Hi Polly I sent your enquiry on to Helen as she is doing our land title research for the Pearl Beach Progress Association Heritage Committee. As you know, the Committee aims to collect stories and pictures of Pearl Beach. Apart from Helen's records we have nothing yet on the HEDWELL FAMILY but would welcome any information you might be able to add to our collection. Regards Kay PB Heritage Committee >Hi Polly, >Your message to the Central Coast list was forwarded to me. > >I am in the process of researching ALL owners of land at Pearl Beach >& Patonga from the first grant in 1840 to about the mid 1980's > >The original 4 portions (c. 200 acres) at Pearl Beach were >subdivided into 580 lots in 1925. These were sold off over the next >50+ years. > >James William HEDWELL, Photographer, bought Lots 71, 72, 73 & 74 in 1949 > >Charlotte Mary HEDWELL, Married Woman, bought Lot 98 in 1953 > >We held a Heritage display at Pearl Beach in April and I also had an >inquiry from another person interested in these blocks - was that >you? If not I am happy to put you in touch with them. Not sure if >they are family or not. > >My email address will change on Monday to hjayee@gmail.com so please >use that address to contact me after Monday 6 June. > >I hope this helps > >Best wishes >Helen Dickinson > > >----- Original Message ----- From: "Kay Williams" <williams@terrigal.net.au> >To: <Helen DICKINSON:> >Sent: Saturday, June 04, 2005 11:40 AM >Subject: Fwd: Hedwell family Pearl Beach 1950s > >>>Date: Fri, 3 Jun 2005 21:03:02 +1000 >>>From: "the basclains" <thebasclains@smartchat.net.au> >>>To: AUS-NSW-CENTRAL-COAST-L@rootsweb.com >>>Subject: Hedwell family Pearl Beach 1950s >>> >>>Researching HEDWELL, James William (Jnr and Snr) who owned blocks >>>of land in Cornelian Road Pearl Beach in the 1950s. >>>Can anyone point me in the direction of what sort of records would >>>have been available in/to Pearl Beach in the 1950s >>>Polly --