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William Goodwin
Countegany 1842

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William Goodwin, in 1841, left Londonderry (Ireland) for Australia, accompanied by his wife and six sons-Robert, Henry, George, William, Thomas and Frank. The family reached Sydney in 1841, and after a short stay there set out for Braidwood, at which place work was obtained at Manar Station. In 1842 William Goodwin came to Manaro, and for a time lived at Countegany. The first definite record of his land occupancy is contained in a Government Gazette of 1848, wherein he is notified as an applicant for the lease of a run called "Windy Corner," containing 6,000 acres and bounded by Cowra Creek and the Numeralla and Big Badger Rivers.

When the 1861 Land Act became operative, Robert, Henry and George Goodwin took up land in the vicinity of Middle Flat. William Goodwin was drowned at Boon's Crossing, in the Umeralla River, about 1850, his wife, who was a Miss Sarah Sophia Skipton. dying at Middle Flat in 1893, at the age of 89 years. Henry, the last of the sons, died in Queensland in 1922 at the age of 97.

George Goodwin, Thomas Goodwin and William Goodwin's wife, after selecting land in 1862, formed the partnership of Goodwin Bros., which has been continued by their descendants up to the present. At first the business was purely a grazing one, but some number of years back the butchering business, for 38 years previously carried on by Mr. C. J. Connell, was acquired as an adjunct to the grazing interests. The firm has prospered in every way and possesses the original property at Middle Flat, with others elsewhere, comprising approximately 15,000 acres.

The firm also for some time owned and worked Woolway Station, of 7,000 acres, near Dalgety. In 1924 this property was acquired by the Crown at Three Pound, Eight shillings per acre under the provisions of the Closer Settlement Act, and then sub-divided into nine farms.

One of the members of the firm, Mr. G. S. Goodwin, has for many years taken an active part in the civil life of the community, and is the President of the Monaro Shire for the current year.

"BACK TO COOMA" Felix Mitchell 1926 Page 78 - Transcribed by Pattrick Mould 2002

George Goodwin

The Mercury, October 20^th 1902

Mr. George Goodwin, of Middle Flat, aged 70 years, died on Saturday morning after a long illness extending over 12 months; the cause of death being chronic asthma and bronchitis. Dr. Paton attended the patient during his illness. The deceased was born in Londonderry, and came to Australia in 1840, and has resided in Cooma for 58 years. He carried out farming at Middle Flat for many years, and was most successful. The deceased was married twice and was the father of eight children living, two girls and six boys. The funeral left Middle Flat on Sunday afternoon at 2.30. The remains being interred in the Church of England Portion of the Mittagang Cemetery, the burial service being conducted by the Rev. Wentworth Shields. A large number of friends and relatives followed the remains to the grave, and much sympathy was expressed for the bereaved relatives.

Transcribed and submitted by Betty Raffaele, 2003 raffbet@acr.net.au

Descendants of Thomas "William" Goodwin

Kaye Wishart <kayeze-at-iprimus.com.au> 25.03.06, 22.04.06
Recompiled from the new Monaro Pioneers database 18.01.08
with additional material supplied by:
Kaye Wishart [kayeze-at-iprimus.com.au] 14.01.08
James [jsa511-at-hotmail.com] 25.01.08
Kim Storey [Kim.Storey-at-elders.com.au] 22.04.08
Roslyn Mullen [roslyn_mullen-at-hotmail.com]  6.11.08

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