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'The Tenant Farmers On Monkittee'

16 Jun, 2009 02:45 PM
The Bedervale lands originally taken up by John Coghill were at his death in 1853 passed onto his daughter Elizabeth who was already married to Robert Maddrell. In 1859 a scheme was introduced to break some of the inherited land into small allotments and rent them to farming tenants allowing them to forge out a living to support their families.

This book is researched in depth using records held in the National and State Libraries as well as a large Bibliography and Newspaper credits, along with private and oral history records. The many photos, maps and financial ledger records add to the content of the book as well as the family backgrounds on the original tenants.

Roslyn has already written on our local Goldfields, Post Offices and the Soldiers who have served overseas for our Country, all subjects touching on Braidwood District's past and in the grand view the recording of our Country's past. This book will be welcomed and consumed by readers as a lasting genealogical, local and cultural history resource.

Ray Mackenzie - Majors Creek

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Roslyn Maddrell donating her latest local history book.
Roslyn Maddrell donating her latest local history book.

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