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2005Founders36i2.Pdf NEWSLETTER OF FELLOWSHIP OF FIRST FLEETER$ 1 ·1;, /,,.,· ,,,, lll th,· h,·,1r/, 1 dill) 11111u),, ,,f /),·,,,·,·1u)1111/,, ,., 11,·,·,·r /,, ,J1t•. · PATRON: Her Excellency, Professor Marie Bashir, AC, Governor of New South Wales Pret1i'dent:, report a small sub-committee meeting early Professor Bria n F letcher as guest speaker. For March it was decided to revive the bookings and further informa tion please contact rA}Daytime Fellowship meetings. We Ala n Scouse on 9607 08 11. Tickets a re $25.00. ave guest speakers for meetings in The second gathering will be held by the May, July a nd September a nd we envisage a Friends of F irst Government House S ite at C hristmas Party in December. Details in this History House, HQ of the Royal Austra lia n issue, but to remind y ou, the first meeting is Historical Society, at 6.30 pm and the guest Wednesday, 25 May at 10.45am and the speaker speaker for this F oundation Day lecture will be is Mrs Dawn Moss, President of the Friends of your President. Enquiries for this meeting contact First Government House Site. T here is a small Joan Fairhall phone 9546 5555. charge and lunch is provided. lt would be a good Would you believe that during the Australi a idea to RSVP to First Fleet House at least a Day weekend a traffic sign was attached, albeit week before, as numbers w ill be limited. temporarily, to the repli ca of the fl agstaff in In the last issue of FounJerJ Pamela H empel Loftus Street!! It may have only been temporary reported on two presentations made to the but how insensitive. More on this later, a nd also, Fellowship. Nell Sansom, FF Bloodworth­ w hile I am in the vicinity of the fl agpole site, I INSIDE Bella my, do nated to the Libra ry a number of believe that the Sydney-Portsmouth Committee 2 NEWS OF MEMBERS publications in addition to a rather large, is fl exing muscles for a tussle over the Bonds of magnificent print of Sydney Cove by the early Friends hip. Again I w ill report further in 3 WHAT'S ON ,')Ionia! artist Thomas Watling. We are in the May/June . ·ocess of having it framed and, gracing the wall Since the last report l have spoken to only two 4 FIRST FLEET SHIPS IN of First Fleet Ho use, it will certainly be a talking o rganisations, needless to say both extremely SYDNEY PLACE NAMES point in the future. interested in our heritage. The first was a Carers Another member, Peter Meyer, FF E leano r Group -well may you wonder about this ! ! Some 6 FROM THE CHAPTERS Fraser/Redchester, was present at our Luncheon time ago I spoke to one of their groups and sat and kindly presented a volume to the Library, The down with about a dozen dear ladies in their 7 ESTABLISHING Teacher(rom S 11oli'y R i11er, a book he had written eig hties and had an informa l talk about the INTERSTATE CHAPTERS from research made of his great grandfather Carl foundation of our nation, a wonderful, dow n to Meyer, and naturally the family connection to the earth experience. Went off quite well I! 7 SURVEY First F leeter. Peter, w ho resides in Malaysia, is But at North Ryde it was a different ba ll in Sydney for a few months, and in response to game. T here would have been some 50 citizens 7 NORFOLK ISLAND a letter of appreciation sent by myself on beha lf eager to hear about the foundation of our nation. FOUNDATION DAY of the Fellowship, I received an answer intimating I was also pleased to meet a Tunks descendant CELEBRATIONS that his membership of the Fellowship now means among the group. a great deal more to him. Fellowship indeed! Again, o nly last week, on 16 March I 7 PETER HIBBS T ha nk you, Peter. When we receive letters addressed the Rose Bay Ladies Probus Club. such as y o urs it makes it all worth w hile! Would you believe that the President, J ean 8 GRAND ANNUAL The 13th May this year is the a nniversary of Foxover, was not only a First Fleeter (FF John RAFFLE WINNERS the Fleet leaving Portsmouth. There will be two Small-Mary Parker), but is a member of the gatherings in Sydney to mark this event. The Fellowship !! I had met J ean at a reunion of the 8 FELLOWSHIP LIBRARY Sydney-Portsmouth Sister City Committee w ill Small/Parker Family some years ago. Thank you, REPORT hold a reception at the Sy dney Tow n Hall with Jean. (co11ti11lledo11pa,9e8) Price 50¢ Registered by Australia Post Publication No NBH 1271 ew BARBARA MAY GLASS, at the Membership Report Bundaberg Base Hospital, on 23 Contact Corner October 2004, late of Stedman Street, One very positive response we FOR PERIOD 30 JANUARY 2005 TO Bundaberg. Beloved wife of Richard have received from the recently 19 MARCH 2005 Dick (deed). Descendant of First Fleeter conducted survey is the need for a Frederick Meredith. column in Founder.J where Fellowship We extend a warm welcome to new members can register their details so members jo,ned during this period, eight HEATHER GROVE (#6462) died that other members from the same adults a nd two juniors. December 2004. Descendant of First descendant can make contact with Fleeter William Wall. them. So its over to you. Just send T HOMAS ACRES: James Rodney your details to the Editor at First Bruce. Fleet House to be included. JOHN CROSS: Christopher Donald New Family Members Raines. CONGRATULATIONS MATTHEW EVERINGHAM: Elsie MR GARNET CLIFFORD KAY Lorraine Lincolne. As a Christmas surprise for her grand­ ANN FORBES: Audrey Estelle Harris. father's hundredth birthday, Suzanne Harris from Queensland gave him mem­ ANN MARTIN: Faye Lillian Smith. bersrup of the Fellowsrup of First Fleeters. Garnet Clifford Kay a descendant EDWARD MILES: Nola Tucker. of Ann Forbes, was born in Southgate, NSW in 1904. He and his wife Mary WILLIAM NASH/MARIA HAYNES: were together for 76 years, raising seven Susette Lee Crowe. children, six of w hom are still alive. Mr Kay has 24 g randchildren, 30 g reat­ EDWARD RISBY: Caitlyn Rose grandchild ren and five great-great­ Selman J owett (jun), Lachlan William grandchildren. His w ife Mary sadly Selman Jowett (jun). passed away on 28 November 2004. Mr Kay enjoyed playing cricket a nd JOSEPH WRIGHT: Wendy Lynette rugby league in his youth a nd was a Condon. champion billiard player. His great love was fishing. He became a builder a nd worked in the Lismore area where he Birth raised his family. He retired in his late 60s and has continued to live in Lismore in Welcome to a n additional First Fleeter: northern NSW. In addition to Mr Kay four other EMMA JANE BEARDSLEY (FF d escendants of Ann Forbes became Thomas Acres), 5 August 2004, members of the Fellowship. Hawkesbury District Hospital, daughter Best w ishes to Mr Kay were to J ulie and Geoffrey, sister to Lauren, forwarded by President Peter Christian. and granddaughter to John (#2526) and Helen Kemsley. Eighth generation. Closing date for HENRY HACKING copy ictures May/J issue Deaths Also of interest is that within the past May 27 2005 few months some eight new members Deepest sympathy is extended to the descended from Henry Hacking, who families of the following: arrived in the colony as quartermaster of Siri,1.1, have also joined the Fellowship. JOAN CHARLOTTE BULL (#1954), For many years the Fellowship had passed away 19 November 2004, aged listed descendant Warwick, who with OFFICE HOURS 89. Very proud to be a First Fleeter. his w ife J ean, have been very keen Descendant of First Fleeter Philip Gidley supporters of the Fellowship. I0.00 3.00pm King. Monday to Friday CD The Friends of First Government House Site Invite FFF members to join them at their FOUNDATION DAY LECTURE To be held in the rooms of the FFF Daytime Auxiliary Royal Australian Historical Society Macquarie Street, Sydney Program of Proposed FRIDAY 13 MAY 2005 6.30pm Meetings Admission $12.00; non-members $15.00 Guest Speaker will be Peter Christian. 25 MAY Peter will speak about the First Fleet Speaker: Mrs Dawn Moss, Chair of the Friends Preparation,Voyage and Arrival. of First Government House RSVP: Dawn Moss 9953 3040 or Joan Fairhall 9546 5555. 27 JULY Friends have been asked to bring a plate; Soup and Damper Day drinks will be provided. Speaker: Rosemary Annable, a former Chair of the RAHS and Archivist and Fellow Trustee of St James Church, King Street. 14 SEPTEMBER Rope-Pulley Family Heritage Speaker: Mr Tony Laffan (FF Ann Colpitts) will talk on his book about Ann and several Association Reunion others. SATURDAY 21 MAY 2005 14 DECEMBER Castlereagh Hall Christmas Party -- should be good - a few I I 58 Castlereagh Road, Castlereagh The Hall will open at I 0.00am to meet and surprises for those attending. greet and the sale of mementos. Meetings to commence at I 0.4Sam. A Rope-Pulley family member Donation $5.00 Mr Neville Barlow, will open the Reunion at 11.00am. After the opening, representatives of Delfin Lend Lease will give a presentation on the genesis and development of Cockatoo Island Tour Ropes Crossing in the ADI site. The South Coast Chapter has issued an Members extend a cordial invitation invitation to all members of the Fellowship to for you to attend.
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