George Gray
Stonemason & Builder
From the Isle of Wight in England to Waratah, New South Wales
A History of the Early Settlers at Waratah (Mayfield) near Newcastle NSW
The story of George Gray, Edmund Bull and Benjamin Baker and their families, along with their employer Charles Simpson, Waratah House and the first settlers at Waratah on the Hunter River
George Gray – Stonemason & Builder
Isle of Wight, England : 21 December 1817
Maitland – New Freugh – Singleton
The Folly, Waratah, Newcastle : 6 March 1861
In listening to others and their stories, just as in exploring where we came from, it gives us the opportunity to enrich our understanding of our own story.
Acknowledgment of Country
We acknowledge and pay respect to the past, present and future Traditional Custodians and Elders of this nation and the continuation of cultural, spiritual and educational practices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
In particular the lands that relate In particular the lands that relate to which the Gray and Eggins families came; the Awabakal & Wonnarua (Wanarruwa) of the Hunter, Newcastle and Wollombi districts; the Bundjalung of the far North East Coast of NSW including the Yaegl people lived around the mouth of the Clarence River, the Yirraygirr people lived upriver of Maclean and the Yunggaya who lived around Ulmarra.to the cottage in Yamba ; the Yaegl people of the mouth of the Clarence River and the Bundjalung of the far North East Coast of NSW
Always Was Always Will Be
George Gray – Stonemason & Builder
A Family History Story
It is a project that others can contribute to with any additional information, documents, photographs so that the family members can share our history.
There is no commercial aspect to this website project. Any omissions or errors in regards to referencing and attribution is only by error and can be rectified by notifying me, use of images etc have links and attributions as it has been my understanding the copyright has lapsed, please notify me if that is not the case.
Any omissions or errors in regards to referencing and attribution is only by error and can be rectified by notifying me, use of images etc have links and attributions as it has been my understanding the copyright has lapsed, please notify me if that is not the case.
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