Why a “quarry”? As far as I can find, there is no collective noun for a group of eulogies such as this, so I decided that “quarry” reflected the often rich resource available in eulogies written about about our family members, deceased or not. The Hungerford family in Australia has had many notable members and […]
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Bruce Leslie Gladstone Cooper – Eulogy
A Service of Thanksgiving For the Life of Bruce Leslie Gladstone Cooper 27 October 1923 – 20 October 2004 Shore Chapel, Blue Street, North Sydney 4.00 pm – 27 October 2004 Reverend Matthew Pickering – School Chaplain Blessed indeed is the man who hears many gentle voices call him father! ~ Lydia M. Child, […]
Truxton Leslie Cooper – Eulogy
Eulogy Truxton Leslie Cooper 14 April 1921 – 20 March 2007 Whilst going through Dad’s computer records I found that he had started recording some memories of his life. I’d like to start off today by reading you some extracts from this. The earliest part of my life that I can remember is when […]
Ian Truxton Cooper – Eulogy
Ian Truxton Cooper 10 February 1955 to 12 November 2017 I would like to thank everyone for coming to help us celebrate Ian’s life, especially those of you that have travelled great distances. I would also like to thank you all for your support during Ian’s illness, especially from his local friends. This […]
Marjorie Doreen Cooper – Eulogy
Tribute Marjorie Doreen Cooper 17 April 1897 to 26 December 1995 I have been asked by my Aunt Janet, my Uncle Truxton and my Father Bruce to speak on their behalf today in relation to their mother Marjorie. I thank them for that honour. Of course, I speak on their behalf, but I trust with […]
Hesba Fay Brinsmead – Eulogy
A Life Sketch Hesba (‘Pixie’) Hungerford Hesba Fay Brinsmead HESBA HUNGERFORD, or ‘Pixie’ as she was known, was born in Bilpin, NSW on 15 March 1922. Despite having had little formal education she became a governess and school teacher. She married Reg Brinsmead in Melbourne on 13 February 1943 and accompanied him to Wycheproof […]
Reflections of a “Country Bumpkin” – Not Always an Angel!
I have been asked on many occasions to jot down notes on my life, so I have started. I think you will find this writing somewhat mundane but here goes. The earliest part of my life that I can remember is when I was about 4 yrs old and I was living with my parents […]
Mosman Memories
I started Killarney School in 1902 when I was five years old and finished three years later at aged eight years. I lived at the head of Mosman Bay and walked by bush track or perhaps a dirt road to Killarney, up what is now Harbour Street. I was given a penny to catch […]
Tom White Melville Winder
by RB Winder and RH Prentice [Editor: This article was originally published in three parts in HAFS Journals Vol 1 No 2, Vol 1 No 3 and Vol 1 No 4. Researchers should cite the Journal reference rather than this web page.] Part 1 – The Voyages of 1814-1817 Birth and Background The birth and family background […]
The Pilcher and Hungerford Connection
by Ann Ashby [Great-great-granddaughter of Henry Incledon Pilcher] [Editor: This article was first published in HAFS Journal Vol 1 No 3, May 1992.] On 1 February 1854 Septimus Hungerford [E.7], seventh son of Captain Emanuel Hungerford and his wife Catherine Loane, married Eliza Sophia Pilcher, eldest child of Henry Incledon Pilcher and his wife Eliza […]
Hungerfords and Bridges: Family Connections
by Alfred Bridge Watts [Editor: This article was originally published in HAFS Journal Vol 1 No 2 Nov 1991. Among the pioneer wine growing families around the Cessnock-Polkobin-Allandale-Branxton area, one will find, among others, the names of Drayton, Chick, Goodwin, and of course Hungerford – as one will know from reading Mines, Wines and People: […]
William Jacob Watriama (1880-1925)
As you know we are always researching and updating our family information. Just recently we found another name to add to our list. William Jacob Watriama [L.VIII.iii.7.1a=] was born in 1880, in the Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia and eventually arrived in Australia in about 1891. Throughout his life he fought to end French rule over […]
Margaret Wolfe Argles Hungerford
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder … is a quote that is well known to all of us and was originally penned by Margaret Wolfe Argles Hungerford [H.2a=] (born 27 April 1859) in her book Molly Bawn, the story of a flirtatious and petulant Irish girl, who arouses her lover’s jealousy and naively ignores social […]
Phoebe Lane Wins Business Award
Australia’s best established and up-and-coming businesses were recognised at the prestigious Optus My Business Awards held on Friday night, 10 November 2017. Some 150 finalists were vying to be named the best of the best across 28 categories. One of our Hungerford family PKL Recruitment won the Workplace of the Year category. (more…)
The New Zealand Tyrrell Family
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LINDEMANS: Dr Henry John Lindeman and the connection to the Hungerford Family
by Judith Fitz-Henry Editor’s note: This article was originally produced in HAFS Journal Vol 8 No 1 May 2005. Dr HJ Lindeman was one of a number of medical practitioners who came to Australia in the first half of the nineteenth century to practise medicine. From his medical studies, he must have been aware of […]
Australian Vignerons and their connections to the Hungerford family
Editor’s note: This article first appeared as the introduction to a series of articles in May 2005 HAFS Journal Volume 8 No. 1. It is followed by articles Kelman and the Care of the Vine, Dr Lindeman and others. The first vines arrived in Australia with the First Fleet in 17 88. Initially wines were produced in […]
Kelman and the Care of the Vine
By Betty Crowley Editor: This article was first published in HAFS Journal Vol 8 No 1 May 2005 A cork pops and the bottle tilts for a Tyrrell, Lindeman or Drayton, but decades have passed since wine from a Kelman label flowed. After the centenary celebrations of Kirkton in 1930 it became a name seldom […]
Catherine Hungerford [E.10]
Catherine Hungerford – The Tenth Child of Emanuel and Catherine Catherine Hungerford [E.10] was born on 14 January 1834, Farley, West Maitland, NSW, and baptised on 27 January 1834. She was the tenth child of Emanuel Hungerford (E) and Catherine Loane (L.I.ii). (more…)
The Winder Family [W]
Tom White Melville Winder was, according to family tradition since his children’s lifetimes, the son of Arthur Wesley, later known as Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington, and Lady Mary Melville. (There is no Lady Mary Melville recorded in the period, however Elizabeth Rennie, wife of Henry Dundas, Viscount Melville, divorced her husband in 1779, […]