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From: Kaye Patterson <>
Subject: Re: RE: [AVNE] Newspaper Lookups - Pioneer banquets
Date: Thu, 04 Oct 2001 15:02:27 +1000
In-Reply-To: <20011003233300.ZLNF4969942.mta2-rme.xtra.co.nz@[192.168.2.9]>


Hi Rosalyn and list (in case anyone else is interested in the names)
this is the beginning of the article on the Greta/Myrrhee Pioneer Banquet

Wangaratta Dispatch and North-Eastern Advertiser, Wednesday 26 June 1907.
GRETA PIONEERS. In connection with the banquet tendered to the pioneer
farmers of Greta and Myrrhee on Friday night, it may be interesting to
recall that there are probably only five now living of the sturdy band who
first selected farm land in the Greta district. The late Mr John DENNETT,
who was originally manager of portion of Myrrhee station, was the first
farmer, and he was followed in 1861 by Messrs Thomas SMITH, A MURDOCK, John
BRYSON, Samuel ELLIS, James TOAKLEY, John WOODS, James O'BRIEN, Richard
HUGHES, (brother of Rowland HUGHES), William DICKSON and Duncan
BAUCHOP. Messrs MURDOCK and BRYSON are believed to be in New Zealand, and
Messrs O'BRIEN, SMITH and DICKSON are the other survivors, still resident
on or near their original farms and retaining the respect and good wishes
many friends.
BANQUET AT GRETA
OLD SETTLERS ENTERTAINED
The early settlers of the parishes of Greta and Myrrhee were entertained by
the young men of the district at a complimentary banquet on Thursday night,
and the function was successful and enjoyable in every respect. The tables
were laid in a marquee on the farm of Mr John HUGHES, Greta, and the
catering was in the hands of Mr D KANE, of Wangaratta, who had tastefully
prepared an excellent spread and made complete arrangements that gave
entire satisfaction to the committee. Misses MASON assisted with the
tables. The chair was taken by Mr John E EVANS, president of Oxley Shire,
and Mr M J O'BRIEN, occupied the vice-chair. About 250 persons sat down to
the tables, seats being reserved for the invited guests. Invitations had
been issued to the following :-
Mr and Mrs R HUGHES
Mr and Mrs W DICKSON
Mr and Mrs John EVANS
Mr and Mrs R J MASON
Mr and Mrs SINCLAIR
Mr and Mrs G BAUCHOP
Mr and Mrs W McMILLAN
Mr and Mrs John PRENDERGAST
Mr and Mrs M WATSON
Mr and Mrs John WATSON
Mr and Mrs R SHANLEY
Mr and Mrs Evan EVANS
Mr and Mrs John NOLAN
Mr and Mrs J C FARRELL
Mr and Mrs James BYRNE
Mr and Mrs D FLEMING
Mr and Mrs T LLOYD
Mr and Mrs John McMILLAN
Mr and Mrs J B PETTY
Mr and Mrs W WINNELL
Mr and Mrs McCARTHY
Mr and Mrs J HOGAN
Mr and Mrs R BEATTIE
Mr and Mrs R KING
Mr and Mrs J KEARNEY
Mr and Mrs J S BLADES
Widows
Mrs ENGLISH
Mrs TOAKLEY
Mrs R WOLFFE
Mrs BROADBENT
Mrs KEARNEY
Mrs GALLAGHER
Mrs FORGE
Mrs KELLY
Mrs WALKLING
Mrs CRYER
Mrs W O'BRIEN
Mrs R JEFFREY
Mrs John CLARK
Mrs McKENZIE
Mrs B FRANKLIN
Mrs Thomas BARNETT
Mrs GRAHAM
Mrs CORKER
Mrs PATTERSON
Mrs BOURKE
Widowers
Mr Thomas SMITH
Mr G COLVILLE
Mr P QUINN
Mr H GOODLAND
Mr J REES
Mr James O'BRIEN
Mr W THOMAS
Mr J TANNER
Mr J C YOUNGER
Bachelors
Mr John O'BRIEN
Mr J DAVIS
Mr R GRAFF
Mr P STANLEY
Mr M LAFFIN
Mr J GILLOUGHLEY
Mr J KERSHAW
Mr T GLEESON
Complimentary Invitations
Mr and Mrs W BAIRD, F TANNER, W TANNER, James TANNER, D TANNER, D
CARMICHAEL, M O'MALLEY, A BYRNE, G H BROWN, J BOWSER, M.L.A., J Tilley
BROWN, M.H.R., Hon W LITTLE, M.L.C.

Kaye


At 23:33 3/10/01 +0000, you wrote:

>Hi Kaye,
>
>I would be interested in the full list of names, as many of my families
>married into one another - TANNER, WATSON, DELANEY, O'BRIEN, STEWART,
>O'KEEFE, KEENAN, FITZGERALD, TRIMBLE, HART, LLOYD, QUINN, KELLY, Etc.
>
>Many thanks,
>
>Rosalyn
> > Hi Rhonda, Doug and everyone else
> > If no-one has access to the Wang Chronicle for this date, I'll look it up
> > next time I'm at the State Library, as I'd like to read it as well.
> > If anyone is interested, I have an article on the Greta/Myrrhee pioneer
> > banquet from the Wangaratta Dispatch and North-Eastern Advertiser,
> > Wednesday 26 June 1907. There are lots of names and info on some of the
> > pioneer's experiences in the area
> > Kaye

Kaye Patterson
email:
http://www.deakin.edu.au/~kayep/geneal/

Researching in Victoria, AUS.
PATTERSON, FORGE, READ, POULTER, MEYER(S)
FREITAG, HILL, GREEN, JOHNSTONE, HUSSEY, SANTILLA
HYNES (NSW)

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