Hi Chris, Nanna's name was Norma. She was particularly close to her sister Ella. Their parents were Ernest BUCKMAN (Nambucca Heads) & Jessie Adella SMITH (of Kendall / Coopernook). Ernest was born in Nambucca Heads & grew bananas etc at Valla. They ended up in Sydney where Norma was born. They eventually returned to Nambucca Heads where he had a fruit run. City life got too hard I think. Those Urunga boys you mention are mentioned in a book called "A Shepherd From Kent" by Alison Brooks (page 37). Their grandfather Francis Thomas b1862 is brother of my 2nd Great Grandfather William J BUCKMAN b1854. Their father Jabez established the first saw mill (cedar) in Nambucca. There is a picture of the father Thomas b1893 & of the grandfather Francis (Frank) b1862 & wife Rosanna. If your father is interested I could send you what it says about them. Let me know. I have tried Picture Australia & googling the other night but haven't found anything definitive as yet. Will keep looking though. Someone suggested (offlist) contacting the museum at Nambucca which I will do. Thanks for that book list! Fantastic! Thanks heaps, Deb ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Goopy" <cgoopy@optusnet.com.au> To: "D Cook" <oneleaf@bigpond.net.au>; <AUS-NSW-NORCO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 14, 2006 8:13 AM Subject: Re: [NORCO] Nambucca Heads - WW2 dance halls & movie theatres > Hi Deb, > > you brought back memories for me. I come from Urunga, a little way north > of Nambucca Heads and know it reasonably well. What was your grandmother's > christian name? > > My Dad talks of Buckmans. There was family of Buckmans in Urunga, four > boys.. Tommy, Doug, Alan and Russell, who died in New Guinea in WW2. Their > father was also Tom and he'd been in WW1. Maybe they were cousins to your > grandmother? > ...clipped....
Thanks to everyone who replied on & off list. You've been very helpful. I am now looking at 2 places: - Nambucca Heads Recreation Centre which used to be School of Arts (was used as picture theatre & dance hall) and - The Palais It was probably the Rec Centre though & will be checking it out. Happy searching :o) Deb