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WENT

On 2021-08-01 05:56, Jeanne Roelle Yen wrote:

Proposed Change: Went, M.M. (I273617)
Tree: SE NSW Pioneers and Settlers
Link: http://monaropioneers.com/getperson.php?personID=I273617&tree=MP

Description: Maxwell Marshall "Max" Went
DOB 14 Dec 1934 Bega Valley Shire
Death 26 Jun 2018 NSW
Burial Candelo, NSW

Jeanne Roelle Yen

Thank you,
Regards, Ian

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WENT

On 2021-08-01 05:32, Jeanne Roelle Yen wrote:

Proposed Change: Went, A.E. (I261875)
Tree: SE NSW Pioneers and Settlers
Link: http://monaropioneers.com/getperson.php?personID=I261875&tree=MP

Description: Name Arthur Edward "Ted" Went
DOB 15 Feb 1925 Bega
DOD 22 Jun 2012 NSW

Burial Candelo

Jeanne Roelle Yen

Thank you,
Regards, Ian

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HITE

On 2021-07-31 06:58, Jeanne Roelle Yen wrote:

Proposed Change: Hite, Tom (I91923)
Tree: SE NSW Pioneers and Settlers
Link: http://monaropioneers.com/getperson.php?personID=I91923&tree=MP

Description: Name Thomas Maddison "Tom" Hite

Jeanne Roelle Yen

Thank you,
Regards, Ian

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BOFINGER

On 2021-07-26 06:56, Jeanne Roelle Yen wrote:

Proposed Change: Bofinger, Sarah C. (I146826)
Tree: SE NSW Pioneers and Settlers
Link: http://monaropioneers.com/getperson.php?personID=I146826&tree=MP

Description: Sarah Catherine Bofinger
DOB 21 Mar 1867
DOD 15 May 1903 Bega, NSW
Burial
Bega Cemetery
Bega, Bega Valley Shire,

Jeanne Roelle Yen

Thank you,
Regards, Ian

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BOFINGER

On 2021-07-26 06:34, Jeanne Roelle Yen wrote:

Proposed Change: Bofinger, Joseph (I146816)
Tree: SE NSW Pioneers and Settlers
Link: http://monaropioneers.com/getperson.php?personID=I146816&tree=MP

Description: Given name Gottlieb "Joseph"
DOB 7 Sep 1828 (per German Baptismal Record)
Father Johannes (Bobinger) Bofinger
Mother Christina Catharina Stidmer

Jeanne Roelle Yen

Thank you,
Regards, Ian

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MISSIONARY

On 2021-07-26 06:20, Jeanne Roelle Yen wrote:

Proposed Change: Missionary, Anna Maria (I146821)
Tree: SE NSW Pioneers and Settlers
Link: http://monaropioneers.com/getperson.php?personID=I146821&tree=MP

Description: Maiden name is Moessinger
Parents Johan "John" Moessinger and Anna Maria nee Ruehlen
Her parents were married on 29 Aug 1826 • Aichelberg, Germany

She was born 22 May in Aichelberg, Baden, Germany
She and Joseph were married on 8 May 1855 in Aichelberg, Baden, Germany

Jeanne Roelle Yen

Thank you,
Regards, Ian

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ANN (BRENNAN)

On 2021-07-25 07:03, Jeanne Roelle Yen wrote:

Proposed Change: Ann (I176927)
Tree: SE NSW Pioneers and Settlers
Link: http://monaropioneers.com/getperson.php?personID=I176927&tree=MP

Description: Ann Brennan
DOB 1823 County Wicklow, Ireland
DOD 21 Sep 1889 Albion Park
Burial Albion Park Catholic Cemetery
Albion Park, Shellharbour City

Marriage 1854 County Wicklow, Ireland
Immigration arriving in Port Jackson, Sydney on 13 Jul 1854 on the ship "Sabrina".

Jeanne Roelle Yen

Thank you,
Regards, Ian

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HART

On 2021-07-25 06:59, Jeanne Roelle Yen wrote:

Proposed Change: Hart, John (I176926)
Tree: SE NSW Pioneers and Settlers
Link: http://monaropioneers.com/getperson.php?personID=I176926&tree=MP

Description: DOB
1826 Rathdrum, County Wicklow, Ireland
Immigration Port Jackson, Sydney on 13 Jul 1854 on the ship "Sabrina"
DOD Mar 1909 Wolumla
Burial Candelo Cemetery
Candelo, NSW

Jeanne Roelle Yen

Thank you,
Regards, Ian

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BRIGHT

On 2021-07-25 05:53, Jeanne Roelle Yen wrote:

Proposed Change: Bright, William (I176893)
Tree: SE NSW Pioneers and Settlers
Link: http://monaropioneers.com/getperson.php?personID=I176893&tree=MP

Description: DOB 1833 Rayleigh, Essex, England
DOD 5 May 1890 Braidwood

Jeanne Roelle Yen
Thank you,
Regards, Ian

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POWER

On 2021-07-23 16:13, Janine Armstrong wrote:

Dear Ian,

I am writing to you because I am wondering if there is any information regarding nuns in the extended monaro area in the late 1800's early 1900's?

My great aunt came to Australia and her name was Mary Agnes Power. I was told by my relatives in Ireland that she was a nun - supposedly a Clair Poor Nun.

I have been looking for her for many years.

I contacted the Clair Poor Nuns and their Mary Agnes Power who was part of their convent is not my aunt. I have confirmed this.

The only other Mary Agnes Powers I can find in Australia were married and I also found one in New Zealand and I have confirmed that she is not my Mary Agnes Power.

I found a record today of a Mary Agnes Power who is buried in Boloco Cemetery. Here death is listed as 1939 and her birth date is listed as unknown. When I searched further her name still comes up if I exclude maiden names.

I am thinking, could this be my missing great aunt?

Could you advise if you know of any convents in the area that might have had outreach areas in Beloko Catholic Church?

I apologise if this is out of scope with the Monaro Pioneers area. Im just still trying to find where she went and I will continue to search until I find out more.

I would be grateful if you could advise if you have any suggestions for me regarding this mystery.

Kind regards, Janine Armstrong

Hi Janine,

Please put your request on our Facebook page and I am sure one of our members will be able to give some answers.

Regards, Ian

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POOLEY

On 2021-07-18 11:00, Kristine Howard wrote:

Proposed Change: Pooley, Philip (I158624)
Tree: SE NSW Pioneers and Settlers
Link: http://monaropioneers.com/getperson.php?personID=I158624&tree=MP

Description: The Pooley brothers were involved in coaching on the Southern Roads for 50 years.

The eldest Frederick began coaching in 1867 when he was running 'Pooley's Express Van' from Mittagong to Goulburn. In 1871, Fred formed a partnership with Thomas Moran 'Pooley and Moran Royal Coaches'. They ran coaches from Goulburn to Braidwood and Tarago to Queanbeyan and Cooma. Fred's brothers John, Arthur and Philip joined him in the coaching business.

In February 1871, Philip was driving the 'Pooley and Moran' mail coach when he was held up four miles from Braidwood. The man demanded his money and pointed a pistol, fully cocked and capped, at him. The man took a parcel from one of the mail bags and some clothes. He rode off telling Philip 'not to make too much haste away'. Philip rode into Braidwood and reported the hold up to police.

William Maher was convicted in the Braidwood Quarter Sessions on 29 March 1871. He was sentenced to six years in Darlinghurst Gaol with hard labour. The Judge remarked that he considered it highly improper to place the mail in the custody of Philip who was only 14 years of age.

In 1875, Frederick formed a partnership with Patrick Malone 'Pooley and Malone's Star Line of Coaches' later known as 'Malone and Pooley's Star Line of Royal Mail Coaches'. They operated coaches out of Goulburn to Gunning, Gundaroo, Ginninderra, Queanbeyan, Cooma and Bombala. Also, Goulburn, Tarago, Bungendore, Braidwood, Araulen and Moruya.

Philip made state-wide news when he was held up by a bushranger, eight miles out of Gundaroo, on 17 March 1875. The bushranger, armed with two pistols, told Philip to turn off into the bush. When Philip asked what for, the man replied: 'I'll soon silence you, when I get you down'.

Philip turned his horse in the direction indicated, but while the man was walking behind him, he turned his head to look at him. The man instantly pulled the trigger and luckily for Philip only the cap snapped. Philip leaped from the back of the buggy and ran for his life back to Gundaroo. The mail bags had contained cheques and £500 worth of half notes forwarded from the Commercial Bank in Queanbeyan to Sydney, they were the second halves, the first having been sent previously.

The bushranger Peter Plunkett was captured the following week by police when trying to pass a £5 note, two halves of different numbers stitched together. Peter Plunkett pleaded guilty to a charge of robbery under arms and was sentenced to hard labour on the roads or other public works of the colony for five years.

In November 1877, when Philip was driving coaches for Malone and Pooley to Bombala, Reverend Reeves presented him with a set of gold studs accompanied by a letter expressing his approbation of Philip's humane treatment of the horses in his care.

After marrying Mary Anne Cane in 1877, Philip he took over the publican's and billiard license for the 'Royal Hotel' in Queanbeyan from his father-in-law Henry Cane. He continued coaching with his brothers.

In 1883-1884 Philip and his brother Arthur formed 'A & P Pooley's Royal Mail Line of Coaches'. They won mail contracts for Queanbeyan to Goulburn via Tarago, Boro, and Manor; and Braidwood to Moruya via Bell's Creek, Araluen and Mullunderra and Moruya. In 1884, they ran a day coach to Bega via Bodalla and Cobargo from Moruya.

In 1886, Philip and Thomas Wilson had the mail contract from Queanbeyan to Cooma via Michelago, Colinton and Bredbo. They had the mail contract from Bungendore to Queanbeyan in 1887.

In 1889, Philip Pooley purchased the 'Globe Hotel' in Queanbeyan. He transferred his publican's and billiard licenses from the 'P Pooley's Royal Hotel' in 1890 and renamed it 'Pooley's Hotel'. 'Pooley's Hotel' was the largest hotel in town at the time at two stories with its large balcony all decked out in wrought iron ribbon lace.

Philip was well known throughout the district. He took a great interest in all sports and was a Trustee and Treasurer of the Queanbeyan Race Club; Vice President of the Queanbeyan District Football Club and the Queanbeyan Cricket Club; Treasurer of the Queanbeyan Coursing Club and the Queanbeyan Jockey Club; Secretary of the Queanbeyan Rifle Club and Committee Member of the Queanbeyan Agricultural Show.

He was also a member of the Queanbeyan Half Company of Mounted Rifles (QMR) and the Happy Home Lodge of Oddfellows Order and the Lodge of St Andrew 615 SC Queanbeyan, Freemasons. He nominated unsuccessfully for Queanbeyan Borough Council in 1895.

Philip died at 40 years of age in January 1897 of heart failure.

Kristine Howard

Thank you,
Regards, Ian

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COLINTON RAILWAY STATION

On 2021-07-14 17:29, eieio567 wrote:

Hi Ian,

We live in the old township of Colinton near the old railway station and I have been gathering bits of history about our property and Colinton. One of the more interesting things has been the comment from one of the many Povey’s who have lived in the area for ever, was that people used to get off the train at the Colinton Railway station and then progress over the Bumbalong range to go to the Kiandra goldfields. It was apparently quicker than going by Cooma or coming any other way to/from the Kiandra goldfields.

I was intrigued by this comment and have not been able to find out any more details. I was wondering if there was an actual trail or whether they just scrabbled their way through the 60 km (crow flies distance) to the west of here to get there (crossing the Murrumbidgee, the range then through the (now) Namadgi Nat park).

Do you know where I might be able to get any extra information?

Thanks, Ian French

Hi Ian,

I recommend you put your questions on our Facebook page for your best chance of getting answers.

Regards, Ian

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HOLZHAUSER

On 2021-07-14 01:12, Jeanne Roelle Yen wrote:

Proposed Change: Holzhauser, Gustavus Rudolph (I15875)
Tree: SE NSW Pioneers and Settlers
Link: http://monaropioneers.com/getperson.php?personID=I15875&tree=MP

Description: Date of Death 6 Oct 1943, Wyndham, Bega

Jeanne Roelle Yen

Thank you,
Regards, Ian

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REID

On 2021-07-12 17:16, Kristine Howard wrote:

Proposed Change: Reid, Richard (I165718)
Tree: SE NSW Pioneers and Settlers
Link: http://monaropioneers.com/getperson.php?personID=I165718&tree=MP

Description:
The Canberra Times reported on Monday, 2 September 1929 that the pneumonic influenza had been raging at Tallagandra, near Gundaroo. Three members of the Reid family, district identities of Gundaroo who resided at Spring Flat Station, had died from the disease.
Mrs Sarah Reid aged 59 died on Tuesday night and her son Alfred Thomas, aged 30, died on the following night. On Thursday night Richard Reid, husband of Sarah and father of Alfred Thomas, aged 65 passed away.

Kristine Howard

Thank you,
Regards, Ian

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BUCKLEY

On 2021-07-08 12:22, Kristine Howard wrote:

Proposed Change: Buckley, Edmund (I403884)
Tree: SE NSW Pioneers and Settlers
Link: http://monaropioneers.com/getperson.php?personID=I403884&tree=MP

Description: Hi Ian

Firstly a correction to the last sentence re Edmund 'Woolbine' should be 'Woolway'.

Additional information re Edmund:

He was at Woolbine Station near Buckley's Crossing now Dalgety in 1831 and had 700 cattle.

In 1831, Edmund Buckley was running 700 head of cattle at Buckley's Creek Station near Wullwye Creek, Maneroo (aboriginal name meaning treeless plain) at the time it was known as Woolway Creek. The Wullwye Creek runs into the Snowy River. The settlement was originally known as Snowy River, Maneroo, it was within the boundaries of the Snowy River Squatting Run. As settlement expanded over the Maneroo, with squatters occupying vast tracts of land, there was pressure to find new grazing lands. Edmund spent most of his time at Maneroo with his stepson Patrick visiting him occasionally.

In 1834, Edmund Buckley left his lodging house and shop in Sydney and moved to his station in the Maneroo district. He built a house there in 1835 and renamed his property Woolway Creek Station.

At about the same time, Edmund Buckley is reputed to have been the first of the Maneroo pastoralists to make his way across the Snowy River to the Omeo Plains. Other Maneroo pastoralists followed moving their stock to the greener pastures of the Omeo district. It is believed that he was as far south as Ensay in 1835 but none of his holdings were in his name but registered in the name of his stepson Patrick.

In 1838, back at his Woolway Creek Station on the Maneroo, Edmund opened a store which stocked an extensive range of haberdashery, clothes, hats, saddlery, ironmongery and other goods. Woolway became a small community centre on a road much travelled by prospective Kiandra gold mines. Edmund advertised the store for sale in December 1841.

Wullwye (Woolway) was one of the earliest properties settled on the Monaro. The homestead burnt down in 2005 and the property was recently sold at auction on 20 April 2021. It was advertised as having a secure water supply via the Wullwye and Arable Creeks. The old home site is still visible with only the stone chimney still standing. It still has a woolshed and the original sheep yards.

In 1840, Edmund was in the flat country around Sale, Woodside, Yarram and finally settled at 'Greenmount' outside Yarram. It was rich dairy country close to Port Albert one of the first Victorian trade ports. He married for a third time in Sydney the same year and he and his third wife Ellen had eight children. The last child was born in 1850. Ellen died in 1851 and he was married for a fourth time to Mary Brady. Edmund died in 1859 at the age of 76. According to Patrick Coady's diary Edmund was thrown from his horse after attending a cattle show at Tarraville.

Edmund had a remarkable life and should be recognised as having played a part in the early settlement and development of Gippsland.

A small settlement close to where Edmund had crossed the Snowy River to Gippsland was originally named Buckley's Crossing. In 1874, the town was formally surveyed and named Dalgety. At the time of the survey the population was 23 and it was recorded that a punt was operating across the river.

Kristine Howard

Thank you,
Regards, Ian

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COADY

On 2021-07-07 15:40, Kristine Howard wrote:

Proposed Change: Coady, Patrick (I437772)
Tree: SE NSW Pioneers and Settlers
Link: http://monaropioneers.com/getperson.php?personID=I437772&tree=MP

Description: Patrick Coady Buckley kept detailed journals - Patrick Coady Buckley. Journal, January 1844-June, 1872 which have been transcribed by the Royal Historical Society of Victoria. The journal describes squatting life of Patrick in the early years of settlement at Gippsland. It gives an overall impression of pioneering life in Gippsland and Melbourne, encompassing its legal, social, political and religious aspects.

In 1843 he took up a squatting run of 53,000 acres on
Merriman's Creek near the present town of Seaspray, on the road from Sale to Port Albert. He initially named it 'Coadyvale', but renamed it later to 'Prospect'.

Patrick didn't marry. He died unexpectedly in June 1872, a very wealthy man, without having made a will. He left an estate worth approximately £60,000. Patrick is buried in the Sale cemetery.

Following his death a worldwide search was conducted to find living relatives to Patrick. Commissions were set up in Ireland, New York, Newfoundland and Australia as many family members contacted the courts after seeing newspaper advertisements seeking beneficiaries.

A friend named Thomas Maher made a claim on the Patrick's estate saying that he Patrick Coady Buckley had made a Will in 1843 naming him as beneficiary. He said this Will had been water damaged and lost. The court ruled that his claim was fraudulent and dismissed the case.

In the early 1880's, after almost ten years of litigation and investigation, nine living first cousins shared in the remainder of his fortune.

Kristine Howard

Thank you,
Regards, Ian

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COADY

On 2021-07-07 15:04, Kristine Howard wrote:

Proposed Change: Coady, Eleanor (I437771)
Tree: SE NSW Pioneers and Settlers
Link: http://monaropioneers.com/getperson.php?personID=I437771&tree=MP

Description: Ellen's maiden name was Collins.

Ellen Collins was born in Bellewstown, Meath, Ireland around 1786. She worked as a domestic servant for Mr. Sweetman (a well-known brewer) in Dublin. She met and married Tobias Cody (of Kilkenny, Ireland) in 1809. He worked in Mr. Sweetman's stables. In 1812 she gave birth to a daughter, Anne Cody, in Dublin and she was baptised at St Mary's Pro-Cathedral. In 1815 Ellen was convicted, tried and found guilty of theft of household articles belonging to her employer.

She was initially housed in the old Newgate Prison, Dublin, awaiting transportation. In 1816, while still at Newgate, she gave birth to her second child on St Patrick's Day. She named the child Patrick and he was also baptised at St Mary's Pro-Cathedral. Ellen and Patrick were transferred to Cork where
they eventually sailed on the 'Canada' in 1817.

Upon arrival in Sydney Ellen and Patrick were housed at the old Parramatta Female Factory. In May 1818 Ellen married a ticket of leave convict named Edmund Buckley, the ceremony being conducted by Rev. Samuel Marsden. They leased land at Prospect, west of Sydney, and Patrick was educated.

Ellen died in 1837 and was buried at the Devonshire Street
cemetery in Sydney.

Kristine Howard

Thank you,
Regards, Ian