TALLAWANG CHURCHES AND BURIALS

Tallawang Churches

Two Catholic Churches at Tallawang, c 1913

1912
Market Day at Tallewang - Grand Success.

A market day was held at Tallewang on Saturday last, and was a great success. The event took place in the Tallewang Recreation Ground, and about 300 persons were present. Unfortunately, the weather was threatening, and kept away a large number of people who would have been present. People came from all the district centres, including Gulgong…

Mr. O'Brien spoke in eulogistic terms of the auctioneer, and thanked him on behalf of the committee. The event was held for the purpose of raising funds for the Tallewang R.C. Church, and nearly £60 was taken during the day and night.

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative (NSW : 1890 - 1954) Thursday 31 October 1912

1913

At the meeting of the Catholic Federation held at Gulgong on Sunday, the 2nd inst., the following delegates were present:— Dunedoo, Messrs. C. Craft and W. P. Beahan; Cobbora, Mr. J. Craft; Sandy Creek, Mr. Sweeney; Coolah, Messrs. Scully, Rohr, and Cody; Leadville, Mr. P. Haynes; Tallewang, Messrs. O'Brien and Jones; Wilbetree, Mr. ? J. Williams; Uarbry, Mr. J. Cohen; Turill, Messrs. J. and W. Duggan and P. McDermott; Stony Creek, Messrs. J. Lynch and Sheehan; Wollar, Mr. F. Carroll; Goolma, Mr. J. Ryan.

Freeman's Journal (Sydney, NSW : 1850 - 1932) Thursday 13 November 1913 p 16 Article 
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Caption: "Opening Day of the new Catholic Church, St Paul's, at Tallawang 1913".

Source: Gulgong Pioneer's Museum. 

1914 

St Joseph's R.C. Church, Tallewang.

Opened and Blessed. Address by Very Rev M. J. O'Reilly. CM.

Mr. J. O'Brien, secretary of the church committee, extended a hearty welcome to the visitors, and thanked them for their attendance…

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative (NSW : 1890 - 1954) Thursday 12 March 1914 

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Location of Churches at Upper Tallawang

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Tallawang Burials

According to local history, there are up to 36 graves in the Tallawang Union Church grounds.  

NAME	AGE	DATE
BALL James	50 years	25.11.1884
BLACKIE James	66 years	20.3.1894
BRUGAN/RYAN Miria Jane	68 years	30.7.1900
CLUFF William	6 weeks	4.11.1872
CLUFF Martha Jane	13 months	7.6.1883
COPELIN Samuel	11 years	15.10.1889
DOWD Samuel	83 years	16.10.1887
DOWD Samuel Henry	65 years	28.2.1918
HEWSON Ethel	3 months	12.2.1895
HODGES Maria Elizabeth	8 days	7.4.1879
HONEYSETT Mary	3 days	28.6.1890
HONEYSETT Amy	4 days	22.1.1905
JONES Henry	74 years	24.5.1892
LINCOLN John	5 days	16.4.1883
LINCOLN George & Wife		7.7.1884
LINCOLN Elizabeth nee BEGG		18.1.1917
LINCOLN Emily	1 yr 5 mths	28.10.1884
LINCOLN Daisy Elizabeth	5 months	18.1.1905
LYONS Sophia Ann	1 month	4.2.1878
MALCOLM Ethel Selina	3 years	8.12.1881/5?
SAUNDERS Mary	51 years	21.10.1875
STOAR Close	60 years	30.9.1901/1890?
WADE Margaret	16 days	26.6.1874
WADE Ada	5 weeks	5.3.1893
WILSON Mary	7 months	26.10.1902

Notes:

• CLUFF, Martha Jane was born 3.4.1882, the daughter of Joseph CLUFF and Mary Jane Rebecca nee DOWD
• DOWD Samuel (died 16.10.1887) buried on "Orana" (22.5kms along the Castlereagh Hwy
• Frederick James Ballard (died 30.1.1893) first buried on "Rosemount", now in Dunedoo