I'm sorry. I have no idea - but I'm sure others on the list have that information. regards Malcolm ----- Original Message ----- From: scott <sunchase@iprimus.com.au> To: <AUS-NSW-HILLS-HAWKESBURY-HUNTER-VALLEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, 23 June 2002 17:28 Subject: Re: [H,H,HV] "Goorangoola" > Hi Malcolm, > Many thanks for that interesting information. Do you know if there would be > a list of convicts and workers who were assigned to Goorangoola? > Glynis > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "malcolm glennie holmes" <holmesm@bigpond.com> > To: <AUS-NSW-HILLS-HAWKESBURY-HUNTER-VALLEY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2002 5:11 PM > Subject: Re: [H,H,HV] "Goorangoola" > > > > Hope this is of interest - > > Lillian M Noble, in The Glennies Creek Story, records the following - > > James Glennie came to NSW with Chief Justice Forbes in 1824. He received > > Grant No. 160 of 2080 acres of land on Falbrook, which he called Dulwich. > > Falbrook, today, is called Glennies Creek. > > Robert Dawson, Chief Agent of the Australian Agricultural Co. had on a > visit > > to James Glennie, been intrigued by the beauty of the distant hill country > > from Dulwich. He borrowed a horse from Glennie and took a three day ride > to > > the hills to explore them. A few years later he took up a large holding > > there and called it Goorangoola. It was a grant of 1180 acres given to > him > > by the British House of Commons in 1828. > > In 1837, Dulwich was awarded a farm overseer from Ireland, Pierce Power, > to > > improve farm conditions but after several years, battling drought > conditions > > he left and took up a position at Goorangoola. He had received his pardon > > whilst at Dulwich as it was found he had been wrongly accused and was not > > guilty of the offences for which he had been deported. > > regards > > Malcolm Glennie Holmes > > Wagga Wagga > > Australia > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: scott <sunchase@iprimus.com.au> > > To: <AUS-NSW-HILLS-HAWKESBURY-HUNTER-VALLEY-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Sunday, 23 June 2002 11:57 > > Subject: [H,H,HV] "Goorangoola" > > > > > > > Could sks tell me where "GOORANGOOLA" is or was. I have a John WILLIAMS > > and his wife Mary McANINEY (all known as CARMICHAEL) resided there. > > > > > > Glynis R Wheeler > > > ICQ: 125864276 > > > sunchase@iprimus.com.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 > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > 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 >