Hawkesbury Advocate, Friday, March 16, 1900 (page 5) LOCAL and GENERAL The Rev. S. G. Fielding delivered a very eloquent address at St. Matthew's Church of England on Sunday evening last, on the "Religious aspect of the recent British successes in South Africa." The attendance was much larger than usual. A sketch of Mr. A. Blacket's new stump shifter, called the "Alneau shifter," appeared in last Saturday's "Town and Country." The sketch shows Mr. Blacket and his son at work with the shifter, which is attached to a tall forest tree. It has been decided to introduce incandescent burners into St. Matthew's Church of England. Some of the members of the Church have already offered to donate a number of burners, whilst others are likely to follow, Mr. W. J. Tout, of Baker-street, received a notification this week in reference to a billet in the Government Railway Workshops as painter, &c. Mr. Tout, has had a long and varied experience in the trade, and is a firs-class tradesman. He is a man of many qualities, and his departure from Windsor will make a decided loss. We wish him success. Mr. Jerry Griffiths, of Freeman's Reach, landed a monster melon in the Advocate office on Saturday last. It must have measured a yard in length, and Jerry declares it weighed 80lbs. At all events, after the Advocate staff had been at it for half an hour - and they are not too bad at watermelons - there were enough fragments left to fill 12 buckets. Numerous complaints have been made about tramps knocking about the district of late. The Fitzroy bridge is one of the best-known camping grounds in the district for these gentry. They have established a sort of "Swagman's Guide" under the bridge, something after the following style :- Brown : "Not much good; bit of tucker ; So-and-so, no good ; So-and-so, not bad, tucker and tobacco ; sometimes a few pence," etc. Each tramp as he comes along looks up the 'guide,' and then makes the usual visits on the townspeople mentioned. We are sorry to learn that Mrs. Daley, of Wilberforce, has been seriously ill during the last fortnight, suffering from a serious internal complaint. There is announced in a Queensland country paper, the death of Tugela-Modder-Spionkon-Gussman, aged six weeks. No wonder ! Mr. Jim Green, who has been in the local hospital for some time, suffering from an injured foot, left the institution during the week. Green is in very poor circumstances, and our charitably disposed concert promoters would do well to give him their assistance, as he is greatly in need of help. Miss Nina Rochester, of Sydney, who assisted with the concert at the School of Arts the other night, is one of the best vocalists Windsor audiences have heard for sometime. Her singing was a treat compared to some of the screeching we hear at times, the power and compass of her voice, and the rapidity and ease with which he ascends and descends is astonishing. On Saturday last, Mr. R. H. H. Brown, while at work with his machinery, by some means got the forefinger of the right hand in a cogwheel, with the result that it was crushed considerably, so much so, that on seeking the advice of Dr. Callaghan the first joint of the finger was at once amputated. At the Windsor L. and D. Society's meeting on Tuesday evening last, a limelight entertainment was given by Mr. Jas. Simpson, of Freeman's Reach. Views of the Cannibal Islands, France, Switzerland, and other parts of the world were shown, also many humorous pictures. Mr. C. E. Broome described the views as they were shown on the sheet, and altogether the entertainment was of a very interesting character. A vote of thanks to Mr. Simpson, proposed by the Rev. C. A. White, was carried by acclamation. The singing of the National Anthem terminated the proceedings. On Tuesday, the 6th March, a very serious accident happened to Mrs. Joseph and Miss Ada Roberts, who live on the Pitt Town road, Windsor. It appears that whilst driving home from Rouse Hill a portion of the harness broke, causing the horse to bolt and the upsetting of the vehicle, which contained, in addition to the above mentioned ladies, five children, all of whom were thrown out with considerable force. Mrs. J. Roberts and the children escaped with a few scratches only, but Miss Ada Roberts was less fortunate, and sustained a serious injury to her side, necessitating the calling of Dr. Gibson, after having been driven home by Mrs. T. Schoffel, who happened to be in the vicinity of the accident at the time. Dr. Gibson found Miss Roberts injuries very serious, but under skilful treatment we hear, as late as Wednesday last, she was progressing favourably.

I am wondering if anyone is researching the FELAN name. This is not for myself but for someone who if hoping to reconcile some memorabilia with the correct family John Felan married Agnes O'Neil they had 3 children James Roy and William Francis were both registered 1885 at Morpeth and probably twins Mary A.K. registered 1887 East Maitland The family were living in Sydney at on time Both James & William died during WWI without wife or child and we cannot find an entry for Mary for Marriage or Death. Any information appreciated Thanks Louise