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Joseph Ward Junior
c1832 Wambrook
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JOSEPH WARD is a name to conjure with in the early history of the Manaro. About 1832, in partnership with Samuel Bowler, he had a cattle station at Wambrook, and the firm periodically sent a number of stock to Sydney, to be disposed of. In 1839 Ward brought his wife and family to Cooma. He then left Wambrook and pitched his tent on Bridle Creek at the back of the black range of Coolringdon, where he founded a station. Later he turned his attention, to hotel keeping, and had an inn or accommodation house at Rock Flat, where his wife died and was buried. He took over the Inn kept by Kirwan after the latter's death, and in the early fifties we find him as the Licensee of The Graziers Inn, situate where the Australian Hotel now stands, and where to-day a stone may still be seen carrying the inscription, "Joseph Ward 1858." In 1859 the name of the Hotel was changed to the Australian, but some years after Ward left it and conducted the Plough Inn on the Sydney Road, near where some cottages of the late Mr. L. Shannon are erected. Ward is described as a man of intelligence and excellent education, superior to the majority of those amongst whom his lot was cast. He dealt largely in land, purchasing freely at the sales of town allotments, but though he had many chances, and every opportunity to amass considerable wealth, he did not avail himself of them. His cattle were said to be the best in the district, his 3-year-old bullocks being credited with turning the scale at 900 lbs. He kept an excellent breed of horses, - the Hector and Defiance strain, which old Manaroites remember. There are many of his descendants scattered now throughout Manaro.
Transcribed by Pattrick Mould in 2003, from the book "Back to Coma' Celebrations" page 87
OBITUARIES ETC.
July 24-1924-“Monaro Mercury”
Death of Louisa Ward
July 24-1924-“Monaro Mercury” records the death of Mrs. Joseph (Louisa) Ward, widow of the late Joseph Ward, aged 78. She died at Duntroon at the residence of her youngest son , Leslie. She was born at Adaminaby in 1846, a daughter of George Eccleston, a miner at that centre. Married in Cooma. Her husband was licensee at one time of the Australian Hotel, later taking up grazing at Jingera
in partnership with Mr. Williams. On her husband’s death she moved to Cooma and later to Woolway, where she resided for many years with her daughter, Mrs. Sid Goodwin. She went to Duntroon about a month ago. Her remains were brought to Cooma, and after service at St. Patrick’s Church, interred at Mittagang, Rev. Dean Norris officiating. She leaves 3 sons, Arthur (
Transcribed from Perkins Papers by Gwen Hubert <ghubert-at-pcug-org-au>
Document submitted by Carol Baxter [c_baxter-at-optusnet.com.au]
Descendants of Joseph (Cooma Joe) Ward
Ian Harvey <iansharvey-at-bigpond.com> 10.03.07
Recompiled from the new Monaro Pioneers database:
26.12.07
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Elsie Mutch
[graham.johnson5-at-bigpond.com] 17.02.09
Perry Noro [pnoro-at-bigpond.net.au] 16.05.10
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