ARRIVAL OF GOLCONDA , OCTOBER 1858...IMMIGRANTS, FULL LIST, PLUS CREW ...TROVE TUESDAY- Nov. 28th, 2017

TROVE just keeps on giving.. There are so many lists available that could possibly be of help in determining where our ancestors came from... The list of Immigrants who arrived on the GOLCONDA in October, 1858, is one such list. See below...

Outward Bound, January 17, 1853 Golconda, painted in 1876 by LDS artist George M. Ottinger.

Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Friday 22 October 1858, page 6
National Library of Australia

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13017071 

IMMIGRANTS per GOLCONDA.—Notice is hereby

given, that the undermentioned persons, for whom

passages were provided to this colony. In pursuance of de-

posits made under the Remittance Regulations, have arrived

in the ship Golconda, and that they will be prepared to join

their friends—the single females, from the institution in

Hyde Park Barracks, on and after their arrival there, and

the families and single males, from the ship on SATURDAY next, the 23rd instant, at one o'clock p.m.

See the list below...

 I decided to look a bit further and have included the details of the crew, thanks to Mary-Anne Warner's great site...
http://marinersandships.com.au/1858/10/046gol.htm

Immigrant List

       

Name of immigrant              County from whence selected.

Abbott, Ann Longford

Adams, Alexander none x

Allison, John Renfrew

             Elizabeth Ditto

             Janet Ditto

             Elizabeth Ditto

Allison, James Renfrew

Aryeo, George     Somerset

Baker, Margaret Clare

            Mary Ditto

Bateup, Samuel Sussex

             Mary T. Ditto

    A.. Ditto

             Frances Ditto

             Martha Ditto

Baten, ? Ditto

Baten?, Samuel Ditto

Bergin, Mary Kilkenny

Bent? Elizabeth Armagh

Bourke, Michael Clare

             Thomas Ditto

Bourke, Ellen Ditto

              Margaret Ditto

Brandon, Elizabeth Stafford

Brooke, Henry Sussex

              Susannah Ditto

Browne, Ramsey Lanark

              Alexander Ditto

Buchanan, Robert Fermanagh

Buchanan, Charles Ditto

Burke, James Galway

Burns, Henry Cavan

            John Ditto

Cains, Lucy Somerset

Carry, Philip Cavan

Clark, Sarah Warwick

Clark, William Ditto

Collins, Michael Clare

Conlan, Catherine Lancashire

Considine, Catherine Clare

Cooper, Francis Middlesex

              Sarah Ditto

              Francis Ditto

              Sarah Ditto

              William Ditto

              Harriet Ditto

Corbett, Laurence Clare

              Mary Ditto

Corbett, Ellen Ditto

Corbett, Laurence Ditto

Coughlan, John Ditto

Coughlan, Patrick Clare

Crowley ?, Thomas Dublin

Cusack, Eleanor Clare

Cusack, Henry  Ditto

Darcy, Patrick Tipperary

            James Ditto

Daun (?), James Ditto

Davoren, Michael Clare

                Catherine Ditto

Davoren, Joan Ditto

                Thomas Ditto

Dick, Thomas Stirling

Donaldson, John Clackmanan

Donohue, John Clare

Enfield, Michael Tipperary

             Anne Ditto

             William Ditto

             George Ditto

             William Ditto

             George Ditto

             Susan Ditto

Flaherty, Sarah King’s County

Flaherty, Bernard Ditto

Flynn, Michael Kilkenny

Fogarty, James Tipperary

Foley, Patrick Clare

Fockett, William Surrey

Frayne, Mary Dublin

Free?  , Bridget Clare

             Bridget Ditto

Fudge, Robert Devonshire

Fudge, ? Devonshire

Gaffeney, John Lancashire

                Bridget Ditto

                Mary Ditto

Gallaher, Thomas Tipperary

Galligan, James Cavan

Galvin, John Limerick

             Ellen Ditto

Garvey, Patrick Clare

Gillday ?, Thomas Mayo

Gill, Rebecca Wicklow

Gilmore, Henry T. Middlesex

Gorman, Alice Tipperary

Gorman, Ellen Ditto

Gorman, John Ditto

                Thomas Ditto

Goulstein, Rebecca Middlesex

Goulston, Jacob Ditto

                 Kaufmann Ditto

Hall, Cornelius Limerick

         Humphrey Ditto

Halloran, Fanny Dublin

Harrahan, Patrick Kerry

Harrington, George Surrey

Harrington, Ellen Surrey

Healy, Mary Kilkenny

Heathcote, Ellen Lancashire

                  James Ditto

                  Amelia Ditto

                  Ellen Ditto

Hickey, Bridget Kildare

Hughan (?), Elizabeth Monaghan

Hurley, James Clare

            Margaret Clare

            Patrick Ditto

Julian, Catherine Kilkenny

Kebblewhite, William Middlesex

Kennedy, Ellen Limerick

                Mary Ditto

                Ann Ditto

Kennedy, Michael Dublin

                Joseph Tipperary

Kelly, John King’s County

Kerr, Walter Surrey

Kimmage, John Kildare

Kirby, Ann Tipperary

Kirkpatrick, Francis Antrim

Kirkpatrick, Fanny Antrim

Laird, James Renfrew

Lane, David Middlesex

           L? Ditto

           Joseph Ditto

Larkin, John Clare

Law, Hannah M. Middlesex

         Hannah M. Ditto

          Elizabeth Ditto

McCabe, Ellen ? Kilkenny 

McCutcheon, Rebecca Tyrone

                       Mary Ditto

McCutcheon, John Ditto

McGrath, Daniel Cork

McLachlan, Duncan Argyle

                    Duncan Ditto

                    Angus Ditto

McMahon, William Limerick

Mag?, Thomas Donegal

Maher, Daniel Tipperary

Mully ? Sarah Fermanagh

M..?  John Glen?

Mully, Sarah Fermanagh 

Manning, John Gloucester

Manning  John Ditto

              Fanny Ditto

              William Ditto

              Hannah Ditto

Meredith, Thomas Middlesex

                 Mary A. Ditto

Meredith, ? Ditto

Murin, Ellen Wexford

Minogue, Patrick Galway

                Darby Ditto

Monks, Thomas Dublin

Much, John Cheshire

            Ellen Ditto

            Alice Ditto

  Joseph Ditto

O’Brien, James Clare

             Honora Ditto

O’Brien, Ellen Tipperary

              Mary Clare

              Jane Ditto

              Margaret Ditto

O’Brien, Patrick Ditto

              John Ditto

               William Ditto

O’Leary, Anne Clare

Pollin ?, Daniel Down

Proctor, William Galway

               ? Ditto

Proctor, Mary J. Ditto

             Kate Ditto

Purcell, Catherine Kildare

Purden, William Clare

Redford, John Middlesex

               Mary Ditto

               John Ditto

               ? Ditto

               Ann Ditto

Regan, Dennis 

Ring, Ellen Cork

Roberta, William Lancashire

      Ellen Ditto

                William H. Ditto

Ryan, Thomas Tipperary

           John Ditto

            William Ditto

Ryan, Martin Clare

Sanders, Margaret Kerry

Savage, Samuel Bucks

Scanlon, Brian Kerry

Scanlon, Honora Kerry

Scanlon, Thomas Kerry

                Mary Ditto

Stewart, Herbert H. Lanark

Sullivan, Timothy Waterford

Syme, Agnes Perth

Syme, John Ditto

Syme, John Perth

            Isabella Ditto

            isabella Ditto

Tramer, ? Monaghan

Toohy, Catherine Limerick

Wallace Wallace, Mary Cork

Whale, William Durham

Williams, Ann Galway

Whit worth, or Whitforth, Joseph Surrey

Young, James  Middlesex

             John Ditto

Do leave a comment if you find any of your ancestors in this list.. it's always good to know that someone has been found.

KARRAKATTA CEMETERY..MAKING HEADLINES OVER TIME..TROVE TUESDAY 17TH OCTOBER, 2017

KARRAKATTA

 making headlines

 Karrakatta Cemetery, Western Australia has been in the headlines since it was first mooted in the late 1800's. Having opened in 1899, it was planned to be large enough to cope with the ever increasing need for burial space as the population of Western Australia and notably, Perth, grew.

TROVE is a splendid repository of articles and you can read all about the planning there.

However, in 1902, there was a very detailed article about the various areas now available...

 You can click image to enlarge

1902

Western Mail (Perth, WA : 1885 - 1954), Saturday 27 September 1902, page 28

THE ENTRANCE GATES AND CARETAKER'S LODGE.

THE ROMAN CATHOLIC SECTION.

THE MORTUARY CHAPEL.

THE KARRAKATTA CEMETERY.

(See Illustrations.)

The general cemetery for Perth and district at Karrakatta was opened for interments on 24th April. 1899. The Board in which the control of the place is vested consists of nominees of the Government and the Perth City Council. The members of the Board are Dr. J. W. Hackett. M.L.C. (Chairman). Mr. J. Talbot Hobbs, and Mr. J. W. Langsford, who are the nominees of the Government, and the Mayors of Perth, Leederville and Subiaco, and Councillor T. G. Molloy who are the nominees of the Perth City Council. The Board have vested in them as trustees a reserve of  564  acres, the site being in a line with the Perth-Fremantle railway, and the entrance gates exactly opposite the Karrakatta railway station. The original intention was that this cemetery should serve for Perth, Fremantle, and intervening districts, but the residents of Fremantle, considering that Karrakatta was too far away for them, have obtained a reserve of their own on the boundary of that town. The work of preparation at Karrakatta has been necessarily extensive and costly. The

whole area has been fenced with a substantial picket fence, and portions of the ground allotted to the various religious bodies have been cleared. The areas allotted are as follows:--Church of England. 40 acres : Roman Catholic.,25 acres; Wesleyan, 17 acres; Congregational, 10 acres ; Presbyterian, 10 acres; Baptists, 1 1/2acres : Jews, 4 acres : Salvation Army, 1 acre ; Church of Christ. 2 acres, Plymouth Brethren, 1 acre - Lutheran’s, 1 acre ; Japanese 1 acre: Chinese, 2 acres: Mahomodans. 2 acres; and a block of 154 acres is for those professing no particular religion.

When tile cemetery was opened a commencement had been male with the construction of roads, and the first section was completed. These have now been extended considerably and the planting as well as other necessary improvements, have been carried out as funds would permit. Up to the present, sums amounting to £6,500 have been granted by the Government to the Board, and the whole has been spent in clearing, fencing, road-making, buildings, and water supply. A sum of  £500 granted by the Government last year is now being spent on road-making. The revenue derived from burial fees, etc since the first interment amounts to  £827. As the construction of roads progresses, avenues are being formed and tree planting is being carried out. Up to the present. 2.034 burials have taken place in tho cemetery. Last year there were 730 interments, and the average of burials is now about two per day. Our illustrations show what improvements have been made in the cemetery. The whole of the work has been carried out under the supervision of the board's secretary and surveyor. Mr. J. H. Hunt.

Great Britain has endorsed the circular Note recently addressed by Mr. Hay,  the United States Secretary of State to the Signatory Powers to the Berlin Convention, urging the necessity for ameliorating the condition of the Roumanian (sic) Jews. The other Powers have not yet replied.

1904
Flames threaten Karrakatta

Western Mail (Perth, WA : 1885 - 1954), Saturday 16 January 1904, page 34
National Library of Australia

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article41703958 

1919

We face similar problems today..

Daily News (Perth, WA : 1882 - 1950), Saturday 31 May 1919, page 8

National Library of Australia

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article81392098 

1925

Vandalism also..

Daily News (Perth, WA : 1882 - 1950), Wednesday 2 September 1925, page 8 

National Library of Australia

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article78445098 

1929

 40,000 burials to date

Sunday Times (Perth, WA : 1902 - 1954), Sunday 30 June 1929, page 4 

National Library of Australia

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article58417812 

1936

Question of a new site

West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Saturday 4 April 1936, page 17

National Library of Australia

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article25146514 

1936

It seems that a more positive article was needed, after all, Karrakatta was now 37 years old.

Sunday Times (Perth, WA : 1902 - 1954), Sunday 19 April 1936, page 11 

National Library of Australia

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article58814184 

You can enlarge by clicking on image. 

So, what is Karrakatta like today? Remember that this is the resting place of many notable people, including the following...

from Wikipedia... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karrakatta_Cemetery

Notable people interred within Karrakatta Cemetery include:

• William Baldwin, New Zealand politician^[5]
• Elsie Curtin, wife of John Curtin
• John Curtin, 14th Prime Minister of Australia
• Sir John Forrest, 1st Premier of Western Australia
• Joseph Furphy, author
• Dame Alexandra Hasluck, authour and wife of Paul Hasluck
• Sir Paul Hasluck, 17th Governor-General of Australia and politician
• Heath Ledger, actor (ashes)^[6]
• Matthew Locke, soldier
• Paul McGinness, co-founder of Qantas Airways
• Monty Miller, unionist
• Auber Octavius Neville, public servant^[7]
• John Scaddan, 10th Premier of Western Australia

There are also ten Victoria Cross recipients who are interred in Karrakatta Cemetery:^[8]

• Thomas Axford
• John Carroll
• Sir Hughie Edwards
• Robert Gee
• James Heather Gordon
• George Julian Howell
• Martin O'Meara
• Clifford Sadlier
• Hugo Throssell
• James Park Woods

 Another is John CURTIN..

Reverend Hector Harrison conducting the burial service of John Curtin at Karrakatta cemetery, Perth, July 1945 [2] [picture]

Call Number

PIC/9682 LOC Box PIC/9682

 From TROVE... out of copyright   

Reverend Hector Harrison conducting the burial service of John Curtin at Karrakatta cemetery, Perth, July 1945 [2]

Then there are many war graves... again from Wikipedia..

As at December 2016 Karrakatta Cemetery contains the graves of 107 Commonwealth service personnel of World War I and 141 of World War II, besides a Dutch naval sailor of the latter war, divided between the cemetery's various denominational plots.^[9]

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has a memorial to 15 Australian service personnel - 2 sailors, 9 soldiers, 4 airmen - who died in World War II and were cremated at Karrakatta Crematorium.^[10] In addition, 7 Australian personnel of the same war - 2 sailors, 4 soldiers, 1 airman -who were cremated at Karrakatta Crematorium but whose ashes had been scattered or buried at places where CWGC commemoration was not possible are listed by name on the Western Australia Cremation Memorial at the separate Perth War Cemetery.^[11]

Over four years ago now, I wrote the following story... to bring attention to what is happening in Karrakatta now...

http://thatmomentintime-crissouli.blogspot.com.au/2013/02/heartbreak-in-western-australia.html

2017

I'm sad to say that it is still happening... 99 year leases mean nothing, They are being overturned. The same is happening with 25 and 50 year leases.

Families are supposed to be notified before anything happens, but that's not always the case. Some have moved and there is no contact/owner of the grave listed. Others say that the first they have heard of their loved ones grave being listed for reinterment is when they go to visit and and find there is no longer any sign of a grave. Of course, they are told that all attempts to reach families is always made. It matters not that some of those who were resting there had served their country... they have as much chance of being disturbed as anyone else. 

If a family can afford to renew a lease, for a great deal of money, then the grave will be remain. Very few can afford what they are charging. Most of us would think that we own the headstones that we have paid for and the land that we bought in good faith to give our loved ones a resting place and ourselves a place to grieve and to pray and remember... It seems not.

Despite hundreds of protests, this travesty continues. There is a Facebook Group fighting the cause, and occasionally winning, at 

Saving Family Headstones at Karrakatta 

Kate Edwards - "Saving Family Headstones at Karrakatta... | Facebook

Please speak up, let your voice be heard for those who can no longer speak for themselves. Do you really want your loved ones reinterred with strangers beside or on top of them (the site is sold again) and no headstone to mark where they rest? We are taught from an early age to respect the dead.. how is this showing respect? 

Will they eventually work their way around the whole cemetery? Now they are saying that this policy only affects graves in disrepair... many can prove that that is not the case. 

You can read a notice from management here...

http://www.mcb.wa.gov.au/our-cemeteries/karrakatta-cemetery/cemetery-renewal

Do take a few moments to read other articles about what is happening... just Google    Karrakatta destruction of graves

You will find numerous articles such as these..

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~talltrees/WarGraves/CommonwealthWarGrave1.htm

https://wamnetwork.com.au/news/localn/exclusive-grave-headstone-removal-create-space-disgraceful/

http://aronbengilad.blogspot.com.au/2012/08/karrakatta-cemetery-deception.html?m=1

Speak up.. or this could soon be happening in a cemetery near you. How can this be justified? Is this all we owe our ancestors? 

This is a vast country, are we really that short of space? 

These were in a compound, if not claimed, then they were to be crushed for road base. This is obscene.