Valentine Biggar with his brother James ('Ted') Biggar

Val Biggar with his brother James ('Ted') Biggar

Photo: Justin Cahill collection

Valentine Biggar, was born at Croydon Bush, near Gore in the South Island of NZ. 
Before he went off the War, he'd been working at the Bylong Cheese Factory as a cheese-maker and sawyer.
Ref: Justin Cahtll

Source: Wal Pilz

The Bylong Cheese Factory - Allan Saxelby's reference for Val Biggar

Photo: Justin Cahill collection

Allan Saxelby's reference for Val Biggar shortly before he went off to the War.
Val was at Bylong for several years,
Ref: Justin Cahill

Source: Wal Pilz

Norma Gladys George

Miss Norma George; smallest associate ever to win an LGU State title
Photo: Joan and Bernie George collection

Norma Gladys GEORGE was the daughter of Rupert Stanley GEORGE and Ruby Ellen (née LONG)
Ref: Of Pioneer Stock by Cathy Hilll

Source: Wal Pilz

Rupert Stanley George

Rupert Stanley George

Rupert Stanley GEORGE (1891-1949) was the son of Benit William GEORGE and Matilda (née DYSON).
Birth: 17 December 1891
Spouse: Ruby Ellen LONG
Death: 5 May 1949
Children: One child, Norma Gladys 

He served during WW1, as part of the 31st battalion.
Ref: Of Pioneer Stock by Cathy Hilll

Source: Wal Pilz

Benit William George

Photo: Joan and Bernie George collection

Benit William GEORGE (1837-1918) was born to William and Ann GEORGE in 1837. 
He married Sarah KIRKLAND on 16 January 1865. They had four daughters and Sarah died in 1875.
In just the following year, 1876, Benit married Matilda Harvey (née DYSON) at Running Stream.
Benit and Matilda had eleven children:
William Benit, Alfred James, Owen Beecham, Thomas Alexander, Charles Henry, Ethal Caroline, James "Roy", Rupert Stanley, Douglas Dyson, Edith Georgjna, Olive Amy
Ref: Of Pioneer Stock by Cathy Hilll

Source: Wal Pilz

William Benit George

William Benit GEORGE (1877-1942) was born 18 September 1877. He was the son of Benit William GEORGE and Matilda (née DYSON)
Bill, as he was known, died on 14 March 1942, when he fell from a train, returning from Sydney.
Ref: Of Pioneer Stock by Cathy Hilll

Source: Wal Pilz

Chair in St Laurence's, Kandos

Chair in St Laurence's, Kandos

Plaque reads:

Ad glorium dei

et

Benit William

Died 1st Novemger 1918

Aged 81 years

A Family Tribute

Ref: Of Pioneer Stock by Cathy Hilll

Source: Wal Pilz

Matilda George, née Dyson

Photo: Joan and Bernie collection

Matilda GEORGE (née Dyson) was born on 5 October 1856 at Palmer's Oakey and married William Harvey at Palmer's Oakey on 15 July, 1872.
 In 1876, Benit GEORGE married Matilda Harvey at Running Stream. He was thirty-nine years old and Matilda was only twenty or twenty one. She had been widowed too like Benit and had delivered a daughter, Mary Matilda, after the death of her young husband.
Ref: Of Pioneer Stock by Cathy Hill

Source: Wal Pilz

Riversdale Homestead

Photo: Moonbucca collection

Once settled at Carwell the Vincent-Nevell family continued to buy in the area, acquiring Riversdale on the Cudgegong in 1837. Three years after Vincent's death in 1848, his daughter and John Nevell built the present stone homestead at Carwell. With large sheep-flocks, many shepherds, a major woolshed and a cemetery which was the de facto general cemetery for the south-western part of the shire, Carwell was a highly significant complex.1 The Vincent-Nevell family also built the stone house (Portion 1, Mead Parish, Co. Roxburgh) which survives at Flatlands.
Ref: Rylstone Shire Heritage Study - Thematic History by Ian Jack