"Brooklyn", Running Stream

"Brooklyn"

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View from the North-East c. 1912.
From the left you can see The Cottage (originally the toll house at the bottom of Cherry Tree Hill), at the rear the large Packing Shed (later refrigerated), to the front the Meat House, then the Kitchen and on the right the Homestead with the chimney on the end.
All buildings are still standing.
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Land Clearing at "Brooklyn", Running Stream


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Horace and Leo Sim land clearing at "Brooklyn", Running Stream c.1905.
They are pushing out a ring-barked Ribbon Gum tree, with a Trewhella jack.
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"Brooklyn" Orchard

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Richard Sim Snr in the Apple orchard, "Brooklyn" c. 1910.
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Entrance Drive to "Hiawatha". Running Stream

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Entrance Drive to "Hiawatha". Running Stream - Walter Leighton driving, 1905-06.

"Hiawatha" was the stone home built by David Robert Howard and his wife Eliza Anne (nee Staff) at Running Stream on the hill to the south of the Running Stream Union Church. The Howards lived at Running Stream for 23 years on the first orchard in Running Stream before moving to Lisarow near Gosford where they established a citrus orchard.

Eliza Ann Staff b 23 Mar 1856 was the daughter of James Samuel Staff b 1 Oct 1825 and Mary Ann (Chaplain)and Grand daughter of John Foreman Staff b. 25 Feb 1802. John Foreman Staff arrived in Austalia from the UK on "Denmark Hill" in 1821. The ship was owned and captained by his uncle Capt. John Foreman. 
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Marriage Invitation, Howard - Brannigan, 1935

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Marriage Invitation - Myrtle Howard to Fred Brannigan, 1935.
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V R Howard's Hut, Running Stream


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V R Howard's Hut - Horse Spider saddled - photo taken 1905.
Victor Robert Howard b.1882 came to Running Stream in 1890 with his parents David Robert Howard and Eliza Anne (nee Staff) and lived at "Hiawatha". 
In 1898 aged 16 VR Howard made his own selection on Por 142 and built a slab hut and lived in it for 3 years before building the stone house at "Knoyle" which he moved into when he married Alice Leader in 1907.
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Slab shed

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Running Stream Church, 1906


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Mr & Mrs Victor Howard in front of small porch window marked with dot.
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Gathering at Running Stream Hall

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Back row: Alfred Leader 12th from right near door, Eliza Howard 9th from right
Second row: David Robert Howard 10th from right, Mrs Horace Howard 11th from right with Lance (2nd eldest) and Ray (eldest), Auntie Pip (Emily)
Standing at back of Eliza and David is Clarrie or Horace Howard (Pips husband)

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Carting fruit, Running Stream


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D R Howard, Walter Leighton on Front Lorry, Clarrie Howard on Small Lorry, Alfie Davis holding horse.
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Driveway to "Brooklyn". Running Stream


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The drive lined with radiata trees from the Mudgee Road to the homestead "Brooklyn".
The gate could be operated automatically.
Photo taken c.1914.
Trees planted c.1912.
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