Cobb & Co Station "Colane", Nyngan, NSW area

[sharonkai]

I have an ancestor who fell from a Cobb & Co Coach on 28 Feb 1880, and died.  The family death notice in the SMH of 4 March 1880 advised that he'd died on “February 28, at Colane Station, from internal injuries.”

I’ve found maps that show Colane Station being north of Nyngan, and also a Cobb & Co map that shows Colane being south of Nyngan.  (Colane Station north of Nyngan is a very large property and the Cobb & Co Colane south of Nyngan, was a changing station.)

I'd appreciate any help/advice on the correct location that he died.

Regards
Sharon

[Kaybron]

Hi sharonkai,

I found this article on Trove:  "A Tour To The North Western Interior" Empire Wednesday 7 October 1874.  The article does mention Colane Station, the owner and that it is on the margin of the Duck Creek. The article gives names of various stations in the area and the distance in miles from one station/homestead to the other.

If you have access to Ancestry you may be able to find the death on the Register of Coroners Inquest.  The register has very brief details about the death.

[Kaybron]

Adding to the information above if you go to the News South Wales Lands Titles website https://hlrv.nswlrs.com.au/  you are able to search for Historical Parish maps.  These show where stations were and different landmarks.  Using these old maps you can get an idea of where the station was.  You need to find the Historial Land Records Viewer (HLRV) and then search their collection using the maps and plans.  Once you have found the viewer if you search for Colane their will be different parish maps that you can access.

[sharonkai]

Hi Kaybron

Thank you so much for all the information you've given me.  I was just reading your first reply when your other message about maps came through - my husband is going to look at your links.

With regard to the death, there was only a death notice in the SMH from the family, and no report of his death/accident from any newspaper.  I think he may be buried in the Canonba Cemetery.  I've seen a photo of the cemetery, and there are only 3 headstones left now.  I'll have to try to find if he is buried here.

The gentleman in question was my great-great grandfather William Parnell.  Colane Station in 1880 was a large producer of wool and I think he may have been visiting there, as his occupation was a Wool Broker, from Sydney.

I originally found mention of Colane Station north of Nyngan, and when I looked at an article today about the Cobb & Co stops, there was a hand-drawn map with Colane south of Nyngan!! It also talked about it being run by a couple, from memory.  Colane Station, the one you spoke of, is still a very active farm - new owners purchased it in 2003, after being in the one family for many years.

Once again, thanks so much for all your help, I do appreciate it.

Warm regards
Sharon

[gazania]

My gggrandfather managed a change station for Cobb & co at Boonoo Boonoo near Tenterfield.  I have a copy of Deborah Tranter's book "Cobb & Co in Queensland".  There's nothing about Nyngan in the book obviously but there are some references that may help. Eg Google William Lees Cobb & co for digital copies of his history online.  (my eyesight is too poor to read the small print of the Tranter book to get the exact reference for you)

I have used Trove extensively to research my family's connection with Cobb & co.  Eg Cobb & co advertised their routes and fares and timetables.  Tranter also uses many newspaper reports.
I hope this is of some help.

[majm]

NSW Geographical Names Board has Colane  in the  Civil Parish of Colane, in the County of Gregory.

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=678243.0

I have just updated the following thread (Land Titles Office is currently known as Land Registry Services, it is no longer a NSW Government department)
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=777978.0

There's many of reliable (free to search) resources available on RChat's Australian Resources board and its sub-boards. 

https://www.rootschat.com/forum/australia-resources-offers/


Add

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/13439857  4 March 1880  SMH
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/161876063 13 March 1880 Sydney Mail

Deaths …
PARNELL
February 28, at Colane Station, from internal injuries received by being thrown from Cobb’s coach, William Parnell, eldest son of the late Thomas Parnell, of Osterly, Hunter River and Richmond.  Queensland and New Zealand papers please copy.

JM

[sharonkai]

So sorry for my very late reply to "gazania" and "majm":

"gazania"
Thanks for the information re: Cobb & Co routes etc. I found the information that Lees had very interesting.  I'm visiting the National Library in the next couple of weeks so will see if there is a book for NSW routes, like the Tranter book.

"majm"
Thanks for all your help, as usual very thorough. The maps will be very helpful for this and other queries I have, in the Nyngan area.

Thank you also for the 2 death notices - I had the one in the SMH but not the Sydney Mail.  What I also found interesting is that both notices (in 1880) only mention his father who had died in 1856, but no mention of his wife and children who were still alive!  Perhaps that was the way in the late 1800s?