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Cathie §helton
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The Sallarat & ©istriet
Genealogical <I>oei£ty Inc.
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Regular
Hello Readers,
Features
News from the Library
4
Review
4
New Members
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Do you know??
5
W W W Genie Links
6
From the Public Record Office Victoria
1
Snippets from the Newspaper
7
Research Queries
9
Help Wanted
9
Our Guest Speakers
10
Found on Rootsweb
13,14
Special Features and
Articles
Shove Family reunion
5
Spelling Variations
5
Reminders
5
On Visiting the Past
8
Ballarat East Petty sessions
11
12,14
Mining News
Genealogy Terms
13
Fire on the Eastern Township
14
Membership Application
15
Time and patience
two things family historians
always need but don't always have.
How do you organise your time when doing your research?
It is really an impossibility, I am sure, because even though
we go to the library or the PRO or even log onto the
internet with a certain aim in mind, we never know exactly
what we will find and where that find will take us.
I made time recently; time I was going to use to put my
family history into some sort of order.... again. My plans
however, did not work out and I ended up by spending
many hours on the internet. It was a satisfactory outcome
though, as 'browsing' is something I don't normally have
time for. I usually log on for a quick search and, because
of time limits, bookmark many interesting sites along the
way hoping to revisit them at a later date. And that is
what I have done at last. While searching for some
information I realised I was bookmarking sites which were
already in my folder My family history may still be in
disarray but my bookmarks folder is now tidy and my
knowledge increased.
Books will always be my first
preference but there is a vast amount of information
available at our fingertips on the net.
Speaking of which, the article WWW Genie Links, in this
issue, has some good tips and websites for those beginning
to use the internet for family history. Researchers familiar
with the net will find it of interest also.
New in this issue and to be regular inclusions.
'Research Queries'. Surnames connected with research
enquiries received, which are proving to be elusive, will be
listed. Cathie, our Research Officer, and the submitters will
appreciate any information.
'Review'. New additions to our collection will randomly
be reviewed.
Thank you to the new and to all the regular contributors to
The Link. Your articles make our magazine interesting,
informative and amusing.
As always, suggestions and ideas are welcome.
Regards Gayle
Contributions for August 2004 Link to be with the
editor by 1st August.
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Clarendon Cemetery Register to 2001
Golden Point School Register & Index 1939-1957
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Microfiche
German Immigrants to Port Phillip 1849-1850
Unclaimed letters at Melbourne GPO Pt3 July-Dec
1852
Irish & Cornish Immigrants to Moreton Bay Q L D
1848-1859
Masters. Mates & Engineers N Z 1866-1921
Deceased Estates N Z Gazette 1866-1900
Port of Wellington Entry Passenger Index 1856-1887
Land Owners in Ireland 1876
Index & Passenger Lists British Ports 1890-1899
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T H E C A Z A L Y F A M I L Y IN A U S T R A L I A
And T H E F A M I L Y OF W I L L I A M L I T T L E
(Mayor of Ballarat 1889-1890)
Compiled by Elizabeth Shade.
This edition dated 1993.
This soft cover book sets out the various family trees of
the Cazaly and Little families. It contains detailed family
trees and descent charts and is very well indexed (it has
a complete index of names) and referenced. Excerpts of
documentation such as certificates, letters, wills and
newspaper articles etc are included. The book is also a
very good example of how to set out your family history
information. Well worth the read even i f you do not
have connections to these families.
(This book was recently purchased by the Society and will be
available in the library in the near future.)
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Welcome
to
Melody Cartwright - Geralton. W.A.
Shirley Williams - Nerang. QLD
Jan Brunner - Wendouree
William & Colleen Carter - St. Andrews. N.S.W.
Frank Callahan - Ballarat
Diane Wilson - Ballarat
Julie Walsh - Glen Waverley
Claire Smith - Mentone
Roma Wiseman - Clunes
Nathan Tok - Ballarat East
Page 4
REMINDERS
Do you know??
An interesting excerpt from an article in The Ballarat
Times Monday October 17th 1859.
MEMBERSHIP FOR 2004/05
IS DUE ON 1st July 2004.
A membership renewal form
is included in this issue of Link.
Please complete the form
and return it with payment
to the Treasurer.
ANNUAL ELECTION
OF OFFICE BEARERS
Nomination forms are also enclosed in this
issue of Link. A l l nomination forms are to
be submitted no later than the first item of
general business at the monthly meeting,
JUNE 22nd 2004.
SHOVE F A M I L Y REUNION
A family reunion of descendants of Andrew and
Sophia Shove (nee B U R K T N ) is to be held on
Saturday 12 February 2005 to celebrate the 150th.
anniversary of Andrew Shove arriving in Australia at
Melbourne on 16th February 1855.
The reunion will commence at 10am and is to be held
at the Helen M c K a y Memorial Hall, Stawell St.,
Ballarat, a dinner is also planned for the Saturday
night.
The Shove family were formerly from Surrey,
England. Andrew was a baker and publican of the
Eureka Hotel, Ballarat from 1865 until his death in
1876. Descendant families are: B A R B E R , D A Y ,
COSSTICK,
MILLER,
JOHNSON,
GRICE,
F A U L K S , O A T E S , and D A V I E .
For further information or to express your interest
please contact: Peter Sunners,
email:- [email protected]
or phone (08)8431 4635
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The number of persons in the Ballarat Gaol at the
beginning of the week was—males 59, females 6;
since admitted—males 29, females 2;
since
discharged—males 32, females 3; remaining at the end
of the week (14th October) - males 56, females 5.
Also in the same newspaper was the CIRCUIT C O U R T
list. This list is a regular feature of the newspaper.
The names (followed by the charges) included—
William Siddons, William Broom, Cornelius
O'Connor, A h Hing, William Woodward, George
Lawson, Frederick Thompson, William Camine, A h
Young, George Browne, John Flanigan, Joshua
Southward, Ann Kemp, Thomas Ferris, John Millon,
John Doyle, William Johnson, John Mortimer, John
Leonard, Benjamin Hamen, George Vernon, A h
Kemin, A h Yow, Fu Fi, A h Cow, W m Orr, Ann Pitt,
Daniel Davis, John Leonard, Geo M Brown, Robt
Fenton, Jno Walsh, Jno Berry, Thos Walker.
Out on bail were—Michael Donohue, Eliza Wilson,
Morgan Adams, Charlotte Smith, Thomas Warren
QUESTION—
The list was set out as in the example below. I am
assuming the 'do' means ditto but why is there one 'do'
in some cases and two in others?
Can anybody enlighten us?
Editor
Example:
Ah Kemin, perjury
Fu Fi, do
Ah Cow, do
Eliza Wilson, stealing from a person
Morgan Adams, do do
Ann Pitt, stealing from a store
Daniel Davis, do
SPELLING VARIATIONS?
The following is a real note sent from a census taker in
the 1800s to the government. This may explain why a lot
of us have variations in the spellings of our names:
"Centsus rekurds "I am a cencus taker for the city of
Bufflow. Our city has groan very fast in resent years and
now, in 1865, it has becum a hard and time consooming
job to count all the peephill. Thare is not meny that can do
this werk, as it is necesarie to have a ejucashun, which a
lot of pursons still do not have. Another atribeart needed
for this job is good speling, for meny of the peephill to be
caounted can hardle speek inglish, let alone spel there
name."
(Found on the internet)
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Beginning to use the internet for family history
research
The rapid expansion of genealogy as an absorbing
interest is a worldwide phenomenon. To help those who
would like to take up this pastime via the internet there
are some good introductory websites.
If you don't have an internet connection at home or at
work visit your local library or telecommunity centre
and some kind person will help you with the technology.
Start record keeping with yourself
Full name
Date and place of birth
Marriage date and place
Spouse details and names of parents including
mother's maiden surname
Children - full names, date and place of birth
Other information such as schooling, education,
occupations, residences.
Read online how to get started with family history
State Library of Victoria online genealogy manual for
beginners
'The T haven't been here before' - T want to trace my
family history, but I don't know how' manual is at
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/slv/genealogy/gen_man/
Work backwards in time
F i l l in family group record sheets for your brothers and
sisters, parents, aunties, uncles, grandparents and their
siblings.
This is the best of the websites I have found for
beginners. Their list of Important Points to Remember
includes, Do not : 'assume that because you are literate,
honourable, truthful, legitimate, have no criminal
convictions and pay for your travel, that your ancestors
were the same.' There is more wry humour to be found
throughout the manual and the section on Problems in
Research is not only for beginners.
Here are two other Australian sites:
Australian Institute of Genealogical Studies : Beginning
your family
history
at
http://www.aigs.org.au/
beginfh.htm
Launceston Branch Tasmanian Family History Society
Inc. : Getting Started at http://www.users.bigpond.com/
ltntasfh/newbies.html
Get family history forms from the internet
Y o u can usually choose to download forms in two ways,
either as a pdf to print and handwrite into, or as a Word
template for computer use. The basic forms to get you
started are a Family Group Sheet and an Ancestral/
Pedigree Chart.
Family Group Record from L D S Family Search (2
pages, portrait) at http://www.familysearch.org/
Link from first page 'Family history forms'
Family Group Record from Ancestry.com (1 page,
landscape)
at
http://www.ancestry.com/save/charts/
familyshect.htm
Ancestral Chart at http://www.ancestry.com/save/charts/
ancchart.htm
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May 2004 - No. 141
At the Dead Persons Society, Melbourne there is a
sample questionnaire to send to family members at
http://home.vicnet.net.au/~dpsoc/question.htm
Be accurate in recording your information and
sources
Keep a book for family history research and record exact
details including reference numbers and page numbers.
The importance of this will become evident as you go.
Obtain certificates
Search B D M indexes for the registration number to
reduce the cost then apply to the Registry of Births,
Deaths & Marriages. For Victoria follow the links from
this website http://www.justice.vic.gov.au
Out into the big wide world of the internet
Be sure to browse the Ballarat & District Genealogical
Society
Inc.
website
at
http://
www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au
I would also recommend this site which has quite an
extensive and attractively set out list of useful jumping
off points.
Seniors Hobbies and Interests : Genealogy at http://
www.aboutseniors.com.au/HobbiesGene.html
Of course you do not have to be a Senior Citizen but
having a lot of leisure time (and a broadband
connection) would be a big help to join the ranks of the
millions of others who are searching their family history
online. •
Email: Jennifer Burrell: [email protected]
Genealogy Quips:Genealogists live in the past lane.
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From the Public Record Office Victoria
Ballarat Archive Centre (BAC)
Tracey Manallack, Manager
Ballarat Archive Centre
The biggest news at Public Record Office Victoria has
been the closure of the Melbourne Archives Centre and
the opening of the brand new Reading Room in North
Melbourne's Victorian Archives Centre. This will give
researchers a big improvement to services and
resources. A number of tour session times have been
organised throughout April-June, as part of the P R O V
Seminar Series. It may be a good time to book in your
group and take a tour.
A s a part of the relocation to the Victorian Archive
Centre, P R O V have completed the first phase of
digitising some of our control records (Registers and
indexes). This is great news for regional researchers
who now have access to these records on the
Archive ©Victoria website, without having to drive to
Melbourne to order them. Of particular interest to our
region are:
Mental Asylum Records
•
V P R S 7427/P1 Nominal Register of Patients,
Ararat Asylum, 1867-1906
•
V P R S 7426/P1 Nominal Register of Patients,
Ballarat Asylum, 1893-1907
•
V P R S 7428/P1 Nominal Register of Patients,
Ballarat/Sunbury Asylums, 1877-1907
•
V P R S 8236/P1 Register of Patients, Ballarat/
Sunbury Asylums, 1877-1920
•
V P R S 7395/P1 Case Books of Male Patients,
Beech worth Asylum, 1867-1912
•
V P R S 7396/P1 Case Books of Female Patients,
Beechworth Asylum, 1878-1912
•
V P R S 7493/P1 Register of Patients, Bendigo
Receiving Ward, 1874-1908.
Other digitised records include V P R S 110/P0 Register
of Convicts, V P R S 10867/P0 Alphabetical Index to
Central Registers of Male Prisoners, V P R S 10879/PO
Alphabetical Index to Central Registers of Female
Prisoners and V P R S 5335 Index to Divorce Cause
Books to name a few.
Instead of ordering these records on A @ V there is now
a new "item link" that enables you to view the digital
images instead. Alternatively, you can gain access to
the images through the relevant PROVguides.
I would also like to take the opportunity to draw
attention to some P R O V procedural changes. Subject to
conditions of use, researchers are now able to bring
Ballarat Link May 2004 - No. 141
digital cameras into the reading room to make copies of
Crown records for private research. Researchers should
refer to the new PROVguides - Use of Digital Cameras
in the Reading Rooms P R O V guide 24, and importantly
PROVguide 25 Copyright for Researchers. Several of
the Guides and Service Guides have been updated, so it
is worth another look.
Many of you will know that B A C farewelled a member
of our reference team, Robert Ashley. Robert retired
late March and has made a valued contribution for
many years. The staff at B A C wishes him all the best in
his new endeavours.
Finally, something for your diary! The P R O V Seminar
Series has a 'Family and Local History Research at
the Ballarat Archive Centre' scheduled for Tuesday
25 May, from 10.30 am to 12.30pm. This is a free
presentation introducing prospective users to the
Ballarat Archives Centre ( B A C ) and shows participants
how to go about using records to explore family and
local history. Bookings are essential. Registration forms
are available in the B A C Reading Room or via the
P R O V website. •
S nCfppety from/ th& Newspaper
The Ballarat Times
Thursday October 6th, 1859
TENDERS.
T E N D E R S required for 40 suits of Uniform for the
Ballarat Fire Brigade, consisting ofBlack cloth trowsers, scarlet stripe, Wi in.
Red flannel shirt, with black velvet facings and
peak cuff; emblazoned on breast B F B .
White cap, with red piping and band; peak to be
bound with white metal.
Black leather belt, with brass buckle.
Officers' extra gold band to cap and blue silk
velvet facings to shirt.
Tenders for the whole or any portion to be sent, endorsed
"Tender for Uniform," to the undersigned, by Monday,
10th October, up to twelve o'clock.
The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted.
CHARLES DYTE,
5874
Hon. Sec.
To Carpenters and Joiners.
T E N D E R S required, Labor only, for erecting Roman
Catholic School-house, at Miners' Rest. Drawings and
Specifications may be seen until Thursday Afternoon, the
6th instant, at the office of H . R. Casselli, Architect,
Webster Street, Ballarat.
5836
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On Visiting the Past
The past has held something of a fascination for me, the
more so over recent years.
Identifying and
photographing the places in which my ancestors once
lived or worked has had an interest well before
Genealogy swept across my horizon.
The essence of Genealogy is, of course, visiting the past.
The raw materials of the visiting include much that can
be found in resources such as books, hard-copy records,
microfiche and CDs. These might be found in libraries,
with historical and genealogical societies and, more
recently, on the Internet at home. One is able to compile
a respectable family history without going beyond the
relative comfort of the various buildings involved, and
with that some genealogists are well satisfied.
For others of us, genealogy has taken us out into the
wider world. The most obvious places are those where
our ancestors were born, baptized, married, died and
were buried. While this does not usually add anything
by way of branches to the family tree, or, to put it
another way, provide any more pieces to the jigsaw, it
can add new foliage and greater life to the tree, or
increase the detail of the jigsaw. To stand where an
ancestor stood, in my case up to 200 years ago even here
in Australia, is to add a new dimension.
The cemetery is the most common visiting place for the
past. Church buildings where infants were baptised and
where young adults were married have often changed
substantially or have gone altogether. Cemeteries, on
the other hand, may well have grown, but the plot of
land with its grave and, hopefully, headstone, remain
permanently - or as long as the elements and other
forms of desecration permit. I had not had much to do
with such places until relatively recently; my more
immediate forebears have been cremated and ashes
placed in crematorium rose gardens and 'holes in the
wall'. The discovery in Maryborough of the grave of
my great grandfather William Carrington Heale's first
wife and her baby child was something different. In
March 1865,1 could see the desolate figure of the young
bank accountant standing at the grave-side of his wife
and second child. Since then I have visited many of my
ancestors, close and distant, in cemeteries ranging from
the vastness of Sydney's Rookwood to the small
graveyard in St John's Anglican Church in Ashfield,
Sydney, a block from my parents final home unfortunately the grave is now unmarked. In this was
buried my first Australian ancestor, Thomas West, in
1858. He arrived in 1801 at government expense with a
life sentence and with another convict, Mary Rugg, had
two children, the girl Naomi becoming my grcat-greatgreat grandmother.
Ballarat Link May 2004 - No. 141
This leads to the other, and more challenging, form of
visiting the past. In Burwood, now classified as an inner
western suburb of |Sydney, is a block partly occupied by
the Police Station. The R S L is across the road, the
busy railway station close by; there is a mixture of
houses and units and a large shopping mall or two
making Burwood a significant suburb. Thomas West
died at his home in Burwood, on the site of the present
Police Station. To stand on the corner and try to
envisage the scene in 1858, when Burwood was on the
outskirts of Sydney, and where Thomas, something of a
loner, had come from his farm properties to spend his
last years, is a real challenge.
It is even more of a challenge to try for the family home
and farm of Barcom Glen where St Vincents Hospital is
now situated, and in the area of Oxford Street currently
made notable by the Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras.
Even further back is Rushcutters Bay on the now
densely populated Sydney Harbourside. On a stream
running down to the bay, Thomas West, convict, was
permitted by Governor Macquarie to build a water wheel
to provide power to grind flour for the 20 year old
colony in 1808. This area has more recently been the
home of Sydney tennis at White City, which has hosted
Australian Opens and Davis Cups.
The Sydney
Stadium, the infamous 'house of stoush' was the scene
of championship boxing and wrestling and a multitude
of pop concerts. Weigall remains the sports 'home' of
Sydney Grammar School. But I try to see the bush and
swamp to which Thomas, Mary and their two young
children moved from their previous address in Pitt's
Row.
I try to envisage Thomas West's attempt initially successful but in terms of the mill a long-term
failure due to lack of consistent water supply - to 'get it
together' and make something of himself in this strange
new land. It all starts to live!
From the other direction, B i l l Loader can produce the
magic that repopulates the paddocks in the Learmonth/
Clunes area, including the cottage where my Heale
great-grandparents were married. The challenge is to try
to recapture what was like, on the same piece of ground,
when my people, my ancestors, lived and had their being,
whether the land is now vacant or densely filled with the
sophistication of life in the 21 Century. .
st
I am sorry that I have not had the opportunity to go
overseas and to visit my earlier ancestors in various
parts of the United Kingdom and Ireland, so I must
make do with my Australians. Next time we are in
Sydney, Pyrmont is high on the priority list. I really
must go and visit the sandstone territory of the
Maidments in Pyrmont and add some foliage to the
record of the quarrymen who were another part of my
family tree.a
Ted Maidment
Page 8
RESEARCH QUERIES
John and Sarah TOLLIDAY and family, in Ballarat East
from 1852. Their son Ernest Montague born 1869 got into
a bit of trouble as a youngster and has disappeared so any
information about him would be most welcome.
Duncan and Elizabeth WEIR and family of Grant, York
and Eureka Streets from 1855 onwards.
Thomas BAYLISS and family, possibly out at Linton.
There is information available from a Queensland source.
MEL?
TVANIiD
Charges for H E L P WANTED Queries.
Members are entitled to 1 free entry per year.
Please quote Membership No.
Member additional queries and Non Member
queries may be submitted at a cost of $10.00 per
entry. This will cover a query of up to 140 words in
length. (Approx 13 x A4 lines of print)
George REDMAN and family from the Creswick area.
CADOGAN
George and Mary Ann GUEST and family of Grant
Street, Ballarat East.
Seeking information about the following professions in
the Ballarat area:
In Ballarat East, 1863: Fish Dealer
In Ballarat West, 1866: B i l l Poster
Ballarat, 1867 to 1870: Blacking Maker
Ballarat, 1870 to 1875: Collector
Thomas ROBSON, painter and glazier, and also publican
of the ADELPHI hotel (now Gee Cee's).
The surname SWALES in connection with Eureka.
David Venson WEST, shepherd to the Henty brothers.
The W O R R A LL brothers, mine Managers, in connection
with the Llamberris mine in Ballarat East.
William J A M E S O N , formerly of Pyramid Hill and died
at Creswick in 1924. Information sought about his family
and their travels.
Stephen Richard and Isabella NICHOLAS of 1880's
Ballarat.
Thomas and Marion OCHILTREE,
Learmonth.
late 1850's at
I would appreciate any information concerning the above
families in the Ballarat district.
Cathie Shelton. Research Officer
Ballarat and District Genealogical Society of Ballarat Inc.
P.O. Box 1809.
Ballarat Mail Centre Vic 3354
Or email:[email protected]
M E M B E R S ONLY
Microfiche and Reader available to borrow.
- Vic. B D M ' s
- Vic Pioneer Index
- Ballarat Old & New Cemeteries
- Consolidated Cemeteries (Ballarat District)
- Ballarat Base Hospital Admissions
- Consolidated Schools (Ballarat District)
PH.Trina on 5339 6170
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Also information regarding the Cadogan family who
were in Ballarat from about 1863 to 1878.
The names are: Joseph Ephraim Cadogan and his wife
Mary Wayne.
Their children: John bom 1859,
Caroline born
1860,Frederick bom 1862, Albert Llewellyn bom
1863.Caroline bom 1865, Ernest bom 1867, Martha
Wayne bom 1869, Joseph bom 1872.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Leon Cadogan, 5 Ocean vie Pde,
Mount Ousley, N S W 2519
Email:- [email protected]
BELL - MATTSON
Karl-Einar
Lofqvist from
Sweden
is
seeking
information about his mothers penfriend from the
1840's. Her name was Peggy Bell and at that time she
would have been about 18 years old and living at 116
Humffray Street in Ballarat. Karl-Einar's mother (whose
name at the time was Anna-Greta Mattsson) is about to
turn 80 and they would like to find out what became of
the penfriend.
If you have any information please contact Cathie
Shelton C / O the Society's Postal Address or
email:- [email protected]
RESEARCH ENQUIRIES
$20 PER HOUR—non members
$10 PER HOUR—Members
Research enquiries may be forwarded to the Society's
Research Officer C/O our Postal Address.
Please include sufficient relevant details.
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Ballarat East Petty Sessions
Many thousands of entries from 27 of the old court
registers have been transcribed by a team of
volunteers from the Ballarat & District Genealogical
into a database of approximately 55,000 names. Now
a surname index is available as a set of 15
microfiche. This will prove to be a valuable resource
for family historians who are tracing the people of
the first and second generation in the Ballarat area.
More indexing is in progress and a sample of what is
being worked on appears below. A n y enquiries
about names on the following list should be
directed to our Research Officer.
Ballarat East Petty Sessions
Series VPRS 290/P
Part 1,1858-1889.
Price is A U S $35 plus $5 postage & handling.
Set of 15 ftche, approx 55 000 names.
Ballarat and District Genealogical Society of Ballarat
Inc.
P.O. Box 1809.
Ballarat Mail Centre Vic 3354
Australia
VPRS 290 Ballarat East Petty Sessions Unit 43, Items 209-317, Pages 166-175, 10 February 1897.
On 22 January 1897 the following 109 defendants were served with summonses to appear before the court on Wednesday
10 February 1897 to recover the annual charge for removal of night soil from their tenements. The
complainant was Mr Morrow on behalf of The Mayor, Councillors, and Burgesses of the Town of Ballaarat East.
In some cases the defendant appeared, others were Ex parte (absent). The decisions of the Justices of the Peace,
JOSEPHS, KING and LONIE varied - 'Discharged', 'Withdrawn', 'Adjourned for seven days', 'Summons not served',
'Struck out', 'Order for the amounts of either 4/-, 6/-,8/-,12/- or 16/- to be paid with 2/6 costs.
AH LOCK
ALEXANDER Robert
ALLEN Frederick
ANDERSON Eliza
ANGON
BAINB RIDGE Henry
BERRIMAN Vincent
BETHUNE Ronald
BETTERNALLI Robert
BRADLEY Patrick
BRENNAN John
BROWN George
BURNETT Margaret
CADD Henry
CARNELL Thomas
CARTLEDGE John
CASSELLS Matthew
CHISHOLM Janet
CLARKE David
COFFEY Mary
COLLINS Mary A
COONEY Mary
COPPIN Henry
DALGLEISH Arthur J
DALY John
DARLEY Selina
DAVIS John
ELLIOTT John
ENGLAND William
FARRER Albert B
FOARD Alfred J
FRANKS Maria
FURLONG Annie
FURLONG Martha
GARDNER Henry
GLADMAN Samuel
GLASSON William
GORSUCH Charles W
GRAY Horace
GREEN Georgina
GRIMES Thomas
GRINDLEY Alexander
HAIG Oliver
HALLIDAY George
HAMMER Elizabeth
HARVEY Charles
HAYES Williams
HISCOX Jessie
HOGAN Michael
HOUSTON Jane Rosina
HUTCHINSON Henry
JAMES Margaret
JOHNSTON John
LADNER William
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LALAND George
LEE John
LEE Thomas
LEONARD Hannah
LEONARD Thomas
LIVERMORE Fanny
LOCK George
LUCAS Henry
LUGG Samuel H
LYONS Caroline
MAINARD Gilbert
MARSHALL John
MARTIN Ellen
MOORE Thomas
O'CONNOR Charles
O'DEA John
ODGERS John
OLIVER Jane
OWEN James
PATTERSON Zachariah
PORTER William
POWELL Susan
POWER James
PRATO John
PRATO Frederick
QUICK Israel
REYNOLDS Daniel
RICHARDS James
ROBERTS Ellen
ROBERTS Samuel
ROWLANDS Henry
ROWLEY John Thomas
RUSS Matilda
RUSSELL Edward
RYAN Martin
RYAN William
SANG Caroline
SAVORY Alfred
SELLS John C
SEPTIMUS Amelia
SEVIOR Charles
SHARPE John
SMITH John H
SULLIVAN Thomas
TODD Thomas
TREGLOAN John
TRINDER Henry
TRUMAN William
TURNER James
WAITE William
WALSH Blarney
WARNE Richard
WEAVER Frederick
WILLIAMS Thomas
WILLIAMS George
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MINING NEWS
CARNGHAM
(From our own Correspondent.)
Mining operations are daily improving. Machinery is
fast arriving, there are now seventeen engines in this
locality, and others expected shortly. Nearly the whole
of the land is taken up; some in leases of from ten to
forty acres, while many have taken advantage of Bylaw X for block claims.
Preston's Hill is getting a very important spot, every
claim that has steam aid is doing remarkably well;
some are getting extraordinary dividends.
It is
expected the whole of the ground between this
particular part and the township will shortly be
purchased for mining purposes.
The Ioway Company have commenced in Mr John's
paddock. The Cairngorm, near the Gaun Hill, are down
140 feet and have their engine on the ground.
I am informed that Mr Stone has been offered a large
sum for his land, but the success of the claims heading
that way induces him, I imagine, to hold back. The
Wrekin Company, adjoining his land, have started; this
claim consists of forty acres. The Green Hill Company
are waiting to complete their number before they begin.
From the position of both these leaseholds, shares are
considered to stand well in the market. The Gnome, on
Rock Lead, are still blasting away at the rock, which,
with water to contend with, has been a long and tedious
work. The Comet, on the same lead, are through the
rock at seventy feet. The Baron Clyde have made a
fresh start, but are rather short handed; they will be
compelled to dispose of more shares in order to obtain
a proper complement of hands to work it properly.
Great excitement exists as to the result of the claims on
this lead, all of them having been at work nine months,
at a great outlay of capital and labor. The Snake Valley
claims are looking well. The Carngham Quartz Mining
Company will commence crushing on Monday next,
and should the yield be equal to the trial made by this
company a few months back, it will turn out a very
profitable speculation for the share holders. Shares in
every company here are fetching high prices, but there
are very few to be obtained. The permanent character
of these diggings must render them of more than
ordinary value.
I before referred to the police office at the Township,
and the removal of the clerk of the bench. I cannot
help doing so again, for it is certainly a great oversight
of the Government, and a gross piece of injustice to this
district. There must be a mistake somewhere, or the
Crown Law officers, whose duty it is, I apprehend, to
look after that department, must be in a pitiable state of
ignorance as to the importance of this locality. If a
summons or anything is required it involves a journey
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of 16 miles in order to obtain it, in the first instance,
say to nothing about after attendances. Fortunately we
are blessed with a respectable and well-conducted class
of diggers, but still proper protection is necessary, and
Carngham has an equal right to the same benefits that
are granted to many places I could name, where it is not
required. If the hon. The Attorney-General would refer
to the appointments in different parts he might probably
discover the mistake made in removing the Clerk of the
Bench from here. A n eye to retrenchment may be the
cause, if so it certainly is not a sufficient one.a
The Ballarat Times
Friday October 14th, 1859
LINTON'S DIGGINGS, W A R D Y Y A L L O C K
(From a Correspondent.)
It is with great pleasure that I have to report the
increasing prosperity of this gold field; it is extending
in all directions, and scarely one spot that has been
tried hitherto has disappointed our industrious
population. The few celebrated holes in Nuggety Gully
has caused a great movement towards its lower
extremity, where the diggers are now seen working as
thick as bees, and from what I can learn of the
prospects hitherto obtained, I can safely predict that
this gully is destined to become celebrated for its
productiveness. The Sergeant who is stationed here ,
was yesterday called upon to settle a dispute which had
arisen from one party driving upon anothers claim; it
was fully proved that the defendants were four feet
beyond their claim, and the Sergeant very justly
decided that forty bucket of washing stuff should be
returned to the injured party, which was immediately
done. A l l the spare ground at the bottom of Sawpit and
Bloomers Gullies has been taken up, in anticipation of
the fine weather setting in. The only drawback to this
place is that we have not half enough population.
There are tons of gold in this locality only waiting for
sturdy arms to bring it to light, this is every-one's
complaint; it really puzzles me to think of the apathy of
the people in the towns who are suffering for want of
employment; why cannot they work their way up here?
Is poverty the excuse? Why, fossickers can make lOs.to
20s. per day. The Black Lead is every day becoming
more popular, and well it may; so sure as there is gold
in Victoria, will this same Black Lead become one of
our greatest mines. Well may Geelong be proud of her
gold fields while the great leviathan of gold fields,
Ballarat, is still in its prime; we have here a young giant
impatient to demonstrate to the world its wondrous
wealth.
If I could only exhibit to the Ballarat
Shepherds and others who are willing to face
difficulties to obtain riches, the golden treasure I have
seen to-day, I really think the auriferous fever would
again reign triumphant; the parties who
(Cont. P14)
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GENEALOGY TERMS
FOUND ON ROOTSWEB
While searching for a genealogy term on the internet recently
I came across many sites devoted to the subject. Lists of
Genealogy Terms, Abbreviations, Acronyms and
Dictionaries were so interesting that I got side tracked and
spent a lot of time just reading and certainly increased my
knowledge. Some sites give as much information as possible
while others give a brief summary. I have included the web
page addresses with the examples below.
If you have of any interesting and informative sites, books or
magazines and you would like to share them please contact
the editor.
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http://genealogypro.com/details/glossary.htmI
Domesday Book : Sometimes called just Domesday, it is a
written record of a survey of England ordered by William the
Conqueror in 1066. William was attempting to register the
landed wealth of the country in a systematic fashion executed
by groups of officers called legati, who visited each county
and conducted a public inquiry. The set of questions that
these officers asked of the town and county representatives
constituted the Inquisitio Eliensis; the answers supplied the
information from which the Domesday Book was compiled.
Domesday is a corruption of Doomsday (the day of the final
judgment); the work was so named because its judgments in
terms of levies and assessments were irrevocable. The
original manuscript was made in two volumes. The first and
larger one, sometimes called the Great Domesday, included
information on all England, with the exception of three
eastern counties (Essex, Suffolk, and Norfolk), several
northern counties, London, and some other towns. The
surveys of the three eastern counties made up the second
volume, which was known as the Little Domesday. These
documents were frequently used in the medieval law courts,
and in their published form they are occasionally used today
in cases involving questions of topography or genealogy.
Humor/Humour:
"Please trace my genealogy back to Noah, and do you
know when will the Flood passenger lists will be
online?"
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Review: Vol. 5, No. 35, 28 August 2002.
Just came across this census record-- 1900 U.S. Federal
Census: Tucker County, West Virginia
Carr Jesse A. Head Sep 1868
Carr Virginia Wife Dec 1868
Carr Margaret Daughter July 1888
Carr Joseph C. Son April 1893
Carr Lula C. Daughter Sept 1896
Carr Wilbert Clone Feb 1896
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Review: Vol. 7, No. 8, 25 February 2004.
Genealogical Quiz:
While working on her family tree, Bonnie discovered
some members of her family were involved in
interesting occupations. Bonnie's Cousin, aunt, uncle,
mother, father, grandmother, and grandfather are a
mayor, dairy farmer, antique dealer,
author,
conservationist, railroader, and a lumber mill worker.
—The mayor is married to the man who works at the
lumber mill.
—Ruth runs the dairy farm in Wisconsin.
—Jerry is Nancy's father.
—The author is the niece of the railroader.
—The lady who sells antiques is the daughter of the
mayor and the wife of the railroader.
—The father is not a conservationist and he does not
work at the lumber mill.
Who does/or is what?
double date: A double date appears on some documents as a
result of two changes introduced by the adoption of the
Gregorian calendar, introduced by Pope Gregory XIII in
[Note. This is not a trick quiz and no one has more than one job.
1582 to resolve the error caused by the Julian calendar in use
Answers in next week's RootsWeb Review.]
up to that time. Scientists resolved that a year was slightly
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longer than the 365 V* specified by the Julian calendar, which
Review: Vol. 7, No. 9, 3 March 2004.
resulted in the loss of 10 days. The new calendar also
changed the first day of the year from March 25 on the
Answers on Page 14
Julian calendar to January 1 . Different countries adopted the
new calendar at different times and the practice of providing
Julian Calender - a calendar named for Julius Caesar, it
a double date was common. The British Commonwealth and
is referred to as the "Old Style" calendar, which was used
the United States adopted the new calendar in 1752. By this
from 45 BC until 1582, when it was replaced by the Gretime, the calendar was behind by 11 days. So, the day
gorian calendar
following September 2, 1752 was decreed to be September
14, 1752.
Gregorian Calendar - named after Pope Gregory, but referred to as the "New Style" calendar which replaced the
Julian calendar in 1582 in some countries; in Great Britain,
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~sam/ternis.html
her colonies (America) and other protestant countries, it
was not adopted until 1752
Domesday Book - [also Doomesday Book] ancient record of
the Grand or Great Inquest or Survey of lands in England by
the order of William the Conqueror, giving a census-like
http://www.cyndislistcom/diction.htm#Abbreviations
description of the realm, with the names of the proprietors
and the nature, extent, value, liabilities, etc. of their
Cindi's List of Genealogical sites has many, many Links
properties. •
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st
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FIRE ON T H E EASTERN TOWNSHIP
The Ballarat Times. Monday October 3 , 1859.
rd
Yesterday (Sunday) whilst the hot wind was blowing
with its greatest violence, two fires broke out on the
Eastern Township. Fortunately, in both cases, the
buildings were detached, or, with the gale that was
blowing at the time, a frightful amount of damage
might have been done.
The first fire broke out about half-past eight o'clock in
the morning, in the Chinese Joss house, in Barkly street
west. The building was a wooden one, with a shingled
roof, and burned with great fierceness for some time.
The proximity of the fire to the Engine House caused
the alarm to be given very quickly. The fire bell was
rung - some members of the Fire Brigade were
promptly on the spot with the engine - and shortly
afterwards two water carts arrived. In consequence of
the wind, the fire had burned with such rapidity as to
render any efforts to save the building useless; the
brigade did as much as could be done under the
circumstances, but were unable to save the building,
which was completely burned to the ground. The
building, we believe, was known as the Lee San
Chapel, but it has been but little used of late, as the Joss
House on Golden Point has more attracted the Chinese.
It however contained much of the usual adornments of
the joss houses, and from the remains flying about,
there seem to have been a number of miner's tools
either inside or close against the buildings. The cause
of the fire is unknown, but some of the Chinese state
that it is probable a candle had been left near the lining,
which in some way came in contact with the flame.
The building was quite isolated, a circumstance
extremely fortunate considering the strong hot-wind
that was blowing during the whole of yesterday
morning.
The second fire broke out shortly after one o'clock in
the afternoon, in a small tent in the open space between
Peel and Humffray streets and in the rear of our office.
The hut was the property of a poor blind man, who
might be frequently seen near Bradshaw and S.?.lmon's
corner, soliciting alms. The hut with everything it
contained was completely destroyed, and as any effort
to save either the building or property was evidently
useless, the persons present were content with looking
on until the fire had burned out. The tent was situated at
about fifty yards from any other building, so they there
was no danger of the fire spreading. Whilst it lasted,
the fire burned with great fierceness, and a large mass
of rags and clothes continued to smoulder long after the
building itself had been destroyed. The owner of the
tent was at church when the fire broke out and is unable
to account for its occurrence.*
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h
gold are old
acquaintances and may be relied on; it was certainly
one of the most brilliant samples I have seen for years.
In appearance it was wonderfully bright, and of all
degrees of fineness, from 7 dwts. Downwards. This
party are down sixty feet, and are now washing as
much as an ounce to the tub. I sometimes feel
indignant to think, with such advantages, we are so
little known in Geelong, the inhabitants of which town
ought to be proud of this favored district; there are
numbers who do not know of our existence.
There was a large meeting here yesterday, at which the
Sergeant in command of the Camp resided. A
document was drawn up and signed by the miners, to
the effect that all claims not being worked, for the
future, should become the property of any one who
choose to jump it, on condition that each party so
jumping an claim should immediately proceed with the
necessary work. The nearest road to these diggings
from Geelong to the Leigh township, from that place to
Rokewood, on Gardener's Creeks, and from there to
Wardy Yallock, from which place the diggings are
about eleven miles, through a perfectly level country.
In conclusion, I earnestly invite willing laborers to
come and try their luck at Linton's Diggings.
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Saturday September 15th 1855
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Answers to last week's genealogical quiz:
Grandfather-lumber mill;
Father-railroader;
Uncle—conservationist;
Cousin-author;
Grandmother-mayor;
Mother—antique dealer;
Aunt-dairy farmer
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