Hi all, Does anyone have access to the Armidale cemetery records? I've just found out that David PAYNE, born 1865 Patrick's Plains, son of John PAYNE and Sarah MORRIS (nee WATERS) died in Armidale in 1934. I'm after a death date so I can check the newspapers for a death notice. In the 1903 electoral rolls he was a cab-driver living in Singleton with his wife, Elizabeth, and mother. Cheers Jan

Hello All My Name is Karen I live in the Northern Rivers Area. These are the names I'm Interested in. TRIBE ...HAWTON...DINGWELL... BLACKLOCK... TIDSWELL... SOPER...(Donald Percy known as Percy in Glen Innes area) BRINDLEY...GROBB. Regards from Karen

For list members with Scottish ancestry, the Scottish Family History Fair is being held at the Scottish Hall, Weigand Ave, Bankstown, this Saturday, 29th June at 10am. A great day out with Clan Societies, Family History organisations and 'goodies' to purchase. Refreshments available. Regards Jenny Jenny Myers - Arcadia Vale NSW on beautiful Lake Macquarie President Lake Macquarie F H Group NSW http://www.lmfhg.hl.com.au SEMINAR - 'Ancestors to Archives - The City Circle', Saturday 7 September, 2002 at the Toronto Multi-Purpose Centre, 9 Thorne St., Toronto, NSW Member Wivelsfield History Study Group SSX Member Maitland F H Circle NSW Member Armidale F H Group NSW

Hi Listers, I am looking for information about the "Moor Creek Tragedy" as reported in the Tamworth Observer, Wendesday, September 5 1888 and subsequently. Briefly the matter relates to the murder/manslaughter of Patrick John KEENAHAN by Arthur COULTON. Coulton accused Keenahan of being the father of the child of Elizabeth Coulton - Arthur's sister. Keenahan was married to their mother Margaret Coulton (Nee SHORT) at the time. Keenhan was the Landlord of the Australian Arms Hotel at Moor Creek. I would be interested to hear from anyone who knows anything about this case, especially regarding the subsequent fate of the various players. Regards Paul Robinson email: [email protected] Phone (02) 6772 5878

Hi everybody, I am looking for members of the Shelton family who lived at Glenn Innes and Guyra. Anyone researching these families. Dorothy Mulholland, >From the sunny Central Coast of NSW Australia Author Far Away Days a history of Murrumbateman, Nanima and Jeir. Researching Johns, Curnow, Mulholland, Reardon, Hoole, Durrington, Shelton, Lithgow, Stickland, Hillier, Haeusler, Duschke, Vallance, Hollingsworth, Butt, Shinkwin

Hi Isabelle, Would you kindly contact me direct, detailing your direct descendantcy from George and Jane Morris, please. Regards, Jill

--=======30724B08======= Content-Type: text/plain; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-D9E5068; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hi Rod and Wendy Thank you for the info below. I don't know if it helped Sally, but it fits into my Coughlin/an line. Regards Denis Perth, Western Australia >X-Message: #1 >Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 05:50:11 +1000 >From: Rod Gow <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Message-ID: <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [NE] New England Interests >Content-Type: text/plain; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-D9E5068; charset=us-ascii; >x-mac-type=54455854; x-mac-creator=4D4F5353 >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > >Dear Sally, >Saw your e-mail re TICKLE, and remembered the name from one of the newspaper >indexes we published. Perhaps the following is a relative ?? > > >There is an Adeline Pearl Tickle of Terrible Vale Kentucky who was married at >Uralla to John William Coughlin of Coopernook in 1920. > > >This entry is from the Wingham Chronicle newspaper 1911-1920 index to >births deaths > > >marriages inquests obituaries porbates etc > > >Hope the above is of some assistance, Sally. > > >Best wishes, > > >Rod & Wendy Gow --=======30724B08=======--

Greetings to the :-)ing Administrator and those on this list. This is my "adopted area". From 1943-46 I was a PMG Technician on the "Armidale Relief". That took me to Guyra in mid winter and Walgett in mid summer and all those other places in between. I knew lots of techs, linies and, postal staff, switchies (married one from Glen Innes). Lovely memories of pubs, boarding houses, school teachers etc, which I am happy to share. Good luck, and as the Administrator says, "Don't be shy!" -- Frank Cardiff East Gosford NSW 2250 Australia A genealogist may leave his wife - but he'll go back in time.

Hi All I have been researching my family tree and have got stuck at Thomas Albert Davis whom was born in Tenterfield in Abt 1866 his father was Thomas Davis and mother was Rebecca or Eliza Campbell his father was also a pastoralist Any info would be a help Thankyou Steven Richards

Dear Sally, Saw your e-mail re TICKLE, and remembered the name from one of the newspaper indexes we published. Perhaps the following is a relative ?? There is an Adeline Pearl Tickle of Terrible Vale Kentucky who was married at Uralla to John William Coughlin of Coopernook in 1920. This entry is from the Wingham Chronicle newspaper 1911-1920 index to births deaths marriages inquests obituaries porbates etc Hope the above is of some assistance, Sally. Best wishes, Rod & Wendy Gow Sally Northey wrote: > > > John FAINT b. 1847 Allyn River m. 1875 Armidale > Martha TICKLE b. 1856 Maitland. >

Hi Kerrie, He was not listed in the books and I could not find him on the Roll of Honor at the AWM. I found only 2 Shumacks on the Roll of Honor. I will include them here for you in case there is a connection SHUMACK, Pte. Bert, 3721. 56th Bn. Australian Inf. 9th Sept., 1918. Age 20. Nephew and adopted son of Richard J. and Mary Ann Shumack, of Dark Corner, New South Wales. IV. E. 10. Date of Death: 09/09/1918 SHUMACK, Pte. Henry, 2877. 36th Bn. Australian Inf. Killed in action 16th July, 1917. Age 42. Son of William and Jane Shumack; husband of Florence E. Shumack, of Eriban St., Gilgandra, New South Wales. Native of Coonamble, New South Wales. II. C. 30. Date of Death: 16/07/1917 If you think either of these belong to you then follow the link below. Enter the surname and in the conflict select First World War and search. There is much more information on these two there. http://www.awm.gov.au/database/roh.asp The other search you can try is the WW1 nominal role. "The nominal roll is a single alphabetic listing of the names (approximately 324 000 entries) of members of the AIF who served overseas during the 1914-18 War". http://www.awm.gov.au/database/133.asp Perhaps there is an alternate spelling to the name you could try. Good luck with your search. I have copied this to the list because they may be many out there who do not know of these search facilities. Isabelle -----Original Message----- From: Kerrie [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, June 22, 2002 6:08 PM To: Isabelle Alaban Subject: Re: [NE] Lookup WW1 Soldiers Hi Isabell My great uncle died in France in WW1. His name was Peter Shumack. His sister {my grandmother} was born and married at Coonabarabran, so I am assuming that Peter was also living in Northern NSW when he went to war. I dont know what battalion he was with. Thanks for any help you may be able to give. Kerrie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Isabelle Alaban" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, 24 June 2002 1:49 Subject: [NE] Lookup WW1 Soldiers > Hi All, > > I have "Never a Backward Step" the official book of the First 33rd battalion > AIF. It lists all of the soldiers in that Battalion and their fate. The > book sometimes lists next of kin as well as home towns and age on > enlistment. The majority of them travelled to enlisted and train in > Armidale NSW and generally came from New England and Northern NSW. > > The composition of the 4 companies in the battalion was generally as > follows: > A Company was composed of men from Armidale and Tamworth > B Company was composed of men from Walcha, Uralla, Barraba, Bingara, and > Manilla. > C Company was composed of men from Narrabri, Moree and Inverell > D company was composed of men from Glen Innes, Guyra and Tenterfield > > I am happy to do look-ups for anyone. If you lost track of a male family > member from about 1915, it could be that they, like my grandfather, went to > "do their duty". > > The battalion departed Australia in May 1916 aboard the HMAT Marathon. They > served in France and suffered some of the heaviest casualties numbers of the > war. While the loss was tragic, I am grateful to all these young men and am > happy to help anyone who can claim them. > > Isabelle > > ______________________________ --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.368 / Virus Database: 204 - Release Date: 29/05/2002

Hi everyone. We thought we would send a quick Email detailing the names we are searching in the New England Area. Craig Glen Innes Croskell Glen Innes Donnelly Glen Innes Grob Glen Innes Heffernan Glen Innes Knauf Glen Innes Krauss Glen Innes O'Brien Glen Innes Schwed Glen Innes Styles Glen Innes Wayne & Di Hoppe .

Hi List, I have just joined this list. I spent the early part of my life in Uralla but sadly never listened to the stories told by the oldies and am now trying to fill in some gaps. My families who at some stage in their lives were in the New England Area. Emily BLANCH b. 1858 Hunter m. 1876 Newcastle William Ernest PHILP b. 1855 Raymond Terrace. Louisa DEZIUS b. 1856 Rocky River m 1884 Bundarra Cornelius HUTTON b. 1855 Warialda. Elizabeth HASSALL b. 1844 Singleton d. 1908 Tamworth m. 1871 Tamworth Alexander MORRISON b. 1848 Pittown d. 1925 bur Moonbi. Alexander William MORRISON b. 1871 Tamworth m. 1891 Tamworth Selina BROOKS b. 1869 Tamworth. Elizabeth CHAFFEY b. 1838 Eng. d. 1918 Tamworth m. 1858 Eng. George BROOKS b. 1834 Eng. d. 1908 Tamworth. John FAINT b. 1847 Allyn River m. 1875 Armidale Martha TICKLE b. 1856 Maitland. William PHILP b. 1831 Newcastle m. 1850 Sarah Ann HARVEY b. Eng. d. 1915 Uralla. Mary BISHOP nee HILL b. 1819 Eng. d. 1887 Uralla m. 1846 Maitland George TICKLE b. 1821 Eng. d. 1880 Walcha. Elizabeth MUNSIE b. 1827 Scotland d. 1890 Armidale m. 1845 George FAINT b. 1818 Eng. d. 1891 Armidale. James NORTHEY b. 1835 Eng. d. 1917 Uralla m. 1866 Armidale Mary Elizabeth TOLLY b. 1847 Eng. d. 1928 Uralla. Walter William NORTHEY b. 1867 Maitland Point m. 1893 Armidale Lydia Elizabeth TYRELL b. 1872 Armidale. Margaret BANKHEAD b. @ 1828 Sydney m 1844 John SMITH b. @ 1808 London. Sarah BROWN b. 1818 m. Joseph EGGLESTON(E) Elizabeth EGGLESTONE b. Aust. m. 1865 Armidale (John) William TYRRELL b. Eng. Thomas IRWIN b. @1853 Muswellbrook m. 1882 Warialda Mary Amelia STAMM b. @ 1861 d. 1918 Warialda. William JONES m. Possibly Walcha area Ellen CONNORS Honora Mary JONES b. 1866 Walcha d. 1942 Uralla m. 1884 Walcha William Edward SMITH b. 1861 Walcha d. 1931 Uralla. Giles TOLLY b. 1810 Eng. d. 1887 Yarrowyck m. 1833 Eng. Anna Monkton b. 1814 d. 1867 Armidale. Looking for other researchers out there. Regards Sally _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com

Hi Fellow researchers Hoping I may make contact with anyone researching similar names to myself. They are as follows:- Little Orchard Suey Battersby Keelan Chandler Wilkins Selmes Loy Hay or Hong Hay Guan Towns/areas in which they resided included Tingha, Inverell, Gilgai, Bundarra, Armidale, Glen Innes, Guyra, Tamworth, Abington. Would love to share information with any fellow researcher. Diane Little Beautiful Lake Macquarie area New South Wales Australia _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com

Hi Marie I have him in my files (remote connection) and if you go to the following site you will find quite a lot of information about him. http://scs.une.edu.au/Bushrangers/home.htm Cheerio Jenny ----- Original Message ----- From: "Heartseas" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, June 24, 2002 8:40 PM Subject: [NE] Thunderbolt > G'Day Listers, > I have a friend in USA interested in Fred Ward (Thunderbolt) is there anyone on the list who can tell me something about him please? His date and place of birth and his marriage. > Marie > > > ============================== > 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 > > >

G'Day Listers, I have a friend in USA interested in Fred Ward (Thunderbolt) is there anyone on the list who can tell me something about him please? His date and place of birth and his marriage. Marie

Hi All, I have "Never a Backward Step" the official book of the First 33rd battalion AIF. It lists all of the soldiers in that Battalion and their fate. The book sometimes lists next of kin as well as home towns and age on enlistment. The majority of them travelled to enlisted and train in Armidale NSW and generally came from New England and Northern NSW. The composition of the 4 companies in the battalion was generally as follows: A Company was composed of men from Armidale and Tamworth B Company was composed of men from Walcha, Uralla, Barraba, Bingara, and Manilla. C Company was composed of men from Narrabri, Moree and Inverell D company was composed of men from Glen Innes, Guyra and Tenterfield I am happy to do look-ups for anyone. If you lost track of a male family member from about 1915, it could be that they, like my grandfather, went to "do their duty". The battalion departed Australia in May 1916 aboard the HMAT Marathon. They served in France and suffered some of the heaviest casualties numbers of the war. While the loss was tragic, I am grateful to all these young men and am happy to help anyone who can claim them. Isabelle

Greetings all I am a new member of this list and my family passed through the NE area on travels from Maitland to Walgett. My main interests are Lewis and, Morris. Most were itinerant farm workers. Oliver Lewis b 1857 Maitland was a boundary rider and married Elizabeth Field b 1856 Windsor. They had the following children. My grandfather Henry Lewis b 1880 Philips Creek Liverpool Plains – was a shearer. He married May Morris b 1893 Narrabri and lived in Walgett until 1915 when he enlisted at Armidale in WW1. The other Lewis siblings of Henry - James b 1879 Murrurundi, Oliver b1882 Gunnedah, Reginald c b 1884 Quirindi, Isabelle b 1886 Quirindi, Albert T b 1888 Quirindi, Herbert W b 1891 Quirindi. They seemed to have disappeared. I have been unable to trace them. My G.G.G grandfather was George Morris b c 1828 in Penrith and Married Jane Lamb b 1844 Mt York in 1863 in Hartley. He was a grazier and a stockman. They are fairly well documented on other web sites but I am searching for a link to prove his father was James Morris born Warwickshire about 1763 and arrived as a convict onboard the Minorca 1801. Any help, advice or information appreciated. Isabelle

Anyone researching ABSALOM; WINNING or GORDON......would like to hear from you. Peg R [email protected] To err is human, to really foul things up requires a computer.

Hi everyone on the list. I am currently researching my HEAD, URQUHART, (mainly Barraba & Tamworth & Narrabri) and CROSS & COOK (Quirindi & Singleton-Patricks Plains) from the 1850's on. Any one currently researching these names in these areas or close by please contact me. Thanks Linda Brown