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FELLOWSHIP OF FIRST FLEETERS NEWSLETTER PRICE: 50¢ Registered by Australia Post Publication No. NBH 1271 OFFICE ADDRESS: Room 324, 3rd Floor, Assembly Building, Cnr. Margaret, York & Jamison Streets Please Note: Enter by Jamison Street at night OFFICE HOURS: TUESDAY: 10.00 a.m. - 4.00 p.m. WEDNESDAY to FRIDAY: 10.00 a.m. - 2.00 p.m. TELEPHONE: (02) 29 8007 (After hours answering and message recording service) POSTAL ADDRESS: P.O. Box N283, Grosvenor Street, Sydney, NSW 2000 October/November 1985 Vol.16 No. 5 THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE At the Annual General Meeting of the Fellowship held on Wednesday, 18 September 1985, the following officers were elected: President: Peter George Christian (FF William Tunks) '-..-/ Vice Presidents: Douglas Oakes (FF John & Mary Small) Geoff Squires (FF Mary Phillips, William Saltmarsh) Secretary: Anne Campbell (FF Lieut. John Shortland) Treasurer: Roderick Best (FF John Small, Mary Parker, James Bradley) Committee: Alice Clarke (FF James Bloodworth, Sarah Bellamy, James Lee) Joyce Cowell (FF William Tunks) Frank Everingham (FF Matthew James Everingham) Naida Jackson (FF William Tunks) Ian Leslie Johnston (FF Frederick Meredith) Rev. John McKnight (FF James Shares, Mary Smith) Hugh Morgan (FF John Winter, Ann San"lin) Auditor. Eric Blair (FF Frederick Meredith) The Executive and members have much pleasure in welcoming Commander Garvon Paul Kahle (FF Henry Kahle and Susannah Holmes) as Vice Patron of the Fellowship. SPECIAL BICENTENARY MEETING As a result of the overwhelming response to our membership questionnaire about suggestions for, and participation in, the 1988 Bicentenary activities of the Fellowship, the incoming Executive Committee is convening a Special Meeting for a "Think Tank" on Saturday, 23 November 1985 at 2 pm in the Parish Hall ofSt Johns Church, Darlinghurst Road, Darlinghurst. The purpose ofthis meeting is to give as many ofour members as possible the opportunity to contribute additional ideas to assist the planning ofour role in the Bicentenary. All members who are free to attend this important meeting are urged to do so. To assist with our arrangements, would you please notify your intention to attend by ringing the Fellowship office on 29 8007 between 10 am and 3 pm on any Tuesday or Wednesday, as soon as possible. FFF Newsletter - Page 27 OUR NEW PRESIDENT PROGRAMME OF LECTURE EVENINGS Peter was born at Five Dock NSWon 18July 1927. He was the only child of James William George Christian (born October 16 Speaker from Railway Historical Parramatta) - (FF William Tunks) and Vivienne May (nee Society Prosser) (born Crookwell NSW). Four generations of the family have been pharmacists. He was educated at Double November20 Rev. Seton Arndell Bay Public, Randwick High and Sydney Grammar Schools. He attended Sydney University and gained his Lecture evenings are held in the Fellowship Rooms, Third Ph.C. in 1952. He married Joy Noelle Hammond (born Floor, Assembly Building, Jamison Street entrance Temora25/12/1933) at St James', King St. in 1954. Joy isa beginning at 7.30pm. New members and visitors always great-great-granddaughter of Matthew James Evering welcome. ham and a kinswoman of the explorer Charles Stu rt. They have a daughter, Amanda Jane Louise, and three sons -Timothy James Andrew, Matthew Peter John and Nicholas Stephen Charles, and have 1½ grandchildren. Whilst their children were growing, both Peter and Joy were involved in community affairs; both are Life Members AFTERNOON MEETING of Kingsgrove P.C. Association and Newington College P. Wednesday - 6 November 1985 and F. Both have received award badges for services to For the November Afternoon ·Meeting, it was scouting. In 1980 Peter sold the family business and moved to Cheltenham. A serious illness necessitated open decided to arrange a trip to Goat Island. A ferry will heart surgery that year, and whilst recuperating, at Joy's leave from the wharf beside the Maritime Services Board, Circular Quay, at 1pm , returning at 3pm. No encouragement, he took up the hobby of genealogy, and to date has completed about 17 volumesoffamily profiles, food may be taken on the ferry, but can be bought nine of which concentrate fully on his First Fleet Tunks on the Island. family. The cost is $4 per person (pensioner concession In perfect health, Peter now leads a full and active life. His $2). Please advise Wynne Anderson at the hobbies, other than family history and Australian history Fellowship Office 29 8007 (or leave a message) as in general, are gardening, bush walking and skiing. He is a soon as possible, as the Maritime Services Board keen collector of books and has a sizeable library. Besides has to be advised of numbers - and the list is filling his membership of various historical societies, and his up fast! Do join us on this interesting trip. obvious commitment to our Fellowship, Peter also has the honour of being a foundation member of the Sydney University Pharmacy Alumni Council and, an even more rare honour, of being a Trustee of St James' Church, King Street, Sydney. FAMILY NOTICES He looks forward to the challenge of leading the Fellowship into our Nation's Bicentennial year and will do At the reunion of the William Nash-Maria Haynes his utmost to ensure that due recognition will be given to Family Group held recently, it was decided to establish those pioneers, both bonded and free, who arrived in a fund to finance two projects for the 1988 Bicentenary. January 1788. The first project will take the form of annual grant to a student at a naval establishment, and the second will be a memorial plaque. Further information will be forwarded to family members as details are finalised. The next Family Reunion will be on Sunday, 9 February 1986, at St Philip's Church, York Street, Sydney, at 10am, followed by a picnic lunch at Observatory Hill. Contact: Joan Rowe (02) 46 5423 Descendants of First Fleeter William Tunks will hold SUBSCRIPTION FOR 1985/1986 - REMINDER their fifth annual picnic gathering on Sunday, 3rd November 1985 starting at 10am at the Tunks Farm Subscriptions for the period from 1st July 1985 to 30th section of the Lane Cove River State Recreation Area June 1986 were due and payable on 1st July 1985; a notice (entrance from Lane Cove Road just south of De to this effect was published on page 16 of the June/July Burgh's Bridge - entrance fee to Park is $2.50 per car, Newsletter and a pink "Subscription Form" was enclosed pensioners exempt). Displays of family trees, profiles, with the Newsletter. old photographs; stalls for cakes, jams cakes, etc. - All members (excepting Life Members) from No. 1 to No. please contribute; sporting events for children and 3108 are liable for payment of the 1985/86 subscriptions in adults. For further information please phone Len order to remain "financial" and to receive future Chalmers 419 8136; Peter Christian 868 3063; Naida Newsletters. About 550 members who paid their 1984/85 Jackson 982 8014; Betty King 558 1908. subscriptions have not yet paid for the current year; if our records show that you (and your spouse and children, if Also, descendants of First Fleeter Hugh Hughes are any) are one of those a black "X" will appear on your invited to join the Tunks Family gathering as above. Newsletter address label. 1985/86 fees are: Full member Other families involved are Ashby, Harper, Coates, $12.50; Pensioner member $6.00; Junior (under 18) Henderson. For further information please phone Len member $2.00; Spouse associate $3.00. Chalmers 419 8136 or Valerie Collyer 869 8601. MEMBERSHIP REPORT FOR Henry Kabte - S...,nah Holmes: Mrs Phyllis Campbell JULY/AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 1985 Verran; Mr David William (sp Mrs Bernadette/Flannery Ellen Clare Flannery (Jnr); Paul Michael Joseph Mary Flannery); Flannery (Jnr); Miss Kerry Anne Flannery. Thomu Kidney: Miss Julie Patricia Harpur; Mrs Barbara Mary Bulte; Graeme Noel Suite (Jnr); Daniel Peter Bulte We extend a warm welcome to the following new (Jnr). members, junior members and spouse associate David Kllpeck: Ingrid Wallman (Jnr). members. First Fleet ancestors' names are in heavy type. PhHlp Gidley King - Ann lnett: Mrs Mavis Luita Stanley; Mrs Edith Adelaide Davies. Nathaniel Lucas - OIMa Gascoigne: Mr John Robert Turner (sp Mrs Margaret Turner); Mrs Kathleen Anderson Churcher; Sally Ann Churcher (Jnr); Brendan Gary Thomas Acres: Mr Alan Paul White (sp Mrs Carole Anne Churcher (Jnr). White); Mrs Valerie Jean Douglas. Frederick Meredith: Mr William Ernest George Cutting (sp Thomas Acres+ WIiiiam Douglaa-Mary Gl'OVfl: Mr Jeffrey Mrs Helen Joan Cutting); Mrs Pamela Mary Fardell; Mr Douglas. Frederick Victor Murray (sp Mrs Nita Winifred Murray); Thomas Arndell: Mr Rodney James Watkins; Alicia Jane Mrs Yvonne Joan Cunnington; Mrs Shirley White; Mrs Mills (Jnr). Gwyneth Hart McDonald. Thomas Arndell - Elizabeth Dalton: Dr Mark Threlkeld Edward MIies + Ann Forbes + Robert Fonester: Mr Lester Baker Siddins. Frederick Alderson. Thomas Arndell + Ann Forbes: Mr Warwick David Sturges Richard Morga,: Mrs Vivienne Webb. (sp Mrs June Margaret Sturges); Nerida Gai Sturges (Jnr); Wlllam Nuh - Marla Haynes: Mrs Jean Lorraine Byrnes. Kylie Anne Sturges; Gregory lain Sturges (Jnr). John Nicholls: Mr Horace Jack Kinsela Preddey (sp Mrs Thomas Arndell + Wlfflam Drlng-Ann Forbes:Mr Kenneth Ruth Preddey); Mr Nigel Wallace Taylor; Mrs Miriam Ross Carpenter. Margaret Taylor; Mrs Hazel Isobel Eeley; Mrs Yvonne James Bloodworth - Sarah s.llamy: Miss Patricia Anne Elizabeth Withington; Randall Frederick Ernest Withington Halpin. (Jnr); Bronwyn Elizabeth Withington (Jnr); Mr Ronald James Bloodworth - Sarah Bellamy + John Lee + John Allan Findlay; Mr Vincent Arthur Preddey (sp Mrs Lorna Nicholls + Ann Forbes: Michael Allan Marden (Jnr); Langdon Preddey); Mr Graham David Windley David Natasha Anne Marden (Jnr). Graham Windley (Jnr); Sheree Leanne Windley (Jnr). (sp Wffllam Boggfa: Mrs Margaret Boyd Birkley Forrester; Mr Mrs Lesley Windley).