Local & Family History Newsletter Spring 201 3 No 5 DABEE 1 923 mmediately on the conclusion of from Rylstone town and railway There is a stone homestead, and all I the sale of ‘Tongy’ Messrs. station, 1 40 miles from . The necessary out buildings are in order; Goldsbrough Mort and Co. Ltd., will area is 1 5,660 acres 3 rds 23 also stone woolshed with eight submit that magnificent wool growing perches freehold undulating to hilly, machines, yards, dip, etc., manager’s property, ‘Dabee’ station, together unsurpassed to growing the highest residence, 3 boundary riders’ with stock and plant. This sale is also class fine Merino wool, as indicated cottages. by order of the Perpetual Trustee by the prices realised for the ‘Dabee’ The stock comprises about 9300 Company Ltd., trustees of the late clip, which sold up to 32 1 /2d in sheep, Dabee and Havilah blood, Robert Marsden Fitzgerald. 1 921 , 38d in 1 922 , and has shorn September – October 1 923; invariably been amongst the highest As in the case of ‘Tongy’ the about 4860 ewes, of which 3690 are priced clips in the State. Fitzgerald family have held ‘Dabee’ now lambing; about 4300 wethers, for nearly 1 00 years, and this station The property is splendidly watered 1 40 rams, 300 cattle, comprising 1 82 is also only being offered to wind up by Cudgegong River, creeks, springs cows, 1 73 steers and 24 horses the estate. and numorous dams, and is fenced (Sydney Morning Herald, 1 4th November and subdivided into 33 paddocks. 1 923 p 4). The property is situated one mile

ST JOHN'S WORT 1 937

Problem on Nullo Mountain. Mr Nicholson, and found that weed eradication, and RYLSTONE, Friday the weed was a big problem, £1 00,000 had been set aside special meeting of the as 3000 to 4000 acres were for that purpose. A decided ARylstone Shire Council infested. A serious position move had been made by the was held to consider the had not been exaggerated in department all over the State noxious weed question. Mr K any way. The pest was firmly in regard to St John’s Wort. In G Cam, special weeds officer established. With the rich the southern districts, five of the Department of basalt country, this region was shires contributed £900, which Agriculture, and Mr G ideally suitable for pasture was subsidised by the Nicholson, senior agriculture improvement. Government, and this money instructor, were present to On private land, St John’s was spent each year on advise the council of the best Wort was very bad, but settlers eradication and clearing of method that might be used in were trying to keep it under waterways. Poison and salt the eradication of St John’s control on cleared ground only. had been used by means of a Wort on Nullo Mountain, in the If the country was opened up spray tank. The country was Rylstone Shire. Mr D D this weed would spread. similar to the Nullo Mountain. Macfarlane presided. The Government had made Continued page 4 Mr Cam said that he had available, through the Rural visited the Nullo Mountain with Bank, financial assistance for Late Mrs Jamison 1 921

THE LAST OF A GREAT FAMILY INTERESTING SKETCH correspondent writes: – tailors, and the wants of the "Then you can go on; I AMrs Jamison sen., whose needy at the request of the wouldn't hurt a hair on your death was reported in last owner were invariably made head; I thought you were Billy Thursday's Guardian was the good. In those days there B--, and if you had been I’d 3rd daughter of the late Mr were no railway lines, motor have shot you as dead as a John Maclean of Glen Alice cars, telephones, or telegraph crow and scalped you. But Station, Capertee Valley. By a lines; not even distant centres mind, I warn you, don't look strange coincidence John of country civilisation. The back." Maclean early in the 1 9th requirements of a property The temptation was too century, married an Isle of supporting 70 odd shepherds great, and before dipping the Skye girl who bore the same and station hands had to be range a backward glance was surname Marian Effie Maclean met by the services of the made. – but was in no way related to early gig and the bullock dray, Mcintyre shook his fists in him. About the year 1 820, Mr having contact across the Blue the air and roared an John Maclean, born at Mountain Chain, nearly 200 injunction, but did not fire. Condrae House, Isle of Skye, miles away, with Sydney. Scotland, came to Sugar and flour and other Mr Maclean was renowned and with him many of the fine requisites cost more than was for his physique and strength. old Scotch families who ever paid during the In the early sixties, at Glen afterwards settled in The Nile submarine crisis in Britain in Alice (recorded in Australian and various parts of the 1 91 8. Wild blacks were Men of Mark) for a wage of £5, Rylstone district. A few years numerous, and bushranging he carried a spade pressed subsequent to his arrival in episodes were not infrequent. bale of wool, weighing 553 lbs, New Sales Wales Mr Maclean On one occasion Mr Maclean a distance of 1 50 yards on his acquired the Glen Alice was returning from Sydney back. It was a usual feat to property by purchase, at with over £200 in cash in his take a full-size Merino wether auction, from the late Sir possession to pay his in each hand and cast both James James, for whom a servants. Riding across the with comparative ease into the highly lucrative appointment Bailbone Gap, near sunset, he wash pool. Between the years had been found by the British was accosted by a daring 1 860 and 1 880 wild horse Government in India. Glen horseman in wild bush garb. chasing and bull shooting were Alice in the heyday of Mr The stranger drew a pistol, amongst the outdoor sports. Maclean's ownership held and levelling it at John Old hands, like Mr Samuel 25,000 sheep, in addition to Maclean's head cried angrily, Nicholson, of Glen Alice, will several thousand head of "Hands up, or I'll blow your remember the heroic feat cattle and horses. The old brains out." The old man, who performed during the 70s by homestead, modelled on latterly wore a glowing white the late owner of Glen Alice, English lines, was widely beard, obeyed the command. when, with his old horse pistol known because of its comfort, Mcintyre, the bushranger, he destroyed an infuriated wild beauty, and the hospitality of hesitated for instant then bull on the Blue Rock Flat in its Highland chieftain. It was broke in sternly, “What's your proximity to the Old Crow said of Mr Maclean that he name?" "John Maclean" was Station. He was walking never permitted a swagman to the reply. across the flat with the bridle of his pony upon his arm, travel past his home with "Of Glen Alice?" asked the when the bull broke from a empty ration bags, or tattered desperado. boots or clothing. Glen Alice mob of cattle nearby. "Yes," said Mr Maclean. retained bootmakers and Continued page 3 2 Late Mrs Jamison From page 2 Warrangee) who owned accident, leaving seven young Turning in a flash to mount his Baanbaa and Ingelabah children and a station of charger Mr Maclean was Stations in Queensland and 1 6,000 acres in extent, who amazed to find that the bridle Warrangee, in New South were to become the charge of had been slipped and the pony Wales. Some years after Mr his widow. The business was not there. Wonderful and Mrs John Maclean were acumen and ability of the late presence of mind stood him in living at Glen Alice, two of Mrs Mrs Jamison may be gauged good stead, and calmly Maclean's brothers came to by the fact that she personally drawing the horse pistol from Australia. These were controlled their interests with its holster he levelled the Jonathan and J D Maclean. success, only relinquishing the weapon at the charging The former was Curator of the actual management of the monster which fell in a lifeless Sydney Botanical Gardens Warrangee Station a few years heap at his feet. and (I think) in the year 1 833, before its sale to take up subsequently becoming residence in the Blue The home of Mr Maclean Administrator of . Mountains and later in North was open to all comers and The latter became the owner Sydney. During the days of its strict Presbyterian as he was of the famous "Westbrook" late owner, Warrangee may Monsignor O'Donovan was Estate on the Darling Downs. have been likened unto an always hospitably entertained elastic house, for it was always at Glen Alice. Before his untimely decease at Westbrook, Mr J D Maclean possible to find room for the Mrs Jamison's maiden was Premier of Queensland, visitor and traveller as well as name was Margaret Effie and upon one occasion leant a pleasure to dispense Maclean. She married William £300,000 to the Queensland hospitality. The removal of one Henry Jamison youngest son Government to tide it over a of the most picturesque figures of Sir John Jamison MD, of period of financial depression. in the social and industrial life Regentville, Penrith. Sir John of the Rylstone district takes Jamison was a son of Dr Mrs Jamison's brothers place with the decease of Mrs , surgeon of were the late Donald Martin Jamison, and moreover, it the , who landed in Maclean of "The Crown" means the entire Sydney Cove with Governor Station; the late George disappearance of the last Phillip in 1 788, and was the Maclean, of Sydney; the late Australian link of the grand old first medical officer of the city Alexander Maclean, of Co Co Scottish pioneering family. of Sydney. He came to Creek; the late Jonathan There are many good people Australia as assistant surgeon Maclean, of Mungrabambone within the precincts of the old on HMS Sirius (1 788). Sir Station; and the late John home who will long remember John was the first president of Hector Maclean, of her neighbourly propensities the Royal Agricultural Society Coolamitchell Station. There and kindly humanitarian acts. were two sisters, Kate, who of , Deputy For many years in the Grandmaster of the Masonic married Murray Davidson (son of the Surveyor General of Capertee Valley were the Lodge, and was the organiser homes of the sick and afflicted of the first race meeting ever New South Wales), and Jessie, whose husband was a visited by the late deceased at held in the State. Binnalong, all hours of the day and night, his blood sire, received the professional man, named Marshall. and it was always a great first award given by the Royal pleasure to her to be able to Society. Sir John left two sons, Mrs Jamison was born at administer or bring comfort to Robert Thomas, member of Old Warrangee Station in the suffering humanity. the first Parliament for Nepean year 1 846. Her husband died and William Henry (husband of at the Globe Hotel, Rylstone, Continued page 4 the late Mrs Jamieson, of in 1 891 , as the result of an 3 Late OBITUARY 1 989 Mrs Jamison ARTHUR POTTS Arthur retired in the late 60s From page 3 he death occurred of Arthur and continued living in Lue TPotts in Rylstone District Like her late father, whose until the death of his wife Hospital on August 25 at the age of memory is revered at Glen Nellie in 1 977. Alice today, she never 82 years. Arthur was one of the last permitted a poor swagman The late Mr Potts lived in Rodgers small country bakers, who or destitute wayfarer to pass Street, Kandos the past 1 2 years kneaded a lifetime of the door of her home without and prior to that, during his working wisdom and experience into dispensing whatever aid lay years, owned the Bakery at Lue. within her power. Eloquent every loaf he baked. As a baker, Mr Potts came to Lue testimony of sorrowing and Some of his baking tins will for 3 weeks in 1 933 where Snowy grateful community to this live on in the Kandos Thompson had built a bakery and was borne by the large Museum, where they are on needed someone to work it for a number of residents who display. while. came to the graveside of the Since Arthur retired at the Arthur worked for Snowy until it Glen Alice Cemetery to pay bakery it was closed down was sold to Ossie Carrette 1 938. their last tribute of respect and hasn't functioned as a He worked for Ossie and bought last Tuesday afternoon. The bakery since. the bakery himself in 1 939. The cause of the decease of the His wife Nellie, bakery had a Scotch oven, late Mrs Jamison was predeceased him and he is woodfired, to make more loaves cerebral haemorrhage. The survived by his daughter with thick brown crusts, and baked end was doubtless hastened Valda, son-in-law John a batch of 1 20 loaves in three by war anxiety, but (Keech) and granddaughter quarters of an hour. specialists agreed that the Simone. A sister Rose life could have been Apart from mixing the dough and (Walsh) from Lithgow also prolonged another 1 5 or 20 shaping the loaves, Arthur also had survives him. years, but for the cerebral a two-hour delivery run, with some A service was conducted in rupture. The end came orders going to Mudgee. St John's Anglican Church, peacefully in the presence of On his first visit to Lue from Mudgee by Rev Michael members of her family at Mudgee, Arthur met Nellie Walsh, Birch and burial took place North Sydney, her last wish the girl he was to marry. They were in the Mudgee Cemetery being that her remains married in 1 939 and his wife helped (Mudgee Guardian 1 9 September should be interred in the old in the business. 1 989 p 2). cemetery at Glen Alice. The children surviving are St John's Wort six in number: Marion E From page 1 fattened and realised up to Ashe, Mary F Jamison, 25/- per head. He was Kathleen Jamison, Duart The settlers are doing most good by convinced by the Maclean Jamison, William introducing Subterranean Clover, Tumbarumba experiment, James Jamison, Lyndon G which gradually worked the weed comprising 1 5,000 acres, Jamison, deceased, H J C out. Experiments had also been that the problem could be Jamison (Mudgee Guardian made with black face sheep, and a handled by pastoralists 1 September 1 921 ). remarkable success has been achieved with Suffolks. Lambs (Sydney Morning Herald, 30 January 1 937, p 1 4).

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