John Balgowan [5935] ²

   FamilySearch ID: LNBD-R33.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Baptism, 1850 Mar 29.

• Newspaper: LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS, 1883 Dec 4, Goulburn District, New South Wales. ⁴ LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS. (1883, December 4). Southern Argus (Goulburn, NSW : 1881 - 1885), p. 2. Retrieved February 4, 2014, from <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article101912229>

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lations referred to, is specified in the schedule. The
rent, or balance of rent, for 1884, should be paid,
within two months from the 29th Nov.:'97John Cum-,
mins, 6ooa, Rossi; John Balgowan, 237a, Hovell;

• Land: "Lammeruir", Bef 1892 May, Burrowa, New South Wales. ⁵

• Newspaper: A RICH FIND, 1922 Jun 21, Brisbane, , Queensland, Australia. ⁶ A RICH FIND. (1922, June 21). The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), p. 8. Retrieved December 1, 2011, from <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article20525614>
A RICH FIND.
PEBTH, June 20.
A quartz gold specimen of 150oz. wais found by John Balgowan, a dryblower, at the old alluvial workings at Payne's Find, on the Yalgoo goldfields. It yielded 11ooz. of smelted gold.

• Newspaper: DRYBLOWER'S LUCKY FIND, 1922 Jun 22, Sydney District, New South Wales, Australia. ⁷ DRYBLOWER'S LUCKY FIND. (1922, June 22). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), p. 10. Retrieved December 1, 2011, from <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article16008772>
DRYBLOWER'S LUCKY FIND.
PERTH, Wednesday.
A quartz gold Specimen of 150oz was found by a dryblower named John Balgowan, at the old alluvial workings on Payne's find on the Yalgoo goldfields. It yielded 110oz of smelted gold. Balgowan, who was employed at Payne's Find State Battery for years, on becoming too old for the Job, recently start-ed dryblowing.

• Newspaper: LUCKY FIND, 1922 Jun 22, Moree District, New South Wales, Australia. ⁸ LUCKY FIND. (1922, June 22). Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser (NSW : 1901 - 1940), p. 2. Retrieved January 28, 2014, from <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article111854403>

LUCKY FIND.
A quartz nugget, weighing 150oz.
wa found in an old alluvial working
at Payne's Find, in the Yalgro dis-
trict, West Australia, by John Balgow-
an. When smelted, the nugget yielded,
110oz of fine gold.

• Newspaper: A FINE NUGGET, 1922 Jun 23, New South Wales, Australia. ⁹ A FINE NUGGET. (1922, June 23). The Farmer and Settler(NSW : 1906 - 1957), p. 4. Retrieved February 3, 2014, from <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article115741652>

A FINE NUGGET
Dry Blower's Find.
A man named John Balgowan, who
has been prospecting as a dry blower
in the Yalgoo district, Western Aus-
tralia, recently found a nugget weigh-
ing 150 oz. When smelted the nugget
weighed 110 oz, fine gold, of the value
of about £500. As Balgowan was get-
ting too old to work the find will come
as a pleasant little windfall.

• Newspaper: OLD PROSPECTOR'S LUCK, 1922 Jun 24, Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia. ¹⁰ OLD PROSPECTOR'S LUCK. (1922, June 24). Geraldton Guardian (WA : 1906 - 1928), p. 1. Retrieved February 5, 2014, from <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article66716059>

OLD PROSPECTOR'S LUCK
A SLUG OF 150 OUNCES
PAYNE'S FIND SENSATION.
An old prospector, John Balgowan,
who thought that he had become too old
for his job at the Payne's Find State
battery, recently gave it up and went
dryblowing among old alluvial work-
ings. About a fortnight ago he found
a quartz specimen weighing 150 oz.,
and it was kept secret until he had
worked out the surrounding ground
without further good fortune. Smelted
at the State battery the specimen
yielded 110 oz. of gold, which is prob-
ably worth £500. The news was tele-
graphed to the Superintendent of State
batteries (Mr. A. M. -Howe) by the
manager of the Payne's Find State
battery (Mr. J. Halligan), who added
that a rush to the locality was not
warranted. The specimen, which is the
biggest discovered on the goldfields for
a long time, was found a few inches
deep in a small patch of ground that
Others had not thought worth touching.

• Newspaper: A RICH SLUG, 1922 Jun 29, Perth, , Western Australia, Australia. ¹¹ A RICH SLUG. (1922, June 29). Western Mail (Perth, WA : 1885 - 1954), p. 7 Section: PICTORIAL SECTION. Retrieved December 1, 2011, from <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article41693425>

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A RICH SLUG.
An old prospector, John Balgowan, who thought that he had become too old for his job at the Payne's Find State battery, recently gave it up and went dryblowing among old alluvial workings. About a fortnight ago he found a quartz specimen weighing 150oz., and it was kept secret until he had worked out the surrounding ground without further good fortune. Smelted at the State battery the specimen yielded 110oz. of .gold which is probably worth £500. The news was telegraphed to the Superin-tendent of State batteries (Mr. A. M. Howe), by the manager of the Payne's Find State Battery (Mr. J. Halligan), who added that a rush to the locality was not warranted. The specimen, which is the biggest discovered on the goldfields for a long time, was found a few inches deep in a small patch of ground that others had not thought worth touching.

• Newspaper: WORLD OF LABOR, 1922 Jun 29, Brisbane, , Queensland, Australia. ¹² WORLD OF LABOR. (1922, June 29). Worker (Brisbane, Qld. : 1890 - 1955), p. 8. Retrieved February 6, 2014, from <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article71056111>

Thus a Perth (W.A.) wire of 22/6/22
to the Brisbane Press; A quartz gold
specimen of 150 ozs., found by a dry-
blower named John Balgowan at the
old alluvial workings on Payne's Find,
on the Yalgeho goldfields, yielded 110
ozs. of smelted gold. Balgowan, who
was employed at Payne's Find State
battery for years, on becoming too old
for the job, recently started dryblowing.

• Newspaper: MINING AT YALGOO, 1922 Jul 6, Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia. ¹³ MINING AT YALGOO. (1922, July 6). Geraldton Guardian (WA : 1906 - 1928), p. 4. Retrieved February 5, 2014, from <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article66716689>

MINING AT YALGOO.
A WELCOME REVIVAL.
…
Now that Balgowan has found a 110oz.
slug, and men on Badja station, only
20 miles from Yalgoo, have dollied near-

• Registration: Death, 1934, Perth, , Western Australia, Australia. ¹⁴ BALGOWAN
JOHN
Male




PERTH
626
1934

• Newspaper: Funeral Notice, 1934 Apr 22, Perth, , Western Australia, Australia. ¹⁵ Family Notices. (1934, April 22). Sunday Times (Perth, WA : 1902 - 1954), p. 2 Section: First Section. Retrieved December 1, 2011, from <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article58718695>

NOTICES.
BALGOWAN.-The friends, of the late Mr. John Balgowan, late of Kal-goorlie, are respectfully Informed that his remains will be interred In the Presbyterian portion of the Karrakatta Cemetery at 10.30 a.m. TO-MORROW (Monday) MORNING. The funeral is appointed to leave Glendalough, Leed-erville, at 9.45 a.m. Friends desirous of attending the funeral may proceed by the train leaving Perth at 10.10 a.m.

• Newspaper: Funeral Notice, 1934 Apr 23, Perth, , Western Australia, Australia. ¹⁶ Family Notices. (1934, April 23). The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), p. 1. Retrieved December 1, 2011, from <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article33015903>
BALGOWAN. \emdash The Friends of the late Mr. John Balgowan, late of Kalgoorlie, the be- loved father of Charlotte Ida (Perth), Arthur Evans (Darlinghurst, Sydney, N.S.W.), and Veronica Mary Barry (Victoria), are respect fully informed that his remains will be interred in the Presbyterian portion of the Karrakatta Cemetery at 10.30 o'clock, THIS (Monday) MORNING. The Funeral is appointed to leave Glendalough, Leederville, at 9.45 o'clock. Friends desirous of attending the Funeral may proceed by the train leaving Perth at 10.10 o'clock. ARTHUR J. PURSLOWE, Funeral Director, 20 Angove-street, North Perth; 604 Newcastle street, Leederville; James-street, Guildford. TeL B2649.

• Burial, 1934 Apr 23, Karrakatta, Western Australia, Australia. ¹⁷ First NameJOHN Application Number
Last NameBALGOWANKB00049731 See legend for application code details
rdrlrdrsrdrw20 Aged (Years)84Date of Death21/04/1934
SuburbKALGOORLIE

Grave LocationKARRAKATTA CEMETERY CemeteryPRESBYTERIAN Area or DenominationGA Section0379 Gravesite
Grant NumberK0027373Grantee
rdrlrdrsrdrw20 Grant StatusEXPIRED At today's dateExpiry21/04/1984

• Newspaper: Death Notice, 1934 Apr 27-1934 May 8, Perth, , Western Australia, Australia. ¹⁸ Family Notices. (1934, April 27). The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), p. 1. Retrieved December 1, 2011, from <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article32994874>

Family Notices. (1934, May 8). Western Argus (Kalgoorlie, WA : 1916 - 1938), p. 15. Retrieved December 1, 2011, from <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article34633332>

DEATHS BALGOWAN.--On April 21, at Glendalough, Perth, John Bal-gowan, dearly beloved father of Charlotte Ida (Perth), Arthur Evans (Sydney, N.S.W.), Veronica Mary Barry (Chelsea, Victoria); aged 84 years 1 month. R.I.P.

• Newspaper: Probate Notice, 1934 Jun 6, Sydney District, New South Wales, Australia. ¹⁹ Advertising. (1934, June 6). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), p. 2. Retrieved December 1, 2011, from <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article17081039>
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH
WALES -Probate Jurisdiction -In the will of JOHN BALGOWAN late of Kalgoorlie in the State of Western Australia Prospector deceased. - Ap-plication Will be made after fourteen days from the publication hereof that Administration of the Estate with the Will annexed of the abovenamed deceased may be granted to ARTHUR EVANS BALGOWAN of Darlinghurst in the State of New South Wales, Tailor the Sole Devisee and Legatee under the said Will CHARLOTTE IDA BALGOWAN Executrix appointed by the said Will having re-nounced Probate and all notices may be served at the offices of the undersigned. All creditors in the Estate of the deceased are hereby required to send in particulars of their claim to the under-signed. C. THROSBY YOUNG, Solicitor, 12 Castle-reagh-street, Sydney.

• Probate: Granted, 1934 Aug 20, New South Wales, Australia. ²⁰ Item number or control symbol:
Series 4-198160
Title:
John Balgowan - Date of Death 21/04/1934, Granted on 20/08/1934

• Newspaper: Overdue Rates, 1952 Mar 14, Sydney District, New South Wales, Australia. ²¹ Advertising. (1952, March 14). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), p. 11. Retrieved December 1, 2011, from <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article18257805>
WILLIAM ARTHUR EVANS of Goulburn, JAMES MARSDEN, JOHN JAMES WOODWARD and MOSS MARKS Trustees of the AR-GYLE PROVIDENT, BENEFIT BUILDING & INVESTMENT SOCIETY; JAMES SIMONS of GOULBURN, MARY JANE EVANS, EDWARD WEST EVANS, GEORGE EVANS, THOMAS EVANS, ANNIF EVANS, CHARLOTTE WINIFRFD BALGOWAN, JOHN BALGOWAN, HENRY FRANCIS BARTON, ARCHIBALD HULBERT WINDEYER of Deniliquin, ARTHUR ALLEN and PERCY LANDALE of Deniliquin, Overdue Rates £6/15/9, Land Part Lot 21, Section 44, Faithfull Street, Goulburn.

• Probate: The Sydney Morning Herald, 1954 Apr 1, Sydney, Cumberland County, New South Wales, Australia. Advertising. (1954, April 1). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842-1954), p. 17. Retrieved February 14, 2011, from <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article18417731>

IN the Will of JOHN BALGOWAN late of Kalgoorlie in the State of Western Australia, Prospector de- ceased .-Application will be made after 14 days of the publication hereof that administration de bonis non with the Will dated 12th March 1923 annexed of the Estate of the abovenamed deceased may be gran- ted to Francis Edward Reed the At- torney for Veronica Mary Barry the executrix and sole beneficiary of Arthur Evans Balgowan sole bene- ficiary named in the said Will, the appointed executrix Charlotte Ida Balgowan having renounced probate and all notices and claims may be served at the undermentlond ad- drets TAYLOR KEARNEY & REED, Solicitors, 60 Hunter Street, Sydney.

• Probate: Granted, 1954 May 3, New South Wales, Australia. ²² Item number or control symbol:
Series 4-417040
Title:
John Balgowan - Date of Death 21/04/1934, Granted on 03/05/1954

John married Charlotte Winifred Evans [5968] [KL9T-MC6] [MRIN: 2234], daughter of William Arthur Evans [5989] [KL9T-MCX] and Mary [5990] [KL9T-MCN], in 1881 in Goulburn, Argyle County, New South Wales.¹ (Charlotte Winifred Evans [5968] [KL9T-MC6] was born in 1854 in New South Wales ²³, christened on 1854 Aug 27 in Goulburn, Argyle County, New South Wales, Australia,²⁴ died on 1892 Aug 18 in Goulburn, Argyle County, New South Wales ²⁵ and was buried on 1892 Aug 20.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Registration: Marriage, 1881, Goulburn District, New South Wales. ¹ 2891/1881
BALGOWAN, JOHN
EVANS, ELIZABETH W
GOULBURN

• Newspaper: Advertising, 1952 Mar 17, Goulburn District, New South Wales, Australia. ²⁶ Advertising. (1952, March 17). Goulburn Evening Post (NSW : 1940 - 1957), p. 6 Edition: Daily and Evening. Retrieved February 6, 2014, from <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article104708068>

WILLIAM ARTHUR EVANS of Goulburn, JAMES MARSDEN,
JOHN JAMES WOODWARD and MOSS MARKS Trustees of the
ARGYLE PROVIDENT BENEFIT BUILDING & INTESTMENT
SOCIETY, JAMES SIMONS of Goulburn, MARY JANE EVANS,
EDWARD WEST EVANS, GEORGE EVANS, THOMAS EVANS,
ANNIE EVANS, CHARLOTTE WINIFRED BALGOWAN, JOHN
BALGOWAN, HENRY FRANCIS BARTON, ARCHIBALD HULBERT
WINDEYER of Deniliquin, ARTHUR ALLEN and PERCY LAN-
DALE of Deniliquin, Overdue Rates £6/15/9. Land part Lot 21,
Section 44, Faithfull Street, Goulburn.