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From: Grahame & Rosslyn Thom <>
Subject: Re: [NORCO] Crabbe
Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2007 16:31:44 +1000
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Hi Jan

Re your message about Walter Crabbe at Grafton.

I was just having a look at the book The Bawden Lectures published by
the Clarence River Historical Society in 1973 (it has no index) and
found the following on page 84.

"Among some other old identities, men who perhaps have to some extent
dropped out of view of late years, I may mention some that occur to
me. The late Walter Crabbe of the First Falls, ........ I remember
those and their families arriving on the Clarence in Mr Girard's
brig, "Alfred", under engagement to that gentleman in the year
1841." (extract from talk given on 9 July 1886 by T Bawden)

Note - A son named Richard was born to Faithfull Crabb of the
Clarence River Innkeeper on March 27, 1843 and a son named Walter on
June 14, 1844. The mother was formerly Elizabeth Tizzerd. Faithfull
Crabb was drowned at Thomas Hewitt's wharf near Alumy Creek. His inn
was at First Falls (now Eatonsville), and William Edward Southion
succeeded him in that business and as boat ferryman there.

The notes in this book were added by Mr R C Law.

Hope this is useful

cheers

Grahame

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