Genealogy Australia

Campbell Town District High School is proud to be associated with the stories and history recorded here. In order to understand the present, young people must have an appreciation of past lives and the forces which have shaped our contemporary world.

To achieve this insight Campbell Town students have assisted in the restoration of the Old Cemetery and talked to local people whose memories and perspectives transcend the narrow period of a young person’s life. in doing so they have touched local history and begun a journey of understanding.

This book reflects the lives of previous generations. It will be a useful work of reference for young people and adults in their search for knowledge and an understanding of our past. The stories will lead to a greater appreciation of the community and its achievements.

Contents:
Forward
Waylata
Introduction The Town’s Early Settlers
Our Old Anglican Cemetery
Three Big Stones
‘The Schoolmaster’
‘Life’s a Dream’
First Working Family Still Using Old Cemetery
Second Working Family Using Old Cemetery
Third Working Family Using Old Cemetery
Fourth Working Family Using Old Cemetery
Fifth Working Family Using Old Cemetery
The Almond Gardens
Gage’s Row
Early Melbourne Connections
John and Henry Batman
Wedge’s Letter
Midland Agricultural Association
The Good Doctor
A Swift End
The Transit of Venus
A Scientist in our Midst
Morning and Afternoon Tea at ‘The Grange’
St Luke’s Sunday School
A Great Architect
The Coombe Family
The Red Bridge
Old Pioneers
Higgins Family
The Cursed Bird
The Bestwick Family
The Pears Family
The Eberhardt Family
Oddities
Our Prospector
Harold Gatty
A One-eyed View
The Branagan Family
Jack of all Trades
Our Boer War Volunteers
Campbell Town Water Supply and the Gray Family
A Campbell Town Family with Musical Talent
Transportation Must Cease
Campbell Town Police District
Cleveland 1914-1928
Mayhem at Cleveland
The Defender of the Law
The Travelling Sheep
Whitney and Jones Families
The Other Williams Family
The Thompsons
Heppenstall Family
The Brain Family
Local Humour
Our Straggling Town
Rum John Conn
Schools in the Township
Miss Varian and Her School
The Village Schoolmaster
Extracts from Diary of Williams Johnston
The Lee and Adams Families
The Cook Family
Services Recognised
The Other Phillips Family
Pensioners Cottages Still Standing in Campbell Town
The French Connection
‘Here’s to You, Bobby Goldspink’
All Dressed Up and nowhere to Go
A Bushranger in Residence
The Kaye Family
The Bergan Family
The Darkes
After the Floods
As Old as the Hills
The Locketts
The Davidson Family
A Ratepayers Meeting
Young Love
Old Library Hall
Townships
High Street
Campbell Town Rifle Club
Local Cyclists
Campbell Town Band
The Almond Gardens Ball
The Children of Erin
From Stony Creek