Thanks to Trove we can read about the early history of Carey Bay from a 1951 interview with Thomas William Wrightson who was known as William Wrightson.
The article can be read in full here http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article134396159.
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| 1950 'IAN HEALY'S Suburbia, This Week', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 2 September, p. 5. , viewed 12 Sept 2025, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article134396159 |
Pamela Jessie Hopwood spent most of her life in Carey Bay and nearby suburbs of Toronto and Coal Point. The following article describes her wedding in Hamilton, a suburb of Newcastle.
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| 1954 'WEDDING', The Newcastle Sun (NSW : 1918 - 1954), 22 September, p. 14. , viewed 18 Jul 2024, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article163292180 |
BIOGRAPHY
| Name: Pamela Jessie Hopwood Sex: Female Father: Cecil Cameron Hopwood 1902-1985 Mother: Dora Mary Speering 1906-1994 Spouse: Norman Horne Birth: abt 1933 Marriage: Before 22 Sep 1954 Residence: 22 Jul 1954 (about age 21) Carey Bay, New South Wales, Australia Residence: 1963 (about age 30) Toronto North, New South Wales, Australia1 Residence: 1980 57 Cary Street, Toronto, New South Wales, Australia Residence: Before 30 Apr 2018 (before about age 85) Coal Point, New South Wales, Australia Death: 30 Apr 2018 (about age 85) New South Wales, Australia Funeral: 7 May 2018 (about age 85) Lake Macquarie Memorial Park, Ryhope, New South Wales, Australia | ||
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NOTES Marriage: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article163292180 Residence: 1980 Ancestry.com. Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. | ||
Death (30 April 2018): https://tributes.newcastleherald.com.au/obituaries/184897/pamela-horne/
HORNE (nee
Hopwood) Pamela (Pam) Jessie Late of Coal Point
Passed peacefully
30th April 2018
Aged 85 years
Dearly loved wife of Norm (dec'd). Much loved Mother of Kerrie. Loving
Grandmother to Sean, Erin, and Amie. Cherished Great Grandmother to Liam,
Connor, Matilda, Jacob, Elodie, and Patrick.
Funeral (7 May 2018): https://tributes.newcastleherald.com.au/obituaries/184897/pamela-horne/
The family and friends of Pam are warmly invited to attend a celebration of her
life to be held in The Chapel of Lake Macquarie Memorial Park, Cessnock Rd,
Ryhope, this Monday 7th May 2018, service commencing at 11am.
EndNotes
1. Ancestry.com, Australia, Electoral
Rolls, 1903-1980 (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010),
Australian Electoral Commission; Canberra, Australia; Electoral Rolls.
This article from the Sydney Mail in 1937 paints a positive picture of our suburb, Carey Bay.
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| 1937 'Glimpses of COUNTRY LIFE', Sydney Mail (NSW : 1912 - 1938), 3 November, p. 2. , viewed 02 May 2024, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article160497488 |
