On this day in 1949

Newspaper report of the 1949nfloods that affected lakeside properties in Carey Bay and neighbouring areas. 

1949 'Death, Sickness In Lake Floods', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 20 June, p. 2. , viewed 22 Apr 2025, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article134464289

Born in Carey Bay - John Julian de Meyrick

 I originally shared this post on the Lake Macquarie Family History Group Blog in 2020. As a subject of the post was born in Carey Bay I thought it fitting to add it to this site on what would be his 106th Birthday.

1919 'TORONTO.', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 10 July, p. 6. , viewed 30 Jun 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article139437839

Captain Julian Frank De Meyrick's name is inscribed on  The Toronto and District Soldiers' Memorial that was unveiled in 1922. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article140016035.

The year after the Captain's return from overseas the De Meyricks welcomed a son, John Julian De Meyrick.

1920 'Family Notices', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 21 June, p. 4. , viewed 30 Jun 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article138832899

Some time after John's birth the family moved to the Liverpool area in Sydney. 

John followed in his father's footsteps enlisting in the AIF in1939.

NAA : B883 NX4006

1940 'COUNTRY SOCIAL NOTES.', The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), 4 January, p. 18. , viewed 30 Jun 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article17651083

1941 'Missing In Greece', The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate (NSW : 1894 - 1954), 5 June, p. 4. , viewed 30 Jun 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article131297507Add caption

1941 'Colonel's Son Believed Killed', The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1931 - 1954), 23 August, p. 2. , viewed 30 Jun 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article247503451

John Julian de Meyrick is memorialised on The Athens Memorial within the Phaleron War Cemetery in Greece.

100 Profiles

Slowly, very slowly, I am adding profiles of people with a connection to Carey Bay to the Wikitree site. 

This morning I added the 100th profile for Harriet Webb nee Wheatley. Harriet's profile can be accessed here: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Wheatley-3526.

A list of all the Carey People added so far to Wikitree can be accessed via the Carey Bay Category on Wikitree. Follow the link and scroll down the page to see the list of local profiles.

I'd love to hear from you if you can supply any further information on or photos of  the People and Places of Carey Bay.

Carey Bay 13 May 2025

First Feedback

I experienced a feeling of Joynealogy this morning when I opened an email. It was a message from Jenny, a member of our local community. 

Although I have heard from fellow researchers this was the first feedback I have received from a member of  our community. I haven't yet felt confident in promoting the CareyBay2283 study in the community so this was very special and valued reinforcement.

I'm jumping for joy
Image by Amore Seymour from Pixabay

"Hi Jill!

My son, Ben is involved in Boy Scouts and he's working on earning his Genealogy badge. Since the topic piqued his interest, his leader encouraged him to do some research at home.

Luckily we came across the Carey Bay 2283 site! Ben is really enjoying looking through the Resources page: https://careybay2283.blogspot.com/p/resources.html"

Ben is interested in resources for discovering his ancestry and suggested : https://www.portugalcitizenship.org/all-about-portuguese-history-genealogy-and-immigration/ as a resource to be added to my Resources Page.  This made me realise that I need to rename my Resources Page as it's really meant as a list of resources I have used for information on Carey Bay. I am therefore renaming that page so that its purpose is clear. 

As Ben's suggestion is valuable for those searching for ancestors and kinfolk in Portugal I will be sharing his suggested link in a post on my GeniAus blog. 

Thanks Jenny for reaching out to me, you made my day. 

Service

On ANZAC Day we honour those who served.

I hesitated to publish this post as it is a work in progress but I believe that it's appropriate on this special day.  

As I add to the Carey Bay names database I tag the records of men and women with a connection to Carey Bay who have served in various conflicts.  Further names will be added to the following list as research continues.

Remembrance Poppies outside Australian War Memorial, Canberra in 2018

Boer War

Granville John Burnage (1858-1945)

World War One

James Allan (1892-1970) 
Sergeant Arthur Armstrong 
Thomas William Brown (1885-1951)
Granville John Burnage (1858-1945)
Captain Julian Frank De Meyrick 
Richard Alfred Flemming (1889-1951)
Herbert Luther Froome
William James Stuart Gore (1894-1981)
Basil Arthur Helmore (1897-1973)
Frederick Isaacson (1888-1964)
Cyril Knight Jacka (1896-1974)
Ernest Edwin Pearce (1894-1977)

World War Two 

Henry Pelham Aldrich (1915-2007)
Bertie William Channell (1918-1997)
Frederick Walter Clarke (1923-1991)
George Frederick Thomas Collins (1915-1990)
John Gladstone Westley Cornish (1922-2018)
Wesley John Costin (-1993)
John Julian De Meyrick (1920-1941) 🕇
David William Dean (1914-1993) 
Lennard Lawrence Deed  (1913-1944) 🕇
Corporal C Denley 
Peter Vitold Doffkont (1916-1981)
Norman Leslie Extarem (c1920-1988)
Brian Graham Fitzpatrick (1916-2004
Robert (Bob) Gambrill (1922-1993)
Malcolm Stuart Reid Gaul (c1920-1968)
Eric Gibbs  (1921-2010)
Leslie Gibbs (1912-1988)
William Henry (Bill) Hamilton (1918-1989)
Francis William Harrison (1916-1984)
Desmond Michael Hart  (1920-1986)
Frederick Norman Hissey (1902-1998)
Henry Perkin Jenkins (1916-2003)
George Gilmour Mallaby (1921-1942) 🕇
Martin Joseph Malley (1902-1991)
Norman Thomas Christopher McCrorie (1921-1990)
Neville Frank Cameron McDonald (1917-2006)
Raymond Morton Mudie (1919-1989)
Harold Alexander (Harry) Patton (1922-2009)
Richard Alexander Pearson (1920-2010)
Ian Henderson Peterson (1925-2013)
Reginald Proudlock (1904-1985)
Alan Roy Quist  (1929-2008)
Kevan Ryan 
Mark Stanislaus Tumpane (1910-1998)
Mary Elizabeth Whitfield (1922-2007)
Leslie Norman Gwydir Wilby (1918-2009)
Frederick Glyndwr Young (1905-1993)

Updated 23/6/2025

Additions and further information on entries on this list will be gratefully received.
Email: jillballau@gmail.com

Before White Settlement

While I have aboriginal ancestors I have little knowledge of the first people to inhabit the Carey Bay area in Lake Macquarie, the Awabakal people.

Magil, Corroboree Dance [ca 1819-20] /
[Attributed to R.Browne], 1819.
https://search.sl.nsw.gov.au/permalink/f/1cvjue2/ADLIB110332522

I remember and respect the Ancestors who cared for and nurtured this Country. It is in their footsteps that we travel these lands and waters. I  acknowledge the Awabakal people and Elders past, present and future.

Aboriginal people of the Awabakal nation have lived in the Lake Macquarie area for more than 8000 years. The name Awabakal is derived from the Lake, meaning people of the calm surface. Traditional art and shell middens can be found around the Lake, evidence of a nation who thrived on the area's rich shores and woodlands.

An article in Wikipedia reports on the history, culture and language of the Awabakal people.

An article on the rathmineshistory blog provides further information on the Awabakal people. 

A search for Awabakal at The University of Newcastle's Hunter Living Histories Site gives links to many articles relating the the Awabakal people. 

As I discover more information on the Awabakal people I will return to this post and update it.

16 April 2025

Scouts in the news today

 Lake Macquarie Council has reported this morning that Scouts from the Carey Bay Toronto Scouts will be out in the community tomorrow cleaning up the foreshore on our Lake on Clean Up Australia Day.

The article is available here, https://www.lakemac.com.au/News-articles/Scouts-honour-Clean-Up-Australia-Day,  on the Council website.

Seagrass and shells along the foreshore at Carey Bay