They migrated with from to about 1862. "James' and Frances' obituaries in the '
Western Herald' are quite specific that the family moved to Bourke in 1862... The year is significant because it marks the beginning of land selection under the provisions of the Robertson land acts. For several years there had been severe unemployment in Sydney and agitation for land reform, that is, to allow small selectors to move in on the great holdings of the squatters, was vigorous. Provision was made for Crown lands to be selected 'at a price of £1 per acre, with an initial payment of 25 percent and the remainder within three years'."
"From 1860 it was possible to travel as far as Penrith by train, by Cobb & Co. coach to Dubbo, then by whatever transport was available (frequently horseback) for 400 miles to Bourke. It is likely that the Reeds had to organise their own transport to carry household goods and the women and children"
1,7 George Charles Reed and
Mary Ann Peters lived at Darling Street in Bourke, New South Wales, Australian Colonies, on 5 April 1891. The household included 4 males and 4 females.
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George Charles Reed purchased land for 5 pounds on 25 November 1867 at section 18, lot 5, 1 acre, Anson Street, in Bourke, New South Wales, Australia.
1,26 He purchased land for five pounds on 25 November 1867 at section 18, lot 6, 1 acre, corner of Anson Street and the billabong, in Bourke, New South Wales, Australia.
27 He sold land to James Moloney (Customs Officer, Bourke) on 10 September 1873 at section 18, lot 6, 1 acre, corner of Anson Street and the billabong, in Bourke, New South Wales, Australia.
27 He sold land to James Moloney (Customs Officer, Bourke) on 10 September 1873 at section 18, lot 5, 1 acre, Anson Street, in Bourke, New South Wales, Australia.
26 He purchased land from John E Kelly on 19 June 1875 in Bourke, New South Wales, Australia. He purchased lot 2 in section 11 (2 roods) from John Edward Kelly. This may have been a residence attached to the Family Hotel (which was next door).
28 He purchased 2 roods of land from John Edward Kelly (publican of Bourke) on 19 June 1875 at section 11 lot 2, Darling Street, in Bourke, New South Wales, Australia.
29 He sold land to Edward Warmoll on 4 September 1878 in Bourke, New South Wales, Australia.
28 He sold 2 roods of land to Edward Warmoll (publican of Bourke) on 4 September 1878 at section 11 lot 2, Darling Street, in Bourke, New South Wales, Australia. Warmoll mortgaged the land to the Australian Joint Stock Bank on 1 December 1879. The bank foreclosed on this mortgage on 28 June 1888. It was then bought by James Murphy.
2930,31,32 He purchased land from Joseph Becker on 30 June 1881 at section 4, lot 10, 2 roods, corner of Darling and Narran Streets, in North Bourke, NSW. Becker was the original purchaser from government. He had paid 41 pounds and 6 shillings on 27 May 1868. Reed mortgaged the land to John Thomas Campbell Ranken (Stock and Station Agent, Bourke) on 14 April 1881.
17 He sold land to Alfred Kirkpatrick on 11 July 1881 at section 4, lot 10, 2 roods, corner of Darling and Narran Streets, in North Bourke, NSW. George Reed had only owned the land for 12 days!
17 He was a witness when
Alexander Reed a sold land to Cavendish Lister Nevile (Solicitor, Bourke) on 11 October 1881 at section 21, lot 5, 1 acre, Anson Street, in Bourke, New South Wales, Australia. He had obtained a replacement deed for the NSW Land Titles Office on 29 August 1881. Both he and his brother (George Charles Reed) supplied statutory declarations that the original deed had been destroyed by fire.
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George Charles Reed witnessed the death of
Private James Reed, 80th Regiment of Foot, on 30 January 1898 at North Bourke in Bourke, New South Wales, Australia. "In their later years, (James and Frances Reed) lived with their daughter Sarah Ann and her husband Michael Brennan in North Bourke. The Brennan's fourth daughter Isabella was said to be the first white child born at North Bourke, in 1869. Frances died in April 1895 and James in January 1898, aged 88 and leaving, it was reported, nine surviving children, 'held in high esteem', 86 grandchildren and over 40 great grandchildren."
1,2 George Charles Reed died from phosphorous poisoning on 19 September 1909 at age 58 at Bourke Hospital in Bourke.
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