Friday, September 19, 2025

91 MAYNE ST

 

1960s
Source: Barbara Gurney

1968-72
Source: Wes Stacey via NLA



72-74 HERBERT ST

 

Early 1960s
Source: Barbara Gurney

Source: Barbara Gurney


Source: Barbara Gurney

Source: Barbara Gurney

Monday, September 8, 2025

HENRY COOK LEE

 

Henry Cook Lee and Jane Riches

See also: BENJAMIN LORN CAMPBELL


Saturday, August 16, 2025

DANIEL ERNEST WADE

Daniel Ernest Wade was born in 19890, the youngest child of Thomas Wade and Ellen nee Spradford.

Daniel Ernest Wade (front of first photo) with his father, brothers and sister.
The photo was taken on the day of his mother's funeral (Ellen Wade nee Spradford) - 29 May 1912
Source: Toni McIntyre



Ivy Beatrice Wade nee Watson on her wedding day, 1913
Wife of Daniel Ernest Wade
Source: Toni McIntyre

Daniel married Ivy Beatrice Watson (daughter of Mary Jane Hughes) in Gulgong in 1913 (NSW BDM 5261/1913) and they had 9 children. He died in Mudgee District Hospital, 31 July 1938 (aged 48 years).


Daniel Wade (right) was an apprentice at The Times Bakery.
Source: Toni McIntyre


NEWS ITEMS

1938 - DEATH - Mr. D. E. Wade
THE death occurred in the Mudgee Hospital last evening of Mr. Daniel Ernest Wade, a very highly respected citizen, aged 47 years. About a fortnight ago, deceased contracted pleurisy and pneumonia, and although a great fight was made to save his life, the effort proved unavailing. 
The late Mr. Wade was born at Tallawang, and spent the whole of his life in the Mudgee and Gulgong districts. The fates were very unkind to him during the past 18 months or so. While following his occupation as a laborer, he had the misfortune to pierce his foot with a pick, and, complications setting in, he spent a long time in the Mudgee and Sydney hospitals, where operations were performed, and portion of a toe removed. He battled on gamely in spite of this disability, and earned the reputation of being a capable and conscientious workmen while in the employ of the local council. 
He is survived by a sorrowing widow and nine sons and daughters, the youngest being four years of age. To these and other sorrowing ones the deepest sympathy of the whole district will be extended. A service was held in St. John's Church of England this afternoon by the Rev. A. G. Powell, and the funeral took place in the general cemetery. Messrs. J. C. Swords and Son were in charge of the arrangements.
Source: Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative (NSW : 1890 - 1954) Mon 1 Aug 1938 Page 2

Monday, August 4, 2025

FREEMAN

John E Freeman had the Publicans Licence for the Commercial Hotel, Log Paddock. Mudgee District, 30 Nov 1878 - 30 June 1879
- FREEMAN John E residence Log Paddock, where situated Log Paddock.
Source: 1878-79 Electoral Roll Mudgee (from www.ihr.com.au)


NEWS ITEMS

1879 - [DEATH]
Mudgee. Thursday. John Edward Freeman, an innkeeper at Log Paddock, suddenly dropped dead lost evening. At the inquiry held on the body to-day, the medical evidence showed that death resulted from natural causes.
Source: Sydney Morning Herald, Fri 14 Feb 1879

1879 - [INQUEST]

MUDGEE. (From the Western Post, Feb. 14.)
An inquest was held before the coroner (Mr. D. Meares, P.M.) yesterday (Thursday) at the Commercial Hotel, Log Paddock, on the body of John Edward Freeman, the landlord of that hotel, then lying there dead. From the evidence of Mrs. Freeman it appeared that her husband had complained occasionally for some months, and particularly for a week past, and had consulted Dr.Newton twice within a few days. On the day of his death, however, he seemed better, and had not spoken of being ill. In the afternoon of Wednesday, his wife came to Mudgee, leaving him and a niece named Mary Pearce in the house. Shortly after her leaving home, Freeman said he had a very bad pain in his heart, but he got relief after a time, and went about his ordinary business. Between 4 and o o'clock he had several customers in the bar, and was sitting speaking to them, when he fell to the floor, exclaiming " Oh, my heart !" He was raised up and put on a sofa, but he never spoke again, and died in a few minutes. Dr. Newton stated that he had attended deceased at different times for about three years, and had seen him twice last week. He suffered from disease of the kidneys, which a post-mortem examination showed to have been the cause of his death. There was a large quantity of blood in the peritoneum, and an abscess in the left kidney. The jury gave a verdict in accordance with this evidence.
Source: Maitland Mercury & Hunter River General Advertiser, Thu 20 Feb 1879

Friday, August 1, 2025

WOOL




Bales of LGC Gulgong wool in a woolstore, Yennora

Local intel: LGC is Leslie Gordon Campbell of 'Argyll'

Bill Jones, Barry Hollow, John Rayner, John O'Brien, Roger Starr, Malcolm Dorman, Dallas Campbell all learned wool classing and the venue for the classes was the Gulgong Showground Pavilion.
Source: Ailsa Campbell



Wool display at Gulgong Show
L to R: Andrew Rayner, Clyde Donnelly and Percy Thompson
Source: Mudgee Guardian via Janice Donnelly Moore

Thursday, July 31, 2025

CHARLES LONERAGAN

Charles Adrian Loneragan was born in the Mudgee district on 30 September 1913 to Richard J and Lulita M Loneragan (NSW BDM 51964/1913). He married Kathleen Brigid Shannon in 1936 in Sydney (NSW BDM 17192/1936). Their children included:

  • Richard John - born 23.8.31
  • Mary - born 25.10.39
  • Michael Charles - born 2.11.42
Prior to joining the RAAF (called up under AFR 445, 11/3/1940), he was a farmer/grazier at "The Lagoon", Gulgong. He served in the Northern Territory north of parallel 14.5°  south latitude from 23 June 1944 to 2 July 1944 and from 3 July 1944 to 23 Jan 1945 with No 2 Squadron and No 1 Squadron.

He carried out 29 Operational Missions - total of 200 Operational Hours. For his Operational Service he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross; the 1939-45 Star and the Pacific Star.
Source: NAA: DGPS Records NSW 992/76.