Families

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    Alley family

    Dr George Underwood Alley (1804-1879), son of John Alley and Jane Anne Underwood, married Catherine Amelia Smith, daughter of Kitty Amelia (nee Forth) and Thomas Smith in 1830 in Dublin, […]

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    Badgery family

    James Badgery (1769-1827) and Elizabeth Lundie (1767-1849) had eight children. Elizabeth was pregnant, when she left England in 1799 to settle in Australia, and their daughter Ann Badgery was born […]

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    Blundell Family

    From left: Charlotte Blundell (nee Grigg, standing), Sarah Blundell (nee Collins), Frances Grigg (nee Brown), Frank Marceau, Samuel Blundell, Donald Grigg, Edward Blundell, Margaret Marceau (nee Grigg, standing), Daisy Marceau […]

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  • Plan of renewal of marking the Creek boundary between H.C. Burnell's 1280 acres and Crown land at Araluen.

    Burnell Family

    Henry Clay Burnell (1806 – 1888) was born in London in March 1806, the third son of Thomas Burnell and Anne Clay. At age 23 he travelled alone1Relatives of Geoffrey […]

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  • A photograph of James Curran 1829-1925. Araluen Blacksmith at Redbank.

    Curran Family

    James Curran (1829-1925) was a long standing blacksmith at Redbank. James settled in Araluen in the mid 1860s and married Bedelia O’Donnell on 27 May 1869.  James was born in […]

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  • Antonio and Faustino Delponte - The Italians Vineyard for sale 1871

    Delponte Family

    The Delponte family arrived in Australia from the Italian-speaking canton of Ticona in Switzerland. The family purchased land in Araluen in the early 1860s and established a vineyard.  Antonio (1806 – 1889) […]

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  • An advertisement for The Currency Lad Public House, for sale in 1867

    Greenwood Family

    William Greenwood (1812- 1867) was born in Sydney. His parents James and Ann, and two elder brothers John and James migrated to Australia as from England in 1811 on the […]

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  • Sale in 1949 of Andrew Keys Slaughter house at Crown Flat.

    Keys Family

    Andrew Keys (1873-1940) was born at Jembaicumbene, and became one of Araluen’s best known and most respected citizens, working as a butcher for many years […]

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  • Phil Madigans Perseverance Hotel. Newtown, Araluen

    Madigan family

    Phillip, Michael and Thomas Madigan were well-known Araluen residents.  They were the sons of Patrick Madigan (1800 – 1857) and Anne Sheehan (1800 – 1873) who married in about 1822 […]

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  • A notice to Miners and others placed 21 November 1861 regarding building on private lands

    Mullins Family

    John Harford Mullins (1827-1901) the son of John Mullins and Betty Harford, married Eliza Buxton nee Ash (1820-1892), a widow and the daughter of Henry Ash and Margaret, in February […]

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    Salvia Family

    Giovanni Battista Felice Fourtunato [Felice] Salvia (1818-1881) arrived in Australia on the ship Singapore, in 1854, from the Italian-speaking […]

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    Wisbey Family

    The Wisbey family were one of the original families to arrive in Araluen in about 1840 from Essex in England, settling in Reidsdale, and North Araluen.  The family had gold […]

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