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A LITTLE SISTER CALLED VIDA
The Stephenson family welcomed a little girl to their circle on Tuesday, November 14.
Vida is named after her four grandmothers and is a sister for Sullivan.
VALE VALDA DRUETT
Relatives and friends were saddened to hear of the passing of 92 year old Valda Druett at the Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney.
Valda is the mother of Dianne, Dorothy and Julie and mother-in-law of Paul, Dennis and Sean, and a loving grandmother and great grandmother of their children.
The funeral service will be held at Christ the King Church at 11am on Wednesday (today), November 29, and Valda will be buried at Stonequarry Cemetery.
A WONDERFUL WEDDING
The wedding of Jessica Hand and Brad Adam Antony took place at 3.30pm on Saturday, November 18, at Kangaroo Valley Bush Retreat.
Jessica is the daughter of Annette and Bruce Hand, while Adam is the son of Wendy and Platon Antony, Goulburn.
Madeline, Jess’s sister, was matron of honour and life long friend, Kassie Croker, and cousin, Lauren White, were bridesmaids.
Adam was attended by his brother, Tom, as best man, and his cousin Matt Antony, and long time friend, Lachlan Cummings.
Guests enjoyed a full weekend of celebrations favoured by pleasant weather.
Jess and Adam are now enjoying a honeymoon in Bali
PROGRESS ASSOCIATION LUNCH
Due to an error in the date of the acceptances, Lorraine is willing to take further bookings for the Progress Association Lunch for Senior District Residents.
The lunch will be held in the Memorial Hall at 12pm on Friday, December 1 at a cost of $10.
Phone Lorraine promptly on 4821 2421 to book.
BUSHRANGERS RIFE IN REGION
It is said that bushrangers were rife in the region in the latter part of the 1800s. Much information is contained in the archives of the Historical Society.
The family of James Christie, at Wheeo, was visited by bushrangers three times.
A bushranger, William Murphy, came to the home of James in the early hours of 25th June 1851.
He had heard that James had just sold a wheat crop for one hundred pounds and was going to buy more land.
Murphy stood over the family and threatened them with imminent death unless they handed over the money.
James Jr’s new bride fainted.
Murphy asked who she was then said he had a lot of respect for her father, who was Tom Brown the bush Primitive Methodist Minister, but proceeded to rob them of half a sovereign, a bullet mould, one comb and a coat belonging to James Junior.
He was caught but the punishment was not recorded.
Ben Hall, Frank Gardiner and John Dunn raided the farm of James Jr. and Harriett in the evening of January 19, 1865 where they had a store to cater for local farmers.
The bushrangers robbed the store of a number of goods which they loaded on a packhorse and left.
What they did not know was that Harriett had seen them coming and had thrown a purse containing 63 pounds into the nearby wheat field.
She must have hidden it well – it was six months before it could be found.
In May 1871 they were robbed again.
James junior and Harriet were having their evening meal when three men rode up. Two went into the house with the other remaining outside.
The two men who went in asked for directions to Binda not far away.
The Christies advised them against travelling to Binda at night and offered them a cup of tea and a meal.
The men then ransacked the house and made off with three or four pounds in cash.
The newspaper correspondent bemoaned the fact that the police were not available to respond quickly. The police were not stationed at Wheeo until 1879.