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William Wright

Birth

Parents

Family life

Working life

• On 6 March 1878 William Wright was a station manager at Nidgerie Station in Gongolgon.⁵
• On 18 January 1890 William Wright was a publican at the "Coach and Horse" hotel at Nidgerie Station in Gongolgon.⁶
• On 6 April 1893 William Wright was a Station Superintendent at Nidgerie Station in Gongolgon. Probate was granted to Mary Wright, widow⁷

Death

Citations

1. [S679] , History of Bourke Journal (Bourke NSW: Bourke and District Historical Society, 1966-1992), First Marriages at Bourke.
2. [S679] untitled, Bourke and District Historical Society, History of Bourke Journal, First Births at Bourke volume (Bourke NSW: Bourke and District Historical Society, 1966-1992), First Births at Bourke volume.
3. [S1390] NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, Index to NSW Births and Baptisms, (Registry of BDM), William Wright, 259/1837 V1837259 155 and 1940/1837 V18371940 162A, Church Code IG (Wesleyan Methodist Bathurst, Hill End); parents John and Eliza.
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5. [S1655] "," NSW Police Gazette, Sydney, ; online image, Trove (https://trove.nla.gov.au/ : accessed ), Newspapers and Gazettes., Miscellaneous Information; news article; 6 March 1878; Mr Wright was the station manager of Nidgery who identified the body of a shepherd; online; 5 May 2023; page 89; http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page27939549
6. [S679] Hotels and Licenses, Bill Cameron, History of Bourke Journal, Volume 6 (Bourke NSW: Bourke and District Historical Society, 1966-1992), page 33.
7. [S1656] "," The Daily Telegraph, Sydney, ; online image, Trove (https://trove.nla.gov.au/ : accessed ), Newspapers and Gazettes., Legal Notices; notice; 31 May 1893; Estate of William Wright, intestate; online; 5 May 2023; page 2; http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article236026749
8. [S1674] , Gongolgon Cemetery, Gongolgon, NSW. (in scrub near the village)., Gravestone of Joseph, Joseph Headland, Kate Whye; and Daniel Reed Murphy; 1877-1884; personally photographed
9. [S1772] Supreme Court of NSW, "Joseph Whye Probate," file, 2 Aug 1877, [17/1824] Series 3-1515, NRS 13660-3; NSW State Archives, Kingswood. Joseph Whye, died 6 May 1877.
10. [S612] NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, Index to NSW Deaths, (Registry of BDM), William Wright, 3505/1893 at Bourke, parents John and Elizabeth.
11. [S1779] NSW State Coroner, Registers of Coroners’ Inquests and Magisterial Inquiries, 1834–1942 accessed through Ancestry on 4 May 2023 at - https://www.ancestry.com.au/discoveryui-content/view/29626:1785. Original record: State Records Authority of New South Wales, Kingswood, Registers of Coroners' Inquests, 1821-1937, 1887-1894, NRS 343, rolls 2921–2925, 2225, 2763–2769, Series 2925, Item 4/6620, William Wright aged 55, died at Byerock from the effects of injuries accidentally received through having been kicked by a horse.
12. [S679] Some small cemeteries, Bill Cameron, History of Bourke Journal, Volume 12 (Bourke NSW: Bourke and District Historical Society, 1966-1992), page 51, William Wright, Byrock, 6 Apr 1893 aged 56.