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212413
Surname: Broughton (Keightley)
First Name: Mary Norah
Ship: -
Date: 13 February 1878
Place: Newcastle
Source: Newcastle Morning Herald
Details: An Auspicious Wedding. Yesterday was a day which will be long remembered by those who made it their business and pleasure to be present in Christ Church to witness the wedding ceremony which united in the holy bonds of wedlock Mr. Stewart Keightley, the manager of the Newcastle Coal Company, and Miss Mary Norah Broughton, the eldest daughter of our old and respected resident, Mr. John Broughton. For some weeks past the happy event, with others shortly to take place, has been the one topic of conversation amongst a coterie of the gentler sex, and productive of the greatest interest to all who know the contracting parties and their many friends. The nuptial proceedings commenced by a procession from the house of the bride s parents to the church, which was arranged as follows, the carriages being from Mr. Hubbard s establishment. - In the first carriage, drawn by a pair of bay horses, decorated with nets, ear-drops, etc were the bride and her father ; a varnished sociable came next, drawn by a pair of greys, adorned similarly to those in the carriage, containing the bridesmaids, of which there were four, viz., the two sisters of the bride, Miss Florrie and Miss Broughton, Miss Wilson, and Miss Lily Lochhead; then followed a varnished Hampshire buggy, drawn by a brown horse, and in which were the brothers of the bride, Mr. William, Mr. John, and Mr. Joseph Broughton, and several friends. Several other vehicles joined the procession in Church-street. On arriving at the church, which was crowded to excess, many being unable to gain admittance, the bridal party descended from their vehicles and entered the building. Almost immediately the bridegroom, accompanied by his best man, Mr. George Bewick, junr., and several friends, took up his position at the altar, and was followed by the bride leaning on the arm of her father. A buzz of admiration arose as they proceeded up the aisle; the loveliness of the young bridle, and her elegant toilette, being the theme of admiration to all; the bridesmaids followed. When all had taken up their several positions, the ceremony was proceeded with. As the bride and bridegroom turned to leave the church, many were the hearty wishes expressed for their future happiness. On reaching the carriage the party were greeted with acclamations on all sides. When all had become seated, the marriage cortege started on its return journey ; and on gaining the street from the churchyard, a perfect shower of old slippers greeted them from all parts of the crowd which had there assembled, much to the amusement and evident merriment of the bridal guests. Arrived at home, a merry evening was spent, and the happy couple afterwards took their departure by the night s steamer for Sydney, accompanied by a very numerous assemblage of friends, who, by prolonged cheering testified their hearty wishes for the future felicity of the newly wedded pair.
161825
Surname: Keightley
First Name: Stewart
Ship: -
Date: 1888
Place: Newcastle
Source: The Aldine centennial history of New South Wales illustrated / W. Frederic Morrison Morrison, W. Frederic Sydney. The Aldine Publishing Company, 1888
Details: STEWART KEIGHTLEY, J.P., was born in County Tyrone, Ireland, in 1847. In 1862 he went into the employ of the Hobson s Bay Railway Company, Melbourne, and continued with them in various capacities for fifteen years. He was then induced by his business associates to come to Newcastle to take charge of the Newcastle Coal Company in 1877, and as it was registered in that year he has been its manager from the first. The company, which has been very successful, finds employment for about 450 hands, its yearly output of coal being about 200,000 tons. The colliery has the most improved machinery, and possesses a private line of railway to the pits of over two and a half miles. In 1883 Mr. Keightley was made a Justice of the Peace. He has always been known as a popular and enterprising citizen, and has for years sat as alderman of the city of Newcastle, of which he once occupied the position of Mayor
212411
Surname: Keightley
First Name: Stewart
Ship: -
Date: 13 February 1878
Place: Newcastle
Source: Newcastle Morning Herald
Details: An Auspicious Wedding. Yesterday was a day which will be long remembered by those who made it their business and pleasure to be present in Christ Church to witness the wedding ceremony which united in the holy bonds of wedlock Mr. Stewart Keightley, the manager of the Newcastle Coal Company, and Miss Mary Norah Broughton, the eldest daughter of our old and respected resident, Mr. John Broughton. For some weeks past the happy event, with others shortly to take place, has been the one topic of conversation amongst a coterie of the gentler sex, and productive of the greatest interest to all who know the contracting parties and their many friends. The nuptial proceedings commenced by a procession from the house of the bride s parents to the church, which was arranged as follows, the carriages being from Mr. Hubbard s establishment. - In the first carriage, drawn by a pair of bay horses, decorated with nets, ear-drops, etc were the bride and her father ; a varnished sociable came next, drawn by a pair of greys, adorned similarly to those in the carriage, containing the bridesmaids, of which there were four, viz., the two sisters of the bride, Miss Florrie and Miss Broughton, Miss Wilson, and Miss Lily Lochhead; then followed a varnished Hampshire buggy, drawn by a brown horse, and in which were the brothers of the bride, Mr. William, Mr. John, and Mr. Joseph Broughton, and several friends. Several other vehicles joined the procession in Church-street. On arriving at the church, which was crowded to excess, many being unable to gain admittance, the bridal party descended from their vehicles and entered the building. Almost immediately the bridegroom, accompanied by his best man, Mr. George Bewick, junr., and several friends, took up his position at the altar, and was followed by the bride leaning on the arm of her father. A buzz of admiration arose as they proceeded up the aisle; the loveliness of the young bridle, and her elegant toilette, being the theme of admiration to all; the bridesmaids followed. When all had taken up their several positions, the ceremony was proceeded with. As the bride and bridegroom turned to leave the church, many were the hearty wishes expressed for their future happiness. On reaching the carriage the party were greeted with acclamations on all sides. When all had become seated, the marriage cortege started on its return journey ; and on gaining the street from the churchyard, a perfect shower of old slippers greeted them from all parts of the crowd which had there assembled, much to the amusement and evident merriment of the bridal guests. Arrived at home, a merry evening was spent, and the happy couple afterwards took their departure by the night s steamer for Sydney, accompanied by a very numerous assemblage of friends, who, by prolonged cheering testified their hearty wishes for the future felicity of the newly wedded pair.
212414
Surname: Keightley (nee Broughton) (obit)
First Name: Mary Norah
Ship: -
Date: 17 October 1928
Place: Newcastle
Source: Newcastle Sun
Details: Mrs. Mary Norah Keightley, widow of the late Stewart Keightley, died at her residence, Ercildoune, Terrace-street, The Hill this morning. The late Stewart Keightley was for many years manager of the Newcastle Coal Mining Company. Mrs. Keightley is survived by two sons, Mr. Stewart Keightley (Newcastle) and John Keightley (USA). There are three daughters, Mrs. D. V. Russell, Mrs. E. H. Connor and Mrs. F. V. Brown
202232
Surname: Keightley (obit)
First Name: Stewart
Ship: -
Date: 9 January 1907
Place: Newcastle
Source: Newcastle Morning Herald
Details: Mr Stewart Keightley, for 30 years manager of the Newcastle Coal-mining Company and a highly respected, public-spirited citizen, died yesterday at his residence, Terrace-street, Newcastle aged 59 years. All flags on public buildings were lowered to half-mast in the afternoon. The deceased gentleman had been confined to his bed for a week past, but the end was rather unexpected, the cause of death being cerebral haemorrhage. Mr. Keightley s death will be felt as a great loss to the city where, during the fulfilment of many public duties, he has gained a wide circle of friends. The loss to the colliery proprietors with be a severe one, as he was one of the strong men in all deliberations regarding the industrial situation on the coal fields. Mr. Keightley was a prominent member of the memorable conference with the miners in September, when his tact and perspicuity were largely instrumental in warding off an industrial crisis. The deceased gentleman was first elected alderman for the City Ward in 1881, and he occupied the mayoral chair in 1884, retiring in 1885. He was appointed Vice-Consul for the United States in 1893, and from that year until 1896 had sole charge of the Consulate at Newcastle. In 1897 he was appointed the United States Vice and Deputy Consul. During his whole connection with the Consulate he had the entire confidence of the United States Government, who valued his commercial reports. He also held the Vice and Deputy Consulship for Cuba. The deceased was a charter member of the City Club, and the former president of the Chamber of Commerce. For many years prior to his decease he was director in the Newcastle Permanent Investment and Building Company. The late Mr. Keightley leaves a widow, two sons, and four daughters. Mr. Keightley was born in the North of Ireland in 1847. His father was an Irishman descended from an old English family, to which Keightley the actor and Keightley the historian belonged. When only eight years of age young Keightley, the only child, sailed from Ireland with his parents in the American ship Connecticut, and arrived in Sydney, where his family remained for some time, after which they went to Melbourne. When about 16 years of age Stewart Keightley entered the service of the Melbourne and Hobsons Bay Railway Company, remaining there for about 16 years, during which, through his industry and ability, he attained to high office. About this time the Newcastle Coal-mining Company was formed in Melbourne to work certain leases secured near Newcastle, and Mr. Keightley, then in his thirty-second year, was appointed manager of Newcastle. He assumed control over the mines, and acted as manager up to the time of his death. Mr. Jas. Curley, secretary of the Colliery Employees Federation, referring to the decease of Mr. Keightley yesterday afternoon, said they had been friends for a large number of years. Although a strenuous fighter for his company, Mr. Keightley was a man of unchallenged honesty and probity. No matter how hard he fought during arbitration, he never retained any sign of animosity outside. At their last conference, a little more than a week ago, in connection with the Glebe miners, Mr. Keightley observed that they had engaged in many a good battle, but their friendly relations were never interrupted. During the whole of his term as manager, concluded Mr. Curley, he rarely had a dispute with his workmen which led to a stoppage of the mines, and generally managed to work his collieries without stoppage