Hello to the list The following is a big brick wall that was presented to the workshop of the Maitland Family History Circle last week The brother of the David is in his late 80's and would like to know about this brother that has been unknown to the family till now Does " Tara" still operate ? Any reply or suggestion could be sent to me and I will pass it on at our weekly workshop "David Alexander Phillips was born at "Tara" Edgeware Road Newtown on 10 October 1913. Mother Hilda May Phillips aged 20 years who was born at Nabiac NSW. Her Sydney address was 90 Stanmore road Stanmore and the fathers name was not shown. We presume that he was adopted and the only hope we have of finding him is if we can find a record somewhere of his adoption to show his new name. I have searched all the NSW Births Deaths & Marriages CD's but can find no marriage or death up to 1945 for anyone of that name. We also contacted the Family Information Service but they could find no legal adoption having occurred as legal adoptions did not come in until the early 1920's. A friend looked up the Sands Directory and discovered that Tara was owned in 1913 by Mrs. Starkie and that it was at that time a private hospital. I would be grateful for any leads that I can follow to see if we can locate David Alexander or his descendants in the event that he is no longer living." Sorry for any cross posting to other lists Regards and Seasons Greetings to the List John Smith Workshop Coordinator Maitland Family History Workshop John & Shirley Smith Maitland Area Lower Hunter Valley NSW Australia smiths@hunterlink.net.au

Hi again, I just had a thought. I used to live just near Edgeware Rd & recall a building which could have been "Tara". It is now operated as a community service organisation, run by volunteers called GROW. Their National Website says the organisation started in 1954 (but may not have at this address). In the 30 years I have been around that area the building has never changed. I tried to phone them but there was no answer. With my local knowledge of Edgeware Road, this is the only substantial building that could have been "Tara", as most of the street is small single story houses & some 2 story terraces with 5 metre frontages, there is a high school further up & some shops but the building I am thinking of is down near the railway line on the St Peters end. I think State Archives might be your best port of call but unfortunately I can not do anything for you this side of Christmas. I am happy to go into State Archives, Globe St, Sydney, but not till after Christmas when things quieten down. I am only 20 minutes away. Let me know if I can help. Maybe another posting to the list might find someone else going there sooner. Telephone (02) 9516 3733 FAX (02) 9516 1503 Postal address GROW National Centre 209A Edgeware Road ENMORE NSW 2042 Electronic mail General Information: No email address at this time. Edgeware road is not very long but can be recorded as being in Newtown, Enmore or Marrickville as it borders all these suburbs. Stanmore Road is the continuation of Edgeware Road. Regards Helen ----- Original Message ----- From: "John & Shirley Smith" <smiths@hunterlink.net.au> To: <AUS-NSW-HILLS-HAWKESBURY-HUNTER-VALLEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, December 01, 2002 8:59 PM Subject: [H,H,HV] Tara Edgeware Road Newtown > Hello to the list > The following is a big brick wall that was presented to the workshop of the > Maitland Family History Circle last week > The brother of the David is in his late 80's and would like to know about > this brother that has been unknown to the family till now > Does " Tara" still operate ? > Any reply or suggestion could be sent to me and I will pass it on at our > weekly workshop > > > "David Alexander Phillips was born at "Tara" Edgeware Road Newtown on 10 > October 1913. Mother Hilda May Phillips aged 20 years who was born at > Nabiac NSW. Her Sydney address was 90 Stanmore road Stanmore and the > fathers name was not shown. > > We presume that he was adopted and the only hope we have of finding him is > if we can find a record somewhere of his adoption to show his new name. I > have searched all the NSW Births Deaths & Marriages CD's but can find no > marriage or death up to 1945 for anyone of that name. We also contacted the > Family Information Service but they could find no legal adoption having > occurred as legal adoptions did not come in until the early 1920's. > > A friend looked up the Sands Directory and discovered that Tara was owned in > 1913 by Mrs. Starkie and that it was at that time a private hospital. > > I would be grateful for any leads that I can follow to see if we can locate > David Alexander or his descendants in the event that he is no longer > living." > > Sorry for any cross posting to other lists > > Regards and Seasons Greetings to the List > John Smith > Workshop Coordinator > Maitland Family History Workshop > > > John & Shirley Smith > Maitland Area Lower Hunter Valley > NSW Australia > smiths@hunterlink.net.au > > > ============================== > 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 > > >

Hello Again Helen Thanks again for the info I will pass it along and if need be I or a Marie Power will get back to you Regards John John & Shirley Smith Maitland Area Lower Hunter Valley NSW Australia smiths@hunterlink.net.au