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203343
Surname: Penny Island, Newcastle
First Name: -
Ship: LH
Date: -
Place: Newcastle
Source: Newcastle Morning Herald 7 October 1933
Details: Penny Island was at the junction of Throsby and Cottage creeks. This was later the site of the northern platform of the Honeysuckle Point station
203916
Surname: Phoebe Dunbar, Newcastle
First Name: -
Ship: LH
Date: 7 March 1864
Place: Newcastle
Source: Newcastle Morning Herald 30 April 1884
Details: On 7th March 1864 about 8pm the sound of ships bells giving the alarm of fire attracted attention to the Queens Wharf, Newcastle, where the fine ship Phoebe Dunbar, 600 tons register, which was lying there ready to receive cattle for shipment to Auckland, was on fire. Seeing that the fire was making considerable progress Captain Allen with assistance, had the vessel towed by a steam-tug from the wharf to opposite Scotts Point, where in the shortest space of time, the flames burst forth, enveloping the vessel in one universal blaze. The contemplation of such a scene as that presented by hull, spars, rigging and sails being in flames at one time, was a sight well fitted to afford scope for the pencil of the painter, through affording a sad sight for all who must properly deplore so lamentable a destruction of property. After the vessel had burned for some hours, the hawser by which she was held to the shore was burned through and the vessel was carried away by the ebb tide and drifted out of the harbour burning towards the Oyster Bank, after crossing which she grounded near the adjacent shore
214199
Surname: Pit-Row
First Name: -
Ship: LH
Date: 1840s - 50s
Place: Pit Row, Darby-street Cooks Hill
Source: Newcastle Monring Herald 9 December 1921
Details: Reminiscences of Ellen Tudor in 1921- Mrs. E. Tudor, of Bridge street, is probably the oldest resident of Hamilton, with which the name of Tudor is inseparably associated. Her husband was one of the first aldermen of the municipality, and was for a great many years prominently identified with the various movements formed to further the interests of the town and its people. Mrs Tudor, who will be 83 years of age in January next, is a native of Fife shire, in Scotland, and she was only three years old when her parents came to Newcastle. The family took up their residence in Pit Row, near Darby Street. In the course of a reminiscent chat over her experiences of those far- away times, Mrs Tudor related that her parents were given a nice brick house to live in. It was a lovely brick house. she said, good-humoredly. There were two rooms, one above the other. To go upstairs there was a ladder, and you came down by the ladder. Ah (reflectively and with laughter that was good to hear), it was a lovely hose, that in Pit Row.
203813
Surname: Poor Box, Newcastle
First Name: -
Ship: LH
Date: 1 July 1863
Place: Court House, Newcastle
Source: The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News (NSW : 1859 - 1866)
Details: The contributions to the Poor Box in the Court House of Newcastle during the last eight weeks amounted to 7s 1d.
203428
Surname: Presbyterian Church Hall, Hamilton
First Name: -
Ship: LH
Date: 1910
Place: Murray-street, Hamilton
Source: Newcastle Morning Herald 8 September 1910
Details: The memorial stone laying of the new Presbyterian Sunday school hall in Murray street, Hamilton in course of erection, took place in the presence of a large number of residents and visitors. The Rev. A. T. Anderson M. A. the minister of the church presided. The new hall would be 82 ft x 53 ft. There would be two class rooms 14ft x 10 ft and another small class room 8ft x 19ft, also a library, the porch entrance being 8ft x 8 ft. Provision was made for two more class rooms in the gallery. The height of the hall would be 40ft to the top ceiling. The ceiling would be lined with Queensland pine in cone shape for acoustic properties. The foundations were of concrete, the walls cavity brick and the roof iron. The front was to be built of OK facing bricks with cement facings in Gothic style with two large Gothic tracery windows. The memorial stone is the three centred arch over the main entrance door. The building was to be well lighted and ventilated by having large windows in each side and Tobin s tube ventilators in the wall and four very large suction roof ventilators
203430
Surname: Primitive Methodist Church, Carrington
First Name: -
Ship: LH
Date: 1888
Place: 17 Hargrave-street, Carrington
Source: Glory be 1845-1945, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the opening of the first Wesleyan Chapel in Newcastle, P. 35; The Methodist 4 July 1911
Details: In 1887, when the late Rev. John Gardiner was Superintendent of the Newcastle circuit of the Wesleyan Methodist Church, and Wickham Church had been established 10 years, it was agreed to establish a church at Carrington. The Dangar Street Church Mission Band members visited the island each Sunday evening, and with the aid of kerosene flares conducted open air services at the Young Street railway gates. They were assisted by local residents. Later, services were conducted after open-air meetings in the Temperance Hall. On July 18, 1888, it was decided to erect a church in Hargrave-street. Tenders were called by architects Bennett and Yeomans for the erection and completion of a Primitive Methodist Chapel in Hargrave-street, Carrington in August 1888 (NMH 4 August 1888).The tidal waters were said to have lapped the front door of the church on the day it was opened. A Sunday School was soon established, with Mr. Fegan as superintendent. With Methodist Union (c. 1902?), the Primitive Methodist Church in Hargrave street/Gipps street was sold for £180. In 1908 - 1910, when Rev. G. H. Hewitt was superintendent, the church was moved to a site in Young-street. A Kindergarten hall was erected in 1918 at the cost of £293. In 1938 the jubilee services were held during the superintendency of Rev. Norman W. Lickiss.
211309
Surname: Prospect Cottage, Newcastle
First Name: -
Ship: LH
Date: 25 April 1878
Place: Newcastle
Source: NMH
Details: Prospect Cottage, the residence of George Brown in 1878, was situated in Tyrrell-street, opposite the Convent
203344
Surname: Public Works Department
First Name: -
Ship: LH
Date: 1927
Place: 12 Watt-street, Newcastle
Source: Newcastle CBD Heritage Study, 1988
Details: Former Public Works Dept. Office. C. 1927. Four storey brick academic revival building. Addition to public works office. Unique terra cotta detail
60074
Surname: Raymond Terrace Court House
First Name: -
Ship: LH
Date: 1840
Place: Raymond Terrace
Source: Colonial Secretary. Returns of the Colony
Details: Construction of Court House
203547
Surname: Red Lion Inn, Waratah
First Name: -
Ship: LH
Date: 14 February 1863
Place: Hanbury, Waratah
Source: Newcastle Chronicle
Details: William Lordan granted a licence for a publice house under the sign of the Red Lion
203345
Surname: Reservoir, Newcastle
First Name: -
Ship: LH
Date: Built 1882
Place: Corner Tyrrell and Brown Streets, Newcastle
Source: Hunter Water (online)
Details: Built in 1882, the underground drinking water Reservoir held the first ever drinking water for the people of Newcastle, which was pumped from Walka Water Works near Maitland. Fifty years ago, it was drained and closed
203782
Surname: Rhondda Colliery, Teralba, Lake Macquarie
First Name: -
Ship: LH
Date: 9 April 1900
Place: Teralba
Source: Newcastle Morning Herald
Details: The Rhonda Colliery, which is being opened up on the estate of James Donaldson out Apple Tree Flat way, will enable Messrs. Laidley and Co., the owners of the Co-operative Colliery, to considerably augment their output of coal. A fine seam has been struck in the tunnel at about 100 yards from the surface, the grade of the tunnel being about 1 in 12. In all probability the mine will be coal-producing before the end of the year. The railway to connect with the main Great Northern line near Cockle Creek is now being constructed over a distance of about three miles, Mr. John Ahearn having this contract, at a cost of something like £9000. Mr. Archibald Gardiner is the supervising engineer for Messrs. Laidley and Co. A number of wagons are now being built, some of them at the engineering firm of Goninan and Co., at Wickham. The entire cost to make Rhonda a big coal-producing mine will, it is said, be about £30,000.
137081
Surname: Rodgers (Industry)
First Name: -
Ship: LH
Date: 22 July 1856
Place: Honeysuckle Point, Newcastle
Source: Maitland Mercury
Details: Supplying the necessary apparatus to install gas lighting at the Caledonian Hotel in Newcastle
203783
Surname: Rodgers Iron Foundry, Newcastle
First Name: -
Ship: LH
Date: -
Place: Newcastle
Source: Newcastle Morning Herald 17 September 1947
Details: Eugene Goossens Sees Old Home - The Director of the New South Wales Conservatorium of Music (Mr. Eugene Goossens) yesterday inspected. the old, cedar-lined Laman street home that may become a Newcastle branch of the Conservatorium. He is expected to make a statement on the proposal to-day. The home is, on the site to be resumed for the War Memorial Cultural Centre: It will ultimately be demolished. It contains, six rooms on a ground floor and two in a basement. The walls are nine, inches thick. Conducting the inspecting party was the owner of the house, Mr. W. P Rogers. Mr. Rogers s father had an iron foundry where the City Hall now stands. He bought the home. from Dr. Knaggs, who built it about 65 years previously
203784
Surname: Rodgers Iron Foundry, Newcastle
First Name: -
Ship: LH
Date: 28 June 1861
Place: Newcastle
Source: NSW Government Gazette
Details: In the Insolvent Estate of Rogers and Son, Newcastle, By order of the Official Assignee J. Morris., Esq., Iron Foundry, Plant, Machinery and Dwelling-house.. W. K. Lockhead has been favoured with instructions to sell by public auction on 1st July, on the premises, Church-street, Honeysuckle Point, at 11 am. All the Official Assignee s right, title and interest in and to certain leasehold premises at Newcastle having seven years to run, situated in Church-street, containing quarter of an acre, on which are erected the iron foundry and workshops, held from Messrs. J. and A. Brown at 15 pounds per annum; also together with the plant, machinery etc. Also all the Assignee s right, title and interest in and to a certain land and premises in Church-street, Newcastle, on which is erected a substantial well-built dwelling-house, containing 9 rooms; four rooms are occupied as bedrooms, one as a parlour, one as a sitting room and one as a kitchen. These are all on one floor, and approached by a staircase and balcony. The top loft is used as a pattern room and is the whole length of the building. The lower and ground floor is used as a workshop. Its dimensions are 48 x 22. The house is built of stone and brick, with slated roof, and contains a spacious balcony and handsome staircase
203429
Surname: Sacred Heart Cathedral, Hamilton
First Name: -
Ship: LH
Date: -
Place: 841 Hunter-street
Source: Early Architects of the Hunter Region, A hundred years to 1940 by Les Reedman B.Arch. Dip. Arch. AASTC FRAIA
Details: ARCHITECT Peter Joseph Gannon - Among his more significant work was the Church of the Sacred Heart, Hamilton, built in 1930, now the Cathedral for the Diocese of Maitland‐Newcastle. It is a building of handsome proportions, of strongly modelled and corbelled brickwork. The somewhat sombre exterior belies the richly expressed and lighted interior. The high ceiling is barrel vaulted and panelled in silky oak, 4 and the cruciform plan form results in intersecting vaults displaying amazing design and woodwork
182506
Surname: Salt Works (Industry)
First Name: -
Ship: LH
Date: 14 September 1835
Place: Lake Macquarie
Source: Gosford (Brisbane Water) Court of Petty Sessions, Letter Books, 1826 - 1874 (Ancestry)
Details: Correspondence from Magistrate Jonathan Warner to the Colonial Secretary...Sir, With reference to your letter No. 35/704 of the 24th ult. I have the honor to report for the information of HIs Excellency the Governor that I have made further inquiry respecting Mr. Boughton s assigned servants being in charge of his salt works at the entrance of Reids Mistake. Constable Moses Carroll was there, by my orders on the 10 inst. and found the prisoners named in the margin (William Shay per Eliza; Henry Tyer per Aurora; and John Huggins per City of Edinburgh) there in charge - the same three men were there on the 18th July last when the bushrangers arrived there. William Shay is the responsible person there. I appears that there has not been a free or ticket of leave overseer in charge of the place since Mr Boughtons free overseer was drowned which accident occurred some months back. Mr. Boughton who resides at Patterson River, visits the establishment about once a fortnight.
182516
Surname: Salt Works (Industry)
First Name: -
Ship: LH
Date: 12 November 1835
Place: Lake Macquarie
Source: Gosford (Brisbane Water) Court of Petty Sessions, Letter Books, 1826 - 1874 (Ancestry)
Details: Letter No. 35/29. Jonathan Warner to the Colonial Secretary....Sir, With reference to your recent letter, I have the honor to state for the information of His Excellency the Governor that it appears that Mr. Boughtons boatman who was drowned was not the overseer in charge at Lake Macquarie as was represented to me (altho a former boatman had been), from which circumstance Mr. Boughton has in some manner endeavoured to make it appear that himself or his overseer was in charge of his salt works but has omitted to state in his letter that his overseer John Hawkins left his salt works on the 2nd May and did not return there until 22 February during which time the prisoners had charge of the place with the exception of the days Mr. Boughton occasionally visited his salt works. I beg leave to add that when I was at Lake Macquarie on 6th inst. I met Mr. Boughton there and he informed me that he had been at much expense with his salt works and had been for several months past preparing to abandon them as it did not answer his views and from the manner in which he represented the circumstance of his overseer being at his farm at Paterson river together with his occasionally visiting the salt establishment I have taken upon myself to withhold the instructions I have from the Principal Superintendent of Convicts to withdraw Mr. Boughtons three men from his service until I hear from you
80534
Surname: Salt Works Newcastle (Industry)
First Name: -
Ship: LH
Date: 12 August 1834
Place: Newcastle
Source: The Australian
Details: Australian Agricultural company salt works progressing rapidly
181790
Surname: Saltworks, Newcastle (Industry)
First Name: -
Ship: LH
Date: 11 April 1826
Place: Newcastle
Source: NSW Courts Magistrates, Newcastle Police Court: 1823-1825, 1826-1827 (Ancestry)
Details: John Titford per Minstrel, in service to Mr. G. Blaxland, charged with making use of his mastsers name improperly and without authority. The chief constable states last night the prisoner came to the watch house and stated that his fellow servant had been beating him and that his master had sent him to request that a constable might be dispatched to take him into custody. I sent Turvey to Mr. Blaxlands lodgings, but that Gentleman having retired to rest and Titford still persisting that he had received the orders communicated Turvey accompanied him to the salt works and took the person complained of into custody. On enquiry this morning I find Mr. Blaxland had not given any order for a constable. William Turvey corroborated the preceding testimony. Mr. George Blaxland states - I did not give Titford any order to go for a constable and was much surprised this morning to find my salt works deserted and the man who has the care of them in gaol. I might have been robbed last night to a considerable extent during his absence. John Titford sentenced to 25 lashes.