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The Allsopp & Barnes families of Murrumburrah

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Harden Murrumburrah: Aboriginal heritage | Allsopp & Barnes Families  | Cinema / Picture Theatres | Council Chambers | Fossil animals | Flying into Harden 1914 | Historic Buildings | Hotels, Pubs & Inns | McMahon's Reef Goldfield | Platypus | Postal Services | Sheep | A series of family history recollections by Hazel M. Foley (b.1912) Hazel M. Foley, 1929 1. Introduction The following collection of reminiscences and images were provided by Roger Foley of Lismore, to the present compiler in June 2024. They primarily relate to the pioneering Allsopp and Barnes families of Murrumburrah, of whom Mr. Foley is related. Three reminiscences are by Hazel M. Foley, Roger's mother, and a brief one from Roger. Some of the individuals mentioned below include the following: Allsopp, Frederick - son of Thomas Allsopp (1844-1919). Allsopp, Harold - father of Hazel M. Foley. [Grandfather of Roger Foley] Allsopp, Jack - broth
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Platypus in the Harden-Murrumburrah region

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Harden Murrumburrah: Aboriginal heritage | Cinema / Picture Theatres | Council Chambers | Fossil animals | Flying into Harden 1914 | Historic Buildings | Hotels, Pubs & Inns | McMahon's Reef Goldfield | Platypus | Postal Services | Sheep | 1. Introduction During August-September 2023 the Australian Conservation Foundation launched The platy-project , with the aim of identifying past and present local sightings of platypus across Australia. The following article comprises an historical record of known examples centering on the Harden-Murrumburrah district of south-western New South Wales, though extending south to Jugiong and Yass, east to Binalong and Burrowa, north to Young, and west to Wombat and Wallengang. It includes general news items pertaining to the protection of the animal, mentions of Indigenous names and stories, specific reports on sightings and captures, alongside information gleaned during 2023 by the author from locals via a Facebook survey, in a
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Maurice Guillaux flight 50th anniversay 1964

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Maurice Guillaux - 50th Anniversary 1964 | Postcards & Philatelics 1913+ | Flying into Harden 1914 | First Australian Aerial Mail 1914 | Australia - photographs & film 1914 Australia Post, 1 July 1964. The 50th anniversary of Maurice Guillaux's pioneering first Australian airmail flight from Melbourne to Sydney between 16-18 July 1914 was celebrated in a variety of ways, including the issue of special stamps, a re-enactment flight, and celebrations at various localities along the original route. This included Harden, near Young, where Guillaux was forced to stay overnight due to adverse weather conditions. As a result, stories were run in various newspapers, some of which included interviews with individuals who were able to reminisce on the event, and manuscript material such as letters and photographs which were produced whilst Guillaux was still in the country. Some of this material is included below. Much of it is sourced from exhibition materials in the Harden-
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