Francis McCaffrey Collection University of Wollongong Archives D92 The information reproduced here is for personal research only and must not be copied or published in any form. The notebooks are the property of the University of Wollongong. Spelling and grammar are as found in the original handwriting. Question marks indicate that the word was not clear - if you recognise any such words please email me. Page 16 At Waggamia several houses were swept away. One man Alanville had a barn 60 x 40 feet - 2000 bushels of wheat lifted, and after circling around the farm struck a tree and disappeared. The height of the flood may be estimated when a mark was made on a tree in a paddock 60 feet from the ground. David Hyam moved to Greenhills in 1860 and in 1863 went to live at Terrara. Michael Hyan - his father went to live at the Greenhills in 1847. A [illegible] drought was on lasting for a long time - 3 years. Had to go 5 miles for water to supply Terrara. Good years till the flood of 1860. In 1870 the highest flood ever seen in the Shoalhaven district, destroying the township of Terrara - washed away horses, cattle, pigs, fowls, everything. Quarter casks of brandy were washed out of hotel cellars. The Steamers Hunter and Illalong were driven out to sea - with the survivors of the Walter Hood on board - flags half mast. The captain was drowned - the chief mate died a week later. It is well to note that after the 1860 flood no wheat was grown on the Shoalhaven River. It was said that a worm - a sort of '? All' attacked the wheat and no more wheat was planted on the flats afterwards. Page 17 Windsor and Richmond in the Early Days. In the days of Major Grose's rule 22 separate grants of land not exceeding 32 acres each were given to small farmers on South Creek and Pitt Reach. This would be in 1794. By Government order dated 15th December 1810 Governor Macquarie created five separate townships in the Hawkesbury and Nepean districts. He named the old settlement of Green Hills Windsor. He then named Richmond, Pitt Town, Wilberforce and Castlereagh. In 1810 Governor Macquarie established tolls to pay for roads and bridges. Andrew Thompson had the contract for erecting the first large bridge in NSWales. It was 214 feet long. Thompson failed and it was completed by John Howe in 1813. A settler got into trouble for disturbing the funeral service of Surgeon Arndell. His name was Doyle - and he got 3 months. The oldest hotel in Richmond was the Black Horse erected by Fitzgerald - superintendent of convicts and live stock. Page 18 Berry - Broughton's Creek - Broughton's Head Farm. Woocyan?? is called from a mountain in the neighbourhood. It was a boat built by Mr John Hawkins for Berry and Wolstonecraft of 150 tons burden. In 1874 the launch fleet wing was a great event. A paddle steamer built by Greentrees below Nowra named 'Our Own' owned by John Macarthur who arrived in Shoalhaven in 1854 to open business as a General Store Keeper. Mrs Mary Reiby's grant at Burrier. Lieutenant Thompson of the Royal Marine Light Infantry - Stationed at Launceston Tasmania. Thompson was the first parliamentary representative for the Shoalhaven - 1856. It was under responsible government. It cost him 800 pounds. He died in 1899 at his home Burrier. A Signal Station was at Mattranis? Farm. Mr Lovegrove arrived 1852 - The J S H ? Coy with a boat the 'Bard's Legacy', 35 tons. William the Fourth - the Billy. Eventually the Billy was sent to the China Trade. From the youngest to the oldest nations. She was built on the Williams River at Clarence Town. She was followed by the Nora Creina cost 4000 pounds. Page 19 Robert Miller of Gerringong - Illawarra was born in Paisley Scotland in 1828 and at the age of 6 years came with his father Robert Miller senr in the ship Othello to NSWales in 1834. In 1838 the Miller family settled at Renfrew Park - Gerringong. After spending two or three years at Terragong Jamberoo. In 1849 the subject of this sketch then 21 years old went to the California diggings with Captain Samuel Charles, William Miller - a cousin - Joseph King, Frank Carberry and others in the ship 'Sea Gull' loaded with provisions. Sons of the Botnay Bay Push, as there were called, were hanged in California - and the Sea Gull party did no good and returned to Illawarra after meeting with disaster on a coral reef. Mrs Alex King and Robert Marks - twins - died within one week of each other July 1905. Both reared in the Kiama district. Robert Marks rode Mr Alex King's horses at all the Illawarra race meetings. Old Wallaby - a roan stumpy tailed horse - won hurdle races in Sydney. Vanity a beautiful bay mare and very fast. Robert married Miss Jane Kendall in 1853. He married Mrs Taylor - a second wife - lots of trouble followed. -- Vivienne Caldwell viv@zipworld.com.au Wollongong NSW http://www.zip.com.au/~viv