A list of names from the early days of the Robertson/Burrawang/Kangaroo
Valley areas of the Southern Highlands of New South Wales.
Surname |
First name(s) |
Place |
Notes |
Ref |
Haddin |
Esther Jane |
Mount Murray |
Registered elector 1903, domestic duties. |
12 |
Haddin |
George |
Mount Murray |
Registered elector 1903, farmer. |
12 |
Haddin |
Jane |
Mount Murray |
Registered elector 1903, domestic duties. |
12 |
Haine |
Robertson |
Operated a tannery 1901. During the great drought , 1000 hides per fortnight were processed. |
2 |
|
Haley |
Ann |
East Kangaloon |
Registered elector 1903, domestic duties. |
12 |
Haley |
William |
East Kangaloon |
40 acres 1884 - 3 horses, 16 cattle. |
10 |
Hall |
Bessie |
Robertson |
Registered elector 1903, domestic duties. |
12 |
Hall |
Elizabeth West |
Robertson |
Registered elector 1903, domestic duties. |
12 |
Hall |
George (Snr) |
"Kelly's Run" Yarrunga |
56 acres 1884 - 3 horses, 66 cattle, 2 pigs. |
10 |
Hall |
James Thomas |
Robertson |
Registered elector 1903, farmer. |
12 |
Hall |
Kerzia (Miss) |
Upper Kangaroo River |
First teacher at Hillcrest (Upper Kangaroo River) Public School in 1888 |
4 |
Hall |
Percy |
Burrawang |
Appointed as Pupil-Teacher at Burrawang Public School, August 1881 |
13 |
Hall |
Richard |
Robertson |
Registered elector 1903, farmer. |
12 |
Hall |
Sydney |
Robertson |
Appointed to committee Robertson Agricultural Society 1903. Registered elector 1903, farmer. |
2,12 |
Halpin |
James |
Robertson |
Registered elector 1903, tinsmith. |
12 |
Hamilton |
Esther |
Robertson |
Registered elector 1903, domestic duties. |
12 |
Hamilton |
Jack |
Robertson |
Proprietor of Royal Hotel in Robertson - year unknown |
2 |
Hamilton |
John |
East Kangaloon |
50 acres 1884 - 2 horses, 30 cattle. |
10 |
Hamilton |
Mary |
Robertson |
Registered elector 1903, domestic duties. |
12 |
Hamilton |
Robert (Jnr) |
Kangaloon/Robertson |
65 acres 1884 - 2 horses, 15 cattle, 12 pigs. Registered elector 1903, farmer. |
10,12 |
Hamilton |
Robert (Snr) |
East Kangaloon |
Registered elector 1903, farmer. |
12 |
Hamilton |
Wilson |
Robertson |
Registered elector 1903, farmer. |
12 |
Hampden |
Lord |
Governor of New South Wales 1895 -1899 |
Real name Henry Robert Bland. Hampden Bridge at Kangaroo Valley was named after him. |
3 |
Hand |
Wesley |
Wattamolla |
Registered elector 1903, labourer. |
12 |
Handley |
Hannah |
Yarrunga |
Registered elector 1903, domestic duties. |
12 |
Hanlon |
Hugh |
Kangaroo Valley |
Donated the funds to purchase the land on which Kangaroo Valley Wesleyan Methodist Church was erected in 1887 |
9 |
Hannon |
Matthew |
Teacher at Avoca Public School from January, 1913 |
5 | |
Hanrahan |
Agnes Maude |
Robertson |
Registered elector 1903, domestic duties. |
12 |
Hanrahan |
Edward |
Avoca |
Teacher at Yarrunga/Avoca Provisional School from January 1874 |
5 |
Hanrahan |
Harley |
Robertson |
Son of Michael Hanrahan Committee member Robertson A & H Society 1937 Committee member Robertson A & H Society 1940/41 |
2 |
Hanrahan |
Isabel |
Robertson, Dulwich Hill |
Daughter of Michael Hanrahan |
2 |
Hanrahan |
Isabella (nee Irvine) |
Jamberoo and Robertson |
Wife of first Yarrawa Brush settler, John Hanrahan |
2 |
Hanrahan |
James |
Moss Vale |
Son of John Hanrahan Proprietor of Commercial Hotel, Moss Vale |
2 |
Hanrahan |
John |
"Yandemanna" Robertson |
Born Tipperary, Ireland 1815. Migrated to Jamberoo 1840. Alderman Kiama Council, Justice of the Peace and Magistrate. Discovered track up escarpment. Considered the first settler at Yarrawa Brush with land selected 18 February 1862. Thought to have been the first white man to find Belmore Falls. First President of Burrawang Farmers Club 1878. Died 1886. |
1,2 8 |
Hanrahan |
Michael |
"Yandemanna" Robertson |
Son of John Hanrahan. Member of the Belmore Falls Trust 1894. Registered elector 1903, farmer. Committee member Robertson Agricultural Society 1918. |
2,12 |
Hanrahan |
Vincent |
Robertson |
Son of Michael Hanrahan. Committee member Robertson A & H Society 1942. Died 1964. |
2 |
Hanrahan |
William J. |
"Yarrala" Robertson |
Born Jamberoo 1845. Son of John Hanrahan. Appointed teacher at Yarrawah Provisional School 1 November 1871. 160 acres 1884 - 6 horses, 40 cattle, 30 pigs. Committee member Robertson Agricultural Society 1886. Died 1886 aged 41. |
2,10 |
Hanson |
C. |
Kangaroo Valley |
Enlisted in Armed Forces WWII, posted overseas and returned |
9 |
Harder |
Margaret |
Kangaroo Valley |
Registered elector 1903, domestic duties. |
12 |
Hardie |
John |
"Thorn Hill" Burrawang |
40 acres 1884 - 2 horses, 9 cattle. |
10 |
Harding |
H |
Prizewinner fourth Burrawang Agricultural Show 1883 |
2 | |
Harper |
Neil |
Kangaroo Valley |
Early selector of 650 acres at Kangaroo Valley c1863 Cut and dressed the timber for Kangaroo Valley Presbyterian Church in 1874 |
9 |
Harrigan |
Annie Zipporah |
West Kangaloon |
Prizewinner Robertson Agricultural Show 1888. Registered elector 1903, domestic duties. |
2,12 |
Harrigan |
E. |
Yarrawa Brush |
Early settler Yarrawa Brush 1862 |
8 |
Harrigan |
George Ernest |
West Kangaloon |
Registered elector 1903, storekeeper. Committee member Robertson Agricultural Society 1917. Committee member Robertson Agricultural Society 1918. |
2,12 |
Harrigan |
James Edward |
West Kangaloon |
145 acres 1884 - 4 horses, 24 cattle, 5 pigs. Registered elector 1903, farmer. |
10,12 |
Harrigan |
Louise |
West Kangaloon |
Registered elector 1903, domestic duties. |
12 |
Harris |
Robert Ernest |
Kangaroo Valley |
Registered elector 1903, labourer. |
12 |
Harrison |
Angeline Mary |
Avoca |
Married Stanley E Perkins 1930 Died 1943 |
5 |
Harriss |
Charles |
Robertson |
Registered elector 1903, farmer. |
12 |
Harriss |
Mary Jane |
Robertson |
Registered elector 1903, domestic duties. |
12 |
Hart |
Maggie |
Ulster Park , Yarrunga |
Daughter of Peter Hart |
5 |
Hart |
May |
Niece of Peter Hart |
5 | |
Hart |
Peter |
Ulster Park , Yarrunga |
Born Ireland, worked as a carpenter and joiner 1850/60s Built Ulster Park residence and farm where he lived for most of his later life He died in 1917 |
5 |
Hart |
William |
Kangaloon |
40 acres 1884 - 5 horses, 2 cattle. |
10 |
Harvey |
F. |
Kangaroo Valley |
Engineer at Barrengarry Butter Factory 1898 |
3 |
Harvison |
Sarah |
Barrengarry |
Registered elector 1903, domestic duties. |
12 |
Harvison |
Susan |
Barrengarry |
Registered elector 1903, domestic duties. |
12 |
Harvison |
Wilmina |
Barrengarry |
Registered elector 1903, postmistress. |
12 |
Harvoutt |
Mary Ann |
Robertson |
Registered elector 1903, domestic duties. |
12 |
Harvoutt |
William Henry |
Robertson |
Registered elector 1903, farmer. |
12 |
Harwood |
I. |
Kangaroo Valley |
Enlisted in Armed Forces, World War I |
9 |
Hawkins |
Frederick |
Wildes Meadow |
50 acres 1884 - 2 horses, 13 cattle, 2 pigs. |
10 |
Hawkins |
Samuel |
Burrawang |
150 acres 1884 - 2 horses, 11 cattle, 6 pigs. |
10 |
Hay |
Isabella |
Barrengarry |
Registered elector 1903, domestic duties. |
12 |
Hay |
James |
Kangaroo Valley |
Trooper Hay died in the Boer War 12 October 1901, aged 19. Remembered in Kangaroo Valley Presbyterian Church. |
3,9 |
Hay |
Janet |
Barrengarry |
Registered elector 1903, domestic duties. |
12 |
Hay |
John Thomson |
Kangaroo Valley |
Registered elector 1903, labourer. |
12 |
Hay |
William |
Cambewarra Mount |
Registered elector 1903, labourer. |
12 |
Hay |
William |
Barrengarry, Kangaroo Valley |
Registered elector 1903, labourer. Died in First World War 1914-1918 |
9,12 |
Hayden |
Catherine |
Kangaroo Valley |
Registered elector 1903, domestic duties. |
12 |
Hayes |
Alice Maria |
Macquarie River |
First daughter of George and Adelaide Hayes Born 1854 and died 19 July 1859 |
5 |
Hayes |
Alice Maria |
Robertson |
Daughter of George and Adelaide Hayes, born c1859 and named after her deceased sister |
5 |
Hayes |
Cecil Vincent |
Robertson, Wildes Meadow |
Son of Cecil W and Doris M Hayes, born 29 January 1936 at Moss Vale |
5 |
Hayes |
Cecil William |
Robertson |
Son of Walter H and Lillias Hayes, born 20 May 1908 Married Doris May Shepherd 1931 |
5 |
Hayes |
Colin Harris |
Robertson, Wildes Meadow |
Son of Cecil W and Doris M Hayes, born 28 July 1939 at Moss Vale |
5 |
Hayes |
Eliza Jane |
Robertson |
Daughter of George and Adelaide Hayes, born c1857 |
5 |
Hayes |
Ellen Alexandria |
Robertson |
Daughter of George and Adelaide Hayes, born c1863 |
5 |
Hayes |
Francis George |
Robertson/East Kangaloon |
Son of George and Adelaide Hayes, born c1865. 100 acres 1884 - 2 horses, 6 cattle, 2 pigs. Registered elector 1903, farmer. Bought land at McGraths Hill 1905. Elected to committee Robertson Agricultural Society 1906 - 1918. Mayor of Moss Vale after this period. |
2,5 10,12 |
Hayes |
Frederick Richard |
Robertson |
Son of George and Adelaide Hayes, born c1869. Registered elector 1903, labourer. |
5,12 |
Hayes |
George |
Shellharbour, Macquarie Pass and "Willow Cottage" East Kangaloon |
Born Haydon Lodge, Wells, Somerset. Married Adelaide Martha Sawtell August 1853 and they migrated to Australia , arriving January 1855. 80 acres 1884 - 2 horses, 11 cattle, 6 pigs. |
5,10 |
Hayes |
James Levi |
Robertson |
Son of George and Adelaide Hayes, born c1856 |
5 |
Hayes |
L. C. |
Robertson |
Killed in action WWI. The St. Mark window in Robertson Anglican Church is dedicated to his memory. |
7 |
Hayes |
Louisa Ann |
Robertson |
Daughter of George and Adelaide Hayes, born c1861. |
5 |
Hayes |
Margaret Jane |
Robertson |
Registered elector 1903, domestic duties. |
12 |
Hayes |
Nellie Lillian |
Hazel Cottage Sheepwash Road, Avoca |
Daughter of Walter H and Lillias Hayes, born 22 May 1915. Married Arthur Virtue 1940s. |
5 |
Hayes |
Sarah |
Robertson |
Registered elector 1903, domestic duties. |
12 |
Hayes |
Shirley May |
Robertson, Wildes Meadow |
Daughter of Cecil W and Doris M Hayes, born 1 August 1934 at Moss Vale |
5 |
Hayes |
Thomas Edward |
Robertson |
Son of George and Adelaide Hayes, born c1867 |
5 |
Hayes |
Walter Harrison |
Mount Butler, East Kangaloon and "Hazel Cottage", Sheepwash Road, Avoca |
Son of George and Adelaide Hayes, born 9 April 1874. Married Lillias Pauline Rudge 17 May 1905. Carried produce by horse cart to Moss Vale. Later worked as gardener for Fairfax property "Yarrawanga Moss Vale. Registered elector 1903, farmer. Died 15 December 1950. |
5,12 |
Hayes |
Walter Kenneth |
Robertson |
Son of Walter H and Lillias Hayes, born 25 June 1906 Dairy farmer in 1930s |
5 |
Hayes |
William Edward (Bill) |
Robertson |
Son of George and Adelaide Hayes, born c1875 Dairy farmer - supplied Waratah Dairy Factory 1891. Registered elector 1903, labourer. |
2,5, 6,12 |
Hayter |
Ann Matilda |
Burrawang |
Church organist at St Davids Anglican, Burrawang Died 17 December 1951 |
7 |
Hayter |
Eli |
Wildes Meadow |
Original owner of Bonnie Vale farm, Walkers Road, Wildes Meadow 1876 |
5 |
Hayter |
Emma |
Robertson |
Registered elector 1903, domestic duties. |
12 |
Hayter |
J. J. |
Prizewinner at inaugural Robertson Agricultural Show 1880 |
2 | |
Hayter |
John F. |
Avoca |
Farmer who petitioned for conversion of Yarrunga Provisional School to a Public School on 31 December 1875 which was agreed in February 1876 |
5 |
Hayter |
John Thomas |
"Rockview", Robertson and Kelly's Creek Burrawang |
Early settler. Trustee in 1875 for the original land purchase for the parsonage to St David's Anglican Church, Burrawang. Committee of Burrawang and West Camden Agricultural Society 1879. Auctioneer and Station Agent from 1880. Prizewinner at second Robertson Agricultural Show 1881. 2000 acres Burrawang 1884 - 18 horses, 300 cattle. Committee member 1889-90. Director of Wildes Meadow & Yarrunga Dairy Co. Ltd. 1889. Owned Carrington Hall in Wildes Meadow. Prizewinner Robertson Agricultural Show 1896. Registered elector 1903, farmer. Elected Life Member 1915. |
2,5 7,10, 12 |
Hayter |
Lily |
Robertson |
Registered elector 1903, domestic duties. |
12 |
Hayter |
Sam (Sammy) |
Avoca |
Member and Captain of Avoca Rifle Club early 1900s. Librarian and caretaker of Burrawang School of Arts in the same period. |
5,P |
Hayter |
Ura Jane Elliott |
Robertson |
Registered elector 1903, domestic duties. |
12 |
Hayter |
W. |
Committee of Burrawang and West Camden Agricultural Society 1879 |
2,7,9; | |
Hazlewood |
John |
Burrawang |
Head Teacher, Burrawang Public School from May 1887 |
P |