HI JM I started reading all the articles which appeared in the newspaper week by week in 1906, fascinating really and re the book I have contacted the Eugowra Museum to see if I could purchase it and to see if I could find Jeff Freeman who is a descendant. I'm very interested in the whole area as well as my family were in Cowra (not long) they worked on the SLOAN property at NORTH LOGAN. Then onto Booroowa, Gundagai,Tumut, Junee areas. I did a lot of research on Rev James Adam and found a great website for him and photo, tried to imagine that this was the face that my Great Great Grandparents saw when they were married in 1861.
I like gathering "Stories" of the places that family and extended family lived! So much more interesting. I have contacted Bathurst and they are researching Maria Gooda/Goody for me and the MANSER family, I also asked them to have a little look for a McGuire baptism.
How all this started for me was a newspaper clipping in my Great Grandmothers family bible of John McGuire, I've always wondered who he was well now I know (as much as one can of course) So very interesting, I like to collect images and photos of where the family were living, so many remote little towns. Funny with BEN HALL he actually held up the Reverend JAMES ADAM who married my GGGrandparents, just adds to fun really. Thanks for your relp, links and information. I like to collec t every little "scrap" I can. Kindest regards Dianna