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From: Vivienne Caldwell <>
Subject: Frank McCaffrey #14
Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 10:50:06 +1100

Francis McCaffrey Collection,
University of Wollongong Archives D92

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must not be copied or published in any form. The notebooks are the
property of the University of Wollongong. Spelling and grammar are as
found in the original handwriting. Question marks or other comments
within square brackets indicate that the word was not clear - if you
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Page 72

The Scottish Earldom of Lindsay. John Lindsay Crawford on the death of
the 22nd Earl of Crawford and 6th Earl of Lindsay, in 1808 came over
from the north of Ireland and declared himself to be the rightful heir.
He was tried in Edinburgh for forging documents in support of his case
and he was transported to Botany Bay for a term of 14 years. Lives and
adventures of remarkable impostures. Henry James Hamilton Bethune
Lindsay is now the Australian claimant to the Earldom of Lindsay.
The Angel Hotel. Where the Angel Hotel stands was the southern end of
the private dwelling of Esther Marsh. It was a two storied building and
built in the shape of a hollow square. On the Angel Hotel end it was
built on a depth of 70ft by 20ft. It then ran along the street to
Hoffrung's building. The northern end was built on from Pitt St right
down to the Tank Stream. In the centre of the yard was an immense
pigeion house - 40 holes and hundreds of pigeons. After Mrs Terry's
death the property was sold in lots by Mr J S Mort. The solicitors
being Bylyard and Curtis. John Morris bought the only allotment sold
that day. Lot 5 - 20th by 66ft on which stands the Angel Hotel. Thomas
Holt of the Warren-Cook's River bought remainder of the house block
later on.

Page 73

The Angel Hotel was first opened and named by a man named Muscatt. He
sold it to his son-in-law, a man named Peck - son of a contractor who
levelled the Sand Hills and formed Moore Park many years ago.
Mrs Rosetta Terry was the widow of Sam Terry. She was Mrs Rosetta
Marsh, a widow. Esther was her daughter. Esther Marsh - Mrs Rosetta
Marsh's daughter by her first husband married John Terry Hughes. Sam
Terry's nephew.
Hon. E C H Leslie married Miss Biddulph of Shoalhaven. Mary Louisa
Ramsay, eldest daughter of David Ramsay. M D Dobroyde, Sydney married
Alex Learmouth. She died at Park House, Concord - Jan 1814? Aged 88
years.
The lunatic O'Farrell divided his time while in Sydney between Dan
Tierney's Currency Lass' corner of Pitt and Hunter Sts and the Clarendon
Hotel at the other end of the block. A weak head ruined by strong
drink.
Holt's Hotel at Lidsdale, Lithgow was closed on 1 January 1914 as the
result of the local option vote. This hotel was situated on the main
Mudgee road. It was a great road, dangerous in the coaching and
carrying days. It was forty years in the hands of the last licensees,
which speaks well.
Henry O'Loughton born Campbelltown 1844 died 1914. His youth was spent
in Appin, a very poweful man, a substantioal dairyman and a cattle
breeder of note.

Page 74

John Read, an old south coast publican died at Dapto 7th Jan 1914 aged
88 years. Reid Park was named after him in Dapto in recognisance of his
great efforts in securing a park for the town.
Opposite Belmore Park Gardens on the eastern side of Elizabeth Street
was in days gone by a 40 acre paddock in which stood the old-time
mansion - Albion House - the residence of Esther Hughes - step-daughter
of Sam Terry and widow of John Terry Hughes - a nephew of Sam's and
partner of John Hoskings - who was the son of a schoolmaster who had
charge of the Orphan School. Hughes and Hoskings were at one time
exclusive merchant land owners. The Albion House and grounds - 40 acres
were sold in 1872. Henry Keck? Was one time Governor of Darlinghurst
Gaol and his son who was a clerk in the George Street Market lived in
cottages that had been erected on the 40 acres prior to 1872.
There was a cottage on the hill in the same paddock next Cooper St.
Captain M M McDonald who married a daughter of John Terry Hughes lived
in it. The Albion Brewery, a ruin in 1873 was also in the block. After
J T H's death it was used as a four mill and soap factory.

Page 75

Messrs J T and J M Toohey purchased that property and some portions of J
T H old Brewery are still visible. Previous to that the Tooheys were
doing a large bottling business in Harbour St. Burrows and Gleesons
Brewery was wrecked in the Dandenong Gale. It was at Waverley - the
storm water damaged the beer - and it was owned by the Tooheys - so they
reaped a big harvest for damages. Dr Burdett who sold Mother Welsh's
Pills and Van Hackeress lived on part of Esther Hughe's 40 acre
allotment.
In 1879 John Palmer died aged 79 years. Same yar Maxwell Rennie Allan -
son of David Allan - who was at one time Deputy Commissary General at
the age of 57 years. In same year Edward, Williams-Gregory - father of
te cricketers aged 74 years. Same year R B Randolph - Sydney Merchant
aged 83 years. Same year Enoch Fowler - father of Robert Fowler. Same
year Jonathon Piper - a Brisbane Water Shipwright 70 years. Same year
James Snowball Cooper aged 80 years - a colonist over 50 years. Same
year William Henry Hinton married Eliza Ann Mathews stepdaughter of
Charles Kidman of Coogee Bay - formerly the 11th Colonial Bloomfields
Regiment. William Gerrard Phillips of Balmain died 1879 age 79 years.

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