Cattle Theft
The Sydney Morning Herald , Page 10, Wed 16 Feb 1887. YASS, TUESDAY. At the Quarter Sessions yesterday, before Judge[…]
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Interesting items from my family history research.
DIVINE SERVICE WILL BE HELD AT MARKDALE
They were known as galloping parsons. And in the days before real churches, services were held in homes. Church of[…]
Read moreprotesting against the annexation of the New Hebrides by France
Clearly my Uncle (an in-law), Charles Hearn, was horrified about the French Annexation of the New Hebrides. I guess the French[…]
Read moreNicholas Padget Bayly the sheep breeder
There are many obituaries for the well known Nicholas Padget Bayly (1814-1879), who like Macarthur was a major figure in the development of sheep farming in the colony of New South Wales. He is he husband of my First Cousin Five times removed – Sarah Ann Blackman (1827-1909).
Read moreDirectory Entries for 1874 – Charles Kemp Dove
Extract from the “Bengal Freemason’s Almanac and Diary” for 1874. This is Charles Kemp Dove, a great-great-great-great-great-grand uncle of Krysta[…]
Read moreThe drowning of James Troughton (5GF)
James Troughton dies by drowning in the well of his own house. The inquest could find no evidence to suggest[…]
Read moreMARKDALE Floods
The flooding at Markdale Continues… MARKDALE. (From our correspondent) THE weather for the past week has been gloomy and threatening,[…]
Read moreThe death sentence for Markdale
Like many remote small communities, Markdale was a little town. It had it’s own school. But not its own post[…]
Read moreRuinous Flood in Fish River, William Balgowan flees for his life
This is about my third great grand father, William James Balgowan who had purchased the property at Dryburgh many years[…]
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