Hi everyone This letter is to say thank you to everyone of you and there have been lots of you who have been so kind in helping me to locate my husbands relations named Sixsmith. We have had a reply from one of them and as we have also had photos sent through and the man looks remarkably like my husband we are sure that this family are the ones that we are looking for. At the moment we are swapping histories and photos etc., and as everything seems to be linking up, we are looking forward to a very long family association. I want to thank everyone of you once again, we could not have done it without you. Best wishes to you all in your own researches June.

Hi everyone, Once again I apologise for making this a blanket search but it is the only way that I can possibly cover all of the areas that I need. I have so far thanks to the kindness of the Australian people found out that Percy Spooner married Agnes Mooney in 1913. But there is also a Percy Spooner who married in 1935 a ANNIE SHARKEY. I know that the Percy who married Agnes is certainly the one I need but I am interested in knowing who the Percy was who married Annie Sharkey in 1935 all of this is in NSW Percy and Agnes had a daughter named Jessie who married a Joseph SIXSMITH in 1935. Is anyone researching this name, if so I would appreciate it if you would please contact me. My best wishes to you all June.

Hi everyone, I hope that you can forgive me for doing a blanket search, only I do not know which part of Australia PERCY SPOONER went to so I felt it best to try to cover as much ground as possible. My name is June Spooner and I am researching the name of the man above. Percy was born in approx., 1883-5 in Nottingham, England, He was born in the Edwin St., St. Ann's Well Road area and his parents were. George Spooner and Fanny Ward. Unfortunately, after leaving England for Australia, nothing much was ever heard from Percy and so contact was lost. If anyone has any information on him I would be most obliged if you would contact me. My best wishes to you all over there in the warm weather >From June in a very cold and snowy Ontario.

Hi KimLai What have you tried? Have you looked in electoral rolls? Have you checked the death index for that state. I found my grandmother whom my mother hadn't seen in 30 years through the telephone book!!! It was that easy. Have you tried any of these?? kindest regards Sam -----Original Message----- From: KimLai Bell <kimlaibell@yahoo.com> To: AUS-KOORI-L@rootsweb.com <AUS-KOORI-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, 28 February 2001 1:32 Subject: [AUS-Koori] Birds. >G'day,everyone. >My name is Kim and I'm searching for my indigenous >family. If anyone out there can help me, it would be >greatly appreciated. Anyway the family I'm looking for >is my paternal family and the last I heard, they lived >around the Brisbane area. My Fathers name is Gary >Douglas Bird and he was born in 1942 as far as I know. >His fathers name was Gordon Bird.Unfortunatly, I don't >know my Grand ma's name. I simply wish to find my dad, >the man I could've passed in the streets and not know >it. >Thanks to everyone for there time. >happy hunting,from Kim-Lai Bell > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. >http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ > > >==== AUS-KOORI Mailing List ==== > >

G'day,everyone. My name is Kim and I'm searching for my indigenous family. If anyone out there can help me, it would be greatly appreciated. Anyway the family I'm looking for is my paternal family and the last I heard, they lived around the Brisbane area. My Fathers name is Gary Douglas Bird and he was born in 1942 as far as I know. His fathers name was Gordon Bird.Unfortunatly, I don't know my Grand ma's name. I simply wish to find my dad, the man I could've passed in the streets and not know it. Thanks to everyone for there time. happy hunting,from Kim-Lai Bell __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/

Hello all Looking for above people James and Dianna had 1 daughter - SARAH KNIGHT. Robert and Dianna had 7 children. Do you know of any of them Heather from Budgewoi -----Original Message----- From: Keven Sparks <banjo@funnelwebinternet.com.au> To: AUS-KOORI-L@rootsweb.com <AUS-KOORI-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, February 01, 2001 10:35 PM Subject: [AUS-Koori] unsubscribe >hi there: i have changed isp and will rejoin as >mail to: banjo@funnelwebinternet.com.au > >regards > >keven >-- >o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o Researching Names >o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o >FURNER - Brede Sussex to 1819; Aus NSW from 1841 >HARVEY - Warkling Sussex to c.1770, Aus NSW from 1795 >LOWE - Co Wexford Ireland, Aus Tasmania from 1800s >ROSIER - Bury Suffolk; Aus Tasmania 1780s >SHOESMITH -Brightling Sussex to 1841; Aus NSW from 1841 >SPARK(E)S - Suffolk, Aus Tasmania from 1795 >STOKES , Sara Ann- Aus NSW c.1850 >JACKSON, John Thomas Yorkshire - NSW Aus from 1850s > >mail to: Keven Sparks <mulgabill@effect.net.au> > > >==== AUS-KOORI Mailing List ==== > >

Hello all This site is very quiet How about a few family names to kick it off again and maybe some districts Does anybody know of MUDGEE PHILLIPS buried at Wellington NSW? I hope he may be one of DIANNE MUDGEE'S FAMILY Heather from Budgewoi -----Original Message----- From: Keven Sparks <banjo@funnelwebinternet.com.au> To: AUS-KOORI-L@rootsweb.com <AUS-KOORI-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, February 01, 2001 10:35 PM Subject: [AUS-Koori] unsubscribe >hi there: i have changed isp and will rejoin as >mail to: banjo@funnelwebinternet.com.au > >regards > >keven >-- >o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o Researching Names >o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o >FURNER - Brede Sussex to 1819; Aus NSW from 1841 >HARVEY - Warkling Sussex to c.1770, Aus NSW from 1795 >LOWE - Co Wexford Ireland, Aus Tasmania from 1800s >ROSIER - Bury Suffolk; Aus Tasmania 1780s >SHOESMITH -Brightling Sussex to 1841; Aus NSW from 1841 >SPARK(E)S - Suffolk, Aus Tasmania from 1795 >STOKES , Sara Ann- Aus NSW c.1850 >JACKSON, John Thomas Yorkshire - NSW Aus from 1850s > >mail to: Keven Sparks <mulgabill@effect.net.au> > > >==== AUS-KOORI Mailing List ==== > >

My goodness Nancy! Didnt i send you one.been going flat out getting the stuff you girls sent up to me in on the files here and printing it out and getting a copy off to everyone"so I thought" and I had to miss out on you.I'll get one off to you 1st thing in the morning.Photos might be a bit longer to get together tonight.But I'll start digging around. 10th april I should be in Brisbane, see my kids there and pick up the van,head to Bundaberg to see my mum and sister,Mary Staib, then southwest,inland to Taroom,Catch up on family I have found there and head down towards Bengerang, Moree,via Wandoan and Miles,Chinchilla. and look up family there as well.Then lots of Mum's family I have to meet in Brisbane as well before I get away back tohere.I do hope to see Mother again before I head back here and with 44 days leave i should have enough time to make it around. MIKE.At 13:16 2/26/2001 +1100, you wrote: > >Hi Mike, > >thanks for your e-mails. Uncle Ross received your info. and has sorted it >all out and returned it to you along with some photo's he had done for you. >You should receive them in the near future. How about sending me your line >sometime and some photo's if possible. Judi Morison contacted me and we >hope to meet soon. Thanks for sending her my way. Her father was Lennie, >Uncle Ross' cousin, so we are the same generation. > >Ta for now, >Nancy > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Michael.J.Richards." <mikeandau@octa4.net.au> >To: <nancyd@globalfreeway.com.au> >Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2001 7:27 PM >Subject: Cyclone > > >> Just read your last email after i sent the other one. >> For some reason no one has worked out We just dont get cyclones here where >> I am.while this one came within 80Ks it had no real impression here at >all. >> despite what Ive read in N.T.paper about the near panic here."It makes for >> good reading in the papers".Only folk who are likely to panic are the new >> people here who either never been north before and take notice of what is >> inthe papers.Our localpaper referred to it as "claytons cyclone". that's >> one you have when you arent having one.We usually get higher winds and >more >> rain etc during a usual tropical storm than what we had last weekend.And >as >> it is our wet season we didnt notice the difference. The usual "civic >> twits" ran around having their emergency meetings etc and were ringing >> around making sure no one forgot there was a cyclone brewing up. But 6 >> months before i came here 21 years ago,They did have a cyclone here.Since >I >> have been here this made the 4th one that even came close.I havent even >> heard of one tree blown down yet and this a week afterwards.They did have >a >> bit of beach erosion and I could hear the sea coming in frommy flathere >> when it was on.Im about 200 yards from the beach and normally dont hear it >> frommy flat.But it was booming for the three days .See you.Mike. > >

hi there: i have changed isp and will rejoin as mail to: banjo@funnelwebinternet.com.au regards keven -- o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o Researching Names o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o FURNER - Brede Sussex to 1819; Aus NSW from 1841 HARVEY - Warkling Sussex to c.1770, Aus NSW from 1795 LOWE - Co Wexford Ireland, Aus Tasmania from 1800s ROSIER - Bury Suffolk; Aus Tasmania 1780s SHOESMITH -Brightling Sussex to 1841; Aus NSW from 1841 SPARK(E)S - Suffolk, Aus Tasmania from 1795 STOKES , Sara Ann- Aus NSW c.1850 JACKSON, John Thomas Yorkshire - NSW Aus from 1850s mail to: Keven Sparks <mulgabill@effect.net.au>

Hi Gwen, yes there was a mission at Karuah, and there are still a lot of Koori's still there, is a Local Aboriginal Land Council (LALC) at Karuah, you should be able to get the number from telstra, if you have no luck, I am leaving the Central Coast for a week tomorrow, and when I return I will be going back to work at our LALC, so I will get their contact info for you. Cheers Dave ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gwen Redman" <gwenr@bmr.net.au> To: <AUS-KOORI-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2001 6:37 PM Subject: [AUS-Koori] Karuah, N.S.W. > Hi, > Can anyone tell me if there ever was an Aboriginal settlement in the Karuah, > N.S.W. area--or how I can get that information ? > Good to see that the list is more active--maybe some of us will be able to > find the links that will solve " our jig-saw puzzles ". > Gwen > > > ==== AUS-KOORI Mailing List ==== > >

Hi, I am new to this list and would like to post my first question. My gggrandmother was Elizabeth Dawson born in Busselton WA to George Dawson and mother unknown. We think she was born around 1850. Her marriage certificate call her Betsy the half cast [they were very rude back then]. So what i am wondering is how can i find her mother and where her family came from. Hopefully someone can help as she is a bit of a mystery. Thankyou Sally Kingdon Western Australia

Hi, Can anyone tell me if there ever was an Aboriginal settlement in the Karuah, N.S.W. area--or how I can get that information ? Good to see that the list is more active--maybe some of us will be able to find the links that will solve " our jig-saw puzzles ". Gwen

I would like to find any information on my ggggrandmother in the Port Macquarie /Yarras/Walcha district. My tree goes Thomas RAE had Jessie RAE no mother on Birth Cert. Jessie RAE bore a child to Henry Sutton (on the child's baptism record the mother's name was TAPPY 1/2 caste Port Macquarie. Jessie married Patrick Donohoe and they ended up settling in WALCHA. I can trace Thomas, Jessie,Henry Sutton and Patrick but I cannot get any information on Tappy who I think was Jessie's mum or Jessie's aboriginal name. I would love help...please Karen Bulli NSW kpayne@fishinternet.com.au RAE, ROPER, DONOHOE,O'BRIEN, PURCELL, CHICK,FRENCH, CLARKE, PRIOR, COOPER, KEEVERS

Thanks Cheryl, what you said makes sense especially in Walcha where my people were raised. Even now the place has its own 'code of conduct'. I feel sad in my heart that people had to pretend and couldn't be who they wanted to be. Cheryl where is the Darug people from and how did you learn that's where you were from? I hope you don't mind me asking. Karen ----- Original Message ----- From: Cheryl Susan Goh <allawah@pnc.com.au> To: <AUS-KOORI-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 22, 2001 7:09 AM Subject: [AUS-Koori] Sharing our stories > Hello Karen, Sam, Lynne and everyone else who has been busy with our list just lately. Its really good to see so much discussion. > Karen you are right about one thing, 'the generation' but I don't think you understand the reasons. We, (Aboriginal people) have been taught to feel shame about who we are, this was part of our destruction as a People. I have written before about the policies being enforce on our people to assimilate us with the view to us becoming 'white'. Fair kids were taken from their families as we know through the stolen generations. Those folks who were able to hid or assimilate into the white society told lies and kept secrets so that their kids would not be taken. They could not afford to tell the next generation the truth about themselves, their culture or their history, they were terrified. > Look at Sally Morgan's novel My Place, Sally grew up believing her family was from India. I talked to a very old man who is related to me he told me we are of Spanish descent. These are very typical stories to cover our brown skin. > Those of you who are just starting your journey of discovery, embrace it and be proud and those who know the stories please share. > Cheryl > Darug descendant > > > ==== AUS-KOORI Mailing List ==== > > >

Karen This list will work if we keep posting our queries, there is always someone out there who knows someone or has heard a name somewhere. I'm really excited about all the interest at the moment. I'm about to re-post my interests and I'm hoping for help. Cheryl ----- Original Message ----- From: "L & K Kingston" <kingston2000@iprimus.com.au> To: <AUS-KOORI-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, 23 January 2001 4:12 Subject: Re: [AUS-Koori] Re: Listing my surename interests > Thank You Cheryl, > I sure hope you have some luck in your research, > as you seem to do lots of helping. and Yes my folk came from North Western > NSW, also Tinga, near Inverell, Moree, Glen Innis, Coonamble etc.. > May God Bless your little cotton socks, > Warmest regards from Karen. {Lismore] > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Cheryl Susan Goh" <allawah@pnc.com.au> > To: <AUS-KOORI-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2001 3:07 AM > Subject: Re: [AUS-Koori] Re: Listing my surename interests > > > > Hello Karen > > As luck has it I have a friend who is a Blacklock, I believe their country > > is northern NSW. Two of the aunties have written a family history so I > > contact them to get some info for you. It might take a week or so (and > I'm > > likely to forget) so please email me again if you don't hear anything from > > me on this subject. I don't mind being reminded. > > Cheryl > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "L & K Kingston" <kingston2000@iprimus.com.au> > > To: <AUS-KOORI-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Monday, 22 January 2001 10:40 > > Subject: [AUS-Koori] Re: Listing my surename interests > > > > > > > Hi All, > > > Just hoping there is someone out there, that have knowledge of > > > these names. > > > TIDSWELL Mary ann Married first Dubbo1852 then 1859 died 1909 Ginnadah > > > Alexander DINGWELL possibly fathers name was Joseph? married to Mary > Anne > > > TIDSWELL > > > Thomas BLACKLOCK m 1880 to Isobella DINGWELL Coonabarrabaran also liver > at > > > Happy Corner Near Coonamble > > > > > > Both were listed as aboriginal on the 1881 census. Also I would love to > > hear > > > from any one who knows any thing about > > > Merry Merry Creek or Happy Corner. I know my family tried to hide the > > truth > > > about our family. I would be grateful for any advice. > > > > > > Thanks Karen > > > > > > > > > ==== AUS-KOORI Mailing List ==== > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== AUS-KOORI Mailing List ==== > > > > > > > ==== AUS-KOORI Mailing List ==== > > >

Sam This email is for you, after you open the site 'click on services' and follow the promps. Thanks HytruckSyd for this Cheryl ----- Original Message ----- From: <HytruckSyd@aol.com> To: <AUS-KOORI-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, 22 January 2001 3:42 Subject: Re: [AUS-Koori] who I am > The address should be: <A HREF="http://www3.maxi.com.au/devs/Main.maxi"> > http://www3.maxi.com.au/devs/Main.maxi</A> > > > ==== AUS-KOORI Mailing List ==== > > >

Thank You Cheryl, I sure hope you have some luck in your research, as you seem to do lots of helping. and Yes my folk came from North Western NSW, also Tinga, near Inverell, Moree, Glen Innis, Coonamble etc.. May God Bless your little cotton socks, Warmest regards from Karen. {Lismore] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cheryl Susan Goh" <allawah@pnc.com.au> To: <AUS-KOORI-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2001 3:07 AM Subject: Re: [AUS-Koori] Re: Listing my surename interests > Hello Karen > As luck has it I have a friend who is a Blacklock, I believe their country > is northern NSW. Two of the aunties have written a family history so I > contact them to get some info for you. It might take a week or so (and I'm > likely to forget) so please email me again if you don't hear anything from > me on this subject. I don't mind being reminded. > Cheryl > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "L & K Kingston" <kingston2000@iprimus.com.au> > To: <AUS-KOORI-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, 22 January 2001 10:40 > Subject: [AUS-Koori] Re: Listing my surename interests > > > > Hi All, > > Just hoping there is someone out there, that have knowledge of > > these names. > > TIDSWELL Mary ann Married first Dubbo1852 then 1859 died 1909 Ginnadah > > Alexander DINGWELL possibly fathers name was Joseph? married to Mary Anne > > TIDSWELL > > Thomas BLACKLOCK m 1880 to Isobella DINGWELL Coonabarrabaran also liver at > > Happy Corner Near Coonamble > > > > Both were listed as aboriginal on the 1881 census. Also I would love to > hear > > from any one who knows any thing about > > Merry Merry Creek or Happy Corner. I know my family tried to hide the > truth > > about our family. I would be grateful for any advice. > > > > Thanks Karen > > > > > > ==== AUS-KOORI Mailing List ==== > > > > > > > > > ==== AUS-KOORI Mailing List ==== > >

Hello Sam and everyone I would say the Mary Anne you found is most likely your Mary Anne. Now a good way to confirm this is by getting both the Marriage cert and Death cert for her. Marriage certs are a very good source of information (usually) as it is a happy event and all the participants have the information fresh; parents names occupations place of birth etc are shown. As with the death cert, however the information is sometimes not as reliable. The informant can sometimes not have all the correct information about the person. You can order the certificates for Victoria from the net. I'm not sure of the address but I think you look up Vic Gov. site. If you have trouble let me know and I'll do a search. Also its cheaper if you have the registration no. of the event. I hope this of some help to you Cheryl ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sam Beattie" <russam@bigpond.com> To: <AUS-KOORI-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, 22 January 2001 1:38 Subject: [AUS-Koori] who I am > Dear Lisa, Marilyn and list > > I am on this list because I feel the need to identify my Aboriginal > heritage. The was a minor rumour in my family for years about the "abo > nose" (sorry for the language, but that's what was said) we have... I > thought nothing of it until a great uncle told me that we were in fact > descendants of an aboriginal woman who married a white guy. My uncle told > me that his grandmother's mother was a full blood Aboriginal whose > unmarried name had been Gorman. > > There are other reasons, besides simple curiosity, why I want to find out. > My grandmother's father ran away from the family before she was born and the > family was consequently split up. Years later, my mother was made a ward of > the state, removed from her family altogether. There are deep scares in my > family, and many secrets. I know you don't have to have Aboriginal heritage > for this to occur and that having Aboriginal heritage doesn't mean this will > happen. > > However, I have recently decided to find out the "truth". It's true that my > mother has dark looks and olive skin. Two of her sisters and her brother > are even darker... This isn't conclusive enough for me though. > > Looks aside, today all I have is sketchy BDM records. > Here they are: > George Kinchington married Mary Ann Bakes in Albury in 1903. (their oldest > son, William was my grand mother's father) > I know George Kinchington is not Aboriginal, I have the family line back to > England. The Kinchington's did farm land in Yackendandah, Vic. that belong > to an Aboriginal group (they remained living on the farm land) . > Mary Ann Bakes is more mysterious. I can't find her birth record. > There is, however, a Mary Ann Kinchington dieing in 1973 (aged 89) in > Victoria. This may be her. > Her parents are listed as James Bakes and Eliza Dorman (that's close to > Gorman). There is a marriage of James Bakes and Eliza Dorman in Yack. in > 1881. He was born in Yorkshire. > AN Eliza Dorman is born to Eliza Chambers and James Dorman in 1861 in Yack. > I can't find a marriage or death for either of these two. > > This is a clear as mud, but it's all I have. > > Thanks for the time, and I hope this clears up any questions. > > Sam > > > > > ==== AUS-KOORI Mailing List ==== > > >

Hello Karen As luck has it I have a friend who is a Blacklock, I believe their country is northern NSW. Two of the aunties have written a family history so I contact them to get some info for you. It might take a week or so (and I'm likely to forget) so please email me again if you don't hear anything from me on this subject. I don't mind being reminded. Cheryl ----- Original Message ----- From: "L & K Kingston" <kingston2000@iprimus.com.au> To: <AUS-KOORI-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, 22 January 2001 10:40 Subject: [AUS-Koori] Re: Listing my surename interests > Hi All, > Just hoping there is someone out there, that have knowledge of > these names. > TIDSWELL Mary ann Married first Dubbo1852 then 1859 died 1909 Ginnadah > Alexander DINGWELL possibly fathers name was Joseph? married to Mary Anne > TIDSWELL > Thomas BLACKLOCK m 1880 to Isobella DINGWELL Coonabarrabaran also liver at > Happy Corner Near Coonamble > > Both were listed as aboriginal on the 1881 census. Also I would love to hear > from any one who knows any thing about > Merry Merry Creek or Happy Corner. I know my family tried to hide the truth > about our family. I would be grateful for any advice. > > Thanks Karen > > > ==== AUS-KOORI Mailing List ==== > > >

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