Familypedi… Editing (section) Gloucester, New South Wales 0 You are not logged in. The rich text editor does not work with JavaScript switched off. Please either enable it in your browser options, or visit your preferences to switch to the old MediaWiki editor <h2 data-rte-spaces-before="1" data-rte-spaces-after="1"> History </h2> <p data-rte-fromparser="true">The Gloucester district was first visited by Robert Dawson, Chief Agent for the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Australian%20Agricultural%20Company%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Australian%20Agricultural%20Company%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAustralian%20Agricultural%20Company%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-151406436003e52d5449d" href="/wiki/Australian_Agricultural_Company" title="Australian Agricultural Company">Australian Agricultural Company</a> in 1826. Settlement occurred in the 1830s. The township of Gloucester was first established in 1855, primarily for sheep farming, however it became apparent that the land was not entirely suitable. The four main industries of the Gloucester area are: tourism, timber, cattle farming and more. The timber industry has been prevalent in Gloucester since the late 19th century, and it and cattle farming are still major industries in and around Gloucester; both dairy and beef cattle.<span data-rte-instance="40-151406436003e52d5449d" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3DAACo%3E%7B%7Bcite%20journal%20%7Cauthor1%3DWebber%2C%20J%20%7Cauthor2%3DWylie%2C%20R.%20F%20%7Ctitle%3DColliery%20Railways%20of%20the%20Australian%20Agricultural%20Company%20%7Cjournal%3DAustralian%20Railway%20Historical%20Society%20Bulletin%20%7Cnumber%3D365%20%7Cmonth%3DMarch%20%7Cyear%3D1968%20%7Cvolume%3DXIX%20%7Cseries%3DNew%20%7Cissn%3D%20%7Caccessdate%3D%20%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-AACo_0-0" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-AACo_0-0 class=reference"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2240-151406436003e52d5449d%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255B%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ24abebf93f688095-nowiki-00000001-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E1%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2240-151406436003e52d5449d%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255D%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ24abebf93f688095-nowiki-00000002-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22%23cite_note-AACo-0%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%23cite_note-AACo-0%7C%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2218%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E1%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2219%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-151406436003e52d5449d" href="#cite_note-AACo-0"><span data-rte-instance="40-151406436003e52d5449d" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>1<span data-rte-instance="40-151406436003e52d5449d" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">In 1876, gold was discovered in <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Copeland%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Copeland%2C%20New%20South%20Wales%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCopeland%2C%20New%20South%20Wales%7CCopeland%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-151406436003e52d5449d" class="new" title="Copeland, New South Wales (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQ29wZWxhbmQsX05ld19Tb3V0aF9XYWxlcz9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Copeland</a>, a small town north-west of Gloucester. Copeland became a large town of over <span class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="40-151406436003e52d5449d" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7Bformatnum%3A3000%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22formatnum%3A3000%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">​3,000​</span> inhabitants due to the gold discovery and the large number of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22red%20cedar%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Toona%20australis%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BToona%20australis%7Cred%20cedar%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-151406436003e52d5449d" class="new" title="Toona australis (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvVG9vbmFfYXVzdHJhbGlzP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">red cedar</a> trees. However, the population has since dwindled to a population of a few hundred.<span data-rte-instance="40-151406436003e52d5449d" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3E%7B%7BCensus%202011%20AUS%7Cid%3DSSC10126%7Cname%3DBarrington%20%28State%20Suburb%29%7Caccessdate%3D16%20March%202013%7Cquick%3Don%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-1" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-1 class=reference"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2240-151406436003e52d5449d%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255B%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ24abebf93f688095-nowiki-00000004-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E2%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2240-151406436003e52d5449d%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255D%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ24abebf93f688095-nowiki-00000005-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22%23cite_note-1%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%23cite_note-1%7C%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2224%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E2%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2225%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-151406436003e52d5449d" href="#cite_note-1"><span data-rte-instance="40-151406436003e52d5449d" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>2<span data-rte-instance="40-151406436003e52d5449d" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">The Australian Agricultural Company was originally awarded <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22mineral%20rights%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22mineral%20rights%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bmineral%20rights%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-151406436003e52d5449d" class="new" title="Mineral rights (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvTWluZXJhbF9yaWdodHM/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">mineral rights</a> to <span class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="40-151406436003e52d5449d" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7Bconvert%7C500000%7Cacre%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22convert%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">​500,000 acres (200,000 ha)​</span> between the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Karuah%20River%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Karuah%20River%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BKaruah%20River%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-151406436003e52d5449d" class="new" title="Karuah River (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvS2FydWFoX1JpdmVyP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Karuah River</a> and the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Manning%20River%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Manning%20River%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BManning%20River%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-151406436003e52d5449d" class="new" title="Manning River (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvTWFubmluZ19SaXZlcj9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Manning River</a> which covered the Gloucester district. The company employed surveyors in 1856-7 to undertake a trial survey for a railway between <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Port%20Stephens%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Port%20Stephens%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BPort%20Stephens%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-151406436003e52d5449d" class="new" title="Port Stephens (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvUG9ydF9TdGVwaGVucz9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Port Stephens</a> and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Stroud%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Stroud%2C%20New%20South%20Wales%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BStroud%2C%20New%20South%20Wales%7CStroud%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-151406436003e52d5449d" href="/wiki/Stroud,_New_South_Wales" title="Stroud, New South Wales">Stroud</a> and further north to the Manning River, passing what became Gloucester. At the time it was felt that with the "formidable obstructions" from ranges and rivers, a railway line would be impracticable and construction did not proceed, and coal mining was abandoned before it had commenced.<span data-rte-instance="40-151406436003e52d5449d" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3DAACo%5C%2F%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-AACo_0-1" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-AACo_0-1 class=reference"><a 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data-rte-instance="40-151406436003e52d5449d" href="#cite_note-AACo-0"><span data-rte-instance="40-151406436003e52d5449d" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>1<span data-rte-instance="40-151406436003e52d5449d" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">In 1995, Gloucester Coal, originally Stratford Coal, began mining in <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Stratford%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Stratford%2C%20New%20South%20Wales%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BStratford%2C%20New%20South%20Wales%7CStratford%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-151406436003e52d5449d" class="new" title="Stratford, New South Wales (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvU3RyYXRmb3JkLF9OZXdfU291dGhfV2FsZXM/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Stratford</a> a small village <span class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="40-151406436003e52d5449d" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7Bconvert%7C12%7Ckm%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22convert%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">​12 kilometres (7.5 mi)​</span> south of Gloucester, and has since spread throughout the region, possibly having acquired rights held by Australian Agricultural Company, as the mining activity is confined to their original boundaries. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">In March 1972 the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Governor%20of%20New%20South%20Wales%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Governor%20of%20New%20South%20Wales%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGovernor%20of%20New%20South%20Wales%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-151406436003e52d5449d" class="new" title="Governor of New South Wales (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvR292ZXJub3Jfb2ZfTmV3X1NvdXRoX1dhbGVzP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Governor of New South Wales</a>, Sir <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Roden%20Cutler%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Arthur%20Roden%20Cutler%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BArthur%20Roden%20Cutler%7CRoden%20Cutler%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-151406436003e52d5449d" class="new" title="Arthur Roden Cutler (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQXJ0aHVyX1JvZGVuX0N1dGxlcj9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Roden Cutler</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22VC%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Victoria%20Cross%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BVictoria%20Cross%7CVC%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-151406436003e52d5449d" class="new" title="Victoria Cross (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvVmljdG9yaWFfQ3Jvc3M/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">VC</a> and Lady Cutler toured the district and attended a formal Civic Reception at the Gloucester Bucketts Motel. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">For most of the twentieth century it boasted two cinemas in the main thoroughfare - Church Street: The <i>Star</i> (opposite <i>Permewans</i>, closed c1968), and the <i>Majestic Theatre</i>, that was built in the early 1920s. The <i>Majestic</i> permanently closed its doors <i>circa</i> 1980 and the building still stands, now redeveloped as a shopping arcade. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">The district's weekly newspaper is the <i>The Gloucester Advocate</i>. </p> <br /><strong data-rte-washtml="1" class="error" data-rte-attribs=" class=error">Cite error: <code data-rte-washtml="1"><ref></code> tags exist, but no <code data-rte-washtml="1"><references/></code> tag was found</strong><p /> <!-- Saved in parser cache with key genealogy:rte-parser-cache:195281 --> Loading editor Below are some commonly used wiki markup codes. Simply click on what you want to use and it will appear in the edit box above. 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