William Marks [717] ²

   FamilySearch ID: LDMV-GNP.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Property, After 1861, Bigga, Georgiana County, New South Wales. ⁵ Sold 600 acres of the property "Markdale". The remaining 40 acres was retained by his mother Ann.

• Other: Advertisement, 1863 May 23, Goulburn, Argyle County, New South Wales. MARKDALE FOREST RACES
To come off 25th and 26th May, 1863.
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First day.
First Race, MAIDEN PLACE of £10 (the pounds), for all horses that never won any advertised prize; heats, once round the course; entrance, £1 (one pound), qualifications 10s.
Second Race. £5 (five pounds), for all ponies, not over 14 hands high that never won over the said prize; entrance 10s; qualification 10s.
Third Race. Ladies Side Saddle, for all horses; hosts, once round the course; entrance to the amount.
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SECOND DAY
First Race. £10 (ten pounds), for all horses, the winner of the Maiden Plate excepted; three times round the course, one event; entrance £1 (one pound); qualification 10s.
Second Race. £5 (five pounds), for all horses; heats, once round the course; entrance, 10s; qualification 10s.
Other races will be appointed on the ground.
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RULES:
In all races three entrances or no race.
All decisions of the stewards to be final.
All horses, weight for age.
Parties enterind horses for ten pound prizes must subscribe not less than 15s; and other race 10s.
Judges and Stewards to be apponited on the ground.

ANN MARKS,
Horse and Jockey,
WILLIAM Marks,
Treasurer.

• Newspaper: Advertising, 1864 Apr 7, Sydney District, New South Wales. ⁶ Advertising. (1864, April 7). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), p. 6. Retrieved November 18, 2011, from <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13087046>

MR. CHARLES MARTYN has received instructions from Mr. W. Marks to sell by auction, at the Camperdown Sale Yards, on FRIDAY next, at 2 o'clock, 40 head strong colts, with the well-known ^ over Mbrand, from the Goulburn district, and in good con- dition.

• Property: "Black Spring", 1872, Binda, Georgiana County, New South Wales. ⁷

• Property: "Markdale", 1877, Bigga, Georgiana County, New South Wales. Sold the property.

• Occupation: Farmer @ "Markdale", Bef 1878, Mulgowrie, Georgiana County, New South Wales. ⁸

• Moved: from New South Wales to Queensland, 1878. ⁸ With wife and 7 children he left by bullock wagon with a number of horses and cattle, staying a while on 2 different land options with a view to making a permanent settlement. Deciding to move on to Qld he resided in Dalby for a period before moving to Charleville where he resided until his death.

• Occupation: storekeeper and sawmiller. ⁸

• Note, 1894 Oct 27, Charleville, , Queensland. ⁹ Royal Geographical Society. (1894, October 27). The Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld. : 1866-1939), p. 772. Retrieved April 5, 2011, from <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article20721469>

The following items are from the Charleville Times of the 13th instant:\emdash '85 Given fine weather, the shed should eat out in about a fortnight from the present date. We have been shown a sample of wheat taken from a ten-acre patch grown on Mr. Mark's selection, Markdale. The stalk is about 3ft. long, the ear is fall and even, and the sample would compare favourably with any grown in Queensland….

• Land: Register of Auriferous Leases, 1905 May 25, Tuena, Georgiana County, New South Wales, Australia. ¹⁰ Marks
William

Tuena 475
1620
25 May 1905

10093
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0
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Other names: O'Hara, Thomas John

• Newspaper: LATEST STOCK MOVEMENTS, 1909 Jul 6, Brisbane, , Queensland, Australia. ¹¹ PASTORAL MATTERS. (1909, July 6). The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), p. 6. Retrieved November 18, 2011, from <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article19582830>

PASTORAL MATTERS
LATEST STOCK MOVEMENTS.
CHARLEVILLE, July 5.
Five hundred fat wethers from Yandarlo have arrived here to be trucked to-morrow to Bris-bane, H. S. Tyrwhitt, owner, W. Marks in charge.

William married Elizabeth Louise Frazer [399] [KCHT-MYX] [MRIN: 220], daughter of Alexander Frazer [9567] and Margaret McBean [9568], on 1861 Aug 26 in Laggan, Georgiana County, New South Wales.¹² (Elizabeth Louise Frazer [399] [KCHT-MYX] was born on 1844 Feb 12 in Binda, Georgiana County, New South Wales, Australia ³ and died on 1923 Jul 26 in Charleville, , Queensland, Australia ³.)