Hello, First timer, Looking for records of an American, Lewis Perrine Green, who was living in the HAY area around 1894 aged about 61 yrs. He had a wife, Sarah Jane and 5 children all living at that time in Melbourne after spending their earlier years in the Victorian goldfields where he had been a miner, storekeeper, mine manager, mine speculator and sawyer. His parents were Samuel Green, farmer, and Mary Perrine Green of New Jersey. I have all the records of the family except Lewis P. Green. No death certificate registered anywhere. Would anyone know of his name in the HAY area. Thanks, Robyn Clarke

Ellen, I know the baby was buried there.That is the only record I could get From the Lachlan Shire council a few years ago. Baby's name was Marion Isobel Parker ,born 29-03-1937.Died 30-03-1937.Thanks Elaine Ellen Hamilton wrote: > Hi, > If you could give me a name I will look in my Condobolin cemetery book for > you. > Ellen. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Alan and Elaine Rogers" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2000 6:44 AM > Subject: [NSW-W] cemetery plot > > > Would someone know how to find a cemetery plot number in Condobolin for > > 1937. I was told once that records had been destroyed.I am trying o find > > the burial of a baby one day old. Thank you Elaine > >

Hi, If you could give me a name I will look in my Condobolin cemetery book for you. Ellen. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan and Elaine Rogers" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2000 6:44 AM Subject: [NSW-W] cemetery plot > Would someone know how to find a cemetery plot number in Condobolin for > 1937. I was told once that records had been destroyed.I am trying o find > the burial of a baby one day old. Thank you Elaine >

I have been able to assist a couple of listers lately with details from the following book. I thought I may as well publish the details for the interest of all. In a book published in Nov 1999 entitled "A piece of the Story" which is a National Directory of Records of Catholic Organisations caring for children separated from families, there is a state by state listing of Catholic groups who have cared for orphans and other children who were removed from their families for any reason. It is a fairly comprehensive book, which gives a brief description of the organization, the Location, Church organization, years of operation, type of service, sex and ages of children, a contact address & phone no, as well as access to records and the type of records kept. The appendices also have a good list of addresses for people searching state records for adoption details etc. I am not sure where it can be purchased but it is published by the Australian Catholic Social Welfare Commission. Enquires should be made to the National Director, ACSWC. PO Box 326, Curtin, ACT Australia 2605 (email: [email protected]) We have it in our local library in Sydney. Good Luck Cheers Lorraine Searching HENNESSY, RYAN, DAWSON, MOY, FITZGERALD, GAYNON (or GANNON) all from Tipperary around 1850s. Settled Camden, Cowra, Raymond Terrace, Hill End, Wellington, NSW

Would someone know how to find a cemetery plot number in Condobolin for 1937. I was told once that records had been destroyed.I am trying o find the burial of a baby one day old. Thank you Elaine

Hi ! Sorry if this is a silly question, I seem to have plenty of them lately <grin>!! Can sks please confirm whether or not Electoral Rolls are available to the general public and if so where they can be viewed. I am housebound at the moment and cannot get out. I vaguely remember something about them being available at the POST Office ???? Many thanks kind regards Jennifer [email protected] Searching for MORSE in Somerset, Bedford, Middlesex, India and Australia and also FORWOOD in UK and Australia

Hi Barry and List, If you go to the home page for westies at http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~surreal/NSWW/ and from there to links, you will find several links to Rootsweb - one for Australian lists, one for worldwide. There are lists galore!!! Linda At 05:04 PM 19/06/00 +1000, you wrote: >Hello listers. Does anyone know if there is a Tasmanian mailing list >similar to this? Thanks. Barry Sinclair > >

Hello listers. Does anyone know if there is a Tasmanian mailing list similar to this? Thanks. Barry Sinclair

Dear Louise, Thank you for the Delaney information: we had been hoping we had met a new cousin but unless they were connected in the old country it doesn't look like it. Col's Michael Delaney was born in Kilkenny and came out 1832 as a convict. I've put some of his info up on: The Hendry, Delaney, Cooper & Upton History Pages http://www.angelfire.com/bc/chendry/index.New.html Many thanks for your reply, regards Juliette

Hi List, I have just been updating the Paddle Steamers page on the AUS-NSW-WEST website. Lori has sent me a humungous heap of boats, and they are so fascinating I just had to post a couple here that she sent. The rest can be seen by going to http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~surreal/NSWW/ and from there to Paddle Steamers. Thanks Lori Linda Barraclough Briagolong, Victoria, Australia e-mail [email protected] Listowner AUS-NSW-WEST http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~surreal/NSWW/ ========================================= The paddle steamers could only run about 8 months of the year - the Darling depended on the unpredictable rainfall in Queensland. Consequently the Darling was either in flood or drought. Barges on the Darling were towed by a short line of about 50 feet long because of the many bends in the river. JANE ELIZA - had the longest trip ever recorded when she took 3 years to go from Goolwa to Bourke during a drought. At Bourke the floodwaters came and it took only two weeks for her to return to Goolwa towing 3 barges of wool. THE TARELLA - built specifically for the Darling trade 1897, a passenger steamer capacity 20 passengers. She was lit by electricity which was making great changes along the Darling and other rivers. Imagine the sight of an electricly lit steamer who's light could be seen for miles, as opposed to the oil lamp, as the steamers made their way up river. Due to the strength of the Darling flow, steamers were only allowed to go up river at night time - not down river. Some skippers would disobey the rules, of course. In 1918 The Tarella, with her deckhouses changed from her passenger carrying days, now carried wool and wheat from the Darling, M/bidgee & Murray to Goolwa SA. THE ARIEL - steamed up the Darling in a flood in 1870 - water went down and she was left high and dry - miles away from the actual river. One steamer was found some 60 miles away from the river when flood waters receded. The Ariel was later rebuilt as the Kelvin. STURT - Sank at Brewarrina Rapids with a travelling theatrical company on board - no casualties. THE WAVE - skipper Lloyd Surry boasted he would carry anything. He had a travelling circus on board going from Brewarrina to Bourke when the Wave sank . Imagine all the animals ( lions tigers elephants etc ) swimming in the Darling! THE VEGA - barge Vega was towed by the Invincible for much of her career. In 1956 she was towed by the Success up the Darling to flood bound Para Station to pick up a cargo of wool. Value of wool 75k pounds! All went well until they got back to the Murray before Mildura. The engine of Success broke down and the flood current took Success, Vega and cargo (320 tons) down stream out of control. The Vega crashed into a flooded tree and tore it out of the ground. Both vessels smashed into other trees until eventually were held fast by still more trees. The engine was repaired and they again set off for Mildura. Only 3 bales of wool were damaged! THE WANNERA - began her life as a barge in 1900 at Echuca and named TP for Thomas Permewan of Permewan Wright & Co - the largest ship owner on the rivers. In 1911 she was converted to a steamer. She was one of the last boats to go up the Darling to Wilcannia. BUMBOATS - many people had small hand driven side-wheelers known as 'bumboats' - the occupants turned the paddle wheel by a crankshaft. These little craft were used on the rivers by fishermen, shearers, hawkers, tinkers, travelling photographers and others. These were the fore-runners of the modern houseboats which can be hired by holiday makers along the rivers today. PS RODNEY - carried non union shearers during the shearers strike 1894. Unionists set fire to her at Moonara Station on the Darling. The Pride of the Murray and the Trafalgar also carried non-union shearers. The Pride of the Murray brought the prisoners from Wentworth Jail to Albury - 850 miles. JHP - launched 1866 sank between Hay and Balranald Oct 1868. Raised and sank twice more. Dismantled in 1879. Other steamers on the Darling and M/bidgee ( & the Murray): Pevensey, Invincible, Tolarno, Canally, Gemini, Wandering Jew, Jandra, Hero, Mannum, Ruby, Marion, Kookaburra, Pyap, Maggie, Corrong with the barge Pelican, Enterprise (both mostly M/bidgee ). Moira, Fairy.

Hello Juliette My father is Cecil Joseph Delaney nickname Pat. He lives in Orange but originally from Canowindra he was born 22/7/1921 and is still alive. His parents were Sydney Herbert Delaney and Louisa Pluis. Sydney's parents were John Delaney and Mary Anne Grant. John Delaney is a son to Nicholas Delaney and Elizabeth Bayley. Nicholas was sent to Australia in 1802 as a convict. There are plans for a two hundred years anniversary of his arrival in Australia in 2002. John Delaney married twice his first wife was Ellen Gilligan which he had 13 children, she died during childbirth of number 13. He had ten children to Mary Anne. John Delaney is buried in the Old Dubbo Cemetry but I cant find his grave, he died in 1892. I am interested to know where you are connected. Louise Taylor nee Delaney Dubbo NSW -----Original Message----- From: Juliette Hendry <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Thursday, 15 June 2000 5:53am Subject: [NSW-W] re Martha Bell born Blowclear, Parkes >Dear Louise, > >My husband, a Parkes man, says Blow Clear is a property name, and the >property was out of Parkes, in the direction of Bogan Gate. [He does not >know any of the Bell family, by the way] > >He also has Delaney ancestors..we would be interested to know of yours! > >Juliette Hendry >Forbes NSW >

Dear Juliette Hendry, Are you at all related to Gilbert W (Mick) Hendry? He married my great Aunt, Lydia (Doll) Brobble from Broken Hill in 1927? They lived in Sydney as far as I know. If you are related, I would love to know of their children etc. as these children are my fathers cousins and he lost all contact with them. Hope there is a connection Lynette -----Original Message----- From: Juliette Hendry [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, 15 June 2000 05:52 To: [email protected] Subject: [NSW-W] re Martha Bell born Blowclear, Parkes Dear Louise, My husband, a Parkes man, says Blow Clear is a property name, and the property was out of Parkes, in the direction of Bogan Gate. [He does not know any of the Bell family, by the way] He also has Delaney ancestors..we would be interested to know of yours! Juliette Hendry Forbes NSW

Hi List, Jill, whose e-mail is [email protected] has posted the query that appears below to GENANZ. My great aunt Ida (aged 6) was accidently killed while attending a Children's Picnic at Bourke NSW on 15th August, 1888 along with two other little children. Now, I have the "newspaper report" on the accident, but the actual first part of the newspaper name is missing, it was reported in :- " ? RIVER ADVOCATE", on Saturday August 18th, 1888. As I am attaching this report into my family records, I require the full name of the newspaper, to quote my source. I was hoping someone from Bourke area of NSW may reply and assist me (even the Newspaper itself, presuming they still have one) ========================================= I have looked at my "Union List of Newspapers held in Australian Libraries", and cannot find one that fits. I have also looked under Wilcannia etc. Now, granted it is a 1975 Union List, and old newspapers are still being discovered ..... Someone else posted to GENANZ saying it was the Darling River Advocate, but I don't know if they were just guessing. The names and dates I have listed for Bourke Newspapers are: Bourke Banner and Darling River Representative (1899?-1923) Central Australian and Bourke Telegraph 1870-1890? Western Herald est 1887 (and apparently still going) So does anyone else have any knowledge of a Darling River Advocate in 1888??? Cheers Linda Barraclough Briagolong, Victoria, Australia List Owner: AUS-NSW-WEST email: [email protected] http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~surreal/NSWW/

Louise, If you check this site http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/ERIS.pl. Blowclear comes up twice in a search once as a Creek and the other as a place, bend or road. It would appear that it is near Bogan Gate ( about 14 ks)...........this this near Forbes. HTH kind regards Jennifer

Dear Louise, My husband, a Parkes man, says Blow Clear is a property name, and the property was out of Parkes, in the direction of Bogan Gate. [He does not know any of the Bell family, by the way] He also has Delaney ancestors..we would be interested to know of yours! Juliette Hendry Forbes NSW

Hello all reposting my interests Charles Osmund TAYLOR, born Wattle Flat district of Braidwood NSW Thomas TAYLOR father to Charles. Christina SHELAGH, mother to Charles born Germany. Matha BELL born Blowclear PARKES NSW. Is BlowClear property name. Robert Bell father to Martha. Mary Ann Williams born England Thankyou Louise Taylor nee Delaney

Dear Lori, I noticed your surname was Fletcher. I am wondering if you have a Frederick Fletcher married to Sarah Jane Farley in 1893 in Maitland? Their daughter was Linda Fletcher who married Charles Oliver Sams, and their child Gwen Olive Sams married my father-in-law. I know little of the family and would appreciate any help from anyone who recognises these names from their tree. Hoping there is a connection, Lynette Begg -----Original Message----- From: R + L Fletcher [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, 11 June 2000 13:58 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NSW-W] New section on Home Page Hi again Linda I notice in the surnames section, my cousin Morna has put her name down for REARDON/REARDEN William and Elmira of Hay, Wagga etc. Could you add my name & address to this entry too please - after all I told Morna most of the stuff she know about the family! And they are my oldies too. Regards Lori

Hi again Linda I notice in the surnames section, my cousin Morna has put her name down for REARDON/REARDEN William and Elmira of Hay, Wagga etc. Could you add my name & address to this entry too please - after all I told Morna most of the stuff she know about the family! And they are my oldies too. Regards Lori

Hi List, This is just to let you know that, by courtesy of Lori, we now have a new parton the Westies Home Page which is a history of Yanga Station, east of Balranald. It was so good, it caused me to add a new section to the site called "Library", just in case anyone else has research like that that they would like to share in the hope someone else may read it and be able to help with more details. To access it, just go to the Home page at http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~surreal/NSWW/ and from there to "Library" And, while you are there, you might like to check out the new additions to the Surnames Under Research page. You never know. Cheers Linda Barraclough Briagolong, Victoria, Australia e-mail [email protected] Listowner AUS-NSW-WEST http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~surreal/NSWW/

Seen on NSW List: Dear List My GGGreatgrandmother Amelia Nunn formally Snell nee Piltz was married to a John H Nunn in Wilcannia in 1891 ,John Nunn died in 1919 in Balranald NSW,but Amelia remarried a Henry Bell in 1906 in Victoria,is there any SKS that could see if there was a divorce for John and Amelia Nunn,also strange on Amelias' death certificate from Victoria it mentions her 1st marriage to snell and issue and quotes 2nd marriage to Bell no mention of John Nunn or the 2 children they had,there 2 children were born in Victoria before they were married(shes starting to look like the black widow)any help for a divorce would be appreciated. Regards Ed McDonald Perth [email protected]