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Home Convict Ships Index Convict Ship Surgeons Convicts Links H.V. Bushranger Index Hunter Valley Settlers Colonial History Hunter Valley Inns Newcastle Links Maitland History Lake Macquarie History Hunter Valley Colonial Events Medical Practitioners News Feeds	T 1827 In May Allan Cunningham travelled from Segenhoe in the Hunter Valley over the Liverpool Ranges to the Peel River 1831 Bushranger George Clarke apprehended for cattle stealing 1831 Sir Thomas Mitchell entered the Peel Valley by the old stock route through the Peel Range. He met Joseph Brown at 'Woolomin', camped at Goora (Somerton) and crossed the' Nammoy' (Namoi) 1832 Sir Edward Parry accompanied by Henry Dangar, Charles Hall and William Telfer travelled from Port Stephens via the Hunter Valley to examine the area recommended by Henry Dangar 1836 Shearing done at Peel River. Before this facilities were not set up at the Peel and the sheep were driven along the track known as the Peel Line to Port Stephens. 1837 Crown Lands Commissioner Alexander Paterson. Headquarters at Jerry's Plains 1838 The Australian Agricultural Company imported 30 mules and 12 drivers from Valparaiso. They were used to take wool to Port Stephens 1839 Richard Stubbs established a Store Tamworth 1840 Thomas Byrnes became Tamworth's first Postmaster 1841 Australian Agricultural Company headquarters at Goonoo Goonoo 1842 Magistrate Francis Edward Bigge shot at by bushrangers George Wilson and Thomas Forrester 1844 Border Police establishment removed from quarters on the Peel River to Tamworth 1848 John Campbell appointed Chief Constable at Tamworth Bushrangers Roach & Gregory captured near Tamworth 1851 Gold discovered on Swamp Oak Creek near Moonbi Range by Buchanan and Lucas 1852 Edward Hargraves appointed gold Commissioner for Hanging Rock 1852 Gold discovered at Bowling Alley point by two Port Stephens men Laurie and Renwick. Church of England Parsonage built at Tamworth 1853 Caledonian Hotel built. Tamworth 1853 Ashton's Circus performed at Hanging Rock 1854 Gold rush at Happy Valley Hanging Rock Gold Diggings 1854 Oakenville Creek 1854 Bowling Alley Point 1855 Tamworth National School opened by John Crawford Tamworth's first bank opened. Bank of N.S.W. Manager Shepherd Smith 1858 Dr. Richard Jenkins first local man to be elected to Parliament 1858 Tamworth's first Chemist, David Goodwin 1858 Tamworth's first solicitor William Smith 1859 James Barnett, Tamworths 's first watchmaker and jeweller 1859 Flour mill established in Tamworth by Charles Armstrong 1861 New Court House built at the corner of Peel and Darling Streets Tamworth 1861 Tamworth connected to Sydney by telegraph 1862 Harness and saddle maker B and G. Moses 1862 George Denshire appointed the first full time Postmaster 1862 Travelling picture show in Tamworth. H. Jors showed 20 lantern slides in the Daniel O'Connell Hotel 1863 Foundation stone laid of Presbyterian Church, Marius Street. Tamworth 1864 Record floods. Northern part of the Peel River bridge washed away 1865 Murder of Celia Butler at Bowling Alley Point 1866 Henry Aiken established a General Store 1866 Population of Tamworth 650 1867 Tiger Brewery established. Tamworth 1870 Nathan Cohen established a soap and candle factory Tamworth Links Hanging Rock Gold Diggings 1854 Oakenville Creek 1854 The illustration represents a scene of very frequent occurrence at these diggings. A stray clergyman is performing divine service in the open air to an attentive audience, among which may be perceived a sprinkling of native blacks. While the parson is perhaps settling dialectically some knotty point of controversy, two men in tile back ground are settling pugilistically some old quarrel or disputed claim. For such affairs, indeed, Sunday is set apart as the regular settling day- especially during the absence of the efficient Commissioner, Mr. King. Tamworth & District Early History In and Around Tamworth - Town & Country Journal - 1906 To Tamworth by Coach in 1871 - Town & Country Journal 1871 An Australian Gold Digger - Paul Prisk - Nundle Town & Country Journal 1889
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