Hi Diane, The ASSER info is: William ASSER married Emma CONNOLLY 1870 at Dartbrook ( I believe it is near Scone ?) They had: William Charles ASSER b.1872 Muswellbrook m- Margaret WILLIAMSON George Stanley ASSER b.1874 Scone m-Ellen O'KEEFFE Emma Catherine ASSER b.1875 m-Henry ROBERTSON If it looks like they are related please let me know, Regards, Gordon Kelly __________ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Diane" <dianep@optushome.com.au> To: <AUS-NSW-HILLS-HAWKESBURY-HUNTER-VALLEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 10:15 PM Subject: Re: [H,H,HV] New member interests CONNOLLY-ROSE-ASSER-MCGINNIS-URQUHART ETC > Hi Gordon, > > Do you know if the ASSER's you mention have connections > with the ASSER family from the Scone [HV] area ? > > If so, I have some of them in my "family tree" .... > > Cheers, > Diane > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gordon Kelly" <gorkell@optusnet.com.au> > To: <AUS-NSW-HILLS-HAWKESBURY-HUNTER-VALLEY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 9:11 PM > Subject: [H,H,HV] New member interests CONNOLLY-ROSE-ASSER-MCGINNIS-URQUHART > ETC > > > > Hi All, > > > > I am new to this list and the ' world ' of lists in general but I am > enjoying it greatly. > > I have done some research in past years but have again ' picked up the > ball ' and begun again after a few years off. > > > > My main family interest in this area is the CONNOLLY family. > > Others entangled are MALONEY, MCGINNIS, ASSER, SMITH, URQUHART, ROSE. > > > > Regards, > > Gordon Kelly > > Sydney-Australia > > > > > > ============================== > > 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 > > > > > > > > ============================== > 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 > >
Evening all, If any of our other new members like to "jump right on in" and introduce themselves and/or their research interests, then feel free to go right ahead folks ! Including dates and places (as the list covers a wide area), along with surnames etc. is also a good idea :) Diane
Hi Gordon, Do you know if the ASSER's you mention have connections with the ASSER family from the Scone [HV] area ? If so, I have some of them in my "family tree" .... Cheers, Diane ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gordon Kelly" <gorkell@optusnet.com.au> To: <AUS-NSW-HILLS-HAWKESBURY-HUNTER-VALLEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 9:11 PM Subject: [H,H,HV] New member interests CONNOLLY-ROSE-ASSER-MCGINNIS-URQUHART ETC > Hi All, > > I am new to this list and the ' world ' of lists in general but I am enjoying it greatly. > I have done some research in past years but have again ' picked up the ball ' and begun again after a few years off. > > My main family interest in this area is the CONNOLLY family. > Others entangled are MALONEY, MCGINNIS, ASSER, SMITH, URQUHART, ROSE. > > Regards, > Gordon Kelly > Sydney-Australia > > > ============================== > 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 > >
Hi All, I am new to this list and the ' world ' of lists in general but I am enjoying it greatly. I have done some research in past years but have again ' picked up the ball ' and begun again after a few years off. My main family interest in this area is the CONNOLLY family. Others entangled are MALONEY, MCGINNIS, ASSER, SMITH, URQUHART, ROSE. Regards, Gordon Kelly Sydney-Australia
----- Original Message ----- From: margaret barry To: AUS-NSW-HILLS-HAWKESBURY-HUNTER VALLEY-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 8:31 PM Subject: New Member Interests. CONLAN, WILBOW, HAND, HATCH etc. As a new member of this list I would like to tell you the Surnames I am researching: WILBOW, CONLAN, HATCH, HAND, CULLEN and HARRISON. Regards Margaret Heywood. Gold Coast.
WILBERFORCE/FREEMANS REACH PIONEER CHILDREN 1832 - 1890 The following list shows the pioneer families and the names of their children who were born between 1832 and 1890 and may have attended the Anglican Parish School at Wilberforce and/or the Freemans Reach Public School. These names have been taken from the records of baptism/births belonging to St. John's Anglican Church of England, Wilberforce as school records for the period no longer exist. This list was typed up by John Jones from the index held by Hawkesbury City Council Library. This list covers surnames A to M. (N to Z will be posted tomorrow) CHILDS NAME PARENTS BIRTHDATE Ada Miriam Baldwin Alfred & Kezia 29/4/1877 Athelstane Baldwin Alfred & Kezia 12/4/1874 Eleanor Josephine Baldwin William & Mary 23/2/1882 Florence Manning Baldwin Esram & Maria 23/3/1878 Georgina Baldwin. Dio& Phoebe 9/3/1862 Maud Mary Baldwin Alfred & Kezia 26/3/1872 May Edith Baldwin Alfred & Kezia 13/12/1579 Roland Baldwin Harrold & Kazia 8/9/1848 Stella Louisa Baldwin William & Mary 23/4/1880 Willow Baldwin Dio & Phoebe 2/6/1858 Sarah Sophia Cicely Bleue James & Mary Anne 17/12/1871 Ada Jane Blowes James & Mary 3/7/1867 William George Blowes James &. Mary 24/11/1865 George Thomas Bowman George & Mary Ann 19/8/1862 Phoebe Sarah Bowman George & Mary Ann 2/2/1864 Charles Albert Brewer John & Jane 2/8/1862 James Brewer John & Jane 25/4/1866 John Brewer John & Jane 1/5/1864 Norbet George Brewer John & Jane 18/11/1885 Anna Jane Cecil James & Maria 11/6/1853 Elizabeth Cecil James & Maria 15/10/1848 Sussanah Cecil James & Maria 29/8/1856 Isabella Martha Clark Samuel & Liza 3/10/1856 Annie Florence Clarke Charles & Mary Anne 14/11/1881 Ethel Jane Clarke Charles & Mary Anne 15/3/1884 Hilda Amelia Clarke Charles & Mary Anne 23/3/1887 James Coleman John & Rachael 2/3/1863 Edward Constable William & Sarah 26/11/1872 George Connelly ? 22/2/1837 Martha Cox James & Sarah 6/3/1856 Martha Anne Cross John & Susan 14/1/1854 Alfred James Daley John & Mary Anne 26/9/1866 Anne Isabella Daley John & Mary Anne 27,/12/1858 Charles William Daley John & Mary Ann 5/3/1853 Henry Edward Daley John & Mary Anne 25/11/1854 John Prosper Daley John & Mary Anne 8/12/1862 Lucinia Daley John & Mary Anne 12/12/1860 Sussanah J. Daley John & Mary Anne 5/3/1857 William Alfred Daley John & Mary Anne 21/11/1864 Emma Mary Demmary Will & Mary 17/12/1863 Edward Blenman Douglas Humphry & Susan 16/1/1882 Horace James Douglas Humphrey & Susan 9/12/1880 Theodore Dunstan Leslie & Emily 10/10/1890 Albert Roland Farlow Albert & Elizabeth 27/7/1885 Alice Mary Farlow Albert & Elizabeth 15/6/1883 Amy Martha Farlow James & Catherine 17/5/1885 Athol Ernest Farlow James & Maude 27/3/1875 Elizabeth Martha Farlow James & Martha 17/6/1864 Emily Louisa Farlow James & Martha 8/1/1862 George Alfred Farlow James & Martha 28/7/1866 Henry Thomas Farlow Albert & Elizabeth ?/?/1883 Mary Anne Farlow James & Martha 26/2/1851 Matilda Farlow James & Martha 3/4/1855 Robert Farlow James & Martha 2/12/1849 Henry Ford John & Charlotte 9/2/1867 Susan Ford John & Charlotte 30/11/1875 William Thomas Ford John & Charlotte 14/9/1861 David Freestone Henry & Mary 16/3/1856 Edmond George Gardener Thomas & Annie 20/1/1883 James J. Gardener Daniel & Suzanna 30/7/1856 William Walter Gardener Daniel & Suzanna 14/11/1857 William J. Garrick Jacob & Elizabeth 9/10/1844 Edward Andrew Goodwin Edward & Mary 30/3/1858 Ernest Augustus Gosper Richard & Anne 14/5/1858 Anne Laura Graham James & Lucy 9/3/1860 Isabella Jane Graham James & Lucy 9/7/1862 Mary Anne Graham James & Lucy 19/10/1866 William Henry Martin Graham James & Lucy 27/9/1864 ??????? Green Elijah & Ruth 20/10/1883 George Greentree Reuben & Ann 20/5/1840 Hercules Raymond Claude Greentree Robert & Hannah 19/9/1874 Madelina Greentree Reubin & Annie 30/6/1886 Malcolm Robert Earle Greentree Robert & Hannah 13/8/1878 Victor Harold Greentree Ruebin & Annie 27/7/1882 Beatrice Mary Louise Hibbert Joseph & Harriet 28/11/1879 Frances Joseph Hibbert Joseph & Harriet. 17/10/1866 Harriet Josephine Hibbert (jnr) Joseph & Harriet 25/11/1864 Irene Angelina Hibbert Joseph & Harriet 23/11/1884 Richard Thomas Hibbert Joseph & Harriet 14/6/1877 Harold Hollingsworth Elijah & Catherine 25/8/1883 Hilda Hood John & Mary 14/3/1882 Amelia Isbert Benjamin & Eliza 22/10/1870 Evangaline Albina Elizabeth Izzard Edward & Mary 31/3/1857 John Thomas Izzard John & Sussanah 18/6/1862 Oscar Albert Izzard Edward & Mary 9/8/1861 Sarah Elizabeth Izzard John & Susan 25/11/1860 Charles R. Martin Charles & Anne 11/12/1838 Ada Amelia Maskey John & Sarah 2/3/1864 Core Maskey Henry & Tulip 1/1/1844 William Maskey Henry & Tulip 28/7/1853 _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail
----- Original Message ----- From: <l.harrison@uws.edu.au> To: <AUS-NSW-HILLS-HAWKESBURY-HUNTER-VALLEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2003 6:12 PM Subject: [H,H,HV] CONTACT SOUGHT > ? > They are my great aunts and I've never had contact with them or their > descendants, but would like to do so. > Each of them were married in Sydney, and so loose the Harrison family name. > Any leads, referrals appreciated. > They are: > 1) Lillian (b1898) m. Fred LAURET; Dear Les Not many LAURETs about the place Only 3 in NSW 3 in Qld and 2 in SA Why pick one with a pin and phone ? Bye MargM Beautiful Central Coast of NSW Australia
Hello Dawn. Have you tried searching at State Records NSW (NSW Archives) in their Convict Permissions to Marry records. They have a microfiche index, which then leads you to the entry. If either or both of your people were convicts at the time of their marriage -- then they should have obtained permission from the Governor. That record would then (I think) provide his ship of arrival. Good Luck: ray ----- Original Message ----- From: <GandDFriend@aol.com .... > I have 2 Thomas Jones' in the Windsor area at the > same time and I am trying to prove which one belonged to my family. > Thomas Jones arrived on the Neptune > Thomas Jones arrived on the Elizabeth 1816. > Our Thomas Jones married Sarah Embrey. > The other one married Sarah (Loder) Ireland. > Thomas that arrived on the Elizabeth was sent to > Port MacQuarie as he re-offended in 1825 getting his new > ticket of leave in 1828.
Hello Listers, Do you know of these people? They are my great aunts and I've never had contact with them or their descendants, but would like to do so. They all arrived at Sydney with their mother Sarah HARRISON in 1913 from London. Each of them were married in Sydney, and so loose the Harrison family name. Any leads, referrals appreciated. They are: 1) Lillian (b1898) m. Fred LAURET; 2) Hilda (b1900) m. Ken SNEDDEN; 3) Violet (b1902) m. Frank NEWMAN; 4) Bertha (b1905) m. Mitchell PARKS; 5) Evelyne (b1909) m. Cyril BEDFORD. Thank you in anticipation. Les Harrison, Sydney.
Hi everyone, Just checking in ... if you are wondering why there has been no mail, the list has been rather quiet over the holiday season, which is not all together unexpected as people often have a break, spend time with family and friends, take off on holidays etc. I hope everyone has, and had, a relaxing time over the festive/holiday season ... doing whatever. We have a number of new subscribers sign in over the past few weeks, so a warm welcome to all of you. I hope to be heading off for my annual "trek" to the Hunter in the not to distant future, looking forward to catching up with some of the rellos .... past and present ;) Happy New Year to you all ... may it be prosperous, peaceful and pleasantly productive; and good luck with your research ! Cheers, Diane (Admin)
Dianne, Many thanks for the link. There is a very interesting article FACTS AND FIGURES ABOUT EMIGRATION in the same link at http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/Ireland/Armagh/1850/February.html Sidney (sic) & Maitland are mentioned. Regards Helen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Diane" <dianep@optushome.com.au> To: <AUS-NSW-HILLS-HAWKESBURY-HUNTER-VALLEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, December 29, 2002 11:13 AM Subject: [H,H,HV] Irish Newspaper Extracts > > Hi everyone, > > Whilst slightly OT, the following link presents some interesting newpaper reading > > http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/Ireland/index.html > > Not all counties are included ..... > > > > Cheers, > Diane > > > > > > ============================== > 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 > > >
Hi Samantha, Details of Harry Turnbull are included in a book "Turnbulls on the Coromandel 1802" recently published by Dorothy & Roy Turnbull. Have you been in contact with them? Regards, Coralie cdhird@optushome.com.au ----- Original Message ----- From: "Diane" <dianep@optushome.com.au> To: <AUS-NSW-HILLS-HAWKESBURY-HUNTER-VALLEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, December 29, 2002 10:48 AM Subject: [H,H,HV] Fw: turnbull family > > Sent to the wrong address {not a subscriber} ... > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Womens Housing" <womenshousing@hunterlink.com.au> > Subject: turnbull family > > > > Hi Would anyone have any info on a harry norton turnbull who was married > > to a mary mccann..lived at wilberforce in 1930. He was a butcher. > > Would appreciate any help that could be given..he was my grandfather. > > thanks heaps to anyone who can help > > samantha roll (nee turnbull) >
Hi everyone, Whilst slightly OT, the following link presents some interesting newpaper reading http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/Ireland/index.html Not all counties are included ..... Cheers, Diane
Sent to the wrong address {not a subscriber} ... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Womens Housing" <womenshousing@hunterlink.com.au> Subject: turnbull family > Hi Would anyone have any info on a harry norton turnbull who was married > to a mary mccann..lived at wilberforce in 1930. He was a butcher. > Would appreciate any help that could be given..he was my grandfather. > thanks heaps to anyone who can help > samantha roll (nee turnbull)
Journal of a Tour of Governor Macquarie's first Inspection of the Interior of the Colony Most local & family historians studying Hawkesbury history are very aware of the visit by Macquarie on the 6th December 1810 when he named what is known as the Macquarie Five Towns. As well as this momentous occasion in his Journal, he also mentions the period prior and after which makes interesting reading. The official inspection of the outlying districts of Sydney, including Parramatta, the Cowpastures, Hawkesbury, Castle Hill etc and the sites for the new townships took place between the 6th November 1810 to 15th January 1811. A transcription of Macquarie's Journals covering his numerous journeys covering 1809-1822) can be accessed at www.lib.mq.edu.au/all/journeys/menu.html the originals are held in the Mitchell Library, Sydney [ML Ref: A777] Many settlers, farms and place names are menmtioned, you can search entries by using Control f Saturday 1st December "We Breakfasted at 9 o'clock this morning, having been joined previous thereto by Mr. Cox, Mr. & Mrs. Evans, Mr. Forest and some other Visitors. ~ ~ Having sent off our Servants & Baggage and Carriage by the direct Road to the Government Cottage at the Green Hills on the Right Bank of the Hawkesbury, we mounted our Horses to make an Excursion to Richmond Hill, the Kurry Jung Brush,and Richmond Terrace on the Left Bank of the Hawkesbury; setting out from the Yellow-Mundie Lagoon at 10 o'clock, accompanied by Mrs. Macquarie, the Gentlemen of our own Family, Mr. Cox & Mr. Evans, we crossed the Hawkesbury about a mile from our last Encampment, in a Boat to Richmond Hill, our Horses crossing the River by a bad Ford about half a mile higher up, and which we mounted again on landing at Richmond Hill. ~ ~ We rode up the Hill to call on Mrs. Bell (the Wife of Lieut. Bell of the 102d Regt.) who resides on her Farm on the summit of this beautiful Hill, from which there is a very fine commanding Prospect of the River Hawkesbury and adjacent Country. ~ ~ We found Mrs. Bell and her Family at Home, and after sitting with them for about an hour, we again mounted our Horses to prosecute our Excursion, directing our course for the Kurry Jung Hill. Soon after leaving Richmond Hill I discovered that my favorite horse Cato, which I had hitherto rode from the commencement of my Tour, was quite lame occasioned by a wrench he had got in crossing the River this morning at the deep bad Ford already alluded to. ~ ~ In consequence of this accident I was obliged to send him back to go leisurely to the Green Hills, and to mount one of the Dragoon Horses during the rest of this day's Excursion. ~ ~ We rode through a fine open Forest and Hilly Country for about 5 miles to the Foot of the Curry [sic] Jung Hill, which is very long and steep to ascend, arriving on the summit of it at 12 o'clock, and from whence we had a very grand noble Prospect of the low grounds on both Banks of the River Hawkesbury as far as the Green Hills. ~ ~ Having feasted our Eyes with this fine prospect on the one hand, and with that of the Blue Mountains ( here quite close to us ) on the other, we began to descend the Hill on the opposite side to that we ascended it, and the descent was so very steep that we had great difficulty to sit our Horses. ~ ~ We arrived, however,safe and without meeting with any accident at the bottom of the Hill, which from the summit to the foot cannot be less than a mile long, excessively steep, and covered with thick Brush-wood; but through which Mr. Evans had had a small Passage or Road made some little time before, with the view to mark out the best Path to descend the Hill. ~ ~ The Brush wood that covers the sides of this Hill is full of a small sort of Leech, which fasten on Horses Feet and annoy & fret them very much. ~ ~ Mrs. M. had two or three of them on her ankles at one time, and all our Horses were attacked by them, but they were soon shook off. ~ ~ We found plenty of Wild Raspberries on the sides of this Hill, but they were without any flavour and not worth Eating. On leaving the Kurry Jung Hill (named by the late Mr. Thompson "Mount Maurice" out of compliment to Lt. Col. O'Connell), we pursued our way through that District of Country called the Kurry-Jung-Brush, which is a fine range of Hill & Dale alternately, and admirably well calculated for Pasturage, being well watered and abounding in good grass and good shelter for both Black Cattle & Sheep. Several Farms having been located in this fine tract of Country to different Individuals in the time of the Usurped Government, I desired Mr. Meehan the Acting Surveyor to point them out to me as we rode along. About 2 p.m. we quitted the Kurry-Jung Brush and arrived on what is called Richmond Terrace, running Parallel with the Hawkesbury for about 3 miles and commanding a very rich and beautiful prospect of the low grounds on each side of the River, now looking very rich, being covered with luxuriant Crops of Wheat ready for cutting down to repay the Industrious Husbandman for his Toil and Labour. ~ ~ From the Terrace we gradually descended into the Plains and Back Line of Farms on the left Bank of the Hawkesbury, and rode through beautiful extensive Fields of Wheat for Six or Seven miles after descending from the Terrace till our arrival on that part of the Bank of the River opposite to the Green Hills. Here we dismounted; and crossed the River ourselves in the late Mr. Thompson's Barge, which was here waiting for us, whilst our Horses swam across the River, which is here about a quarter of a mile broad. At halfpast 5 o'clock we arrived at the Ferry on the Left Bank of the River and at 6 o'clock landed in the Government Garden on the Green Hills and took possession of the Government House -- or, more properly speaking, -- Government Cottage; most beautifully situated on the summit of a very fine Bank or Terrace rising about Fifty feet above the level of the River; of which, and the adjacent Country, there is a very fine view from this sweet delightful spot. ~ ~ This day's ride was a very long and fatiguing one for us all, but particularly so for my poor dear Elizabeth; who, however, bore it uncommonly well, notwithstanding she was at least Seven Hours on Horseback, and rode not less than Thirty Miles during this Day's Excursion since we Breakfasted at Yellow-Mundie-Lagoon.~ ~ Mrs. M. and myself were quite delighted with the beauty of this part of the Country; its great fertility, and its Picturesque appearance; and especially with the well-chosen and remarkable fine scite [sic]and situation of the Government Cottage and Garden on the Green Hills. ~ ~ We dined soon after our arrival & after Dinner our Friend & Family physician Doctor Redfern took his departure for Sydney." And on Christmas Day in 1811** Between November 1811 & January 1812 the Macquarie's took a journey to Hobart on the Lady Nelson; to Port Dalrymple; Port Stephens, Newcastle & then returned to Sydney. Travelling with the Macquaries were Captain Henry Antill, Lt. John Maclaine & Acting Surveyor-General James Meehan. Wednesday 25th December 1811 "After being baffled and teased for these last five days with contrary winds and Calms, and tacking backwards and forwards in all directions between the numerous Islands and Rocks with which these Straits abound, the Wind at length shifted round to the South West at 2 o'clock this morning, and blew a fine fresh Breeze driving us on to our destined Port at the rate of Five Knots an hour: thus we have at length a prospect of getting out of Bass's Straits in the course of 24 hours in case the Breeze lasts as it is now at Noon -- when we were going six Knots. ---The Wind continued all day equally good & fair. ---We sat down in consequence of this agreeable change in the weather, in very good spirits at 5 o'clock to our Christmas Dinner in Bass's Straits; having ordered a good Dinner with some Drink for the Sailors in honor of this holy and sacred Day!" _________________________________________________________________ Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963
Hello All, Seasons greetings - hope Santa was good to you, and that your brickwalls came tumbling down. I hope you don't mind me sending this query to 2 lists at one go. My 2nd cousin (a Snedden/Freel/Sweeney) line has just informed me that a Sweeney married into her father's line. Details as follows: Tom Sweeney married Lizzie Conn, he was the son of John Sweeney and Elizabeth, born on 13.9.1903, and died 20.2.1995. My search of the BDM's found: 1. Thomas J Sweeney born 1904 parents John & Elizabeth at Newcastle ref 34865 2. John Sweeney married Elizabeth Phillips at Wickham in 1894 ref 7375 Is there anyone who is connected to this family? Looking forward to hearing from you. ANNE
I don't know if Thomas had an alias. I have 2 Thomas Jones' in the Windsor area at the same time and I am trying to prove which one belonged to my family. Thomas Jones arrived on the Neptune Thomas Jones arrived on the Elizabeth 1816. Our Thomas Jones married Sarah Embrey. The other one married Sarah (Loder) Ireland. Thomas that arrived on the Elizabeth was sent to Port MacQuarie as he re-offended in 1825 getting his new ticket of leave in 1828. I have quite a bit of information about both of them but I need to find somebody that might be able to sort them out. Regards Dawn
hi we are researching my grandmother lillian berry. father robert berry, mother emma laura berry (nee nash) siblings penelope, clara, john. all around dungog about 1900. if you have any information on descendats or relatives, could you please contact me thank you alannah
Betty, Dawn, > Thomas Jones family lived in the Windsor area. Are we talking Thomas Jones or Thomas Huxley alias Thomas Jones? Regards Trevor
Evening all, I hope that everyone thoroughly enjoyed a relaxing and happy Christmas & Boxing Day with family and/or friends. The beginning of another New Year is almost here, again, ..... seems that the older you get, the faster they go :) Railway Accident at Parramatta : Even though not many people were injured in this early railway accident at Parramatta, it caused great concern and shock amongst the public. Trains had been seen as agents of progress and growth, not death and destruction. The first serious case of 'telescoping' in connection with the railway system of the colony took place at Parramatta yesterday afternoon, and it is almost miraculous that it was not attended with fatal consequences. Hitherto the lines have been tolerably free from accidents of any magnitude, notwithstanding the amount of traffic upon them, especially at holiday time, and this, perhaps, will account for the consternation which has resulted from this one ... Yesterday being Boxing Day, several thousands of people proceeded by railway to the Parramatta and Hawkesbury races, inspired with confidence by the good management of the railways, and little dreaming of the terrible shock their nervous systems were to experience. The races at both places were over and the Sydney people were preparing to return home. A large number of those at Windsor left in a first-class special train about 6 o'clock and had proceeded merrily on their way as far as Parramatta, when the engine to which their train was attached ran into a train which was stationary there and about to proceed to Sydney. A number of people had taken seats in the last two carriages of the Sydney train when the train from Windsor was observed approaching the station. It was seen by Mr. RICHARDSON, line inspector, that it had by far too much way on, and that gentleman told those in the carriages to jump out for their lives. A large number did so, but several persons were prevented from following the injunction in consequence of the excitement and crush. The danger they were in was apparent to everyone on the platform, for the Windsor engine was crushing its way into the carriages and making the position of the inmates more perilous every second, and their escape almost impossible. Their shrieks were terrific, and the excitement on the platform became intensified in consequence. Women screamed and fainted and went into wild hysterics, while the hearts of men stood still with horror ... at last the engine stopped its cruel progress, and instantly dozens of willing hands were ready to assist those who, it was evident, must have been seriously injured. Vehicles were procurred at once with a view to sending them all to the Parramatta Infirmary. Two women and three men were taken to that institution. Those who stayed behind received all the attention it was possible to bestow on them. S.M.H. 27th December, 1879 Diane