found was very dead sticks. Shortly after that he decided farming was not for him and returned to the city and a life style he knew so much better. A very big occasion in our lives was the coming of our first refrigerator. It consisted ofa huge bowl of water with two kerosene lamps placed under it, the actual box stood beside the bowl. At night all the food had to be taken out and returned to the "dripsafe" while the refrigerator gurgled loudly all night. For the first few nights no-one Ibis Links

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Left: Charlie Morris and one of his employees beside the fruit drying racks

Right: Trays offigs set out to dry in the Sun

Left: Charlie and Alec Morris sampling the figs in the orchard on Farm 1898

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got any sleep but we became accustomed to the strange noises. Come morning it was frozen up again and back into the refrigerator box went all the food for the day. I will never forget our delight for now I could make ice-cream. Several of the remaining Settlers had, by now, purchased motor cars. Our first car was a "Chev. Oh! How proud we all were. After owning our car for a short period we became very adventurous and took a trip to Albury. We drove along at 50 miles an hour and we just seemed to be flying along, the horse and lorry days were almost over. The school at Lake View was built and when a weather-shed was needed for the children, my husband built it for them. (The name of the school was officially changed to Lake Wyangan in August 1932.) In the mid 1920s a new name was needed for the Post Office as there was another "Lake View" in NSW - the name of the area was then changed to Lake Wyangan. Once a year all the school children and their parents would meet at the Lake for the annual picnic. It was always an enjoyable day as everyone joined in the races and the fun of the day. These picnics were always looked forward to with great enthusiasm. During the Depression (1929-1932) the fig harvest meant temporary employment for a lot of people from the unemployment camps. It wasn't unusual for up to twenty people to come to our farm each day seeking work. We employed up to twenty five people during the harvest. Times have certainly changed, but it is with so much happiness that I often think back to those early days when Lake Wyangan was just beginning. The farm is still in the family and although I live in a small, but very pleasant, Legacy Unit in town, my heart is, and always will be, in that small part of Australia - Lake Wyangan. Acknowledgement

These memories, written by Mrs Morris in the 1980s, and photographs were supplied by her son, Mr Alec Morris. Mrs Ettie Morris died in 1997 at the grand age of101 years.

IMPORTANT FACTS OF LIFE Volunteers are ngvgr paid. hot because they are worthless bat because they are priceless. We never really appreciate water antil we haven't ang. Ibis Links

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0Id Names for Trades Old Name

New Name- Meaning

Old Name

Oxherder or Ploughman Innkeeper or Publican Pauper or Begger Rag and Bone man Walking stick maker Fish pedlar Shoemaker Female overseer in silk winding room Dyer Female dairy worker Egg dealer Oil man Butcher Armour polisher Baker Tax collector Bailiff Constable Slater, tiler ofroofs Reaper Gentleman ofleisure Murderer Cesspool emptier Customs officer Travelling minstrel Wool/cotton comber Chimney sweep Sailor Washenvoman Carlie seller Farmer Slave dealer

New Name-Meaning

Doctor Wigmaker BAIRMAN OSLER Bird catcher BUNTER OWLER Smuggler ofsheep/wool CAINER PERUKER A wig maker CASHMARIE PETTIFOGGER A shyster lawyer CORDWAINER QUARREL PICKER Glazier DANTER QUISTER Bleaches articles QWYLWRYGHTE Wheelwright DEXTER RATONER Rat Catcher DEY WIFE REEVER Sherriff EGGLER ROCK GETTER Rock salt miner ELLIMAN SPERVITER Sparrow keeper FLESHER STOCKINGER Knitter, weaver or seller FROBISHER ofstockings FURNER STUFF GOWNSMANJunior barrister GABELER TONSOR Barber (Latin) GAFFMAN TOSHER Scavenged sewers HARMER BECK TRAVERS Toll bridge collector HILLIER ULNAGER Examiner ofwool goods HOOKER UNDER VIEWER Mine inspector IDLEMAN VASSAL Lowest order ofservant INTERFACTOR VERGER Priest's assistant JAKES FARMER VULCAN Blacksmith JERGUER WAY MAKER Road builder JONGLEUR WETGLOVER Made leather gloves KEMPSTER WHITEWING Street sweeper KNELLER XYLOGRAPHER Made and used wooden LAGGER blocksfor printing LAVENDER YATMAN Gatekeeper MADERER YEOMAN Ships crew member MALENDER ZINCOGRAPHER Etched zinc plates MANGO ZITHERIST Played the Zither a stringed instrument Christina Morris, Member #199. From various sources. ACKERMAN

ALE DRAPER

NIMGIMMER

NOB THATCHER

Useful sites for old occupation and trades:http://rmhh.co.uk/occupl http://genealogy.about.com/library/glossary/bl occupations.htm http://wyww._scotroots_com/occupations._htm - Scottish occupations http://www.onealwebsite.com/oldoccs.htm

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Update of Some Australian Birth, Death and Marriage Websites ACT BDM Site http://www.rgo.act.gov.au/bdm.shtml ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖

Order on-line: Current Fee (all):Search on-line: -

YES $34 plus $5 postage deaths from 1930 to 1973 only at: http://www.rgo.act.gov.au/bdm_deaths.shtml Check ID requirements before ordering certificates.

NSW BDM Site http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/familyHistory/searchHistoricalRecords.htm ❖ ❖

Order on-line: Current Fee:

YES Family History Certificate: With index No - $25 Without index No - $33 ❖ Search on-line: Births: 1788 to 1905 Deaths: 1788 to 1975 Marriages: 1788 to 1954 ❖ Identification is not required for family history certificates in the above date range. http://www .bdm.nsw.gov.au/familyHistory/churchCodes.htm - to find out the Early Church Codes for marriage records from 1788 to 1855. http://www.coraweb.com.au/bdmaut.htm - for links to NSW Transcription agents.

VICTORIA BDM Site:http://www.dvc.vic.gov.au/bdm.htm ❖ ❖

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YES Births: 1853 to 1924 Deaths: 1853 to 1985 Marriages: 1853 to 1942 Church baptisms, marriages & burials I 83 6 to 1853 Births, Deaths & Marriages on board ships coming to Victoria: 1853 to 1920 (A fee applies to search the index ($0.99 per screen-20 records) Current Fee: $17.50 per digital image $25.80 for Official Certificates YES images can be immediately downloaded Download Image: and saved to your computer. 20

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W.A. BDM Site:http://www.justice.wa.gov.au/portal/server.pt ❖ ❖ ❖

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NO • YES along with instructions on where to send/fax your order. Current Fee: With index No - $30 Without index No - $40 Search on-line: Births: 1841 to 1918 Deaths: 1841 to 1905 Marriages: 1841 to 1905 Identification is not required if the event is more than 60 years old and index number and district are provided. Search Fee - not exceeding five years: $25 Certificate as a result of the search: $25

TASMANIA BDM Site:http://www.justice.tas.gov.au/bdm/about us ❖ ❖

Order or search on-line: NO Download order forms: YES ❖ Current Fee: $33.88 for Extract or Certificate (Includes a five year search if necessary) CONTINUED NEXT JSSUE:Northern Territory, South Australia and Queensland.

WEBSITES http://www.ancestry.co.uk New to Ancestry .co.uk is a link to 'British Phone Books' People with ties to the UK who are searching for information on their ancestors have been given a bit of help by British Telecom, with the group putting more than 100 years of phone books on the Internet from 1880 to 1984. The BT listings have started with Greater London, which contains 72 million names, and it's hoped that a complete list of 250 million names will be online by the end of the year. http://www.genetics.com.au/index.htm The Centre for Genetics Education - Sydney. Most people recognize that their family's health history is important. The site has a number of interesting links including fact sheets on genetic conditions and how to record your family health history http://www.bordernet.com.au/-denifhg/ Deniliquin Genealogy Society new web site. They have online the following cemeteries Deniliquin, Deniliquin Lawn, Finley, Berrigan, Jerilderie & Mathoura. The pages show first/second and last name only. Also a members interest page. http://www.rootsweb.com/-engdorse/PRBT.html a link to lots of Dorset Parish Registers. This site is constantly being added to. Ibis Links

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GRIFFITH GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY: SEMINAR "Keep this Date in Mind" Seminar to be held 17th March 2007 At:- Griffith Ex-Servicemen's Club, Jondaryan Ave

Griffith NSW 2680 When:- 9am for 9-30am start

Australian topics: 1st Speaker:- Peter Procter"The Research Process:- getting it together" ❖

Half hour morning tea break.

2nd Speaker:- Cora Num- 11.00am to 12.00pm "Occupational Records Working for you" ❖ ❖

Half an hour question time Lunch 12.30pm to 1.30pm

Overseas Research: 1st Speaker:- Peter Procter- 1.30pm to 2.30pm "Ancestors Overseas: the seven challenges we face" 2nd Speaker:- Cora Num- 2.30pm to 3.30pm' "Irish on the Internet" ❖ ❖

Afternoon Tea 3.30pm Close with question time

Cost will be$ I 0:00 a head for lunch only (MONEY WILL BE COLLECTED CLOSER TO THE SEMINAR DATE)

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Wendy Polkinghorne, Member #5 Books Title Cupar A Short History & Guide (Donated by Bev Rose)

Author P Martin

Code & Shelf No SCT 5.614

Fife Family History Society - Wills 1824-1896 - The Sheriff Court of Fife at Cupar (Donated by Bev Rose)

Robb-Zeigler

SCT 5.615

Souvenir of Griffith Sesquicentennial Celebrations 1938 (Donated by Kay Mitchell)

Griffith 150" Celebrations Committee

AN7.2680A6

The Aborigines ofNew South Wales (Donated by Beth Davidge)

National Parks & Wildlife

AN 5.144

Liverpool & District Genealogy Society Inc

AN 11.2170

Liverpool General Cemetery / Vols 1,3,4.5

Microfiche Drawer. 18

Title index ofAll Saints Church Parish Registers, Liverpool )

Author Liverpool Genealogy Society Inc

Inward Overseas Passenger Lists UK Ports 1900-1923

PRO Victoria

Inward Overseas Passenger Lists Foreign Ports 1900-1923

PRO Victoria

Inward Overseas Passenger Lists

PRO Victoria

New Zealand Ports 1852-1923

PRO Victoria

CD-ROM Title Index to Admissions & Discharges Liverpool Asylum Vols, 1, 2, 3,& 5

Author Liverpool Genealogy Society Inc

Headstone Photographs and Inscriptions Liverpool Pioneers' Memorial Park St Lukes, Liverpool

Liverpool Genealogy Society Inc

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Index to Bench Books Berrima, Throsby Park Goulburn, Liverpool Convict Records

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Books donated by Kath Schilling Title

Author

Talk to Print - A step by step guide to publishing oral histories

K Schilling & Others

Code & Shelf No A 6.068

Shared Landscapes: Archaeologies of attachment and the Pastoral industry ofNew South Wales

R Harrison

AN 6.069

Living Land Living Culture Aboriginal Heritage & Salinity

A English & L Gay

AN 6.070

Aboriginal Women's Heritage: Bourke

Department of Environment & Conservations NSW

AN 6.071

Aboriginal Women's Heritage: Bungle & Tumut

Department of Environment & Conservations NSW

AN 6.072

Aboriginal Women's Heritage: Nambucca

Department of Environment & Conservations NSW

AN 6.073

Aboriginal Women's Heritage: Nowra

Department of Environment & Conservations NSW

AN 6.074

Aboriginal Women's Heritage: Port Stephens

Department of Environment & Conservations NSW

AN 6.075

Aboriginal Women's Heritage: Wagga Wagga

Department of Environment & Conservations NSW

AN 6.076

Aboriginal Women's Heritage: Walgett & Collarenebri

Department of Environment

AN 6.077.

& Conservations NSW

Aboriginal Men's Heritage: algett & Collarenebri

Department of Environment & Conservations NSW

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JOTTINGS Journals held in our Library can provide a wealth of family history information. Listed below are a few,of the articles to tempt you. [Library Shelf Number shown in brackets]

Wendy Polkinghorne, Member #5 Murrumbidgee Ancestor (Wagga Wagga) (AN 17-22-32) • Two Scottish Women - Gary Croker draws the readers attention to the contribution to the development of the wool industry by Eliza Forlonge and Janet Templeton. •

St John's Anglican Church Archives, Wagga Wagga - some items extracted by Leanne Diessel.

Western Ancestor (Western Australia) (AN 17-1-70) • In search of my Grandmother's Grave - this article by Peter Engler is much more than the title infers. It tells of a marriage of a POW "an ethnic German from Poland" to a English lass towards the end of WW2, the years in between and his final search more than 50 years later. •

A G.R.O. Pitfall by Ron Hurdus

Family [istory_Monthly November 2005 [ENG 123] • A Day at The British Newspaper Library at Colindale, North London by Sarah Warwick •

Trafalgar Ancestors by Paul Blake

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Batch Numbers - unlock the power of the IGI - Hugh Wallis: King of the batch numbers - Website of the month by David Tippey.

February 2006 [ENG 17-13-127] • A Long Way from Home - Jane Avadis gives details of various immigration schemes that removed children from Britain and sent them to Australia after World War II. •

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Behind Bars - Joseph O'Neill looks at the lives of Britain's gaol inmates and shows how to find the prison and hulk records relating to your "black sheep" ancestsors.

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Are You Related to Royalty? - in asking this question Charles Mosley is talking about ordinary people who may be completely unaware that they are related to "the Royals".

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Finding Your Ancestor's Occupation - Norma Neill says "that discovering what your ancestor did for a living can be as easy as reading the census, but sometimes it takes more than a little digging"

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Base Born - Jospeh O'Neill explains "how to trace the fathers of illegitimate children".

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The Cornish Alps - Peter Stephens shows how you can find out more about ancestors who worked in the clay pits.

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Beware of genealogy swindlers - Readers "are invited to enter their surname and visit this unique 'surname website' - in fact all sites are moreor-less identical".

Practical Family History May2006 [17-16-52]

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Irish Research Made Easier - Alan Stewart how to get around the problems of Irish research. This article is followed by Putting Advice into Practice "Philip Lees describes how he used sources suggested by Alan Stewart to trace his Irish ancestry.

Family_Tree_Magazine May 2006 [ 17-6-168]

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The Postman - Ancestors at work by Neil Storey - traces the postal service from "I May 1840 when the first postage stamps went on sale in Great Britain"

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Internet resources on Skeletons in the family closet - Jane Cavell gives a selection of websites where "skeletons" can be found.

June 2006 [ENG 17-6-169] - this issue has plenty of interesting articles

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Another successful puzzle solved by Patricia

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How the poor lived by Jenny cross

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Some Mother's son - but whose? A mystery solved by Trevor Hobday

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Tracing Soldiers in the Army in India by Iain Swinnerton.

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Warreners and Gamekeepers by Neil Storey - Warreners is one of the most ancient jobs in the British countryside and Mr Swinnerton tells that rabbits were an introduced species by the Normans.

July 2006 (ENG 17-6-170) • Kitchener's Men - Citizen soldiers of the New Army - by Neil Storey. "A story of how 'Kitchener's Men' were recruited equipped and trained for the greatest test of their lives". •

Using Griffith's Valuation - a case study, by Brian Mitchell.

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A cure for 'Leeds legs' by Rachel Bellerby, who tells that "the problem of infant deaths at the beginning of the 20" century was one that concerned the whole country".

September 2006 [ENG 17-6-172] • Absolute Beginners - Remember, Scotland's different by Sheena Tait. •

Ploughmen and Penny boys by Neil Storey, who gives interesting information about these agricultural workers.

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John Buick - from kilts to kangaroos. Gwenda Dove explores the life of John Buick, a native of Montrose, Scotland who arrived in Port Adelaide in 1844 and settled on Kangaroo Island.

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Birth, Death

Marriage Certificate Prices

Australian Capital Territory- after 1930 Registrar-General's Office • PO Box 225, Canberra City ACT 2608 Full Certificate $34 plus S5 postage Check JD requirements - order on-line (Pre 1930 see NSW)

New Zealand Dept of Internal Affairs PO Box 10-526, Wellington NZ Electronic Copy for Genealogical purposes: Pre 1874 - $26.00, 1875 to date $20.00 NZ Updated order forms available in our Library

New South Wales- Registry of BDM GPO Box 30, Sydney NSW 2001 Family History Certificates - B's 1788-1905, D's 1788-1975 & M's 1788-1955 With index No $25. Without index No- $33. No JD requirements order on-line. Pre 1856 records on film in out library. Transcription Service - Order forms in library

England & Wales General Register Office Smedley Hydro, Southport, Merseyside England PR8 2 HH Courier Service - Contact Mrs L Brown Ph: 02 6962 4858 for current price & to order. OR order your own certificates on-line at http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content

New South Wales Wills Supreme Court GPO Box 3, Sydney NSW 200 I Prior to I 850 $53.00 1850 to 1985 $36.00

Irish Republic General Register Office Lombard Street East, Dublin 2, Ireland Full Certificate £6.00 (Ire) Including postage

Northern Territory The Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages GPO Box 3021, Darwin NT 0801 Full Certificate $25.00 & $7 postage (Prior to 24 Aug 1870 see South Australia)

Western Australia Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages PO Box 7720 Closter Square, Perth 6850 Full Certificate: $30 when quoting Index No & District. Without Index No & Dist: $40

Queensland Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, PO Box 15188, City East, Qld 400 I Full Certificate $25 Each 5 year search $16 (Identification of Applicant & Relationship to Subject required for B's under 100 yrs old, M's under 80 yrs old & D's under 50 yrs old.)

Tasmania Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages GPO Box 198, Hobart Tas 7001 Full Certificate or Extract $33.88 with a 5 yr search. Post I 970 - Cause of death cert $I 8.15 Pre 1899 records free on microfilm

South Australia Births, Deaths & Marriages Registration Office GPO Box 1351, Adelaide 5001 Full Certificate $35.25 & $7.68 postage, no postage for Historical Certificates

Victoria Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages GPO Box 4332, Melbourne VIC 3001 Uncertified image with or without Index No. $17.50. Official Certificates $25.80 Scotland Registrar General New Register House, Edinburgh Scotland EH I 3 YT Full Cert£ 13.57 (Stg) including postage (Index for 1855-1897 & OPR on the Internet)

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ITEMS FOR SALE Monumental Inscriptions & Burial Records Vol 4 Narrandera District, 263pp $17.50 plus postage Vol 5 Lake Cargelligo & Ungarie Districts, I 04pp $10.00 plus postage Vol 7 West Wyalong & District, l 73pp $15.00 plus postage West Wyalong Supplement.. $3.00 including postage Postage is as follows:- Vol 5 = $4.00. Others are charged at Parcel Rates, i.e. NSW $5.80; Vic $7.90; SA $8.85; Qld $8.20; Tas $10.25; NT $ 12.15 & WA $11.60 Riverina Cemeteries - Monumental inscriptions & Burial Records Fully searchable CD-ROM, over 40,000 entries - $85.00 plus $5.00 postage anywhere in Australia. Total Cost $90.00 LIBRARY RESEARCH FEES FOR NON MEMBERS Our Society is willing to undertake research in relation to Griffith and the surrounding areas. When requesting infonnation please provide all known details to enable a search to be made. For example- full names, maiden names, children, birth & death dates, addresses etc. The research rate is$ I 0.00 AUS per hour- plus photocopying expenses. Our minimum research fee is $10.00 AUS, which must be enclosed with the initial inquiry. This fee covers one hour of research of all our resources including the Riverina Cemeteries CD. For postal replies please include a stamped self addressed business sized envelope. You will be advised in advance if further costs are associated with your enquiry. Please include your email address for quick reply to any queries. Send research enquiry, plus cheque/money order to: Research Officer Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc PO Box 2703 GRIFFITH NSW 2680 Members (written enquiries) - FREE plus S.A.E. Non Members Fee to use Library - $10.00 per session plus photo copying expenses. MEMBERSHIP FEES (Renewals due I January each year - Renewals paid after 31 January incur Joining Fee. Joining Fee - $5.00 Single Membership - $30.00 (The annual fee for one person) Family Membership - $35.00 (Two persons living at the one address) Half Year Membership - $20.00 (From 1 July to 30 December) Plus Joining Fee Twelve Months Journal Subscription Only - $15.00

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No. 82 March 2007 ISSN 0811 - 5559

Journal of the GRIFFITH GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC

Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc PO Box 2703, Griffith NSW 2680 02 6964 8942 (Library hours only) Email: griffithgene@dragnet.com.au Website - http://users.dragnet.com.au/-ggahs Library Situated at- I Tranter Place, Griffith, NSW 2680 (Behind the CWA Rooms & opposite the Ambulance Station) Patron Public Officer Honarary Life Members

Hon Solicitor Auditor Legal Advisor President Senior Vice President Junior Vice President Treasurer Secretary Assistant Secretary Membership Officer Librarian Assistant Librarians

Ibis Links Editor Ibis Links Committee Link Letter Editor Research Committee Cemetery Convenor Social Convenors CW A Liaison Officer 'Griffith Collection' Convenors Local History Convenor Computer Officers Web Manager Publicity Officers Library Key Holders

Mrs Patricia Jones Mr Clive Polkinghome Mrs Edna Wakley Mr Alan Wakley Mrs Wendy Polkinghome Mrs Patricia Jones Mrs Margaret Hill Mrs Lynette Brown Mrs Ann Stevens Mis Lindy Jolley Pinnacle Accounting Partners Pty Ltd Mr Allan Haggarty Mr Clive Polkinghome 6962 1650 Mr John Miller 6962 7788 Mr Charles Robertson 6963 5356 Mrs Christine Gavin 6964 3266 Mrs Anne Gribble.... .. 6963 6966 Mrs Yvonne Miller 6962 7788 Mrs Cheryl Green 6964 3312 Mrs Jennie Carter 6963 5563 Mrs Lynette Brown 6962 4858 Mrs Beth Davidge 6962 1065 Mrs Vicki Sanger 6964 2887 Mrs Wendy Polkinghome 6962 1650 Mrs Barbara Millis . . 6968 130 I Mrs Christina Morris.......... . .. 6896 9815 Mrs Wendy Polkinghome, Mrs Edna Wakley, Mrs Lynette Brown, Mrs Yvonne Miller Mrs Barbara Millis 6968 130 I Mrs Wendy Polkinghome, Mrs Jennie Carter & Mrs Cheryl Green Mrs Ann Stevens 6964 3508 Mrs Margaret Hill & Mrs Margaret Hare Mrs Lynette Brown.............................................. ......6962 4858 Mrs Edna Wakley & Mrs Wendy Polkinghome Mrs Beth Davidge Mr Clive Polkinghome & John Miller 6962 1650 & 6962 7788 Mrs Jennie Carter 6963 5563 Mrs Ann Langford & Barbara Savage 6962 5432 & 6963 0281 John Miller, Charles Robertson, Margaret Hare, Ann Stevens, Yvonne Miller, Wendy Polkinghome, Lynette Brown, Margaret Hill, Vicki Sanger, Yvonne Wilson, Bill Thompson, Clive Polkinghome, Richard Gow, Edna Wakley, Beth Davidge, Barbara Millis, Christina Morris and Ann Langford

AIMS & IDEALS I. 2. 3. 4.

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Contents: President's Report

Death of Nick Vine Hall.

Auditor's Report

Welcome to Our New Members

Why Australia?

Lincolnshire Website Links

My Memoirs

Portrait of a Pioneer

Reflections on the Depression in Griffith

Photos from the Depression Years held in The Griffith Collection

Age is a Funny Thing

Problems Encountered when Researching Australian-Irish

Update of Australian Birth, Death & Marriage Websites- cont'd

New In Our Library

Jottings

Birth, Death & Marriage Certificate Prices

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Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc. Presidents Report to the Annual General Meeting 21" February 2007 It is my pleasure again, after five years as President, to present this report to you on the activities of the Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc. for the year 2006. Your Society is, as it has been for many years, in a very strong financial position. This is no accident, but the result of continuous work and diligent management by your committee and ordinary members over some good and some very good years. As a direct result of sales from the book Griffith and District a Pictorial History, a further $10,000 has been invested this year, bringing our total amount invested to $48,000. The income received from these investments is almost as much as taken in membership subscriptions for the year, and is a huge boost towards the running expenses and purchase of resources. A number of projects were commenced during 2006. January saw a start made on the scanning, indexing and archiving of negatives in The Griffith and Yenda Collection held by members Alan and Edna Wakley. An indexing program, Photo Archiver, and a large capacity external hard drive were purchased for this project, and at this time, over 7,000 negatives have been scanned, indexed and archived to the hard drive. The next step is to make these images available to members in the library. Use of the library has increased with the upgrade of our internet connection to ADSL Broadband, which is available free to members. More Australian birth, death and marriage records are becoming available online each year, and there are many overseas sites of interest, such as Ancestry.com and British Origins. Two new computers were purchased during the year, one being a laptop which can be used in conjunction with the digital projector obtained last year for Power Point presentations of our photographic collection. This was done during our very successful 25 birthday dinner at the Ex-servicemen's Club, and in the Italian Museum inside Pioneer Park during the celebration of Griffith's 90" birthday Three excursions were planned for the year. The first was a revisit of the Whitton Stock Route from Yenda to Rankin's Springs, which I thought might not be very well attended. How wrong could I be! Over 80 people enjoyed the day inspecting historic sights along the way and a quiet drink at the Rankin's Springs hotel before heading home. The Altina Park Zoo and wildlife sanctuary was the destination for the second outing, and a group of hardy souls enjoyed the visit on a cold and bleak day. Ibis Links

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Our last excursion was to the Gunbar area, where we visited Gunbar Station and woolshed, Gunbar cemetery, the old Gunbar Village site including the spectacular Church, before being served lunch by the Gunbar ladies and a conducted tour through a spectacular olive grove on the way home. My thanks go to all members involved in organising these events, and also to those people attending. Some of our fundraising profits for the year have been allocated to the maintenance of the building we rent from Griffith branch of C.W.A., and the surrounding gardens, including the installation of an automatic watering system. It is anticipated that the watering system and gardens will be extended this year to help the C.W.A. ladies comply with development application conditions imposed by Griffith City Council in relation to Market Days and stalls. I am fortunate to have such a dedicated committee to help me with the running of your Society for the benefit of all members, and I thank them all for making 2006 such a profitable and enjoyable year. Clive Polkinghorne, President.

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Death of Nick Vine-Hall Lynette Brown, Member #3 Some members may recall Nick's visit to our Society in the 1980s. Nicholas John Vine-Hall passed away on Tuesday 31 October 2006 after a long battle with cancer. Nick was very well known in family history circles. He gave lectures both on Australia and overseas, spoke regularly over the radio, wrote newspaper columns, wrote books on genealogy and his family, and campaigned for the retention of the Australian Census. He was the Director of the Society of Australian Genealogist's in Sydney for some years. He was made a Life Member of the Society of Australian Genealogist in 2006. For a full Obituary please read the Ancestral Searcher Vol 29, No4, DEC 2006, our number ACT 17.01.91

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GRIFFITH GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC. INDEPENDENT AUDIT REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF GRIFFITH GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC. Scope We have audited the attached financial report, being a special purpose financial report of Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc. for the financial year ended 31 December 2006, as set out on pages I to 8. The entity's committee is responsible for the financial report and has determined that the accounting policies used and described in Note I to the financial statements which form part of the financial report are consistent with the financial reporting requirements of the entity's constitution and are appropriate to meet the needs of the member. We have conducted an independent audit of the financial report in order to express an opinion on it to the member of the Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc. No opinion is expressed as to whether the accounting policies used, and described in Note I, are appropriate to meet the needs of the member. The financial report has been prepared for distribution to members for the purpose of fulfilling the committee's financial reporting requirements under the company's constitution. We disclaim any assumption of responsibility for any reliance on this report or on the financial report to which it relates to any person other than the member, or for any purpose other than that for which it was prepared. Our audit has been conducted in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards. Our procedures included examination, on a test basis, of evidence supporting the amounts and other disclosures in the financial report, and the evaluation of significant accounting estimates. These procedures have been undertaken to form an opinion whether, in all material respects, the financial report is presented fairly in accordance with accounting policies described in Note I, so as to present a view which is consistent with our understanding of the entity's financial position, and performance as represented by the results of its operations and its cash flows. These policies do not require the application of all Accounting Standards and other mandatory professional reporting requirements in Australia. The audit opinion expressed in this report has been formed on the above basis. Audit Opinion In our opinion, the financial report presents fairly in accordance with the accounting policies described in Note I to the financial statements, the financial position of Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc. as at 31 December 2006 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended. PINNACLE ACCOUNTING PARTNERS PTY LTD John P Keenan Registered Auditor 156228 Date: 14" February 2007 Ibis Links

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GRIFFITH GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC. PROFIT AND LOSS STATEMENT FR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER , 2006 2005 $

2006 $ INCCME

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253 2,610 (25) 949 120 2,599 1,728 101 691 17,572 26,598

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GRIFFITH GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC. BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2006 2006

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WHY AUSTRALIA? From about 1600 exile had been considered by the law as a good way of getting rid of undesirables, and a merciful alternative to the death penalty by the criminals. But why did England pick Australia to offload some of its population? Why did 2 warships, 9 transports, 4 companies of marines and 800 items of 'human refuse' sail into Port Jackson in January 1788? The argument about Australia's origins is on-going - a convict dump? a strategic trading base? a flax and navel timber farm? an enlarged empire? as far away as possible? As some of our ancestors were abroad (chained or free), it is interesting to consider the arguments. A convict dump - Everyone agreed felons should be dispatched overseas, out of sight, out of mind. Until 1775 private contractors had shipped convicts to the American colonies to be sold or abandoned, but the War of Independence ended this outlet. England's law protecting property was harsh, prisons became full and unseaworthy navel ships (hulks) over-flowed with rioting, escaping convicted felons, seething with typhoid. Circumstances forced government to search for a different system of getting rid of criminals. Finally it was recommended that an innovative government-run, guarded penal settlement combining punishment and public use be created. In 1799 Sir Joseph Banks suggested Botany Bay - he said it was well wooded with fertile soil and an agreeable healthy climate. In 1783 James Matra, a minor Naval administrator, put forward a Proposal for establishing a settlement in New South Wales for the reception ofcriminals condemned to transportation. In August 1786 Lord Sydney British Home Secretary, forwarded a "Heads of a Plan" to the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury announcing the decision to send convicts in a fleet of ships to begin a settlement in New South Wales. It would be self-supporting in two years and would solve the predicament of where to dispose of convicts. A strategic base - It is argued that Australia was settled as a base for control and for trade. The French, after expulsion from India, were looking for new empire bases in the East. France's treaty in 1787 with what is now South Vietnam threatened Britain's territorial possessions. There was concern that the Netherlands might become a French satellite, giving France advantages to Indonesia and South-east Asia. The United States had begun to trade with India, China and Asian countries. The Spanish had a presence in the Philippines. England needed a dependable and strategic maritime base to ensure its sphere of control in the Far East, the Pacific and Latin America. The base needed to have a safe Ibis Links

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anchorage to repair, refit and replenish supplies for British ships. It was essential to safeguard the wealthy government-backed East India Company's routes between Europe, India and China. Although possession is nine-tenths of the law, Australia was still seen as an empty country, up for grabs. Australia could provide a springboard for attacks on Spanish and Dutch East Indies, a base for whalers, a new route to China and access to trade in spices, sugar cane, tea, coffee, silk, cotton and tobacco. Botany Bay seemed to be an appropriate place to service maritime needs.

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Global power in 18-19 Centuries depended upon a strong Navy, British power was founded on her navy. Sailing boats were wooden, the masts were wood, the canvas sails and the miles of rope were made from flax and hemp. Traditional Baltic and Russian supplies were unreliable. Flax and tall trees grew in New Zealand, but cannibalistic inhabitants were a deterrent. Flax and tall trees grew prolifically on Norfolk Island. In December 1786 Norfolk Island was tacked on to the Botany Bay scheme for domestic political reasons and Arthur Phillip's orders instruct him to settle the small Norfolk Island immediately. The settlement at Botany Bay would provide food (meat and grains) for the island's inhabitants, and perhaps a farm for producing a cash crop of flax and hemp - vital naval stores.

An enlarged Empire - England, Spain, France, Holland and Germany were racing to increase their territories. The large empty Great South Land belonged to England in name only. Permanent settlements were needed to consolidate the ownership. Lord Sydney's plan of 1786 listed Necessary Implements (spades, shovels, axes of sorts, scythes, window glass, grains etc) and a Chaplain to remain at the settlement. He noted that the convicts upon their arrival will be employed in cultivating grain and other vegetable productions and that, women from the Friendly Island, New Caledonia etc could be procured without difficulty to preserve the settlement from gross irregularities and disorders. James Matra's proposal suggested convicts be released from servitude after 7 years and some ground be given them to cultivate. It was recommended that skilled convicts should be selected. These notes support the argument that Botany Bay was not planned as a temporary dump, but a territorial extension.

As far away as possible - Although it was cheaper to hang villains than ship them away, Britons thought that financial and commercial benefits should be derived from convicts (though 'not in my backyard'). A Select Committee of the House of Commons stated that convicts should only be transported in the commercial and political benefits justified the expense of transportation shipping them to a remote area, to parts beyond the Seas, would be politically expedient, and a quick method of settling an awkward administration problem. Sir Joseph Banks argued escape would be very difficult as the country was far distantfrom any part ofthe globe inhabited by Europeans. Ibis Links

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The First Fleet finally sailed in May 1787, bound for Botany Bay. The result was a debacle and it was a wonder the penal colony survived. The ships carried little agricultural equipment, most of the convicts came from the slums of London with few skills, the land around Botany Bay was not rich and fertile, the Norfolk Island supply of spars and flax failed, the guards (New South Wales Corps) were devious, the cost was much greater then expected, the settlement was not self-sufficient within two years and was a financial drain on England for a long time. Although some consider it was a sudden decision to settle Botany Bay, the above questions had been contemplated and dithered over for several years, every involved influential bureaucrat adding his opinion and comments. Documentation is sparse or missing, historians disagree about interpretation and, surprisingly, snippets of information from those crucial months of decision in 1786 are still turning up to query - why did England send over 1,000 souls to the other side of the world to land in Port Jackson in 1788? Anne Gribble 2007 Informationfrom many sources. k k k #k k k k

Lincolnshire Website Links http://s10.freefronthost.com/mi/ - Lincolnshire marriage index. These marriage indexes contain the names of bride and groom, their fathers, full date and the name of the parish. The marriage index is updated regularly as more records are transcribed currently the period from 1850 to 1870 is being worked on. http://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/convictssearch.asp?docld=29249&catld=3169 link to Lincolnshire Convicts transported to Australia, Gibraltar and Bermuda.

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MY MEMOIRS By Veronica "Vera" Davidge (Written in 1980s) I arrived to work as an assistant teacher at Hanwood School on 13" April 1918. I had 1 travelled from Albury via Cootamundra, Temora and Barellan to Griffith . It was raining - there was no building of any kind at the Griffith railway. Hedley Adams in a hooded buggy arrived to meet me - in a dripping oil skin coat. The step of the buggy went down to the ground when stepped on. Teachers boarded at the Adams home which consisted of two bedrooms, a dining room, kitchen and front verandah. The front verandah had one end partitioned off. This was the local shop and Post Office. Mr Adams brought the Assistant School Teacher, Miss Vera Trainer (later Mrs mail out from Davidge), and two school girls viewing the Hanwood School Bagtown three Garden about 1920. times a week with Photo: Courtesy ofRichard Cox and the Davidge Family. the papers for the Hanwood residents. The meals were served in the dining room where we all gathered and the teachers slept in tents outside the house. Besides Mr and Mrs Adams, there was their only son Jim a school boy (later became Shipping Editor of the Sydney Sun) and Jessie Welch the other assistant teacher. Our tents were 6 foot x 8 foot - boarded floors and a dado of board for a couple of feet. The furniture consisted of a stretcher bed, a home made table and clothes cupboards, chair and a lantern swinging from the ridge pole, a piece of matting alongside the bed. In wet weather all sorts of insects could be found under the mat. 1

The railway line via Barellan opened in 1916 and via Leeton in 1922

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Bathing facilities were carried out in two ways according to the type of bath taken. A hand pump shower was in a small hessian building for cold baths but hot baths were taken in the tent. A huge tub was carried into the tent and water, which was heated in the washing copper, was carried in by a kerosene tin bucket. Help was required to get the hot bath ready and Mr Adams was always ready at the call for assistance. Each tent had a 'fly' but wind often carried the rain down the tent top and the end of the tent flapped too close to the head of the bed. To overcome this, an umbrella was found effective if opened and placed at the head of the bed. Bathing by lamp light was not carried out because of the shadows on the tent walls. To close the tent door one only had to tie the ropes. The headmaster was Frank Ravenscroft-Smith who a year or so later dropped the Smith by deed poll and became Frank Ravenscroft. He lived in the school residence with his wife Lillian and daughter Enid. He was the second headmaster at Hanwood. Mr Hilton Rivett was the first headmaster. He opened Hanwood School in 1914. His assistants were Miss Metcalfe and Hugh Daley who was killed in the 1914/1918 war. Mr Ravenscroft, Jessie Welch and I were at the school from 1918 onwards. The School Conveyance consisted of two horse drawn vehicles which picked up the children from outlying farms. One bus went home from Hanwood to Irvin's Farm 91 (now known as Yoogali East) via the Viticultural Nursery - along the Old Willbriggie Road picking up the Irvin, Hawkins, Lassock, Davidge, Walsh, Taylor, Rounce, Marks, Thornett, Baltieri, Ebert, Brown, Muir and Crawford children. Tulio Baltieri used to fall asleep in the conveyance.

The First Hanwood School "Bus" in 1914 Photo: Courtesy of Western Riverina Community Library Griffith

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The other bus went from Hanwood to pick up the Ashcroft, Johns, Tilden, Friend, Delves, Little and Ned Smith children. The buses were run by contract. Helenklemp (his son is railway officer now) was one of the early drivers. Later Tom Hill had the contract. He drove one bus and his daughter Madge (later in life Mrs Geo Johns) drove the other. Then Billie Gee, Bob Towart and others had the job. Wet weather and bad roads made the job very hard in the winter as the bus had to be at the school at 9am. Bagtown was about 3 miles away from Hanwood - Ted Taylor's farm stands where the stores were. Andy Martin had the emporium and sold papers and conducted a savings bank. Jim Norris had a butchers shop, Mr Carroll a blacksmith shop and Tango Joe sold cool drinks. Mrs Murphy had an agents building, John Jacobs was the baker and Mr Bone the barber. The post office was wedged between the billiard room and McLean's store. When a brawl broke out the sides of the Post Office caved in. After the 1914/1918 war when the soldiers started to come here things began to expand. The soldiers were in barracks at Beelbangera, working in gangs for three months at a time before getting a block. Gangs were at Yoogali, Bilbul and Yenda clearing land, putting in ditches, fencing and putting in dams etc. During the 1919 pneumonic epidemic the Hanwood Hall (the original one near Col Leonard's farm) was used as a flu hospital. Volunteer nurses under Dr Watkins looked after the patients. Mrs Jenkins and her daughter Gwen (later Mrs Jack Kelly), Greta Stelter and a Mr Moody, the health inspector, did a wonderful job over a period of about thirteen weeks. The first soldier to die on the area was a man named Malmberg from Numurkah in Victoria. He was here looking at a block and got the flu. He was buried in the old Griffith cemetery. The funeral was conducted by Mr Moody driving an old wagonette wearing a white overall and a mask. Mrs George Haines, wife of the local blacksmith who lived quite near the Hanwood Hall also died of flu. Later the local residents gave the volunteers an evening and presentation for their work. Dr Watkins was so busy at this time that he never really got to bed for a night for three weeks. The Hanwood Welcome Home Committee was a band of workers who welcomed back men who went from here to the 1914/18 war - I was the secretary. Some of those who received presentations were Frank Maher, McAndrews (married to a McDonald), Howe, Hedley Bradbury and Bert Piggott (brother of Frank). Hanwood School by then had another teacher, Aileen Burke (her twin sister was teaching at Ardlethan). For a short period a Mrs Sutton was at Hanwood too. When I resigned to be married in April 1921, Miss Morton took my place. Our wedding, the fourth in the Church of England register at Hanwood, was performed by the Rev. Wilberforce Henry Liddon Brookes who came here periodically and later stayed at Mirrool House. Ibis Links

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By this time the new town had started. Dave Taylor and his father (trading as Taylor Bros) had a general store where the Bank of NSW now stands and Miss Robinson had a shop where Long's are now. Miss Robinson was a milliner and made me a black tulle hat just before I was married. The Davidge's were dairy farmers - milking seventy cows by machine and sending the cream to Cootamundra. The cheese factory at Griffith (now the old freezing works) closed down because the dairymen decided butter fat was a better proposition. Not long after this we received the 'grand' price of 4 pence per pound for our butter fat. England at that stage was taking Danish butter and there were no markets for Australian butter. The dairymen then were the Davidges (Billie, Charlie, and his son Charlie), Mick Ryan and Jack Ryan, Alan Little, Tildens, Johns father and son, Suttons, Geo Proud, Bill Irvin, Ted Spry, Ted Brown, Jack Ashcroft, Boyds, Dave Coote, Fred Thompson, Bill Lawrence and later some of the soldier setters.

Part of the Dairy Farm owned by the Davidge Family. Photo: Courtesy of the Davidge Family.

The Boller family left the Cheese factory and went to Canberra I think, with their three children Bruce, Ron and Yvonne. Alf Vaughan was teaching at the old Bagtown School and later started Yoogali School. Years later he came back here - married and was headmaster at Hanwood. His parents had a fruit farm on Hanwood Road (later owned by Phil Crook) and his brothers Bill, Tom and Jim were also living here. As Griffith proper progressed a school was started in the first Picture Show Hall and was opened by a Mr Hall. Later of course the school proper was opened and then the Ibis Links

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Convent started up. Later on Bilbul School began. The openings of these other schools of course took some oftlie Hanwood pupils. Wrong plantings, bad markets and small holdings made things very bad for the fruit growers. Dried fruit was hard to sell. Later the Cannery helped out when the right variety was grown. The first brand of tinned fruit sent overseas was banned by the Egyptians because the brand was an Ibis. They thought it was canned Ibis - a sacred bird. Another consignment sent abroad tasted of petrol, through some mishap or other. McWilliams took all the wine grapes then. The good little 'Normy' was a lovely sweet enjoyed by some of the children made by mincing dried prunes, peaches, apricots, nectarines and sultanas together and made into small balls and rolled in ground almonds. The recipe was from the famous de Garis of Melbourne. Dances were the only public entertainment with the occasional concert. A very fine orchestra was in demand conducted by Mr Geo Proud who originally occupied H J Murray's farm. Mrs OE Hawkins of Farm 75 was the pianist. Picnics were often held at the Double Dams. Scenic Hill was known as the Quarry and was another favourite picnic spot. Dr Watkins home and surgery is now occupied by Mr Stan Wright opposite the CSIRO Station. Early Griffith had many much travelled educated people who had never done any farming until taking up a farm here. Mr Allan Little of Hanwood was the local milkman. Had a new up-to-date milk cart with "A Little Dairyman" proudly printed on one side! Jack McGann of Hanwood at one time delivered milk and at very early hours would call over to some of his customers to take a share in a lottery ticket. He must have bought hundreds of tickets. Cars were not very numerous - there were only a couple here. Horse drawn vehicles travelled along unformed roads with mud inches, and in places feet, deep in the winter. The local coachman from Willbriggie to Griffith was Mickey Cush. During the long journey in an uncomfortable coach on bad roads the passengers, who were sitting on opposite seats, were often thrown onto another traveller's knee. In about 1916, one of the very early wedding receptions in the original Hanwood Hall was brightened considerably when the traditional tins were tied behind the bridal car as the couple left. The rattle and noise frightened the guest's horses that were still harnessed to their sulkies. Folk rushed in all directions "wooing" and yelling to steady the stampede. Bill McClellan was the first workers child to be born on this end of the Area. It has been taken for granted that Dick Cox, Farm 43 was the first settler's child born on the Mirrool area. His mother was nursed by the then resident Nurse Byrne. Ibis Links

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Sendall's Lucerne was the name given the stick weed that grew prolifically after irrigation. Mr Sendall was the Resident Commissioner of the WC & IC at that time. WilfSmith (Ned's son) and Wilfred Collins, always known as Dinny, were two of the boys who helped me plant those gums and Kurrajong trees on the main road side of the school. Dinny Collins has a service station in Yambil Street now. Old 'Dad' Spry, Mrs W Irvin's father, entertained his listeners with tales of his bullocking and teamster days from Melbourne to Hay, with goods and grog back loading tallow, wool etc. He died in 1933 just a few years off his 100th year. He was a little short Comish man, "Cousin Jack" he said, and had a wonderful memory. Although he could not read or write, he told many very interesting stories of the teams on the road and never made any mistakes in his tales. They were always the same word for word. The drip safe was very popular in the hot weather, along with the water bag and butter cooler. These are the people who were at the school to welcome me on 15 April 1918:Mr & Mrs Frank Smith (later Ravenscroft) Mr & Mrs Hitchcock Mr & Mrs Robinson (carriers near the old hall) Mr & Mrs Geo Haines (Blacksmith) Mr & Mrs Merritt and Lionel Mrs Ned Kennedy Mr Alf Johnson Mrs McKay (fruit farm) Mr & Mrs Jack Turner (Hanwood) Mr & Mrs Harry Murphy Mrs Stelter

Mr & Mrs O Hawkins Mr & Mrs C Lasscock Mr & Mrs O Ebert Anne & Walter Tilden Mrs Schwalke The Johns girls Billy Bradley Mr & Mrs Dihig Mr & Mrs Manser Mr & Mrs Holroyd Mr & Mrs Knilands Mr & Mrs Thomett

Editor's Note Some minor amendments and additions have been made to Mrs Davidge's handwritten memoirs for clarification and ease of reading. * ***** *

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Portrait of a Pioneer The Riverina Advocate (a local newspaper published in Griffith from July 1950 to August 1969) recorded stories of the men and women who contributed to the development of the Griffith district. These Pioneers were notable for their foresight, industry and devotion to their vocations and causes to which they were dedicated. The following tribute to Dr A E W Burrell is such an article and others will be featured in future issues of Ibis Links.

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Dr Arthur Ernest Winton Burrell The Riverina Advocate 3 October 1957 It is appropriate at this time when the people of Griffith are celebrating the completion and opening of the first section of the new Griffith District Hospital tribute be paid to this pioneer who has watched the medical growth of the town from its first humble beginnings throughout its long and proud history. It is for the role he has played in that history that Dr Burrell has earned for himself the respect and affection of the people with whom, he has been associated. In recording this tribute to Dr Burrell, now Government Medical Officer for Griffith, Senior Medical Officer of the District Hospital Medical Board, President of the SubNormal Children's Association, past President and Committeeman of the Jondaryan Club, President of the Wine and Food Society and Rotarian, tribute must be paid also to the woman who has worked tirelessly with him in the interests of the town and its people - Mrs Burrell. Dr and Mrs Burrell first came to Griffith from Yenda at a time the west was synonymous with heat, dust and discomfort. During the middle and late 1920s the settlers were emerging, if not as conquerors of the soil, then as battlers confident of victory. Occupied as they were with living from day to day, and as yet not fully cognisant of the wealth which irrigation was to bring Ibis Links

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to the district, the settlers had as little time to devote to amenities for themselves as they had money to finance those amenities. Consequently the hospital of that time was a poor affair. It lacked space and conveniences so much so the nurses and doctors were required to work constantly against odds at times almost overwhelming, to ensure the patients admitted for hospitalisation received treatment and attention necessary for their recovery to health. The building which was the first Griffith District Hospital stills stands.' In the original structure space did not permit the luxury of a separate room for use as an Operating Theatre. Operations were carried out at one end of the Female Ward and the section so used was shut off from the rest of the ward by drawn blinds. One ex-patient of the old hospital commented: By the time the patient in the theatre was anaesthetised half of the inmates of the Female Ward felt as though they were too. Another said: When an operation was in progress it did not require much imagination to interpret the sound effects which came from the other side of those blinds. Instruments were sterilized in a copper in the yard behind the old hospital and gowns and linen in the cooking oven in the kitchen. Flies presented a formidable problem as did the lack of refrigeration.

Official Opening of Griffith District Hospital 25 September 1931. Doctors picturedfrom the left are: Drs Goldberg, Dilger, Bodycomb and Burrell, together with hospital staffand Matron Abbey. (Photo - Western Riverina Community Library)

Each of the three doctors in the town at that time played his own particular obstacle race with the roads when called on an out of town case.

Appalled but undeterred by the conditions for the sick, Dr Burrell and his wife commenced their campaign for a new hospital almost immediately after their arrival. With quiet efficiency and strong determination Mrs Burrell began organising money raising social functions and door-to-door collections for finance for the new building. After many years of hard work in the interests of the new hospital, members of the Hospital Board honoured these two workers by making them both honorary life members of the Hospital. 1

Demolished and replaced by the NSW Government Offices

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Though almost fully occupied with their efforts in hospital work both Dr and Mrs Burrell found time to take active' parts in the social and recreational activities of the growing town. In another milieu Dr Burrell could have risen to prominence, if not fame, as a sportsman. Certainly in every field of sport in which he entered, he surpassed the accepted standard of mediocrity. An outstanding member of each Club of which he was a member, Dr Burrell brought honours to his team not only in local competition games but in inter-district competition matches. For almost ten years he led a party of local enthusiasts to the snow country and during that period he was President of NRMA Ski Club of NSW. It is from fellow sportsmen that an insight is given into the character of Dr Burrell. In their comments are highlighted those traits from which Dr Burrell has earned so much esteem and genuine affection - his patience, kindness and compassion. Sportsmen relate the numerous occasions when urgent sick calls would take the doctor from his recreation. He would not complain or show his regret in the slightest manner. His concentration on the game would immediately be relaxed and his thoughts turned to the person who needed him. It was the increasing frequency of these calls which resulted in Dr Burrell's withdrawal from almost all his Sports Clubs. When the doctor and his wife moved from Mirrool House where they had been living to their house in Station Street music lovers flocked to the new home. This home will hold interest for future historians of the Area for it was one of the first houses built on the north side of the present railway line.

Ulong Street looking north in the late 1920s - Dr Burrell's home and surgery can be seen in the foreground. In the background, at the left is the Salvation Army Hall and in the distance on the right is the Sacred Heart Catholic Church. (Photo - Churton Family) 2

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An accomplished pianist and possessor of a fine soprano voice, Mrs Burrell played the accompaniments for her husband and her many friends during their impromptu and arranged musical evenings. It was during these early years on the Area that two daughters were born to Dr and Mrs Burrell. Devoted to her family and her family's interests Mrs Burrell nevertheless found time to continue her charity work in the town. Paramount amongst the organisations and charities to which she devoted so much personal effort were the Catholic Balls and similar social functions, the Red Cross Society and Ambulance Society. It is worthy of note that £800 has been handed to the Ambulance Society Fund by Mrs Burrell and £200 to the Red Cross Society as a result of collections made by her for those Societies. Fellow Charity Workers who worked with her on the Catholic Ball Committees recall that for many years she was responsible for the floral arrangements and decor of the Palais Dance Hall for these functions. Her taste impeccable she was in demand as a judge at Balls. Fired by an intense interest in the town in which they lived Dr and Mrs Burrell continually worked in the medical and social interests of the community. In 1930, Dr Burrell was elected to Council at an Extraordinary election and at the General Election in 1931 he was returned to Council by an overwhelming majority. In 1940 tragedy overtook the Burrell family. Mrs Burrell was involved in a near-fatal car accident which resulted in her retirement from almost all the charity work to which she had devoted so much tireless endeavour. The drama of the fight for Mrs Burrell's life and her subsequent return to health was played in St Luke's Private Hospital which was owned by her doctor husband. The building which was St Luke's (pictured on page 19) is now St Brendan's Boys' College and stands at the comer of Binya and Dunebar Streets.3 Whilst the establishment of such a college is an undeniable asset to the town it was with deep regret the people of the town and district saw the closing of the hospital. However the discrepancies between charges allowable by the Hospital Commission and the expenses incurred in the running of hospital resulted in St Luke's Hospital being too great a burden for Dr Burrell to carry. The problem was further aggravated by the introduction of the 40 hour week.

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Whilst today the list of organisations to which Dr Burrell belongs bears witness to his public mindedness, so too does the perusal of past newspapers to which Mrs Burrell once made regular and free contributions. As well as reporting the social items on the town's entertainment programme Mrs Burrell wrote leaders and articles on topics of current interest to the town. The town of Griffith is richer for counting amongst its citizens such people as Dr and Mrs Burrell. History will be proud to boast their names and have their achievements recorded with those of other outstanding men and women of the Area.

St Luke's Private Hospital, now St Brendan's Boys College

Dr E Burrel, Russell Radford and Valerio Ricetti (The Hermit) pictured in the Hermit's garden on Scenic Hill. Probably in the late 1930s after Dr Burrell had treated the Hermit in Hospital. (Photo- Western Riverina Community Library) Ibis Links

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Reflections on the Depression in Griffith The late Mrs Vera Davidge The Depression was World wide not just a local affair. Compared with other places, my impression of here - well the situation was bad, but much better than, shall we say the City. To begin with the farmers had a home, cultivated land, plenty of water and means of producing food. Wood could be gathered without cost for heating and-cooking. Fruit and vegetables could be grown, fowls kept to lay eggs and a cow to provide milk and cream all made it possible to have plenty to eat. Transport could be by horse drawn vehicles - no petrol to buy, no Registration fees. Eggs could be sold without the Egg Board and butter and milk too, providing people had money to buy them. Otherwise an exchange could be made with the neighbours. Women did sewing for food items, odd jobs for food or in exchange for goods. The shopkeepers often stood by their customers till after harvest. The families of the people who lost their jobs, and had rent to pay and deferred payments, were the worst off. Some of them lost their homes. Food vouchers helped many. People just had to go without things - only essentials were purchased. Bread was cheap and so was meat. Friends rallied in many cases of sickness or unemployment. People made the best of things and managed as best they could. Those in permanent positions very often assisted relations and friends by paying dues for them - arranging things for the children, especially for Christmas and other occasions. I know of many women who re-made used clothing to help families without charge. Perhaps some times they took vegetables, fruit, wood, butter, eggs, poultry or milk for those jobs if they too had bad times. Times were hard - there was very little money, but I did not know of any one starving. There was a general feeling of helping one another out. Families pooled their efforts even in the schools without stigma. Children had a place to leave lunch items they did not want for any children who wanted more lunch. The same applied to items of clothing they had grown out of. Free meals were provided by the Salvation Army, the Red Cross and other charitable organizations. The Bank closure and having to pay cash for tractor fuel caused concern. The Water Conservation & Irrigation Commission (WC & IC) had in many cases to waive the debts till after harvest. The Council overcame debts by allowing the farmer to cut out their rates on road work or even on other road jobs for some extra money. Children helped themselves to get pocket money by trapping rabbits on the fringe area.

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Women with musical talents raised money to help needy cases. "Hard Up" dances were held with the music supplied free; no supper was served and the people could wear what clothes they had. Chip bath heaters cost nothing to run and the water in the family washing copper kept boiling with wood made plenty of hot water for baths, cleaning and washing. The old flat irons heated on the wood stove did the ironing jobs without cost. Kerosene was usually used for lighting in the homes. Kerosene, of course, had to be purchased, likewise flour, sugar and tea. Dried fruits for cooking could be obtained from those farmers who had sultanas, raisins and prunes. These fruits were dried on trays - sultanas and grapes having been treated with sulphur and prunes dipped in a caustic solution. Apricots and peaches were dried too. Tobacco was a treat. Many men from other places looking for work found something to do if they had a trade they worked for their keep and what ever extra money they could get. Outside the Irrigation Area drought, shortage of feed and water and low wheat prices caused many heart aches to the men and women. Sometimes they got a helping hand from the Irrigation Area. The MIA was born of trial and error and those who had stayed on to this stage to see it grow from the beginning had their outlook on life already trimmed to fit in the "slot" as it came round. Hopes rose, were dashed and rekindled so often before the Depression stage that one learned to value health, family and friends. I never knew of anyone who could not get medical help even if they did not have money. The Depression was a set back - good lambs sold for five or six shillings - oats in new bags were l ld per bushel and wheat at l/7½d a bushel. Fruit was not sold readily because it was looked upon as a luxury. Kerosene was purchased in 4 gallon tins (or less if required). Two tins came in a good strong case. When empty the tins became buckets for household use and the case could be dressed up as an item of furniture. Two cases stacked together, covered with a bit of cretonne made many a dressing table or cupboard. Newspapers were passed from one family to another. Lots of people learned how to budget and not waste food etc. Maybe the first settlers on the MIA had hard times for years before the Depression and that helped them during this period. Necessary circumstances made many people think of new products and new ideas were brought in to ease the situation. Some business people had big set backs. Some did not start again and lost their business for ever. Others rallied and worked up again because this place had to grow - it could not go back - land and water ready to work must produce something. Bad times made people look for a way out - rice was one of the answers.

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Photos from the Depression Years held in The Griffith Collection

Top: Stan Marks with 1,000 pairs of rabbits in the 1920s at Beelbangera Left: A Swaggie Right: Unknown man, chopping wood. Bottom: Louise Lenehan with willing helpers Peter and Dick Lenehan putting out trays of prunes to dry

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AGE IS A FUNNY THING Do you realise that the only time in our lives when we like to get old is when we're kids? If you're less than 10 years old, you're so excited about aging that you think in fractions. How old are you? ... "I'm four and a half' ... You're never 36 and a half... you're four and a half going on five! That's the key. You get into you teens, now they can't hold you back. You jump to the next number. How old are you? "I'm gonna be 16." You are only 15, but you're gonna be 16. And then the greatest day of your life happens ... you become 18. Even the words sound like a ceremony... you BECOME 18. YES! Then on into your 20s until you TURN 30 ... ooohhh what happened there? Makes you sound like bad milk. .. He TURNED; we had to throw him out. What's wrong? What changed? You BECOME 18, you TURN 30, then you're PUSHING 40 ... stay over there, it's all slipping away... You BECOME 18, you TURN 30, you're PUSHING 40, you REACH 50 ... and your dreams are gone. Then you MAKE IT to 60 ... you didn't think you would make it! So you BECOME 18, you TURN 30, you're PUSHING 40, you REACH 50, you MAKE IT to 60 ... and you build up so much speed you HIT 70! After that, it's a day by day thing. After that you HIT Wednesday... you get into your 80's, you HIT lunch. My grandmother won't even buy green bananas .. .it's a bad investment you know. And it doesn't end there .. .into the 90's you start going backwards...I was JUST 92... Then a strange thing happens. If you make it over 100, you become a little kid again... "How old are you?"... "Tm 100 and a half Ibis Links

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Problems Encountered when Researching Australian -Irish Despite all the trips 'home' taken by Australian-Irish, plus the never-ending number of lectures given in Australia at conferences, family history societies and seminars commemorating Irish events (many of them regularly detailed in Australian Notebook), plenty of people have little idea of the availability and accessibility of Irish material. So many assume that records available here must be replicated in Dublin, or the counties, in some form or other, and are sitting there ready for discovery. As well, disparities which exist between the methodology or access in our various colonies/States, also have occurred between different Irish centres. While some general Australian starting points- and limitations have been explained here, similar knowledge of Irish sources and record types must be acquired. Understanding differences and seeking possible solutions can be far more effective than deploring losses. We simply have to make the best use of the vast amount of material that is waiting in archives and libraries in both countries. Acceptance that tracing a family back to Adam may not be possible for every line is a big step forward. The main stumbling block for many Australians seeking their elusive Irish ancestor is that all documentation here may only give 'Ireland' as place of origin. Then even if a specific place-name is designated, Cork, Galway, Waterford, Dublin or Armagh (or another dozen similar county/town combinations), it is not particularly precise. But none of this material was designed for use by family historians. All of it was created to serve a more basic purpose and we are fortunate enough to employ the sections which apply. Next, the constant duplication of Irish names is seriously under-estimated by many researchers. Every individual family had a Patrick and a Mary - let alone a John or Bridget, so cousins sharing a common surname, often closely clustered in a small townland, may be confused easily, especially when only written records can be consulted with no physical descriptions appended. But even then, concerted attempts to depict people proved deliciously vague. When someone was listed as being five feet five inches tall, with brown hair, hazel eyes and a ruddy complexion, aged twenty-four and Catholic, probably somewhere between a half and two-thirds of all male convicts were covered. The other day looking for a Patrick Carroll as an 1870s immigrant proved a mind-boggling exercise while the arrival of a Rose Convey in the late 1840s was no easier to detect. When surnames with multiple spellings such as Brian, O'Brien, Bryan or Bryant or O'Connor, Connor, Connell, McConnell or O'Connell are encountered, no wonder researchers despair. These incidences are quite separate from trying to sort out names associated with definite locations like Ryans in Tipperary, O'Briens in Clare or McCarthys in Cork. Then, again, look at the extensive source materials discovered and widely published by Dr Albert Casey when trying to find his people in O'Kief, Coshe Mang, S/ieve Laugher and Upper Blackwater. Ibis Links

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Another real frustration occurs when records in a 'new' country like Australia are actually older and more complete than those from the home nation, Ireland. Often, we easily can name settlers, convict or free, and give a pretty good indication of birth date and place only to find that civil registration did not occur until 1864 in Ireland and that so many parish records are incomplete or non-existent. Often the only proof that person existed remains in Australian records. So when we can progress no further that is the time to research the district and the incidence of the name there to seek reasons which may have motivated migration. With only the country of destination, Australia, noting the arrival of these people, other causes for desperation appear. None of the extensive convict material compiled here, arrival, assignment, subsequent court appearances, or pardons of any description, gives parentage. We only can hope that this information may be noted on a post-1856 death certificate. On the other hand, documentation compiled when convicts applied to have family join him often recreated the family life he had before removal, including the names of local dignitaries and priests. Few gaol records with nominal lists survive for the early nineteenth century in Ireland (those that do, urgently require microfilming for ready usage), and none for the hulks at Cork or Dublin. For free migrants, New South Wales authorities compiled two very good series of shipping lists with information taken on arrival which cover most of the nineteenth century. In most other colonies often only a name, age, county of origin and trade or calling, if that, were noted. Rarely were lists organized at the time of departure from the native country and if any were, they were the work of the agents of the colony to which they were destined. Basic Reminders The two main reasons that some people remain elusive is that current family historians ignore two of the principal 'rules'. The first, NEVER ASSUME, is broken every day by nearly all researchers, despite their experience, in some way. We think we know, in fact we are sure we do, with the result that a possible solution continues to evade us. The second, FOLLOW ALL LEADS, sometimes seems fruitless. Despite having a multitude of resources available which we always intend to pursue, often we simply do not get around to it and by the time we make the necessary arrangement we have forgotten the vital reference or clue. Nevertheless, having given this advice, we all know about 'brick walls'. One of Judith Eccles Wight's recommendations was to 'check compiled sources'. One annual lifesaver, which always provides solutions to possibly thousands of baffled genealogists, the 2006 Genealogical Research Directory is currently being distributed. A new section advertising products, perhaps indexes published by societies and enthusiastic members, offers yet another way to bridge the gap. Good luck. Extract ofarticle 'Bridging the Gap' by Jennifer Harrison. From 'Irish Roots' No 58, 2006- pages IO & I I Reproduced with permission ofthe Author - Jennifer Harrison

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Update. of Australian Birth, Death and Marriage Websites CONTINUED - from last issue:-

NORTHERN TERRITORY BDM Site http://www.nt.gov.au/justice/graphpages/bdm/index.shtml ❖ Order on-line: ❖ Search on-line: ❖ Download order forms: ❖ Current Fee (all):❖ ID Requirements:

NO NO YES, order form includes ID requirements $25 per certificate & $7 postage Needed for all applications

SOUTH AUSTRALIA BDM Site http://www.ocba.sa.gov.au/bdm ❖

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Order on-line: YES at: http;//www.ocba.sa.gov.au/bdm/applying/online/applyonline.html At the bottom of the page, click on 'Apply Now' Current Fee: $35.25 per certificate & $7.68 postage No postage for Historical Certificates Download order forms: YES Records available: Death records to anyone after 25 years Birth records over 75 years old Marriage records over 60 years old ID Requirements: Not required if in the above date range.

QUEENSLAD BDM Site:http://wyy.justice.qid.gov.au/bdm/home.htm ❖ Order or search on-line: ❖ Download order forms: ❖ Current Fee:

NO YES $25 per certificate $16 for a five year search if year unknown • Records available: Births registered more than 100 years ago Marriages registered more than 80 years ago Deaths registered more than 50 years ago There are ID requirements for other years. Applications can also be faxed to the Registry (07) 3247 5818 but there will be delays if documents proving your identity cannot be read due to poor reproduction quality. Applications cannot be emailed to the Registry. http://www.coraweb.com.au/bdmaut.htm A one stop link to all Australian BDM Sites and updated information. Address's for posting order forms for Australian States are on page 32 in this issue of IBIS Links. Ibis Links

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eu 9 Ow Biboavy Wendy Polkinghorne, Member #5

Books donated by W Thompson Title South Australia

Author

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The Paths ofGlory lead but to the Grave-Early history ofthe cemeteries ofClare and District

Clare Regional History Group

AS 11.5453

The Josephite Story

Foale, MT

AS 5.051E

The Christian Brothers of Wakefield Street 1878-1978

Healey, RB

AS 5.051F

Pictorial History ofPort Augusta

Mayes, RJ

AS 7.5700

Paradise ofDissent - South Australia 1829-1857

Pike, Douglas

AS 6.061

Colour and Shadow - South Australian Catholics 1906-1962

Press, MM

AS 5.05ID

John Henry Norton - Bishop of Railways

Press, Margaret

AS 5.015B

Out ofTime, Out ofPlace Henry Gregory and the Benedictine Order in Colonial Australia

Shanahan,M

AS 5.05!C

St Aloysius' Church Sevenhi/1

AS 7.5453B

Ireland Lettersfrom Irish Australia 1825-1925

O'Farrell, P

IRE 5.720

Clare and its People A concise History

Dinan, B

IRE 7.704

England Making Use ofthe Census

Lumas, S

ENG 2.504

School, University and College Registers and Histories in the Library ofthe Society ofGenealogists

Society of Genealogists

ENG 5.550

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CD-ROM Title

Author

Commonwealth Electoral Roll Queensland 1913

Queensland Family History Society Inc

Computer

Commonwealth Electoral Roll Queensland 1922

Queensland Family History Society Inc

Computer

South Australian Deaths 1916-1972

South Australian Genealogy & Heraldry Society

Computer

Tasmanian Federation Index Births 1900-1919, Deaths & Marriages 1900-1930

Coherent Software Australia Pty Ltd

Computer

bold you like te become nwo(wed in the activities of '/L9 Society?

We rather urgently need Members to act as Duty Librarians on the first and second Thursday of each month as well as any fifth Thursday or Saturday. Not only will you be of assistance to your fellow Members and Visitors you will become familiar with the resources held by our Society. Phone 6962 1650 Wendy will be delighted to hear from you.

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JOTTINGS Journals held in our Library can provide a wealth of family history infonnation. Listed below are a few of the articles to tempt you. [Library Shelf Number shown in brackets]

Wendy Polkinghorne, Member #5

Ancestor (Victoria)

[AV 17-01-74] Vol 28 Issue 3 September 2006 • Victorian Wills & Probates - Exciting news for those researching Victorian Ancestors. The Public Record Office Victoria (PROV) as a result of an agreement with Genealogical Society of Utah (GSU) the Victorian Wills, Probates and Inquests to 1925 are being digitised and being placed on the PROV website (http://www.prov.vic.gov.au/) from which they may be downloaded at no cost. As at September 2006 only Wills from the 1850s to the 1880s and a few probates are available online. However Wills have been digitised for 1841 to 1925 and Probates for 1841 to 1892 and will be added to the website from time to time. Meanwhile the Victorian Association of Family History Organisations (VAFHO) together with PROV and GSU and volunteers are using the probate indexes to create an online Index which will eventually be on the PROV website. Unfortunately our Society does NOT hold the Probate Index so researchers will have to use an agent in Melbourne to acquire the relevant probate number until the index is online.

The Genealogist (Victoria) [AV 17-02-76] September 2006 • Probate and Inquest Index Errors by Ada Ackerly •

Cheers: researching Australian hotels and publicans by Anne Burrows, Genealogy Librarian, State Library of Victoria.

Western Ancestor (Western Australia) [AN 17-1-71] Vol IO No 3 September 2006 • Our Postal Connection - Norma Biggs tells of family members who were associated with the Postal Service in Western Australia. •

Forgotten Cemeteries of Melbourne Part 1

Family History Monthly [ENG 17-13-126] January 2006 • Online memorial to your WWI Ancestors • Ibis Links

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Practical Family History [17-16-53] June2006 • Irish research made easier - Alan Stewart gives some tips on searching ancestors in Ireland. (This is a series of articles which continue in the July, August and September issues.) •

Putting advice into practice - Philip Lees tells how he used sources suggested by Alan Stewart to trace his Irish ancestors. (Also in July, August and September issues)

[17-16-54] July 2006 • How to the use the online catalogue at The National Archives •

Genetics & Family History by Fiona Bengtsen,

[17-16-55] August 2006 • Tracing your First World War Soldiers •

Gone but not Forgotten - Clare Gibson explains the significance of mourning jewellery,

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Find your forebears in Dorset

[17-16-56] September 2006 • Tracing your First World War Sailor - Jeremy Palmer gives advice and Internet Sites. •

The Silver Darlings - Sheena Tait talks about the herring ('silver darlings') fishing industry.

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Genealogist's Eye View - Steve Thomas is not at all impressed by The National Archives' proposal to move its Family Record Centre services to Kew by the end of 2008.

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[ 17-6-173] October 2006 • A Nation of Saints - Tom Couglan explains why given names are repeated in Irish Families. •

WWI Discharge Papers by Iain Swinnerton

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Internet resources on Victorian Wars - Jane takes a look at some of the conflicts that took place during Queen Victoria's long reign.

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Search Smarter - tips on getting the most out of the search engine Google www.google.co.uk by Gillian Rayment

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Birth, Death & Marriage Certificate Prices Australian Capital Territory - after 1930 Registrar-General's Office PO Box 225, Canberra City ACT 2608 Full Certificate $34 plus $5 postage Check ID requirements - order on-line (Pre 1930 see NSW)

New Zealand Dept of Internal Affairs PO Box 10-526, Wellington NZ Electronic Copy for Genealogical purposes: Pre 1874 - $26.00, 1875 to date $20.00 NZ Updated order forms available in our Library

New South Wales- Registry ofBDM GPO Box 30, Sydney NSW 2001 Family History Certificates - B's 1788-1905, D's 1788-1975 & M's 1788-1955 iuh index No $25. Without index No - $33. No ID requirements - order on-line. Pre 1856 records on film in out library. Transcription Service - Order forms in library

New South Wales Wills Supreme Court GPO Box 3, Sydney NSW 2001 Prior to 1850 $53.00 1850 to 1985 $36.00

Irish Republic General Register Office Lombard Street East, Dublin 2, Ireland Full Certificate £6.00 (Ire) Including postage

Northern Territory The Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages GPO Box 3021, Darwin NT 080 I Full Certificate $25.00 & $7 postage (Prior to 24 Aug 1870 see South Australia)

Western Australia Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages PO Box 7720 Closter Square, Perth 6850 Full Certificate: $30 when quoting Index No & District. Without Index No & Dist: $40

Queensland - Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, PO Box 15188, City East, Qld 4001 Full Certificate $25 Each 5 year search $16 (Identification of Applicant & Relationship to Subject required for B's under 100 yrs old, M's under 80 yrs old & D's under 50 yrs old.)

Tasmania Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages GPO Box 198, Hobart Tas 7001 Full Certificate or Extract $33.88 with a 5 yr search. Post 1970 - Cause of death cert $ I 8.15 Pre 1899 records free on microfilm

South Australia Births, Deaths & Marriages Registration Office GPO Box 1351, Adelaide 5001 Full Certificate $35.25 & $7.68 postage, no postage for Historical Certificates

Victoria Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages GPO Box 4332, Melbourne VIC 3001 Uncertified image with or without Index No. $17.50. Official Certificates $25.80 Scotland - Registrar General New Register House, Edinburgh Scotland EHi 3 YT Full Cert £13.57 (Stg) including postage (Index for 1855-1897 & OPR on the Internet)

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ITEMS FOR SALE Monumental Inscriptions & Burial Records Vol 4 Narrandera District, 263pp $17.50 plus postage Vol 5 Lake Cargelligo & Ungarie Districts, I 04pp $10.00 plus postage Vol 7 West Wyalong & District, I 73pp $15.00 plus postage West Wyalong Supplement. $3.00 including postage Postage is as follows:- Vol 5 = $4.00. Others are charged at Parcel Rates, i.e. NSW $5.80; Vic $7.90; SA $8.85; Qld $8.20; Tas $10.25; NT$ I 2.15 & WA $11.60 Riverina Cemeteries - Monumental Inscriptions & Burial Records Fully searchable CD-ROM, over 40,000 entries - $85.00 plus $5.00 postage anywhere in Australia. Total Cost $90.00 LIBRARY RESEARCH FEES FOR NON MEMBERS Our Society is willing to undertake research in relation to Griffith and the surrounding areas. When requesting information please provide all known details to enable a search to be made. For example- full names, maiden names, children, birth & death dates, addresses etc. The research rate is $10.00 AUS per hour- plus photocopying expenses. Our minimum research fee is $10.00 AUS, which must be enclosed with the initial inquiry. This fee covers one hour of research of all our resources including the Riverina Cemeteries CD. For postal replies please include a stamped self addressed business sized envelope. You will be advised in advance if further costs are associated with your enquiry. Please include your email address for quick reply to any queries. Send research enquiry, plus cheque/money_order to: Research Officer Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc PO Box 2703 GRIFFITH NSW 2680 Members (written enquiries) - FREE plus S.A.E. Non Members Fee to use Library - $10.00 per session plus photo copying expenses. MEMBERSHIP FEES (Renewals due I January each year - Renewals paid after 31 January incur Joining Fee. Joining Fee - $5.00 Single Membership - $30.00 (The annual fee for one person) Family Membership - $35.00 (Two persons living at the one address) Half Year Membership - $20.00 (From I July to 30 December) Plus Joining Fee Twelve Months Journal Subscription Only - $ I 5.00

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No. 83 July 2007 ISSN 0811 - 5559

Journal of the GR1FFITH GENEALOGICAL & HISTOR1CAL SOCIETY INC

Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc PO Box 2703, Griffith NSW 2680 02 6964 8942 (Library hours only) Email: griffithgene@dragnet.com.au Website - http://users.dragnet.com.au/-ggahs Library Situated at - I Tranter Place, Griffith, NSW 2680 (Behind the·CWA Rooms & opposite the Ambulance Station) Patron Public Officer Honarary Life Members

Hon Solicitor Auditor Legal Advisor President Senior Vice President Junior Vice President Treasurer Secretary Assistant Secretary Membership Officer Librarian Assistant Librarians

Ibis links Editor Ibis Links Committee link Letter Editor Research Committee Cemetery Convenor Social Convenors CWA Liaison Officer 'Griffith Collection' Convenors Local History Convenor Computer Officers Web Manager Publicity Officers Library Key Holders

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AIMS & IDEALS I. 2. 3. 4.

IBIS LINKS Journal of Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc Contents: A Survivor of the Titanic?

Sydney Harbour Bridge

The Somme

A Very Special Presentation

A Lake Cargelligo District Pioneer

A Royal Connection

Ancestors of Reginald John Henry Turner

16 & 17

Excursion to Goolgowi, Merriwagga and Blackwood Bassano Olive Grove

Goolgowi Pioneers Park Plaques

Welcome to Our New Members

From: The Griffith Collection Past & Present

New In Our Library

John O'Briens Irish Guide to Medical Terms and Their Meanings

English and Wales Census Information

Surname Identity Crisis

Websites

Jottings

Birth, Death & Marriage Certificate Prices

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A Survivor of the Titanic? Jennie Carter, Member #178 Some time ago when I was indexing the surnames appearing in the book Tharbogang Golden Memories 1929-79 I came across the following:I mentioned Long Jack (Jack Sandstrom) before. He was a very big old Swede. He had been a sailor and was a survivor from the Titanic. He claimed that the only thing that saved him was that he couldn't swim. He had to find something to cling to and luckily he did. Others who tried to swim became exhausted and lost their lives. I found it intriguing that someone who had survived the Titanic disaster had later travelled thousands of kilometres to live in Tharbogang a village located about 11 km west of Griffith. This needed further investigation:A search on the Internet found many websites and I eventually located a website listing the passengers and crew of the Titanic. Searching the list I found Agnes Sandstrom 27 years, Beatrice Sandstrom 4 years and Marguerite Sandstrom I year amongst the survivors. Agnes and her two daughters had boarded the Titanic on the 12 April 1912 at Southampton in England and were travelling to New York. Viewing digitised records of the passenger list shows the Sandstrom family 'Country of which Citizen or Subject' as Sweden. There was no record of a Jack (or John) Sandstrom in the crew or passenger list. Was he any relation to the family, as Agnes we know was born in Sweden? A letter written by Jack Sandstrom in March 1964 from Mt St Joseph's Home in Young also appears in Tharbogang Golden Memories. The letter mentions he had recently received a phone call from his brother in Sweden who he had not spoken to since 1905 in Gothenburg. Jack passed away shortly after. A search of our Riverina Cemeteries records which include Obituaries and In Memorials etc extracted from the local newspapers show the death of John Herman Sandstrom on 5 May 1964. The NSW Death Indexes also have John Herman Sandstroms death recorded the same year with parent's names given as Herman and Jenny and the Registration District was Young. Our Library has a good collection of cemetery records including Young Monumental Inscriptions, but it does not include a record for Sandstrom. A check of the 1947 Riverina Electoral Roll lists John Herman Sandstrom, living at Tharbogang, occupation farm labourer. Commonsense tells us that if John is on an Ibis Links

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Electoral Roll he must be either a natural born or Naturalized Australian. No record was found of John Herman Sandstrom being born in Australia with parents Herman and Jenny or being naturalized in NSW. Other records need to be searched to hopefully solve the problem! Many of us have heard family stories and they should never be ignored. As family historians we strive to discover. Usually there is some element of truth in the stories and quite possibly the whole truth.

Websites Find My Past - http://www.findmypast.com/ To mark the 95" Anniversary of the Titanic they have released digitised images of the passenger list. The site also has Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1919. Encyclopaedia Titanic - http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/ This site has a passenger and crew list and individual biography for every passenger. Part of the entry for the Sandstrom's isAgnes Sandstrom was originally from Hultsjo, Sweden and had been living in San Francisco since 1908. She was married to Hjalmar Sandstrom. Agnes and her daughters had been visiting her parents and friends in Sweden. The Sandstrom family moved back to Sweden for good in the autumn of 1912. Agnes died 1985; Beatrice in 1995 and Marguerite in 1963. ikipedia- RMS Titanic - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Titanic For more history and information on the Titanic. At the time of writing there were two passengers alive today - Mrs Barbara Dainton (nee West) aged 96 and Miss Millvina (Vera) Dean, aged 95.

* * * * * * * Something to think about 1.

An electric train is travelling southwest at 95 miles per hour, and the wind is blowing northeast at 95 miles per hour. In which direction does the smoke blow?

A word I know, Six letters it contains, Subtract just one, And twelve is what remains.

ls it legal for a man in California to marry his sister's widow? Why or why not? (Answers on page 21 of this issue.)

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Sydney harbour Bridge Lynette Brown, Member #3

My mother, Miss Thelma Williams, arrived in Weethalle on the day that the Sydney Harbour Bridge was opened on 19 March 1932. She came from Sydney to work for R. & L. Neill, General Storekeepers, as a book keeper. In February 1935 she married my father, John Richard Cecil Hall. Mum's brother, Sydney Joseph Williams, worked on the Bridge as a labourer. On 19 March 2007 the Bridge celebrated its 75" birthday. Mr J.J.C. Bradfield was the designer and Chief Engineer of the Bridge. It took 9 years to build and cost nearly £10 million. In September 1930 the two arches were joined together. Including the approach spans. It is I, 149 meters long, and is one of the longest single span bridges in the world. Before the Premier of NSW, Mr J.T. Lang, could cut the ribbon, Francis Edward DeGroot defiantly rode forward on horseback and cut it. Charlie Robertson's parents, family and grandmother Storey travelled from Gunbar to Sydney to attend the opening of the Bridge.

Photograph by Thelma Williams, probably taken c 1930-31, shows thejoined arches and the roadway being built.

******* Prices Too High! It was stated that the prices of the Griffith building blocks now being released ranged as high as $1,750.00 and that yearly repayments reached $120. Many young couples were finding repayments to the Rural Bank plus shire rates in excess of $70 excessive. From The Riverina Advocate, 27 May 1966 Ibis Links

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THE SOMME Did you have a father, grandfather or great-uncle that fought in France between 1914 and 1918? Do the cemeteries of Ypes, Bullecourt, Passchendaele, Pozieres or VillersBretonneux appear in your family records? Do the names Haig, Foch, Monash or Birdwood ring a bell? By 1918 everyone knew those names and places. Everyone knew someone who had been killed in Flanders. Everyone had an opinion about British officers and Australian soldiers. Everyone knew that The Great War had been mass murder. Everyone said it should never happen again. To-day, many do not know about the Somme. In 1914 Australia, as part of the British Empire, raced to the Mother Country's aid when she was threatened by attack. Australia also depended on Britain for naval protection via the Suez Canal and to ensure that Japan did not take over German New Guinea. It did not want France to fall to the Kaiser, who would then dominate Europe from the Ukraine to the English Channel. Australian troops, under British command, were part of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF). Men aged from 16 to 46 couldn't join up fast enough for the great adventure that would be over by Christmas. They went off to battle on horses, wearing felt hats and rough wool uniforms. The French had red jackets. They faced an enemy in France that had machine guns, steel helmets, grey uniforms and cement bunkers. The German troops were supplied with shovels; allied soldiers had to 'borrow' them from local farmers. The war was fought on two main fronts - the Eastern front and the Western front. To the east men fought in the Balkans, Italy, Egypt and Palestine. To the west the war waged over Germany, France and Belgium in a jagged line running from the Swiss border to the North Sea. The River Somme, the Oise and the Marne wander across the lowlands to the sea, the flat country crossed by canals. In 1915 General Kitchener's New Army of British and Empire volunteer soldiers (Australian, New Zealand, Canadian and Indian) planned the "Great Offensive" against the Germans. The "big push" would quickly break through the Hindenburt Line and so on to victory. The Germans were well prepared. They built defence lines comprising deep dug-outs, barbed wire, machine-gun posts and heavy artillery. Sections of the Hindenburg Line were 5-10 miles deep. They fortified villages and utilised spotter aircraft. They selected positions on ridges, hills and crests such as the Poziers Ridge, Aubers Ridge, Messines Ridge and Mont St Quentin, from where they could see their enemy approaching. The British force consisted of five Armies, about one million men to an army, each commanded by a general. The Commander-in-Chief was Field Marshal Sire Douglas Haig. The British generals, trained at Sandhurst Military College during the nineteenth century, were experienced army tacticians. Drill, good order and "character" would succeed. Troops should line up, march forward and shoot the enemy, followed by galloping cavalry waving swords to terrify the survivors into surrender. Even after 607 Ibis links

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horsemen galloped at 30 machineguns during the Crimean War in the Charge of the Light Brigade and 70% were killed, the tactics remained the same. General Haig wrote in 1926 "I believe that the value of the horse is as great as ever, aeroplanes and tanks are only accessories to the men and the horse". He thought the machine-gun "a much overrated weapon." General Douglas Haig was single minded, he reached opinions slowly and held on to them. His headquarters were well out of harm's way, he employed runners to relay messages to and from the front. He did not know that his troops were waist deep in mud and the wounded were drowning in it. He firmly believed the war would be won on the western front. The Australian Infantry Forces, drawn from a young nation with a population under five million, speedily sent 324,000 volunteers to fight overseas. Under Haig there were five Australian divisions, approximately 60,000 men. He did not understand the free spirited Australian troops, many who had been away from Home for nearly three years. They had a "reputation for rowdiness" and when mixed with British troops "put revolutionary ideas into their heads." By 1916 the lowlands were saturated from constant rain and breached canals. Shell holes were filled with stagnant water and the dead. Men walked on duckboards amidst the mud and slime, trees were blasted to skeletons and stumps. Traumatised troops ran away in terror, later to be shot as deserters. There was little respect between British officers and the Australian diggers. Commands changed with the wavering front. In July 1917 the Australian Army Corps was set up; four fighting divisions under General William Birdwood, a British cavalryman. In March 1918 the French General Ferdinand Foch was decisively given overall command of the united British and French armies. In May 1918 the field command of five divisions (60,000) men of the Alf plus 1,500 untrained American troops, was handed over to an Australian general, John Monash. The last battle for General Monash's Corps broke through the Hindenburg Line on the St Quentin canal at Bellicourt in September 1918. The main battlefields of the Australians were at Pozieres, Bullecourt, Ypres, VillersBretonneux, Hamel, Mont St Quentin and Peronne. The numbers killed are shocking and incomprehensible. On the first days of the Somme battle in June 1916 there were 57,000 casualties; at the battle of Fromelles 7,000 men were killed in 14 hours of which 5,533 were Australian casualties; at Passchendaele there were 13,000 casualties in one day; the 60th battalion was reduced from 877 to 61. One non-casualty at Fromelles was Private Adolf Hitler. The Great War caused over thirty-seven million casualties, of whom 8.5 million were dead. After the war Haig rewrote his war diary three times, destroying the original and was awarded one hundred thousand pounds (when the average family lived on twenty pounds per year) General Birdwood and General Godley's autobiographies did not mention their Ibis Links

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disastrous battle at Fromelles. Historian Bean's reports had to be passed by the censor before publications. Official records did not mention failure, they found excuses. Haig wrote "the Australians attacked in the most gallant manner but were not sufficiently trained to consolidate and were compelled to withdraw" one officer's comment was that "the 61st British Division were not sufficiently imbued with the offensive spirit" Recently released Official Records tell a different story. The war started with horses and bayonets and ended with tanks and guns firing twenty miles. People said never again but twenty-one years later Diggers and Tommy's were once more being killed amongst the poppies on the Somme. Anne Gribble, Member # 218. Sources: many historical records

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Wendy Po/kinghorne was presented with a Certificate ofAppreciation by Snr Vice President John Miller on 17 March 2007, in recognition of18 years as Librarian to the Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc. Well done Wendy. Ibis Links

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A Lake Cargelligo District Pioneer OBITUARY

MAJOR JOHN C. CHANTER Major John Courtenay Chanter, D.S.O., of "Wyuna Park" passed away peacefully in Lake Cargelligo District Hospital on 23rd. February, at the age of 81 years after a short illness. The Major was an outstanding personality and one of nature's gentlemen; he was liked by everyone as he was always out to help his fellow man. He was born at Rochester Victoria 1881 and was educated at Moama Public School. He went to the Boar War in I 899 sailing on his 18th Birthday and returning in 190 I. After returning from the South African War, being a first class Rifle shot, he was a finalist in the Rifle Shoot of Veterans of that War. He volunteered and served in World War I from 1914-18, rising from the 9th and later the I Ith Lieutenant to Major with the 4th Lt. Horse Brigade, serving on Gallipoli, Egypt, Palestine on the desert sands of Dorot-Gaza, thence to Beersheba and on to Damascus. He was awarded the D.S.O. His Father John Moore Chanter was the first mayor of Moama, and was a member of N.S.W parliament for some 12years until elected member for Riverina at the time of Federation, 190 I. (He held his seat until about 1920). The Major "Jack" Chanter as he was best known to everyone; was elected to the Deakin Shire Council in 1920 and was Shire President, when leaving to take up a block of land at Lake Cargelligo in 1927."He still retained this Holding". In 1928 he was elected to the Lachlan Shire Council and was President for two years until elected to the Lachlan Constituency in the Parliament ofN.S.W. in 1943 which he held for two terms. He was always active in helping his fellow man and those in unfortunate circumstances during the depression years of the 1930's and in the developing period. Soon after coming to the Lake, he together with Mr Harry Cal will of Temora and others; was instrumental in the inauguration of the Wheat Growers Union of which he was a foundation member of N. S. W. He was the early Secretary and later President for several years and also President of the Wheat Growers Federation for about two years. During the Depression years and low prices for commodities, the Farming community got into financial difficulties and many protest meetings were held. The Major attended every meeting; he was on every deputation that went to Sydney to seek relief and assistance to tide over the difficult period. He was then elected to the Investigating Committee of the Rural Re-Construction Board together with Mr. Stewart and Mr. Howard Elwin. From 1933 to 1938 the years were adverse and it was a very trying period, many settlers walking off during that period. Settlers took their troubles to the Major, he always had a sympathetic ear and ever ready to offer assistance, often giving up his own work and time Ibis Links

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to help. The outcome of his advice, help and forethought helped to bring about the reconstruction of the South West which today is a thriving Community. Those efforts were not in vain and will stand as a monument to his memory for many, many years to come. He was a keen supporter of the Agricultural Show Societies for many years. He was President of Tongala Show Society, Victoria and also President of Lake Cargelligo P. A. and H. Society for two years. In sport as a young man he was a keen Aussie Rules Footballer and was a good cricketer. He also owned and ran a racehorse or two and some coursing Greyhound Dogs. He was President of the Echuca football Club and an active member of many sporting bodies and Race Clubs in Victoria and was President of the Lake Bowling Club for nine years. Hs married Miss Eileen Francis Daicy in 1906 who still survives him, there were two children, James, Lake Cargelligo and Molly, Mrs. Sid Plain of Bootoowa and there are nine grand children and one great grand child. Son Jack is well and favourably known through the Lake and surrounding districts taking after his Father, a public spirited young man, who was for 12 years in local government being two years President of the Lachlan Shire and three years Chairman of the Mid Lachlan County Council also President of Lake Cargelligo Show Society and is now President of the Festival of the Lakes Committee. The Funeral of the Major was one of the largest. A wide circle of friends deeply mourn his passing. Present at the Funeral were representatives of the local Government from Lachlan Shire, Mid Lachlan County Council, Condobolin Municipal Council, Cobar Shire Council and Bland Shires. The Rev. Fenn officiated at the funeral service, while over thirty ex-servicemen also took part in the R. S. L. Service of Remembrance, conducted by Major Mathews. "The Riverina Advocate" 5 April 1962

Grave ofJohn Courtenay Chanter at Lake Cargelligo Cemetery NSW Anglican Section, Row O, Lot 08 Ibis Links

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A Royal Connection Christina Morris, Member #199 Early in 2006 Sandy, a friend of our family asked if he could show me some papers which he had in his possession to see if I knew what they meant. The envelope which looked quite old and held a British stamp had been sent from Sussex England. A further inspection of the envelope showed the year to be 1960. In the envelope were two pages. The first page had a crest on it and Beaufort, Duke of (Somerset.) [Duke E. 1682]. The second page was page 126 of Debrett's Illustrated Peerage. Sandy showed me where his name was on this page: - Reginald John Henry Turner (of Lake Cargelligo, N.S. Wales), b. 1922; 1939-45 War with Australian Imperial Force. Knowing very little about Debrett's Illustrated Peerage, I told him that I thought it meant that he was related somehow to the nobility of England i.e. the Earls, Barons, Dukes etc. Sandy showed me where his mother and father were listed. Mary Georgina, b.1880: m.1917, John Arthur Turner, JP, of 18, Wallin St., Kedron, Queensland. Sandy then explained to me that his mother's maiden name was Somerset. She was the daughter of Henry Plantagenet Somerset b. 1852, d.1936 and his wife Katherine Rose McConnell who he married in 1879. After arriving home with the documents Sandy had entrusted me with, I turned on my computer, logged onto the internet and went straight to one of my favourite sites RootsWeb Global Search at http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi The RootsWeb Global Search site is made up of databases submitted by researchers from around the world. At the time of writing this article there were 495365437 Names and 4614908 Surnames in 408068 Databases on this site. Into the search fields I typed Mary Georgina Somerset. Straight away I got an answer, Mary Georgina Somerset b. 18 June 1880, daughter of Henry Plantagenet Somerset and Catherine Rose McConnell, spouse John Arthur Turner. The name of this particular database was RoyalLlineage. Looking through the database on the site was quite exciting and it had the same lineage as on the Debrett's Peerage page. There was no doubt that I had made a connection to Sandy's family line. I downloaded the entire database to my computer, which at the time held 245,567 individuals with 93,625 marriages, so of course it took quite some time to download. Ibis Links

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As the name Somerset was on the first page Sandy had given to me I followed that line in the Royal Lineage PAF file:Reginald John Henry Turner: Mother: Mary Georgina Somerset Gr.Father: Henry Plantagenet Somerset G.Gr.Father: Col. Charles Henry Somerset G.G.Gr.Father: Sir Henry Somerset G.G.G.Gr Father: Lord Charles Henry Somerset of Beaufort G.G.G.G.Gr.Father: Duke Henry Somerset V of Beaufort These individuals in the database were so far the same as on the Debrett's Peerage page as stated in the following paragraph (shortened for ease of reading):- it states that it lists the lines of the - Grandchildren of the late Col. Charles Henry Somerset, son of the late Sir Henry Somerset, son of the late Lord Charles Henry Somerset, 2" son ofthe 5" Duke. Following this line back further I came across some Dukes, two Honorables, some Ladies and a small list of Marquis. Now I was back to Earl Edward Somerset IV of Worchester (1550-1627). From Earl Edward Somerset IV of Worchester I kept following this line back once again sticking to the Somerset surname. After another two Dukes and four Earls all with the name of Somerset I came to Prince John Duke of Lancaster. Sandy is a descendant of Earl John Beaufort 1 of Somerset from Prince John's marriage to Lady Katherine Roet. Another generation back and I came across my most exciting find so far. Prince John Duke of Lancaster was the sixth child of King Edward III of England and Princess Philippa ofHainault. Prince John was also known as John of Gaunt. Some facts I found for King Edward III of England: Reign: 25 January 1327 until 21 June 1377 Coronation: I February 1327 Born: 13 November 1312 at Windsor Castle Died: 21 June 1377 at Sheen Palace Buried: Windsor Predecessor: Edward II Successor Richard II Consort: Philippa of Hainault Issue: Edward, the Black Prince Lionel of Antwerp John of Gaunt Edmund of Langley Thomas of Woodstock Royal House: Plantagenet Father: Edward II - Mother: Isabella of France Ibis Links

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So far my research had taken me back to a King of England and I had finally come across the word Plantagenet which was the second name of Sandy's grandfather, Henry Plantagenet Somerset. Plantagenet was the name of a Royal House just as today the Royal House is called the Royal House of Windsor. Of course once I had come across the link to Edward III it was obvious that Sandy was a descendant of other Kings. Using the Royal Lineage database I could follow a direct line back to most of the Plantagenet Kings listed below (in bold): (2) King Edward III of England & Philippa of Hainault (3) King Edward II of England & Princess Isabella of France (4) King Edward I of England & Princess Eleonore of Castile (5) King Henry III of England & Princess Eleonore of Provence (6) King John I of England & Princess Isabelle of Angouleme (8) King Henry II of England & Princess Eleanore of Aquaitaine

THE PLANTAGENET KINGS - ANGEVIN LINE (8) Henry II of England, Curtmantle ( 1154-1189)

(7) Richard I the Lionheart ( 1189-1199) (6) John I of England, Lackland ( 1199-1216) (5) Henry III of England (1216-1272) (4) Edward I of England, Longshanks ( 1272-1307) (3) Edward II of England (1307-1327) (2) Edward III of England (1327-1377) (1) Richard II (1377-1399)

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One more generation back from the Plantagenet line took me to: Geoffrey V of Anjou-Maine & Empress Mathilda/Matilda of England. Geoffrey was known as Geoffrey Plantagenet and sometimes as Geoffrey the Fair. After the death in 1125 of Matilda's first husband, Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor, Matilda returned to England where her father named her as his heir as her elder brother had died in 1120. Matilda's father Henry I arranged her second marriage in 1127, this time to Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou (Count of Anjou and Maine and later Duke of Normandy). When her father died in 1135, Matilda expected to succeed him to the throne of England but her cousin Stephen of Blois took the throne. In 1141 Matilda's forces defeated King Stephen who was imprisoned and deposed. Although she now controlled the Kingdom she was never actually Queen but took the title Lady of the English. After Stephens escape Matilda also escaped, to Wallingford and later to France. Due to the death of his son and with the arrival of a military expedition by Henry II Stephen finally acknowledged Henry, Matilda's son, as his heir. The treaty of Wallingford/Winchester/Westminster in 1153 was the agreement which ended the dispute between Empress Matilda and Stephen over the English throne. The name Plantagenet comes from the broom plant (planta genista) which originated with Geoffrey. It is claimed that Geoffrey wore a sprig of broom in his hat. The first descendant of Geoffrey to use the name as an actual surname was Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York, father of both Edward IV and Richard III. Many descendants of these families use the name as a second name right up to the present day. Two of Henry Plantagenet Somerset's sons bore the name as did some of his great grand children born in the 1950s and 60s in Queensland. From this marriage to Mathilda I could trace a direct line once again back to: King Henry I of England & Princess Mathilde of Scotland King William I of England & Princess Mathilde of Flanders William I of course was from the Norman line of Kings and known as William the Conqueror.

THE NORMANKINGS William I, the Conqueror (1066-1087) William II, Rufus (1087-1100) Henry I, Beauclerc (1100-1135) Stephen (1135-1154) Empress Matilda Ibis Links

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Enamel effigy of Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou from, his tomb at Le Mans Cathedral What I have outlined so far is only a "speck" of what I have managed to find while researching the Somerset and Royal lines. Much of this information is freely available on many websites on the internet so can be traced and checked quite easily. After I put Sandy into my Royal Lineage file as the son of Mary Georgina Somerset I could use the Relationship Calculator to see who else he may have a link to. Sandy's, six times great grandfather Duke Henry Somerset II of Beaufort married Lady Rachel Noel of Gainsborough and the Queen is a descendant of Rachel's sister Lady Elizabeth Noel of Gainsborough. This makes them 7" cousins once removed with their common ancestors being the parents of Lady Rachel and Lady Elizabeth, Earl Wriothesley Noel II of GAINSBOROUGH and Lady Catherine Greville of BROOKE. Although I could find no direct link to any of the more recent Royals after Edward the III I could however find links to many of the Anglo-Saxon and Danish Kings, the Welsh rulers and of course to the Scottish Kings through Empress Matilda. Matilda's maternal grandfather was Malcolm I1l of Scotland and her husband Geoffrey of Anjou's father was Fulk, Count of Anjou and King Consort of Jerusalem. Ibis Links

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As l have not traced this by original documents, but from information on a printout from a Debrett's Peerage page, and by researching the Somerset, Beaufort and Royals through books, internet sites and encyclopaedias I have to at this stage mention the big lF and by that I mean, if all I have found on the Somerset, Beaufort and Royal lines is correct, then my friend Sandy is a descendant of many Royal lines through not only what I have outlined here but through the many others in his family tree. Sandy of course was quite excited at what I had found and has proudly put it all neatly into a folder. His reaction to all this was 'l 'm still just old Sandy'. See printout on pages 16 & 17 showing the Somerset line back to King William I of England and King Malcolm Ill of Scotland.

Websites on Royalty The Pedigree of Mary Georgina Somerset can be followed at the following address:http://www.thepeerage.com/p l 1913.htm#il l9130 http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/5209/zzzzz.html A Royal Lineage website. http://www.barryoneoff.co. uk/html/kings_and_queens.html A list of all the Kings and Queens of England from 924 up to the present day. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_family Wikipedia the Free Encyclopedia, where much Royal history can be found. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallery_of_the_Kings_and_Queens_of_England Also from Wikipedia, a Gallery of pictures of Kings and Queens of England. http:!/en. wikipedia.org/wiki/Category: English_monarchs A link to all the English Monarchs. http://www.royal.gov. uk/output/Page I .asp The official website of the British Monarchy, with links to what is going on today and lots of History. http://www.cyndislist.com/royalty.htm Cyndislist - Royalty and Nobility links. http://www.burkes-peerage.net/Welcome.aspx Burkes Peerage - a pay to use site. http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.eo.uk/monarchy.htm Another link to history of the monarchy.

William I (1066- 1087)

Also: see Family History Monthly, May 2006 No 130 for an article titled 'Related to Royalty? Researching your regal roots.

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Ancestors of Reginald John Henry TURNER I John Arthur TURNER Reginald John Henry TURNER (b.1922) Geoffrey V of ANJOU-MAINE (b.1113;m.1127;d.1151) ng Henry II of ENGLAND (b.1133;m.1152;d.1189) King William I ENGLAND (b.1024;d.1087) King H 10 ENGLAND (b.1068;m.11 00;d.1135) I . L P Mathilde of FLANDERS {b.1032;d.1083) Empress Mathilda of ENGLAND {b.1101 ;d.1167) I King M Ill of SCOTLAND (b.1031;d.1093) Princess M of SCOTLAND (b.1079;d.1118) L Saint Margaret of SCOTLAND (b.1045;d.1093) I King John I of ENGLAND {b.1166;m.1200;d.1216) I L Princess Eleonore of AQUITAINE (b.1123;d.1204) I King Henry Ill of ENGLAND {b.1207;m.1235;d.1272) I L Princess Isabelle of ANGOULEME (b.1188;d.1246) I King Edward I of ENGLAND {b.1239;m.1254;d.1307) I L Princess Eleonore of PROVENCE (b.1223;d.1291) I King Edward II of ENGLAND {b.1284;m.1307;d.1327) I L Princess Eleonore of CASTILE {b.1244;d.1290) I King Edward Ill of ENGLAND {b.1312;m.1328;d.1377) I L Princess Isabella of FRANCE (b.1292;d.1357) I Prince John Duke of LANCASTER (b.1339;m.1368;d.1398) j L Princess Philippa of HENNEGAU-HOLLAND {b.1314;d.1369) I Earl John Beaufort I of SOMERSET (b.1373;d.1409) I L Lady Katherine Roel of GUIENNE {b.1350;d.1403) Duke Edmund Beaufort of SOMERSET (b. 1406;0.1455) I Lady Margaret Holland of KENT {b.1378;d.1440) «lie Duke Henry Iii of SOMERSET-DORSET (b.1436,4.7773 "-j L Lady Eleanore Beauchamp of WARWICK {b.1407;d.1466) Ear Charles Somerset I of WORCESTER (b.1460,0.1526) I Joan HILL (b.1438;d.1467) I Earl Henry Somerset II of WORCESTER {b.1499;d.1549) j L Lady Elizabeth Herbert of PEMBROKE-HUNTINGDON (b.1468;d.1512) I Earl William Somerset Ill of WORCESTER {b.1527;d.1588) I L Elizabeth BROWNE {b.1501;d.1529) I Earl Edward Somerset IV of WORCESTER {b.1550;d.1627) I L Christian NORTH (b.1529;d.1589) I Marquis Henry Somerset of WORCESTER {b.1576;d.1646) j L Lady Elizabeth Hastings-Bass of HUNTINGDON {b.1553;d.1606) T Marquis Edward Somerset of WORCESTER-GLAMORGAN (b.1602,m.1628;0.1667) j Honorable Anne Russell of BEDFORD {b.1579;d.1639) I Duke Henry Somerset I of WORCESTER-BEAUFORD {b.1636;m.1657;d.1698) j L Elizabeth DORMER (b.1611 ;d.1673) Marquis Charles Somerset of WORCESTER (b.1660;m.1682;0.1712) I Honorable Mary Capell of CAPELL (b.1630;d.1713) [Duke Henry Somerset II of BEAUFORT (b.1684;m.1705;0.1714) I Lady Rebecca CHILD (b.1665;d.1712) I Duke Charles Somerset IV of BEAUFORT (b.1709.m.1740;0.1756) I Lady Rachel Noel of GAINSBOROUGH (b.1686;d.1709) I Duke Henry Somerset V of BEAUFORT (b.1744;m.1766;d.1803) I L Elizabeth BERKELEY {d.1799) I Lord Charles Somerset of BEAUFORT {b.1767;d.1831) j L Elizabeth BOSCAWEN {b.1747;d.1828) Sir Henry SOMERSET {b.1794;d.1862) I L Elizabeth COURTENEAY I Charles Henry SOMERSET {d.1863) j L Frances Sarah HEATHCOTE (b.1795;d.1886) I Henry Plantagenet SOMERSET {b.1852;d.1936) I L Christiana Emma THOMPSON Mary Georgina SOMERSET (b.1880) L Catherine Rose MCCONNELL (b.1855;d.1935)

Excursion to doolgowi, Merriwagga and Blackwood Bassano Olive Grove On Saturday 5 May the GGHS Inc members and friends enjoyed a coach trip to Goolgowi, Merriwagga and Barkworth Bassano Olive Grove, near Gunbar. After leaving Griffith we stopped at Goolgowi, where Col Harrington, came aboard and showed us around Goolgowi. A beautiful hand sewn patchwork Curtain was displayed in the Goolgowi Hall, depicting the town, both past and present. Pam Cheers and Joy Smith were the creators aided by the local women. The visitors were very surprised and impressed at what they saw. Next was Merriwagga for more surprises. Mrs Joan Sandford took us to meet Kel Fry who showed us the former school complex which he has turned into an overnight camping and caravan park. The Merriwagga Hall features a Mural on the back of the Stage recently painted by Joan Vagg and Catherine Byrne of Hillston. Did anyone find the second red-back spider? After lunch in the Park, Tom Reko spoke on the history ofMerriwagga. Here a Ron Clarke sculpture pays tribute to Pioneer Women. Mr and Mrs Wells (Steve and Chook) were delighted to show us the mechanical harvesting of the olives at Barkworth Bassano Olive Grove and gave us buckets to pick some Calamatta Table Olives. Thankyou to Charlie Robertson and Lyn Brown for organizing this trip.

Members ofthe Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society with Merriwagga locals, Tom Reko at right and Joan Sandford thirdfrom left. Ibis Links

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A picking machine in the process ofemptying.

The Goolgowi Pioneers Park Memorial; which was visited during the visit to Goolgowi. Namesfrom the plaques are listed on pages 20 & 21.

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Goolgowi Pioneers Park Plagues TO THE MEMORY OF THE PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SETTLEMENT OF THIS DISTRICT. ERECTED 1988 PIONEER SETTLERS 1923 - 1930

T Atkinson RAdams T Adams D&AAndrew A & G Bain E Betts J & 0 Brady (Carrier C Burns H & A Bretag R Broadfield T & M Broadfield J Baker R&D Baker 0 & S Barber P &M Bellew S & M Beazley J &E Brown F &B Bruce R& LBooth (Cafe Prop.) W &I Brace RS Brown E & G Betts (Blacksmith) W Connors R& G Cheers J (Pat) Cahill AC Cahill S & A Campbell P Collins J & A Christoff J & P Christoff A Clift F Clarke (Postmaster) A Ceccato J & P Deegan Ibis Links

R Ebert B Enders J Foley R Foley NFlynn K Fletcher J Freehan (Fettler) G&MGraham B & E Gilmore J Gilmore J Gaynor Adolph Glazier (Mechanic) THunt GHull SHyde B & D Johnston A Kerr H Knight C & G Lyall F Longhurst W &JLane CR Lee T Lincoln (Fettler) G & E McIntyre PMoss S Mollison HMaine TMoore LMoore G & D Millard W &OMcNair J Nicholls W & NNorton W Norris R Naismith 20

J Parsons W & M Primrose BU P Paton BJ Pryor W & A Ross R & A Ross WRoss L & M Roberts WRyan E & J Richards T & M Sutherland M & M Straughiar L & E Sutcliffe W Smith J Smith T & J Smith W Sellicks J & M Sides A & W Sweeney N &M Smith (Butcher) S Sayer J Stribbling H Stuart P &M Trinder F &C Thomas S Thorpe T Thorpe S &A Thomas HTosh H Todman (Stationmaster) D Thompson MWylie C Wright W&CWells WWest J & K Westrup July 2007

P & B Donnelly N Dixon P Davies T & H Dwyer AW Disher J Dunbar

J & M O'Donnell R & E O'Donnell F & MO'Meara G & B Pfitzner A Pankhurst

F & E Wilkins GH Wells J & M Young G Young H & M Young

R & D Barber A Bellion P Callahan J & C Coates Mrs F Connors

T Doyle G & A DeMartin J & W Egan S Grant H Gould (First Builder)

Mr & Mrs Vic Hicks C& M Kearn Mrs K Ryan Mrs R Stribbling Mrs E Wright

W & L Grimison A Grimison B Grimison K Grimison AC Smith AG Smith J & B Alty

Mr & Mrs TI Campbell I & J Campbell F & M Campbell R Hazlett J Hazlett FW & EE 'Lyle' Rawlinson

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The Reservoir on the corner ofJondaryan Avenue and Yambil Street adjacent to the Main Canal. Probably in March 1938 preparingfor the 'Venetian Carnival' held on 15" March as part ofthe Sesquicentennial Celebrations - 150 years ofEuropean settlement.

The Main Canal and Reservoir

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eu in Cw Lilawg Jennie Carter, Member #178

Books Title

Author

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Microsoft Word 2000 (Donated by Jennie Carter)

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Bobola, D

5.145

Polkinghome, W

AN 14.030

The Australians - From 1788 to Modern Times (Donated by Marlene Gras)

Fisher, J

A 6.079

A Busy Life - Reminiscences of Charlie Bartlett born at Providence Ponds near Stratford in 1890 (Donated by Marlene Gras)

Bartlett, C

AV 7.3862A

When We Were Young - True Stories ofthe early days in the Stratford Area (Donated by Marlene Gras)

Mitchells, Stirling & Bartlett

AV 7.38628

Stratford (Victoria) in the 1880's (Donated by Marlene Gras)

South, A

AV 7.3862C

The Dog's Grave - An Account ofDroving Days in early Gippsland (Donated by Marlene Gras)

Johns, F & Green, OS

AV 7.3862D

The Golden Years ofRushworth & Whroo (Donated by Marlene Gras)

Hammond, J

AV 7.3612

St Therese School Yenda 2 School Rolls (Donated by Wendy Polkinghome)

Publishing History-A guidefor Doyle, H & Historical Societies Johanson, K (Donated by Federation of Australian Historical Society)

5.147

Websitesfor Genealogists

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WOR2.052A

Occupational Records in Australia

CoraNum

A 5.146

Historic Kandra (Donated by Frank Mitchell))

Cooma-Monaro Historical Society

AN 7.2630C

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Children of the Clans MacDonald, Roderick & MeKenzie, Norma Family (Donated by Kay Geddes)

Brown, KL

AN 4.066

Old Irish Graveyards - County Cavan Part 1,2.3,4 & 5

Kabristan Archives

IRE 11.700

Old Irish Graveyards - County Monaghan Part 1

Kabristan Archives

IRE 11.700.5

Nelson, Lyn

EUR2.813A

Ireland

Italy A Genealogist's Guide to Discovering Your Italian Ancestors

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Author

Return of Owners ofLand 1873- Kent (Donated by Beth Davidge)

Code/Drawer

Cleaver, R Wilcock, T Palmer, R

ENG Drawer 6

Return of Owners ofLand 1873 - Lincolnshire Donated by Beth Davidge)

Cleaver, R Palmer, R, Wilcock, T

ENG Drawer 6

Return of Owners ofLand 1873 Worcestershire (Donated by Beth Davidge)

Cleaver, R Palmer, R, Wilcock, T

ENG Drawer 10

Computer Title

Author

Victorian Mining Accidents (Donated by Wendy Polkinghorne)

Evans, D

New Zealand Burial Locator Version 1

NZ Society of Genealogists

Pedigree Resource Files Set 26, 27 & 28, or Disk 126,127 & 128

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

Genealogical Research Directory 2007

Johnson K, Sainty M

Excursions to Ian Todd's Collection - Photographs (Donated by Gordon Mcinnes)

McInnes, G

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John OBriens Irish Guide to Medical 'Terms and 'Their Meanings ARTERY BACTERIA BARIUM BOWEL CEASARIAN SECTION CAT SCAN CAUTERISE COLIC COMA CONGENIAL D&C DILATE ENEMA GENITAL GISERIES GRIPPE HANGNAIL IMPOTENT LABOUR PAIN MEDICAL STAFF MORBID NITRATE NODE OUTPATIENT PAPSMEAR PELVIS POSTOPERATIVE PROSTATE RECOVERY ROOM RECTUM RHEUMATIC SECRETION SEIZURE TABLET TERMINAL ILLNESS TIBIA TUMOR URINE VARICOSE VEIN

The Study of painting Back door to a cafeteria What undertakers do after doctors treatment fails A letter like A.E.1.O. or U. A district in Rome Searching for kitty Made eye contact with her A sheep dog Punctuation mark Friendly Where Washington is To live long Not a friend Not Jewish Soldier Ball Game Suitcase Coat hook Distinguished - well known Getting hurt at work A Doctor's cane High offer Cheaper that day rate Well aware of Person who has fainted Fatherhood test Cousin of Elvis Letter earner Flat on your back Place to do upholstery Damn nearly killed him Amorous Hiding something Roman Emperor A small table Getting sick at the airport Country in North Africa More than one more Opposite to 'you're out' Nearby Conceited

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England and Wales Census Information By Jennie Carter, Member #178

There has been a census every ten years since 1801, excluding 1941. The 1841 census was the first to list the names of every individual. To ensure confidentiality of the information provided, census returns are closed for l 00 years, so the 1901 is the latest that is currently available for family historians.

The dates of the census are: 6 June 1841 2 April 1871 3 I March 190 l.

30 March 1851 3 April 1881

7 April 186l 5 April 1891

1841 Census The following information was recorded about each individual:Forename and surname, age (rounded down to the nearest five for those aged 15 or over), sex, occupation, where born, if in the same county - Y or N or in Scotland - S, Ireland - I or foreign parts - F. An address was also shown for each household but house numbers were rarely given and in rural areas you will often find only the name of the village or hamlet.

1851-1901 From 185 l further information was recorded on each individual and the full address is given. Details as follows:Forename, middle names (sometimes) and surname, relationship to the head of the household, marital status, age at last birthday, sex, occupation, county and parish of birth, country of birth.

Census Hint If you can not find your relative on the Census Indexes on the web, try searching for the given name (no surname) and birth year plus or minus 2 years. If you know the birth place it could also be included in the search fields. This gives excellent results particularly if the given name is a little unusual. If the given names of the parents you are looking for are popular names search for one of the children who has a less popular given name.

Website GenDocs - Genealogical Research in England & Wales http://homepage.ntlworld.com/hitch/gendocs/census.html - this website has detailed information on census returns from 1841 to 190 I. Ibis Links

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Surname Identity Crisis. The world's most populous nation, China, is running out of surnames and that is creating headaches for the Chinese authorities.

In a country of around 1.3 billion people, about 85% of them share just I 00 surnames. On top of the list is Wang with 93 million, followed by Lis at 92 million. That is slightly more than 7% each of the population. Under a new draft regulation from the Ministry of Public Security, parents will be able to combine their surnames opening up 1.28 million new possibilities. From Brisbane Times and ABC Radio Australia k k k kk kk

Websites 1901 and 1911 Census digitisation project:http://www.nationalarchives.ie:80/contactus/census.html The National Archives of Ireland has arranged for the digitisation, indexing of its most popular records, the census records for 1901 and 1911. The above website will contain images of the forms for each household and institution, which will be indexed by name (all names), townland/street, age and sex The first phase of the project, Dublin City and County 1911, is to be launched in Autumn 2007.

Christchurch and other New Zealand Cemeteries:http://library.christchurch.org.nz/Resources/NewZealand/History/FamilyHistory/Cemeteries

Australian Dictionary of Biography:http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A0706 l 8b.htm A Biography on John Moore Chanter, father of Major John Courtenay Chanter whose Obituary appears on page 8.

Surname Profiler:- http://www.spatial-literacy.org/uclnames/ Search the current and historic distribution of your UK surnames.

The Age of Nelson:- http://www.ageofnelson.org/ Here you can search two new databases covering the Royal Navy officers who fought in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars 1793-1815, and the seamen and marines who fought at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. FREE online name listings:- http://list.jaunay.com/ This site is a directory of searchable databases compiled from public submissions. Ibis Links

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JOTIINGS Journals held in our Library can provide a wealth of family history information. Listed below are a few of the articles to tempt you. [Library Shelf Number shown in brackets]

Wendy Polkinghorne, Member #5 Descent (NSW) [AN 17-3-69] December 2006 ❖ Researching Service With the Australian Women's Land Army by Robyn van Dyk ❖

Ancestor (Victoria) [AV 17-01-76] Vol 28 March 2007 LENS ❖ Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages - Update by Anne Levers recommended reading for all as information is given about "The Burial Index" and "Australia's War Dead Project". ❖

Getting it Write - advice about writing your own family history.

The Genealogist (Victoria) [AV 17-02-77] December 2006 ❖ Index to Outward Passenger Lists - News from the Public Record Office ❖

Wills and Probates Online - News from the Public Record Office

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Who Was the father? Dr Greg McKie OAM asks this question.

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Publishing your family history - Notes from the State Library of Victoria

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Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages from Anne Fullarton - VicHeritage Projects Manager

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Australian Family Tree Connections [AN 17-75-19] March 2007-03-21 ❖ Computers and Genealogy - This section has a number of Websites of interest:❖

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Kent Monumental Inscriptions provided by members of the Kent Archaeological Society of many small churchyards in Kent:http://www. kentarchaeology. org. uk/Research/Libr/Mis/Mislist.htm I recommend that you click where indicated after this sentence - "For suggestion on how to use 'Google' to search all the churchyards at once for a name Click Here" 29

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New Zealand cemetery databases online in the Northland, Auckland, Central North Island, Wellington and South Island regions of New Zealand at http://www.geocities.com/maddemgenealogy/cemeteriesNZ

Family History Monthly [ENG 17-13-139] January 2007-03-21 ❖ More Records Online at TNA (the National Archives - UK). There are Alien Registration Cards of over 1000 foreign nationals who arrived in London 1914-1991 and POW records. ❖ Missing - Steve Thomas shows you where to look for that missing ancestor. ❖ Hard as Nails - Sara Wilson investigates the lives of Britain's over worked and poorly paid nailmakers. ❖

What's in a Name - Featured name - Morris

Practical Family History [17-16-57] October 2006 ❖ Tracing Your First World War Airman by Jeremey Palmer offers advice to those seeking Airmen who served in the UK Royal Air Force which has a complicated early organisational history. ❖

The Mafeking Medics - this is the first of two articles written by Colin Walker about the "medical personnel who attended casualties at the Siege of Mafeking during the Boer War".

[ 17-16-58] November 2006 ❖ Family History of Dame Judi Dench - it was interesting to note that Roy Stockdill's research of her maternal line in Ireland came to a halt in the mid 1850s. ❖

Fruits of the Loom - Sheena Tait; explores the poverty-stricken lives of Scottish handloom weavers - no wonder many of them emigrated!

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The Italian Job - Carolyn McKenzie how she traced her New Zealand mother's Italian ancestors.

❖ The Mafeking Medics - Part 2 by Colin Walker. "During the Anglo-Boer wars of 1899-1902, the British held town of Mafeking was besieged by the Boers for 217 days." [17-16-59] December2006 ❖ Less of the Guilt Trips Please! - food for thought about "Political Correctness" Ibis Links

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How to use the UKBMD Indexes at www.ukbmd.org.uk - John Hanson offers some help

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The Tragic Life of Beatrice Offor - Anne Offer seeks help in tracking down details about a Victorian artist.

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[ 17-6-176] January 2007 ❖ Did Your Ancestors Die In Quarantine? (in Australia) - Marica Salpietro poses this question. ❖

Singing the Pledge - Robert Burlison gives an insight into drunkenness and temperance societies.

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The Greene Family of Bury St Edmunds and more particularly the artistic bookplate designs drawn by Edith Anne Greene

[17-6-178] March 2007 ❖ Providing you know their address, you can now obtain 1911 Census information on your ancestors from the National Archives. From 2009, a fully indexed 1911 Census will be online - three years early! However the catch is that each address search made before the census goes online in 2009 will cost £45 (with no refunds). Five per cent of the 1911 census is too badly water-damaged to be legible and at least one whole piece number is said to be missing. ❖

Alice Jackson has no boots by Sarah Burton - a very interesting article about information about school children that can be found in School Log Books.

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The Butchery - Neil Storey looks at the era before the advent of supermarkets.

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From Cradle to Grave - an in depth look at Old Parochial Registers (OPR) in Scotland by Sheena Tait.

Cleveland FHS Journal (South Durham & North Yorkshire)

[ENG 17-14-37] Volume 10, Number I - January 2005 ❖ The Internet Boon or Bane? Noel Clark has some very good advice for Internet Users who are considering sharing their research. ❖

Old Age Is A Gift - food for thought!

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Dream President - Certainly is!

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Birth, Death & Marriage Certificate Prices Australian Capital Territory - after 1930

New Zealand

Registrar-General's Office PO Box 225, Canberra City ACT 2608 Full Certificate $34 plus $5 postage Check ID requirements- order on-line (Pre 1930 see NSW)

Dept of Internal Affairs PO Box 10-526, Wellington NZ Electronic Copy for Genealogical purposes: Pre 1874 -$26.00, 1875 to date $20.00 NZ Updated order forms available in our Library

New South Wales- Registry ofBDM GPO Box 30, Sydney NSW 2001 Family History Certificates - B's 1788-1905, D's 1788-1975 & M's 1788-1955- With index No $25. Without index No- $33. No ID requirements - order on-line. Pre 1856 records on film in out library. Transcription Service - Order forms in library

England & Wales General Register Office Smedley Hydro, Southport, Merseyside England PR8 2 HH Courier Service - Contact Mrs L Brown

Ph: 02 6962 4858 for current price & to order. OR order your own certificates on-line at http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content

New South Wales Wills

Irish Republic

Supreme Court GPO Box 3, Sydney NSW 2001 Prior to 1850 $53.00 1850 to 1985 $36.00

General Register Office Lombard Street East, Dublin 2, Ireland Full Certificate £6.00 (Ire) Including postage

Northern Territory

Western Australia

The Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages GPO Box 3021, Darwin NT 0801 Full Certificate $25.00 & $7 postage (Prior to 24 Aug 1870 see South Australia)

Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages PO Box 7720 Closter Square, Perth 6850 Full Certificate: $30 when quoting Index No & District. Without Index No & Dist: $40

Queensland Registry of Births, Deaths &

Tasmania

Marriages, PO Box 15188, City East, Qld 4001 Full Certificate $25 Each 5 year search $16 (Identification of Applicant & Relationship to Subject required for B's under 100 yrs old, M's under 80 yrs old & D's under 50 yrs old.)

Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages GPO Box 198, Hobart Tas 7001 Full Certificate or Extract $33.88 with a 5 yr search. Post 1970 - Cause of death cert $18.15 Pre 1899 records free on microfilm

South Australia

Victoria

Births, Deaths & Marriages Registration Office GPO Box 1351, Adelaide 5001 Full Certificate $35.25 & $7.68 postage, no postage for Historical Certificates

Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages GPO Box 4332, Melbourne VIC 3001 Uncertified image with or without Index No. $ I 7.50. Official Certificates $25.80 Scotland Registrar General New Register House, Edinburgh Scotland EH I 3 YT Full Cert £13.57 (Stg) including postage (Index for 1855-1897 & OPR on the Internet)

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ITEMS FOR SALE Monumental Inscriptions & Burial Records Vol 4 Narrandera District, 263pp $17 .50 plus postage Vol 5 Lake Cargelligo & Ungarie Districts, I 04pp $10.00 plus postage Vol 7 West Wyalong & District, 173pp $15.00 plus postage West Wyalong Supplement.. $3.00 including postage Postage is as follows:- Vol 5 = $4.00. Others are charged at Parcel Rates, i.e. NSW $5.80; Vic $7.90; SA $8.85; Qld $8.20; Tas $10.25; NT $12.15 & WA $11.60 Riverina Cemeteries - Monumental Inscriptions & Burial Records Fully searchable CD-ROM, over 40,000 entries - $85.00 plus $5.00 postage anywhere in Australia. Total Cost $90.00 LIBRARY RESEARCH FEES FOR NON MEMBERS Our Society is willing to undertake research in relation to Griffith and the surrounding areas. When requesting information please provide all known details to enable a search to be made. For example - full names, maiden names, children, birth & death dates, addresses etc. The research rate is $10.00 AUS per hour plus photocopying expenses. Our minimum research fee is $10.00 AUS, which must be enclosed with the initial inquiry. This fee covers one hour of research of all our resources including the Riverina Cemeteries CD. For postal replies please include a stamped self addressed business sized envelope. You will be advised in advance if further costs are associated with your enquiry. Please include your email address for quick reply to any queries. Send research enquiry, plus cheque/money order_to. Research Officer Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc PO Box 2703 GRIFFITH NSW 2680 Members (written enquiries) - FREE plus S.A.E. Non Members Fee to use Library - $10.00 per session plus photo copying expenses. MEMBERSHIP FEES (Renewals due I January each year - Renewals paid after 31 January incur Joining Fee. Joining Fee - $5.00 Single Membership - $30.00 (The annual fee for one person) Family Membership - $35.00 (Two persons living at the one address) Half Year Membership - $20.00 (From I July to 30 December) Plus Joining Fee Twelve Months Journal Subscription Only - $15.00 MAIN BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP Receiving the Official Journal and Newsletter of the Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society. Ine - Ibis Links is issued three times per year and Link Letter is issued six times per year. Free use of our Library in Tranter Place. Guidance with research if needed. Participation in social activities and excursions. Submission of free "Members Interests" in Ibis Links Journal & Website. Fee paying Courier Service for England & Wales

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No. 84 November 2007 ISSN 0811 - 5559

Journal of the GRIFFITH GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC

Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc PO Box 2703, Griffith NSW 2680 02 6964 8942 (Library hours only) Email: griffithgene@dragnet.com.au Website - http://users.dragnet.com.au/-ggahs Library Situated at - I Tranter Place, Griffith, NSW 2680 (Behind the CWA Rooms & opposite the Ambulance Station) Patron Public Officer Honarary Life Members

Hon Solicitor Auditor Legal Advisor President Senior Vice President Junior Vice President Treasurer Secretary Assistant Secretary Membership Officer Librarian Assistant Librarians

Ibis Links Editor Ibis Links Committee Link Letter Editor Research Committee Cemetery Convenor Social Convenors CWA Liaison Officer 'Griffith Collection' Convenors Local History Convenor Computer Officers Web Manager Publicity Officers Library Key Holders

Mrs Patricia Jones Mr Clive Polkinghome Mrs Edna Wakley Mr Alan Wakley Mrs Wendy Polkinghome Mrs Patricia Jones Mrs Margaret Hill Mrs Lynette Brown Mrs Ann Stevens M/s Lindy Jolley Pinnacle Accounting Partners Pty Ltd Mr Allan Haggarty Mr Clive Polkinghome 6962 1650 Mr John Miller 6962 7788 Mr Charles Robertson 6963 5356 Mrs Christine Gavin 6964 3266 Mrs Anne Gribble 6963 6966 Mrs Yvonne Miller 6962 7788 Mrs Cheryl Green 69643312 Mrs Jennie Carter 6963 5563 Mrs Lynette Brown 6962 4858 Mrs Beth Davidge 6962 1065 Mrs Vicki Sanger 6964 2887 Mrs Wendy Polkinghome 6962 1650 Mrs Barbara Millis 6968 1301 Mrs Christina Morris 6896 9815 Mrs Wendy Polkinghome, Mrs Edna Wakley, Mrs Lynette Brown, Mrs Yvonne Miller Mrs Barbara Millis 6968 1301 Mrs Wendy Polkinghome, Mrs Jennie Carter & Mrs Cheryl Green Mrs Ann Stevens 6964 3508 Mrs Margaret Hill & Mrs Margaret Hare Mrs Lynette Brown 6962 4858 Mrs Edna Wakley & Mrs Wendy Polkinghome Mrs Beth Davidge Mr Clive Polkinghome & John Miller 6962 1650 & 6962 7788 Mrs Jennie Carter 6963 5563 Mrs Ann Langford & Barbara Savage 6962 5432 & 6963 0281 John Miller, Charles Robertson, Margaret Hare, Ann Stevens, Yvonne Miller, Wendy Polkinghome, Lynette Brown, Margaret Hill, Vicki Sanger, Yvonne Wilson, Bill Thompson, Clive Polkinghome, Richard Gow, Edna Wakley, Beth Davidge, Barbara Millis, Christina Morris and Ann Langford

AIMS & IDEALS I. 2. 3. 4.

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St James Church

A Christmas Message

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WHAT SHALL I WEAR? Anne Gribble, Member #218

Women have not always had the luxury of wondering what to wear. If they had a choice, availability and social laws told them what they could and could not wear, what time of the day to wear it and on what occasion. Over centuries clothing has been used for warmth, modesty and personal adornment. Primitive women wore animal skins, ancient Egyptians (3,200BC) wore a tight bodice and a wide skirt; Roman women wore a draped shawl and skirt over underclothes of a breast band and fitted loincloth. From 10" t 12" century clothes were loose-fitting, draped; simple in design, few in number and largely made from home-produced fabrics. Women's headdresses were worn with a veil and entirely concealed the hair, which was plucked at the neck and on the temples to make sure of this. The Crusaders brought back exotic embroidery and fine linen; after 1500 traders from the Far East returned with gauzy Indian cotton and opulent oriental silks. Clothing had moved from utility to enhancement. By the 17 century 'fashion' was well established. Sleeves were capacious, hips were padded to enlarge the voluminous skirts, and a boned bodice was stiff, tight-fitting and lengthened in the front to a point. A starched ruff of yards of pleated muslin edged with lace, that had been ironed into shape with heated metal rods when wet, enclosed the neck. Several layers were worn and tied in front with strings. Often a cartwheel ruff, supported at the back by a wired frame, was worn outside a smaller one. Metal hoops supported the hair and hats disappeared for nearly two centuries. The clothes of the wealthy were embroidered with gold and jewellery; lesser women used braid and ribbons. By 1700s the hoop petticoat was widely worn to make the waist look smaller. Some were oval-shaped to allow the lady through a door; many were over eleven feet in circumference and made of gum-starched cloth supported by whalebone or metal strips. Some dresses were made in one piece; others had under-gowns and overskirts, tying at the waist over a tightly fitted bodice. Hair was crimped and curled, powdered with starch and padded up to great heights with false switches that fell in long ringlets to the shoulders. Ladies wore a taffeta cap to bed to save having to be re-powdered every day. Shoes were long and pointed with little heels and removable buckles. After the social upheavals of the French Revolution (1789) women's clothing became simple, relaxed and comfortable. Busts were no longer enclosed in stiff bodices, the waist moved to just below the breasts, un-powdered hair was worn loose and simply cut frocks of light cotton or muslin revealed the figure. Regency dresses were made of spotted or sprigged designs of muslin, poplin, gauze and cotton in light colours; sleeves were short puffs; some dresses were draped Grecian-fashion. For the first time, underwear was washed frequently. Tight lacing, corsets, hoops, wigs, rich fabrics, jewels and excessive artificiality were out. Ibis Links

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The Industrial Revolution (1750+) changed women's fashion. Increasing imports of American cotton rivalled Indian cottons; Bauwens' loom revolutionized woollen production; looms for knitting and making seamless corsets appeared; Monsieur Thimonnier invented the sewing machine, perfected by Howe & Singer; railways provided fast transport; advertising boomed in the cheap press; commercial travellers took to the roads and department stores opened. These were originally several small shops gathered in a large common premise. They mainly stocked women's needs and soon realized mass-produced ready-to-wear clothing met the high demand from the new middle class. The first Australian colonial women would have worn gowns similar to their families back home heavy skirts, many petticoats and lace caps, quite unsuitable for the climate. Working class women wore blouses, simple straight skirts, an apron and a shawl. Convicts were issued with one shift made of osnaburg (poor quality linen), one cloth petticoat, one pair of stockings and one pair of shoes. One wonders what they wore when (if) the clothes were washed. Gradually the waisted look reappeared until by Queen Victoria's accession (1837) crinolines, petticoats and layers had returned. The bodice was stiffened with whalebone and the waist corseted. Fabrics included muslin, satin, silk, brocade, poplin, taffeta, velvet, gingham, muslin, wool and damask. Leg-of-mutton sleeves gave way to narrower sleeve fittings; flounced skirts held out by a cage of bone or metal added to the weight of the outfit. Ladies wore a straw poke-bonnet, decorated with flowers, lace, ribbons and plumes over a cap of lace and ribbons that was worn indoor and outdoors. Kid boots or satin shoes were flat. Young girls (and small boys) wore pantaloons under a dress with befrilled pants to the ankle. Crinolines became so large they were held out with horsehair underskirts that replaced woollen or cheap cotton petticoats, over this was a second petticoat padded from the knees down and boned above, then a third one that was white with several starched flounces and finally a muslin underskirt over which the gown was worn. The breasts and waist were enclosed in a rigid corset; fire was a daily hazard as the yards of material brushed against open fires. In 1851 Mrs Amelia Bloomer stunned the world by replacing full skirts with long full trousers, tightly belted at the waist, called 'bloomers'. This shocking fashion, even worn in the streets, was said to attack the sanctity of the home and was liable to lead to the degradation of men. Male society quickly ended this style. During the Victorian and Edwardian era dress rules were strict. Bare flesh, except at night, must be covered; tight lacing, small waists, frou-frou petticoats hid the figure. White was for weddings, black was for funerals; hats, gloves and corsets were always mandatory. The head was held high, back arched and relaxation was not allowed. By 1870 the bustle appeared. A wire basket or horsehair pad, tied on at the waist by tapes, held the frock out at the back. Curvaceous styles returned, with heaving bosoms, padding on hips and under the armpits to make the desired S-bend, an ibis links

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exaggerated hour-glass figure silhouette. By day necklines were high, held up to the ears with bone or metal; by night the neckline dipped low. Victoria Regina did not approve of frivolous dressing. "What to wear?" was strictly ruled by royalty. With the death of Queen Victoria in 1901 La Belle Epoque saw women hasten into lace, frills, tucks, ribbons and buttons over laced-up boned stays and suspenders, plus a sweeping skirt to trail in the dirt. Pinned in hair pieces and hair pads were overlaid with cartwheel hats (to prevent a vulgar suntan) adorned by feathers, flowers and fruit. In the evening a scandalously low and substantial decollete was covered by ropes of pearls. Fortunate women had clothing made-to-measure; others used mail order catalogues and department stores. A working girl wore a dark skirt, white blouse, gloves, robust little boots and sturdy stockings completed the outfit. The outrageous Suffragettes (demanding votes for women) wore practical tailored suits with a discreet dash of purple, white or green. World War 1 put an end to frivolity and lavish clothing. Women without maids learned to dress themselves, hems crept up above the ankle; they donned trousers, suits and uniforms to drive ambulances, work in factories and the office. Skirts were severely tailored; leather belts, simple hats and stern jackets were worn. The fashionable 'hobble' skirt made getting up into a sulky difficult for early MIA women. They now wore brassieres and smaller bloomers. Some daring women even owned neck to knee bathing dresses of sagging knitted wool. After the dark war years fashion erupted shockingly. Skirts became daringly short, breasts disappeared and waistlines dropped to the hip. Long hair was slashed off and the Eton crop was squashed under a cloche hat. The hectic Charleston was vigorously danced in short, shapeless, beaded and fringed dresses, rolled-down stockings and Tbar shoes. Even respectable women painted their face. The little black dress became unavoidable. Debutants learned to curtsey elegantly without showing their knees or their scanties. The less slim or flamboyant piled on bracelets, scarves, miles of beads and bias-cut embroidered dresses hemmed to mid-calf over an elasticized stretch corset, the bloomers going to just above the knee. The Depression shocked the world but the talkies eased the gloom. Women drooled over the glamour of Joan Crawford, Jean Harlow's peroxide hair and Dorothy Lamour's sarong. Wallis Simpson wore pearls and plucked eyebrows, her hair set in concrete waves. The ideal figure was streamlined, with a defined waist and broad shoulders; brassieres were to 'lift and separate', stocking seams had to be straight. Fox skins were flung around the shoulders; a Greta Garbo trench coat was essential. Beach holidays were popular; sunbathing became fashionable in halter-tops and beach pyjamas, mannish trousers with sharp pleats were also worn. Ibis Links

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All glamour ended in 1939 in an era of coupons, make-do and mend. Seven precious coupons of the sixty allocated per year were needed for a summer dress; suit jackets no longer matched the suit skirt; small prints to be easily matched on seams saved fabric wastage; lace, frills and feathers disappeared. Legs were painted and stocking seams inked on; clothes were unpicked and remade; curtain fabric, bedspreads and parachutes were utilized to make clothing. For glamour, women turned to previously vulgar peep-toe shoes, puff sleeves and skirt-less swimming costumes. In 1947 Dior excited the female world with the New Look of extravagant ballerina skirts held out with starched petticoats, nipped in waists and bust-enhancing devices. The Merry Widow bra, Waspie corset, cinch belt and four yards of material in the skirt shocked government officials who called The Look unpatriotic and impractical. Butterick patterns or mass produced designs rocketed the romantic fashion worldwide. Mother teetered on high heels, wore tiny whimsy hats, handbags and gloves that all matched, while Daughter rebelled in jeans, tight jumpers and bobby socks. The lucrative teenage market was born that continues to influence fashion. The curvaceous silhouette gave way to an adolescent boy shape. Beatlemania, Mary Quant, the pill and television strengthened youth culture. Twiggy shocked Melbourne racegoers. Tired of the expense and ironing yards of material, the mini-skirt arrived, the head became a beehive and shoes turned into stilettos. Trousers were not allowed worn in schools, but buttock-skimming micro dresses were. Hipsters, mini bikinis and short hair completed the austere look. Until flower power, men and women grew their hair; psychedelic patterns romped; patchwork gypsy skirts and cheesecloth tops brought India into fashion; youth was light-headed with pot. For others Laura Ashley scattered daisies; punks shaved, spiked and dyed their hair; Cossack boots were popular, underwear was not. The next swing to fashion was the Diana icon. She mesmerized the world, from her voluminous wedding dress of frills and flounces, her hairstyle and her spending sprees to her honed body and sharp tailoring pictured in every magazine. Royalty replaced film stars as fashion leaders. The 21 century has seen a tum to minimal detail, unstructured clothing, denim was worn from morning to midnight, natural hairstyles and comfortable underwear. For the first time in centuries women's bodies are not constricted, padded and exaggerated. Western prosperity and mass production give women spending power and choice. The question of "what to wear?" is no longer ruled by unwritten law, but by abundance. Details from:

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ST JAMES CHURCH . Thefirst church in the area.

Jennie Carter, Member #178 St James Church now located at Griffith Pioneer Park Museum will be 100 years old in December. The little weather-board church was built on a small one acre reserve on the The Cliffs, which is now part of irrigation Farm 515, Moseley Road, Bilbul. Prior to the church construction, the local settlers and their families held their Christian worship at Frank Dun's property The Cliffs. Mr Dun was of Protestant persuasion and his wife and children were Catholic. The Anglicans with the larger congregation held services in the woolshed while Catholic mass was celebrated by Father Gray in the Dun home. It was in this ecumenical spirit that the Anglicans, Presbyterians and Catholics joined together to build a church. With contributions from local families and a gift of £50 from a lady in England the church was erected and dedicated by the Anglican Bishop of Riverina, the Right Rev Ernest Anderson on 22 December 1907. After the departure of the Dun family to Ganmain in early 1908 there were no further Catholic services held in the church. When The Cliffs land was resumed for irrigation farming the church was transported to Hanwood by Mr Spry's bullock team at a cost of £41/10/-. Records show the first service was held in early October 1913. On 16 May 1971 Archdeacon VE Twigg officiated at the final service held in Hanwood. The church was moved on 20 July 1971 to its present location Pioneer Park Museum. Today, the church is used for civil marriages. Sources: Griffith & District Pioneers Series I, Bilbul Public School A History One man's dream A history of Griffith's Pioneer Park Museum

At Hanwood- (a house can be seen in the background) undated.

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A Christmas Message

The Governor, Sir Roden Cutler, and Lady Cutler (left) chatted with Mrs Marion Griffith, after whose late husband this town was named, and her daughter Mrs Gregory Needham (right), after His Excellency unveiled a commemorative plaque on the site of the proposed Civic Centre during his visit to Griffith last Thursday, the 50" anniversary of the town's proclamation. Behind Mrs Griffith is the Wade Shire President Cr Nevis Farrell. The photo and caption in The Riverina Advocate 8 August 1966 A Christmas Message ... From Mrs Griffith to all at Griffith Mrs Marion Griffith widow of the man after whom Griffith was named, has not forgotten her visit here as a guest of honor for the town's jubilee celebrations last August. From her home at Little Hatchett, Logan Road, Gailes, Queensland, Mrs Griffith writes the following to the newspaper. "Please convey through the medium ofyour paper my kind regards and best wishes for the coming year to all the people who live in our lovely town of Griffith and surrounding district, with whom I was privileged to share those delightful celebrations. Let me say here that civic strength depends on the integrity ofthe local Press. long may The Advocate continue to speak loudly, without fear or favour, in the names ofthe various interests that make up your community. My daughter joins with me in wishing you all a joyous Christmas and a happy New Year." From The Riverina Advocate 21 December l 966 Ibis Links

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The Sisters of Mercy of Griffith Sister Rita Savage After ministering in the Catholic schools and the Sacred Heart Parish for eighty-five years the Sisters of Mercy withdrew from Griffith at the end of 2006. It was with great sorrow that the Sisters came to the decision to leave Griffith which was necessitated by their declining numbers. On the weekend of 25 and 26 November a number of Sisters who had once resided in Griffith returned when they had the opportunity to reflect on their long and significant involvement in the Catholic and local community. At that time the Sister made available an overview of their involvement in Griffith over the previous 85 years compiled from records begun by Sister Colombiere McKillop and completed and published by Sister Eileen Casey in the story of the Sisters of Mercy of the Goulburn Congregation, Held In Our Hearts. The Griffith story began on Friday 1 September 1921 when Parish Priest Father O'Dea and a hundred or more parishioners enjoyed a picnic lunch at the railway station as they waited to welcome five Sisters who had travelled from Albury. After words of welcome by Father 0 'Dea and Joe Lenehan the committee escorted Sisters Dominic Mulquiney, Benedict Tanner and Dorothea Dunleavy to the presbytery which had been vacated by Father O'Dea and was to become the "Convent". Sister Veronica Coll and Sister Brigid Hilly who had accompanied them, later returned to Albury. Ibis Links

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Father O'Dea resided in a galvanised iron shack in the church grounds until he moved to an improvised residence on, the eastern edge of the school veranda. Saint Patrick's School opened on 4 September with eighty children and among them were names such as McClellan, Devery, Creagan, Mitchell, Boyle, Ryan, Galvin, Savage, Carter, Gardiner, Kennedy, Cummings, Thompson, Beecher, Carroll, Cunial, Coffee, Fitzpatrick, Carney, O'Donnell, Haynes, Woods, Pearson, Dempsey, O'Connor, Brennan, Owen, Hoggard, Boyana, Clarke, Burke, Lenehan, Fallon and Gordon.

Opening ofSaint Patrick's School 4 September 1921

By 21 October 1921 Sister Claude had been added to the community but became too ill to remain. Consequently Mother Brigid arrived with newly-professed Sister Therese Edwards who was destined to fall in love with Griffith, to which she referred ever after as "my first love". Obviously her pupils loved her too as one of the original pupils, Leo Savage, recalled being taught by Sister Therese when their classroom was "under the tree". Leo's daughter, Eileen, is a Sister of Mercy teaching at the Montessori school in the ACT. Until the Sacred Heart Church was opened on 28 April 1928 Sunday Mass was celebrated first of all at Boyles (home of the grandparents of Reg and Merle Fallon), then in the Hanwood Hall and later in the school. Eight acres of land obtained by Father O'Dea for church purposes was the first freehold land purchased in the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area. The first marriage solemnised in the church was that of Les Savage and Mary Whelan, parents of Sister Rita.

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Early 1920s Father O'Dea and his Congregation in the Open Air Theatre (adjacent to the Lyceum Theatre and later the site ofthe Garden ofRoses Cafe) Left to right - Back: Jim Fallon, Mrs Roberts, Sid Braithwaite, Mrs Braithwaite, Mr Stonehouse, Andy Burg, Miss Dulcie Buckmaster, Pat Boyle holding Baby Boyle Front: Mrs Pat Boyle, Mrs Peter Skeet, Mrs Elizabeth Kennedy, Father O'Dea, Mrs Fred Taylor, Mrs Frank Boyd, Miss May Boyle

Enrolments steadily increased and in 1921 ten children received their First Holy Communion. By August 1976 the number of First Communicants was approximately one hundred and sixty. In the school Sister Peter followed Sister Anthony who had succeeded Sister Dominic as superior in 1923. Sister Anthony remained in Griffith almost to the end of her life until frail health forced her to return to Albury to receive the care that she needed. During that time she prepared many children for the Sacraments and instructed converts to the Catholic faith. This period saw the beginning of the secondary classes with a succession of teachers such as Sisters Xavier, Peter, Berchmans, Aquin, Aquinas, Cephas, Cecily, Imelda, Paul and Hilary. The Convent of Mercy, built to accommodate increased numbers of Sisters joining the staff, was completed, blessed and opened on 16 October 1938. The Sisters moved into it and Father O'Dea returned to his presbytery. At this time Sister Xavier Tanner held the position of Sister-in-Charge. Ibis Links

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The Presbytery probably in the 1940s

Convent ofMercy probably in the late 1960s or early 1970s By the 1960s there were fourteen Sisters living in the Convent so that some of the upstairs verandas had to be turned into extra bedrooms. The position of the Convent being so close to Griffith District Hospital meant that the Sisters were able to visit the sick regularly. During these early years the school and convent buildings were constructed and maintained by the Sacred Heart Parish. The Sisters were supported by contributions from the children of sixpence per week. As this was barely enough for the Sisters to live on, their income was to a large extent dependent on music, Ibis Links

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typing and shorthand pupils and for many years the community had one full-time music teacher. Sisters Helen, Antona, Bernadette, Peter Eymard (Carmel Gardiner) come to mind and many pupils achieved honours from the Australian Music Examinations Board and local music competitions. Janette Long and Nina Mogliotti were among the outstanding pupils. Over and above this financial support was the contribution of fresh fruit and vegetables from members of the local community which continued up until the Convent closed. For many years when Donnelly's were the milk vendors milk was delivered daily to the Convent free of charge. One of the Sisters was always present in the Convent to offer hospitality to all who called. Sister Margaret Hermann fulfilled that role when she came to Griffith in the 1940s as a young sister and returned a second time to spend many years in the community, returning to Albury in 200 I when she needed further medical care.

Saint Patrick's School about 1960 One of the last initiatives of Father O'Dea in the expansion of the Parish was to invite the Marist Brothers to Griffith in 1950 to open a Catholic school for boys from third class and above. Saint Luke's Hospital on the corner of Binya Street and Burrell Place was purchased and renovated to become Saint Brendan's School. Ibis Links

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Saint Luke's Hospital, later to become Saint Brendan's School Parishioners and the township of Griffith were shocked and saddened by the sudden death of Father O'Dea from a heart attack on 11 December 1952. Father John Harper became the second Parish Priest and he was succeeded by Father Hayden in 1965. After Father Hayden's death Father Gallagher became the Parish Priest in 1967. He continued as Parish Priest until his sudden death in 1979. Father Beltrame was the next Parish Priest to be appointed and remains in Griffith assisting Father Michael Mikulck who took charge in 2004. All these parish priests directed the development of Catholic education in co-operation with and support of the Sisters of Mercy. It is astounding that until 1956 the entire school was housed in what is today the parish hall with its various annexes. The new Infant's school on the western side of the Convert was blessed and opened by Bishop Henschke in September 1956. It housed three modem well-equipped classrooms. In May 1959 a new block was built to accommodate primary and secondary girls and a Principal's office. Once again Peter Salvestrin was the builder and the plan was similar to that used in the infant's school thus the rooms were attractive and filled with light and colour. Sister Paul Walsh and Sister Hilary were appointed to teach the secondary classes and later Sister Nolasco (Gwen Garland) joined the staff. Sister Imelda Seymour and Sister Frances O'Grady subsequently taught in this block. In May 1967 when further classrooms were needed it was decided that this expansion would be made in Wakaden Street on the "old golf course" (site of the present Marian College) to which Saint Brendan's School had already been relocated. This freed up accommodation for Saint Patrick's primary school and enabled the secondary students to share facilities and equipment with Saint Brendan's. In 1970 the two schools amalgamated and co-education was reIbis Links

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introduced with Saint Patrick's Secondary School and Saint Brendan's secondary students combining to begin the Catholic High School. Brother Clement Terry was the principal and Sisters on the staff were Sisters Imelda Seymour, Nolasco, Rita Savage and Marie Bemade (Maureen Gannon). When the number of Sisters decreased the Convent building was vacated by the nuns to provide administration space for the expanding Saint Patrick's Primary school. Two houses were rented to provide residences for the Sisters. When the Marist Brothers formally withdrew from Griffith the Sisters went to live in what had been the Brothers monastery. Since then the Sisters of Mercy continued to provide a principal for the Catholic High School. As we read in the Scriptures, the mustard seed planted in 1921 has grown into a large tree. The weekend of 25 and 26 November 2006 was an opportunity to remember and admire the many branches of the eighty-five year old tree and to celebrate its fruitfulness. Members of the congregation were invited to gather once more, as their predecessors did in welcoming the Sisters of Mercy to Griffith on I September 1921, to thank them for their contribution and to farewell them from the parish and from the Griffith Community. k k k k k k k k

Source ❖ Held In Our Hearts - the story of the Sisters of Mercy of the Goulbum Congregation by Sister Eileen Casey ❖ Sister Rita Savage's research and memories. Published with the permission of Sister Rita Savage Photographs Courtesy of The Griffth Collection held by the Society Further Reading Griffith & District Pioneers Series 1, pages 298-303 A Tribute to Rev. Father Robert O'Dea Footnote Over one hundred Sisters of Mercy taught and worked in Griffith over 85 years. The names are held by the Society and are available on request.

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The Story of David Baker Marg Tucker, Member# 61 While researching my family tree I came across the tragic story of David Baker. David Baker was born in Kent England c 1811. His parents lived in the small village of Marden. David married Elizabeth Excell on June 9, 1833, his occupation, an Agricultural Labourer. Within eight years David and Elizabeth had a mce little family of five children, David, Henry, James, Ann and Elizabeth. Life was hard. Men stole a loaf of bread to feed their families and were transported to Australia. David found himself in Maidstone Prison. During his imprisonment he was taught Basket Weaving and it was noted that he could read and write. David was granted a Royal Pardon on July 25, 1845 and was exiled to Australia aboard the 'Stratheaden' into the care of Horatio Wills, (father of Tom Wills, a cricketer of some fame who founded Australian Rules Football; originally to keep his team fit during the off season). Elizabeth and their young children stayed behind. Wills ran a property near Geelong in Victoria. David with Wills assistance sent for Elizabeth and the children. The ship 'Harry Lorrequer' left Plymouth on November 27, 1850 and arrived in Melbourne on March 14, 1851, a rough crossing that left thirty two people dead, mostly from diarrhoea. Elizabeth Baker died on board on January 20. David must have been devastated on greeting the ship to find his wife hadn't survived and was left to raise five children (Elizabeth 9, Ann 12, James 13, Henry 14 and David 17). Two years later David remarried Wills cook Catherine Robinson on April 16, 1853. The family lived and worked for Wills for many years. By 1860 Wills had made several trips to central Queensland looking for land. He took over the lease of four blocks, each of twenty five sq. miles from Peter Fitzalan Macdonald on the Nogoa River 25 miles south-west of the later town of Emerald. The selection was named 'Cullin-la-ringo'. In January 1861 Wills, his son Thomas and a party of stockmen, shepherds, other servants and their families left Geelong by ship for Brisbane, the Baker family included. Henry and Ann stayed behind in the Geelong area. Ann was married and had given birth to a girl Charlotte Larcombe by this time. Ibis Links

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The twenty-five men, women and children left Brisbane on January 5, 1861 in bullock wagons and drays with stores for a new station. They took stud rams from Geelong. Sheep, horses and cattle were purchased along the track in the Darling Downs and Burnett Districts. Sixteen weeks later the party reached Rockhampton with 10,500 sheep. From there they moved slowly to 'Cullin-la-ringo'. The expedition was one of the most lavishly equipped seen along the Dawson and it attracted much attention from settlers, travellers and Aboriginals. Wills ignored warnings about encouraging the Aboriginals by displaying supplies of food, clothing, blankets and other stores. He laughed and quoted his experience with Victorian Aboriginals when warned to carry a gun and have a shotgun handy because they couldn't be trusted. In October 1861 they reached 'Cullin-la-ringo' eight months after leaving Brisbane, immediately building stock yards, huts and store-rooms. A party of Aboriginals camped near by. They were friendly and seemed harmless. The station settled into the regular routine of rest after the middy meal. In the early afternoon of 17 October the peace was shattered by the screaming of Catherine Baker. Over three hundred Aboriginals battered to death with nulla-nullas and spears; a total of nineteen station workers and children in the biggest massacre of white settlers ever recorded. Wills, who had kept a gun handy to appease his son's fears, fired a shot but the shotgun wasn't close enough. A man named Moore crawled among a mob of sheep, knowing he would surely die. He eventually rode to the nearest station for help. Catherine Baker's battered body was dragged inside and found with the children. David Baker Snr and Jnr were found near the stock yards. The ground was described as churned up and covered with blood as if a mighty battle had taken place. The Aboriginals took whatever provisions they could carry. The flour and tea were useless to them so they just scattered it around. Tom Wills and James Baker were absent having been sent to collect other supplies. The massacred station people numbered nineteen (eleven men, two women and six children). Among those killed were David and Catherine Baker, two of his children from his first marriage (David and Elizabeth), son Iden born 1857 from his second marriage and David and Catherine's baby which David had delivered just weeks before after Catherine suffering several miscarriages. James plus Ann and Henry living safely in the Geelong area were the only family to survive. Life is tough today, but for our ancestors things were often so much tougher.

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The mass grave on 'Cullin-la-ringo' Station. David Baker was known as Tom The Inscription reads ;R.1.P. MR & MRS TOM BAKER

MR & MRS PAT RIK MANNON

AND CHILDREN ELIZABETH, DAVID, IDEN

AND CHILDREN MARY ANN, MAGGY

AND INFANT DAUGHTER

AND INFANT DAUGHT ER

Also GEORGE LING, EDWARD M'CORMACK, HENRY PICKERING JAMES SCOTT & CHARLES WEEDEN. KILLED BY BLACKS 17-10-1861

Websites http://www.justice.wa.gov.au/ Department of Justice, Western Australia - Births, Deaths & Marriages offers online access to the Western Australian Historic Indexes. These have been updated. Births can now be searched (1841-1931), deaths (1841-1940) and marriages (1841-1916) http://www.openwindows.com/marriage/search.htm The Western Australian Registry (above) offers online marriage indexes 1841 to 1916. This site offers searches beyond this date and the search facility identifies both husband and wife, something that is not possible using the microfiche index 1906-1965.

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New.Photographs in the Griffith Collection Wendy Polkinghorne, Member #5 Over the last six weeks the Society has received four sets of photographs that have now been added to the Griffith Collection. These photos of the Hermit of Scenic Hill and his gardens are especially welcome. There are over forty photographs of the Hermit and his gardens in our collection however these particular ones were not previously amongst them. The captions accompanying the photographs on the following pages were written on the back of each photograph by an unknown person. These photographs may have been taken by Jack Carney of Griffith. The Hermit (Valerio Ricetti) was first sighted on Scenic Hill in 1928. Legend, for indeed a legend he has become, has it that a sudden rainstorm was responsible for his taking shelter from the heavy rain in the caves on the Hill. By the mid 1930s he was setting up his garden and moving rocks to form terraces. A local lad, who at the time had become friendly with the Hermit, said that he always called the Hermit "Carlo". Over the years the gardens became a unique tourist attraction of the Area. During World War II, after Italy had entered the War on the side of Germany, many Italian immigrants, including Valerio, were interned. He spent time at Liverpool and Cowra in New South Wales and also at Loveday Camp at Barmera SA from May 1942 to December 1943. He was then released into the care of a local family who watched over him until he expressed a desire to visit his brother in Italy where he died in 1952. Due to vandalism there are only scant remnants of his once magnificent gardens as depicted by these photographs that were probably taken Valerio Ricetti as shown on about 1940. his "Application for Registration" as an Alien resident- March 1942. Ibis Links

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Valerio Ricetti is an expert gardener. These palms were grown by him around the entrance to his cave hut. The hut consists oftwo small rooms built into the side ofa large rock. Inside hut is bed. Rooms are very clean.

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A view of his main garden. He lives some distancefrom them as he does not like to be disturbed With the aid ofplanks he has made it easy for visitors to inspect his work. Most of his work is done in the early hours of the morning.

Throughout his grounds are hundreds of stone steps like these. They are all placed very care/ully and sometimes wind around in spiral formation. Heavy rocks have been usedfor steps.

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Butts Book Launch Anne Gribble, Member #218 Grey hair and wrinkles disappeared when over 40 friends and ex-boarders of Butterworth Memorial Hostel gathered on 21 September for a reunion luncheon and the Official Launch of the "Butterworth Memorial Hostel" book Women travelled from as far away as Scarborough Qld, Sydney, Canberra ACT, Inverell, Finley Medowie, Hillston, Lake Cargelligo, Naradhan, Coleambally, Barmedman, Griffith and Yenda for the event. There were loud cries of recognition and welcome as people met and remembered their school years. Tables were decorated with flowers and pen sketches of hostel life. 'Matron' appeared, accompanied by 'Skipper' and a ringing cowbell, to demand that all eat up their frogs' eggs and fat lady. 'Confiscated' goods were returned to owners, who were 'fined' by receiving a small gift. A prize was given to those who could recognize people in old photographs. The book was researched and compiled by Lynette Brown, Anne Gribble and Wendy Handes. Mr Keith Brown Officially Launched the book and recalled his many years as Treasurer of the Hostel when Matron Elsie Lonsdale controlled the girls with an iron rule from 1928 to 1956. The book contains a wonderful photograph of Matron Elsie Lonsdale on the Hay Golf course c 1928 with Keith Brown, as a very small boy, standing beside her golf bag. The photograph was taken by his aunt, Miss Irene Brown. The book contains a short history of the town, the hostels and education facilities of Hay as well as hundreds of memories written by "Butts girls". Luncheon guests scrutinized the photographs, sketches and student lists within the 148 page book, faces (a little younger) were easily recognised.

Lynette Brown, Member #3 Amongst the Former Butts Girls attending the book launch was Brenda Spears daughter of Elvie Matheson a 'Butts' girl (1925-27), later Rowston ofBinya and Val Davies daughterin-Law of Lylia Matheson, 1926-28, later Davies of Hay. Joan Tarry, nee Thomson was the earliest girl present - 1939-43. A letter was read from Wendy Handes (Armidale) who was not able to be present. Another message of apology was received from Margaret Scribner (Moore), whose mother, May Harris of Whitton, was amongst the first boarders at the Butterworth Memorial Hostel in 1919 and won an Alexander Scholarship tenable at Sydney University in 1923. Also from Rita Cesca (Livotto of Hay). In 1952 Rita was a new migrant from Italy with her family. Her father asked if she could work at the Hostel for nothing to learn English. Matron Lonsdale said "Yes, but she would pay her". Rita worked there for over 2 years. Anyone wishing to purchase the Butterworth Memorial Hostel book may use the order form in this issue, page 23. It is also available at the Hay Newsagency. Ibis Links

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At the Book Launch. Left to Right: Anne Gribble, Keith Brown, (who launched the book) and Lyn Brown. Keith was Honorary Treasurer ofthe Butterworth Memorial Hostel from approx 1938 until 1956, exceptfor the three years he was in the Air Force during World War II

Anne Gribble dressed as matron Lonsdale, complete with bell and dog. Photos: compliments of Val Lugsdin and Lynette Brown.

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"Butterworth Memorial Hostel" Book A book has been published titled "Butterworth Memorial Hostel" and is now for sale. There has been remarkable local interest in this publication as it covers a variety of subjects associated with the Butterworth Memorial Hostel that boarded girls from 1919 to 1956. History, personalities and memories are interspersed with photographs, sketches and maps throughout the 148 A4 pages. The list of contents cover: Outline of the history of Hay The education of children who attended the Hay primary and high schools The Hostels and boarding facilities they stayed at The Butterworth and Lonsdale families The Hostels connection with the Methodist Church Matron Lonsdale and the staff Memories from 1919- 1956, written by ex-Butterworth Hostel girls The "Butterworth Memorial Hostel" book represents a slice of 20" century Australian rural society history. It is of great interest to "ex-Butts kids", as well as libraries and researchers. Recollections and reminisces recall a past era of friendship, fun and mischief. If you would like to have a copy/ies please complete the Order Form below with payment to the Butts Book Committee, P.O. Box 1437, Griffith NSW 2680 **********************************************

"Butterworth Memorial Hostel" Book Name·

Address·

Phone·

Number of Books

@ $30.00 each

Postage & Handling for 1 or 2 books $10.00 Total

Payment to be made to: BUTTS BOOK COMMITTEE For further information contact: Lyn Brown (nee Hall) Phone 02 69624858 Anne Gribble (nee Bardney) Phone 02 69636966 Ibis Links

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New In Our Library Jennie Carter, Member #178 BOOKS Title Forbes Cemetery Transcripts to June 2006 Vol I

Code/Shelf No AN 11.2871A

[Forbes Family History Group]

Forbes Cemetery Transcripts to June 2006 Vol 2

AN 11.2871B

[Forbes Family History Group]

Bathurst Pioneers Pre 1900

AN 3.047

[Family History Group of Bathurst]

Bendigo Advertiser 1854-1884, Index ofFunerals

AV 11.3550

[Hocking, PA] (Donated by Gras M)

Australian Railway History

AN 7.268OBB 1

Article on Griffith-Hillston-Roto Line Part I [Australian Railway Historical Society] (Donated by Pollard N)

Australian Railway History

AN 7.268OBB 2

Article on Griffith-Hillston-Roto Line Part II [Australian Railway Historical Society] (Donated by Pollard N)

Fruits ofour labour

AN 7.2680Z 2

The history of Griffith's Italian community [Cornwall JJ (Donated by The Migration Heritage Centre)

My Ancestors Were Quakers

A 5 .610

[Milligan EH, Thomas MJ] (Donated by Polkinghome W)

Single && free - Female Migration to Australia 1833-1837 A 5.085A [Rushen E] (Donated by Polkinghome W)

Butterworth Memorial Hostel "Butts is Best"

AN 7.271 lN

[Brown L, Gribble A, Handes W]

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FICHE Title Bendigo Advertiser 1854-1884, Index to Funerals, Inquests, Obituaries etc

Code/Shelf No Drawer 13

[Bendigo Regional Genealogical Society] (Donated by Gras M)

COMPUTER Title Pastoral Possessions Of New South Wales 1889 [Hanson W]

Land Tax Register & Valuation Victoria 1888 [Victorian Government]

Australian Dictionary ofDates & Men ofthe Time [Heaton J]

Bathurst & Kelso NSW Burials, Cremations & Headstones 1817-2003 [Family History Group of Bathurst]

Cemeteries ofSouth West Victoria [Mar, Ian] NB Indicates [Author]

QUe(come ta Surname CARTER AGOSTINO HORRIGAN CALABRIA

w eu embeo Given Name Eunice Heather Edna Barbara

320 321 321 322

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JOTTINGS Journals held in our Library can•provide a wealth of family history information. Listed below are a few of the articles to tempt you. [Library Shelf Number shown in brackets]

Wendy Polkinghorne, Member #5 The Ancestral Searcher (HAGSOC - Canberra) [ACT 17-9-93] June 2007 ❖ Huguenot Families in Australia Project - Robert Nash tells that "the Huguenot Society of Australia is planning to publish a book about descendants of the Huguenots who came to this country". A list of Huguenot surnames is also given. (NB: See Practical Family History article mentioned on the next page.) ❖

Penetrating the Barbed Wire - or how to research a soldier using the resources of The Australian War Memorial and The National Archives of Australia. This in depth article was written by Jean Main

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Using Computers to help you with your Genealogy by Patrick Rayfield.

Victorian GUM Inc News [AV 17-10.27] ❖ Home Printing for Keeps - Advice regarding preserving your photographs. ❖ FamilySearch unveils the program to increase access to World's Genealogical Records. ❖ Register of Corrected Entries - www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk Family History Monthly [ENG 17-13-142] ❖ The National Army Museum and Royal Hospital in Chelsea - Orla Thomas visits the Nation Army Museum and Phil Tomaselli explains how to find Chelsea Pensioners. ❖ What is A Hocktide Kiss? - Read the article by Catherine Green to find out. Practical Family History [17-16-62] March 2007 ❖ Key in with caution! - timely advice from Roy Stockdill for users of the internet. [ 17-16-63] April 2007 ❖ Webb of Intrigue - Roy Stockdill researches a reader's "brick wall" Ibis Links

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Granny Leicester's Lost Girls - Alan Stewart researches a reader's mystery.

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Continental Connections - Tony Fuller provides useful information about the Huguenots, "French Calvinist Protestants who fled their homeland to escape religious persecution".

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Carers In A Crisis - Jon Mills looks at the British Red Cross.

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Cindi's List - help is provided to find your way around this excellent genealogical website.

[17-16-65] July 2007 ❖ Workhouse Waifs written by Workhouse expert Peter Higginbotham who draws the readers' attention to the fact that "almost half of the mid-Victorian workhouse population" were pauper and orphaned children. ❖

The second article regarding Workhouse Children provides a selection of transcriptions from the English and Welsh censuses.

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A Vital Network - Jon Mills examines the general service roles played by Civil Defence volunteer during World War II.

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True Grit by Angela Glover - tells of the men who "built Yorkshire's famous drystone walls."

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Finding your forebears in Lincolnshire by Alan Stewart.

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[17-6-181] June 2007 ❖ The St John Ambulance Brigade - Neil Storey provides an insight into this organisation. It began as St John Ambulance Association and during its first decade trained over 100,000 men and women in first aid. ❖

International and online family history records for the future - by Sean Brady

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Internet resources on Genetics and Genealogy - Jane Cavell gives an expert tour of the websites that can help.

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Keeping the peace in Ireland - "With famine, unrest and Home Rule, the Army was busy in 19" century Ireland"- an article by lain Swinnerton.

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Questions and Answers on Ireland - by Brian Mitchell.

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At War Beneath the Waves - Paul Lacey's maternal grandfather served on HMS Newcastle.

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Birth, Death & Marriage Certificate Prices Australian Capital Territory after 1939 Registrar-General's Office PO Box 225, Canberra City ACT 2608 Full Certificate $34 plus $5 postage Check ID requirements - order on-line (Pre 1930 see NSW)

New Zealand Dept of Internal Affairs PO Box 10-526, Wellington NZ Electronic Copy for Genealogical purposes: Pre 1874 - $26.00, 1875 to date $20.00 NZ Updated order forms available in our Library

New South Wales- Registry ofBDM GPO Box 30, Sydney NSW 2001 Famity History Certificates - B's 1788-1905, D's 1788-1975 & M's 1788-1955 - With index No $25. Without index No - $33. No ID requirements - order on-line. Pre 1856 records on film in out library. Transcription Service - Order forms in library

New South Wales Wills Supreme Court GPO Box 3, Sydney NSW 2001 Prior to 1850 $53.00 1850 to 1985 $36.00

Irish Republic General Register Office Lombard Street East, Dublin 2, Ireland Full Certificate £6.00 (Ire) Including postage

Northern Territory The Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages GPO Box 3021, Darwin NT 0801 Full Certificate $25.00 & $7 postage (Prior to 24 Aug 1870 see South Australia)

Western Australia Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages PO Box 7720 Closter Square, Perth 6850 Full Certificate: $30 when quoting Index No & District. Without Index No & Dist: $40

Tasmania Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages GPO Box 198, Hobart Tas 7001 Full Certificate or Extract $33.88 with a 5 yr search. Post 1970 - Cause of death cert $18.15 Pre 1899 records free on microfilm

South Australia Births, Deaths & Marriages Registration Office GPO Box 1351, Adelaide 5001 Full Certificate $35.25 & $7.68 postage, no postage for Historical Certificates

Victoria Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages GPO Box 4332, Melbourne VIC 3001 Uncertified image with or without Index No. $17.50. Official Certificates $25.80 Scotland - Registrar General New Register House, Edinburgh Scotland EHi 3YT Full Cert £13.57 (Stg) including postage (Index for 1855-1897 & OPR on the Internet)

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ITEMS FOR SALE Monumental Inscriptions & Burial Records Vol 4 Narrandera District, 263pp $17.50 plus postage Vol 5 Lake Cargelligo & Ungarie Districts, I 04pp $I 0.00 plus postage Vol 7 West Wyalong & District, l 73pp $15.00 plus postage West Wyalong Supplement... $3.00 including postage Postage is as follows:- Vol 5 = $4.00. Others are charged at Parcel Rates, i.e. NSW $5.80; Vic $7.90; SA $8.85; Qld $8.20; Tas $10.25; NT $12.15 & WA $11.60 Riverina Cemeteries - Monumental Inscriptions & Burial Records Fully searchable CD-ROM, over 40,000 entries - $85.00 plus $5.00 postage anywhere in Australia. Total Cost $90.00 LIBRARY RESEARCH FEES FOR NON MEMBERS Our Society is willing to undertake research in relation to Griffith and the surrounding areas. When requesting information please provide all known details to enable a search to be made. For example - full names, maiden names, children, birth & death dates, addresses etc. The research rate is $10.00 AUS per hour - plus photocopying expenses. Our minimum research fee is $10.00 AUS, which must be enclosed with the initial inquiry. This fee covers one hour of research of all our resources including the Riverina Cemeteries CD. For postal replies please include a stamped self addressed business sized envelope. You will be advised in advance if further costs are associated with your enquiry. Please include your email address for quick reply to any queries. Send research enquiry, plus cheque/money order to: Research Officer Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc PO Box 2703 GRIFFITH NSW 2680 Members (written enquiries) - FREE plus S.A.E. Non Members Fee to use Library - $10.00 per session plus photo copying expenses. MEMBERSHIP FEES (Renewals due 1 January each year - Renewals paid after 31 January incur Joining Fee. Joining Fee - $5.00 Single Membership - $30.00 (The annual fee for one person) Family Membership - $35.00 (Two persons living at the one address) Half Year Membership - $20.00 (From I July to 30 December) Plus Joining Fee Twelve Months Journal Subscription Only - $15.00

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No. 85 March 2008 ISSN 0811 - 5559

Journal of the GRIFFITH GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC

Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc PO Box 2703, Griffith NSW 2680 02 6964 8942 (Library hours only) Email: griffithgene@dragnet.com.au Website - http://users.dragnet.com.au/-ggahs Library Situated at - I Tranter Place, Griffith, NSW 2680 (Behind the CWA Rooms & opposite the Ambulance Station) Patron Public Officer Honarary Life Members

Hon Solicitor Auditor Legal Advisor President Senior Vice President Junior Vice President Treasurer Secretary Assistant Secretaries Membership Officer Librarian Assistant Librarians

Ibis Links Editor Ibis Links Committee Link Letter Editor Research Committee Cemetery Convenors Social Convenors CWA Liaison Officer 'Griffith Collection' Convenors Local History Convenor Computer Officers Web Manager Publicity Officers Library Key Holders

Mrs Patricia Jones Mr Clive Polk.inghome Mrs Edna Wakley Mr Alan Wakley Mrs Wendy Polkinghome Mrs Patricia Jones Mrs Margaret Hill Mrs Lynette Brown Mrs Ann Stevens Mis Lindy Jolley Pinnacle Accounting Partners Pty Ltd Mr Allan Haggarty Mr Clive Polkinghome 6962 1650 Mr John Miller 6962 7788 Mr Charles Robertson 6963 5356 Mrs Christine Gavin................................................... .......6964 3266 Mrs Beth Davidge........................................................ . .. 6962 1065 Mrs Yvonne Miller & Mrs Vicki Moran Mrs Cheryl Green.......... .....6964 3312 Mrs Jennie Carter 6963 5563 Mrs Lynette Brown.................................................... . 6962 4858 Mrs Beth Davidge 6962 1065 Mrs Vicki Sanger.............................. ..6964 2887 Mrs Wendy Polk.inghome 6962 1650 Mrs Barbara Millis................................................................ ..6968 1301 Mrs Christina Morris................... . 6896 9815 Mrs Wendy Polk.inghome, Mrs Lynette Brown, Mrs Anne Gribble, Mrs Yvonne Miller, Mrs Edna Wakley Mrs Barbara Millis............................................................ ......6968 1301 Mrs Wendy Polkinghome, Mrs Jennie Carter & Mrs Cheryl Green Mr Clive Polkinghome & Mrs Ann Stevens Mrs Margaret Hill & Mrs Margaret Hare Mrs Lynette Brown............................... . 6962 4858 Mrs Edna Wakley & Mrs Wendy Polkinghome Mrs Beth Davidge Mr Clive Polkinghome & Mr John Miller................ 6962 I 650 & 6962 7788 Mrs Jennie Carter 6963 5563 Mrs Ann Langford 6962 5432 John Miller, Charles Robertson, Margaret Hare, Ann Stevens, Yvonne Miller, Wendy Polkinghome, Lynette Brown, Margaret Hill, Vicki Sanger, Yvonne Wilson, Bill Thompson, Clive Polk.inghome, Richard Gow, Edna Wakley, Beth Davidge, Barbara Millis, Christina Morris and Ann Langford

AIMS & IDEALS I. 2. 3. 4.

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Journal of Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc Contents: President's Report

Auditor's Report

Memories of a Pioneer Settler - Mary St Clair.

Food For Thought

Bigamist, Deserter - and army poster boy

Additions to the Riverina Cemeteries CD

A Tribute to a Pioneer Doctor Arthur Moorehouse Watkins

Researching in the Netherlands

New In Our Library

Welcome to Our New Members

Are you doing all your Research on the Internet

Vital Hints for Internet Users

Photos of Yenda from The Criffith Collection

Jottings

Birth, Death & Marriage Certificate Prices

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Griffith Genealogical l!t. Historical Society Inc. Presidents Report to the Annual General Meeting 20th February 2008

As I sit here and read this, my 6" Annual Report as your President, I look back and reflect how very fortunate I have been to have had over those years such a dedicated group of volunteers to act on the Committee of the Society. The financial position of the Society continues to be strong, despite our relatively small member base. We have been able to add to our investments again this year, and these are shown in the annual report from our Auditors, which is available tonight for you to examine. Some projects commenced in earlier years are ongoing and continue to expand. The scanning, indexing and archiving of negatives and photographs in The Griffith and Yenda Collection now totals over 8,000 records. It is projected to have these records available for viewing in our library within the next few months. The Riverina Cemetery CD project now contains over 48,500 records, and includes obituaries, death notices, in memoriams, return thanks and news items extracted from filmed copies of The Area News, The Advocate and The Barellan Leader. Filmed copies of The Narrandera Argus are presently being viewed to extract obituaries, etc. These have been made available by the Narrandera library, and commence in the year 1899. Current items from The Area News are added weekly as the paper is printed. Our first major event for the year was a seminar held at the Griffith ExServicemen's Club. Speakers were Peter Procter, from Canberra, Cora Num, whose genealogical website is well known, and Elder Webb and his wife from the Latter Day Saints Church. This event was subsidised by the Society, and was well attended. Two excursions were planned for the year, the first being to Ian Todd's private museum in mid April. An enjoyable few hours was spent viewing the collection of old vehicles, horse drawn buggies and artefacts with a knowledgeable running commentary by Ian himself. The seccnd, organised by Lynette Brown and Charlie Robertson, consisted of a visit to Goolgowi, Merriwagga and the Olive Farm at Gunbar. It was very Ibis Links

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interesting listening to the history of the towns as told by long time residents of both. The olive farm tour was conducted by the manager, and was a real eye opener. Of particular interest was an inspection of the mechanical harvester, and then a real time demonstration of the harvester in action. The finale was being taken along the narrow bank of the storage dam in our tour bus, driven by Charlie. Thanks must go to Frank Millis and Charlie Robertson who helped me prepare the nature strip along Railway Street and then lay turf, which was given free by Griffith Bricks and Pavers. This work, and planting of the garden beside it, was done by your Society to help our landlord, Griffith Branch of C.W.A. comply with development application conditions imposed by Griffith City Council. It was brought to our attention during the year that a number of Honour Boards containing names of Jondaryan Club and Ex-Servicemen's Club lawn bowls champions were to be discarded. Thanks go to John Miller for organising a day to photograph all the boards before their disposal. These photos are now in the Griffith Collection, and preserved for future generations. Your librarian, Jennie Carter and her assistants have spent many hours reorganizing the books and checking stock, with the result that some books have been reported missing. If you have borrowed books in the last year, would you please check, and return any still held. What of the future? Like all voluntary organisations, we are struggling to maintain our membership numbers and encourage you to actively canvas new members. We need new members to firstly utilise the numerous resources held in our library, and also to fill positions on the committee, which it is becoming increasingly difficult to do. Your committee is presently investigating the purchase of a modem microfilm reader printer scanner in the hope that it will encourage existing and new members to utilise the large quantity of resources held. In conclusion, let me thank all my dedicated committee and members who have given unstintingly of their time over the last year to make this organisation function as it does. Clive Polkinghorne, President ibis Links

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PINNACLE Accounting Partners ABN 60 1I8 957 03

GRIFFITH GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCITY INC. INDEPENDENT AUDIT REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF GRIFFITH GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC.

Report on the Financial Report We have audited the attached financial report, being a special purpose financial report of Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Incorporated for the year ended 3I December 2007 which comprises the balance sheet and the profit and loss statement for the year then ended; summary of significant accounting policies, other explanatory notes and the statement by members of the committee.

Committee's Responsibilityfor the Financial Report The Committee of the association is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the financial report and have determined that the accounting policies used and described in Note 1 to the financial statements which form part of the financial report are appropriate to meet the financial reporting requirements of the company's constitution and are appropriate to meet the needs of members. The committee's responsibilities also include establishing and maintaining internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of the financial report that is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error; selecting and applying appropriate accounting policies; and making accounting estimates that are reasonable in the circumstances.

Auditors Responsibility Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the financial report based on our audit. No opinion is expressed as to whether the accounting policies used, and described in Note 1, are appropriate to the needs to the members. We conducted our audit in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards. These Auditing Standards require that we comply with relevant ethical requirements relating to audit engagements and plan to perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance whether the financial report is free from material misstatement. An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial report. The procedures selected depend on the auditor's judgement, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial report, whether due to fraud or error. In making Ibis Links

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those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity's preparation and fair presentation of the financial report in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of entity's internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made by the directors, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial report. The financial report has been prepared for distribution to members for the purpose of fulfilling the committee's financial reporting requirements under the company's constitution. We disclaim any assumption of responsibility for any reliance on this report or on the financial report to which relates to any person other than the members, or for any purpose other than for that which it was prepared. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.

Independence In conducting our audit, we have complied with the independence requirements of the Australian professional ethical pronouncements.

Basis for Auditor's Opinion The Committee conducts fundraising activities and it is not practical for the Committee to establish accounting control over all sources of income. Accordingly, it is not possible for our examination to extend beyond the amounts physically received, banked and recorded in the accounts from these activities.

Qualified Auditor's Opinion In our opinion, except for the adjustments (if any) for any amounts of receipts from fundraising that have not been physically banked, the financial report presents fairly, in all material respects the financial position of Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc. 3 December 2007 and of its financial performance for the year ended in accordance with the accounting policies described in Note I to the financial statements. Dated at Griffith this 18" day of February, 2008 J.P Keenan CPA Registered Company Auditor 156228 PINNACLE ACCOUNTING PARTNERS PTY LTD

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GRIFFITH GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC. PROFIT AND LOSS STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2007

INCOME

Donations received Members subscriptions Fundraising income Interest received Miscellaneous sales Internet usage Sales research and printouts Publication sales LESS EXPENDITURE

Advertising Auditor's remuneration Bank fees and charges Birthday Dinner Depreciation Street Stalls Light and power Ground Maintenance Ibis Links Publication Insurance Licenses and fees Postage, printing and stationery Seminar Costs Rent Repairs and maintenance Research and Development Costs Computer and Internet Expenses Subscriptions Sundry expenses Telephone

2007

2006

99 1,955 864 4,354 521 579 4,515 12,877

480 3,700 7 66 3,519 673 26 645 11,912 21,721

165 660

550 1

5,431 400 963 1,699 1,006 219 786 1,268 1,040 198

184 4,900 100 390 899 1,274 1,069 197 1,695

1,250 919 155 188 16,347

1,040 965 19 534 784 534 189 15,324

(3,460)

6,397

(3,460)

6,397

Retained profits at the beginning of the financial year

69,352

62,955

TOTAL AVAILABLE FOR APPROPRIATION RETAINED PROFITS AT THE END OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR

65,892

69,352

65,892

69,352

NET OPERATING PROFIT

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GRIFFITH GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC.

BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2007 2007

2006

CURRENT ASSETS

Country First Credit Union Account Esanda Term Deposit Esanda Term Deposit 2 Banksia Security Banksia Term Deposit No 1 Shares-Country First

13,564 20,000 10,000 10,000 15,083

19,563 18,000 10,000 20,000

68,658

10 67,573

TOTAL ASSET

71,757 71,757 140,415

76,302 76,302 143,875

NET ASSETS

140,415

143,875

74,523 65,892 140,415

74,523 69,352 143,875

FIXED ASSETS

Plant and Equipment

EQUITY

Asset Recognition Reserve Retained Profits TOT AL EQUITY

NOTE: Full Audit report may be viewed at the Library.

******* Helpful Hint from the Research Officer When you are using the NSW Birth, Death and Marriage Indexes on CDs in the Society's Library you may find an entry showing a "Cross Reference" indicated by an R. Do not ignore this. Always conduct another search for the event only inserting the relevant Registration Year and the Registration Number. On many occasions this is only a cross reference to a Mc or Mac but sometimes it is not and it can lead you to an entirely different name or surname. NB: This facility is not available on the NSW BDM Index online. Ibis Links

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Memories of a Pioneer Settler Mary St Clair These memories were written by Mary St Clair about 50 years after she had left Griffith. She briefly describes the few years she spent with her husband Robert Percy St Clair on their MIA farm during the early pioneering days (1915-1923). Robert St Clair's lease of Farm 211 was gazetted in May 1915 with an annual rent of £21-14-2- the farm was transferred to another applicant in February 1921. Mary's writing was difficult to read in places and she wrote cryptically, because she was forever in a rush and had no time to fill in the blanks! When Robert Percy came into my life the War was still on. Rob had a dairy farm 5 miles away and he had come to buy a Guernsey bull we had for sale. Fellfor me (imagine). He bought me a pair ofkid gloves and we went to the races in Kyogle driving sulky and pony. Were married there in 1915 (23.6.1915) and went to Griffith. Another chapter - 300 miles into Riverina from Sydney. It was hot in the summer - 120 degrees and trees froze in winter. We had 25 acres virgin red soil, planted it with peaches, apricots, grapes, plums and citrus fruit. On our arrival at Whitton, on way to Griffith, we had to drive along bush track and there, miles from nowhere, two old swaggies. One was barbering the other, and mud all around. The car driver was christened 'Mudlark' and when we got to ourfarm it had rained 7 inches in 2 weeks, firstfor 7 years. No rail link to Willbriggie 14 miles away. Took three weeks for teams to get ourfurniture to the farm - bogged one after the other all the way. We slept on a three foot stretcher. We could not buy butter, meat, biscuits, or even sugar. We had taken meat and a few groceries and 6lbs butter which lastedfive months.

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First year cut worms took over and chewed all the young trees back. Ringbarked them, which to drown and kill we had to flood all 25 acres for 4 inches. ' Then the Galahs (Pink Cockatoos) came. At the stroke of 4 o'clock each day they flew away to return at 8 next morning. Getting a gun to shoot them was a problem too. After we ordered it, it took ten weeks for it to come from Sydney. First shot, with the new gun got thirty birds, next shot thirty six!

Robert & Mary St Clair's Wedding at Lismore - 23 June 1915

Pictured at the back are Margaret Jane Field (extreme left) and George Walter Field (centre), Mary's parents, who also acquired a farm at Griffith.

A contractor, who put down a well for us, said if I liked to go up to a farm, seven miles away they had a broody hen. I did. Seven up and seven back. Got duck eggs which took Jive weeks to hatch, little pets. I went to town in sulky, Jive miles away, and meantime a thunderstorm. When I got home all baby ducks drowned in a pool. Crops we could not dispose of - no transport or trains. We dried apricots four pounds offresh fruit to get one pound of dried and so much hard work! Ibis Links

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Things got so bad that Robert finally decided to get an outside job. He was originally trained as an accountant, and he was employed by the Irrigation Commission office at Griffith, six miles away. I ran the farm, while Robert cycled the six miles to Griffith to work. It was at this time that the family started to arrive. Our daughter Marjorie was born at the Leeton Hospital (1917). By the time Warwick arrived (1922), a small hospital had been established at Griffith. After a few years, 1919, I persuaded Rob to sell the farm and live in town as all our money had run out by then. Rob decided he would buy a second hand model T car which were more numerous by that time Went to Sydney and tried to start a motor business (1927).

Water Conservation & Irrigation Commission Staff - 1916 L to R- Back: Frank Maher, Mr Foreshaw, Jack Duchatel, Mr Osborne, Mr Flint, Mr Bell, Andrew Lenehan, Robert St Clair, Jock Weston, Mr Chadwick Middle: Mr O'Reilley, S Jarvis, Miss Ryan, Miss Muriel Glover, Miss Dorrie McDonald, George Bowsher, Miss Jordan, Lou Atkinson, George Cudlip Front: Mr Hews, Gibson Scott, Mr Cowdery, Ralph B Higginson, Mr Wells, S West, Matt Dillon (ganger) Ibis Links

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Red Cross Ladies ofBagtown - early 1917 Left to Right - Back row: Mrs Nesta (Jack) McWilliam (nee Jenkins), Mrs Rose (Oscar) Ebert, Mrs Olive (Jack) Rounce, Unknown, Mrs Turner, Mrs Ann (Sid) Braithwaite, Mrs May (Charles) Lasscock, Mrs Dorrie Edwards (nee Harris), Unknown Middle row: Unknown, Rex Ebert (small boy), Mrs (Jack) Sutton. Mrs Ada (Oliver) Hawkins, Unknown, Mrs Daisy (Percy) Cox holding baby Joyce born September 1916, Mrs Mary (Robert) St Clair Front row: Gwen Jenkins (later Mrs Jack Kelly), Dick Cox (small boy), Ivy Hore (later Mrs Walter Tilden), Unknown, Unknown Child.

******* Acknowledgements We wish to thank Susan St Clair who very kindly sent her grandmother's memories of her early married life on their farm at Griffith. The Wedding photo was provided by Margaret Wade (nee Blair), Mary and Robert's eldest granddaughter. The photos of the WC & IC Staff and the Red Cross Ladies are held in the "Griffith Collection". k k kk k k k

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FOOD FOR THOUGHT Anne Gribble, Member #218 Over the centuries the food our ancestors ate has changed in type and name. Prehistory hunter-gather's diet was mainly wild nuts, berries, bird's eggs, roots and fruit. They hunted and killed small animals, half cooked over an open fire. They ate with their hands. 6,000 years ago European farmers began cultivating wild wheat; Asian farmers cultivated wild rice; the grain was stored in pottery containers. Domesticated animals provided meat and cheese products. Food was now cooked. 4,000 years ago people only ate their local products. Europe grew asparagus, cabbage, carrot, onion, fruits and bramble berries. The Middle East and Asia produced spinach, dates, melons, coffee, citrus and spices. The Americas grew beans, squash, pumpkin, tomato, com, vanilla and chocolate. However trade expanded people's choice. During the 17 century potatoes travelled from South America to Spain, tea came to Europe from China and coffee was imported from Egypt. Table ware changed. Rich people ate off china, poorer ones used pewter plates and mugs; Dirk Hartog nailed a dinner plate to a tree in Western Australia in 1616. The wood of some tables was so thick that hollows were carved in it to serve as plates. Cutlery only consisted of a sharp knife (cutlery comes from cutlass) until the aspirant middle classes introduced flatware (spoons and forks) during l 700's. Animals were roasted whole on a spit. Napkins were one yard square, tucked in under the chin to shield clothing. Several tablecloths were used per meal and gradually removed with each course until diners were down to the board or table for the last course cheeses, that were therefore served on the 'cheese board'. When the English settled Australia in 1788 they brought English food culture with them. Oatmeal porridge, bread, thick soups, stews, boiled vegetables and hearty puddings. The first white residents nearly starved where indigenous peoples had lived for over 40,000 years; guests to Governor Phillip's table had to supply their own bread. Bourke & Wills famished on a creek teaming with wildlife. Salt meat and weevils were a staple diet. In 1894 Seven Little Australians ate boiled mutton, carrots and rice pudding for lunch while their parents had the luxury of roast fowl. On a hot Christmas day 1902, Mrs Aeneas Gunn, Elsey Station, Northern Territory served soup, baked chicken, roast veal, bread sauce, crumbed ham with stuffing plus cauliflower, peas, beans and sweet potatoes, accompanied by the gravy boat. This was followed by hot boiled plum pudding and hop beer. In 1861 twenty-eight year old Mrs Isabella Beeton had published a book of 1,112 pages containing 900 recipes and strict instructions on household management that ibis Links 12 March 2008

was followed slavishly by servants and housewives for years. An early CWA Cookbook had recipes for Scotch broth, pumpkin scones, fig jam, carraway seed cake and roast leg of lamb. Offal was eaten brains, oxtail, stuffed heart, tongue and kidneys. The Commonsense Cookbook told ladies how to prepare stewed tripe and onions; toad in the hole; brawn and Aberdeen sausage. Meals were cooked on a wood-fired stove and saved in Coolgardie safes. Preserves lined the kitchen shelvesfruits, vegetables, jams, pickles, eggs and potted meats. Waste was anathema Wild Duck used up lamb flaps, Trifle used up stale cake; Hedgehog used up crushed biscuits; bubble and squeak used leftover vegetables. During the 20" century food came in sacks sugar, plain flour, potatoes. The baker and milkman called to the house; shopping was done at the butcher shop, the grocery shop, the greengrocer's shop, and often delivered. Everyone had a backyard for chooks, fruit trees and a vegetable garden. The advent of domestic refrigerators saved daily shopping and allowed for hard butter, set jellies and left-overs. The kitchen was bare and basic. A bought meal of stolid British food could be purchased at "the Greeks" in nearly every country town. Chinese cafes appeared to serve mysterious short soup, sweet & sour and dim sims. Mass migration after 1945 brought to the Australian table exotica such as pasta, gazpacho, salami, sukiyaki, risotto, ratatouille and pilau. For some, this fare replaced the 'meat and three veg' meals. Indian, Korean, Lebanese, Thai and Japanese restraints are now common. Food has had many names. Spinach was called Good King Henry during I4" century; Welsh Rarebit is grilled cheese; Chicken Maryland comes with pineapple; Devils on Horseback are stuffed prunes, Anzacs are biscuits, Pavolva is cooked eggwhite and sugar, marble cake is not a rainbow cake, jam is now called conserve. SAO stands for Salvation Army Officer. The 21 century kitchen has benches for the microwave, the mixer and blender, the coffeemaker and the ice-cream maker; a hundred gadgets to chop, mince, stir, sieve and serve; a rack for lots of gay recipe books; multi-coloured plastic ware fill the drawers. The latest modern kitchen can be an expensive, slick, sterile food production unit of stainless steel. Contemporary cookbooks are for Meals without Meat; Consuming Passions and Microwave Fantasies. Restaurant food is piled high in a small mound, surrounded with dribbles of sauce on a large white plate. Pre-cooked take-away food reduces the work but increases the cost and calories. Supermarkets superseded one-produce shops, appearance and longevity have superseded the taste of strawberries and tomatoes, chicken is no longer a luxury. Some housing units are built without a kitchen. Mrs Beeton would be scandalized. Ibis Links

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Bigamist, deserter - and army poster boy The following newspaper article dated 14 April 2007 by author Tony Stephens is reprinted with permission of the publisher The Sydney Morning Herald. Submitted by Jennie Carter, Member #178 The deceptions of Harold Katte - aka Marcel Caux - have led to red faces among Australia's defence forces because an image of the World War I soldier "hero" appears on a prize-winning design for a recruiting poster. The Defence Minister, Brendan Nelson, said the poster reflected the military values of courage, teamwork and initiative, and the respect and honour that is due to returned servicemen and women. In fact, Marcel Caux had twice deserted his comrades in France. After the war, and until his death at 105 in 2004, he rewrote his life story. He was a bigamist and hid the truth from the members of his different families. The Katte/Caux story demonstrates what war can do to ordinary people. It also shows how one deception can lead to another nearly a century later and how the past can embarrass the present, in this case when Australia is seeking recruits to bolster defence forces stretched by overseas commitments. Caux was given a state funeral in 2004, as one of the last five Australian survivors of World War I. The French Government had honoured him as the last Australian survivor of the Battle of Pozieres. Yet the Herald revealed the day after the funeral that the Caux story was not quite as presented to the people. Allegations about Caux's record had led the Department of Veterans' Affairs to have his body examined. This confirmed that, at least, the old soldier had gone to war and been wounded.

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Lynette Silver, the historian who had been investigating the man's background with a military researcher, Di Elliott, and wrote a book, Marcel Caux: A Life Unravelled, said yesterday: "In many ways, Harold Katte was representative of a number of young Australians who enlisted in World War I. While we may view his incredibly colourful life with some amusement, and marvel at the way in which he managed to sustain so many lies for so long, his irregular private life and his two attempts at desertion make him a most inappropriate choice for a recruiting poster. His conduct is hardly a shining example for today's youth." Ibis Links

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The first deception came in September 1915, when Harold Katte enlisted. He declared he was 18, when he was 16 and no more than 5ft 6in (165 centimetres) and 7st 101b (49 kilograms). He was wounded three times, including in 1916 at Pozieres and in 1918 near VillersBretonneux, on the first day of the Battle of Amiens, where his knee was shattered and his war ended. The 2nd Division, in which he served with the 17th and then the 20th Battalions, lost 6848 men killed, wounded or missing in 12 days around Pozieres. Total Australian casualties in six weeks were put at 23,300. The soldier was still only 19 when shipped to England for rehabilitation. He had gone absent without leave for seven days in July 1917, for which he served 14 days in close confinement. He went AWL again in June 1918, when French authorities arrested him in the port of Brest, where he was said to be posing as a Frenchman. The British shot deserters, but the Australians jailed him for IO days. Private Katte spent much of the rest of his war in hospital before rejoining his battalion before the Battle of Amiens. Back in Australia, he sought to put his past behind him. It is not clear how much this was due to war, a family split or unknown circumstances. In any case, he changed his name to Marcel Caux and married Irma Davis in 1929. Their marriage certificate records his birthplace as Brest. Although there is no record of a divorce, he married Doris Young in 1949, claiming he was born in Quebec. The marriage certificate refers to him as Marcel Cause, aged 44, which would have meant he was born in 1905. Mr Caux remained unknown to most Australians until 2000, when he emerged at a Remembrance Day service. "I'd rather forget the whole bloody business," he said in Martin Place. When the Herald discovered there was no record ofa Caux in Australia's World War I forces, Veterans' Affairs explained that he had wished to retain some anonymity. He would not have been the first soldier to enlist under a false name or to change his name afterwards. Ms Silver and Ms Elliott discovered that records issued in the name of Marcel Caux described the war service of Harold Katte, who was born in 1899 in Manickville, although some records say Hurstville. Ms Silver points out that he had five names, five signatures, three nationalities, three places of birth, three dates of birth, three mothers, three fathers and two wives, simultaneously. Designed by Private David Eason, the winning poster features a Herald image of Caux, superimposed over a photo of a soldier in the Middle East. Ibis links

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Additions to the Hiverina Cemeteries CD from The Narrandera Argus Early this year saw the beginning of the extraction and typing of obituaries, deaths and news items from The Narrandera Argus. The films of these papers are being made available by the Narrandera Library through inter library loan. The filmed copies commence in 1899 and there are many interesting items such as the one below. DEATH OF A PIONEER ISLANDER On December 5 Mrs Nobbs, grandmother of the Rev. G. R. F. Nobbs, of St Thomas, Narrandera and the wife of the late Rev. G. Nobbs, who was for over fifty years chaplain to the Pitcairn and Norfolk Island residents, died at the age of 90 years. She outlived her husband for 15 years. The funeral took place on the 6th and was very largely attended. The service was read by the chaplain, The Rev. Aldous, assisted by the Bishop of Melanesia and the Ven Archdeacon Palmer. Mrs Nobbs, who was a daughter of Charles Christian, and grand-daughter of Fletcher Christian, of H.M.S. Bounty, was born in 1809. She lived to see her children of the fifth generation. Five sons and five daughters still survive her and altogether her direct descendents number about 180, mostly now living on the island. Mrs Nobbs was greatly respected and loved by everyone. She was a true Christian and a good woman, and her whole life was an illustration of her faith - kind in every sense of the word, and most liberal in all. Indeed, her house has been always noted for hospitality, be it to islanders or visitors, and everyone who met her has always been impressed with her goodness and childlike faith. She died, like her husband, in full communion with the Church of England, which she loved so much and her end was peace. The news of Mrs Nobbs' death reached the Rev. G. R. F. Nobbs on Christmas Day. By a remarkable coincidence Mr Nobbs' mother died on December 5, 1897 and the news of the prior event reached him on Christmas day at that year and in 1898 Mrs. J. W. Lees, one of the oldest parishioners of St. Thomas died on that date. "The Narrandera Argus" 5 January 1900 Note: An entry appears in the Australian Dictionary of Biography on line at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A020253b.htm for Rev George H Nobbs verifying that he married "Sarah, granddaughter of Fletcher Christian". Ibis Links

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A Tribute to a Pioneer Doctor Arthur Moorehouse Watkins 1887 - 1953 Research Officer In 1914 Dr Watkins, accompanied by his wife Bertha, came to Whitton from Wonthaggi, Victoria. The following year, he moved to the old town of Griffith which is now referred to as "Bagtown". His only son, Arthur, who was born in Griffith on 18 January 1915, joined the Air Force during World War 2 and was killed on operational duty on 18 December 1939. As Government Medical Officer, Dr Watkins travelled hundreds of miles on the rough and unformed roads of the early days, bringing to the sick not only his professional skill, but the comfort of his genial presence. He was chemist as well as doctor, for he himself dispenses many prescription. Residents at the time will remember the days when Mr Watkins chugged off on his rounds on a two-stroke motor bicycle, later replaced by possibly the first car in the district. Old friends of Dr Watkins recalled the wonderful memory he possessed and the fund of stories he could recount dealing with the early days in Griffith. Dr Watkins dearly loved to tell of these early experiences and the people he had been associated with. In 1926, Dr Watkins disposed of his practice in Griffith to reside in Roseville where he remained until his death.

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Dr Watkins brought his profession the highest ideal of service. To hundreds he was a friend as well as physician. It is not surprising that even at Roseville, as he used to boast, he still had a patient a week from Griffith entering his surgery. A lover of good books, Dr Watkins could and did recite favourite passages from them by the hour. He was also a first class shot, and never missed an opening shoot on Kooba Station To those in need, Dr Watkins was a real friend. It has been said that had he left Griffith with half the money owing to him for professional services then he would have been indeed a wealthy man. Ibis Links

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Dr Watkins well deserved the honour bestowed on him by Wade Shire Council (now Griffith City Council) whichrenamed part of Old Wilbriggie Road, Watkins A venue in tribute to the doctor's life and work in the district. His hospitable, generous nature was shared by Mrs Watkins who produced large amounts of beautifully handmade chocolates for the many bazaars that were held at "Bagtown" for a multitude of charities. These chocolates were said to be delicious and, of course, were the only ones the children ever saw in those days.

Sources: "The Riverina Advocate" 6 July 1953 "The Area News" 7 July 1953 Griffith & District Pioneers Series 1

Saturday 28" June 2008-02-23 YORK RACECOURSE (KNAVESMIRE EXHIBITION CENTRE) 10.00AM TO 4.30PM All the usual stalls with such a major event Free car parking - Admission £4.00 - Cafeteria facilities

Further details are available from:Mr. A. Sampson 1 Oxgang Close REDCAR Cleveland TS 10 4ND, England Tel/Fax:- (01642) 486615

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Rosearching in the Netherlands Lynette Brown, Member #3 My eldest granddaughter has Dutch ancestry so I was overjoyed to find the following website amongst Ann Morse's Websites in Rootes, Journal of the Gold Coast History Society, September 2007, Issue 86.

http://www.genlias.nl/en/pageO.jsp gives you access to the Dutch Civil List of Births, Deaths and Marriages or the Genlias Database. The site may be viewed in English. For almost 200 years the Dutch authorities have been recording births, marriages and deaths in the Civil Register. The Genlias website provides you with information from these official records. Information in the Genlias database is taken directly from the Civil register presently holding 10.5 million entries. Dutch records have systemically been kept for every BDM event since 1811. Births prior to 1903, marriages prior to 1923 and deaths prior to 1953 and the online records have some excellent information. Some outlying parishes are not well covered. Some Parish entries are for events prior to 1811. Certificates cost 6 euro dollars. I searched for the Marriage of: Harm Harms Plas and Christina Jeltes van der Werff on 17 September 1859 and was able to find the following information:Civil Register Marriage Gronginger Archieven Municipally: Appingedam Type ofrecord: Huwelijksakte (marriage) Record number; 26 Registration date; 17-09-1859 Harm Harms Plas Groom: Place of birth: Appingdam Christina Jeltes van der Werff Bride: Place of birth: Farmsum Harm Plas Father Groom: Sina Meijer Mother Groom: Jelle Gerrits van der Werff Father Bride: Mother Bride: Metta Christiaans Wilken Additional beroep bruidgom; zaagmolenaarsknecht; bruidgom 35 jar, Information: bruid 24 jar, weduwnaar van Martje Uildwersma. (The additional information translates to: occupation of bridegroom; sawmiller, aged 35 years. Bride 24 years, widow, previously van Martje Uildersma.

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New In Our Library Jennie Carter, Member #178 BOOKS Title Code/Shelf No Australian Railway History Article on Griffith, Hillston - Roto Line A7.2680BB3 [Australian Railway Historical Society] (Donated by Pollard N) FICHE Title Pastoral Records ofthe Riverina A collection of pastoral holdings in the Hay District of New South Wales from 1860s to the 1940s. Comprising of 173 fiche. Pastoral Holdings(Stations) - Tubbo, Groongal, Bringagee, yvern, Wooloondool, Uardry, Kerarbury, Eurugabah, Campbell Holdings including Cooinbil, Hunthawang Ryan Holdings including Nyangay & The Homestead, Alma, Burrabogie. [Hay Historical Society] Pastoral Records ofthe Riverina Wilkinson & Lavender, Landfor sale 1904-1921 [Hay Historical Society]

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COMPUTER Title Queensland 1934 Commonwealth Electoral Roll [Queensland Family History Society] Anglo-Italian Index ofBirths, Marriages & Deaths [Anglo-Italian Family History Society, UK] NSW 1885 Census of Occupiers ofLand & Owners ofStock [Terry Callaghan] 'Beyond the Limits' Landholders & Caveats 1848-1850 [Terry Callaghan] NB Indicates [Author] Ibis Links

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Member Richard Gow received a Certificate of Appreciation for providing free range farm eggs for sale to Members that raised about $500 during 2007.

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Correction of New Members list from November IBIS AGOSTINI/CALABRIAHeather/Barbara 321 OWEN BUCKLEY WATKINS

Bev Garry & Lynn Graeme & Margaret

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Are You Doing All Your Research on the Internet? A Message from the Librarians Nearly all Australian Family History Societies are lamenting the fact that Member's usage of their Library and valuable resources is falling away. The Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society is having the same problem. Our Duty Librarians, who willingly give up their time to "man" the Library each Thursday, Friday and Saturday afternoons, find that only a small number of Members are using the Society's research facilities. There are many wonderful resources on the Internet all of which are available in our Library to members free of charge. Herewith are some of the resources held by the Society that are NOT on the internet. New South Wales 1908-1918 Births Indexes - Fiche & Computer 1788-1856 Baptism, Burial & Marriage Registers - Films 5001-5048 1828-1842 Index to Bounty Immigrants arriving NSW - Films 30-37 1844-1896 Persons on Bounty Ships to Sydney, Newcastle and Moreton Bay (Sydney & Newcastle 1844-59: Moreton Bay 1848-59: Sydney 1860-96) - Films 2458-2498 Parish Register Index Church England - Diocese of Pre 1919 Canberra-Goulburn Queensland (NB- BDM Indexes held on Fiche often give the actual date of the event) 1915-1919 Birth Indexes - Fiche 1915-1944 Death Indexes - Fiche 1915-1939 Marriage Indexes - Fiche South Australia 1842-1928 1842-1972 1842-1937 1826-1841 1847-1886 1836-1885

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Registration of Births - Computer Registration of Deaths - Computer Registration of Marriages - Computer Immigrant Labourers - Fiche Official Passenger List - Fiche Biographical Index of South Australians - Books

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Tasmania 1803-1899 1900-1905 1900-1919 1900-1919 Victoria 1908-1920

1853-1920 1839-1851 1839-1871 1852-1923 1852-1923 1852-1923 1852-1880 1852-1886 1840-1985

Birth Death & Marriage Indexes - Computer Birth Index - Fiche Death Index - Fiche Marriage Index - Fiche Birth Indexes - Fiche & Computer (All BDM Indexes, except for the above, are available on the Internet, however a small fee is payable) Marine Births Deaths & Marriages - Computer Assisted Bounty Immigrants to Pt Phillip (Victoria) Films 2143A-2144 Assisted British Immigration to Victoria - Fiche Unassisted Inward Passenger Lists from British Ports to Victoria - Fiche Unassisted Inward Passenger Lists from Foreign Ports to Victoria- Fiche Unassisted Immigration from New Zealand Ports to Victoria - Fiche Passenger Lists Victoria to New Zealand - Fiche Outward Passengers to Interstate, UK & Foreign Ports Fiche Inquest Index - Computer

Western Australia 1945-1980 Death Index - Fiche 1917-1965 Marriage Index - Fiche New Zealand 1840-1930 1852-1880 1881 + 1893 Overseas Britain

Western Europe

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Birth Death & Marriage Indexes - Fiche Passenger Lists from Victoria to New Zealand - Fiche Electoral Rolls - Computer British Vital Records (Baptism and Marriage Indexes definitely worth a look if you have had no success searching FamilySearch) - Computer Vital Records (Baptism and Marriage Indexes)Computer 23

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Scandinavia

Vital Records - Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden (Baptism and Marriage Indexes) - Computer

England & Wales National Burial Index - Computer World Wide

Pedigree Resource Files Volumes 1 to 28 - Computer. (Reference to these are often found on FamilySearch on the Internet and you need to look at the relevant entry to obtain the "Disc" number.)

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We have over 150 items covering over 250 localities Books Fiche & Computer

We also hold many journals produced by Australian and overseas Societies in which there are many informative and interesting articles Some are: Descent, Ancestral Searcher, Ancestor, The Genealogist, Practical Family History, Family History Monthly, Family Tree Magazine Whilst we haven't listed all the records held by the Society the above are indicative of our collection. Please come and visit us we will be delighted to see you! A catalogue of the Society's holdings can be accessed on our Home Page at http://users.dragnet.com_au/ggahs/index_htm - just click on Library Catalogue and select Local, Australia or Overseas to view our holdings. You can then make a note of the location an item you may wish to view when you come into our library. *******

Something to think about! Aoccdrnig to a rscheesrch at Cmabrigde Uinervisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl ruses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the hnamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Or rather..... According to a researcher (sic) at Cambridge University, it doesn't matter in what order the letters in a word are, the only important thing is that the first and last letter be at the right place. The rest can be a total mess and you can still read it without problem. This is because the human mind does not read every letter by itself but the word as a whole. Ibis Links

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Vital Hints for Internet Users Lynette Brown, Member #3 I recently received some very good advice that applies to everyone who sends e-mails and/or forwards messages. This advice will help stop the spread of computer viruses and will prevent hackers obtaining e-mail addresses. ❖

With the relevant e-mail open click the Forward button (this allows you to edit the text) then delete all the e-mail addresses at the beginning of the message.

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Always use the Bee (blind copy) to select the e-mail addresses you want to send the message to. By doing this the people who receive your message will only see their own e-mail address.

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To access the Bee option click Forward then click To and select the relevant addresses click Bcc:-> then click OK

❖ Remove the FW in the subject line. You can then re-name the subject. ❖

If you wish to support a petition sent by e-mail it may by better and far more effective if you send a message/letter of your own rather than just having your name (and e-mail address) with a whole lot of other e-mails.

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If you receive a chain letter by e-mail the best option would be to delete it.

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Before you forward a Virus warning check that it is current. If you haven't seen or heard of it on the News it is probably out of date.

*** ** * Tidbits from Hoesekeeping Monthly - 13 May 1955 * Catering for his comfort will provide you with immense personal satisfaction. * Show sincerity in your desire to please him. * Remember, his topics of conversation are more important than yours.

* Never complain if he comes home late or goes out to dinner, or other places of * * * *

entertainment without you. Don't complain if he's late home for dinner or even if he stays out all night. Have a cool drink ready for him. You have no right to question him. and lastly ... A good wife always knows her place.

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Photos of Yenda From the Griffith Collection

CW Keys first store - 1919 When Mr Keys built his new store near the Hotel this shop was occupied by D J Davies a Baker & Pastry cook

DJ Davies - 1931 Baker & Pastry cook

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In the background is the Yenda Hotel the CW Keys, Mrs Wood and a Butcher's shop

Towards the end of 1932, C W Keys built two brick shops alongside his store, letting one to J C Mathieson, a chemist, and the other to Mrs L Cass, where she conducted a Cake Shop, Mrs Cass did not stay long but Mr Mathieson remained for IS years ultimately selling to Mr M H Dethlafs. The shops were built in depression times and the Irrigation Area was regarded by Commercial travellers as the best place for business in NSW. In this photo are six Commercial Travellers each representing a different wholesale firm. Note Mr Keys' Petrol bowser -- the first in Yenda. (lnformation from the diaries of James Ronaldson, a local Historian.) Ibis Links

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JOTTINGS Journals held in our Library can provide a wealth of family history information. Listed below are a few of the articles to tempt you. [Library Shelf Number shown in brackets]

Wendy Polkinghorne, Member #5 Ancestor (Victoria) [AV 17-01-78] September 2007 ❖

That Copperplate Myth - Phil Waring discusses the "common problem experienced by many genealogists and historians, the interpretation of handwritten records".

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Three Kimmage Lassies: An Antipodean Adventure - Deidre Irwin follows the lives of three young Irish sisters who immigrated to Victoria in the 1850s.

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Spelling Surnames - I must agree with Margaret Row-Keys when she becomes frustrated when a researcher insists their surname is always spelt the one way.

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Getting it Write - this article deals with citing references and notes when writing a family History.

The Ancestral Searcher (Canberra) [ACT 17-01-95] December 2007 ❖

Why do you bother? Ted Frost encourages member to contribute to the Society's journal even if you think your ancestors were "ordinary folk"

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1901 and 1911 Irish Census Digitising Project- a talk given by Terry Eakin at the Irish weekend at Galong 26-28 October 2007. Free access will be available and no fees will be charged to search the index or download the images.

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A Different Way to Record Monumental Inscriptions - Patrick Rayfield offers detailed advice for those who are interested in photographing headstones.

Murrumbidgee Ancestor (Wagga Wagga) [AN 17-22-23] October 2007 ❖

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The Endeavour (Botany Bay Family History Society Inc) [17-6-55] December 2007 No.93 ❖

LDS FamilySearch Indexing Project - Spotlight on the Speaker - Paul Parton by Megan Neilson. Family Historians world wide welcome the news that Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (LDS) are replacing the 200 film cameras used to photograph primary records with digital cameras. "Not only is acquisition of new data going digital, but the old data Oil film in the LDS granite repository are going digital as well!" However these new records need indexing and the LDS Church is appealing for assistance. More information can be read in this article Oil pages 28-30. You can help by becoming a volunteer - Just go to http://www.familysearchindexing.org

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Richard and Mary Whillier's Journey to Australia - Douglas Parkes explains how he found his grandparents passage to Australia by searching the passenger lists on http://www.ancestorsonboard.com which then led him to "Indexes to Ships Arrived". (These indexes are Oil Film Reels 2502 and 2503a held in the Griffith City Library.)

Practical Family History [17-16-66] July 2007 No.115 ❖

To Russia, with hope - David Nebesnuick describes his search for ancestors in the former republic of Ukraine.

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Outcast dead of Cross Bones - David Coward relates how London Transport workers discovered human remains in a forgotten graveyard for "fallen women" of the 18" century.

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Myths of time - Roy Stockdill advises that some family legends should "be taken with a pinch of salt".

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Children in Care - Peter Higginbotham "looks at the alternatives when the workhouse option was phased out in the late 1800s".

[17-16-67] August 2007 No.116 (There are so many good articles in this issue it is almost impossible to pick out the best of them) ❖ A Victorian Melodrama - Roy Stockdill helps a reader trace an ancestor "who seemed to have melted into thin air". ❖

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The Knight who should have been a Pitt- A reader's contribution.

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Find your forebears in Cumbria - "Alan Stewart travels north to the land of lakes and fells to find out what Cumbria, which covers the old counties of Cumberland, Westmorland and part of Lancashire, has to offer family historians".

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Surprise, Surprise! - Nigel Green "traced the descendants of three criminals and broke the news to them!"

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Incarcerated in 1841 - If you can't find an ancestor on census returns Marion Murray may be able to help you, as she has transcribed a selection of 1841 census returns for prisons in England and Wales.

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Sea and River Pilots what did they do? - Mark Egan offers help to "find out about the families and the trade that helped to keep the economy and Navy moving".

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Smugglers and Customs Officers - David Dobson says that "Scotland has had a long tradition of smuggling and consequently there must be many families with smuggler ancestors".

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Backing Up-"Don't waste time or money and lose your hard work; back up your family history files using David Frost's tips".

[ 17-6-186] November 2007 ❖ Missing out on info - "We're so reliant on the internet these days that it's easy to forget that by no means is everything available there. David Frost reminds us that just because it isn't on the web, it doesn't mean it doesn't exist." Ibis Links

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The Plantation of Ulster - Life in Armagh - "The I7" century saw the emergence of a corridor of settlement, dominated by English and Scottish settlers The rapi'd population expansion included the Brownlow estate and Brian Mitchell explores the estate's records".

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Australian Notebook - "From Grog Tents to Town Centres: the development of hotels" by Jennifer Harrison.

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Bridging The Gap - Strategies on how to locate the place of origin in Ireland of the emigrant ancestor from a Canadian perspective. This advice by Brian W Hutchison can also apply to Australian researchers.

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Dublin's Viking Warship - it has been established that the wreck of five Viking ships found near Denmark were built in Dublin over 960 years ago.

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Australian Notebook - "Australian Connections 1999-2007": A review of the availability oflrish resources by Jennifer Harrison.

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IBIS LINKS Journal of Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc Contents: The First Australia Day 1915 & the Honour Roll at 'Bagtown'....................... 2 Names on the 'Griffith Honour Roll' Photos 5 Children 6 Misc Websites 8 Murdering Sandhills 9 Genealogy 12 New In Our Library 13 Cliff Thorne & His Connection with the First White Child Born in Victoria..I4 Descendants ofSamuel Thorne 16 & 17 Extracts from Cliff Thorne 's Memories 18 Finding My NZ Family 22 The Hawley Arms 23 E-Waste Facts 24 Recycling Websites 25 Jottings 26 Congratulation to all the kids who were born in the 1920s- 1970s............... 29 A First Fleet Website I Family Reunion I New Members 31 Birth, Death & Marriage Certificate Prices 32 The views expressed by the contributors in this journal are not necessarily those of the Editor, nor of the Society. The Society reserves the right to edit all material submitted for publication. Articles appearing in this Journal may be reproduced, either in whole, or in part, with written permission from the Society and acknowledgement of author and source. Ibis Links printed by Quick Print, 95 Fitzmaurice Street, Wagga Wagga - March, July & November. A publication of the: Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc.

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The First Australia Day 1915 & the Honour Roll at 'Bagtown' Wendy Polkinghorne, Member #5 After reading an article about the first Australia Day, I decided to investigate three photographs held in The Griffith Collection that had puzzled me for quite some time. The article, written by Alan Jackson, in the autumn issue of Australian Heritage explained that the first Australia Day was held on 30 July 1915. About two weeks earlier, the first contingent of soldiers who had been wounded at Gallipoli returned to Australia. At the time of their arrival relatives and friends were not allowed to greet them. There was uproar in Melbourne and many letters appeared in Melbourne newspapers complaining that they were not given a hero's welcome. With the permission of the author, Alan Jackson, part of the article is reproduced here. There were calls for the soldiers to be allowed to parade at the Australia Day celebrations on 30 July to enable them to receive a fitting reception from the people of Victoria. The idea for Australia Day 1915 had its genesis in an earlier fundraising event known as 'Belgium Day'. Australians were asked to give to the Red Cross in support of its Belgium counterpart which was bearing the burden of the atrocious events taking place in that country. Such was its success, it was decided by the various governments that a similar appeal should be held throughout Australia to raise funds for the Australian Red Cross. These patriotic events touched people's emotions and concurrently assisted the federal government, under pressurefrom the British War Office to lift dwindling enlistments. And further on: The day was a marvellous success: nationally more that £1 million was collected for the Red Cross. Such was the significance of the day it is hard to imagine that anyone who participated could ever forget it. It was not just a day for the cities. Rural Australia joined in. They may not have had parades, but towns everywhere promoted and celebrated Australia Day. Ibis Links

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It became obvious to me that these photos of the Honour Roll were taken after the War and someone had detailed knowledge of that special day and the amount raised for the Red Cross. It must be remembered that at the time the little community of 'Old Griffith' or 'Bagtown' (so named as the 'residences' were constructed using the only abundant commodity, the thousands of cement bags left from the construction of the cement canals and bridges) was really only a construction camp at the time and money would have been very scarce. So the £250 raised was an extraordinary amount for a small community. Bagtown' was abandoned about 1919 when the 'New' town of Griffith was ready for occupation.

Above - Flagpole at Bagton The Honour Roll is at its base. Below-2 photos showing 3of the 4 sides of the Honour Roll

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Photos of Bagtown in the 'Griffith Collection' Top- Homes of the construction workers c.1914 Centre - Married men's quarters c.1914 The first resident Methodist Minister outside his residence c./914 4

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Names on the 'Griffith Honour Roll Photos Ballard, MH Baring, E Bland, C Botterill, CP Bray, WR Brooks, JC Brown,C'HV Bruce, EJ Bryant, T Cavell, S Collis, CW Condron, AC Connelly, T Corbett, RMG Corfield, EAF Gorman, F Cowans, A Cox, HR Cudlipp, C Cunningham, EH Daley, A Dalrymple, WF Daly, HA Daly, P Degotardi, FS Dolan, C Donnelly, P

Duchatel, JC Eddington, D Ellison, H Ely,AH Ely, EJ Esmonde, PJ Fahey,J Filey, Jas Fletcher, FG Fraser, J Frost, J Lawson, HG MacAndrew, LD MacDuff, LR Maher, JF McAllister, E McAnuety, C McCormack, TB McDonald, C McIntyre, C McNabb,R Miller, EL Mitchell, F Mitchell, W Murphy, ET Northington, R Oconnor, PHC

Osborn, HB Parslow, C Peacock, C Pigott, W Ramsay, W Rebecca, JA Richardson, A Sammut, M Smeeth, AC Smith, C Stanmore, C Sullivan, E Tarr, G Thomas, CW Thompson, C Trent, C Turner, JJF Vaughan, J Vaughan, T Wade, CM Ward, J Wild, WE Williams, HD Williams, J Wincey, L Young, E Young, T

Notes ❖ Of the 81 names that are on the Honour Board it would appear that only a

few were living at Griffith at the time of their enlistment. ❖ Between December 12 and July 15 about 150 Irrigation Farm Lease Applications were made at Griffith. Acknowledgement The extracts from the article appear here with the kind permission of the author, Alan Jackson. Visit http:www.heritageaustralia.com.au to find out more about Heritage Australia. Ibis Links

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CHILDREN Anne Gribble, Member #218 Children are the future of a community. To-day they are generally cosseted and protected; they are fed, clothed and financially supported in parental homes. Governments provide protective laws, education, grants and subsidies. Parents provide security, comfort and a base. They also provide individual rooms, designer clothes, a taxi service and considerable pocket money. Childhood to-day is generally regarded as "the best years of your life" and is seen as approximately between five and eighteen years. This was not always the case. Our ancestors were once children - perhaps we should look at their lives. The concept of childhood did not exist in Europe in the Middle Ages (from about 5" century to 15 century). Children were not seen as very different from adults; they were dressed like adults, did the same jobs and were portrayed in paintings with small bodies but mature faces. An apprentice was sent to a master-craftsman from 14 years to 21 years. Pauper children started apprenticeship at nine or ten. The master would feed, clothe and teach the boy to read and write; he could also beat him ifhe was stupid, disobedient or tried to run away. He could only legally leave when he was over 21 years of age and a fully qualified craftsman goldsmith, weaver, potter, stonemason etc. Many did not finish their training. World-wide social attitudes to children differ. In most societies there was little delineation between childhood and adulthood. Though in some societies the transition was abrupt, often by initiation involving great pain and endurance, as with the Australian Aboriginal tribes. In Roman times children were not seen to be culpable for crimes. When Elizabeth 1 came to the throne in 1558 the idea of incarceration for crime was a new concept. Wrong-doers were usually punished immediately- bad cases were hung until half dead, quartered then cut up and burnt. The upper class only lost their heads. Rogues and vagabonds were stocked and whipped; scolds were ducked in a pond - if the victim (usually a woman) drowned she was proclaimed innocent, but if she survived she faced further punishment. Thieves of goods, oxen sheep or money were branded. Children, being seen as adult, were similarly punished. During 17" century 2 or 3 children of each family died before fourteen. Survivors were sent out as servants or apprentices. By 18" century about 30% of all children died before their 10" birthday (60% in the cities). Many parents died before the child reached 14 years; the eldest child then became the head of the house. Illegitimate births were uncommon, about 2-5%. Ibis Links

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Half the British population was engaged in agriculture. Farming children herded stock, planted and harvested crops. Those in a cottage industry (spinning, weaving, sewing) worked alongside their parents in tiny cottages, huddled together from daylight into candlelight. Families depended on all members to produce an income. There was no time for tiredness, illness or play. Some saw the move from cottage industry to a factory system not great. The Industrial Revolution (1750+) saw child labour institutionalised; it was plentiful and cheap. Employing children from 8-10 years and older was not considered a scandal in an era when children were expected to work. By the 1800's children under the age of 7 years were believed to be incapable of crime, but those over 7 years (being an adult) were considered responsible for their actions. Therefore they could face criminal charges, be sent to prison, whipped, branded, hung or exported to the colonies. Depression, underemployment, hunger and crime were rife in cities and rural areas from 1800 onwards. Children were taught to pick pockets; daughters forced into prostitution; parents stole to survive. Disproportionate punishment saw men, women and children shipped to Australia. Prisoners, paupers and prostitutes; inmates of infirmaries and asylums; bonded immigrants were all herded overseas. Those children lucky enough to survive then enjoyed relatively good food and an unpolluted environment. Not so those still in England children were a significant part of the workforce in:The factories: Cotton and woollen mills employed small children as scavengers and piecers to snatch loose yam from under and out of huge working machines. Older children worked alongside adults. They were severely punished if late for work (when few homes owned clocks); pollution was endemic; loss of fingers or a hand was not uncommon; mortality was high. The 1832 Bill reduced working hours from 18 hours to 12 hours per day. Factory owners could buy children from the workhouse or orphanage at £5 for each child. The 'pauper apprentice' became the property of the owner and was bound to the owner until 21 years of age; one third of workers in the clothes industry were pauper apprentices. Adult males received seven shillings and two pence per week; children under 11 years received one shilling and five pence per week for the same work. The mines: Children from the age of 6 yrs crouched for hours in the dark; they crawled through narrow mineshafts; they were used as beasts of burden and hauled wagons of ore underground. They worked 12 to 14 hours per day for pennies. By 1860 one quarter of all English children now died before their tenth birthday. Ibis Links

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Household servants: In a time of large families and few conveniences most families had servants. A young girl or boy would "go into service" from 10 years of age. Knife boys, footboys, laundry maids, nursery maids the big houses were full of working children. A household servant received meals and a roof over his/her head; the factory or mine worker did not, making a place in Service an incomparably better job. The younger the servant; the lower the wage. In 1864 a housekeeper received £11.7.0 per year; a servant girl received £3 per year. A tweeny of 13 started work at 5am and worked until 9.30pm. A parlourmaid, a little older, worked from 6.30am to 7pm; they had half a day a week off. A lady's maid stayed up until her mistress had gone to bed, whatever the hour. Most were single as many were dismissed on marriage. By the late 1800s society became worried about child labour. Laws were changed to improve people's constitutional rights. Children's rights: Workers in factories and offices had wages increased and hours decreased; it became illegal to exploit children (but this did not apply to their own household servants). In 1902 the Education Act brought in secondary education, raising the school leaving age from 10 to 12 years of age; it was later raised to 14 years when the person officially became an adult. Children's crimes are now held in the Children's Court. Increased wealth, technology and a social conscience put an end to exploited child employment. Children became recognised as a separate entity. The United Nations Convention of the Rights of a child refers to those less than 18 years of age and includes unborn children. Previously the ages were baby and adult. Today the legally recognised age differentiation is baby, child, adolescent, youth and adult. Compare the life ofyour average ancestor with yours!

MIsc Websites "The Times" newspaper online. Covers every issue of The Times published between 1785- 1985, digitally scanned and fully searchable for free. http ://archive. timesonline. co.uk/tol/archive/ Headstone Photo Collection: Many complete collections mainly from cemeteries in Qld. http://www.chapelhill.homeip.net/FamilyHistory/Photos/index.htm

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Murdering . Sandhills Clive Polkinghorne, Member #153 In March 1997, Research Officer Wally Quinlivan (since deceased) produced an article for Ibis Links Number 52, in which he recorded the events leading to the murders of two German hawkers, John and Louis Pohlman. One man, Robert Campbell alias Palmer, was charged with the murder of John Pohlman, tried, convicted and hanged in the Wagga Jail on January 10, 1870. The full article by Wally Quinlivan, which consists largely of the report of the trial as published in the 'Wagga Wagga Advertiser' may be read in the Society library. Recently, while searching early issues of 'The Narandera' Argus' paper on microfilm at Griffith City Library, I came upon the following article under the heading 'Old-Time Memories.' It relates to the same incident as covered by the Wally Quinlivan article, and I found it interesting to compare the style of writing with that of today. The author is not named.

OLD-TIME MEMORIES THE PHOLMAN BROS' MURDER NEAR NARANDERA. Some thirty years ago I was living about five miles from Narandera. One night, just before going to bed, my wife remarked to me that there must be a big mob of travelling sheep camped upon the 'Big Plain,' as there was a large fire distinctly visible. Instead of a sheep camp the fire was, after some three weeks discovered to have been caused by the burning of the bodies of two hawkers, the Pholman Bros. These unfortunate men were in the habit of making regular visits during the shearing time to different stations upon the Murrumbidgee. They had visited North Yanco, then the property of Messrs. McNeil Bros., had received the firm's cheque for about £15, and started for Narandera, some 15 miles distant. They camped for lunch at a bend of the creek, near which was a waterhole, since known as the Murdering Bend. That proved to be the end of their journey. In turning out their horses for a feed and a roll they left the collars upon them. One of the boundary riders frequently saw the animals in this state, thought it very strange, and reported the circumstances to the manager, Mr. W. G. Elwin; the proprietors being away at the time. The Sergeant of police in charge of the ' The spelling ofNarandera is as it appeared in the Narandera Argus. Ibis Links

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township, Mr. T. Foley, was informed of the suspicious circumstances. The result of a search showed that the wagon had been stripped of most of the portable goods, and a fallen pine tree had evidently been used for burning the bodies of the brothers. A spot was discovered at a gum tree stump which had thrown out numerous suckers, where the bodies had been temporarily hidden awaiting nightfall to consume them by burning. It was noticed that many of the suckers had been cut half way through, and so bent over fully concealing the bodies. Blood was also to be seen upon the ground. The residents of the township and station were quickly in a great state of excitement. The Wagga police were communicated with, but no arrests were made. Strange to say, the police at Wagga were looking for three men who were suspected by them of having robbed some store in the district. Their suspicions were aroused in this way One evening some swagrnen were camped near a surveyor's camp between Wagga and Gumley Gumley. They asked the surveyor if he would buy some tobacco from them, as they had more than they wished to carry, and also wanted the money. A purchase was made, and the tobacco being so much liked, enquiry was made as to where more could be obtained. The swagrnen replied they had purchased it at George Forsyth's store. A few days after this the surveyor being in Wagga, called at Forsyth's, and asked for a supply of a similar quality: The storeman remarked that he had been employed for some years at the store and had not seen that particular brand of tobacco during his time, and was quite sure the men he bought it from did not get it where they told him. Suspecting something wrong he (the surveyor) called upon Sergeant Carroll and stated the case. Several small bodies of police were sent out to try and find the three men and cross-examine them; thinking that under the circumstances petty larceny was the full extent of the charge they were likely to get up against them. I may here observe that at this time the murder and robbery at Narandera had not been discovered. - The Wagga police traced the men from stage to stage as far as Boot's Mundarloo Hotel, near Nangus, where they sold a watch to the cook and then separated. The police returned as they started no prisoner. Within a few days the report of the tragedy at North Yanco reached police quarters; but still these tobacco sellers were not suspected until a man whose name I forget, who was employed burr-cutting at place called The Island on North Yanco, came into Narandera and told of three swagrnen who early one morning came across the bush to him and asked him where there was a shallow crossing place on the river, as they wanted to take a short cut to Yarrabee. He went with the travellers to show them the spot. Whilst going there he asked them where they came from; their reply being across the bush from the Merool Creek. The burr-cutter remarked they must have taken great care of their boots, as they appeared to have been polished that morning (new elastic-side boots). Upon this there was a Ibis Links

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consultation among the swagmen, and from their villainous appearance the burrcutter was convinced that something was wrong, and thought they were discussing the advisability of sendihg him to join the poor hawkers though at that time nothing was known of their murder, After this report a vigorous hunt was made by the police, and the movements of the men traced from point to point until they connected with the suspects whose tracks had been lost at Mundarloo: Again no result. Many months after a Mr. Alexander McNeill, a cousin of the owners of North Yanco - who had been present when the hawkers had received the North Yanco cheque, and had also noticed the three travelling swagmen there a short time before the brothers left with their waggon was in charge of fat sheep going by road from Yanco to Remington, and was camped near Chiltern. In those early days it was quite the usual thing for swagmen to call at a sheep camp and get something to eat. When Mr. McNeill came to the camp, after seeing everything in order with the sheep, the light of the camp fire reflected upon the face of a traveller. It was instantly recognised by Mr. McNeill, who quietly drank his cup of tea and then re-saddled his horse and visited the police camp at the adjacent town, and informed them that one of the suspected murderers of the Pholman Bros. was at that moment at his camp. This man (Campbell) was arrested, tried at Wagga, and there hanged. The other two have never been arrested, which is strange, as one of them was well known as a pit sawman. Some narrow escapes from joining the poor hawkers came to my knowledge shortly after the discovery. The nights were very frosty. My brother was coming up the river with some horses when he saw a large fire, at which the murderers were busy burning the bodies, and he determined to leave the horses he was driving and go across the short distance to have a warm. Fortunately I think for him, the horses would not keep the road, but followed round the bend of the creek, which made it necessary for the drover to follow them. By the time they were got upon the right road again they were some distance past the fire, and he came on. Another instance was related to me by the carrier. Mr. Frank Jenkins (then owner of Buckingbong) had a cattle station down west on the Lachlan, called, I think, Lake Walgiers. When holding a heavy supply of provisions at Buckingbong he sometimes loaded a team and dispatched some of the surplus to the Lachlan. Such had happened about the time I write of. The carrier had that evening made the waterhole previously mentioned, and determined to camp. He had un-harnessed his team of five horses and turned them out to graze. As he was returning from the creek with his billy of water he was confronted by a murderous-looking man, who enquired what he was doing. He replied that it was his intention to camp there, upon which the man advised him not to do so; remarking in addition that the water was poisoned. What with his murderous look and the advice, the carrier Ibis Links

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thought he would be more comfortable at a greater distance from the swaggie's camp, so harnessed up his horses and went on several miles that night.

I may mention that when the news of the tragedy reached Sydney, the mother of the poor fellows, who with a sister, I believe, depended upon the boys for assistance, wrote to the Narandera police informing them that there was a secret spring under the seat of the waggon which disclosed a box in which the lads usually kept their cash and valuables. This was found, and in it was, besides other cheques and cash, some jewellery and the £ 15 Yanco cheque, making in all something over £70. The murderers, however, must have discovered some of the valuables, as the watch sold at Munderloo was identified by the wholesale firm who had supplied it to the Pholman Bros.; and proved a very strong link in the evidence against them. I often saw the pine log against which the bodies were consumed. It showed two half arches partially burnt through. The ground in front of the log was covered with small portions of bones and teeth, with buttons, etc., and in that state I believe their remains are up to the present. The Narandera Argus Friday July 31, 1908. Note: This is at it appeared in The Narandera Argus as it was spelt at that time.

Genealogy A little girl asked her Mother, 'How did the human race appear?' The Mother answered, 'God made Adam and Eve and they had children and so all mankind was made.' Two days later the girl asked her Father the same question. The Father answered, 'Many years ago there were monkeys from which the human race evolved.' The confused girl returned to her Mother and said, 'Mum, how is it possible that you told me the human race was created by God, and Dad said they developed from monkeys? The Mother answered, 'Well dear, it is very simple. I told you about my side of the family and your father told you about his. Ibis Links

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New In Our Library Jennie Carter, Member #178

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Title Introduction to Copyright for Family History Societies in Australia {Jennifer Barnes] (Donated by NSW & ACT Association of Family History Societies in Australia)

A 8.022

Index to Applications for Employment with the WC&IC {Leeton Family & Local History Society]

AN 15.060

Blinman Cemetery - I'll Be Alright in the Morning [Frank Williams] (Donated by Marlene Gras)

SA 11.5730

Griffith Ex-servicemen's, Jondaryan & Women's Bowling Club and Griffith Bowling Club Honour Board Photos [John Miller]

AN 8.036B

Dimmeys of Richmond - The Rise and Fall of a Family Business Includes Story of Jefferys Store of Griffith [Samuel Furphy]

AN 7.2680A8

Maude - One hundred Years of a Little Bush School [Ruth Smithj (Donated by Marlene Gras)

AN 2.7110

COMPUTER Title Bound for South Australia - Passenger Lists 1836-185 l {D Cummings] Bound for South Australia - Births & Deaths on Government Assisted Immigrant Ships 1848-1885 [R Haines & J Jeffery] Pedigree Resource Files - Set 29-35 or Disc 129-135 [Church of Jesus Christ of LDSJ Dern Indexes - Monumental Inscriptions in NSW 319 country cemeteries, 87,000 entries [D & J Dern] Dem Indexes - Monumental Inscriptions in Qld 250 country cemeteries, 85,000 entries [D & J Dern] Births in Australia 1788-1828 {James H Donohue] NB: Indicates [Author] Ibis Links

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CIiff Thorne & His Connection with The First White Child born in Victoria Wendy Polkinghorne, Member # 5 Pioneer settler and long time resident of Griffith, John Clifford Thome MBE, always known as 'Cliff, Wade Shire Councillor, Deputy Shire President, Director of the Griffith Producers and Leeton Cannery and raconteur extraordinaire always claimed that his Grandfather or Great Grandfather was the first white child born in Victoria. Knowing that Cliff had a reputation as a teller of tall tales, his claim had to be investigated. After many hours of research it was found that William James Hobart Thorne born on 25 November 1803 at Sullivan Bay (now known as Sorrento in Port Phillip Bay) was Cliffs Great Uncle. The birth of the 'first white child' in Victoria is well documented in publications, on the internet and was recorded in the 'Thome Family Bible' that Cliff loaned to the NSW State Library to enable the Pedigree Charts and Family Register to be copied. William James Hobart Thome's parents, Samuel Thome and Ann Luckwell were married by Banns at the Spaxton Parish Church on 12 July 1796 by the Rector, John Tooker. Samuel and Ann were both born in Somersetshire, Samuel on 30 July 1775 and Ann on 23 August 1776. Sergeant Samuel Thome, a Royal Marine, and his wife sailed from England on HMAS Calcutta on 28 April 1803 with Lieutenant Governor David Collins in command. On board were about 300 convict men and women, 48 free settlers, 50 marines and their families. Lieutenant Collins had been instructed by the British Government to establish a settlement in southern New South Wales, as it was then known, at the entrance of Port Phillip Bay. Arriving there on 7 October 1803, Collins selected Sullivan Bay as the site for the new colony. Just over six weeks later Ann Thome gave birth to a baby boy on 25 November 1803. Lieutenant Collins suggested that the baby be named after Lord Hobart, Secretary of State for the Colonies, so Reverend Knopwood christened him William James Hobart Thome on Christmas Day 1803. Ibis Links

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The colony was abandoned, mainly due to the lack of water, and Lt Collins decided to sail south to Van Diemen's Land to join the settlement established by Lt Bowen at Risdon Cove. However on his arrival Lt Collins decided the site was also unsuitable and on the advice of Surveyor G Harris he moved the settlement to Sullivan's Cove and named it Hobart Town, after Lord Hobart. The little Colony struggled to survive but just two years later Colonel Collins was informed that the Convict Settlement on Norfolk Island was to be abandoned and during the next twelve months over 500 Convicts and Settlers were transferred to Hobart Town. Samuel Thorne was given a grant of land at Lewisham near Bellerive where three more children were born Harriet, Charles and Robert. William Thorne moved to New South Wales in the 1820s and there he married Elizabeth Norman by Banns on I January 1830 at St James Church. Seven children were born in Sydney to William and Elizabeth Thorne. Meanwhile back in Tasmania William's youngest brother, Robert, had married Susannah Reardon in 1831. Their fifth child Frederick Henry Thorne and his wife, Emma Bowhey, became the parents of John Clifford Thorne. At the age of ten years Cliff left school. His ambition was to become the 'Village Blacksmith' and he eventually worked for three different blacksmiths - all of whom became insolvent!!

Cliff Thorne about 1960

Cliff was one of ten children. Six of the ten moved to Sydney where Cliff had a variety of jobs prior to World War I. He enlisted and served in Egypt and France with the 14th Battery of the Field Artillery from 1915 to 1919 - four years and eight days of which three years and 209 days were served overseas. He was 27 years of age when he enlisted and served with the rank of Private. Ibis Links

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Descendants John THORNE

b. 1798 Spaxton Somersetshire England ]

Samuel THORNE

b. 1835 Sydney NSW Australia

b. 184 2 Sydney NSW Australia

b. 1843 Sydney NSW Australia

,1 Emily THORNE

b. 1846 Sydney NSW Australia

George Hobart THORNE b. 1848 Sydney NSW Australia John THORNE

b. 1850 Sydney NSW Australia

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\John KENNEDY

b. 1832 Sorrell TAS Australia

William Henry THORNE

b, 1833 Sorrell TASAustr,ifia

Elizabeth THORNE

Samuel Arthur THORNE

b. 1876 Hobart TAS Australia

Richard Robert TH ORNE b. 1877 HamiltonTAS Australia Alice Mary THORNE

b, 1880 HobarTAS Australia

Frederick William Montagu THORNE b. 1881 Hobart TAS Australia b. 1883 Hobart TAS Australia j

Catherine Mary THORNE;

Mattie Weymouth THORNE b. 1885 Hobart TAS Australia John Clifford THORNE May Belle THORNE

b. 1888 Hobart TAS Australia

b. 1890 Fingal TAS Australia

Wanda Susannah THORNE b. 1894 Fingal TAS Australia

Ouida Coralie THORNE

b. 1894 Fingal TAS Australia

Extracts from III! Thorne's Memories In the early 1970s Cliff recorded his memories of the early days of the MIA on tape. The full version can be accessed at the Griffith City Library. I thought it may be of interest to tell ofsome of our experiences when we first came on to this Soldier Settlement at Griffith. It was only natural I think that mistakes would be made. There was nothing that ever happened like it before in Australia. It may be asked were we informed before we left France to come home that there was going to be anything ofthis sort ofrepatriation. Mostfellows, all they wanted to do was to get back home and get back into civilian clothes. They didn't want any assistance. Well that was, of course, when they were in France, but I noticed the nearer they got home and when they got home they were putting infor any ofthese repatriation schemes that were going. The first I heard of this settlement of the Murrumbidgee discussed was on the way home at Cape Town. I met afellow there who had worked at Leeton and he told me that there was going to be a Soldier Settlement Scheme about thirty milesfrom Leeton - a place called Griffith. The Government, through their different agencies would see that you were financed. Well that seemed the best news that I had ever heard. I could get on the land without having capital. I couldn't get up here quick enough to have a look at it when I returned. They gave me a rail pass to come up and have a look round and I spent the week-end here. I was impressed with its future although it was just scrub country and they were pulling down the timber and starting to build houses. To be eligible I then had to go up to the Medical Officer at Victoria Barracks and get a certificatefrom him to say that I was physicallyfit to go on the land. They didn't inquire about my mental capacity as long as I was physically fit! It was the easiest thing that I ever had to do - the Doctor said 'What! You want to go on the land? Well any bloody fool that wants to go on the land can get a certificatefrom me.' Then I had the interview by afellow at the Commission. He asked me afew questions - none ofthem had much bearing on my knowledge of farming but he said 'Can you ride and drive horses?' 'Well,' I said 'I have been Ibis Links

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riding and driving mules around France for the last three years. That any good?' He said 'I suppose it will be all right'. A few more questions and then I am pretty near sure he marked •my papers 'not likely to make a success as a settler'. I came up with a group of about 25 and we were sent to the barracks at Beelbangera. There we had to sign for an axe, mattock, shovel and a blanket and we were put two men to a tent. We lived in these barracks - I think the board was only about 30/- a week. The food was quite good, and if I remember rightly, we had to do six months grubbing and clearing timber and got about 17/- a day. That was a pretty good method after all, because, I think of those that came into the gang and did that six months working on the land weeded them out. I would say 25% of them, at least, never went as far as making applications for a farm. Of those that did stay the distance and decided that this was the sort of life they wanted the great bulk of them took up land. I didn't take up a farm as soon as my qualification was accomplished because there wasn't a farm available that just suited my taste. I could have had a farm at Yenda, in the mallee, but I didn't care for that, I waited for another six months or thereabouts until this particular farm I am on now was made available. Some of the big mistakes made? 'Pioneer Woman' Well the blocks were too small. Soldier Settlers were given roundabout twenty acres. The reason for this, of course, was that there were more applicants than they had farms. They got over that by just cutting the farms in half and putting in two water wheels. That wasn't the biggest mistake made probably because it would have been better to have twenty acres well worked than fifty worked indifferently. As you !his Links

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only had two horses and a single furrow plough twenty acres was about all you could get round and do a really goodjob.

It has taken many years to adjust all the mistakes made in the early days. I would sum it up this way. This big 'Soldier Settlement Scheme' on a short term basis was a failure but on a long term basis it was a great success. The early settlers - by and large were a good lot ofmen, enthusiasts, hard working andfull of hope of making a goodfuture for themselves and their families on the Murrumbidgee No records would be complete ifI didn't mention the great part our women folk played in the pioneer days ofthis area. Ofcourse that would apply to women in all our pioneering history right throughout Australia. It must be remembered that very few of our returned men who came here in 1919 up to 1924 were single men. Most ofthem brought wives and in fact almost 100% of the women had never been in the country before. I don't know ofany successfulfarmer that didn't have a really good partner who did everything to assist him. Not only in work on thefarm but coping with the living conditions. This has always been a rather good district for men, I thought, because the most of us had served together before we came here, or we knew the units they served in; we knew some of the people they knew. We had also the absorbing interests of developing farms. We congregated over the fence and on street corners - everywhere and 'talked shop'. For the women it wasn't so good. They were mostly left at home with the drip safe and the water bag. As time went on we got clubs and pubs and, generally speaking, it's been a good placefor men. Another thing - there was never any class distinction. We were all on the same footing and most ofus were more or less broke. I do want to mention one ofthe many humorous things that happened Some of the first settlers between Yenda and Beelbangera and some parts of Yenda were on impossible orchard land. In the meantime some good land was made available out at Ballingal. So the urge was to shift some of these settlers from land that was totally unsuitablefor orchards andput them on the new soil, the better soil, out at Ballingal. This led to another inquiry by Judge Pike. They complained about the absolutely hard soil that you couldn't drive a pick into when dry and the trees were dying and all the rest of it. After taking evidence for about three orfour days Pike said 'Well, Mr Beilby I think we'll go out and have a look at thesefarms to see if they are as bad as they make out'. Out they went and at 9 o'clock knocked at the door ofone of these settlers that had been Ibis Links

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giving evidence. As he opened the door a blooming cat flew out between his legs and down the land and as far as you could see the old cat's goingflat out with his bristles up. Pike said· 'Hey my man! What's happened? Is there something wrong with that cat or did wefrighten him?' The settler said 'There's nothing wrong with the bloody cat. The poor bugger's got to run at least two mile every morning tofind a bit ofsoil soft enough to scratch a hole in!!!' Now, its not necessary to say that that settler was one of thefirst to be shifted onto a newfarm at Ballingal. Besides all his other public activities Cliff was the instigator of the concept of a memorial statue to the Pioneer Women of the area. He spent many weeks collecting a large proportion of the money required and saw the project through to fruition. The statue which is now located in a prominent position, in front of the City Council Chambers is largely the result of his efforts In 1969 Cliff was honoured by the Queen and made a Member of the British Empire (MBE). Almost a decade later he was granted 'Freedom of the Shire of Wade' in recognition of his years of service. Sources:

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Riverina Advocate 5 July 1963 - films held by Griffith City Library Griffith & District Pioneers, Series 2, Griffith Genealogical & Historical

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Finding settlement'sfirst son - www.theage.com.au Hobart Town (1804-1813) - www.easycms.con.au/?q=node/153 Thorne Family Bible - Family records filmed by the State Library of

Society Inc

NSW in 1963 Film FM3/618

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NSWRegister ofBaptisms, Burials & Marriages - films held in Griffith

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St Stephens Church ofEngland Camperdown Inscriptions Tasmanian Pioneer Index - CD-ROM Baptisms solemnized in the Parish ofHobart Town - Films held by the

Genealogical & Historical Society's Library

State Library ofNSW

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Family History Library British Film 1470976, Church of Jesus Christ of

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From Norfolk Island to Van Diemen's Land, Australian Heritage -

Latter Day Saints. Autumn 2008. Note: A file containing all the documentation used in this article is in the library of the Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society - Shelf Number A 4.068 Ibis Links

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FINDING MY NI FAMILY By Carol Gribble

My paternal grandfather, Pop Murray, lived with our family in Deniliquin, a NSW country town. We knew that Pop, Ronald Raymond Murray had come from NZ as a young man. Pop only spoke about his NZ family shortly before he died. One day he guardedly admitted he had changed his name and was really James Raymond Gibson; that he had come from Oamaru NZ, that he had a sister, Margaret Geraldine Gibson born in 1898, and his parent's names were James and Alice Gibson. Although pressed, he would say no more. On a trip to NZ in 2000 my niece Rachel went to Oamaru searching for the family. She was able to obtain a list of enrolments for the Papakaio School, but could not tell which of the Gibson's belonged to our family. Over the years I tried to find out more about the New Zealand connection. We presumed Pop's family would all be dead, but perhaps a grandchild may have some information. I subsequently purchased both Pop's and Margaret Geraldine's birth certificates as well as James and Alice Gibson's wedding certificate. Time went by then one day my mother-in-law Anne suggested that I contact Christina, a Kiwi by birth to help me with the research. Within 2 hours Cathy Oquist responded to Christina via the Internet. Cathy told us she had spoken to Maurice Gibson over the years and he had always wondered what had happened to his older brother, Raymond. What excitement!!! To our amazement Pop's youngest brother, Maurice was still alive, aged 93 years and living in Auckland! Cathy also told us that Pop had 5 siblings- Margaret, Ronald, Alfred, Doris and Maurice. Next was a telephone call to Maurice who was thrilled to hear from the descendants of his big brother who had left home so many years ago. Maurice was only 4 years old when James Raymond left home and remembers him saying to their mother "that he would be back when he has made his fortune". Maurice told me that Pop had been keen on horses, and had worked at Jardine's stables in Christchurch. In about 1916, after saving some valuable racehorses in a stable fire he was awarded a medal for bravery. Maurice has a daughter living in QLD and 2 sons living in Sydney who I have spoken to over the phone. Why did Pop change his name? Why did he not contact his family? We will probably never know. As a result of this phone call my husband and I are flying to NZ to perhaps find out more about my Gibson family. Watch this space!! Ibis Links

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The Hawley Ar Is Marilla Gordon, Member #26

Visit Camden Town Markets on a busy Sunday and you will see street stalls and shops of many descriptions selling their wares - old clothes, jewellery, anything that appeals to the young of all nationalities and most of which is bargain priced. In 2002 I made such a pilgrimage, but I was not interested in purchasing any of the wares on sale. My destination was a little further along High Street. Just when I felt that the incessant rain was becoming too much, even for me and old Gippsland girl, I spotted the street sign, Castlehaven Road, running off to the right. The market area of Camden town is pedestrian only so it was no problem to follow the road. Only afterwards did I realise that the first part of that tum took me across Regent Canal. I peered up the street fronted with old buildings most at least two stories high. My eyes spotted a sign hanging from the building at number 6. It read simply Hawley Arms. This was a name I had heard frequently from my father and his siblings. It was here that my grandfather John Frederick William Bird had spent most of his childhood. It was here that he had learnt the trade of publican. In 1845 Frederick William Bishop became the licensee of the Hawley Arms, a pub which had been built some fifty years earlier to service the rapidly developing canal trade. Here Frederick and his wife Lucy raised their large family making sure that all learnt how to help. From an early age all the children had tasks to complete, and so it was for my grandfather when his mother sought refuge there for the family. At a very early age my grandfather became boot boy, collecting all the footwear in need of attention and then returning them clean and shiny to their rightful owners. Grandmother Lucy was a martinet and everybody was expected to complete each allotted task to the highest standard. When Frederick William Bishop died in 1873 Lucy took over the licence and remained licensee until her death in 1890. I walked into the Hawley and looked around - the walls were freshly painted cream with dark brown trim, the bar stood in the middle of the room with customers seated at it while others leant on it waiting to be served. At the far end there were several small tables and chairs where one could enjoy a light lunch and a cool drink. At the rear of the room I spotted a narrow flight of stairs and wondered how often my grandfather and his sisters had scurried up and down those same stairs on urgent errands for their grandmother. It seemed to me that very little had changed during the 112 years since my family operated it. News of the fires in Camden markets and the considerable damage to the Hawley Arms saddened me - another link with our family's past has been at least partially destroyed. Ibis Links

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E-WASTE FACTS ❖ E -waste is electrical and electronic waste, and includes computers (PCs), TVs, printers, keyboards, fax machines, stereos and DVD players which have reached the end of their useful life. ❖ Each year Australians buy 2.4 million PCs and more than one million TVs. ❖ There are currently around nine million computers, five million printers and two million scanners in households and businesses across Australia, and all of those will be replaced.1 ❖ A 2005 household survey of all types of e-waste found that an average of 22 items of e-waste are stored in each Australian household.2 ❖ Very little of the rapidly increasing amount of e-waste generated in Australia is being recycled most is ending up as landfill. o Estimated number of computers going to landfill, Australia, 2006: 1.7 million. 3 o Estimated number of TVs going to landfill, Victoria, 2006: 61,000.' ❖ Almost two thirds of the estimated 870 million PCs made globally in the next five years will end up as landfill, according to IT analyst Gartner." ❖

E-waste contains some highly toxic and dangerous substances, including lead oxide, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), brominated flame retardants, mercury and cadmium. Leaching of these substances from landfill into surrounding ecosystems and water sources poses a serious environmental threat."

❖ By reusing or recycling e-waste, significant energy and materials used in the production of new products are reduced. This makes recycling our e-waste part of the solution to climate change as well as dwindling landfill space.

Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australia's Environment: Issues and Trends

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lpsos Australia 2005, Household Electrical and Electronic Waste Survey, for Dept Environment & Conservation (NSW). 'Tech industry urged to clean up its act', The Age I3 Feb 2007, page II. 4 'Electronic Waste Recycling Development Strategy for Victoria', prepared by Multimedia Victoria 2004. 5 The Australian, 'Cleaning up cyber junk', IT section, November 28, 2006. 6 CHOICE 2005, 'Where to recycle your old computer' - www.choice.com.au Previously published in Victorian GUM Inc News, April 2007.,

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Recycling Websites Printer Cartridges: Take your empty printer cartridges to your nearest participating Australia Post, Officeworks, Harvey Norman, Tandy or Dick Smith Electronics store and place them in the 'Cartridges 4 Planet Ark' bins. http://www.recyclingnearyou.com.aul The 'Recycling Near You' database helps you to find where to recycle items from Aluminium Cans to Printer Cartridges to X-Ray Films. http://www.recyclingnearyou.eom.au/councillGriffithNSW 'Recycling Near You' for the Griffith area. From Asbestos to X-Ray films. Mobile Phones: Telstra Shop, RSC, Cartridge World. http://www.mobilemuster.eom.au/?Page=691 To locate your nearest mobile phone drop off point. Just enter your postcode or suburb. Postcode 2680 produces the following drop off points:- Beelbangera, Benerembah, Bilbul, Griffith, Griffith DC, Griffith East, Hanwood, Kooba, Lake Wyangan, Nericon, Tharbogang, Warburn, Warrawidgee, Widgelli, Wilbrigge and Yoogali. http://supportapj.dell.com/support/topics/topic.aspx/ap/shared/support/recycle/en /recycle?c= au&el=en& s=gen&&-ck=an@yml&&cs= DELL Recycling; for Home & Business. To begin recycling, click 'Recycle Now' on this DELL Recycling site. Dell is happy to accept any brand of computer, keyboard, mouse, monitor or printer. And Dell will pick it up at your home. Contact Dell Recycling on 1800 465 890 OR email recycling dell au@dell.com for more information. http://yyy.mricom.au/Recycling2Qinder_htm MRI (Aust) Pty Ltd- E-Waste Recycling. Read E-Waste facts, book a collection, contact MRI. Australia wide: Ph: 1300 85 85 50, NSW 02 9729 4999. 1-5 Bentley Street, Wetherill Park, NSW 2164 http://www.ewaste.com.aulindex.php E-Waste - Australia's largest electronic waste recycler. Visit their website for details on E-Waste pickup areas and costs. Mainly metro areas. http://www.sims-group.com/au erecycling/home/ SIMS E-RECYCLING Australia. For NSW contact: Brendan Clearkin at- E-mail bckearkin@au.sims-group.com Tel: 02 9820 8500. Situated at 79 Airds Road, Minto NSW 2566

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Leeton Family & Local History Society Inc Newsletter March April 2008 No. 1 ❖ For local history buffs this article has a series of features about the various organisations that occupied the Yanco Experimental Farm, now known as the Murrumbidgee Rural Studies Centre. ❖ Social Life in Leeton - a letter written in 1923 ❖ Whitton School of Arts - information needed ❖ Activities of Women on the Irrigation Area - in the 1920s.

Ancestor (Victoria) [AV 17-01-80] Vol 20 Issue 1 March 2008 ❖ The Case of the missing convicts - Brian Green had a convict who did not appear on the 1837 muster. He explains where he found him and names the other convicts who were with Major Thomas Mitchell on his 'Felix Australian expedition'. ❖ Genies on the Web - Irene Fullarton explores the 'free software on the web'. ❖ A Grave Mistake by Gillian Moore. Have you found a headstone inscription in Scotland that does not appear to be correct? If so, this article is well worth reading. ❖ Getting it Write - this article gives good advice about writing styles. It also includes the style used in Ancestor.

The New Zealand Genealogist (The Society has recently received all the 2007 journals from the New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc) [NX 17-01-90] September/October 2007 ❖ The Phone Call - an excellent article by Kae Lewis in which she tells of her extraordinary opportunity to visit the resting place of her ancestors who were buried in a crypt in Cork City in the mid 1600s and, as well, to appear in a television programme to be presented by RTE Television (Ireland's National Broadcaster). Ibis Links

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Family History Monthly [ENG 17-13-142] April 2007 ❖ Questions & Answers - this regular feature is always worthwhile reading as there are suggestions to help researchers who have found the proverbial 'brick wall' as well as other useful sources and information. On page 64 an Index to all the probate courts, 1750-1858, except for the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, The London Probate Index is held by Dr David Wright (71 Island Wall, Whitstable, Kent CT5 IE or details can be found at http://www.davideastkent.canterhill.co.uk/lp-index.htm [ENG 17-13-153] February 2008] ❖ Holocaust museums 'ready to help survivors' with search - the International Tracing Service has 'the largest collection of records relating to the transportation and murder of millions of Jews during World War II'. These records will be available online later this year. In the meantime an inventory ofrecords is now online at http://resources.ushmm.org/ ❖

Operation Pied Piper - 'Craig Leyland discovers that in protecting her children, Britain inadvertently scarred a generation'.

❖ Badges of bravery - 'Part II: Campaign medals 1919-1962 and gallantry medals'. ••

The miller's tale - 'While investigating the life of his 18" century miller ancestor, Glen chandler was delighted to discover a hotbed of scandal and sexual imbroglio in Hampshire village of Eling'.

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1911 Irish census - 'Irish research steals a march on English, as Dublin's 1911 returns go online'.

11.5 Family Tree Magazine [ENG 17-6-188] January 2008

❖ Where there's a will - Jeremy Goldsmith offers an introduction to this difficult but interesting subject.

❖ Questions & Answers on the Census ❖

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1911 Census fact-file - some very interesting facts are supplied about this census that is due for release in 2009. Some of the details are mind boggling. 'The digitisation of the 1911 Census is being completed in conjunction with ScotlandOnline and is The National Archive's biggest scanning operation to date, 12 times larger than the 1901 Census'. The householder schedule pages are being scanned at a rate of '500 pages per hour per each of the five scanners, made more impressive by the fact that the scanning double-sided, 27

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and allows the large pages to remain flat'. Each scan is made as a full colour 69 MByte TIFF file, however the image that will appear online will be about 700 Kbytes in JPEG format. [ENG 17-6-189] February 2008 ❖ That must be right ... mustn't it? - Roy Hurst admits to inventing plausible stories for some of his ancestors and reveals how he got things wrong. As he says 'just because something sounds credible, it doesn't mean it's right'. ❖ Questions & Answers on migration - John Hanson explores the reasons for emigrating. ❖ Our Ancestors in 1750 lived in a time of enormous contract between affluence and hardship. Robert Burlison explores and the 'decadent and the destitute lived together'. Genealogists' Magazine - United Kingdom [ENG 17-12-23] ❖ By Handcart to Salt Lake City by John S Sermon. Elizabeth Sermon, a member of the Latter Day Saints Church, together with her husband and four children left England in 1856 for America. Almost 40 years later Elizabeth wrote a letter to her children describing the hardships endured by the 500 LDS Members during their horrendous walk from Florence to Utah. Well worth reading!

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Congratulations to all the kids who were born in the 1920'$, 30'$, 40's, 50's, 60's & 70's... First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they carried us and lived in houses made ofasbestos. They took aspirin, ate blue cheese, Tunafrom a can, and didn't get testedfor diabetes or cervical cancer. Then after that trauma, our baby cribs were covered with bright coloured lead-based paints. We had no childprooflids on medicine bottles, doors or cabinets and when we rode our bikes, we had no helmets or shoes, not to mention, the risks we took hitch-hiking. As children, we would ride in cars with no seat belts or airbags. Riding in the back ofa Ute on a warm day was always a special treat. We drank waterfrom the garden hose and NOTfrom a bottle. Take awayfood was limited tofish and chips, no pizza shops, Mc Donald 's, KFC, Subway or Red Rooster. Even though all the shops closed at 6.00pm and didn't open on the weekends, somehow we didn't starve to death! We shared one soft drink with fourfriends, from one bottle and NO ONE actually diedfrom this. We could collect old drink bottles and cash them in at the corner store and buyfruit tingles and some crackers to blow upfrogs with. We ate cupcakes, white bread and real butter and drank soft drinks with sugar in it, but we weren't overweight because.... We Were Always Outside Playing!. We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were back when the street lights came on. No one was able to reach us all day. And we were OK. We would spend hours building our go-carts out ofscraps and then ride down the hill, only to find out weforgot the brakes. We built tree houses and cubby houses and played in creek beds with matchbox cars. We did not have Playstations, Nintendos, X-Boxes, no videogames at all, no 99 channels on cable, no video tape movies, no surround sound, no mobile phones, no personal computers, no Internet or internet chat rooms We hadfriends and we went outside andfound them! Ibis Links

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We fell out oftrees, got cut, broke bones and teeth and there were no lawsuits from these accidents. We ate worms and mud pies made from dirt, and the worms did not live in us forever. Only girls had pierced ears! You could only buy Easter Eggs and Hot Cross buns at Easter Time... No really!! We were given toy guns and sling shots for our 10 Birthdays'we drank milk laced with Strontium 90from cows that had eaten grass in nuclearfalloutfrom the testing at Maralinga in 1956. We rode bikes or walked to a friend's house and knocked on the door or rang the bell, orjust yelledfor them! Mum didn't have to go to work or help dad make ends meet! Footy had tryouts and not everyone made the team. Those who didn't had to learn to deal with disappointment. Imagine that! Our teachers used to belt us with big sticks and leather straps and bullies always ruled the playground at school. he idea of a parent bailing us out ifwe broke the law was unheard of They actually sided with the law! Our parents got married before they had children and didn't invent stupid names for their kids like 'Kora' and 'Blade'. This generation has produced some of the best risk-takers, problem solvers and inventors ever! The past 70 years have been an explosion of innovation and new ideas.

e hadfreedom, failure, success and responsibility and we learned HOW TO DEAL WITH ITALL!.

And if you are one of them CONGRATULATIONS! You might want to share this with others who have had the luck to grow up as kids before lawyers and the government regulated our lives for our own good.

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A FIrSt Fleet Website http://www.idark.linkt.eom.au/ This website is dedicated to the descendants of Nathaniel Lucas and Olivia Gascoigne. Nathaniel arrived on the First Fleet in 1788 on the Scarborough. The site lists the children of Nathaniel and Olivia along with all their grandchildren. This is a truly new site founded in April of this year. New entries are welcomed. I is our Heritage. History is the dead record ofevents ofwhat people or Nations did, but heritage is a living thing, it is something of value passed down from generation to generation

Family Reunion Looking for members of the GUMBLETON family originally from Dorset England, later Camden, then moved to the Wagga Wagga District in NSW. A family reunion is planned for Saturday September 20, 2008 at Camden. Associated names are: HOOK, OXFORD, NEVE, RYAN, IZZARD, WALTOVER, VESTY, ROOTES, WHITE, DRAKE, LARKHAM, PHILLIPS AND KELLEHER. Contact: Elizabeth Hook l/15A Phyllis St MINTO NSW 2566. Email: eyhook@optusnet.com.au

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No. 87 November 2008 ISSN 0811 - 5559

Journal of the GRIFFITH GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC

Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc PO Box 2703, Griffith NSW 2680 02 6964 8942 (Library hours only) Email: griffithgene@dragnet.com.au Website - http://users.dragnet.com.au/-ggahs Library Situated at- l Tranter Place, Griffith, NSW 2680 (Behind the CWA Rooms & opposite the Ambulance Station) Patron Public Officer Honarary Life Members

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Mrs Patricia Jones Mr Clive Polkinghome Mr Alan Wakley Mrs Edna Wakley Mrs Patricia Jones Mrs Wendy Polkinghome Mrs Lynette Brown Mrs Margaret Hill Mrs Ann Stevens M/s Lindy Jolley Pinnacle Accounting Partners Pty Ltd Mr Allan Haggarty Mr Clive Polkinghome 6962 1650 Mr John Miller 6962 7788 Mr Charles Robertson 6963 5356 Mrs Christine Gavin 6964 3266 Mrs Anne Gribble 6963 6966 Mrs Yvonne Miller..... . 6962 7788 Mrs Cheryl Green...................................................... 6964 3312 Mrs Jennie Carter 6963 5563 Mrs Lynette Brown...... . 6962 4858 Mrs Beth Davidge 6962 1065 Mrs Vicki Sanger. 6964 2887 Mrs Wendy Polkinghorne 6962 1650 Mrs Barbara Millis........................................ ................6968 1301 Mrs Christina Morris.......................... . 6896 9815 Mrs Wendy Polkinghome, Mrs Edna Wakley, Mrs Lynette Brown, Mrs Yvonne Miller Mrs Barbara Millis 6968 1301 Mrs Wendy Polkinghome, Mrs Jennie Carter & Mrs Cheryl Green Mrs Ann Stevens...................................... . 6964 3508 Mrs Margaret Hill & Mrs Margaret Hare Mrs Lynette Brown.......... . 6962 4858 Mrs Edna Wakley & Mrs Wendy Polkinghome Mrs Beth Davidge Mr Clive Polkinghome & John Miller. 6962 1650 & 6962 7788 Mrs Jennie Carter 6963 5563 Mrs Ann Langford & Barbara Savage 6962 5432 & 6963 0281 John Miller, Charles Robertson, Margaret Hare, Ann Stevens, Yvonne Miller, Wendy Polkinghome, Lynette Brown, Margaret Hill, Vicki Sanger, Yvonne Wilson, Bill Thompson, Clive Polkinghome, Richard Gow, Edna Wakley, Beth Davidge, Barbara Millis, Christina Morris and Ann Langford

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IBIS LINKS Journal of Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc Contents: Yanco Irrigation Farm

Arthur Hill Griffith Memorabilia comes to Griffith

The Trip of a Lifetime

Neville Pollard visits GGHS

Conquering the Tyranny ofDistance in Family History

Photographs held in 'The Griffith Collection'

Narranderafrom 1868 to 1883

Lady Teriot visit

Jottings

Welcome to New Members/Websites

New In Our Library

Birth, Death & Marriage Certificate Prices

The views expressed by the contributors in this journal are not necessarily those of the Editor, nor of the Society. The Society reserves the right to edit all material submitted for publication. Articles appearing in this Journal may be reproduced, either in whole, or in part, with written permission from the Society and acknowledgement of author and source. Ibis Links printed by Quick Print, 95 Fitzmaurice Street, Wagga Wagga - March, July & November. A publication of the: Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc. Ibis Links

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Yanco Irrigation Farm By W J Allen, in the 'Agricultural Gazette' 1908 'Narandera Argus' 1 20 Novemberl908 The starting of this, the first irrigation farm, by the Department of Agriculture, under the Great Northern Murrumbidgee Irrigation Scheme, is the beginning of the utilisation of the surplus water of the State. It is one of the most, if not the most important work which the Government have yet undertaken, as it is hard to estimate the value which will be derived by the people of Australia from the wedding of the water to the land. As years go by and the population increases, the conservation of water and its application to the land must of necessity receive the attention which it deserves. Irrigation - what does it mean? A method of producing or increasing fertility in the soil, by the artificial supply of water. Up to the present its value has not been understood by the people of Australia. We have the land, which, with the aid of water, will produce any crop that can be grown in a semi-tropical country. We have the water, flowing on and on to the ocean by the millions of cubic feet: annually in years of plenty and in years of drought: yet we have always said 'sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof, and so far have been entirely satisfied with ourselves with the fact that with a fair rainfall Australia is one of the best countries in the world, when cereals and fruits will grow to perfection, and stock can be seen fat all the year round, excepting - yes, I am sorry to have to say the word - excepting when the rainfall falls below our requirements. In many part of the State very little suffices to produce ample feed for stock, and we have soil on which wheat will mature and yield splendid crops on a 10 to 12 inch rainfall. Most of our wheats and fruits, however, are grown where the rainfall averages from 12 to 14 inches. When droughts occur, which they do with unfailing regularity, they find us quite unprepared to withstand their severity, with the natural result that the loss of stock is enormous during such years. In a large country like Australia it may be found difficult to make provision which will ensure against loss in isolated places in our interior, but by making the most of our rivers and artesian water supply, not only can we save the most of our stock during dry years, but fruit-growing, dairying, pig and lamb raising may be carried on successfully, placing us in a position to defy the drought, and the result would be that wide tracts of what at 1

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present may be classed as almost desert land may be turned into a productive farming country, on which hundreds of thousands of people will yet make their homes, on areas of from 10 to 100 acres of land. The starting of the Great Northern Murrumbidgee Irrigation Scheme is one which, when completed, will provide sufficient water to irrigate large tracts of land lying between Narrandera and Gunbar, and should prove an untold blessing to the whole of this southern country and the Government by initiating this irrigation farm at the present time, will be in a position to supply considerable valuable information to intending settlers in the near future, or when the Barren Jack dam and the channels will be so far completed, as to be able to supply water for lands under this scheme. The place will be an object lesson as to what will grow on this particular soil. A good assortment of grape-vines, fruit and nut-trees, have been planted. Hay and fodder crops have been sown, and the Department is desirous of showing what can be grown on this land, which is classed as being second quality, there being large tracts of the better soil lower down the canal, but where it would be difficult at present to obtain water. The present site has the advantage of being easily seen from the train, which in itself is a great advantage, as the public have a good view of the farm while travelling and it is easy of access for those who wish to visit it, lying as it does within a few hundred yards of the Yanco platform, where all trains stop. There is no accommodation at this place yet, but visitors may leave Narrandera at Midday, have an hour and a half on the farm, and, returning, reach Narrandera at 2.30 p.m.

Yanco Station in the 1920s 'Griffith Collection' Photograph Ibis Links

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The problem which will be the best industry to follow on this land will depend largely on the person and the soil. It should be an ideal place for the dairyman, as there is no soil which will produce heavier crops of com, sorghum etc., than the rich, heavy soils, found in many parts of the area which it is proposed to irrigate, and not unlike part of the present Irrigation Farm. Then there are some of the lighter and mallee lands, on which luceme will grow to perfection, which will be the home of the sheep and pig enthusiasts. Almost any of the soil will produce good crops of cereals, vegetables, tobacco, &c. Horse breeding should prove very profitable here, where plenty of green feed can always be relied upon. If one or two irrigations can be given to wheat land it will make the difference between a good crop of, say, six bags to the acre, and no crop, or only two or three bags; in fact, there are great possibilities for those who will do the work thoroughly, that is by the combination of a thorough system of cultivation and watering; but it must not be forgotten that too much water supplied by irrigation gives results just as disastrous as drought. It is intended to find out how the various crops do on this soil, and it is quite possible that experiments in pigs and sheep raising on a limited scale may be made later. For instance, it might be well to know how many sheep could be kept on 20 acres of luceme, or how many pigs on 10 acres. Also how many cows would milk when fed all the year round on luceme, sorghums and com, either in the green or dried state, or as silage. Horses for working the farm are necessary, and therefore a few foals will be raised each year, and everything done that will help to make this farm of the most practical use to the man who is seeking information for the purpose of settling on these lands. It is a question whether any grasses will ever produce the same amount of feed as luceme, com and sorghums, but Rhodes and other kinds will be tested. The work of grubbing and clearing the timber (pine, box, and boree) from the land was started in April, and completed about the 1 of June. The ploughing was started simultaneously with the clearing. This latter (clearing) was done by day labour, and the roots taken out to a depth of 20 inches. The ground was particularly hard at this time, as no rain had fallen for months, and consequently the expense of clearing the soil was considerably more than it would have been had the soil been moist. The breaking of the soil is done by a large scarifier, which was drawn by two large traction engines standing about 500 feet apart. A cable from each of these was fastened to the scarifier, and the latter drawn across the space alternatively by the engines, each engine moving up after each round made by the scarifier. This machine did not tum up the sub-soil, but broke it up to a depth of from 18 to 30 inches, and would have gone deeper had it not been that the ground was so hard and dry. Ibis Links

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That portion planted to vines and trees was worked both ways with the machine, but the lucerne, wheat, oats and barley ground only worked once. The traction engine and scarifier were kindly lent to the Department by Sir Samuel Mccaughey, and without these we would have had a difficult task in breaking up the soil in time for planting this season. After the land was all broken up, the work of breaking the lumps and filling in old channels and preparing the land for the several crops, trees and vines, was no small contract, and it was not until July that we finished sowing the hay crops, which comprise the following:- 4 acres malting barley, 3 acres skinless barley, 7 acres Algerian oats, 13 acres John Brown wheat, 1 acre Plover wheat, 10 acres Bobs wheat. Thirty-three acres have already been sown with lucerne, some of which is up nicely, and all the above crops are making fair headway, notwithstanding the fact that they were sown very late. The orchard and vineyard are laid out in six different blocks, and 30 acres of vines of different varieties, in which are planted 10 acres of Sultanas, 10 acres of Gordo Blancas, 5 acres of Zante currants, and 5 acres of assorted table grapes. A small block of about 6 acres was planted to nuts: a good many of the walnuts being imported from California. The almonds and walnuts were planted alternately in the rows, so that later, when the walnuts require more space, the almonds can be removed. A row of almonds has been planted as a wind-break along the inside of the avenue fence, in front of the vines and fruit trees. Sixteen acres of assorted fruit trees have been planted. About 160 fig trees have been planted, consisting of eleven varieties, which comprise chiefly Smyrna and Capri varieties, the latter to provide the wasp for fertilising the Smyrna varieties. The following list shows the number of varieties for each different fruit which is planted, viz:- Apples, 26 varieties: Apricots, 20 varieties: Cherries, 9 varieties: Lemons, 6 varieties: Loquats, 6 varieties: Mulberries, 3 varieties: Olives, 5 varieties: Almonds, 6 varieties, Walnuts, 6 varieties: Grapes, 26 varieties: Quinces: 6 varieties: Oranges, 13 varieties: Citrons, 3 varieties: Shaddock, 2 varieties. Each of the blocks is divided by a row of olives and an irrigation ditch, and the orchard and vineyard is to be surrounded by a 6-foot wire-netting fence with a break-wind consisting of three rows of trees, as follows: Sugar Gums, Oriental Planes, and Kurrajongs on the south and west: while on the eastern side Blue-gums alone are planted. These are to be used for firewood later, as they usually sprout readily after being cut down. They have proved very valuable in California for such, and we wish to find out if they will do equally well here when grown under irrigation. Ibis Links

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The avenue is 99 feet wide, and is laid out as follows:- A row of palms (chiefly Phenix canariensis), down the centre, while at either side and 15 feet from the fence are rows of Silky Oaks (Grevillea robusta) and Kurrajong. Sugar Gums and Kurrajongs are planted on the north of the cultivation area, while on the west are Sugar Gums, Oriental Planes, Kurrajongs, and a few ornamental trees. Unfortunately all of our trees and palms for the avenue were very small, and it will take them some time before they are large enough to make a good show, but when they are grown it will be one of the prettiest drives in Australia.

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Early photo of the farm entrance - probably in the 1920s Courtesy of Leeton Family & Local History Society Inc The first building to be erected was a shed for the implements and a stable for the horses: then two workmen's cottages were erected and a hay-shed 30 feet x 60 feet is now nearing completion. The farm is at present being worked by six young horses, which were purchased a few months ago. We have already two foals and we hope to breed a few each year. Leather harness, collars and reins, are being used, special hook on the whiffletrees, and patent clips in place of buckles on the traces are in use. Rope reins and plough chains will not be used on this farm.

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The implements at present in use on the farm consist of seed-drill, springtooth cultivator, double-disc harrow, two single-furrow ploughs, lever-harrow, smoother, buck-scraper, and home-made crowder for making channels. We have also an anvil and blacksmithing tools, and all the necessary carpenter's outfit. A good strong spring cart and a serviceable wagon have also been added to our stock - in fact, we are by degrees emerging from the pioneer stage, as we are purchasing the implements required to run an equipped farm, as necessity arises. Our crops are coming on, and we will shortly add a reaper and binder and mowing machine, a horse rake and necessary hay rack to our list. The latter will be made on the place. The engine and pump are installed, and the first water was turned into our channels on the 29" September, and into the furrows in the orchard on the 39" September. The orchard and vineyard are to be irrigated first, after which the hay crops will receive attention. The orange trees and the palms will be planted during the first irrigation in the latter part of October. The source of our water supply is about two and a half miles from the farm, and by the kind permission of Sir Samuel McCaughey we were allowed to erect one of our pumps on the same stand as one of his is standing, and to pump out of one of his billabongs into one of his channels, which delivers the water within about three-quarters of a mile of our country. The land lends itself readily to irrigation, having a nice fall two ways. The cost of grading the land was very low, not exceeding £1 an acre. The crops of wheat, oats and barley are looking well, and promise a fair crop of hay. Sorghums, com and other summer crops are being planted as fast as time permits, and by the fall we expect to make quite a show of the first fruits of this the beginning of the Great Murrumbidgee Irrigation Scheme. To one who has spent ten years in California, and about eighteen years among irrigation works in this country, there appears to be every indication of a very bright future for this part of the State with the advent of the water. The system of applying the water at this farm is the same as I have described in previous articles, that is, the furrow system for trees and vines, sorghum, maize, etc., and flooding for the luceme. k k k kk #k

It is of interest to note that it is 100 years since this article appeared in the 'Narandera Argus'. The Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area was officially opened by the Hon Arthur Griffith, Ministerfor Public Works, in 15 July 1912 and the first delivery ofwater to the Mirrool end of the MIA was in October 1913. The first farms at Leeton were granted in September 1912 and at Griffith in December 1912. Ibis Links

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Collins Butchery, Main Avenue, Yanco. Jim Martyn in the centre.

Photographs held in the 'Griffith Collection'

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Above: Yanco Farm Entrance in 2008

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AR'THUR HILL GRIFFITH MEMORABILIA COMES 'TO GRIFFITH On June 14, some members of the Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society enjoyed a very entertaining evening when we dined with Professor Morris Graham and his wife Laurel. They had come from Newcastle by train to present Pam Young of the Western Riverina Community Library with the personal memorabilia of Arthur Hill Griffith from the time of Federation onwards when he was a politician. His elderly daughter felt that Griffith should have this material. Why?- Our city is named after Arthur Hill Griffith. A. H Griffith was NSW Minister of Public Works from 1910 to 1915 and the first chairman of the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Trust. He led a very interesting life as noted in the Australian Dictionary of Biography. Arthur Hill Griffith was born on 16 October 1861 at Gortmore Hall, Westmeath, Ireland, son of Arthur Griffith a Solicitor and his wife Hannah Nee Cottingham. The family migrated to Melbourne in 1871. Arthur married twice, first to Mildred C Smith on May 4, 1899 at Petersham All Saints Church of England and secondly to Elsie Marion Edward on 22 October 1932 at Ashfield Church of Christ Church of England. Arthur Hill Griffith died on 1 September 1946 aged 84 years at Jannali NSW. He was survived by two sons and one daughter. For more information: ❖ Australian Dictionary of Biography on the Internet. ❖ Go Magazine - September 2008 ❖ Articles in past editions of IBIS Links

President Clive Polkinghorne, Pam Young, Mrs Laurel Graham & Professor Morris Graham Ibis Links

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TIIE TRIP OF A LIFETIME Anne Gribble; Member #218

Your group clambers aboard the ship, you are off on a sea voyage of over 16,000 miles, six months at sea. The other passengers come from all walks of life. Many will be very sea-sick and many do not reach their destination. You have no return ticket. This "trip of a lifetime" is not of your choosing. You are a convict, bound for Botany Bay. From 1788 to 1868 England sent 825 shiploads of convicts to the other side of the world. The First Fleet of 11 little ships left England in May 1787 carrying 780 convicts and 570 free people. The criminal waste-disposal system continued for 80 years. They were mostly city people, a few country folk murderers, thieves, highway men, pick-pockets, forgers, poachers, prostitutes and political prisoners. The majority were property-less workers poverty begets theft. Many were inveterate criminals; some were guilty of small crimes, some; were innocent. Being loaded on board was a release from life on a rotten hulk or stinking gaol, terror for those tom from home and family probably forever, dread and panic in the face of an unknown future. Many were sick and dying before their ship left port, many had served half their sentence already. Many were our ancestors. Seventy percent of the convicts were from England and Wales, 24% Irish and 5% Scottish. "Simple larceny" (petty thieving) gained a sentence of 7 years, "Compound Larceny" (stealing more than one shilling) was awarded death by hanging, often commuted to life at Botany Bay. Language was a problem people from Yorkshire and Lancashire could understand each other, Midlanders could communicate with West Country people while Cockneys spoke a language of their own. Those from Liverpool spoke 'scouse' which no one else could comprehend. Herded on board like cattle, convicts were housed below decks and assigned a small space on a tier of sleeping platforms. Six people and their belongings were crammed into a space ten feet long by six feet wide and twenty seven inches high. They were issued with a wooden bowl, a tin spoon and a tin dipper. The only light came from the 3 'x3' hatch above, through the bars when it was opened. In an era of hoop petticoats, powdered and curled hair, lace caps and kid shoes, the government supplied "slops" for the convicts one shift and one Ibis Links

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petticoat, a jacket, pair of shoes and pair of stockings. Bathing and clothes washing were done in seawater. Many convicts were manacled and in chains. "Night buckets" were flushed into the bilge below where it sloshed about until infrequently pumped out, the stench from the cesspool was almost intolerable, the air stifling. During storms sea water crashed into the holds, washing some out of their beds convicts were continually soaked, frozen and crusted with salt during the nightmare voyage. Ships left England in May and September to miss dangerous winter's enroute. Livestock were held in stalls on deck cattle, sheep, goats, hogs, poultry many died of cold and starvation. Rain and heavy seas washed the liquid manure onto those housed below. In fine weather the convicts were allowed up on deck in small groups for a short time, often chained to a long thick cable. Navy food consisted of hard dark bread, salt beef, pork, peas and suet. Fruit and fresh vegetables were scarce once the ships left the Cape of Good Hope. Women received two thirds of men's rations. Rum was issued to the sailors, wine for the convicts, both often watered down. Prisoners were counted by name and number each day. Ruthless discipline involved Rules of Conduct such as "no prisoner is on no account to exchange or sell his clothes", "prisoners must behave themselves in a decent and becoming manner", "prisoners are warned that, iffound congregating at the bottom of the ladder leading to the water closets (toilets) they will be punished', "prisoners are strictly prohibited from holding intercourse with the Crew or Guards". Prison guards saw the convicts as evil and cunning, the dregs of humanity, violent and vicious felons, desperate criminals, crawling with lice and filth, who used shocking language, were insolent and had no respect for authority. Flogging was a common punishment that everyone had to watch as a deterrent. In a self-fulfilling prophecy convicts needed to be cunning to survive, filth was the result of their fetid accommodation below decks. Dysentery and scurvy were common. Contemporary sketches, drawn by non-convicts and presumably biased, show the prisoners as poor miserable wretches, surly and simple, dressed in rags, looking like murderous villains. In spite of the rules, women became pregnant to crew, guards and other convicts. Few convict Ibis Links

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letters home have survived as the majority was illiterate and convict's letters were censored. Privately owned ships were chartered by the British government as cheaply as possible. Officers were often rough, drunk and brutal; crews were recruited from waterside taverns, their on-board conditions squalid and cramped, mutiny was a threat. In 1863 Wm Smith MD stated "one gill of rum daily I look upon as being objectionable, it is an indulgence which men undergoing penal servitude are not entitled to". Contractors were paid a set sum for each person who embarked. Graft and corruption flourished. Deaths meant less food needed, and a greater profit. 'Left over' food was sold to the highest bidder at Sydney Cove. Captains, often part-owners, had to pay for escaped convicts out of their own pocket, hence the double chains. There was heavy loss of life from disease and starvation in the early days of transportation. On the Second Fleet (1790) 25% died on board, 10% died on the third Fleet ( 1 791) and more after landing. Governor King noted in 1802 that "some ships are filthy beyond description, some convicts lying dead in heavy irons, others died on the way to hospital". Governor Macquarie complained about the cruelties and violence and got a stiff reprimand from the Government. Inquiries were promised but did not eventuate, though after 1815 provisions, medical aid and better conditions reduced the death numbers when a Surgeon was appointed to each ship. After finally landing in Australia the convicts were assigned to settlers and officers to become the heart of the labour system, of public and private works. A Ticket of Leave after 4 years gave comparative freedom, 'lifers' usually served 10-12 years. People were freed by pardon or emancipation. Few returned to England and until recently the appalling social stain of a convict in the family tree was vigilantly concealed. The experimental penal settlement at Botany Bay, peopled by accused felons of a brutal punitive government, gradually lurched to successful independence. That one trip led to a life that could not have been contemplated from the bowels of a convict ship. For those who survived, the horrendous "trip of a lifetime" often resulted in a longer, healthier and wealthier life than could ever have been anticipated back home. From many sources including: The Fatal Shore, Robert Hughes, The Tyranny of Distance, Geoffrey Blainey, Transported in Place of Death, Christopher Sweeney, The First Fleet, Tony Crago. Ibis Links

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Neville Pollard visits Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Lynette Brown, Member #3 On July 8, 2008 some Members of our Society dined with Neville and Mrs Pollard. Neville presented our Society with three Australian Railway History journals. These copies have articles written by Neville on the Griffith railway station and its structures, including sidings at the east end of Griffith city. They are quite fascinating and show old Griffith railway photographs and some later ones taken by our member John Miller. We see these places often but do not realise what they once were. A bonus discovery for myself, is that Neville is my son-in-laws cousin.

Lynette Brown (right) with Sylvia & Neville Pollard

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Conqueringthe Tyranny ofDistance InFamily History Wendy Polkinghorne, Member #5 This was the theme of the 2008 Conference of the NSW & ACT Association of Family History Societies Inc held in Dubbo on 13 and 14 September. Five members from our Society attended and we all found the conference stimulating, informative and enjoyable. It was extremely well organized and punctual. After the introductory formalities Dr Janis Wilton OAM PhD gave the "John Crowe Memorial Address" entitled Tyrannies of Difference: Tracking immigrant families across cultures, space and time. Dr Wilton used her Chinese ancestors to illustrate the histories and experiences of immigrants who did not speak English. Linda Emery spoke about A Very Remarkable Healthy Place - the First Settlement on Norfolk Island 1788-1814. Christine Yeats gave us the latest website news and online initiative being undertaken by State Records NSW. Alan Phillips introduced delegates to World Vital Records that, in the future, will provide 25 million Australian records and the Australian content found in international newspapers. Michael Bennett who is the historian for the Native Title Services Corporation gave an insight into how historical and genealogical records can assist in Native Title claims and gave a brief history of the Aboriginal people of Dubbo. Cheryl Morgan entitled her presentation - Distanced by time and circumstance: Orphan Immigration and the Great Irish Famine in which she spoke about the 4,114 young Irish famine orphans who arrived in Australia from October 1848 to 1850. Graeme Hosken used a number of case studies to illustrate the WWI documents that are now available to family historians and researchers in his presentation Crossing No-Mans Land: Bridging the gap between family historians and their WWI Digger. Ibis Links

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Michael Caulfield, who produced, directed and wrote the award winning television program Australians at War, conceived The Australians at War Film Archive which involved the filming of twelve thousand hours of interviews. He gave an insight into the procedure and finally played a film clip of a number of the emotional interviews with WW2 veterans. At the conclusion there was not a dry eye in the house! Cora Num, who is no stranger to Society members, illustrated how monuments that may be found throughout Australia can help you in your family research in her presentation entitled Monuments, Mementos and Mortality : Family history and the local community. One of the monuments she used as an illustration was the paving bricks in our Community Gardens on which families have recorded information and in one case a complete family tree. Pat Dargin, a volunteer guide at Dundullimal Homestead near Dubbo, gave a detailed and dramatic story of the remarkable journey of Mrs Alice Baird who travelled by train and coach from Dundullimal to Cluny Station in the southwestern comer of Queensland to assist her daughter during the birth of her first child. This journey occurred in 1885 and illustrated that women of the bush, and Mrs Baird in particular, did not allow The Tyranny of Distance to interfere with their desire to travel long distances. The Conference Dinner was held on the Saturday and a couple of the Griffith members met up with fellow researchers and old friends.

The 2009 Conference ofthe NSW & ACT Association ofFamily History Societies will be held in September at Wyong BRING/TON!

Websites http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/currency/ Have you ever wondered how much an amount mentioned in your family history is worth in to-days money. Well this site can provide the answers. UK 2008 Electoral Roll- http://www.192.com JewishGen UK Database http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/UK

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Photographs held in 'The Griffith Collection'

These two photos show the construction of Berembed Weir. Donated by R & E Townsend

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Canal Construction c.1910 The sides of the canal were smoothed with scrapers. Where the soil was porous concrete gangs followed them up to seal the canals.

The Rock Gang working near Griffith c.1918 Photo donated by the late Bill Doyle and Maureen Parker

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Sir Samuel McCaughey's Residence on North Yanco in 1921. Original owner and donor - Bob Veness

Sketch showing the towns of Leeton and Griffith within the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area

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Narrandera From 1868 to 1883 Reminiscences of Mr A N Jonsen) Somewhere during the latter part of 1868, I took up my abode at Narandera, by erecting a tent on what was afterwards called McMahon's Hill, and stocking same with boots and drapery, the property of Max Monash. There were at this time two stores at Narandera, one kept by Knox Ellis, whose place was on the flat and was carried away by a big flood. The other store was kept by Fred Savage (Bushman's Store), who was married to a daughter of Francis Jenkins, of "Buckingbong" Station, at that time a flourishing cattle run and about to be turned into a sheep station. There were also three hotels, the first kept by a man named Dale, and afterwards by Ben Bradley: the second (Royal) kept by Hyam Phillips, and the third on the Wagga Wagga Road near the Burying Hill, was kept by Flood and afterwards by Charles Buffrey. There were no luck-ups, drunks and other prisoners were chained up to a ring secured to the floor of premises occupied by Constable Foley. North Yanco Station was owned by Alexander McNeil, Midgeon Station by the Hon. Edward Flood and managed by J J Roberts, and Bundidgerry Station by TA Brown, afterwards well known as RolfBolderwood, the author of many works. During the latter part of 1869 a horrible murder was committed on two young fellows (Pohlman Bros), about half way between Narandera and North Yanco. Constable Timothy Foley called on me to accompany him on horseback to the scene of the murder, where we found a big cart and the remains of an immense fire. By searching we found a number of charred bones. I think one of the murderers was hanged at Wagga Wagga. In 1870 Max Monash took me into partnership, and we built a brick store on McMahon's Hill, and a year or two afterwards when Savage gave up business we shifted to the Bushman's Store next to the Royal Hotel. I may state that at that time there was no Post or Telegraph Office at Narandera. The postal business was conducted by Miss Margaret Phillips in a small verandah room off the Royal Hotel. At this time, about 1877, many people came over from Victoria to select land under Sir John Robertson's Act of Free Selection before survey. Ibis Links

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These people were looked upon by the squatters as trespassers, and in many instances were given in charge for some trifling offence, and as the local Bench consisted entirely of squatters, they had very little chance of selecting any ground or of getting justice. In fact, I know of some instances where squatters obtained men from some of the Sydney Charity Institutions and selected land in their names, with some understanding that same should be transferred to the squatters after a given time. Things became so bad that 1878 a public petition was sent to the Colonial Secretary (Sir John Robertson), to appoint me a Justice of the Peace, which was at once complied with, and I think I am the only Justice of the Peace in New South Wales who was appointed in response to a public petition, and I may state that from 1878 to 1883 I adjudicated in hundreds of cases, and in no instance was my judgment ever questioned. The late Mr Henry Baylis, Public Magistrate of Wagga Wagga, was a particular friend of mine, and to his advice I may state that I owe my success on the Bench. I am still doing magisterial duties, and believe that I am under the mark when I say that I witness over 1,000 documents every year. During 1878 a fire destroyed the whole of the store premises, with a stock worth £20,000, which was only partially insured, but we lost no time in rebuilding. At the latter part of 1880, my partner Max Monash (Uncle to General Monash, late head of the AIF forces during the Great War) sold his interests to me, and I became sole proprietor of the business. I must apologize for being to a large extent egotistical, but in a description of this kind it seems to be unavoidable. The happiest time of my life was spent (together with my late wife) at Narandera, and only though bad health I was compelled to settle near the seashore. I am now passed 78 years, hale and hearty. I have always had a high opinion of Narandera and district, and feel convinced that ere many years pass over Narandera will be the capital ofRiverina. Extractedfrom The Narandera Argus 24 October 1922. NB: The name of the town ofNarrandera was spelt as Narandera at the time this article was written . $, 3 88888

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To be held at the Griffith Ex-Servicemen's Club on Sunday 15" February 2009 commencing at 2.00 pm The Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society is extremely fortunate to be chosen by Lady Teviot to host one of the sessions on her Lecture Tour of Victoria and New South Wales. Lady Teviot has been a member of the Executive Committee of the Federation of Family History Societies (UK), including International Liaison Officer, from 1995 until April 2001, when her term came to an end. In April 2001, she became the President of the Federation of Family History Societies. Lord and Lady Teviot have compiled the Sussex Burial Index covering the years 1813 to 1841, which includes non-conformist entries.

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I NEED THOUGHT OF THAT The charge for this lecture (including afternoon tea) is $10 To book a place at this lecture you can phone Margaret on 6962 5827 or Wendy on 6962 1650 or alternatively send an e-mail to ggahs@dragnet.com.as or wpolki@iinet.net.au Ibis Links

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Descent (NSW) [A 17-3-67] Vol 38 Part 2 June 2008 ❖ 1820s NSW - Early Education of the Irish Emancipists; Currency Lads and Lasses by Frank Murray. ❖ Behind the Scenes of Who Do You Think You Are? By Jenny Thomas, who is the senior genealogist for the BBCl's popular series. ❖ Archival Anecdotes - News from NSW State Records: New online index to Criminal Court Records Early probate records online copy service Pupil records:- School admission registers, Punishment records and School files The Endeavour (Botany Bay) [AN 17-6-56] September 2008 ❖ Historic Helensburg Celebrates Its Mining Pioneers by Jenny Donohoe ❖ Care, Identification and Storage of Photographs - guest speaker, Kylie Rees, written by John Levy. Ancestor (Victoria) [AV 17.01.82] Vol 29 Issue 2 June 2008 ❖ The Irish Registry of Deeds: A Secret Treasure House by Kaye Cole ❖ Tracing You Scots-Irish Ancestors by Allan Aberdeen •• Was your ancestor employed at Kerang State School in the 19" century? By Judith Woodlock ❖ Victorian registry of Births Deaths and Marriages - Anne Levens gives an update of the "Australia's War Dead Project" and says that Ibis Links

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"The Victorian Registry, in co-operation with the Australian Army (SCMA Division) has been working on a project to create an Index database of all Australian servicemen and servicewomen who gave their lives whilst serving their country during conflict." The South Australian Genealogist [AS 17.01.77] Vol 35 No 3 August 2008 ❖ British youth migrants: the South Australian Government's farm apprenticeship scheme, 1913-14 by Elizabeth Grant. ❖ I Never Thought of That! - Lecture by Lady Teviot (elsewhere in this journal you will find an advertisement for Lady Teviot's visit to Griffith) ❖ Web and Computer Stuff - Good news from Ireland Rootes (Gold Coast Family History Society) [AQ 17-04-79] September 2007 ❖ Research in South Africa contributed by Anne Clarkson ❖ Parish Boundaries of London before 1827 -a Map Review by Ann Metcher. ❖ Ann Morse's Web Sites - Dutch civil List of Births Deaths and Marriages - http://www.genlias.nl/en/pageO.jsp - click on English ❖ Some Tips to think about when compiling your book by Gay Eunson [AQ 17-04-82] September 2008 ❖ Adoption - prior to formal adoptions in Australia informal adoptions often took place. (If you wish to know more about the NSW regulations consult the leaflet entitled Adoption in New South Wales by Alison Morgan that originally appeared in Ibis Links No. 50- July 1996.) ❖ New South Wales Land Owners 1837 - a Map Review by Ann Metcher. A map showing part of the Goulbum district accompanies the article. Some familiar localities noted were Lake George, Gundaroo Creek, Terrago, Wallagarong, Wollondilly and Cullarin. Ibis Links

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Family History Monthly [ENG 17-13-157] June 2008 ❖ Who Do You Think You Are - Six new stars announced for the fifth series of this top show ❖ A Highly Profitable Business - Peter Stephens delves into the murky world of the smuggler. ❖ I come from a family of smugglers by Margaret Paxton ❖ Secrets, Plots and Hidden Lives - Phil Tomaselli suggests ways you can track down spies. ❖ Spotlight on County Antrim by Ian Maxwell. Practical Family History [ 17-16-65] June 2007 ❖ Life and death in the Workhouse by Roy Stockdill. ❖ Web news by Alan Stewart - The Irish Family History Foundation has added an All-Ireland search facility and it can be found at http://ifhf.brsgenealogy.com/index.php?&set=yes This is a "pay-perview" service. However the index can be searched free of charge. The cost to view is £5 .00 per record. ❖ Chancery Records - Genealogist Steve Thomas makes sense of a great family history resource. Family Tree Magazine [ 17-6-196] August 2008 ❖ Expert Census Search Tips - Raymond Whincup gives 20 top tips to help find your ancestors on the online census databases. ❖ Herring Heydays - fishermen & lassies - "Neil Storey explores the lives of British fishermen and the fisher folk who worked in the conethriving east-coast herring industry." ❖ The Napoleonic Wars - "Jane Cavell looks into online resources that can help you discover more about ancestors in the Napoleonic Wars." ❖ Indian Army Pensions - lain Swinnerton tells us that "If you had an ancestor in the East India Company or Indian Army you can find more about them through pension records." Ibis Links

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websites of interest http://members.iinet.net.au/-sgrieves/cemeteries_australia.htm CEMETERY HEADSTONE TRANSCRIPTIONS for: St Clement's Church Yard Yass, Bookham, Bowning, Binalong, Jugiong, Rosewood, Boorowa, Tumbarumba, Coolac, Lang's Creek, Tangmangaroo, Turnblong. http://members.iinet.net.au/sgrieves/yass_courier.htm YASS COURIER NSW AUSTRALIA - EXTRACTS FROM 1857-1905 Engagements and Marriages, Births, Deaths, Probates and Memoriams plus other general information. http://members.iinet.net.au/-sgrieves/tumbarumba_times.htm TUMBARUMBA TIMES EXTRACTS-FROM 1884 NSW AUSTRALIA (This paper was orginally called Germantown/Germonton Times) Marriages, Births, Deaths, Probates and Memoriams plus other general information. http://members.iinet.net.auysgrieyes/manaro mercury.htm Manaro Mercury (Coorna and Monaro Districts) Birth Deaths and Marriages, General Information (Hotel Licences, Land Grants, Bankruptcy) 1864- 1905. Site still under construction Ibis Links

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New In Our Library BOOKS Title

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Griffith High School 1903s to 2000 An Oasis of Learning - Oral Histories of some Students [Griffith High School}

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German Maps & Fact for Genealogy [Gould Genealogy}

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Journey - Italian Migration in NSW [CoAsilt} (Donated by CoAsilt)

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Australian Railway History - Griffith Part 1 - Griffith Part 2 - Griffith Part 3 [Australian Railway Historical Society} (Donated by Neville Pollard)

AN 7.2680BB4 AN 7.2680BB5 AN 7.2680BB6

Yesterdays ofYenda [National Trust ofAustralia, Riverina Regional Committee} (Donated by Enid Atkinson)

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Whitton Heritage Walk {Whitton Heritage Committee} (Donated by Enid Atkinson)

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Griffith Heritage Walk [Griffith Historical Committee] (Donated by Enid Atkinson)

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Wales - Research Outline [Church ofLater-Day Saints}

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Back to Yenda [Ronaldson, James] (Donated by Lyn Brown)

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Music and Love, Music in the lives of Italian Australians in Griffith [Bannister, Roland} (Donated by Wendy Polkinghorne) The Gow Family History, Scotland -Australia (Donated by Richard Gow) NB: Indicates [Author] Ibis Links

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Birth, Death & Marria e Certificate Prices Australian Capital Territory - after 1930 Registrar-General's Office PO Box 225, Canberra City ACT 2608 Full Certificate $34 plus $5 postage Check ID requirements - order on-line (Pre 1930 see NSW)

New Zealand Dept of Internal Affairs PO Box 10-526, Wellington NZ Electronic Copy for Genealogical purposes: Pre 1874- $26.00, 1875 to date $20.00 NZ Updated orderforms available in our Library

New South Wales- Registry of BDM GPO Box 30, Sydney NSW 200 I Family History Certificates - B's 1788-1905, D's 1788-1975 & M's 1788-1955 - With index No $26. Without index No- $34. No ID requirements - order on-line. Pre 1856 records on film in out library. Transcription Service - Order forms in library

New South Wales Wills Supreme Court GPO Box 3, Sydney NSW 2001 Prior to 1850 $53.00 1850 to 1985 $36.00

Irish Republic General Register Office Lombard Street East, Dublin 2, Ireland Full Certificate £6.00 (Ire) Including postage

Northern Territory The Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages GPO Box 3021, Darwin NT 0801 Full Certificate $25.00 & $7 postage (Prior to 24 Aug 1870 see South Australia)

Western Australia Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages PO Box 7720 Closter Square, Perth 6850 Full Certificate: $30 when quoting Index No & District. Without Index No & Dist: $40

Queensland - Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, PO Box 15188, City East, Qld 4001 Full Certificate $25 Each 5 year search $16 (Identification ofApplicant & Relationship to Subject requiredfor B's under JOO yrs old, M's under 80 yrs old & D's under 50 yrs old.)

Tasmania Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages GPO Box 198, Hobart Tas 7001 Full Certificate or Extract $33.88 with a 5 yr search. Post 1970- Cause of death cert $18.15 Pre 1899 records ee on micro lm

South Australia Births, Deaths & Marriages Registration Office GPO Box 1351, Adelaide 5001 Full Certificate $36. 75 & $8.10 postage, no postage for Historical Certificates

Victoria Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages GPO Box 4332, Melbourne VIC 300 I Uncertified image with or without Index No. $17.50. Official Certificates $25.80 Scotland - Registrar General New Register House, Edinburgh Scotland EHl 3YT Full Cert £13.57 (Stg) including postage (Indexfor 1855-1897 & OPR on the Internet)

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ITEMS FOR SALE Monumental Inscriptions & Burial Records Vol 4 Narrandera District, 263pp $17.50 plus postage Vol 5 Lake Cargelligo & Ungarie Districts, I 04pp $I 0.00 plus postage Vol 7 West Wyalong & District, I 73pp $15.00 plus postage West Wyalong Supplement. $3.00 including postage Postage is as follows:- Vol 5 = $4.00. Others are charged at Parcel Rates, i.e. NSW $5.80; Vic $7.90; SA $8.85; Qld $8.20; Tas $10.25; NT $12.15 & WA $11.60 Riverina Cemeteries - Monumental Inscriptions & Burial Records Fully searchable CD-ROM, over 40,000 entries - $85.00 plus $5.00 postage anywhere in Australia. Total Cost $90.00 LIBRARY RESEARCH FEES FOR NON MEMBERS Our Society is willing to undertake research in relation to Griffith and the surrounding areas. When requesting information please provide all known details to enable a search to be made. For example - full names, maiden names, children, birth & death dates, addresses etc. The research rate is $10.00 AUS per hour - plus photocopying expenses. Our minimum research fee is $ I 0.00 AUS, which must be enclosed with the initial inquiry. This fee covers one hour of research of all our resources including the Riverina Cemeteries CD. For postal replies please include a stamped self addressed business sized envelope. You will be advised in advance if further costs are associated with your enquiry. Please include your email address for quick reply to any queries. Send research enquiry, plus cheque/money order tg: Research Officer Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc PO Box 2703 GRIFFITH NSW 2680 Members (written enquiries) - FREE plus S.A.E. Non Members Fee to use Library - $10.00 per session plus photo copying expenses. MEMBERSHIP FEES (Renewals due I January each year - Renewals paid after 31 January incur Joining Fee. Joining Fee - $5.00 Single Membership - $30.00 (The annual fee for one person) Family Membership - $35.00 (Two persons living at the one address) Half Year Membership - $20.00 (From I July to 30 December) Plus Joining Fee Twelve Months Journal Subscription Only - $15.00 MAIN BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP Receiving the Official Journal and Newsletter of the Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society. Inc - Ibis Links is issued three times per year and Link Letter is issued six times per year. Free use of our Library in Tranter Place. Guidance with research if needed. Participation in social activities and excursions. Submission of free "Members Interests" in Ibis Links Journal & Website. Fee paying Courier Service for England & Wales

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Hon Solicitor Auditor Legal Advisor President Senior Vice President Junior Vice President Treasurer Secretary Assistant Secretary Membership Officer Joint Librarians

Mrs Patricia Jones Mr Clive Polkinghome Mr Alan Wakley Mrs Edna Wakley Mrs Patricia Jones Mrs Wendy Polkinghome Mrs Lynette Brown Mrs Margaret Hill Mrs Ann Stevens Mis Lindy Jolley Pinnacle Accounting Partners Pty Ltd Mr Allan Haggarty Mr Clive Polkinghorne : Mr John Miller '. Mr Charles Robertson

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Welcome to New Member

Auditor's Report& Financial Statements

Bardney Abbey

A Banker at Bay

Ransom Reflections

Photosfrom the Griffith Collection

Lost Boy

Jotting

Websites

New In Our Library

Birth, Death & Marriage Certificate Prices

Ibis Links printed by Quick Print, 95 Fitzmaurice Street. Wagga Wagga - March, July & November. A publication ofthe: Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc.

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Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc. Presidents Report to the Annual General Meeting 18th February 2009

It is my pleasure to present to you tonight this, my 7 Annual report as your President. Looking back over those years and almost twenty before that, I am amazed at the amount of research resources and equipment this society has accumulated, having regard to its relatively small membership base. The committee continues to give me excellent support, despite my estimate of their average age being 65 plus. One of the consequences of our increasing age was the decision to suspend fundraising from street stalls and rely on income from interest on investments, sale of Riverina Cemetery CD's, membership subscriptions and sale of free range eggs to members. A late addition to our range of products for sale was a DVD slide show entitled "Pictures from the Past", produced just before Christmas by Wendy Polkinghome. It has been a very quiet year for activities, with no seminars and no excursions, although five members did attend the NSW & ACT Association of Family History Societies Annual Conference 2008 in Dubbo during September. One of the items discussed at Dubbo was a proposed agreement with Ancestry.com.au, for access to some Society records in exchange for free access to all Ancestry internet sites. These discussions commenced in May, but as yet, no agreement has been finalised. Our collection of historical photographs has now been digitized and indexed, and is available for viewing in the library. This collection amounts to over 8,000 items, and identification of people and annotation of photographs is ongoing. The "Blast from the Past" segment of historical photographs in "The Area News" continues to draw comment, with many of the featured images coming from our collection. Much of the early part of 2008 was taken up with discussion about and inspection of Digital film reader printers, with the aim of purchasing one of these items for the society. After months of research and trials, the decision was made in favour of a ScanPro 1000, with the purchase being made in July. This machine is installed and available for use by members. IBIS Links

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The CWA parking area; beside our library building was topped with gravel during the year. The finish is still not satisfactory, and will probably need a bitumen seal. This Society may be called upon to make a contribution towards the cost. I have recommended to the Committee that our major project for the year be the transcription of headstones in the Temora cemetery, and their addition to our Riverina Cemeteries CD. I have yet to discuss this with the relevant Temora authorities, but am hoping to proceed in the autumn when the weather is more comfortable. Once again I must congratulate all members for their support, with special mention of those members who volunteer their time to undertake library duty or serve in some capacity on the committee. It is becoming increasingly difficult each year to fill all positions; and your continuing support is gratefully acknowledged. Clive Polkinghome, President

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GRIFFITH GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC INDEPENDENT AUDIT REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF GRIFFITH GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC

Report on the Financial Report We have audited the accompanying financial report, being a special purpose financial report of Griffith Genealogical and Historical Society Incorporated for the year ended 31 December 2008 which comprises the balance sheet, statement of cashflows and the profit and loss statement for the year then ended, summary of significant accounting policies, other explanatory notes and the statement by members of the committee. Committee's Responsibilityfor the Financial Report The Committee of the association is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the financial report and have determined that the accounting policies used and described in Note 1 to the financial statements which form part of the financial report are consistent with the financial reporting requirements of the Associations Incorporation Act, NSW 1984 and are appropriate to meet the needs of members. The committee's responsibilities also include establishing and maintaining internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of the financial report that is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error; selecting and applying appropriate accounting policies; and making accounting estimates that are reasonable in the circumstances. Auditors Responsibility Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the financial report based on our audit. No opinion is expressed as to whether the accounting policies used, and described in Note 1, are appropriate to the needs to the members. We conducted our audit in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards. These Auditing Standards require that we comply with relevant ethical requirements relating to audit engagements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance whether the financial report is free from material misstatement. IBIS Links

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An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial report. The procedures selected depend on the auditor's judgement, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial report, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity's preparation and fair presentation of the financial report in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of entity's internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made by the directors, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial report. The financial report has been prepared for distribution to members for the purpose of fulfilling the committee's financial reporting requirements under the Associations Incorporation Act, NSW. We disclaim any assumption of responsibility for any reliance on this report or on the financial report to which it relates to any person other than the members, or for any purpose other than for that which it was prepared. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained 1s sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion. Independence In conducting our audit, we have complied with the independence requirements of the Australian professional ethical pronouncements. Auditor's Opinion In our opinion, the financial report presents fairly, in all material respects the financial position of Griffith Genealogical and Historical Society Incorporated of 31 December 2008 and of its financial performance for the year ended in accordance with the accounting policies described in Note 1 to the financial statements. Dated at Griffith this 2nd day of February, 2009 J.P. Keenan CPA Registered Company Auditor 156228 PINNACLE ACCOUNTING PARTNERS PTY LTD IBIS Links

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GRIFFITH GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC. PROFIT AND LOSS STATEMENT FORTHEYEARENDED31DECEMBER2008

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16,347 (3,460) 3,460

Retained profits at the beginning of the financial year

65,891

69,352

TOTAL AVAILABLE FOR APPROPRIATION

65,986

65,892

RETAINED PROFITS AT THE END OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR

65,986

65,892

NET OPERATING PROFIT (LOSS)

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GRIFFITH GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC. BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2008 2008 $

2007 $

14,105 20,000 10,000 10,000 10 54,115

13,564 20,000 10,000 10,000 15,083 __1_1 68,658

TOTAL ASSETS

86,394 86,394 140,509

71.757 71757 140,415

NET ASSETS

140,509

140,415

EQUITY Asset Recognition Reserve Retained Profits TOTAL EQUITY

74,523 65,986 140,509

74,523 65,892 140,415

CURRENT ASSETS Country First Credit Union Account Esanda Term Deposit Esanda Term Deposit 2 Banksia Security Banksia Term Deposit No 1 Shares-Country First

FIXED ASSETS Plant and Equipment

NOTE: Full Auditor's report may be viewed at the Library.

FROM: "Early Days of Barellan and District" Here lies the mother of children seven Four alive and three in heaven. The three in heaven preferred rather To die with mother than live with father.

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BARDNEY ABBEY My father, Richard Bardney, came to Australia in 1914 when he was 18 years old. He fought in World War 1, became a Soldier Settler, married and farmed near Yenda. He mentioned there was; a Bardney Abbey and a town of Bardney in England, but as kids we didn't take much notice. My recent research has filled in some of the missing bits. Bardney Abbey, 9k east of Lincoln, was founded in about 675 by King Ethelred of Mercia and wife Queen Osthryd as a remote cell of Benedictine monks to house the relics of Saint Oswald, a royal Northumbrian martyr. This area is in the fens of England, low-lying land through which the Witham River meanders around low hills to the sea. The present B 1190 road is known locally as The Drove or The Causeway, suggesting it may have been a regular track through the un-drained fens. The Saxon landowner's name at the time was Bearda; "ey' on the end of a word meant an island, so the monastery of Bardney took the landlord's name and was built on a high rise of land. This first Abbey was destroyed by the pagan invasion from Denmark in 869-70 and in 913 the bones of Saint Oswald were moved from the derelict church to the Abbey of Gloucester. In 1087 Gilbert de Gant, the new Norman owner of the land and nephew of William the Conqueror, re-founded a priory on the holy site "in old time held in great veneration" supervised by monks from the Abbey of Charroux in the diocese of Poitiers, Gant's home lands in France. In 1116 the French link was dissolved by Royal Licence to Gilbert's son Walter and Bardney again became an independent abbey. The structures, "a splendid and imposing building" were clustered around a large courtyard- the gatehouse, church, abbot's house, chapter house, cloisters, dormitory, refectory, infirmary, kitchens, bake house etc were completed by 1150. The church was 236 feet long with a nine- bay arcaded nave. A monastery is the residence of a community of monks. A priory is a monastery governed by a prior, under an abbot of an abbey. An abbey being monastic buildings where a body of monks and/or nuns live, governed by an abbot elected by the monks and answerable to the bishop. Monasteries were places of worship (7 times/day) and teaching, a shelter in times of war or civil unrest. They gave food and lodging to travellers, they provided medical services (that often killed the patient). They were the landlord and employer of local laymen. A monastery acquired Charters, each written on vellum and sealed - to build a church, quarry stone without payment, divide land into house blocks to rent out, receive annual dues from farm land, charge a toll for crossing a bridge etc. IBIS Links

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Bardney Abbey owned fields, mills, villages, houses and churches. The main income for the abbot and monks was from timber and farming; the abbey probably received a causeway toll. A village usually grew beside the monastery and by about 12" century people took the village name as their own William of Bardney became William Bardney. In January 1232 the town of Bardney was granted a Charter to hold a Thursday Market and in 1406 Henry VI, who came from Lincolnshire, visited the Abbey when "the chapel was royally adorned for the occasion with red carpets and hanging curtains". The Abbot had complete control of the monk's lives, the abbey's lands, and the local townsfolk. He held courts, trials and made judgements. Brother Simon of Hanworth, accused of stealing monastery goods in 1280, was imprisoned by Abbot Robert of Wainfleet for one year, in the dark, with his feet bound by iron chains to a post. Later he was found not guilty. Each abbot had his own seal which, when stamped into hot wax, was his official signature. His seal was attached to all documents. The seal of Abbot Richard of Gaynesburgh (1318-42) showed St Paul on the left with a sword and book, St Peter on the right with key and book under two trefoil canopies. On the base, the abbot with pastoral staff is praying under a carved round-headed arch. Some seals were more ornate a thirteenth century Bardney seal shows Oswald crowned and seated on a throne, the Virgin seated holding a child, St Peter holds keys and a book and St Oswald is crowned in full length, surrounded by fleur-de-lis, the English rose, stars and columns. At the base the abbot is again praying under an arch. During its lifetime Bardney Abbey had more than 30 abbots. Bardney Abbey had a chequered career. From 1237 there were disputes between the abbots, the community and the bishops; there were stories of financial maladministration and misconduct. In 1317 Brother Robert "worn out with age and infirmity" consoled himself in retirement on a pension of the annual levies of the church and manor of Steeping, the dues of the village of Firsby, the houses of Partney and Skendleby, an infirmary to live in, a chaplain and an esquire to serve him. In 1437 Thomas Barton accused his brother monk, John Hale, of adultery with the convent's laundryman. Someone complained that "Brother Thomas says his psalms too fast and makes a discord"". In 1444 it was noted that John Hole "does eat with a certain married woman, contrary to the Lord's injunctions" Gilbert de Gant, son-in-law of Baron Simon de Montfort, was involved in the Lincolnshire uprising against Henry Vlll. Henry wanted to divorce his wife, Catherine to marry Anne Boleyn, but the Roman Catholic Pope said no. As all churches and monasteries were ultimately controlled from Rome Henry simply got rid of them the Dissolution- and confiscated their property. Civil war ensured, six Bardney monks were hung, drawn and quartered in March 1537 for IBIS links

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their part of the upnsmg (one escaped, possibly Thomas Maur the abbot's chaplain), the house was surrendered to the Crown in November 1538 and the remaining monks dispersed. Sir Robert Tyrwhitt, a Royalist, then acquired the land and who demolished many of the buildings, using the stone for his own house. This was the end of Bardney Abbey. Later the parish church was rebuilt using an ancient stone said to be from St Oswald's shrine for the high alter and including an incised slab commemorating Richard de Homcastle, Abbot of Bardney in 1508. In 1718 when the site was surveyed, only part of the gatehouse remained. Reverend Laing, Vicar of Bardney excavated the area 1909-19 and in 1932 his widow conveyed the site to the Lincolnshire Architectural and Archaeological Society. In 1933 the site was covered with dirt to prevent further deterioration. In 1966 a trust was formed to administer the real estate of the Bardney abbey site. 'Friends of Bardney Abbey' was formed in 1973 to ensure the permanent preservation of the site and to disseminate archaeological and historical information. The area is now under the guardianship of the Department of the Environment. My father was brought up at Osmaston Manor, near Ashbourne, Lincolnshire. As this is nearly 100k from Bardney I doubt that he ever visited his ancestral village and his knowledge was probably just based on family word. There were no Bardneys living in the town when we visited in 1978, the family members are scatted all over Lincolnshire. The village population is about 1,000, it is built around a circular park. The area is farming land, with ditches and channels to drain the countryside - not unlike Y enda where Richard Bardney farmed for 58 years.

ANNE GRIBBLE nee BARDNEY - Member #218.

From the Narandera Argus 23 August 1929 Shearing terminated at Coghlan's Kerarbury shed on the 16" August. The absence of the old pack horse and saddle hack during shearing-time is scarcely noticed by any but the old timers, who still glorify the good old days of blade shearing where Wolseley revolutionised the game.

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A BANKER AT BAY The 3rd September 1939. A small group of us had been ice skating at the Glaciarium in Sydney on that Sunday night and as we came out onto the streets of Railway Square, we heard of the momentous announcement that Prime Minister Robert Menzies had made at 9.15pm: "It is my melancholy duty to inform you officially that, in consequence of a persistence by Germany in her invasion of Poland, Great Britain has declare war on her and that, as a result, Australia is now also at war ... There can be no doubt that where Britain stands, there stand the people of the entire British world." Since finishing school, I had worked with the Bank of New South Wales and, by night, was studying Economics at Sydney University, now in my fourth and final year. I was also a private in the Sydney University Regiment. Only a short time elapsed before the Regiment was called into a three months camp. During that camp, we reached a fair degree of physical fitness as we marched some 20 odd miles a day, fully equipped, around the countryside of Narellan. I enjoyed the open air life and the never ending songs that we sang as we marched along. Friendships were formed but were soon to be disrupted as many of us went our separate ways to war. After this camp, I went down to Rushcutters Bay to apply to join the Navy. Now with my University degree, I had the opportunity of joining an officers' training school but failed the eyesight test. My eyes were really not that bad, but a little strained from posting ledgers in the Bank. Several weeks later, I went back to Rushcutters Bay to again apply to join the Navy, but this time, as an ordinary seaman. As a precaution, I had memorised the eyesight testing chart and, on this occasion, had no problems with my physical. I often wonder why I joined the Navy and can only come up with the answer that there must be some salt in my veins as I later learnt that both my great grandfathers were sea captains. I am sure that it was the correct choice. I began my service in the Navy on 15th July 1940. As an ordinary seaman, I completed the 3 weeks submarine detector course at Rushcutter and subsequently served as such for about 8 months on H.M.A.S. yrallah, a IBIS Links

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converted merchant ship of about 800 tons, sweeping out of Fremantle into the Indian Ocean for the troop-ships leaving for the Middle East. Dud Holman and Mick Solomon were the other two submarine detectors, each also later becoming A/S officers. When the Wyrallah returned to Sydney, I obtained my commission on 9 June 1941 as a sub-lieutenant and went through the V class A/S officers' course. In January 1942, I was sent to U.K. on loan to the Royal Navy for the duration of the war, taking passage on the passenger liner Capetown Castle with seven other officers from V class: Chris Christopherson, Dud Holman, Charles McKeon, John Meyers, Bob Morton, Stewart Ryder and Neil Yeates. On 7th December 1941, we had heard with horror of the treacherous attack by the Japanese on Pearl Harbour. As the distance between our transport and our homeland now grew, so did the fear of attack by Japan on Australia. Singapore fell to the Japanese on 15 February 1942 and only 4 days later, Darwin was heavily bombed. Those of us heading for the U.K. felt at first that we were deserting our own country; but we soon realised that the war was now a global conflict. We alone could not save Australia and it was essential that we serve in an area that would provide maximum benefit for the war effort. We had been trained as anti- submarine specialists and such personnel were desperately needed by the Royal Navy to keep open the lines of supply between the U.S.A. and the U.K. and also with Russia. The German U-boats were taking their toll and were soon to threaten the very existence of those on the British Isles. If their life line were cut, the war effort could suffer a blow from which it may never recover. It was with these thoughts that we consoled ourselves. On arriving in the U.K., I went to Newcastle-on-Tyne to join H.M.S. Viceroy, one of the old V&W class destroyers, as anti-submarine officer. However, the captain advised that we were to be based at Rosyth and would be mainly escorting convoys in the North Sea down the East Coast to Sheerness. Furthermore, because the channel down the coast was heavily mined on either side and because of numerous sandbanks, the skipper said that U-boats (German submarines) would not be our major problem but rather E-boats and aircraft... and because the officer sent to be gunnery control officer had a speech impediment, he instructed me to take over as gunnery control officer. Within four weeks, without further training, I found myself at sea as the gunnery control officer of a Royal Navy destroyer. I served in this capacity for the remaining long years of war. IBIS Links

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The U-boats did not worry us on the East Coast, but E-boats and aircraft kept us ever alert. However, during that period, more ships were sunk in this area from the hidden menace of mines than from any other source. In the first six months of 1942, the minesweepers of Nore Command swept up more than 600 mines - magnetic, acoustic and contact-laid by aircraft and E-boats. The gales, the freezing weather and the pea-souper fogs all added to the hazards of war. The East Coast convoys became a battle of nerves. During the winter, the gales whipped up the seas into a relentless fury which made watch-keeping difficult by day but by night visibility would often be limited to little more than the bow of the ship. The tide and rips through the sand banks made dead reckoning navigation an unreliable option and to stray from the channel led to danger amid sand banks and mine fields. Although the channel was marked by flashing buoys at distant intervals, this made the task of the enemy aircraft and E-boats so much easier for the effective placement of their deadly mines and for locating convoys when visibility allowed. The open ships' bridges and a director control tower, open above to the elements, compelled us to live with nature in its fiercest way. The afternoon and middle watches became my standing duty as officer of the watch for three years. All ship's company worked part of ship during the forenoon watch and all went to dusk and dawn action stations - a time considered most likely for enemy air attack. It did not take long to discover that sleep would become a luxury of rarely more than four hours duration. As summer approached, there were some days when the seas were calm and the sky blue and it was not hard to imagine the pleasure of such an experience on a peace time cruise; but on looking around, one could see the anti-aircraft balloons which had been hoisted above some of the merchant ships to keep any attacking aircraft at a respectable height as they swooped with their deadly machine guns and bombs on the ships below. The Viceroy was not fitted with radar until December 1942 but even this would not have helped to detect the E-boats which, at night, would secure to channel buoys in wait for an approaching convoy. The torpedoes fired, the Eboats would quickly disappear as they headed for the coast of France, skimming across the top of any minefields. The first indication of an attack would often be that of an exploding vessel... "All hands to Action Stations!" - but what were we fighting? Was it a mine or IBIS Links

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were E-boats attacking or had a submarine ventured through? As often as not the battle was over before it had even begun for us. Even attacking aircraft would prefer to hit and run rather to linger near the English coast. The summer brought with it the dreaded fog which sometimes lay over the convoy route for days on end, an impossible situation for station keeping and for navigation but wonderful cover for the enemy E-boats. Sleep became precious not only to relax the nerves but also to rest the eyes which seemed to be forever glued to binoculars seeking out the course, the convoy and the conflict. On occasions, as day broke after a stormy night at sea, the convoy of about 40 ships normally spread in two columns over a 2 mile stretch, would be scattered over 5, 6 or 7 miles and the roundup would begin. What those old sea captains thought of us as we streaked across the water at 30 knots trying to gather the stragglers, I hate to contemplate. Their life was the sea and they knew more about it than we could ever hope to learn. We were butchers, bakers, bankers and anything but seamen and here we were trying to tell them what to do! I had been a banker and only 9 months before was an ordinary seaman on a small converted merchant ship. Now, as officer of the watch on a destroyer, it was difficult to dictate to these fine old sea dogs who were as crusted as their dilapidated charges and who cared little whether they straggled on alone at 6 knots behind the convoy or whether they tried desperately to rejoin it. Fortunately, the banter between ships was usually friendly and co-operation usually triumphed. On six days of every week, the East Coast convoys left the Firth of Forth for Sheerness, in the Thames Estuary, and on six days a week they returned again. No shore leave was ever allowed at Sheerness; having arrived with our charges we left the following morning on our return journey to Rosyth. A few hours leave was usually granted here, enough for half the ship's company to visit Edinburgh or a 'run' ashore at the officers club at Dunfermlin where we often met with other officers from our flotilla, including Prince Philip of Greece. Although Viceroy had a strong heart and could give us 32 knots when the occasion demanded, she required a boiler clean about every 3 months. This allowed half the ship's company to have some 3 nights ashore. The 10 hours IBIS Links

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overnight train trip by the Flying Scotsman from Edinburgh to London seemed to have appeal for myself and a fellow officer whenever we could arrange leave together. We each went ashore equipped with a bottle of whisky and a bottle of gin, one for the Customs officer on the dockyard gate. On arriving in London early the following morning, we would head for the Royal Automobile Club and indulge ourselves in a massage, a Turkish bath, a swim in the heated pool and then would sleep the day out until about 6pm, luxuries not enjoyed at sea where we always slept in our clothes and life jacket. Feeling refreshed, we would go to one of the many nightclubs where a good meal and too much drink enabled us to enjoy the relaxation which we had not experienced for many weeks. When on leave from Viceroy on my own, I would always avoid the cities as I found them very lonely. Instead, I would head for the country and, on one occasion, spent a few days at Largie Castle in North West Scotland. At another time, I relaxed in the Lake District and there met a fellow Australian, a flight sergeant from Newcastle, N.S.W., who was on Sunderlands patrolling the Bay of Biscay. We only had a few days together as he had to return to duty and suggested that I should accompany him on a flight. I declined. Some two weeks later, I dropped him a line but subsequently had my letter returned with a covering note ... "It is with regret that we have to advise ... ". One day in May 1942, we witnessed a marvellous sight. A never ending stream of aircraft passed over the convoy flying towards Germany. This was the beginning of the one thousand bomber raids by the R.A.F. I began to think of my brother, Len, who was a pilot with the R.A.A.F. and subsequently in the U.K. Later on, I was lucky enough to have him on board for a few days during a boiler clean - our thoughts naturally turned to home and we wondered how our brother, Frank, was faring. He had a commission in the army. We knew he was in New Guinea but we did not know that he was operating behind enemy lines transmitting information about enemy movements back to base. I later met Len again in Alexandria and Italy when he was the pilot of a Liberator, with an English crew, flying over the Alps to bomb targets in Germany. We thankfully each survived. Late in November 1942, 1 received news that I was to leave Viceroy and would do two courses ashore before being drafted to another destroyer. I was to do a short anti-submarine course at Campbelltown in Scotland in late December and this was to be followed by a gunnery course, my first such course although I had been serving as Gunnery Control Officer for the best IBIS Links

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part of 1942. This latter course was to be at Devonport in the South of England. My farewell to Viceroy was a very emotional occasion. She had been my home throughout 1942 and the crew were my family. It took me some 6 hours to say goodbye and then the ship's company lined the decks, piped and cheered me over the side and, as the motor boat drew away, they all sang the song "Margie, I'm always dreaming of you Margie." I felt a terrible sadness and wondered what now lay ahead. Christmas 1942 was spent in Campbelltown. When that short refresher course was completed, I travelled south through some of the prettiest country I have ever seen during a 30 mile ferry trip through magnificent Lochs in Scotland. My letter to Joy of 5.1.1943 describes the journey: "Altogether we passed through some seven lochs, surmounted by stately mountains capped with snow which glistened in the sun. Here and there an ancient but picturesque Scottish village would appear resting peacefully by the water's edge. These districts were undisturbed by the flow of blood which had long since washed through other Scottish and English towns. They still follow the primitive occupations of their forefathers but help greatly to supply the cities with the food and wood they require. The trip from Tarbet to Demys Bay includes the Kyles of Bute and Loch Tyne and is the most majestic tourist resort in Scotland." I spent one night in London and there met Stewart Ryder, one of the boys from my anti-submarine course. He had been on convoy duties in the Atlantic but told me that he had recently volunteered for submarines and was on leave awaiting his draft. I later heard that he had joined the submarine "Trooper" and that it had struck a mine on its initial voyage in the Mediterranean, with the loss of all hands. Stewart had married shortly before leaving Australia to take up his duties with the Royal Navy. It would take a brave man to volunteer for submarines. Whilst at Campbelltown, we put to sea on several occasions in submarines to experience their side of an attack by destroyers and to see what action they could take. Whilst below the surface, one avoids the fury of the elements and IBIS Links

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is encouraged to remain inactive to conserve oxygen; but there can be no more horrifying experience than to sit below in a steel container, listening to the depth charges as they explode nearby. Other than evasive action, the crew can do nothing to hit back nor to give vent to their pent up emotions ... just sit there and pray that the container will hold. The gunnery course at Devonport went without a hitch, then my appointment came, as promised, to a destroyer but back to Viceroy, at the request of the Captain! I was appointed as second lieutenant and again as gunnery control officer. Viceroy had undergone an extensive refit and several of the previous officers had been drafted elsewhere. I was back home again! But we were now to operate in a different area. Viceroy was to be sent to Scapa Flow. Before going to Scapa Flow and whilst Viceroy was still undergoing repairs in February 1943, I was able to arrange a few days leave with Bob Morton, a fellow officer from V class with whom I had travelled to U.K. and presently on a frigate in Western Approaches. Through the Lady Francis Ryder organisation in London, we arranged to stay at a delightful village in central Wales, Llanwrtyd Wells, with a school teacher and his wife. They had been evacuated to this area, with all pupils, from the port of Liverpool which was being bombed mercilessly. The hospitality of the people had no bounds. To them, I believe we were synonymous with the "Man from Snowy River" for they invite us to join them in a fox hunt especially arranged in our honour. All were immaculately attired in their hunting gear, Bob and I in blue polo neck sweater and grey trousers. I could not feel sorry for the fox that day, as nobody felt sorry for Bob and me as we hurdled hedges and streams in our quest for blood. It was many years since we had ridden and not even the rough life at sea had prepared us for this. That night we ate from the sideboard! Poor Bob - a nicer, more sincere and enthusiastic person one could not hope to meet. He was an agricultural scientist and was killed after the war from an accidental explosion whilst researching a cure for cancer at Adelaide University. His death occurred in 1963 at which time he was well known internationally as a brilliant scientist. From: A Banker at Bay- Memoirs ofK.W. Marjason. Contributed by Margaret Hare - Member #8. Part 2: in the July edition of Ibis Links. IBIS Links

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Random Reflections (By Phil. Random) The Narandera Argus 23 August 1929 A stranger driving through Darlington Point would doubtless, be impressed by the cleanliness and neatness of the peaceful little village, with the picturesque bridge, which structure is being almost continuously photographed by tourists, and week-enders. But the old-timer, who perhaps knew the place in 1880 when Jim Slattery kept the old Punt Hotel, would evince some surprise at the transformation of the old corner where the new two-storey brick hotel now stands, facing two streets. He would miss the old punt, too, and marvel much of the enormous amount of traffic across the bridge. Fifty years ago John Barbour, one of the early pioneers of the red gum timber trade on the Murray, thought seriously of building a flour mill and sawmill at Darlington Point, but afterwards abandoned the project and instituted a sawmill at Narandera. This mill was conducted under the management of Harry Campey, and afterwards became the property of G H Risby, andfinally fell into the hands ofJames Roach and Co. The mill was driven by one of the first locomotive engines imported to Victoria. Mr Barbour purchased three of these locomotives from the Victorian Government in the early seventies. One went into the steamboat, "Freetrader" at Echuca; another was installed in "The Princess" and the third, "The Hercules", after turning out millions of feet ofred gum timber was broken up and soldfor scrap iron at Narrandera. Darlington Point, however, has been slow to move, and can scarcely be accredited with the same mushroom growth as its neighbor, Griffith, which only a few years agoformed a portion ofKaaba's giant sheep-walk. It may be mentioned in passing, however, that the Darlington Point and district farmers and graziers are a staunch and solid lot, who seldom voice a grievance and evince no desirefor the lime-light in private or public matters. NB: Narandera was spelt this way at the time IBIS Links

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photos from: the Griffith olectin

Bullock Team in front of the old Punt Hotel

After the Punt Hotel burnt down

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Ian, Edith and Heather Purvis in front of the new Punt Hotel, built after the first one had burnt down. c.1930

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4 September 1939 - Murrumbidgee River at Darlington Point

1956 - Flooded Murrumbidgee River at the Bridge

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OST EOY An amazing story extracted from the filmed copies of "The Narandera Argus" held by the Narrandera Library. After wandering for six days through the tall spear grass country between Cobar and Ivanhoe, "Baby" Shields, aged four, the son of settler Mr. I. Shields, of Yathagunda Station, Mossgiel, was found on Saturday afternoon near a musterers' camp near Hillston, 45 miles from his home. His first words to the musterers, many of whom had given up their work temporarily to join in the search for him, were "Where is my mummy? Take me to my mummy!" A shepherd who for six days had been scouring the countryside in his motor car drove the child to the distracted mother at Yathagunda. Never for a moment during the week of anxiety had the mother given up hope of finding her child alive. The child was found 45 miles from his home, and his clothing had been practically tom from him by the sharp edges of the spear grass. How he managed to get so far is a mystery to the police. The little wanderer told an extraordinary story of having eaten crowfoot, a clover like grass; and when he entered the camp his mouth was streaked with green. "The Narandera Argus" 8 September 1931 That Jimmy Shields, 4, the son of a far western settler, was able to spend six days and five nights alone in the bush, and not be seriously affected, is regarded by the Sydney Health Officer (Dr. Purdy) as an indication of the marvellous vitality of the Australian child. After having been lost in the Mossgiel district since 31" August, Jimmy found his way to a station hut - (as reported in Monday's issue of the "Argus"). The reason the boy was found alive, said Dr. Purdy on Monday, was that he was a normal Australian boy. Had he been brought up in Czechoslovakia or some other European country he would not have been able to stand the rigors of the weather and the loss of food. Although only four, the child had evidently been fed in the proper manner, and given milk and fruit and plenty of sunshine. Dr. Purdy said it was possible for a human being to live 64 days without food, although water was a necessity. Mr. F. S. Cotton, chief lecturer in Psychology at the University, said he thought the boy's survival must be regarded as an individual case. While one child would be able to go through the ordeal others would die from lack of food or from fright and exposure. He considered that the child had lived on his own vitality and that the grass and plants had provided not nutriment, but water. The tall spear grass would provide shelter from cold. "The Narandera Argus" 11 September 1931 IBIS Links

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JOTTINGS Journals held in our Library can provide a wealth of family history information. Listed below are a few of the articles to tempt you. [Library ShelfNumber shown in brackets] Wendy Polkinghorne, Member #5 The Endeavour [AN 17-6-57] December 2008 ❖ Errors in Places of Registration in NSW BDM Indexes on CD-ROM by Fred Scot. This is a must read article for anyone who is using these indexes. (The indexes on the NSW Registry web page do not appear to have these errors.) Fred Scott reports that John Graham "has made a careful study of this situation and has described a method of determining if an error has been made" The South Australian Genealogist [AS 17-01-78] November 2008 ❖ Understanding the Web by Graham Jaunay. ❖ Handling and storing old photographs by John Day. [AS 17-01-70] February 2009 ❖ Broken Hill's Sculptures of the Syndicate of Seven - Jenny Camilleri reports that Broken Hill is now honouring the men who created the first mmne.

❖ Understanding South Australian Shipping Records (Part 1) - by Graham Jaunay. Memento - National Archives of Australia [A 17-51B-9] 1 2008 ❖ Alias Smith and Jones - Terry King has uncovered some fascinating stores in the service records of Australians who fought and died in World War 1. ❖ Highway to Antarctica - Dr Bernadette Hince has visited this remote area and researched many files in the National Archives to write her PhD thesis. ❖ Making a nation: the Australian Constitution by Dr Lenore Coltheart. IBIS Links

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Practical Family History [ENG 17-16-80] August 2008 ❖ Census Returns - Jeremy Palmer offers some good advice when using this lucrative resource. ❖ What's In A Name - This article, by Maggie Loughran, offers assistance to those researchers who have ancestors who changed their names. ❖ Lost In Oz - Australian researcher, Liam Martin, writes about researching his Irish relative who came to Australia. ❖ Proving A Family Story - Expert Jeremy Palmer endeavours to prove or disprove a family story. [ENG 17-16-81] September 2008 ❖ Dating Military Photos - Military expert offers some tips in identifying and dating uniforms of ancestors.

❖ Researching Before Civil Registration - Kirsty Gray tells how to access parish records. ❖ Too Many Surnames - Alan Stewart helps a reader with her great grandmother's many surnames. [ENG 17-16-83] November 2008 ❖ Immigration from Britain and Ireland - Alan Stewart provides information and where to find the records of emigration to the USA, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa and Australia. ❖ Mind the Gap - Steve Thomas warns against jumping generations and claiming a likely family as your own and writes about the various "gaps" in the available records. ❖ Filling The Gap - A reader had a family tree stretching back to 1644 with a 140 year gap! Read this article to find out if Steve Thomas can fill in this gap. ❖

"Maggie Loughran continues her history series chronicling the years 1600-1650, a period that more than most shaped modem Britain into a democracy ruled by Parliament, rather than the monarch".

❖ A Foundling Father - TV actress Josephine Tewson (Hyacinth Bucket's next door neighbour in "Keeping Up appearances") told Roy Stockdill that he would be unable to trace her father's ancestry as he was a foundling .You will have to read the article to learn the result! IBIS Links

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Family Tree Magazine [ENG 17-06-197] September 2008 )( ❖ The Uniform - lain Swinnerton outlines how army uniforms have altered. ❖

Ellis Island - Kath Gamer explores the first experience of immigrant arriving from England.

❖ Where Our Ancestors Lived by Robert Burlison ❖

German Relatives - Jeremy Goldsmith looks at the records and how to find them.

[ENG 17-06-199] November 2008 ❖ Name, Rank & Number - lain Swinnerton continues his series of articles regarding Army, Navy and Air Force Servicemen. ❖

Genealogical Miscellany by Tom - On pervious occasions I have mentioned that this section was well worth ready - you never know what you will find. "And finally from me" ends with this gem! "And that practically ends this month's contributions; save for this extract from The News of the World dated 9 November 1919.

n American millionaire was explaining his bathroom to a gentleman friend. ')ou do not have your bath in the bat/room' fe said, "Youjust touch a button, and the bath alreadyfilled with water, runs into the bedroom on those two small lines. It is much warmer and more comfortable in the bedroom. Let me show you. It is as simple as anything.' He pressed the button wlen upon the bath glided into the bedroom, flledwith water, but to his dismay also containing his wife! ❖

First-hand experience of Manx genealogy - Dr Colin R Chapman examines family history sources on the Isle of Man.

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Pals Battalions - Kath Gamer explains that during WWI Lord Kitchener "hit upon encouraging men to enlist alongside their friends and colleagues" to form what became known as "Pals Battalions". However "their losses were catastrophic both for the battalions themselves and the communities they left behind"

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Illiterate or just plain drunk? - Ruth A Symes questions why some of our ancestors were unable to sign their names on some documents but not on others.

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The 1911 Census is online. The website link is:http://www.191lcensus.co.uk/ Also 'BMD registers.co.uk. The website link is: http://www.bmdregisters.co.uk/ The aim of this site is to provide you with access to various unpublished registries from 1534 to 1865 Further information can be found on this link: http://www_bmdregisters.co.uk/help'guide.htm Both of the above websites allow you to search the index but you must pay to view the actual record. AUSTRALIAN WILLS FREE ONLINE Wills for Victoria from 1841-1925 have been indexed by volunteers and can be viewed free online at http://www.prov.vic.gov.au/access/probate.asp ONLINE IRISH CENSUS GROWS IN COVERAGE In all the excitement over the England & Wales census, don't forget that there were other censuses taken in 1911. Sadly the Scotland census won't be released until 2012, but the Canadian census has been available for some time, and the Ireland census is gradually being made available at the National Archives of Ireland website http://www.nationalarchives.ie/ Until recently only the Dublin area was online, but now three more counties have been added: Antrim, Down, and Kerry. I'm hoping we'll see the remaining counties during 2009. http://www.dia.govt.nz/diawebsite.nsf This link takes you to the New Zealand Department oflnternal Affairs where you can now search the Historical New Zealand Birth, Death and Marriage Indexes. The historic data available for you to search is limited so that information relating to people who might still be alive, can be protected. Information available includes: Births that occurred at least 100 years ago Stillbirths that occurred at least 50 years ago Marriages and eventually Civil Unions that occurred 80 years ago Deaths that occurred at least 50 years ago or the deceased's date of birth was at least 80 years ago. Certificates can be ordered online. The 'District Key' books must still be consulted to find out what district the event took place at. These are available in our Library. RESEARCH YOUR ANCESTRY USING PARISH REGISTERS The largest online source of parish records is the International Genealogical Index. http://www.familysearch.org: 80/eng/Search/frameset_search.asp. Almost all the entries in the IGI have been taken from baptism and marriage registers, but there are a small number of burial entries. IBIS Links

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New In Our Library BOOKS Title

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Lake Cargelligo - Pioneers, People & Places. [Lake Alive Heritage Committee} (Donated by McLain, Lila)

AN 7.2672C

Pritchard, Clive Family History [Pritchard, Clive]

AN 4.006

Griffith Ex-Serviceman's Club History 1938-1994 [Hams, Joanna Caitlin} (Donated by Foote, Les)

AN 7.2680EE

Cavasott in Australia (Biographies & photos offamilies who have settled in Australia

A3.048

from Cavaso, Del Tomba, Italy)[Suran, Annalisa] (Donated by Surian, Annalisa)

The Kelly Gang, The Last of the Bushrangers [Hocking, Geoff} (Donated by Gras, Marlene)

A 6.014

The Transportation of Convicts to Australia [Robson, LL} (Donated by Gras, Marlene)

A 5.002B

The Isle of the Dead, Port Arthur [Lord, Richard & Bowler, JCS} Donated by Gras, Marlene)

AT 11.7182

The Convict Headstones on the Isle of the Dead, Port Arthur [Lord, Richard & Bowler, JCS} (Donated by Gras, Marlene)

AT 11.7182A

Yanco Experiment Farm, Celebrating 100 years 1908-2008 [Tiffen, Robin] (Donated by Brown, Lyn)

AN7.2703A

COMPUTER Title National Gazetteer of Great Britain & Ireland [ABM Publishing}

CD No. 62

Cemeteries of South West Victoria DVD (Update includes Camperdown Cemetery - over 4,700 names and over 2,000 photographs) [Jan Marj

DVD No. 137

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Bi·th. r 9 Diea th & M arr1a re C e rtifi1Cate t Prices Australian Capital Territory - after 1930 Registrar-General's Office PO Box 225, Canberra City ACT 2608 Full Certificate $34 plus $5 postage Check ID requirements - order on-line (Pre 1930 see NSW)

New Zealand Dept of Internal Affairs PO Box 10-526, Wellington NZ Electronic Copyfor Genealogical purposes: Pre 1874- $26.00, 1875 to date $20.00 NZ Updated orderforms available in our Library

New South Wales- Registry of BDM GPO Box 30, Sydney NSW 2001 Family History Certificates - B's 1788-1905, D's 1788-1975 & M's 1788-1955 - With index No $26. Without index No- $34. No ID requirements order on-line. Pre 1856 records on film in out library. Transcription Service - Order forms in library

New South Wales Wills Supreme Court GPO Box 3, Sydney NSW 200 I Prior to 1850 $53.00 1850 to 1985 $36.00

Irish Republic General Register Office Lombard Street East, Dublin 2, Ireland Full Certificate £6.00 (Ire) Including postage

Northern Territory The Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages GPO Box 3021, Darwin NT 080 l Full Certificate $25.00 & $7 postage (Prior to 24 Aug 1870 see South Australia)

Western Australia Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages PO Box 7720 Closter Square, Perth 6850 Full Certificate: $30 when quoting Index No & District. Without Index No & Dist: $40

Queensland - Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, PO Box 15188, City East, Qld 4001 Full Certificate $25 Each 5 year search $16 (Identification ofApplicant & Relationship to Subject requiredfor B's under 100 yrs old, M's under 80 yrs old & D's under 50 yrs old.)

Tasmania Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages GPO Box 198, Hobart Tas 7001 Full Certificate or Extract $33.88 with a 5 yr search. Post 1970- Cause ofdeath cert $18.15 Pre 1899 recordsfree on microfilm

South Australia Births, Deaths & Marriages Registration Office GPO Box 1351, Adelaide 5001 Full Certificate $36. 75 & $8.10 postage, no postagefor Historical Certificates

Victoria Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages GPO Box 4332, Melbourne VIC 3001 Uncertified image with or without Index No. $17.50. Official Certificates $25.80

Scotland - Registrar General New Register House, Edinburgh Scotland EHi 3YT Full Cert £13.57 (Stg) including postage (Indexfor 1855-1897 & OPR on the Internet)

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Joumal of the GRIFFITH GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC

Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc PO Box 2703, Griffith NSW 2680 02 6964 8942 (Library hours only) Email: griffithgene@dragnet.com.au Website - http://users.dragnet.com.au-ggahs Library Situated at - I Tranter Place, Griffith, NSW 2680 (Behind the CWA Rooms & opposite the Ambulance Station) Patron Public Officer Honarary Life Members

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IBIS LINKS Journal of Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc Contents: My Father Rupert Arthur Irvin

Rain From Nowhere

Barellan Centenary Celebrations

Farming in the Early Days in the Barellan District

New Members

A Banker at Bay- Part 2

Searching for Descendants ofJames & Nerissa Mustarde............................. 25 Temora & Trungley Hall Cemeteries

Jottings

New In Our Library

Birth, Death & Marriage Certificate Prices

Barellan Centenary Book Order Form

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My Father - Rupert Arthur Irvin (Always known as Rube) Written by Frank Irvin Dad was born on I" July 1897 and married Emily May Smith in 1921. Mum and Dad had 6 children. Joyce married Bert Clark, Laurie (deceased) married Dawn Williams, Grace married Frank Grant (deceased), Clarry (deceased) married Dot Bookham, Frank married Marj Clark, and Margaret married Keith Bryce. We all went to school at North Barellan and most had farms in the Barellan area. Dad bought "Blair Athol" about 1919/20 off Cannards. Cannards bought the farm in 1909. It had been part of Barellan Station, which was split up in 1908. It had a house on it, which would have been used as an outstation house. It was comprised of 800 acres with only 200 acres cleared. Dad cleared 600 acres of the timber to grow grain. He would yoke the horses in the wagon and pull down the timber with a wire rope. He said he would pull timber down all day, and cut it up with an axe to burn at night.

Rupe Irvin - October 1956 after winning the A J Bush & Son Trophy for the Champion Fat Lamb of the Griffith Show for the 6" year in a row.

Another time Dad told me he drove the header nearly all night using the moonlight for a light. Mum said she would take him a change of horses. Mum must have fed and yoked them as well as feed Dad and look after us kids. People today think they have it hard. If it wasn't for the likes of Mum, Dad, other early settlers and our soldiers, present day people in this area would have nothing. "Bloomfield" of 640 acres was added in 1922/23. Many dances and parties were held here during the Second World War and quite a few local men who enlisted in the armed forces had their farewell parties here as well. About 1925 Dad leased "Whites" with 600 acres and later on bought the farm. In 1944 Dad bought "Coopers" the farm next door to "Blair Athol", with 1280 acres giving him a total of 3320 acres.

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Dad did a lot of contract carrying with his big wagon which was about 6 foot high, 8 foot wide, 16 foot long and his horse team of anything from 5-14 horses. He carted wool from "Cocoparra" to Whitton to the railway, and also carted the timber for the culverts that went under the railway line from Barellan to Yenda before 1916.

Cocoparra oolshed c.1916 Courtesy of Stan Cannard & the Griffith Collection

Later he sank dams with the horses, from Binya to Ardlethan, Colinroobie to nearly Weethalle, sinking quite a few Government dams, P.P. Board darns and farmers' darns. He employed Will, Reg and Keith Smith, Allie and Jim Overs, Humphrey Irvin and others. Before they went to build a dam they had to cut and bag chaff, load it onto the wagon and take it to the darn site. This was all done by the men with no loading equipment. While sinking dams they camped in bag tents, with another big tent for the kitchen and eating area. Mum did most of the cooking with Aunty Sarah Smith helping quite often. Water was carted for the horses in a 180 gallon water tank pulled by one horse, sometimes having to cart the water from 8 miles away. They made channels at Yenda when the irrigation came through. While doing the channels they ran their horses on grass. Getting up at daylight they sometimes rode up to an hour to find the horses in the morning. Dad farmed with two 12 horse teams. We had the horse teams until 1948 as well as a 15- 30 International Harvester Company [I.H.C.] tractor. Max Allen bought the tractor new. During the depression he couldn't afford the fuel, so he swapped the tractor for 3 horses about 1930/32. The tractor was a 1927 model. We used the tractor for quite a few years. The tractor is still going today and still in the family, but we do wonder about the horses. Mum told me that she used to drive the tractor. IBIS Links

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Uncle Will Smith carting wheat with a team of ten horses. Courtesy of Stan Cannard & the Griffith Collection

Clarry and I did our fair share of camping at "Bloomfield ". Sowing and working up, they would bring our dinner at dinnertime and also our tea. We would batch over there, which I didn't mind one bit. Uncle Allie lived at "Bloomfield". While he was working for Dad, he would take me home to stay the night. I was only about 5. Aunty Mabel was a bit of a character. We did go on a few holidays. Going to Yarrangobilly Caves when I was about 6 was something to remember. Grandfather made a canopy on the back of the Chev truck. We had a bag tent, and off we went. Grandfather took his car with Aunty Elsie, Aunty Mabel, Uncle Will and Aunty Sarah and their kids and Ron Overs came with us on the back of Dad's truck. We were very excited going for a 10 days holiday at Wagga, Tumut and Yarrangobilly Caves. At Wagga Dad took the truck to Minty's Garage to have the brakes checked. Dad felt heading into the mountains he needed good brakes. All was fixed up and off we went. Near Adelong the Police pulled us up telling Dad our brakes were not good enough, Dad told him he had them checked at Minty's Motors and they said they were right. The Policeman said take them back as he thought they were no good. Then he said you have a lot of people on the back, probably 20, you can't carry passengers on the back of a truck. Well Dad said can't I take my family on a holiday. So the policeman said "off you go and have a good time". We did and we all had a lovely time. The only mishap was Grandfather lost his pipe. We looked and looked but didn't find it. When he rebuilt the house, Dad bought Mum an AGA stove. This stove was fuelled by coke, which was brought in. We kept the stove going all the time. We got up of a morning to a nice warm stove, with no more cutting wood, or lighting the stove of a morning, then waiting for it to heat up, to cook our breakfast. At the same time he IBIS Links

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installed a kerosene hot water service. Hot water was piped to the bathroom, laundry and kitchen. It was so nice - things that we take for granted today. Yes things got better, because Dad and Mum made it that way. Next came the 32 volt lighting plant we bought off Charlie McCormick. We had it installed and the house wired. This meant Mum's first washing machine, electric iron, mixmaster and lights turned on with a switch with no more looking for matches. Today all these things are just there. A fruit hawker would bring fruit and vegies for people to buy, going from farm to farm. He came around in a horse and cart, staying at our place at night. He came every week, when vegies and fruit were available. An Indian hawker would bring clothes and material about twice a year. He came in a 4 wheel buggy or wagonette type thing pulled by one horse. Back to my early days: The year I left school Dad bought "Coopers". Paddy O'Neil lived there but I don't think he did much. He looked after the farm for someone else. He had a shed. The walls were 4 gallon kerosene tins opened out. They bought kerosene for the tractor, house lights and fridges in these tins. The tins were packed in wooden boxes, 2 tins per box. The tins were used for many things like milk buckets and pig feed buckets. They made good drawers useful for clothes and nuts and bolts for the shed. They were used to fill water carts. When cut in half with holes around the top edge to put a pitchfork through it saved a lot of bending when loading water from the dam. In the dry years a lot of water was carted for the garden, house and stock drinking water. The water was carted in 180 gallon carts or Furphys pulled with one horse. This was before windmills and pipe as these things cost money. Most people just couldn't afford these handy things and had to make do with what they had. Windmills and piped water made things so much easier. People made use of everything. The wooden boxes were used for storage, made good sturdy furniture like chairs, tables, cupboards and they stacked them up together and made them into many useful storage things. Some people made lovely things out of these boxes as it was very good wood. Another handy thing was the hurricane kerosene lantern, it was used when it got dark to feed and collar the horses, load seed wheat and super for sowing the crop. It was handy when tractors didn't have lights as it could be hung on the front to do some night work. It wasn't much better than a lighted match, but was better than nothing. The house lights were kerosene lamps. Tilly lights were very good. Stoves were wood burners. A big iron boiler was kept full of water to wash dishes. To keep warm in winter there was an open fire. It was lit night and morning. I did say earlier that the horse drivers worked long hours but don't forget the wife or cook worked the same hours. When we came home from school at 4 o'clock, Mum would still be washing the cloths by hand. The next day would be ironing day as well

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as baking bread in the wood stove. Coming home to the smell of cakes and biscuits was great. How did they do it? Then she had cloths to mend. She patched many knees in trousers and buttons had to be sown on as there were no zips. Farming in those days was hard work and also very hard on the clothes. Sheep sales were held every Friday in Barellan, and later on, every second Friday. Sheep came from Griffith to Ardlethan for a long time. Sheep sales were held in Binya for a few years. Barellan had a very good agent, Moon Brothers and Wally Halden working under Younghusbands. That brought the sheep to Barellan from surrounding towns. In the forties and fifties they held pig sales, either fortnightly or monthly in Barellan. Dad did buy a new Nash car before I was born but he must have thought he could spend the petrol money on better things as the Nash car was jacked up on blocks for a few years. It was nice to look at but expensive to drive. Mum and Dad always played and went to sport. They played a lot of tennis. After tennis we would go to people's places for tea and play cards or just talk. We went to Aunty Nell and Uncle George's place, or Jack Wyse's a lot. When Gran and Uncle Reg moved to North Barellan we spent a lot of time with them. I enjoyed my Grandparents and relations. We spent time with Allen and Jim Evans. In about 1950/1953 Dad put on a big field day at Blair Athol. It was put on for the Junior Farmers and was a very successful day, with a large crowd attending. They had cattle judging, sheep judging and tractor demonstrations, Tail End Charlie was there. I think they had an Ampol Car Rally around Australia. The tractor was called Tail End Charlie because he was at the tail all the time. It was just after they made the Chamberlain Tractors in Western Australia that they entered it for advertisement. Tail End Charlie was a Chamberlain 306 Tractor. They put in a fast gear and gearbox that would do 35 miles per hour called a road gear. In 1950 we were shearing our sheep at Gilmore's. A swaggie was living there from time to time. We would go home for dinner, about 2 miles away. One day we were having dinner at home and Hooley Booley, as we called him, knocked on the door. He asked for food, because he had the shearers and needed to feed them. He would live there for a while then move on, coming back each year. He would walk along the road with his head down all the time. If someone went past he didn't look up. In the early days houses were very rare. People made do with some starting off in tents. A room or two and sheds were common. Gran and her sons sold their farm at Binya in 1926 and moved to Yelkin near Lake Cargelligo. They purchased farms that were split up from "Yelkin" Station. They were bare blocks, so they had to start from nothing. The same thing went on when Coleambally farms were opened up. I remember going when I was very young to my Grandmother's. She was living in a tin shed. Windows were a sheet of corrugated iron hinged at the top with a leather strap IBIS Links

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propped open with a block of wood. The kitchen had a wood stove, an open fireplace and wooden floor. The washhouse or laundry was on a verandah with a tin roof and dirt floor. Two bedrooms had dirt floors and the walls were hessian with newspaper glued on, with glue made from flour and water. Doors were held shut with a leather strap with a hole in it and hooked over a nail. The clothes line was a length of wire held between two posts or two trees with a forky stick in the middle to prop it up. The dirt floors were wet down from time to time with wash water. This kept the floors hard and the dust down. Gran and my uncles lived in this house for about 10 years. Yes, I must admit it was a wonderful home with beautiful meals and many happy times were held there. They did move on to live in better homes. Dad bred Clydesdale horses, travelling to all the shows at Griffith, Weethalle, Ardlethan, Barellan, Ariah Park, Leeton and Narrandera and winning many ribbons and trophies as well as winning fallow and fodder competitions. Dad was never short of water or fodder. They led their horses to the shows behind the sulky the day before the show, bringing the horses home the following day. All the show horses had to be shod and groomed for the shows. I think the Show Societies supplied the food for the horses. Dad got his first truck about 1935, a small 2 ton Chev truck, second hand. The tray was about 6 foot 6 inches wide 8 foot long but not big enough to cart horses. Grandfather and Uncle Allie Overs made a horse crate to fit 8 foot by 10 foot which extended a fair way over the back wheels. Loading the horses in the dark on show morning, we headed off about daylight. They got about 4 miles from home with Mum, Aunty Mabel in the front and Dad driving, while Uncle Allie was in the back with the horses. We drove through a causeway in the road but the horses moved back and the truck tipped up with the cabin in the air. Mum climbed out while Aunty Mabel cried out "How am I going to get down?" A good lesson was learnt - load the horse across the truck instead of lengthwise. That was one Weethalle Show they missed and one never forgotten. Dad loved his animals and especially the Clydesdale horse. When the horse went out of fashion and tractors took over, he went into breeding Dorset Hom sheep, concentrating more on fat lambs with his three sons. He exhibited Dorset and Southdown Rams in local shows, winning some prizes. He sold draught horses to the fruit and vegetable growers in Griffith and Yenda. Dad played football with Garoolgan football team winning 2 medals. When Garoolgan closed down he played with Binya. Mum and Dad played tennis with North Barellan which was a very religious team. They had 2 Popes, 4 Bishops, and 2 Priests. They played matches against Binya, Barellan, The Peak, South Barellan, South Yalgogrin, Moombooldool, Kamarah and Sandy Creek.

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Dad share-farmed Bertie Manning's; Pope's and Gilmore's properties at different times. He rolled and cleared 300 acres of mallee on Bert Evans' farm for the use of the land for 4 years. We had terrible dust storms in the early I 940's and sometimes you could only see I or 2 metres in the dust. One year it covered wire netting on 2 fences. The wind would blow one way then turn around and blow it all back the next day. We slept on a verandah with canvas blinds, getting up in the morning covered in dust. After World War 2 the North Barellan people built a dance hall and supper room, holding many dances, balls, functions, church services, and Lodge meetings. The supper room was used for afternoon teas for cricket and tennis. Quite a few parties, gift evenings including Marj's and mine were held there too. Mail was delivered from Barellan Monday, Wednesday and Fridays by Frank Maher for many years. He delivered mail, papers, bread and parcels by horse and sulky. There was another mailman before Frank but I can't remember who. Then Alf Tubb came in a horse and sulky and later Tubb Brothers, but horse and sulky was too slow for them.

Clydesdale Horse pulling a Dray - names of the men or the horse Courtesy of Frank Irvin

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The phone was connected on a party line with Harry Overs. He was a wonderful neighbour and would go to town 2 to 3 times a week, bringing parcels home for Mum and Dad. Mum and Dad were great citizens for Barellan and surrounding districts. They both loved their sport, working and helping run Barellan Show Society and show, Dad did his fair share at working bees, trying to make the show ground and buildings something to be proud of as well as helping other organizations around the town and district. Mum was a good exhibitor and worker for the Barellan show. She joined the C.W.A. branch and Red Cross at Binya when it started and when it closed she joined Barellan branch filling many executive positions, right through her life. I believe C.W.A. was Mum's favourite organisation. She suffered many headaches in her time. Dad always said "give her a couple of Aspros and she was ready to go to C.W.A." She was a good supporter of church, street stalls, balls and anything else that came along, including doing things for our soldiers in the war that lasted 6 hard long years. This is how I remember Mum and Dad's life from what they told me. I could be a bit out in places, but who knows.

Horse drawn wagons loaded with wheat bags waiting at the Barellan Railway Station in the mid 1920s. Courtesy ofDorothy Robertson & the Griffith Collection

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RAIN FROM NOWHERE His cattle didn't get a bid; they were fairly bloody poor, What was he going to do? He couldn't feed them anymore, The dams were all but dry, hay was thirteen bucks a bale, Last month's talk of rain was just a fairytale, His credit had run out, no chance to pay what's owed, Bad thoughts ran through his head as he drove down Gully Road. "Geez, great grandad bought the place back in 1898, Now I'm such a useless bastard, I'll have to shut the gate. Can't support my wife and kids, not like dad and those before, Crikey, Grandma kept it going while Pop fought in the war." With depression now his master, he abandoned what was right, There's no place in life for failures, he'd end it all tonight. There were still some things to do, he'd have to shoot the cattle first, Of all the jobs he'd ever done, that would be the worst. He'd have a shower, watch the news, then they'd all sit down for tea Read his kids a bedtime story, watch some more TV, Kiss his wife goodnight, say he was off to shoot some roos Then in a paddock far away he'd blow away the blues. But he drove in the gate and stopped - as he always had To check the roadside mailbox - and found a letter from his Dad. Now his dad was not a writer, Mum did all the cards and mail But he knew the style from the notebooks that he used at cattle sales, He sensed the nature of its contents, felt moisture in his eyes, Just the fact his dad had written was enough to make him cry.

Son, I know it's bloody tough, it's a cruel and twisted game, This life upon the land when you're screaming out for rain, There's no candle in the darkness, not a single speck oflight But don't let the demon get you, you have to do what's right, I don't know what's in your head but push the bad thoughts well away See, you'll always have yourfamily at the back end ofthe day You have to talk to someone, and yes I know I rarely did But you have to think about Fiona and think about the kids. I'm worried about you son, you haven't rungfor quite a while, I know the road you're on 'cause I've walked every bloody mile. The date? December 7 back in 1983, Behind the shed I had the shotgun rested in the brigalow tree. See, I'd borrowed way too much to buy the Johnson place IBIS Links

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Then it didn't rainfor years and we got bombed by interest rates, The bank was at the door, I didn't think I had a choice, I began to squeeze the trigger - that's when I heard your voice. You said 'Where are you Daddy? It's time to play our game, I've got Squatter all set up, you might get General Rain. It really was that close, you're the one that stopped me son, And you 're the one that taught me there's no answer in a gun. Just remember people love you, goodfriends won't let you down. Look, you might have to swallow pride and get a job in town, Just 'ti/ things come good, son, you've always got a choice And when you get this letter ring me, 'cause I'd love to hear your voice. Well he cried and laughed and shook his head then put the truck in gear, Shut his eyes and hugged his dad in a vision that was clear, Dropped the cattle at the yards, put the truck away Filled the troughs the best he could and fed his last ten bales of hay. Then he strode towards the homestead, shoulders back and head held high, He still knew the road was tough but there was purpose in his eye. He called for his wife and children, who'd lived through all his pain, Hugs said more than words - he'd come back to them again, They talked of silver linings, how good times always follow bad, Then he walked towards the phone, picked it up and rang his Dad. And while the kids set up the Squatter, he hugged his wife again, Then they heard the roll of thunder and they smelt the smell of rain. Murray Hartin February 21, 2007 (Reproduced with the permission of Murray)

e Murray Hartin will be appearing at the Barellan 'War MemorialClub on Sunday October 4 as part of the Barellan Centenary Celebrations. (see program on page 12) A(tfough most of Murray's work_is quite funny, Rain from Nowhere is a very serious poem and addresses the issue ofruralsuicide. It was written by Murray after attending a meeting to address the problem of male suicide in the bush during the drought and the effect this tragedy has on thefamilies, friends, police and medicalpersonnel wlo have to deal with this. 8? 3 8 0 0 0O

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Barellan Centenary Celebrations 1909 - 2009 Friday, October 2" to Monday, October 5" 2009 94a

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* Church Services & Morning Tea Barellan District Bus Tours Unveiling ofMoombooldool Sign Historical Train Rides * Children's Tennis Clinic with Evonne Goolagong Barellan Central School Open Day Ball of the Century at Barellan Community Hall Poet - Murray Hartin at Barellan War Memorial Club

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Farming In the Early Days In The Barellan District Frank Irvin In the early I 850's Barellan and surrounding districts were all stations. The station owners got Chinese men in, I suppose after the gold ran out. They went from place to place looking for work, like ring barking trees and digging wells up to 300 foot deep. Some wells were 3 foot square, others were 6 foot by 3 foot. They had 20 gallon buckets, one bucket going down one side and the other coming up the other side. They were pulled by a horse. These wells had 6 by 2 inch boards on the side right to the bottom. One of the first things a Chinaman did was get a vegie garden going. The water was carted in 2 buckets across their shoulders and they would shuffle along. There was a Chinese vegie garden in Narrandera for years, down by the river. The Chinese also dug dams. They used pick and shovel and loaded the dirt onto a tip dray pulled by one horse. You could tell these dams because one end was a lot flatter than the others. There were a few of these dams around Barellan. If it rained before they finished, they would empty the water out by bucket with 2 buckets on a stick across their shoulders.

Part of the garden on Binya Homestead tended by a Chinese Gardiner Courtesy The Griffith Collection

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A bit later farmers put bores down. These were like a well; only they used a machine to drill a hole down and put a 5 inch pipe called a casing down to stop the sides from falling in. Then they put 2 ½ inch pipe inside the casing, and a 2 ½ inch pump at the bottom of the bore. At the bottom of the bore were rods inside this pipe to lift the pump up and down about 8 inch strokes. This lifted the water to the top and into a storage tank. Then it was put into troughs for stock to drink. Some of these bores were quite deep. The water can be very salty but stock didn't mind at all. For many years these pumps were driven by windmills. When there was no wind, some people put pump jacks on the windmill with an engine to pump the water up. The story went around that one farmer put up 2 windmills but had to pull one down because there wasn't enough wind to drive 2.

A typical windmill in the Tabbita district c.1912 Courtesy Margaret McCudden & The Griffith Collection

In the early years the silos were small. There was a lot of wheat sold in 3 bushel bags. The bags had to be sown with about 20 stitches. Some years there were big stacks of bagged wheat everywhere. Around the sides, tin was put 2 foot high. It was put there to keep the mice out. On top was a temporary tin roof. The wagons (there were a few trucks) were unloaded onto an elevator and men would stack the bags.

Building a Wheat Stack Courtesy of The Griffith Collection

It wasn't until after World War 2 ended in 1945 that they started building more bulk storage. Some years there wasn't enough storage and we were still carting wheat in January and February. Later on farmers started building their own storage on their farms. On "Corrumbene" we could store 5,000 bags and we had Lysaght silos made of tin.

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Wheat Harvesting in the Barellan District Courtesy of Dorothy Robertson & The Griffith Collection

Delivering Wheat to the Barellan Silo Courtesy of Dorothy Robertson & The Griffith Collection

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Mainly wheat, barley and oats were grown up until about 1980. Then farmers started growing lupins, peas, rape (later called canola) and safflower. Dad had a paddock of luceme at the end of the 1930's and most people started growing clovers after 1945. Swagmen were men who walked the roads looking for work, at the time when work was hard to get. They were good men and would do anything for some food and a hut or shed to sleep in, even for old clothing. Waltzing Matilda, the song, was written about a swaggie as they were called in 1905. They walked from station to station especially at shearing time hoping for work The stations were obliged to give them some food, flour and tea if they couldn't give them some work. Later when farming started up they walked from farm to farm. They would offer to cut wood or do anything for food. There were an awful lot on the roads during the depression of 1929/33 when jobs were nearly impossible to get in the cities and towns. Money was very short. They carried their belongings on a stick over their shoulder, wrapped in an old rug or bag, and a black billy to boil water in for tea. A tin or enamel cup called a pannikin was used to drink out of. Most times they would use a tin from a tin of food someone would have given them. Some farmers were very short of food themselves, so couldn't give the swaggie anything. The swaggie left a stone or clod on the gate post if a farm wouldn't give any food so the next swaggie knew not to go in. There was no dole so they had to do something. I haven't mentioned much about the horses, wagons, drays and sulkies. Dad and Grandfather did a lot of wagon work. One wagon was 8 foot wide, 6 foot high, about 18 foot long with 2 sets of shafts with a horse in each of them. Three horses were put in front of them for heavy loads. They kept adding more horses in sets of3 up to 14. He carted up to 300 bags of wheat per load, it was loaded with a kicker which was a triangle with one comer fitted to the wagon tray. The bag sat on the other corner with a chain attached to the other comer. This would lift the bags of wheat 3 bags high. To go 4 bags high we had to lift them. The kicker was pulled by one horse. Dad carted wool from Cocoparra to Whitton which was the nearest railway at the time. A small wagon had 3 horses and one set of shafts carrying 70 bags of wheat. It was used for carting hay, chaff, super, wood and many other things used on the farm. The dray was 7 foot long, 5 foot wide and 4 foot high and had 2 wheels and one horse in the shafts. It was used for carting small loads like a few bags of wheat and other small things. It was handy when fencing. Some drays had a tip tray used for dam sinking and the likes. Chinese used to shovel the dirt onto the dray and then empty the dirt out on the bank. A buggy was a 4 wheeled sulky. Some had one seat that took two people others had two seats and would carry four people. Some were pulled by one horse, others had two horses with a pole and a horse each side. Some buggies had a canopy on the top for shade and to protect you from wind and rain. There weren't a lot of buggies around. IBIS Links

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Most people had sulkies. Sulkies were the most useful vehicle on the farm. Sulkies were used to go to town to do the shopping, to go to sales, dances, sport, and for taking kids to school, taking dinners down the paddock, going around the sheep, bringing a sheep home to kill for meat, taking chaff or hay down the paddock to feed the horses at dinner time, taking empty wheat bags down the paddock during harvest time and picking up wheat and super bags after sowing the crop.

Barellan children arriving at school in the late 1920s. Courtesy ofDorothy Robertson & The Griffith Collection.

In the early days there were no fridges. They used cool safes, which were a cupboard with gauze wire on the side with hessian over the wire, a water tank on the top with pieces of rag in the water hanging down the sides. This drew the water down the sides and kept things cool. The water tank had to be filled quite often in hot weather. These drip safes, as they were called, were put where they would get a breeze, usually on a verandah. Meat was salted or put in brine, like com beef, to keep it. We milked the cow every day, and milk didn't keep long. George Gow was a highly respected man in the district and did lots of good things for many people. In his younger days he worked on stations, later becoming station manager. He managed "Hughenden" Station in Queensland, then came to Barellan and managed Moombooldool Station. I think he managed "Binya" Station for a while. In later years, when they were splitting up the stations, George bought a farm on the Mirrool Creek at North Barellan; he named it "Hughenden". George had a flair for talking and selling, so he got a Real Estate Agency to sell farms and was also a machinery agent. George being good with words and wanting to help the farmers wrote a quarterly magazine for years. The magazine was called "Gow & Gow Quarterly Gazette"". He posted the gazette free to all the farmers. It was a report of the district affairs, clearing sales, farm sales, crop report, weather report, as well as IBIS Links

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advertising what he had for sale. My family, I and many other farmers enjoyed reading these Gazettes. George started the Junior Farmers Club, held the meetings at "Hughenden", with an adult meeting the same night, like a Progress meeting. Laurie grew crops and Joyce reared fowls. He held Junior Farmer Field Days at "Hughenden". Later George sold "Hughenden" to Rudds and bought the farm next door "Barralong". Bill Clark bought "Barralong" and had it for a few years. Then Laurie Irvin bought the farm. David Irvin is working the farm today. Sir Samuel Mccaughey owned Yanco Station in the early days. Later he left the homestead to be used as an Agricultural School for boys from farms. Known as Yanco Agricultural College it is still going today but has been made co-ed. It was said he always gave a swaggie a job no matter what. One morning a swaggie came along and he gave him work opening and shutting the gate. Another turned up and he gave him the job of riding the gate. Later on Sir Samuel looked out and they had changed jobs, so he sacked them both. This is supposed to be a true story. * * * * * * * *

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A BANKER AT BAY Pant2 By the end of 1942, the enemy aircraft were directing their attacks against shipping more towards those vessels in the congested harbours of Britain rather than the coastal convoys. The losses on the East Coast convoys were now at an acceptable level; but in the Atlantic, it was a different story. Here the U-boats were now hunting in wolf packs of 20 to 30 at a time. Spreading in a North South line, they would intercept the convoy and then converge upon it. These convoys of about 60 vessels, spread over 6 miles, would proceed at 7 knots if 'slow' and at 9 knots if a 'fast' convoy. Below the surface, the U-boats were restricted to 7 knots but on the surface could maintain some 18 knots. However, these Atlantic convoys were so sparsely escorted at this time and with vessels that could barely match the speed of the submarines on the surface, that the U-boats would surface daily, proceed to the front of the convoy and then attack the convoy, night after night, with their deadly torpedoes with devastating effect. The Battle of the Atlantic had now become the Battle of Britain! March 1943 was the 'crisis' month. In the first 10 days of this month, 41 Allied vessels were sunk. In the next 10 days, 44 vessels were sunk; a total of 500,000 tons in 3 weeks, half the annual British ship building production. Britain again faced defeat. At this time, the Admiralty reported "that it appeared possible that we should not be able to continue convoys as an effective defence against the enemy pack (U-boat) attacks". It was against this background that the East Coast convoy losses were regarded as 'acceptable' and in these circumstances that Viceroy arrived at Scapa Flow. New measures were being undertaken to stave off defeat. Viceroy became part of a support group of 3 destroyers and other groups were also formed to be sent to convoys in distress. Shortly, some support groups were to include an escort aircraft carrier. Long range Liberator aircraft from Scotland, Ireland and Iceland joined in to patrol the convoys by day to keep the U-boats submerged. Thanks to the concentrated efforts of Admiral Horton, (Western Approaches), the escorts were now more efficiently trained. The effects of all these tactics began to show and on 26th May 1943, Admiral Horton reported that "the Battle of the Atlantic has taken a definite tum in our favour with an increasing toll of U-boats and decreasing losses of merchant ships in convoy". Not long after this, U-boats began to withdraw from the Atlantic and to operate off the Bay of Biscay where easier targets were now available. IBIS Links

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During our time at Scapa Flow in a support group of destroyers, we, fortunately, had only a small taste of the Russian and Atlantic convoys. During those dark bitter nights, we battled against the elements and an unseen enemy, illuminated only by the occasional fire from a burning vessel. Soon we were escorting convoys to Gibraltar and by June 1943, we were experiencing the heavenly warmth of the Mediterranean. Here we were to fight a more visible enemy. The Axis forces had surrendered in North Africa on 13th May 1943. We called at Tripoli in late June and it was apparent that something was afoot - a "landing" somewhere was imminent; vessels of all descriptions lay in readiness. During the trip from North Africa to Malta, I had time to reflect on the war. The tide was turning. The Allies had stopped retreating and were on the way back to Europe. There was light at the end of the tunnel and I began to feel more optimistic about the outcome of the war. It was the 5th July when we reached Malta and I went ashore and sent the following cable home to Joy: "Please accept engagement proposal. Life too lonely without you". On 9th July 1943, the eve of the invasion of Sicily, as Viceroy sailed from Malta, we received the following signal from Captain (D): "On this the eve of one of the greatest military enterprises in modem history, I wish you all every success. We have come a long way from Home Waters to destroy the enemy and I have every confidence that the part to be played by the destroyers of group V will materially assist our certain and absolute victory over the foe." The wind had freshened considerably and threatened to jeopardise the landing, but it was now too late to call off operation "Husky". At least it gave us the element of surprise, as the enemy knew that a landing would not be attempted in such seas - but attempted it was, and, miraculously, as the landing craft approached the beaches, the wind dropped and the swell decreased as the dawn of a perfect day began. Early in the campaign, I can remember hearing from the hilltops above the beaches, the stirring and emotional sounds of the Scottish bagpipes! Allied forces numbering nearly half a million men landed on the South East shore of Sicily during this invasion. Enemy air attacks were fairly frequent as our air support cover was almost negligible, but thankfully, casualties were light.

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During the invasion of Sicily, we had given no thought to a counter- attack by the Italian navy which was still a formidable force; but Allied command were looking after our interests. To the East of Sicily, the Allies had a strong naval force in readiness consisting of 4 battleships, 2 fleet carriers, 4 cruisers and 1 7 destroyers and another group, including 2 battleships, covered the West; but the Italians did not come. For the first 72 hours of the invasion, we remained at action stations and rarely left our posts. Benzedrine helped us to remain alert in the director control tower but enemy aircraft also played their part. About two weeks after the initial landing, whilst the Viceroy was making a smoke screen around neighbouring vessels on a clear moonlight night, our funnel caught on fire. This attracted more than our share of enemy aircraft and the Viceroy was put out of action. We were able to return to Malta and eventually to U.K. We all admired the small island of Malta and the courage she had shown against the continuous attacks by the enemy air force. The ships that tried to relieve the siege of Malta also suffered unbelievable damage and hardship and deserved to share in the George Cross which the island was later awarded. The sandstone outcrops of the island were honeycombed throughout and afforded some protection for those housed therein. Whilst I was there in July 1943, 1 can recall the smoke screen that was released regularly about midday to blanket the island with a thick cloud of smoke as a protection against accurate bombing by enemy aircraft. The temperature would drop almost immediately as the smoke blocked out the sun. On the trip back to U.K. Viceroy broke down off the Bay of Biscay, where, ten weeks before, we had lost several ships in a South bound convoy from torpedoes from the U-boats which massed in the area after losing the Battle of the Atlantic. My mind drifted back to the oil tanker which exploded in flames and we stood helplessly by as the crew struggled momentarily in the burning oil. As the rear escort of our North bound convoy now dipped over the horizon, the Aldis lamp blinked "Good luck. I hope you sleep alone tonight". As we drifted alone in the Atlantic, the desperation of our Engineer Officer was evident from the resounding clang of metal against metal which seemed to be booming out an invitation to all U-boats. After six hours, the screws of Viceroy again turned slowly and we limped on to Portsmouth - not even the Focke-Wulf had seen our plight. After a few days leave, I was sent to Tobermory where, on 21" September 1943,1 joined H.M.S. Tuscan which was 'working up' under the ever watchful and demanding eye of Admiral Horton. Before the end of 1943, 1 was back again in IBIS Links

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the Mediterranean, still as gunnery control officer, but on this modem 'T' class destroyer, H.M.S. Tuscan, which was to be my home for 16 months. On 22nd January 1944, Allied forces had landed behind enemy lines on the West coast of Italy, at Anzio. These troops were encircled for a period of 4 months. On 24th January, the Tuscan took General Alexander to Anzio and we remained there to give support to the troops ashore and to offer some protection to the shipping against the daily fighter and torpedo bomber attacks and also the new radio controlled glider bomb attacks which became more frequent and more destructive. The small port of Anzio was also subject to artillery attack and became so congested with sunken and damaged vessels that landing craft could barely reach the unloading ramp. On 15th March 1944, the Germans severely bombed Naples from the air, but Mt Vesuvius was apparently not prepared to take this attack lying down. Tuscan called into the Bay of Naples on 18th March, just 3 days after the bombing, and on that night Mt Vesuvius erupted. The red lava oozed slowly down the mountainside and the ash covered the sky and began to fall heavily on Tuscan. We were ordered to up anchor and to take refuge off the Isle of Capri. It's an ill wind ... On 29th March 1944, whilst the Tuscan was in a South bound convoy from Naples, a U-boat was 'pinged' by the escort destroyers who attacked time and time again without success. The destroyer, Laforey, later joined the group of attacking destroyers but had no more success than the others. It was decided to sit and wait until the U-boat surfaced for air. At 7pm on 30th March, about 34 hours after the first attack, the U-boat surfaced. Laforey illuminated the U-boat with her searchlight and all hell broke loose as destroyers opened fire. Within minutes, Laforey was hit by 3 acoustic torpedoes, fired by the U-boat as it surfaced, and within 4 minutes Laforey had gone down. She lost her captain, 9 officers and 1 72 other men from a ships company of slightly less than 200. There were no survivors from the U-boat. The Tuscan was next sent to the East Coast of Italy, into the Adriatic Sea where, operating with a sister destroyer and under cover of darkness, we made high speed sweeps into enemy waters on 'seek and destroy' missions. There was no friendly shipping in the area, a fact also known to our friendly Wellington bombers who occasionally dropped an unfriendly bomb on us. We were fitted with IFF (Identification Friend or Foe), but I guess we were all a bit 'trigger happy' in those days - one had to be to survive when operating by night in enemy waters. I can well recall my own experience when I engaged an unlit, deserted lighthouse which suddenly sprang up out of the sea on the horizon IBIS Links

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"Or in the night, imagining some fear, How easy is a bush suppos'd a bear!" On one of our night time sweeps in the Adriatic Sea, we passed close to the coast of Yugoslavia and successfully attacked a train which was travelling on a parallel course and at a similar speed. It was not long before enemy mines were placed in this area to deter a repeat performance. During this period, we also operated from the island of Vis with Tito and his partisans, landing them ashore at night on the coast of Yugoslavia for acts of sabotage, collecting them again at dawn. Vis was almost the last island stronghold which had not been over-run by the Gennans. Strategically, it became more important when, in May 1944, the Gennans surrounded Tito's headquarters and he and his staff were brought out by air from Bosnia. Excitement ran high on Tuscan on the morning of 6th June, 1944. We had just heard the news, and broadcast it to the ship's company, that the Allied forces were surging across the English Channel onto the beaches of Normandy. The long awaited 'D' Day had arrived and with it began the bitter battle towards Berlin. The invasion of the South of France began on 15th August, 1944. Our flotilla of destroyers acted as escorts for American aircraft carriers taking part in the landings between Cannes and Toulon. On this occasion, we had no reason to complain about lack of air cover. One morning, whilst on the carrier escort screen, a friendly destroyer passed at considerable speed as if to take up a new position on the screen. A person on their bridge, in friendly gesture, gave us the 'V for victory sign. Our ever exuberant young navigator, a Royal Navy sublieutenant, replied with the same sign but much more vigorously and, I am sure, with an altogether different meaning. A signal flashed back from the passing destroyer "With personal best wishes from Mr Churchill". Winston Churchill was the bulldog that Britain so desperately needed. He was the stirring and emotional orator who gave hope when nothing but defeat stared us in the face. At the same time, Vera Lynn plucked at our heart strings with songs of home and then such romantic films as 'Blossoms in the Dust' and the heroics of Noel Coward's 'In which We Serve' all played their part to bring us back from the depths of despair to a proud and mighty empire, under a flag we are honoured to call our own. In due course, the Tuscan, proceeded into the Aegean Sea, still with a sister destroyer, usually 'Tennagant', and together we continued our high speed sweeps by night into enemy waters. As there was nothing friendly in the area, we had the distinct advantage of being able to reply to any challenge with a salvo of gunfire. IBIS Links

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During this period of about two months, I recall that we sank some 30 vessels, the most noteworthy being two German-manned Italian destroyers. A third destroyer was badly damaged. Initially, we restricted our sweeps to areas South of Crete, then moved North by night but took the precaution to return South again by dawn to avoid patrolling aircraft. Later we extended our activities throughout the entire Aegean Sea. One of our early encounters was on the night of l 2/13th September when we sank a convoy of 4 small vessels. The announcement by the B.B.C. that two Allied destroyers "while on patrol in the Aegean Sea met an enemy convoy and sank one enemy destroyer and badly damaged another" was a brief version of a 4-5 hours action packed drama that Tuscan and Termagant shared together on the night of 7th October 1944. The two enemy destroyers were accompanied by two motor gun boats which at first we feared may have been motor torpedo boats. The latter vessels were engaged by our smaller calibre guns and the outcome could not readily be assessed. In the action that followed, one destroyer was sunk and, after several hours of high speed chase, the second destroyer was so badly damaged that it chose to run itself ashore rather than accept the alternative of a watery grave. From the shore came the signs of small arms fire as the local guerilla bands engaged the crew who were abandoning ship. Our guns ceased fire in the knowledge that the battle was in good hands. Several days later, we passed back through part of the area in which this encounter took place and came upon a disabled gun boat. This was boarded and the remaining crew taken off before it was sunk. Further afield, we found several other survivors still floating in the water. By now, they were a pitiful sight. Somehow, I could feel no hostility towards them; probably because I believed they may have had no more desire to be fighting this war than I did or maybe because the roles could so easily have been reversed. Only one survivor displayed the arrogance and the defiance of the Nazi that we had learned to hate. These were the only enemy that we ever rescued. We went back to Alexandria to unload our cargo of survivors, then proceeded almost immediately, with Termagant, to the North-East coast of Greece. On the night of 19th October 1944, we engaged and sank another destroyer, this time in the Gulf of Salonjca. This was the last action in which I took part. As dawn broke, in the distance, rising out of the mist, I am sure I saw Mount Olympus, the home of the Gods.

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One night, as we entered Alexandra harbour, I noticed Bob Morton's ship secured to a mooring buoy, so decided to pay him a call to catch up on both local news and news from home. It was a long time since we had met. As I stepped on board, I was informed that the ship was on call to proceed to sea. A short time later, the shrill whistle advised that the ship was to proceed forthwith. Since the crew were hoisting their motor boat, I sent a 'P.S.B.' to Tuscan but the reply came back that our boat was in shore, waiting the captain's pleasure to return. Providing me with a torch, I was lowered onto the mooring buoy to await the return of my own boat. This did not trouble me, but what did concern me was that other ships in the harbour may mistake me for a frogman who had been fixing limped mines to the hulls of Allied vessels. After all, it was hardly the conventional way for an Allied officer to spend a night in harbour, and, these days, where unusual circumstances occurred, actions often preceded words. A burst of machine gun fire would not have been unexpected. From: A Banker at Bay - Memoirs of K.W. Marjason. Contributed by Margaret Hare Member #8. Part 3: in the November edition of Ibis Links.

Searching for the Descendents or Family Members of

'James Mackay Mustarde and

Nerissa Mustarde The Society's Research Officer has been given a small box of family memorabilia that obviously belonged to this couple and wishes to return it to its rightful owners for the cost of the postage. Please contact the Griffith Genealogical Society Mail - PO Box 2703 Griffith NW 2680 e-mail - griffithgene@dragnet.com.au

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Terra anduneley Tall Cemeteries The Temora and Trungley Hall cemeteries are located in the Temora Shire, Temora being approximately 160 kilometres east of Griffith and Trungley Hall 20 kilometres north ofTemora. The third cemetery in Temora Shire is Ariah Park, and the headstones in this cemetery were transcribed by Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc. as part of the 1988 Bicentennial Project. Because of repeated requests from members, it was decided early this year that the photographing and transcription of Temora and Trungley Hall cemetery headstones would be one of the projects undertaken by the Society during this year. This project has now been completed, with over 4,700 photographs taken and 5,500 records being added to the Riverina Cemeteries CD. This version of Riverina Cemeteries is only available on the computers in the Society library rooms, and not on the Version 2 currently available for purchase by the public. The individual record also contains a reference to the photographic scan of the headstone, and copies of the photograph may be obtained by contacting the Society and quoting this number. Please note these records are headstone transcriptions only Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc. has not had access to Temora or Trungley Hall burial records. These are available however, from the Temora Family History Group - temorafamilyhistory@bigpond.com

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JOTTINGS Journals held in our Library can provide a wealth of family history information. Listed below are a few of the articles to tempt you. [Library Shelf Number shown in brackets]

Wendy Polkinghorne, Member #5 The Genealogist (Victoria) [AV 17-02-86} May 2009 ❖ New Probate Index & Further instalment of Shipping Index now available online. ❖

Breaking the Medical Code: Understanding Medical Terminology by Donna Przecha.

The Ancestral Searcher (Canberra) [ACT !7-!0-/00} March 2009 ❖ Scandal Alert by Peter Proctor ❖

Bronte Cemetery transcriptions by John MacMahon - a private cemetery on the Tarago Road to Bungonia

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Ingebyra Cemetery transcribed by Graham Thom, Pam Ray and Tom Roseby - Ingebyra Station is about 27 km south of Jindabyne along the Barry Way.

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Breadalbane Church of England Cemetery transcribed by Russ and Betty Forster and checked by Pam and Louise Ray, compiled by Doreen Jones and Pam Ray.

The Endeavour (Botany Bay) [AN 17-6-58} March 2009 ❖ Have You Ordered A Will For Your Ancestor? Beryl l3auld encourages researchers to obtain Wills for your ancestors as the information can be well worth the money. ••

Licensed River Thames Waterman and Lightermen - Robert James Costrell explains the difference between these two occupations.

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The Famine Orphans: International Year of the Potato 2008 - Maree Atkins reports on the October long week-end held at the Redemption Monastery, St Clements at Ga long, Far from Famine.

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Familv Historv Monthly [ENG 17-13-159] August 2008 ❖ No More for Mormans- a directive from the Vatican to its dioceses explicity states that priests should deny the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints access to church records. ❖

Stench & the City - working and living in London in the mid 1800s was not all that pleasant according to Sara Wilson.

Practical Familv Historv [ENG 17-16-74} March 2008 ❖ Avoid the Pitfalls of the IGI- some very good advice is given to beginners by Roy Stockdill. ❖

Irregular & Clandestine Marriages - Steve Thomas' advice may help researchers who cannot find an ancestor's marriage. (Whilst working on a research enquiry I found a Gretna Green marriage which led me to this web site - http://www.achievements.eo.uk/services/gretna/index.php)

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We've never had it so good says Richard Morgan in his article about this "golden age for family history research".

[ENG 17-16-82} October 2008 ❖ Back to the source -Maggie Loughran exhorts researchers to always record research sources to enable you to quickly return to the source at a later time. ❖

Illegitimate Ancestors - Jeremy Palmer helps a reader solve this problem.

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Informal Adoption - another "brick wall" for Roy Stockdill to solve.

[ENG 17-16-84} December 2008 ❖ Canal and river people- Jeremy Palmer looks at the many people who were linked to Britain's inland waterways. ❖

Emma Hatfield explains how to How to Search Adoption Records.

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Preserve your documents and photographs- Vicky Coyle warns of the pitfalls of the digital age.

[ENG 17-16-86] February 2009 •• Publish Your Family History - Deborah Cass gives advice and details of various ways that your story could be published. ❖

Web Resources For Surnames by Nick Barratt

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Research In New Zealand by Jeremy Palmer

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[ENG 17-16-87] March 2009 ❖ Search the 1911 Census - Chris Paton gives instructions how to do this and get results.

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Irish ancestry: Out of the ashes - Anthony Adolph explores the records that are available.

[ENG 17-16-89] May 2009 ❖ Trace Your Forebears on the Isle of Man by Alan Stewart ❖

Interview Your Relatives by Joe O'Neill

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Answering the call of the Sea - Mike Everley discovered the "Continuous Certificate of Discharge" document issued to merchant seamen helped in his research.

Family Tree Magazine [17-6-198] October 2008 ❖ Italian Relatives- this article by Jeremy explores the available sources when looking for Italian families. ❖

Irish Blood, English Heart Sally McMahon searched beyond the obvious records in her research.

[! 7-6-200} December 2008 ❖ Treasurers from the Parish Chest - Alec Tritton explains that there are more records than the Parish Registers to be found there.

❖ The Italian Connection - Phillipa McCray tells how she found a previously unknown cousin. ❖ The Shepherd - Neil Storey examines this occupation. [17-6-205] April 2009 ❖ The Builder's Labourer - Neil Storey beings a special series of articles looking at the most frequently cited occupations revealed in the 1911 Census. Neglected Parish Records - if you failed to find your ancestor in the parish registers, Jean Stike's article may be able to help you. Sara-h's escape follows the journey and challengers faced by Ian Rooke's ancestor who escaped from an unhappy marriage and travelled to Salt Lake City.

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New In Our Library BOOKS Title

Code/ShelfNo

Australian Railway History (Temora - Griffith, Settlements, silos & soldiers) [Australian Railway Historical Society] (Donated by Pollard, Neville)

AN 7 .2680BB 7

Australian Railway History (Temora - Griffith, Settlements, silos & soldiers) [Australian Railway Historical Society] (Donated by Pollard, Neville)

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Australian Railway History (Temora - Griffith, Settlements, silos & soldiers) [Australian Railway Historical Society] (Donated by Pollard, Neville)

AN 7.2680BB 9

Recovering the Lost Landcape of Valeri Ricetti Vol 1 [Caillard, Bobby Ann] (Donated by Caillard, Bobby Ann)

AN7.2680 A9

Recovering the Lost Landcape of Valeri Ricetti Vol 2 [Callard, Bobby Ann] (Donated by Caillard, Bobby Ann)

AN7.2680 Al0

Griffith WW2 Honour Roll, Servicemen with Griffith Relatives and Photos [Polkinghorne, Wendy] (Donated by Polkinghorne, Wendy)

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COMPUTER Title Cemeteries of South West Victoria (Update includes Warrnambool Lawn areas over 4,000 new names & 3,000 photographs) [Jan Marj

DVD No. 137

Passenger Arrivals at Port Phillip and Other Victorian Ports. 1846 [Pastkeys]

Hard Drive

Griffith Probus Club Celebrating 25 years [Griffth Probus (Mens) Club] (Donated by McInnes, Gordo)

DVD Video

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Birth, Death & Marriae Certificate Prices Australian Capital Territory - after 1930

New Zealand

Registrar-General s Office PO Box 225, Canberra City ACT 2608 Full Cenificare $34 plus $5 posrage Check ID requirements order on-line (Pre /930seeNSW)

Dept of Internal Affairs PO Box 10-526. Wellington NZ Electronic Copy for Genealogical purposes: Pre 1874- $26.00, 1875 to date $20.00 NZ Updated order forms available in our Library

New South Wales- Registry of BDM GPO Box 30, Sydney NSW 200I Family History Certificates - B's 1788-1905, D's 1788-1975 & M's 1788-1955-- With index No $26. Without index No - $34. No ID requirements order on-line. Pre 1856 records on film in out library. Transcription Service - Order forms in library

New South Wales Wills

Irish Republic

Supreme Court GPO Box 3, Sydney NSW 2001 Prior to 1850 $53.00 1850 to 1985 $36.00

General Register Office Lombard Street East, Dublin 2, Ireland Full Certificate £6.00 ( Ire) Including postage

Northern Territory

Western Australia

The Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages GPO Box 3021, Darwin NT 080 I Full Certificate $25.00 & $7 postage ( Prior to 24 Aug 1870 see South Australia)

Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages PO Box 7720 Closter Square, Perth 6850 Full Certificate: $30 when quoting Index No & District. Without Index No & Dist: $40

Queensland Registry of Births, Deaths &

Tasmania

Marriages, PO Box 15188, City East, Qld 400 I Full Certificate $25 Each 5 year search $16 ( Identification of Applicant & Relationship to Subject required for B's under JOO yrs old, M's under 80 yrs old & D's under 50 yrs old.)

Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages GPO Box 198, Hobart Tas 700 I Full Certificate or Extract $33.88 with a 5 yr search. Post 1970 - Cause of death cert $18.15 Pre I899 records ree on micro/ilm

South Australia

Victoria

Births, Deaths & Marriages Registration Office GPO Box 1351, Adelaide 500 I Full Certificate $36. 75 & $8.10 postage, no postage for Historical Certificates

Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages GPO Box 4332, Melbourne VIC 3O0l Uncertified image with or without Index No. $17.50. Official Certifirntes $25. 80

Scotland

Registrar General New Register House. Edinburgh Scotland EH I 3YT Full Cert £13.57 (Stg) including postage (Index for 1855-1897 & OPR on the Internet)

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BARELLAN CENTENARY: BOOK ORDER FORM Name:

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Payment must be included with the order Cost of books purchased at the Centenary may be higher that pre-order price. Cheques must be made out to: 'Barellan Centenary Planning Committee'. Orders only accepted with order form. Please post payment & order form to: Barellan Centenary Book Order c/o Kelly O'Keefe 'Ruby Park', Barellan, NSW 2665 Any queries please phone: 02 69639348 Copies will be available to pick up at the Book Launch on Friday 24 October or at any time over the Centenary weekend. If you require your book to be posted, please include $5.00 per book for postage and packaging.

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Riverina Cemeteries- Monumental Inscriptions & Burial Records - Version 2 Fully searchable CD-Rom, with over 47,000 entries. - Price $90.00 ($85.00 plus $5.00 postage anywhere in Australia) Contains monumental inscriptions, burial records & extra information. The extra information may be an Obituary, Death Notice, In Memoriam, Return Thanks etc extracted from Griffith's local newspapers (startingfrom 29 Sept 1929), other local newspapers or information supplied by a family member Most cemeteries are updated to Year 2005, with some to 2006. Area covered - Griffith, Hay, Hillston, Lake Cargelligo, Leeton, Narrandera, Ungarie, West Wyalong and surrounding districts.

LIBRARY RESEARCH FEES FOR NON MEMBERS

Our Society is willing to undertake research in relation to Griffith and the surrounding areas. When requesting information please provide all known details to enable a search to be made. For example - full names, maiden names, children, birth & death dates, addresses etc. The research rate is $ I 0.00 AUS per hour- plus photocopying expenses. Our minimum research fee is$ I 0.00 AUS, which must be enclosed with the initial inquiry. This fee covers one hour of research of all our resources including the Riverina Cemeteries CD. For postal replies please include a stamped self addressed business sized envelope. You will be advised in advance if further costs are associated with your enquiry. Please include your email address for quick reply to any queries. Send research_enquiry, plus cheque_money order tg: Research Officer Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc PO Box 2703 GRIFFITH NSW 2680 Members (written enquiries) - FREE plus S.A.E. Non Members Fee to use Library - $10.00 per session plus photo copying expenses. MEMBERSHIP FEES

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No. 90 November 2009 ISSN 0811 - 5559 Journal of the GRIFFITH GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC

Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc PO Box 2703, Griffith NSW 2680 02 6964 8942 (Library hours only) Email: griffithgene@dragnet.com.au Website - http://users.dragnet.com.au/-ggahs Library Situated at - I Tranter Place, Griffith, NSW 2680 (Behind the CWA Rooms & opposite the Ambulance Station) Patron Public Officer Honarary Life Members

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AIMS & IDEALS 1. 2. 3. 4.

IBIS LINKS Journal of Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc Contents.: The Story ofMinnie Amelia Flack

Three Men who Shaped a Nation

Barellan Centenary Celebrations

The Story ofJoseph Hardy

A Banker at Bay - Part 3

Here and There

New Members

Jottings

Websites ofInterest

New In Our Library

Birth, Death & Marriage Certificate Prices

The views expressed by the contributors in this journal are not necessarily those of the Editor, nor of the Society. The Society reserves the right to edit all material submitted for publication. Articles appearing in this Journal may be reproduced, either in whole, or in part, with written permission from the Society and acknowledgement of author and source. Ibis Links printed by Quick Print, 95 Fitzmaurice Street, Wagga Wagga - March, July & November. A publication of the: Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc.

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The Story of Minnie Amelia Flack 1890 -1982 Chris and Fran Myles were married in 1967 and Fran was fortunate to have had a wonderful relationship with her mother-in-law, Mary Jane Myles nee Graham (Molly), from the first time they met. As time passed on, she was to learn that Molly had a very sad upbringing and often spoke of her childhood and how she longed for a "normal" family of her own. All she knew was that her parents had separated when she was a small child and she was left with her father. She would often say "wouldn't you think a daughter would remain with her mother?" It was something that puzzled her all her life and most probably left her feeling abandoned and alone. Molly's father, William Graham, an itinerant, worker, placed her in the care of an elderly lady, "Granny McGrath," in the small town of Cuda!, near Orange, in central New South Wales. He went away for long periods of time, picking up farm work wherever he could to earn a few shillings. Molly lived in Cuda! until she was married to local football hero, Owen Myles, at 19 years of age. They moved to a property near Tamworth and lived there for several years, then later moved to Sydney, where Owen got a job as a truck driver. Molly had four children with Owen, Elaine b.1925, Owen b.1932, David b.1935 and Christopher (Chris) b.1937. She worked hard to give them things that she had missed out on in her own childhood. Her father, William, visited from time to time. He would stay for a short period of time, then go away, not to be heard of until he arrived unexpectedly the next time. He was poorly educated and could not write letters. Molly Graham age I I

When, as a child, Molly had asked about her mother, William had brushed the questions aside, and told her he would tell her when she was grown up. This was not to be, as it was on one of these visits that William collapsed and died, taking his secret to his grave. IBIS Links

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Many years went by and Molly died in 1993, following a stroke, aged 83. Her husband, Owen, died just a few months later. They had 9 grandchildren by this time, and 4 great grandchildren. She had given them all the affection which she had missed as a child. Molly's family ancestors remained "lost" until 2002 when Fran, her daughter-inlaw, along with her computer, and resources of the local Family History Association, (Hervey Bay, Qld) began her search to find the family relatives. William James GRAHAM and Minnie Amelia FLACK were married in Narrandera, in 1909, Molly (Mary Jane Graham) was born the following year. At the time of Molly's birth, the family lived in Wagga, NSW. Armed with this information Fran set out to find the Flacks - and a family for her mother-in-law, Molly. She searched the New South Wales Birth, Deaths and Marriages Register, online, firstly looking for a Death Certificate for Minnie Amelia (Flack) Graham and found nothing. Thinking that they may have divorced, she also made enquiries regarding a divorce, only to discover that they had never divorced. She William James Graham & eventually discovered the marriage certificate Minnie Amelia Flack - 1909 of Minnie's parents, then the names of all her six siblings, their children and their children's children. By this time she had a considerable tree of Flacks, but, still did not know where these descendants were living - or what had happened to Minnie. Fran then looked up the White Pages Online and found that there were still a number of Flacks living in Narrandera, where William and Minnie had been married. She contacted them all by letter and had two phone calls within the week, both were Flack descendants, very interested in the research, but they had little knowledge of their ancestors. It was however, from the advice of one of them, which led to a first cousin of Molly. Fran was told to "contact Mr Charlie Flack in Griffith, he would probably know." The original letter was modified and posted off to Charlie (Charles John Flack) Charlie's daughter-in-law, Carolyn, wife of Allan Flack, in Griffith, contacted Fran by email a few days later to say that "the jackpot had been hit." After the first contact with Carolyn, together they both worked on the Flack "jigsaw". IBIS Links

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Charlie turned out to be Molly's first cousin, who was born in 1910, in Narrandera. At this time he was 93 years of age, a widower living on his own and almost totally blind. He was a very interesting man to talk to and had heaps of knowledge stored in his mind. He was able to tell Carolyn some information, which helped solve the puzzle. According to Charlie, his Aunt Minnie suffered some mental problems and ended up in "Kenmore Asylum," near Goulbum, in NSW. He also remembered the little girl, his cousin, being taken away by her father. He did not know to where she was taken and had never seen her since. From information through the Public Library in Goulbum, Fran was able to contact the Archives of Kenmore Psychiatric Hospital, (now closed,) and eventually, after some time, a parcel arrived with the full medical records and history of Minnie's time in Kenmore. It was a joyful, but sad occasion for Fran's husband, Chris, (Minnie's grandson) who had never shown any interest in family history. This had certainly got his attention. The record file is dated from 1913, when Minnie had been first admitted, aged 24. She was discharged for a short time and re-admitted in 1915. She was an attractive young woman, being 5 foot 11 inches tall with blue eyes and blonde hair. From her medical records, one can realise that Minnie had a severe mental disorder, similar to post natal depression. However one can't help wondering, had the medications of today been available then, would her illness have been controlled? Could she have lived a normal life in society?

Minnie Graham nee Flack in 1979- aged 89

As Minnie got older, her mental illness seemed to improve although she suffered from bronchitis and pneumonia on a couple of occasions. (The cold severe winters of Goulbum certainly wouldn't have helped anyone with chest problems.) Many of her medical reports mention Minnie "working in the staff dining room" or "the sewing room" and all emphasise what a good worker she was and her untold cleanliness. In an accompanying history of Kenmore, sent with the medical records, it states that Kenmore, itself, had all "the aspects of a self-supporting village and in the sewing room they manufactured uniforms for the Goulbum Gaol, clothing, curtains and linen." IBIS Links

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Amongst the record files, there was a copy of a letter that Minnie had written to her aunt, where she writes, "Molly is in Wagga, so I have to be able to earn money enough to take me back, but goodness knows when I will do that. Molly has started school and she is not yet six years of age." Photocopies of letters written by her sister, Susannah, who sought information regarding Minnie's health, were also included in the thick file of information. The only mention of William Graham is when he sent money (7/- (shillings) a week) for her upkeep. This seemed to cease after a period of time. Having read the reports, one can't blame the husband for Minnie's illness. It appears that he managed the best he could and eventually took the only road open to him. Maybe he chose not to tell his little girl to protect her from the stigma of having a mother in a mental asylum; (mental illness being a thing not talked about at that time). Minnie seemed to thrive in the surrounds of Kenmore Psychiatric Asylum. The nursing progress reports mention repeatedly how clean and pleasant she was and in one 1972 report it refers to her as "a dear old thing." The inmates took holidays to Huskisson, on the south coast ofNSW, which, Minnie enjoyed immensely, as she did going to church on Sundays. Minnie Amelia (Flack) Graham died on 8 January, 1982, aged 91 years. She had spent nearly 70 years in Kenmore Psychiatric Asylum, hidden away from society, knowing only the medical and nursing staff and her fellow inmates in the place that she knew as "home". In 2003, Carolyn and Allan Flack tracked Minnie's burial site to an unmarked grave in Goulburn General Cemetery. (Section G3 - Plot 17.) A form "Notification of Death" was included in Minnie's Record File and in answer to the question "Next of Kin" the words, "Nil Known" appear. The Flack Family Tree flourishes, with new leaves and branches appearing regularly. The immediate family of a little girl called Molly, continually grows; now numbering 39. While bereft of her family during her lifetime, it is comforting to imagine that she is united with Minnie, her "lost" mother for eternity. Charlie Flack, her cousin, who was the same age as Molly, has since died, in May 2008. He had spent his last few years in a nursing home. He was 31 days from his 98" birthday and was the last surviving Flack member from his generation. Compiled by Fran Myles, Grand-daughter-in-law, Hervey Bay, Qld & Carolyn Flack, Griffith, NSW. IBIS Links

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THREE MIEN WHO SHAPED A NATION Anne Gribble, Member #218 When the British Government decided to colonise New South Wales it planned a tiered settlement, under an absolute ruler, the governor, supported by a military contingent. How did the first heads of state rule? What was their vision? How were our ancestors affected? Three men stand out -

Arthur Phillip (1788-1793) Phillip received his Commission in 1786 as Captain-General and Governor in Chief to found a prison outpost. A semi-retired naval man with no proven leadership qualities, Phillip (48yrs old) accepted the job and doggedly proceeded. Before sailing he fought with the shipping contractor, Duncan Campbell, for better conditions; he wrote furiously to the Admiralty about inadequate provision of scythes, medicines and buckshot; he harangued Lord Sydney regarding the scarcity of tradesmen and farmers; he dealt with the marines in their scarlet wool uniforms complaining about their non-issue of alcohol. Finally, after a seaman's strike demanded higher wages, he set sail with 1,030 people in eleven little ships. Again he had to bargain and negotiate for meat, vegetables and livestock at Cape Town before continuing the 8 months journey. Arriving at Botany Bay one day and meeting French explorers the next, he prudently moved his human cargo north. Phillip's Royal Instructions gave him the power to administer oaths, convene criminal courts, execute martial law and build as many forts, castles and borough towns as is judged necessary. The Earl of Morton, President of the Royal Society gave advice on how to ask the Natives for food "make motions of chewing to demonstrate eating" (them?). Phillip's legal subordinates were civil and military officers, a marine contingent (New South Wales Corps); a chaplain for their souls and a judge advocate for their sins. England's view of quick self sufficiency by the First Fleet was bizarre. The soil was infertile, the convicts were malnourished and despondent, the cantankerous marines refused orders, slab huts made of wattle and daub collapsed with rain, the "Indians' stinking of fish oil and soot, stole equipment, the only two bulls and five cows wandered off. The harsh Australian sun beat down on white skins, European seeds failed and raucous kookaburras laughed maniacally at the failures. IBIS Links

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When starvation seemed imminent Phillip cut all rations again and again. Captain John Hunter sailed around the world to bring back food. As England continued to send convicts - a criminal class with corrupted blood - Phillip granted land to selected convicts to get them "off stores". James Ruse's gravestone at Parramatta states, "I sowd the Forst Grain". Convicts were encouraged to grow their own vegetables; they were assigned to work on private farms, the grain sold back to the government store at a fixed price. The one brick maker and two bricklayers built solid houses. State socialism gradually included private enterprise. In five years Arthur Phillip had turned a gaol into an embryo society.

William Bligh (1806- 1808) After Phillip's term the colony was run by and for the NSW Corps, led officially by senior officer George Johnston and unofficially by Captain John Macarthur. Naval, civil and secular laws were abandoned by a self-promoted junta with entrenched monopolistic power, held through commerce. The next Governors, Hunter and King, failed to control them as the supply, sale and distribution of all goods and labour were promulgated by alcohol, controlled by the Corps. The vested interests were well entrenched. Bligh, a skilled naval officer, arrived in August 1806. His instructions were to reinstate British law, to restore management of the land, public stores and convict labour to civil administration, to send Johnston to England for Court Martial and Macarthur to Criminal Court. In April 1806 a disastrous flood of the Hawkesbury River had swept away farmer's wheat crops, stock and homes. Bligh showed an understanding of agriculture and provided government help. He organized shelter and education for the many abandoned orphaned/illegitimate children. He ordered repair and completion of public works (roads, churches and schools). The Colonial Secretary endorsed Bligh's policy and program regarding alcohol. He was authorized to stop free importation, to control any trade, to enforce penalties against illegal imports and to establish regulations for the sale of spirits. Within 15 months the barter of rum was successfully prohibited, sterling was re-established as currency, small farmers were increasingly successful; the re-allocation of convict labour was planned. He recommended to the Colonial Office that criminal and civil justice should be the same as in England- a judge, an attorney-general and solicitors. Bligh proposed the drunken judge advocate, Atkins, be replaced and urged the NSW Corps be removed from the colony. The NSW Corps was outraged. It had enjoyed unfettered control and power; members had accumulated wealth beyond their wildest dreams. Criminal and IBIS Links

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Courts martial had been dominated by military members; they enjoyed vast land grants and free convict labour. Their power of wealth, intimidation by social boycott, terror from private insult and public defamation was threatened. Court cases erupted, a torrent of dispatches sped home concerning sheep, turnips, a spirit still, a promissory note and a schooner. They raged about the brutal, merciless and harsh Governor or the manipulative, fraudulent, lying Macarthur - depending on who was writing. William Bligh has been painted by Hollywood and history as cruel and tyrannical, Macarthur's record glosses over his ruthless nature, his confrontational and paranoid actions. The free settlers gave Bligh "their warmest thanks" for his supports, Sir Joseph Banks lauded him. Dr Balmain called Macarthur "a base rascal and an atrocious liar". Simeon Lord, George Johnston, Gregory Blaxland, Dr Jamison, Dr Harris and others did not agree. In January 1808, Major Johnston and six officers of the Corps in an act of high treason made an armed attack on Government House, arrested Governor William Bligh and took control of the colony. A confrontation between the legal and the illegal rulers was inevitable. The personalities of the two main protagonists guaranteed an explosion.

Lachlan Macquarie (1810-1821) After the Bligh debacle Britain replaced the Rum Corps with the 73" Regiment. Macquarie's orders were to arrest John Macarthur and Johnston for sedition. He was told to stamp out the rum traffic and restore the colony to tranquillity and morality. The new governor's career in the army on four continents had cemented his belief in the superiority of British rule and the Protestant religion. Taking office he implored the upper classes to conduct themselves with decorum and the lower classes to remain sober and industrious. He quickly cancelled all civilian and military appointments, revoked all pardons, leases and land grants made by the Corps after Bligh's capture. He reinstated dismissed officers, sacked Judge-Advocate Atkins and appointed Ellis Bent, a trained lawyer. As convict numbers increased Macquarie put the felons to work on public works- a new hospital, new barracks, churches and towns. He re-planned Sydney in the belief that wide streets and orderliness would improve the morals of the lower classes. He decreed that each town should be properly laid out with a church, a school and a court-house to raise the area from vulgarity to refinement. He banned indecent profanation of the Sabbath by closing 55 pubs and increased the tax on imported liqueur; he took umbrage at the pernicious IBIS Links

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Custom of persons of different sexes living together unsanctioned by legal matrimony. He opened schools to instruct the young on the benefits of education, propriety and sobriety. He opened the first bank to encourage saving. After the crossing of the towering Blue Mountains in 1813, Evans was quickly dispatched to build a new road, to lead to 100acre plots for the middle classes and large grants for the upper classes. Oxley was sent off down the Lachlan River to find more Acadian country and an inland sea. Lachlan Macquarie considered the plight of the black man. He aimed to protect them from the white man, teach them to wear clothes and be industrious so that they could join the working classes. He opened native institutions at Parramatta and Port Jackson, and attended Speech Days when the children showed their reading and writing skills. The Sydney Gazette gloomily predicted that one day the Aborigines could rise above a kitchen boy to the white man. Macquarie believed that those who had paid their debt to society should be returned to society. He invited emancipists to his table, he appointed Andrew Thompson a Justice of the Peace and a Magistrate, he promised Simeon Lord a magistrate when a vacancy occurred, and he used Francis Greenway's architectural skills - to the fury of others. When the Reverend Samuel Marsden refused to serve on the turnpike road with Thompson and Lord saying God would not approve, Macquarie shouted that every man in the colony should obey the governor. Macquarie's pro-emancipist policies, his obsession with his honour and position infuriated people in high places. A letter was sent to the British House of Commons saying the governor influenced juries, had free men flogged, sold pardons to convicts and prohibited banns of marriage. England sent a Mr Big to investigate. To the delight of John Macarthur, Samuel Marsden, William Wentworth and friends the Commission of Inquiry, led by John Thomas Bigge, said that Macquarie was spending government money like a drunken sailor and emancipating felons indiscriminately. Macquarie was deeply hurt that his rule of benevolent autocracy, moving a straggling population to a proud colony was not recognized. He died not knowing that he would be known as the Father of Australia. These three ordinary men lived in extraordinary times. Their impact on the society of our ancestors shaped the settlement of Botany Bay in ways they could never have conceived. Sourced from historical records & reports including Manning Clark, Geoffrey Blainey, HV Evatt IBIS Links

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EAEELL AN €ENIENAI €ILEBEAIIONS October 2", 3",4, & 5"- 2009 The Barellan Centenary Celebrations commenced with the launch of the Barellan History Book at the War Memorial Club on Friday evening, October 2, with a good crowd in attendance. The compilers of the book took on a mammoth task and did their very best to get the many stories which were submitted into the book. The book sold out on the Saturday but will be reprinted in the near future. The Evening with Evonne at the Community Hall on Friday night was attended by about 280 people, and all enjoyed the natural way Evonne spoke about her life 'then and now' and of the support she received from the Barellan Community. On Saturday morning people started to arrive about 8.30am to have a stroll along the street to look at the decorated shop windows, museum, art gallery and other attractions. Food stalls were set up in the main street to feed the multitude and all reported a brisk trade. The Lachlan Way train arrived from Griffith bringing passengers for the celebrations. The train was a source of interest, particularly among the young ones who had never had a train ride before. Throughout the day the train carried passengers from Barellan to Moombooldool and then to Garoolgan.

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The unveiling of the Tennis Racquet took place at 11am. The racquet is just huge and those of us who grew up with wooden racquets will appreciate the authenticity of it. After the unveiling of the Tennis Racquet was the Street Procession at 12.30pm with horse drawn wagons and carts, and a bullock team; followed by various other entries from a Penny Farthing Bike to old cars and new tractors that only just fitted down the street.

The giant Tennis Racquet

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Following the parade everyone moved to the Sports ground for the official opening, by Kay Hull of the much awaited Kiosk. A training Guernsey made by David Irvin and David Overs was then presented as a keepsake for the memorabilia area of the kiosk. JO

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Misty rain began to fall as preparations began for the open air concert, which went ahead for as long as it could. Also held on the Saturday night was the Barellan Rams 10 Year Dinner at the Club. Sunday commenced with Church services at each of the Churches followed by morning tea and a get together. Bus tours were conducted all day and the school was open for inspection bringing back memories either fond or otherwise! The Detention/Discipline Book caused much laughter at the infringements like 'chewing gum' and 'raucous behaviour in the playground", teachers would be happy today if that was the worst the students did. Luncheon at Moombooldool attracted a large crowd for the unveiling of the Sign. The day was a real reunion for current and ex Moombooldoolites. Tennis coaching with Evonne Goolagong / Cawley was enjoyed by the youngsters although by this time Evonne was having trouble with her voice after all the talking she had done over the past couple of days, so her husband and daughter lent a hand. Train rides continued and some of the wagons and carts took another trip up the main street attracting a crowd wanting a closer look. The Ball of the Century was a great night with the Community Hall packed out. Many dressed in their favourite era. It was good to see men in ties and the ladies in formal frocks. The music was great with many up on the dance floor. Meanwhile back at the Barellan Club bush poet Murray Hartin entertained the crowd. The first session at 6.30 was a bit light on but as people arrived on their way to the ball they stayed on fur a while to listen to Muz and his stories. Murray likes to get into writing about how life really is, right down to the green environmentally approved shopping bags which seem to accumulate in the cupboard because you don't return them to the car, so on each shopping trip you have to buy some more!!! Although Muz has never married, he has us women down pat and knows no matter what a man says; it will never be the right answer for a lady. Although Monday was packing up day, the museum was open once again for last minute viewers, horse drawn wagons and carts turned out for the spectators to catch another glimpse of them before they all packed up as well. During the weekend there were other things to see and do, such as Doreen Wilson's display of dolls, the Garford Truck and the presentation of a National Outstanding Service to the Red Cross Medal; to Mrs Jean Inglis. From: Binya Billboard Newsletter; October 19, 2009. Original by Mrs. Jan Evans; Edited by Christina Morris. Printed with; Jan's permission. IBIS Links

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Dre$sin Scenes

Penny Farthing Bike

One ofthe old cars that took part in the street procession

Mr. Steve Johnson and his draught horse team from Lake Cargelligo, participating in the street procession. Photos: Courtesy ofLyn Brown

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The Story ofJoseph Hardy Joseph Hardy was born c 1833 in Brinkworth, Wiltshire to Samuel Dixon and Joanna Hardy (nee Brinkworth), he was the third of seven children; they had 4 daughters and 3 sons. Joseph's father, Samuel was the schoolmaster at Brinkworth. He educated all of his children, and we have proof that Joseph was able to write a very well composed letter. The 1851 census of the Hardy Household, in Brinkworth, lists Joseph aged 15; as a Grocer Boy; apprentice; living at home with his family. Joseph left the port of Bristol on the 10" August 1852 on the barque Winchester, as an unassisted passenger, and arrived in Port Phillip on the 24" January 1853, the voyage took 5 months and 14 days. Joseph was the only "Hardy" on the ship and was described as an 18 year oldfarmer in the ships' passenger list. I do not know if he had a friend on the voyage, or if he travelled alone. According to word of mouth stories handed down through the family, Joseph married Elizabeth Mitchell on the 7" August 1857 in Melbourne, but as no record of this marriage has ever been found, I believe they may have made a pledge to each other. The reason I say this is because Elizabeth Mitchell was born in Tavistock, Devon, the daughter of Thomas and Maria Mitchell (nee Haughton). Elizabeth married William Kellaway Chubb, a Mariner, at the Tavistock Parish Church on the 5" March 1856, and the newly married couple left six weeks later on the Mindoro, sailing from Liverpool on the 22" April 1856, arriving in Port Phillip on the 14" July 1856; they were also unassisted passengers. Eleven months after they married, Elizabeth and William Chubb had a son and named him William Henry Kellaway Chubb. He was born at Sulky Gully, Creswick, on the 15" February 1857. Sulky Gully is not far from Ballarat, in the Goldfields of Victoria. Elizabeth and William must have parted soon after their son William was born, Elizabeth taking her infant son with her. When he was only 6 months old, Elizabeth was said to have married Joseph Hardy in Melbourne. History shows that Elizabeth's first husband William Chubb died as a result of an accident on the 30" May 1859, when he fell from a cart of tailings he was driving; the wheel passing over him causing extensive abdominal injuries which were fatal. This happened at Elysian Flat, which is near Eaglehawk, in the Bendigo district. By the time of William's death, Joseph and Elizabeth had already given birth to their eldest child, a daughter, named Elizabeth, on the 21August 1858. She was registered in Stratford, so the family now lived well away from the Bendigo/Ballarat/Eaglehawk Goldfields. Elizabeth Mitchell possibly never knew of her husband William's death, which would have left her free to marry Joseph. IBIS Links

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One can only imagine that the lure of making his fortune from gold initially took Joseph to the goldfields around the .Ballarat area, where he most likely met Elizabeth. Then with Elizabeth and her infant son, they made their way to Stratford, with Elizabeth giving birth to 4 children before the family moved on to Bulgoback, where Joseph had purchased a little over one acre of land on the 29" August 1865. Joseph and Elizabeth built a wooden dwelling with a bark roof as a home for their growing family, and called it the Bulgoback Hotel. This became a halfway house for the many travellers to and from the goldfields in the mountains, Dargo, Grant, Harrietville, Crooked River, and the many other places where gold mining took place. The roads, or should I say tracks to the goldfields were very busy, as there was a large population of miners and travellers passing both ways. In the early 1860's Grant had a peak population of around 2,000 people, not to mention the other mining camps in the mountains. The Bulgoback Hotel was built alongside an old bullock track on the side of a hill, and as time went by became quite a settlement. Joseph paid £26 for an Original Crown Grant of nearly 26 acres on the 25" September 1875. This was 10 years after he had bought the original acre allotment. Other families also settled on the hills around Bulgoback, where there are the unmarked graves on the hillside of James Donohue and John Meredith. I am so pleased that we have erected a very fitting lasting memorial in remembrance of Joseph. The Treasure family arrived in 1878 settling originally at Kings Spur on the High Plains, and later moving to Castleburn, where they have lived for many generations. I wonder if George and Emily Treasure, their 2 children and 9 month old baby spent a night at the Bulgoback Hotel on their way to Kings Spur. The Treasures bought up land as the Hardy family sold it. The Hardy's and the Treasures were neighbours for many years and successive generations got along very well together as neighbouring farmers. Several of Joseph's sons owned blocks of land around Bulgoback at different times. They were George, Alfred, Fredrick and Samuel. The Treasures, David Bryce, and a Mr M McDonald also had blocks of land at Bulgoback. George sold some of his land to his brother Edward; it was later sold to the Treasures. Samuel sold his block to brothers David and Alan Calder Bryce. During the time Joseph and Elizabeth lived at Bulgoback, Joseph pursued his dream of finding gold and was an active prospector and miner around Budgee Budgee. He was obsessed with the belief that there was a rich source of gold somewhere in the vicinity of Granite Creek and Mount Budgee Budgee. He mined Bulgoback Creek along with his stepson Henry. This lust for gold was passed on to his sons, and as one reads the articles of the Gippsland Times, it appears that Joseph Hardy, or Hardy Bros were partners in many mining ventures. They bought and erected mining crushes, moved them to new sites, such as the Joker Co Mine, the Exhibition Mine, Normandy Mine and the White Horse Mine at Budgee Budgee. Tragedy dealt the Hardy family a cruel blow with the untimely death of their eldest daughter Elizabeth, on 20" September 1869 at just llyears and 1 month of age. IBIS Links I4 November 2009

Elizabeth was in service and living. with Mr and Mrs Murdoch Mackintosh of Quagmungie Station and their three nieces. Mrs Mackintosh had sent Elizabeth with a message to Mr Kelly's store on Dargo Flat, but when she did not return for some time, Mrs Mackintosh became worried. She was found two days later in the Dargo River, caught by a snag and it is surmised she had slipped off a log crossing the flooded river and drowned. An inquest was held, and she was buried in an unmarked grave at Dargo Flat behind the old Star Hotel. Elizabeth's death would have left Joseph and his wife Elizabeth with seven other children at the time. Several years ago I read microfilm reels of the Gippsland Times Newspaper to get an insight of what life was like at Bulgoback, Dargo and the surrounding districts. I copied the articles of interest, and found many references to our ancestor Joseph and his sons in these newspapers. Joseph was appointed Deputy Electoral Registrar for the Wonnangatta District a year before he died. He held a Publican's license, which frequently came up for renewal, and which was listed in the papers. He also held a Slaughterrnan's license. I do not know if this was to kill meat for his Hotel, or ifhe sold meat to others. Joseph wrote letters to the Education Department, and was instrumental in getting a school operational at Bulgoback. This opened in 1874 with Mr George Aytoun as the teacher. Soon after it opened, Joseph wanted the location of the school moved to be more central, because some children had to walk too far to be able to attend. In another letter to the Education Department, he wrote, 'Mr Long's children only have to go ¼ of a mile, mine have to go about 3 miles, and there is another child 2 miles below my place deterredfrom going on account ofthe long distance'. The Bulgoback School must have only lasted about 6 years, because on the 14 May 1880 George Aytoun advertised in the Gippsland Times, that he now worked at the Sale Grammar School, adjoining Urania Cottage, and his terms were 3 Guineas a Quarter, allowances for more than onefamily member. The Bulgoback Post Office VR no 850 opened on the 15" September 1874, Joseph was the licensee. George Foster Hardy took over the license after Joseph's death. Joseph was paid an annual salary of £10 for operating the post office. By the time George took over, the annual salary had increased to £ 17.

A typical entry in the Gippsland Times:18th March 1881 - Postal Contracts. Acceptance oftenders for the next 3 years. Stratford and Grant, by way of Hardy's Stockyard, Iguana Creek, Bulgoback, and Darga Flat two days a week; and to and from Grant and Talbotville, by way ofBulltown once a week. J Hardy. (William Remy was appointed the mail contractor following Joseph's death in 1882). IBIS Links

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On the 5" November 1879, Henry Hardy, an 18 year old cousin arrived from England on the Orient, a new steamship which made very good time on the voyage. The Orient had 2 funnels for its steam engines and 4 masts for sails. It was a new style of ship which shortened the voyage from England considerably. Herny arrived at Port Phillip, and delivered the Hardy Family Bible to George Foster Hardy, Joseph's son; it is thought that Herny may have continued his voyage on to Sydney on the Orient. His whereabouts so far have not been traced. The Family Bible was bequeathed from Joseph's, Uncle George Foster Hardy in England, to George Foster Hardy, Joseph's eldest son. George Foster Hardy from England had worked as a Butler for a family by the name of Orby at 9 Lydiard House, Lydiard Tregoose, Wiltshire. Inside the bible, in handwriting is written:-

Southill, Bedfordshire Samuel Dixon Hardy was born September 280 1803 at 20 minutes after 10 in the evening on Wednesday, at Southill Beads. (This was Joseph's Father) George Foster Hardy was born February 24th in 1805 on a Sunday morning at about three o'clock. Charlotte Elizabeth was born October 4 in 1807 on a Sunday Morn at about 3 minutes past 10.

Joseph copied these birth records, and added in his own handwriting George Foster Hardy was born December 24 1859 at 4 o'clock am, at Stratford, Gippsland in the Colony of Victoria, and this book was left to him by his great uncle George Foster Hardy, and was sent from London to Australia per the "Orient", November 50 1879, Signed Joseph Hardy.

Bulgoback Hotel with its bark roof & Joseph & Elizabeth Hardy with theirfamily

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Joseph's Death certificate says that he died of dysentery, which he had for 7 days, and that he was not seen by any medical attendant. On Saturday II" March 1882 a notice appeared in The Gippsland Mercury:HARDY.- On 6 March inst., at his residence, Bulgoback, after a long and painful illness, Joseph Hardy, aged 49 years. Deeply regretted by all who knew him. During Joseph's fatal illness, 4 days before he died, he wrote a will, which I will quoteI herby give, devise and bequeath to my son, George Foster Hardy, his heirs, administrators and executors, conditionally that he or they shall provide a home for and comfortably support my wife Elizabeth Hardy until her death. For his and their own use and benefit absolutely and forever. All my estate and effects both real and personal, whatsoever, and wheresoever, of what nature and quality soever, excepting mail-horses, purchased conjointly by myself and my son Henry Hardy, of which number of horses, the said Henry Hardy shall receive half at the expiration of the mail contract, and I hereby appoint the said George Foster Hardy sole executor of this my will in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this the second day of March in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty two. Signed by the said Joseph Hardy in the presence ofwitnesses Donnolly Bulgoback Robert Meek Budgee Reef The said deceased left real estate to the value of £190 and personal property to the value of£43 Progress continued with roads being improved; and another article from the Gippsland Times on the 24" January 1890:-

DARGO TO STRATFORD MAIL SERVICE (From our own Correspondent) At a public meeting held here this evening, called by Mr A G Traill, M M B, to consider the mail arrangements between this and Stratford, it was unanimously resolved to appoint a committee to draw up a memorial for signature by residents of the district for presentation to the Postmaster General, praying that the mail service to Darga may be carried by coach instead of as at present, by the anti-diluvian pack horse arrangement. This is a step in the right direction, and the wonder is that the inhabitants have not gone in for this before. Of course the pack horse arrangement was very good 20 or 30 years ago when we had no roads fit for wheel traffic except bullock drays, and not even enough for them. But now that our main road is second to no mountain road in Gippsland, and buggies travelling between this and Stratford, a distance of over 50 miles, can invariably complete the journey under JO hours, including stopping with a single pair of horses, it certainly seems ridiculous that Her Majesty's mails should be carried by the obsolete arrangement ofpack horses that ought never to be seen on any road that is fit for wheeled traffic. I trust that with the termination of the present contract on 30 June, we shall see the last of our mails carried on pack horses between Darga and Stratford. IBIS Links 17 November 2009

I think this would have been the end of Henry taking the mail by packhorse. Earlier that year, there was a centenary held in Dargo to celebrate the first car to drive Dargo, so cars first travelled to Dargo in 1909. The Telephone line eventually found its way north to Dargo. It can be seen in some of the photos taken at Bulgoback. I am not sure of the date, but it would have been between 1905 and 1910. The younger generation of the Hardy family stayed on at Bulgoback until the Hotel license was left to lapse. The road that had passed the Bulgoback Hotel was no longer used, as a new road bypassed the Hotel. This took an easier gradient, and although winding, is the road still used today. As cars now made the voyage to Dargo, there would have been little need for travellers to require overnight accommodation. As the buildings slipped into disrepair, and many sons from the district had enlisted in the army, and gone to fight in the Great War, the family moved down the road to Cobbanah, and bought the hotel from the Gee Family there. Daniel Joseph Hardy, a WWI Soldier from the 37 Btn wrote a letter from the Trenches of Belgium on the 3" August 1917. This letter was to my Grandfather, Samuel Dixon Hardy in New Zealand, and I quote, "they have let the license drop at Bulgoback, since all the boys left, they have a new road up the Freestone road to Darga from Briagalong, and it is a fine grade." My grandfather Samuel Dixon Hardy was born at Bulgoback, and married Jeannie Ayres of Rosedale in St Mary's Anglican Church, Morwell. They then sailed to New Zealand, where they settled. My grandfather Samuel was said to have taken 1,000 gold sovereigns with him. He always said that Australia was a very harsh and cruel place, and when one considers the difficulties this family had been through and had to cope with, perhaps he was justified in his statement. How difficult life must have been for Elizabeth and her family after Joseph passed away and left such a large family. My grandfather was just 8 at the time of his father's death and the youngest in the family. The eldest children would have been George Foster who was 23, and William (The Packhorse Mailman) who would have been 25 years old. Just think about it ❖ Elizabeth's death at age 11 by drowning, ❖ Joseph's Death at age 49 after just one week of illness •• WWI soldier Daniel Joseph Hardy of the 37 Battalion getting killed in action ❖ Charles could not get over the death of his son Daniel in Ypres, and in a fit of depression took his own life. He died aged 54 on the 10" September 1919 ❖ The death of nephews Claude and Harold aged 15 and 21 of diabetes and Accidental shooting. ❖ The extremes of seasonal temperatures, accompanied by the threat of bushfire in the summer would have added to the harsh environment. IBIS Links

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There were several references in the Gippsland Times to Road repair works for the Avon Shire, and Charles had contracts to maintain the road from Bulgoback down to Cobannah, up until a few months prior to his death. He relinquished the contract due to his ill health. While undertaking this project of erecting a memorial for Joseph, with great assistance from others, we have had Elizabeth, Joseph's wife's grave and George Foster Hardy's graves restored and renovated, and the missing lead lettering replaced. Mother and son lay side by side in the old Anglican section of the Sale Cemetery, and it would not have been fitting to restore one grave and not the other. I pay tribute also to Elizabeth, as she must have had a very busy and hard life. Mother to 11 children; running the family home and Hotel while Joseph was absent mining, or doing the long and arduous mail runs, and then being left a widow with a large family. Her life would not have been easy. Elizabeth passed away on the 13" September 1913 at her home in MacArthur St, Sale, she was 80. In 1994, I met Maisie Raethal (nee Hardy) at Cooranbong. She was a lovely old lady. She remembered some of Joseph's family, who were her Aunt's and Uncles. I think she was the last of her generation alive in Australia. Maisie was the youngest child of Fredrick and Eva Hardy. She told me a little about the family:Henry took the mail from Stratford to Bulgoback on horseback. He also prospectedfor gold, and he smoked a pipe. He married a lady called May McKinnon, but the marriage did not last, Henry spent many years prospecting at Boggie Creek, Melwood, which is on the back road to Mt Lookout. Maisie remembered her Uncle George Foster Hardy. She told me that he also used to prospectfor gold. He used to come and visit and stay with her family. He never married, and she said he always seemed to have an income, but did not work. Maisie also told me that Annie Maria Hardy who married Allan Calder Bryce, never had a family. She suffered with very bad arthritis, especially in herfingers. They lived on a farm near Stratford. Joseph and Elizabeth were true pioneers, settling at Bulgoback when it was frontier country, with occasional bushrangers, sporadic cattle rustling, and few police officers to maintain law and order. They would have been self sufficient growing all of their own fruit and vegetables, needing enough also for their overnight guests. Medical help would have been more than a day away by horseback, if the tracks were passable, and rivers not flooded. Childbirth was hazardous, with an unqualified midwife or neighbour to assist. I am proud that I can call you my Great Grandparents, Joseph and Elizabeth.

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A Banker at Bay Part 3 From early 1944, Tuscan was under the command of Lieutenant Commander E.N. Wood, RNVR, one of the very few volunteer reserve officers to command a Fleet destroyer during World War 2. Our First Lieutenant was Lieutenant the Hon. M.A. Tennyson, RN, now Lord Tennyson, who was with Tuscan when I joined in September 1943. They made a good team; both were highly regarded and popular with officers and men alike and together they ran a happy and efficient ship. Throughout the Aegean campaign, we had few casualties. However, Tuscan was not without scars and, on one occasion, looked distinctly odd when we returned to Alexandria without any funnel. By November 1944, the Mediterranean was clear of hostile shipping, but, as the Germans withdrew from Greece, internal fighting broke out, particularly around Athens. I never did quite understand the problem, but I believe a communist controlled "National Liberation Front" was attempting to seize power. I feel this unrest, which became quite bloody, was behind the request by the British Government that Tuscan and Termagent remain in the Aegean to "show the flag", at the expense of the Government. For about three weeks, this involved calling at a different island port each day and entertaining the local dignitaries at a cocktail party on board. Often, the ship's company were then entertained with a dance ashore at night. My letter of7 November 1944 to Joy reads: "Since last writing to you, we have had a much more pleasant time than ever before in the Mediterranean. We have managed to mingle with the inhabitants of several different places and they really gave us a very hospitable reception. They all seem to speak English reasonably well, so language is no barrier to friendship. They have invited us ashore "en masse" and have given us parties rather reminiscent of the pre-war world. In fact, the Mediterranean is now almost back to peace time standards, so I think our job here is almost over." Christmas 1944 found us back in the U.K. for a refit. Being the only "foreign" officer on board, it fell upon me to act as duty officer until the New Year. By this time, my own health was not the best and I was classified as unfit for sea service for a period of six months. In January 1945 I was sent home for 6 weeks leave. During this period, I married Joy, the girl I had left behind more than 3 years before and the one who helped make this life worthwhile. IBIS Links

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When my leave was over, I spent several nights in command of a small antisubmarine launch patrolling between North and South Heads outside Sydney Harbour. Then I returned to U.K. on a British warship doing only one four hour stretch as officer of the watch in every 24 hours; quite a change to the middle and afternoon watches which had been my lot for the preceding three years. The sorrow of parting is revealed in my letter to Joy of 17th May 1945; "I never realised that anyone could mean so much to me, Darling, as you really do. Only two days have passed since I saw you, but already it seems more than a lifetime to me. Nor can I bear to think of the next 12 months without you and can only pray that some miracle may end the war with Japan long before my most optimistic thoughts. The immediate future without you looks black indeed, but fortunately, I can see beyond that to a time when you and I shall know no parting - when together again, our happiness shall be undisturbed and we can plan our life together." It was this hope for the future, for a better world, that gave us the will to carry on. As the distance between us lengthened, I drew some comfort in the promise by Admiralty that, on my return to the U.K., I would be appointed to an R.N. destroyer proceeding to the Pacific area for the war against Japan; but this also had its dark side. On the trip back to the U.K., we had a delightful few days at Tahiti, being the first British warship to call since the end of the European war on 8" May 1945. On the night of our arrival, a dance floor was set up in the grounds of the local Council Chambers where two bands played from dusk till dawn for the pleasure of the ship's company. Before the end of June 1945, 1 was back in the U.K. Then came the miracle that I had been praying for. From out of the sky, from an American flying fortress, came the first atomic bomb of the war. On 5" August 1945, it flattened the Japanese city of Hiroshima with such devastation that the world was shocked with the extent of the destruction, and the effect of its radiation was to linger for decades to come. On 9" August 1945, the second atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki and the end of the war was in sight. Not even the Japanese forces could be asked to withstand such horror. On the night of 15th August, I was in London when the announcement was made that "the war was over". Soon I found myself in Piccadilly where, arm in arm with thousands of other revellers, we proceeded through the streets in jubilant celebration, singing such ditties as "roll me over in the clover". We had made it and could now return home to fulfill our dreams! IBIS Links

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Before August was out, I received the following letter from Admiralty. 22 August 1945. Sir, I am commanded by My Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to inform you that they have learned with great pleasure that, on the advice of the First Lord, the King has been graciously pleased to award you the Distinguished Service Cross for gallantry and devotion to duty in operations which led to the clearance of the Aegean and the relief of Greece. This Award was published in the London Gazette Supplement of 14th August 1945. I am, Sir, Your obedient Servant, Lieutenant Kenneth William Marjason, D.S.C., R.A.N.V.R. With the letter came an invitation to go to Buckingham Palace to receive my award from the King at a date to be determined. I felt that this would delay my return home and home was my castle. I declined the offer. For four years I had said that I would be home for Christmas and nothing would stop me now! Whilst waiting transport home, I took on a casual job as an extra in the film 'Caravan', starring Stewart Granger and Jean Kent, to obtain sufficient funds to survive life in London. I returned to Sydney on the passenger liner 'Stratheden', grateful that the war was over. Three years in a front line of the war at sea had taken their toll and I had begun to doubt my own ability to resume my previous duties under similar circumstances. Arriving back in Sydney in November 1945, 1 was discharged on 11th February 1946 - back to the Bank and the Battle of Rehabilitation. I think we all received a lesson during the war although it took me many years to learn - that most of the problems that could worry us today are insignificant and of no consequence when compared to those of yesteryear.

postscript: After the war, I merely wanted to go bush, to become a farmer, to get away from the maddening crowd, but my wife, Joy, had other ideas. She was the daughter of a World War 1 soldier who went to Griffith in 1919 to open up one of the soldier settlement blocks on the new irrigation area. IBIS Links

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After I8 years, he watched in dismay as the salt rose to the surface and gradually killed all his fruit trees, all his livelihood. In 1937 he left the area when the bank foreclosed on the mortgage, taking with him one sewing machine, quite illegally, as that also was covered by a bill of sale as was the rest of the furniture. So I did not lose myself on the land but went back to the bank. Even now, Joy says that if anything happens to her, she is sure that I would become a hermit - and I'm sorry to say that I think she is right! .D.. Captain S.W. Roskill in his book, "A Merchant Fleet in War -Alfred Holt & Co. 1939-1945", provides the following statistics: "To British seamen, the U-boat was always the principal enemy in all, the Germans built 1, 162 U-boats between 1939 and 1945, of which 784 were destroyed. Of the 632 sunk at sea, 500 fell to British or British controlled forces. But, out of a total Allied loss of5,150merchant ships (21½ million tons), 2,828 (over14½ million tons or 68 per cent of the total) were sunk by U-boats." In his book, "The War at Sea 1939-45", Vol. HI, Part II, Page 115, Captain Roskill identifies the destroyers sunk by Termagent and Tuscan on the nights of 7th and 19th October 1944, as the former Italian destroyers TA37 and TA18. EHAEILIIATION Our subsequent rehabilitation was another story. For me it began in February 1946 when Harry Jago, Bob Ridley and I arrived at Lane Cove Branch of the Bank of New South Wales. Our introduction to 'rehabilitation' was to be told that there was to be 'no smoking in the office'. One might just as well have ordered Stromboli to stop errupting! Then, 'no drinking during office hours and there are plenty of instruction books that require amending' (which could keep us well occupied until the local hotel was about to close). Fortunately, the presence of three ex-servicemen at the branch enabled us to show a united front against this regimentation which had suddenly confronted us. After running wild for six years, we were delighted to be back home again but not quite ready to accept the bridle and be ridden again. The legendary meetings at St. Michaels Hall were a wonderful safety valve but, in many cases, the Battle of Rehabilitation lasted much longer than the war itself. Later, we found the higher level of the Bank much more understanding, considerate and helpful. From: A Banker at Bay- Memoirs ofK.W. Marjason. Contributed by Margaret Hare Member #8. IBIS Links

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When English convicts and free settlers sailed to the other side of the globe, they left behind more than their freedom. The choice (or not) to emigrate put them light years from overseas news. To-day we have instant broadcasts of world events. As our ancestors lived their daily lives, their knowledge of what was happening back home and elsewhere was months or years old. In January 1788 Governor Phillip and his 1,000 souls landed in Botany Bay. They were not to know that in April 1789 Captain Bligh was cast out of his ship with 18 others, and that in July 1789 mobs stormed the Paris prison, the Bastille, with 32,000 rifles (but no ammunition) to free 7 prisoners and begin a decade of revolution. The new settlers nearly starved after the "Sirius" was wrecked at Norfolk Island, so did the French peasants - they were told by Marie Antoinette to eat cake. Phillip was forced to flog and hang people who stole food. He did not have Dr Guillotine's new machine that removed over 25,000 French heads. Thomas Paine wrote on the Rights of Man (liberty, property, security and resistance of oppression) and Mary Wollstonecraft wrote "A Vindication of the Rights of Women" but neither was read in Botany Bay. As Phillip sailed back to England in 1792, still worried by the lack of sufficient food, Thomas Malthus shocked England by declaring that population growth would outstrip food production - that had already happened in New South Wales. When in 1795 John Macarthur introduced the first plough of the settlement to his wheat fields, French women rioted, crying "bread or death' and British troops landed in Cape Town to wrest the Boer colony from the Dutch. The Boers trudged north, vowing revenge. Simeon Lord, ex-convict had begun trading sealing, whaling and salt-pork in NSW as Napoleon Bonaparte crowned himself Emperor of France and George Washington died in the United States. In 1803 Irish rebels led a crowd against the British but were no more successful than the mob of Irish in Australia, who in 1804, armed with sticks, staves, hoes and a few rifles dashed against the red coats at Castle Hill. Both mobs were beaten by the fore-warned military and both countries continued to be wary of an invasion by the French. Mathew Flinders was locked up in Mauritius for 7 years as he didn't know England and France were at war. In 1817 a crowd threw gravel, stones and other things at the Prince Regent's Royal carriage, accompanied by "the most foul, shocking, insulting and blasphemous language'. Mr John Bigge was more restrained in his language, but his scathing report sent Governor Macquarie home to England to be sacked, though probably just in time to see the display of Lord Elgin's Greek marbles, 80 cases "rescued' from the Turks.

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As Blaxland, Lawson and Wentworth were scrambling over the Blue Mountains "Pride & Prejudice" was published by A Lady, Napoleon lost 60,000 men in one battle and George Stephenson's first locomotive was frightening the horses as it sped along at 4 miles per hour. John Oxley stood on Mt Brogden in June 1817 and commented on "these desolate plains' as the British army crushed and annexed the last of the Indian kingdoms. The 1828 New South Wales census counted the worthy (an un-worthy) citizens of the colony while in England men & women publicly held each other close and scandalized others with the dangerous new dance craze - the waltz. Robert Peel set up a British police force to deal with criminal activities. In 1829 Sturt set out to clear up the mystery of the Murrumbidgee and Darling Rivers, ever mindful of native attack. In America the Indian Removal Act sent the tribes westwards "to land that will be yours forever' Edward Eyre walked across the Nullarbor, supported only by his native companion in 1841. The indigenous people of America and Australia had a long time to wait for equity. In Central Australia Charles Sturt was not the only person starving during 1844. The Irish potato blight killed over 4 million people; riots and political unrest swelled the convict population of Australia. Leaders of the Young Ireland movement, William Smith O'Brien, was arrested in a cabbage patch, other undesirable members were jailed and transported. Charles Darwin published his "Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection" that some thought proved British superiority During 1849 gold was found in California by the 80,000 "Fortyniners" who then rushed over to Australia in 1851, just as The Great Exhibition at the Crystal Palace (1,848ft long x 66ft high) displayed the "Works of Industry of AII Nations" in London. This included Isaac Singer's first successful sewing machine. In 1860 Burke & Wills set off on their long, disorganized and unsuccessful attempt to cross the vast continent. At the same time the first Pony Express galloped across 3,145k of the United States, changing horses and men every 19k (12 miles), the Robertson Land Act chopped New South Wales up the land into square-mile blocks as Prince Albert breathed his last and his widowed Queen made mourning into an art form. During that decade the population of Victoria jumped from 77,000 to 540,000, NSW population became 777,000 and America bought Alaska from Russia for $7.2m. From 1850 onwards the "Impressionists" paintings outraged spectators - Renoir, Degas and Cezanne were said to be dangerous, especially Monet's impression of young girls in a poppy field. A widely circulated pamphlet on family planning was described as "indecent, lewd and obscene' though a new law allowed women to assume sole guardianship of their children, but only on the deaths of their husbands IBIS Links

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While the new Salvation Army preached eternal damnation to the unconverted; young Edward Kelly shot 3 policemen dead on the Stringy Bark creek in 1878 and held up the town of Jerilderie where he relieved Reverend Gribble of his watch. The police then shot Ned at Glenrowan, while the Boers declared war on the British. After 100 years of European settlement Australians fumbled towards declaring a Commonwealth, though for 17 years union riots, state jealousies, financial crashes, shearers' strikes and drought delayed the process. By 1900 telegraph communication and steamships had brought the rest of the world closer. People learned that US President Garfield and Alexander 26 of Russia had been murdered, Huckleberry Finn floated down the Mississippi and Buffalo Bill out-shot Annie Oakley. Everyone celebrated the end of the century, toasting the event with a new drink called Coca-Cola (said to cure anything from head colds to hysteria in the female) After one hundred and eleven years Australians were closer to world events, for good or bad. Great Britain was still the "Mother Country" - young colonial men ready to rush off to be killed in the Boer War and two World Wars. "Here" was now nearer than "there". Anne Gribble, Member #218

QUe(come ta Cw yegg_embes Surname

Given Name

ALEXANDER MOTT CROXON LOWMAN CREECY KIDMAN CHALMERS CUNNINGHAM

Robert Marrie & Andrew Maree Peter Kerry Larissa John Kay

344 345 346 347 348 349 350 351

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JOTTINGS Journals held in our Library can provide a wealth of family history information. Listed below are a few of the articles to tempt you. [Library Shelf Number shown in brackets]

Wendy Polkinghorne Ancestral Searcher (Canberra) [A 17-01-10I] June 2009 ❖ James Hunter: three personae? Geoff Bentley explores the identity of his great great grandfather. ❖ The importance of putting your story to paper - Ted Frost gives a wonderful example of a treasured story of a very distant relative. ❖ A Nieder-Weisel Story by Don Hauser investigates the immigration of residents of this small village in Germany. ❖

The elusive graves of Minnie and Adeline Corbet and their husbands - Patricia Oswald-Sealy tells of her search for the grave of her Grandmother's sister.

❖ Is there a Tasmanian convict in your family tree? Participants sought for study into Australia's founding population by Janet McCalman. If you answer yes to this question then read on! Memento - National Archives ofAustralia [A 17-51B-I] No. 1 2009-08-20 ❖ Document Z: creating fiction from the Archives - Andrew Croome explains that the Petrov Files in the National Archives inspired him as a writer of fiction. ❖ Australia's book crisis - and why Curtin intervened - records in the National Archives collection show publishers and politicians faced the problem of shortages of books during WWII. ❖ Power for the people: 60 years of the Snowy Mountains HydroElectric Scheme - Mick Fogarty gives us a glimpse of the hardships faced during the construction of this "grand vision"

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Practical Family History [ENG 17-16-90} June 2009 ❖ Working The Black Seam - Robert Burilson explores the history of the mining industry and explains how to find out about your mining ancestors. ❖ Pre-World War 1- British Army Ancestors by Nick Barratt who looks for the best website to aid your family history research. ❖ The Poor And The Parish - Celia Heritage says that "there is a common misconception that the poor are badly documented but this is not the case" ❖ The Turning Tide - was your ancestor involved in Operation Overlord? Tim Lovering explores the "military operation that signalled the end of the Nazi occupation in Europe". [ENG 17-16-92} August 2009 ❖ Trace Fractured Families - here is some help provided by Chris Paton to track down those elusive relations who have separated from the family line. ❖ Trace Your Forebears In Hampshire - Alan Stewart provides lots of information and facts and figures of this county. ❖ Dade Registers - as Roy Stockdill explains, many beginners have not heard of, or realise the significance of, the style of record keeping instigated by William Dade. If you have ancestors in Yorkshire these registers could take your family back many generations. ❖ Outposts of Empire - Tim Lovering discovers many helpful records when searching for British ancestors who worked abroad. ❖ Chronicles Of Crime - Stephen Wade explores the violent crime, riots and punishment during the 18" century. ❖ Unravel Welsh Names - this can be a difficult task due to the small pool of surnames. Expert Ruth E Richardson explores the history of names in Wales and offers tips on find your Welsh roots.

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[ENG 17-16-93/ September 2009 ❖ Tracking Railway Ancestors - Robert Burlison looks at the men who kept the railways running in the 20" century ❖ Follow Your Female Line - Kirsty Gray reminds us that sometimes the lives of our grandmothers our overlooked. ❖ Web Resources for Merchant Navy Ancestors - the featured website is the National Archives, however Nick Barratt looks at other useful websites. ❖ Chronicles of Crime in the Victorian Age - continuing this series, Stephen Wade examines the criminal world and a timeline is provided of important legislation in the great age of industry. ❖ Chasing Ghosts - Karen Lunt uses websites to find our about the lives of her Jewish ancestors who emigrated to New Youk in 1908. ❖ Conscription a life-changing event - Tim Lovering looks at how conscription affected a whole generation of British men and women. ❖ A Cautionary Tale - Anne Smith explains how, by looking beyond a census transcript, she avoided losing a whole generation of ancestors. Family Tree Magazine [17-6-209] September 2009 ❖ Off to the country - Operation Pied Piper - the evacuation of school children, expectant mothers, the aged, blind and invalids during World War II is discussed by Neil Storey. ❖ Rescue Mission - Shira Cohen recounts the remarkable story of one of the 10,000, mainly Jewish, children who were saved from the Nazi persecution. ❖ Caring For Your Photographs - precious photographs can suffer from light, pollution and pests. Expert Maureen Taylor gives some tips for preserving them. ❖ Churching Mysteries - Tom Wood tells of long-forgotten traditions, vast families and unusual names. IBIS Links

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WEBSITES of INTEREST . India Office of Family History records held by the British Library. http://indiafamily.bl.uk/UI/Home.aspx You can search for free ❖ 300,000 births, baptisms, marriages, deaths and burials ❖ biographical notes from a variety of sources ❖ for mainly British and European people in India c 1600-1949 ❖ for people in other countries connected with the history of the British in India

Australian Newspaper 1803-1954 digitised by the National Library http://newspapers.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/home

IMPORTANT PEOPLE Some people are cleaver at reading or sums, While others are expert at drill. Everyone's clever in some way, you know, We all can do something with skill. It comes every year and will go on forever. And along with

The peacock is lovely, but can 't sing a note, The ostrich is large but can't fly, The violet small gives a scent that we love Although it is modest and shy.

Christmas belong the keep sakes and the customs.

Though fish swim with ease, they're unable to run, And birds can't live under the sea, Though fleetfooted animals run, they can 't fly, Each clever in some way, you see. So don't envy those who do things that you can't Try your best at whatever you do. The world would be dull ifwe all were alike, It needs people who try-just like you!

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New In Our Library BOOKS Title

Code/Shelf No

A Town Called Ivanhoe A History

[Glover, HM} (Donated by Gras, Marlene)

AN 7.2878

Pictorial History Bega Valley Shire

[Swinbourne, Helen and Winters, Judy] (Donated by Gras, Marlene)

AN 7.2508B

The Captains and the Kings Departed

A story ofthe Woodsides, Molyneauxs, Wallaces, Ramsays, McKenzies, Campbells, Gows, Hannahs and Mereweathers Families [Woodside, John} (Donated by Woodside, David)

A 4.070

They Came To Mimosa

[Bagust, Les & Wells, Laurie] (Donated by Jefferies, Lawrie)

AN 7.2666A

Barellan & Moombooldool - the last 100 years

AN 7.2665F

[O'Keeffe Kelly and Semmler, Colin & John] COMPUTER Title Cemeteries of South West Victoria

Update includes Portland and Horsham Lawn (10,400+ entries & 83,000+ photos and many other miscellaneous updates and photos) [Ian Marj Port Macquarie - Hastings District Cemeteries, Memorials & Cremations

DVD No. 137

[Port Macquarie & Districts Family History Society]

NB: Indicates [Author}

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Birth, Death r Ma Australian Capital Territory - after 1930 Registrar-General's Office PO Box 225, Canberra City ACT 2608 Full Certificate $34 plus $5 postage Check ID requirements - order on-line (Pre 1930 see NSW)

New Zealand Dept of Internal Affairs PO Box 10-526, Wellington NZ Electronic Copyfor Genealogical purposes.· Pre I874- $26.00, 1875 to date $20.00 NZ Updated orderforms available in our Library

New South Wales- Registry of BDM GPO Box 30, Sydney NSW 2001 Family History Certificates - B's1788-1905, D's 1788-1975 & M's 1788-1955- With index No $26. Without index No - $34. No ID requirements - order on-line. Pre 1856 records on film in out library. Transcription Service - Order forms in library

New South Wales Wills Supreme Court GPO Box 3, Sydney NSW 2001 Prior to 1850 $53.00 1850 to 1985 $36.00

Irish Republic General Register Office Lombard Street East, Dublin 2, Ireland Full Certificate £6.00 (ire) Including postage

Northern Territory The Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages GPO Box 3021, Darwin NT 080 I Full Certificate $25.00 & $7 postage (Prior to 24 Aug 1870 see South Australia)

Western Australia Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages PO Box 7720 Closter Square, Perth 6850 Full Certificate: $30 when quoting Index No & District. Without index No & Dist $40

Queensland- Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, PO Box 15188, City East, Qld 400 I Full Certificate $25 Each 5 year search $16 (identification ofApplicant & Relationship to Subject requiredfor B's under I 00 yrs old, M's under 80 yrs old & D's under 50 yrs old.)

South Australia Births, Deaths & Marriages Registration Office GPO Box 1351, Adelaide 5001 Full Certificate $3 6. 75 & $8.10 postage, no postagefor Historical Certificates

Victoria Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages GPO Box 4332, Melbourne VIC 3001 Uncertified image with or without index No. $17.50. Official Certificates $25.80 Scotland - Registrar General New Register House, Edinburgh Scotland EHi 3YT Full Cert£ 13. 57 (Stg) including postage (Indexfor 1855-187 & OPR on the internet)

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Riverina Cemeteries - Monumental Inscriptions & Burial Records - Version 2 Fully searchable CD-Rom, with over 47,000 entries. - Price $90.00 ($85.00 plus $5.00 postage anywhere in Australia) Contains monumental inscriptions, burial records & extra information. The extra information may be an Obituary, Death Notice, In Memoriam, Return Thanks etc extracted from Griffith's local newspapers (startingfrom 29 Sep1 1929), other local newspapers or information supplied by a family member Most cemeteries are updated to Year 2005, with some to 2006. Area covered - Griffith, Hay, Hillston, Lake Cargelligo, Leeton, Narrandera, Ungarie, West Wyalong and surrounding districts.

Send research enquiry, plus cheque/money_order to: Research Officer Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc PO Box 2703 GRIFFITH NSW 2680 Members (written enquiries) - FREE plus S.A.E. Non Members Fee to use Library - $10.00 per session plus photo copying expenses. MEMBERSHIP FEES (Renewals due I January each year - Renewals paid after 31 January incur Joining Fee. Joining Fee - $5.00 Single Membership - $30.00 (The annual fee for one person) Family Membership - $35.00 (Two persons living at the one address) Half Year Membership - $20.00 (From I July to 30 December) Plus Joining Fee Twelve Months Journal Subscription Only - $15.00

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No. 91 March 2010 ISSN 0811 - 5559 Journal of the GRIFFITH GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC

Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc PO Box 2703, Griffith NSW 2680 02 6964 8942 (Library hours only) Email: griffithgene@dragnet.com.au Website - http://users.dragnet.com.au-ggahs Library Situated at- l Tranter Place, Griffith, NSW 2680 (Behind the CWA Rooms & opposite the Ambulance Station) Patron Public Officer Honarary Life Members

Hon Solicitor Auditor President Senior Vice President Junior Vice President Treasurer Secretary Assistant Secretary Membership Officer Joint Librarians Ibis Links Editor Ibis Links Committee Link Letter Editor Research Sub-Committee Cemetery Convenor Social Convenors CWA Liaison Officer 'Griffith Collection' Convenors Local History Convenor Computer Officers Web Manager Publicity Officer Library Key Holders

Mrs Patricia Jones Mr Clive Polkinghome Mrs Edna Wakley Mr Alan Wakley Mrs Wendy Polkinghorne Mrs Patricia Jones Mrs Margaret Hill Mrs Lynette Brown Mr Charles Robertson Mrs Ann Stevens Mr Clive Polkinghome Mis Lindy Jolley Pinnacle Accounting Partners Pty Ltd Mr Clive Polkinghome 6962 1650 Mr John Miller 6962 7788 Mr Barrie Steer 6962 5065 Mrs Edna Wakley 6968 1428 Mrs Beth Davidge 6962 I 065 Mrs Yvonne Miller 6962 7788 Mrs Margaret Tucker 6962 1367 Mrs Jennie Carter, Mrs Lynette Brown, Mrs Beth Davidge, Mrs Vicki Sanger, Mrs Wendy Polkinghome, Mrs Barbara Millis, Mrs Susan Wade Mrs Christina Morris 6896 9815 Mrs Wendy Polkinghome, Mrs Edna Wakley, Mrs Lynette Brown, Mrs Yvonne Miller, Mrs Anne Gribble Mrs Barbara Millis 6968 1301 Mrs Wendy Polkinghome, Mrs Jennie Carter, Mr Sam Di Fiore Mrs Ann Stevens, Mr Clive Polkinghorne 6964 3508 Mrs Margaret Hill & Mrs Margaret Hare Mrs Lynette Brown 6962 4858 Mrs Edna Wakley & Mrs Wendy Polkinghorne Mr Charles Robertson, with power to co-opt as required Mr Clive Polkinghorne, Mr John Miller 6962 1650 & 6962 7788 Mrs Jennie Carter 6963 5563 Mrs Ann Langford 6962 5432 John Miller, Charles Robertson, Margaret Hare, Ann Stevens, Yvonne Miller, Wendy Polkinghorne, Lynette Brown, Margaret Hill, Vicki Sanger, Yvonne Wilson, Bill Thompson, Clive Polkinghorne, Richard Gow, Edna Wakley, Beth Davidge, Barbara Millis, Christina Morris and Ann Langford

AIMS & IDEALS 1. 2. 3. 4.

k Cover Photo: 1920's Banna Avenue Griffith. From: the Griffith Collection

IBIS LINKS Journal of Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc ntents: President's Report Ordering LDS Films On-line Auditor's Report A Tribute to Charlie at the AGM Our Tribute to Charlie in pictures Dedication ofMemorial ofBarbara Blaine Victoria Registry ofBirths, Deaths & Marriages Update Then and Now Monkeys War Chest Farm Colony Obituary - Mr Gardiner Griggs New Members New In Our Library Jottings Birth, Death & Marriage Certificate Prices

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The views expressed by the contributors in this journal are not necessarily those of the Editor, nor of the Society. The Society reserves the right to edit all material submitted for publication. Articles appearing in this Journal may be reproduced, either in whole, or in part, with written permission from the Society and acknowledgement of author and source. Ibis Links printed by Quick Print, 95 Fitzmaurice Street, Wagga Wagga - March, July & November. A publication of the: Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc.

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Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc. Presidents Report to the Annual General Meeting 17th February 2010 It is again my pleasure to present to you this, my eighth Annual Report as your President, and once more, as I look back over the year 2009, I realise how fortunate I have been to have had such a dedicated and harmonious committee and membership. The Society membership remains stable, with a small increase during 2009 to a total of 119. In accordance with our previous decision to suspend fundraising from street stalls, income for the year has been confined mainly to members subscriptions, sale of Cemetery CD's, "Pictures from the Past" DVD's, books, research fees, interest from investments and sale of free range eggs. Apart from the normal weekly library opening, members were involved in several other activities. These included a visit in February by Lady Teviot, President of the Federation of Family History Societies (UK), who spoke to almost 40 people at the Ex-Servicemen's Club on the topics "London Research" and "I Never Thought of That". The photographing and transcription of headstones in the Temora Cemetery was completed in June. This resulted in the addition of 4,789 photographs being added to the society collection, and 5,529 records being added to the Riverina Cemeteries CD. As a trial, the society decided to man a stand at the 2009 Riverina Farm Fair. This resulted in enough sales to cover costs, and the joining of some new members, which was a bonus. As a contribution to "Family History Week"', Clive and Wendy Polkinghome gave a presentation at Griffith City Library on tracing a family history. Approximately 26 people attended, and two new members were signed up. A number of our members attended the Barellan Centenary celebrations on the long weekend in October. It was declared a great success, with over 100 items in the procession and a wonderful book on Barellan and Moombooldool launched. There have been several items of extraordinary expenditure during the year. These included a contribution towards the sealing of the C. W.A. parking area at the rear of this building, painting of two rooms in the building, replacement of the IBIS Links 2 March 2010

floor coverings throughout the whole building, and the purchase of two new computers for the library. These items have largely been financed by the redemption of one of the societies fixed term deposits. These deposits have been accumulated through the hard work of members, and I feel it only just that they should be used wisely for the comfort and enjoyment of pleasant surroundings for the members. Negotiations with Ancestry.com are still in progress. Some extended delays, due in part to both parties, has meant that access to the Ancestry website is not yet available on two computers as promised, but hopefully will eventuate in the next couple of months. In anticipation of this happening, the speed of the society internet connection with our Internet Provider Dragnet has been upgraded. May I once again commend and congratulate all committee members, duty librarians and other volunteers for another year of dedicated service. I wish you all the same success for 2010. Clive Polkinghorne, President.

Ordering IDS Films online (March 2010) Microfilms and Microfiche may now be ordered online by patrons ofLDS Family History Centres or affiliated FamilySearch Centres. The service allows you to reserve and loan films to family history centers and affiliates in Australia and New Zealand. The patron can logon to https://films.familysearch.org/ After registering on the site, he/she will choose the FamilySearch Centre where he would prefer to view the films/fiche. The films ordered will be sent to that centre. Films and fiche rentals are paid by Visa or Mastercard. Microfilms are rented for $7.75 each. Microfiche are charged at $7.75 per set. When the ordered films arrive at the centre, patrons will receive an email notification. Patrons are entitled to keep films they are reading for up to 60 days from the date the film arrives at the centre/library, should they so wish. Patrons may renew the film rental for another 60 days, online, for an additional $7.75. IBIS Links

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PINNACLE ACCOUNTING

PARTNERS ABN 15 866 782 108

GRIFFITH GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC INDEPENDENT AUDIT REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF GRIFFITH GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC

Report on the Financial Report We have audited the accompanying financial report, being a special purpose financial report of Griffith Genealogical and Historical Society Incorporated for the year ended 31 December 2009 which comprises the balance sheet, statement of cashflows and the profit and loss statement for the year then ended, summary of significant accounting policies, other explanatory notes and the statement by members of the committee. Committee's Responsibilityfor the Financial Report The Committee of the association is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the financial report and have determined that the accounting policies used and described in Note 1 to the financial statements which form part of the financial report are consistent with the financial reporting requirements of the Associations Incorporation Act, NSW 1984 and are appropriate to meet the needs of members. The committee's responsibilities also include establishing and maintaining internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of the financial report that is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error; selecting and applying appropriate accounting policies; and making accounting estimates that are reasonable in the circumstances. Auditors Responsibility Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the financial report based on our audit. No opinion is expressed as to whether the accounting policies used, and described in Note 1, are appropriate to the needs to the members. We conducted our audit in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards. These Auditing Standards require that we comply with relevant ethical requirements relating to audit engagements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance whether the financial report is free from material misstatement. IBIS Links

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An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial report. The procedures selected depend on the auditor's judgement, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial report, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity's preparation and fair presentation of the financial report in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of entity's internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made by the directors, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial report. The financial report has been prepared for distribution to members for the purpose of fulfilling the committee's financial reporting requirements under the Associations Incorporation Act, NSW. We disclaim any assumption of responsibility for any reliance on this report or on the financial report to which it relates to any person other than the members, or for any purpose other than for that which it was prepared. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained 1s sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion. Independence In conducting our audit, we have complied with the independence requirements of the Australian professional ethical pronouncements. Auditor's Opinion In our opinion, the financial report presents fairly, in all material respects the financial position of Griffith Genealogical and Historical Society Incorporated of 31 December 2009 and of its financial performance for the year ended in accordance with the accounting policies described in Note 1 to the financial statements. Dated at Griffith this 15th day of February, 2010 J.P. Keenan CPA Registered Company Auditor 156228 PINNACLE ACCOUNTING PARTNERS PTY LTD

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GRIFFITH GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC. PROFIT AND LOSS STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2009

INCOME Donations received Members subscriptions Interest received Miscellaneous sales Other Revenue Garden Sales Sales research and printouts Publication sales

2009 $

2008 $

164 3,495 2,063 444 370 266 537 4,304 11,643

330 3,185 4,218 879

769 4,375 13,756

LESS EXPENDITURE Advertising Auditor's remuneration Bank fees and charges Depreciation Light and power Ground maintenance Ibis Links publication Insurance Licenses and fees Postage, printing and stationery Seminar costs Rent Repairs and Maintenance Research and Development Costs Computer and Internet expenses Subscriptions Sundry expenses Telephone

183

182 95

NET OPERATING PROFIT {LOSS) Retained profits at the beginning of the financial year

21,10 (9,466) (9,466) 65,995

TOTAL AVAILABLE FOR APPROPRIATION

56,529

65,995

RETAINED PROFITS AT THE END OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR

56,529

65,995

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230 770 10 7,450 424 1,307 987 175 1,373 618 1,040 4,437 (20) 1,355 650 110

116 660 2 5.165 365 338 1,606 1,004 225 454 1,040 800 16 409 1,169 110 13,661

95 65,900

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GRIFFITH GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC. BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2009

CURRENT ASSETS Country First Credit Union Account ANZ Term Deposit Esanda erm Deposit 2 Banksia Security Banksia Term Deposit No 1 Shares-Country First

2009 $

2008 $

6,698 20,000

14,114 20,000 10,000 10,000

10,000 10,000 11 46,709

__1_0 54,124

TOTAL ASSETS

84,343 84,343 131.052

86,394 86,394 140,518

NET ASSETS

131,052

140,518

EQUITY Asset Recognition Reserve Retained Profits TOTAL EQUITY

74,523 56,529 131,052

74,523 65,995 140,518

FIXED ASSETS Plant and Equipment

NOTE: Full Auditor's report may be viewed at the Library. )

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Reasons Why the English language is hard to learn The bandage was wound around the wound. The farm was used to produce produce. The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse. We polish Polish furniture. The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert. IBIS Links

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A Tribute to Charlie at the AM Charlie Robertson joined our Society in 1987 and from that moment up to this evening he has given 23 years of continuous service. No job or effort was too small or too big for Charlie. With his natural talents he was always a willing helper. Frankly he always seemed to be happy when he was doing "something". He has attended almost every event the society hosted, except when he was out of town; he helped establish the CWA gardens, painted our rooms, helped erect the Society's Float at numerous Festivals and also was happy to actually get dressed up and appear on the Floats. However his most outstanding contribution was during the Festival of Gardens when we conducted the catering and held a produce stall at Pat and John Jones property, Yambiana. Charlie took two or three loads of tables, chairs, pot plaints and food out to Pat's Garden before the Festival, worked for four days on the gate and then packed up the chairs and tables and took two loads home agam.

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Looking through the Society's photograph collection Charlie's happy face seems to appear at every event. In 1996 Charlie was elected Vice President and he has served in that capacity for thirteen years. Over the last few years Charlie and Lyn have conducted stalls at the CWA Market Days raising funds for the Society and for the gardens surrounding the CWA and this building.

Clive Polkinghorne (President) presenting Charlie with his life Membership Certificate

To-night we have great pleasure in acknowledging the amazing contribution he has made to our Society by presenting him with Life Membership. IBIS Links

March 2010

Our Tribute to €Charlie

Scenes from; past Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society floats; entered in the Easter Wine & Food Festival Parades.

Top left: 1992 - Top right: 1993 Centre: 1995 Below: Charlie Robertson and Clive Polkinghome; enjoying a rest with John Jones of Yambiana 2002

Photos from: the Griffith Collection

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Dedication of Memorial of Barbara Blaine Lynette Brown, Member #3

The unveiling of the Black Stump Commemorative Plaque in memory of Barbara Blaine was held on Sunday, September 20 2009 beside McKinley Road, which runs between Gunbar and Hillston. The occasion was originally planned for May 2009 but was postponed due to rain. The area was known as the Rumbling Plain, because the ground rumbled when wagons drove over it. There was a watering hole nearby that is now called the Black Stump Public Watering Hole (PWP). In 1914 the area was gazetted as Black Stump Reserve because of the tragedy which happened there. Barbara Blaine was burnt to death on the evening of 10/11th March 1886 beside the McKinley Road and was the first burial in the Gunbar Cemetery on 13 March (Gunbar interments book) in the General section immediately inside the cemetery gate. A fine white bust stands on her supposed grave site. Merriwagga Park also has a plaque in her memory. It was a very pleasant spring afternoon when about 75 people gathered to witness the unveiling of the Memorial to Barbara, by the President of Carrathool Shire Councillor, Peter Laird. The brass plaque is set on a large rock which is then set in concrete.

The memorial & flowers laid by children oflocal & early districtfamilies

Tom Reko spoke of the folk lore and the written facts of Barbara's death; Geoff Barber read a scripture piece on the importance of memorials and Jenny Rose of Hillston read a Blessing. Wreaths were laid by children of descendents or representatives of pioneer families of the area.

Neville Naismith led some ofus on a short walk behind the memorial to see the remains of an old Cobb and Co. coach and wagon track. Afternoon tea was enjoyed with tea brewed over an open fire safely surrounded by rocks. Thanks must go to Brian Cunningham, Geoff Barber, Neville Naismith and Wayne McLachlan for organising the event. IBIS Links

March 2010

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€unbar (from ur own trresnondent) "On the II"" instant a very lamentable event happened here, a married woman named Blaine being burnt ofdeath. Deceased was the wife of a carrier, about 34 years of age, having no family. The particulars, as far as can be ascertained, of this sad event are:- A number of carriers were camped together on a pine ridge near old Gunbar, and they all left the camp for the purpose of loading up posts, leaving Mrs Blaine busy baking. Some time later it was noticed by one of the men that there was smoke at the camp, but it was thought that Mrs Blaine had put some more wood on the fire. A boy had to go to the camp for some water, and he noticed the deceased lying dead, and his cries attracted the attention of the others. The deceased's dress must have taken fire, and she had started running, throwing away a watch with a portion of her dress attached, and a purse with sixteen pounds was burnt with her. She had only gone fifty-three yards. It is strange, that if she screamed, how her cries were not heard; but a strong wind had been blowing at the time, which may be the reason. A magisterial enquiry will be held as early as possible. Deceased was buried in the Gunbar cemetery reserve. Weather keeping dry. Rain wanted badly. Ewes commencing to lamb. Ground too hardfor ploughing.

Details from the Death Certificate of Barbara Blaine Barbara Blaine, wife, aged 32 years. Died 10 March 1886, accidentally burnt, duration one hour. Inquest held. Father: .... surname Maude, farmer, mother: Unknown. Informant James Blaine, Hay. Registered by W Chisolm. Buried 13 March 1886 at Gunbar Cemetery by Charles Knight, undertaker. Barbara was born in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Married in Wellington New Zealand, aged 22 years to James Blaine.

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The inscription reads:-

BARBARA BLAINE WAS BURNT TO DEATH AT THIS SITE 10TH MARCH 1886 ON RETURNING TO THE CAMP WITH THEIR HORSES, HER HUSBAND JAMES, FOUND THE GRUESOME SPECTACLE OF HIS DEAD WIFE, WHO HE SAID LOOKED JUST LIKE A BLACK STUMP. BARBARA BLAINE WAS BURIED IN THE GUNBAR CEMETERY ON 13""MARCH 1886. A BARBARA BLAINE PLAQUE HAS BEEN PLACED IN THE MEMORIAL PARK MERRIWAGGA. SO THE LEGEND OF THE BLACK STUMP BEGAN

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March 2010

ictoria Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Update AUSTALIA'S WAI DEAD DIOJET The Victoria Registry, in co-operation with the Australian Army (SCMA Division) has completed a project to create an index database of all Australian servicemen and servicewomen who gave their lives whilst serving their country during Operational Service. The project celebrates their lives, recognises their sacrifices and commemorates their deaths. The Australia's Army War Dead DVD includes over 88,000 Army index records of service personnel, from all states and territories in Australia, who lost their lives during or as result of operational service between 1885 and 1972. This index covers Operational Service for Sudan War, Boer War, WWI, WWII, BCOF, Korean, Indonesian Confrontation, Malayan Emergency and Vietnam War. Further details can be found on the Registry's website on www.bdm.vic.gov.au The information contained on each record may vary, but most entries include: Date of Burial; Place of Burial; Age at Death; Date of Death; Place of Death; Cause of Death; Date of Enlistment; Place of Enlistment; Sex; Battalion / Unit; Rank; POW Status; Service Number; Given & Alias Given Name(s); Family & Alias Family Names; Service; Registration Year; Operation; Registration Number and Awards. The DVDRom operates on Windows and Macintosh. Price $250. As part of the Australia's Army War Dead project, the Registry is collecting photographs of these Army service personnel to attach to their index record. Photographs may be of the soldier, their grave, headstone or other memorial. To submit a photograph relating to any Australian Army service personnel who died during conflict, you will need to complete a War Dead Photo Submission Form located on the Registry's website. Our photograph collection is increasing every day with submissions from various resources, including our customers and family historians. It has been wonderful to see so many people contributing the photographs of their family members to be part of the project. Once the image is attached to the record, the entry takes on a new concept which identifies the person for whom the record was created and recognises their service. (This article provided by the Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages)

For more information go to http://online.justice.vic.gov.au/CA2574F700805DE7/HomePage?ReadForm& 1 = Home--&2=-&3= - then Historical Research then VicHeritage News (both on the left side of the page) IBIS Links

March 2010

Then and Now

Transferring producefrom afarmer's truck at Yenda for transportation by rail to the Sydney markets.

Freight Train ready to leavefor Melbourne or Sydney August 2007 - Griffith

Loading bulk containers; ontoflat tops. A freight train with up to 50 or moreflat tops travels to Melbourne each week October 2007 - Griffith

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March 2010

MONKEYS Three monkeys sat in a coconut tree Discussing things as they're said to be Said one to the others. "Now listen. you two. There's a certain rumour that can't be true ... That man descended from our noble race. The very idea is a big disgrace. No monkey ever deserted his wife. Starved his babies and ruined her life. And you've never known a mother monk To leave her babies with others to bunk; Or pass them on from one to another. Till they scarcely know who is there mother. And another thing you'll never see A monk build a fence around a coconut tree. nd let the coconuts go to waste For-bidding all other monkeys a taste If I'd put a fence around a tree Starvation would force you to steal from me. Here's another thing a monkey won't doGo out at night and get on the stew. Or use a gun or club or knife To take some other monkey's life. YES.man DESCENDED - with all his fuss ..... but brother. he didn't descend from us!!"

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March 2010

ar €Chest larm €Colony Wendy Polkinghorne, Member #5

In 1920 the Red Cross, in association with the Repatriation Department and the War Chest established the War Chest Farm Colony in the Griffith area. One hundred and ten acres of land was acquired on the slopes of the McPherson's Range, a few kilometres north-west of Beelbangera. During and after World War I thousands of men returned maimed and in ill health, many of them suffering from consumptive diseases and in dire need ofrehabilitation. Some of these men were sent to the farm to be trained as farmers with the hope that they would eventually acquire their own farms. Temporary huts were erected and the land cleared and fences erected. It was a typical pioneering venture. However the men were not allowed to do strenuous work and were watched over by a medical officer who visited the Farm periodically. Before the war most of the trainees had worked in the city as accountants, clerks, boilermakers etc and were not used to working on the land. Even though they were weakened by war service, gradually there strength returned and they aimed to have a farm of their own. A manager's residence and cottages for the trainees was built and the War Chest Farm Colony was officially opened in October 1821. By 1922 the colony seems to have been well established with extra accommodation being built as well as a Recreation Hall. Pictures were screened in the hall twice weekly. Mr Henri Morel kindly loaned the programs and Mr Bill Doyle took the hand-operated projector and film out to Beelbangera in the sidecar of his motor bike. The hall was also used as a School and Billiard Tournaments were arranged during the year.

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Trainees at work on thefarm in the 1920s (Griffith Collection photograph) By 1923 the health of many of the trainees had improved enough for them to take up farms. The men started a new life after serving twelve months on the War Chest Farm Colony. The Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission allocated Farms 1654 to 1658, 1683 to 1696 and 2185 to 2186 for settlers who trained at the War Chest Farm Colony. This successful scheme came to an end in 1928 and the Recreational Hall was sold to the Jondaryan Club. Some years later the Red Cross donated several buildings to the Griffith Hospital Committee. This article appeared in Early Griffith & District A Pictorial History published in 2005 by the Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society

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March 2010

OBITUAIY MI. GAIDINII EI6GS "The Narandera Argus" 30 December 1932 Much regret was felt in Narandera on Tuesday last when it was learned that one of the oldest and most respected residents of the district in the person of Mr Gardiner Griggs had died under what might be described as sudden circumstances. Mr. Griggs, who was 79 years of age, was a native of Geelong, Victoria. He came to Jerilderie in 1877 with the late Mr. Alex McKersie and selected land in that district. While at Jerilderie he had an experience which remained to be one of the most vivid of his recollections for the remainder of his life. He was standing in the street at Jerilderie with another resident when the notorious bushranger, Ned Kelly, came up the street. Ned was on mischief bent and in order that he and his gang could achieve their objective of robbing the bank without disturbance, he compelled Mr Griggs and his comrade to cut the telegraph wires in front of the post office. When this job was done Ned marched the pair to the Royal Mail Hotel, where they joined several others who had already been detained. The "prisoners" were not released until the bank had been robbed. This was not Mr. Griggs's only meeting with the Kelly gang, having come in contact with them on other occasions while he was engaged on his holding, but with the exception of his experience in connection with the notorious hold-up, he was never molested by them. After selling his interest in the land at Jerilderie Mr. Griggs came to Narandera about the middle of 1884 and selected land at Brobenah. There he carried on mixed farming for some years, but his experiences were of a heart breaking nature. The settlers of fifty years ago not only had to tolerate the inconveniences of country life in the shape of distance from railways and pioneering work, but droughts and bush fires took their toll and drove many fairly well to do farmers off their holdings almost penniless. They did not have the advantage of insurance, telephones and fast conveyances to take helpers to fight fires. Those conveniences and facilities were practically unheard of and therefore good. seasons were the cause of as much anxiety as droughts, owing to the danger of bush fires. IBIS Links

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Mr Griggs had the misfortunate to have his property ravished by fire five times in as many years. He left Brobenah a much wiser but poorer man. He came to Narandera with is family about 27 years ago. The urge of the land, however, was still strong within him and for a time he carried on share farming at Kerarbury, but for many years he lived practically in retirement in Narandera. About a week before Christmas, Mr. Griggs took ill and sought treatment at the hospital, but was discharged on Friday last. He spent Christmas Day apparently in the best of health, but was again taken suddenly ill on Monday and died on Tuesday. The remains were taken to St. John' Presbyterian Church, from whence the funeral moved on Wednesday afternoon. The Rev. W. Carlyle Mouton officiated at the graveside. Deceased is survived by his widow and three sons and one daughter. The sons are John and Ernest (Coolamon) and Rupert (Narandera) and the daughter is Agnes (Mrs J. Neville, of Goulburn). Messrs Watkins Bros had charge of the funeral arrangements. NB. Narandera was spelt as shown at that time.

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New in Dur Library BOOKS Title

Code/Shelf No

Wollombi Cemetery [Duncan, Bronwyn] (Donated by Gras, Marlene)

AN 11.2325

Australian Railway History, Yanco - Griffith Part 1 [Australian Railway Historical Society] (Donated by Pollard. Neville)

AN 7.2680BB 10

Australian Railway History, Yanco - Griffith Part 2 [Australian Railway Historical Society} (Donated by Pollard, Neville)

AN 7 .2680BB 11

The McPhees of Argyll [McPhee, Jan] (Donated by McPhee, Ian)

A 4.071

Bushrangers 1860-1901 [Raymond Terrace & District Historical Society] (Donated by Morris, Christina)

AN 6.039A

Lakes United - Tullibigeal Rugby League Football Club 1971-2001 [Tullibigeal Rugby Football Club Committee} (Donated by Morris, Christina)

AN 7.2669K

Grasshopper Gossip - Tullibigeal Australian Rules Football Club 1919-1994 [Tullibigeal Australian Rules Football Club Reunion Committee] (Donated by Morris, Christina) AN 7 .2669L

Ardlethan & District Centenary 1908-2008 [Ardlethan & District Centenary Committee]

AN 7.2665G

COMPUTER Title Victoria, Australia Outwards to New Zealand 1852-1923 [New Zealand Society of Genealogists] NB: Indicates [Author] IBIS Links

March 2010

JOI TINGS Journals held in our Library can provide a wealth of family history information. Listed below are a few of the articles to tempt you. [Library Shelf Number shown in brackets]

Wendy Polkinghorne The genealogist (Victoria) [AV 17-02-88] September 2009 ❖ Having Trouble Finding Your Ancestor on the UK Census - Philip Marston explains how he solved the problem of an ancestor who does not appear the 1871, 1881 and 1901 censuses even though he does appear on the earlier ones and the 1911 census. ❖ Mines, Railways and Families by Lesley Haldane who relates the events during the lives of Daniel Hishion and his extended families. ❖ Missing - Body Not Recovered. Colin Holt begins by saying that "this was often the notation on official army records pertaining to World War One soldiers on the Western Front". He goes on to tell of his search for information about his Uncle whose body was not recovered after his death in 1918. [AV 17-02-89] December 2009 ❖ Eminent Citizen of this Town - Anne Major says that "the thing that really started me on family history; was a scrap of paper which was an extract from the parish registers of Stock in Essex, which recorded the birth of my gggrandfather in 1792." This led her "into a hobby so addictive it should be classed as a dangerous drug!" ❖ Letter from England - if you have ancestors who resided in London Peter Bennett will enlighten you about the latest release of London records on Ancestry.com Ancestor (Victoria) [AV 17-01-86] September 2009 ❖ Wills and Probate Records - Australia - Eleanor Pugsley provides information regarding these records in New South Wales, Tasmania, Queensland, South Australia, Northern Territory, Western Australia and the Australian Capital Territory. ❖ UK Farm Labourers - 1874. Geoff Palmer provides an insight into the lives of farm labourers. IBIS Links

March 2010

The New Zealand Genealogist [NZ 17-01-100] November/December 2009 ❖ A Great Time For London Research. As there is so little of London covered on the IGI and as there are so many parishes in London research has always been difficult. However some new records are appearing on ancestry.co.uk ❖ Irish Family Research - Parish Registers, Churches & Graveyards by Geraldine O'Reilly. Practical Family History [ENG 17-16-95] November 2009 ❖ Web Resources for Newspapers - Nick Barratt provides information for accessing British and Scottish newspapers and the Times Archive. ❖ My Ancestor Was A World War 1 Sniper - a reader's story. ❖ A New Place Called Home - Emma Hatfield says that "the search for Jewish ancestors could lead you back through more than 350 years". ❖

Gold Fever - tracing ancestors - one of the reasons Ancestors dropped off the UK censuses is their departure for Canada, Alaska and Australia to mine for gold says Karen Foy.

[ENG 17-16-96] December 2009 ❖ Scottish Catholic Baptisms go online at www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk ❖ Upstairs Downstairs - Emma Hatfield delves into the lives of the household staff of the 19" century country houses. ❖ DNA - A prologue to genealogy by Anthony Adolph. [ENG 17-16-97 January 2919 ❖ DNA - A prologue to genealogy by Anthony Adolph. The second part of this interesting subject. ❖ Purpose-built villages. Karen Foy looks back at philanthropic employers and their radical ideas of creating purpose-built communities for their workers. ❖ Trace Missionary Ancestors - Emma Hatfield suggests ways of researching ancestors who may have followed their calling to foreign lands and at home. •

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❖ A Horseshoe for luck - A pair of tarnished earrings leads Angela Buckley on a search for her ancestors. ❖ Workhouses - a gruel life? We often see inmates of Workhouses on Census returns. But do we really understand the dreadful conditions they endured. Ann Thompson explores whether it was all work and no play. ❖ A family in Singapore. Jeremy Palmer helps a Practical Family History reader find out about her ancestors. Family_Tree [17-6-211] November 2009 ❖ A Poignant Record - the 1911 Census reveals a very different world from one that followed just three years later. Ruth A Symes reflects on how some aspects of life recorded on the census would never be the same agam. ❖ Lancashire Links - Mary Evans has selected family history websites to enable you to research Lancashire ancestors. ❖ Before Judge and Jury - Stephen Wade sheds some light on the maze of courts involved in criminal activities in years past. [17-6-212] December 2009 ❖ Sunday School - John Titford looks at surviving lists of pupils. ❖

Gone to America - Trevor Hobday relates of finding his grandpa and a whole new family.

❖ Hunters and Hellraisers - Reverend Mike Smith gives some hints for finding nonconformist ancestors. ❖ Who was Blanchie? Margaret Lewis tells about her hunt to find out. [17-6-213 Autumn 2009] ❖ Census know-how. John Hanson reviews the census and its availability, and helps to resolve some of the common questions and problems. ❖ An "Aussie" hero and his donkey by Brian Parnaby. ❖ Just a little green book - John Cogan shares his story of a gardener's diary. ❖

Love-knots and near neighbours - read how David Jones tells of an amazing coincidence.

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March 2010

New Zealand Dept of Internal Affairs PO Box 10-526, Wellington NZ Electronic Copyfor Genealogical purposes: Pre 1874- $26.00, 1875 to date $20.00 NZ Updated orderforms available in our Library

New South Wales- Registry of BDM GPO Box 30, Sydney NSW 2001 Family History Certificates - B's 1788-1905, D's 1788-1975 & M's 1788-1955 - uh index No $26. Without index No- $34. No ID requirements- order on-line. Pre 1856 records on film in out library. Transcription Service - Order forms in library.

England & Wales - General Register Office Smedley Hydro, Southport, Merseyside England PR8 2 HH Courier Service Contact Mrs L Brown Ph: 02 6962 4858for current price & to order. OR order your own certificates on-line at http://www.gro.gov. uk/grolcontent

New South Wales Wills Supreme Court GPO Box 3, Sydney NSW 2001 Prior to 1850 $53.00 1850 to 1985 $36.00

Irish Republic General Register Office Lombard Street East, Dublin 2, Ireland Full Certificate £6.00 (Ire) Including postage

Northern Territory The Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages GPO Box 3021, Darwin NT 080 I Full Certificate $25.00 & $7 postage (Prior to 24 Aug 1870 see South Australia)

Western Australia Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages PO Box 7720 Closter Square, Perth 6850 Full Certificate: $30 when quoting Index No & District. Without Index No & Dist: $40

Queensland - Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, PO Box 15188, City East, Qld 400 I Full Certificate $25 Each 5 year search $16 (Identification ofApplicant & Relationship to Subject requiredfor B's under 100 yrs old, M's under 80 yrs old & D's under 50 yrs old.)

Tasmania Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages GPO Box 198, Hobart Tas 7001 Full Certificate or Extract $33.88 with a 5 yr search. Post 1970 - Cause ofdeath cert $18. 15 Pre 1899 records ree on microfilm

South Australia Births, Deaths & Marriages Registration Office GPO Box 1351, Adelaide 5001 Full Certificate $36. 75 & $8. 10 postage, no postagefor Historical Certificates

Victoria Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages GPO Box 4332, Melbourne VIC 300 I Uncertified image with or without Index No. $17.50. Official Certificates $25.80 Scotland - Registrar General New Register House, Edinburgh Scotland EH I 3 YT Full Cert £13.57 (Sig) including postage (Indexfor 1855-187 & OPR on the Internet)

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March 2010

Riverina Cemeteries - Monumental Inscriptions & Burial Records - Version 2 fully searchable CD-Rom, with over 47,000 entries. - Price $90.00 ($85.00 plus $5.00 postage anywhere in Australia) Contains monumental inscriptions, burial records & extra information. The extra information may be an Obituary, Death Notice, In Memoriam, Return Thanks etc extracted from Griffith's local newspapers (startingfrom 29 Sept 1929), other local newspapers or information supplied by a family member Most cemeteries are updated to Year 2005, with some to 2006. Area covered - Griffith, Hay, Hillston, Lake Cargelligo, Leeton, Narrandera, Ungarie, West Wyalong and surrounding districts.

LIBRARY RESEARCH FEES FOR NON MEMBERS Our Society is willing to undertake research in relation to Griffith and the surrounding areas. When requesting information please provide all known details to enable a search to be made. For example - full names, maiden names, children, birth & death dates, addresses etc. The research rate is $ I 0.00 AUS per hour - plus photocopying expenses. Our minimum research fee is $10.00 AUS, which must be enclosed with the initial inquiry. This fee covers one hour of research of all our resources including the Riverina Cemeteries CD. For postal replies please include a stamped self addressed business sized envelope. You will be advised in advance if further costs are associated with your enquiry. Please include your email address for quick reply to any queries. Send research enquiry. plus cheque/money order to: Research Officer Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc PO Box 2703 GRIFFITH NSW 2680 Members (written enquiries) - FREE plus S.A.E. Non Members Fee to use Library - $ I 0.00 per session plus photo copying expenses. MEMBERSHIP FEES (Renewals due I January each year - Renewals paid after 31 January incur Joining Fee. Joining Fee - $5.00 Single Membership - $30.00 (The annual fee for one person) Family Membership - $35.00 (Two persons living at the one address) Half Year Membership - $20.00 (From I July to 30 December) Plus Joining Fee Twelve Months Journal Subscription Only - $15.00

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No. 92 July 2010 ISSN 0811 - 5559 Journal of the GRIFFITH GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC

Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc PO Box 2703, Griffith NSW 2680 02 6964 8942 (Library hours only) Emai I: griffithgene@dragnet.com.au Website - http://users.dragnet.com.au/ggahs Library Situated at - 1 Tranter Place, Griffith, NSW 2680 (Behind the CW A Rooms & opposite the Ambulance Station) Patron Public Officer Honarary Life Members

Hon Solicitor Auditor President Senior Vice President Junior Vice President Treasurer Secretary Assistant Secretary Membership Officer Joint Librarians Ibis Links Editor Ibis Links Committee Link Letter Editor Research Sub-Committee Cemetery Convenor Social Convenors CW A Liaison Officer 'Griffith Collection' Convenors Local History Convenor Computer Officers Web Manager Publicity Officer Library Key Holders

Mrs Patricia Jones Mr Clive Polkinghorne Mrs Edna Wakley Mr Alan Wakley Mrs Wendy Polkinghorne Mrs Patricia Jones Mrs Margaret Hill Mrs Lynette Brown Mr Charles Robertson Mrs Ann Stevens Mr Clive Polkinghorne Mis Lindy Jolley Pinnacle Accounting Partners Pty Ltd Mr Clive Polkinghorne....... . .............................6962 1650 Mr John Miller.. ...6962 7788 Mr Barrie Steer..... ........................6962 5065 Mrs Edna Wakley... • ••• 6968 1428 Mrs Beth Davidge.... ..6962 1065 Mrs Yvonne Miller........... • ...6962 7788 Mrs Margaret Tucker.... • ..6962 1367 Mrs Jennie Carter, Mrs Lynette Brown, Mrs Beth Davidge, Mrs Vicki Sanger, Mrs Wendy Polkinghorne, Mrs Barbara Millis, Mrs Susan Wade Mrs Christina Morris.. • •• 6896 9815 Mrs Wendy Polkinghorne, Mrs Edna Wakley, Mrs Lynette Brown, Mrs Yvonne Miller, Mrs Anne Gribble . .... 6968 1301 Mrs Barbara Millis..... Mrs Wendy Polkinghorne, Mrs Jennie Carter, Mr Sam Di Fiore Mrs Ann Stevens, Mr Clive Polkinghorne.... • ••• 6964 3508 Mrs Margaret Hill & Mrs Margaret Hare Mrs Lynette Brown... ..6962 4858 Mrs Edna Wakley & Mrs Wendy Polkinghorne Mr Charles Robertson, with power to co-opt as required Mr Clive Polkinghorne, Mr John Miller 6962 1650 & 6962 7788 Mrs Jennie Carter..... . ...6963 5563 Mrs Ann Langford •• 6962 5432 John Miller, Charles Robertson, Margaret Hare, Ann Stevens, Yvonne Miller, Wendy Polkinghorne, Lynette Brown, Margaret Hill, Vicki Sanger, Yvonne Wilson, Bill Thompson, Clive Polkinghorne, Richard Gow, Edna Wakley, Beth Davidge, Barbara Millis, Christina Mon-is and Ann Langford

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To promote family history research To transcribe and record the early burials of the Pioneers of this area. To provide a place where we as individuals can discuss the related problems

of family history research. To assist our members to trace their own history by providing alternative sources.

k Cover Photo: Hotel Griffith c.1930 Opened July and was demolished 1973.

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IBIS LINKS Journal of Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc €Contents: John Armour-An Old District Identity

Merribee

Welcome New Members

Bigamist I Liar

Members Interest Web Page

Jonathon Joseph Vallette Ellsmere

My Grandfather fought in the American Civil War

New In Our Library - Computer

A Handy Hint

Obituary-Mr William A. Flynn

The Skeleton in the Closet

Good News found in - The South Australian Genealogist

New In Our Library - Books

Jottings

Birth, Death & Marriage Certificate Prices

Ibis Links printed by Quick Print, 95 Fitzmaurice Street, Wagga Wagga - March, July & November. A publication ofthe: Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc.

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July 2010

Go & Go's Quarterly Gazette April 1928 JOHN ARMOUR. An Old District Identity. (By the late J. 1. BAYLIS). I HAVE always understood that John Armour was stockman to John Gordon, when he owned Borambola Station on the Murrumbidgee River, 20 miles east of W agga Wagga. John Gordon sold Borambola and bought Barellan, and I believe John Armour went out with him; at any rate he soon blossomed out into a full blown squatter, having acquired two small stations in the Cockapara Ranges, known as the Two Cockaparas. Whether he acquired them from a private person, or from the Crown, I have never been able to ascertain, but he evidently had a proper legal title to them; it was said he paid £1000 for the two. They were bounded on the north by Conapara, on the west by Ballandry, and on the south and east by Bynya.

Tom Cruickshank at Cocaparra woolshed about 1916

Shortly afterwards be sold the southern most block, and much the best, to Bynya for £1000. It has been known as The Peak ever since. The northern part, which had thus cost him nothing, he retained, and there he put in a dreary existence until he died; he had a hut, a horse paddock, and a very fine darn of water, but no attempt at a garden or orchard. I heard of him having a man working at times; but, never saw one. Every time I went there he was alone, and as for a woman, I don't believe one ever saw the place in these days, though one very nearly did. IBIS Links

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The by hangs a tale, I am not going to be the one to unfold, suffice it to say, John had been to Sydney and had come home. A few days afterwards a lady got off the train at Whitton and took the coach to Mt. Elliot. Mt. Elliot was a wayside public house on the road from Whitton to Lake Cudgellico. The coaches stayed the night there and changed. It was on the western side of the main range; Cockapara was on the east side, several miles away. When the coach arrived at Mt. Elliot that night the manager of Ballandry was there awaiting the mail. She told him that she was Mr. Armour's niece and that she had come to keep house for him. Well now, the manager knew that John had no niece, so he went on straight home to Ballandry, and sent a boundary rider across the range to warn John. John came across in the early hours of the morning and that day saw the lady packed off on the return coach to Whitton, and John started off alone for his lonely and desolate home. I first saw John Armour one October night in 1881. I stayed the night at North Gogeldrie and John happened to come in, as did also Colin Sinclair, manager of North Coonambil. The manager of North Gogeldrie was Walter Nicholson, a handsome powerful young man. He afterwards managed Bynya, but developed consumption and went off very suddenly. He was a splendid type of young man, and one we could ill afford to lose. That night at North Gogeldrie I tasted the most delicious bit of corned beef I have ever eaten in my life, and on making inquiries found that it came from a little Brittany beast.

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Godfrey McKinnon owned both North Coonambil and North Gogeldrie, and he had sent a lot of Brittanies up to Gogeldrie, where they went wild. Whenever the station wanted beef, a man had to go out and shoot one. The Brittany, being larger than a sheep could pull the boree for itself and keep prime fat on. Good mutton was a scarce commodity those days. I paid one squatter 10/apiece for two carcases and gave him back the skins. The carcases weighed about 16½ and 17 pounds. I soon found a neighbouring squatter who would let me have much larger and better carcases for 6/- apiece. IBIS Links

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John Armour was a tall gaunt man, over 6ft. 6in. high, rather stern, until he smiled; but, then - what a transformation scene? In all my long life I have never seen a man's face brighten up as did John Armour's - it seemed to draw everybody to him. His neck was very long, wrinkled and tanned. It always reminded me of a goanna's.

Bynya Homestead - 2001 Now located at, and used as the entrance to, Griffith Pioneer Park Museum The station managers, their wives and children, were all kind to John and made him welcome, but he seldom visited them. The place he patronised most of all was Bynya. He arrived there one night in a vile temper. He had a private track leading from his hut to the Bynya homestead; first he went up a long valley till he reached the range, then followed a spur down to the corner where there was a dam known as the "Corner Dam"; here there was an opening in the fence; then across the Pleasant Valley, and then on to Bynya. Coming down the spur, his old piebald horse fell and threw him; John found he was caught in a dog trap and had some difficulty in freeing himself. He had only gone a couple of hundred yards or so, when he heard a most infernal yell - his old dog Bally had got caught in another trap, and when John went to free him, the dog bit him; so he arrived with a lame horse, a lame dog, and a dreadful temper. IBIS Links

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When William Leonard, the owner of Bynya, and Neil McCallum, the manager, went to the Sydney ram sales and bought some high priced rams, John condemned them. He liked the bare-faced, bare-bellied bare-legged sheep because they were such good fencers. The fences around Cockapara were mostly brush and log, and John always knew where to find his sheep - viz., in his neighbours' paddocks. When selectors first went out into Bynya and selected the whole of the Pleasant Valley, and when one selected a part of Cockapara, John thought he would apply for an additional conditional purchase, so he went into Narrandera and lodged his application; but, Bless you! John did not know north, south, east, or west - the only description he could give was: "on the side and the end". The land agent in desperation filled out the form accordingly, and in due time the application came before the local Land Board, but John could not explain. I happened to be on the Board and knowing the country well, suggested that the survey be made on the north side and on the east, to which the Board agreed. It was the land John wished to describe; but, he got it as he wanted it, "on the side and on the end." When the re-appraisement of runs came on, John applied for a reappraisement of Cockapara. He went in to the witness-box and gave his evidence but forgot to mention the rabbits. The Chairman said "Aren't there any rabbits on your run, Mr. Armour?" John was completely flabbergasted. "Rabbits!" he said, "Rabbits!! Why you can scoop them out with a dish." There was a great roar of laughter in the court and above all I could hear the guffaw of poor Charlie Wood. It was literally true, for a lot of fencing had been done in the back-country, which acted as a funnel, through which the rabbits poured across the range in millions. I happened to pass the place shortly afterwards and saw heaps and heaps of dead rabbits stacked round his hut, as much as three or four feet deep in places. Mention of the "Corner Dam" reminds me of one occasion on which I was surveying near there. My men and I went to the dams for our lunch and to refill our waterbags, and while we were there a very big old goanna, evidently attracted by the smell of the meat we were eating, came right up to one of the men who offered him a piece of meat between his finger and thumb, and took and ate the dainty. IBIS Links

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On one occasion John was with a lot a shepherds who asked him what percentage of lambs he got. Well, John knew nothing of percentages, but when he was asked how many iambs he had, his answer was: "Wan, and he is weakly." One night a young lady staying at a neighbouring station asked her brotber-inlaw for some matches. He said jokingly "You are always asking me for matches, you will ruin me yet." John whipped out two and said, "Here take these, they are very cheap." When John died, everybody was surprised to find that he had made a will. He left everything to an old lady living away up the Upper Murray, a Mrs Beirs, who had befriended and helped him when he was a poor orphan lad. John had not forgotten. To the best of my recollections, the estate panned out about £7000. [Since writing this history of John Armour, who was head stockman in 1870 at Barellan, prior to settling down on Cockapara, adjoining Bynva, Mr. Bayliss has passed away, and we much regret the loss to the community Editor.]

John Armour's Headstone in the Presbyterian Section ofthe arrandera Cemetery Inscription

Notes: ► John Armour died 9 April 1900 at the age of 69 years ► James John Baylis died April 1928 in Victoria ► All property names are spelt as in the original article in Gow & Gow's Quarterly Gazette.

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SACRED to the memory of

JOHN ARMOUR OF COCOPAIRA STATION DIED AT NARRANDERA 9"" APRIL 1900 AGED 69 YEARS ERECTED BY

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Merribee But when the spring comes green, She puts her feet a thousand miles Across the Riverine To thoroughly appreciate the richness of Australia, One must see the Riverina at its best Merribee, formerly known as North Gogeldri, lies about fifteen miles west of Barellan. The south-western portion of the estate skirts the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area. It comprises 33,000 acres of valuable well grassed pastoral lands, of which 22,400 acres are freehold. Timbered with boree, for the most part, with a proportion of pine, box, yarran and kurrajong, the estate presents a picturesque panorama of alternating hills and flats. The red soil being fertile and luxuriously grassed, the principal grasses are white-top, barley, trefoil, corkscrew and crowsfoot. The country is especially suited for fattening stock and stud breeding. There are numerous tanks and dams which provide ample water during seasons when the rainfall, averaging 16 inches, is normal. There are also wells and bores, from which the water is raised from a depth of about 180 feet by windmills, which provide a permanent supply in dry seasons. Most of the better supplies have been obtained by use of the divining rods, sinkings made without it have generally been failures. The estate, which was purchased in 1908 by William Wilson Killen, was formerly owned by Godfrey McKinnon, who worked it in conjunction with North Goonambil. Mr Killen had just disposed of his Bull Plain estate, between Corowa and Berrigan for the purpose of getting closer settlement and he transferred to Merribee some 7,000 of the pick of the Bull Plain sheep. Thus the Merribee flock is founded on well proven Bull Plain stock. The sheep, for about twenty five years, have been bred mainly in the South Australian IBIS Links

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strain, with an original foundation of angamong, Gulamong and anganella blood and a few of the pick of the old Bull Plain flock. There were, later on, some valuable additions of ewes from Rhine Park and Cappeedee. This line of breeding has evolved a type of sheep eminently suited to the Riverina, carrying heavy fleeces of long stapled wool, ranging from medium to strong. ln normal times the flock totals about 15,000 head of merinos, all of which are studs. Mr Killen adheres to the old system of hand shearing. He has tried the machines, but his experience is that the results are not so profitable compared to the blades. Consequently machines are not installed at Merribee. A two year trial was given to them by Mr Killen at Bull Plain, but they were discarded in favour of blades. Although he considered the Merribee property to be outside the main wheat area Mr Killen has been cultivating a considerable area of cereals. He is conserving a quantity of natural grasses and also of wheat, oats, barley and lucerne, in the form of silage stored in pits also in the form of hay, so as to provide against the inevitable future of dry seasons. The principle he has adopted for the storage of ensilage is to make pits on slopes of the rising ground about six and a half feet deep by twenty feet long on top, with almost perpendicular sides and slopes on the end, about four to one, to admit carts or drays being loaded when taking out the ensilage. A pit of this size holds about 120 tons, the grass or crop is filled into the pit and staked about six and a half feet above the surface and is allowed to project about eighteen inches outside the side edges of the excavation. The teams are not driven over the ensilage, as is sometimes done, but it is well tramped down by the horses, after the pit is nearly full and then afterwards covered to a depth of three to four feet with the earth from the excavation. lt is formed dome shaped over the ensilage, taking care to leave no inlet for water. The cost is somewhere about six shillings per ton of ensilage, including the excavation of the pits by means of plough and scoop, which costs about nine pence per cubic yard. The pits are, of course, placed near the crops to minimize cartage. IBIS Links

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The new homestead, Merribee House, is a very handsome and most up-todate building on a picturesque site, occupying the slope of a low hill near the centre of the estate. It is constructed of sandstone, quarried on the property and consists of three storeys and a tower. The rooms are large and lofty and there are all the comforts and conveniences of a city home. The extensive grounds include a plantation of gardens, laid out very attractively. From the house very fine views of the surrounding country are obtainable and that from the front of the house looking over the station toward the Binya Hills being especially beautiful. Reprintedfrom "Bynya to Binya with permission from a co-editor.

Merribee Homestead - c. 2000 Photo courtesy of Lyn Brown

The description of "Merribee" was written in the early 1900s and during the intervening years their have been numerous owners, many of whom have contributed to bringing the homestead back to its former glory. The above photo was taken in 2009 IBIS Links

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This article was found in the Narrandera Argus - 8 March 1912 "Merribee - A fine two-storey stone residence is being erected at Merribee by Mr W W Killen, on the high land about five miles to the south-west of the present homestead on the Mirrool Creek. The structure is built of local stone from the surrounding hills, the masonry being done by special workmen from England. From the top floor a fine view of the surrounding country is obtained; the Binya homestead being clearly visible; while the view will also extend over the Irrigation Settlement. The Murrumbidgee Canal will run across the south-west corner of Merribee; and the Barellan to Mirrool railway, which has just passed through Parliament, will skirt the station on the north, and dip in a southerly direction on the western boundary."

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BIGAMIST/ LIAR Christine Gavin, Member #162 Charles Ralph Medcalf was my great grandmother's brother. He was born in Glen Ormond South Australia on 1 March 1850 to Charles Medcalf & Eliza Barrand. When just a toddler, his parents moved to the Victorian goldfields of Chewton where his father supplied meat to the men of the goldfields for the next 12 years. A further 9 children were born over the next 20 years- 8 girls and one boy. Tragically two of the girls and the second boy died - leaving Charles as the only son. Unfortunately he proved to be quite a disappointment. On 1 August 1870 Charles married Eliza Nicholls at Chewton. At the time he was 20 and Eliza only 18. Consent to marry was given by both sets of parents; Charles & Eliza Medcalf and Joseph & Ann Nicholls. The same day as their marriage, Eliza gave birth to their daughter, Eliza Amy, with no medical attendant. What a wedding day. Unfortunately, the baby died 20 days later on 20" August 1870 suffering from Debility from Birth and Congestion of the liver. The following year on 10 August 1871, Eliza gave birth to their son, another Charles Ralph and on 19 January 1873 another son, Harry was born. So within the space of two and a half years, Charles had married, his wife had given birth to 3 children and tragically they have also lost a child. On 11 December 1873, Charles was once again married, this time at Kyneton, to Margaret Ann Baillie, an older woman who was 27. On his marriage certificate he stated that his Father was Charles Metcalfe of Sydney (when in fact he was Charles Medcalf of Castlemaine ). He also stated his name was Charles Alfred Metcalfe. In April 1874, Charles was sentenced to gaol for 3 years for bigamy. At the time he had a wife, Eliza and 2 children living in Castlemaine and his second "wife", Margaret. According to the Mount Alexander Mail, Wednesday April 22 1874 which covered the court proceedings; Margaret Ann Baillie resided in Melbourne but had met Charles 9 months earlier at her brother's place near Swan Hill. She knew him about 5 months before they were married and he told IBIS Links

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her he was single. About 2 months later she received a visit from his first wife, Eliza, who came with a witness, Mrs Stewart. Charles was arrested 3 or 4 days later. Margaret admitted that before marrying Charles, her brother had told her that Charles was already married but she did not believe him. She told the Court that Charles had always behaved well to her. Three years later, Charles was discharged from gaol. However, 6 months later he was sentenced again to 12 months gaol for deserting his child but he was able to avoid gaol by paying a fine of £3.2.1 It seems that his first wife, Eliza, had left, leaving their son Charles behind. I do not know what became of Eliza or their son Harry. According to The Argus (Melbourne) 12 September 1877, Charles was arrested for deserting his child (Charles jnr) 6 months after being discharged from gaol for bigamy. He had left his child with his Mother-inlaw (Mrs Nicholls) while he spent 3 months driving a mob of cattle from Sydney to Ballarat, earning 25s per week. He had not given Mrs Nicholls any money towards the keep of his son because his wages amounting to 45 pounds had not been paid to him. Mrs Nicholls told the Court she was willing to take the child if Charles paid, as promised, 5s a week towards the child's support. Charles told the Court he would rather take the child himself. However when asked by the Court, how he was going to look after him, he told the Court that he was "thinking of getting it sent to the Industrial School". The Bench rebuked him for his callousness and eventually, ordered him to pay 5s per week for 12 months and pay a fine of 13 pound. It is interesting to note, in these proceedings, Charles told the Court he also had another child to support. It is not known whether this was his second son, Harry or another child to Margaret. Nothing further is known of Margaret. IBIS Links

Charles Ralph Medcalf, Taken at the time ofhis third relationship.

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Little is known of Charles over the next 14 years. I believe he spent his time droving and looking after horses around the State. In 1891 he teamed up with Charlotte Norris/Nories, she was 24 years younger than Charles and family folklore say she was actually the girlfriend of his son, Charles. Over the next 17 years, he fathered a further 8 children. It is stated on some of their birth certificates, that the couple married on 22 February 1891 in Bendigo but searches have failed to come up with a marriage certificate. This union did not survive either and Charles eventually left Charlotte and the children and married Caroline Matilda Verner on 31 August 1918. On the marriage certificate he stated that he was 57, when in actual fact he was 67. He also stated that he was a bachelor! Eleven months later, Charles died, passing away on 1 July 1919. He is buried in the Coburg cemetery in Victoria. What became of his son, Charles? He moved to Broken Hill where he worked as a boundary rider on Old Netley Station. He married a widow, Frances Maud Price, in 1916. It is interesting to note that he put on his marriage certificate that his father; was dead, when in fact it was another 3 years before his Father actually died. Charles, Jnr. Died in 1946 and is buried with Maude in the Broken Hill cemetery. k k k k k k k k k k

Members Interest Web Page Submit your surname interests to be included on the Society's 'embers Interest' web page.

Website http://users_dragnet_com_au/ggahs/index._htm There are two ways you can submit your surname interests. 1) Submit by Email - Go to the Society's website and click; 'members interest' link on how to set out your surnames, place of interest etc. Once you have all your surnames together please email Jennie Carter at cargrape@iprimus.com.au 2) 'Members Interest' forms at our library rooms - Pick up a 'Members Interest' form at our library. When completed please return form to library rooms for pick up. IBIS Links

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Jonathon Joseph Vallette Ellsmere 'My grandfather was born in England, christened in France and died in Australia', so said; the late Mrs Daisy Murray some years ago. I was always fascinated by this statement and eventually I sited the documents which showed the following details:❖ Jonathon Joseph Vallette Ellesmere was born on 26 February 1862 at 46 Hereford Street, Leisson Grove, St Mary Marylebone, Middlesex, England, son of William Leicester Elsmore and wife Eunes, nee Fox. William was a railway labourer. William and Eunes had married at Leeds Registry Office on 11 August 1851. ❖ Jonathon was baptised on 18 September 1864, aged 2 ½ years at the Hospital Chapel, Amiens, France. (We do not know why they were in Amiens, France or why he was christened there. Maybe it was because he was very ill and had not been christened prior to this.) ❖ Jonathon died on 9 October 1913, aged 49 years at Sydney Hospital, late of Tamworth NSW, buried in Waverley Cemetery. He had cancer of the stomach. Their first born was Francis Charles Barnard Ellesmere, born 26 December 1886 in Sydney, who married Laura Alice Schwalbach in 1909 at Tamworth Baptist Church. They ware the parents of Daisy, who married Ernest Murray and lived on a farm near Carrathool NSW. Lynette Brown, Member #3 k k k k k k k k k k

Brief Family Tree of Daisy Murray William L Elsmore/Ellesmere M: Eunes Fox- 1851 Leeds, Yorkshire

Jonathon Joseph Vallete Ellesmere M: Emma Hi/1-1891 Armidale NSW

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William Jean Schwalbach M: Frances Emily Nichols 1882 London I Laura Alice Schwalbach

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My grandfather fought in the American Eivil War. At school one day, probably c 1904, the class was discussing the American Civil War. A young pupil, daughter of Laura Schwalbach, probably Maude, told the teacher that her father fought in the American Civil War. The teacher scoffed and roused on her for telling lies. When she told her mother about this the mother's ire rose up so she wrote to the US State Department and received some copies of her husband's war records. The teacher had to "eat her words". Daisy Murray said:My father, Francis Charles Barnard Ellesmere was born 26 December 1886. Dad married Laura Alice Schwalbach who was born 26 August 1887 in Armidale. Her parents, William Jean and Francis Emily Schwalbach, migrated to Australia, lived and died in Armidale. William was naturalised in Melbourne on 13 June 1904. Mother's father, William Jean (John) Schwalbach was born on 5 November 1845 in Geneva, Switzerland, went to England, served in the British Army in 25 Regt: New York Cavaliers for three years in the American Civil War 1862 to 7 July 1865, returned to England, married Francis Emily Nichols at St Thomas Stepney in London on 6 March 1882. William was 35, a bachelor and steward living at 4 Walter Street, Stepney, father John, a merchant. Laura was 21, a spinster, of 19 Walter Street, her father, Francis Nichols, deceased, grocer. They migrated to NSW in 1884. Grandfather William Jean Schwalbach was in the Boer War and died 27 March 1909 at Armidale, aged 63 years. The US Army paid a War Pension to Grandma after Grandfather died. Grandmother, Francis Emily Schwalbach was born in 1862 in Dulwich in Surrey, England and died in 1923 at Armidale. (Excerpts from the Griffith and District Pioneer Book Series 1) k k k k k k k k k k

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The following letter is in reply to a letter written by the daughter of Laura Francis Schwalback in 1966. Letter to Mrs Maude F Kingdom, Box 42, A/fora, Queensland Australia from Veterans Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington DC 20420 - November 4, 1966 SCHWALBACK, William Jean, Certificate No 707 702 Dear Mrs Kingdom, Your letter to the American Ambassador at Brisbane was referred to us. I am happy to tell you that we had no difficulty in locating your father's records. I am sending you several original documents, which I know you will cherish. These include a Certificate of Citizenship of Geneva and an English translation, a Certificate of Permission to Marry issued by Civil Authorities of Geneva, the Certificate of Marriage and a Statement describing the circumstances of his wound received during the Civil War which bears the signature of your father. Copies of these documents have been made to return to our files. Also enclosed are his Military Records, Enlistment and Muster Roll. The originals of these documents are maintained permanently in the National Archives in Washington. The red ink stamp on the muster roll, "This Veteran is honourably discharged" is accurate. The lines through the statement are printed on the paper and not intended as a cancellation of the statement. After leaving the service, the records show that Mr Schwa/back resided in New York until 1867. He then travelled to England and Australia and then was at sea most of the time until 1884 when he settled in Australia. Mr Schwa/back died on 27 March 1909 at Armadale, New South Wales, Australia. He was survived by his widow, Frances Emily Nichols Schwa/back and seven children, Annie KL age 25, Laura A age 21, Alice M age 19, Edith V age 17, Louis Francis age 14, Edgar Joseph age 12, and Maude Florence age 11. One child predeceased the father. A pension was paid for the three youngest children until each reached the age 16; and to the widow until her death on March 14, 1923. A Medal which you describe does not appear to be issued by the American Government. The inscription, "Di Marina Al Va/ore" is I think Italian and means roughly, "of the sea with valor". Sincerely,Hugh G Minton, Chief Central Office Contact Division. [Courtesy of the late Daisy Murray of Griffith and Elizabeth Ellesmere of Sydney.] IBIS Links

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Excerpts from Military Records, Enlistment and Muster Rolls of William Jean Schwa/bach Volunteer Enlistment - State of New York I, William Schwa/berg (sic) born in Switzland,(sic) aged 20 years, occupation Clerk, do hereby acknowledge to have volunteered this twenty sixth day of Feb 1864 to serve as a soldier in the Army of the United States for a period of three years. Etc: signed by William Schwalbach

********** Muster Rolls and description Book in 1864 and 1865 William Schwa/bach, sometimes written as Schwa/back. 5ft 6 inches tall, dark complexion, hazel eyes, black hair, clerk aged 20 years. Enlisted Feb 26, 1864 at New York, by Lt Aiken, 3 years. Various remarks: Does not speak English. Improperly mustered by PM. Received no bounty or advance pay

********** Declaration of William Schwalbach of Pudd/edock, near Armidale NSW Australia. On the 3" day of May 1904. Received by Chief of Division US Bureau of Pensions, July 6, 1904 My name is William Schwa/bach and during the American Secession War I was serving in Company "D" 25 NYV Cavalry. After the Battle of Winesboro (Winsburg) we escorted back to Winchester 1500 prisoners. Before we arrived at Mount Jackson about the middle of March 1865, one morning at day break, we were attacked by some of General Ross Cavalry and whilst repulsing them, I was shot in the left leg. Arriving at Winchester I was with others sent to Harper's Ferry. But did not go to Hospital, and stayed instead in the remount Camp. I went to the Hospital in that Camp twice each day to get my leg dressed. I rejoined the Regiment a few weeks afterwards remaining with them until July 7th 1865 when we were disbanded at Hart's Island, New York. Signed Wm. Schwalbach Sworn at Armidale in the State of NSW this 3 day of May 1904 before me. George K Brown, JP Armida/e NSW. IBIS Links

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Bureau ofPensions Francis Emily Schwalbach applied for a Widow's Pension from the USA on 20 July 1909. Her husband had died on 27 March 1909 at Armidale NSW

This is hereby certified: That in conformity with the laws of the United States Francis Emily Schwalbach, widow of William Jean Schwalbach who was a Private Co D 25" New York Vol Cav. Entitled to a pension at the rate of twelve dollars per month to commence on 31 day of August 1909 and to continue during her widowhood unless she shall forfeit her right hereunto. And she is also entitled to two dollars per month additional for each of the following named children living under the age of 16 years. Louis Francis Schwalbach commencing August 31, 1909 - sixteen - July 2, 1910 Edgar Joseph Schwalbach commencing August 31, 1909 - sixteen - January 21, 1913 Maude Florence Schwalbach commencing August 31,1909 - sixteen - March 26, 1914

Given at the Department of Interior Twenty first day of May 1910 Etc... signed by R C Ballinger ? Secretary of State

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OBITUARY MR. WILLIAM A. FLYNN The Narandera Argus 29 May 1942 As usual the town name of Narrandera is spelt as printed

The death of Mr. William Augustus Flynn, which occurred at a private hospital in Sydney on Sunday last, removes a notable figure in Public Service circles and a former well known stipendiary magistrate. He was 71 years of age. Mr. Flynn, who was a native of Galway, Ireland, came to New South Wales when he was 18 years of age and joined the Prisons Department as a junior clerk. In 1901 he became Clerk of Petty Sessions at Raymond Terrace. He served at Wentworth, Albury, Wagga, Nyngan, Lismore and Tamworth as a police magistrate and was later appointed stipendiary magistrate. He retired from the Bench in 1935. He was president of the Public Service Association for some years, and was also a vice-president of the League of Nations Union, Mr. Flynn was the first secretary of the Western District Cricket Association and posted in the country, secretary of the Western District Lawn Tennis Association and of the Western District Rugby Football Union, While stationed at Wagga, Mr. Flynn made fortnightly visits to Narandera in order to preside at the police court here. As a magistrate Mr. Flynn had a unique record. When the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Areas were founded and the towns of Leeton and Griffith were established, it was the intention of the Irrigation Commission to keep the Irrigation Area a "dry area" as far as the sale of liquor was concerned. No provision was made for the licensing of hotels and with the exception of spending large sums of money on the erection of the Hydro at Leeton and Mirrool House at Griffith, as accommodation houses, no provision was made for the accommodation of visitors or lodgers in the area. Although the sale of liquor was prohibited in the area, consignments from Narandera and other centres poured into the area daily. When travellers asked the way to Leeton they were frequently told to follow the line of bottles along the road. lllicit sales of liquor were the order of the day and all manner of ruses were employed to hoodwink the police. IBIS Links

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The prohibition lasted for several years, until about 1920, when an application was made to the Narandera Licensing Court for the granting of a liquor license at Leeton. The application was heard before the Narandera Licensing Board, consisting of the visiting Police Magistrate (Mr. Flynn) and Messrs. E. T. Lapthorne, C Cully, W. A. Holman, K.C. and S. Betts (afterwards Judge Betts) were engaged to appear for the applicants and prominent counsel were engaged by the Irrigation Commission and other objectors to the granting of the application. At the hearing Mr. Flynn displayed a truly intimate knowledge of the conditions that existed in the irrigation area and some of his comments were anything but complimentary to the authorities. The legal position was argued at length, as well as the public need for licences on the area and after protracted hearings the Bench granted the application. Further legal delays caused the hold-up of the granting of the license, but ultimately the Irrigation Commission entered into negotiations with the applicants to take over the Hydro at Leeton and thus came about the introduction of hotels on the irrigation area. Mr. Flynn's funeral left the Church of Mary Immaculate, Manly, on Monday last, for the Catholic Cemetery at French's Forest.

Hydro Hotel Leeton probably in the 1940s

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Top- Mirrool House Griffith c.1920 Above - Mirrool House Dining Room Said lo be the first building in the new town of Griffith ii was designed to accommodate Officers and Staff of the Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission. It contained thirty one bedroom, sta.ff quarters, dining, lounge and sitting rooms surrounded by verandahs. The building was sold to the Griffith Er-Servicemen 's Chub in 1947 and the site is still occupied by the Club at the present time.

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Top- Hotel Griffith under construction 1925 Centre Hotel Yenda nearing completion 1925 Bottom - Hotel Griffith 1926

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7he Skeleton in the Closet Marg locker. Member # II While researching my family tree I came across an interesting story. One side of my mother's tree, her father's side, is very well documented. It includes a hand written diary, meticulously kept up to date for years, and dates back to the 1600's. It's loaded with exact times of birth of every family member, plus stories. The people are extraordinarily interesting. There is an author, an MLA, a doctor, the editor of the Sydney Morning Herald, a mathematician genius who wrote several maths text books, still in use today I might add, and Wesleyan ministers in abundance. The story of a young couple from Scone emerged. It seems young Joan was very flighty. She fancied a young Chinese lad named Wong, who was working nearby on the railway. The whole town knew about the affair; all but Colin, her naive husband. The affair had been going on for quite some time before poor Colin was informed by an accidental loose tongue Joan denied the affair, they were just good friends, nothing untoward had been going on. Colin believed her and stood beside her. He defended her fervently to the town full of loose tongues. Young Wong, left town and life went on as usual. The town awaited the birth of Joan and Colin's first child. They were all expecting a slanted eyed baby, who would obviously be Wong's child. In September, Joan gave birth to a beautiful baby girl, Mary. Nothing Chinese looking about her at all, just a beautiful baby girl. The diary states, 'The whole town had it all wrong, Joan and Wong were just good friends, and he was run out of town on a rumour'. Several more children were born to Joan and Colin. Young Mary grew up and became the local school teacher. She was married late in life at the age of thirty-six to a prominent citizen about to be elected Mayor. Colin passed on, but Joan was alive and well when Mary's first and only child was born, a lovely bouncing baby boy very yellow in skin colouring, with slanted eyes and obviously Wong's grandchild. Mary was devastated at first, but loved her little boy just the same. The old folks of the town said, 'I told you so'. Joan was just glad Colin wasn't alive to witnesses her embarrassment. They say genes are funny things and can hide for a generation and reappear in the next. I told my daughter the story when she was expecting her first child. Her response was, 'if there is something funny about my child, you're to blame.' He's a lovely little red head. No Chinese there. Luckily her father comes from a long line of red heads isn't it? IBIS Links

July 2010

Good News found in The South Australian Genealogist AS 17-01-86 A NEW TRANSCRIPTION SERVICE has been announced by the South Australian Genealogy & Heraldry Society Ine. The Society's web page provides details of this service - http://www.saghs.org.au/research.htm Certificates are available at the South Australian Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages Registration Office at a cost of $39.50 plus postage of $8.10 The Society does hold copies of South Australian District BDM records but are not permitted to provide copies. However, they are allowed to provide a full transcription of all the information recorded on a District certificate. The transcription of each certificate (if available) costs:$13.20 for members $15.00 for non-members A SA BDM Certificate Transcription Request form can be downloaded on their website on the address given above. However copies of the Request Form are available in out Library. Adelaide District BD&M records are as follows. In the very early years they covered the whole of South Australia: • • •

Births: 1842 - 1928 Deaths: 1842 - 1967 Marriages: 1842 - 1937

Other Districts may have similar dates recorded, but they will vary. Deaths may be up to 1967, marriages may be up to 1937. This is a useful website for South Australian research. http://www.familyhistorysa.info/births-marriages-deaths/ - It tells all you need to know about South Australian Certificates with connections to other databases. IBIS Links

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New in Dur library BOOKS Code/Shelf No

Title National Index of Parish Registers, Channel Islands and the Isle of Man

[Webb, Cliff} (Donated by Polkinghorne, Wendy)

ENG 5.544

A History of the Berrima District 1798-1973

[Jervis. James] (Donated by Polkinghorne, Wendy)

AN 7.2577A

Harper's Monthly Magazine - European Edition

[Sampson, Low, Maraton, Searle, Rivington]

EUR 6.801

And Their Ghosts May Be Heard

[Gerritsen Rupert] (Donated by Polkinghorne, Wendy)

AN 6.051

The Jll-shaped Leg- Yorke Peninsula

[Carmichael, Ern] (Donated by Polkinghorne, Wendy)

AS 7.5100

The Snowy - The People Behind the Power

[MeHugh, Siobhan] (Donated by Polkinghorne, Wendy)

AN 6.022

I 00 Lives of Bourke - A Cemetery interpretation book

[Hickson B, MeLahlan A, Nicholls H] (Polkinghorne, Wendy)

AN 7.2840

Ben Boyd of Boyd town

[Diamon, Marion] (Donated by Polkinghorne, Wendy)

AN7.2551

One Man's Dream A History of Griffith's Pioneer Park Museum

[Howard, Perry] (Polkinghorne, Wendy)

AN 7.2680FF

The Riverina Story Water, Wine & Wealth

[Gray, Barry] (Donated by Polkinghorne, Wendyl

AN 7.2680A 9

Memories of a Riverina Childhood

[Palmer, Jean Austin] (Donated by Hare, Margaret)

AN 7.2700E

An Octogenarian Looking Back

[Morris, Bob] (Donated by Morris, Bob)

AQ4.072

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JOTTINGS Journals held in our Library can provide a wealth of family history information. Listed below are a few of the articles to tempt you. [Library Shelf Number shown in brackets]

Wendy Polkinghome Victorian Gum March 2010 Ancestry Search; Improved Wildcard Flexibility As two computers in our Library now have access to Ancestry.com it is a good time to tell you about using wildcards that I read about in this issue. The article was posted by Anne Mitchell, 4 January 20 IO and was republished by Victorian Gum with permission of Ancestry. com blog. Or you can go to http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/category/ancestry-com/ and search for "Wildcard Flexibility". Memento (National Archives of Australia) AN 15-51B-12 ❖

Australia's forgotten Prime Minister - Stanley Melbourne Bruce

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Unsung healers: Anzac and their family carers. This thought provoking article would be of interest to researchers who have a relative "who came home damaged, either physically or mentally, by WWI",

The Genealogist (Victoria) [AV 17-02-90] March 2010 ❖

Dr Leslie Hatton Whetter: Eccentric Explorer and Curious Citizen by Susan Enns and T Fred Smith.

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The London Gazette - Treasure Trove of Historical Information.

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Commemorating the 159" Anniversary of the Shipwreck of the Royal Charter by Rosemarie A Searle.

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Whatever happened to Ellen Wright (Roy)? This is a question by Lesley Haldane who cannot find her great great grandmother.

Ancestor (Victoria) [AV 17-01-88] March, April, May 2010 ❖

Wills and Probate records in Scotland - this is the fourth article by Eleanor Pugsley

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Trooper C W Emery - A Light Horseman Using many resources Max Emery has uncovered the story of his Great Uncle, Clifton Ward Emery .

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A Visit to Cornwall - 1805 - Dolcoath Mine. Many Australians have Cornish Mining Ancestors and this article, edited extracts from the journal of Benjamin Silliman of Connecticut, paints a picture of the life that Cornish Miners endured.

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News from Public Record Office Victoria - The latest instalment of the Index to Outward Passenger Lists, covering the years 1897 to 190 I has been released bringing the coverage to 1852 to 190 I The index can be accessed by a Google search for the "Public Record Office Victoria online catalogue" or going to http://www. prov. vie.gov .au/indexes/index_search.asp?searchid=42

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Births Deaths Marriages Victoria - details of changes affecting birth certificates.

Wirrimbirra (Temora Historical Society [nc & The Temora Rural Museum) [AN 17-43-17] April 2010 ❖

Story of the Lone Pine has been recreated from the best available evidence. Seven Victoria Crosses were won at Lone Pine and 4,000 men were killed in the first three days of this battle.

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Kiama - The Story of the Blue Diamond Trade. "Diamonds - On the South Coast!" - the writer explores the history of this coastal town.

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Cranky Old Man - a thought provoking poem.

Practical Family History [ENG 17-16-99] March 2010-06-16 ❖

Soil and Toil - Robert Burlison tells us more of the hard life and how you can research your own "Ag Lab".

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Scottish Church Records - Chris Paton explores the record keeping of the different denominations in Scotland.

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Web resources for British India compiled by Nick Barratt.

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A Road Less Travelled David Swidenbank traces the journey taken by a young ancestor who migrated from the Lake District to South Wales for work in the mid-19" century.

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Birth, Deatf , Marriage Certificate Prices Australian Capital Territory - after 1930 Registrar-General's Office PO Box 225, Canberra City ACT 2608 Full Certificate $34 plus $5 postage Check ID requirements order on-line (Pre 1930 see NSW)

New Zealand Dept of Internal Affairs PO Box 10-526, Wellington NZ Electronic Copyfor Genealogical purposes: Pre 1874- $26.00, 1875 to date $20.00 NZ Updated orderforms available in our Library

New South Wales- Registry of BDM GPO Box 30, Sydney NSW 2001 Family History Certificates - B's 1788-1905, D's 1788-1975 & M's 1788-1955- iuh index No $26. Without index No- $34. No ID requirements - order on-line. Pre 1856 records on film in out library. Transcription Service- Order forms in library

England & Wales General Register Office Smedley Hydro, Southport, Merseyside England PR8 2 HH Courier Service - Contact Mrs L Brown Ph: 02 6962 4858for current price & to order. OR order your own certificates on-line at http://www.gro.gov. uk/gro/content

New South Wales Wills Supreme Court GPO Box 3, Sydney NSW 2001 Prior to 1850 $53.00 1850 to 1985 $36.00

Irish Republic General Register Office Lombard Street East, Dublin 2, Ireland Full Certificate £6.00 (Ire) Including postage

Northern Territory The Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages GPO Box 3021, Darwin NT 0801 Full Certificate $25.00 & $7 postage (Prior to 24 Aug 1870 see South Australia)

Western Australia Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages PO Box 7720 Closter Square, Perth 6850 Full Certificate: $30 when quoting Index No & District. Without Index No & Dist: $40

Queensland - Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, PO Box 15188, City East, Qld 4001 Full Certificate $25 Each 5 year search $16 (Identification ofApplicant & Relationship to Subject requiredfor B's under 100 yrs old, M's under 80 yrs old & D's under 50 yrs old.)

Tasmania Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages GPO Box 198, Hobart Tas 7001 Full Certificate or Extract $33.88 with a 5 yr search. Post 1970- Cause ofdeath cert $18.15 Pre 1899 records Tree on microfilm

South Australia Births, Deaths & Marriages Registration Office GPO Box 1351, Adelaide 5001 Full Certificate $36. 75 & $8. 10 postage, no postagefor Historical Certificates

Victoria Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages GPO Box 4332, Melbourne VIC 3001 Uncertified image with or without Index No. $17.50. Official Certificates $25.80 Scotland - Registrar General New Register House, Edinburgh Scotland EHi 3YT Full Cert £13.57 (Stg) including postage (Index for 1855-187 & OPR on the Internet)

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Riverina Cemeteries-_Monumental_Inscriptions_& Burial_Records- Version2 Fully searchable CD-Rom, with over 47,000 entries. - Price $90.00 ($85.00 plus $5.00 postage anywhere in Australia) Contains monumental inscriptions, burial records & extra information. The extra information may be an Obituary, Death Notice, In Memoriam, Retnrn Thanks etc extracted from Griffith's local newspapers (startingfrom 29 Sept 1929), other local newspapers or information supplied by a family member Most cemeteries are updated to Year 2005, with some to 2006. Area covered - Griffith, Hay, Hillston, Lake Cargelligo, Leeton, Narrandera, Ungarie, West Wyalong and surrounding districts. LIBRARY RESEARCH FEES FOR NON MEMBERS Our Society is willing to undertake research in relation to Griffith and the surrounding areas. When requesting information please provide all known details to enable a search to be made. For example - full names, maiden names, children, birth & death dates, addresses etc. The research rate is $10.00 AUS per hour - plus photocopying expenses. Our minimum research fee is $10.00 AUS, which must be enclosed with the initial inquiry. This fee covers one hour of research of all our resources including the Riverina Cemeteries CD. For postal replies please include a stamped self addressed business sized envelope. You will be advised in advance if further costs are associated with your enquiry. Please include your email address for quick reply to any queries. Send research_enquiry,_plus cheque/money order to: Research Officer Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc PO Box 2703 GRIFFITH NSW 2680 Members (written enquiries) - FREE plus S.A.E. Non Members Fee to use Library - $10.00 per session plus photo copying expenses. MEMBERSHIP FEES (Renewals due l January each year - Renewals paid after 31 January incur Joining Fee. Joining Fee - $5.00 Single Membership - $30.00 (The annual fee for one person) Family Membership - $35.00 (Two persons living at the one address) Half Year Membership - $20.00 (From I July to 30 December) Plus Joining Fee Twelve Months Journal Subscription Only - $15.00

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No. 93 November 2010 ISSN 0811 - 5559 Journal of the GRIFFITH GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC

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ntents: The Morrison Family

Obituary or Murdock Morrison

Official Opening ofthe Henry Lawson Cottage at Leeton

Narrandera

Unlock the Past by Christine Gavin

Who Do You Think You Are?

Unlock the Past by Wendy Polkinghorne

New In Our Library

Welcome To Our New Members

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Birth, Death & Marriage Certificate Prices

Ibis Links printed by Quick Print, 95 Fitzmaurice Street. Wagga Hagga - March. July & November. A publication ofthe: Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc.

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THE MORRISON FAMILY . ----- - - - ----

by Margaret Hare, Member #8 Kenneth and Mary Morrison left Inverness, Scotland with their children Marion, Murdock, Norman and Donald on board the 'Royal Albert.' They arrived in South Australia on the 2" December, 1855. After a year in Adelaide they moved to World's End near Burra where Kenneth was engaged to look after sheep. The children grew up and married in Burra. 1 descend from Norman who seemed to live a quiet, respectable life, not achieving any great notoriety. He was born in Scotland c.1848 and married Mary Ann Midwinter at her parents' residence at Baldina, South Australia on the 26" February, 1789. Norman was a farmer and for a few years he owned a property, 'Westbury Farm', in partnership with his brother Murdock, but it was sold as I believe that times were hard and Murdock's wife and young son were drowned on the farm. About 1898 Norman left his wife as he believed that she had a child by another man, so he went to Broken Hill, taking his eldest daughter (Alice Maud) with him. I presume she went as a housekeeper for him as he worked in the mines as a labourer. Six months after his arrival he contracted double pneumonia and died on the 5" September, 1899. His wife, Mary Ann, later went to Broken Hill with the rest of the family and ran a boarding house. My next step was to try and obtain information about the family in Scotland. I had no luck in obtaining a Birth Certificate for Norman (born c.1848) as compulsory registration did not begin in Scotland until 1855. 1 had obtained the name of a researcher who had very comprehensive information about the Island of the Hebrides from a fellow researcher in Baltimore, USA. In the letter from the researcher he mentioned that a Morag Morrison still lived in Lickisto on the Isle of Harris, but he did not know the exact address. 1 decided to write to her, addressing the letter as best as I could and I was pleasantly surprised by the reply which I received. I felt that some snippets from the letter may prove interesting to others as well. IBIS Links

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Dear Margaret.

e appear to have a common Ancestor in Norman Morrison who was married to Effie Munro. He lived here 011 this crofi. his house was across the stream from this present croft house. His son, John Morrison and his house are about I0 yards (nine metres) from my front door. The foundation of the ruins of the house, are plainly discernable, even where the door and partitions were. My Father used to say that it was the ruins of Grandfather 's house. He could not rememher his Grandfather John Morrison after whom he himself was named, hut he rememhered his Grandmother, a Mary Ferguson. Now what 1 have not yet discovered is where your ancestor, Kenneth Morrison comes in the family. Was he a son of Norman and therefore John's brother, or was he John's nephew? Either way he was a relation although 1 had never heard of him. 1 had a Uncle Kenneth Morrison, probably named after the same person. There are remains of a Peal Bank up on the hill. called Pol Chainneach' Gaelic for Kenneth's Peat Bank, so in all probability that Peat Bank belonged to your ancestor Kenneth Morrison. Yes 1 am Morag Morrison, daughter of John Morrison (1891-1979), son of Norman Morrison. Norman was the son of.John Morrison and Mary Ferguson. John was the son of Norman Morrison and Effie Munro, so we are the same Morrison family. ln those early days there were large families and usually the oldest son stayed on in the family home and took on the crofi. He was responsible for looking after his aged parents and any unmarried sisters, while the younger brothers would have to move away somewhere else in order lo provide fh;· their own families when they got married. The croft couldn't support them all, and in those days the land, produce andfish. were the staple diet. Potatoes, milk and butter from their own cows. eggs from their own hens and in the autumn meat from their own sheep. What could not he eaten fresh was salted Fish was more plentiful inshore than ii is now. ff there was a had year weatherwise and the crops did not grow, poverty for the ensuing winter and autumn was the result. One year the potato crop was destroyed by blight and much hardship resulted that year. in the mid 1880 ·s many families immigrated, some lo Canada and some lo Australia. An Angus Morrison left in 1860for Canada with his youngfamily and some ofhis descendants write to me from Ontario and Detroit. There are ahout 30 persons who descendfrom two ofhis daughters. IBIS Links

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I was very interested in your letter especially that your father 's name is Norman Morrison, the traditional family name here. Our branch of the Morrisons is called 'Clan' ie Thormod' Gaelic for 'The Children of Norman's Son'. Sadly the line of the Morrison name is dying out here as I am the last of the Morrisons living in Lickisto although there are cousins scattered throughout the island and the Scottish mainland. The older John Morrison had two sons and four daughters, (] )Norman, my Grandfather, (2) Ewen, (3) Effie. (4) Rachel, (5) Christina (6) Catherine. My father had three brothers and two sisters. Two of the brothers didn't have a family and the other one had two girls... so it appears that the male line bearing the Morrison name is dying out here. Strangely enough the male line hearing the Morrison name has died out in Canada too and the descendants are now MeIlvane, Stewart, Snider, White etc. 1 am glad to know that it is still carried on in Australia. ! live here on the family croft, living alone since my father died in 1979. There is a small flock of sheep about 30 ewes. 1 do not keep cattle now as the spade work requiredfor tilling the groundfor cultivating the necessary crop forfeeding cattle is too much for me. The terrain is much about the same as when Kenneth Morrison left Harris, except that now we have a road for vehicles through the small village which is really a small hamlet situated by the side of an indented sea loch stretching inland There are crags and hills sheltering us to the South West. A lot of our Island population move away to mainland cities to get work but some stay and earn their living as crofters and weavers who weave tweeds part time in between seasonal croft work. In my Grandfather's day the ahle bodied men spent the summer months at the herring fishing: the wives keeping the house going and attending to the livestock and also working at the Peat's which were their main fuel source. Peat is a special turf cut into slabs in the spring and then spread out on the Peat hank to dry. Once it dries lo a certain consistency the Peats are built up into stacks. There is an art in successful stack making and that stores the dry peat until they can he taken home as required. They burn like coal yet cleaner and give better.flame, but it's as long lasting as coal. 1 still use our own peat for fuel although 1 also use electricity. At that time.few people could read or write. Registration of Births, Marriages and Deaths was not compulsory so very few registrations were done. That is why it is so difficult to get the exact dates of Births, Marriages and Deaths, and in some cases folk had to rely on their memories, so sometimes varying dates were given.

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My father used to tell of incidents in his younger days; he remembered when the state pension was issuedfor the first time 5/- (five old shillings is 25 pence in our present day money). Everyone orer 70 years of age was entitled to a weekly pension but most of the old people could not be sure of their age as there were few records. A Government Official went around all the villages looking at all the old people and trying to judge from the way they looked if they were over 70 years of age. My granny used to thank God every day for giving her the weekly pension. My Grandfather died at 48 years ofage leaving her with a youngfamily. There is no Church of England in Harris and the church of the day in Kenneth Morrison's time was the Church of Scotland. I do not know if Church records exist but marriages and baptisms are usually recorded in Kirk Session records. The old Church ofScotland still stands at Manish so I will try andfind out if their records go back that far. Lickisto is a small hamlet offour crofts situated on the shores ofLock Stockinish on the Bays of Harris. This is on the Eastern side of the Islandfacing across the waters of the Minch of Skye and the Scottish Mainland. The Eastern side of Harris has an indented shore line with Locks and Peninsular, Bays and Reefs all down the coast to the Sound of Harris where the beautiful Island of Berneray is situated. (Birth place of Effie Munro). The Sound of Harris is the stretch of sea separating Harris from the Island ofNorth Uist. Lewis and Harris are really one long Island, the Southern portion being Harris which is quite distinct in culture, custom and dialectfrom Lewis. Although Gaelic is the native language for all the Islands of the Hebrides or Western Isles of Scotland, each Island has its own distinctive accent. Harris is the home of the Harris Tweed, although the real original handspun, handwoven tweed is not manufactured now like in previous years. The original tweed which was prized worldwide for its lasting quality and warmth began as a cottage industry; it might take the housewife the best part of a year to produce 80 yards of tweed but the quality of that tweed was excellent. The process began with the newly shorn fleeces from the sheep which had to be washed and dyed with lichens and other vegetable dyes. . .... The Clan badge is Driftwood and the battle cry or rallying cry was Dun Eistein, Dun meaning a fortified tower or refuge tower.....

Regards Morag Morrison. (This article wasfirst published in IBIS LJNKS - No 16, December 1986).

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OBITUARY OF MURDOCK MORRISON

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THE SURRA RECORDS Wednesday, July 17 1929 Mr Murdock Morrison who passed away at his residence Kooringa, on July 4", 1929 was a resident of Burra and district for 73 years. Born at Lickisto, Isle of Harris, Inverness Shire, Scotland in 1844, he left with his parents for S.A. when about eleven years of age, sailing in the ship Royal Albert. Four months later they arrived at Port Adelaide and for one year lived in Adelaide. The family then moved to Worlds End where his father was engaged looking after sheep. At this time the country was not fenced and many aboriginals resided in the locality. From Worlds End Mr. Morrison came to Burra and worked when a lad for several business people. He later worked in the Burra mines as a horse-driver for several years. From the mine he went to work for the late Mr. William Barker, at Baldino Station, the Grandfather of the present owner, where he remained for 18 years. While in Mr. Barkers employ he had many veried experiences with the natives who were numerous out there. At one time a tribe of Northern Natives came down and camped in the vicinity of Chalk Cliffs and held a corribiree. They invited Mr. Barker and Mr. Morrison to come along which they did and thoroughly enjoyed the sight. The blacks started throwing spears at one another and some natives came across to them and said "white fella better go home." They found out afterwards that this particular tribe were on their way to fight the Murray natives. The battle never came off as the police got wind of the affair and stopped it. Mr. Morrison always got on well with the natives as if treated with firmness as well as kindness he found them fairly tractable. After leaving Baldino Station, he with his brother, Norman, bought Westbury Farm, just behind the Flagstaff Hill and farmed there for a number of years. It was while resident there he lost his first wife and eldest son Donald who were accidentally drowned. They later sold the farm to Mr. W. 1-1. Field and Mr. Morrison bought a place at Booborowie and farmed there for some years. In 1895 he came to Burra where he remained until his death. Other than his vocation Mr. Morrison's only hobby was horses and he was at all times interested in racing, in fact, in his younger days trained and raced horses successfully in various picnic race meetings.

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Naturally his great age told on him in later years, but previously his Scotch attraction was always to the fore, hard working, he was always a man of sterling integrity and greatly respected. His first wife was Miss Jane Lambert, and of a family of four only one daughter Christina, Mrs. H. Shultz of Salisbury survives. His second wife was Miss Emma Talbot who survives, also three sons Messrs Albert Morrison, Kooinga; Murdock Morrison, Adelaide; David Morrison, Kooinga; and two daughters Mrs. D. Turnball, Mt. Gambier; Mrs. W. Young, Kooinga; one son William predeceased his father. There are l3 grandchildren. His two brothers Norman and Donald are both dead and his sisters were the late Mrs. F. Gebhardt senior; late Mrs. D. Blair and Miss Mary Morrison.

Further to this article:Bi II and I visited Mo rag for a few days in August 1991. It was a very exciting meeting - Morag nearly knocked me off my feet when we met. She took us walking across all the rocky areas of the part of the Isle of Harris where she lives and showed us where Kenneth Morris had his peat heap - it hadn't been touched since the day he left in 1855 ! It is a very big 'no no' to touch anyone else's peat heap. There are no fences and everyone's sheep just wander where they want and are identified by coloured markings on their heads.

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OFFICIAL OPENING . OF THE HENRY LAWSON COTTAGE AT LEETON NSW

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Henry Lawson's Cottage as it was before restoration The fully restored Henry Lawson Cottage at 37 Daalbata Road, Leeton, was officially opened by the Mayor of Leeton Shire Council, Cr. Paul Maytom on Sunday July 18, after a welcome by Cr. George Weston, Chair of the Henry Lawson Cottage Committee, and an address by Mr. Peter Woods, a Committee Member. The following is reprinted from the Official Program with the permission of Leeton Shire Council. HISTORY OF THE COTTAGE The first record of the cottage is in a "List of Settlers" houses in the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Trust report of 30 June, 1912. The house was built for John Henry Carmichael by a Mr Sheehan. Farm 418 was developed as a successful and attractive farm by 19 I 4 and was used by the Commission as a demonstration farm. IBIS Links

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Henry Lawson and his housekeeper, Mrs Isabel Byers, occupied the cottage from January 1916 until September 1917. Lawson describes the farm as he found it -"A two acre block with an orchard and gum saplings growing along the back fence and a clear "channel" with raised banks at my front and back gates". Location The cottage is located approximately 2km north-east of Leeton Post Office, in an area originally set aside for 2 acre farm lets just outside the boundary of the town proper. Today the cottage is set well back on a block of a little over I, I 00 square metres resulting from subdivisions of the original farm in 1956 and 1994. Design of the Cottage CF Whitcombe, the Water Conservation & Irrigation Commission Architect and his staff was responsible for the designs of all buildings in the MIA. All materials were supplied from the Commission workshops at Yanco. The cottage is constructed of Oregon and native cypress timbers with small corrugation iron the predominate cladding. It has a corrugated iron roof. The cottage is single fronted with 4 rooms and a full length verandah. The main rooms are essentially intact including most of the cornices and skirting boards. The fire places and timber mantels are also original. The survival of so much original joinery is significant as the joinery was produced by the Yanco workshops of the Irrigation Commission. Restoration The restoration policy was to restore the front of the building and its original core to its 1916 form, with some minor adaptation and to add a bathroom/laundry to the rear, connected by a link. The restoration maintained as much of the original material as possible with the new bathroom design very similar to the main building. The building's landscape was laid out in line with the 1916 photograph of Henry Lawson in the garden in front of the house.

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The restoration began in 2008 and was completed in 2010. The main contractor was Townsend Brothers Builders Pty Ltd. Heritage advice has been provided by: • Simon Lloyd • Pip Giovanelli • Noel Thomson This project was funded by: • NSW Heritage Branch • Leeton Shire Council • NSW Department of Planning, Community Grants • News Limited • Public Donations

Statue ofHenry Lawson standing in the same position outside his cottage as in an original photograph

Henry Lawson's cottage on the day of the official opening Photographs courtesy of Clive Polkinghorne Note: It is planned that Henry Lawson's cottage will be open for Tourists in June or huly 2011. Further details can be obtainedfrom the Leeton Visitor Information Centre.

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NARRANDERA Over the last few years we have been featuring obituaries and other articles extracted from the Narandera Argus and the following is one such feature that we thought might be of interest to our readers.

The following interesting and informative article dealing with Narandera's history was published by the Rural Bank in the May (1945) issue ofTattersall's Club Magazine. Ifever a town had the right to be called the focal place for exploration - for settlement - in fact, as the chosen spot where from sprang the beginnings of one ofour richest pastoral and agricultural areas, that town is Narrandera. The door of the south-west was first discovered by Capt Charles Sturt on 11h December 1829, when the explorer was searching for the source of the Murrumbidgee River. With truly prophetic words Capt Sturt recorded in his diary his opinion that the land around the Narrandera of the day, despite the scanty vegetation had definite future possibilities for agricultural development rather than for grazing. The name was originally "Narrandera" and there is, as frequently the case, some controversy about the actual meaning. It is agreed that Narra or Narrung signified the type of lizard known as the "Jew", although it has been suggested also that it means "Gnaren" - hungry Derra, dera or dra all mean "place" but a further definition is that the word should be "doora" which is "spear" and that the name was given to the place by an elated old aborigine headman who proclaimed proudly to have speared a lizard. In the year 1848 came the first squatter-settler in the person of Edward Flood, a worthy pioneer, who created and maintained a great tradition in the district. Other early settlers included William Taylor, "Bundidgery"; William Thorn, "Yanco"; John Dallas, "Cadjaldery"; George Hill, another "Yanco; and F and J Jenkins, who held "Buckingbong" and "Gillenbah" immediately opposite Narrandera. IBIS Links

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In common with most of our country towns, Narrandera's first roads were tracks through the bush; these were followed by bridle paths, and later came stock routes over which herds of sheep and cattle were driven. The earliest of these routes was one from Wagga to Melbourne; in those days the township site of Narrandera was a camping place for drovers and teamsters. As far back as 1858, a steamer called the "Albury', piloted by Capt Frances Codell, and plying between Adelaide and Gundagai called at Narrandera. It is of interest to note that the first organised land transport was the service provided by the coaches of Cobb & Co - this in the early 60's. Of all the outstanding pioneers and builders of Narrandera, perhaps the late Sir Samuel Mccaughey could be considered the most prominent. This remarkable man landed in Melbourne in 1854, and, after serving as a jackeroo, bought, in the 60's, "Coonong" Station, later adding "Toorall" and "Dunlop" - holdings totalling over 3,000,000 acres. Floods were not infrequent along the Murrumbidgee in those days but, owing to banking and "run-offs", little damage eventuated. However although a surplus of water was only too painfully apparent on occasions in those early days, the usual need of the settlers wasfor water, and it was this general lack which led Sir Samuel Mccaughey to pioneer irrigation in the district. A topographical survey ofNarrandera made in 1859 described thus: "Partly sandy hills, flats liable to inundation with numerous creeks, among them Yanco, Cudgel and Bundidgery, also lagoons and some deep water-holes." With the enactment of Sir John Robertson's Land Act in 1861, the township became firmly established and settlers of the time included J Jackson, J Conn, J Hilton, J G&H] Mar, G H Stivens, G Rogers, Wand G H Flood, G Nye and A Clarke. Gold was found on "Bundidgery" in 1866 by the brothers Halbisch. These men were employed by john Lupton of "Berembed" and came across a reef while doing clearing work. Two American drovers, Fraser and Hunt with some experience of mining assisted in forming a small syndicate which was named "The Countess ofBelmore Claim". IBIS Links

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The find showed great promise at first but in less than twelve months the venture petered out. There have been other discoveries of gold in the district, but Narrandera does not owe its eminence of to-day to the yellow metal. The first tangible move towards railway communication was made in 1867 but, owing to a dispute, work on the line was delayed so that the service from Junee to Narrandera did not commence until 28 February 1881. The "Narrandera Argus",first published by Samuel Gill, was started in 1877 and has since given unbroken service. Incidentally, one of the editorial headaches of the early days was the controversy over the spelling of Narrandera - "N-A-R-R" or the more commonly used "Narandera". In 1883 the Pastoral Agricultural and Horticultural Association opened its showground almost simultaneously with the fine hospital, and in 1885 the township was incorporated a municipality with Aid R H Ferrier as the first mayor. In the late 80's, water conservation was commenced and in 1891 a reservoir opened, this being situated on the crown of the hill north of the railway station. The water was raised by steam and was the beginning of a service which to-day is capable of providing for the needs of Narrandera's present population. Until 1900 the district was given almost entirely to sheep and, in a lesser degree, wheat. There were also numerous sawmills although this industry practically vanished as the timber was gradually cut out. With irrigation came new ventures - dairyfarming and fruit growing came into prominence and have grown and prospered over the years. In 1903 Sir Samuel McCaughey received the honour of a Knighthood, but the proudest moment of his life came when the Minister for Works turned the waters of Bundidgery into Cudgel Creek, giving a reticulation of more that 120 square miles - truly splendidfulfilment of this great man's belief in irrigation. To-day Narrandero depastures many thousands of sheep and a lesser but considerable number of cattle and horses. IBIS Links

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The wheat production runs into outstanding figures and there are in addition some thousands of acres under hay and other crops. Narrandera, since irrigation, has moved forward rapidly - changing its industries from purely pastoral to the development of all primary products and their marketing. At Narrandera many services for comfort and recreation are installed including electricity, which came in 1911. Sport is well catered for by a sports ground and swimming baths and public spirit is apparent by the numerous institutions and associations which function for the social welfare of the community. The future is bright for Narrandera, for with the development of post-war planning will come greater attention to irrigation, carrying vast and farreaching results so that we can visualise in this door to the rich south-west, the portals to an era ofgreat development. "Narandera Argus" 19 June 1945. k k k k

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Referring to "Bundidgery " why not call it by its historic name "Bundidjarie" (Bund-did-jarie) for my father assured me that was the correct pronunciation and in support of my statement 'I have now at my office an old map of Squatting holdings of New South Wales" dated 1865, kindly lent by directors of Tubbo" station to the Under Secretary for Lands. For reproduction lithos of this old map were recently returned to me, together with a letter stating how grateful the Department was to have the copy of this old record.

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According to the old map many stations had a somewhat different pronunciation to those of to-day and seem by their spelling to be aboriginal names. A few differ greatly, for instance, the well known ""Grong Grong'' station now owned by Mr Mr Arthur Vickery, was then called "The Heifer" station. Should anyone doubt the veracity of my statements I suggest that they call at my office and see the old map lent by "Tubbo" station. I am etc. GEO F CULLEY. The --Argus'' agrees that the early spelling of the name of this town was Narrandera" and it is so spelt on the railway station and by the post office. The heading of this paper with one "r was adopted over half a century ago, and its alteration will mean the re-registration of the paper. This cannot be done without cost. With regard to the spelling of "Bundidjarie", we followed the spelling of the Rural Bank on the occasion referred to, but when we refer to the holding we always spell it as suggested by Mr Culley. The official spelling is, however, "Bundidjerry". (Ed. ·'N.A.") Narandera Argus" 26 June 1945

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Unlock the Past History & Genealogy Expo Sydney 2010 22 & 23 October Christine Gavin, Member #162 Below is a broad outline of the talks I attended at the Unlock The Past Expo held at Parramatta in October this vear. The talks attended by both Wendy Polkinghorne and myself I have lefi to Wend to write about.(see net article) Social Media for Family Historians by Carole Riley Carole explained the aspects of Social Media and talked about the advantages and disadvantages of using it. For someone who feels that technology is passing her by I learned about Facebook. Twitter. Biogs. Flickr and Wikis. However I do have my doubts that I would use them all. To-day everyone wants things done quickly and instantly. Social Media is any internet-based method of interacting with other people. These sites allow you to: •

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Communicate Originally we used Forums and Chats. Examples of these are Skype. Mailing Lists. Message Boards. Now Social networking is taking over. o Facebook is the most popular site to-day. You sign up for an account, enter information about yourself to be displayed and find people who share your interests. o

Blog - this is a type of website belonging to a single person or organization where short articles or journal entries are added. These can be personal or organizational biogs.

Twitter is a microblog which allows short quick posts using a mobile phone. email or voice as well as your computer.

Share Everything can be shared on I ine today. Examples of these sites are o Ancestry and Genes Reunited. o Flickr is a photo and video hosting website.

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Social Cataloguing allows you to catalogue your books, movies, music, video games etc. online and allow others to see what you have. YouTube is a videosharing site.

Collaborate - this means working together with others towards a common goal. Examples are o Wikis - a knowledge management system created by multiple users. They can be created and updated by anyone.

Telling your Story: Producing a Video Documentary by Mike Murray The one thing I learned from this talk was that it was all too difficult and you really are better off hiring a professional. There is a lot of time and technical knowledge required to make a video documentary.

Researching Families in British India by Sylvia Murphy Sylvia told the audience that North Parramatta History Society has all the films for those researching families in British India. She also spoke about other places you can look for your records including websites FIBIS (Families in British India Society), FamilySearch and the India Family website. She also reminded people that although most records were sent back to Englandnot all records made it.

Family History on the Cheap by Shauna Hicks There are ways to research your family history cheaply. • Tap into family knowledge • Check that it has not been done before • Use Online Linkup Sites • Stay organized and on top of paperwork • Use Social Media networks • Use Transcription Services • Use cemetery records • Join Genealogy and Family History Societies and use their services • Use Libraries and Archives • Use Digital cameras

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The 50 odd exhibits on display were most interesting and informative. I purchased a number of books, spoke to people about charts, archiving your family history, finding time for family history and even small personal tours taking in the UK but also the goldfields of Victoria. Many of them are keen to visit Societies to speak. The one thing I took away from this Expo was to get my family history records organized so that all my hard work is not lost to future generations and other researchers.

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WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? Who Do You Think You Are; Australian Edition Season 3; will begin screening on SBS on Sunday, 28th November 2010. The Australian celebrities who will be taken on a journey to find their roots are: • • • • • •

Magza Szubanski (comedian/actor) Tina Arena (singer) Shane Bourne (comedian) Rod Marsh (cricketer) Georgie Parker (actor) Paul Mercurio (dancer/show host)

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Unlock the Past History & Genealogy Expo Sydney 2010 22 & 23 October Wendy Polkinghorne, Member #5 Christine Gavin and I decided to treat ourselves to fly to Sydney to attend the Unlock the Past Expo. There were forty presentations to choose from and I would like to share with you the notes I made at the presentation by Rosemary Kopittke about the records on the relatively new website findmypast.com.au.

Records available at this time 1) Cemetery Records 2) Directories & Almanacs all Australian States (including Sands Directories), New Zealand. Two Parts - Alphabetical and Trades 3) Electoral Rolls & Census. Queensland, Commonwealth New Zealand 1881, 1896 and 1959. 4) Family Trees and Biography 5) Government Records - 200 databases and gazettes (Police and Blue Books, WA Civil Establishment (Public Service), Post & Telegraph, Murder, Wills, Lists of Prisoners, Deserters, Inquests, Missing Persons. 6) Immigration Records- "Emigrants from Hamburg to Australia 18501879" (Fiche and books in our library.) 7) Military Records for the Boer and Maori Campaigns and "Australia's Fighting Sons of Western Australia" 8) Miscellaneous - Pioneer records, school admissions, railway employees. 9) Probate & Land- Victorian Land Records, Pastoral Records NSW, Intestates. 10) Religious Records Lutheran (e.g. Obituaries), "Sydney Diocesan" and "Queensland Freeman".

What's New?1) Queensland School Pupils, 2) 1959 Electoral Rolls, 3) New Zealand Electoral Rolls IBIS Links

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New Zealand WW-I Soldiers New Zealand 1935 Electoral Roll. Rookwood Cemetery Convict Arrivals 1788-1842 Victorian Government Gazettes Victorian Funeral Notices Victorian Parish Records Pitcairn Island Records

Searching There are two types of data: I) Structured Databases- each field is separated by a tab i.e. Surname Given Name etc. 2) Unstructured - i.e. text with no columns. It should be noted that some of the databases on this site are unstructured. Consequently rather than filling in the surname etc it is better to use the keyword facility. The keyword can still be a surname. If your search has too many results, narrow the scope by: I) Choosing a State 2) Inserting multiple keywords with a space between each. For example Jonathon Jones Queensland Wildcards can also locate the required record e.g. Mc to find all surnames beginning with Mc and Mac. Wildcards will not find records in unstructured databases. 12 month Subscription is $59.95 k k k k k k

The presentation Family Search: Ancestors at your fingertips by Paul Parton was also enlightening. We were informed that the pilot.familysearch.org & FamilySearch will eventually disappear and be "mostly" added to beta.familysearch.org Several other features are now on their web site. Go to https://labs.familysearch.org/ to learn about site changes. k k k k k k

During his lecture Discover Scottish Family History by Chris Paton was so informative I decided to purchase his book - Researching Scottish Family History which will be in our library shortly. IBIS Links

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NEW IN OUR LIBRARY BOOKS Title

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A History of the Mundawaddera Run/Mundawadra Station & Mundawadra Soldier Settlement Estate [O'Rourke, Frank] (Donated by Polkinghorne, Wendy)

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JOTTINGS Journals held in our Library can provide a wealth of family history information. Listed below are a few of the articles to tempt you. [Library ShelfNumber shown in brackets]

Wendy Polkinghorne The Genealogist (Victoria) [AV 17-02-91] June 2010

❖ You Can't Be Too Careful - Donald Grey-Smith laments having made a serious error in his research and tells how it came about by misreading the information on a certificate. This is a very good warning to all Family Historians. One wonders how many of the family trees that have been compiled only by using BDM indexes and information found on the internet!

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News from the State Library of Victoria. Part of his article gives advice on researching adoption, wardship and other related records in Victoria.

New Zealand Genealogist [NZ 17-01-102] March/April 2010

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How do you intend preserving your family history research? Keith Vautier, Archivist, Digital Archives for Family History writes about a new service for Members of the New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc. Whilst this service is not available for our Members the advice, information and alternative repositories is extremely valuable and I urge members to borrow the journal and read this article.

[NZ 17-01-103] May/June 2010

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People in Places - Geraldene O'Reilly writes about using census and census substitutes when researching Irish Ancestors. Part Two of How do you intend preserving your family history research?

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Practical Family History [17-16-100] April 2010

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N is for Nonconformity - "if you can't find the baptism, marriage or burial entries you're looking for, Nonconformity is often the reason why.

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Female Spies - Nell Darby tells us about these women.

❖ Trace your forebears in West Scotland - Alan Stewart offers advice on searching the Renfrewshire.

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[17-16-101] Spring 2010 ❖ Findmypast (www.findmypast.co.uk) has released thousands of military records as part of its new "Chelsea Pensioners' British Army Service Records Collection". Read all about it on page 7.

❖ Web Resources for Parish Registers - Nick Barratt helps you find websites to research your ancestors. [17-16-103] June 2010 ❖ Findmypast ventures down under - l checked out Findmypast.com.au that was launched in June 2010. There are a number of databases available, however it looks as though you have to subscribe before they can be searched unlike www.findmypast.co.uk where the actual indexes can be searched at no charge prior to viewing the entry.

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Finding Jerry - Karen Lunt tells of her search for her Grandfather who was one of the one and half million American servicemen who arrived in England during World War 2.

❖ Trace your forebears in Dumfries and Galloway - Alan Stewart offers advice for searching the records of the counties of Dumfriesshire, Kirkcudbrightshire and Wigtownshire.

I Practical Family History [ENG 17-16-104] July 2010 ❖ 1901 Irish Census goes online - Genealogy in the news with Chris Paton.

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❖ Celia Heritage offers assistance to help you Find Your Missing Ancestors.

❖ The National Archives - Alan Stewart informs us of what's on offer from The National Archives including a list of the records that are online.

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Have you heard of "The Guinea Pig Club"? If not, here is your chance to find out.

❖ Scotch churches in England. Sheena Tait tells that many Scots established

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Cumberland to Devon. [ENG 17-16-106] September 2010 ❖ University Archives - Student records of registration and the award of qualifications are amongst the resources that now can be found online. The websites Aberdeen, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Glasgow, London and Oxford can be found in this article.

❖ The Scottish 'Domesday' - David McVey delves into the Statistical Accounts of Scotland to help uncover essential records of life in the 18" and 19" centuries for those with Scottish forebears.

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Britain's Child Migrants. Up until the 1960s Britain sent disadvantaged children to Australia, New Zealand and Canada to hopefully give them a better future. Unfortunately, for many, this was not the case. Many were mistreated and others were used as cheap labour. Websites are provided for those who may have a relative who was a British child migrantt.

❖ Sheena Tait provides web resources for Hospitals, medical records and causes of death. Family Tree Magazine [ENG 17-06-216] March 2010

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Life, death and quarantine- Janet Tomkins describes the struggle and tragedy of so many whose journey to North America was interrupted by illness or cut short by death.

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❖ Census returns and census substitutes - the first in a new series by Alan Stewart.

❖ Tales of interment- Brian Jones delves into the pages of some early burial registers.

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Seeking Her Majesty - Ray Whincup has tracked down Queen Victoria in many decades of census records.

❖ Just who are we Reeley? Andy Reeley tracks down his ancestors in the census records. [ENG 17-06-217] April 2010 There are so many good articles in this journal I decided to just list them.

❖ Old Salts and Sea Dogs- royal Navy and Ordinary Seaman ❖

Parish and Nonconformist Registers

❖ Ancestors in America before independence ❖

Is your surname from overseas?

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Fireman on a fateful voyage - firemen and trimmers on the Titanic

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Campaigning in Burma - the British Army on campaign in Burma in the 19" century

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[ENG 17-06-218] May 2010 ❖ Newspapers online - Alan Stewart advises readers of available indexes and digitized newspapers.

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Life on the ocean wave - Simon Wills helps you find out more about ordinary seamen who served in the 18" century Royal Navy.

❖ A Life under wraps - Jackie Patrick delves into the records to find the reason for the secrets kept by her father's maternal grandmother.

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Inner & Outer Hebrides - if you have ancestors who originally lived on the Isles Harris, St Kilda, North Uist, South Uist, Benbeculia, Barra, Skye, Mull, Islay, Gigha, Jura, Coll, Colonsay, Tiree or Iona this article written by Rosemary Bigwood would be of interest to you.

[ENG 17-06-219] June 2010 ❖ The Wheelwright's Workshop - The occupation of the Wheelwright can be traced back into ancient history says Neil Storey.

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BMD Certificate Workshop - In this article Barbara Dixon examines the problems readers are having with the information found on English certificates. Well worth reading as it makes the reader aware of the many traps that await the unwary.

❖ Wills and Administrations - Alan Stewart takes a look at this essential source and the indexes that are available. [ENG 17-06-221] August 2010 ❖ Remembering Florence Nightingale- Suzanne Reid recounts the remarkable achievements of the "lady with the lamp".

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Merchant Ships and Masters. Simon Wills explains the history and value of "Lloyd's Register of Shipping", how we can access it, and shares his expertise on how to interpret this invaluable resource.

❖ Tom Couglan takes you through the websites, books and historic sources to help you find your ancestors' whereabouts in the Emerald Isle in his article entitled Location: Ireland.

❖ Tracing Wartime Casualties. Helen Tovey says that if your ancestor died in the First or Second World War, there's a good chance you will find records about them on www.military-genealogy.com

❖ Seeking Wealth & Freedom To Worship by lain Swinnerton. ❖ The Quaker Library - The Library of the Religious Society of Friends has been gathering Quaker-related documents since its formation in 1673 and houses one of the largest collections of its kind in the world. Sheena Tait looks at what it holds for the family historian.

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Baby-Buying Mystery. Read how an Australian researcher, Samantha Ward, solved the problem of.tracing her adopted grandmother.

[ENG 17-06-222] September 2010 ❖ Turning Names into People by Geoff Wicks who explains that local newspaper reports can turn names on your family tree into "flesh-andblood characters". ❖

Waterloo & Boer War - Bob Chaundy draws our attention to records available on Ancestry.co.uk to help find Boer War casualties and the Waterloo medal roll.

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Research n the Irish census - Sally McMahon gives some advice on how to search the 1901 and 1911 Censuses of Ireland.

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UKBMD - Helen Tovey looks at the http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/ means of possibly finding that elusive entry on the Indexes.

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❖ Scramble for Victory. Asher Pirt looks back at Britain's four-month air campaign, that changed the outcome of World War 11. [ENG 17-06-223] October 2010 ❖ What were your ancestors worth? search the probate indexes for England Wales online. This exciting release of six million records from the National Probate Calendar for England and Wales provide a wealth of detail - turn to page 7 of this issue to read more.

❖ Are we nearly there yet? How often did your children ask you that? However, Philippa McCray gives us an insight of travel in years gone by.

❖ Get more out of FreeBMD. Sophie Pigott gives us some tips on how to get the best results from this website. For instance - How to search on two events at the same time? (Sophie says "this is particularly useful when trying to eliminate children who died as infants and cannot be ancestors to anyone".) Another question is - Why are district names shown in italics? See pages 24-29 of this issues to find the answer to this question and many other helpful hints.

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Double the trouble? Ruth a Symes reveals the clues that could enable you to identify your twin ancestors.

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Birtf, Death , Marriage Certificate Prices Australian Capital Territory - after 1930 Registrar-General 's Office PO Box 225. Canberra City ACT 2608

New Zealand Dept of Internal Affairs PO Box I 0-526. Wdlington NZ

Full Certificate S34 plus S5 postage

Electronic Copyfor Genealogical purposes: Pre I874- $26.00, 1875 o date $20.00 NZ Updated orderforms available in our Library

Check ID requirements - order on-line

(Pre 1930 see NS) New South Wales- Registry of BDM GPO Box 30. Sydney NSW 2001

Family History Certificates - B 's 1788-1905. D's 1788-1975 & M's 1788-1955With index No $26. Without index No - $34. No ID requirements - order on-line. Pre 1856 records on film in out library. Transcription Service - Order forms in library New South Wales Wills Supreme Coult GPO Box 3, Sydney NSW 2001 Prior to 1850 $53.00 1850 to 1985 $36.00

England & Wales - General Register Ortice Smedley Hydro. Southport, Merseyside England PR8 2 1-11-1

Courier Service - Contact Mrs L Brown Ph: 02 6962 4858 for current price & to order. OR order your own certificates on-line at http://www.gro.gov.ukgrocontent Irish Republic General Register Otlice Lombard Street East, Dublin 2. Ireland

Full Certificate £6.00 (dre) Including postage

Northern Territory The Registrar of Births. Deaths & Marriages GPO Box 302 I, Darwin NT 080 I Full Certificate $25.00 & $7 postage

Western Australia Registry of Births. Deaths & Marriages PO Box 7720 Closter Square. Penh 6850

Full Certificate: $30 when quoting Index No & District. Without Index No & Dist: $./0

(Prior to 24 Aug 1870 see South Australia) Queensland - Registry of Births. Deaths & Marriages. PO Box 15188. City East. Qld 400 I

Full Certificate $25 Each 5 year search $16 (Identification ofApplicant & Relalionship Lo Subject requiredfor B ·sunder JOO yrs old. M's under 80 yrs old & D's under 50 yrs old.)

Tasmania Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages GPO Box 198. Hobart Tas 700 I

Full Certificate or Extract $33.88 with a 5 yr search. Post 1970-Cause ofdeath cert $18.15 Pre /899 records free on microfilm

South Australia Births, Deaths & Marriages Registration Office GPO Box 1351, Adelaide 5001

Victoria Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages GPO Box 4332. Melbourne VIC 3001

Full Certificate $36. 75 & $8. JO postage. no postage for Historical Certificates

Uncertified Image with or without Index No. $17.50. Official Certificates $25.80

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Scotland - Registrar General New Register I-louse. Edinburgh Scotland EH I 3YT

Full Cert £13.57 (Stg) including postage (Indexfor 1855-187 & OPR on the Internet)

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Riverina Cemeteries - Monumental Inscriptions & Burial Records - Version 2 Fully searchable CD-Rom, with over 47,000 entries. - Price $90.00 ($85.00 plus $5.00 postage anywhere in Australia) Contains monumental inscriptions, burial records & extra information. The extra_information may be an Obituary, Death Notice, In Memoriam, Return Thanks etc extracted from Griffith's local newspapers (startingfrom 29 Sept I 929), other local newspapers or information supplied by a family member Most cemeteries are updated to Year 2005, with some to 2006. Area covered - Griffith, Hay, Hillston, Lake Cargelligo, Leeton, Narrandera, Ungarie, West Wyalong and surrounding districts.

LIBRARY RESEARCH FEES FOR NON MEMBERS Our Society is willing to undertake research in relation to Griffith and the surrounding areas. When requesting information please provide all known details to enable a search to be made. For example - full names, maiden names, children, birth & death dates, addresses etc. The research rate is $10.00 AUS per hour - plus photocopying expenses. Our minimum research fee is $10.00 AUS, which must be enclosed with the initial inquiry. This fee covers one hour of research of all our resources including the Riverina Cemeteries CD. For postal replies please include a stamped self addressed business sized envelope. You will be advised in advance if further costs are associated with your enquiry. Please include your email address for quick reply to any queries. Send research enquiry, plus cheque/money order to: Research Officer Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc PO Box 2703 GRIFFITH NSW 2680 Members (written enquiries) - FREE plus S.A.E. Non Members Fee to use Library - $10.00 per session plus photo copying expenses. MEMBERSHIP FEES (Renewals due I January each year - Renewals paid after 31 January incur Joining Fee. Joining Fee - $5.00 Single Membership - $30.00 (The annual fee for one person) Family Membership - $35.00 (Two persons living at the one address) Half Year Membership - $20.00 (From I July to 30 December) Plus Joining Fee Twelve Months Journal Subscription Only - $15.00

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March 2011 ISSN 0811 - 5559 Journal of the GRIFFITH GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC

Grijjith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc PO Box 2703, Griffith NSW 2680 02 6964 8942 (Library hours only) Email: griffithgene@dragnet.com.au Website - http://users.dragnet.com.au/ggahs Library Situated at- l Tranter Place, Griffith, NSW 2680 (Behind the CWA Rooms & opposite the Ambulance Station) Patron Public Officer Honarary Life Members

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Mrs Patricia Jones Mr Clive Polkinghorne Mrs Edna Wakley Mr Alan Wakley Mrs Wendy Polkinghorne Mrs Patricia Jones Mrs Margaret Hill Mrs Lynette Brown Mr Charles Robertson Mrs Ann Stevens Mr Clive Polkinghorne Mis Lindy Jolley Mr Clive Polkinghorne 6962 1650 Mr Barrie Steer 6962 5065 Mrs Christine Gavin 6964 3266 Mrs Edna Wakley 6968 1428 Mrs Beth Davidge 6962 1065 Mrs Yvonne Miller 6962 7788 Mrs Margaret Tucker 6962 1367 Mrs Jennie Carter, Mrs Lynette Brown, Mrs Beth Davidge, Mrs Vicki Sanger, Mrs Wendy Polkinghorne, Mrs Barbara Millis, Mrs Susan Wade Mrs Christina Morris 6896 9815 Mrs Wendy Polkinghorne, Mrs Edna Wakley, Mrs Lynette Brown, Mrs Yvonne Miller, Mrs Anne Gribble Mrs Barbara Millis 6968 1301 Mrs Wendy Polkinghorne, Mrs Jennie Carter, Mrs Christine Gavin Mrs Ann Stevens, Mr Clive Polkinghorne 6964 3508 Mrs Margaret Hill & Mrs Margaret Hare Mrs Lynette Brown 6962 4858 Mrs Edna Wakley & Mrs Wendy Polkinghorne Mr Charles Robertson, Ann Gribble Mr Clive Polkinghorne, Mr John Miller ....6962 1650 & 6962 7788 Mrs Jennie Carter. 6963 5563 Mrs Ann Langford 6962 5432 John Miller, Charles Robertson, Margaret Hare, Ann Stevens, Yvonne Miller, Wendy Polkinghorne, Lynette Brown, Margaret Hill, Vicki Sanger, Yvonne Wilson, Bill Thompson, Clive Polkinghorne, Richard Gow, Edna Wakley, Beth Davidge, Barbara Millis, Christina Morris and Ann Langford

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k Cover Photo: Peter Aue storekeeper at Willbriggie for over 30 years. In the 1930's this was a regular 'stopping place' on the way to picnics at the river. (See story on page 7)

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IBIS LINKS Journal ofGriffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc Contents: Presidents Report

Never Never Give up

Welcome To Our New Member

Picnic, 1940's Style

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History OfMurrumbidgee-Lachlan Group ofCWA Branches

Dead Man's Penny

World War 1 Ex-Servicemen & Ex-Servicewomen.............................. I4 Ada Cummings First Ladies & Children's Draper Shop...................... 17 Early Days ofNarrandera- Doctors.................................................. 2l Not Just Ned

New In Our Library

Jottings

Birth, Death & Marriage Certificate Prices

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Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc. President's Report to the Annual General Meeting 16th March 2011 Once again it is my pleasure as your President, to present this, my ninth Report to an Annual General Meeting of the Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc. This society was formed on the 22nd of July, 1981, and this year we will celebrate our 30th birthday, which means I have been your President for almost one third of its existence. It is a very stable, well organised and volunteer staffed society, living within its means but yet keeping pace with ever expanding technology. Our membership last year reached a peak of 112, slightly down on the previous year. Our contract with Ancestry.com regarding access to their records from two of our computers in exchange for some of our cemetery records was completed during the year. The ancestry.com site is now available free of charge in the library to members for a period of ten years. This has proven to be very popular with members already, and is probably the most used resource in the library. Also during the year the society took possession of a Burley Griffin plan of early Griffith. This plan has been framed and is now hanging over the mantelpiece in the entrance room. The response to our second year participation at the Riverina Farm Fair 2009 was disappointing, so much so that this year we have decided not to hire a stand. I must thank those dedicated volunteers who helped man the site, but the results have not justified the effort expended. Our Treasurer, Edna Wakley, has commenced an ambitious task of converting Ronaldson's Papers into searchable Word document files. Ronaldson was an early Yenda historian who kept voluminous diaries of daily happenings at Yenda and surrounding districts. This will be a valuable research tool when completed, and Edna is to be commended for her efforts. A further project commenced during the year has been the photographing, transcribing and indexing of all headstones and plaques in the Griffith Cemetery. This project is well under way and will continue in 2011, with photos being added to "The Griffith Collection" as they become available. IBIS Links

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The Riverina Cemeteries CD is an ongoing project, now approaching 60,000 records. Sales of this CD, together with membership fees, the few remaining "Pictures from the Past" books, research fees, sale of free range eggs and interest from investments make up the bulk of our income. In keeping with decisions taken previously, the committee manages the financial affairs of the society without having to engage in other fundraising activities, like street stalls. You will notice a change in the format of the financial information presented to this meeting. Owing to the increasing accounting fees, and as an Auditor's Report is not required by Tier 2 Incorporated Associations, your committee has decided to dispense with the Auditor's Report, and present figures compiled from our own accounting program, and you are urged to voice any questions you may have regarding these figures. I must again congratulate all committee members, duty librarians and volunteers for their dedication to the society over the past year. May the coming year bring all that you hope for. Clive Polkinghorne, President.

Sydney Italian Fruit Shops Reminisce and celebrate the cultural and historic contribution made by Italianfruiters

Exhibition on Show at the

Griffith City Library From 5th February - 28th April 2011 http://www. sydneysitalianfruitshops. com/ Griffith City Library IBIS Links

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NEVER NEVER GIVE UP Christine Gavin, Member #162 In 1988 I wrote an article for the Ibis Links about my ancestor, Samuel Josiah Williams who came to Australia on the "Palmyra" on 8 November 1854 from India. The "Palmyra" carried a ship load of Eurasian Immigrants under the sponsorship of the East India Immigration Society of Madras. Sam was the youngest at 13 years old and both his parents were deceased at the time. Sam made his way down the far south Coast of NSW to Kameruka Estate and eventually married Margery Moffatt at Wolumla on 16 October 1867. They had 8 children, Peter James (1868), Margery (1870), Samuel Josiah (1872), John (1874), Annie Rebecca (1876), Harriett ( 1878), Alfred Henry (1879) and Charles Erasmus ( 1890). Both Sam & Margery remained on Kameruka Estate until their deaths, Sam died 15 September 1929 and Margery died 22 February 1928.

Margery & Samuel Williams (date unknown) At the time of writing the article, I was aware that Sam's Father, James Williams was in the 55" Regiment in India and he had married an Indian native lady on 26 February 1833 in Bellary India. I was aware of two siblings, James Henry born 11 August 1836 in Bellary India and also Harriot born 1 April 1838 at Secunderabad India. Since then I have also discovered another sibling, Annie Rebecca, who was born 7 September 1833 at Bellary. IBIS Links

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For many years, I and another descendent have looked for Sam's siblings in India but without success. I thought perhaps the girls may have married early because both their parents were deceased and they were older than Sam. However I found no proof of this. Then in late 2010, I happened to "Google" Annie Rebecca Williams. There on Rootschat I found two postings - one in 2006 and one in 2007. "I am chasing Ann Rebecca Williams, born in Bellary in possibly 183 3. She was married in Hong Kong in 1847, making her 14!! So the DOB could be wrong. Her father was James Williams, a soldier. I do remember finding a Court Martial record for a James Williams in the correct time frame, in the area near Bellary, and that the regiment he was in was later posted to Hong Kong." and "I have been trying to trace details of my ancestor, Harriet Sophia Williams, Father said to be Captain in Army in 1830's, mother's maiden name O'Day. Harriet born about 1839 in India. Both parents died in China about 1850. Harriet and sister went to Uncle in California and then on to Australian goldfields, died 1937 in Melbourne. Rumours in family that there were two brothers at school in UK when parents died and I am trying to confirm and trace. Fruitless search of British Army records at Chelsea Library lead me to believe that Father was in an Indian regiment before British Army took control and that regiment sent to China about 1838/9" I could not believe my luck and I immediately tried to contact both people who had posted these requests. However to do so, I had to register with Rootschat and then make 3 postings before I could contact anyone. I was able to contact the person who made the 2006 posting and she was a distant relative of one of the descendents of Annie Rebecca Williams. She kindly put me in touch with this particular descendant. Eventually I made contact with the person who posted the 2007 posting and he was a descendent of Harriet Williams. I have since learned that Annie Rebecca Williams married James Crawford in Hong Kong on 29 September 1847 at the age of 14. It is believed that they went to California before coming to Victoria around 1853-54. While in the USA, Annie gave birth to two children James Edward Dunbar (c1851) and Cecilia (1852) in California. She had a further 10 children born in Melbourne between 1854 & 1875. George (1854), Harriett (1857), Edwin (l 859), Frederick William (l 862), Albert Roderick ( 1864), Agnes (1865), Ann Rebecca (1867), Jessie (1870), Gertrude (1872) and Evelyn (1875). Unfortunately Annie died of phthisis (TB) on 30 September 1878 at the age of 47 in Melbourne. IBIS Links

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At this stage I have no proof that Harriet went to the USA with Annie & James except for oral history. Harriet Sophie Williams married James Johnson on 20 March 1857 at Woolshed Creek on the Goldfrields around Beechworth. Harriet died 2" March 36 at the age of 97 at 39 Kellett Grove, North Kew. They had only one daughter. None of the descendents of Annie or Harriet were aware of Samuel Josiah Williams being in Australia. Some were aware of two boys back in India but knew nothing of them. I am pretty sure that Sam was unaware that his sisters were in Victoria. There had been no mention of them from any of his descendents. How sad that they were living so close to each other but neither his sisters knew about him, nor Sam knew about his sisters all living in Australia.

Harriet Johnson (nee Williams)

Admittedly, I began this research some 20 years ago, well before the time of home computers and I have "Googled" their names previously but to no avail. So my point of the story is never, never give up. That brick wall does sometimes come tumbling down. I am still trying to locate a photograph of Annie Rebecca Crawford (nee Williams)

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Picnic, 1940s Style Josie Valentini

One of the highlights of my 1940s childhood was the picnic on New Year's Day at the Murrumbidgee River. For days before our mothers would cook - spaghetti sauce, chicken, salads, special breads, biscuits and crostoli. Choice rockmelons, watermelons, plums and apricots would be set aside. Very few families owned vehicles, so all who owned trucks would load them up with people, sitting on boxes covered with blankets. The trucks were fitted with high sides to prevent accidents. First stop was the ice works, where huge blocks of ice were purchased and put into large washtubs. Around these were placed the food, beer, wine and best of all - the soft drinks! Second stop was the first patch of gum trees past the Willbriggie Railway Siding. The roads were not tarred, very rough and dusty, so by the time we reached that point everyone was ready for a drink and something to eat. The men would play a few games of bocce beside the road. It was also a comfort stop, women and girls to the right, men and boys to the left. Then all aboard for the rest of the journey to Finley's Beach at Darlington Point. On arrival, shelters were erected for shade, the food and drinks unloaded. A safe area was marked with a boundary of sticks in the river, inside which we children had to swim under the close supervision of the adults. By lunchtime we were all starving and descended on the food like a plague of locusts. Then rest time, which we all hated. No swimming for one hour after eating. The adults dozed and gossiped, pestered continuously by us children: "How much longer before we can go in?" "Is it time, can we go now?" At the given signal we all raced to the water. The men played lively games of bocce along the beach, amid much laughter and teasing. There was always someone who played the piano accordion, and a large compliment of singers. The women chatted, keeping a very watchful eye on us children who were either swimming or making sandcastles and fortifications on the beach. IBIS Links

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All too soon the day came to an end, time to load everything on the trucks and head back to Griffith. There was, of course, the obligatory stop at Willbriggie for a drink and the last of the food. All the way home we children dozed to a lullaby of many choruses of "La Bella Romanina" sung by the adults. How we loved our day at the river.

. ...1940s Picnics at the Murrumbidgee River Photos.from "The Griffith Collection" IBIS Links

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HISTORY OF MURRUMBIDGEE-LACHLAN GROUP OF CWA BRANCHES 1922-2010 COMPILED BY A.L. BROWN AND M.E. HOLLANDS

This book will be a historical document showing the social conditions and achievements of the past 85 years of the Country Women's Association in the Murrumbidgee-Lachlan Group of CWA Branches. This group covers an area between the two rivers including Barellen, Binya, Yanco, Leeton, Murrami, Whitton, Griffith district including Hanwood, Benerembah, Warrawidgee, Widgelli-Wumbulgal, Three Ways Bridge, Tabbita, Goolgowi, Merriwagga, Hillston, Roto, Lake Cargelligo, Tullibigeal, Weethalle, Erigolia and Rankins Springs. The book features stories and photographs submitted by each of the 23 Branches and 10 Younger Set and Evening Branches within the Murrumbidgee-Lachlan Group. It includes a range of historical data from 1922 to 2010. Barellen was the first Branch formed in the Group on 15 August 1922 and built the first Rest Room in Australia in 1924. Hillston Branch set up and administered the first Maternity Hospital in the Group in 1923 delivering 900 babies by 1939 when it became part of Hillston General Hospital. We hope this book will give joy to older members and their relatives when they see their own mother, grandmother or great grandmother mentioned or perhaps a photograph of them. Books will be $30 each. Orders are being taken by:Mrs A.L. Brown P.O. Box 1437 Griffith NSW 2680 Phone: 02 6962 485 8 Email: lynebrown@optusnet.com.au

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DEAD MAN'S PENNY Frank McPhillips

While looking through several copies of Australian Heritage Magazine kindly lent to me by my neighbour I noticed a photo of a coin, copper in colour that was part of an article entitled "Dead Mans Penny". I thought to myself, I have seen that coin somewhere. There was a lion and a lady standing in the background. Then I remembered that same design was on a five inch diameter coin which had been framed by my grandparents, George and Selina Eva De Mamiel, late of Darlington Point. They had received this coin as a remembrance of their son, Thomas Gregory De Mamiel, who died of wounds on l O August 1918 whilst serving with the I3" Field Artillery Brigade in World War 1. The framed medal has been handed down through the De Mamiel family and I am presently the custodian of this family treasure.

L to R: Frank McPhillips (Griffith) & Tom De Mamie] (Darlington Point) proudly displaying the Memorial Plaque honouring their Uncle, Thomas Gregory De Mamie]

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In 1916 the British Government decided that the next of kin of Servicemen who were killed in action or died of wounds in World War I would be presented with a plaque and scroll and a personal message from the King. The plaque, dubbed by the troops as "The Dead Man's Penny", was cast in bronze gunmetal and measured approximately 125 mm across. As you can see from the photo below there is an image of Britannia and a lion with the words "HE DIED FOR FREEDOM AND HONOUR" on the outer rim. The name of Thomas George De Mamiel is engraved on the right.

The Memorial Death Plaque sent to Mr and Mrs De Mamiel by King George V and the British Government.

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Thomas Gregory De Mamie! who was born in Darlington Point in 1893, the fourth child of George and Selina De Mamiel, enlisted at Liverpool on the 12" July 1915. He embarked on board HMAT' A8 Argyllshire on 30" September 1915 with the 9" Reinforcement of the 2" Battalion and served with the 54" Battalion and the 14th and 25th Field Artillery Brigades and was then transferred to the 13 Field Artillery Brigade in January 191 7. After three years service Driver Thomas Gregory De Mamiel was wounded in action in France on the 10" August 1918 and died the same day. His remains were buried in the Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres, France. Mr and Mrs De Mamie! received a Memorial Scroll together with the King's message in 1921 and the Memorial Plaque in 1922. AUSTRALIAN WAR

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ROLL OF HONOUR a% Driver Thomas Gregory De Mamiel Service Number: 2805 Unit: 13th Bde Australian Field Artillery

Date of Death: IO August 1918

Commemorated on: Panel 17 Conflict: First World War, 1914-1918

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"Roll of Honour" and photo of Thomas De Mamiel

HMAT - His Majesty's Australian Transport Ships were leased by the

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Thomas' parents, George De Mamiel and Selina Eva Diedrich, were married at Beechworth in Victorian in 1887 and in about 1890 they came to New South Wales. They were pioneer settlers at Waddi which is situated 3km south of the Darlington Point Township at the junction of the Sturt Highway and the main road to Melbourne. Their small selection, which they named "Glen Eva", was approximately 6km south of Waddi on the western side of the Melbourne road. They had a large family of six sons and six daughters - Frederick, Thomas, Henry, Lindsay, Christian (Tom De Mamiel's father), Oswald, Georgina, Norah, Camelia, Muriel, Alice Valentine and Annie (Frank McPhillips' mother). George De Mamiel worked on a number of large stations, mainly "Kerarbury" and "Toganmain" on the Murrumbidgee River, approximately 25 and 40km towards Hay. During the 1930s the De Mamiels built a house in De Mamiel Street, directly behind the Darlington Point Public School, on the Hay Road which is stiil standing today. George De Mamiel passed away in 1945 and Selena lived in Griffith with her youngest daughter, Annie McPhillips, for the last ten years of her life passing away in 1959 at the age of 92 years. Having had twelve children, George and Selena have many descendants, some of whom still live in the district. *******

DO YOU HAVE A FAMILY STORY YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE PLEASE CONTACT THE EDITOR

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WORLD WAR I EX-SERVICEMEN & EX-SERVICEWOMEN On Tuesday February 22 members Wendy Polkinghome and Theo Bollen presented the Nominal Roll of WWl Griffith Ex-Servicemen and Women to Mr Garry Smellie, vice-president and Mr Darryl Clausen, treasurer of the Griffith War Memorial Museum. [n June 2010 Theo Bollen, a member of the Griffith War Memorial Museum, came into the Society's library looking for information regarding WWI Servicemen who had any connection with Griffith. It was suggested he consult the series of Griffith & District Pioneers, and in particular to Series 2 featuring WWI Ex-Servicemen. When Theo returned a few weeks later with a list of Ex-Servicemen it was quickly realized that there were many more men who became Soldier Settlers than those featured in the Griffith & District Pioneers Series. The names of all the men who were allocated farms from the end of the War to 1923 were added to the database. Fortunately land record cards held by the Society gave the birth date and birthplace of most of the Settlers. Three photos in the Society's Griffith Collection were of particular interest - two photos showing three sides of the "Honour Roll" at Bagtown naming the Griffith enlistments (as shown below). Another photo which was taken outside of the original Lyceum Theatre on 25" April 1921 after War Medals and 1914-15 Stars had been presented to Griffith men who were named in the caption.

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Recipients of Medals and their families outside the original Lyceum theatre 25" April 1921

The Headstone Inscriptions and the Obituaries recorded in the Riverina Cemeteries database were searched to enable the identification of the Exservicemen. Fortunately Obituaries of many of the men who had left Griffith appeared in The Area News and other local newspapers and these proved to be invaluable. The RSL Register of Deaths was another avenue to explore as well as the newly erected Panels in Memorial Park. Having compiled the database it then had to be proved that the men actually served in WWI so a number of websites were consulted. Namely: ■

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The AIF Project (Australian Imperial Forces) The Australian War Memorial - WWI Nominal Roll and WWI Service Records National Archives of Australia Service Records

Over a period of six months 978 Ex-servicemen and Ex-Servicewomen have been identified and possibly another 70 men are listed who may or may not have served during the First World War. The Nominal Roll of WW] Griffith Ex-servicemen and women shows detailed information about allotted farm number/when the farm was granted, where/when born, date of death and where buried, address at enlistment, regiment number and unit and sources used. Most of the WWI veterans who came to Griffith became Soldier Settlers and joined the original founders of the current "City of Griffith" transforming the area IBIS Links

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from a barren, desolate landscape into a fertile, prosperous oasis, with many of their descendants still living here., The objective of the Griffith War Memorial Museum Inc is to display items of military interest and aspects of the social history linked to military operations of Ex-servicemen and women and their families from Griffith and districts. The Museum aims to achieve this by displaying photos, audio and DVD resource material, stories, medals, clothing, weapons and other military artefacts. Besides the WWI records the Museum has also been compiling names of Exservice people who were born, enlisted or resided in Griffith before, during or after other armed conflicts. Nominal Rolls from the Vietnam and Korean wars, the Second World War, and even a few names from the Boer War in South Africa are currently available in the Museum. Most of this information was again collated through local sources, the Australian War Memorial, National Archives of Australia and the AIF (Australian Imperial Forces) Project. These Nominal Rolls and sources can be a valuable tool for local students doing school projects or residents looking for details about their ancestors or for family trees.

Presentation of the Nominal Roll to the Griffith War Memorial Museum L to R: Theo Bollen, Darryl Clausen, Garry Smellie, Wendy Polkinghorne

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ADA CUMMINGS FIRST LADIES' & CHILDREN'S DRAPER SHOP BAGTOWN 1916-1920 BANNA AVENUE 1919-1935 The Late Stan Cummings

William Cummings (born 1877 at Daylesford) and Ada Owen (born 1882 at Chiltern) were married at Indigo near Rutherglen in 1907. Their son, William Stanley John Cummings, always known as Stan, was born at Rutherglen. They lived in various mining settlements and their daughter, Nellie Florence was born in 1914 at Powlett River. About this time they established a greengrocer's shop and cafe in Wonthaggi and Ada helped out in the shop even though she had two young children.

Ada Cummings nee Owen Photo courtesy ofStan Cummings

However 1n 1915 William obtained employment with the Water Conservation & Irrigation Commission at the Mirrool Viticultural Nursery in the infant Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area. Ada and the children arrived in Griffith the following year, just two weeks after the railway line had been completed. Settling into the house William had found for them at Bagtown, Ada soon realised that a ladies and children's drapery shop was lacking. So the decision was made to open a shop. William built the shop himself with weatherboards and an iron roof and lined the ceiling and walls with Hessian. The ceiling and walls were sealed by painting them with Kalsomine to help to keep the dust out. The window display was also dust-proofed. IBIS Links

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£50 worth of stock was ordered from Melbourne and the packing cases containing the goods took ,almost three weeks to arrive by rail from Melbourne. During this time the family lived in the rear section of the shop and while waiting for the stock to arrive, William commenced to build a house on the west side of Tom Bone's residence, with his 8 year old son, Stan, as helper. The opening of the shop on a Saturday, the main shopping day in Bagtown, was a red letter day for the womenfolk. Previously they had to rely on the two general stores for all their requirements. The shop stocked women's and children's clothing and millinery and Ada engaged Allie Osmond as a shop assistant. During 191 7, Ada's sister, Florence Collier and her husband Jack Collier moved from Leeton to Bagtown to open a blacksmith shop and Florence helped Ada in the shop and with the hat making. The older women of Bagtown persuaded Ada to stock "Berlie" stays. This proved to be successful and a fitting room was added to the rear of the shop. 1919 Ada On 11 October purchased a block of land in the new town of Griffith. William built the Banna Avenue shop which was on the east side of Vernardos' Billiard Room in the centre block, with a three roomed residence at the rear. Florence Collier looked after the Bagtown shop until late in 1920 when the whole township was vacated. IBIS Links

Florence Collier nee Owen Photo courtesy of Ada Dalrymple nee Collier

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The Banna Avenue shop progressed rapidly. Allie Osmond was now shop assistant and housekeeper, Rose Morgan the chief assistant and book-keeper and Gladys Bounds, shop assistant. A Sewing Room was added in 1921 with dressmaking and wedding frocks a speciality. Three dressmakers were Netta Griffin, Edna Bounds and Nellie Willis. 1

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Banna Avenue Griffith in the 1920s Courtesy ofStan Cummings

In 1935 Ada Cummings sold the business as her husband suffered a severe heart attack and they moved to a house at 34 Binya Street. William died in July 1935 and Ada moved to a house, built by her son Stan, at 108 Binya Street. Ada lived there until 1948 when she moved to Melbourne to live with her daughter and in 1962 moved to Sydney where her son had a home at Collaroy. Ada passed away in 1963, at the age of 81 years, after having made many friends in the MIA over her years in business. Her ashes were entered in the Griffith Cemetery in the grave of her husband, William Cummings. Sources Memories ofthe late Stan Cummings The Area News 6 September 1988 Photographs held in The Griffith Collection IBIS Links

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Hanwood Public School Concert From the left- Standing: Elsie Thornett, Stan Cummings, Muriel Friend, Maude Irvine, Norman Thornell, Elsie Johnson, Gladys Johnson Steated at thefront: Dulcie Hawkins, Vera Johnson, Bertha Hawkins, Jessie Sangster, Doris Walsh. Photo courtesy ofNora Gibbons

Bachelors & Spinsters Picnic at Darlington Point about 1950 From the left - Back: Bruce Malcolm, Stan Cummings, Perce Gibbons, Fred White, Jack Hamilton, Maurice Rose Front: Jean McNicol, Nell Cummings Marjorie Hudson Photo courtesy of Marjorie Crawford.

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EARLY DAYS OF NARRANDERA INTERESTING NOTES BY MR G H EVANS

NARRANDERA'S EARLY DOCTORS Narrandera Argus 15 September 1952 In the very early days, the late 70s, 80s and 90s, Narrandera and the whole district had much to be thankful for what the members of the medical profession did to safeguard the health of the community. Dr James Mitchell The name of the first doctor which comes to my mind is that of Dr James Mitchell, M.B., Ch.M. A wonderful gentleman he was. At any time, day or night, one could hear his pair of horses and the rattle of his buggy hastening to relieve suffering. His name will never be forgotten. After his passing his widow, the late Belle Mitchell (Mother Anzac) occupied for years their old residence in Victoria Avenue, and if my memory does not fail me she retained the red lamp over the front gate. It is now well known that the property has been passed on by Mrs Mitchell to the diocese of Riverina. Later on, we hope, a Church of England Cathedral will be erected on the block. Dr Fox The next name which comes to my mind is that of Dr Fox. This doctor's surgery was located in the brick cottage still standing on the comer opposite the old post office, now the office of the Police inspector, in Larmer Street. Dr Fox worked frequently with Dr Mitchell, and I know how capable and kind he was at all times when duty called. Dr George Watt followed Dr Fox and carried on his practice in the same building for some years. Apart from his splendid practice Dr Watt identified himself in all movements for town improvement. He was also a good sport and joined with others in the game of polo. IBIS Links

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It will be noted that my remarks about the doctors of the early days have been condensed, but their names will ever be fresh in the minds of your readers. The Late Dr H O Lethbridge Next we come to Dr H O Lethbridge. No one will ever forget Dr Lethbridge, for apart from his profession, he was a leading light in every movement for the benefit of the town. I greatly fear that by my feeble effort in endeavouring to describe what a wonderful gentleman he was makes me hesitate. However, we all know what a marvellous doctor he was in all branches of his profession and how his services were eagerly sought by people from far and wide. When the First World War broke out he offered his services, which were immediately accepted. On his return, after extensive experience, he carried on really as a consultant, both in medicine and surgery. He was the leading surgeon for the Narrandera Hospital. To commemorate the services performed on behalf of the hospital the new wing at the time erected was named "Lethbridge House". One had only to be in his company to discover what a learned gentleman he was, no matter what subject was discussed he could always satisfy any inquiries. I am certain that very few were aware how he at last mastered sufficient knowledge of music to enable him to play his part when ever his services were required. We all knew of his great interest in the local school, and also in education generally. His museum at the school still is a centre of attraction to many visitors. As a sport, Dr Lethbridge was in everything. I knew more of him in cricket, tennis and golf. No one will ever forget what he did in connection with the establishment and improvement of the wonderful golf course at Narrandera. One can still imagine him, in his spare moments, driving his car and dragging some contraption to clear the fairways. He also was one of the Narrandera polo team, and an outstanding one at that. Residents of Narrandera know what tremendous loss his death was to the district. Dr Broad In the early days, before Dr Lethbridge took over the practice conducted in the nice residence he occupied for so many years, Dr Bruce was in charge for a short period. He was followed by a good old friend and sport, Dr 'Bill' B IBIS Links

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Broad. Old timers will join with me when I say that Dr Broad was one of the best, both in his care and attention to patients, and also sport generally. He could certainly hit a cricket ball (many of mine went over the old fence for six), and you might not know, Mr Editor, that your employer (Ernest Lapthorne) received an awful smack in the face from one of Dr Broad's drives. Ors Broinowoski and Welch In those days we were thankful for the excellent services of a famous surgeon, Dr Broinowoski. Apart from his practice I cannot recall much of interest, for he was very reserved. I do know, however, the he was one of the prime movers in the formation of the Murrumbidgee Club. Following him in the old building now occupied by the Methodist parsonage in Bolton Street, and occupied for many years by the late Mr Geo Culley, was Dr St K Vincent Welch. Dr Welch's whole heart was in the care of and attention of his numerous patients. He was an alderman of the municipality for some time, and was also interested in the various patriotic movements, during the First World War. I never could quite understand how doctors ever made a reasonable living. You have only to look around and see the healthy look on your residents. Narrandera should be classified as a health resort. 00000000o

The above article has been extracted from the filmed copies of "The Narrandera Argus" held in the Narrandera Library. Would you like to help in a Society project? Do you receive present editions of "The Narrandera Argus"? Would you be willing to cut out, copy or type any Obituaries, Death Notices, In Memoriams etc from the "Argus"? If so, please give Clive a call on 6962 1650 for details and information. IBIS Links

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NOT JUST NED: A TRUE HISTORY OF THE IRISH IN AUSTRALIA National Museum of Australia, Canberra From 17 March - 31 July Discover the surprising but true history of the Irish in Australia from convicts, marines and officials of the First Fleet to the current arrival of young Irish backpackers. Trace your Irish heritage and see rare objects from Australia and sround the world, including the armour of the four Kelly gang members, a pistol from the Burke and Wills expedition and fragments of the Eureka flag. The Heraldry and Genealogy Society of Canberra, particularly members of their Irish Special Interest Group, will be involved in the exhibition area each Friday throughout the exhibition and on other special days. Their role will be to help exhibition attendees find their way through the resources available, most of which will-be interest based, although there will be some book based resources available. OPENING TIMES DAILY: 9.AM TO 5PM ADULT: $10.00 CHILD: $5.00 FAMILY:$22.00 CONCESSION: $8.00 WEBSITE ADDRESS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:

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Journals held in our Library can provide a wealth of family history information. Listed below arc a few of the articles to tempt you. [Library ShelfNumber shown in brackets] Wendy Polkinghorne The Ancestral Searcher (Canberra) [ACT 17-01-108] December 2010 ❖ Honours Lists Help Family Research - Read how Elaine Gifford discovers more about her extended family after her brother was awarded OAM in the 2010 Queen's Birthday Honours. ❖ An interesting Melbourne connection. This article begins - "Like Canberra, Melbourne has the good fortune to be graced by famous buildings designed by Walter burley Griffin and/or his equally talented wife Marion Mahoney Griffith". ❖

Wagner's Genealogical Advantage - Peter Procter at the problem of "brick walls" and suggests "we could use another way of looking at these family history problems".

The Genealogist (Victoria) [AV 17-02-93 December 2010 ❖ National Archives of Australia The Dutch in Australia 1606-2006 by Noja Peters ❖

What's in a (Welsh) Name asks Linda Dodimead.

❖ News from Public Record Office - Index to outward passengers: from statistics to social history. The_NeZealand Genealogist [NZ 17-01-106] December 2010 ❖ The Truth About Copyright - "This article is derived from a Powerpoint presentation by Tony Millett at the Family History Fair held in Hamilton during June and provides a guide for researchers, print, and web publishers, to understanding copyright." If you are planning to or preparing a family history for publication this article is essential reading. ❖

Summer Surfing Genealogy and the lnternet by Michelle Patient gives advice

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Genealogists' Magazine UK Society of Genealogists. [ENG 17-12-42] June 2010 . ❖ Mrs Disraeli and her servants 1838-1872. Pamela Horn begins by saying "The household books of Mary Anne Disraeli cover a period of thirty four years from 1838 to 1872, and thereby provide a fascinating glimpse into the domestic life of one of Britain's major Statesmen, Benjamin Disraeli". There is am Appendix listing some of the servants employed by Mary Anne Disraeli. ❖ Foreigners' Bones in China - Part 1, Mainland China by Martin Webster who is a former Immigration Officer. A sequel paper will cover Hong Kong and Macao. Practical Family History [17-16-108] November 2010 ❖ New-look ScotlandsPeople this website "has been relaunched following a redesign and with new added records". ❖

Prison ship records released by ancestry.co.uk with the "Prison Hulk Registers and Letter Books 1802-1849 collection containing the incarceration records of almost 200,000 convicts imprisoned aboard 19 British prison hulks".

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Make sense of the census by Celia Heritage.

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Meet the neighbours Howard Jones encourages readers to "pry on your ancestors' neighbours using census returns to discover more about the community they lived in".

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Polish spirit Tim Lovering 'uncovers a fascinating and detailed account ofa military career in the Polish forces during World War II".

Family Tree [17-6-225] November 2010 •• London Blitz "This year marks the 70" anniversary of the London Blitz in 1940 and prompts Neil Storey to take an overview of what life was like for our ancestors in the capital during those dark days." As a young child living in Sydney during the WW2 all I can really remember is not being allowed to talk when the news was on and the marvellous street celebrations held at our home at the end of hostilities. So this article was very relevant to me. ❖

(I found there were many interesting articles in this issue.)

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❖ How to organise your family history. "Is your tree tangled? Certificates scattered? Never fear, all you need for organised research are these 10 golden rules, says Sarah Warwick." ❖ Shaking hands with ghosts by Gwen Gilhooly whose personal experience is well worth reading. (ENG 17-06-226] December 20 I 0 ❖ 1911 Census Additions "TheGenealogist.co.uk and ancestry.co.uk will be working together to provide online access to the 1911 Census of England and Wales." It is anticipated that the results of this co-operative project will be online in the near future and will be available to subscribers to TheGenealogists and Ancestry. (Perhaps it is a good time to remind members that Ancestry is available on two of the society's computers.) ❖ Nosing out the neighbours - When looking at Census records "Ruth A Symes explains how being nosey about our Ancestors can reveal much about our forebears' lives." ❖ 20 things never to take for granted - "Benefit from Pauline Litton's years of experience in family history research, to improve your chances of solving problems and dispel common myths." This is the best piece of advice I have read for a long time. ❖ An advertisement on page 39 attracted my attention. It is for the official Non-Conformist website - http://www.bmdregisters.co.uk/ provided in association with The National Archives. Free searching is available however registration is required to continue to do FREE searches and to buy credits to view full records and images of the original pages, as well as using the advanced search options. ❖ Lost a Scottish Ancestor? Then the article by Rosmary Bigwood may be of assistance. (ENG 17-06-227] January 2011 ❖ Marconi Men - Richard Taylor writes about the wireless operators on merchant ships from the early 1900s and through two World Wars. ❖ X is for illiteracy Jeremy Parker investigates our ancestors who were unable to read or write. ❖ At the click of a mouse Jenny Thomas. IBIS Links

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New South Wales- Registry ofBDM GPO Box 30, Sydney NSW 2001 Family History Certificates - B's 1788-1905, D's 1788-1975 & M's 1788-1955- With index No $26. Without index No- $34. No ID requirements - order on-line. Pre 1856 records on film in out library. Transcription Service - Order forms in library

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Riverina Cemeteries - Monumental Inscriptions & Burial Records - Version 2 Fully searchable CD-Rom, with over 47,000 entries. - Price $90.00 ($85.00 plus $5.00 postage anywhere in Australia) Contains monumental inscriptions, burial records & extra information. The extra information may be an Obituary, Death Notice, In Memoriam, Return Thanks etc extracted from Griffith's local newspapers (startingfrom 29 Sept 1929), other local newspapers or information supplied by a family member Most cemeteries are updated to Year 2005, with some to 2006. Area covered - Griffith, Hay, Hillston, Lake Cargelligo, Leeton, Narrandera, Ungarie, West Wyalong and surrounding districts.

LIBRARY RESEARCH FEES FOR NON MEMBERS Our Society is willing to undertake research in relation to Griffith and the surrounding areas. When requesting infonnation please provide all known details to enable a search to be made. For example - full names, maiden names, children, birth & death dates, addresses etc. The research rate is$ I 0.00 AUS per hour - plus photocopying expenses. Our minimum research fee is$ I0.00 AUS, which must be enclosed with the initial inquiry. This fee covers one hour of research of all our resources including the Riverina Cemeteries CD. For postal replies please include a stamped self addressed business sized envelope. You will be advised in advance if further costs are associated with your enquiry. Please include your email address for quick reply to any queries. Send _research enquiry, plus_cheque/money_order to: Research Officer Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc PO Box 2703 GRIFFITH NSW 2680 Members (written enquiries) - FREE plus S.A.E. Non Members Fee to use Library - $10.00 per session plus photo copying expenses. MEMBERSHIP FEES (Renewals due l January each year - Renewals paid after 31 January incur Joining Fee. Joining Fee - $5.00 Single Membership - $30.00 (The annual fee for one person) Family Membership - $35.00 (Two persons living at the one address) Half Year Membership - $20.00 (From 1 July to 30 December) Plus Joining Fee Twelve Months Journal Subscription Only - $15.00

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July 2011 ISSN 0811 - 5559 Journal of the GRIFFITH GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC

Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc Founded 198I

PO Box 2703, Griffith, NSW 2680 (02) 6964 8942 (Library Hours only) Library Hours Thursday to Saturday 1.00pm to 5.00pm Email: griffithgene(a),dragnet.com.au Website: http://users.dragnet.com.auggahs Library situated at I Tranter Place, Griffith, NSW Australia (Behind the CWA Rooms & opposite the Ambulance Station)

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Patricia Jones Edna Wakley, Alan Wakley, Patricia Jones Wendy Polkinghome, Lynette Brown, Margaret Hill Ann Stevens, Charles Robertson, Clive Polkinghorne

'resident enior Vice President runior Vice President [reasurer secretary \ssistant Secretary embership Officer bis Links Editor ink Letter Editor loint Librarians

Clive Polkinghorne 6962 1650 - cwpolki@iinet.net.au Barrie Steer 6962 5065 6964 3266 Christine Gavin Edna Wakley 6968 1428 - eazwa@live.com.au Beth Davidge 6962 1065 - idavidge@bigpond.net.au 6962 7788 - yonjohn@internode.on.net Yvonne Miller Margaret Tucker 6962 1367 - marg tucker@hotmail.com Christina Morris 6896 9815 - krisandko@live.com.au Barbara Millis 6968 1301 - barbmil@iinet.au Lynette Brown, Jennie Carter, Beth Davidge, Susan Wade Barbara Millis, Wendy Polkinghome, Vicki Sanger

COVER PHOTO: Yenda - October 1923 - Timber arrivingfor the building ofnew shops on the site of Cohin's old shop. The brick work was done by John "Brickie" Wilson. One ofthe new shops was taken over by Simpson Bros for a drapery store. The other was occupied by Mr EA Cassimatus for a Milk Bar. Thefirst Post office is on the extreme right.

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fntents: With Thanks To Our Great Historian

An Example OfNotes Made By James Ronaldson

James Burns

Bunkered on The Plains

This'll Do Me -A Short History of Griffith & District

World War I Returned Servicemen who Became Griffith Soldier Settlers

Do We Belong In Your Family Album?

Late Mr J O'Brien ofBarellan

Welcome to Our New Members

Extractfrom The Narandera Argus 23 August 1929

New In Our Library

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Reasons Why The English Language Is Hard To Learn

Birth, Death & Marriage Certificate Prices

The views expressed by the contributors in this journal are not necessarily those of the Editor, nor of the Society. The Society reserves the right to edit all material submitted for publication. Articles appearing in this Journal may be reproduced, either in whole, or in part, with written permission from the Society and acknowledgement of author and source. Ibis Links printed by Quick Prim, 95 Fitzmaurice Street, Wagga Wagga March, July & November. A publication of the: Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc.

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WITH- Tt-:tANKS TO OR GREAT HISTORIAN James Ilonaldson 1889 10 195} Edna Wakley I first came across the name James "Jim" Ronaldson in 1982; at this time we were collecting and reproducing early photos of Yenda. A lot of the photos had very small neat writing on the back as to what they were and the year they were taken signed by Jim Ronaldson. Who was Jim Ronaldson? It was time to find out about this man who had collected so much of our history. Jim was born in February 1889, Balcairn, Canterbury, New Zealand. Not much is known of his life in New Zealand or when and why he came to Australia. We only know he had two brothers and he was an Assistant Engineer before joining the Australian army. James joined the Alf in Liverpool, Sydney on the 16" March 1915. He :mbarked from Sydney on the Berrima for the th ½iddle East on the 26 June 1915 and from there roceeded to Gallipoli.

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im was admitted to hospital at Anzac Cove from 16" October for about ten days nd sailed in the hospital ship Nevsa to Alexandria. It is not clear exactly why he vas hospitalised although fever and malaria are mentioned. On 20" May 1916 e was transferred to the 4" Pioneer Battalion AIF and on 4" August 1916 he vas wounded in action by shrapnel in his leg.

November 1916 he was promoted to Lance Corporal, then to Corporal in pril 1917 and to Sergeant October 1917. On 17 October 1917 Jim was once gain thwounded in action, shrapnel to left leg and right wrist, and was transferred > l I General Hospital, from there to convalescence depot No 6. He rejoined is unit in December 1917 and had leave in Paris in March and in England in ctober 1918. US Links 2 July 201 l

fn February 1919 Jim was granted six months leave of absence on full pay to attend a Civil Engineering course 'at Southwick, England. He arrived in Sydney aboard SS Ventura on Iih May 1920 and was discharged from military service on 11" July 1920. This summary of James Ronaldson's Service history was taken from his personal dossier in the National Archives records, Canberra. We don't know why Jim came to Yenda. He did serve in the same Battalion in France as George Malcolm Cruickshank from Yenda and maybe formed a friendship with him. Jim took up Farm 1910 on 30" December 1921 which he surrendered on 31 March 1922. On the 28" June the same year, he took up Farm 1533 at Yenda and held that farm until the 9" August 1940. He was boarding with the Cruickshank family from 1930 to 1944. No doubt his war injury contributed to his decision to surrender his farm. We know from his diaries he went down to Concord hospital on several occasions. We in Yenda were very lucky to have had a keen "Historian" living in our town until November 1952 and that he had the foresight to keep diaries on Yenda and the district.

9 February 1926 - Fire in Main Avenue, Yenda destroyed Constatine 's shop and residence, Haddon's billiard saloon and barber shop, Cassim's confectionary shop and residence and the Yenda Settlers Grocery and Hardware Store. Photograph & Caption by .Jim Ronaldson

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Jim compiled the "Historical Outline of Venda and District" and published "The Back to Venda" souvenir booklet in October 1947. He also compiled two Arbour Day Celebration booklets in 1937 and 1938. In the 1938 edition there are plans of Wade Park showing where and who planted trees. Jim was the handy man around town, repairing windows and doors at the Public School, the ceiling in the Regent Theatre and the Guide Hall. (This hall was located in Section 11 on the corner of Railway Parade and West A venue.) In August 1942 Wade Shire Council gave Jim the Venda Cemetery record book. In October he went to the Griffith Court of Petty Sessions and the local undertakers seeking details of burials in the Cemetery and also ordered a proper book for the records. Jim and "Pop" Stephens pegged out the gravesites in Yenda Cemetery in April 1944 and placed wooden crosses on the unmarked graves later that year. 1t was hoped to place iron crosses on the graves when funds permitted, but alas this was not to be until 1999 when Venda Masonic Lodge No 549 undertook to complete the work started all those years ago. The wooden crosses placed on the graves by Jim and "Pop" were long gone and the task of finding all the unmarked graves had to start all over again. About 80 unmarked graves were located and as the project was voluntary on the Masons part it took a number of years to mark all graves with suitable brass plaques. The Brethren of the Masonic Lodge No.456 appreciated the help provided by the citizens of the Y enda district. By this time Jim was living in a room that the Masons had built behind their hall. I am told he loved to read and this is evident from his diaries. They are not only about Venda but also about all events happening in the world at the time. I had known about the photos he collected for a few years before hearing about the diaries he had written, so started to ask about the diaries in order to find out what had happed to them. Jim was admitted to Yaralla hospital in November 1952 for treatment to an old war injury. He was never to return to Venda.

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When Jim went to hospital he left his diaries, maps and the Yenda cemetery book in his room. After a time vandals broke into his room and left it a mess. Jim's work was collected by a Yenda resident for safe keeping. When the Yenda man died in the 1970s his widow was asked for the diaries and she implied that they had been burnt. However this was not the case, as she had passed them onto another family who in turn not knowing what to do with them handed them on to Griffith City Library, where they are today, safe and well looked after, as are his many photos. Not only did he keep diaries but he wrote the History of all the organisations in Yenda - the School, Tennis Club, Golf Club, Progress Association, P & C Association and our Police. Jim does not mention himself very much. He returned to New Zealand a few times. His last visit was in November 1949. His Brother Thomas came to Yenda in March 1932 and took this photo.

March 1932-- Cruickshank's Boarding House in Bingar Street From the left: James Ronaldson, George Dickson (teacher), Dawn Cochrane (Mrs Cruickshank 's granddaughter), Miss Mabel Brown (teacher), Donald Cameron (Porter at Yenda Railway Station) and at the front is Mr Davidson (Yenda Rice Mill inspector)

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James, I am told, was a well-educated man. He remained close to the Cruickshank family corresponding with Mrs Cruickshank's granddaughter Dawn Cochrane (now Mrs. Romanis) until December 1952. James died in Yaralla Hospital on 2" September 1953. He was a man I would like to have known, and as a great historian, we will always be thankful for his foresight and attention to detail. This is the obituary of James Ronaldson that appeared in "The Area News" 15" September 1953. "Mr. James Ronaldson The death occurred in Yara/la hospital on September 2nd of Mr. James Ronaldson. The information came from his brother in New Zealand to Mr. C. MacPherson a week after Jim, as he was known, had passed away. The late Mr. Ronaldson was an early settler of Yenda and was a keen student of the district's history. For many years after he gave up farming through ill health he compiled a history of the origin of Yenda and up to the time he entered hospital last November, for treatment to an old war injury, he had a very informative collection of facts. It is hoped his work will not be lost to the district now he has passed on. His friends in Yenda regret they were not advised of his death earlier as they would have liked to arrange for his burial locally" Acknowledgements The Griffith Collection Griffith City Library Mrs. Dawn Rornanis The Area News

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29. _Jan. 1900: A record dust-storm enveloped the Whitton & Darlington Point district, causing darkness all clay long; at 9am it was like evening, a few drops of rain fell from an electric shower. IBIS Links

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25. Feb: Another record dust storm raged throughout Narrandera and district all afternoon and well' into the night. All business was suspended owing to the darkness and the flying blinding sand. Breathing was difficult, and the filth indoors as well as out was abominable. The whole face of the country was transformed: sand hillocks were swept from their old positions into new ones; hollows and depressions were leveled; and much of the soil from the western plains was borne far to the east. For most of the day it was 112 in the shade. And there are those that tell us such conditions are the salvation of the country! The weather later become cooler- rain threatened. At Darlington Point the storm occurred at 6PM and for sharp sudden fury left little to the imagination to conceive as worse. The horizon and the heavens were simply obliterated; the wind had hurricane force, dust and sand going before it with blinding momentum; the darkness was appalling. It caught a young plowman at work and he had difficulty in finding his way back to the homestead. It overtook your correspondent and he was two hours negotiating a quarter of a mile to shelter. During the height of the storm it was hard to breathe, the oxygen in the atmosphere appearing to be weakened, disturbed or overdone by foreign matter. 14.Mar: Again a phenomenal dust=storm bust over Narrandera at 6PM. A few minutes beforehand it appeared far to the westward as a small thunder cloud; but swiftly approaching, it grew into a huge bank of flying dust, rolling and curling in tremendous density like the smoke of a gigantic prairie fire. It was variegated in quick changing colors, bright yellow, fiery red, deep purple to coal black, and the moment it enveloped the town all was total darkness. It lasted about half an hour, and as it passed over a small shower of mud pellets fell. It was a magnificent sight, and nothing approaching it in grandeur has ever been witnessed here before. There was comparatively little wind or dust on the ground surface. Later in the evening rain began and continued in showers all night, to register 75 points.

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24. Mar: At 3PM at Darlington Point there was a unique dust storm again, although 2 inches of rain had fallen 4 days before. There was almost total darkness at 3PM which lasted about half an hour. It was followed by showers and a cold wind. 20. April Jonderyan Cricket Club defeated Pleasant Valley C.C. (at Mt Elliott) for a trophy, two carved emu eggs, carved and presented by W. Everett, licence of the Mt Elliott Hotel. There was a dance at night in a building near the hotel. 28.April: Today your correspondent was much surprised to see a party of young ladies and gentleman playing a game of tennis a couple of miles from any human habitation. The singularity, however, was explained to me by Mr. Frank Dun of "The Cliffs". The vicinity of the Fenian Yards is the recreation ground of the district. The country hereabouts is naturally as smooth and level as a bowling green. On this spot the Jondaryanites play their home matches, and the young ladies foregather for tennis. May 1900: W. Everett, formerly of Darlington Point, was the then licence of the Mt Elliott Hotel on the main coach road between Whitton and Lake Cargellico, 28 miles from Whitton and 90 miles from Lake Cargellico. The building nestled in a basin of the hills and commanded a wide prospect of elevated plain, comprising fine stretches of agricultural soil. The location was justly considered one of the beauty spots of the district, and its flats provided an excellent pitch for cricket between Jonderyan and Pleasant Valley. 640 acres went with the Hotel, 100 of which were under wheat. The local Post Office was known as the Mt Elliott P.O. Your correspondent had every reason to speak highly of the accommodation offered at this antique roadsides which a marvel of quietness, order, and cleanliness. Little Maggie Everett aged 13 was a clever self-taught violinist with a seemingly inexhaustible repertoire of favorite melodies and jigs, and in this respect was quite an acquisition to the district. Her many local admirers had shown their regard for her musical abilities by suitable presents of jewellery and it was the opinion of your scribe that as nature had done so much for IBIS Links

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Miss Maggie, a course of instruction in the art would make a finished performer of the little mountain maid. "JACK'S PLAIN". James Slatterie (at one time of Darlington Point Hotel) so names his 900 acre holding 1 7 miles from Whitton on the traveling Stock Route. It is the old appellation of the place and on it stands a most charming homestead, tastily furnished and replete with up to date appointments. Like his neighbours, James Slatterie has felt the rigor of the late seasons, and with the hope of redeeming them was putting in 200 acres of crop. It is devoutly to be hoped that the promise of this season will hold out, and allow recuperation of past sustained losses. Miss Mabel Slatterie was cultivating lovely varieties of chrysanthemums, and was an adept at tennis which was a flourishing pastime in the locality. "MOUNT VIEW", Whitton. Another ex-hotelkeeper of the Point, Sam Barnes, resided here at the foot of the Whitton Ranges. 11 miles from Whitton and 1 mile from the main road. He had 1900 acres of pastoral and agricultural land. Kurrajongs abounded on the estate. There were auriferous indications as at Binya, but there had been as expert testing. A LOOK AT WHITTON. This was your reporter's fist visit to this little rail township, as a casual observer, and as such was in no wise a judge, because as Sam Waller said "his Wision was limited. A chance visit may reveal a place at its best, at its worst, or at an average, as the case may be, but it is not open to casual inspection to certify to the resources of a place, to see it from the inside and make a just appraisemenL the presence of a few noisy spendthrift inebriates in a little town galvanise it for the nonce into a false semblance of life, but only a very superficial on looker would be such fleeting appearances. Certainly on Sat. 5 May 1900, Whitton looked dull and dead enough; there was no stir in the street nobody was drunk; of "outward and visible" signs of trade there were none. The probability is that Whitton like most up- country villages is patchy in its business visitations, and that its steady trade causes a barely perceptible ripple on the surface. Be that as it may. IBIS Links

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The fact remained that Whitton to all appearances supported three hotels two of which were 2- storied; three stories, one of which was Chinese, two commission agencies; a branch of Permeivan Wright & co; Anglican and an R.C. Church: and a butcher, baker, barber, saddler, and blacksmith. There was a brick public school with an average of 80 pupils. A police station was in evidence and a new court house was being built; there was a creditable post & telegraph office. Unhappily a branch of the A.J.S. Bank recently closed; and still more unfortunately the brief boom of the rabbit canning enterprise fizzled out in the disappearance of "bunny." "WYANGAN", Whitton. This was the full section of the Beveridge Bros. on the north side of the river, amid a group of holdings, F.A. Smith's "Yarran Park" being contiguous. It was fine agricultural country hereabouts, and the settlers on it, Smith, Driver, Matchett, Dalgleish, etc, were showing their appreciation of it by putting large areas under crops. Beveridge Bros. were cultivating 600 acres. "Wyangan was a pleasant residence of the Beveridge family (Thos. Beveridge, his wife & young family) Robert Beveridge recently married resided at "Inisfail", six miles away, on the Ballandry road. The brothers were sons of Thomas Beveridge of "Arthur's Seat", near Inverell, and formerly a resident of Kulki. They were good specimens of the rising young setters of the country industrious, thrifty, honorable and though they had been severely tried by recent disastrous seasons, they were not one whit dismayed, for they belonged to the order that was bound to come out on top. Wyangan was 25 miles from Whitton.

July 1900: there was a heavy flood on the Murrumbridgee. Darlington Point was flooded, and it was seen that the proposed bridge would need to be at least 600 feet long with approaches. Nov. 1900 : At Pleasant Valley The crops were poor and damaged by rain. Bush fires were in the district. Grasshoppers came in myriads and everything green disappeared. And there was a great shortage of labor. IBIS Links

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James Burns by Marg Tucker Who were you? While typing obituaries from old newspapers for the local genealogical society I read your obituary and I was overwhelmed with the compassion I felt. I then discovered you were lying in an unmarked grave. I couldn't sleep that night. I had to do something, anything. That sleepless night with the words of your obituary running through my head, I hatched a plan. James Burns, aged 79 was burned to death in a fire which occurred in the early hours of Sunday morning behind the R.S.L. Hall, Griffith. The victim of the fire was living for about five years in part of the storeroom adjoining a Quonset hut. The late Mr. Burns was a heavy smoker and was in the habit of keeping a lantern alight and could be seen in the vicinity of the R.S.L. Hall with his walking stick and lantern pottering around. He was well known for the episodes he could relate about bis merchant seaman days especially during World War I, when he had many harrowing experiences as a seaman. Old residents of Griffith remembered you as the town drunk, a heavy smoker, an old Navy man with many a story to tell and a bachelor. The only living relative listed was a sister residing in England. A memorable character, well known but nobody mourned your passing. In fact most people were glad to see you finally taken off the street. The R.S.L., the only ones to come forward, placed you in a grave but no plaque was ever erected. I waded through the cemetery records to discover the graves location. In the process I discovered a total of sixty ex-servicemen and women in our local cemetery, lying in unmarked graves. This was a situation I couldn't accept. With the help of a Government Grant I started rectifying this appalling situation. I have been successful in marking twenty-six of these graves. One plaque reads:Burns, James Robert, Merchant Navy, Inverness Scotland, 1880- 17.5.1959, Lest We Forget. IBIS Links

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BUNKERED ON THE PLAINS We are camping just at present On the Riverina Plains, And the reason why we're camping ls the recent heavy rains.

But where the hell we'll shift it We can't easily decide, As north and south and east and west Seems one great rolling tide.

We would like to get a move on, But we daren't trust our luck, As the plains are one vast quagmire Guaranteed to bog a duck.

There are miles of mud and water That would stop an army truck So what chance would poor old Lizz have Ifwe did decide to crank?

Our poor old Lizz looks gloomy As she stands out in the rain, She seems to wonder mutely If she'll ever move again. We're marooned upon an island, Quarter acre in extent, And we sit in moody silence As the rain beats on the tent.

A big bullfrog hops by IS Sleek, starry-eyed and trim And croaks a scornful challenge To come and have a swim. Oh hell Dear Mum, I'm longing For home, sweet home, and you. And strike me pink, I'll get there If it's in a bark canoe.

Our tiny little island Is quickly getting less, Another inch of moisture And we'll have to shift our mess. The above was written by Mr. C O'Neill, of Darlington Point, in the year 1931, when he was marooned on Cooninbil Station, Carrathool, by heavy rain and flood for some considerable time. Although written in pencil on a galvanised iron tank, known as Dip Tank, it is still legible.

The Narrandera Argus 25 January 1954.

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"This'Do Me" A SHORT HISTORY OF GRIFFTH & DISTRICT. The Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc is publishing a small book about the history of Griffith and district. It will be a handy A5 size, of approximately 80 pages of text, including black and white and coloured photographs. The book, compiled by Anne Gribble, traces the history of the Griffith district from the land of the Wiradjuri people to the Squatters and then the Selectors. These people were removed when the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area was set up. The first people to occupy the irrigated land were the Settlers and ofter the First World War came the Soldier Settlers. Stories and facts ore detailed, dealing with the early settlement, the Depression, the Second World War, the boom years and up to the drought of the new century. Facts about the farms, the city the suburban spread and 'the Hermit'. This book will be a handy reference tool, a resource of many little known facts and on interesting read. It will be a great present for those interested in the post, especially in records dealing with Griffith and the surrounding area. The book will be on sole in the near future. The cost will be $10.00 per copy, plus $1.50 packaging and postage if desired. For further details contactGriffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc, PO Box 2703, Griffith NSW 2680. OR phone on 026964 8942 during library hours (Thursday, Friday or Saturday, 1-5pm)

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WORLD WAR I RETURNED SERVICEMEN WHO BECAME GRIFFITH SOLDIER SETTLERS Theo Bollin & Wendy Polkinghorne As reported in our March journal a list of WW 1 Ex-Servicemen and ExServicewomen who had a connection with Griffith was presented to the Griffith War Memorial Museum earlier this year. Six hundred and forty nine men were identified as WWl Servicemen who settled on farms during the years immediately after the War and were presumed to be "Soldier Settlers". A further fourteen men, whose names do not appear on the list below, were not positively identified. Enquiries, additions or amendments are very welcome and can be sent to the Research Officer (wpolki@iinet.net.au) Adams, John George Adams, Alfred Augustus Aird, William Thomas Alcock, Morton Gervase Alexander, Hugh MacDonald Alston, Eric Verner Anderson, Warren Kingsley Anderson, William Victor Anstee, Ernest Hynson Ashbumer, Clifford William E Ashwell, James Raymond Aslatt, Harold Francis Baggs, Charles John S Baker, Joseph Ballard, Cyril Adrian B Balmer, Clive Richard Bardney, Richard Barkell, Victor James Barnes, Patrick Edward Barnett, Robert Duncan K Barnett, William James Barrett, Crossley Barton, Arthur Dalley Barton, Percival Wentworth Bate, Percy Edward IBIS Links

Batkin, James Bawden, Thomas Phillip Beal, Ronald Beck, Edward Oswald Lyle Beilby, Charles Edwin Belford, Henry Gustuvas Bell, Herbert Gordon Bell, Robert Bell, Thomas Leighton Bell, William Joseph Bennett, Eric Hubert Bennett, Harold John Bennett, Henry Benyon, Felix James Berecry, Bryan Bernie, William Edward Berry, John Thompson Berthon, Francis Sydney Bickford, Richard Watson Black, Sydney Kenneth Blance, Edmund William Bloxham, Osmond Edward Boaden, William Alfred Bolton-Wood, Noel Eric Boot, Clive Eshalby July 2011

Borland, Alexander Leslie Bosanquet, Arthur Eric S Bourne, Archie James Bowen, Frank Bowkett, Leonard Henry R Bowkett, Samuel David Braby, Harold Bradbury, Roland Bradford, Frederick Peel Bradley, Walter Elgin Bradshaw, Richard Brammer, John Bransgrove, Owen Bray, Herbert Colston Brennan, James Herbert Brentnall, James William M Brewer, Hector Bridges, Cyprian Arthur G Bridges, Leslie Holmes Briggs, Bernard Wamer Briggs, Maiben Briggs, Stanley Holmes Bromfield, George Herbert Bromley, Edward Arthur Brooks, William Elliott Broome, Stanley Brotherton, James Arthur Broughton, Mark Brown, Hubert Edwin Bryson, Leslie Arthur Buchanan, Colin Woodford C Buckle, Frederick Alexander Buckley, Edmond Harold Buddle, William Hall Bull, Walter Davies/Davis Bulluss, Leslie Leonard Bums, Arthur Moyston Butler, Arthur Frederick S Butler, Frank Henry Buxton, Clarence Spencer Cain, Francis Henley Cameron, Archibald Roy IBIS Links

Cameron, Ewen Anthony Campbell, Byron Aubrey Cardew, Colin Loftus Carslake, William Pharoah Cartwright, Howard Edward Carver, Sydney Guillaume Caske, Albert Charles R Cass, Denis Sydney Cassell, Thomas Herbert B Casserly, Andrew Michael Casserly, James Alphonsus Cates, Bruce Hyde Cave, David Chambers, Horace Dudley Chance, Harry Chapman, Alexander Emanuel Chapman, David William Chapman, Marcus Robert A Chase, Cedric Weigall Chatfield, James Chauncy, Oliver Curtis Chessbrough, William Edward W Chesterton, Sydney Herbert Chilvers, Frederick Herbert Chitty, Thomas Churchill, Allan Austin Churton, Charles Herbert Clark, Jonas Clifton, Roy Coghlan, Theobald Joseph Coleman, Henry William Coleman, Oliver Colley, Donald Comans, Robert Gordon Combe, James Condon, Thomas Congdon, Leslie Frank Connor, Charles Stewart Conrick, Thomas Convey, William Henry Cooke, Harry 16

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Cooksey, Daniel Richard Cooper, Pope Francis Copeland, Norman Henry Costin, Frederick George Cotterill, William Cowan, Leslie Gordon Cox, Louis Cecil Craig, Eric Stuart R Crawford, Adrian Basil Crawford, Frederick Andrew Crawford, Maurice Evelyn Crawford, Robert Stewart Cripps, Oliver John Crocker, David Leonard Cruickshank, George Malcolm Cummings, William Allan Cunningham, William Alan F Curran, John Joseph Currie, Albert James Dan, George Joseph Dance, Frederick Darby, Kenneth Herbert Davies, Peter Leslie Davis, Harry Westbrook De Dulin, Claude Reginald F De Saxe, Norman Douglas De Witt, Travice Beer Debelle, Clarence Derrett, Henry Ernest Desbois, Gerald Deshon, Roy Curzon Dickin, George Evans Dickson, Hercules Scott H Dignam, Arthur Reginald Disher, James William Dobson, John Henry Donnelly, Patrick Bede Dossetor, Arthur Vinson Downie, William Bramwell Druitt, Paul Raymond Drummond, Russell Robert Drury, Arthur John IBIS Links

Duffell, William John Dunbar, Edward Samuel Durrell, Harry Howard Dwyer, William Charles Dymock, John Corrie East, Thomas James Edge, William Horace Edmonds, Frederick Cleverton Edwards, Austin Lismore Edwards, Roderick Leslie Edwards, Victor Alfred Eipper, George James Eipper, William Christopher Elkington, Ralph Ellesmere, Francis Charles B Elliott, James Henry F Farley, Albert Edwin Farley, Brian Farmilo, Sydney Farrow, Oscar Fenn, George Fennell, Frank Ferguson, Francis Arthur Finn, John James Fisher, John James Henry Fisher, Percy Lockwood Fitzgerald, Gerald William Fitzgerald, Richard John Flanagin, Andre Lionel Flarey, Victor Emanuel Fletcher, Walter Edwin Flood, Eric Flynn, Kevin Kirk Fogarty, James Joseph Foote, William James C Forsythe, Stuart Macquarie Fowler, Frederick Fuks, John Henry Furby, Edward Balance Furey, Thomas Robert Gales, Samuel Thomas Gallagher, James July 201 I

Gallagher, Vinton Paul Galloway, James Gerald N Garnish, Harold Arthur Gerrard, John Joseph Gibbons, Percy Laurence Gillmore, Henry Alfred Glover, Harold Livingstone Golsby-Smith, Keith Jenkins Goodfellow, Cecil Ayers Goodwin, Jesse Gordon, Arthur Leslie Goring, Lesley William Gorman, John James Gow, John Grace, Ernest Silvester Gray, Francis James Greer, Nathaniel Alexander S Gregson, Charles Leonard Grew, Joseph Charles Grey, William Gribble, Arthur Hazlehurst Griffin, Maurice William Gunning, Henry Thomas Hahm, Austin Alfred Hall, James Wilfred Hall, Thomas James Halse, Frederick Jack Hamilton, George Bell Hamilton, Percy Hanneman, George Ernest Harnett, Reginald Finley Harnett, William Bresnan Harriman, George Harris, Allan Walter Edwin Harris, John Cregan Harrison, Cedric Vicary Hart, Albert Seymour Harward, Thomas Charles Harwood, John Michael Hassall, Rowland Thomas Hastings, Arthur Charles Hawkins, Keith Spendlove IBIS Links

Hayes-Williams, Clive Henry, Ernest Claude Henry, George Joseph Heyne, Allan George E Hibbard, David Gould Hickson, Harold Jordon Hillam, James Kennedy Hillam, Priestley Hobart, George Henry Hobbs, Henry Edward Hochkins, Arthur Hoe, Wilfred Hugh Hogbin, Herbert Hogg, Adam Holt, Albert Hopkins, Joseph Hopkins, Neville Hopkins, William Edward Howe, Harold Sydney Howell, Clarence Walter Hudson, Enos Joseph Hudson, Harold Maxwell Hudson, John Robert Hudson, Sidney Alfred Hughes, Herbert Henry Hunter, Daniel Hussey, George Ernest Hutchinson, Cecil William Hynes, Leo Ingram, James Harper Ireland, Samuel Lawson Irving, Herbert Hope Jackson, Albert D'Arcy Jackson, Frederick Henry Jacob, John Llewellyn Byrne Jahnssen, John Carl Jakobsen, Hjalmar Gunerius James, Frederick William Jeffery, Daniel James Jennings, Garnet Tregonning Jensen, John 18

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Ted Raggat and Joe Grew relaxing at Ted's "residence" on Farm 1504 Venda about 1919

Bilbul Soldier Settlers Camp, known as The Barracks Typically the barracks consisted of a dining hall and rows of tents. In the dining hall were two long tables and stools where meals were served and eaten. Each two-man tent had a board floor with 2 foot high board walls, plus two spring-wire stretchers and bedding.

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Johns, Edward William Bennett Johnson, Frederick Charles Johnston, Francis Richard Jones, Arthur Crooke Jones, David Jones, Eric Keith Jones, Robert Gordon Jones, Edward William Kaltenbach, Otto Alwyn Kayess, Oliver Kearey, John Joseph Keary, Thomas Bede F Kelly, Richard Hugh L Kelly, Sydney Hercules Kelly, Vincent William Kemp, Herbert Macleay Kenyon, Douglas Hamilton Kenyon, Gilbert Lancelot Kilpatrick, Alexander Irwin King, George Clive Kirkpatrick, Roger Knight, Arthur Hilton Knox, Arthur Stuart Lacey, Albert John Lamb, Edwin De Villiers Lambson, Frank Lamont, Alexander Lane, Brinsley James A Lanser, Hubert Frank Latimer, Thomas Johnston Laundy, George Lawrance, James Vincent Lawson, Herbert Victor Leach, Albert Leaver, Frank Stanley Lee, Henry Thomas Lee, John Ernest Lemmon, Frank Lenehan, Harold Edward Lewis, Clarence Oscar Lewis, Edwin Thomas IBIS Links

Lineham, Ralph Oliver W Linton, Jack Lockman, Robert William Long, Carlyle Alexander Long, Harold Berkley Longhurst, Oswald John Lowrie, Hubert John Lucas, Percy Flinders Lyne, Clive Kennedy Macdermott, Alderford William F MacDonald, Alexander MacDonald, Hector Roderick MacKenzie, John Anderson Mackrell, Benjamin Arthur Macpherson, Charles Douglas Macqueen, D'Arcy Stein Maegraith, Hugh Gilmore Maggs, William John Mahon, Thomas Mairs, Stephen Mallinson, John Leslie Mallinson, Randolph Manion, Michael Mannell, Charles Francis Mannigel, Albert Louis Marchinton, Sidney Marriott, Kenneth Lechmere Marriott, Wilfred de Garis Marsh, Basil Stafford Marshall, Clifford Thomas Marshall, Richard Henwood Martin, James William Martin, Kenneth Bertram Matthews, Arthur Edward Maydwell, Basil Whitfield L Mayes, Eric Cyril Mayes, Ernest Leslie Maynard, Edward William A McAulay, James Kirk McAuslan, Angus McAuslan, Robert John July 2011

McCaffrey, William Hugh McCann, Wilfred McCarthy, Gilbert Stanley McCarthy, John Patrick M McClelland, Ernest Edward McClure, Ernest McDonald, Alfred McDonald, Coll McDonough, George McFadzean, Horace William McGuffin, Arthur Albert McIntosh, Charles Ernest McIntosh, Robert Henry McIntyre, Thomas McKinnon, Roderick McKissack, George Alwyn McLeod, Robert McFarlane McMahon, Thomas McManus, Randal Arthur McNabb, Edward James McNeil, Louis Stephen McNeilly, Edward McPhee, Alexander Norman Meaney, Gordon Raymond E Medcalf, Edward Ernest Meggitt, Edward Loxley Meggitt, Eric Geoffrey Meikle, William Bruce Melville, James William Metcalfe, Ernest Milthorpe, Ernest Atlee Mitchell, Charles Cairns Moir, Andrew Molesworth, Sydney Llewellyn Moore, Arthur Ambrose Moore, Charles Connor More, Angus Stuart Morgan, John Llewellyn Morgan, Ray Glyndwyn Morris, Cyril Clifford Morris, Stanley Adolphus Morse, Basil Sperling !BIS Links

Moseley, Henry Allen Moss, Godfrey George Mottram, Charles Brewster Moulang or Mouland, David Mountford, Leo Bernard Moynihan, Cornelius Joseph Muir, George Matthew Munro, Samuel Haggarty Murphy, John Oscar W Murphy, William James Joseph Murray, Duncan Murray, Henry James Murray, William Alexander Nash, William Louis Nelson, Sydney Raymond Newham, John Rosever Newman, Edward George Newton, Ballantyne Manfield Nicholls, Harold Nicholls, John Emmet T Nicholls, William John Nichols, William John Niehus, William Henry Nowotna, Alfred Henry O'Brien, James Lawrance O'Donnell, John Gladstone O'Hea, James Owen, Henry Vivian Lloyd Owen, Hilton John Derry Owen, Thomas James Owens, Francis William Parker, Frederick Alfred Parkins, William Passau, Reginald Robert Passey, Richard Dawson Pastega, Angelo Paterson, John Linwood Pattison, Henry Frederick Pattie, Dugald Thompson Pearsall, John Evan Continued in next issue - November 2011 July 2011

DO WE BELONG IN YOUR FAMILY ALBUM? These Wedding photographs were found in 1996 and were given to the Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc We would like to return them to a family member.

Ifyou think these photos belongs to your family please phone Wendy on 02-69621650 OR e-mail wpolki@iinet.net.au IBIS Links

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LATE MR J O'BRIEN OF BARELLAN Tribute by Mr G Gow Mr George Gow, of Griffith, and for many years of Hughenden, Barellan, has a fund of information about old identities of the district, and has written the following tribute to the late Mr John O'Brien, who resided for many years in the Barellan district: "I was 82 on the 21 of last month. One eye is glass and the other has only half its sight left. All this hinders me in my notes on these recollections of the past. "I'm not quite clear when I first contacted old Jack, but I knew him well by repute. He kept more about the Barellan North Barellan Binya end, while I kept to the Warri - Ardlethan Murrill Creek Moombooldool end. These latter three stations I at one period managed in one block. Later I had Old Mills, Barellan, North Barellan and Binya in another block. "We did not move about so much in the days of horses and buggies (cars, bikes and telephones later came into general use), so that people did not meet as frequently as they do now. "I remember meeting old Jack on one particular occasion in February, 1907 45 years ago. Walking down the paddock with my wife one Sunday evening, we noticed a glare out towards Conapara at the back of The Peak at Binya. We calculated it was about 45 to 50 miles away, which later proved to be correct. Next day (Monday) the fire shot up at intervals, but by the afternoon of Tuesday, it was certain that it had got away and was heading for Barellan and Moombooldool. I then lived at the latter place. Mr Frank Clayton had Barellan station and lived there. "Mustering the station men and getting our fire-fighting appliances, which were always ready, we set out to tackle the fire, which, with the rising wind, we knew would be a stiff one. "Arriving at the fire, Mr Clayton and I held a short consultation and resolved on a plan of action. The wind suddenly lowered and we retreated to a boundary between North Barellan and Clayton's Barellan. IBIS Links 23 July 2011

"By this time, men were arriving in numbers from many parts. The settlers from Colinroobie, and, in fact from all around came. Even the late Sir Samuel MCaughey 's team from North Yanco were, by this time, close at hand. "Dragging back logs from one selected line, which were likely to get alight, chipping round any trees, which were likely to catch alight at the ground and burning back from the narrow lines as we made it; one man with a torch and others following with water buckets and hand sprays, we really moved along at a wonderful pace. Each division had its particular job, and worked with a will. We wanted to stop the lead of the fire from getting into long grass on Barellan station from North Barellan and with the help of so many willing hands we just did it. "The subject of this article, John O'Brien, was there with a team of horses, pulling back large logs too heavy to lift by hand. His heart was in the fight and he fought as many a good Irishman did against the French in the days of Wellington. "Anyway, we just won. The right flank of the fire was in poorly grassed country and not as troublesome. It was the lead we just wanted to stem. "At this stage we felt the need of some food. The heat of the fire, which had narrowed for the time, was under control and the flanks were dying down. We were at a point where the Leeton and North Barellan roads join, this was later Jack Rigney's south west comer. "There is a water hole there now but at that time it did not exist and we had water tanks on carts. Each party generally brought out their tucker boxes to these fires. We made tea in the gathering night, which was more or less illuminated by burning dry trees. "On the edge of the fire I had directed a kerosene bucketful of tea to be made and on this being done I called out that if anyone needed tea or food to come to our camp. We had plenty of both for those who had not. "Some men were standing apart and I heard the unmistakable Irish voice of John O'Brien call to the group 'come on boys, over to Mr Gow's camp; he has plenty tea and he do have "who it" sugar for his men'. I may say that in those days the IBIS Links

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sugar used in Men's Huts on stations was brown: why I do not know. There was little difference in the price. "They wanted white sugar. I gave it to then. I had white on my table; but even to-day I take brown sugar in preference on some things because I like it most children do, too. "Now I'm afraid I've not said much about John. He was well and kindly spoken of by all. "Mr Frank Clayton for whom he worked at various times, liked him, so did the late Dinny McMahon who in later years retired in Narrandera, where he died; and Dan Mcfarlane, also Jack Baker and others. "He had an Irish sense of humour and we often laughed over the 'whoit' sugar incident, even so late as thel ast Barellan show. "The old hands of my time are fast disappearing. I always liked them and their ways; they were mostly good men and helped to build Australia as it is to-day. "They were a class of good men whom we will never see again. I think Jack O'Brien came to Barellan about 1887 or 1888. Some of this history has never been previously heen recorded. l had Jack's photo taken the last Barellan show for my diary and possibly I'm the only person who has one of the old chap". The Narrandera Argus 16 June 1952

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Extract from The Narandera Argus 23 August 1929 Shearing terminated at Coghlan's Kerarbury shed on the 16" August. The absence of the old pack-horse and saddle-hack during shearing-time, is scarcely noticed now by any but the old-timers who still glorify the good old days of blade shearing ere Wolseley revolutionised the game.

Pass The Banjo Please I shore along the bidgee in the good old roarin' days And rung the shed at Tubbo nex' pen to Smacker Hayes: "O strike me", how I loved it, when a campin' in the fogs, In hearin' of the hobble-chains, and croakin' ofthefrogs I'd like again to face it, as in days ofJackey Dow, Alas, my bones are rheumy, and I don't go shearing now. To me, 'twas sweetest music O the clink ofhobble-chains, The rattle of the quart pots, in ourjourney o'er the plains, When men from cold Monaro, and the boys from Dunedoo, Taught shearin' on the Bogan and along the parched Paroo, With hack and pack-horse baggage then, we mooched along some how, Twas fun, that bloomin' hardship but I don't go shearin' no. 0 Yes, I am a battler ofthe old-time shearin' push; Who humped Matilda often, o'er the plain lands and the bush. When voices fraught with freedom came a-murmurin through the trees, And gladsome shearin' tidings then were wafted on the breeze. I'd like again to bustle on the board with Michael Howe, But dam the combs and cutters boys, I don't go shearin' now. Well, no! I've never shore 'em with machines and twistin' gear; To me, it's all a jumble and a rumble mighty queer; The boss he cannot chip you 'cept he hollers in your ear, And that is not too pleasant, if his voice is full o 'beer. My tally board is empty now, and wrinkles deck my bro, And though I'd like to face it, boys, I don't go shearin' no. I al/us go a shearin, in myfancy every year, And can't shake offthe longin' when the time is drain' near But son, I 'spect I 'fl wander where shearin' never ends, Along that Golden River where there's naught butpeace attends "But strike me" how I'd love to strut across the board and bow Once more to clip the wool off, but I don't go shearin' now. IBIS Links

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NEW IN OUR LIBRARY BOOKS Title

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Castle, Kit Bag & Cattle Truck The Australian Women's Land Army at Abercrombie House, Bathurst

AN 7.2795

[Morgan, Christopher] Donated by Steer, Barrie

Red Cross War Chest Farm Colony

AN 14.035

[Polkinghome, Wendy] Donated by Polkinghorne, Wendy

Scottish Family History on the Web SCT 5.616 [Raymond, Stuart A] Donated by Polkinghorne, Wendy

Murrumbidgee Lachlan Group Ibis

AN 7.2680T2

[Murrumbidgee Lachlan Group] Donated by Brown, Lyn

What Was the Voyage Really Like

A 10. 003

Brief guide to researching Convict & Immigration Voyages to Australia & New Zealand [Hicks, Shauna] Donated by Polkinghorne, Wendy

Researching Scottish Family History

SCT 5.617

[Paton, Chris] Donated by Polkinghorne, Wendy

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Co/ac Cemetery, Victoria [Ian Marr]- DVD Comprises about 12,000 names and over 7,000 photos NB: Indicates [Author]

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JOTTINGS Journals held in our Library can provide a wealth offamily history information. Listed below are a few ofthe articles to tempt you. [Library ShelfNumber shown in brackets]

Wendy Polkinghorne Descent (NSW) [AN 17-3-78} March 20ll ❖

Who Are You Edward Tarleton? Read about Judy Meyer's 22 year search.

❖ Archival Anecdotes - NSW State Records have recently added the Index to Publicans' Licences, 1830-61 to their website. ❖ Member's Profile - Joye Rixon Wells - Turning a Family Tree Into a Forest. The Endeavour (Botany Bay NSW0 [AN 17-06-60} March 2011 ❖ Who Were thePiper Brothers ofLeichhard? By Tricia Mack ❖ Spotlight on the Speaker - Paul Paton visited the Botany Bay Family History Society Inc and provided up-to-date information about the developments on the FamilySearch website. Paul is the Area Family History Advisor and Co-ordinator for the Church of Latter Day Saints and encourages all family historians to regularly visit the website. This informative article can be found on page 35. ••

The 13" Australian Congress on Genealogy and Heraldry will be held on 28 & 31 March 2012 in Adelaide, hosted by the South Australian Genealogy & Heraldry Society Inc. Visit the website for more details http://.congress2012.org.aul

Ancestral Searcher (Canberra) [ACT 17-01-109} March 20ll This issue has numerous articles that will be of interest to Irish researchers: ❖

The Kelly Gang Armour by Cinnamon Van Reyk, Curator National Museum ofAustralia

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"Take the King's shilling and we're off to War" - a look at the Irish in the British Army during the I9th century.

•• Not Just Ned - The Irish in Australia exhibition at the National Museum of Australiafrom 17 March to 31 July 2011 including The Irish Resource Room where visitors can view publications and conduct research with the assistance ofHAGSOC members. (Read the articlefor more information) ••

Ten Tips to help you with your Irish family history research.

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The Four courts Fire of 1922 - read all about all the Irish records that were lost.

❖ How to find your Irish Ancestors ❖ John Crinigan & Assulting Habitation - the story ofthe life ofone young Irishman by Marilyn Folger ❖ Irish Newspapers - Nick Reddan's website http://members.iinet.net.aul~nickredlnewspaper/ (orjust Google Nick Reddan's newspapers) where you can find the results ofhis searching Irish newspapers. ❖ Another interesting and "must read" article is Ben Chifley's Chair by Katolina Killian, Assistant Curator, National Museum ofAustralia The New Zealand Genealogist [NZ 17-01-108] March/April 2011 ❖ In The Fields Where They Fall written by Paul Hickford ajier visiting Leper and Belgium. ❖

Why was Great-Great-Grandmother Eliza born in Portugal? Carol Dacey tells us how she found the answer to this question.

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Whatever happened to Aunt Dorothy? Merle Fellingham is looking for some help to find your aunt.

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The Importance of Sam into her Chessherfamily.

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Family Tree [ENG 17-6-228} February 2011 • ❖ Jeremy Thomas gives readers some advice in his article entitled How to improve in 10 simple steps. ❖ Key websites - Journey online - North-West England. Mary Evans gives some advice to readers when they are looking for records in the West Riding of Yorkshire, Cumberland, Westmoreland, Lancashire and Cheshire. ❖ Hearth Tax Explained by Stuart A Raymond. ❖

Tracing birth relatives - Phillipa McCray gives some help to those wishing to find a birth family using the adoption records ofEngland and ales.

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What's happing at FamilySearch. If you have looked at this website recently you will have found it has changed enormously. This is a detailed article written by Sharon Hintz to inform users and is well worth reading.

❖ Soldiers at Sea. Richard Dawson served in a maritime regiment of the Royal Artillery which helped defend Merchant Navy convoys. Family Tree [ENG 17-06-229} March 2011 •• Scotland's 1911 Census Release ❖

Celebrating the Census - Jenny Thomas encourages researchers to go online and have a look at the census indexes.

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Question Time - Jan White tells about the informative data that was recorded in the 1921 Census in England and Wales.

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The Women Voluntary Service. Neil Storey looks at the early history of Britain 's women 's groups.

❖ Following the Pied Piper. Gerry Eady was evacuatedfrom London during WWII. Read about his experience and that ofmany other British children. ❖

Without A Trace Philippa McCray suggests ways of researching missing people. • Sickness & Disease in Victorian Britain. Jenny Jones focuses on the bugs and bacteria that plagued our Victorian ancestors. IBIS Links

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•• A Genealogical Walk Through Dublin advice about Irish research. ••

Sarah Warwick offers some

The Prima Ballerina & her Suffolk Roots fascinating story oftalent and ambition.

Alan Fraser reveals

[ENG 17-06-230/ April 2011 •• The Home Counties - Mary Evans explores websites for Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Middlesex, Berkshire and Surrey. ❖ A Family Lost & Found grandfather.

Robin Bayley explores his mysterious great-

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No. 96 November 2011 ISSN 0811 - 5559 Journal of the GRIFFITH GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC

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PO Box 2703, Griffith, NSW 2680 (02) 6964 8942 (Library Hours only) Library Hours Thursday to Saturday 1.00pm to 5.00pm Email: griffithgene@dragnet.com. au Website: http://users.dragnet.com.au~ggahs Library situated at- l Tranter Place, Griffith, NSW Australia (Behind the CWA Rooms & opposite the Ambulance Station)

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Patricia Jones

Honorary Life Members

Edna Wakley, Alan Wakley, Patricia Jones Wendy Polkinghorne, Lynette Brown, Margaret Hill Ann Stevens, Charles Robertson, Clive Polkinghorne

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Charlie Robertson's Life Story (As read at his farewell)

by Lynette Brown, Member#3. Charlie was born on 29 March 1927 in the Hillston CWA Maternity Hospital, the second son of Harry and Lena Robertson, of Wilga Park, Gunbar, who were living with Lena's parents, Thomas and Susannah Storey, nee Gannon. The Hillston CWA opened the first CWA Maternity Hospital in NSW in 1926 Charlie was a Man of the Land. His Robertson great grandparents were farmers in Elgol; Scotland, Victoria, Berrigan and Gunbar; his Storey grandparents were farmers at Wilga Park, Gunbar. When Susannah Storey and Lena Robertson and family moved to Hillston in 1941, while his father was at WW II, Charlie began working for the Jack Flanagan family at Sunrise, Gunbar until 1948 when he and his brother, Leslie, began shearing, with a two stand shearing plant. On 28 March 1951 Charlie married Thelma Doris McMaster at the Hillston Presbyterian Church. Charlie became the dairyman for the McMasters on The Rye Dairy for 12 years. Charlie moved his family to Griffith in 1962 where he worked for Jack Cobden on Farm 1310, later for Ron Carlon at Wumbulgal for 10 years, then to John and Pat Jones at Yambiana, Yenda for 17 years. Charlie retired in 1993 when we enjoyed a five month overseas trip. Charlie was a farm hand and was always interested in farming activities. Charlie was a remarkable, quiet gentleman, a loving and caring husband to Thelma, (who passed away in 1983, aged 54 years after 31 years of marriage), father to Phillip ( deceased in 1997), Cheryl Orr and Jeanette, grandfather to David and Michael Orr and one great grandfather to Tiffannie Ella Jade Orr, born 3 November 2010 in Brisbane. It was wonderful for Charlie to meet Tiffannie in Hospital in Sydney in August 2011. (Pictured at right). Charlie was my companion for 25 years. In 1997 Charlie had a terrible shock when his only son, Phillip, died on 30 July 1997 aged nearly 44 years, in Townsville Hospital, Queensland from heart problems and diabetes. We flew up there and dealt with matters.

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From 1986 my children, Owen and Brett Brown and Julie-Ann Hennessy and later their spouses, children and respective in-laws, my own Hall relatives and my Brown relatives embraced him in love, respect and friendship. My grandchildren have only known Poppy Charlie as a grandfather because my husband died 5 years before any of them were born. Charlie enjoyed helping me with the grandchildren on longer visits. He was there kicking balls to Aaron when he was aged 2 years with us running all over the lawn to send them back, changing Holly' s nappy at Merriwagga during a CWA Council meeting, they loved being nursed by him and going for rides with him in the car. Charlie was a generous and willing worker on anything needing repairs and maintenance including all types of items, objects, implements, microfiche/film readers, affixing rubber bands on orange sculpture frames and adding the oranges on later, selling raffle tickets on our CWA and Festival Of Gardens stalls, transporting tables and goods on his trailer for stalls, etc. The Widgelli-Wumbulgal CWA and Murrumbidgee-Lachlan Group of CWA especially will miss him. Charlie did not get much schooling. The family had governess/teachers when one could be hired to come to Gunbar. One man was an excellent teacher but the family was astonished when the Police arrived one day to take him away for some crime. Charlie was a good proof reader for the 2 history books that I have co-compiled; firstly with Anne Gribble for the Butterworth Hostel History in 2007 and Peg Hollands for the Murrumbidgee-Lachlan Group History in 2011. Charlie's other interests were the Griffith Garden Club, the Festival of the Gardens Committee and the Griffith Genealogical and Historical Society Inc. Certificates of Appreciation were presented to Charlie by the Griffith Genealogical and Historical Society Inc and the Murrumbidgee-Lachlan Group CWA in 2004 and by the Griffith CWA Branch in 2006. Earlier in life he was a cricketer with the position of wicket keeper and was a good tennis player with an odd left-handed serve. The Yenda Tennis Club presented him with a Life Membership badge in the late 1980s. Charlie's wife, Thelma, was an agent and a Manager for Field Educational Enterprises marketing World Book Encyclopaedia. I joined this company in 1975 and began a friendship with Thelma and Charlie. After Thelma died Charlie and I IBIS Links 3 November 2011

continued and enjoyed many Conferences and business meetings in Griffith, Wagga, Sydney and other places and making friends with our business contacts. After Charlie began a close friendship with me he developed an interest in gardening and researching his family history. In 1993 we toured for 5 months in Great Britain and Ireland, including a 12 day Tour with Trafalgar on the continent. A highlight of the trip was meeting Colonel Lachie Robertson in Elgol on Skye, Scotland who instantly gave Charlie a big bear hug and claimed him as his relative. Lachie and Charlie's people both lived at Elgol in 1800. Another highlight was meeting Frank Storey in Croxton, Cambridgeshire who turned out to another relative. We put together the Storey family book for Frank's 80th birthday in 1996. A visit to Newbridge, County Kildare in Ireland showed the lush, green countryside from where the Gannons hailed. This town has a cutlery factory, rich horse and cattle studs and nearly full employment. Charlie and I shared many adventures over the years including a trip to the Northern Territory, two trips through Victoria and Queensland, visiting family, finding relatives and attending family reunions for his family and mine. Charlie enjoyed his garden and produced a huge dahlia bush of purple/red flowers every year and liked his roses and petunias. Charlie manned the gate for the Festival Of Gardens! when our Genie Society catered at Pat and John Jones garden for 10 years. Charlie's jars of homemade jam were very popular and raised considerable funds on many stalls. Charlie and I spent most of our spare time over a number of years renovating Charlie's late brother, Max's house at Merriwagga. Charlie did the repairs and I did the painting. It was a big project and we were able to sell the house for a small profit. Charlie and I were good for each other. Charlie rang me every night if we did not see each other during the day. That way we kept daily contact with each other. Sometimes I was the only person he spoke to that day. Charlie had a heart attack in 1983, which damaged half his heart. He had a double heart by-pass in 2001, a gall operation in August 2009 and a Pacemaker inserted in August 2011.

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Charlie and I had a mini holiday at Uranquinty minding Julie-Ann's house and the girls while Julie-Ann and Aaron went on a school excursion. Shortly after this, on Friday 11 November, Charlie had chest pains and fluid on the lungs and called the Ambulance. The Griffith Base Hospital sent him to Sydney on Sunday 13 November as they thought he had trouble with his pacemaker. Dr Paul Roy at St Vincent's realised that Charlie had a heart valve problem, which could not be repaired. Charlie passed away very serenely and quietly in St Vincent's Private Hospital, Sydney on Wednesday 16 November at 2.15 pm, aged 84 ½ years with Cheryl Orr, Owen and Brett Brown present. Many people will remember Charlie for being there and always being willing to help. Thank you all for attending his funeral today and for travelling long distances, especially my cousins from Marburg, Queensland who are in poor health. I regard efforts like this a great tribute to Charlie.

Left: Charlie and I at Brett's wedding 2004

I will always value the wonderful companionship Charlie shared with me over the past 25 years and my family and I will miss him dearly.

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The Griffith Genealogical and Historical Soc Inc. the Murrumbidgee-Lach/an Group CWA, the Griffith Garden Club and the Festival of Gardens Committee accorded Charlie a great Guard of Honour at St Alban the Martyr Anglican Cathedral, Griffith. At his graveside the Group CWA members honoured him again. Charlie's siblings are Henry (Brisbane), Les (Narromine), Max deceased, Stan (Hi/lston), Eileen Beissel (Hay), Margaret Honeyman (Too/ebuc) and Shirley Love (Devenish, Victoria).

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MUSICAL €CHAIT

When a new town starts up people build a house, others build shops, the government builds offices, and everyone gets down to business in their own premises right? NO. At least not in Yenda during the 1920's. It is a muddle for anyone trying to research the early days. The first 'shop' to supply people with food is understood to have been a cart that enterprising Dinny Cass, or was it Edward Cass? used to cart meat out to the construction camp on the Northern Branch Canal. Old records note a 'butchery' - was this Mr Cass's cart, a tent or a building? The WC&IC (usually called the Commission) planned a town with inspiring names of North, South, East and West for the four main roads. In 1916 the Commission built a tin shed on West Avenue for an office. It was known for years as the Tin Shed. According to some, a 'verandah' was added to the front and back, though it looks more like a skill ion lean-to in photographs. The Tin shed became the Post Office in 1920-21, then an office for the Yenda Producers until G A H Richards & Co used it for a machinery, cycle and produce, auctioneer, land and stock salesroom. The ABC Bank then took over the premises and had BANK painted in large letters across the gable, in case anyone got lost in the large metropolis. Mr McLean built a shop in North Avenue, sold it to Mr Cohen and it burnt down. Mr S L Simpson & Co, late AIF, had a small Cash Merchants shop in North Avenue in 1919. In 1923 Simpson Bros and Bourne moved into a new building on Cohen's site. The Post Office was next door, having tired of the Tin Shed. Later Simpson Bros 'old' shop turned into a machinery and produce agency. A 1923 photograph of Simpson Bros & Bourne's drapery establishment shows the BANK facing the opposite direction in the background. Had they turned the Tin Shed around? No- it seems that the bank had BANK painted on both ends of the building. And the skill ion had turned into a verandah all around. In 1928 the Commission pulled the Tin Shed down and built an imposing (for those days) new office with ornate fretwork on the front. The BANK built a more imposing brick bank next door. IBIS Links

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Over on Mirrool Avenue the Commission built a chaff shed, a sawmill, a barracks and a house. The chaff shed was possibly on Portion 787, on the corner as the Yenda Producers later pulled down 'the old shed'. The sawmill may have been on Portion 43, next door, but no one knows. The barracks is in living memory, called The Bungalow. It had a central hall with rooms leading off each side, each door painted a different colour. It later housed a drifting population as a boarding house. Lightening struck when it was used as a private residence and it burnt down. The building had apparently straddled two allotments, Lot 2] and 22, as two houses now stand on the one site. The house was said to have been built for the Engineer, the Inspector or maybe the Nursery-man. It was built on Lot 19, which is now called Lot 40. Although it is not centered on the allotment and allegedly uses a bit of the Lot next door. The tennis court that was said to be 'behind the Bungalow' now appears to have been next to the Bungalow. Tom Davis opened a butchery and Jack French opened the Coffee Palace. Davis' shop then became a garage. Arthur Stockton erected a building that turned into a clothing and drapery display shop, then into a bakery. Charley Keys had a furniture shop in West Avenue, at some time he moved over near the hotel. His old shop became a bakery. The Griffith Co-op opened a branch in Yenda Place, the Yenda Settlers' Co-op took over the store but moved their premises around the corner, opposite the post office. It was burnt down in December 1925. Nearby a little shop changed from a butcher's shop, a shoe repairer, fruit and vegetable shop then swapped back to a shoe repairer. The same cobbler? Another store was used in turn as a billiard room, storage shed, dancing hall, garage, ice depot, cycle shop and vegetable shop. Trying to locate and trace these early businesses is baffling. There are few records available. Over the years the numbers of the Portions or Allotments shown on town maps have been changed several times. Butchers, bakers, drapers and hardware shops supplying staples came and went, shops were swapped or burnt down. It seems, in retrospect, like a mad game of Musical Chairs.

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Private Nathaniel Alexander Staples Greer 56" Battalion, 4" Reinforcement 38" South Staffordshire Regiment Wendy Polkinghorne Member #5

Some time ago Beth Davidge was given these two medals and was asked to deliver them to the Griffith War Memorial Museum on behalf of Pat and Frank Raymond of Pambula, from the Estate of Arthur Charles Woodyatt who worked on the property of his Aunt and Uncle (Annie and Otto Kaltenbach) "Carinya" at Yenda between 1934 and 1936. Otto Kaltenbach married Arthur Woodyatt's Aunt, Annie Kadwell, 111 1922 at Goulburn. On the left is "The British War Medal 1914-1920" and on the right is "The Victory Medal". These medals had been awarded to Private Nathaniel Alexander Staples Greer and his name and rank is engraved around the edge of each medal. The name of Nathaniel Alexander Staples Greer was listed on the Society's database of WWI Ex-Servicemen and his grave in the Yenda Cemetery is recorded on the Riverina Cemeteries database. With such a distinctive name, further research was very fruitful. IBIS Links

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Nathaniel Alexander Staples Greer was born on 13 November 1876 at Delgany, Wicklow, Ireland, the second son of Frederick Greer and his wife Cecilia nee Staples". Nathaniel's mother, Cecilia Staples was the eldest daughter of the 10" Baronet of Lissan Sir Nathaniel Alexander Staples and her brothers, Sir John Molesworth Staples" and Robert Ponsonby Staples were the 11" and 12" Baronets of Lissan" respectively. (See Descendents Chart showing the connection of Nathaniel Greer to some of the Baronets of Lissan) The 1891 census shows Nathaniel and his brother, Thomas, as students at St Catherine's Hermitage School in Bath, Somersetshire. His parents, sisters, grandmother and aunt are also I iving in Bath in 1891. In 1895 Nathaniel joined the South Staffordshire Regiment serving about a year being discharged in 1896 "at his own request". He left London in December 1901 (6l bound for Brisbane and obviously stayed in Queensland for some years as he appears on the 1903 and 1905 Electoral Rolls"as a miner on the Jundah Opal Fields. By 1916 Nathaniel was living in Temora NSW where he enlisted with the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) at Goulburn on 2 Jun 1916 and joins the 56" Battalion., 4" Reinforcement as a Private 2210. The Regiment em barked from Sydney on board HMAT A15 Port Sydney on 4 September 1916 and disembarked at Plymouth on 29 October 1916. After serving in France and experiencing some illness he was wounded in action in September 1917 and was hospitalised in England before returning to Australia April 1918 and was discharged as medically unfit on 7 August 191g. Nathaniel Greer came to Griffith sometime in 1921 to join the ranks of other WWI returned servicemen who were anxious to become Soldier Settlers. On 27 September 1921 he was granted Farm 1612 at Yenda". The same day Otto Alwyn Kaltenbach became his next door neighbour, as he was granted the adjoining farm No 1611. Otto also served in 56" Battalion 4th Reinforcement'' enlisting in March 1916. Was this just a co-incidence? Or were they friends and had decided to come to the MIA and become Soldier Settlers together? IBIS Links

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Unfortunately their friendship was short lived as Nathaniel Greer died under tragic circumstances on 9 June 1926 and was the first Soldier Settler to be buried in the Yenda Cemetery". "Ex-members of his Battalion were pall bearers and chief mourners at his funeral which was attended by nearly every settler in Yenda. Greer had been Secretary of the Yenda RSL and stil I was either Secretary or President at the time of his death.U?) Nathaniel's friend and neighbour, Otto Kaltenbach, served as a Wade Shire Councillor from December 1934 until his death on 26 October 1936. He was a prominent farmer and as a Councillor took a keen interest in town matters, supporting any move for the improvement of either Yenda or Griffith" Sources (1) http:/histfam.family search.org & http://thepeerage.com (2) Ibid (3) Ibid (4) Public Record Office Northern Ireland "Proni" http://www.proni.gov.uk/introduction_staples_papers_d 1567 .pdf, Staples Papers. & http://thepeerage.com (5) http://findmypast.co.uk - Chelsea Pensioners and Militia British army records 1760-1915. (6) http://findmypast.co.uk (7) Early Australian Electoral Rolls & Ancestry.com (8) National Archives Australia - Australian Imperial Force Attestation Paper of Persons Enlisted for Service Abroad (9) National Archives Australia Casualty Form Active Service (] 0) Ronaldson, James, Book 7, page 50 (11) National Archives Australia - Australian Imperial Force Attestation Paper of Persons Enlisted for Service Abroad ( 12) Ronaldson, James, Book 4, page 166 (13) Ibid (14) Riverina Cemeteries Obituary ofO A Kaltenbach (15) http://thepeerage.com (16) Public Record Office Northern Ireland "Proni" http://www.proni.gov.uk/introduction_staples_papers_d 1567 .pdf, Staples Papers. ( 17) Death Certificate Footnote Farms 1611 and I 6 I 2 were amalgamated and became Farm 1611 which was purchased by C A Davidge in 1940. IBIS Links

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Some of the Baronets of Lissan(" 0f (Co Tyrone. Ireland & The connect.ion lo Nathaniel Alexander Staples Greer Baronet of Lissan Sir Robert Staples

b. 1772 In 1832, when Sir Robert "died without Iegitinwte issue, the baronetcy passed to the Northern branch of the family, in the person of Sir Thomas Staples, 9111 Baronet ..... He had no children, and was succeeded in title and estates by Sir Nathaniel Alexander Staples, I0Baronet" the son of his younger brother. 90 Baronet oi Lissan Sir Thomas Staples b. 31 Jul 1775 d. 14 May 1865

John Staples b. 1816

le. .John M Staples b. 1 Sep 1776 cl. 4 Apr 1859 111. Sep 1813 Annie Alexander b. c.1793 d. 1869

(six siblings & three step siblings)

Charlotte M Stapes Annie Louisa Staples Thomas Staples 10 llaronet oi Lissan b. 1826 Sir Nathaniel A Staples b. 1824 b. l May 1817 d. 12 Mar I 899 Mary Jane Staples Grace Catherine Staples Harriet Staples m. 21 Oct 1844 b.1831 Elizaheth L Head b. 21 Oct 1844 d. 4 Dec 1907 1 1

I Cecilia Staples b. 11 Sep 1846 d. 13 Jul 1891 111. 30 Jun 1874 Frederick Greer b. 17 Feb 1829

II Baronet oi lissan .James Il Staples Sir John MI Staples b. E} 0el 1849 b.29 Dec 1847 d. 25 Aug 1917 d. 3 Feb 1933

I2M Baronet oi Lissan Anne E Staples Robert Ponsonby Staples 30 Jun 1853 d. 18 Oct 1943

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Griffith Before Irrigation William T Bull Mr Bull lived in the districtfrom 1885 to 1912 and it is believed that Bilbul was named after him. In the 1950s, "Will"" as he was known byfamily members, recorded his early memories ofthe district before the establishment ofthe Irrigation Area. In June 1884, my father, my brother, a neighbour Howard Edmenson and myself went to Narrandera in search of land. I was seventeen years of age. Father had selected "Prairie" on the Yanco Creek in 1876. We then went to Whitton (what is now Griffith was then known as "Whitton") where we selected five blocks of land in the Parish of Jondaryan on Kooba Station. The name of the paddock was "West End". It was six miles long by five miles wide. This land was later divided into family blocks. The price of the land was £1 an acre payable over a period of years, 5/- an acre down, then three years free of instalments (interest was paid) and finally 1/- an acre each year until paid for. The "home block" held by my parents was named Meadow Bank and my block was named Round Hill. Each of my brothers held a block - Harry's was named Canterbury, Bert's Gorton, Jack's Laravale and my sister Mary's husband, Albert Driver had The Cliffs". Harry's and my block were adjoining and to comply with the residency conditions, and as we were still single, we built a two roomed hut on the boundary - one room on Harry's place and one on mine. Later on we drew blocks of leased land up to 2,500 acres. This leased land was not surveyed and was crown land. By families named Anderson and McIntosh selected blocks on the west side of the same paddock. After we selected our Crown land there was only a strip of Water Reserve running north and south down the middle of the paddock and a Forest Reserve on the northern boundary. This is the land on which the town of Griffith stands today. In those days land was very thickly timbered; there was also plenty oflow scrub. There was a log fence on the north boundary of West End. The McPherson Range was in what was known as the Lake Paddock. It was mainly used for cattle, dingoes were very numerous. The hills were covered with she oak trees which were splendid cattle feed. The Lake Paddock ran north and was the back paddock of Kooba Station IBIS Links 12 November 2011

(then owned by J and W McGaw) and thick with mallee scrub and there were dingoes there too. There were settlers in this paddock. The Davies selected just north of Griffith calling their property Winderee - the aerodrome is now on that property. J Smith also had land north of Lakeview now known as Lake Wyangan. The Albert Driver family were the other selectors, calling their property "The Cliffs". They had a nice home east of the range. They were a large family, there being nine grown-up children, five girls and four boys. Later a Mr Dun bought The Cliffe and had a sawmill on it.

'The Cliffs' The home ofFrancis & Hanorah Dun Further east were Smith's and Cummings' holdings; their land extended along the Jondaryan north boundary to what was known as The Fenyan Yards. The sports ground was situated here. The settlers built a church, a tennis court and a cricket ground. Further to the east were settlers, Driver Bros (cousins of The Cliffs Drivers) - they owned Oaklands and Mountain's View. J Slattery had Broomfield which extended out to the Whitton/Lake Cargelligo stock route. Other settlers were J Matchett, R Beveridge, A Sherad, Dalgleish and McConnen.

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In Rouse's paddock which was due east of Jondaryan Parish there were more settlers namely M Quilter, J L Bull, A E Bull, T McGrath. All these selections were on Kooba Station before they were taken over for irrigation. Kooba was a large Station thirty miles long by fourteen wide. It was on the north side of this station that these settlers lived and they settled there from 1884 to 1912. Rouse's paddock measured six mi Jes by six and was a forest of Boree trees and Quandongs which were also plentiful. These were used for cooking and jam making. By drying them they could be kept for years. The Mirrool Creek ran through Rouse's paddock but it only flowed in very wet seasons. In 1891 it was flooded and fully a mile wide. There was a mail service from Whitton to Mount Ida twice a week. It came along the Stock Route for the first 12 miles and called at most of the settlers' homes. The Postmaster at Whitton was a Mr Dent and he was very obliging. Rabbits came into this country from the Lachlan River, first appearing in 1890. At first Kooba Station gave 2/-a head for scalps but this did not last long as they were being yarded and poisoned in thousands. There was so much harbour for them that they caused endless work. Kooba Station erected a rabbit proof netting fence from 12 miles north of Whitton to the Benerembah boundary, letting about 60,000 acres go as no man's land. This was mostly scrubby and rough land but was useful in time of drought as an edible scrub grew on it. By the end of the eighties the settlers had most of the residential conditions fulfilled and the land improved, so we sought other ways of earning a living. Pine timber was cut out at Mr Dun's sawmill which was on my property, but a run of wet seasons made it difficult to get the logs in and the sawn timber away, although it was only 11 miles to Willbriggie railway on the Hay line. My property was about the nearest of the settlers to the railway line and was called "Round Hill". Most of the settlers went in for wheat growing and thousands of acres were cleared for the plough, some very good crops being grown under old methods. The price of wheat was very low in those days, 8/- for a bag of four bushels. Horses and stumpjump ploughs were used for cultivating, and strippers and winnowers for harvesting. The crops had to be netted as rabbits would travel a long way to feed on them. Wool was worth about 9d a pound and good sheep in full wool about 10/The bad Depression in the nineties caused some of the banks to close their doors, among them the A J S Bank at Whitton. Later, however, they paid a portion of

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current accounts and gradually finance improved. The seasons were fairly good until 1896 when we had severe heat and a very dry time. There were severe heat waves registering up to 120 degrees in our home and al I surface water dried up. Had it not been for wells it would have meant abandoning the area. On my land l had sunk a very good well, 134 feet deep, which watered everything in the Jondaryan area for many months. This well saved Jondaryan in the great drought of 1896-1899. It was situated five miles south-east of Griffith and in a straight line from Whitton, it used to be operated by a double whim', horses being used to work it. The water was a bit brackish for drinking but when it first came up from the well it was quite good. It was splendid stock water and a constant flow. There was a tank near the well and both were in good order when I left in 1912. A new land act came into force about this time and most of the Crown Land which Kaaba held north of their netting fences was thrown open for selection in blocks under 1,000 acres. It was taken up by the following:- G Mills, T Hair, A G Driver, M E Bull (my sister who later married A G Driver), R Stuart, G Beaumont and J Coleman selected in the Jondaryan Parish and J Robinson and J L Bull in Rouse's paddock. With these blocks taken up most of the land north of Kooba was in selectors' hands. However, as it was such a bad time with low prices and bad years, some gave up their blocks and took up other occupations. After the 1902 drought the seasons and prices improved and things were generally more prosperous until our land was resumed in 1912. There were several other settlers on Kaaba not mentioned previously, namely McCaffery Bros, G & T Baker, J Lanigan and his father. All selected near Yenda and were early settlers. Later, A. Dunn, a brother of the M.P.W. Dunn (no relation to Mr Dun who had The Cliffs) also selected there. There were two schools, one at Lake View and one at Jack Plains. The Jondaryan Cricket Club played many games and much interest was taken in the matches with other clubs for many years. We travelled as far as Narrandera at times. In the beginning, we played on a chipped dirt pitch and later with matting. We played cricket until our land was resumed and must have played over I 00 matches. A grandson of our captain (Mr Dunn), namely, Ian Craig, toured England in 1953.

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Jondaryan Cricket Team - 1898 From the left - standing: A Beaumont, F B Dun, A Anderson, R Stuart. Seated: W Bull, J Stuart, C Bull, L Bull, J Driver. Sitting at the front on the ground: A Driver, A Bull There were also tennis clubs, race meetings and dances held in the district. Lake View was a good sports ground. Most of the people came by buggy and on horseback, and I have known some girls to ride over 30 miles to a sports meeting. In those times they used to ride side-saddle and there were some splendid riders in that style. There was no lack of entertainment. During all the years I lived in that district I did not see a poisonous snake, but there were plenty of hannless carpet snakes. They usually lived in trees. There were many different species of birds before the rabbit poisoning campaign. Wheat, pollard and water were all poisoned so naturally the deaths among them were terrific. The wild turkeys disappeared altogether; they were in large numbers previously. They were very good to eat, some of them weighing 20 pounds dressed. I consider the birds were of great value in keeping down insect pests, damage done by grasshoppers, etc. being negligible in those days before poison was used. Before the timber was cleared, wild bees were very plentiful, they had their hives in box trees and there was plenty of pollen for them. IBIS Links 16 November 2011

Dust storms were more prevalent in the late nineties than they have been since. There was one in February 1890 which was pitch black for five hours. I was five miles north of Griffith that day. The darkness came on about 4 pm and lasted well into the night. No one was sorry when a star shone through the dust cloud. I did not hear of blowfly strike in the seventies and eighties and as I did a lot of sheep work as a boy, it was a great surprise to me the first time I saw a sheep struck. Small flies and mosquitoes would nearly drive one silly in hot weather. Another great torture was "sandy blight" in the eyes. It would last from two to three weeks. As a boy I spent about eight years around Coonong (mostly shepherding sheep) so I had seen a good deal of the bush life before going to Jondaryan. On my recent trip I noted the great changes in the district. It is no easy matter to locate the old home sites, but the Mirrool Creek and the hills are a good guide. Meadow Bank was our old family home. Bilbul which we visited is said to be named after me and is some distance north east if the Meadow Bank boundary. We passed Willbriggie railway station it used to be known as Darlington railway station and was a fine building. It was burned down in the nineties. Griffith is a fine town and it is hard to believe that it was as I knew it not so terribly long ago. In 1912 our land was resumed. I was paid £3/12/- an acre for my block. We had to look for fresh land and homes, in many cases this meant starting again on undeveloped land and building new homes, etc. A G Driver and I purchased land from Sir Samuel Mccaughey on the south end of Goolgumbla Station. Others went to Narrandera and districts. Most of the original settlers or their families continued in wool and wheat growing.

Sources Griffith & District Pioneers, Series 1 The Narrandera Argus The Area News

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WORLD WAR I RETURNED SERVICEMEN WHO BECAME GRIFFITH SOLDIER SETTLERS Theo Bollin & Wendy Polkinghorne Continuedfrom Ibis Links, Issue 95, July 2011 Ritchie, Robert Alexander Ritchie, Stanley George Roach, Thomas Robb, Arthur Victor Robbins, Cecil John Roberts, Charles .lames Roberts, Clifford George Roberts, John Robertson, Malcolm Davidson Robinson, Alexander James Robinson, George Rogers, Leslie Allan Rolls, Frederick George Ronaldson, James Rose, George Alfred Rose, Thomas Edward Ross, Donald Lachlan Rourke, Keith Rubie, Norman Leo Russell, George Fraser Russell, James Sach, Sydney Railing Saltmarsh, Kenneth Bromley Sams or Sam, George Flood Samuelson, Alfred Frank Sanders, Albert Edwin Sarjeant, William Jeffery Saunders, Herbert Lionel Saunders, Howard Percival Schwab, Charles Augustus Scott, Norman Douglas E See, Herbert William V Seymour, Henry Frank

Pemberton, Jack Pentland, George Ewings Perry, Ernest George Peterson, Edward Phelan, Michael Andrew Pickford, Reginald Pigott, George Robert Royston Pinhorn, Harry/Henry Thomas Polkinghorne, Francis Richard Pomroy, Percy Harold Pooley, Frederick William Potter, Albert Power, Thomas Stanley Pratt, Osmound Leonard 0 Preece, Russell Percy Price, Cecil Prince, William Herbert Procter, Edmund James K Procter, Frank Macquarie Hurne Procter, Harry Hassell Proctor, Thomas Purves, Ian Alan Quinn, James Stanley Raggatt, Lawrence Edward Rand, Reginald Raphael, Austace George Rawle, Frank Reeve, Thomas Carlyle Reilly, John Herbert Reynolds, Arthur Riddle, Arthur John Ridley, Herbert Riley, George

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Shaw, Edgar Richard Shea, Joseph Sheldon, Rupert Fairfax Sibson, John Henry Sidlow, John Morgan Simmons, Charles William Simpkins, Robert Simpson, Clement James Simpson, Norman Henry Simpson, Richard Walton Sims, Percival Sippel!, Leslie Cornwall Sivewright, Charles George Skeet, Peter Smailes, George Smart, Albert John Smellie, Restyn Smith, Alfred Harold Smith, Leslie Robert Smith, Walter Sidney Smyth, Robert Alexander Snell, Francis James Somes, Francis Herbert Southcc, Reginald Ramsay Sparre, Ronald Ahnstrom Spencer, Cecil Thomas Spratt, Frederick Stackelberg, Frederick Oscar Stackelberg, Frederick Wolmer Stacy, Herbert Maitland Stafford, Francis Bede Standen, David Stannard, Robert Meredith K Stanton, Clement Pittar Stanton, Dugald Pittar Stephens, Frank Stephenson, George Harold Stevens, Frank Hallett Stewart, Finlay Duff Stewart, Robert Sullivan, Thomas Edward Summers, William John IBIS Links

Sutton, Jack Pernell Swales, William Hearfield Sweeney, Robert Charles J Synnott, Francis Tebbutt, John Kenneth Thirkell, Harold Shore Thomas, Arthur Brett Thomas, Arthur Davis Thomas, Charles Hastings Thomas, Edward Percy Thomas, Herbert William Thomas, Lyal Charles Thompson, John Edwin Thorne, John Clifford Thorpe, Grenville Blakeney Tickle, Victor Harold Tiley, Frank Trump Todd, Keith Hampden Tompkins, Cyril James Tompkins, John Diton Tonkin, John Trevor, Reginald Tubbenhauer, Ernest Charles Turnell, John Frederick Turner, Edwin Turner, Eric Richard Turner, Walter John Turton, Henry Edison Tyson, George .John K Vaughan, James Vaughan, Leslie Rupert Vaughan, Thomas Veness, Victor George Vidal, Eric William S W Vincent, James Henry Waddell, William Alexander Wade, William Henry Wakley, Marcus Wakley, Sydney Walker, William Cecil W Wall, Edward Bede Wallace, Henry Charles November 2011

Wheeler, George Henry Whitfield, George Henry Wilkins, Ernest Harry Francis Wilkins, Frank Wilkins, William Henry B Williams, Ronald Grant Wilson, Alan Hollier Wilson, Barwise Carr Wilson, James Stanley Wilson, John James C Wood, Anthony Barclay C Wood, Bertie Arthur Wood, Robert James Worrall, Daniel Wright, Gordon Thomas Youlten, John Henry Young, Oswald Gordon

Waller, Horace Edwin Walton, George Herbert Walton, Robert Grieves Ward, John Edward Ward, Union Walter Wardrobe, John Mills Waslin, Thomas Watkin, Morgan Joseph Watson, Rupert Charles Watters, Ambrose Joseph Watts, Alexander Bathurst Watts, John Bouclet Weaver, Cecil Robert Webb, Arthur Leslie Weir, Robert Welsh, Joseph West, Walter Henry Westmore, Reginald Dines

Enquiries, additions or amendments are very welcome and can be sent to the Research Officer (ypolki@iinet_net.au)

Returned Servicemen leaving the Soldier Settler Camp at Beelbangera for a day's work clearing mallee roots offthe land prior to the allocation offarms

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JUST A €OM+AON SOIDIET He was getting old and paunchy, and his hair was falling fast, as he sat around the RSA telling stories of the past, of a war that he had fought in, and the deeds that he had done. In his exploits with his buddies, they were heroes, every one. Tho' sometimes to his neighbours his tales became a joke, all his soldier mates they listened, for they knew whereof he spoke. But we'll hear his tales no longer for old Bill has passed away, and the world's a little poorer - for a soldier died today. He'll not be mourned by many, just his children and his wife, for he lived a very ordinary, quite eventful life. Held a job and raised a family, quietly going his own way, and the world won't note his passing, though a soldier died today. When politicians leave this earth, their bodies lie in State while thousands note their passing and proclaim that they were great. Papers tell of their life story from the time that they were young, but the passing of the soldier goes unnoticed and unsung. Is the greatest contribution to the welfare of our land a man who breaks his promises and cons his fellow man? Or the ordinary fellow who, in times of war and strife goes off to serve his country and offers up his life? A politician's stipend and the style in which he lives are sometimes disproportionate to the service that he gives; while the ordinary soldier who offers up his all, is paid off with a medal, and perhaps a pension, small. It's so easy to forget them for it was long ago that the "Old Bills" of our country went to battle, but we know it was not politicians, with their compromise and ploys, who won for us the freedom that our country now enjoys.

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Should you find yourself in danger with your enemies at hand, would you want a politician, with his ever-shifting stand? Or would you prefer a soldier, who has sworn to defend his home, his kin and country, and would fight until the end? He was a common soldier and his ranks are growing thin, but his presence should remind us, we may need his like again, for when countries are in conflict, then we find the soldiers' part is to clean up all the troubles that the politicians start. If we cannot do him honour while he's here to hear the praise then at least let's give homage at the ending of his days. Perhaps just a simple headline in a paper that would say: "Our country is in mourning - for a soldier died today". 00000000o

A new book by Anne Gribble was released on 17 August 2011 It is a soft covered, AS size book of 76 pages. Anne traces the development and evolution of Griffith and District through text and black and white and coloured photographs describing bureaucratic bungles, pioneer persistence and community commitment. From Bagtown to city; from hand picked grapes to fully automated harvesters; from two to eleven tons of rice per hectare; from tin shed shops to modern

Price $10.00 Plus $1.50 postage (1 book) and packing for Australia (Postage price for more than one copy please e-mail pagribble@bigpond.com.au) Order forms can be found on the Society's website http://users_dragnet.com.au/ggahs! November 2011 22 IBIS Links

Current Projects Several of our members are busily working on family and Griffith local history projects: ► President, Clive Polkinghorne, is still extracting obituaries from The Narrandera Argus and is presently working on 1960. Clive estimates that he has 5 years work in front of him until he is finished. His willing band of typists, Anne Gribble, Barbara Millis, Yvonne Miller, Kay McKenna, Margaret Tucker and Barrie Steer are tapping away preparing the text to be entered onto the Riverina Cemeteries database and Wendy Polkinghorne is having trouble keeping up with the indexing. Additionally Ann Langford is copying the obituaries in the current Area News; Marlene MacDonald is working on The Hillston Spectator; and Mary and Don Duncan are extracting the notices in The West Wyalong Advocate. ►

Anne Gribble is presently collecting information about the Venda Producers Yes, she is writing another book! Tracing the history of the "Yenda Prods" as it is known, is a new challenge for Anne. The office moved several times and in 193 8 a fire burnt the premises and all its records. However old books, newspapers and photographs are being researched and descendants of original settlers interviewed to record the history of a community co-operative. Anne would certainly appreciate any input regarding the Venda Producers over the years.

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Barrie Steer is writing the history of CSIRO Hanwood. Barrie has been interviewing past employees and is anxious to talk to anyone who worked at CSIRO between 1945 and 1947. Barrie is seeking personal memories and relevant photographs of those who worked there between those dates to go alongside a timeline of the research programs. He has contacted 70 people so far.

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Theo Bollen, with a little help from Wendy, is compiling a database of all the members of the Australian Women's Land Army (A WLA). This is a joint project between the Griffith War Memorial Museum Inc (GWMM) and the Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc (GGHS). The objective is to compile a database of all the A WLA members who served in the Griffith Area between 1942 and 1945. The number of young women, who provided the food for the nation and kept

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the farms going, saving Griffith from disaster, is estimated to be between 400 and 600. They were housed in five camps: Mirrool House, Ballingal, Hanwood, Yenda and Beelbangera. About 35 of these girls returned to Griffith after WW2, married, started families, stayed or moved away to other places. To date 174 Land Army girls have been listed in the database. They were identified from photo collections held by the Griffith City Library and the GGHS records, from obituaries, cemetery records, the NSW Register of Marriages, local RSL records and a diary kept by Mrs Peggy Williams OAM, who is the current NSW State President of the A WLA United Association. It is worth noting that Mrs Williams spent some time at Frederick Dance's Griffith fann in 1943. Currently we are seeking permission from the National Archives of Australia (NAA), Sydney Office, to have access to all of the NSW A WLA service/personnel record cards. This would make it possible to identify most of the women who worked in the Griffith area between 1942 and 1945. Any information from past employers of Land Army girls would be very helpful and can be left with the GWMM and/or GGHS.

► Marg Tucker is currently working on a project to mark sixty-three previously unmarked graves of Ex-Servicemen and women in the Griffith Cemetery with a concrete plinth and a plaque. With the help of the Griffith Ex-Servicemen's Club, thirty-two of these graves now have plaques. Twenty-five more plaques have been ordered and paid for and should arrive soon. The Department of Veteran Affairs and Office of Australian War Graves are in the process of marking one. This leaves only five to go. With the help of the Griffith RSL Sub Branch she might be able to complete the project by ANZAC Day next year. If you have any infonnation that would be helpful to the above projects or if you would like to commence a project under the auspices of the Society we will be delighted to hear from you. All of those projects will contribute to our local know ledge and hopefully be available for future researchers.

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Seeking Descendants of

Robert John Stuart Robertson (c.1803-1899) Lyn Brown Member #3 Some years ago the Society was given details of the burial of Robert John Stewart Robertson at Booligal in 1878. Even though this death did not appear on the NSW Death Index it was accepted in good faith as it was quite possible that a death occurring in an outlying area had not been registered. Recently a descendant of Robert John Stewart/Stuart Robertson has corrected this misinformation and provided the following details of the family. Robert John Stuart Robertson was buried in the Roman Catholic Section of Rookwood Cemetery on 4 July 1899 after dying in the St George Asylum on 3 July 1899. On the NSW Death Index it shows his death was registered at Parramatta (10473/1899) and his parents as Robert and Mary. He was a very colourful person and at times was "economical with the truth". Many references to him can be found on the TROVE website. Robert John Stuart ROBERTSON was born sometime between 1803 and 1815 the son of Robert John Robertson and Mary Cummins Powell Douglas. On various documents he stated he was born in Brussels, Belgium; Fullbeck Camden and Sydney, NSW, Australia. At different times during his life he also used the names: - Arthur Bell ROBERTSON, Robert John Stewart ROBINSON and Arthur ROBINSON Marriage 1 Catherine Eleanor JOYCE 8 Oct l 851 at Clare Village, South Australia Children 2

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1. 2 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Child Robertson ( died before 1893) Child Robertson (died before 1858) Child Robertson (died before 1858) Child Robertson (died before 1893) Anastasia Stuart Robertson b.14 Nov 1851 Port Lincoln, South Australia Charles Edward Stuart Robertson b. Jul 1855 Wedderburn, Victoria Catherine Stewart Robertson b. 15 Feb 1858 Mount Korong, Victoria Agnes Helena Stewart Robertson b. Nov 1861 Buckanbe, New South Wales Marea Stuart Robinson b. l O Feb 1864 Common (near Goondiwindi), Queensland 10. Robert James Stuart-Robertson b.16 Sep 1866 Booligal, Lachlan River, District of Hay, New South Wales

Marriage 2 Elizabeth HARDY 6 Oct I 873 in the Temporary Court House, Wingham, New South Wales Children: 1. Henry "Harry" James Hardy b. 28 Oct 1871 in Wingham, New South Wales 2. Eliza Selina Hardy b. 12 Oct 1874 in Wingham, New South Wales

Marriage 3 Sarah WILLIAMS b. 1858/1859 in Sugarloaf, Myall River, New South Wales Children: I. Robert John Robertson b. 27 May 1877 in Terara, Shoalhaven, New South Wales 2. Sylvester Robertson b. 26 May 1879 in Terara, Shoalhaven, New South Wales. 3. Agnes Iona Stuart Robertson b. 15 Feb 1881 in Nowra, Shoalhaven, New South Wales Two descendents have detailed knowledge of this Robert John Stuart Robinson and are interested in finding other descendents. Please contact Steven Knowles in Brisbane on telephone +61 402 105 150, and email address emailus@knowles.net.au

More detailed information can be found on Rootsweb entry: 61230 & ancestry.com IBIS Links 26 November 2011

NEW IN OUR LIBRARY BOOKS Title

Code/Shelf No

Monumental Inscriptions & Burials Harden Shire Cemeteries - Update 2010 [Grant, J & Penny JJ Donated by Hill, Margaret

ANl 1.2587

The Chinese ofMurrumburrah and surround districts 1860s - 1960s They were more than just Gold Diggers [Atherton, Robyn] Donated by Hill, Margaret

AN7.2587

The very dawn of settlement survey from Galang Cemetery AN 11.2585 [Barrett, Max] Donated by Hill, Margaret Descendants of William Summers Cruickshank & Euphemia Burnett [Lee, Dale & Maples Barry] Donated by Brown, Lyn

A3.050

Days of My Life AN7.2680Al I [Hamilton, Maxwell James} Donated by Hamilton, Maxwell James History of Murrumbidgee-Lach Ian Group of CWA Branches 1922-20 I 0 [Brown, AL & Hollands, ME} Donated by Davidge, Beth

A7.2680T 3

Gladestone City that waited. [McDonald, Lorna] Donated by McKenna, Kay

AQ7.4680

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A Christmas candle is a lovely thing; It makes no noise at all, But softly gives itself away; While quite unselfish, it grows small. T 1DI LInKS

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JOTTINGS Journals held in our Library can provide a wealth of family history information. Listed below are a few of the articles to tempt you. [Library ShelfNumber shown in brackets] Wendy Polkinghorne The Endeavour (Botany Bay) [AN 17.6.60] March 2011 ❖ The Smith Dilemma, to Research Or Not? Judy Smith says "Take heart, even if your rellie is named 'Smith', the quest may not be too difficult. ❖

Three Cheers For Google, Blair Family Research by Pat Fearnley who recommends Google searching as you just never know what you will find.

❖ John Walker Bindon, Trooper of Gallipoli by Geoffrey Holloway. ❖

Some Tips On Using Trove - this is a great web site and Margaret Moore is offering some tips to help you get the most out of it.

The Ancestral Searcher (Canberra) [A 17-01-110] June 2011 ❖ Obituaries Australia"Hosted by the National Centre of Biography at the Australian National University, Obituaries Australia is a digital repository of obituaries published in newspapers, journals, magazine and bulletins. This free online database documents the lives of bushrangers, cricket heroes, First Fleet convicts, prime ministers pastoralists and ordinary Australians." ❖

Canberra Institutions For Family Historians - a comprehensive list of "organisations and repositories that hold material of interest to family historians".

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Beware The Family Anecdote! Diana Martin ends by saying "your sins will find you out- even 147 years later".

Ancestor (Victoria) [AV 17-01-93] June/July/August 2011 ❖ An extraordinary story of Survival Jack Marshall - written by Mary Reilly, this is the winning entry in Experience of War competition. IBIS Links

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❖ Footprints: An Exhibition About Lucy & Percy Pepper. Sebastian Gurciullo reports on the recently completed touring exhibition produced by the Victorian Record Office that will be available for loan to communities in Victoria. This exhibition was displayed at the eastern Regional Libraries Healesville & Lilydale from 6 September to 30 October 2011.

° Landscapes of 19" Century Melbourne I found this article, written by Gary Presland extremely interesting. ❖ Using Geophysics To Locate Unmarked Graves by David Hunter The Genealogist (Victoria) [AV 17-02-95] June 2011 ❖ Brick Walls by David Cotton. "The Bendigo Branch has been asked to investigate the ancestry of a Dorothy Beryl JAMES" and is appealing for help to find the siblings of this lady whose birth name was Beryl Eliza Sarah SA WERS. ❖ Don't Discount Family Stories Here are three tales from members (of Australian Institute of Genealogical Studies Inc) keen to prove some truth in family stories. ❖ Researching On The Internet - this is Part 2 of an article written by Pauline Lyons. In this issue Pauline talks about GENUKJ, Census Returns, Probate Records in the UK, Newspapers and Rootsweb. New Zealand Genealogist [NZ 17-01-109] May/June 2011 ❖ Women In The Archives- Ordinary People With Extraordinary Stories by Trish McCormack. ❖ Ireland And The Old Age Pension Geraldene O'Reilly suggests one way to tackle that brick wall. Don't forget that our Society holds the set of microfiche "Ireland - Old Age Pension Claims"- you will find them in Drawer 7 Family_History Monthly [ENG 17-13-157] July 2011 ❖ A Beginner's Guide to Researching Railway Ancestors contributed by Simon Fowler who also provides a short history of the British railway. IBIS Links

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❖ Toiling On The Soil information about the British Women's Land Army is provided by Diane. Varty ❖ Silent Witnesses - Mark Stevens explain how coroner's court records can help you learn more about your ancestors. ❖ The Quiet Codebreaker - during WWI and WW2 thousands of men and women did crucially important work towards an Allied victory and Brian Parnaby tells the story of one such hero. [ENG 17-13-158] August 2011 ❖ Hidden Histories - Popular website offer more than census and BMD records. Simon Fowler looks at other collections that may be of use to researchers. ❖ Get Involved - Nicole Lisle looks at some of the transcription projects and reveals how volunteers can get involved. ❖ A Titanic Bandsman - Shirley Brailey's relative bravely played on while the ship went down.

Cleveland FHS Journal [ENG 17-14-58] July 2011 ❖ Ireland's Archive Collections Go Online at http://www.iar.ie/ The Irish Archives Resource site brings together a large number of collections and allows the public to search a wide range of Irish archives online. Whilst browsing through this journal I unexpectedly came upon these jokes: A Scotsman was run over by a brewery wagon in Aberdeen: It was probably the first time the drinks had been on him. (Taken from Blayney, West Macquarie, Friday, 10 February 1939)

A Little 'Blonde Senior' Humour Last year, I replaced several windows in my house. They were the expensive double-insulated energy efficient windows. This week, I got a call from the contractor complaining that the work has been done for a year and I had failed to pay for them.

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Boy, oh boy, did we go 'round and 'round. I told him no one pulls a fast one on this old lady. Even though I am a senior citizen and used to be a blonde, doesn't mean that I am automatically stupid! I proceeded to tell him just what the salesman told me last year - that in one year they would pay for themselves! Author Unknown

Irish Curse: May you be afflicted with the itch and have no nails to scratch with!

Think about this: A blind person was asked, "Can there be anything worse than losing your eyesight?" He replied "Yes, losing your vision"

I've sure gotten old! I've had two bypass surgeries, a hip replacement, new knees, fought prostate cancer and diabetes. I am half blind, can't hear anything quieter than a jet engine, take 40 different medications that make me dizzy, winded and subject to blackouts. Have bouts with dementia. Have poor circulation; hardly feel may hands and feet anymore. Can't remember if l'm 85 or 92. Have lost all my friends. But. Thank God, I still have my driver's licence!

Yorkshire Dialogue Joke A Yorkshire man's dog dies and as it was a favourite pet he decides to have a gold statue made by a jeweller to remember the dog by. Yorkshireman: Can tha mek us a gold statue of yon dog?" Jeweller: "Do you want it 18 carat?" Yorkshireman: "Nol want it chewin' a bone, yer daft beggar!" "Get down on your knees and thank God you're still on your feet." If you have enjoyed these gems, turn to page 38 of the Cleveland Journal and find out why "The English Cannot Escape The Scots"

GPS Touring John and Jennie were just about to get into their car in the main street at Kiama when a car pulled up beside them. The Driver asked "You tell me where Three Sisters?" John looked at him blankly for a moment and then said "Try Katoomba" . The man tapped in Katoomba on his GPS and said "Ha! I see Blowhole. Now I go see Three Sisters! Thank you." And promptly drove off.

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Birtf, Deatfi

Marriage Certificate Prices

Australian Capital Territory - after 1930

New Zealand

Registrar-General's Office PO Box 225. Canberra City ACT 2608 Full Certificate $34 plus $5 postage Check ID requirements order on-line (Pre 1930 see NSW)

Dept of Internal Affairs PO Box 10-526. Wellington NZ Electronic Copyfor Genealogical purposes: Pre 1874 - $26.00, 1875 to date $20.00 NZ Updated orderforms available in our Library

New South Wales- Registry ofBDM

England & Wales General Register Office Smedley Hydro, Southport, Merseyside England PR8 2 HH Courier Service - Contact Mrs L Brown Ph: 02 6962 4858for current price & to order. OR order your own certificates on-line at http://www.gro.gov. uklgro/content

GPO Box 30, Sydney NSW 2001 Family History Certificates - B's 1788-1910, D's 1788-1980 & M 's 1788-1960 With index No $30. Without index No - $39. No ID requirements order on-line. Pre 1856 records on film in our library. Transcription Service - Order forms in library New South Wales Wills

Irish Republic

Supreme Court GPO Box 3, Sydney NSW 2001 Prior to 1850 $53.00 1850 to 1985 $36.00

General Register Office Lombard Street East, Dublin 2, Ireland Full Certificate £6.00 (ire) including postage

Northern Territory

Western Australia

The Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages GPO Box 3021, Darwin NT 080 I Full Certificate $25.00 & $7 postage (Prior to 24 Aug 1870 see South Australia)

Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages PO Box 7720 Closter Square, Perth 6850 Full Certificate: $30 when quoting Index No & District. Without index No & Dist: $40

Queensland Registry of Births, Deaths &

Tasmania

Marriages, PO Box 15188, City East, Qld 4001 Full Certificate $37 Each 5 year search $20 (identification ofApplicant & Relationship to Subject requiredfor B's under J 00 yrs old, M's under 80 yrs old & D's under 50 yrs old.)

Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages GPO Box 198. Hobart Tas 700 I Full Certificate or Extract $39.20 with a 5 yr search. Post 19 70 - Cause ofdeath cert $21. 00 Pre 1899 records free on microfilm

South Australia

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No. 97 March 2012 ISSN 0811 - 5559 Journal of the GRIFFITH GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC

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PO Box 2703, Griffith, NSW 2680 (02) 6964 8942 (Library Hours only) Library Hours - Thursday to Saturday 1.00pm to 5.00pm Email: griffithgene@dragnet.com.au Website: http://users.dragnet.com.au~ggahs Library situated at - 1 Tranter Place, Griffith, NSW Australia (Behind the CWA Rooms & opposite the Ambulance Station)

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Cover Photo: New Bridge and channel near Griffith before the irrigation water arrived

IBIS LINKS Journal of Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc €ntents: President's Report

Welcome to our New Members

Isn't It Grand Boys

New In Our Library

The Start ofthe MIA

Original Turning on ofthe Water to MIA Recalled

Waltzing Matilda

Jottings

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Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc. President's Report to the Annual General Meeting 21st March 2012 Again, as your President, it is my responsibility to present this, my 10th Report to the 2012 Annual General meeting of the Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc. Your society is financially secure and stable, despite the slowly dwindling number of members, which reached only 100. 2011 was a relatively quiet year, although we did celebrate our 30th birthday at the Griffith Exies Club in July, in the presence of21 members and friends. The year started with the installation of some new bookshelves in the front entrance room, and then the realisation that our Riverina Cemeteries CD was not compatible with a certain version of the Windows 7 operating system. This resulted in us having to have our program completely re-written. We continue to receive copies of historical photographs from members of the public, with the total held in the Griffith and Yenda Collections nearing 11,000. We continue to be asked to speak to other organisations about our society, and show a selection of old photographs. Last year was no exception, with Wendy and myself giving a presentation to Griffith Ladies Probus Club at one of their regular meetings. The Rotary Club of Griffith has also asked permission to use copies of some society photographs on the pedestals below the new Water Wheel monument outside the Visitors Centre. This new area was officially opened last Thursday. Member Anne Gribble is to be congratulated on the production of a small AS size booklet outlining the early development and history of Griffith entitled 'This'll do me'. The launch of this book at the Griffith Library on 17th August 2011 was a huge success, with approximately 90 people present. It was with great sadness that we received the news of the death of Life Member and Committee member Charles "Charlie" Robertson in mid November. Charlie really was a "mover and shaker", and his presence will be missed. IBIS Links

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I deliberately have not used the word "pleasure" in the opening of this report, because as the years roll on I find this position becoming more of a chore and less of a pleasure. There are a number of reasons for this. Of course, I would like to hand over the position to a younger person with drive and ambition. I am a great believer in succession planning, but in this instance, it appears I have failed. We have all been aware for some years that it is becoming increasingly difficult to attract younger members to our society - people with enough interest and spare time to devote to society business. In saying that, I do not detract one iota from the dedication and loyalty of all the members of the Committee over the last year. They have worked together as a team for the benefit of the society, despite the fact that hardly a family has not endured some form of illness over the period. I do have other interests in the society. The Riverina Cemeteries CD continues to bring in much needed funds, and I enjoy working on all aspects of that project, as I enjoy my feathered friends and supplying eggs for sale. I do extend my thanks and congratulations to all committee members, duty librarians and other volunteers who have contributed so much of their time and effort to making the year 2011 as successful as it has been. Clive Polkinghorne, President

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Isn't it Grand, Boys? The death and life of P.J. Cleary. ' And always remember the longer you live The sooner you bloody well die.' Mona Finley On the evening of 30 January 1936 the waters of the Murrumbidgee River closed over the head and ended the life of seventy-nine year old Paddy Cleary, resident of Darlington Point. Lengthy obituaries were published in two Riverina newspapers, both of which acknowledged him as a contributor to their pages. The heading in the Narandera Argus was 'Death of a Well- known Identity - Mr Paddy Cleary of Darlington Point', while the Area News of Griffith wrote ' "Phil Random" Dead'. 1 One man, two names, the author of thousands of words. Far fewer have been written about him, and to redress this imbalance to a small extent what follows is a sketch of the life of Patrick James Cleary, also known as Phil Random - bush poet, newspaper correspondent, jack of many trades, and inveterate wag. The cause of death had been a fall from the veranda of his river-bank cottage down the steep embankment to the water. The Argus obituary included the only known photograph of Cleary, a somewhat blurry image that was obviously years out of date, as it showed a rather younger man with dark hair. Another paper for which Cleary had written had been the Narandera Ensign, which had ceased publication in 1913. It was there, in 1903, that he presented an account of his own life, in which he reeled off the various callings at which 2 he had made a living. These included brewer, printer's devil, a member of a travelling circus, an actor, a stoker on river steamboats, a sawyer, barman and waiter, scenic artist, gold-miner -- and more. Some of these occupations can be corroborated from other sources, but with so much crowded into his fortyseven years, Cleary's age at that time, it suggests that some of his 'careers' had been brief ones. Cleary hinted in that article that his birthplace 'might have been' America, and elsewhere it is recorded as Ireland, but in fact he had been born in New Norfolk, Tasmania in 1856. His parents were convicts, which would account

Narandera Argus, 4 Feb. 1936 (unpaginated); Area News, 4 Feb. 1936, p.2. 'A Random Sketch', Narandera Ensign, 9 Jan. 1903 (unpaginated).

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for his evasiveness about his origins. 3 Records relating to his education have not yet come to light, but historian Bill Gammage, author of Narrandera Shire, describes him as 'witty and well-educated....." Cleary is known to have worked in Echuca, Victoria, in the early 1870s and to have reached Narrandera, New South Wales, by 1878. It was here, in June 1888, that he married Kate Mulligan, servant, from the neighbouring town of Whitton. His own occupation at that time was given as 'sawyer' and his place of residence as Cuddell Siding. The Census of 1901 places him at Darlington Point, a little over fifty kilometres downstream from Narrandera, and records his occupation as labourer. 5 A number of Cleary's articles appear under headings that include the name 'Tubbo', providing an indication to one of his places of employment. Tubbo Station is a pastoral property on the southern side of the Murrumbidgee River, with one boundary lying a few kilometres from Darlington Point and another towards Whitton. In the 1860s it was huge, around 339,700 acres" (almost 137,472 hectares), and though somewhat reduced in size by the end of the nineteenth century it remained a major employer in the district. Cleary captured the essence of the immensity of such a 'spread' when he wrote of ' ....the isolation of a whim-driver's camp on the vast Riverina plains .... ' 7 The earliest known instance of Cleary using the nom de plume Phil Random is from 1893, attached to an article published in the Narandera Ensign. 8 No reason is known for his choice of name; it may simply be that it lent itself to 3

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Ireland is recorded as Cleary's birthplace on his children's birth certificates. Birth certif., Patrick Cleary, Reg. no. 16/1856, Tasmanian Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages. Index of Convict Applications to Marry, 1829-87, Patrick Cleary and Mary Paird, Con. Ref. CON52/3 and 52/4, p. 86, Tasmanian State Archives. Bill Gammage, Narrandera Shire, Griffin Press Ltd., Netley S.A., 1986, p. 77. Cleary obituary, Narandera Argus, 4 Feb. 1936; Narandera Ensign, 30 Dec. 1898; Marriage, Patrick Cleary and Kate Mulligan, 25 June 1888, Reg. no. 06230, New South Wales Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages. (Cuddell lies about twelve kilometres south ofNarrandera, and Cleary's 'residence' was probably nothing more than a workmen's camp by the railway line). Records New South Wales, Census 1901, fiche no. 1107, District no. 56, Township of Darlington Point. Paul de Serville, Tubbo, The Great Peter's Run, Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1982, p. 66. Narandera Ensign, 26 Feb. 1897. Narandera Ensign, 7 April, 1893.

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making puns, as in 'A Random Sketch', .'Random Leaves from a Diary', and so on. It is most unlikely that the pseudonym was ever intended to mask his identity, as on occasion he gave public readings from his works. At one concert in Darlington Point he presented firstly a reading, then followed that with a ventriloquist act, and he had earlier painted the scenic backdrop for the stage. 9 The full extent of Cleary's writings has yet to be determined, and there are indications that he may also have been published under other pen-names as well as anonymously. His most prolific period appears to have been 1893 to 1903, the years either side of his fortieth birthday, during which time his articles appeared two or three times a month, and he was still writing regularly in the 1930s, the last decade of his life. In 1903, he proposed to publish a volume under the title Random Rhymes and Bush Verses, but a diligent search has revealed that this plan may never have come to fruition. " The life of Patrick Cleary, like that of countless other people of humble status, would have little to record its passage if it was not for his writing, where clues to the man himself can be teased out from the prose and poetry. From a biographical viewpoint, it is unfortunate that he rarely wrote of personal matters, one exception being the rather sketchy and possibly partly fictitious 'life story' mentioned earlier. Another was the occasion when his late-night musings on the weighty matter of the forthcoming Federation were disrupted by a minor domestic crisis -- ' ... a two-year-old Random', he wrote, fell from bed. The two-year-old would have been Francis, Cleary's third* child, who would go on to become a decorated soldier in the First World War.' In 1902-03 a dispute arose in the Darlington Point district over the relocation of the public school, then situated on the northern side of the river. A petition was submitted by residents south of the river to move the school there, and a selector had offered a piece of land for this purpose. " Cleary was one of those who opposed the move, and took the opportunity to put his arguments in print, in both his own name and that of Phil Random.' In its original location the 9

NaranderaArgus, 15 Dec. 1899. Narandera Ensign, 14 Aug. 1903. '' Narandera Ensign, 26 Feb. 1897. * Note: Since this essay was first written it has come to light that Francis was actually Cleary's fourth child. - Darlington Point School Centenary, 1882-1982, Darlington Point School Centenary Committee, 1982, pp. 21-22. '? Narandera Ensign, 28 Nov. 1902; 26 Jan. 1903. JO

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school had been within easy walking distance for his children, whereas the proposed site would necessitate a longer journey and also crossing the river twice a day by punt. While the convenience of his children would certainly have been a major consideration, the tone and wording of Cleary's protests give a strong impression that he was a man who enjoyed a good stoush. A recurring characteristic of his articles is his jibing at landowners, politicians, and any authority figures. Certainly Cleary' s Irish background and convict parentage were ingredients that could be considered conducive to the harbouring of anti-authoritarian sentiments, and it is probable that he saw himself as speaking up for the underdogs of society. More gentle aspects of his nature are revealed elsewhere, of playful humour and also of pathos and sentimentality. An elegiac poem titled simply 'A Random Rhyme', and published in 1895 may have been written after the death of his eldest child, three-year-old Mary, two years earlier. A female subject is suggested by the line 'In sorrowing thought I think of one of thee, fair Austral's daughter .....', while a parent's lifelong sorrow is expressed in the closing lines, 'I sigh, I moan ,I Tis death alone/ Can end undying grief' Little Mary was buried at Whitton but her grave remains unmarked." Another mourning poem, and one whose title clearly identifies its subject, was published in I 903. Called 'Rest "The Wrinkler"', it commemorated the death that year of a Riverina 'character' known by that name. 'His tramp thro' life is over, and his wailing's at an end/ No more the dear old rover will grace a 'Bidgee bend" Evidently Cleary had been acquainted with ' Scotty the Wrinkler', an eccentric who lived many years in a hollow log near Narrandera, " and held him in sufficient regard to compose this tribute. A tongue-in-cheek tone can be detected in some of Cleary's articles, an element of exaggeration, or even fabrication. A notable 'leg-pull' was the 1930 report of the sighting of a bunyip in the stretch of river that is, indeed, known locally as the Bunyip Hole. A detailed description of the creature was given, as provided by two 'witnesses': great glaring eyes in a pig-like head, back like a turtle, tail like a cod -- truly a rival to the denizen of Loch Ness. Cleary goes '' Narandera Ensign, 23 Aug. 1895; Death, Mary Cleary, 9 Feb. 1893, Reg. no. 09914, New South Wales Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages. The death certificate records the child's burial place as Whitton, but is not listed in Monumental Inscriptions and Burial Records, Vol.2, Leeton and Whitton, Griffith Genealogical and Historical Society, 1986. I° Narandera Ensign, 27 Nov. 1903. Gammage, Narrandera Shire, p.77; Gammage identifies this man as Philip Mitchell Moubray, a member of a prominent and wealthy Scottish family. IBIS Links

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on to name a local Aboriginal man who, he says, could never be induced to dive in that stretch of the river -- as if to draw on some ancient indigenous knowledge for added credibility." The story is very much in the tradition of 'tall tales', an art-form that was once a part of Australian bush culture, and the straight-faced mode of delivery is in keeping with that tradition. In the course of this research contact was made with two people who had spent their childhood in Darlington Point, and had known Cleary in his later years. Josephine (Jo) Kelly had been one of a family living next door to the Clearys, and referred to them as 'fine people." she remembered the day of the old man's death when she was around thirteen years old, but it was Fred Stewart, a few years older, who recalled that it had been Jo's older brother Mick Kelly, to whom had fallen the unenviable task of bringing Cleary's body out of the river. Fred was able to describe the location of the three cottages by the Murrumbidgee, downstream from the bridge: the Kellys, the Clearys in the middle, and the third householder named Dawson. As a young boy in the 1920s, Fred sometimes accompanied his uncle to visit Cleary, who he described as being of slight build, and white haired by that time. On occasion, Cleary would tease and mystify the child with his ventriloquist skills, setting him to seeking an unseen speaker, perhaps under the table, or behind the door.19 It was a game that Cleary had probably played with his own children, who by that time were all grown and had left home. Today no trace remains of the three cottages by the Murrumbidgee River, one of which was Cleary's home for many years, and where he stumbled to his death. The names of his two sons are inscribed on the town's World War I Honour Roll, but his own name is nowhere to be found - not even in the cemetery, where his grave is unmarked. Yet anyone who bas cause to peruse the early issues of newspapers from the Riverina towns of Narrandera and Griffith cannot help but become aware of the name Phil Random, and it is these articles and poems, published at intervals for over forty years, that stand as memorials to Patrick Cleary. 7 "

Area News, 16 July, 1930, p. 10. " Josephine Cummins, nee Kelly, letter to author, 25 0ct. 1999. Fred Stewart, conversation with author, 5 Sept. 1999.

Author's note: The title of this article, 'Isn't it Grand boys?', is that of an Irish traditional song, and the epigraph is drawn from the lyrics of the same. I have chosen these words in honour of Cleary's Irish heritage, and also because the lyrics seemed fitting to a story that begins with a death. The song's ironic humour, I feel, Cleary himself would have appreciated. IBIS Links

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Bibliography: Published sources: Area News (Griffith), various issues, 1930-36. Darlington Point Public School Centenary, 1882-1982, Darlington Point School Centenary Committee, 1982. Gammage, Bill, Narrandera Shire, Griffin Press Ltd., Netley, S.A. 1986. Monumental Inscriptions and Burial Records, Vol. 2, Leeton and Whitton, Griffith Genealogical and Historical Society, 1986. Narandera Argus, various issues, 1899-1936 Narandera Ensign, various issues, 1893-1903. Serville, Paul de, Tubbo, The Great Peter's Run, Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1982. Archival sources: New South Wales Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages: Registration no. 06230/ 1888, Marriage, Patrick Cleary and Kate Mulligan. Registration no. 09914/ 1893, Death, Mary Cleary. New South Wales State Records, Census 1901, fiche no. 1107, District no. 56, Township of Darlington Point. Tasmanian Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, Registration no. 16/1856, Birth, Patrick Cleary. Tasmanian State Archives, Index ofConvict Applications to Marry, 1829-87, Patrick Cleary and Mary Paird, Con. Ref. 52/3 and 52/4. Personal recollections: Cummins, Josephine, nee Kelly (1922 -- ), Woonona, NSW. Stewart, Frederick (1916- 2000), Launceston, Tasmania. 0000000oo

Editor's Note: This essay by Mona Finley was the winner of the 2009-10 Coves History Writing competition and the society is delighted that Mona submitted it for publication in our journal. The poem Isn't It Grand, Boys? it can be found at: http://www.lyricstime.com/traditional-isn-t-it-grand-boys-lyrics.html and you can listen to the song at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyR-3X mOac IBIS Links

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About the Author Mona Finley has lived in Darlington Point since 1976, and her late father-inlaw, Thomas Finley was a pioneer in the field of local history in the I 960s. She currently has plans for a more extensive work on the life, times and writings of Patrick Cleary, as well as research into several other local history topics. An entirely separate strand of Mona's research concerns her own family who were Russian immigrants, her father first coming to Australia as one of a group of singers. An account of that tour, Come, Sing and Conquer; The Don Cossack Choir Australian concert tour of 1926 can be read on http://www. records.nsw. gov .au/state-archives/resourcesfor/h i storians/imm i gration/immigration-from-many- lands

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The Start of the MIA Narrandera Argus 15 September 1911 On Saturday last the diversion gates of the Berembed Weir on the Murrumbidgee River were brought into operation Hitherto water has been diverted into the Murrumbidgee Northern Canal by means of the Oak Creek cutting, but the temporary supply by this means will in future be abandoned, and the stream for the supply of the Experimental Farm and later on for the irrigation Area will be sent along the course of the main canal from the headworks at Berembed. The big weir is now under the charge of Mr W Bassett, who is well known in Narrandera where he was assistant to the Road superintendent and Yanko Shire Engineer before becoming attached to the Works Department staff. Mr Bassett was selected out of a number to take charge of the costly headworks because of his general capabilities and ready resources under difficulty. The works represent about £70,000, and their preservation depends largely upon the intelligent operation of the weir wickets, the lock, sluiceway and diversion gates; and in their present superintendent the Department has a man keenly interested in every detail of his responsible work. Only two of the ten gates were opened on Saturday, with the river at about 14 feet, giving a flow of 3,000 cusecs. As the Bundidgarie Creek absorbed a large quantity of water, the flow was slower than will be the case in the future, when the newly cut banks have become properly saturated and a water level established. By Sunday night, 10" September 1911, the water had reached Bundidjarie, and on Tuesday it reached Narrandera. IBIS Links

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The completed works are an interesting sight; and on Sunday a large number of people visited the locality. The whole of the granite used in the construction of the work was blown out of the bed of the river, the bottom of which was levelled off across the whole width to permit the construction of the iron wickets comprising the weir.

Berembed Weir Under Construction - c. 1909

The lock and sluiceway are walled in concrete and surmounted with a wrought iron bridge 20 feet in height, from which hangs the equalising gear that operated the gates of these basins. The weir wickets are hinged on hurdles in the solid rock on the bed of the river. The canal gates are in three sections, each being worked with a threesection free-wheel winch.

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Berembed Weir Under Construction - c. 1910

Another feature of the work is the hydraulic ram. By means of a concrete well and ram in the side of the weir, a water pressure is obtained which forces water from the river into an elevated tank, from which water is supplied to the village the gardens. A drive has been laid out approaching the works and planted with a double avenue of ornamental trees, which are now making rapid growth. A good homestead was erected for the supervising engineer and this is now the home of the caretaker.

In connection with the weir, there is also a reservation of 320 acres on the north side of the river which will be utilised as a farm and orchard; and a reservation has also been made of a bend in the river on the south side where a young forest of red gum is rapidly growing to afford protection to the banks, as well as the picturesque background for the VIew.

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A group ofyoung people from Griffith enjoying a visit to Berembed Weir in the 1940s (Original photo courtesy ofH King and B Stevens Berernbed is the Aboriginal name for "a heap of rocks". It was where the low hills near the river stood well above the flood levels and a wide granite bar extended under the river bed and banks. The Principal Chief Engineer, L.A.B. Wade, decided that this was a good combination for the siting of a diversion weir to divert water down the Main Canal to the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area and surrounding districts. Source: NSW Office of Environment & Heritage website. http://www.heritage.nsw.gov.au/07 subnav 01 2.cfm?itemid=5012039 IBIS Links

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ORIGINAL TURNING-ON OF THE WATER TO MIA RECALLED The Narrandera Argus 15 March 1962 The re-enactment at Yanco on Saturday afternoon last of the turning-on of water to the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area has aroused a good deal of controversy. It has been suggested to us that as the "Argus" covered the whole proceedings connected with the development of the MIA we could give some authentic information on the subject. So, we decided to turn back the "Argus" files to 19" July 1912, and give the following abridged account of the report at the official opening by Mr W J Gammage, who covered the ceremony as the "Argus" reporter. Here it is,

Saturday last, 13"huly 1912 was a great day at Yanco, and, will go down as one of the memorable events in the history ofthe settlement. "A special train from Sydney conveyed a party of about 150 to the scene of operations. The Ministers for Works, Land and Agriculture were present; as well as the Victorian Minister for Lands (Mr McKenzie). There were also present about 25 politicians, the Lord Mayor of Sydney, Mr Justice Rich, Mr Justice Ferguson; the originator of the scheme (Mr C A Lee), and a lot of journalists, engineers, photographers and others. The train arrived at Yanco shortly after 8 o'clock, and after breaifast was served in a large marque erectedfor the occasion, the party was conveyed in about a score of horse-drawn vehicles to Leeton. The procession, headed by Messrs Arthur Griffith and J A Watson, on horseback, with a posse ofpolice, on arrival at Leeton, were cheered by the settlers, and were given a hearty welcome. Mr Nulty, on the behalf of the workers, thanked the Minister (Mr Griffith) for introducing day labor system on the works, and stated if the irrigation works failed, it would not be due to any want ofeffort on the part of the workers, who truly appreciated the trust placed in them.

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Mr Griffith, in reply, said not a day hadpassed when workers were required to be driven by gangers. The Government was determined to deal fairly with the men, but at the same time would see that the taxpayers got afair deal. "At Mr W Brock's section the Hon CA Lee planted an orange tree, the first tree planted on the area. Mr MeKenzie, Minister for Lands, Victoria, planted a peach tree and the editors of the 'Sydney Morning Herald' and the 'Daily Telegraph' one each. "Mr McKenzie said he was surprised at the enormous quantity offertile land to be benefited by the scheme. "When irrigation first started in Victoria, they found it hard to get men to take up 50-acre lots, but by adopting a co-operative method similar to that obtaining in America, they had made all the areas a success. He predicted a greatfuture for the Murrumbidgee scheme. OPENING THE SLUICE GATES "At noon the party reached the Yanco regulator, where Mr Griffith, Minister for Works and Chairman of the Trust, officially opened the sluice gate, and allowed the water to run in the main southern channel, amid much cheering. "Mr Griffith, in his speech, said that 300,000 acres would be irrigated by the water from the great scheme, and the land for thirty miles would directly benefit. The Government had also resumed 700,000 acres of land, which could not be irrigated, but which would do for dry areas for the settlers. He anticipated the scheme would be an assurance for the pastoral industry for in times ofdrought stock owners would be able to draw on the Murrumbidgee for fodder. He appeared to be most enthusiastic about the future of the scheme. "Mr George Beeby paid a tribute to Mr Lee, who conceived the idea of irrigating the huge area. To him the country owed the great work. "The settlers on this area, he said, were to be better treated than in any other part of the world. The average rental per acre was 7/2 per annum, and the water rate the lowest possible. The Government was providing all the machinery to facilitate settlement, and, when the settlement was more developed the butterfactories and like institutions would be handed over to the settlers to be run on a co-operation basis. IBIS Links

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"Mr Trejle said he hoped to see the land settled by Australians - not that they did not want people from other countries, but that he had great faith in Australian energy, grit and ability'. Twenty experts were coming.from America to take up blocks and instruct the local men in the art of irrigation. He was very hopeful for the success of the scheme, and gave instances where irrigation had been carried on successfully in small areas. "The Hon CA Lee moved a vote of thanks to the Trust for giving them the opportunity of being present that day. He expressed his gratification at seeing the great scheme being carried out in all its details, with the exception of the tenure of the land, as was originally planned. He launched the scheme against the strongest opposition, and the opponents of the scheme asked what he knew about it, as he was not an engineer. True, he was not an engineer, but he devoted a great part of his life in the study of a means of bringing these vast dry areas, under irrigation. He was pleased that the Government was carrying out the scheme as it was originally planned, as it showed that there were no engineering blunders at the start. It was invariably the rule that if the plan ofa great undertaking was altered after the work had been started, the result was a failure. He asked all present to carry a vote ofthanks to the Trust. "The vote was carried by acclamation, and some time was spent posing for photographers. "Lunch was the next item on the programme, the Trust having arranged with Sargents Ltd, ofSydney, to caterfor the visitors. "The actual turning on of the first water was entrusted to the Minister (Mr Arthur Griffith) and Mr Chris Younger, then of Narrandera, one of the Commissioner's first employees. With them on the platform were Messrs Collier, Engineer-in-Charge; W Claude Wilson, Chief Engineer; George Beeby, MLA.

VISIT TO THE EXPERIMENTAL FARM "After lunch, a visit was made to the Experimental Farm. "Mr Allen, Fruit Expert, explained the methods carried out on the farm; and many were the expressions of surprise and astonishment at the marvellous growth on the trees during the few years the farm had been in operation. It was a revelation to all to notice the growth of the currajong and sugar gums, as well as the citrus and other fruit trees, which have attained in four years a growth that would be creditable if they were twice that age. IBIS Links

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r VISIT TO YANCO "At 3.30 the vehicles put in an appearance, and the crowd were driven to Sir Samuel McCaughey 's beautiful home at Yanco, where Sir Samuel accorded them a hearty welcome. More photos were taken, and the company engaged themselves in inspecting the machinery, the graders and other things worth noticing on the homestead. "At 4.45 a start was made for the siding, where at 6 o'clock a banquet was held; Mr Griffith occupying the chair. "The first toast was that of 'The King'; proposed by the Chairman, and the Chairman then read an apologyfor the absence of the Governor-General"Alderman G T Clarke (Lord Mayor of Sydney) proposed the toast of the 'Parliaments, both State and Federal'. In regard to the State Parliament, he said that the Legislature had taken a large area of Sir Samuel McCaughey's land, which was broken up into smaller lots. It reminded him of the motto of the Sydney City Council, 'I take, but I surrender'. They had taken from Sir Samuel land he could well afford to hand over, but they had given him a large sum in return. He believed Sir Samuel had treated the people of New South Wales very generously. (Applause).

"The Minister for Agriculture (Mr Trefle), in responding, said that Parliamentarians to-day were called upon to put their necks into the collar and show results, instead of talk. The old conditions had gone for ever, and Parliaments were run on business lines, and those who did not apply themselves to details and with a certain amount of wisdom would find themselves pressed out. Settlers, he said, would be looking for returns from dairying, bacon-curing , pig-rearing and vegetable-growing while their fruit trees were maturing. The butter factory on the area would be able to treat straight away the cream from 10,000 head of cows; and with water, lucerne fields could be grown in six months that would support large herds. In America large mobs ofpigs were reared andfattened upon lucerne land alone. One of the problems ahead was providing proper refrigerating chambers. Later on returns would be realised by the settlers from fruit growing, and he wished them to know that they were not compelled to go on a farm and wail five years without results. At Wentworth, a small irrigation settlement, the; had been getting returns that were simply splendid. Intense culture must be ll watchword in future. He was lookingforward to the time when there would b big irrigation schemes closer to Sydney, supplied from the arraga scheme. 18

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"There was room for projects of the kind at Gunnedah, on the Murray and on the Lachlan. There were great possibilities there, if they made a success of the Murrumbidgee area. (Applause). • Mr J M Chanter, MP for Riverina, said he was very pleased that at last that portion ofNew South Wales was recognisedfor what it was worth. 'It is never alluded to now', he said, 'as the Never Never Country' as it was when he first went into Parliament. If they continued in what they were doing so vigorously they should produce there, not only what was produced in other parts of Australia, but in every portion of the world. "Mr Pat McGarry, MLA for Murrumbidgee, after touching upon one or two subjects said that as representative of the district he had to bear a lot of trouble. (Laughter). Whenever there was a mistake made or a wrong done, he had to bear it. "Mr Griffith: What about me? Mr McGarry, MLA: H'm. It's no use my telling you about them. That's what I told two of my constituents that it was no use appealing to the Minister on their behalf. However, don't think I'll go on any further on that subject. He went on to say while it was true that the scheme was a great one and that prospects were good, there must be all vigilance, care, energy and enthusiasm in the next five years to make it a success. He had read everything about irrigation during the last 50 or 60 years, from that time when Brigham Young led his family to Salt Lake. From that time, when the great general found out about irrigation, there had been many failures in it. They had to watch with a careful eye the future of this scheme, and not wait for a little while to do so, but begin now. "Mr Lee, MLA, proposed "success to the Enterprise". There were many there who knew very little about the scheme, and now they have seen it they have very large views indeed about the prospects. The scheme had now arrived at the stage ofputting people at rest, and they were in the position to give people water. It was a work which there could be no party politics. It was a people's work for the people, with the people's money, and could not be made a political hobby horse for anybody or any party. His successors in office were not doing that. They were following upon the lines he had started upon. The people need have no fear; they could go on the land with the greatest possible confidence. Everything had been thought out beforehand. No unseen trap was in front of them. All the conditions ofdetail, even to the analysis ofthe soil and the supply ofwater under the most draughty conditions possible had been IBIS Links

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investigated. Under no conditions would they be left without water, and they could feel assured that the results of their labours would find a market. The market in Australia was a rapidly increasing one, and so long as the good article was produced, there would always be a sale for it. "Mr Griffith in responding said they were taking in hand a project which was to enable thousands ofpoor men to make homes for themselves on the land. He was not so much concerned about the well-to-do man, for he went with plenty of money in his pocket. But the people with energy, courage, and determination and very little capital, were to be provided for here under conditions which would mean permanence and prosperity in the development of the country. It is not the men who are congregated in the cities who were our producers. Here were the men who will turn the wilderness into a settlement, and get wealthfrom the soil by their labor. "The idea of this settlement was to encourage and assist that class of settler. They have an area of 300,000 acres of the mostfertile land in Australia, which was to be made fruitful by the application of the enormous water power which up till now has been running into the sea. The Barren Jack reservoir will, when completed, be the largest artificial reservoir in the world next to the Assouan dam in Egypt. When the dam isfull there will be in it water more than will fill the Sydney Harbour. They will have the water dammed back at average of 90 feet depth for forty miles, and with an enormous mass like that which can reach the settlement by gravitation, they would be in the position to supply the cheapest water for irrigation known in the world to-day. None of them had ever seen land more entirely suitable than they had that day, and that was only the section close to Yanco. The land on the Mirrool area was superior even to that which they had seen. The annual rental would only average something like 712d per acre per year for the first 20 years. Subsequently, it may be priced a little higher, he thought there was no possibility offailure. That was assuming that there were always vigilance, care and scrutiny, which must not be relaxed, no matter what Government may be in power. The Minister went on to say that the settlers would have factories provided for them, and would not need to bother about being robbed by the middle man. The Trust would take their products from them, preserve orfreeze them, do what was necessary to secure room on the steamers, secure markets in London or elsewhere, and make no deduction but the actual cost. The Ministerfor Lands (Mr G Beeby) said he realised that a success would not be immediate. It would be as well for them to understand that there must be a great deal ofpreliminary failure, among some of the settlers, and a great deal ofgrumbling and criticism. They had the experience of Victoria to show them IBIS Links

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the way in many directions, and to a large extent they had been able to avoid the initial failures that had led to a great deal of heart-burning in irrigation work. On the larger issues of the 'Trust policy, they hadplaced as a basis to the whole scheme their desire to make this an object lesson in settlement and to eliminate for ever the element of speculation. For the time being, the tenure that had been created was one acceptable to the settlers. It gave him a guarantee of secure title, a reasonable right of transfer and disposition, and above all, the right of access to these lands for the man of limited capital. In Mildura there was an object lesson for Australia. A tract of wast country useless 20 years ago. Today, on 12,000 acres, there were 6,000 people. Within a few miles was the model settlement with its laboratories, schools and churches, there in the centre of the wilderness was a well equipped town with every social advantage. That's the supreme advantage of a scheme of this nature. And here he believed we could almost see before us a great town named after the worthyfounder. In 10 or 15 years he believed it would support a quarter ofa million people. "On comparison with the figures of the Mildura scheme, he believed it would carry that population within the confines ofthe irrigation area. (Applause). "The progress that Australia wants, the progress that makes it possible for the large population that Australia must carry, is in the direction of irrigation and water conservation. The one desire the Trust has was that every man there that day would leave Yanco a missionary to proclaim wherever he goes the possibilities of irrigation, and to assure the people that it is possible to obtain a handsome subsistence off 40 or 50 acres, when the Government guarantees them a supply of water. He lookedforward to the time when this area will be absolutely self-governing. Every enterprise that will be there will be absolutely under the control ofthe men producing the articles themselves. "Sir Samuel McCaughey said he had been an irrigationistfor the last 40 years. Sir Samuel said he considered the settlers on this land could do very well in another way besides dairying. That was by conserving their lucerne. Five tons of lucerne could be taken on this land in a year, giving about a ton each crop. At about £2/10/- per ton, this was £12 per acre, and that was a very easy way of making a living. Fifty acres under irrigation could be capable of carrying more than a cow to the acre. There could be no doubt in believing the settlement would be a success. He had no fear of it himself. The only thing that was wanted would be the proper class of men with intelligence, perseverance and a determination to succeed.

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"Professor Watt proposed 'The Executive Officer and Staff'. He said it was a fortunate circumstance for New South Wales that when the scheme was mooted they had a man ofsuch talent, energy and ability as Mr LAB Wade. "Mr Wade, in responding, gave the history ofthe scheme from 1894. 'The Visitors' was proposed by Mr Beeby. Mr McKenzie, the Victorian Minister for Lands, responding related the financial difficulties in regard to the Goulburn Valley scheme in Victoria. He said that in the initiatory stages of this great scheme some losses might arise, but he did not think they would. At the price they hadpaidfor the land, all he could say was that the man they had bought it from was a benefactor to his country. He trusted that the great project would go on, and that a great number of people would be put on to it, and it would be the forerunner of many similar ones throughout New South Wales. "Mr JC Watson said that Sir Samuel McCaughey had told him years ago that much as he loved the country, he would be prepared to let the Government have it at a reasonable price, and he had been as good as his word. "To make this scheme a success, he said, the markets of the world must be reached by the nearest possible route. No provincial jealousies should be allowed to stand in the way ofpreventing development of the full resources of the country. At the present the Ministers were entitled to credit in taking the steps they had to link up the railway system ofthe State with that of Victoria. "Sir Albert Gould proposed the toast to the 'Press' which was responded to be Dr Ward, on behalf of the 'Daily Telegraph' and by Mr T W Henry on behalf of the 'Sydney Morning Herald' and 'Sydney Mail'. Reprinted from the "Narrandera Argus" of 19/7/1912 000OOOooo

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WALTZING MATILDA Anne Gribble

When travelling from the Kimberleys WA back through outback Queensland we stopped at a tin shed in the tiny town of Kynuna. This was Richard Magoffin's "Matilda Historical Exhibition and Gallery" that housed thousands of historical artefacts, photos and letters, including Christina Macpherson's original 1895 score and lyrics of the song. Part of the shed is air conditioned, the rest is open to the wind, dust and heat of western Queensland. Richard Magoffin was a controversial figure, he died in May 2006. He was an historian and researcher whose family had lived in the district for many years. Richard stated that HE has the true story of Waltzing Matilda and "them down there" (the people of Winton and others) are wrong. It is an on-going public quarrel. There are many different explanations of its origins. The internet has several versions from different sources, containing inconsistencies and contradictions. This is his story, told from oral family history and research, backed by documentary evidence. The first Richard Magoffin, aged 20 was at the Eureka stockade; he went north and died 1885. His four sons were some of the first settlers in Kynuna, near the Macphersons on Dagworth Station. The Richard Magoffin we met was the 3rd generation of Kynuna. Going back to ancient Nordic mythology - Amazon-like females were called "Hilde". During the Middle Ages travelling apprentices had affairs with women who were called Mathildes. In 1643 soldiers wrapped themselves in their greatcoats, which they called "mathildes" to keep warm, and probably Matilda went to England via the War of Spanish Succession. By the time gold was found in 1860's in Australia Matilda was a loyal companion to the itinerant worker Andrew Barton Paterson was born near Orange NSW 1864 on his parent's property. In about 1880 the banks took over the property, Banjo became a law clerk and a democratic social nationalist, hating banks, idle squatters and absent landowners. IBIS Links

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In the 1880's Australian rural workers were poorly paid, had terrible conditions and few rights: Men were rebelling, burning woolsheds, stealing sheep, striking and being harassed by the police. In an era of national depression thousands were unemployed. There were protest meetings, growing unionism, 'scabs' and a deep bitterness across the outback. There were armed guards on every Station. The Macphersons and the Magoffins were squatters; they rode thoroughbred horses and ran thousands of sheep in the billabong country around the Diamantina River.. In 1894, after the national Shearer's Strike, Dagworth Station shearing shed was burnt down, with 140 lambs inside, in spite of a police guard. It was said Macpherson was employing non-union labour. Sixteen swagmen were involved. Shots were fired by both sides for several hours, police swarmed in, six Constables and a Sub Inspector arrived to capture the scoundrels. One of the union arsonists, Samuel "Frenchy" Hoffmeister shot himself in a nearby dry billabong to avoid arrest and jail. Some say he was shot by the police. No one drowned in the Combo Waterholes at that time. A few months later Banjo Paterson was at Dagworth Station, some say to give legal advice to Bob Macpherson who was heavily in debt to the bank; others say he was chasing Christina Macpherson, Bob's sister. With no TV or videos, singing around the piano was common. Paterson heard Christina playing a tune on the book-keeper's autoharp that she had first heard at the races in Warrnambool Victoria; she believed it was an old Scottish melody "Craigielee". Banjo Patterson (who was tone deaf) and Christina Macpherson adapted the words of the old song using the recent events in the district - an itinerant swagman-shearer, a squatter and his horses, the policemen, a suicide, coolibah trees and a billabong. Coolibah trees and billabongs were numerous, travellers often took a sheep for their tucker bag, Matilda was the common name for a swag, the police and the squatter were hated by the working man. After the woolshed fire, Christina and Paterson went to nearby Winton in January 1885. Fred and Marie Riley owned the North Gregory Hotel and Banjo had been engaged to Fred's sister Sarah Riley, for eight years. Riley's owned a piano and the song was played and sung at the local dances. t was sung again in May 1885 at the Winton Races. The catchy tune spread through the country. Winton claims ownership. IBIS Links

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Banjo Paterson sold the song to James Inglis of Billy Teas as "a good bush song" and some of the words were changed by his sister, Marie Cowan. The swagman became 'jolly', his voice became 'his ghost' - the music was published and given away by Inglis with packets of "Billy" tea in 1903. Australian soldiers took the song to the First and Second World Wars; backpackers and tourists spread it around the world. Hoffmeister's grave is marked by a few rocks at Kynuna Station cemetery, just outside the enclosure in un-consecrated ground. The original Dagworth homestead was a stone building of four rooms and verandahs north of the Diamantina River. It was rebuilt 14 miles south of the river when artesian water was struck in 1898. Bob Macpherson lost Dagworth Station to the banks in 1906, he was left with only his swag and a buckboard; he died in 1930. Sarah Riley broke off her long engagement, Christina died March 1936 and Paterson died February 1941. The song is now said by some to represent class war between employers and employees, using the Australian vernacular. The words jumbuck, Matilda, ghost and thoroughbred are allegories, representing symbolic themes of mateship, inequality, rebellion and hatred of authority. Others contend Christina Macpherson and Banjo Patterson put together contemporary local events and a catchy tune to create a ballad of verses and chorus that spread world-wide. Whatever the truth behind the original writing and connotations, the "good bush song" lives on. It is Australia's unofficial National Anthem 00000Oooo

FAMILY Whether a family is bound together or scattered far apart, Loved ones from the past and present are always in our heart. Legacies of love and pride are passed down through the years, Journals kept of triumphs, tragedies, and tears. Tales of great joy, sacrifice, and sorrow can be found, Character traits, personalities, and likenesses abound. Families give us history; roots tied to our past And a heritage that's honoured is one that's sure to last. by Laura Taylor Mark

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Farwell My Children - Mid 19" century Irish emigration to Australia by Dr Richard Reid

Maria's Story Barry Parsons delves into the life Maria Trainor nee Gorman who, together with her sister Lydia, were transported to Tasmania arriving in Hobart during December 1944. (This was the winning entry in the "Convict Connections Competition".)

The South Australian_ Genealogist [AS-17-01-93] November 2011

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George Halsey: from Chichester Workhouse inmate to prominent South Australian citizen contributed by Judith Lydeamore.

New Zealand Genealogist [NZ 17-01-112] November/December 2011 ► Enter the Red Zone - First look at the Methodist Archives since 22 February. These records have been cordoned off since the earthquake and the head archivist Joe Smith saw the collection in early October with a mixture of excitement and trepidation ►

Place in Ireland contributed by Geraldine O'Reilly who says "a basic understanding of Irish placenames will allo you to identify with a 'place' you encounter in your research".

Family History_Month/yy [ENG 17-13-160] September2011 ► Digging Deep into your family history. Claire Santry reveals what you could learn from the bumper crop of new Irish land and property records coming online. She talks about Tithe Applotments, Griffith's Valuation and Estate records. Included in the article is a copy of a IBIS Links

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page from Griffith's Valuation that will help you understand all the confusing names and numbers that appear on the page. ►

Uncovering a Conchie- Nathaniel Tapley reveals the sources that will help you discover an ancestor who had the courage to stand up for the convictions.

► The famous fisherwoman - Jane Smallfield discovered how her ancestor, an ordinary Welsh fisherwoman was known all over the world. [ENG 17-13-162]November2011 ► Exploring the Empire Simon Fowler delves into the history of the British Empire and a timeline is provided of significant events from 1606 to 1957. This article may help you to understand why your British ancestors could be found anywhere in the world. Did you know that 'The union Jack once flew over a quarter of the world's surface"? ►

The Empire Online Chris Paton highlights some of the best online genealogy resources to find colonial connections.

► Call of the Empire - Robin Quinn investigates the vital contribution made to Britain in wartime by soldiers who cam from the colonies and dominions. ► Breaking Bletchley's silence Sinclair McKay reveals the secret lives of the men and women of Bletchley Park, a rather ugly building purchased by MI6 before the declaration of WW2.

Online- Making the most of your computer. Chris Paton gives information about new Irish Records on ancestry.com.uk and www.irishgenealogy.ie as well as other sites including advise how to fin free maps.

[ENG 17-13-163] December 2011 ► Find your Irish skeletons - over 3.5 million stores away discovery in newly-digitised prison registers that are now available on findmypast.ie website. ►

Memories of Christmas Past- Harriet Williams takes a look at celebrating Christmas in the 19" century. ► Fleshing out the Victorians Simon Fowlers uncovers more about the lives of our ancestors who lived during the turbulent 1830s, 40s and 50s.

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► Breaking the 1837 barrier promising pre-1837 records.

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► Stolen childhoods Sue Wilkes reveals the life of Victorian children who worked in factories. Family_Tree_Magazine [17-6-238] Christmas 2011 ► Ancestors at play ancestors played. ►

Jenny Jones examines the games our Victorian

Bringing together Scotland's archives - James Alexander tells about his visit to Scotland to find our more about the merger of the General Register Office for Scotland and the National Archives of Scotland.

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Journey online to the Scottish Border region Mary Evans pays an online visit to West Lothian/Linlithgowshire, Midlothian/Edinburgh, East Lothian/Haddingtonshire, Berwickshire, Peeblesshire, ► Roxburghshire and Selkirkshire. [7-6-239] December 2011 ► Tracing WWII Far East POWs -John Howard researched his father's POW records and shares some useful sources. ►

Tracing Family History in Ireland Going into detail by Anthony Adolph who offers advice to help you discover the parish your ancestors came from in Ireland.

► Journey online to Mid & West Scotland- Mary Evans provides top websites for Argyll, Bute, Dunbartonshire, Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire, Stirlingshire and Clackmannanshire. ►

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IBIS LINKS Journal of Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc €nents: Early Days on the MIA Life Membership Awarded to Richard Gow Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area-Large Area Farms Frederick & Charlotte Woodcock Welcome to Our New Members The English Plural according to Family History Week Websites New In Our Library Passing ofNoel Trevor Seward Jones Visit to the National Archives ofAustralia Jottings ."

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EARLY DAYS ON THE MIA Prior to the advent of the irrigation scheme not more than 100 people earned a living from the 510,000 hectares now encompassed within the boundaries of the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area and associated districts. For a considerable proportion of those people it was precarious living beset as they were by the ever-present threat of drought. Much of the land carried only one sheep to two hectares.* Griffith and the neighbouring town of Leeton didn't exist. This area was then known as Jondaryan. The nearest town was Whitton, then a thriving town on the rail line between Narrandera and Hay, boasting eight hotels and was the nearest source of supplies.

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A site was chosen for a Water Conservation & Irrigation Commission construction camp about 2 km north of Hanwood. Horse yards, camping facilities and temporary offices for the staff were to follow. This site was never intended nor envisaged as anything more than a temporary place of abode but with the establishment of a tent Post Office in 1912 it soon became the commercial and social nucleus of the many camps that surrounded the chosen site for the permanent "New Town" as it was referred to. This area eventually became known as "Bagtown" - the name derived from the construction of the stores and dwellings. The only truly abundant commodity was the thousands of empty cement bags left from the construction of the cement channels and bridges and these were put to good use!

Tango Joe's New Shop at Bagtown

The storekeepers of Bagtown were hard-headed businessmen attracted by the commercial opportunity of supplying the pioneer farmers and construction workers with the necessities of life. There were general stores, bakers, butchers, a barber, a billiard saloon, a blacksmith shop, a dress shop, boarding houses, an open-air picture theatre and a bicycle repair shop. Not to be forgotten were the colourful characters including Tango Joe who provided "Meals at all hours" and IBIS Links

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drinks (soft of course - as this was a prohibition area) and said by some "a nice little bit of gambling on the. side". The proposed irrigation scheme was advertised extensively worldwide by the Irrigation Trust and most of the mining areas of NSW and SA were also targeted. This resulted in large numbers of original settlers coming from these areas including migrants from Northern Italy who worked in the mining areas. It is estimated that in 1913 one fifth of MIA settlers came from Broken Hill. Initially the MIA was under the control of the "Irrigation Trust" and then in 1912 it was replaced by a "Commission" chaired by the Minister for Agriculture, L.A.B. Wade, as Commissioner. The Commission was responsible for virtually everything on the irrigation areas - including the welfare of the inhabitants from cradle to grave. * It was not until December 1928 that the first elections were held for the Wade Shire Council (renamed the Griffith Shire in January 1982 and then on 13 July 1987 the City of Griffith).

Wade Shire Chambers in the 1930s

* B.M. Kelly: From Wildemess to Eden - a History of the City of Griffith - its region and its people, p.81.

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The town of Griffith was designed by Walter Burley Griffin and by 1914 promotion of the scheme extended from London to San Francisco while at the same time it was extensively advertised in Sydney in glossy, colourful posters in trams, trains and ferries depicting abundant farm produce and inviting city dwellers to become prosperous farmers. As a result, the original farm grantees came from an extraordinary diversity of backgrounds and nationalities. To-day we are led to believe that multi-culturism is something new. However a glance at the origins of the first 500 farm holders and early business people in Griffith quickly dispel this notion. By far the great majority were "grass-root" Australians and their Australian-born children. There were English, Scots, Irish and Welsh, all of whom came from the gentle greens of Britain to make their homes in these harsh conditions. There were also Italians, quite a number of whom came as early as 1913/14, Germans, Swiss, Spanish, Chinese, Lebanese, Greek and an American. Today about half the population can claim Italian ancestry. Together with the Aboriginal families and many other emigrants who have arrived over the years the area can be truly called "multicultural". 1916 onwards saw a large inflow of men returning from active service overseas with the first AIF. They came to the Area to undertake agricultural training to become eligible to enter a ballot for the land. This "training" period of three to six months has been described as "six months HARD LABOUR".

In nearly all accounts of the development of this Area scant, if any, attention has been paid to the part the women played and their contribution. These young women, the majority of them city girls, followed their men, very often with babies and tiny children, into the primitive bush and harsh climate, to live in tents and shacks. If they were really lucky they would have a small house of a couple of rooms with crude "roundback" lean-to at the back - which served as both kitchen and bathroom and very little else in the way of comfort and convenience.

The new irrigation scheme sounded almost too good to be true! Comment made at the time was that it was as good as winning "Tats" lottery. After all the sky was the limit - all one had to do was to be prepared to work hard! What transpired was something very different entirely. IBIS Links

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Soldier Settler outside his home in 1921

Enterprise after enterprise failed, largely due to hopeless "expert" advice and totally inadequate farm sizes. Many soil types were found to be quite unsuitable for the recommended plantings and so out came the trees and the farmers had to start all over again. Dreams crumbled into disillusion. Reality was seemingly uncontrollable mounting debt and compounding interest. Faced with overwhelming odds not all were successful. Many of the men, even those sound in mind and body, were quite unfit and unsuited for the hard manual work. Others, though fit and suited for this way of life, worked hard but in vain. Nevertheless, despite disillusionment, most patiently followed the ethic of not giving up and after years of farm areas that were too small to be a "living area", rock bottom prices and disastrous "expert advice", they won out through sheer perseverance and the will to win. As well as the northern Italian men who came as early as 1913, many Italians migrated to Australia and, of course, to the MIA in the 1920s and 1930s. With a background of small acreage farming, agricultural skill and their willingness to work hard, most were very successful. In 1921 the Italian population of Griffith numbered approximately 33. By 1954 nearly half of all farms were Italian owned. IBIS Links

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The Area slowly began to prosper. Unlike so many of the closer settlement schemes introduced at the end of World War I this one is successful and on-going. Economically, it is obvious that the Scheme has more than paid for itself through taxation alone. From a national point of view it assumes much greater significance, for within this area there exists a food bank for Australia and a source of constant supplies for the export market. It constitutes an asset within the frame work of our economy that has proved its value in times of war and through periods of drought. Worthy of note is the fact that du ring the war years from 1939 to 1945 more than $4 million worth of vegetables were grown and processed on the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area for use of the South Pacific Forces. In addition, canned orange juice and other fruit products were supplied in large quantities while the whole of the rice crop was sent to those islands in the Pacific which were cut off from their normal source of supply. The European and British settlers brought with them sophistication and culture which has enriched the whole community. To-day we are fortunate to live and work in this unique and very prosperous Area - a prosperity achieved by an extremely hard working community bringing about what is probably another unique circumstance in the State if not the whole of Australia - that some or several products are harvested every month of the year. Compiled by Wendy Polkinghorne Sources Hilary Dalton: As Time Goes By- a look at the early days of Grifi f th & Its people, Ibis Links, July 1995, p.5, Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc. Hilary Dalton: Grifi f th & District Pioneers, Series 1, 2 & 3, Editors - Hilary Dalton & Wendy Polkinghome, Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc., 1990, 1992, 1993. Water Resources Commission: A Story of the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Scheme, Water Resources Commission, mid 1990s. B.M. Kelly: From Wilderness to Eden, A History of the City of Griffth, its region and its People, Council of the City of Griffith, 1988. Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc: The Griffith Collection photos. IBIS Links

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LIFE MEMBERSHIP AWARDED TO RICHARD GOW

Life Membership was recently awarded to Richard Gow by President Clive Polkinghorne in recognition and appreciation of his long and valuable financial contribution to the Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society, through his supply of farm fresh eggs for sale to Society members.

Richard pictured astride his much loved 1941 741, 600cc motor cycle which he restored last year.

This photo taken at the Griffith Classic Motor Cycle Club ANZAC Rally in April.

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MURRUMBIDGEE IRRIGATION AREA LARGE AREA FARMS Harold A Chauncy * Written before his death in 1949 Before the white man brought stock onto the country which now includes the MIA the surface soil was very loose and open, so much so that tracks made by Oxley on his journey towards Mount Binya and thence North-westerly towards the Lachlan River at a dry time in 1818 (sic-1817) were still plainly visible in the sixties even as late as 1900 when Sir Samuel McCaughey commenced irrigation on his North Yanco holding, (now part of the Leeton end of the MIA) the top 7 or 8 inches of soil could be dug with a spade and on other parts of the MIA post holes could be sunk to a depth of 18 to 29 inches with one or two barrings with a crowbar. Sir Samuel's irrigation methods were somewhat crude according to present day ideas but due no doubt to the virginity and suitable condition of the soil he, like other irrigators in similar circumstances, undoubtedly achieved a measure of success. Possibly it was this which led those who designed the first nonhorticultural farms for settlement on the MIA to think an area of 50 acres sufficient for the successful carrying on of either dairying, fat lamb raising or lucerne growing, and many such farms were taken up. Unfortunately no previous study of the behaviour of these soils under long continued irrigation seems to have been made and although the most up-todate and approved methods as used on other older areas were adopted the results were disastrous. The dairy farms became seas of glutinous mud and slush or alternatively stretches of brick hard sun baked clay. The lucerne gave way to bull rushes and the pastures on which lambs were to fatten either failed to grow at all or were scalded out by the water. So bad was the position that a Royal commission appointed to hear the settlers' claims had by 1920 awarded them compensation on the grounds of having been misled.

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By this time the WC & IC (Water Conservation & Irrigation Commission) now in control of the MIA had apparently learned what could not be done under irrigation, but seemed to be still in the dark as to what could be done, whilst the settlers themselves were groping blindly to find some way of profitably working the larger areas of about 200 acres now allowed to each. Failures were plentiful and many settlers got out of their farms as best they could and suggestions were made that as the irrigation scheme had now proved to be an unsuccessful experiment the whole business should be written off and closed down. Then, about 1924, two events marked the opening of a new and better state of affairs for the settlers. One was the appointment of the Re-classification Committee and the other was the introduction of rice growing. Since that time, with areas designed on the home maintenance basis fixed by the Reclassification Committee and with the assistance of the returns from rice growing the settlers position was steadily improved. Until to this day an irrigation farm on the MIA is regarded as a very sound investment. Before rice growing was introduced watering was either by border checks with runs of 6 or 7 chains and bays about l chain wide or rather haphazard flooding from ditches designed more for convenience of working the ground than for efficient irrigation. This meant long, hard work and with the small ditches then used only 2 or 3 revs of the wheel could be handled. Not only was water wasted but the ground was injuriously affected. With rice growing bays for any area from 1 acre or less, to 10 acres or more, enclosed by check banks, 12 to 15 inches in height were first used. The design for these bays were based on a minor contour survey plan and the maximum cross fall allowed was about 7 inches. In 1933 the contour bank method of watering was introduced on the Mirrool (Griffith) end of the area. Most farms are now laid out to water in either designed or contour bays, though some small parts unsuitable for rice are still watered by border checks. Almost every plant of commercial value that could be grown under irrigation in a similar climate has been tried on the MIA. Lucerne, sorghum, maize, peanuts, pumpkin, broom mill and others might be mentioned but the main crops are now rice, wheat and oats with pastures for grazing or meadow hay. The methods employed in the germination, irrigation and handling of the three cereal crops are almost standardised now and known and used throughout the area. The variation in yield of wheat and oats from year to year on the same farm, IBIS Links

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the difference in results obtained on different farms and difference agam, between all these and the crops ·grown on the Leeton Experiment Farm are worthy of note. It might be mentioned however that wheat and oats have been regarded generally as side lines to rice growing. Some good crops of barley have been grown but it does not seem to be popular. Although it was expected that fat lamb raising would be an early and major line of production it was not until about 1930 that sheep numbers began to increase to any extent. Prior to that they were mostly grazed by men who had the run of fairly extensive tracts of dry area in addition to an irrigation farm and many of these men were dealers who paid little attention to breeding. Largely due to the encouragement and assistance of stock agents who foresaw profit to both themselves and the settlers, sheep have now become one of the most profitable lines on the MIA. Dairying was one of the first industries started on the MIA and received more assistance and encouragement from the Government than any other. It is now practically confined to milk runs supplying the towns and this notwithstanding, that many very experienced dairymen from other parts had tried it out. Breeding and fattening for beef alone has not apparently been seriously considered. Pigs have been gone in for and out of, in a very spasmodic manner and although a few settlers generally have a few they are not plentiful. The earlier attempts to introduce pastures were mostly in the direction of establishing a mixed permanent pasture which would grow with the natural rainfall in winter and under irrigation in the summer and give continuous grazing through the year. It must be considered that such attempts were unsuccessful and pastures are now generally classed separately as for winter and summer grazing respectively. For late autumn, winter and early spring a pasture mixture of Wimmera rye and sub clover with access to rice stubble seems to be favoured, whilst for summer some luceme, the dried winter pastures and wheat and oat stubbles with the paspalum and other fodder plants which grow on the check banks seems to be suitable. In addition some oats for early autumn grazing and supplementary feeding of either grain or hay is adopted on some farms. In the earliest days of the settlement some comfortable houses were built but those of later construction were "type" cottages of weatherboard and fibro * Four types of cottages with differing floor plans were available for selection by the settlers.

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erected by the WC & IC for settlers under schemes for financial assistance. Some of these cottages have been added to by the settlers and are now nice homes and some substantial brick houses have been built. Generally the standard of homestead is below that of those to be seen on areas of comparable prosperity elsewhere.

A Settler's "Type" Cottage erected by the WC & IC. Typically there is no outside cladding.

The original intention of the MIA was that the farms should be such as would enable a man to make a living in somewhat more security, even if with possible less direct financial return, than could be got by working as an unskilled labourer. It must be remembered that the unemployment following the bank smashes of the nineties was still fresh in peoples minds, and also it may have been hoped that the irrigation areas would be a reservoir from which labour might be drawn when required and to which it could be returned and be self supporting when the labour marked was over supplied. The farms were made available on very easy terms and assistance was also given for improvements, plant and stock. In fact the writer can remember people saying as a sort ofjoke that a swagman might put down his swag at the door of the Trust office, go in and come out with a farm and a credit of£ 1,200 on the books. The belief that any fool could be a farmer was more firmly held then than it is now and no psychological or vocational guidance test seems to have been made of applicants. IBIS Links

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Experienced dairy farmers from the coastal districts certainly looked upon the irrigation propositions with disfavour. Most of the first settlers were men from wages jobs outside of which they had had little experience whilst the financial experience of some was limited to what they had gained in handling a weeks wages. It was not long before those who did not find farming to their liking decided to leave the area. area. Even though most of the money advanced to them had to be written off it was beneficial as the land became available for additional area on the remaining farms. Those settlers who were able, held on to their farms confident in, but as yet unable to realise, the possibilities of irrigation farming. It has been the very dearly bought practical experience of these men which has pointed the way to more successful methods. It may be said with every confidence that the introduction of rice by Mr Brady did more to put the settlers on a firm basis than perhaps any other one thing but apart from that the success of settlers has been due to their own efforts with the encouragement and assistance of the banks and stock agents.

A Settler viewing his first rice crop in the 1926/1927 season.

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Frederick & Charlotte Woodcock Parents of Baby Alice buried at Bagtown Cemetery On 20 June 1911 at the age of 24, Frederick Woodcock from Kettering, Northamptonshire, England boarded the steamship 'Commonwealth', destination Sydney, NSW, leaving behind his Fiance Charlotte White. Having found work and after saving enough money Frederick was able to afford to provide Charlotte with the fare to travel to Australia and join him. So in 1914 Charlotte aged 24 boarded the steamship 'Euripides' bound for Sydney NSW.

Charlotte White aged 21

On 11 August 1914 whilst temporarily living in South Yarra, Melbourne (presumably with Charlottes brother George and his wife Alice who had migrated in 1913 from England) Frederick and Charlotte were married. They began their married life together on a three acre block of land in Hanwood, which Frederick was granted on the 27" February 1914.

A year after their marriage Charlotte gave birth to their first child Alice Woodcock. Having been born prematurely Alice sadly passed away 7 weeks after birth and was buried at Bagtown Cemetery. In November 1916 Fredrick sold the land. Where they went from here is unknown but certainly by 1919 Frederick and Charlotte were living back in South Melbourne at 321 Moray Street where according to the 1919 electoral rolls, Fred was working as a driver and Charlotte was responsible for home duties. They went on to have three healthy boys, John (known as Jack) 1918, Richard in 1920 and Frederick (my Grandfather) in 1921.

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Shortly after Fredericks birth Charlotte decided she wanted to return to England as she could no longer tolerate the heat and so with three young boys then aged 3, 18 months and 6 months Charlotte travelled back to England leaving her husband Frederick behind. Frederick returned to England the following year once he had saved the fare for his return. Frederick and Charlotte then set up home in Kettering, Northamptonshire, England and lived in the same house until his death from Bone cancer in 1953. By Emma McNeil, England Fred Woodcock Photo taken by Eden Studios, J. Yeoman proprietor Melbourne

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We Hope you benefit from your membership. We would like you to submit a copy of your Pedigree Chart for society records. Your charts can always be updated as your research progresses. You can also submit Member's Interests to be published in Ibis Links, which is distributed all over Australia as well as to some Societies overseas. Member's Interests may also be submitted for inclusion on our Website. Please feel free to ask the Duty Librarian for help in compiling these items.

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The Eng~sf Puraf according to.... We'll begin with a box, and the plural is boxes, But the plural of ox becomes oxen, not oxes. One fowl is a goose, but two are called geese, Yet the plural of moose should never be meese. You may find a lone mouse or a nest full of mice, Yet the plural of house is houses, not hice. If the plural of man is always called men, Why shouldn't the plural of pan be called pen? If I speak of my foot and show you my feet, And I give you a boot, would a pair be called beet? If one is a tooth and a whole set are teeth, Why shouldn't the plural of booth be called beeth? Then one may be that, and there would be those, Yet hat in the plural would never be hose, And the plural of cat is cats, not cose. We speak of a brother and also of brethren, But though we say mother, we never say methren. Then the masculine pronouns are he, his and him, But imagine the feminine: she, shis and shim! Let's face it - English is a crazy language. There is no egg in eggplant nor ham in hamburger; Neither apple nor pine in pineapple. English muffins weren't invented in England. We take English for granted, but if we explore its paradoxes, We find that quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square, And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. And why is it that writers write, but fingers don't fing, Grocers don't groce and hammers don't ham? Doesn't it seem crazy that you can make amends but not one amend? If you have a bunch of odds and ends and get rid of all but one of them, What do you call it? If teachers taught, why didn't preachers praught? If a vegetarian eats vegetables, what does a humanitarian eat?

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Sometimes I think all the folks who grew up speaking English Should be committed to an asylum for the verbally insane. In what other language do people recite at a play and play at a recital? We ship by truck but send cargo by ship ... We have noses that run and feet that smell. We park in a driveway and drive in a parkway. And how can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, While a wise man and a wise guy are opposites? r

You have to marvel at the unique lunacy of a language In which your house can burn up as it burns down, In which you fill in a form by filling it out, And in which an alarm goes off by going on. And in closing... If Father is Pop, how come Mother's not Mop.???

FAMILY HISTORY WEEK On the 2nd August our Society will be manning a table outside John Dodd's Pharmacy promoting "Family History Week". At the same time we will be conducting a raffle with the first prize being a "Patchwork Table Runner & 6 Place Mats", (pictured below) second prize is a "Photo Album with a Patchwork Cover". If members wish to purchase raffle tickets which will be available, at $1 each, at the Society's Library during opening hours each Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 1st July until 2nd August.

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Websites Belfast City Council Online Burial Records:http://www.belfastcity.gov.uk/burialrecords/index.asp Belfast City Cemetery - records from 1869 (including the Jewish, public and Glenalina extension sections) Roselawn Cemetery - records from 1954. Dundonald Cemetery - records from 1905. Deceased Online (UK including Ireland & Scotland):https ://www.deceasedonline. com/ Burial, headstone and crematorium records mainly from 1850s onwards. Searching the FREE index you will see burial date and place. You can Pay to view the original record. This could be a digital, computerised, scans of books or photos as it depends on what has been provided by original authority. Their database has tens of millions of records and is continually being added to. At present they are digitising 2.6 million records Australian Cemeteries (formerly Ozgen):- http://www.australiancemeteries.com/ A good place to start if you want to know if a cemetery has been transcribe as the website has links to the information eg. Online data, look ups, headstone photos and CDs. Commonwealth War Graves Commission:- http://www.cwgc.org Cemeteries, burial plots and memorials of 1,700,000 men and women of the Commonwealth forces who died in the two world wars. The website records where the graves or names on memorials can be located. Available to view in our GGAHS library rooms is the England & Wales 'National Burial Index - Third Edition' The CD has over 18.4 million records, covering some 9100 burial locations in 50 counties.

TYPOGRAPHICAL ERROR Ihe typographical error is a slippery thing and sly; l'au can hunt until you're dizzy. but it somehow passes by. Till the f□rmes are □ff the press it is strange how still it keeps; It shrinks int□ a corner and it never stirs or peeps! Ihe typographical error, tao small fr human eyes, Till the ink is on the paper when it grows to mountain size. The boss - he stares in horror, then grabs his hair and groans, Ihe proof-reader drops his head upon his hands, and moans! The remainder of the issue may be clean as clean can be, But that typographical error is the only thing you see! IBIS Links

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NEW IN OUR LIBRARY BOOKS Title

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Rice in Australia [Ricegrowers Cooperative Co] Donated by Davidge, Beth

A 6.080

United States of America Road Map Donated By Davidge, Beth

WOR 12.900

Griffith Electoral Roll 1970 [Commonwealth ofAustralia State ofNSW] Donated by Davidge, Beth

AN 8.0090

Newson - The Quest [Atherton, Robyn] Donated by Atherton, Robyn

AN 4.073

Australian Light Horse Pre WWI 1 Griffith [Atkinson, Enid] Donated by Atkinson, Enid

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DVD Title Victoria's Early Church Records (1836 - 1853) [ VicHeritage]

Code/Shelf No DVD No 144

Includes over 80,000 records of baptisms, marriages and burials performed by churches in Victoria. Most records date between 1836 and 1853, with additional records dated between 1803 and 1906. The DVD also contains scanned images of hand-written records from original register books. NB: Indicates [Author]

PASSING OF NOEL TREVOR SEWARD JONES -

Dur Society was saddened to hear of the sudden passing of member Noel Trevor Seward Jones affectionately known as John. John was the husband of our Patron Pat lanes. John passed away an Friday, June Z} at his home at 'ambiana, lenda. John and Pat generously opened their garden during the Griffith festival of Gardens from I331 - 7003 to enable the [Griffith Genealogical and Historical Sciety to raise funds by catering during those years. lur sympathy is extended to Pat and her family. IBIS Links

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VISIT TO THE NATIONAL AR.CHIVES OF AUSTRALIA AT CHESTERHILL NSW In an attempt to unravel some of the Griffith WW2 War history Wendy and Clive Polkinghome, (Griffith Genealogical and Historical Society), and Elly and Theo Bollen, (Griffith War Memorial Museum), travelled to Sydney on Tuesday June 12. The aim of this combined exercise was to identify the names of the Australian Women's Land Army girls who worked in the Griffith area at some time between 1942 and 1945. According to unconfirmed comments from local sources this number was estimated to be between 300 and 600. After developing a very efficient routine of checking, sorting, photographing and refiling the individual personnel cards of the AWLA girls, this part of the research was beyond all expectations completed within two days. Around 1100 names were identified from approximately 5000 cards ..... an unexpected and marvellous result!!

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The next step of this project will be to compile a database showing names of the girls and details such as: where/when born, when joined the AWLA, where/when accommodated in Griffith, where employed. We also endeavour to have printed records of the personnel cards of every girl who spent time in Griffith on display in the Griffith War Memorial Museum and available at the Griffith Genealogical and Historical Society room, accessible for the general public.

By Theo Bollen (These photos taken by Theo Bollen show Clive, Wendy, Elly and one of the trolleys stacked with boxes containing AWLA personnel cards) IBIS Links

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JOTTINGS Journals held in our Library can provide a wealth of family history information. Listed below are a few of the articles to tempt you. Wendy Polkinghome Ancestral Searcher (Canberra) March 2012 • Father Brian Maher Collection was presented to the Heraldry & Genealogy Society of Canberra recently. It is a significant donation of material documenting the genealogy of families of Irish descent who have lived in the South East Region of new South Wales. •

The Iconic Changi Quilt - Leanne McMahon begins by reminding us that when Singapore fell to the invading Japanese in 1942 many women and children were sent to interment camps. She goes on to tell us about the large patchwork quilts that were made by some of the women. One of the quilts is now on permanent loan to the Australian War Memorial who are seeking relatives or contributors. The names of the ladies who contributed to the Australian quilt appear at the end of the article.

Wirrimbirra (Temora Historical Society & Temora Rural Museum NSW) August 2011 • Bywong Gold Mining Town A brief history ofBywong. •

This newsletter is always interesting and the jokes that are included always make me laugh and this issue is no exception!

The Genealogist (Victoria) March 2012 Can you help? Was your relative in the Boer War? Historian Robin • Droogleever is writing the regimental history of the 2nd Victorian Contingent that went to fight in South Africa in 1900, and is hoping that relatives might have useful diaries, letters and photographs which they would be prepared to share with him. Tel: (03) 98916032 Email: jerwfd@optusnet.com.au •

Remembering the attack on HMAS Kuttabul that killed 21 men. 2012 marks the 70th anniversary of this tragedy and Findmypast.com.au is looking for descendants.

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The South Australian Genealogist February 2012 • When your finger and your feet do the walking Jan Worthington asks "Are books now ignored, unloved, languishing in libraries and increasingly being removed from the shelves and being sent to the stacks?" •

An intriguing genealogical conundrum Glen Goetjens is looking for help to solve his family history problem.

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Did you know that British dates of birth were sometimes altered because a fine of one shilling was incurred for a registration that was more than three months late.

May 2012 • Some suggestions for disseminating your precious family history research by Graham Field. New Zealand Genealogist March/April 2012 • Researching a Master Mariner by Jennifer Clark. This interesting article traces Jennifer Clark's, research through numerous records in a number of countries, of Captain James Robinson. •

Bank Archives R H Griffin explores the many interesting sources for research in Bank records.

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Genealogy and the Net - the Future. Michelle Patient writes about what is happening on the net for genealogy.

FamilyTree November 2011 • Finding Your WWl Heroes you can discover your ancestors WWI records on Ancestry.co.uk/military in the Society's library. •

The Jewel in the Crown by Emma Jolly who tells how the resources of families in British India Society can be accessed.

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Postcards from Prussia if you are like me and have ancestors from Prussia, Dan Billington explains how frustrating researching your family history in this old European region.

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The bigger picture Anthony Adolph.

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Family Tree March 2012 • Later this year Findmypast.com will launch a new site enabling researchers to search all US census records from 1790 to 1930 and will host the 1940 US Census records when they are released next year.

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Is anybody out there? Jeremy Palmer explains the how, where and why of searching for living relatives and advises how to avoid the pitfalls.

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Goodbye & thank Kew-Iain Swinnerton bids farewell to the many family history readers who have benefited from his military knowledge. In his last article he shares some of his favourite research moments.

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Riveting family tales-Diane Lindsay admits she sometimes does "a spot of embroidery to make the story stick"

April 2012 • The disaster that shook the world-Catherine Green explains where to find evidence of the sinking of the Titanic. •

All Aboard! This article by Simon Wills is also relates to the Titanic and the White Star Line,

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FamilySearch and you-Chris Paton takes a look at the records available on the remarkable www.familysearch.

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Online Parish Clerks-Roy Stockdill salutes these unsung heroes of the family history world.

June 2012 Naturalisation indexes online. The National Archives (UK) has • completed the naturalisation catalogue enhancement project enabling researchers to search online at www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

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Think outside the box-Val Davies encourages family historians who are planning to write up the results of their family research to explore various resources to make their story come alive.

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A tragic twist of fate. This is a heart wrenching article by Anne Clarkson about onefamily's grief and loss.

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Who Do You Think You Are? May 2012 (This very readable journal is now in our library) •

London-Pin your capital ancestors down-Paul Blake takes your through the streets of London to uncover your ancestors' lives.

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Focus on Scottish Old Parish Registers by Rosemary Bigwood who explains how they can be used in your research.

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Focus on the Merchant Navy. Janet Dempsey says that there has never been a better time to find you merchant navy ancestors at the Nation Archives.

Family History Monthly April 2012 •

Cottage Industries-Jenny Jones writes about the pre-industrial era where many of our forebears made a living at home, working with straw, lace and wood.

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Yesterday's News-Simon Fowler explains how using old news stories can help with your research.

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British Newspaper Archive-Chris Paton reviews the British Newspaper Archive at www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk which is a major collaboration between Brightsolid (the owners of Findmypast) and the British Library.

RIDDLE FROM MARCH ISSUE: What is at the beginning of eternity, the end of time, the beginning of every end and the end of every place? THE ANSWER: The letter 'E'

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No. 99 November 2012 ISSN 0811 - 5559 Journal of the GRIFFITH GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC

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President Senior Vice President Junior Vice President Treasurer Secretary Assistant Secretary Membership Officer Ibis Links Editors Link Letter Editor Joint Librarians

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AIMS & IDEALS I. To promote family history research. 2. To transcribe and record the early burials of the Pioneers of this area. 3. To provide a place where we as individuals can discuss the related problems of family history research. 4. To assist our members to trace their own history by providing alternative sources.

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CONTENTS Moran the Innocent Party (2012 update)

Forty Years of a Country Laboratory- Griffith CSIRO 1937-77

New Member

My G G Grandfather With The Infamous Surname

Temora Excursion

Who Done It?

New DVD Griffith From Burrinjuck & Bagtown & Beyond

New in our Library

Jottings

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MORAN-THE INNOCENT PARTY (2012 update) Vicki Moran The story I am about to relate illustrates beautifully the genealogical adage' "there is only one way to trace your family history by working backwards from yourself, on the firm foundation of proof of descent". The Moran line, which was the most important one for me to complete, had always been a very difficult one to make any progress with. My father-in-law had died many years before I began researching the Moran name. His father before him, George Washington Moran, had been killed in France during World War 1, so consequently there was very little oral family history to glean information from. Through the usual channels of research e.g. Birth, Death and Marriage Certificates, I managed to get back to 1833 to the Baptism of William Moran who was George Washington Moran's Grandfather. William's Baptism Certificate showed his parents to be William Moran (known as "McNally") and Mary Telford. Their place of abode was shown as Ship Eliza". William senior was a stonemason. I was later to discover that when the name of a ship is given in place of abode, it usually relates to the ship the parent or parents arrived on and they were most likely to be convicts. For some unexplained reason, after failing to find a marriage entry for William Moran and Mary Ann Telford. I didn't check the indexes for a William McNally and Mary Ann Telford for quite some time. When I eventually did, of course there was the entry of the marriage under the name of McNally and Tellfore (sic). After the usual wait from the Registrar, I received a copy of this Marriage Certificate which showed that the marriage took place on 15 June 1829. Next to the name of officiating minister it just said 'Chaplain'. (Dr Carol Liston, who was visiting Griffith at the time, suggested the 'chaplain' would have to be the eccentric Father Therry of the Roman Catholic Parish of St Mary's and she also suggested that I write to Mr John Cummins, the Archivist of St Mary's.) Nothing had prepared me for the shock I was to receive when I opened Mr Cummins' reply a few weeks later! He had set out details of entries in the Registers of Father J J Therry relating to the marriage of William Moran and Mary Ann Telford and the baptisms of three of their children; William being their third child. IBIS Links

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He then drew my attention to a book called Morgan the Bold Bushranger by Mrs Margaret Carnegie. In the fast chapter of the book 'Nemesis', I would find categorised all the known information concerning William Moran (McNally) and Mary Ann Telford. He also enclosed copies of extracts from the Daily Telegraph 19 January 1986 and the Sydney Sun of the 17 April; 1986 dealing with the controversy over the ancestry of Morgan the bushranger. One article stated "the bushranger Dan Morgan was the terror of the Riverina and Monaro areas for three years during the 1860s. Born in Campbelltown NSW in about 1833, oflrish convict parents, he turned bushranger in 1862. He usually worked alone, and was often called 'Morgan the Murderer' because he shot unarmed and sleeping men." The other paper stated "Morgan was the illegitimate son of Kate Owen, a Sydney prostitute, and born about 1830 in the Haymarket ... His father was thought to be Gypsy Fuller who trundled a barrow ... selling vegetables ... At three the boy was adopted by one of his mother's clients, an eccentric Welsh herbalist called Jack Morgan, who took him to live in Campbelltown." I obtained a copy of Margaret Carnegie's book immediately from our local library and eagerly read the relevant chapter. Mrs Carnegie claims that William Moran, the third child of William and Mary Ann, was to become Daniel Morgan the bushranger. She has very detailed footnotes. Her sources are the State Records of NSW, Mitchell Library, Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages ofNSW and The Therry Papers, etc. Much of the information I still have to verify for my own satisfaction, but if the majority of her research is correct she has conveniently done the Moran 'Family Tree' for me, at least back to the entry of William Moran and Mary Ann Telford into Australia and details of their trials in Ireland, Unfortunately, her one and only and biggest mistake is that of assuming William Moran became Daniel Morgan. Her whole book is built around the fact that a family of Morans lived at Campbelltown in the 1830s, which is where Morgan was supposed to have spent his childhood'. I believe that Moran family to be ours, but I dispute that their son was to become the bushranger. There is no documented evidence of the life of Morgan between his early childhood years and his last remaining years. I won't go into details of his bushranging exploits but will take up the story at the time of his death. 1

There is an entry in the "Australian Dictionary of Biography" that can be found at http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/morgan-daniel-dan-13109

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Daniel Morgan met his death at Peechelba Station on the Ovens River on the morning of9 April 1865. There are a couple of occasions however, that Mrs Carnegie expresses hesitancy in her book ... Firstly:- "In my quest for Morgan I followed many blind alleys, and although I cannot prove absolutely that the boy christened William Moran and Daniel Morgan were one and the same person . . . Secondly:- "Another red herring I chased was that Morgan got married on 30 August 1863 at Hurricane Gully, Burrangong to Mary Tunney. But that Moran appears to have been alive after Morgan had been killed." There are many interesting facts that emerged during the course of my investigations which are too much of a co-incidence for them not to have some truth to them. The boy whose name has been maligned and who married Mary Tunney in 1863, was to spend most of his married life in the Grenfell area before moving to Brookvale in Sydney where one of his sons was living. William died at Brookvale on 18 May 1913 when he was 80 years old. Hence there is no way that he could have been the bushranger! Although I do not have conclusive proof that our William Moran is the same William that was born to William Moran alias McNally and Mary Ann Tellford, the following facts speak for themselves. 1) On William's Death Certificate the information was provided by his son, Henry, who stated that his Grandfather had been a stonemason but his Grandmother's maiden name was unknown. His (Henry's) parents' names were William Moran and Mary Tunney and they had been married at Young. (Hurricane Gully) 2) Of the nine of his children living at the time of his death, six of them had McNally, or variations of it, as their middle given names. It is interesting to note them to show the actual variations. The children were:- William James Moran b.1865, Mary McNally Moran b.1868, Henry McNally Moran b.1870, Martha Louisa McNally Moran b.1872, Jonathan b.1874, Katie b.1876, Anne Christiana McConnelly Moran b.1884, Herbert Mclnnally Moran b.1887 and Luke McNally Moran b.1892. My conclusions from the use of the name McNally (sic) are that the children were named after their Grandfather's alias which most probably was his mother's maiden name. IBIS Links

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3) The final interesting tidbit is the use of the name Louisa in Martha Louisa McAnally Moran. The Louisa was the name of the convict ship that Mary Ann Telford arrived on in December 1827. Apparently it was not uncommon for people to name their children after the ship they came out on. In this case it was the grandchildren. Another point of interest to researchers is that in the Therry Baptism Register the ship is written as Eloiza, the Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages in Sydney has recorded it as Eliza and the true identity of the ship is Louisa. This proved quite a problem for a while because there were various ships with the name Eliza but William and Mary Ann weren't to be found on them. It wasn't until reading Margaret Carnegie's book that I discovered the correct spelling of Louisa. I have much to be thankful for from Mrs Carnegie's book. Originally I felt a little uneasy about the outcome of my revelations to Mrs Carnegie, but after giving it a little more thought, I realised that here was a man; granted he was the son of convicts; whose name has been wrongfully used. He has been completely innocent and was most likely unaware of how his name was used. I have yet to make contact with any descendants of the previously mentioned children to sort out this aspect of the story. As far as I know, no-one else is researching the same family. According to Mr Brian McDonald (the expert on bushrangers from the Society of Australian Genealogists) the starting point of the theory of Moran being Morgan could have been Rolf Bolderwood's character Moran in Robbery Under Arms. Mr McDonald says "most books published on bushrangers since 1930, if they mention Morgan's early life, say that his parents were Fuller/Owen. Since the publication of Margaret Carnegie's book in 1974, the more recent books quote her theory". Mr McDonald has asked for permission which I have given, for him to now state at his lectures to schools and Historical Societies, that "a descendant of William Moran supplied concrete evidence to prove that William Moran was not Daniel Morgan". I think I have now proved that it is suicidal to pick out a family and link them to an event without having positive proof of their participation in certain events. As I stated at the beginning of my story - "You must start with what you know and work back".

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Post Script

Since compiling the material for the above article I have made contact with some of the descendants of William Moran's children. The initial contact with members of William James Moran's family and also Martha Louisa McAnally Moran's family was made through the Western Australian and Nepean Family History Societies' journals. After writing to three Morans selected from the phone book my third letter put me in contact with Arthur Moran, the son of Jonathan Moran. Arthur was able to fill me in on most of the children of William, providing names of family members, where they lived and what they did. Arthur also recalled talk of his father Jonathan helping his father William, in the mine at Grenfell. William James Moran's great grandson, Corban, lives in WA. Valuable family information had been imparted to him from his father and Corban has been willing to share this. Since the advent of the internet quite a lot more has been discovered on William's parents, the convicts William Moran and Mary Ann Telford. I located the grave of William in Manly Cemetery. However, the headstone is not an old one as it was erected in 1961 after the death of another family member. They would have all been horrified at the suggestion that William was a bushranger! William's father, the convict William Moran, known as McAnally is believed to be the stonemason who was employed by Father Therry to finish building St John The Evangelist Church at Campbelltown in 1833. His grave is in the historic St Patricks Cemetery at Parramatta2. His headstone still stands with the inscription: Sacredto the memory of

WILLIAM MORRAN Who departedchis life February 4" 18so Aged 41 years. This stone is erectedas a tribute ofaffection by his son WILLIAM MORRAN

The NSW Death Index shows the name as William McNally.

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NEW BOOK RELEASE "Forty Years of a Country Laboratory CSIRO Griffith 1937 - 1977" This book tells the history of the CSIRO Research Station in Griffith which was opened in 1924 as a Commonwealth Citrus Research Station and transferred to CSIRO when the nation-wide organisation was established in 1927. The book, compiled and published by Barrie Steer, contains 64 contributions by former employees, between 193 7 and 1977, sharing their experiences at the Station. The stories highlight the research and development contributions made to irrigated agriculture; and to the growth of the Griffith community in general. If you are interested in the history of the region, this collection will provide a useful insight The book comprises 140 pages of A4 size in a spiral binding; and contains 74 photographs. Price $15.00 Contact:- Barrie Steer, (02) 6962 5065, garste@ix.net.au.

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The Life of

My G G Grandfather With The Infamous Surname Compiled with the help of his

Extraordinary Autobiography When I first joined the Society in 1981 I was warned that I may find out things about my family that I didn't really want to know. Little did I realise how quickly the warning would materialise. At the time, of course, there were no South Australian indexes to search so I sent for my father's birth certificate. When it arrived I found that Murray Owen Bastard was born on 3 December 1903, with a notation across the top of the certificate reading 'Name changed by Declaration No. 32 of 192 deposited with the Registrar General 21" of October 1924. My father's parents and siblings also officially changed their surnames at the same time. With such an unusual surname I had no trouble tracing back through the generations to my GG Grandfather, Thomas Bastard. Some years later I was looking through the Facsimile Edition of Bibliography of Australia 1784 to 1900 by John Ferguson and found this entry: 'Thomas Bastard - The Autobiography of Cockney Tom published by McClory & Masterman, Printers, Grenfell Street, 1881. Whilst on a visit to Sydney I was able to read his autobiography at the Mitchell Library. Eventually I managed to purchase a copy of this remarkable book and the abridged story of his life is on the following pages.

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TOM was born in London on 22 September 1818 and his mother died when he was only five months old. His sister, Sarah, carried him around the parish to mothers who had babies, begging for milk. Tom had a rich aunt and as she had no children of her own she offered to rear him and provide for him in her Will. However his father, in a drunken rage, argued with Tom's aunt and the arrangement came to an end. Tom was then cared for by a nurse for about five years until, one day he was playing with fire and his pinafore caught alight and he was nearly burned to death. Upon which his father took him away from his nurse only to use him as an errand boy to fetch gin from the local publican. Eventually his father was sent to a debtor's prison and Tom was sent to a workhouse. The parish apprenticed Tom to a shoe-maker who Tom described as 'a man that wanted the premium much more than he wanted the boy'. Tom was treated badly and had to work long hours. At this time, Tom 'took a fancy to swimming' and became a very fair swimmer. During a stint in prison, which Tom assures his readers was his master's fault, he was persuaded to attend Sunday School and church when he got out of prison. The Parish clerk found that Tom had a good singing voice and gave him lessons in hymn singing, psalm singing and chanting the service. After some time he obtained work and went to live with his sister. Tom relates: It so happened that my sister had an acquaintance who used to call and see her occasionally. One day this friend brought her eldest daughter with her. I was engaged at my work, singing away as only shoemakers can sing, Who is that singing?' enquired the young woman. 'It is my brother Tom,' replied my sister. 'I should like to see him,' she said, 'You shall,' said my sister, and she brought the young woman into the room where I was working. I blushed, for I thought, I had never before seen such a good-looking young person. We all had tea, and I had the impertinence to ask her to take a walk, and she did not refuse. From that time we became lovers, and were four months afterwards married at St. John's Church, Waterloo Road, Lambeth3. After I had bought the ring, paid the parson, and given a dinner (which I had also paid for), I took my bride to furnished lodgings. I got up the next morning to work with the large capital of three shillings and sixpence to start a new life. We both determined to work early and late, and soon got a home of our Own - a small one, in Walworth, where we lived as happily together, as if our house had been a mansion.

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But this happy state was destined not to last long. Tom lost his job and was forced to sing in taverns fora living. Four children were born during this difficult time, Elizabeth Lucy (1841) John (1843), Mary Ann (1845) and Martha (1847) and Tom had to go to the parish for food. Eventually Tom was able to return to shoemaking and also sang in concert-rooms at night to support his family. One day, a lady who came to have her shoes repaired heard him singing and enticed Tom to join her church and sing in the choir. The minister of the church, Rev W Bennett, decided to raise funds to build 'a poor man's church' and the result of his work was the consecration of St Barnabas, Pimlico on St Barnabas Day 1850.4 The Rev Bennett eventually had to resign from St Barnabas due to accusations of preaching the doctrines of the Church of Rome and of unfaithfulness to the Church of England. Two more children arrived, Thomas George (1849) and William Bennett (1851) and Tom began to think about the advantages his children would have in a new country like Australia. However his wife, Elizabeth stoutly refused to join him saying, 'Thomas, you may go but I shall do nothing of the kind'. William died in 1853 and again Tom began to think about emigrating. When he told his wife that he had made arrangements to go to Australia she nearly fainted, but he comforted her and 'bought her a new silk dress'. Tom sold off their household goods, paid all he owed and farewelled his sister and brothers and many tears were shed. When the family arrived at Southampton depot they were examined by a doctor before going on board the William Stewart in readiness to sail the next day. Tom was very proud to be appointed a 'Constable' on board and part of his duties was to 'walk the decks till all the single women were locked up for the night, and to protect them against all intruders,' which he found to be a very difficult task. During the voyage their seventh child, Philip Stuart was born on 4 June 1853 and Tom was 'appointed nurse, and had no objection to the billet at night, except the difficulty of carrying in the dark the necessaries required in such cases'. Go to http:/anglicanhistory._orgbios/wjebennett_html to read all about St Barnabas, Pimlico and Rev W J E Bennett. IBIS links

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The William Stewart anchored off the Semaphore after a voyage of seventyeight days. Next morning Tom went on shore in search of a house and work. Tom said that he 'was rather surprised to find Adelaide such a miserable looking place; but that was in 1853 '. He failed at first to get work as 'nearly all the men were at the diggings in Victoria, and Adelaide was like a deserted Village'. He was also disappointed to find that he was not 'received kindly by the clergy' even though he had a letter of introduction from the Bishop's brother in England. On the 14 July 1853 the William Stewart arrived at Port Adelaide and by that time Tom had found employment singing in the 'Star Concert Hall', acquired a home in Adelaide and bought some furniture and supplies.. Elizabeth did not like the location of the house and they later moved to a house in North Adelaide that had a shop front. At first Tom was only able to mend old boots but within a couple of months he was able to acquire stock from two Englishmen who had arrived with boots and shoes for sale. In 1854 Tom decided to try his luck at gold-digging in Victoria and together with two neighbours they boarded 'the steamboat Havilah bound for Melbourne'. After their arrival they found lodgings 'and then took a stroll about Melbourne and found the buildings were superior to those in Adelaide'. They set out for the goldfields and soon found that food and drinks were very expensive. Tom and his friend, 'Fiddler Jim' entertained the patrons of inns and taverns along the way to replenish their finances. After they arrived at Tarrengower Diggings' they had a look around found that it was 'a grand sight to see so many hills and gullies covered with tents of all sorts, and occupied by people of all nations.'

Sketch adjacent to page 3 7 in the "Autobiography of Cockney Tom

ON THE DIGGIGS AT TARR?ANGOWER.

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They purchased some digger's tools and marked out a claim close to the spot where they were told that gold had been struck. They 'scraped up the washdirt' and found they had 'about half an ounce, and a few grains of nuggety gold'. However their success at gold digging was short lived and they decided to go back to performing in taverns. After some very successful appearances they decided it was time to return to their respective wives and children in Adelaide as they had had enough of the diggings. They walked back to Melbourne where they caught a steamer knowing that they were returning to Adelaide no better off than when they left. Arriving at Port Adelaide they travelled in a spring cart along a rough road into Adelaide where Tom was greeted by 'a warm and loving reception from his dear wife and children'. After a while his wife asked "Have you been lucky, Tom?" "Yes!" replied I, "lucky to get home safely." "That is not what I mean," said my wife, "have you got any gold?" "Very little, I am sorry to say," was my reply. The news of my return, however, soon spread, and the neighbours flocked in to see a returned digger, but, alas, with very little gold.' Finding himself in debt he desperately needed to find work. He was successful in finding employment singing at the 'Black Horse Assembly Rooms' of an evening and teaching children to sing and chant at a new church. Tom later found employment with the Union Bank and his eldest son started work in April 1856 as a Messenger with the Adelaide Post Office with a salary of ten shillings a week." About this time Tom became a Roman Catholic and his children, Grace (1855), twins Adelaide and Victoria (1857) and Frederick (1859) were baptised in the Roman Catholic Church. Discontented with his salary and work load at the Union Bank, Tom obtained a position with the National Bank where he worked for about seven years. Three more children arrived, Robert (1863), Edith (1865) and Emma (1867). When the Adelaide City Baths were advertised for lease Tom decided he needed a change and submitted a tender that was successful and he took charge of the Baths in February 1866. A few years later Tom applied to the City Council for permission to establish Turkish Baths at the City Baths. After considerable negotiations the Adelaide Turkish Baths opened in 1870.

6 John worked with the Post Master General's Department, as it became known, up until his death in 1908 when he was the Post Master at Port Adelaide.

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THE CITY BATHS ADELAIDE Swimming Baths, Tepid Baths, Turkish Baths, Sicilian Baths THE TURKISH BATHS Under the distinguished Patronage of HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR

SIR WILLIAM F. D. JERVOIS, K.C.M.G. The Board of Management of the Adelaide Hospital, and the leading Medical Men of the Colony Ladies Department under the Superintendence of Mrs Perrin, Swimming Mistress, Miss Emma Bastard Ladies Assistant, Miss C. Clark.

The Turkish Baths Hours of opening, from 10 till 6 daily, Thursday afternoons excepted which are reserved for Ladies. Charges - Yearly Ticket £7: Half yearly Tickets £4: a course of Six Baths, £1.1 s. Single First Class, 5s. and on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. for the Working class, 2s. Quarterly Tickets £3. W. Johnson, Shampooer

Swimming and Tepid Baths Summer Months, daily from 5 am to 9 p.m.; Winter Months, daily from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Charges - First class Swimming Bath, 6d. Second class Swimming Bath, 3d. Warm Bath, 1s. Yearly Ticket, £4.

Swimming School Boys' Class. Mondays from 7 a.m. till 7.30 a.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Swimming Master's Fee £2.2s. CHARLES BASTARD, Manager N.B. Private Lessons in swimming by Special Arrangement A Replica of an advertisement about 1882

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Tom was the first I icensee of the "Prince Alfred" Hotel in King William Street for a short time in 1869 and of the "Earl of Zetland" Hotel from 20" January 1870 to 28" March 1870. He became accustomed to having a "nobbler" with anyone who asked him and unfortunately the 'habit became so confirmed that he felt as though he could not live without it'. His wife, Elizabeth, became ill and died on 22" August 1877 leaving Tom with ten of his fourteen children, most of whom were grown men and women. Elizabeth's death was a great blow to Tom and he kept to himself 'with free indulgence in nobblers". Tom's health suffered as a consequence of his indulgence and it was fortunate that Matthew Burnett, a Minister and advocator of temperance, arrived in Adelaide. Mr Burnett visited Tom and persuaded him to sign the pledge with the assurance that in doing so he 'would have peace of mind and good health'. Tom published his autobiography in 1881. The same year, he married Arrowa Camilla Tanner a widow, aged 25 years being younger than some of Tom's children. Tom died on 10" September 1883 and is buried in the North Road Church of England Cemetery, North Adelaide. In Memoriam THOMAS BASTARD Died Sep'. 10, 1883, aged 84 "FOR TOM HAS GONE ALOFT"

Acknowledgements & Sources Bastard, Thomas. (1881). The Autobiography of "Cockney Tom": showing his struggles through life, and proving the truth of the old saying "that honesty is the best policy". Adelaide : McClory & Masterman http://gutenberg.net.au/eb00ks08/0800591h.html Private records and research. Note: The contributor's surname has been deliberately withheld to ensure the privacy of any living descendants of Thomas Bastard. As far as is known all male descendants and their respective families have changed their surnames.

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Temora Excursion Early on Sunday morning, the 28" October, seventeen members and partners boarded the bus to travel to Temora. Organised and led by Ann Langford and driven by her husband Derek, we were eagerly looking forward to visiting the Temora Rural Museum - and we were not disappointed! On arrival at the Museum we partook of a luscious morning tea and whilst we waited for our guide, Bill Speirs, to arrive we were able to view the display of quilted bedspreads in the Valentine Lawler Gallery named after Temora's first European settler. Bill, after assuring us he could talk under water, guided us through the first gallery featuring beautiful clothing in perfect condition ranging from baby wear to ball gowns. As we viewed the impressive rock collection, Bill explained that the discovery of gold in the 1800s was the beginning of Temora. On display was a replica of the largest gold nugget found in the district as well as gemstones and in particular the Temora greenstone. We paid a short visit to the Temora Local and Family History Research Centre to hear about the material they hold. Bill drew our attention to the Temora Community Archives, containing local and family history records stored in a cellar beneath the building. Moving outside, the first building we inspected was the Bradman Cottage, which was the first home of Sir Donald Bradman, who was born in Cootamundra and spent the first two and half years of his life in the slab cottage on a farm about 30 kilometres east of Temora. The Morangarell Presbyterian Church was delightful and probably would have seated about thirty worshipers. The Pioneer Cottage was accessed through the back door where some old "Washing Machines" were displayed and intriguingly in the bedroom the baby's cot was actually attached to the bed. When we viewed the Combaning Siding School, which was used between 1911 and 1967 it brought back memories of girls' plaits being dipped in inkwells. The replica of Pardy's flour mill contained some machinery and the Marjorie Fouracre Building is divided into bays displaying different aspects of life. The menfolk were particularly interested in the Engine Hall and Machinery Shed and spent considerable time inspecting the beautifully restored exhibits. IBIS Links

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Of particular interest to our driver, Derek, was the Ambulance Station and the two Temora Ambulances on display. Bill told us that much of the historic equipment had been donated by Ambulance Stations all over NSW. After leaving the Museum we boarded the bus for a guided tour of places of interest in Temora. Bill Speirs pointed out the location of the goldfields and the beautiful old churches before driving out to Lake Centenary where a Fisharama was in progress. We then had a quick tour of the aerodrome to view the new subdivision where an aeroplane hanger was mandatory instead of a garden and lawn to mow. Finally we viewed the preserved facades of the buildings in the main street. Bill emphasised many times the proactive attitude of the Temora Council which greatly assisted the Rural Museum committee and other local volunteer organisations to establish the wonderful facilities in the town of Temora. The Museum opened in 1973 and on the 9" March next year will celebrate its 40" anniversary with live exhibitions and machinery demonstrations an event not to be missed! THANK YOU Ann and Derekfor organising a wonder/ul day.

We hope you enjoy the ditty on the next page which was displayed in one of the halls

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WHO DONE IT .....2 When me prayers were poorly said Who tucked me in me widdle bed And spanked me till me arse was wed Me Mudder. r

Who took me from my cosy cot And put me on the ice cold pot And made me pee if I could not Me Mudder. And when the morning light would come And in me crib me dribble some Who wiped me tiny widdle bumb Me Mudder. Who would me hair so neatly part And hug me gently to her heart Who sometimes squeezed me till me fart Me Mudder. Who looked at me with eyebrows knit And nearly have a king size fit When in me Sunday pants me shit Me Mudder. When at night her bed did squeak Me raised me head to have a peak Who yelled at me to go to sleep Me Farver .....

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GRIFFITH From Burrinjuck To Bagtown & Beyond This new DVD, due to be released early in December, is a Slide Show of 184 photographs showing, as the title suggests, the beginning of the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area with the construction of Burrinjuck Dam and irrigation channels, to the Water Conservation & Irrigation Commission camp that became known as Bagtown to the development of the towns of Griffith and Yenda.

GRIFFITH From Bur.-injuck To Bagtown & Beyond

Black & white and a smattering of coloured photographs show the progress of the area over the 100 years since the irrigation water became available in 1912.

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On 71r October 1929 a 'Monster Movie Pageant' was held in Griffith in aid ofthe Griffith District Hospital. The procession was preceded by a detachment ofMounted Police and led by the Griffith District Band.

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NEW IN OUR LIBRARY BOOKS Title

Code/ShelfNo

Alan Harris McDonald Funeral Files, Riverina, 1935-2006 [Wagga District Family History Society]

AN ll.2650 F

McDonald Funeral Files, Riverina, 1924-1940 [Wagga District Family History Society]

AN 11.2650 G

Ada Mary (Jones) [Donated by the author, Lorraine Adamson]

AN 4.074

*********** CHRISTMAS AFTERNOON TEA Our Library's Christmas afternoon tea will be held on Saturday I December from 2.30 pm for 3.00 pm. Come along and enjoy a social chat and celebrate Christmas and the end of another year of researching for sometimes elusive Family History facts. A small plate of goodies for afternoon tea would be appreciated. Looking forward to seeing you there. MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL 2013 Enclosed is your renewal form for 2013 membership. Please supply your current e-mail address as a number of the addresses we hold are incorrect. Renewals paid after the 31January incur a Joining Fee of $5.00 LIBRARY CLOSING HOURS OVER CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR. Our Library will be closed from 27 to 29 December. Anyone wanting information during that time or if you have visitors wanting information please phone 6962 1650

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JOTTINGS Wendy Polkinghorne The Endeavour (Botany Bay) September 2012 ❖ Spotlight on the Speaker - Gay Henderson talked about Walking with the Women - Stories of the Convict Female Factories and the lives of the women who were in them. ❖

Spotlight on the Speaker Bill Little who joined the Arnotts firm at the age of 19 years and retired after forty years of Service told The Arnotts Story.

The Ancestral Searcher (Canberra) September 2012 ❖ The Proceedings of The Old Bailey the article begins: "Nearly 1 in 5 of the convicts sent to Australia were tried at the Old Bailey" and considerable help is offered to users of the "Old Bailey online website". ❖

When The Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction has a very interesting story to tell.

Christine Lawrence

❖ Free online Irish genealogy magazine

this is a new website and can be found at www.irishlivesremembered.ie where you can register for the forum and the magazine.

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Digital Photography Nick Reddan believes that "a digital camera should be a family historian's best friend" and gives helpful instructions to his readers.

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The Queen of Woolloomooloo Tilly Devine is a name that is familiar to most people. This is a short story of her life.

The South Australian Genealogist August 2012 ❖ Anton Bernsten: A Changeable Name Dorothy Henrich writes about her Norwegian great-grandfather and the many ways his name was recorded.

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❖ The Overland Gold Project by Moira Drew. This is a research

project into overland travel between South Australia and the Victorian goldfields in the early stages of the gold rush of the 1850s. A website has been created and a D.l.Y. Travel Guide is available on the site. Ancestor (Victoria) September/October/November 2012 ❖ From Ballysculty to Belfast - An Irish Family Story by Kay Daffey about her great great grandparents who were both Presbyterians. ❖ Writing about the Irish in Victoria - Val Noone's Irish great

grandparents came to Victoria 150 years ago and his research over 24 years has led him to writing a book entitled Hidden Ireland in Victoria. Victorian GUM Inc News August 2012 ❖ You'll Hate Windows 8- Farhad Manjoo makes this warning and goes on to say "Microsoft better get ready for a widespread user revolt". If you are considering purchasing a new computer this article will be well worth reading. ❖ Do You Stick to DTP (Desk Top Publishing) Rules? Mark Leeding

delves into the "do's and don'ts" of printing and gives some good advice and hints for Family Historians preparing to publish the results of their research. September 2012 ❖ Windows 8 (Metro) coming in October - five changes you need to know about. "Following last month's article, 'Why you will hate Windows 8', here is a more positive article about Windows 8. Windows 8 is coming ready or not, and as about 90% of the computer world use Windows, you better do as the Boy Scouts do and Be Prepared". ❖ PDF and Word 2013. This is an informative article about the progress of the use of PDF and Word.

October 2012 ❖ MS Publishing Rules this is a follow-up article to a 'light-hearted article that appeared in the June issue regarding rules and borders and should help you make the appearance of any stories or articles you write more attractive. IBIS Links

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New Zealand Genealogist July/August 2012 ❖ From Yawner to Page Turner - Writing a Compelling Family History. This article, by Sharon DeBartolo Carmack, begins "When you write a family history or biography of one of your ancestors, your descendants will enjoy it so much more if you tell a story about the past". ❖ How Many Aussie Rellies Do You Think You Have? Paul Hickford tells us "Between 1886 and 1891 twenty five thousand New Zealanders left to live in Australia. 100 years ago there were 50,693 Australians living in New Zealand". Maybe this is an avenue of research that has been neglected! Family Tree August 2012 ❖ Being a FreeBMD Volunteer After retirement, Eric Kent decided to give something back to FreeBMD, which had helped him so much with his research. Eric describes how the volunteer system worked. ❖ Catholic Ancestors - Steven Smyrl advises what to expect from Roman Catholic records. October 2912 ❖ Online or Offline - Every researcher should read this article as Chris Paton discusses the benefits and problems researching at home on your computer or at a library or archive and advises to "keep an open mind on the use of all possible resources and your family history will be all the richer for it". ❖ Making the key sources work for you Jeremy Palmer shows how Birth, Death and Marriage and census records are the best way to do just that. ❖ Keeping good records - maximise your research potential be getting organised. Celia Heritage tells you how. ❖ Ireland's Presbyterian & Methodists find ancestors in these records.

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Birth, Death & Marriage Certificate Prices Australian Capital Territory after 1930 Office of Regulatory Services GPO Box 158, Canberra City ACT 2601 Full Certificate, postage within Australia included $48.00 To order online - Check ID requirements. (Pre 1930 see NSW)

New Zealand Dept of Internal Affairs PO Box 10-526, Wellington NZ Electronic Copyfor Genealogical purposes: Pre 1874- $26.00. 1875 to date $20.00 NZ Updated orderforms available in our Library

New South Wales - Registry of BDM GPO Box 30, Sydney NSW 2001 Family History Certificates - Births 1788-1911, Deaths 1788-1981 & Marriages 1788-1961 With index No - $31. Without index No - $40. No ID requirements - Order online Pre 1856 records on film in our library. Transcription Service - Order forms in library

England & Wales General Register Office Smedley Hydro, Southport, Merseyside England PR8 2 HH Order certificates on-line at http://www.gro.gov. uk/gro/content

New South Wales Wills Supreme Court GPO Box 3, Sydney NSW 2001 Prior to 1850 to 1985 $54.00

Irish Republic General Register Office Lombard Street East, Dublin 2, Ireland Full Certificate £6. 00 (Ire) Including postage

Northern Territory The Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages GPO Box 3021, Darwin NT 080 I Full Certificate $25.00 & $7 postage (Prior to 24 Aug 1870 see South Australia)

Western Australia Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages PO Box 7720 Closter Square, Perth 6850 Full Certificate: $30 when quoting Index No & District. Without Index No & Dist: $40

Queensland Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, PO Box 15188, City East, Qld 4001 Full Certificate $37 Each 5 year search $20 (Identification ofApplicant & Relationship to Subject requiredfor Births under 100 yrs old, Marriages under 80 yrs old & Deaths under 50 vrs old.)

Tasmania Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages GPO Box 198, Hobart Tas 700 I Full Certificate or Extract $39.20 with a 5 yr search. Post 1970-Cause ofdeath cert $21. 00 Pre 1899 records free on microfilm

South Australia Births, Deaths & Marriages Registration Office GPO Box 1351, Adelaide 500 I Full Certificate $43.50 & $4.60 postage Takes from 15 to 20 days

Victoria Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages GPO Box 4332, Melbourne VIC 3001 Uncertified image with or without Index No. $ I 7.50. Official Certificates $27.80

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Scotland Registrar General New Register House, Edinburgh Scotland EH I 3 YT Full Cert£I3. 5 7 (Stg) including postage Go to yyy_scotlandspeople_gov_uk for a free surname search.

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FOR SALE Riverina Cemeteries Monumental Inscriptions & Burial Records Version 3 Fully searchable CD-Rom, with over 60,000 entries. Price $90.00 ($85.00 plus $5 postage anywhere in Australia) Contains monumental inscriptions, burial records and extra information. Extra information may be an Obituary, Death Notice, In Memoriam or Return Thanks extracted from Griffith local newspapers (starting from 29 September 1929), other Local newspapers or information supplied by a family member. Most cemeteries are updated to 2005 with some to 2006. Area covered Griffith, Hay, Hillston, Lake Cargelligo, Leeton, Narrandera, Ungarie, West Wyalong and surrounding districts.

LIBRARY RESEARCH FEES FOR NON MEMBERS Our Society is willing to undertake research in relation to Griffith and the surrounding areas. When requesting information please provide all known details to enable a search to be made. For example, full names, maiden names, children, birth and death dates, addresses etc. The research rate is$ I 0.00 AUS per hour plus photocopying expenses. Our minimum research fee is $10.00 AUS, which must be enclosed with the initial inquiry. This fee covers one hour of research of all our resources including the Riverina Cemeteries CD For postal replies please include a stamped self addressed business sized envelope. You will be advised in advance if further costs are associated with your enquiry. Please include your email address for quick reply to any queries. Send research enquiry, plus cheque/money order to Research Officer Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc PO Box 2703 GRIFFITH NSW 2680 Members (written enquiries) FREE plus a large self addressed stamped envelope. Non Members Fee to use the Library - $10 per session plus photo copying expenses. MEMBERSHIP FEES (Renewals due I January each year - Renewal paid after 31 January incur a Joining Fee) Joining Fee - $5.00 Single Membership - $30.00 (Annual fee for one person) Family Membership - $35.00 (Two persons living at the one address) Half Year Membership - $20.00 (From I July to 30 December) Plus Joining Fee Twelve Months Journal Subscription Only - $15.00

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No. 100 March 2013 ISSN 0811 - 5559 Journal of the GRIFFITH GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC

Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc Founded 1981

PO Box 2703, Griffith, NSW 2680 Telephone (02) 6964 8942 (Library Hours only) Email griffithgene@dragnet.com.au Website http://users.dragnet.com.au/ggahs

Library Hours - Thursday to Saturday 1.00pm to 5.00pm Library is situated at I Tranter Place Griffith NSW Australia (Behind the CW A Rooms & opposite the Ambulance Station)

Patron Honorary Life Members

President Senior Vice President Junior Vice President Treasurer Secretary Assistant Secretary Membership Officer Ibis Links Editors Link Letter Editor Joint Librarians Research Officers Cemetery Convenors Publicity Officer Social Convenor Griffith Collection Convenors Computer Officers Web Manager 1. 2. 3. 4.

Patricia Jones Edna Wakley, Alan Wakley, Patricia Jones, Wendy Polkinghorne, Lynette Brown, Margaret Hill, Ann Stevens, Clive Polkinghorne, Richard Gow, Yvonne Miller, John Miller, Margaret Hare Barrie Steer garste@ix.net.au Christine Gavin cgavinl@bigpond.com Clive Polkinghorne cwpolki@iinet.net.au Edna Wakley eazwa@live.com.au Anne Gribble pagribble@bigpond.com Yvonne Miller vonjohn@internode.on.ne Margaret Tucker marg_tucker@hotmail.com Christina Morris krisandko@live.com.au Christine Gavin cgavin l@bigpond.com Barbara Millis barbmil@iinet.net.au Jennie Carter, Lynette Brown, Wendy Polkinghorne, Beth Davidge Wendy Polkinghorne, Christine Gavin Clive Polkinghorne, Anne Stephens Ann Langford Margaret Hare Edna Wakley, Wendy Polkinghorne Clive Polkinghorne, Daniel Purchase Jennie Carter

AIMS & IDEALS To promote family history research To transcribe and record burials of the Pioneers of this area To provide a place where we as individuals can discuss the related problems of family history research To assist our members to trace their own history by providing alternative sources

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CONTENTS President's Report to Annual General Meeting Valuable Members Honoured- Life Members Vale - John Miller

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Guide to Tracing Your Family History New in our Library A Grain of Truth

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The Trail of Three Immigrant Families Robert Burnard

Thomas Polkinghorne

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James Shakes

Publications for sale Jottings New Members Certificate Prices

The views expressed by the contributors in this journal are not necessarily those of the Editor, nor of the Society. The Society reserves the right to edit all material submitted for publication. Articles appearing in this Journal may be reproduced, either in whole, or in part, with written permission from the Society and acknowledgement of author and source. Ibis Links printed by Ultraprint, 24 Collier Street, Griffith NSW 2680 - March, July & November. A publication of the: Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc.

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President's Report Presented to the Annual General Meeting 20th February 2013 Again, it is my duty and pleasure to present this, my 11th Report to the 2013 Annual General meeting of the Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc. Your society is financially secure and stable, despite the continuing decline in the number of members, and the potential loss of some investments with the demise of Banksia Securities. At the time of the collapse and appointment of receivers, your society had $20,000 invested, of which over $4,000 has been recovered, with the promise of more in the coming 12 months. Total Income for the year was $12,732.91, made up of $6,679.70 from sales and $6,053.21 from member's fees and interest on investments, while expenses were $10,100.71, leaving a nett income of $2,632.20 2013 has been a relatively quiet year, although some members are actively engaged in large projects. January saw Theo Bollen and Wendy Polkinghome acknowledged for their work in recording and making ready for display and search, the names of all Land Army girls who came to Griffith to help out on the land during World War 2. These records will be presented in the form of a searchable database. Long time member Richard Gow was presented with Life Membership on April 5 for his contribution of farm eggs for sale to members. The possibility of a stand in Banna Avenue to promote the society and generate membership was discussed. This promotion was held on August 5 together with a raffle, with very poor results apart from $232 raised by the raffle, due entirely to Margaret Hare and Ann Langford. There were two evening seminars held during the year. The first, on May 1, was presented by Wendy Polkinghome who enlightened those Ibis Links

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present on some of the features of Microsoft Word, one of the leading word processing programs. The second, on July 15, conducted by myself, discussed Word 7, the recently released Microsoft operating system for personal computers. The first print of This'll do me, A Short History of Griffith & District, compiled by member Anne Gribble sold out, and a second print was ordered. Sales of this book during the year generated $2,029. In conjunction with Murrumbidgee Irrigation to celebrate 100 years of irrigation, a photographic display was organised in the Griffith Central shopping complex. This display generated much interest, with 2,346 visitors passing through during the week it was open. A very successful excursion was had to the Temora Rural Museum on October 28. A full bus load of members and partners made the trip, organised by Ann Langford, with the bus driven by husband Derek Langford, who gave his day freely for the job. Well done and thank you Derek. The day included a tour of the Museum, the Town, Lake and Aerodrome, all conducted by Museum manager Bill Speirs, who also gave a running commentary. The long awaited slide show of historical photos, From Burrinjuck to Bagtown and Beyond, compiled by Wendy Polkinghome with help from Edna Wakley, was finally completed, and went on sale to members and the public from a stall in Griffith Central. Sales so far are going well, with all expenses being recovered. Reworking of our Constitution has been ongoing throughout the year. With tremendous help from Allan Haggarty, Anne Gribble and Barrie Steer, the job has been completed and presented for acceptance at a Special General Meeting to-night. The main change to our constitution is the provision for disposal of surplus property at any future winding up of the society. Two things concern me in relation to the continuation of this society, and no, one is not the demise of Banksia Securities. Ibis Links

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First is the slow but relentless decline in membership. We must have members to survive. If you have friends showing an interest in family history, please make an effort to bring them to our library and show them what wonderful resources we have here. Make it known that you cannot do all your family history from home over the internet. Secondly, if you are a member and can generate some free time, please volunteer for library duty. Our policy is to have two people on duty at all times. Do not worry if you are not up to speed with all our resources, but please make an effort to come in and learn. There will always be another librarian on duty to help. Please don't leave all the work to a few. As I will not be seeking re-election as President, I would like to take this opportunity to extend my thanks to all members of the committee who have supported me over the eleven years I have held the position. I am not leaving the society. There is still much work to be done on the Riverina Cemeteries CD, and I hope to devote more time to this project. Clive Polkinghorne.

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Cover Photo Griffith Quarries Aggregate Chutes 24June 1916 (See pages 25 to 28 for relevant article) Photograph courtesy of Murrumbidgee Irrigation & the State Water Corporation

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Valuable Members Honoured At the Annual General Meeting

L to R: Clive Polkinghorne. Yvonne Miller and Margaret Hare (Photo courtesy of Lyn Brown)

As one of his last duties as President of the Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society, Clive Polkinghome was delighted to present Life Membership to three very deserving members. Margaret Hare joined the Society in 1982 and over the years she has served the Society as Membership Officer, President, Vice President and Social Convenor which she shared for many years with Margaret Hill. When the Society was raising funds by catering at Yambiana during the Festival of the Gardens the two Social Convenors were a power of strength. Margaret also provided patchwork quilts and a patchwork picture that were raffled during the festivals. A banner made by Margaret adorns one of the walls in our library. Yvonne Miller together with her husband, John, joined the Society about 1993 and in 1995 began contributing to the Society. Yvonne became Assistant (correspondence) Secretary and has served in the position ever since. Yvonne also joined other members in the catering at Yambiana and for that matter, whenever help was needed at a function Yvonne could always be relied upon to assist. John Miller regrettably passed away about a month prior to the AGM so his Life Membership was awarded posthumously and Yvonne received it on his behalf. As recorded overleaf John also served the Society well as Assistant Treasurer, President, Vice President and Computer Officer as well as helping individual members with their computers. Ibis Links

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Vale John Miller 14 November 1933 - 26 January 2013 John Miller was born at Mumbil, NSW on 14 November 1933. He attended high school at Taree travelling by train from Pembrooke and he recalled he would do his homework and play cards • on the train journey of over an hour. When his father was transferred with his work on the Railways to Griffith in 1947, John finished his last year of schooling at Griffith High School. John's first job was with the Water Conservation & Irrigation Commission where he remained for 6 years until February 1955 when he obtained a position as photographer with the Department of Agriculture, based at CSIRO.

John pictured at Dubbo Zoo in the winter last year

He then commenced work with CSIRO in 1961 as photographer, remaining there until 1972 when he opened a photographic shop in Griffith "Photosound" - catering for both the photographic and musical needs of his customers. With the business expanding the Millers moved to the top block of Banna Avenue where it still stands today. John was one of the founders of the Camera House Group and served on the board of directors for many years. At that time Photosound became Griffith Camera House. After 40 years in the photographic industry he retired and sold the business to his daughter, Louise. The CEO of Camera House paid tribute to John saying he was one of the foundation Directors who worked tirelessly for the organisation. The Camera House Group is deeply indebted to him for establishing a company that has stood the test of time.

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John and Yvonne joined the Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society about 20 years ago and in 1995 they were both elected to positions on the committee John as Assistant Treasurer and Yvonne as Assistant Secretary. In February 1996 John was elected to the position of President of the Society, a post which he held until declining renomination in February 2002. However he still served the Society as Senior Vice President until March 2011. John was not quite the "Devil's Advocate", but he was always interested in hearing both sides of an argument and offering alternative suggestions to the committee. John was always very interested in the financial situation of the society. In his first report to the AGM in Feb 1997 he wrote "It has been agreed that one of our first Committee jobs for 1997 will be to hold a Budget Meeting to determine the financial priorities for the forthcoming year" .... and later .... "If it wasn't for the money received from interest (on our investments) we would be spending more than our income." He was interested in computers, and gave assistance over many years to maintain the computer network in the Society's library. He also gave his time freely to other members in setting up one particular Genealogical Program on other members' computers for them to record their own family history. As most of his working life was involved with photography, he brought his expertise in this field to help the Genies also. Two projects in particular which John assisted with were the photographing and updating of Hay Council burial records and cemetery headstone inscriptions, and helping to photograph all the headstones in the Temora cemetery, both for inclusion on the Society's Riverina Cemeteries CD. The last project John spoke of with some passion was to photograph all shops and business premises in Banna Avenue and produce a panorama picture. Unfortunately ill health prevented him from achieving this aim. John is survived by his wife, Yvonne and children Craig, Louise and Leanne and grandchildren. John will surely be missed at the Genes. Ibis Links

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Guide to Tracing Your Family History By Christine Gavin This article (and perhaps more to follow in further editions of Ibis Links) is aimed at the new researcher. It has become quite obvious that a lot of people are relying solely on Indexes to do their research without verifying their information with primary and secondary sources (e.g. BD&M Certificates, Wills, Burial records, newspaper articles etc.). This can lead to them following a line which in fact is not theirs at all. Your history begins with you and you work backwards. Never assume a connection with someone. Every piece of information needs to be verified with at least 2 sources. Get yourself a Pedigree Chart and a Family Group Chart and fill these in as you go. At first, concentrate on your direct line (without recording all the children - these can be added at a later date). Gather as much information as you can from your family for example, stories, photographs, certificates, letters, names etc. Write down everything you are told. It may not mean anything to you now but you will be surprised to find that piece of information will help fit the pieces of the jig-saw later on. 1. - Obtain a full copy of your own Birth Certificate. From this you should be able to learn • • •

Your Father's full name, age and his birthplace as well as his occupation at the time of your birth. Your Mother's maiden name, age and her birthplace Where and when your parents were married

You now have details of yourself (name, date of birth and place of birth) as well as details of your parents (names, occupations and ages - from this you can get an idea of the year they were born. Add this information to your Pedigree Chart. Step 2- Obtain a full copy of your parents' Marriage Certificate the date and place would have been on your Birth Certificate. From this you should be able to learn Ibis Links

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Your parents' full names, ages and where they were born Your Grandfathers' names and occupations at the time of your parents' marriage Your Grandmothers' maiden names.

Check the information on their ages and birthplaces against that on your birth certificate. You can now add the next generation on your Pedigree Chart. Step 3- Obtain a full copy of your parents' Birth Certificates - to do this you need to state the names of their parents and where and when they were born. This information is on their Marriage Certificate. These Birth Certificates should show • • •

Your grandparents' full names, ages and places of birth as well as occupation at the time of your parent's birth Your grandmothers' maiden names, ages and places of birth Where and when your grandparents were married.

Check all names and compare them with those shown on your parents' marriage certificate. Often you will become aware of a second Christian name. Note the occupations and places of residence of your grandparents. Another generation (i.e. your grandparents) can now be added to your Pedigree Chart. You can also add the exact date and place of birth of your parents. Step 4 - Obtain full copies of marriage certificates of both your grandparents. Information from these certificates should give you • •

The full names of your four great-grandfathers and their occupations The maiden names of your four great-grandmothers.

Again check the places of birth and the ages of your grandparents against the information you have from your parents' birth certificates. Step 5- Obtain full copies of the birth certificates of your grandparents (if they were born in Australia). You will then know the exact dates of their births which you can insert into your Pedigree Chart. The dates of your greatgrandparents' marriages may or may not be found on these birth certificates Ibis Links

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Step 6 - Obtain copies of the marriage certificates of your greatgrandparents These may not provide as much information as your earlier certificates but note all the information on them such as names of witnesses (they could be relatives). Somewhere in this information that you have gathered, you will note that some of your ancestors were not born in Australia. Obtain full copies of each individual's death certificate. The Death Certificate will show the numbers of years that person has resided in a particular state (or colony). From that information, you can get an approximate year that your ancestor arrived in Australia. You can then start to search Shipping Records in order to find the name of the ship your ancestor arrived on, the port they left and the names of other relatives who may have traveled at the same time. You will also learn the type of passage i.e. convict, assisted immigrant, unassisted immigrant etc. * * * * * * *

New In Our Library BOOKS Title

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The Baker's Dozen (Family History of Johann Christian Von Hagan who married Elizabeth Koehler) Author Heather Hagen, donated by Ann Gribble

A 4.075

Forty Years ofa Country Laboratory CS/RO 1937- 1977 Author Barrie Steer

AN 7.2680AJ0

Leeton 100 Years - Thanks for the memories Pictorial book with over 1200 B & W photos, snippets & memorabilia. Approximately 350 pages. Author Leeton Family & Local History Society Inc.

AN 7.2705H

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A Grain of Truth Lyn Brown When I was asked to give a talk about family history many years ago I needed an example to illustrate the danger of believing family stories. One such story was from member, Margaret Hare. Margaret had a family story indicating that her ancestor, Elizabeth Hall Lincoln, was related to the sister of Abraham Lincoln (16" President of the United States of America). As Abraham's only full sister, Sarah Lincoln, who married Aaron Grigsby on 2 August 1826 and died in childbirth along with her baby in January 1828 at Elizabethtown, Kentucky, there could be no relationship there. As there is usually 'A Grain of Truth' in family stories handed down through the generations, we endeavoured to find that illusive grain. Elizabeth Hall Lincoln married Benjamin Chambers Bishop on 7 August 1851 at St Peters, Parkstone, Poole, Dorset, she was a 28 year old school mistress, the daughter of Nathanial Lincoln. When reading The Family Tree magazine I found an advertisement from Mrs Brenda Scott of Parkstone, Poole, Dorset advertising a genealogical research service. As this was the same area that the Lincoln/Bishop marriage took place I intuitively felt that this lady would be a good person to engage to do some research. How right my intuition was! Margaret and I were thrilled with the results of her methodical and concise work. •

The Baptism Register of St James, Poole showed Elizabeth Hall Lincoln baptised on 24 February 1823, daughter of Nathanial and Maria Lincoln, pawnbroker of Poole

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Piggot 's Street Directory of 1824 showed under the heading Pawnbrokers; - Lincoln, Nathanial, Hill Street, Poole. (The next issue of Piggot's Directory held in the County Record office was 1830 and Nathaniel was not listed).

Mrs Scott also provided details of the family as listed in the 1841 and 1851 census. On the next page are transcripts of the 1841 Census and 1851 Census from www.findmypast.co.uk Ibis Links

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1841 Census - Christ Church Road, Canford Magna, Parkstone, Poole, Dorsetshire Name

Sex M

Age

Birth Year

Occupation

Where Born

Lincoln, Nathaniel

1776

Grocer

Not Dorset

Lincoln, Maria

1801

Dorset

Lincoln, Elizabeth

1826

Dorset

Lincoln, Nathaniel

1831

Dorset

Lincoln, Henry

1832

Dorset

Lincoln, William

1836

Dorset

(Ages in the 1841 Census are to the nearest 5 years)

1851 Census - Ponsonby Place, Parkstone, Poole, Dorsetshire Name

Relation

Condition

Sex

Age

Birth Year

Occupation

Where born

Lincoln, Nathaniel

Head

Married

1771

Grocer

Lincoln, Maria

Wife

Married

1806

Georgetown America, British subject Poole Dorset

Lincoln, Elizabeth Hall Lincoln, Henry Charles Lincoln, William Goss

Daughter

Unmarried

1823

Governess

Poole, Dorset

Son

Unmarried

1833

Ironmonger

Son

Unmarried

1837

Scholar

Parkstone, Dorset Parkstone, Dorset

There is a Georgetown I in Scott County, Kentucky and also in Floyd County, Illinois. We then asked Mrs Scott to write to Mrs Coalbran who held the Dorset Marriage Index. Two entries were found: • The first by Mrs Scott 23 February 1790, Parish of Canford Magna, Dorset Nathaniel Linken, sojourner of Longfleet and Elizabeth Perry of the same Parish, married by Banns in this church on 23 February 1790, Witnesses were John French and William Ladd. (In view of the estimated birth date of Nathanial Lincoln, could this be a previous marriage?) 1

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The second by Mrs Coalbran - 10 November 1822, parish of Canford Magna, Dorset Nathanial Lincoln of Longfleet in this Parish, bachelor, sojourner and Maria Snook, sojourner of the same parish, spinster were married by Banns. Witnesses were James Snook and Catherine Handel. (Sojourner means that they were living there temporarily and were from another parish).

We were then able to identify the family of Nathaniel and Maria (nee Snook) Lincoln. Nathaniel Lincoln b. c. I 771 Possibly Georgetown America d. 2 December 1858 88yrs Parkstone Dorset

married

IO November I 822 Canford Magna, Dorset

Maria Snook bap 25 February 1805 St James Poole (1861 Census - Poole Union Workhouse, Longfleet, Grocer's Widow, 57 years) d. March Qr 1864, Poole

Elizabeth Hall Lincoln, bap 24 February 1823, St James, Poole, Dorset. Married Benjamin Chambers Bishop 7 August 1851 at Parkstone, Dorset. 4 children: Emily Elizabeth, Rosa Maria, Ellen and Flora.

Nathaniel Lincoln, bap 20 June 1825, Poole, Dorset. Died before August 1826.

Nathaniel Lincoln, bap 24 August 1826, Poole Dorset. Died before 18 May 1830.

Thomas Lincoln, bap 4 August 1829, Poole, Dorset. Married Susannah Bishop 19 October 1853 at Kingstone Dorset. 4 children: Thomas Bishop, Frederick William, Ellen Gosse, Alfred Ernest.

Nathanial Isaac Lincoln, bap 18 May 1830, Poole, Dorset. Died December Qr 1876. Married Elizabeth Mabey September Q 1860. At least 1 child, Elizabeth.

Henry Charles Lincoln bap 23 July 1833, Poole, Dorset. Married Mary Ann Kelier June Qr 1861 Canford Magna.

William Gosse Lincoln, bap 25 June 1837, Parkstone, Dorset. Died September Qr 1860.

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The Apprenticeship ofAbraham Lincoln by Olivia Coalridge

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Lincoln's Mothers a story of Nancy and Sally Lincoln by Dorothy Clare Wilson, 1981, Doubleday-Galilee Original. (Inter library loan from Burwood-Drummoyne library, SO 590894)

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In the Footsteps of the Lincolns by Ida M Tarbwill, 1924 (Inter library loan from the National Library of Australia, YY973.7092/L736T, code 3 1508 001299 03 6)

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World Book Encyclopaedia and Encyclopaedia Britannica

From these publications and http://en. wikipedia.orglwiki/Thomas Lincoln a family tree was able to be drawn, and no connection to Elizabeth Hall Lincoln could be identified. Descendants of Thomas Lincoln & Nancy Hanks & the children of his second wife Sarah Bush Thomas Lincoln m. (!) 1806

Nancy Hanks

b. 6 Jan 1778 Virginia d.17Jan1851 Illinois

b. 5 Feb 1784 Virginia d.5Oct1818 Indiana

Springfield Kentucky

m. (2)1819 Elizabethtown Kentucky

SaraJ Lincoln

AbraJam Lincoln

ThoLas Lincoln

b. 10 Feb 1807 Kentucky d. 20 Jan 1828 m. 1826 m. Aaron Grisby no living issue

b. 12 Feb 1809 Kentucky d. 15 Apr 1865 m. I 842 lllinois

b. 1812 Kentucky d. 1812

Sarah Johnston (nee Bush

b. 13 Dec 1788 Kentucky d.12Apr1869 Illinois

I. Eliza eth Johnston m. 1826 Dennis Hanks

2. Matilda Johnston m. 1826 Squire Hall

Mary AnnTodd 3. John D Johnston

b. I 3 Dec I 8 I 8 Kentucky d. 16Jul 1882 lllinois

Robert Todd Lincoln

Edward Baker Lincoln

William Wallace Lincoln

Thomas Lincoln

b. I 843, d. 1926

b. 1846, d. 1850

b. 1850, d. 1861

b.1853, d. 1871

SO THE MORAL OF THIS RESEARCH IS TO ALWAYS START WITH YOURSELF AND WORK BACKWARDS IN TIME

According to Wikipedia there are no living descendants of Abraham Lincoln.

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The Trail of Three Immigrant Families From Cornwall & Kent to Griffith in the MIA Wendy Polkinghome This is the story of three families who sailed on the Java in 1839 from London via Plymouth to Adelaide and whose descendants arrived in the infant town of Griffith about seventy years later looking for a better life for their families. In 2013 some descendants of those immigrants still call Griffith home. It is open to conjecture whether the original immigrants knew each other as there were over 500 immigrants on the Java. The Java, built of teak in the Calcutta Dockyards about 1811, was quite a large ship of 1175 tons with 3 masts and measured 48.51 metres x 12.34 metres x 1.85 metres between decks'. From 1836 onwards, when the Colony of South Australia began, there was a campaign in Cornwall to attract Comish immigrants to Australia. Apart from newspaper articles about the new Colony and letters written by the earliest Comish settlers 'meetings were held in the larger Comish towns explaining the benefits of immigration and enthusing over the supposed magnificence of the new colony of South Australia". Immigration agents, whose task it was to select suitable emigrants, advertised extensively. One such agent, Mr I Latimer of Truro, advertised 'Free Emigration to Port Adelaide, South Australia Married Agricultural Labourers, Shepherds, Blacksmiths, Wheelwrights, Sawyers, Tailors, Shoemakers, Brick-makers, Builders and all persons engaged in useful occupations may obtain Free Passage to South Australia'. The immigration scheme was originally funded by the sale of land in South Australia at a minimum price of £ 1 per acre with a minimum acreage of 640 acres. No complete list of passengers has survived but it would seem there were in the vicinity of 500 passengers on board. However there are two diaries still in existence, one of which, written by George Richards, is recorded in Perkins Pioneer Farmers 1840-1880. Thirty passengers died during the voyage and George Richards' final entry in his diary reads: 3 4

Migrant Shipsfor South Australia 1636-1850 by Ronald Parson The Cornish Miner in Australia, Cousin Jack Down Under by Philip J Payton.

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The Governor came on board, very disgusted at the starving faces of the children and the languishing women. We were permitted to go on Shore on account of the 3 children with Hooping Cough (sic) poor little things nearly starved, had we been a week longer at sea they surely must have died. Governor Gawler instigated a Medical board enquiry during which 'it was 5 revealed that farinaceous food together with porter" and other medical comforts had been squandered during the early part of the voyage. No less than thirteen cases of porter had gone off in the first fifteen days, and the stewards responsible for this lavish expenditure were dismissed. Pieces of meat had been selected for the cuddy and intermediate passengers out of the steerage emigrant stores.' Also that 'Captain Duthie had eight sheep of his own, as well as a cow and calf on board but so far from having these animals killed and given to the people suffering from lack of fresh provisions, and claiming fair compensation from the authorities, Captain Duthie was reported to have said it was no part of his duty as master of the ship to know the condition of the passengers on the lower deck'.' Governor George Gawler wrote in his report to the Colonial Commissioners: 'The affair has been thoroughly investigated and the consequent conclusion on my mind is that the blame legally considered, rests altogether on Mr Martin, the Surgeon Superintendent, to who I have refused to give a certificate.' The three families on board the Java whose descendants eventually lived in Griffith are: •• Robert Burnard, his second wife Elizabeth nee Stodden, 3 children from his first marriage and 3 children from his second marriage. the West Family •• Thomas Polkinghorne, his wife Grace nee Pearce and 2 children, also John Coad and Amelia Tonkin- the Polkinghorne Families •• James Shanks, his wife Harriet nee Edwards and I child - the Rowley Family.

Starchy food such as bread, macaroni and potatoes Dark sweet ale brewed from black malt 7 Java by Stephen Barnett 8 Ibid 6

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(1) Robert Burnard, his second wife, Elizabeth Stodden, their 3 children, Anne, Mary and Charles as well as 3 children from his first marriage (to Jane Chapmen), Robert, Elizabeth and Jane were from Cornwall. His Applicant Number 5891 was dated 26 August 1839, Embarkation Number was 3522". Robert Burnard was a house painter, however he also travelled around Cornwall Portrait Painting." He continued both these vocations when living in South Australia. Between 1841 and 1856 Robert and Elizabeth had six children all born in South Australia

Robert Burnard c.1870

One of Robert's sons, also named Robert, also became an artist of some repute in South Australia. On 4 January 1882 their youngest child, Emily married William Arthur West at her father's residence in Unley, South Australia. Both Emily and William were teachers. William Arthur West was born at Ashby (now Geelong West) on 22 April 1856, the son of an Irishman, John West and his wife Mary Walshe. William worked for the South Australian Education Department for over 40 years teaching and serving as head at many schools around the state. He was Chieflnspector of Schools at the time of his death in 1922. Emily and William West had nine children, their seventh child, Eric Stodden West, was born in 1896 at Rose Park, South Australia. Eric attended Roseworthy Agricultural College and after completing his diploma course in 1916 he joined the first AIF. He served in the trenches in France and was wounded in the Battle of Bullecourt. On his discharge from the Army he went to Adelaide University where he gained his Bachelor of Science Degree. 9

Bound for South Australia by Diane Cummings at http://www.slsa.sa. gov.au/fh/passengerlists/1840j ava.htm

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While in Adelaide he won the Lowrie Scholarship, which enabled him to continue his studies at the University of California at Berkley where he was awarded his Master of Science degree in Agriculture. Eric came to Griffith in 1922 to establish what is now known as the CSIRO Division of Irrigation Research and at the time he was responsible for a staff of three. Interestingly, one of Eric's older brothers, John Stanley West, was a Civil engineer and he worked on the construction of Burrinjuck Dam and the design of the canal system in the MIA. On 27 December 1926, Eric married Rosalind Dorothy "Hetty" Haberfield in the Methodist Church at Rose Park SA. Eric and Hetty met in Griffith when they were both living in Mirrool House. Hetty arrived in Griffith in September 1924 to join her sister, Ivy Haberfield who had arrived a few months earlier. The sisters both worked for the WC&IC.

Water Conservation & Irrigation Commission Staff 1928 Left to Right: Unknown, Belle Hudson, Lexie Sorley. Allan Scott, Flo Evans, John Reidy, Unknown Ruth Allen, Hetty West.

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As well as his contribution to agriculture through his work at the Research Station he served for many years as President of the P & C Associations of the Primary and High Schools and during that time he played a major role in the establishment of the War Memorial Hostel for country children. On his retirement from the CSIRO in 1956, Eric started a new career as a full time farmer when he moved to his Farm 1985 at Nericon. In 1975 the farm was sold and Eric and Hetty moved into Griffith where they lived in retirement in Thorby Crescent.

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The entire CS/RO Staffin 1941 From Left to Right Back: Unknown, Reg Pennefather, Avril Borland, Zoe Lasscock, Merv Hamilton, Stan Polkinghorne, Unknown. Centre: Miss Hardwick, Helene Lawler, Frances Mann, Kath Mason, Dr Joan Hearman (later Tully) Front: AlfHoward, Eric West, Nancy Newell, "Wop" (Reg Penefather's dog).

great grandchild and 2", 3" and 4" great grandchildren of Robert and Elizabeth B umard reside in Griffith in 2013.

Photographs courtesy of Arthur West.

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Descendants of Robert Burnard & Elizabeth Stodden Robert Burnard b. abt 1800 Laneast, Cornwall d. 13 Apr 1876 Adelaide SA

Ann

Mary

Charles

b. 1834

b. 1837

b. 1838

m. abt 1832 Cornwall

Elizabeth Stodden b.abtl8l1 Portscatho Cornwall d. 17Jul 1886 Bowden SA

Five other chi dren born SA Emily urnard b. 30 Apr 1856 Plympton SA d. 27 Apr 1933 Rose Park SA m. 4 Jan 1882 Unley SA William Arthur West b. 1856 Ashby VIC d. 8 Nov 1922 Rose Park SA

Eight other children born South Australia

Eric Stodden West b. 30 May 1896 Rose Park SA d. 24 Nov 1977 Griffith NSW m. 27 Dec 1926 Rose Park SA Rosalind D. Haberfield b. 30 Apr 1901 London England d. 28 Jan 1986 Griffith NSW

Rosalind Haberfield b. 1928 Griffith

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Marian Haberfield b. 1931 Griffith d.2007 Griffith

Mildred Burnard b. 1932 Griffith d. 1976 Yarrawonga Vic

Arthur Haberfield b. 1935 Griffith

Clive Eric b.1939 Griffith d.2004 Netherlands

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(2) Thomas Polkinghorne was christened on 19 March 1813 in Uny Lelant, Cornwall, the sixth pf nine sons of William Polkinghome and Elizabeth Lobb. Thomas married Grace Pearce on 2 April 1836 at Tywardreath, Cornwall. Grace, the daughter of William and Grace Chappel, was christened on 18 October 1818 at Redruth. Thomas and Grace and their two children, Elizabeth Jane and John Pearce were amongst the many Comishmen who took advantage of the offer of a free passage to South Australia. Also on board the Java was Isaac Polkinghome (brother of Thomas) his wife Alice nee Faul and their daughter Alice Ann. Less than three weeks after their arrival in South Australia, Grace Polkinghome is shown in the 'Return of Sick and Destitute Emigrants' as receiving support from 25 February to 3 March 1840. Thomas and Grace's son, John Pearce, died soon after their arrival. He was just over a year old when he died and was buried in Adelaide on 22 April 1840. Tragically, Isaac Polkinghome was killed while sinking a well at Kangaroo Inn on the road to Onkaparinga on 26 May 1840. His widow, Alice was left with a small child to care for. She is also shown receiving rations during the first half of 1840. Even though Thomas stated when applying for a free passage he was an 'Agricultural Labourer' he and his family settled at Willunga, and soon after, he commenced slate mining and by the 1850s he was a 'Farmer and Slate Dealer'. Between 1841 and 1854 Thomas and Grace had six sons, all born at Willunga. Grace died in 1855 leaving Thomas with six young sons, the eldest being Isaac who was just 13 years old. His eldest child and only daughter had married in 1853. (During the ensuing years Thomas married three widows and produced six more children.) Meanwhile, Isaac Polkinghorne, Thomas and Grace's eldest surviving son married Jane Coad at Allandale Farm, Yankalilla, South Australia on 19 May 1868. Jane was the daughter of John Coad and Amelia Tonkin who were also Comish passengers on the Java! Soon after their marriage Isaac and Jane moved from Yankalilla where Isaac had farmed, to take up land on Yorke Peninsula. It was here that they had three children, Ernest Josiah, Elizabeth Jane and Ada Annie. Ibis Links

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It must have been a particularly difficult period for the Polkinghornes, as they had to contend with clearing the thick mallee, drought and lack of permanent surface water and continual decline in soil fertility before the advent of superphosphate. In 1887 Isaac moved with his family to the new mining areas of Thackaringa NSW, near Broken Hill. It was at Thackaringa that Isaac became part owner of the 'Pioneer Mine' - a venture that only lasted a short time before it was abandoned. After Jane's death at Silverton in 1903, Isaac moved to live with, or near his daughter, Ada in Melbourne. Ernest Josiah "Ernie" Polkinghorne became a miner early and it was at Broken Hill that he became involved in the strike of 1892 while striving for better working conditions for mine workers. After being on strike for about 2 ½ months, together with other strike leaders he was arrested and charged with 'unlawful conspiracy and inciting riots' At the trial held in Deniliquin in October 1892 the six men were found guilty and sentenced to various terms of imprisonment. After serving about ten months, those four strike leaders still imprisoned (one of which was Ernie) were released after the Minister for Justice made recommendations to the Governor, on the occasion of the Royal Marriage of the Duke of York.

Ernest Josiah Polkinghorne Adelaide c.1885

By April 1894 Ernie was again politically active, this time at West Wyalong. How long he remained at West Wyalong is unknown but he certainly left plenty of evidence in The West Wyalong Star of his activities there as an AWU organiser and promoting the Labor movement. After his eventual return to Broken Hill he was appointed to the staff of the Broken Hill Council as a Health or 'Sanitary' Inspector. Ernest married Lilla Ada Elspeth King in 1899 at Broken Hill where three sons were born - Francis Richard, Alfred Murray and Leonard Seymour. In 1907 Ernie was elected to the Barrier Municipal Council as the Labor candidate. 1909 saw Ernie become the Secretary of the Broken Hill Cooperative Society and from that position he went on to become manager of the Co-operative, a position he held until his departure from Broken Hill. Ibis Links

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Ernie and his family first arrived in Leeton in January 1914, settling on Farm 728, after a long journey from Broken Hill.

Francis Richard "Frank" Polkinghorne then aged 14, commenced work on the family farm. His two younger brothers attended school in Leeton. He was proficient with horses and drove the teams that did much of the work on the farm. While his father, Ernie, contracted to reap and bind the crops, Frank became a stack builder and built stacks in the area for several years. Frank enlisted in the Army towards the end of the World War 1, and after hostilities ceased, he applied for a farm at Griffith under the Soldier Settler scheme. He served the obligatory three months with the WC & IC driving horse teams with scoops to construct channels in the Bilbul and Beelbangera areas. In 1921 he married Alice Breadner at Leeton and they settled on Farm 11 71 at Griffith. The farm was covered in thick Box, Yarran and Pine trees, which had to be cleared with axe, saw and mattocks. Roots were ripped out by a 'deep knife' plough drawn by two traction engines. Cash crops grown while the orchard was being established were melons, peas and tomatoes. During this time he also drew 'sustenance' of £8 per month, of which £6 had to be repaid and £2 was gift sustenance. The modern convenience of electricity was not The Friendly Farmer connected to Farm 1171 until 1937 so until Frank Polkinghorne then power was not available for pumping water. The horse paddock was a very important part of the farm which was worked entirely by horses until Frank was able to purchase his first tractor about 1936 or 1937. After selling the farm in 1951, Frank became the Griffith Representative for Taubmans' Paints and later for Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI). During this time his voice was well known on the radio as 'The Friendly Farmer'. A 2" great grandchild and 3", 4" and 5" great grandchildren of Thomas and Grace Polkinghorne reside in Griffith in 2013. Photographs courtesy of the Polkinghome Family.

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Descendants of Thomas Polkinghorne & Grace Pearce

Thomas Polkinghorne m. (1) 2 Apr 1836

Grace Pearce

bap. 19 Mar 1813 Uny Lelant, Cornwall d. 12 Mar 1883 Moonta SA

bap 1 8 Oct I 8 1 8 Redruth, Cornwall d. 24 Nov 1855 Willunga SA

Tywardreath Cornwall

Other wives Eliza Pollard Hannah Welchford Jane Martin

Elizabeth Jane

John Pearce b. 27 Feb 1839

b. 28 Sep 1835 Tywardreath d. 24 Apr 1866 Willunga SA

Five other sons born at Willunga

Isaac b abt 1841 Willunga SA d. 27 Nov 1912 Seddon VIC

Tywardreath bur 22 Apr 1840 Adelaide SA

m. 19 May 1868 Yankalilla SA

Daughter of John Coad g 4 Jane Coad Amelia Tonkin b. 1851 Woodside SA

d. 1 1 Jan 1903 Silverton NSW

Ernest Josiah

Elizabeth Jane

Adali,

b. 16 Nov 1869 Moonta SA

d. 8 Dec 1928 Leeton NSW m. 25 Feb 1899 Broken Hill NSW

Lilla Ada Elspeth King b. 13 May 1868 Kapunda SA d. 21 Nov 1951 Griffith NSW

I Francis Richard

Alfred Murray

Leonard Seymour

b. 19 Feb 1900 Broken Hill NSW d. 8 Nov 1965 NSW Griffith NSW

b. 8 Aug 1901 Broken Hill NSW

b. 18 Jun 1903 Broken Hill NSW d. Sep 1967 Griffith NSW

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d. 22 Dec 1997 Sydney NSW Buried Griffith NSW

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(3) James Shakes was the second son of five children born to James Shakes and Hannah Dove on 30 September 1804 at Newington, Kent, England. Little is known of James' early life before arriving in South Australia other than the fact that he married Harriet Edwards at St Marys Haggerton, on 7 December 1835. With his wife and their daughter, Harriet, he applied for passage to Australia through the Land and Immigration Office. His Applicant Number 2123 was dated 18 September, 1839, Embarkation Number was 3642' Early in 1844, James Shakes and a friend borrowed £60 to purchase some land - about 32 acres for each of them in the Mt Barker district. Food was obviously in short supply at this time, with bread being 3/6d (three shillings and sixpence) for a four pound loaf.

James Shakes

Unemployment was also a problem and the price of stock low. Somehow James managed to take advantage of this situation as in 1845 he had become an Innkeeper having bought the "Crooked Billet" at Naime in the Adelaide hills. So successful was this venture that James was able to buy more land and subdivide it into town lots at Kanmantoo and Naime. He also built houses on some of these blocks as well as building the "Blakiston Arms" Hotel. On 1 July 1848 James purchased lot 4501 for £ 160 on what is today known as Shakes Road.

Harriet Shakes nee Edwards

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Eight children were born to James and Harriet while they were living at Blakiston, Naime and Mt Barker. . Their eighth child, Margaret Hannah Shakes married James Bartlett and it was their daughter, Alice Dove Bartlett who eventually came to Griffith. On 16 November 1898, at Albury, Alice Dove Bartlett married Edward "Ted" Andrew Rowley who was born 13 March 1870 in a Mail tent at Yuppeckiah, Glenthompson, Victoria. The family settled in Bethanga as Alice's parents had moved there some time earlier from Naime in South Australia. Edward must have become aware of the impending changes and opportunities that irrigated water would mean to the "Riverina"" so with his young sons Ronald ("Mick") and Lenard in tow he set off by horse and dray for the new irrigation area in 1912. The eldest daughter Lillian remained in Bethanga with young Nelson ("Tod") and the youngest daughter Una. They were to follow on by train to Whitton when a home had been established for them. The Rowley family moved to Banandra Station near Whitton in 1913 and then to the WC & IC Quarry Camp at the base of Scenic Hill where Edward was employed as a labourer.

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Employees ofthe Water Conservation & Irrigation Commission working in the quarry on Scenic Hill in 1916 (Courtesy of Murrumbidgee Irrigation & the State Water Corporation)

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Their three eldest children, Lillian, Ronald and Lenard, were amongst the first enrolments at Hanwood School in 1913. This meant they had to walk from the bottom of Scenic Hill to the Hanwood School each morning and back in the afternoon. Later in 1913 another son, also called Edward was born in Griffith. Edward senior acquired Farm 80 at Yoogali in 1915, where he built a fourroomed home. He supplemented the family income by hawking fruit and vegetables around the infant town. However after only receiving 1/6d for the entire peach crop the family was forced to leave the farm. Edward then commenced a small carrying business. The greater part of his work was done for Tom Berry's brickworks. During those difficult years in Griffith the family did not have much money but they never went hungry. A cow, a vegetable garden and some chickens ensured they had enough to eat. Like most families they baked their own bread and made their own jams, pickles and sauces when fruit was in season. Clothes for all the family were made by Alice on her sewing machine. About 1925 they moved to Farm 1207 in Erskine Road where Edward and Alice spent their remaining years. Lillian married and moved away as did "Mick" and Len. However Una married Jack Brown of Yenda, "Tod" married Victoria Henderson from Lake Wyangan and Edward married Gladys Campbell from Bagtown. In 2013 some of James and Harriet Shakes' descendants reside in Griffith. Alice Dove Rowley at the Griffith Pioneers Dinner in 1963. As she was the oldest woman present she was invited to cut the cake.

Family photographs courtesy of Ross Rowley

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Descendants of James Shakes & Harriet Edwards

William b. 1836 England d. 1837 Kent England

James Shakes

m. 7 Dec 1835

Harriet Edwards

b. abt 1804 London d. 22 Sep 1860, 56 yrs Nairne, SA

London

b. abt 1814 d. I Mar 1885, 68 yrs Underdale, SA

Harriet Eight children were born in SA Margaret Hannah Shakes b. 1839 b. 25 Jul 1850 London Mt Barker SA d. 11 Jul 1903 d. 1948 Underdale SA Caulfield VIC m. 20 May 1871 Adelaide SA

James Bartlett b.1844 Somerset ENG d. 1932 VIC

I Eight other children born South Australia & Victoria

Alice Dove Bartlett b. 16 Nov 1875 Nairne SA d. 16 Oct 1961 Griffith NSW m. 16 Nov 1898 AlburyNSW

Edward Andrew Rowley b. 13 Mar 1870 Wickcliffe VIC d. 19 Mar 1947 Griffith

Lillian Greta Ronald James Lenard Henry Nelson Lawrence Una Margaret Edward Albert b. 1899 b.1901 b.1903 b.1905 b.1911 b.1913 Bethanga. Bethanga Bethanga Bethanga Bethanga Griffith

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JOTTINGS Wendy Polkinghome Descent (NSW) December 2012 Sentenced Beyond the Seas - Australia's Early convict Records Australia Day 2013 marked the 225" anniversary of the First Fleet's arrival in New South Wales and to mark the occasion State Records of NSW have made the digitised images of NRS 1150 Indents of the First Fleet, Second Fleet and ships to 1801 together with other documents available on its website. This article gives a full description of all the documents. What Ellen Did in Australia - The life and works of Ellen Augusta Chads nee Morrison (b. Helier 1837- d, Melbourne 1923). This is an address given to the Channel Islands Family History Society at St Helier, Jersey by SAG member Mr Pieter Koster who describes his research into the life of this lady whose letter he had purchased one-Bay.

The Ancestral Searcher (HAGSOC - Canberra) December 2012 ❖ Writing A Family History by Robyn Coghlan. This is one of the best articles I have read about this subject. It tells you everything you need to know from writing your story, preparing it for the printers including obtaining an ISBN and endeavouring to present an error free publication. If you are considering putting pen to paper or fingers to the keyboard I urge you to read this article. ❖ A Black Sheep or Two. . . A member of The Heraldry & Genealogy Society of Canberra has discovered 25 convicts in his wife's family tree. ❖ Barcroft Boake was found dead in 1892 and critics of the day all agree that if he "had lived longer he would have become one of the greatest masters of the bush ballad in Australia". ·: The 29" NSW & ACT Annual Family History conference 2013, hosted by HAGSOC, will be held in Canberra 20-22 September at the Hellenic Club Woden. Ibis Links

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New Zealand Genealogist November/December 2012 ❖ The New Zealand Genealogist Cover Story - Family Myths by Wendy McArthur. - the stories of Cornelius Whelan's service as a soldier spanning many years and of his family's settlement in New Zealand. The writer's in depth research to resolve "family myths" makes very interesting reading and shows how much information can be found in Ireland, the British Army in England and India, and in New Zealand.

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No. 101 July 2013 ISSN 0811 - 5559 Joumal of the GRIFFITH GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC

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IBIS LINKS Journal of Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc CONTENTS The Merrett/Merritt Family Henry Coswell Merrett/Merritt Obituary - Mrs Ada Merritt Cook In Camp Bagtown Cemetery Bagtowm Cemetery Before & 25 Years After Restoration Death of Story Teller - Poet & Noted Corriedale Breeder.. Poem: The Drought That's Yet to Come The Most Underused Local Family History Resource - In the Society's Library Publications For Sale New In Our Library Family Tree Maker Seminar Jottings Open Day Recommended Reading/Websites/New Members Birth, Death & Marriage Certificate Prices

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Cover Photo: A Family Picnic in the Wet at what was known as "The

Agistment Paddockc" - where the 2RG aerial is located at Widgelli. The views expressed by the contributors in this journal are not necessarily those of the Editor, nor of the Society. The Society reserves the right to edit all material submitted for publication. Articles appearing in this Journal may be reproduced, either in whole, or in part, with written permission from the Society and acknowledgement of author and source. Ibis Links printed by Ultraprint, 24 Collier Street, Griffith NSW 2680 - March, July & November. A publication of the: Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc.

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The Merrett/Merritt Family By Lance Merritt The Merritt families are traceable back to the Eighteenth Century in records appearing as Merit, Merrit, Merrett, and one notable misspelling as Mowitt, but mostly using the spelling 'Merritt'. The last notable name variation in this story was the names used by James Merrett (Henry Coswell great grandfather) and his brother John Merritt, both born in England to John Merritt and Sarah Knight at the beginning of the Nineteenth Century. James Merrett married Jane Hurdis Moore in 1835 at St Peter The Great, Chichester, Sussex. Jane's parents, Charles Moore and Mary Ann Champion, had married at Portsea in 1808 and after the birth of their son moved to Chichester where Jane was born in 1815. John Merrett married Elizabeth Figg in 1839 at St Nicholas, Brighton, Sussex. James Merritt and his wife Jane and their daughter Emma arrived at Port Adelaide aboard the Lysander on 6 July 1839 having sailed from Liverpoo1 on 18 March 183 9. Also on board was James' brother, John Merritt and his wife Elizabeth The two brothers and their families made their way to the infant town of Adelaide which had been founded in 1836, about three years before their arrival. Like many migrants James found work hard to get. A year after their arrival James applied to the Emigration Department for assistance to support his family. Support was by way of rations: 8lbs meat, 8lbs flour, ¼lb tea and 2lbs sugar per week for James and a further half ration for Jane. Ibis Links

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Early in 1841 their first Australian child was born, who they named Henry. James' and Jane's family became known by the name of Merrett from the time they resided in Adelaide, a name change that perpetuated itself in the records as the family grew with further births and the male descendants' marriages. The family moved to the Kapunda area after copper was discovered there. In December 1844 at Mount Ellen near the mine, Jane gave birth to her third child, John who died on 5 August 1846, followed by James born 1849 and Jane in 1850. James purchased 106 acres, Section 1572 in the Hundred of Kapunda at Allendale on Allen's Creek, just north of Kapunda where the family settled down and raised their family. Eventually the two eldest children married there, Emma married a boundary rider, George Marsh in 1852. Emma eventually had eleven children between 1852 and 1882. She died at Kapunda in 1892. James and Jane's eldest son, Henry Merrett married Maria McAuliffe at Kapunda on 25 November 1860 and their first child, John Garret was born at Allendale, near Kapunda in 1861. The scrubby mulga country one hundred miles (160 km) northwest of Adelaide and sixty-five miles (100 km) south of Port Pirie, around the northern coast of Yorke Peninsula was taken up for sheep grazing in the 1850s. James Boor, a shepherd found copper around a wombat burrow there in 1859. From then on the area rapidly developed into a busy mining centre. By 1861 the town of Wallaroo was established with a jetty and tramway from the mines to the port, and the first smelter had been fired. Word of the prosperous mines spread and James and Jane and their extended family, except Emma and her husband George Marsh, decided to leave Allendale for the new coastal copper field, the 'Copper Triangle' of Moonta, Kadina and Wallaroo. James finalised payment of his Allendale property at the time the family moved to the Yorke Peninsula copper triangle. Ibis Links

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The Merrett children married and raised families of their own and the family grew along with the region. Henry and Maria had a further six children at Wallaroo and Solomontown. Henry Merritt with a pregnant wife and family relocated to Port Pirie from Boors Plain near Kadina in October 1877 with his cousin William Merritt, son of John Merritt and Elizabeth Figg (1854-1919). Their seventh child, George, was born at Port Pirie. In respect of Henry's immediate family the move to Port Pirie proved to be unhappy and fateful. George died just short of his first birthday. His eighth child born in May 1880 died aged five months. Six months later on 5 May 1881 his young wife Maria aged 39 years died after a lingering illness. Henry Merritt occasionally used the name William Henry Merrett, as in the cases of the registrations of his son George in 1871 and daughter Amy Maud in 1880, and the marriage of his son James in 1889. As William Henry Merrett he married his second wife, Isabella Hancock, at the bride's sister's residence Oddooleanna in 1889 and as the father of their three children was registered as Henry Merrett. Alfred was born in 1890 at Adelaide and died there aged 4 months, when Henry Merrett's residence was given as Farina, between Lake Torrens and Lake Eyre, thirty miles south of Hergott, now Maree. Edwin and Amy were born in 1892 and 1893 at Broken Hill. John Garret Merrett died in Broken Hill in 1915 after being hit by a train. He and his brother George were Silverton Tramway Company engine drivers. James Merrett died at Wallaroo in 1878 and his wife Jane died at Boors Plain near Kadina in 1887. - Lance Merritt: lancemerritt@hotmail.com Ibis Links

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HENRY COSWELL MERRETT/MERRITT The Merritt family connection with Griffith is the grave of Henry Coswell Merritt in the lonely Bagtown cemetery nestled between orange orchards - a cemetery that was never planned but was gazetted as Reserve No.52849 at Hanwood in 1918 after at least fifteen residents had been buried there. Henry Coswell Merrett was born at Wallaroo on 1 March 1869, the fourth child of Henry and Maria (nee McAuliffe) Merrett. The family were living in the Wallaroo and Port Pirie up until the late 1880s. Maria died in 1881 and in 1889 Henry married Isabella Hancock.

Henry Coswell Merritt

By 1892 Henry and Isabella, presumably with some of the Merrett children, moved to Broken Hill, possibly to join other family members. Henry Coswell Merritt married Ada King at Broken Hill in 1895 and their only child, Lionel, was born there in 1902. As to why Henry, an engine driver, decided to leave Broken Hill and move to the new Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area in New South Wales to become a farmer is open to conjecture. Henry Coswell Merritt was granted Farm 59 at the Mirrool end of the MIA (Griffith) on 16 December 1912. Lionel was 11 years old when he enrolled at the first Hanwood School at Bagtown in May 1913 the first year of its existence. The Irrigation Record, a publication compiled by the Water Conservation & Irrigation Commission, reports on 15 May 1913:MERRITT AND JEAL Messrs Merritt and Jeal are from Broken Hill, and have farm 59 (fifty acres) between them. They are making a good start, and have fifteen acres ready for the plough. This is to be sown with grain this season. They intend to plant twenty-jive acres offruit trees, mixed kinds. From now up to huly 1914, they contemplate clearing and cultivating as much of the farm as possible, preparatory to planting the orchard. In the meantime they will take off the hay crop, and next autumn plant lucerne. Ibis Links

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Louis Jeal was a brother-in-law to Henry Merrett having married Ada's sister Ruth in Broken Hill in 1912. They had two daughters, Nancy and Peggy, and a son Ronald Harry who died in 1918 aged three months and is buried in Bagtown Cemetery. Ruth had a son, William Bradley, from her first marriage who was born the same year as Lionel Merritt. Rex and Clara Sara and Oscar and Rose Ebert and their families came from Broken Hill about

L to R: Mrs Sara nursing her daughter, Mrs Osborn, Mrs Harry Merritt and Mrs Adams pictured at the back of Mrs Adams Store at Hanwood in 1916

1914 and the three families had neighbouring farms. The days were hard and long for the menfolk who were establishing their orchards as well as their wives who had very little in the way of convenience. The children went to School in a horse-drawn, covered waggon like those seen in "Western" movies. On cold mornings some of the children would run three or four at a time hanging onto the rings at the side of the waggon. Sometimes the children had to walk to school. In those days everyone had to make their own fun. Mrs Sara was an excellent pianist, and Lionel Merritt and his cousin Bill Bradley were violinists and together with other musicians and neighbours gathered at the Sara home on Saturday nights. Ibis Links

Picnic at Mirrool Creek in 1916 with the Sara, Ebert and Cox families. Ada & Henry Merritt are standing at the back on the far right.

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Picnics were frequent. A few families would go on a horse-drawn lorry, with boxes and rugs for seats. The kidssat along the side dangling legs. Camping at the river was simple. A tarpaulin was laid on the sand and the sand underneath formed to make a pillow. All slept in a row in their clothes with a rug over the top and cow-dung burning to keep the "mossies" away.

Mirrool Creek Picnic in 1926 Lionel Merritt is standing at the back on the far left and his cousin, Bill Bradley, is sitting on the bench beside the lorry

After Henry's death in 1919 the farm was transferred to his widow, Ada Merritt on 23 May 1921 which she sold in 1927 and she and Lionel moved away from the district.

Henry Coswell Merritt's grave at Bagtown

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OBITUARY The Area News JO August 1965

Mrs. Ada Merritt passed away in Canberra on July 28 at the age of 90 years. She and her late husband were among the earliest settlers on the area and took up Farm 59 in 1913. Their farm was one of the first to be irrigated. There was no train in those days, all goods being brought by waggon, from Wilbriggie on a bush track. There were no pictures, no radio or TV, no electricity or phone or shops, only "Bag Town." People had to make their own amusements. Mr. and Mrs. Merritt were very hospitable and fond of music and many an enjoyable evening was spent around the piano in their home.

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They were the friends of all in trouble and in sickness and many a person was taken into their home and nursed back to health. There was no hospital or nurse here and one had to rely on neighbours when needing help. She was a wonderful worker for Red Cross and all the pyjamas and flannels were cut out in her home, assisted by Miss Rawlings and later Mrs. D. Stark. They also did a great deal of the sewing. When World War I ended and returned soldiers began to take up farms here, she was one of the first committee to help raise funds for the R.S.L. Hall which unfortunately later was destroyed by fire. Then when an epidemic of pneumonia flu broke out in April 1919, the Settlers' Hall at Hanwood was used as a hospital. Dr. Watkins called for volunteers to do the nursing; those good women who came forward nursed under his supervision. Mrs. Merritt cooked their dinner each day and sent it over to the Hall. She was also one of the first women to help raise funds for St. Alban's Church of England. Besides working for Hanwood School, she assisted to organize dances etc. in Hanwood Hall, to help pay for it. Unfortunately Mr. Merritt's health failed and he passed away many years ago and was buried in old Griffith cemetery. Mrs Merritt is survived by an only son, Lionel, of Canberra, and grandson Ron. Ibis Links

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COOK IN CAMP' The Late Hilary Dalton Perhaps the most poignant of all the stories of "Old Griffith" is that to which Bagtown Cemetery owes its existence. It was never intended as the location for a cemetery but was part of an ungranted farm, yet the first person to be buried there is recorded in official records simple as "Cook in Camp". After a number of years of trying to discover the identity of this person who was buried so anonymously, the story finally emerged..... The late Jack Shannon told that "Ernie Jim", the only name by which he was apparently known, was a Canadian Chinese and is believed to have been the original cook of Bagtown Camp (or Crowther's Camp as it was called at the time). It was a Saturday afternoon and a violent electrical storm blew up. The late Mr Shannon said that Ernie Jim was making his way home in a horse and dray when he was struck by lightning, in the vicinity of Penfold's Bridge, and the horse made its way back to camp where Ernie Jim was later found to be dead in the dray. In the circumstances, the Trooper (Policeman) had to be brought from Whitton, which took some time, and presumably it was Sunday by this time. Upon examining the body and the man's tent, just about the full extent of the poor fellow's belongings was the £3 he had on him. The Trooper enquired of Mr Bert Thompson, one of the blacksmiths of Bagtown (who later was the second President of Wade Shire) whether he could get the man buried for £3 ! The Engineer, Mr Higginson, was absent from the camp this weekend. The only available timber to make a coffin was the heavy 2" x 3" hardwood normally used for weighing down the tent flaps, so it was with this that someone was set to work to construct the coffin. As well as this, as not so many people at that time were literate, it took Bert Thompson some little time to find someone to read a service at the graveside. Another old time resident tells us that (as it was Sunday) he eventually came upon a man reading "of all things a Truth newspaper!" Thus established that the man could read, Bert Thompson asked if he would read a brief graveside service and went off to borrow a prayer book from Mrs. Bone. 1

This article appeared in the first volume of Griffith & District Pioneers published in 1990, reprinted in 1993 and is now out ofprint. It seemed appropriate to reprint it here as it gives some background to the establishment ofBagtown Cemetery. Ibis Links

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By the time the other men had finished constructing the coffin from the heavy hardwood and other arrangements seen to, it was almost completely dark as Bert Thompson led the little group to the grave site. They had originally planned to take the body further from Bagtown but the weight of the heavy hardwood coffin and the diminishing light dictated that they bury him closer than first planned. The little procession halted at the slight sandy rise about a mile from Bagtown. By this time it was completely dark and the poor fellow was buried by the men who made his coffin and the man who read the burial service did so by lantern light - "with a folded copy of The Truth protruding from his hip pocket!" our elderly resident tells! The end of this story is that upon returning from a weekend spent away from the Area, Engineer Higginson was furious that not only had they buried the man on ground which was intended as part of one of the farms but that they had also used Commission timber to do so! It surely too highlights some of the lonely souls who drifted through these early construction camps. No one knew a name by which to bury him!!

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BAGTOWN CEMETERY The restoration of Bagtown cemetery was a joint bicentennial project of the Lions Club of Griffith Mirrool and the Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc. The Society obtained permission from the NSW Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages to access the Burial Register held at the Hay Court House to identify and record the deaths that occurred at Bagtown.

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Society Members, Lyn Brown and Dianne Gillespie, transcribing a headstone in the Bagtown Cemetery in 1985.

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BAGTOWN CEMETERY BEFORE & 25 YEARS AFTER RESTORATION

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Death of Story Teller Poet & Noted Corriedale Breeder Mr. Tom Smith, of "Brenede", Naradhan, well-known story teller, bush poet, writer and Corriedale breeder, has died at the age of 81 years. The late Mr. Smith suffered a heart attack during a wedding reception at West Wyalong last month. The reception followed the wedding of his grandson, Mr. Tom Templeton, and Miss Jan Bolte. Recognised as an authority on Corriedale sheep, Mr. Smith was one of the breed's greatest publicists. He played a leading part in the selection and consignment of the first shipment of Corriedales from Australia to Israel. In his younger days he lived in this district and played Australian Rules football for Osborne (then known as Napier), Boree Creek and Narrandera, and in 1910 was captain of the Riverina team which went to Sydney. Deceased's two brothers, Messrs. Jack Smith and Bob Smith, of Matong, were also associated with the Australian code of football. The former was for many years secretary of the South-West League, and is still a life member and patron. One brother (Dick) predeceased. His two sisters are Mrs. Liz Semmens (Finley) and Mrs. Nell Watson (Canberra). The late Mr. Tom Smith's wife died about five years ago. She bore him three daughters and one son. The son is Mr. John Smith, of Lake Cargelligo; while the daughters are Essie (Mrs. G. Jeater, of Coffs Harbour), Nell (Mrs. E. L. Templeton, Naradhan) and Stella (Mrs. N. Pinchbeck, of Leeton). His funeral at Lake Cargelligo was one of the largest even seen in the town. A man steeped in the knowledge of farming industry and bush lore, Tom Smith was widely known for his whimsical writings and poems, which he penned under the nom de plume of "Sandy Blight." One of his best known verses concerned "The Drought That's Yet to Come," which we reprint from the West Wyalong "Advocate": Ibis Links

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THE DROUGHT THAT'S YET TO COME (By Sandy Blight)

Let this be a warning to you And the young folk of today, To prepare 'gainst water shortage, And combat it while you may. Clement Wragg, once in a lecture, Well remembered still by some, Said our rivers would cease running In the drought that's yet to come. Sixty years ago he told us Many dry years lay ahead. And you've often thought it over When you're lying quiet in bed. Nineteen-two is well remembered As the "Old Man Drought" by some, But, its nothing in comparison With the drought that's yet to come. To the rising generation, And young farmers of to-day; Bank your creeks and watercourses. Get to work without delay. Scoop out dams to hold the water, So that you may overcome All this drastic water shortage In the drought that's yet to come. Quoted once by Emeritus, In the years of long ago. When he said the Lachlan River, In the drought would cease to flow. This could be a precious warning; Do not frown, or treat it glum. But impound each drop of water 'Gainst the drought that's yet to come. Keep these verses now beside you. That you may not them regret. For, when fields are green with clover, Tis so easy to forget. In the 'eighties' and the 'nineties,' Not far off us, now, By Gum, When Australia would experience Wragge's great drought he said would come. "The Narrandera Argus" 17 March 1966 Ibis Links

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The Most Underused Local History Resource In The Society's Library Griffith Records Index has been compiled over many years and at this time has over 75,000 records and should be consulted when looking for local residents. Below is some information about the records held by the Society that are indexed on this database. Type Land Records

School Rolls

Publications

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Details Farm ownership 1913 to 1987

Location Water Resource Land Cards

Early farm owners and residents

Ronaldson Papers Book 7

Farm owners, some of which are not recorded elsewhere

The View Back - A History of Lake Wyangan

Early plans of Griffith showing the owners

Maps & Plans

Town & Village allotment to 1950

Water Resource Land Cards

Hanwood Public School

Microfiche Drawer 20

St Therese School Yenda - 2 Admission Rolls

Booklet Reference Section 14.030

Beelbangera - Where the Brolga Roamed

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Bilbul Public School - A History

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Back to Yenda October 1947

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Griffith Ex-Servicemen's Club History 1938-1994

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Obituaries etc

Griffith, Narrandera, Hillston, Lake Cargelligo & West Wyalong Newspapers

Riverina Cemeteries DB

Immigration

Naturalisation of Griffith Residents to 1962

Naturalisation Cards

People

Articles

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Biographies

Griffith & District Pioneers Conapaira Links Bynya to Binya

Research Enquires

Research Folders

Ronaldson Papers

Books 1 to 7

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PUBLICATIONS FOR SALE This 'II do me - A Short History of Griffith & District AS size, soft covered book of 76 pages. Price $10.00, plus $1.50 Postage (1 book) for all Australia Forty Years ofa Country Laboratory, CS/RO Grijjith 1937 - 1977 A4 size, soft covered spiral binding book of 140 pages, containing 74 photographs. Price $15.00, plus postage. To purchase e-mail author Barry Steer garste@ix.net.au Griffith - From Burrinjuck to Bagtown & Beyond A narrated slide show of over 180 black and white and coloured photographs telling the story of Griffith from 1912 on a DVD. Viewing time 35 minutes. Price $15.00, plus $2.50 Postage (1 DVD) for all Australia Riverina Cemeteries - Monumental inscriptions, burial records. Area covered - Griffith, Hay, Hillston, Lake Cargelligo, Leeton, Narrandera, Temora (monumental inscriptions only), Ungarie, West Wyalong and surrounding districts. Over 60,400 entries. $85.00 plus $5.00 postage anywhere in Australia. Ibis Links

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NEW IN OUR LIBRARY BOOKS Title

Code/Shelf No

The Peppin Merino Country Pictorial record of Deniliquin & District Author Deniliquin Historical Society

AN 7.2710D

Among the Pioneers A Guide to Rambles in the Hay Cemetery Author Hay Historical Society

AN 7.2711P

Hay Historical Society Proceedings No 3, January 1975 Author Hay Historical Society

AN 7.27110

Hay Historical Society Proceedings No 2, August 1972 Author Hay Historical Society

AN 7.2711R

Souvenir of Hay & District Author Hay Historical Society

AN 7 .2711 S

Echuca Moama - Murray River Neighbours Author Coulston, Helen

AV 7.3564

A Tribute to Australian Pioneers Author Cunnamulla Literary Competition Cunnamulla Branch Australian

A 7.1000

Mildred's Memories Author Fraser, Mildred

AN 4.076

Drovers of the Outback Author Harris, Douglas

A 71001

The Kelly Years Author Jones, Graham & Bassett, Judy

AV 7.3675

Living Memories - Tales of Leeton and its Pioneers Author Maguire, Marie

AN 7.2705J

Souvenir Sketchbook of Historic Glenelg Author Mitchell, Norm

AS 7.5045

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Jack Howe - The Man and The Legend Author Muir, B & J

A 6.081

Centenary of Homebush Hotel, Balranald Author Purtill, John & Bev

AN 7.2715

One Hundred Years of a Little Bush School Maude Author Smith, Ruth

AN 7.2711

Plain Fact of The One Tree Plain Author Smith, Ruth

AN 7.2712

My Ninety Years - JJ Carroll Author Carroll, JJ

AN 4.077

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* * * * * * * FAMILY TREE MAKER SEMINAR On the 20th April a group from our Griffith Genealogical Society travelled to Wagga to attend a seminar on the use of the Family Tree Maker Program. The speakers for the day were John Donaldson and Doug Elms. Both John and Doug are from the Victorian Gum Inc in Melbourne and they were very well received. Morning tea, lunch & afternoon tea were provided on the day. We hope to catch up with them again as there is a lot of information to take on board and they are so knowledgeable about the program. I am trying to have group sessions with the same group of FTM users, so we can retain the information we have learnt. Anyone who has the program or wanting to get stated using Family Tree Maker, is welcome to join us or come down to the rooms - as we hope to have the program on a computer in the near future. Ann Langford Ibis Links

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JOTTINGS Wendy Polkinghorne Descent (NSW) March 2013 • An Error Propagated by John Stanhope .

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Archival Anecdotes - News from NSW State Records. The NSW Supreme Court recently completed the project of transferring Divorce files and Probate packets to State Records. State Records now hold Probate packets for 1817 to 1976 and part of 1989. Divorce and matrimonial cause case papers are now held from 1873 to 1963. To locate a reference to do a simple search in Archive Investigator with the words 'Divorce" and surname of the petitioner or respondent.

Murrumbidgee Ancestor (Wagga Wagga) February 2013 • Conditional Purchases - this is the text of a presentation given to a meeting of the Wagga Wagga & District Family History Society by member, Barry Longmore. If you have an ancestor who acquired a property under the Crown Land Alienation Act of 1861 this is an article that may be of interest to you. Ancestor (Victoria) March 2013 ■ What did Pop do in the war? Written by Jennie Norberry who works at the Research Centre of the Australian War Memorial. Wishing to understand the problems a family historian may have when endeavouring to find records at the AWM, Jennie decided to trace her grandfather's war service.

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A Sacrifice: Barnes family story - When he found that Remy Leslie Barnes gave the reason why he was seeking exemption from military service in WWI was: "Because me family has already made a great sacrifice in its contribution to the Empire", John Barry decided to uncover the sacrifices of the Barnes family.

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The benefits of local history to family history - Cassie Mercer gives examples wonderful finds that can be made by expanding your research into records held by local history societies.

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The Story of Hiram Akers by Des Akers who traces the life of Hiram Akers from his birth in 1823 in a small village in birth to his death in 1911 at Dunolly in Victoria.

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June 2013 • Uncertified historical image of a Birth, Death or Marriage is currently $20.00 as from l July the fee will increase. Check the website www.bdm.vic.gov.au for the new fee schedule. Please note that: (a) The information on an uncertified image is identical to the information on an historical certificate for the same event. (b) You can purchase uncertified images while searching the online indexes. (c) You can also purchase uncertificated images separately online or by mail, you must provide the registration number and registration year of the birth, marriage or death for the image you want. (d) You cannot use an uncertified image for official purposes. •

Book Binding The GSV Bookshop offers a "Channel Binding" service with a choice of soft or hard covers in a variety of colours. The cost is:Soft cover Members $8.80 Non-Members $11.00 Hard cover Members $13.20 Non-Members $15.40 Contact - http://www.gsv.org.au/bookshop/services/bookbinding

The Genealogist (Victoria) June 2013 • Charles Babbage - Father of Computers Anne Major says that 'To many the name of Charles Babbage means nothing and we tend to think of computers as very much a 20" century invention. The truth is rather different'. •

Convicts in Australia - Cynthia Neale provides very useful information if you have found a convict in your family.

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Occupations on the early Victorian goldfields - Di Campbell of Ballarat North begins by saying 'The Australian goldfields cultural landscape was created in the mid-nineteenth century as a direct result of the impact diggers had on the local countryside and as a consequence of accompanying settlement'.

Western Ancestor (Western Australia) June 2013 • Bride Ship In All But Name: Miss Monk & The Servant Girls (Part One) by Tricia Fairweather & Leonie Hayes. •

The Adventures of Captain Moonlite, Australia's Most Flamboyant Bushranger by Paul B Kidd

New Zealand Genealogist February 2013 • In Search of John George Robinson by Daryl Coup and Ellen McCormack

Family Tree May 2013 • Using Irish Church Records Maggie Loughran looks at the 'background to the administrative history and surviving religious records, increasingly becoming available online'. • Talking Heads Chris Paton says that 'attending family history lectures is an educational and enjoyable part of the hobby for many researchers, but new technology is changing the way we can experience them'. •

Seeing The Light Peter Maries thought he knew all about his greatgrandfather's unusual history but then he learned that the moral of some stories is to keep asking questions.'

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June 2013 • The Last Resort - Michelle Higgins answers the question 'What was life really like in the workhouse?' •

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So, were they at Waterloo? Paul Seaton didn't realise that he was about to unravel a 200-year-old secret.

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RECOMMENDED READING If you have found a Convict in your family, particularly one who lived in London, you may like to read The Secret River by Kate Grenville. This is a fictional novel inspired by the author's research of her own family history. The first paragraph begins: "In the rooms where William Thornhill grew up, in the last decades of the eighteenth century, no one could move an elbow without hitting the wall or the table or a sister or a brother. Light struggled in through small panes of cracked glass and the soot from the smoking fireplace veiled the walls." In 2006 Kate Grenville was awarded the Commonwealth Writers' Prize, NSW Premier's Literary Award and shortlisted for the Man Brooker Prize.

* * * * * * * WEBSITES Hillston is celebrating 150 Years or their Sesqui. For further info go to: http://members_iinet._net.au/griffithgene/comevents._htm

NSW Wills being indexed by Findmypast availabe end of year. Further info: http://blog.findmypast.com.au/tag/new-records/ or http :1/heritageqenea/oqy. com. au/bloq/nsw-wi/1-books/

Welcome To Our New Members Surname Hay Jones Withers

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FOR SALE Riverina_Cemeteries Monumental Inscriptions & Burial Records Version 3 Fully searchable CD-Rom, with over 60,000 entries. Price $90.00 ($85.00 plus $5 postage anywhere in Australia) Contains monumental inscriptions, burial records and extra information. Extra information may be an Obituary, Death Notice, In Memoriam or Return Thanks extracted from Griffith local newspapers (starting from 29 September 1929), other local newspapers or information supplied by a family member. Most cemeteries are updated to 2005 with some to 2006. Area covered - Griffith, Hay, Hillston, Lake Cargelligo, Leeton, Narrandera, Ungarie, West Wyalong and surrounding districts.

LIBRARY RESEARCH FEES FOR NON MEMBERS Our Society is willing to undertake research in relation to Griffith and the surrounding areas. When requesting information please provide all known details to enable a search to be made. For example, full names, maiden names, children, birth and death dates, addresses etc. The research rate is$ I 0.00 AUS per hour plus photocopying expenses. Our minimum research fee is $10.00 AUS, which must be enclosed with the initial inquiry. This fee covers one hour of research of all our resources including the Riverina Cemeteries CD For postal replies please include a stamped self addressed business sized envelope. You will be advised in advance if further costs are associated with your enquiry. Please include your email address for a quick reply to any queries. Send research enquiry, plus cheque/money order to Research Officer Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc PO Box 2703 GRIFFITH NSW 2680 Members (written enquiries)- FREE plus a large self addressed stamped envelope. Non Members Fee to use the Library - $10 per session plus photo copying expenses. MEMBERSHIP FEES

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No. 102 November 2013 ISSN 0811 - 5559 Journal of the GRIFFITH GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC

Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc Founded 1981

PO Box 2703, Griffith, NSW 2680 Telephone (02) 6964 8942 (Library Hours only) Email griffithgene@iinet.net.au Website http://members.iinet.net.au/griffithgene Library Hours - Thursday to Saturday 1.00pm to 5.00pm Library is situated at I Tranter Place Griffith NSW Australia (Behind the CWA Rooms & opposite the Ambulance Station)

Patricia Jones Edna Wakley, Alan Wakley, Patricia Jones, Wendy Polkinghorne, Lynette Brown, Margaret Hill, Ann Stevens, Clive Polkinghorne, Richard Gow, Yvonne Miller, John Miller, Margaret Hare Barrie Steer garste@ix.net.au President Christine Gavin cgavin l@bigpond.com Senior Vice President Clive Polkinghorne cwpolki@iinet.net.au Junior Vice President Edna Wakley eazwa@live.com.au Treasurer Anne Gribble pagribble@bigpond.com Secretary vonjohn@internode.on.ne Assistant Secretary il3)7? Yvonne Miller Margaret Tucker marg_tucker@hotmail.com Membership Officer Christina Morris krisandko@live.com.au Ibis Links Editors Christine Gavin cgavin 1@bigpond.com Barbara Millis barbmil@iinet.net.au Link Letter Editor Jennie Carter, Lynette Brown, Wendy Joint Librarians Polkinghorne, Beth Davidge Wendy Polkinghorne, Christine Gavin Research Officers Clive Polkinghorne, Anne Stephens Cemetery Convenors Ann Langford Publicity Officer Margaret Hare Social Convenor Edna Wakley, Wendy Polkinghorne Griffith Collection Convenors Clive Polkinghorne, Daniel Purchase Computer Officers Jennie Carter Web Manager

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CONTENTS Toombstone Territory

New In Our Library

Gift Certificates For Sale

Bagtown Cemetery - Known Burials

My Memories of the Early Days of Griffith

Griffith Festival of Gardens

Binya (Bynya) Homestead Cemetery

Further Information On Samuel Downton

Burials on Properties in the Binya Area

The Greata Forest Thinners

Prayer For Genealogists

Jottings

Welcome To Our New Member

Birth, Death & Marriage Certificate Prices

The views expressed by the contributors in this journal are not necessarily those of the Editor, nor of the Society. The Society reserves the right to edit all material submitted for publication. Articles appearing in this Journal may be reproduced, either in whole, or in part, with written permission from the Society and acknowledgement of author and source. Ibis Links printed by Ultraprint, 24 Collier Street, Griffith NSW 2680 - March, July & November. A publication of the: Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc.

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TOOMBSTONE TERRITORY Our Society was formed in July 1981 as the Griffith Family Tree Discussion Group and later became the Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc. In the very first journal, published in 1982, the group advised that the decision had been made to catalogue the oldest cemetery in the Griffith area which was known as Bagtown Cemetery where there were only four surviving headstones.

Two ofthe graves in Bagtown Cemetery in 1982 On the left Ascot Thomas Bassett and on the right Thomas Hunt

As deaths for the period 1913-1922' were recorded at Hay or Narrandera official permission was obtained to search registrations held at the Hay Court House to identify early burials. Members Edna Enness, Diane Gillespie, Enid Atkinson, Pam McGann and Lyn Brown were involved in this research. They were able to identify 36 burials at Bagtown and another 27 burials that may or may not have taken place there. The Mirrool Lions Club had undertaken to maintain the cemetery and, with the Bicentenary approaching, decided to erect a Memorial listing all the burials. BDM Registrations at Griffith began late in 1923, however the Griffith Court House was not officially opened until 26 October 1929 Ibis Links

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Members of the Mirrool Lions Club and ofthe Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society pictured beside the Memorial Stone after the Restoration of Bagtown Cemetery was completed in 1988

By October 1983 a Cemetery Committee was formed compnsmg of Lyn Brown, Ann Stevens, Jean Murphy and Marlene Gras who reported that the following cemeteries had been transcribed: Bagtown, Griffith, Yenda, Darlington Point, Hillston, Ivanhoe, Mount Hope, Burrabogie, Canbelego, Old Giralambone, Giralambone, Rankin Springs and Bynya. A small group of typists began typing reference cards for each grave. Monumental Transcriptions & Burial Records Vol I- Hillston was published in September 1985 and as the various cemeteries were transcribed and prepared for publication the Society published the following volumes of Monumental Transcriptions & Burial Records: April 1986 March 1987 June 1988 August 1988 October 1988 December 1988 Ibis Links

Vol 2 Vol 3 Vol 4 Vol 5 Vol6 Vol 7

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1984 - Gordon & Dianne Gillespie at Darlington Point

1984 - Edna Enness and Margaret Hare relax while Ann Stevens catches up on the paper work at Leeton

1985- Dorothy Eurell, Ann Stevens, Joyce Lowe & Wendy Polkinghorne are still smiling after transcribing all day at Narrandera

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1985 Lunch break in the Hay Cemetery

1988- Ann Stevens & Wendy Polkinghorne look very pleased that the last cemetery book has been published.

After the cemetery books were published Society Members worked on the publication of the series of books entitled Griffith & District Pioneers - A Biographical Register the final volume being published in 1993. In 1998 when Clive Polkinghome retired he suggested that the seven cemetery books be digitised and the records they contained be transferred to a CD Rom. So Clive set to work to scan all the cemetery books and using an Optical Character Recognition (OCR) program, converted the scans to text which was then inserted into a Microsoft Access database. He also negotiated with Watkins Undertakers ofNarrandera and Leeton, Narrandera Shire Council and Leeton Shire Council to obtain the up-to-date burial records. Ibis Links

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After some research Clive found a suitable computer program, written by an American programmer, which would index and display the records. This program called Cemetery Database, uses a file system based on Microsoft Access. After transferring the data from Access to the Cemetery Database program, burning the data to a CD Rom, designing the CD label and instruction booklet he was ready to produce the first edition of Riverina Cemeteries database. Version 1 sales commenced in April 2001, an updated Version 2 in August 2006 and the current Version 3, a completely re-written version compatible with the latest versions of Microsoft Windows operating system, in April 2011. During 2013 most of the cemeteries have been re-visited to photograph the new graves. It is anticipated that the remaining cemeteries will be up-dated by the end of the year.

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Bagtown Cemetery - Known Burials (All unmarked unless indicated as having a headstone)

Surname

Given Name

Death Date

Age

Armstrong

Archibald

8 Jun 1916

64 yrs

Bassett

Ascot Thomas

4 Dec 1916

71 yrs

Bone

Keith Austin

7 Aug 1915

6 mths

Bone

Thelma May

29 Apr 1914

11 mths

Boyd

Patrick Clyde A

14 Sep 1920

6 wks

Boyd

Patrick Joseph

16 Jul 1920

9 wks

Boyd

William Alexander

1 Apr 1917

9 mths

Bradley/Jeal

Ronald Harry

22 Mar 1918

3 mths

Burke

John

28 May 1916

52 yrs

Ceccato

Petronio Antonio

26Novl919

7 mths

Clear

Gwendoline

27 Dec 1920

7 mths

Crabbe

William Christopher

28 Jul 1919

44 yrs

Delves

Doreen Alice

31 Jul 1914

6 wks

Duncan

Andrew

19 May 1919

45 yrs

Gillies

Robert Tully

2 Aug 1919

56 yrs

Gordon/Taylor

John

31 Jan 1921

31 yrs

Haines

Martha

4 Oct 1919

36 yrs

Higginson

Enid Sophia W

4 Aug 1918

4 mths

Hunt

Thomas

27 Oct 1919

54 yrs

Jardine

Robert Ellis

5 Jan 1921

4 mths

Jeal/Bradley

Ronald Harry

22 Mar 1918

3 mths

Jones

Vernon William

10 Apr 1916

35 yrs

Kayess

Laurie Florence

23 Dec 1920

5 mths

Keen

Joyce Aroha

15 Oct 1920

6 yrs

Kelly

John

23 Sep 1919

64 yrs

Kennedy/Marks

Doreen May

25 Aug 1918

7 yrs

Maggs

Lillian Chloris

23 Nov 1919

5 mths

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Death Date

Age

7Octl920

4 mths

Walter Edward

28 May 1919

24 yrs

Mansell

Irene Margaret

30 Nov 1919

lyr 6mths

Marks/Kennedy

Doreen May

25 Aug 1918

7 yrs

McKenzie

Alister

9 Nov 1920

2 yrs

Merritt

Henry Coswell

31 Aug 1919

50 yrs

Miller

John Henry

21 Dec 1917

36 yrs

Mitchell

Daphne May

16 May 1919

4 yrs

Montague

Louis

10 May 1912

61 yrs

Moynahan

William Patrick

24 Jul 1918

7 yrs

Munro

John Taylor

31 Jul 1920

57 yrs

Murphy

Georgina

23 Sep 1920

44 yrs

Neefs

Joseph

27 Dec 1919

41 yrs

Nichols

Maxwell McLeod

14 Nov 1920

2 yrs

Pedley

Yvonne

20 Mar 1922

4 mths

Proud

George

24 Jan 1920

60 yrs

Smith

Bruce Cordingly

12 Sep 1921

2 days

Smith

Evelyn May

15 Aug 1921

2 wks

Sortwell

Walter

31 Aug 1920

68 yrs

Spry

James Irvin

5 Decl920

Abt 2 yrs

Stephens

Un-named

4 Jan 1921

1 day

Swifte

John Lenthal

18 Apr 1916

1 mth

Taylor/Gordon

John Gordon

31Janl921

31 yrs

Tilden

Annie Elizabeth

8 Apr 1920

47 yrs

Tilden

Estelle Mary

Jul 1922

10 yrs

Travers

Ernest

13Dec 1915

21 yrs

Wells

Mary Margaret

6Octl920

3yrs

Wilcox

Unknown

Wilcox

Unknown

Woodcock

Alice Vera

28Augl915

7 wks

Surname

Given Name

Maggs

Roy Dennis

Malmberg

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MY MEMORIES OF THE EARLY DAYS OF GRIFFITH Myrtle Worfolk nee Crockford INTRODUCTION Recently we had a couple of enquiries as to when Myrtle Crockford came to Griffith and the name of her dressmaking business, which led to the re-reading of Myrtle's article published in the December 1989 Ibis Links. As a result an abridged version of the article appears in the following pages. (If you would like to read the complete article a copy of Ibis Links Number 28 is held in our library.) k k k kkk k

I was born in East Brunswick in 1905 and went to School in West Preston. I worked in a dressmaking business during the day and spent five years going to the Melbourne Technical School in the evenings learning the finer points of dressmaking. I learned to make patterns and designs and do drawings and that sort of thing. In those days it was each individual's own responsibility to learn their trade you did not do an apprenticeship. Nowadays, if you want to teach dressmaking, you have to go to Technical School and sit for examinations and get a Diploma. In my day, there was nothing like that! They were glad to get people to go to Technical School to learn their trades. Bertie Worfolk was born on a fruit farm in Mooroopna in 1904 which was a very hard time for Australia. It was the time of the land boom when Banks went bust and prices were going 'sky high' in the cities. A lot of ordinary people couldn't even find anywhere to live, so lots of people came out into the country and pitched their tent on a block land which the Government gave them. That's how it came that the Worfolk family were in Mooroopna. They eventually 'got on their feet' and bought land and so on, when things finally came good. They later came back to Melbourne and shifted next door to me. Bertie was a good looking sort of a fellow and I took a fancy to him. Things were bad until World War I. Wars always seem to bring prosperity, because people have money and everyone has a job. I married Bertie in the early days of 1930 and after hearing about the new town of Griffith we drove up in our old Austin car to have a look. We travelled over many bumpy roads and through Station Properties, opening many gates and crossing many sandhills. We had a great weekend exploring Griffith and saw prospects in this now famous area. Ibis Links

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Bertie was a painter, builder and house decorator and had no trouble finding work the minute he arrived in Griffith. I also managed to get work as soon as I arrived. Late in 1933 a ballot for land in Section Seven fronting Banna Avenue was held and on 5 January 1934 I became the owner of Block 13 having paid £ 150. Some years later I was able to buy the adjoining block. At the time, working girls were making £3 per week, so I thought that the land was good value. Bertie and my brother Les built me a single building and we slept in the shop which had a garage underneath it.

Building La Vogue in 1934 On the far left is Myrtle's brother Les Crockford

I had always traded under my maiden name of Crockford before I married and so I continued to do so. Bertie was often referred to as 'Mr Crockford'. Mrs Stafford told me that 'If you have faith in yourself and do a good job, the ants will build a path to your door', and that's exactly what happened! I had the only shop of its kind in the town!

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I opened my salon, which I called 'La Vogue' to made dresses for the Griffith women. I was so rushed with work that I went over to the high School to interview girls in the dressmaking class. Eventually I finished up with twelve girls in my workroom. There was so much to do, such as making wedding dresses for all the young girls getting married. In 1939 all the young men were ready to go to the War, so many young couples wanted to be married before the boys went away. The average frock would have been made for around £2. The girls made ten shilling payments off their dresses and when they had finished paying for one, they would get another one. Everyone paid off their garments. This is the working girls that I'm talking about. Some 'better off people however did not pay their debts and I've had to knock on doors to collect what was owed to me. I suppose I was a tough business woman - if people didn't pay, they didn't get anything more from me! When I had my shop I travelled to the cities to buy fabrics so that I had a good range for my customer to choose from. Initially, I didn't have a range of readymade dresses for women to look at, but I got into that later. I remember that when Pat Woodley, a modelling agent, came to the Mannequin Parade in the Rio Theatre I sewed handkerchiefs in the underarms of every dress so that their perspiration would not ruin the dresses as, of course, there was no air conditioning at that time. Originally I was the only dress shop in the town and I became so busy I could not make al I the dresses my customer wanted so I started to buy dresses after that. Pictures I have of early Griffith show that every man had a hat and every lady wore a hat. You wouldn't dare go to Church without a hat and gloves then, but now, anything goes! I think a lot of these accessories went out of fashion because of the war - people had no money, so they didn't buy any little extras. During war time, people didn't get many ordinary dresses made - usually it was only wedding dresses, and of course, mothers wanting something special for their son or daughter's wedding. I was kept busy though, and I still kept all my girls. Eventually I started to sell ready-made frocks. I was in the shop for thirty years until 1960 and I kept on sewing until 1970. I lived under the shop and rented the other buildings out and started 'Wool-away'. Ibis Links

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Bertie died in 1971 and I haven't done any sewing since he died. I sold the buildings and the shops are now occupied by Wool-a-way, Gannon's Butchery, Rangotts, Broome's Fruit and vegetables and Peter Pan. We used to own a rice farm at Wumbulgal in the 1930s where I relaxed at weekends. But when the war came, Bertie went off to the war, which meant that I had to manage the farm as well as the shop. I didn't actually work it I took care of it. We sold the rice farm and bought a dry area farm near Goolgowi which we had for over twenty years. Great thrills and parties were the order of the day in 1945 when the war was over. In the days after the war all goods and materials were for building of houses and no business premises could be built. In 1955 we were free again to build business houses in the main street so I then extended my building to two stories high with a basement down underneath. I can remember the first Carnival we had and all the wonderful processions we had this was long before the Vintage Festival.

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In 1938 we had a Venetian carnival' on the water reservoir opposite Mackay's March 1938- Reservoir on the corner of Jondaryan Furniture Store. Mr Avenue and Yambil Street, preparing for the Venetian Goldrick from the Carnival. L to R: Wally Bishop, Bill Parker, Fred Lyceum Theatre Pratt, Jack Troy, Norman Bishop. organised it. Bertie and (Griffith Collection photo) I had a float and on it was a girl with nothing on who was painted silver all over. She was a 'Silver Maiden' and sat on a swing as water was spraying up as the float was paddled around the pond she was actually one of my girls. 2

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I was an original member of the Women's Club. Griffith was the first town to have a Women's Club. It was a battle! Meg Tickle went over to Narrandera and managed to get a licence even though the Judge wanted to know "What these women were doing there." We only had a tiny little house then, on the corner of Wakaden and Whitton Streets. We used to do all the work scrubbing and polishing and keeping the bar clean. We had lots of fun and l think we were better as a tiny little club than a great big club! It's not the same as it was in those days! In 1956 the Soroptimist Club was formed after Mrs Rose Sparks came from Canberra to talk about it. Mrs Draper and I went all around the town and talked to various people to see if they would like to join and invited them to hear Mrs Sparks. As a result the Griffith Soroptimist Club was formed with the first executive being Mrs Proctor President, Mrs Draper the Secretary and I was the Treasurer. In those early days I was in almost everything and enjoyed every minute of it.

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GRIFFITH FESTIVAL OF GARDENS Pat Jones, our Patron, decided to enter her beautiful garden in the 2013 Festival of Gardens after a break of 10 years. A few members who had worked for many years at Yambiana during the Festival of Gardens decided to pay Pat a visit for old time's sake. As always, Pat's garden was immaculate and we all enjoyed wandering around and admiring the many changes she has made.

GG&HS Members pausefor a photo after admiring the "Yambiana" garden. L to R: Yvonne Miller, Anne Gribble, Pat Jones, Wendy Polkinglwrne, Margaret Hare

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BINYA (BYNYA) HOMESTEAD CEMETERY By Jennie Carter

Our Society has written a letter of support to the Carrathool Shire to help them obtain government funding for the restoration and preservation of the Binya Homestead Cemetery located on private property. They would like to fence the cemetery in, repair the headstones and have a plaque or sign erected recording the names of the known burials. This cemetery would have to be one of the earliest burial sites in the district. It is unknown how many people are buried there but existing records show six people. In September I visited the cemetery which is located 400 metres south of the homestead. The outline of the cemetery is easily seen as the area has been raised and levelled on the side of a small hill. The raising and levelling of the soil could date back to the first known burial in 1864. A Peppercorn and Currajong tree survive today in the cemetery. Both these trees would have been planted over 100 years ago. The two remaining headstones are in different rows and at opposite ends to one another. The distance between would be about five metres. This could indicate further unknown burials as the headstone burial years are 1892 and 1920.

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DOWNTON Samuel SULLIVAN John COLLYER George Chancellor SMITH William COLLIS Kavan

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KELLY Vivian Augustine

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FURTHER INFORMATION ON SAMUEL DOWNTON Extracted from a Wagga newspaper. (most probably the 'Wagga Wagga Express' - Saturday 21 August 1864) Y

Local Intelligence Death - We regret to state the accident which occurred last week to Samuel Downton, has terminated fatally. As we learn, the poor lad's only change from unconsciousness was to a delirious condition, and he gradually sank till Wednesday night week, when death put an end to his suffering. A peculiar circumstance in this fatal accident was, that the tree against which the poor lad was thrown, was the only one near at hand, the road going on one side, and a horse path on the other. This latter the horse tried to take, and it was on his riderforcing it on to the road again, that the animal bolted, and threw him with such fatal violence against the trunk, and then on his head to the ground. The remains were interred on Thursday week at Binyah. 'Young Sam' was so well known to most ofus in Wagga Wagga, thatfew but will give a parting regret to his being thus cut off in his young career.

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NSW Coroner's Inquest shows cause of death 'Injuries Accidently Received'.

Further research on Samuel shows his parents as William Downton and Emma Gittens. They were married in 1828 Shewsbury, Shropshire, England. Samuel, born 1847 was the youngest of their eight children. William and Emma along with five of their youngest children arrived in Australia on 1 November 1856 on the ship 'Winifred'. Shipping records show their three eldest children, all being daughters were already in Australia.

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BURIALS ON PROPERTIES IN THE BINYA AREA MALCOLM Alexander CLARKE (male baby)

16 Aug 1918 24 Feb 1923

'Springfield' Lindus Farm

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On Friday last an elderly man named Alexander Malcolm died suddenly at the farm of Mr. Edgar Cullifer, of Bynya. A medical examination was held, and the cause of death found to be fatty degeneration of the heart. Deceased was reported to have been a married man whose wife is in England. Two sons are at the front, having enlisted in England. •

NSW BDM entry: Ref 10707/1918 lists Alexander Malcolm's parents as unknown, his place of death as Narrandera.

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There are a few unknown buried around travel routes and properties in the Binya area. Over 100 years ago travelling along these routes would not be for the feint hearted. We all have missing relatives in our family trees and have heard stories as to what may have happened or where they went. You will find the following stories fascinating and wonder whether someone may eventually claim them in their family tree. The following unknown males are from the book 'Bynya To Binya' UNKNOWN MALE - skeleton, aged about 55 years was found on the Euratha Run on 28 May 1901. Death supposedly from want of water. TH Elwin conducted magisterial enquiry at Bourkes Tank, Bynya Station. Skeleton buried on Narriah run by George Passfield, Senior constable, witnessed by William Cruickshank and William Doran, Constable.

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In the early years of settlement a man was walking from Whitton to Lake Cargelligo, where he was hoping for employment. He stopped at Little Pleasant Valley' to get his bearings as there were no roads as we know them today, the area was still mostly virgin Mallee. He went on his way after having lunch with the Gullifers. Some days or weeks later he was found by Chris Foy, dead, near a fence in the Mallee. He had worn a deep track in the ground along the fence line where he had walked back and forth, after becoming lost. He apparently died from thirst. The ironic part of the story is that there was a dam with water in it about two hundred yards from where he died, but the Mallee was so thick that he couldn't see it. A horseman was sent to Whitton to notify the police. The policeman couldn't find any identification on the body. The only thing of value he had was a beautiful pair of tooled high boots. He was buried where he died. The grave is on Uloola'. It had been fenced in and the old man's rusted billycan still hangs there. kkkkkkkkkk

UNKNOWN MALE - about 25 years, died from natural causes, starvation on Binya North Station. Buried 3 July 1905 by Thomas Foy and J Briggs, after enquiry by TH Elwin. The NSW Coroner's Inquest shows cause ofdeath as 'Thirst and Starvation'. kkkkkkkkkk

The unknown female is from the 'Early Days in Barellan and District Gow & Go's Quarterly Gazette' Page 197. UNKNOWN FEMALE - Out at Dixon's Tank, near Ben Clark's homestead, now O'Toole's property, a small girl was buried in a now unknown grave in 1870. Dixon had been sinking a dam for the Bynya Station when the child became ill. Unfortunately the closest doctor was at Wagga and could not be contacted. kkkkkkkkkk

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THE GRETA FOREST THINNERS . Thefollowing article can befound at: TROVE - 'Digitised Newspapers and more' part ofthe National Library ofAustralia site. Originallyfrom: The Maitland Daily Mercury, Saturday 2 November 1895, page 4 It gives us a good example of what the Binya area and work was like years ago.

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Sir,-Getting rid of the "unemployed" may, in a way, be a good thing for the country, but, that it is not always a good thing for the unemployed, the following letter will prove. It is written by one of the men sent to Narrandera from here, a healthy, capable man, well used to bush work, and is as follows: Bynya Station, 27th Oct., 1895 My Dear Mother.-1 write you these lines under considerable difficulties. It has been 104deg, in the shade every day during this last week, and up here the flies are so bad they could almost carry one away. We had some suffering before reaching this place, I can tell you, for when we got to Narrandera we were at once shunted on to a place called Whitton, 30 miles nearer Hay, and we had then to wait two more days for some official to come along and tell us where to go. When we came he sent us on another35 miles further through the bush, and we had to walk the whole way and pay a carrier 30s to cart along our traps. It took him three days to reach here with his bullock team, and then there were no "blocks" surveyed. We had to begin work by assisting the surveyor (and nothing for it), and now the "blocks" are ready they are simply "beauties." The scrub is so thick we have often to crawl on hands and knees to get into it, and this has got to be cleared off under the following terms and conditions:-A uniform rate of 4s 6d per acre, all scrub and bad timber to be taken out beneath the surface, and all good timber to be cleared to a width of 9ft, between the trees, so they may have space to grow. Worse yet, there is very little water here, and we are-with 100 others-camped at a dam three miles distant from our work, this being the nearest water we can get. Needless to say, it is real nice, and pleasant having to travel six miles a day to and from work, and carry our day's supply of water, etc., with us. Oh my, yes! You want a lot of water, too: and that, of course, makes the thing all the nicer. This tank, too, will shortly be dry if rain don't soon come, and then we shall have to shift on to the Murrumbidgee, 8 miles away, and camp there. About a week will exhaust the supply here. I may tell you I Ibis Links

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find it a hard day's work to clear an acre, and after it is cut it has to be stacked in heaps and burned, so this will give you an idea of the pay we are making. However, there is one good thing in prospective in this "burning off' part of it. The first fire we kindle will sweep the country from here to Hay-and a thundering good thing too! Our railway fare, tents, tools, and a month's tucker will cost us each nearly £5, and I am morally certain we shall never earn that much in the place. To-night we are holding an aggregate meeting to demand more money for the work, and if we do not get an increase the chances are that the men will lose heart and chuck it in. "Your loving son, II

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PRAYER FOR GENEALOGISTS "Lord, help me dig into the past, And sift the sand of time, That I might find the roots that made This family tree mine. Lord, Help me trace the ancient roads, On which my father trod, And led them through so many lands, To find our present sod. Lord, help me find an ancient book, Or dusty manuscript, That's safely hidden now away, In some forgotten crypt. Lord, let it bridge the gap that haunts My soul, when I can't find The missing link between some name That ends the same as mine." -Anonymous Ibis Links

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J.OTIINGS Wendy Polkinghorne

Descent (NSW) June 2013 • New Perspectives of Arthur Phillip, first Governor of New South Wales- Part 1 Wives, graves & ghosts by Michael Flynn. •

Sarah Dibbs: A Mystery Solved Greg McCarry was puzzled when he found that the marriage of his GGG grandfather, a convict named Benjamin Carver, to Sarah Dibbs was by "Special direction of his Excellency", Captain Arthur Phillip. The author stated 'The Governor's permission was required for a convict to marry, but it was not usually expressed as a direction'.

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September 2013 • Life on the Gold Fields by The Hon John P Hamilton QC - this is an article to be read by researchers who have ancestors who sought the wealth of gold. The paper was presented to a SAG seminar and provides and immense amount of information. •

James Boyd, a Soldier's Story this article written by Boyd T Pratt follows the career of his ancestor from Killarney in county Kerry to his death in 1797.

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Book Notes- Citing historical sources: a manual for family historians by Noeline Kyle. If you are considering publishing your story this book is for you.

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The Ancestral Searcher (Canberra) September 2013 • Genuki: UK & Ireland Genealogy Jennifer Barnes encourages researchers to explore the Genuki as it "is a user-friendly website with a wealth of information that would assist users in solving brick wall questions relating to their ancestors in the UK and Ireland". •

Spotlight on brickwalls is the theme of this journal featuring "unsolved dilemmas but also plenty of helpful advice" as mentioned by the Editor.

The Endeavour (Botany Bay) September 2013 • Father And The Hairy Man Patricia Jarvis shares her research about family stories and her great grandparents. •

Ann Elizabeth: A Journey Of Hope For A Better Future Josephine Adam's article "gives an insight into aspects of life for poor immigrants like Ann Elizabeth in Australia in the 19" century"".

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A Voyage With The Sick And Dying Sally Pocock begins "The National Archives (UK) has recently published online the logbooks of the surgeons who ministered to the transported convicts on their voyages to New South Wales. These logbooks are free to use and make the most fascinating readying." Sally goes on to provide many extracts from the logbooks.

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Chasing Ancestors by Janelle Brangwin who says "Chasing your ancestors is rather like chasing some mythical being through the swirling Irish mist" and goes on to tell about her research in Ireland.

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Golden Rules of Genealogy new members should read this!

The Genealogist (Victoria) September 2013 • Over the sea From Skye- the story of Alexander Anderson Lynne Haines made an amazing discovery when she discovered one of her ancestors featured in a fascinating book, namely Victoria and Its Metropolis: Past and Present. •

London - weird and Wonderful by Anne Major who begins by saying "London has always been a melting pot of ideas and events as well as being the home of the desperately poor, and the unbelievable rich".

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Australian Immigration and Shipping - this article by Cynthia Neale will be of interest to new and experienced researchers as she provides many websites as well as useful background information.

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Web Wanderings - Noeleen Ridgway provides more shipping websites.

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Graham Fields gives "Some suggestions for disseminating your precious family history research".

Victorian G.U.M. Inc News July 2013 • Proof Reading - Merv Leeding provides some very worthwhile advice. •

QR Codes Create Internet-Connected Tombstones. Tombstone manufactures say that a QR Code (abbreviated from Quick Response Code) attached to a Tombstone points to a web page maintained by the family of the deceased!

The South Australian Genealogist August 2013 • Elizabeth Lillian Woolcocks: setting the record straight. After reading about the only woman to be hanged in South Australia for the alleged murder of her husband, Robyn Knight decided to research Elizabeth Lillian Woolcock's family tree as the name Woolcock is also linked to her husband's family. •

Old Lutheran emigration from Pomerania: the story of Johann Gottlieb Christian - Janette Lang's article is about the first group of Lutherans who arrived in South Australia in October 1837.

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Early Government Gazettes: What is a Tonguer? Marion Hextall solves the mystery.

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Family Tree July 2013 There are so many good articles in this issue it is impossible to list them all. Here are a few to tempt you to borrow this magazine. • Debunking The Marriage Myths Rebecca Probert 'shares her insight on our ancestors marriages in England and Wales'. •

40 Unmissable Sources Roy Stockdill 'has drawn up a list of 40 sources some of them obvious, others more obscure, but all able to help you find your ancestors'.

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Defiant Behind Bars 'At great risk to personal safety some British prisoners of war continued to help the war effort with the cunning use of coded letters home'.

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The Victorian Spinster & the rise of feminism - Ed Dutton writes that 'in 1917, the senior mistress of the Bournemouth High School for Girls made a sobering announcement to the sixth from assembly: Only one out of IO ofyou girls can ever hope to marry'.

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Working on Water Tom Titford 'takes a trip down the Thames seeking some of the people who worked on the river'.

October 2013 • Learn, research & share on FamilySearch which "boasts more than a billion free genealogical records online alongside research guides, lessons and now its new Family Tree software tool. Barbara J Starmans explains how it's a great place to learn, research and share your family history". •

Migration to the Colonies Emily Manktelow, a lecturer in British Imperial History, looks at female migration to Australia.

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Get organised Richard Haines give advice on how to organise your precious family photographs.

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So were your ancestors wealth? According to Ed Dutton "in earlier times we are much more like to find our ancestors were comfortably well off'.

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Birth, Death & Marriage Certificate Prices Australian Capital Territory - after 1930 Office of Regulatory Services GPO Box 158, Canberra City ACT 2601 Full Certificate, postage within Australia included $48.00 To order online - Check ID requirements. (Pre 1930 see NSW)

New Zealand Dept of Internal Affairs PO Box 10-526, Wellington NZ Electronic Copyfor Genealogical purposes: Pre 1874 - $26.00, 1875 to date $20.00 NZ Updated orderforms available in our Library

New South Wales - Registry of BDM GPO Box 30, Sydney NS W 2001 Family History Certificates - Births 1788-1912, Deaths 1788-1982 & Marriages 1788-1962 With index No- $31. Without index No- $44. No ID requirements - Order online Pre 1856 records on film in our library. Transcription Service - Order forms in library

England & Wales General Register Office Smedley Hydro, Southport, Merseyside England PR8 2 HH Order your own certificates on-line at http://www.gro.gov.ukgro/content

New South Wales Wills Supreme Court GPO Box 3, Sydney NSW 2001 Prior to 1850 to 1985 $54.00

Irish Republic General Register Office Lombard Street East, Dublin 2, Ireland Full Certificate £6.00 (Ire) Including postage

Northern Territory The Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages GPO Box 3021, Darwin NT0801 Full Certificate $26.00 & $7 postage (Prior to 24 Aug 1870 see South Australia)

Western Australia Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages PO Box 7720 Closter Square, Perth 6850 Full Certificate: $30 when quoting Index No & District Without Index No & Dist: $40

Queensland - Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, PO Box 15188, City East, Qld 4002 Certified and Historical Certificate $39. 00 (Identification ofApplicant & Relationship to Subject requiredfor Births under 100 yrs old, Marriages under 80 yrs old & Deaths under 50 vrs old.)

South Australia Births, Deaths & Marriages Registration Office GPO Box I 351, Adelaide 500 I Full Certificate $43.50 & $4.60 postage Takesfrom 15 to 20 days

Victoria Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages GPO Box 4332, Melbourne VIC 300 I Uncertified image with Index No.$20.

Scotland Registrar General New Register House, Edinburgh Scotland EHi 3YT Full Cert £13.57 (Stg) including postage Go to yy_scotlandspeople_gov_uk for a free surname search.

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FOR SALE Riverina Cemeteries Monumental Inscriptions & Burial Records Version 3 Fully searchable CD-Rom, with over 60,000 entries. Price $90.00 ($85.00 plus $5 postage anywhere in Australia) Contains monumental inscriptions, burial records and extra information. Extra information may be an Obituary, Death Notice, In Memoriam or Return Thanks extracted from Griffith local newspapers (starting from 29 September 1929), other local newspapers or information supplied by a family member. Most cemeteries are updated to 2005 with some to 2006. Area covered Griffith, Hay, Hillston, Lake Cargelligo, Leeton, Narrandera, Ungarie, West Wyalong and surrounding districts.

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No. 103 March 2014 ISSN 0811 - 5559 Journal of the GRIFFITH GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC

Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc Founded 1981

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Patricia Jones Edna Wakley, Alan Wakley, Patricia Jones, Wendy Polkinghorne, Lynette Brown, Margaret Hill, Ann Stevens, Clive Polkinghorne, Richard Gow, Yvonne Miller, John Miller, Margaret Hare Barrie Steer garste@ix.net.au Christine Gavin cgavin l@bigpond.com Clive Polkinghorne cwpolki@iinet.net.au Edna Wakley eazwa@live.com.au Anne Gribble pagribble@bigpond.com Yvonne Miller vonjohn@internode.on.ne Margaret Tucker marg_tucker@hotmail.com Christina Morris krisandko@live.com.au Christine Gavin cgavinl@bigpond.com Jennie Carter cargrape2@gmail.com Jennie Carter, Lynette Brown, Wendy Polkinghorne, Beth Davidge Wendy Polkinghorne, Christine Gavin Clive Polkinghorne Ann Langford Margaret Hare Edna Wakley, Wendy Polkinghorne Clive Polkinghorne, Daniel Purchase Jennie Carter

IBIS LINKS Journal of Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc CONTENTS The War To End All Wars

1907 Private Ronald Beal

3622 Private George Kendall

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Charles Herbert Churton No 3 7469

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Godmother Molloy

Certificates To Give Away

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Cover Photo: lance Corporal George Kendall - First light Horse Regiment

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The War To End All Wars This year commemorates the centenary of the beginning of World War 1 and consequently the 2014 issues of Ibis Links will feature articles about WWI soldiers. In 1992 the Society published its second volume in the series of Griffith & District Pioneers that was made up entirely of contributions of the families of WWI servicemen who became Soldier Settlers in and around Yenda and Griffith. The first farms to be released for Soldier Settlers were in the Yenda district, hence many of the stories were of servicemen who settled there, some of which appear in this issue. The Introduction to Griffith & District Pioneers - Series 2 was written by Hilary Dalton, an abridged version follows. In retrospect these Soldier Settlers were the young Australian boys who, in the main, had seen nothing and knew little of the world outside Australia - often little outside their own locality before WWI The outbreak of war in Europe was greeted enthusiastically by these adventure-bent boys who jumped at the great opportunity "to see a bit of the world", accepting the generally held opinion that it was a lark that "would be over by Christmas anyway". Sadly for almost each one of them that lark turned into horrible reality on the beaches of Gallipoli and the mud, filth and carnage of France and Belgium which lasted for four years. "The big adventure" that, up to four years Later, was to see these same boys, those who survived, arrive home war weary, battle-hardened men, many mutilated from wounds or broken in health and spirit - or both. This generation of young men exchanged their youth for a place in history. The signing of the Armistice was to see 60,000 dead and 150,000 wounded and maimed Among the Australian families of 1918 barely a single family remained untouched by these happenings in Europe - a war that changed Australians and the previous way of Australian life forever. Forged in the bitter fire of battle and privation, these young Australians of the firs/ AIF displayedfor the world to see, for the first time, a reckless bravery, loyalty, battle discipline equal to any and a wonderful spirit of independence. These were the qualities that the Soldier Settlers brought with them. Ibis Links

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From 19I6 onwards saw a large inflow of men returning from active service overseas with the first AIF. Some came to the Area to undertake agricultural training to win eligibility to ballot for the land put aside by the Government of the day for settlement of returning soldiers. This "training" period of three to six months has been described by one wag as "six months HARD LABOUR" because, for most, this training period consisted almost exclusively of manually grubbing out scrub and clearing country intended for Soldier Settlementfarms. In hindsight it is not difi f cult to understand why so many, and so many from such totally different walks of life, were attracted to this new adventure - this new, largely experimental, irrigation scheme. It was new. It was untried. It was exciting. Most of all though it was a new beginning. This concept appealed to the returning soldiers for whom life could never be the same again. Having considered the calibre of the men, what of their wives? In nearly all previous accounts of the part played by the men in the development of the Area scant, if any, attention has been paid to the part the women played and their contribution. These were young girls, the great majority of them city girls - shop assistants, nurses, teachers, typists - who had never been out ofthe city in their lives before, much less lived in a country town. They came from established homes and communities where the butcher, baker, greengrocer and milkman delivered almost daily. These were the young women, young wives swept up in the heady euphoria of happiness and relief in the wake of the end of the (ironically called) "war to end all wars". For them too life would never be the same again. These were the young women who followed their men, very often with babes and tiny children, into the primitive bush and harsh climate, to live in tents and shacks. If they were really lucky they would have a small house of a couple ofrooms with a crude "round-back" lean-to at the back - which served as both kitchen and bathroom - and very little else in the way of comfort and convenience. These were the young wives and mothers, who as problems and debts mounted, stood by their husbands and children and performed tasks that would have been considered unthinkable in their previous lifestyles. They milked cows, chopped wood, grew vegetables, made their own cream and butter, carried household water in buckets from Ibis Links

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dams and ditches. Girls who had never sewn before made new clothes from old. This new irrigation scheme sounded almost too good to be true! To set them up the Commonwealth, through the State Government, provided them with a loan of £625 plus a sustenance payment - single men £2.2.0 per week and married men from £2.12.0 to £3.6.0- all of-which, plus interest was to be repaid at the end ofjive years when it was expected that farms would be in full production. They simply couldn't believe their goodfortune. The WC & JC brochures circulated while they were still in Europe assured that almost anything could be grown here - as well as fruit, grains, stock and daily products, one could even choose to grow tobacco and peanuts. What transpired was something very different entirely. Enterprise after enterprise failed, largely due to hopeless "expert" advice and totally inadequate farm sizes. Many soil types were found to be quite unsuitable for the recommended plantings and so it was back to the beginning and start again! Sustenance payments were suspended in 1922. Meanwhile their debts had reachedfrightening proportion, with compounding interest, which was even more frightening. Dreams crumbled into disillusion. Reality was seemingly uncontrollable, mounting debt and compounding interest. Bureaucratic and legal battles became the order of the day. Faced with the overwhelming odds that eventuated as time went on, not all were successful - for a multiplicity of reasons. Many of the men, even those sound in mind and body, were quite unfit and unsuited for the hard manual work ofpioneering. Nevertheless, despite disillusionment, most patiently followed the ethic ofnot giving up and after years offarm areas that were too small to be a "living area", rock bottom prices, disastrous "expert" advice, they won out through sheer persistence and the will to win. It comes through very clearly also that despite all this there prevailed a wonderful spirit ofself-sufficiency and mutual help and support.

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1907 Private Ronald Beal Ronald Beal was born on 29 July 1892 at Ilford in the County of Essex. At the age of 17 he travelled aboard the Salamas to Australia to join his mother who was living in Manly at the time. After working as a Jackaroo on a property near Grenfell he enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 25 January 1915. He joined the 5/2 Battalion as a Private and embarked at Sydney on the Hororata on IO April 1915. He joined the 2nd battalion at Gallipoli in June and sustained a gunshot wound to his right foot and was admitted to the 19th General Hospital at Alexandria on 10 August 1915. He was transferred to England and admitted to the Hampstead Military Hospital. Upon his recovery Ronald reported to the AIF Base Depot in London and was immediately discharged as he had been appointed 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Field Artillery special Force at Edinburgh in Scotland on 3rd December 1915. When serving France with the Royal Field Artillery Ronald was billeted and had his meals with the Deroide family in Bethune. It was here that he met his future wife Louise Deroide and they were married on 25 Jul 1917. Bethune was a main railway base for the allies and was under siege in 1918. Louise was sent to England where she delivered their first daughter in June 1918. After the War, Ronald and Louise and their daughter travelled back to Australia. Ronald applied for a Soldier Settler Farm and was allotted Farm 13 17 at Venda on 27 October 1920.

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The Soldier Settlers camp at Yenda, usually referred to as "The Barracks" This was one ofthe camps where the returned Soldiers were accommodated whilst they were being trained to be farmers

At first they lived in a shack built by Ronald and eventually a cement home was built where four more children were born. The family have happy memories of the years growing up in the Yenda district. Louise died at Griffith on 4 June 1942 and is buried in the Yenda cemetery. Ronald died at Harden in 1958.

Sources Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc. Griffith & District Pioneers - A Biographical Register, Series 2, information and wedding photograph, contributed byfamily members Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc, The Griffith Collection - Yenda Camp photo Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc, Griffith Records Index - land Records Griflith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc, Riverina Cemeteries - Death National Archives Australia - World War I Service Records - NAA:B2455, Beal, R

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3622 Private George Kendall George Kendall was born in Tumut NSW on 3 I May 1895, the son of Thomas and Anne. In 1917 George and his brother Frank came to the Griffith area from Leeton, travelling by wagon to take over Farm 684. Their parents, Thomas and Anne, accompanied them and also lived on this farm. George enlisted at Narrandera on 5 May 1917 and embarked 28 October 1917 per the Commonwealth Melbourne with the 32nd I st Light Horse Regiment. He served as a Lance Corporal in Egypt between 1917 and April 1919. He was severely wounded and was invalided home for early repatriation on 29 April 1919 per "SS Dorset". His medical report shows him having been admitted to hospital on a number of occasions at this time, the last stating "Dangerously ill. Pneumonia". His daughter, June said that because her father was so ill he was put into a ward on the ship coming home where all the men were in such a hopeless condition they were virtually left to die - a fate which undoubtedly would have befallen George Kendall had he not been found there by a Salvation Army padre, Padre Taylor, who got him out and nursed him all the way home to Australia. His medical report tells further - "Disembarked Fremantle, condition improving, dated 3 I May 1919" but on 27 October 1920 he was "still in hospital undergoing treatment". George had met Grace Sutton, while he was on leave prior to his going overseas. They were married on 5 March 1921 at Sydney. After which they returned to Farm 684 where they raised a family of three daughters. George died on 5 June 1976 and Grace died 3 June 1979. They are buried together in the Church of England section of the Griffith Cemetery. Ibis Links

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Sources: Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc, Griffith & District Pioneers- A Biographical Register, Series I, contribution byfamily members. Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc, The Griffith Collection - photographs Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc, Griffith Records Index - Land Records Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc, Riverina Cemeteries - Death National Archives Australia- World War I Service Records - NAA:B2455, Kendall George

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287 Private Malmberg Walter Edward Malmberg was born in I 895 at Corowa NS W, the youngest of six children of Josef Malmberg and his wife Amanda Sophia nee Long. He enlisted with the Australian Imperial Force at Roseberry Park NS W on 14 September 1914 and had 1300 days service abroad in the 4th Ammunition Sub Park sustaining several injuries. On his return to Australia he was discharged on 14 May 1918.

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Sources: Murrumbidgee lrrigator 30 May and 13 June 1919. National Archives Australia - World War I Service Records - NAA:B2455. Malmberg Walter Edward.

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"THE ST GEORGE CALL' Saturday March 4 1916

Published Weekly Circulating in St George & Adjoining Electorates FROM THE FRONT Pte. G Hankin, in writing to his parents, states:"( am in good health and doing well. We are at Midros (sic) and expect to leave soon for Egypt. We had very bad luck in losing six officers in two days. Three majors were killed with one shell and our major was knocked down but was not hurt, I am pleased to say. He will be colonel now and I will be his galloper, which will be very nice if we go into action on the desert of Egypt, which we may have to do. The evacuation of Gallipoli was carried out splendidly without any casualties. I was the last man to leave the main position on the peninsula called "Russell Top." The 20" Battalion were the last to leave the peninsula also, and have been congratulated by the head of military affairs. They were also congratulated by the New Zealanders. The Major put me to a test the last night we were there. It was this: The last lot of men, about twenty, had left the firing line, and the Major asked me if I thought I could get a flag that had been shattered by shot and shell, flying over the Medical Corps Station. I could not say no, so I had to go and get it. Well I never felt so lonely in my life. You can just imagine all the troops gone and only Turks in front of me, and they may have charged any minute. But luck stood to me again, and I got it and brought it back with me. When all the troops had gone out of the firing I ine and were on the boat, the Major received orders to blow up the mines which were under the Turks trenches. There was about a hundred tons ofamanel (sic), a very high explosive, distributed in the mines. It must have killed a terrible lot of the Turks, but all the same as soon as the mine went off the Turks opened up a terrible rifle and machine gun fire, and the Major, Lieutenant and myself had to run a half mile for all we were worth, down to the wharf where the last boat was waiting for us. I have not got over the run yet as I was carrying 150 rounds of ammunition and several other things which were very heavy. This is one of the best achievements up to date, the evacuation of Gallipoli without the loss of life. You can imagine for yourself some thousands and thousands of troops getting away without the Turks knowing. I have heard that the 30" Battalion were in action in Egypt and have lost 200 men in their first engagement. I don't know if it is true but will let you know later. This is how we put in Christmas Day. The C.Q.M Sergeant, Company Sergeant Major and myself walked to a village about ten miles, and for our Christmas dinner we had three eggs poached, one cup of black coffee, and the whole cost us nine shillings, and then had to walk back. Each man in our Battalion received half a Christmas pudding, also a billy containing different articles, which came in very handy. We are having splendid weather at present. Vicki Moran, Member # 033:- Henry George Hankin was my husband, Denis 's granduncle. He was known as George. f-fe served with the Australian Cycle Corps Battalion, was a Lance Corporal, Regimental No: 1357 Ibis Links

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lance corporal neatnald John Williams by Christine Gavin, Member ## 162 No. 3307 Lance Corporal Reginald John Williams was born in the Candelo/Kameruka district in 1894 to Peter Williams and Jane Doyle. Reginald was 5 ft 9 inches tall and weighed just under 12 stone. He had a dark complexion with blue eyes. Reginald's grandfather was Samuel Josiah Williams, an Eurasian who migrated from India in 1854. At the time of enlisting on the 17 September 1915, he was a 21 year old labourer. He embarked for overseas as a Private with the 7 Reinforcements of the 19th Infantry Battalion from Sydney on 20 December 1915. He sailed on the ship HMAT Suevic. Wh i 1st in trans it through Egypt, he transferred to the 4" Batta I ion and then to the 1 Pioneer Battalion. Shortly after arriving 111 France, he was wounded in action, promoted to Lance Corporal and Mentioned in Despatches. Reginald was killed in action at Passchendaele, Belgium on 17 September 1917 and was buried in the Menin Road South Miliary Cemetery, Ypress, Belgium.

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In memory of her Son, Lance Corporal Reginald John Williams mother, Jane Williams wrote the following poem. When cruel, senseless war broke out away across the main, And mothers with their helpless babes and old and young were slain, The cry the stricken people raised reached not our shores in vain. And Reg was one whose sympathy responded to their woe, Who joined the ranks of gallant men that volunteered to go To fight for King and Country 'gainst a crafty, ruthless foe. He said farewell and soon beyond the ocean's broad expanse Was fighting on the battle front in Belgium and in France And did his best among the rest to stop the hun's advance. Till o'er the ridge of Passchendaele the tide of battle flowed And human carnage right and left and all about it showed 'Twas then his home call came to him upon the Mendon road. He was mentioned in dispatches; in danger cool and brave, For the sacred cause of freedom his manly life he gave, And in a distant, foreign land he's found a soldier's grave. We miss him! How we miss him - Oh! our dearest, soldier son We mourn our loss and yet rejoice for duty nobly done And for immortal honours such a death for thee hath won. And we may hope to meet again upon the other side Where all who trust in Jesus' blood with him will safe abide Where death, nor life shall ever more the ransomed host abide.

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CHARLES HERBERT CHURTON N0: 37469 by Margaret Hare, Alfember # 8 My Grandfather, Charles Herbert Churton, was born on 20 April 1876 at Sands Court Farm, Doddington near Chipping Sodbury England. At the age of 21 years and 3 months he attested in London on the 16 August 1897 for the Hussars of the Line. He became a Corporal in rd Section B Army Reserves 3 Hussars Regiment and was at Lucknow in India for a duration of almost 2 years at the Station Staff Office. His next campaign was to serve in the Boer War in South Africa from 1899-1902. His service towards completion of limited engagement was 7 years and 180 days. Of that time he spent 6 years and 150 days abroad until he was transferred to army reserves and sent to Gosport Hampshire on 11 February 1905 and was discharged on 15 August 1909. His discharge was confirmed in York.

Charles Herbert Churton Courtesy: Margaret Hare.

Charles travelled to Australia aboard the "SS Persic" arriving in Sydney on 30 April 1911. Also on board was Daisy Nell Henville who later became Charles' wife on 23 December 1912 in Sydney. Finding it difficult to make a living dairy farming at Milthorpe near Orange and trying to support a wife and two children he eventually lost the farm during a very bad drought at the end of 1915. The family returned to Sydney and Charles arranged to join the Australian Army. He was sent as a guard to Berrima Goal where German Prisoners-of-war were held.

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After the birth of his third child, and at the age of 40 years and IO months, Charles joined the Australian Imperial Expeditionary Forces in February 1917. He was recruited as a Private from 17-27 February 1917 and then became a Corporal in the 30" Reinforcement Field Artillery. He embarked Sydney on the 5 November 1917 and marched into RBAA Heyesbury on 5 January 1918 and reverted to the rank of gunner and proceeded to France via South Hampton in the IO" Howitzer Battery where he spent a very grueling time. On 13 October 1918 after being gassed, he was admitted to hospital on the I5". Ibis Links

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Over the course of the year he tried joining his unit in France several times but was not well enough and was eventually shipped back to Sydney on board the Miltiades" in April 1919. After serving in France for I year & 277 days he was discharged as being medically unfit for further military service. In total he had served 2 years and 209 days. Upon returning to Australia, Charles completed a farm training course at the Experimental Agriculture Farm College at Yanco and was Gazetted Fann 979 at Griffith in December 19 I 9, where his fourth child, a son, was born in December 1920. His wife Daisy, was admitted to Cancer House in Ryde in Sydney about 1932 and died in March of 1934. Unfortunately the farm was forfeited in September 1936 and he returned to Sydney with his eldest daughter and young son where he found work with the Water Board before moving on to the Prince of Wales Hospital where he was employed as a handyman. Charles Herbert Churton died 5 November 1950 at the age of 74 years in the Repatriation Hospital at Concord and is buried with his wife at "The Field of Mars Cemetery" at Ryde.

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ALFRED GEORGE HENMAN by Lila MeLain, Member # 59

Alfred George Henman was born at Glen Innes on 24 February 1898 and was the first son of Arthur and Elizabeth Ann Henman, the younger brother of four older sisters, Lucy, Ada and twins Lily and Rose. The family moved to a property, thickly covered with Cyprus pine near Barmedman in 1900. Another son, Frederick James arrived that year also. The children attended a small school, on land donated by father Arthur. It was built of mud bricks, in the corner of this property now known as "Pine Valley". With the declaration of the 1914/1918 war and two days after his eighteenth birthday on 25 February 1916, Alf offered himself for enlistment in the Australian Imperial Forces for active service abroad. He was accepted on 2 March 1916 at the recruiting office at Cootamundra after his passing medical tests. He was given his ranking and advised his wages would be 5/-(50 cents) a day. On 3 June he embarked on the ship "Kyara" in Sydney, later arriving in Fremantle, West Australia. It was here he went A.W.O.L. (Absent Without Leave) after failing to report for duty. He was fined two shillings and sixpence or 25 cents. On 3 August 1916 he sailed for the United Kingdom and disembarked at Plymouth and then moved on to France on 9 September. In October, he joined the 2nd Battalion in the fields of Belgium. The Soldiers spent much of their time in Trenches, which were wet and cold, as snow fell frequently. Eventually these cold, wet conditions soon took their toll and Alf and many others were transferred by Field Ambulance to Hospital in France. These young men must have thought longingly of their friends and family back home in Australia. Many of Alfs friends enlisted also, and he was continually on the lookout for any of his relatives or family friends he may have known back at home. On I5 November he was returned to England to the "Beaufort" hospital for further treatment for his feet. The "Trench Feet "that had taken over was really bad. Alf returned to the Action front only to come down with a bout of mumps and pneumonia brought on by the extreme conditions. He went A.W.O.L. again in December 1917, and was docked 14 days pay, this time. Alf was sent back to France on 5 December, 1917 via "South Hampton", and joined up with the 2nd Battalion, and was back in action again. The Trench Feet were playing up again and Alf spent quite a bit of time in the Field Hospital. Alf returned to Australia on 12 June 1918 on the ship "Port Darwin" on medical grounds, his feet still causing trouble. Ibis Links

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Alf was finally discharged on I6 October,19 18 just before the end of W.W.l. The "Trench Feet" problem didn't leave him completely and he continued to have trouble with his feet for the rest of his life. The family at home were desperately worried when they heard of Alfs problems with his feet, and the conditions the soldiers were made to endure. The freezing cold weather, wet feet and mud, their boots hardly had time to dry out. The Henman girls, twins Lily and Rose were determined to do their bit to help and when the appeal went out for 150,000 pairs of socks that were needed they went into full production. The knitting needles worked over time, but still very slow. After contacting the family of their friend Walter Bailey, who had also enlisted, they were able to get a special knitting Machine that knitted socks. "The Victorian Automatic improved knitting machine" manufactured by W.& J Foster and was purchased from the "Foster Knitting Machine Company". 75 King Street • Sydney. This machine looked a bit complicated but it had a great instruction book with it, and this made each process from the 'learners-FIRST LESSON' to the completed stockings, seem really straight forward. When the girls brother and friends were in such desperate need for a good supply of socks, it didn't take Rose long to get into full production. Rose had a little book in which she kept the details of each man's leg and foot measurements. Fred, Dad, Barney and of course Alf all had their socks knitted, as well as many others. Walter or Barney Bailey as he was better known had an 11 inch leg, plus rib, with a 11 1/2 inch foot and it took 14 skeins of 4ply wool for two pairs of socks, according to Rose's little note book. Barney was ever grateful for his socks and wrote to Rose regularly, letting her know where he was and asking about things at home. Alf wrote many letters also and both sent photos of themselves in full uniform, when they were allowed. That amount of wool seems a lot, but we are not sure how big the skeins were of 4 ply wool back then. Fred's socks were an 8 inch leg, tension between 6/7, with 60 rounds for the ribbing and 60 rounds for leg, with a 9 inch foot. We have no record of how many socks were knitted, along with other comforts, like fruit cakes, Anzac Biscuits, etc. Groups like "Aunt Merrythought" at Barmedman and "Godmothers Circle" at Lake Cargel ligo, were formed for members to get together and package the donations of cakes, biscuits, socks and other woollen garments, and anything else that would be of comfort for our troops. This was a big job as the packaging had to be secure and not come undone during the voyage to the troops. The knitting machine is still in our possession , and although I haven't used it to knit socks, I have assembled it on several occasions for displays at Shows and other displays. (Rose Kempton nee Henman was the mother of Lila MeLain, nee Kempton)

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Postcard to Rose from Walter (Barney) 1917 (Above· Back of Postcard shown at left) From Lila: My mother Rose seemed to get most of her letters Ji-om herfriend alter (Barney) Bailey. but he ended up marrying her Min Lily in 1922.

Walter Bailey Known as Barnev (Front of Post Card shown at right)

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An appeal went out for 150,000 pairs ofsocks to help the soldiers ofthe 1914 - 1918 War. Lily and Rose Henman of Barmedman took up the challenge and knitted many pairs ofsocks to help out.

The Henman 'Sock' knitting machine. The machine is still in the possession of Rose's family.

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Marie Julia Molloy Marie Julia was the wife of James Molloy, who was born at Boorowa near Young, N.S.W. in 1848. He came to Lake Cargelligo in 1883, travelling by bullock wagon. James selected land just north west of Lake Cargelligo and named the property "Killarney". James met Marie Julia Kelle, who was born in 1870, and fell in love. They eloped and were married at the Club Hotel in Hillston in 1888. Marie Julia was better known as Julia. Her family were of French descent and lived on a neighbouring property. James was a pastoralist and bullock teamster, carting wool to Condobolin and Parkes and returning with provisions for the town and district. Julia settled down to married life and a family of eleven children born to her and James. Sadly two children died at birth. A school was established on their property and was called "Mayview". This school was attended by their children and those from neighbouring properties; the Woods, Brooks, Costello, and Phillips families, to name a few. The little bush school closed when the Lake Cargelligo school was established. The children had to walk or ride horses - mainly bareback, or bikes, or even a horse and sulky if you were lucky. Julia formed a "God Mother's Circle" during the 1914- 1918 War, spinning home grown wool off the sheep's back and members knitted articles for the soldiers serving overseas and in hospital. James and Julia's son Maurice was killed in France aged 21, he was awarded the Military Medal for Bravery. This medal is on display at the Lake Cargelligo Historical Museum. Later Julia formed the first Red Cross branch at Lake Cargelligo and also made an attempt to form a branch of the Country Women's Association. Marie Julia Molloy nee Kelle About 1922, after many years on the property, James and Julia decided to sell and move to Lake Cargelligo. She then started her own mixed business. She was a very industrious and progressive women. Marie Julia Molloy died in 1939.

By Annette Costello oflake Cargelligo - Submitted by Lila Mclain, Member# 59 From: Pioneer People and Places - 'Lakes Alive Heritage Committee' Ibis Links

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'sent in by the head 'Godmother', a Mrs Molloy.) "The following is an account of the work done by the Godmother's Circle of Cargelligo, which was formed in May last year, since which the following articles have been made and sent to some 30 men, including four lonely soldiers: 20 prs socks, 26 prs mittens, I I caps, 6 scarfs, 6 vests, 3 belts, 14 prs kneecaps, 20 letters, 20 bundles of newspapers and magazines, 11 fly veils, 13 antiseptic shirts, 9 soldiers bags, a fair proportion of cigarettes, handkerchiefs, insecticide, sweets, postcards and other odds and ends. "In September we sent 13 Christmas hampers, also 14 Christmas tokens packed on December 25, containing various articles. "Since September we have had the use of a spinning wheel and through the generosity of our sheep owners have our own wool free. Mr Thomas of Hillston is kindly scouring some of it for us, which we hope will be of great benefit. "We now have I4 members. I wish to specially thank the younger members, who work with a steadiness hardly to be looked for. In addition they have done a deal of Red Cross work; besides having, I am proud to say, (with the exception of one member) a goodly array of relatives depending on us. "I hope and feel sure these members wil I continue, even in the face of many obstacles. Like our boys, we may not escape our gas attacks and our Verduns. But we will still 'march on,' encouraged by the thought that our efforts, trifling though they appear, all go to make a mighty force that will help to hasten the time when we shall hail the glorious Day of Peace with Honour." A report dated 8 January 1918 from the Godmothers' Circle noted that recently they had sent away another 50 pairs of socks, 30 parcels, 8 caps, 6 vests, 8 prs of mittens, 15 bundles of papers, a large number of letters and many other articles too numerous to mention. "Besides having sent 7 knee caps, tobacco, cigarettes, shorts and veils to Egypt, we have also knitted IO pairs of socks for the War Chest, Sydney." the report noted. "At the opening of another year we find we are obliged to face a further period of anxiety and suspense, but with the example of our brave boys to encourage us, words are hardly needed to exhort us to 'carry on' with as brave a heart as we can, being upheld by the hope that under Providence we will soon see the dawn of Peace. "God Save our Men!"

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CERTIFICATES TO GIVE AWAY Death Certificate: Surname: STRACHAN Given Names: John Joseph Died: 1880 Place: Balmain NSW Age: I yr 6 months Parents: Peter Strachan & Elizabeth Coates Registration No: 2990/1880

Death Certificate Surname: COPLAND Given Names: Jessie H Died: 1874 Place: Surrey Hills NSW Age: 9 months Parents: Richard W Copland & Martha Crumpton Registration No: 353/1874

Death Certificate Surname: DOEL Given Names: John DateofBirth: 1892 Age: 68 Parents: Unknown Informant: Nephew - Joseph Doe! Place of Death: BotanyNSW RegistrationNo: 13352/1892 Above are the details of Certificates held by some of our members which were ordered by mistake. Ifyou think these certificates are relevant to your family research, please email the Editorfor a copy - krisandko@live.com.au kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

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JOTTINGS Journals held in our Library can provide a wealth of family history information. Listed below are a few of the articles to tempt you.

Wendy Polkinghorne Ancestor (Victoria) December 2013

❖ Finding Shakespeare in Family Research by Kath McKay who reveals the drama and tragedies of her discoveries of her Grandmother's family.

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Beware the Street Numbers - Barbara Armstrong offers some good advice when searching for a home or building address.

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From Workhouse to Wahring - Lynne Haines tells the story of the life of Samuel Youngs.

The Genealogist (Victoria) December 2013

❖ Louise's Albatross - Louise Wilson (winner of the Alexander Henderson Award 2012) would like researchers to aim to produce an "Award Winning Book" when writing about their ancestors. She tells of her journey and decisions when writing Southwark Luck: the story of Charles Homer Martin, Ann Forrester and their children.

❖ Writing Dan Desbois' life story - Geoffrey R Moran (winner of the Don Grant A ward 2012) said that the "pub! ication of the biography of my great-grandfather, Dan Desbois, represents the culmination of over twenty years of periodic information gathering". Geoffrey Moran goes on to relate the details of his research, writing and publishing of his prize winning book.

The Ancestral Searcher (Canberra) December 2013 Go to pages 216-218 to find some good Web Sites some of which are:a. The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex http://theweald.org This site currently contains details on 362,343 people. 9,000 place names and much b.

more. Cornwall Online Parish Clerks - a searchable database of records donated by transcribers worldwide http://www.cornwall-opc.org

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Victorian GUM Inc News February 2014 ❖ Computer programs featured are Family Tree Maker Mac3, Legacy Family Tree and Reunion Autocomplete. ❖

BookPod Services - Notes from an informative talk by Sylvia Blair, Director of BookPod describing their services to self publishers. If, in the future, you are considering publishing your family history this article is necessary reading. Every facet of self publishing is covered including printing methods, paper sizes, page formatting and margins, suitable fonts, image formats, first pages (title pages and table of contents), the cover and creating the final file for printing

❖ Teens abandon Facebook as adults begin to log on - before Facebook tourists sent postcards to their family and friends, but now they share their stories on Facebook. Family_Tree_Magazine November 2013 ❖ Child factory labour: the reality - Maggie Loughran examines the report by "The Children's Employment Commission which was established in 1840 to investigate and document children's working conditions". ❖ The British Army in 1913 contributed by Neil Storey who recounts the "events in the years immediately before the outbreak of war in 1914" ❖ How to avoid writer's block - "discover how to make the most of drafting and re-working with Jane Moss and enjoy seeing your family story take shape". Christmas 2013 ❖ How to get back to the 1400s - Guy Lawton says "The ever-growing collection of digitised historic records and online catalogues make it easier to learn about and locate records that can he! p you to piece together your family tree". ❖ The land of the long white cloud - "In the last of Emily Mankelow's series on migration, she looks at New Zealand" January 2014 ❖ Getting your Great War soldier in focus by Neil Story. Other than official records family photos of your serviceman can also help you find out more about your ancestor. Ibis Links

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❖ Trace your ancestors' occupations - Chris Paton guides "you through the best resources and approaches to help you track down your ancestors' occupation".

❖ Marriage lines by Ruth A Symes who "suggests IO interesting things to do online once you have your ancestors' marriage certificate".

❖ The price of poverty - "Being caught a thief in the 19th century had drastic and life-changing consequences, both for the criminals and their families, as Richard Banks discovered when tracing his 3xgreatgrandfather". kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

WAR WEBSITES & JOTTINGS New Zealand Genealogist April 2013 ❖ Genealogy On the Internet - by Lisa Duggan. This article, relevant to our theme for our IBIS LINKS issues this year of WW1 , gives us the website addresses of fourteen war related websites, four of these are listed below. http://www.cwgc.org/ Find out where your ancestors who gave their life in a World War are buried. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission site has a searchable database of the 1,700,000 men and women of the Commonwealth forces who died in the two world wars in approximately 153 countries across the world. http://twgpp.org/ The War Graves Photographic Project aims to photograph every war grave, individual memorial, Ministry of Defence grave, and family memorial of serving military personnel from WWI to the present day. Due to its popularity it has now been extended to cover all nationalities and military conflicts and make them available in a searchable database. http://www.awm.gov.au/ The Australian War Memorial - search the WW1 Nominal Roll and Embarkation Rolls. Also available are Pre WW1 Conflicts Nominal Rolls. Search the Roll of Honour or see if your ancestors got any Honours or Awards. Now available Department of Veterans' Affairs Nominal Rolls for: Second World War - Korean War - Vietnam War - Gulf War http://www.awm.gov.aul The Australian War Memorial Search this site for service records. Many records have been digitised and can be looked at on-line. If not, you can request for them to be digitised and added to the site.

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FAMILY HISTORY FAIR NSW &ACT Association of Family History Societies (AFHS)

30th Annual Family History Expo and Conference to be held 12-14 September 2014 at Fraternity Club - Fairy Meadow - just North of Wollongong. The conference will be hosted by lllawarra Family History Group (IFHG). On Friday 12th September there will be a family history fair from 10.00 am to 4.00 pm. The fair is free and will also be open to members of the public who wish to come and have a look. Societies, local, state and national institutions and commercial vendors have the opportunity to show their products. If you are interested in a trade table, there is booking form on the conference website or contact the convenor (phone number listed on website). Early Bird registrations opened on 1st March 2013. Some details are still to be finalised. Information about speakers, topics and program as well as a link to the bookings (registration) site are on the website. Website: www.conference2014.org.au Theme

The theme is Illawarra Remembers 1914-20 I 4. The lllawarra Family History group in 1995 produced a publication called !llawarra Remembers in which all lllawarra region war memorials were transcribed. To commemorate the centenary of the outbreak of World War I, the Illawarra Family History Group together with Wollongong, Kiama and Shellharbour Libraries and the University of Wollongong is undertaking a project called lllawarra Remembers 19I41918.,an on I ine resource including information and photographs of World War I memorabilia. The conference theme of Illawarra Remembers 1914-2014 links earlier history to the present day as well as commemorating the anniversary.

Facebook: ww.facebook.com/NSWACTAFHSConference2014 Accommodation: www.visitwollongong.com.au

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Birth, Death & Marriage Certificate Prices Australian Capital Territory - after 1930

New Zealand

Office of Regulatory Services GPO Box 158. Canberra City ACT 260 I

Dept of Internal Affairs PO Box 10-526. Wellington NZ

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Electronic Copyfor Genealogical purposes. Pre 1874- $26.00, 1875 to date $20.00 NZ Updated orderforms available in our Library

To order on line - Check ID requirements.

(Pre 1930 see NSW] New South Wales - Registry of BDM GPO Box 30. Sydney NSW 2001

Family History Certificates - Births 1788-1912, Deaths 1788-1982 & Marriages 1788-1962 With index No- $31. Without index No - S44

England & Wales General Register Office Smedley Hydro, Southport, Merseyside England PR8 2 HIH Order your own certificates on-line at

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General Register Office Lombard Street East, Dublin 2. Ireland

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The Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages GPO Box 3021. Darwin NT080I Full Certificate $26.00 & $7 postage (Prior to 24 Aug 1870 see South Australia)

Registry of Births. Deaths & Marriages PO Box 7720 Closter Square, Perth 6850

Full Certificate: $30 when quoting Index No & District. Without Index No & Dist.· $40

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Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages GPO Box 198. Hobart Tas 700 I

Certified and Historical Certificate $39.00 (Identification ofApplicant & Relationship to Subject requiredfor Births under 100 yrs old, Marriages under 80 yrs old & Deaths under 50 yrs old.)

Full Certificate or Extract $39 20 with a 5 yr search. Post 1970-Cause ofdeath cert $21.00 Pre 1899 records free on microfilm

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Births, Deaths & Marriages Registration Office GPO Box 1351. Adelaide 5001

Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages GPO Box 4332. Melbourne VIC 3001

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Scotland - Registrar General New Register House, Edinburgh Scotland EH I 3YT Fu/I Cert£ 13. 5 7 (Stg) including postage Go to 1yy_scotlandspeople_go_uk for a free surname search.

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FOR SALE Riverinu_Cemeteries Monumental Inscriptions & Burial Records Version 3 Fully searchable CD-Rom, with over 60.000 entries. Price $90.00 ($85.00 plus $5 postage anywhere in Australia) Contains monumental inscriptions. burial records and extra information. Extra_information may be an Obituary. Death Notice. In Memoriam or Return Thanks extracted from Griffith local newspapers (starting from 29 September 1929). other local newspapers or information supplied by a family member. Most cemeteries are updated to 2005 with some to 2006. Area covered Griffith. Hay. Hillston. Lake Cargelligo, Leeton. Narrandera, Ungarie, West Wyalong and surrounding districts.

LIBRARY RESEARCH FEES FOR NON MEMBERS Our Society is willing to undertake research in relation to Griffith and the surrounding areas. When requesting information please provide all known details to enable a search to be made. For example, full names, maiden names, children, birth and death dates, addresses etc. The research rate is$ I 0.00 AUS per hour plus photocopying expenses. Our minimum research fee is $10.00 AUS, which must be enclosed with the initial inquiry. This fee covers one hour of research of all our resources including the Riverina Cemeteries CD For postal replies please include a stamped self addressed business sized envelope. You will be advised in advance if further costs are associated with your enquiry. Please include your email address for a quick reply to any queries. Send research enquiry, plus cheque/money order to Research Officer Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc PO Box 2703 GRIFFITH NSW 2680 Members (written enquiries)- FREE plus a large self addressed stamped envelope. Non Members Fee to use the Library - $10 per session plus photo copying expenses. MEMBERSHIP FEES (Renewals due I January each year - Renewal paid after 31 January incur a Joining Fee) Joining Fee - $5.00 Single Membership - $30.00 (Annual fee for one person) Family Membership - $35.00 (Two persons living at the one address) Half Year Membership - $20.00 (From I July to 30 December) plus Joining Fee Twelve Months Journal Subscription Only - $15.00

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No. 104 July 2014 ISSN 0811 - 5559 Journal of the GRIFFITH GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC

Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc Founded 1981

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President Senior Vice President Junior Vice President Treasurer Secretary Assistant Secretary Membership Officer lbis Links Editors Link Letter Editor Joint Librarians Research Officers Cemetery Convenors Publicity Officer Social Convenor Gr)fith Collection Convenors Computer Officers Web Manager 1. 2. 3. 4.

Patricia Jones Edna Wakley, Alan Wakley, Patricia Jones, Wendy Polkinghorne, Lynette Brown, Margaret Hill, Ann Stevens, Clive Polkinghorne, Richard Gow, Yvonne Miller, John Miller, Margaret Hare Barrie Steer garste@ix.net.au Christine Gavin cgavinl@bigpond.com Clive Polkinghome cwpolki@iinet.net.au Edna Wakley eazwa@live.com.au Anne Gribble pagribble@bigpond.com Yvonne Miller vonjohn@internode.on.ne Margaret Tucker marg_tucker@hotmail.com Christina Morris krisandko@live.com.au Christine Gavin cgavinl@bigpond.com Jennie Carter cargrape2@gmail.com Jennie Carter, Lynette Brown, Wendy Polkinghorne, Beth Davidge Wendy Polkinghorne, Christine Gavin Clive Polkinghorne, Anne Stephens Ann Langford Margaret Hare Edna Wakley, Wendy Polkinghome Clive Polkinghorne, Daniel Purchase Jennie Carter

IBIS LINKS Journal of Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc CONTENTS President's Report

WANTED - Articles about WW 1

5775 Private Jan Heinrich "John" Fuks

3109 Private Joseph Charles "Jo" Grew

Extracts from the WWI Diary of Leonard Herbert Barrett

Is William Stewart the father of James Smith?

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New In Our Library

Yenda Town - Early 20's (Photographs)

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Addendum to 'The St George Call' from March issue

War Websites and Jottings

Welcome To New Members

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Cover Photo: Lines of the Australian 9th and 10th Battalions at Mena Camp, looking towards the Pyramids. The soldier in the foreground is playing with a kangaroo, the regimental mascot. Many Australian units brought kangaroos and other Australian animals with them to Egypt, and some were given to the Cairo Zoological Gardens when the units went to Gallipoli. From: Australian War Memorial Site. Photo ID C02588 Dec 1914- Copyright Expired. The views expressed by the contributors in this journal are not necessarily those of the Editor, nor of the Society. The Society reserves the right to edit all material submitted for publication. Articles appearing in this Journal may be reproduced, either in whole, or in part, with written permission from the Society and acknowledgement of author and source. Ibis Links printed by Ultraprint, 24 Collier Street, Griffith NSW 2680 March, July & November. A publication of the: Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc.

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President's Report to AGM -held on 19 March 2014 From my perspective, it has been a smooth year; I hope others members agree. The Society celebrated its 32" year, with a birthday lunch in July. The Society had 92 memberships during 2013 which, with joint memberships, allowed 111 persons free access to our vast collection of materials and subscriptions on family and local history. That number, 111, ended a 3 year decline. The average from 2005 to 2013 has been 108 persons; the peak was 138 in 1999. Persons 160 ~--------------~ 140 +------------------<I T) },

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Here, I should thank the office holders for their continuing work. With those who sit every month, we have over 20 active members. Thank you, all. Some projects, like the Obituary CD have continued apace, and are within sight of an end, not the end because obituaries are with us all the time. By the end of December almost 66,000 entries and many photographs of headstones were in the collection; they have increased since. So the scanner and typists were busy during the year, and there were a number of photographic visits to cemeteries round the Riverina. The new Pixfiler program for storing the Griffith Collection of photographs, has been a great success and is filling rapidly. Requests for searches from nonmembers came in steadily during the year and fees received amounted to over $400. Individual members contributed to local history with continuing projects Ibis Links

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such as those on the Ronaldson Diaries, Returned Soldiers and the origin of Griffith street names. The Society has representation on the Griffith 2016 Centenary Celebration Action Group and has already nominated its activities leading up to August 2016. We will start with a historical photographic display in the Theatre Gallery in August 2015, to alert people to the activities in 2016, the Centenary Year Our finances are in a healthy state (we even got back, during the year, most of what was lost for a while, in the Banksia collapse). Our liquid assets amount to over $49,000, and with our fixed assets the Society has a total equity of over $126,000. One satisfying financial activity during 2013 was a longer term agreement with C. W.A. on the rent of our rooms. The rent will increase by the cost-of-living index every year. There is a continual, active oversight of our computing facilities so that we do not get left too far behind by the changes in software and hardware. Two new computers were added during the year. Like any group we have had deaths during 2013, we miss them all, particularly John Miller who died in January 2013. He was a long-term member, a stalwart, who was President for many years. We enjoyed his friendship. Finally, a topic that has been mentioned every year, and one challenge that, unlike all others, we have not overcome: succession planning. Easy to say but not to achieve in a society like ours, with a mature membership, we must start now, perhaps one position at a time. Thanks again to all members who gave their time to the Society. I wish you all a happy and successful 2014.

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5775 Private Jan Heinrich "John" Fuks John was born in Dorpat, Estonia on 22 April 1886. His father, David, was a monumental mason. John left school at the age of 9 years and for four years was apprenticed to his brother-in-law as a watchmaker. He was conscripted into the Russian Army but on his first leave he went AWOL escaping through Finland and Sweden, where he joined a ship which was wrecked in the North Sea and eventually arrived in England. He sailed from England to Germany where he worked at the Seaman's Mission. From there he got work on a Russian ship, the "Jewsberg", which brought him to Australia. When it called into Melbourne in 1913, John jumped ship after a disagreement with the Captain. He worked his way up through Victoria and thought that Australians were so kind - all the farmers had boxes at their front gates containing bread and papers for travellers! John only took what he needed and left plenty for others!!

John Fuks & his bride, Kathleen Collins, on their Wedding Day

He worked on the railway between Parkes and Peak Hill for a time then ventured up to Muswellbrook where he caught rabbits for a living. His next move was to Blacktown where he bought a small farm and worked as a fireman on a coastal steamer the "Argylshire". He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 17 December 1917 at Darlinghurst. He stated he was single and that his mother, who was living in Russia, was his next of kin. The Army Officer spelt his surname of Fuchs as Fuks and from that time he spelt it that way.

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After training he embarked per the Osterley on 8 May 1918 and became a wards man in the Australian Army Hospital at Southall. It was here that he met Kathleen Collins who had come from Ireland to work in a munitions factory. They were married at Southall Middlesex on 21 April 1919. John and Kathleen came to Australia on a troop ship, the "Berrima" arriving on 8 November 1919. At first John and Kathleen lived on the farm at Blacktown and John worked on the coastal steamer "SS Fitzroy". Despite having served with the AIF John learnt that he was not eligible for a Soldier Settlers block unless he became a naturalised Australian. So he was naturalised on 15 March 1920. He became a "dinky di Aussie". They travelled by train to Yenda where they were met by Sid Simpson who took them in his spring cart to the Soldier Settlers Camp where they lived while John was working for the Commission clearing timber. John was granted Farm 1622 on 13 June 1922 and when they first moved to the farm they lived in a tent erected under a box tree. John cleared and fenced the farm and eventually grew rice, wheat, oats and grazed sheep and cattle. During World War II they grew peas, carrots, parsnips and melons as food for the Armed Services. John died in Griffith on 14 April 1968 and the farm was sold in 1969.

Sources Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc, Gr,fth & District Pioneers - A Biographical Register, Series 2, information and photograph by family members Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc, Gr~fith Records Index - Land Records and Naturalisation Card Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc, Riverina Cemeteries - Death National Archives Australia - World War I Service Records - NAA:B2455, Fuks, JH *******

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3109 Private Joseph Charles "Jo" Grew Joseph Grew was born in Drummoyne on 22 July 1893 and enlisted with Australia Imperial Force on 17 September 1915 at the age of 22 years. He was appointed to the 7th Reinforcement 20th Battalion on 16 November 1915. He left Australia on 23 December 1915 and early in 1916 was transferred to the 56th Battalion. Joseph served in France and was promoted to Lance Corporal. He was wounded in action four times and was hospitalised in France and England. As a result of his injuries he returned to Australia 22 March 1918 per HMAT "Euripides" and was discharged 19 September 1918 "as a consequence of medical unfitness". Jo presumably partook the usual training at the Yenda Soldier Settlers camp which involved working with gangs clearing farm of Mallee prior to their allocation to settlers. He was allocated Farm 1328 at Yenda on 28 September 1920 and lived in a tent until his home was erected. Jo wrote to his sister May in December 1922 and after asking about the family he wrote I have got the farm in pretty good order now and expect to have a small return from my sultanas and grapes next year and the following year the oranges will be coming in. I am getting a house built and it will be finished in about a fortnight if all the material comes to hand. It will be a nice summer place and will be much more cornfortable than a shack. I will try and get mother up in about March for about two months and then Gert can come up and Ibis Links

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perhaps Petty, so I ought to be able to have someone from home nearly all the year. It will be a changefrom Drummoyne and I think they will like it. I wouldn't go back to the city again to work. Perhaps you and Albert and Moya might be able to come down sometime for a while. I haven't ordered my car yet, but a horse and sulky will do for the present. It is surprising how this place has grown. Three years ago this place

was all bush now there is a thriving township and all the farms are taken. There are two picture shows in the town, but, no pub, and three churches, also we have a racecourse and all this bfore the farms have started to produce, so one can imagine what it will be like when the people have money to spend. Well May this is about all the news for the present. I will send you a photo cf the house when it is finished. With best wishes for Merry Xmas to Albert, Moya and serf. Your a;f brother

Jo Jo did not marry and remained on the farm until he sold it on 20 August 1946 when he acquired a farm at Glenorie. By 1968 he was living with two of his unmarried sisters at Drummoyne where he lived until his death on 24 May 1986 at the age of 92 years.

Sources Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc, Gr,fth & District Pioneers - A Biographical Register, Series 2. Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc, Gr,fth Records Index - Land Records. Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc, The Gr,fth Collection - Photographs. National Archives Australia - World War I Service Records - NAA:B2455, Grew JC Ancestry.com - Electoral Rolls

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Jo Grew and Ted Raggatt relaxing outside Ted's 'residence' on Farm 1504 Yenda

About 1920- Jo Grew andfriends touring GriJjith town site, taken where the Gryfith Hospital no stands

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Extracts from the World War I Diary written by my

Grand Uncle, Leonard Herbert Barrett 2nd Lieutenant (No. 1515) Peter Woods Being in a convalescent home at Alexandra and finding time hanging heavily on my hands I thought it would be well spent fI were to send home a copy cfmy diary which has been so knocked about during my three months at Anzac, that anyone but mysef wouldfind it hard to read. Therefore I am sending it to my sister Flo, and Ifeel sure that in years to come, it will not only be a source cf interest to my people andfriends, but also to mysef, for Ifeel confident that I shall eventually see sunny Australia again. LH Barrett 11.10.15 Feb 10 - Liverpool camp, Sydney. After being in training for some time, we at last received word to hold ourselves in readiness to embark at an hours' notice. Feb 11 - The day at last. Breakfast an hour earlier. Left camp at 9 am and marched from Central Railway Station to troopship at Woolloomooloo. The 2nd Reinforcements for NSW Inf boarded HMT Seang Bee A48 and we, the 3rd R. went aboard Seang Choon A49. Left Sydney at midday, crowds lining wharf and band playing "The Girl I left behind me" etc. How many of us were looking at Sydney for the last time. Feb 13 - Reached Pinkenba, Brisbane at 10 am and took aboard the Queensland Inf Reinforcements, also live stock, stores etc. Feb 15 - A plumber who is going ashore at Townsville, promises to post letter for me tomorrow. Feb 18 - The dawn breaks and sun sets very quickly in the tropics. Awoke at 5.30 am. Beautiful dawn, loveliest I've seen. Whilst I was admiring the scene, I noticed to my surprise that we had altered our course, and were steaming at full speed due south, back again through the beautiful Islands we had passed early in the morning. We came to the conclusion that a German was after us. Then to our surprise there was the other ship. The Bee high and dry on a reef. Standing by her were a couple of Malay boats and a Jap steamer. The position was not too good, as a heavy sea may break her up or a German cruiser may be prowling about, and it was afterwards proved that there was one in those waters. We could see the chaps on the Bee working like niggers, throwing tons and tons of coal overboard to lighten the ship. Later on they passed a hawser to us and we tried to get them off but she wouldn't budge. Ibis Links

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Feb 19 - Awoke to find the Bee still hard and fast. That afternoon at high tide the Bee, much lighter after tons of coal having been thrown overboard floated off the reef amid cheers from both boats. We then had to steam to Thursday Island, eighty miles away, for a general overhauling of the Bee. Reached the island at 9 am. Feb 21 - My Company detailed for guard duty. Heavy rain. I had to tramp up and down the wharf for 24 hours - four hours off and two hours on duty. Feb 24 - Daily Routine - Reville 6 am. Breakfast 7.30 am. Then each company does an hour physical drill on different decks. Dinner at 12.30. One hour lecture in afternoon. Tea 5.30 Lights out 9.30. Each company gets its tum every week for guard and fatigue. March 10 - Many vessels came into port The Pond cfEgypt and Malta. The Kashima Mary, Son Tay and also the Pond cfNile, which was packed with Indian Troops. Both the Jap and the French boats cheered themselves hoarse. All stragglers came on board from 10 pm and then we steamed out, the Son Tay giving the Morseillouse. We passed the breakwater and headed for the open choppy sea and lights out sounded later. March 11 - Vaccinated. "Nufsaid". March 18 - Pass by Aden at 6.30 am, passed through Gates cf Tears at 3 pm. Had a good view of ruins of Turkish Forts. I lose the game in third round of Bridge. March 23 - Packed up kits, had a last look around old Choon and filed ashore at Cairo. Indian troops Gurkhas and Sikhs encamped in thousands around Suez. We were all very interested in the Indian camps, native villages and the canals along which glided feluccas (native sailing boats). We stopped at Ismailia and Zagazig. We arrived at Cairo and finally at Abbassieh. March 24 - Received 195 piastres £2 yesterday. Went to Heliopolis at 1.00 pm today with Jim Inkpen, Millingen, Doherty and others. We eventually found ourselves in Luna Park. It is something like our White City, but on a much smaller scale, we had Tea there and listened to the East Lane's Band. March 29 - Route march in desert. Had first glimpse of Pyramids in distance. I join Military Police. March 30 - During fatigue work a couple of days ago, I knocked some timber off my hands and cut them about, now today they've festered and the doctor says it is Barcoo Rot. Marked "no duties". April 1 - Still marked no duties. 30 of our reinforcements sent to Mena to form the Battalion. April 2-40 more sent to Mena. I am not allowed to go on account of my hands. Ibis Links

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April 4 - Church Parade in the sands. The third of the second Battalion are looking smaller now that half of them have joined the Battalion. The rest of us expect to go very shortly. Walked over the desert to the Dead City. The district is called Gamaleh but it is better known as "Old Cairo". There are ruins of magnificent buildings of ancient times. One can ascend by means of stone spiral stairways. Towers and Minarets to a height in one of two cases of 150 feet, from that height one can get a wonderful view of the country to all points of the compass. April 5 - On the sick list still. Hands are horrible to look at. Terrific Sand Storm this afternoon.

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April 14 - Had order to pack up and be ready to move off at five minutes notice "Ah" thought the Remnants "were joining the mob at last". But this did not prove the case, we were merely shifting camp to Zietoun. By the way - I may as well mention that my hands had improved, and the doctor marked me "light duties" and I went back to my job in the MP.

April 17 - Hand still bandaged but no pain at all. I still get medical attention and light duties. The only work I've been doing of late is attending court at 11.30 every morning, as escort for prisoners, more ceremonial than useful. Rumours about moving off tomorrow. I write several letters and send £5 and a parcel of silk home, through L.M.C. Association. I did not make any notes in my diary the next couple of days for we were on the move and after that we received orders that "while on active Service no man is to keep a diary for if it happens to get into the enemy's possession they may get some information useful to them". We left Zietoun and proceeded by train to Alexandria. Embarked on transport Saturnia and were lying by wharf for five days taking on stores, ammunition and all sorts of our material. Then we proceed straight to Ibis Links

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Lemnos and afterwards to Gaba Tepe renamed Anzac. This name being made out of the Australian & New Zealand Army Corps. About Lemnos - This Greek island has and it has since proved to be a great help to our navy, also French and Russian Warships as a Cove. It is protected by mines and closely guarded against enemy submarine attacks. The inhabitants are a simple and inoffensive lot, but are sharp enough where the piastres are concerned. They live in picturesque little red tiled cottages dotted here and there on the green hills. The township of Lemnos is called Moudros. Our boat the Saturnia was lying close to a Russian cruiser, which the British sailors and later on the Australians called a "Packet of Woodbines" because she had five funnels long and then set regularly one behind the other. (The well known Woodbine Cigarettes are five in a packet.) Anzac is about four hours steam from Lemnos. The Isle of lmbros is about 16 miles west of Anzac. Afterwards hospitals were established both at Lemnos and lmbros. To the south lies Achi Baba, almost impregnable. On the left is the Salt Lake and Suvla Bay. On the left is hill 971 and Sari Bahr. 971 has since proved to be another Achi Baba. On the right are the ruins of a fort at Gaba Tepe. I will not go over the landing the Australian papers have printed so many accounts of every little incident, that every man, woman and child must know as much about it as anyone who had taken part in it. Finally the 2nd Battalion found themselves firmly established on the edge of Lone Pine Plateau. Our work was not finished though, for the following weeks seen wonders being done, roads and deep Communication trenches twisted like snakes over the hills and through the gullies. There were dugouts for different stores etc to be dug also gun pits etc. On the beach also was good transformation scene. The beach was named Brighton Beach and a fine pier that our engineers built under shellfire, was named Watson Pier. Other names that we used were Bridges Road, Shrapnel Gully, Victoria Gully, Tasmania Post, Luinns & Courtneys Posts, Braums Hill, Walkers Ridge etc. The following are different places on the Turkish side that we have named, Lone Pine, Johnson's Gully, Chessboard (which gets its name on account ofit having a network of trenches, running at right angles to one another), Cricket Pitch and the Olive Grove in which were a cleverly concealed field of battery which gave us a lot of trouble. May 18 - My Platoon No.10 filed into the firing line at 6 pm, we had done this every second day so that was nothing new. We settled down to pass a quiet night, a bomb or two from either side and an occasional burst of rifle fire from the Turks. S company consists of 5 platoons each of 60 men, but the casualties of that week had reduced us to half that number. Thus - S coys platoons were 1,2, 3, 4 and B's 5, 6, 7, 8 and so on. Each company had an equal portion of the firing line allotted to it. Well, whilst 1 and 2 platoons were in the firing line, 3 and 4 were resting and doing general fatigue duties for 24 hours and Ibis Links 13 July 2014

vice-versa. So it happened this particular evening, Nos 9 and 10 were in our coys firing line. Just before dark we notice that something was "doing". Our rifles were inspected, fresh supplies of ammunition were brought in and officers inspected for foot holes and everything in general. We guessed - and were afterwards told - that an attack by the Turks was expected. No man was allowed to be down that night, but some dozed whilst in a sitting position. At midnight we were called to arms at the sound of heaving firing away to the left. At the same tune the Turks on our front opened fire on our trench. This did not alarm us though, we were used to these sudden bursts. Aat 12.30 everything was quiet again. May 19 - It was just 3 o'clock, an hour before dawn, when I and my mate went on post (two men out of every six are constantly observing). We had not been "on" long however when the word was passed along to "Stand to". We could see figures in front of us moving forward in the darkness and a second or two afterwards the weird wailing cry - "Attack" - broke the silence and they charged. We were ready for them though and were mowing them down in scores. Many reached our trenches and some actually got in, but they didn't live long. Then the attacks slackened and they retired to depressions in the ground, behind mounds of bushes. This gave us time to replenish our stock of cartridges, oil our rifles and fill with fresh men the places that were left vacant by some of our unfortunate mates. Two of my pals, Anderson and McMahon, were killed right alongside me. The Turks made a couple more half hearted attacks, but did not succeed in getting anywhere near our line. All through that day there was continuous sniping, and we all spent a watchful night. May 24 - Empire Day - I'll know it as "Dead Turks Day". The Turks had come to an agreement with our "Heads" for the burial of their dead. An Armistice was declared from 7 am to 4 pm. Both sides were to have observers in a line right around the position in the centre of the apposed trenches. All the rifles that were lying there were to be handed over to the Turks - but we were to keep the bolts. Six men out of every platoon were detailed to go out and assist in these operations. I was unlucky enough to be picked. At 7 o'clock groups of our chaps, at different parts of the line went out under the protection of the Red Cross. At the same time groups of Turks, left their trenches bearing white flags, in the centre of which was a large Red Crescent. George Lovegrove and I worked together, and a more uncomfortable job I never had. It was raining steadily. The surroundings were by no means pleasant - and we had to work, swinging the pick and using the shovel, with our overcoats on. Anyhow, we got through it and by 4 pm we were all in the trenches and hostilities resumed. Our casualties - official - on 19 May were 500 and the Turks - our estimate - over 10,000. There were 600 dead Turks on the "Daisy Patch" in front of our (the 2 Batt) trenches. After we finished our grave digging, we were given a stiff "tot of overproof and were allowed to sleep undisturbed till morning.

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May 25 - I spent a good night in my "dugout" and was awakened next morning by the rain splashing in my face. The rain cleared by midday and the sun came out. We were having dinner - biscuits, jam and cheese and tea (?) when one of the boys shouted to "come here". By the look on his face we could see that something was wrong, so we followed him to a point in our trenches where it was possible to see the sea without exposing ourselves to the enemy. An appalling sight met out gaze - there was our old friend the Triumph keeling over on her side, she had been torpedoed by a German submarine. We could distinguish the figures of sailors sliding down her side into the water. The enemy's guns from the "Olive Grove" were firing shrapnel at the struggling men. But what pleased us and filled us with admiration was although her decks were awash one of her big guns was returning the fire from the "Olive Grove". Twenty minutes after she was torpedoed she sank. The sea was alive with swimming men and small craft, mine sweepers and Pinnaces etc, while a couple of destroyers were tearing along to the spot at a terrific pace. The Turks had ceased to fire when the Triumph disappeared and the work of rescue went on unhampered. I think the casualties were 70 on the Triumph who had taken part in more engagements than any British ship afloat. May 26 - We got 20 hours complete rest for the first time since landing. June 13 - Three weeks of quietness, I receive news of father's death by cable. I went to Captain Moreshead straight away and made out allotment of 4/- per day to mother, to start from 1 June 1915 and asked the paymaster to cable £20 back pay. I afterwards received a note from the paymaster at Cairo, saying that he had cabled the allotment to Sydney, to take effect immediately, but was unable to send £20 and had done his best and sent £10. July 9 - Things going on quietly, with the exception of artillery duels and bomb throwing. The Japanese bombs were using heavy things, fired from a trench mortar, always made great havoc among the enemy's trench. The bombs the Turks had used up to this date were quite harmless things and if they got a chap he was called "dead stiff'. But now we found they were using two new kinds of bombs. One was a tremendous thing filled with high explosive and weighing about 80 pounds. It was fired from a gully 600 yards away. We nicknamed it the "Hubble-Bubble" on account of the row it made as it was flying through the air. It was unreliable though and was just as likely to fall in their own trenches as ours. Then there was a much smaller bomb, fired at close quarters from a trench mortar. But we had the lead over them in bombs, and not only that, 4, 5 and 6 inch Howitzers began to arrive on the beach. I wouldn't have changed places with Abdul for anything. July 10-I take on Batman for Mr Phillips. I had been rather run down and worried lately and my new duties as Batman or officer's orderly were very light and I appreciated the change. Ibis Links

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July 11 - Had nothing to do this afternoon so I selected a good safe position on a small hill near the beach and witnessed a lively bombardment of Turkish guns by our warships. A Broadside of 10" guns from the Doris simply shifted hills into the air. The Monitors were very often in Anzac waters to stir up Abdul with a couple of enormous guns. August 3 - We had been in the same trenches for 3 months and were getting quite used to it. We had made our trenches and firing line, supports and reserves very comfortable and well nigh impregnable. We received our issue of tobacco every week and our tucker was improving so we were getting quite contented. But we knew this peaceful state of affairs would not last much longer. We knew that Abdul would not attack again and the landing of tons of war material on the beach told us that within a week the Battalion would be a couple of hundred more short. August 4 - during the night thousands of Tommies had landed. August 5 - We learn that the 1st Brigade are to attack Lone Pine tomorrow. August 6 - Issued with iron rations (tea, sugar, beef extract, biscuits and Bully done up neatly in a white bag). We sew white bands on our arms and a white patch on our back, so that in confusion which generally follows an attack, we would be able to distinguish one another. I have been very lucky today, having to wait on Mr Phillips as well as fix on my own gear. In the meantime the 5th Battalion had relieved the 2nd in the firing line and we were all given time to prepare for the charges. At 4 pm our artillery opened a heavy bombardment of the trenches we were to attack. At the same time we filed into our firing line and waited for the word to attack. The shelling lasted for an hour and during that time the Turks replied with their artillery. We were crouched down low and (it sounds incredible) were laughing and cracking jokes. At 5 pm the shelling ceased and we were up and over the parapet and were sprinting over to Abdul, as if he was going to give us a warm reception. He did, it was "warm". Many went down, but most of us got there. When I was right up to their trench I received a knock on the leg like a kick from a cab horse. I thought a piece of shell had got me but feeling no further pain and seeing no blood I kept at it. Their trenches were shellproof, but some of our howitzer shells had penetrated them and it was through these gaps and by pulling off heavy timbers, like railway sleepers, that we entered their trench. There was some hand to hand fighting but we eventually got 3 lines of trenches. The losses on both sides were heavy and about equal. The next thing to do was to fix up the "new firing line" and to prepare against a counter attack of the enemy. The few hours that followed was like a nightmare. They rained bombs on us, made a couple of counter attacks, but we still held the trenches. We were being reinforced at about midnight and a new chap took my place and I remembered no more. I came to in a bit of a sick trench. My leg was very painful and

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stiff. I crawled to some trenches away from the firing line and found Mr Phillips badly wounded. We stayed there until 5.30 the following morning. August 7 - At 5.30 we were helped back to our old trenches and thence to the beach and waited our tum to get aboard a hospital ship. On the beach were wounded Sikhs, Ghurkhas, Punjabis, New Zealanders, Australians and a few Turks. The wounded were placed on barges and towed over to the ships by a steam pinnace. At 6 pm my tum came and I was put aboard the Hospital Ship Delta. After a good wash and a feed I was shown to my bunk. The first time I had been in a bed for six months. I was on a top berth and alongside a porthole. It was pitch dark outside and I could see all the flashes and hear the roar of the warships guns and looking toward the hills I had left only a few hours ago. I could see flares and starshells travelling through the air and could hear the continuous rattle of rifle fire. I pitied the poor devils over there, and was quit pleased with myself at having got off so lightly August 8 - Arrived at Lemnos at midday. Harbour full of warships and transports. 150 walking patients sent ashore to Mudros Hospital. Footnote: Service record of Pte Leonard Herbert Barrett No. 1515 • Enlisted: Liverpool Sydney, 29 December 1914 • Posted to 3rd Reinforcements, 2nd Battalion • Joined 2nd Btn May 1915 at Gallipoli Peninsula • Wounded at Lone Pine August 1915 • Admitted to Hospital at Heliopolis • Re-joined 2nd Btn November 1915 • Appointed Lance Corporal October 1916 in France • Promoted to Sergeant March 1917 • Served with 2nd Btn until April 1917 • To Lark Hill Camp, England as Seargent • Embarked on HMAT Seang Choon A49 11 February 1918 • Rejoined 2nd Btn - January 1918 to August 1918 • Appointed 2nd Lieutenant April 1919 • Re-joined 2nd Btn in Belgium • Appointment terminated August 1919 • After serving with the AIF 3 years, 6 months 2nd Lieutenant L H Barrett returned to Australia per Sardinia on 19 April 1919. Source: National Archives ofAustralia - www.naa.gov.au

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Is William Stewart the father of James Smith? Wendy Polkinghorne

After joining the Society back in 1981 I began researching the family of my mother, Dorothy Grace Stewart, who was born in 1909. She was the eldest daughter of Norman Stewart and Grace Mary Marsh Bassingthwaighte who were married in 1905 in Sydney. From their marriage certificate I learned that Norman's parents were James Stewart and Sarah Kember. After examining the certificate I sent for James Stewart's birth certificate. At the time the Society did not have any indexes at all. Consequently an application form had to be completed and posted, enclosing the necessary fee, to the Registry Office and then wait in anticipation for the postman. All I received was a "No Result" notice.

James Stewart

Not to be beaten I sent for the certificate of the marriage of James Stewart and Sarah Kember. When it arrived it showed that James was born about 1844 but the names of his parents were not given. Having received James death date from a relative I sent for his death certificate which showed his parents as William Stewart and Mary Beattie. At last I had some success. By 1983 the Society had raised enough funds to purchase the first set of Birth, Death and Marriages Indexes on microfiche. Now, I thought, I'll find James. But his birth was not on it, even though I found the births of his ten siblings, being born between 1845 and 1863 at Goulburn with parents of William & Mary Stewart. Nor could I find a marriage for William Stewart and Mary Beattie. Then serendipity stepped in- one day I was searching the marriage index for a completely different couple and the names of William Stewart and Mary Beattie flashed by. Ibis Links

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Yes there they were getting married in January 1857 having produced seven children, apart from James between 1845 and 1856. I immediately sent for the certificate and this is the information it provided. Date cfmarriage: Place cfmarriage: Bridegroom: Usual occupation.: Cor.jugal status: Birthplace: Age: Residence: Father: Mother:

20Jan 1857 District Registrar's 6fice, Goulburn William Stewart Wheelwright Bachelor Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland 39 yrs Goulburn James Stewart, Farmer Margaret Blair

Bride: Usual occupation.: Cor.jugal status: Birthplace: Age: Father: Mother: Witnesses:

Mary Beattie alias Mary Smith House Servant Widow - I child living, 1 child dead Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland 38yrs David Beattie, Tanner & Soldier Margaret Spencer Robert Stirling, Ann Stirling (Mary Beattie's sister)

So the hunt began - I looked at every birth of a James with a mother Mary Smith pre 1845. The only suitable one was this one: Surname: Given Name(S): Index Year: Mother: Denomination: Parish: Volume Reference: Registration Year:

Smith James R 1844 Mary Presbyterian Sydney, St Andrew's Scots Church Vl8445445 45b 1844

So on my next visit to Sydney I went to Archives of NSW, as it was then known, at The Rocks and searched the relevant film and found: Smith, James Ross son ofMary Smith, born March 12, 1844, Baptised April 3, 1844 at St Andrews Church, Sydney (Presbyterian). Ibis Links

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I also searched the Mutch Index and found that this eminent researcher had produced a record of the family of William Stewart at the time of his death in 1884 the eldest son shown as James, 40 - see Smith, James Ross b. March 12, 1844 son fMary Smith. In the meantime I had discovered that William Stewart sponsored David and Margaret Beattie and family members, including a grandson David Smith to immigrate to Australia. They arrived in Sydney on 20 September 1854 on board the Columbia. This led me to the Old Parish Registers Kilmarnock, Ayr, Scotland and I quickly found Mary Beattie's marriage to Matthew Smith in September 1836 and the birth of David Smith on 5 July 1839, son of Mathew Smith and Mary Beattie. I searched for a suitable death of a Matthew Smith both in Australia and Scotland with no result. I have been unable to find the arrival in Australia of William Stewart and Mary Smith, either together or separately. I have investigated every convict as well as every immigrant up to 1844 with these names. I found a Mr Stewart arriving in Sydney as a free immigrant on 6 April 1841 aboard the "Harlequin" which sailed from Glasgow in November 1840. William Stewart's advertisements in the Goulburn newspapers claimed that his Wheelwright and Coach Building firm was established in 1840. At the time of his death in 1884 he had been in NSW for 44 years. I have identified David Smith as follows: Born 5 July 1839 at Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland Son of Matthew Smith and Mary Beattie. 1841 Census Matthew Smith, 20 yrs David Smith, 2 yrs (In the household of John McNish) 1851 Census David Beattie, 9 yrs (In the household of David Beattie, as a son of David Beattie - actually a grandson) Columbia 1954 David Smith, 13 yrs William Stewart's Will in part says "I give and devise unto my Two Sons, James Stewart and Alexander Stewart all my land situated at Tarrago known as Sherwood Flats excepting " I am yet to find a positive answer to my question: Is William Stewart the father of James Smith? Ibis Links

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The Children of Mary Osborne Beattie Born 20 Oct 1818 Kilmarnock Ayrshire Died 26 Dec 1882 Goulburn NSW Married

(1) Matthew Smith

(2) William Stewart

2Sep 1836 Kilmarnoch Ayrshire

20 Jan 1857 Goulburn NSW

Child

Children David Smith

James (Smith) Stewart (1844-1894)

Born 5 Jul 1839 Kilmarnock Died 18 Jul 1890 Goulburn Unknown

Born 12 Mar 1844 Sydney Bap 3 Apr 1844 St Andrews Sydney Son of Mary Smith Died 21 Feb 1884 "Yathella" Junee

Walter Stewart (1845-1891) Andrew Stewart (1847-1902) Thomas Stewart (1849-1912) John Stewart (1851-1919) Margaret Stewart 1853-1853) Mary Ann Stewart (1855-1918) Hugh Stewart (1856-1857) Alexander Stewart (1858-1906) Frederick Stewart (1861-1910) Charles Wm Stewart (1863-1918)

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Australia Forty Years fa Country Laboratory, CSIRO Gryfith 1937 - 1977 A4 size, soft covered spiral binding book of 140 pages, containing 74 photographs. Price $15.00, plus postage. To purchase e-mail author Barry Steer garste@ix.net.au

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The T D Mutch Indexes Wendy Polkinghorne In the previous article I mentioned the Mutch Indexes and decided to draw the attention of members to this valuable resource. As well as a career in politics and journalism, Thomas Davies Mutch was a genealogist and historian. His Index, compiled over many years is extensive and included are First Fleet and convict records, birth, death and marriage records and some early records from Tasmania, Norfolk Island and the Pitcairn Islands. The good news for Society members is that these indexes are available on film reels 4377 to 4381 held in our library. For further reading on the career of T D Much go to the Australian Dictionary of Biography - http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/mutch-thomas-davies-7720 and the State Library of New South Wales web page. *********

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Hanwood School Admissions 1913- 1941 AN 14.01A Including Bagtown. Scanned images from microfiche Author: Wendy Polkinghorne

COMPUTER Australian Women's Land Army WW2. (Griffith only) Author: Theo Bollen

NSW Deposits Combined Index 1853- 1900 Author: Pastkeys

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Yenda Town - early 1920s as it was when the Soldier Settlers were establishing their farms

Yenda 1922 This photo was taken outside the Co]fee Palace on a Sunday morning after Main Avenue as graded and wooden kerbing put in. The little old coach had been used to take men out to various jobs and also used to carry iporting teams on Sunday Visits

Main Avenue Yenda - 1923 " Gryfith Collection" Photos

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JOTTINGS Journals held in our Library can provide a wealth of family history information. Listed below are a few of the articles to tempt you.

Wendy Polkinghorne Descent (NSW) March 2014 • Governor Macquarie's Servants John Moore and Ann Flaherty by Ann Hodgens. •

Who's Dad, Whose Dad? "Twelve years ago a group of WWI photographs were passed" to Sylvia C M Murphy who tells of her research to identify the servicemen in the photographs.

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It Is Hard To Obtain 'Lived Experiences' From Pieces Of Paper writes Deborah Purvis.

Ancestor (Victoria) March 2004 • Migrant Ancestors - Anne Ross tells of her research of her Prussian ancestors. •

In Search of the Barone - Diana Hookham "examines the genealogical search for archival documents starting Melbourne, Australia, and later in Sicily to support" her mother-in-law's recollections.

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Herrn Hut: Australia/s First Commune - Chris Elmore tells of his research in "little-known religious commune that operated in the Penshurst area of Western Victoria"

Victorian G. U.M. Inc News April 2014 • Simpler Word Styles - 'One of the most powerful features in Microsoft Word is also often ignored or used in a casual manner. This article shows a way to simplify styles and is illustrated by a set of styles that might be useful to many of those editing a newsletter'. •

Brain exercise vital: Use it or lose it, visiting expert Dr Michael Merzenich warns Australians.

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Using Digger and KAWare CD's on 64 -bit Windows Computers

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Creating as XP Machine in Windows 8/8.1

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The Genealogist (Victoria) March 2014 • In Search of Mary Emily by T Fred Smith, Sarah Rea and Colin Booth. The Ancestral Searcher (HAGSOC - Canberra) March 2014 • Ellen Mary Devine was awarded the Clarke Gold Medal by The Royal Humane Society of Australasia - Graham & Rosslyn Thom nee Devine tell her story. •

Turn up the volume please - "A genealogical journey into my death family" by Gillian Kendrigan

The South Australian Genealogist February 2014 • Irish Wills - The Irish Genealogical Research Society (IGRS) has launched a new online index to abstracts and transcripts of Irish wills. •

A Wild Goose Chase: Hatter or Hunter by Carmel Floreani who writes about her research into identifying the occupation of one of her ancestors.

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Congress 2015 Canberra - The Australasian Congress on Genealogy and Heraldry 26-30 March 2015. The details can be found at www.congress20l5.org.au - Over 30 speakers and their chosen subjects are listed. May 2014 • It is wise to look for your facts in more than one basket - Liz Doyle advises that it is wise to look at more than one website fyou have an

ancestor who mysteriously disappearsfrom one census, only to turn up on the next. She goes on to give examples she found when researching her own family. •

Problems Encountered with Scottish Research by Graham Jaunay.

Family Tree December 2013 • How to trace your living relatives written by Caroline Davis. As Caroline says the various TV programs make it look easy, but we all know that is not correct. Maybe Caroline's advice can help you. •

Their wartime prison years - "Colin R Chapman exammes the experiences of prisoners of war in Britain, 1914-1919".

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Was your ancestor a VAD? asks Neil Storey. Some years before the outbreak of WWI the Voluntary Aid Detachment was established and Neil gives details of why and how the organisation began.

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Dreams of sun & space in South Africa by Emily Manktelow. If one of your family members emigrated to South Africa this article may help you understand why.

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Doing the right thing - "Jane Moss offers advice on how to treat relatives' sensitivities diplomatically and ensure that your work doesn't run into copyright issues". February 2014 • Fact or Fiction - "Debunk those family history Myths - what the experts say". The article goes on to say "We hope you enjoy the read and that as well as being a bit of fun it also gives you some handy pointers to get to the bottom of your own family history, to help you work out the tall tales from the true stories". •

Revenge from beyond the grave - "A will provides a dramatic way of telling those left behind what you think of them, with no possibility of their answering back. Richard Morgan reveals some vengeful tales".

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Civilian uniforms - "many ancestors donned a uniform as civilians in World War I historian Neil Story gives valuable clues to help you identify their uniforms". March 2014 • British in India collection launches online •

Discover Operation War Diary -'the Diaries held at The National Archives are gradually being digitised and indexed - Simon Fowler explains how this innovative project is working and how you can help'.

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Understanding Gallantry Awards - make sense of military medals, part 1 with Neil Storey's help. April 2014 • Our WWI Medal Quest - 'while researching the First World War service of 57-year-old Private Samuel Martin, John Carlson uncovered evidence regarding the awarding of medals'. •

Counting The Cost - 'Guy Etchells looks at the fees charged by council for extra services, such as search costs and delivery charges that they can provide in connection with certificate orders'. June 2014 • Two articles regarding the new version of findmypast - "Anger at findmypast changes" and "Findmypast - what have they done?" A guide to using the new version will appear in the July issue. •

10 ways to become a better researcher.

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ADDENDUM to 'The St George Call' From lbis Links, March 2014 Issue Honours and Awards - G Hankin Service Number: 1357 Rank: Lance Corporal Unit: 20th Battalion Conflict: First World War, 1914-1918 Recommendation: Military Medal

Action for which commended:Acted as special orderly during the evacuation and delivered messages to positions on the first line not reached by telephone. Before the last party was withdrawn he succeeded in burying 15,000 rounds of ammunition and 200 bombs that could not be taken away, and disguising the place.He was the last N.C.O to leave Russell Top, the last position evacuated.

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Birth, Death & Marriage Certificate Prices Australian Capital Territory - after 1930 Office of Regulatory Services GPO Box 158, Canberra City ACT 2601 Full Certficate, postage within Australia included $48.00 To order online - Check ID requirements. (Pre 1930 see NS)

New Zealand Dept of Internal Affairs PO Box 10-526, Wellington NZ Electronic Copy for Genealogical purposes: Pre 1874 - $26.00, 1875 to date $20.00 NZ Updated orderforms available in our Library

New South Wales - Registry ofBDM GPO Box 30, Sydney NSW 2001 Family History Certficates - Births 1788-1912, Deaths 1788-1982 & Marriages 1788-1962With index No - $31. Without index No - $44. No ID requirements - Order online Pre 1856 records on film in our library. Transcription Service - Order forms in library

England & Wales - General Register Office Smedley Hydro, Southport, Merseyside England PR8 2 HH Order your own certificates on-line at http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content

New South Wales Wills Supreme Court GPO Box 3, Sydney NSW 2001 Prior to 1850 to 1985 $54.00

Irish Republic General Register Office Lombard Street East, Dublin 2, Ireland Full Certficate £6.00 dre) Including postage

Northern Territory The Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages GPO Box 3021, Darwin NT 0801 Full Certificate $26.00 & $7 postage (Prior to 24 Aug 1870 see South Australia)

Western Australia Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages PO Box 7720 Closter Square, Perth 6850 Full Certficate: $30 when quoting Index No & District. Without Index No & Dist: $40

Queensland- Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, PO Box 15188, City East, Qld 4002 Certfed and Historical Certficate $39.00 (ldentfication fApplicant & Relationship to Sulject requiredfor Births under 100 yrs old, Marriages under 80 yrs old & Deaths under 50 yrs old.)

Tasmania Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages GPO Box 198, Hobart Tas 7001 Full Certficate or Extract $39.20 with a 5 yr search. Post 1970 - Cause cfdeath cert $21.00 Pre 1899 records free on micr'ilm

South Australia Births, Deaths & Marriages Registration Office GPO Box 1351, Adelaide 5001 Full Certficate $43.50 & $4.60 postage Takes from 15 to 20 days

Victoria Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages GPO Box 4332, Melbourne VIC 3001 Uncertified image with Index No.$20.

Scotland Registrar General New Register House, Edinburgh Scotland EHl 3YT Full Cert £13.57 (Stg) including postage Go to y_scotlandspeople.gov_uk for a free surname search.

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No. 105 November 2014 ISSN 0811 - 5559 Journal of the GRIFFITH GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC

IBIS LINKS Journal of Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc CONTENTS David Peter Taylor (1705) & his son David Henry Taylor (3471)

Samuel Thomas 'Archie' Marcus (3252)

One of Many

Publications for Sale

Italian BDM Records Online

Some World War I Facts

Opening of the Cudgel Creek Cutting

Welcome To Our New Members

Daddy's Poem

Historical

Jottings

Genealogy on the Internet

Birth, Death & Marriage Certificate Prices

Cover Photo: A painting of a Marine taking a break from playing Santa Claus after delivering gifts to the troops. From: http://www.psywarrior.com/xmascards.html The views expressed by the contributors in this journal are not necessarily those of the Editor, nor of the Society. The Society reserves the right to edit all material submitted for publication. Articles appearing in this Journal may be reproduced, either in whole, or in part, with written permission from the Society and acknowledgement of author and source. Ibis Links printed by Ultraprint, 24 Collier Street, Griffith NSW 2680 March, July & November. A publication of the: Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc.

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David Peter Taylor (1705) & his son David Henry Taylor (3471) David Peter Taylor was born in 1864 at Beechworth and married Violet Parsons at Coonamble 5 January 1892. They had three children; Geoffrey H born Albury 1893, David Henry born West Wyalong 1895 and Violet born Sydney 1898. David Peter Taylor, together with his two sons, Geoffrey and David Henry, moved to Leeton in 1912 where they opened a grocery and produce store at "Crushers Camp" (not far from where the Hydro Hotel now stands). When land became available, the store (a tin shed) was relocated, to Kurrajong Avenue. In 1915 David Peter sold the store, then enlisted and served in Egypt and Palestine during the 1914-18 War, returning to Australia on the Euripides on 25 April 1919.

David Peter Taylor

His son David Henry Taylor enlisted on 22 July 1916 and served with the 55th Battalion being transported by the ship Anchises to land in France 27 March 1917. He served in France and Belgium and was fortunate in that he did not receive any major injuries and returned to Australia on the Nesta on 21 September 1919. David Peter arrived in Griffith May 1919, and bought a block of land from Mr Malachy Fallon. Ibis Links

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When David Henry arrived in September 1919 they opened a grocery store on the corner of Banna Avenue and Kooyoo Street, trading under the name of "Taylor Bros". Whilst the store was being built, they lived in a tent and commenced business even before the building was to "lock-up" stage - as there was no door, David Henry slept across the doorway! The weatherboard store was 20 feet wide and 50 feet deep with a storage shed 20 feet by 12 feet at the back. The shop was originally built by Harrie Shower and at a later time, extensions were erected by Henri Morel. The Bank of New South Wales (now Westpac) leased part of the block ofland for 10/- per week. The land rental for the block was £15 per year.

c.1924 - Taylor Bros Store on the corner of Yambil and Kooyoo Streets. The Bank fNSW (now Wesipa) is on the left.

David Peter Taylor retired from the business in 1924 and died in Sydney in 1949 at the age of 85 years. During Griffith's early settlement days, Dave (as David Henry was known by many) supplied goods to many settlers on credit and when the Depression came to Australia he fought as hard as any to stay in business. In 1941 Taylor Bros moved from the original site to the top end of Banna Avenue, in what was then known as the Rio Building. After many years of trading here, the business again moved, in 1969, to Yambil Street, where David Henry traded until 1974 when he retired. Ibis Links

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David Henry was very active on the social scene in Griffith - he was on the Committee of the RSL Sub Branch as early as 1920 and also President and Secretary of the Griffith Trotting Club in the early 1920s; Secretary and President of the Griffith Race Club when the course was at the old Golf Links (now the suburb of East Griffith); Secretary of the Griffith & District Bachelors First Ball held on 6 October 1921 at the Lyceum Theatre and many, many more as evidenced by his memorabilia collection.

Waitingfor the Parade - Date Unknown The Commonwealth Bank can be seen in the foreground and the side f Taylor Bros is on the opposite corner.

David Henry was also one of the instigators in the formation of the ExServicemen's Club and was a member of the first committee formed and later became a Life Member of that Club. David Henry built the first brick home in Griffith on the corner of Yambil and Kooyoo Streets in 1922. The builders were Stark and Lowe. He married Ethel O'Meara in 1924 and their daughter Norma was born in Griffith on 21 January 1925. Ethel died in 1929.

1940s - Taylor Bros delivery van parked in Banna Avenue opposite the Wade Shire Council Chambers (now the Grufith City Library)

David Henry met Evelyn Finlay and they married on 28 January 1935. They had one son Alan, who was born in Griffith on 11 January 1936. Alan and his wife Eva (nee Marcus) live in Griffith. (This contribution originally appeared in Gr~fith & District Pioneers Series I and our sincere thanks are extended to Alan Taylor for allowing it to be published in this issue oflbis Links.)

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Samuel Thomas "Archie" Marcus (3252) Archie Marcus enlisted in Albury on 3 February 1917 and embarked at Melbourne for the Middle East sailing on the Boorara. He served with the 7th Light Horse Regiment and 2nd Australian Machine Gun Battalion. He returned to Australia on the Dorset on 11 June 1919. Archie drew his farm of 2,079 acres in a Soldier Settlers ballot in 1920; it was a dry area farm, originally part of Ballandry Station, situated on the Rankins Springs Road approximately seventeen miles from Griffith. The McPherson Range ran through the farm from North to South. The land had to be cleared and fenced and dams sunk for water. Archie lived in a tent until a small home was built, when his wife Amy and Archie & Amy Marcus small son David joined him in 1924. The home was built from timber which was milled on the property. This mill operated for a number of years. Archie named the farm Yarranlea. A bush fire in 1932 burnt out Yarranlea as well as other surrounding farms. Grass, crops and miles of fencing were lost (many miles of it newly erected). Another fire in 1991 again burnt out the farm, including a hay shed full of hay. Mice plagues came along every few years and as homes were not mouse proof it was a battle of wits. Another plague endured was rabbits - when they ate every blade of grass. The rabbits were trapped and their skins sold. Poison trails of cut up carrots laced with "1080" were another means of disposing of them. In later years myxomatosis took care of the rabbit population. Ibis Links

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In the early days there were many dust storms turning day into night - lights had to be lit to see by during the day. Visits to neighbouring families with return visits played a big part in their social life. These visits were often all day affairs. Archie built a tennis court - this proved very popular with the family and their neighbours. In later years tennis courts were built at the Myall Park Hall which is remembered by many for the dances including the lavish suppers held there. This hall is now relocated in Pioneer Park.

Myall Park Cricket Team L to R: Back: Bluey Currie, Henry Cavanagh, Norm Lane, Jack Rawle, Jack Brown Kneeling: Bill "Nugget" Procter, Dave Marcus, Jack Lane, Tommy Harrison, AfBlack Front: Jack Marcus

The first school in the district opened in the home of Mr and Mrs Charlie Harris about 1929 and from there it was moved to a tin shed built by the parents. From here they moved to a vacant house on Mr Bert Reilly's farm. This school was called Climsland - in later years it was known as Myall Park. A Department School was built and opened in 1933. Owing to the lack of pupils the school closed in 1947 then reopened again in 1952 for another twenty years - after which time buses conveyed the children to the larger centres. Archie again enlisted in the Australian Citizen Military Forces on 20 January 1942 and served with the 11th Australian Garrison Battalion at Cowra. Ibis Links

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Archie with a load ofwheat leavingfor Yenda

Relaxing on the front verandah f "Yarranlea" Amy's parents, Peter and Elizabeth McKellar with Amy, Archie and the children (Note roll up blinds made from wheat bags stitched together)

(This contribution originally appeared in Gr,Jfith & District Pioneers Series 3 and our sincere thanks are extended to Eva Taylor nee Marcus for allowing it to be published in this issue oflbis Links.)

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ONE OF MANY He was seventeen years old, six foot tall, a country lad, well muscled. He could ride bareback at a gallop, shoot rabbits through the head, camp out and live off the land. He played footie in the winter, cricket in summer. The ads were beguiling - travel, adventure, see the world and get paid. Your Duty. His mates were already gone, handsome in their uniform, slouch hat and rifle, his older brother too. 'Dad, can Igo?' 'No son, one is enough for any family'. His father remembered the fighting in Africa. The girls smiled and flirted with khaki, they got the last dance and the first kiss. He was asked why he hadn't joined with the mob. He hung his head in shame. Until one day he fronted the enlistment office. 'Eighteen Sir'. The khaki was scratchy, the boots didn't fit properly, but he was now one of the boys. Accepted. To join the war to end all wars. Training was fun, shooting, marching, sleeping in a tent, making mates. Being paid, having leave then joining the ship, yanking on the streamers and screaming good-bye to the family on the dock 'See you at Christmas'. Egypt. Burning sun, searing heat or freezing wind. Hours of drill - slogging through soft sand and stones, barren landscape. A few hours in Cairo, dodging the Pammy officers, visiting the brothels. A ride on a camel, a look at the pyramids. Gallipoli. Thousands huddled on a strip of sand, hard against perpendicular cliffs. Lugging water up the valley; an easy target; hiding behind bushes, scraping a hip-hole, shaking with fear; terrified. Flies, fleas, lice, rats, diarrhea, skin rashes, and rotten food. Nothing like the posters!

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France. Mud, blood and the dead. Horror, revulsion and panic. The khaki, coated in muck, had not been off his back for weeks. The boots were rotten, the socks worn through. The noise earsplitting, appalling. He expected to be killed every day. It was cataclysmic. It was hell on earth. Some ran, screaming and sobbing. That was called Shell Shock, said to be from lack of character. Dear Mum && Dad, How are you? Hope you are well. It rains a lot here. My mate Tom got killed last week. Don't worry about me, I am ok. Your loving son.

His twenty-first birthday was celebrated with a dose of mustard gas. Invisible, deadly, smelling of pineapple or pepper it crept along in the night and sank into the trenches while men slept. Finally his leg was shattered with a lump of shrapnel. Patched up by an army doctor he was shipped back home, burdened with guilt that he had abandoned his mates. He returned an old man, he walked with a limp. No footie or cricket. He never talked about the Somme. He was morose, drank too much, had nightmares, haunted by the mates who did not return. He often thought of suicide. He was a physical survivor and an emotional wreck He was one of the many. kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

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Italian BDM Records Online By Jennie Carter: Member# 178 The Church of Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints website FamilySearch is working with the National Archives of Italy to digitally preserve more than 115 million images of historic birth, death & marriage records currently located in state archives and make them searchable online. These historic records contain more than 500 million names.

Most of the birth, death & marriage records date from 1800s to 1900 but some are earlier and later. As the records are digitised they will be made available to search online, but what records are available, very few have been indexed in English. To make searching easier volunteers are indexing the digital images in English.

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What does this mean if you cannot find the person in English? You will have to browse the digitise image books in Italian by province, town and then by year, month, date. Italy is subdivided into 20 regions and then further divided into 109 provinces. If you don't know the province or town where your person lived the Italian Genealogical Group website has a database that can help you http://www.italiangen.org/records-search/italian-towns.php The website link to start your research is: https://familysearch.org/italian-ancestors/ Located here is an interactive Italy map showing you the regions. I have found clicking on the different regions not all online record information is shown and the 'see images' link takes you to a webpage in Italian. I suggest you click the 'FamilySearch Records' blue tab/button located on the same page but just below the map. Once on this new webpage you will see some of the provinces you can search, but not all towns and years are complete. There is also a deaths and burials database website link where you can search in English but this too is incomplete. Ibis Links

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This is an example of my own searching: A search for my grandmothers family who were all born in the region of Trentino Alto Adige, province ofTreviso, town of Cavaso (Cavaso de Tomba). Records available from Treviso Courthouse are Birth only for Years 1892, 1896-1897, 1900-1901. Records available from the State Archive of Treviso are Births, Marriages and Deaths for Years 1806-1815. I soon realised my research would not be going any further back on my grandmothers Suine line as years were very limited. I already had the information for the later years 1892-1901 as back in early 1980 I recorded family information when talking to my grandparents. (My grandparents married in Cavaso then came out to Australia in the 1920s) To search the Years 1806-1815 I would have to skip two or three generations to go back, this would be extremely hard and I would be guessing as the only information on my great grandparents was their names and year born 1878 and 1877. With my grandfather's Socal line, his family were also all born in Cavaso and there is a tree published in an Italian collective biographies book to go by. As I was keen to see the original records and how you would go about browsing and reading the images in Italian, I decided to search the Courthouse Birth Years 1892, 1896-1897, 1900-1901. Clicking on the link brings up 519 digitise image pages to go through. The Years are in the order 1897, 1896, 1892, 1901 & 1900. There is a name index for each year but it is located at the end of each birth year. I found the index was roughly around every 100 pages. The alphabetical index has a corresponding number after each name making searching easier. A lot of the surnames in the indexes were familiar to me. When searching for the birth record you will notice the index number in the margin along with the child's surname and first names. Some show the father's first name as well. You will still need to know some of the basic Italian language to help you read the information recorded. There is an excellent Italian word list on the FamilySearch website: https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/ltalian Genealogical Word List I also used a Google, Italian to English translating website. My grandfather's birth record showed just the normal details (he married in Italy) but on his brothers, who stayed in Italy, in the margin there was an updated notation showing his marriage date and wife's full name. His sister-inIbis Links

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laws who also came to Australia had an updated notation showing her date of marriage but no mention of her husband's name. Seeing the Courthouse records were quite easy to research I decided to have a look at the State Archive Records Years 1806-1815. Clicking on the Year link takes you out of the FamilySearch website and to another website promoted and sponsored by the Italian National Archives called Ancestors Portal http://www.antenati.san.beniculturali.it/en You will find the English translation flag on the home webpage. Unfortunately I can't be of much help here as I am still trying to understand the webpages myself. Though a surname only search on the 'Find names' link brings up no Socal's or Suine's but a few with the surname Toscan. When first searching the Italian records, if possible, you should research a person you already have BDM dates on, as this will help you become familiar with the records. English banns baptism(s) birth{s) burial(s) child christening(s) confirmation(s) death{s) father husband index marriage(s) month mother name parents parish surname wife year Ibis Links

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Some World War I Facts By Anne Gribble: Member #218

1914 • Belgians were the first to use armoured cars (the precursor of tanks) • British army had no conscripts, only a professional army of 250,000 men. • Many Scottish regiments fought in their kilts and Glengarry caps, astonishing the Germans • For Christmas 427,000 British soldiers received a brass box from Princess Mary containing, tobacco, sweets and a photograph of the princess • Founding surgeon Elsie Inglis of Scottish Women's Hospitals was told by the War Office to "Go home and sit still, woman" 1915 • Poison gas first used at Ypres on 22 April • Soldiers were detailed to collect weapons from their dead & the enemy as rifles and ammunition were in too short supply to be wasted • French soldier's mess kit designed inl 855, was a tin cup, spoon, fork, dish and tin for chocolate rations 1916 • Major British innovation in 1916 was the introduction of steel helmets • Turkish army issued with 1887 and 1898 Mauser Carbines 1917 • Manfred von Richthofen, the "Red Baron", was the most successful German fighter pilot • Top speed of Fokker triplane was 165kph. Sopwith Camel (130hp) top speed 190kph • America declared war on Germany. • Conscription introduced in Canada 1918 • Armistice signed November • No country was able to finance the war from taxation. All borrowed from other countries or by government war bonds • Military losses British Empire 900,000 dead, Russia 4,950,000 dead, Germany 2,040,000 dead Ibis Links

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OPENING OF THE CUDGEL CREEK CUTTING by the Minister for Works

PUBLIC DEMONSTRATION At the invitation of the Narandera District Irrigation Association the Minister for Works, the Hon C A Lee, visited Narandera on Wednesday for the purpose of officially opening the Cudgel Creek cutting, or what is hoped to be the first section of Great Barren Jack irrigation scheme, which, when completed, will, provide an unlimited supply of water to the vast rich but arid lands of the south western portion of the State. The Minister was accompanied by a Parliamentary party comprising Mr P McGarry, member for the district, Mr R Ball (Corowa), Mr E W O'Sullivan (Belmore) and the Mr Levy (Darlinghurst), as well as Mr LAB Wade, principal engineer, and Mr Kenyon, chief engineer for agriculture in Victoria. Upon arrival at the station the party was met by the mayor and aldermen and members of the irrigation committee, accompanied by the town band, and they were at once driven to the Royal Mail hotel, where they were treated to a refresher by the mayor, who on behalf of the citizens tendered the Minister a cordial welcome to the town. Mr Lee briefly responded with thanks, and assured them that the object of the visit afforded him the greatest pleasure and interest, as he hoped and believed it was the initial step to a great irrigation scheme which would enrich the country a thousandfold, and he concluded some pertinent remarks by congratulating the Narandera borough council on the origination of the proposal some three years back - a fact upon which they might now feel justly proud. After an invitation lunch, provided by Sir Samuel Mccaughey, the party, accompanied by a large number of citizens and visitors and headed by the town band, were driven to the site of the regulator on the canal at Bundidjarie, where the opening ceremony was performed and a large volume of water let loose down the creek, the river fortunately having risen for the occasion but a couple of days before. The mayor, who commenced proceedings by a short resume of circumstances leading up to the event, then called on the Minister to lift the gates and declare the first section of the scheme open. Mr Lee, upon stepping forward amid acclamation, said he felt proud to have been called upon to perform the first ceremony in an event which he felt sure would be a big mark in the history of the State. He had made a study of and taken a great interest in the various systems of irrigation, and he was convinced that this one was but the initial steppingstone to a great and perfect scheme which would not only benefit the south-western portion of the State, but prove an object lesson to the Commonwealth and the whole world. He read a brief history of Ibis Links

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the work since its inception, and expressed the hope that when the Public works Committee, now sitting, had concluded their deliberations the great Barren Jack reservoir would be taken in hand without delay: and when that was accomplished it would be found that the whole watershed between it and the ocean would have a greater and more regular supply of water that it ever had under its present natural condition. The residents of Narandera had reason to be proud of the event and Sir Samuel Mccaughey deserved the fullest credit for his enterprise and risk in the undertaking. Later on he proposed to ask Sir Samuel for a portion of land upon which to establish irrigation farms with the object of educating the people in the proper application of water; and when they knew how to use it, the arid country to the west would be transformed in gardens of full productiveness, unaffected by drought. The Minister then turned on the water and cheer after cheer rang out as it rushed through the gates. The party returned to town just before five o'clock.

The Banquet A banquet, on a more or less extensive scale, was given at night in the public hall to celebrate the occasion, there being between 75 and 100 guests seated at the loaded tables. An account of the function is already in type, but is unavoidably crowded out of this issue owing to a late business demand on our space. Sufficient to say that the mayor presided, and no serious outrages were committed on those present, save the remarks of Mr W E O'Sullivan (exMinister for Works), who gave Mr a Lee a left-hander for his peevishness on account of certain criticisms in the "S M Herald"; and those of Mr F R Clayton, who momentarily struck the true chord of the harp by chanting the music of a sweeter stream which might have taken off 30 or 40 miles up-river and thus fed a parched but rich area of the Merool Creek country; but he all too suddenly swung round to the dominant note "McCaughey", and his "music lisped away with the waters just loosed". Mr Clayton thus lost the opportunity of an instructive monition to the Minister and his audience, but the fact may not be lost sight of, and it will come on for hearing at a later and more opportune stage. Amongst the speakers and their speeches not a single memory harked 12 years back to Mr Herbert Manning and his then-called wild-cat efforts to establish an irrigation colony in our immediate vicinity - ranging along the gravitating area between Buckingbong and Darlington Point. Manning it was who was "time before his time" and the truth of the assertion will be driven home to sundry infantile irrigations before many moons. Amongst other diatribes inflicted upon the Minister was the following, but as it was accompanied by a costly piece of plate, the wound will heal, and in this case at least the sins of the fathers shall not be visited upon the children:Ibis Links

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"Narandera, 25th April, 1906. To the Honorable Charles Alfred Lee, ML A, Minister for Public Works, Sir, - We, on behalf of the residents of the town and district ofNarandera, dire, on the occasion of the opening of the Cudgel Creek Cutting, to express our warm appreciation of your efforts in the cause of Water Conservation and Irrigation. We recognise in this, the first serious attempt in New South Wales at irrigation by gravitation, the forerunner of those great National works, the execution of which you have made the goal of your patriotic policy. We trust that the realisation of your high minded purpose may result in the early completion of one at least of those great works upon which we believe the future prosperity of the Commonwealth must to a large extent depend. We ask your acceptance of this address, and the accompanying gift, as a memento of an occasion which we hope will, in years to come, be regarded as of historic importance. We are, Your obedient servants, [Here follow the signatures]. A report of the banquet shivoo will be given in our next. Narandera Ensign 27 April 1906 (The spelling ofNarrandera is as shown in the original article.)

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We also welcome back thefollowing members who have re-joined our Society: Alice De Marco & Karin Smith. We hope you benefit from your membership. Please feel free to ask the Duty Librarian for help in researching your family.

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Daddy's Poem And from somewhere near the back, She heard a daddy say, "Looks like another deadbeat dad, Too busy to waste his day."

Her hair was up in a ponytail, Her favourite dress tied with a bow. Today was Daddy's Day at school, And she couldn't wait to go.

The words did not offend her, As she smiled up at her Mom. And looked back at her teacher, who Told her to go on..

But her mommy tried to tell her, That she probably should stay home; Why the kids might not understand, If she went to school alone.

And with hands behind her back, Slowly she began to speak. And out from the mouth of a child, Came words incredibly unique.

But she was not afraid; She knew just what to say. What to tell her classmates Of why he wasn't there today.

"My Daddy couldn't be here, Because he lives so far away. But I know he wishes he could be, Since this is such a special day.

But still her mother worried, For her to face this day alone. And that was why, once again, She tried to keep her daughter home.

And though you cannot meet him, I wanted you to know All about my daddy, And how much he loves me so.

But the little girl went to school, Eager to tell them all. About a dad she never sees, a dad Who never calls.

He loved to tell me stories, He taught me to ride my bike; He surprised me with pink roses, And taught me to fly a kite.

There were daddies along the wall in Back, for everyone to meet. Children squirming impatiently, Anxious in their seat.

We used to share fudge sundaes, And ice cream in a cone. And though you cannot see him. I'm not standing here alone.

One by one the teacher called On a student from the class. To introduce their daddy, As seconds slowly passed.

'Cause my daddy's always with me, Even though we are apart; I know because he told me, He'll forever be in my heart"

At last the teacher called her name, Every child turned to stare. Each of them was searching, A man who wasn't there. "Where's her daddy at?" She heard a boy call out. "She probably doesn't have one," Another student dared to shout. Ibis Links

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And from somewhere there in the crowd of dads, Her mother stood in tears. Proudly watching her daughter, Who was wise beyond her years.

Not one in that room could explain it, for each of their eyes had been closed. But there on the desk beside her, was a fragrant long-stemmed pink rose.

For she stood up for the love Of a man not in her life. Doing what was best for her, Doing what was a right.

And a child was blessed, if only for a moment, by the love of her shining star. And given the gift of believing, that heaven is never too far.

And when she dropped her hand back Down, staring straight into the crowd. She finished with a voice so soft, But its message clear and loud.

They say it takes a minute to find a special person, an hour to appreciate them, a day to love them, but then an entire life to forget them.

"I love my daddy very much, he's my shining star. And ifhe could, he'd be here, But heaven's just too far.

Send this to the people you'll never forget and remember to send it also to the person that sent it to you. It's a short message to let them know that you'll never forget them.

You see he is an American Soldier And he died just this past year,, When a roadside bomb hit his convoy And taught Americans to fear.

If you don't send it to anyone, it means you're in a hurry and that you've forgotten your friends.

But sometimes when I close my eyes, it's like he never went away." And then she closed her eyes, And saw him there that day.

Take the time....to live and love. Until eternity

And to her mother's amazement, She witnessed with surprise, A room full of daddies and children, All starting to close their eyes.

God Bless There must be many children in the same boat as this little girl, thanks to our servicemen and their families for the sacrifice they are making to keep our country free.

Who knows what they saw before them; Who knows what they felt inside. Perhaps for merely a second, They saw him at her side.

The ULTIMATE sacrifice is being left behind.

"I know you're with me Daddy," to the silence she called out. And what happened next made believers, of those once filled with doubt. Ibis Links

Don't forget them. PRAY FOR OUR TROOPS!!!

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Historical Old-time residents of the Lachlan and Murrumbidgee will learn with regret of the demolition of the grand old land mark, "The One Tree", which was blown down in a gale on New Year's Eve. Many and various are the tales related about the old tree, and many are the drovers and stockmen especially, who will remark with genuine regret "So the old tree has gone." The writer remembers right well when Mr. Alexander Finch, now of the Royal Mail Hotel, Hillston, was landlord of the hostelly under the "One Tree." And when James Lawler, now of Tattersall's, drove cattle for the Tyson's and Desailies', whose names, with his own, were inscribed deep in the wood of the old monarch. There was one limb branching towards Waljeers Station, on the Lachlan, which bore the name "John Keighran," who will be remembered by old residents with feelings of pride. How one's memory does wander back at the mention of the old historical tree. It was in 1859 that Edward Roset, now of Nymagee, travelling from Melbourne to the Lachlan, reported to the then Authorities that there was "splendid pastoral country, between Hay and Booligal." 'Twas this report that led to the occupation of the country and the finding of the "One Tree." The tree trunk and even the spreading limbs were well scored with names wherever space could be obtained for them - such names as P. Tyson, John Dobson, H. B. Welsh, Alex Finch, Frank Calvert, Frederick Wood Reed, and others that can be remembered by old Hay people and many also of Hillston. Well do I remember William Clark, of the Black Forest, Victoria, coming to One Tree. What a genial host he was, and what glorious times were those! "Bill Clark" was the One Tree's landlord when Allan Lakeman was the Mayor of Hay. And I recollect well the record drive, when George Butterworth, Edward Roset, and your humble servant were driven the 25 miles to Hay by Bill Clark in under two hours, and at the polling booth, helped to make Allan Lakeman an alderman. 'Tis a pity if some more able pen than mine does not revive in well told story, some of the past history of the One Tree. -- Contributed by The Hillston Spectator. "The Narandera Ensign" 14 January 1898 Ibis Links

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JOTTINGS Journals held in our Library can provide a wealth of family history information. Listed below are a few of the articles to tempt you.

Wendy Polkinghorne

Descent (Society of Genealogists NSW) September 2014 ■

New Website for NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages. Heather Garnsey (Executive Officer) gives readers some vital information and very useful tips to get more out of this website than you can possibly imagine. If you are using this web site you really should read this article.

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Old Brine - Terror of the Richmond River by Robert Wright (the Winner of the 2014 Croker Prize for Biography Members' Choice). Mr Wright relates the life and exploits of his ancestor Brian O'Neil, known as "Old Brine".

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"How Many of Them Did That? - Freed Convicts who left New South Wales by Alan Kelly.

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Life on the Diggings by Jill Roberts.

Ancestor (Victoria) September 2014 ■

Maiden aunts and bachelor uncles and others without descendants by Bill Barlow, Shane Allan and Maria Picyk. This is a "must read" article. "The GSV Writer's Group set themselves the exercise of writing about a family member who has left no descendants."

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A Lost Boer War Grave in the South East Transvaal by Thelma Ragas.

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Big Mack - The Story of a Remarkable Soldier by Jennifer Wells.

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Getting it Write - Adding historical context to our writing compiled by Bill Barlow from a talk given by Max Beck to the GSV Writers Group.

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The Genealogist (Victoria) September 2014 ■

Ellen Grant: Tragedy and Serendipity - Ray Jelley's research of the life of Ellen Grant began when he unexpectedly found a newspaper article on Trove.

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James Jordan - Virtuous Veteran Vexatious Villain? - this article, about a much travelled army pensioner, was compiled by Lucille Andel from freely available primary sources.

Victorian G.U.M. Inc News August 2014 ■

Family Book Creator a Plug-In for Family Tree Maker. This article begins by explaining what a "Plug-In" is and goes on to explain the prerequisites and the procedure to follow. The goal being to create a RTF (Rich Text File) and finally shows an example of a book layout.

October 2014 ■ The 5 Biggest Mistakes I made with My Genealogy - Gena Philibert-Ortega talks about her five worst mistakes and offers advice to help other genealogists avoid the same errors. This was originally published on GenealogyBank Blog. ■

CDs Are Not Forever: The Truth Above CD/DVD Longevity, "Mould" & Rust" - Tina Sieber also offers advice to solve the problem of accessing 'lost' information on a CD/DVD.

The Ancestral Searcher (HAGSOC - Canberra) September 2014 ■

True or False? Some thoughts on online trees by June McKenzie. Some good advice for new researchers.

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Congress 2015 - Canberra. HAGSOC will be hosting the biggest event on the family history calendar next year - the 14th Australasian congress on Genealogy and Heraldry 26-30 March 2015. This is a great chance to listen to the experts. More details and a downloadable version of the program can be found at www.congress2015.org.com

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83 Days by Barb Toohey. The Coroner called Micky Burke a "misguided youth" but was he just a rogue?

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Kate Grenville's "Search for the Secret River" - Phil Carter talks about Kate Grenville's second book which tells the story of her novel The Secret River was researched.

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The Big 50:Part 3 - 50 research tips and hints to celebrate HAGSOC's 50th anniversary.

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Search Irish 1901 Index to Townlands. This Index is now available online as a free searchable database at http://www.irishancestors.ie

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Scottish Soldiers' Wills are now online. The National Records of Scotland has made available the Wills of 31,000 Scottish soldiers as part of the First World War centenary commemorations at www.ScotlandsPeople.gov.uk

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David Annal looks at the Laws that changed lives and made our favourite pastime possible.

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Saving our family photos - Ian Richardson wonders whether family photos will survive the digital age and suggests a way that you can save your photos for future generations.

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Picturing families at war 1914-1918 - Jayne Shrimpton investigates photograph heirlooms taken during the war.

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The Benefits of getting out & about. Caroline Makein suggests that after finding your family online it is time to explore other avenues.

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Putting the record straight - "A simple search result from the 1841 Census revealed a tangle in the records, so John Sims set to work to unravel the conundrum".

September 2014 ■ CWGC reveals 300,000 historical military records Commonwealth War Graves Commission has launched two new online resources designed to help the public gain a greater understanding of those who lost their lives in service during the First World War".

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The Census: what really happened? Donald Davis has found a collection of householders' schedule from 1841 that provide a new angle on our understanding of early census records.

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Testing out the genealogy giants - Barbara J Starmans investigates the pros and cons of the popular websites including Ancestry & FindmJpast.

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Daring WWl 'escapees' revealed - unique military records just released online by TheGenealogist.co.uk.

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GENEALOGY ON THE INTERNET In the last issue of Ibis Links we gave you four website addresses relevant to our theme of WWI. Here are some more:http://firstworldwar.com This site provides a multimedia history of World War I. Sections to look at are: The Details • How it Began • Battlefield Tours • Battles • Encyclopedia • Source Documents • Special Features • Timeline • War in the Air • Weaponry • Who's Who Multimedia • Battlefields Today • Maps • Propaganda Posters • Vintage Audio and Video • Vintage Photographs Narratives • Memoirs and Diaries • Prose and Poetry http://www.smythe.id.au/letters! Ted and Annie Smythe lived in Jerilderie in western NSW with their 9 children: 4 boys Bert, Viv, Percy and Vern; 3 girls Viola, Ida and Rita; then 2 more boys Eric and Gordon. The four older boys enlisted in the Australian Imperial Forces (A.I.F.) soon after the outbreak of WWI in 1914. Bert (aged 25) and Vern (20) were at The Landing at Gallipoli, Percy (21) sailed on the "Orsova" in July, and Viv (23) did Officer Training and had married his long-time sweetheart Clytie, before sailing in September. Some 400 pages of letters remained in the care of one of their descendants for nearly 90 years. Thankfully the letters and other documents and photos were well preserved & survived intact to reveal their stories from the war years. Ibis Links

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http://www.1914-1918.net/ The Long, Long Trail - The British Army in the Great War of 19141918. The Long, Long Trail, is a site all about the soldiers, units, regiments and battles of the British Army of the First World War. It has a detailed research guide. http://www.nationalarchives.gov. uk/records/our-onlinerecords.htm The National Archives also has records relating to war personnel. Online records include:•

Royal Marines' service records 1842-1925.

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For the Air Force there are Combat and operations records books covering 1939-1945; Roya I Air Force Officers' service records for 1918-1919 and Women's Royal Air Force service records for 1918-1920.

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Navy: There are eleven categories in the Navy section including the French Muster rolls from the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 and Royal Navy Officers' service records 19561931.

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Merchant Navy: Shipping movement cards 1939-1945.

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Army and Conscription has seven sections including British Army war diaries from 1914-1922; Women's Army Auxiliary Corps service records 1917-1920; Prisoner of war interview reports for 1914-1918 and Household Cavalry soldiers service records covering 1899-1920.

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The Medals section has the Victoria Cross Medal register from 1856 right up to 1944. The Victoria Cross is the highest award available to the armed forces for 'gallantry in action with the enemy.'

http://www.qreatwar.eo.uk/ The Great War 1914-1918. This site provides an overview of the First World War battlefields on the Western Front by showing you where they are and what you can see there today. Established in 1998, the website is dedicated to the memory of 20 family members who served in the military during the Great War of 1914-1918.

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New Zealand Dept of Internal Affairs PO Box 10-526, Wellington NZ Electronic Copy for Genealogical purposes: Pre 1874 - $26.00, 1875 to date $20.00 NZ Updated orderforms available in our Library

England & Wales - General Register Office Smedley Hydro, Southport, Merseyside England PR8 2 HH Order your own certificates on-line at http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content

New South Wales Wills Supreme Court GPO Box 3, Sydney NSW 2001 Prior to 1850 to 1985 $54.00

Irish Republic General Register Office Lombard Street East, Dublin 2, Ireland Full Certficate £6.00 dre) Including postage

Northern Territory The Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages GPO Box 3021, Darwin NT 0801 Full Certificate $26.00 & $7 postage (Prior to 24 Aug 1870 see South Australia)

Western Australia Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages PO Box 7720 Closter Square, Perth 6850 Full Certficate: $30 when quoting Index No & District. Without Index No & Dist: $40

Queensland- Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, PO Box 15188, City East, Qld 4002 Certfed and Historical Certficate $39.00 (ldent.fication ofApplicant & Relationship to Sulject requiredfor Births under 100 yrs old, Marriages under 80 yrs old & Deaths under 50 yrs old.)

South Australia Births, Deaths & Marriages Registration Office GPO Box 1351, Adelaide 5001 Full Certficate $43.50 & $4.60 postage Takes from 15 to 20 days

Victoria Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages GPO Box 4332, Melbourne VIC 3001 Uncertfed image with Index No.$20.

Scotland Registrar General New Register House, Edinburgh Scotland EHl 3YT Full Cert £13.57 (Stg) including postage Go to y_scotlandspeople.gov_uk for a free surname search.

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LIBRARY RESEARCH FEES FOR NON MEMBERS Our Society is willing to undertake research in relation to Griffith and the surrounding areas. When requesting information please provide all known details to enable a search to be made. For example, full names, maiden names, children, birth and death dates, addresses etc. The research rate is $10.00 AUS per hour plus photocopying expenses. Our minimum research fee is $10.00 AUS, which must be enclosed with the initial inquiry. This fee covers one hour of research of all our resources including the Riverina Cemeteries CD For postal replies please include a stamped self addressed business sized envelope. You will be advised in advance if further costs are associated with your enquiry. Please include your email address for a quick reply to any queries. Send research enquiry, plus cheque/money order to Research Officer Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc PO Box2703 GRIFFITH NSW 2680 Members (written enquiries) - FREE plus a large self addressed stamped envelope. Non Members Fee to use the Library - $10 per session plus photo copying expenses. MEMBERSHIP FEES (Renewals due 1 January each year - Renewal paid after 31 January incur a Joining Fee) Joining Fee - $5.00 Single Membership - $30.00 (Annual fee for one person) Family Membership - $35.00 (Two persons living at the one address) Half Year Membership- $20.00 (From 1 July to 30 December) plus Joining Fee Twelve Months Journal Subscription Only- $15.00

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Galli Gelibolu 2015 No. 106 March 2015 ISSN 0811 - 5559 Journal of the GRIFFITH GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC

Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc Founded 1981

PO Box 2703, Griffith, NSW 2680 Telephone (02) 6964 8942 (Library Hours only) Email griffithgene@iinet.net.au Website http://members.iinet.net.au/griffithgene

Library Hours -Thursday to Saturday 1.00pm to 5.00pm Library is situated at 1 Tranter Place Griffith NSW Australia (Behind the CWA Rooms & opposite the Ambulance Station)

Patron Honorary Life Members

President Senior Vice President Junior Vice President Treasurer Assistant Treasurer Secretary Assistant Secretary Membership Officer lbis Links Editor Link Letter Editor Joint Librarians Research Officers Cemetery Convenors Publicity Officer Social Convenor Gr)fith Collection Convenors Computer Officers Web Manager 1. 2. 3. 4.

Patricia Jones Edna Wakley, Alan Wakley, Patricia Jones, Wendy Polkinghorne, Lynette Brown, Margaret Hill, Ann Stevens, Clive Polkinghorne, Richard Gow, Yvonne Miller, John Miller, Margaret Hare Barrie Steer garste@ix.net.au Daniel Purchase dan_deb@hotmail.com Clive Polkinghome cwpolki@iinet.net.au Edna Wakley eazwa@live.com.au Clive Polkinghome cwpolki@iinet.net.au Anne Gribble pagribble@bigpond.com Yvonne Miller vonjohn@internode.on.ne Margaret Tucker marg_tucker@hotmail.com Christina Morris krisandko@live.com.au Jennie Carter cargrape2@gmail.com Jennie Carter, Ann Langford, Lynette Brown, Wendy Polkinghorne, Beth Davidge Wendy Polkinghorne, Christine Gavin Clive Polkinghorne, Anne Stephens Ann Langford Margaret Hare Edna Wakley, Wendy Polkinghome Clive Polkinghorne, Daniel Purchase Jennie Carter

IBIS LINKS Journal of Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc CONTENTS President's Report to AGM held on 18 March 2015

Welcome To Our New Members

My Research and Visit to Groningen & Leewarden Archiven 2012 and 2013 3 Local Certificate to Give Away

Mail Delivery from 1917 in 2015

Family Tree Maker User Group

World War 1 Officially

The Genealogist Website Erskine Crawford 18 82 - 1924

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Riverina Cemetery CD Version 4

NSW Government Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages

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Facebook & Family History

Birth, Death & Marriage Certificate Prices

The views expressed by the contributors in this journal are not necessarily those of the Editor, nor of the Society. The Society reserves the right to edit all material submitted for publication. Articles appearing in this Journal may be reproduced, either in whole, or in part, with written permission from the Society and acknowledgement of author and source. Ibis Links printed by Ultraprint, 24 Collier Street, Griffith NSW 2680 March, July & November. A publication of the: Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc.

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President's Report to AGM - held on 18 March 2015 I think the watch-word for 2014 was "Steady as She Goes". A steady number of research enquiries, steady additions to the Obituaries file and CD, and little change to the number of members. 2014 had 92 memberships allowing 112 people to use our facilities, 2015 has, so far, 87 & 109. These are close to the average from 2005 to 2013 of 108 persons. Publicity and workshops at the Regional Library resulted in some new members. So it would seem that memberships are steady. Financial matters remain on a very even keel, too. Our web-site gets bigger and better. Our plans for the Griffith Centenary Year (2016) are in place. A new book of historical photographs of Griffith will be published for the Centenary Year. A small photographic Exhibition in ArtSpace, at the Regional Theatre, from 28 September to 6 November 2015 should act as an alert for the Centenary Year. If we can find enough volunteers to fill a roster we will have a larger photographic exhibition in an empty shop in August 2016, the centenary month. The Society's thanks go to members of the committee and duty volunteers who keep things ticking over steadily. Particular thanks go to Christine Gavin for her past work as a Vice-President and on "Ibis Links". We are ready to welcome her back on the committee whenever she has time. Let's continue with the teamwork as we move into a busy time ahead. So with thanks again to all members who gave their time to the Society, I wish you all a happy and successful 2015

Barrie Steer - President

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My Research and Visit to

Groningen and Leewarden Archiven 2012 and 2013 Lynette Brown: Member #3 My eldest grand-daughter had Dutch ancestors. I enjoyed researching her family as the Netherlands was one of my favourite countries when I was riding a bicycle around Britain and the Continent in 1958. I had unexpected pleasant encounters with the locals there. Tara's Plas and Sterenberg family lived in Delfzijl, Appingedam and Farmsum, a half hours rail motor ride east of Groningen in Friesland Province in the north of the Netherlands. What we used to call Holland is now the Netherlands. There are two Provinces called North and South Holland so are only a small part of The Netherlands. Here in Griffith we are used to reading the UK Census for every 10 years from 1841 to 1911 and also for America and Canada for various years. I saw the TV program, Who Do You Think You Are, with Nigella Lawson researching her family on the 1850 Census in the Netherlands.

I thought I could also do that for Tara's ancestors, but how? It seemed that I could hire a researcher or do it myself. The latter suited me best. The records in Dutch did not faze me as I often read filmed records in foreign languages at the LDS Centre in Griffith. I just had to ask what the headings were. I had the opportunity to visit Groningen in April 2012 for a few days and visited the Archiven at Groningen. A newish building, well laid out with a lunch room, toilets etc. A friendly man showed me the name and place index and where to find the microfiche. I think they were astonished that I could keep finding them for myself. The Delfzijl places I wanted were in sets of 10 to 20 years. We are used to seeing addresses, names, relationship to head of house, status, age, occupation and birthplace. The Dutch Census records have so much more. I saw the Plas family household in 1840; 1850-1860; 1860-80; ie. 3 sets ofrecords in different villages. During each period of years the family information is shown in 14 columns, date and place of birth, occupation, religion (Tara's family were protestant in column 7), marriage date and place, wife's maiden name, deaths during period and when Ibis Links

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the family moved from one town to another as they had to register their change of address and the dates are recorded here. The wife or mother is listed by her maiden name. I also copied the information and got a photocopy of some. I also looked at photocopied Parish Registers. The Dutch have free indexes on the internet such as the Genlias' project which provide quite a lot, but the Certificate will tell you more. Copies can be purchased but you need a Netherlands bank account. No credit cards accepted. This was a few years ago and may have changed. In July 2013 I re-visited Delfzijl and the Archiven and also visited Leewarden where I had great success searching for Tara's Giliam ancestors. It was here that a whole microfiche set on a wooden board was placed down beside the reader I was using, which was very handy. When I previously visited Leewarden in 1958 there was a Saturday cattle market just outside the railway station with many, many black and white cows (Friesians) and a couple of donkeys. It has been replaced by businesses, roads and lovely gardens. Tara's mother said that there was a monument to her ancestor, Jelle Plas, at the end cf the Dyke at Delfzijl. In 2012 I went looking for it to no avail. Nobody I asked knew where it was and I could not see it either. In hindsight I think a truck may have obscured it from view from the top of the Dyke. In 2013 I asked some more people and found a man at the Bibliotheca (library) who knew where it was. I was flabbergasted to find it really is on the end cf the Dyke. Jelle Plas was a sea pilot on the Sea of Eems, off Delfzijl, when his ship was lost in a bad storm in 1894. The Monument is inscribed with his name and others who lost their lives in that tragedy as well as other tragedies around that time. It is beside the road in front of the only tiny sandy beach at Delfzijl.

The Monument; at the end cfthe Dyke, at Defzjl showing the name ofJelle Plas and others who lost their lives at sea. Photo: Courtesy cfLynette Brown.

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LOCAL CERTIFICATE TO GIVE AWAY Death Certificate: Surname: Turner Given Name: Thomas Died: 25 July 1928 Place: Lake Cargelligo Age: 73 years Parents: John Turner & Sarah Goslett Registration No: 13981/1928 Thomas was born in Narrandera and married Amelia Eliza Norris at Narrandera in 1882. They had ten living children at the time of Thomas death: Frances A 45 Robert J 43 Thomas W 42 Frederick N 40 William A 38 Sarah J 32 Ella R 30 Herbert W 33 Ellen E 29 John 25 One male was deceased - Henry. Most of these children were registered in Hillston. If you think this certificate is relevant to your family research, please email the Editor for a copykrisandko@live.com.au Ibis Links

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MAIL DELIVERY FROM 1917 IN 2015! A First World War soldier's photograph, found; and sent to hisfamily nearly 100 years later.

Pte Clifton John Hill of Hillston and John Richard Cecil Hall were both in the 8" Battalion, 22nd Reinforcements. My father, Cecil Hall, served in WWI. While at war he had a camera and took photographs and he also kept a brief Diary. This diary is now owned by my nephew, Steven Hall and I am lucky enough to have a typed copy. During the war Clif Hill gave Cecil Hall an army photograph of himself and asked Cecil to look after it for him. This photograph was found in a tin with other photos and post cards in a shed at Tallimba in 2011. Cecil's parents had moved to "Lenore" Tallimba to a bare farming block in the early 1920s, the block is now owned by Cecil's step-niece. After being given the tin I only briefly looked at the contents and then put it away. Recently I was writing an article for the forthcoming Reefton local history book and the Rankins Springs Museum, when I gathered up all ofmy father Cecil Hall's goods regarding the War such as his photographs; studio photographs; photo albums; postcards; French embroidered cards; Frontline magazines; War Service records; Discharge Papers etc. and put them into a large plastic box. Also part of this collection is the 8" Battalion history book, 'Cobbers on Khaki' - The History of the 8" Battalion 1914-1918; by Ron Austin. 1997. Cecil had another box of War photographs and postcards which we always had in the houses we lived in. Just recently I looked in this second box and found a studio photograph of CJ Hill 22/8. There was no service number recorded. On the back was a message in Clifs' writing, asking Cecil to look after the photograph. It has sat in the box from 1917 to 2015, nearly one hundred years before it saw the light of day again! Last week I looked at the contents again and saw the photo of CJ Hill and thought that I would look him up in the WWI Nominal Roll for Australia. I did not know what the "CJ" represented so I trawled through the Hill names and the Regiments for 22 Reinforcements in 8" Battalion, and found a match with No. 6769. Now I knew what the initials were so I went to the Service records on the website and after a few pages found Clifton John Hill, No 6769, born in Hillston NSW. I was astonished! Cecil enlisted at Cootamundra as his parents were share farming on Barmedman Station from 1912 to 1920s. Ibis Links

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Clifton enlisted on 7 July 1916 and set off for England on the "SS Port Napier" on 17 November 1916, arriving at Devonport, England on 29 January 1917. This is the same ship that my father, Cecil Hall, No. 6760, 22/8 was on. Clifton was unlucky to have contracted Bronchial Pneumonia and died on 1 March 1917, barely one month after he arrived in England. He was in Fargo Military Hospital and after his death was buried in Durringon Cemetery, Wiltshire on 3 March 1917. I presume that he had his photograph taken in England in early 1917, when Clifton became ill and gave Cecil his photograph to mind. The photo cf CIfion John Hill. Taken in 1917 delivered in 2015.

I rang "Jo" Rose at Hillston as I knew he was interested in soldiers in Hillston and he said that Marj Hill was a relative by marriage and lived in Hillston. She was very pleased to receive the photo. Contact with Lyn Manton of the Hillston Library has uncovered another photograph of Clifton with another man. This man is shown in Frank Hill's book, as Albert Hurst. It is not Albert Hurst; it is JRC Hall with him, my father, possibly taken on the same day as the single photo. My father Cecil had many other photos of himself with other soldiers, most of whom I am lucky enough to know the names of. While reading my father, Cecil Hall's Diary which is fairly brief, I found where he had mentioned hearing of the death on 1 March 191 7 of Clif Hill. He had died in Fargo from Pneumonia. This is a rare mention of another soldier in his Diary. It is now 98 years since Clif Hill gave a postcard to a friend to look after; 98 years since Clifton John Hill died in England and 98 years until the postcard was finally delivered.

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FAMILY TREE MAKER USER GROUP Ann Langford: Member #255

Two years ago about 10 members of our society travelled to Wagga to attend a Family Tree Maker (FTM) workshop. As it was a very informative workshop I decided to gather members who were FTM users and we formed our own user group. We currently have about 17 members involved in our group and we had two workshops last year, both of which were very well attended. We met at the Society's rooms where we were able to use the projector which enabled all participants to see the screen. We are all at different levels of knowledge. The latest version of FTM is so different to the earlier versions. I am only a phone call away and can come to our rooms to help anyone if they so wish. Some of our members have been using FTM for many years and I often call on them for help, so by having this group we can all learn and enjoy FTM. The People Workspace .d.fil 2!.I

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The example on the opposite page may look a little daunting, as I originally found it, but the more you use it the easier it becomes. The main tool bar at the top of the window is where you will find the other workspaces that you will use very often in navigating your tree. The small Tool Bar just below, will be used later on. THE PLAN WORKSPACE - the first thing to do is create your first Tree. Open FTM click the Plan, click on the New Tree Tab, Name your Tree then start adding names. Always start with yourself and use maiden names for females. THE PEOPLE WORKSPACE is where you will add information about your families in your tree. THE PLACES WORKSPACE displays all the places you have entered places for your families. These places can be displayed on a map. THE MEDIA WORKSPACE is where you store all your photos, census records, certificates, copies of a will and other information you have collected. THE PUBLISH WORKSPACE offers a variety of Charts and Reports that you can view, print and share. THE WEB SEARCH WORKSPACE lets you search online for ancestors without leaving FTM. Enough information for now, so please keep a look out for my next article. A notice appeared in the latest Victorian G.U.M. News that they will be conducting another round of FTM Workshops during 2015. I emailed President Doug Elms to indicate that our Society would be interested in hosting a Workshop in Griffith. At a recent Society committee meeting I was given approval to pursue the idea. Unfortunately we have missed out this time around for a Workshop in Griffith. I am hoping that in the future we will have enough participants to enable a workshop to be held. If this is to go ahead we will have to have further discussions regarding their visit. Let's hope we qualify next time. Ibis Links

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WORLD WAR 1 OFFICIALLY Everyone knows the First World War went from 1914 to 1918 - but when did it really start and really end? Did it start when a Serbian shot an Austrian archduke in 1914? Did it end with an armistice on the eleventh day of the eleventh month 1918? The antagonism in the Balkans area was a catalyst for war. Austro-Hungary and Serbia had detested each other for decades. By 1906 Austro-Hungary dominated the Balkan area. Serbia, an independent state, was furious when Austro-Hungary annexed Bosnia in 1909 - the Slavic people of Bosnia and Herzegovinia wanted to be part of Serbia, not Austria-Hungary. During the Balkan Wars (1912-13) Serbia, Greece and Bulgaria joined forces to form the Balkan League. In July 1913 the Austrians again told the Italians they were going to invade Serbia. It was a disaster waiting to happen. On 28 June 1914 Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was shot dead in Saryevo by Serbian nationalists. Three weeks later Austro-Hungary issued an extreme ultimatum to Serbia - an excuse for war. It invaded Serbia on 25 July 1914. Countries hooked together in a tangle of mutual defence alliances lurched towards the cliffs of war during July-August 1914. Many on both sides were appalled by the seemingly unstoppable process. Russia thought the Balkan area was theirs so on 31 July it mobilized its troops. In retaliation on 1 August the Germans (allies of Austria-Hungary) declared war on Russia; and on its ally France on 3 August. When the Germans went through neutral Belgium on a short cut to France, Britain declared war on 4 August on Germany. On 6 August Austro-Hungary declared war on Russia and on 13 August on Japan. The United States joined in during 1917. Take your pick of the dates! World War 1 officially started on 28 June 1914.

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The war was grinding to a halt. By July 1918 the German economy had failed, thousands were starving. The army was retreating, discipline disintegrating; in September the Turkish forces collapsed; Bulgaria made a secret armistice agreement with the Allies on 29 September; the German navy finished their war with a mutiny in 29 October; on 30 October the Ottoman Empire signed an armistices with the Allies; German industrial workers revolted in Kiel. People were sick of the war. Bands of absconded Turkish troops were roaming the country, English soldiers were mutinying. Emperor Kaiser Wilhelm 2" abdicated on 9 November; the Armistice for a ceasefire was signed on 11 November 1918. Although the Armistice ended the actual fighting, it took six months of negotiations at the Paris Peace Conference to conclude a peace treaty. The Treaty of Versailles; signed on 28 June 1919 between Germany and the Allied Powers was registered by the Secretariat of the League of Nations on 21 October 1919. Treaties with Austria, Bulgaria and Turkey were dealt with separately. USA negotiated its own settlement with Germany in 1921. Four empires - the Russian, the Ottoman, the German and the Austro-Hungarian had collapsed leaving a vacuum of power; between 9 and 13 million people were dead. The Treaty of Versailles made way for the next war. World War 1 officially ended on 28 June 1919.

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THE GE NE ALOGIST WEBSITE The Genealogist internet site is one of the sites our Griffith Genealogical and Historical Society utilises and can be accessed at our rooms. This is a most underused resource. https://www.thegenealogist.com/ The items listed below are an example of what can be accessed on this site: English & Welsh Census 1841-1851. Tythe Records Birth, Marriage & Death records. A Headstone Database. Electoral Roll & Poll Books. Regimental Records. Historical Newspapers. Peerage & Heritage Records. Wills with Original Images Apprenticeship Records. Casualty Lists. Medal Rolls Occupational Lists. Griffith Valuation of Ireland. Naturalisation Records And much more.

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ERSKINE CRAWFORD (1882- 1924) Christine Gavin: Member #162 Erskine Crawford was born in Evandale Tasmania on 22 November 1882 to Robert Crawford and Mary Parker. Robert was the local police officer at Evandale. Erskine worked as a Journalist in Launceston for a while before going to the mainland where he worked for a number of newspapers including the "Argus" and "The Sydney Morning Herald". According to his obituary he was engaged in journalistic work in Sydney, Brisbane, Melboune, Adelaide and Perth. As well as being a journalist, he was a; music and dramatic critic, a writer and the author of several plays including "Distant Hills" "Eucalypta" and "The Canon's Conversion, some of which were in the hands of a dramatic agent in London. The well-known novelist and dramatist, Horace Annesley Vachell was extremely interested in "The Canon's Conversion" and Erskine was waiting for confirmation that the play would be produced in England. Erskine made his way to the ACT where he worked for the Department of Home Affairs in Canberra as a clerk in 1913. A sketch plan of the Royal Military College, Duntroon (dated 1913) is credited to a "Mr Crawford. He resigned because of illness but returned to Canberra in 1915 before enlisting later that year. He enlisted with the 4" Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps (No. 852) and served in Rabaul from December 1915 to January 1917. He returned to Australia and was discharged on 10 February 1917 and on 20 February 1917 he enlisted in the AIF with Imperial Camel Corps (No. 2713). Erskine embarked for active service abroad in May 191 7 and disembarked at Suez in August of that same year. He became ill in September 1917 and upon discharge from hospital he was attached for duty to the Australian Headquarters in Cairo and then joined the War Records Section in England in July 1918 where he joined the staff of Charles Bean. He went through France with Bean helping to collect war records of the AIF. Upon returning to Australia he became secretary to Charles Bean. According to Arthur Bazley in "Writing the Official History of World War 1 at Tuggeranong" it was Crawford who suggested Tuggeranong Homestead as a place to write the official history of Australia's involvement in World War I. In Volume 1 of the "Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-1918" Bean refers to Crawford "whose great literary abilities have suggested many improvements in the Ibis Links

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WEBSITE S Jennie Carter: Member #178

Bendigo Family History Group http://www.bendigofamilyhistory. org/freeindexsearch.htm A FREE Index Search. Years vary considerably and new indexes are being added every few months. Records you can search are - Civilian Bravery Awards, Index to Sandhurst [Bendigo] Mining Claims & Leases, Photographs Published in the Bendigo Annals, Gold Mines & Mine Managers, Miners & Puddlers Petition 1857, Early Burials in the Bendigo Goldfields 1852-1870, Bendigo "Fortuna" Army Survey Regiment, Bendigo Benevolent Asylum Register Children in Care, Sandhurst (Bendigo) Common School Examination Register Index 1864-1868, Index to Bendigo Benevolent Asylum Children's Registers, Bendigo's Lost Miners, Bendigo Women's Suffrage Petition 1891, St Mary's Catholic School, Bendigo Voters Roll, White Hills Hamlets Petition 1856, Applications to the Licensing Courts, The Ball.

NSW Registered Wills Books 1800 - 1952 http://search. findmypast.com.au/search-world-records/new-south-wales-will-books1800-1952

Findmypast has recently released NSW Wills. You can search the index for FREE but to view the records such as (Handwritten copies of the original wills; from about 1800 to 1924 and typed copies of wills from 1924 to 1952) you must pay.

Roots Ireland http ://www.rootsireland.ie/ You can search the index for FREE but to view the records you must PAY. The databases have over 20 million records and include parish church records of baptisms, marriages & deaths, census returns and gravestone inscriptions. Many of the records have been transcribed directly from the original Parish Registers, especially Irish Catholic records. The website says many records are unique and not available on any other website. New records are being added all the time.

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0UT Riverina Cemetery CD NOW! ersion 4 (Update released 15 February 2015) Monumental inscriptions, burial records & 'green light extra information'. Area covered - Griffith, Hay, Hillston, Lake Cargelligo, Leeton, Narrandera, Temora (monumental inscriptions only), Ungarie, West Wyalong & surrounding districts. What's New in Version 4? • Some cemeteries to January 2015 (Version 3 - Year 2011 ). • Temora Cemetery - monumental inscriptions only. • Narrandera 'Argus' newspaper from 1890's to 2014. (@ green light information) • Approximately 7,500 new records - CD now totals 67,984 records. • 'Extra Information' is available only through our Society. If a green light' appears next to the obituary button on the CD extra information is available on the viewed record. The 'green light extra information' may be an Obituary, Death Notice, In Memoriam, Return Thanks etc; extracted from the newspapers - Griffith (starting from 29 Sept 1929), the Narrandera 'Argus' (from the 1890's to 2014 ), other local newspapers or supplied by a family member.

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NSW GOVERNMENT REGISTRY OF BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES Registry Website Updates as of 25 February 2015 The Registry website changed to a new system effective Wednesday 25 February 2015, between 3pm and 5pm. The impacts to Family Historians will be minimal; an outline is provided below for your information. The website has streamlined navigation and content has been reorganised to provide users with improved access and online service. The new site is mobile device friendly. People who use assistive technologies will also find it easier to access online information. A news item will highlight that changes have been made. If you click on this link you will be provided with a site navigation overview.

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ME M BERS INTERE STS Looking for living descendants of Donald John Morrison youngest child of Kenneth & Mary Morrison & brother to Mary, Christina, Marion, Murdock & Norman, who came to Australia from Lickisto Isle of Harris Scotland at the age of 4yrs on the "Royal Albert" 1855. The family arrived at Adelaide then moved to Burra, South Australia. Donald married Elizabeth (Bessie) Ellen Withers 23 Oct 1882 in Adelaide, he Died 15 Sept 1919 at Elsternwick St. Kilda Victoria, Bessie was born 24 July 1865 in Wimple Devon UK. Their Children were ---- Hercules Norman Born 26 May 1883 Kooringa (Burra) South Australia, he Died 4 April 1940 West Geelong Vic ---- Maude May Born 1886 she Married Samuel Barry Croad, ---- Gertrude Ellen Born 1887, Died 1 June 1902, married Leopold George Wheeldon 28 June 1927 Wentworth NSW, they had a son Lloyd Leopold Born & Died in 1902, the same year as his Mother Gertrude (why or how) ---- Kenneth Born 21 August 1888, he seems to have married twice 1st to Esther Linda Alford 1913 Victoria---- 2nd wife Phyllis May Lyons 23 Sept 1918 Narrandera NSW, ---- Ivy May Born 18 Dec 1899 Wentworth NSW. Hercules Norman married twice 1st to Myrtle Lillian Price 1905 Wentworth NSW. Children from this marriage were Charles Keith Born 1907 Mildura Vic, he Died 15 March 1970 Albert Park Vic ---- 2" child Cecil Donald Born 1913 Brighton Vic, died 31 Dec 1913 Wangarratta Vic. Hercules Norman - 2nd Marriage to Esther Elizabeth Stone 1921 Melbourne Vic. Their Children were ---- Freda Born circa 1922 (no info on her) & ---- Phoebe Mavis Born 19 Aug 1929, Died 14 Feb 2005 Sydney, she Married Douglas Arthur Candish 6 Sept 1950 Waverley Sydney NSW. I descend from Norman brother to Donald John Morrison above. I would like to get in touch with a G Withers who submitted entries on the Public Trees site. Please reply to Mrs. M Hare Farm 2429 Middleton Ave. Griffith NSW Australia or Email wmhare1@bigpond.com

****************************************** Looking for living descendants of Cornelius McIntyre who married Catherine Speedy 1873 probably Ballarat Vic. Cornelius came to Australia from Edinburgh Scotland on the "Child Harold" in 1853 with his parents John & Margaret McIntyre (nee Buchanan) & his brother John. Cornelius & Catherine's Children were ---- Annie Born 1874 Balla rat, Married Walter Rudock (ick) ---- Albert Born 1876 Ballarat, John Born 1878 Ballarat ---Rosana Born 1880 Ballarat, Married Dave Armour ---- Cornelius Born 1883 Ballarat, Married Helene Maher---- Ethel Born 1885 Married Hugh Strickland ---Gertrude Born 1889 Ballarat, Married Augustine Skinner ---- Elsie Born 1890 Ballarat, Married Charles Smith. Please reply to Mrs. M Hare Farm 2429 Middleton Ave. Griffith NSW Australia or Email wmhare1@bigpond.com

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JOTTINGS Journals held in our Library can provide a wealth of family history information. Listed below are a few of the articles to tempt you. Wendy Polkinghorne

The Endeavour (Botany Bay) December 2014 • Sailing to Australia - A Good or a Bad Choice for my Ancestors asks Peter Londregan. •

Shipping News - Finding an Evasive Passenger - Peter de Low tells about his search for the arrival of his grandmother.

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I'll Be Home For Lunch - said Paul Barrett's Great Grandfather and did not return. However the family story was that his G Grandfather was a 'soldier of fortune' and died overseas.

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A Different Kind of Convict Connection by Paul Barrett.

The Ancestral Searcher (HAGSOC - Canberra) December 2014 • Forced Adoption - History Project - Leanne McMahon reports of this project created by the National Archives of Australia and states the "forced adoptions was a practice that saw babies illegally taken, predominantly from young unmarried mothers .... ". •

Congress 2015 - A dozen good reasons you should be there this is a pertinent reminder that the 14th Australasian Congress on Genealogy and Heraldry will be held from Thursday 26 to Monday 30 March 2015 at Canberra.

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Digitally restoring photos - bringing your memories back to life by Lara Montebello of Family Keepsakes.

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A Girl and a Wall - Christine Lawrence says she has one frustrating family history failure who has many bricks in her wall.

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Dunne: One Name, Two Families by Melva Kruckow

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Family Tree - Christmas 2014 • Be careful what you wish for advises Chris Paton - when you start on the journey of researching your family you never know what you will find out! •

Victorian destitute children - Gudrun Limbrick delves into the conditions m orphanages, cottage homes, ragged schools and reformatories.

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Which test is best for you? Debbie Kebbett explains the difference between the various DNA tests.

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Darcy Moore continues the theme by writing about DNA & my Ancestral Tree.

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Doing their bit too - Sue Wilkes tells the story of the thousands of children who 'did their bit' during WWI.

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The census enumerator of 1881. Michael J Rochford accidentally found a report written by an 1881 enumerator which gives a colourful insight to our Victorian ancestors' attitude to the burgeoning bureaucracy of the era and explains why the accuracy of the records isn't always what it should be.

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Mailbox - Insights from an enumerator taking the 1991 census gives the reader more food for thought.

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Are you sentimental about Christmas as I am, even though I am constantly reminded "that it is just another day!" If so, you will appreciate this month's contribution from Diane Lindsay - Our cosy clan, I must admit that I always enjoy Dianne's articles - it's nice to read a light hearted approach to family history mixed with a little bit of humour and reminds me not to take my research too seriously.

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When is a Will not a Will? Dr Bruce Durie explains the difference between an ancestor's Scottish will or testament.

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I need a professional - Maggie Loughran advises how to find the right genealogist.

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Who was the daddy? Ruth A Symes suggests ways to answer that question.

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January 2015 • Ambitious Irish digitisation project underway - "the National Library of Ireland (NL) is to digitise its entire collection of Catholic parish register microfilms and make them available online - for free by summer 2015. The National Library does not have the resources to transcribe or index the images Researchers will be able to search the parishes in which they are interested in. There are over one thousand parishes (mainly baptisms and marriages) from the 1740s to the 1880s. Read more on page 8 of this issue. The South Australian Genealogist November 2014 • Chequered Lives: researching a South Australian family history by Iola Hack Mathews who researched the families of Stephen Hack and John Barton Hack. •

Who were the Huguenots? Carolyn earlier

Genealogists' Magazine (England) December 2014 • European Monarchies Go their Separate Ways - Jacques Arnold notes the developed trend for the European monarchies to marry outside their own ranks. Ancestor (Victoria) December 2014 • Elizabeth and the Doctor Elope - the Story of Elizabeth Ware by Anne Cavanagh - The winner of the 2014 Writing Prize. •

Understanding the Use of DNA Tests in Genealogy by Martin J Playne.

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Using DNA to help with family history research - Janet Davis "decided to go down the DNA track as an adjunct to many years of traditional family history research".

The Genealogist (Victoria) December 2014 • Researching, writing and publishing Thomas Diprose and Elizabeth Children Diprose - the winners of the 2013 Alexander Henderson Award were Elizabeth Parkes and Jean Doggett. Elizabeth Parkes gives an insight of their research and ultimate publication. Ibis Links

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William Parkinson - 19th century operatic tenor and 'Professor of Music' - winner of Don Grant Award 2013 - Patricia Rogerson who also tells of her research of her great-great-grandfather.

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Genuki - www.genuki.or.uk - Cynthia Neale says that 'Genuki is one of the first places to look when trying to find the location of genealogical information'.

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FACEBOOK & FAMILY HISTORY! Q. Does Facebook have any use in our Family History? Christina Morris, Member #199

A. In 2013 I started a group on Facebook called the 'Gutschlag Family History Group' of which there are 103 members with three awaiting my approval, but you have to be a family member or I will not allow you to be a part of the group. This is a private group. Without this new tool I don't know how I would have got on finding so many of this huge family. Through this group I have been able to post photos of our family and give away tid-bits here and there to keep them all interested in the book I am working on. I have also been lucky enough to have some members help with my research in NZ, just by posting a question on the group page. Beware though, that not everyone likes you contacting them this way. I have been reported on two occasions as obviously someone felt I was doing the wrong thing. I am also a member of the "Dunedin Family History Group.' Lynette Brown, Member #3

A.2 I have had great enjoyment from being a member of the 'Bygone Families cf the South West Slcpes' group on Facebook. I receive many of their items by email but this is optional. I like being on Facebook as I can see happenings of my relatives and friends. My understanding is that it is how you use it which makes it good or bad. The 'Bygone Families cf the South West Slopes' provides links to many things that are going on in the world of Family History. Some people have also put their own photos on the group seeking help to identify who is in the photos. Our 'Gr,fth Genealogical & Historical Society' has its own Facebook page with links to many other Family History Groups. Ibis Links