Denis Cooney was born in County Clare Ireland in about 1844, the son of Margaret Cosgrove and John Cooney.
Denis married Mary Jane McMahon in Murrurundi in 1869. Their children included:
- Patrick (1870 - 1929)
- Daniel J (1872)
- Margaret (born 1874 at Reedy Creek; Died 19 Aug 1874, aged 16 days, from "convulsions").
- Ellen (1876) Eliza Agnes? Married
- Mary (Born 1878; Died 9 Dec 1878, aged 6 months, from "marasmus").
- Margaret (1880)
- Catherine (1885 - 1935)
- Mary (Born 1888; married Clement P Riley in 1915; Died
- Denis (1890 - 1932)
- Winifred May (Born 1894; Died 12 July 1896, aged 2 years 10 weeks, from "renal dropsy")
Denis worked as a carter, a dairy man and later as a road contractor in the Gulgong area.
Denis Cooney died, aged 62, in September 1906. Mary died in 1924, aged 74, in Paddington but was buried in Gulgong with Denis.
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Mr Cooney's cottage, Gulgong
49 Mayne Street
49 Mayne Street, built 1901 by Denis Cooney
Source: Julie Gillan
Source: realestate.com.au
Source: realestate.com.au
Source: realestate.com.au
NEWS ITEMS
Mr D Cooney has purchased 1 rood and 15¾ perches in the Parish of Gulgong recently auctioned.
Source: Gulgong Advertiser, 25 May1900.
A smart Boy must be able to milk. Apply to Mrs D Cooney, Mayne Street.
Source: Gulgong Advertiser, 8 March 1901.
1901 - [DAIRY MAN]
Source: Gulgong Advertiser, 8 March 1901.
The usual fortnightly meeting of the Council, present: Ald. Rouse [Mayor], Dunne, Hilton, Gudgeon, Croft, Brigden, Egan and Watt. E D Smith requested registration as a dairyman, granted. D Cooney requested registration as a dairyman, granted.
Source: Gulgong Advertiser, 8 March 1901.
1901 - [RECYCLING]
Mr D Cooney is removing the old landmark by dismantling the old buildings on the Magazine Hill. The timber and bricks are in first class condition.
Mr D Cooney is removing the old landmark by dismantling the old buildings on the Magazine Hill. The timber and bricks are in first class condition.
Source: Gulgong Advertiser, 16 August 1901.
1901 - [BUILDING]
From the bricks which he obtained from the powder magazines, Mr D Cooney is erecting a comfortable cottage on his land in Mayne Street East.
Source: Gulgong Advertiser, 20 September 1901.
Note: This block, Allotment 7 of section 32, on the corner of Mayne and Anderson Street, Gulgong, was purchased for £5 10s in 1889.
Source: HLRV
1902 - GULGONG, Tuesday.
Denis Cooney, an elderly man, whilst feeding cattle, was rushed by them and knocked down. His thigh was fractured and a hip dislocated.
1906 - GULGONG, Tuesday.
1913 - [EXTENSION]
1915 - ENLISTED.
1917 - EMPLOYED
1929 - [DEATH - PATRICK COONEY]
Denis Cooney, an elderly man, whilst feeding cattle, was rushed by them and knocked down. His thigh was fractured and a hip dislocated.
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Wed 23 Jul 1902 Page 7
1902 - [STORM DAMAGE]
1902 - [ACCIDENT]
A very painful accident happened to Mr. Denis Cooney, one of our old and respected residents, on Sunday morning last. He was feeding the cows in one of his paddocks, about a quarter of a mile from his home, when one cow horned another, the latter striking against Mr. Cooney and knocking him down. It was found that one of his thighs was broken. He was quickly borne to his residence, and Dr. McCreadie was sent for.
On account of the swollen nature of the limb the doctor was unable to set the bone. On Tuesday Dr. Nickoll, of Mudgee, arrived to consult with Dr. McCreadie. Mr Cooney has been very low, and it is to be hoped that he will come out of tho trying ordeal. He has suffered intense agony.
Source: Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative (NSW : 1890 - 1954) Thu 24 Jul 1902 Page 18
1902 - [CRUTCHES]
Mr. Denis Cooney, who broke his right thigh some months ago, is now out of bed, and on crutches. He has had a rough time of it, and his many friends hope to soon see him well again.
During the very heavy storm which fell last week much damage was done to town property. One of the biggest losers was Mr D Cooney whose crop of maize in the paddock near Protection Hill was almost completely ruined by the water which rushed down in torrents from the hill.
Source: Gulgong Advertiser, 26 December 19021903 - [CULVERT]
The culvert in front of Mr. Denis Cooney'a residence has been removed, and an invert (which is an improvement) was, during the week, substituted.
Source: Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative (NSW : 1890 - 1954) Thu 16 Apr 1903 Page 10
1903 - TENDERS ACCEPTED - PUBLIC WORKS.
The Department of Public Works accepted tender during last week for the following contracts -
Road Works ... Mudgee to Denison Town, Denis Cooney, Gulgong, £23 10s 5d.
1903 - TENDERS ACCEPTED - PUBLIC WORKS.
The Department of Public Works accepted tender during last week for the following contracts -
Road Works ... Mudgee to Denison Town, Denis Cooney, Gulgong, £23 10s 5d.
1906 - [BEST MAN]
Mr. T. Connell, eldest son of the late Mr. W M Connell, was married in the R.C. Church, Bodangora, on the 9th inst to Miss Teresa Sullivan, fourth daughter of Mr. James Sullivan, of 'Lincoln,' by the Rev. D. Cooney.
The bride was attired in white silk, the bodice tastefully trimmed with insertion and chiffon. Miss Kate Dowd (the bride's cousin) was the bridesmaid, and she wore ciel-blue silk voile with champagne-coloured insertion, and a pretty gold brooch, the bridegroom's gift. Mr. Sullivan gave his daughter away and her cousin, Mr. Denis Cooney acted as best man. Grey crepeline was worn by the bride as her going away dress, and the honeymoon is being spent in New Zealand.
Source: The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People (Sydney, NSW : 1900 - 1919) Sat 27 Jan 1906 Page 16
1906 - Death.
It is with feelings of the most profound regret that I chronicle the sudden death of Mr. Denis Cooney, one of the oldest and most respected residents of this district. Deceased left Gulgong on Thursday morning in his buggy with the object of inspecting a number of road contracts in the Coolah district. During his trip he contracted a cold, which was followed by inflammation of the stomach. On Sunday evening Constable Milling started from Leadville with him, his object being to get him medical attendance at Gulgong. The patient expired while coming down Salvation Hill, almost within sight of home. The blow was a heavy and unexpected one for his wife and family.
The funeral took place on Tuesday after-noon, the following being among the largest ever seen here.
1906 - GULGONG, Tuesday.
On Sunday Mr. Denis Cooney, road contractor, died in a buggy about two miles from here whilst being brought in from Leadville. He went out on Thursday last to look at some work, but got very wet, and became ill. He decided to return home, but died at Salvation-hill. Deceased was one of the oldest residents of Gulgong.
Denis Cooney, Gulgong Cemetery
Source: Austcemindex
1906 - PROBATE
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES—Probate Jurisdiction.—In the Will of DENIS COONEY, late of Gulgong, in the State of New South Wales, Contractor, deceased.—Application will be made after fourteen days from the publication hereof that Probate of the last Will of the abovenamed deceased may be granted to RICHARD WHITE, the Executor named in the said Will, and all notices may be served at the offices of and all creditors are requested to forthwith send in notice of their claims to the undersigned. FITZROY R. STACY, Proctor, Gulgong. Agent, A. B. DAVIES, 60 Castlereagh-street, Sydney.
Richard White (executor or the late Denis Cooney), of Gulgong, has had the term of his special lease of 28 acres 3 roods, in the municipality of Gulgong, county Phillip, extended to December 31, 1922.
Source: Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative (NSW : 1890 - 1954) Thu 10 Apr 1913 Page 26
Amongst a batch of Forbes residents, who enlisted last week, was Mr. Denis Cooney, an ex-Gulgong boy.
1917 - EMPLOYED
Mr. Denis Cooney, an old Gulgong boy, and more recently of Forbes, has joined the ranks of the commercial travellers. He carries with him the good wishes of a host of Mudgee and Gulgong district friends.
Source: Freeman's Journal (Sydney, NSW : 1850 - 1932) Thu 8 Feb 1917 Page 391924 - [DEATH - MRS DENIS COONEY]
At her residence, 29 Goodhope-street, Paddington, on April 24, MRS. MARY COONEY, aged 74 years, widow of Denis Cooney, and beloved mother of Patrick, Daniel, Denis, Nellie, Kate, and Mrs. Riley (Paddington). Interred at Gulgong, April 25. Requiescat in Pace.
1929 - [DEATH - PATRICK COONEY]
March 19, 1929, at Coast Hospital, Patrick Cooney, late of Gulgong, beloved son of the late Denis Cooney, R.I.P.
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Thu 21 Mar 1929 Page 101929 - [DEATH - PATRICK COONEY]
The death has been reported in a Sydney newspaper of Mr Patrick Cooney, son of the late Mr Denis Cooney. Deceased left Gulgong about ten years, having resided in the town for some years where he was a popular figure. He was a single man.
1932 - [DEATH - DENIS JNR]
April 23, 1932, at Wyalong, Denis, son of the late Denis Cooney of Gulgong loving brother of Daniel, Nell, Kate and Mrs Riley. Interred Wyalong April 24 1932 RIP.
1935 - [DEATH- CATHERINE]
COONEY – September 6, 1935 Catherine Cooney beloved daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Denis Cooney, of Gulgong and dear sister of Ellen, Daniel, Mary (Mrs C. Riley), Patrick (deceased).
