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From: "Cathy Dunn" <>
Subject: Re: Bernard Brown's Diary.
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 13:57:59 +1000


email: Robyn Florance

----- Original Message -----
From: Davis, Leith (FORESTRY) <>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2000 10:25 AM
Subject: RE: Bernard Brown's Diary.


> Does anyone have contact details for Pyree?
>
> Leith Davis
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cathy Dunn [mailto:]
> Sent: Wednesday, 12 April 2000 9:09
> To:
> Subject: Re: Bernard Brown's Diary.
>
>
> Transcript of the Diaries are in back copies of The Shoalhaven Newsletter
> Contact Pyree
>
> Cathy Dunn
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: T. Bryan & B. Garvey <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2000 9:09 PM
> Subject: Bernard Brown's Diary.
>
>
> > Good Evening all,
> >
> > I've just returned home from an eight hour round trip to Nowra
> > where I was trying to locate more information on my 3xg
> > grandfather John McDermott who is mentioned in the index
> > of Bernard Brown's Diary. I located this reference to him
> > about 18 months ago at the FHS at Pyree and have been
> > trying to access the actual diary ever since. While at Pyree
> > I was told that the microfilm reader was out of order but the
> > volunteer had a copy of Brown's Diary on microfilm at home
> > and she would do a look up for me.
> >
> > Today at Nowra Library I again found a reference to John
> > McDermott in the book The First 100 Years of Shoalhaven,
> > Deaths 1822 - 1922, compiled by Jack Tilton. This reference
> > to John McDermott states that there was an inquest into his death
> > (he drowned in the Shoalhaven River in 1859) and also mentions
> > Brown's diary. I was told that I would have to contact Jack Tilton
> > to learn more about this reference. I phoned Jack and he was
> > most helpful. He explained that Brown's diary up to 1859
> > had been included in various issues of the journal Time Traveller
> > and these were held at the Nowra Library. So back to the library I went,
> > searched every shelf and did manage to locate some of the journals but
> > there was only one with a mention of Brown's Diary.
> > This was for 1852.
> >
> > I would really like to know what Bernard Brown had to say about
> > John McDermott, whether it be about his drowning or anything
> > else for that matter. If any list member has access to Brown's
> > Diary and would be prepared to locate the reference to John
> > McDermott I would be most grateful.
> >
> > Best wishes,
> >
> > Terri BRYAN
> >
> > Merimbula NSW Australia.
> >
> > Researching:
> > Bryan, Duffy, Hall, McNamara, Smith, Wilkinson - Birkenhead, UK.
> > Davis, Taylor - Stepney, London, UK.
> > Lucas, Machin, McDowell, Ryan - Ireland.
> > O'Neil, Roney - Ferns, County Wexford, Ireland
> > McDermott/McDermid, McPherson - Scotland.
> > Curry/Currie, Norman, Pickford, Pomeroy, Ruthven, Stokes.
> > Soldi - Lombardy, Italy.
> > Valbusa, Vinco - Verona, Italy.
> > Wethered.
> > Also researching these names in Australia.
> >
> >
>
>

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