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From: "Daryl Lightfoot" <>
Subject: Re: AUS-NSW-Hunter-Valley-D Digest V99 #370
Date: Wed, 1 Dec 1999 22:18:26 -0800


Ron, Hi - my reference to Cooley Camp being Bolwarra is based on Eric
Clancy's "Giant for Jesus" ch 3 - he names many early settlers there, and
also identifies it as the site of a Methodist chapel, the land for which was
given by the Australian Loan Company. Clancy cites a Methodist report in
1846 referring to Cooley Camp, and the only chapel built in that area at the
time as far as I know was Bolwarra. Will read any other material on this
with much interest. Daryl Lightfoot
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From: Ron Hunter <>
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Date: Tuesday, 30 November 1999 16:30
Subject: Re: AUS-NSW-Hunter-Valley-D Digest V99 #370


>Re: Rosebank, Bowthorne, Cooley Camp
>
>Hi Listers
>I have been interested in the discussion on Cooley Camp.
>An early contributor suggested it was a former name for Bolwarra. I know
Bolwarra fairly well and have never heard the term mentioned in reference to
its early history.
>Another suggestion was that it was on a ridge between Woodville and
Wallalong.
>Woodville and Wallalong are only about 4 to 6 Km apart. It just happens
that Bowthorne is on the ridge between them (quite close to Wallalong). The
Paterson River runs along at the foot of the ridge and I imagine it would
have been an attractive place to settle in the early days (it is still an
>attractive place).
>Bowthorne is approx 3Km north of Morpeth, and approx 6 to 8 Km NE of
Maitland.
>Another contributor quoted Harry Boyle believing that Cooley Camp was
located on this ridge. He would be the first person that many locals would
ask.
>I am not certain of the location of Rosebank.
>Assuming all this speculation is on the right track, I hope that this extra
info helps.
>Ron Hunter
>Maitland, NSW
>
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>> Subject: Rosebank and Bowthorne
>> Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 09:18:31 +1100
>> From: "Bob & Glen Brown" <>
>> To:
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>> Thank you fellow listers John and John re information concerning Cooley
Camp. I have now come corss two further locations, if any listers can help
me as to there whereabouts :
>> Bowthorne, Parish East Maitland
>> Rosebank, Parish of East Maitland
>>
>> tia
>>
>> Bob
>> Kingscliff
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