Hi Keith, I noticed before you were asking about Barraba. Were these Sullivans from around Barraba? I have a Maryann Munro Sullivan who married Arthur "Swift" Darby. I believe Maryann was part Aboriginal. Arthur came from/owned a property called "Campo Santo" at Barraba. I have no dates for them aside from Arthur's death in 1894. These aren't verified facts though - they come from old family stories. Charlotte ----- Original Message ----- From: "Keith Skinner" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, 27 July 2002 5:59 Subject: [NE] Michael SULLIVAN > Hi > > More details to assist the previous inquiry. > > Can anyone help me with the families of Michael SULLIVAN & Mary Ann DAVIS > > Michael Sullivan , son of John Sullivan and Catherine Ambrose, was born on > 6 Apr 1837 in Macdonald River, NSW, AUS, died on 28 Jun 1881 in Barraba, > NSW, AUS. > > Michael married Mary Ann Davis, daughter of Joseph Davis and Elizabeth > Simpson, on 10 Aug 1864 in St John's CE, Wilberforce, NSW, AUS. Mary was > born on 7 Aug 1840 in Kurrajong, NSW, AUS, died on 26 Feb 1912 at 'The > Plain', Tyringham, NSW, AUS. > > Children from this marriage were: > i. Clara Catherine Sullivan was born on 8 Jun 1865 in Terry Hie Hie, > NSW, AUS and died on 24 Aug 1947 in Ebenezer, NSW, AUS. > ii. John Joseph Sullivan was born on 3 Apr 1867 in Bingara, NSW, AUS > and died on 15 Nov 1945 in Newcastle, NSW, AUS. > iii. Lindsay Lewis Laurence Sullivan was born on 5 Apr 1869 in Terry Hie > Hie, NSW, AUS and died on 8 Jun 1919 in Tyringham, NSW, AUS. > iv. Amos Ambrose Sullivan was born on 3 Feb 1873 in Berrigal Creek, > NSW, AUS and died on 13 Jun 1919 in Tyringham, NSW, AUS. > v. Andrew Bede Sullivan was born on 1 Nov 1875 in Berrigal Creek, NSW, > AUS and died about 1944 in Tyringham, NSW, AUS. > vi. Mary Angelina Sullivan was born on 13 Oct 1877 in Berrigal Creek, > NSW, AUS and died on 14 May 1930 in Bellingen, NSW, AUS. > > I am trying to complete the family lines for Joseph DAVIS & Mary Ann > ROGERS, and this is a line with which I need some help. > > Regards > > Keith Skinner > > My web page - Joseph Davis / Mary Rogers and their descendants > > http://members.ozemail.com.au/~kskinner/PAGE2.HTM > > > ============================== > 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 More details to assist the previous inquiry. Can anyone help me with the families of Joseph DAVIS, Mary Ann STAHL & Mary Ann Hoskisson Joseph Davis , son of Joseph Davis and Elizabeth Simpson, was born on 13 Sep 1844 in Portland Head, NSW, AUS, died on 11 Nov 1884 in Peel St, Tamworth, NSW, AUS. Joseph married Mary Ann Stahl, daughter of George Joseph Stahl and Catherine /Getz Ketz, on 28 Sep 1875 in Registration, Windsor, NSW, AUS. Mary was born on 24 Oct 1852 in Parramtta, NSW, AUS, and died on 14 Jan 1926 in Registration, Burwood, NSW, AUS. Children from this marriage were: i. Evelina Mary Davis was born on 3 Mar 1876 in Yarramundi, NSW, AUS. ii. George Albert Davis was born on 7 Oct 1877 in Yarramundi, NSW, AUS. iii. Emily Blanche Davis was born on 2 Sep 1879 in Yarramundi, NSW, AUS. iv. Lucy May Davis was born about 1882 in Registration, Richmond, NSW, AUS. v. Elsie Davis was born on 19 Dec 1886 in Yarramundi, NSW, AUS. Joseph next married Mary Ann Hoskisson, daughter of Thomas Hoskisson and Margaret Cameron, on 9 Feb 1882 in St Laurences CE, Barraba, NSW, AUS. Mary was born about 1862 in Registration, Tamworth, NSW, AUS and died on 12 Jun 1938 in Registration, Burwood, NSW, AUS. Children from this marriage were: i. Elizabeth Gertrude Ann Davis was born about 1882 in Registration, Tamworth, NSW, AUS and died about 1968. ii. Thomas Joseph Davis was born about 1884 in Registration, Manilla, NSW, AUS and died about 1965. I am trying to complete the family lines for Joseph DAVIS & Mary Ann ROGERS, and this is a line with which I need some help. Regards Keith Skinner My web page - Joseph Davis / Mary Rogers and their descendants http://members.ozemail.com.au/~kskinner/PAGE2.HTM

Hi More details to assist the previous inquiry. Can anyone help me with the families of James SALTER & Maria DAVIS James Salter , son of James Salter and Elizabeth Farlow, was born on 18 Sep 1836 in Wilberforce, NSW, AUS, and died on 4 Oct 1917 in Barraba, NSW, AUS. James married Maria Davis, daughter of Joseph Davis and Elizabeth Simpson, on 28 Feb 1865 in St Thomas's CE, Sackville Reach, NSW, AUS. Maria was born on 24 Sep 1842 in Portland Head, NSW, AUS, died on 11 May 1920 in Windsor, NSW, AUS. Children from this marriage were: i. Elizabeth Maria Salter was born about 1866 in Registration, Armidale, NSW, AUS and died about 1940 in Registration, Barrabra, NSW, AUS. ii. James George Salter was born about 1867 in Registration, Warialda, NSW, AUS and died about 1940 in Registration, Granville, NSW, AUS. iii. Mary A Salter was born about 1869 in Registration, Warialda, NSW, AUS. iv. Charles Henry David Salter was born about 1871 in Registration, Tamworth, NSW, AUS and died about 1939 in Registration, Tamworth, NSW,AUS. v. Joseph David Salter was born about 1873 in Registration, Tamworth, NSW, AUS and died about 1941 in Registration, North Sydney, NSW, AUS. vi. Alfred C Salter was born about 1875 in Registration, Tamworth, NSW, AUS. vii. Caroline Gertrude Salter was born about 1877 in Registration, Tamworth, NSW, AUS22 and died about 1944 in Registration, Waverley, NSW, AUS. I am trying to complete the family lines for Joseph DAVIS & Mary Ann ROGERS, and this is a line with which I need some help. Regards Keith Skinner My web page - Joseph Davis / Mary Rogers and their descendants http://members.ozemail.com.au/~kskinner/PAGE2.HTM

Hi More details to assist the previous inquiry. Can anyone help me with the families of William Henry SMITH & Mary Ann SULLIVAN (nee DAVIS) William Henry Smith was born about 1840. William married Mary Ann Sullivan (nee Davis), daughter of Joseph Davis and Elizabeth Simpson, on 3 Jul 1883 in CE Bells Mountain, Barraba, NSW, AUS. Mary was born on 7 Aug 1840 in Kurrajong, NSW, AUS, died on 26 Feb 1912 in 'The Plain', Tyringham, NSW, AUS. Children from this marriage were: i. Joseph William Smith was born on 11 Sep 1883 in Barraba, NSW, AUS and died on 6 Mar 1956 in Sydney, NSW, AUS. I am trying to complete the family lines for Joseph DAVIS & Mary Ann ROGERS, and this is a line with which I need some help. Regards Keith Skinner My web page - Joseph Davis / Mary Rogers and their descendants http://members.ozemail.com.au/~kskinner/PAGE2.HTM

Hi More details to assist the previous inquiry. Can anyone help me with the families of Michael SULLIVAN & Mary Ann DAVIS Michael Sullivan , son of John Sullivan and Catherine Ambrose, was born on 6 Apr 1837 in Macdonald River, NSW, AUS, died on 28 Jun 1881 in Barraba, NSW, AUS. Michael married Mary Ann Davis, daughter of Joseph Davis and Elizabeth Simpson, on 10 Aug 1864 in St John's CE, Wilberforce, NSW, AUS. Mary was born on 7 Aug 1840 in Kurrajong, NSW, AUS, died on 26 Feb 1912 at 'The Plain', Tyringham, NSW, AUS. Children from this marriage were: i. Clara Catherine Sullivan was born on 8 Jun 1865 in Terry Hie Hie, NSW, AUS and died on 24 Aug 1947 in Ebenezer, NSW, AUS. ii. John Joseph Sullivan was born on 3 Apr 1867 in Bingara, NSW, AUS and died on 15 Nov 1945 in Newcastle, NSW, AUS. iii. Lindsay Lewis Laurence Sullivan was born on 5 Apr 1869 in Terry Hie Hie, NSW, AUS and died on 8 Jun 1919 in Tyringham, NSW, AUS. iv. Amos Ambrose Sullivan was born on 3 Feb 1873 in Berrigal Creek, NSW, AUS and died on 13 Jun 1919 in Tyringham, NSW, AUS. v. Andrew Bede Sullivan was born on 1 Nov 1875 in Berrigal Creek, NSW, AUS and died about 1944 in Tyringham, NSW, AUS. vi. Mary Angelina Sullivan was born on 13 Oct 1877 in Berrigal Creek, NSW, AUS and died on 14 May 1930 in Bellingen, NSW, AUS. I am trying to complete the family lines for Joseph DAVIS & Mary Ann ROGERS, and this is a line with which I need some help. Regards Keith Skinner My web page - Joseph Davis / Mary Rogers and their descendants http://members.ozemail.com.au/~kskinner/PAGE2.HTM

Hi Can anyone help me with the families of James SALTER & Maria DAVIS I am trying to complete the family lines for Joseph DAVIS, and this is a line with which I need some help. I can provide the family file of list if that will help. Regards Keith Skinner My web page - Joseph Davis / Mary Rogers and their descendants http://members.ozemail.com.au/~kskinner/PAGE2.HTM

Hi Can anyone help me with the families of William Henry SMITH & Mary Ann DAVIS I am trying to complete the family lines for Joseph DAVIS, and this is a line with which I need some help. I can provide the family file of list if that will help. Regards Keith Skinner My web page - Joseph Davis / Mary Rogers and their descendants http://members.ozemail.com.au/~kskinner/PAGE2.HTM

Hi Can anyone help me with the families of Michael SULLIVAN & Mary Ann DAVIS I am trying to complete the family lines for Joseph DAVIS, and this is a line with which I need some help. I can provide the family file of list if that will help. Regards Keith Skinner My web page - Joseph Davis / Mary Rogers and their descendants http://members.ozemail.com.au/~kskinner/PAGE2.HTM

Hi Research info I have relating to my connection to Little/Ramage is through the following:- Christopher Wm Little m.Maria Orchard --- Maria Little m. Wm Joseph Cox --- Edith Eliza Cox m. Charles Hugh Ramage --- Allan George Ramage m. Joyce Simmons --- Phillip John Ramage m. Judith Fay Little. Judith's parents were Joseph John Henry Little and Mavis Jean McElroy. I have yet to find the connection with Joseph J.H. and my 'Little' family. I would love any assistance in this regard if someone can help. Christopher Wm Little and Maria Orchard are my 2x great grandparents. Would love to hear from fellow researchers. Diane Little Beautiful Lake Macquarie area New South Wales Australia _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com

Hi Is Barraba covered by this list. If it is, can anyone help me with the LILLIS family. They had a property called 'Lillisville' Sylvester Joseph Lillis married Caroline DAVIS Any help is appreciated Regards Keith Skinner My web page - Joseph Davis / Mary Rogers and their descendants http://members.ozemail.com.au/~kskinner/PAGE2.HTM

Soory, forgot to mention that my RAMAGE's were from the Tingha NSW area/Tamworth/Armidale. Peg R NSW AUSTRALIA [email protected] I used to have a handle on life, but it broke.

I also have RAMAGE.... Daphne Eva (B 1914-) m Reginald Laurence POLSON (B1911-) they m in 1937 Doris m Michael FALLON in 1943...Mike's parents were John and Margaret GALLAGHER....(FALLON is one of my lines) Peg R NSW AUSTRALIA [email protected] I used to have a handle on life, but it broke.

Hi I am tracing my LITTLE family of the little country town of Ben Lomond. Talking of RAMAGE .. I have Joseph Little marry Mavis McElroy and they had a daughter named Judith F Little. Who went on to marry Phillip Ramage in Guyra. My main interest is the Little family and many contacted names with it like McElroy, Williams, Munsie, Moore, Looker (Guyra Living) Hughes, Campbell, Stumbles, Hogbin .. etc .... My Grandmother was born in Ben Lomond and her maiden name was HULME. Very interested in that surname very much. Rachel Canberra, ACT Come and visit my Family Tree at http://www.geocities.com/rachelk136/ _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com

Hi Lynnette, I have a Hugh RAMAGE who married Susannah MATLEY on 10 Sept 1864 at the Wesleyan Chapel, Armidale. They had 4 children: Alice Ann RAMAGE 4 Nov 1864 in Armidale James John RAMAGE 1866 Armidale Christina RAMAGE 1868 Armidale John W RAMAGE 1871 Inverell Hugh RAMAGE died in 1871 and Susannah remarried to Daniel CLOUGH in 1872. Regards, Elaine Jones Amaroo ACT [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Lynnette Brown [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, 24 July 2002 7:23 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [NE] Ollera Hello Donna I have ancestors by the name of Ramage who apparently resided in Ollera/Tingha area. If you have come across any of these I would be interested in hearing. Lynnette ============================== 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 --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.377 / Virus Database: 211 - Release Date: 15/07/02 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.377 / Virus Database: 211 - Release Date: 15/07/02

Hello Donna I have ancestors by the name of Ramage who apparently resided in Ollera/Tingha area. If you have come across any of these I would be interested in hearing. Lynnette

Hi Alan, It was lovely to read all about Ollera Station. One of my husband's ancestors was born there on 24 March 1860, Elizabeth Alice MATLEY, daughter of John Mellor MATLEY and Ann CLOUGH. She was their first Australian born child. John, Ann and their first four children arrived in Australia from Lancashire in 1856. Ann's brother Ralph CLOUGH, his wife Jane HULLEY, and their family, followed later. Elizabeth married George HOGBIN, a blacksmith, who according to family tradition, used to shoe Thunderbolt's horse backwards. John Mellor MATLEY in later life was one of the original Salvation Army people in the Inverell area. Elaine Jones Amaroo ACT [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Alan Eade [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, 23 July 2002 7:58 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [NE] Ollera Ollera The Ollera Station, one of the first in the New England area, was selected in 1838 by the Everett brothers who trekked overland from Morpeth and beyond what was then the most northerly settlement in NSW . The name is said to derive from the brother's Aboriginal guide who, when they first neared what the Everetts named George's Creek, after their oldest brother, said: 'See 'im Ollera", meaning 'Look! sweet water'. ........ Regards Alan [email protected] Alan Eade --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.377 / Virus Database: 211 - Release Date: 15/07/02

Ollera The Ollera Station, one of the first in the New England area, was selected in 1838 by the Everett brothers who trekked overland from Morpeth and beyond what was then the most northerly settlement in NSW . The name is said to derive from the brother's Aboriginal guide who, when they first neared what the Everetts named George's Creek, after their oldest brother, said: 'See 'im Ollera", meaning 'Look! sweet water'. The Everetts returned to Sydney to register their selection and then returned laden with their possessions, equipment, supplies and 451 sheep which they purchased along the way. Within hours of their arrival they were robbed of their horses and guns by the bushranging gang of Gentleman Dick. John travelled on foot to the nearest police outpost at Tamworth. Another bushranger, Thunderbolt, raided the station's store in 1867. Another source claims he robbed the home of the superintendent in 1868 and hid out in a cave near The Pinch 11 km south of the present townsite. The Everetts built a two-roomed slab hut and cleared the land, establishing fruit trees and vegetable gardens. Younger brother Edwin arrived in 1842 with a prize Hereford bull, thus becoming one of the first Hereford producers in the region. They also established dairying with Ayrshire cattle. Ollera soon became a large, semi-autonomous village with its own bakery, post office, store, bank, school (1862) and church. Masons, journeymen, farriers, shepherds, jobbers, cattle herdsmen, shearers, carpenters and their families were all resident employees with their own houses. There was a medical fund and an amateur theatrical group. A cricket pitch had been established by 1862 and it was the venue for a match with a touring English team in 1885. A wool scouring works was set up in 1895. By 1877 the property covered 74 000 acres with 46 000 sheep and 4000 cattle. Now consisting of 5000 acres it is still owned by Bill and Lynda Skipper, descendants of the Everetts. The rural history of Australia is, in effect, documented in the property's heritage display, featuring not only the architecture but horse-drawn and early motor vehicles, early steam engines used to power shearing equipment and domestic items. There is a large brick and timber manor house on the property dating back to 1870 with extensive Edwardian additions made in the early twentieth century, including a fine sunburst gable over projecting bay windows. Some of the slab outbuildings date from the 1850s and are still in use. They include stores, carriage sheds, cottages, stables and a large woolshed made of trimmed tree trunks and galvanised iron. The blacksmith's shop with its huge leather bellows is still in working order and the property store, with its cedar counters, has been turned into a museum containing artefacts collected on the property over 160 years. Saint Bartholomew's Church of England is a small rural brick church designed by distinguished colonial architect J.Horbury Hunt and built of handmade and locally-fired bricks in 1876-77 for the usage of employees. The cemetery was established in 1843 and is still open to the descendants of the original pioneers, including veterans of the Battle of Waterloo, a poet laureate, and Sister Kenny. Another interesting grave is that of a bullock dray driver who always travelled with his coffin. It is said that he insisted that whereever he died the locals would have to put his body in the coffin and return it to Ollera. This was done. Recently described by an academic as an 'unusual and interesting' rural complex of high heritage value Ollera is a living museum and is truly one of the area's highlights. A visit is not a self-guided trek through another country museum which displays history coldly and without context. The Skippers give generously of their time and effort. Morning teas and a period picnic in the beautiful English gardens with quality country cooking are part of the service, which includes an educational guided tour of the outbuildings and an oral history of the station's persons and significant events. The property is definitely only open by appointment and only to groups, tel: (02) 6779 4566. Visitors should allow about four hours. All monies are aimed at restoration projects on the property. To get there head west out of town along the road to Tingha and Inverell. After 18 km there is a left turn on to the Ollera and Tenterden Road (bitumen). The property is 2 km along this road. Regards Alan [email protected] Alan Eade

Hi Donna, Where is Ollera - haven't heard of it before? Charlotte ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna Brook" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, 22 July 2002 9:02 Subject: [NE] McLENNAN and KELLY > Hi all, > > I am searching for the McLENNAN family from Armidale, NSW and in particular, the McLENNAN family who founded 'Kilcoy', Armidale. > > Also searching for the KELLY family from Ollera, in NSW. > > My e-mail is [email protected] > > Cheers for now > > Donna Brook > > > > ============================== > 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 >

On November 9, 1888 Tamworth became the first town in the southern hemisphere to have its streets lit by a power plant owned by the municipal council. Currently Tamworth has sister city relations with Tamworth, England: Gore, New Zealand, Sannohe, Japan; Chaoyang, China and Dekalb in the USA. Try this site for further information http://www.tamworth.nsw.gov.au/ Gerry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cheryle Judge" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, July 22, 2002 11:38 AM Subject: [NE] Tamworth > In the 1960's my uncle had to do with the City of Lights Festival. From memory, Tamworth was the 1st town to have lighting, either gas or electricity, and also a sister city in the USA. > Can anyone help me out here please. > Thanks > Cheryle > > > ============================== > 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 >

In the 1960's my uncle had to do with the City of Lights Festival. From memory, Tamworth was the 1st town to have lighting, either gas or electricity, and also a sister city in the USA. Can anyone help me out here please. Thanks Cheryle