Hello, It may be the same family. many thanks for the info about John Burke. Delighted to find someone who has ever heard of Goodooga. Have you been there? How can I get in touch with John Burke? Mary ----- Original Message ----- From: "kate" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 07, 2002 7:27 PM Subject: Re: [AUS-IRISH] CORKERY/WESLEY > I knew a john burke who lived in goodooga and ran a service station and fuel > depot.You might try looking him up.I'm sure he is still in the district. He > may have some info. > > > Kate Original Message ----- > From: "Alice Erickson" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2002 3:07 PM > Subject: [AUS-IRISH] CORKERY/WESLEY > > > > I mailed the list a couple of weeks ago on this one but just for the Roll > > Call - > > > > CORKERY (and variants) > > Patrick > > b ?, Co Cork, IRL > > d presumably 1896, hospital Dubbo, reg Dubbo family says died in accident > at > > gold mine at Peak Hill, NSW > > m 1872, Gulgong, NSW > > Margaret WESLEY > > b c1850-51, Adare, Co Limerick, IRL > > d 1890, Culgoa River, reg Brewarrena, 38 yrs. > > Margaret's d cert says she died and was buried at Bourah Hotel. Informant > > her husband Patrick gave Bourah Hotel as his address. Later he had body > > exhumed and brought back to Coonabarabran for reburial. A headstone > > confirms this. Medical attendant is given as H G Kenrick. No minister or > > religion stated on cert and undertaker's name is John Bourke. > > > > ch > > Timothy b 1873, Gulgong > > Thomas b 1876 d 1876 Gulgong > > Patrick b 1877 Gulgong d 1916, Pozieres France > > James b 1879 Gulgong d 1954 Tamworth > > Mary aka Minnie b 1882, Warkton d 1915 St Leonards (Sydney) > > Margaret aka Tessie b 1883/84, Dubbo d 1958 Newport (Sydney) > > William Thomas (Bill) b 1885, Bogenbong nr Dubbo, d 1957, Sydney > > m 1918, Coonabarabran, Mary aka Minnie WARK > > Teresa aka Sweetie b 1887 Coonamble d 1962, Newport > > > > Family moved to Culgoa River between 1887 and 1890. At least some of > these > > children may have been at school at or near Bourah Hotel. Did Corkery > > own/lease Bourah Hotel? was there a township there? Any info appreciated, > > Alice. > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== AUS-IRISH Mailing List ==== > > Toowoomba Dead Persons Society > > www.audps.com > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > ==== AUS-IRISH Mailing List ==== > Another line I like which I saw on another list - > "when an old person dies, a whole library goes up in flames" thanks Peter > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >