Have you thought of a trip to paradise for the Winter !!!! James Cook University may have what you are looking for. Regards [email protected] Townsville(Paradise)in North Q'land, OZ

Hi everyone! I am looking for Thomas (Tom) Hill and any descendants. Tom Hill and his brother George William, came out from Wigsthorpe, Northampton, England and after working on the Queensland railways, they went to Ewan, Queensland. During 1919, two prospectors named Jack Mulhall and Alex Lane discovered a very rich tin show on Oakey Creek, about 4 and a half miles from the Ewan township in Queensland. They named the show the "Sardine". John Lennox was the general manager of the Sardine and Kangaroo Hills Mining Syndicate (K.H.M.S.) Battery. With the Sardine Mine later under the management of Joe Pryor, the battery was controlled by Tom Hill and the Canary was under the eye of Dudley Geary with Denny Donovan as mine boss. I have also heard the following story: Ernie Kruger's first ride in a motor car (Model T Ford) was from the Burdekin River to Ewan, a distance of 6 miles. Jack Kruger who was employed by the Kangaroo Hills Mining Syndicate of which John Lennox was General Manager drove Lennox to Hillgrove Station just before Christmas, 1922. Tom Hill, Battery Manager went along for company. When they reached the Burdekin on the return trip they had to leave the car and swim the river and walk to Ewan. The Model T Ford car sat on the far bank of the Burdekin for some three weeks before the water level was low enough for the car to cross. In late 1929, the Sardine mine no longer was a viable proposition and the company ceased operations. Would anyone be connected to this Tom Hill and his family or have any information that may be of some assistance? Cheers, Deb [email protected]

I am researching this master mariner and "labour recruiter" who wrote articles in a Townsville newspaper (the Bulletin) in the early 1880's, probably about 1883. The National Library, Brisbane's John Oxley and State Library of NSW have no copies of the Townsville papers this early. Does aks have any other suggestions where I might find copies of these papers? ---------- Rob Clifton-Steele, Sydney, Australia Researching: VOS (NL, Kent, SA, NSW & Pacific), BLANCH (Glos), STEEL (Glos), GRAVES (NSW), BROMLEY (Glos & NSW), MCCORMACK (Tas), DAVIES (Tas), FERGUSON (Tas)

Hi Judy Where can I get a copy of list of land holders in Charters Towers 1881. I am looking for PARADIES who were said to own several parcels of land as well as lease of Gold mines. Also any for BIRR. Paradies were residents of Charters Towers since 1872 thanks Derek ----- Original Message ----- From: "The O'Donoghues" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2001 6:24 AM Subject: Re: Charters Towers around 1890 > Richard, > On a map of original land holders in Charters Towers (dated after 1881) I > noticed the following: > J. Faulkner, Lots 7 and 19, Section 23. The lots adjoin with No 7 fronting > onto Mary Street and No 19 fronting Anne Street. Lot 19 faces the gazetted > Recreation Reserve. > Although the initial "J" is different, I have decided to send this mail in > the hope that this land-holder might be a relative? > Regards, Judy. > > > ! > > ______________________________

Hi, I am looking for a Thomas James Lindsey who was born in Ireland and was a doctor. He was married in 1888 in Charters Towers. to a Charlotte Siny(g)ard also came from Ireland and probably practiced at Charters Towers,Georgetown as his son was born there or Cains as Cairns is where he died. If anyone has heard of this family I would like to hear from you. Does any of the hospitals have records of doctors that worked there. Thanks Pat

Amongst a lot of old photographs that I have been lent, there is one of a mine in North Queensland - the "North Star" mine. If it is of interest to anyone, I have scanned it and will send a copy on request. Elaine

Judy, List- Probably a later generation of Hoopers from "Golden Heritage"-Richard Lawrence 40 Prior St, son of Joseph and Lucy, born 27 Jan 1920. Is this yours? Ian, Port Macquarie ----- Original Message ----- From: The O'Donoghues <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 05, 2001 3:53 PM Subject: Posting Hoopers of Charters Towers > Dear List > I would like to hear from any who may have connections to: > > Place: Charters Towers. > Children of Joseph and Ann Hooper, m. 15 Dec 1864, London > Arrived Sunda, 1865. > > William Hooper b.1870 ( m. Jane L.McClelland, 1897) - School Teacher. > George Hooper b.1872 (m.Nora Ferguson, 1902) - Postmaster > Richard Hooper b. 8174 (m. Mary Davis, 1902) - School Teacher > Ellen Hooper b.1879 (m. Gilbert Wilks, 1905) > > Judy O'Donoghue > Researching the MAZLIN family of NQ and NSW. > > > ==== AUS-NQ Mailing List ==== > For a complete listing of the genealogy mailing lists hosted by Rootsweb, see: http://www.rootsweb.com/~maillist/ >

Hi All I am researching a side of my family that has some connection with Nth Qld I am interested in a LOUISA EMILY HERBERT she was born about 1872 According to her brothers cert her parents were married at Cleveland Bay 12/07/1871 I have not been able to locate any entry in birth registers around that time.or marriage either. I did however stumble on a Emily Louisa Herbert born 18/01/1872 ''On the Herbert River" No father shown, mother Jane Emily Herbert. I suspect this is her. LOUISA EMILY HERBERTs father as from her marriage cert is a FREDERICK HERBERT born Gibraltar 1841 My question is does any one know of the history of the name for Herbert River, I beleive there was a Governor Herbert in early QLd Can any one suggest other area I might find more info? I know that Louisa Emily moved to Victoria at age 17, would she have gone by boat? anyway to check? Thanks for any info Regards Paul Gage

Charters Towers sure gets a lot of interest from people researching family history from all over the world. It would be great to see a web site about charters towers with pictures and a story like our Irvinebank pages @ www.infocus.to/irvinebank If you read the comments in the guestbook you will see what a valuable resource the site has been for people researching family history. Has Charters got a similar resource already? Remember that people around here used to refer to Charters Towers as 'The World'. It would also be a good way to sell books on Charters Towers as we do about Irvinebank. By the Way, Charters Towers might be The World, but Irvinebank is the Centre of the Universe...<GRIN> -----Original Message----- From: The Hurles [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, 5 January 2001 8:55 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Charters Towers around 1890 Hi again Richard & List, My GGrandgfather arrived "On the Towers" around Feb 1872 and obtained a "Miners Right" in April/May of that year. By 1884 he had given up prospecting and had turned his hand to Pastoralism. I have a few different bits & pieces that might interest you including some very early mine photo's that I'll send in a few days once I get them together. Regards Ray Hurle [email protected] Townsville(Paradise)in North Q'land, OZ ==== AUS-NQ Mailing List ==== Upload a Gedcom to the Rootsweb World Connect Project - an ever growing collection of searchable Gedcoms at http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/

Hello list My GGrandfather's 2 sisters' husbands owened several gold mining leases in Charters Towers with others. I have a copy of one mining lease from state archives in Brisbane. (Thomas CHRISTIAN, Louis HAMANN, George Maurice JEVERS??,William JEVERS??, Friederich BANDHOLZ, Frederick PFIEFFIR, Thomas MILLS senior, Johan ROMBERG, Carls RIEDRICH, & Christian PARADIES) Some of the names are hard to read. Christian PARADIES is my line. After some other changes in owners the lease was sold to DAY DAWN Gold Mining Company on 30/9/1881. >From our map the mine appears to be bordered by School st., Mills st., Paul st., & Towers St. I would be very interested in some early mine photo's. My direct family line was Hermann BIRR who moved from Charters Towers to Ingham, Halifax area in early 1900's. Any information would be appreciated. Derek

Richard, On a map of original land holders in Charters Towers (dated after 1881) I noticed the following: J. Faulkner, Lots 7 and 19, Section 23. The lots adjoin with No 7 fronting onto Mary Street and No 19 fronting Anne Street. Lot 19 faces the gazetted Recreation Reserve. Although the initial "J" is different, I have decided to send this mail in the hope that this land-holder might be a relative? Regards, Judy. > !

Hi again Richard & List, My GGrandgfather arrived "On the Towers" around Feb 1872 and obtained a "Miners Right" in April/May of that year. By 1884 he had given up prospecting and had turned his hand to Pastoralism. I have a few different bits & pieces that might interest you including some very early mine photo's that I'll send in a few days once I get them together. Regards Ray Hurle [email protected] Townsville(Paradise)in North Q'land, OZ

Thank you for that > Hullo Karolyne > Townsville became a port of entry in 1865. > Lorraine > on 3/1/2001 1:32 PM, Karolyne Quinn at [email protected] wrote: > > > Hello and happy New Year to all! Could SKS tell me whether there was a > > port in QLD used for people coming from the UK prior to 1881? I am > > looking for a James QUINN from between 1830 and 1881 who I associate in > > and around the Townsville area (drover). Are there online records I > > could search? > > > > Thanks in advance, > > Karolyne Quinn > > Adelaide > > > > ********************************************************************** > > Karolyne Quinn > > Ph: 0418 830 662 > > Ensharla Art- http://www.geocities.com/ensharla/index.html > > > > > > > > ==== AUS-NQ Mailing List ==== > > Pay our own Web site a visit at http://www.ultra.net.au/~fhanq/ausnq for a > > collection of North Queensland Resources. > > > ==== AUS-NQ Mailing List ==== > Please send your replies via the List if you feel they may also be of interest to some other subscribers......... > > > --Karolyne t Quinn Sent using NeoMail, a web-based e-mail client. http://neomail.sourceforge.net

Dear List I would like to hear from any who may have connections to: Place: Charters Towers. Children of Joseph and Ann Hooper, m. 15 Dec 1864, London Arrived Sunda, 1865. William Hooper b.1870 ( m. Jane L.McClelland, 1897) - School Teacher. George Hooper b.1872 (m.Nora Ferguson, 1902) - Postmaster Richard Hooper b. 8174 (m. Mary Davis, 1902) - School Teacher Ellen Hooper b.1879 (m. Gilbert Wilks, 1905) Judy O'Donoghue Researching the MAZLIN family of NQ and NSW.

Hi again Richard, My ancestors, the Hooper Family, came from Charters Towers. My Great-Grandfather was an engine-driver at the Mills Day Dawn United Mine, 1890-1916. There were many major mines in the Towers in the 1890's. The best of these was the Day Dawn P.C., 1875-1913. It was the first mine in QLD to produce one million pounds worth of gold. The Mills Day Dawn United worked the same shoot at a greater depth and the wealth generated by the Day Dawn P.C.led to the sinking of the Brilliant Mine shaft and the discovery of that reef. Among the mines working at that time were Day Dawn Block and Wyndham, 1883-1912; Brilliant Extended, 1894-1919; Queen Cross, 1890-1916; Brilliant Block, 1892-1917; Victoria and Queen, 1893-1911; DD Gold Mine, 1895-1911; Victoria and Caledonia Block, 1899-1911. There were many others but the list is too long to reproduce here! By 1914 the estimate of gold ounces won from the fields had risen to 6 million. What a fortune that would be today. It is no wonder the Towers was then known to the locals as "The World". Many fortunes were won and lost at the Towers Stock Exchange which opened in 1890 - I wonder if that is how your Grandfather lost his gold? Best Wishes, Judy ---------- > .........

Dear Richard, The following account of life in Charters Towers in the 1890's may be of interest to you. As a township the goldfield centre was fast assuming a position of importance. The hotels were many and their hosts, mostly successful old diggers, catered well for their freehanded customers. As most of the transport was carried on by means of cabs and buses good horses were a special feature. The cabs were unrivalled in Australia. Two turn-outs in particular, those of Bill Johnston and Jack Lewis, were worthy of a place in the streets of London. Each equipped with a fine team of four greys and were used by the mining magnates to transport the golden bars from battery to bank chamber. The miners on their standard wage of 60/- (shillings) weekly mostly patronised the hotels, and of these Bob Collins conducted an establishment where the mine managers drifted in daily to swop yarns concerning the latest make of stone and prospects of a big crushing. To add to the importance of the place a fine building for the QLD National Bank and a new Post Office were adding dignity to the expanding township. I looked up my plan of the known headstones in the Towers Pioneer Cemetary but did not see any for Mary Alice Faulkner. Best Wishes, Judy ---------- > > I am looking for any info about the mines and the way of life about that > time (just for interest really). > _________________________________________________________________________

Hi Ray, Thanks a lot for the info. I think that Mary Alice was the wife of my grandfather although she was some 10 years older than him. I didn't have an actual date for her burial or her age. I am looking for any info about the mines and the way of life about that time (just for interest really). Grandfather was brought back home by family subscription and married my Grandmother in 1899 at Grantham, lincolnshire. Although his first wife was obviously not a direct ancestor, I would like to get details, if possible, of his journey to Queensland, his marriage, his life there, his wife's death and the cause, the reason for his return (I am told he lost all the gold he found but not how) in order to fill in a gap in the family book I am putting together. Thanks again for your help Regards Richard _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.

Dear Richard These sites may help with Townsville shipping. http://wwwtlc2.murdoch.edu.au/community/dps/shipping/mig-qld4.htm http://istg.rootsweb.com/compass/indexshipsother.html#AUSTRALIA http://freespace.virgin.net/alan.tupman/sites/irish.htm Lorraine on 4/1/2001 11:08 AM, Richard Aslin at [email protected] wrote: > Hi everyone > > Any info on gold mines in the Charters Towers area around 1890, ships from > England arriving in the area (possibly Townsville),William Faulkner from > Lincolnshire) / Mary Alice O'Shea (who I think he married in 1893 and she > died about a year later) or cemetary info from around this time would be > very gratefully received. > > Thanks > > Richard Aslin > Burnley > Lancashire > England > > > _________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. > > > ==== AUS-NQ Mailing List ==== > The *last* thing one should do before sending an email is to check that the > address is correct!

Hi Richard & List Charters Towers & District Pioneer Cemetery Burials & Monumental Inscriptions 1872 - 1895 records a Mary Alice Faulkner aged 39 as having died on 5th May 1894. Other Faulkners buried in the Pioneers Cemetery are: Alfred 6 mths 19 Feb 1884 Alice 24 years 14 June 1894 Kate 2 hours 12 June 1894 Samuel John Infant 13 June 1880. There are no relationships recorded though. What information do you require on the gold mines ? Ray Hurle [email protected] Townsville(Paradise)in North Q'land, OZ

Hi everyone Any info on gold mines in the Charters Towers area around 1890, ships from England arriving in the area (possibly Townsville),William Faulkner from Lincolnshire) / Mary Alice O'Shea (who I think he married in 1893 and she died about a year later) or cemetary info from around this time would be very gratefully received. Thanks Richard Aslin Burnley Lancashire England _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.