GeniAus - #AtoZChallenge - Q is for Queensland

During April 2020 the month of this #AtoZChallenge I will be sharing short posts on some of the 2,000+ descendants I have identified of my 3x Great-Grandmother, Elizabeth Phipps. 

Elizabeth Phipps 1785-1869 was a convict who was transported from England to New South Wales in 1814 per Wanstead. 

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Several  of Elizabeth's descendants wandered over the border to Queensland. James Edward Magick was born in Queensland in 1898.

Several newspaper articles record James' early death.

1918 'The Killarney Fatality.', Queensland Times (Ipswich, Qld. : 1909 - 1954), 2 February, p. 7. (DAILY.), viewed 08 Apr 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article119924862

This next article is difficult to read on the screen to the text of the full article is attached below the snip from the newspaper.

1918 'FATALITY AT KILLARNEY', Warwick Examiner and Times (Qld. : 1867 - 1919), 2 February, p. 5. , viewed 08 Apr 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article82844684

FATALITY AT KILLARNEY

A FALL FROM A HORSE

Our Killarney correspondent writes: About 5 p.m. on Thursday, James Maggick, in company with John Keogh, was riding down Kirk Hill, when James Magick's horse gave a side buck and fell with its rider. The horse then rolled right over him. Several rushed to the- spot, and on lifting Magick up it was found that he was unconscious and was excessively bleeding from the mouth and nose. Dr. Harlin quickly arrived on the scene, and found that the young man's neck was broken. The deceased was a son of Mrs. James Higgleton, and grandson of Mr. E. Hansen, and was only 190 years of age. He chiefly followed the occupation of horse-breaker, and was considered one of the best horsemen on the Downs. Deceased, by his quiet, manly, character, was universally respected in this district, the whole of which sympathises with the bereaved mother.

1918 'A KILLARNEY FATALITY.', Darling Downs Gazette (Qld. : 1881 - 1922), 1 February, p. 4. , viewed 08 Apr 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article171762817

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Trove Tuesday - Racing in the Blood?

On this First Tuesday in November when many Australians are attaching their fascinators and joining friends at Melbourne Cup events on the track or elsewhere I am sitting at home remembering that horse racing is in my blood. Obviously the horseracing genes of my Great-Great Grandfather, Denis Tierney did not pass down to me.

I discovered Denis's involvement in racing in Dungog via Trove. I have selected just ten clips that detail Denis' involvement between 1848 and 1874.

It was said in an obituary "In days gone by it might almost be said that horse racing, at least, was impossible without Tierney's guidance and assis-tance. Even to the last he was no mean judge of horseflesh. It was only a couple of years ago that, as he and I were standing together on the Dun-
gog course, he tipped the first and se-cond horses as they cantered by, and all have heard him tell how he did the same thing at Randwick on a particular occasion."
1894 'The Late Mr. D. Tierney.', Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser (NSW : 1894 - 1954), 23 February, p. 2. , viewed 01 Nov 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article134308176

August 1848

1848 'Classified Advertising', The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser (NSW : 1843 - 1893), 16 August, p. 3. , viewed 01 Nov 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article710014

July 1849

1849 'FIRST DAY.', Bell’s Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer (NSW : 1845 - 1860), 14 July, p. 2. , viewed 01 Nov 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article59769190

June 1850

1850 'THE TURF. DUNGOG RACES.', Bell’s Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer (NSW : 1845 - 1860), 29 June, p. 1. , viewed 01 Nov 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article59770852

January 1851

1851 'Dungog New Year's Races.', Bell’s Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer (NSW : 1845 - 1860), 11 January, p. 2. , viewed 01 Nov 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article59771840

August  1853

1853 'MANGROVE CREEK RACES.', The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser (NSW : 1843 - 1893), 13 August, p. 2. , viewed 01 Nov 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article671195

1853 'Hunter River District News.', The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser (NSW : 1843 - 1893), 10 August, p. 2. , viewed 01 Nov 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article671087

1853 'THE INTERIOR. DUNGOG RACES.', Empire (Sydney, NSW : 1850 - 1875), 11 August, p. 2. , viewed 01 Nov 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article61326937

September 1855

1855 'Classified Advertising', The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser (NSW : 1843 - 1893), 1 September, p. 2. (Supplement to the Maitland Mercury), viewed 01 Nov 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article705596

September 1865

1865 'DUNGOG RACES.', The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser (NSW : 1843 - 1893), 12 September, p. 3. , viewed 01 Nov 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article18703780

August 1874

1864 'DUNGOG RACES.', The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser (NSW : 1843 - 1893), 27 August, p. 2. , viewed 01 Nov 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article18713161

Trove Tuesday - Where was Grandfather on NYE?

1949 'NIGHT TROTS AT CANOWINDRA.', The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate (NSW : 1892 - 1954), 22 December, p. 6, viewed 30 December, 2013, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article131361047

I would wager that my Grandfather, Thomas William Curry, a man who appreciated a good bit of horse flesh joined his mates in Canowindra, NSW at The Trotting Carnival held there on New Year's Eve in 1949.

Horses' Birthday

In Australia we celebrate Horses' birthdays on August 1st. Yesterday, on the horses' birthday,  I was thinking about the importance of horses to my ancestors for transport, work and play. This morning I looked for family photos I had with the tag "horses.".

I have chosen to share a photo of my Dad, aged 9 years, on a horse at the family farm in Canowindra, NSW. The skills my Dad learnt as a young boy on the farm helped him to gain membership, as an adult, of the prestigious New South Wales Mounted Police Force. I blogged about this previously in my post "When the Queen came to town".

When the Queen came to town

On 3 February 1954, the newly-crowned Queen Elizabeth II became the first reigning monarch to set foot on Australian soil. She was accompanied by her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh.

Although I was a tiny tot I remember the excitement this royal visit engendered in her Australian subjects. For the 1954 visit I lined up with my Mum hours before the Queen's drive through King's Cross. Luckily we were at the front of the crowd so I caught a glimpse of the lady in the big black car. Unfortunately my father, Allan John Curry, was unable to join us for this occasion as he was busy with work. As a member of the NSW Mounted Police he and his horse were elsewhere (perhaps in Canberra, ACT) getting ready to form a guard of honour or provide an escort for the Queen. I think the photo reproduced below was taken at this time.



My Dad and his fellow officers in the NSW Mounted Police c.1954

The Queen has visited Australia fifteen times in all : 1954, 1963, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1992, 2000, 2002 and 2006. I have vague memories of some of these visits.

Once the Queen's motorcade passed by my grandmother's home in Anzac Parade, Kensington. Together with Nanna and some Aunts we stood on the street to wave to Her Majesty. I can remember Mum and the Aunts discussing the Queen's flawless complexion after that event.

I was visiting my eye specialist once in Sydney's Macquarie Street on the day of another visit. With the specialist and his receptionist we had a birdseye view of the Queen and her entourage as they moved down Macquarie Street and we waved froom his upstairs window.

Since the advent of colour television I have not taken to the streets to see the Queen but have followed her from the comfort of my living room.

This post has been prepared for Follow the Parade,Carnival of Genealogy, 80th Edition.