Resending returned mail - I had wrong address for NQ. rootsweb. I put au. on end. From: "Bill & Margaret Simson" <[email protected]> To: "Damien Cole" <[email protected]> Cc: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2001 6:58 PM Subject: Re: Cole, bridge > Hi Damien, > > I can't find anything on Cole but on Page 42 of the book "Angor to > Zillmanton" there is a whole page devoted to a letter from George Worby, > Sub-Inspector of Police stationed at Dunrobin, Georgetown dated Nov. 29th > 1887 to Mrs. Bridge telling of the last moments of the life of her husband. > It mentions that their son was present when he died at a camp called Lucky > Creek, it wasn't too lucky for Mr. Bridge!!! - it doesn't mention any > christian names for either Mr. Bridge, Mrs. Bridge or their son. > > "Angor to Zillmanton" was written by Colin Hooper who lives in Townsville. > > Angor is north east of Georgetown and Zillmanton is down near Chillagoe. > > My grandfather and grandmother had a store and hotel (slab huts) in > Gilberton from 1869 to 1873 when they had to flee from the blacks and it > became deserted. My Grandfather was Patrick McNamara CORBETT, his wife > Elizabeth. His brother John CORBETT was murdered by aborigines while > travelling from NORMANTON to GILBERTON at the junction of Robertson River > and Cobbold Creek. My grandfather had a headstone erected on his grave and > it is still in perfect condition today. He was murdered 31st. May 1871. I > have visited the grave on two occasions, the second time in 1999 - it is on > Robin Hood Station owned by the Terry Family - The Cobbold Gorge is now > opened to tourism and a visit to the grave is part of the half day tour, and > they have a camping ground 3 kms. from the gorge with a lovely slab store > which they call "Corbett's Store". My grandfather and grandmother ended up > at Palmerville, then Maytown and as the gold waned settled on a cattle > property near Cooktown where my father was born in 1879. (So I'm no spring > chicken). North Queensland history is so fascinating. > > Fell free to write if you want to know more. (Where are you situated?) > > Cheers, > Margaret Simson, > Brisbane. > > > > > Original Message ----- > From: "Damien Cole" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2001 4:58 PM > Subject: Cole, bridge > > > > G,day all on the list > > I am searching for any information on surnames Cole and Bridge in > > Nth QLD from Blackall north to Normanton approximately in the 1870's > > > > If you could help > > > > Damien Cole > > > > > > ==== 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/ > > > > ============================== > > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > > >