"Soldiers, surveyors and selectors: a genealogy of the Cowley and Simpkins families and associated branches." 1996.

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"Soldiers, surveyors and selectors: a genealogy of the Cowley and Simpkins families and associated branches." 1996.

A genealogy of the Cowley and Simpkins families and associated branches, chiefly concentrating on activities since their arrival in Australia in the 1850s and 1860s. The history includes references to early family pastoral holdings in the Riverina district, and efforts to eradicate cattle tick in northern New South Wales. The manuscript also documents items of local Queanbeyan and Canberra interest, including a short biography of Margaret Agnes Anne Francis (nee Green), the first public school teacher in Queanbeyan, and family connections with Major General Sir William Throsby Bridges, founder of the Royal Military College, Duntroon.

4 cm. (236 p.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7068302

Libraries Australia

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Cowley family

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Simpkins family

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Francis, Margaret Agnes Anne

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Bridges, William Throsby Sir, 1861-1915.

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Soldier. First Commandant of Royal Military College, Duntroon 1910-14. Organised and commanded Australian Imperial Force 1914-15. Died of woumds 18 May 1915 at sea aboard HMHS Gascon after being wounded at Gallipoli. From the description of William Throsby Bridges manuscript collection. 1879-1915. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 220670819 ...

Cowley, R. E. P. (Robert Eric Percy), 1933-

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Bob Cowley is a Canberra resident and National Library volunteer. He held the position of Senior Curator of Military Technology at the Australian War Memorial prior to his retirement in 1990. From the description of "Soldiers, surveyors and selectors: a genealogy of the Cowley and Simpkins families and associated branches." 1996. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225717755 ...