George & Emma Gray – Waratah, Mayfield
There are no records for George Gray at the Folly aside from his indenture paperwork for the purchase of his land, his children’s births and his own death certificate. His death certificate does however give a little insight into George in that it states he had ‘heart illness’ for the final three years of his…
Edmund & Mary Bull – Waratah to Whitebridge
Edmund Bull – Family recollections of Waratah With the close ties between Edmund Bull and George Gray and their families, it is relevant to look the story of Edmund Bull and his family at Waratah and finally at ‘Glen Eureka’ known as Bull’s Gardens at Whitebridge south of the town centre of Newcastle. Sydney Bull,…
Benjamin Baker – Waratah, Mayfield
A significant purchaser of Charles Simpson’s land was Benjamin Baker who we saw was also at New Freugh with George Gray and Edmund Bull and was in February 1851 on a NSW Government Gazette unclaimed letter as ‘Benjamin Baker, Newcastle’ just as Charles Simpson was listed in April. Of interest to the early settlement of…
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McNulty’s Cottage [Simpson’s]
In finalising the research regarding Charles Simpson it became important to look a little further afield at an old stone cottage known as ‘Simpson’s Cottage’ at 64 Industrial Drive, Mayfield which was previously known as Bull’s Road, Waratah before the change of the area from Waratah to Mayfield North. There are conflicting accounts around the…
Simpson’s Early Settlers at Waratah
The question posed in the chapter about Simpson’s sale of small portions of between three and five acres back in the chapter Charles Simpson – Small Portions Sale of Land at The Folly, Waratah, was why would Charles Simpson carve out these five small portions when he was selling the bulk of all his land…
Charles Bolton – Customs Officer & Early Settlers
There has been a continuing narrative linking Charles Simpson Esq to working with Charles Bolton, Customs Officer. In fact as has been seen in previous chapters, Charles Simpson did not work for Charles Bolton, nor was he a Customs Officer. Perhaps it was the same first names that confused people, or even the fact that…
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George Gray - Stonemason & Builder 