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Hear Ye, Hear Ye

Includes Members' Interests & Reunions

Published in the September 2009 edition of 'The Genealogist'


NICHOL, NICHOLLS, NICHOLSON, NICOLSON, PENALUNA, SHARP-PAUL, THOMSON, TREVILLIAN, VINCENT

*LIBRARY USERS PLEASE NOTE:

Council agreed to the summer library closure from 4.00pm Wednesday, 16 December to 10.00am Monday, Janurary 11, 2010.


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NANCARROW

A family gathering for the descendants of John and Jane NANCARROW (nee Trevillian) is planned for March 21st 2010 in conjunction with the Eaglehawk Arts Festival.

John and Jane migrated from Cornwall in 1853 and lived in Fryers Creek, Eaglehawk, Bendigo and Glen Wills.

Some family names associated with NANCARROW are PENALUNA, BENNETTS, COWLING, GRIGG, CARTER, THOMSON, VINCENT, FENTON, FLEMING. It is hoped to dedicate a memorial plaque to Jane Nancarrow at the White Hills Cemetery Bendigo.

Family stories, photographs and memorabilia are being sought.

For more details contact Gladys & Glen Grigg:  98984927 or by email

Keith Fenton:  9810 1318 or by email


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WHO IS THE MYSTERY DESCENDANT OF TOM DOWSE

Mrs Elizabeth Sharp-Paul (nee Dowse) was awarded Equal Third Place in the Alexander Henderson Award 2003.  She was approached by a member who asked if she knew anything about Tom Dowse, a convict who came to Australia in 1824.  At that time Mrs. Sharp-Paul had not heard of him but since then has obtained a book entitled Brisbane: Squatters, Settlers and Surveyors which contains an article by Mark Gosling a descendant.  It describes Dowse’s most interesting life as one of the first free settlers in Moreton Bay.  He kept a diary and was known as ‘Brisbane’s Samuel Pepys’.

If you were the member who approached Mrs. Sharp-Paul you might like to keep an eye open for the book which she has kindly donated to the library collection.


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CLAN GATHERING

Clan MacNicol Victoria Inc are holding a gathering on November 7th - 8th 2009 at Creswick Victoria.  Any person interested and connected to the following names:
Nicolson, Nicholson, Nichol, Nicholls, MacNicol, MacNeacail including various spellings,

Contact:- Beth Bell 03-97535057  or  by Email:  or,

Mal Nicolson or  by Email:  for further information please.

Clan MacNicol Vic Inc was formed 1990 and has a strong membership.  In 1999 we held a very successful World Gathering at Mount Evelyn.

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