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From: "Tony Moore" <>
Subject: Re: [NSW-W] Warraweena
Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2004 14:06:55 +0800
In-Reply-To: <003401c480d0$9edddeb0$6401a8c0@jimxpdesktop>


Dear Jim,

I ventured out into the unknown last light and registered as a yahoo-
geocities user. I have never done anything like that before. I
couldn't stop myself. By 1am I had put 3 photos of Warraweena and 1
of my APPS family on my first ever web site:

http://www.geocities.com/tonymoore51

Click on Warraweena homestead.
Then, after it loads, click on the pictures for enlargements.

The original photos that I scanned were so tiny, about 8cm x 5cm ,
and it was not until they came to life on a computer screen that
their true wealth was revealed.

I would think that the original huge station had many houses
scattered about. It wouldn't surprise me if this wasn't the main
homestead.

Although I visited Bre, Bourke and Goodooga for the first time in
2000 I never looked for Warraweena. I was more interested to find
"Mogila" at Goodooga, some of the bridges that great grandfather
built in the 1870's and 1880's (which are still standing) plus the
graves of himself and wife in the Goodooga cemetery.

I took my Dad with me then. It was only the second time he had gone
back there since 1930 when his parents moved to Sydney.

Jim, if you find that the buildings in the photos are actually on
"another" station and not the original Warraweena, please let me
know. I won't be offended.

Looking forward to hearing from you,

Tony Moore

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On 12 Aug 2004 at 17:58, JIM FISHER wrote:

> Interesting to see Warraweena mentioned on the list as the property that my Dad
owned, and I grew up on, BUNNAWANNA, was part of the old Warraweena station
before it was broken up. Dad drew it as a Soldiers Settlers block just after WWII
and we lived there 'till 1963. Bunnawanna is located on the eastern edge of the
old original holding, our next door neighbors to the west were Lillyfield and
Marion Downs. The address was actually Brewarrina as we were closer to
it than to bourke. (Since Bunnawanna itself was 25,000 acres I imagine that
the original Warraweena must have been huge.)

Regards,
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