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Chairman of Hunter River New Steam Navigation Company
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Employed William Smith who was seriously injured when his cart went over the edge of the Long Bridge
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Maitland Family History Circle's Pre 1900 Pioneer Register
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Born 1794 Sussex. Spouse Jane McCreth. For information about descendants see Pioneer Register Entry No. 1283
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Obituary for Bourn Russell. Died on 5th July
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Chairman Hunter River New Steam Navigation Company
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Marriage of R.M. Russell, second son of Bourn Russell, J.P., to Annie Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Alexander McDougall of Lorn on 19th January. Officiating minister Rev. W. McIntyre
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Australian Almanac
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Legislative Council member with town and country residence
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Marriage of R.M. Russell, second son of Bourne Russell and Annie Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Alexander McDougall of Lorn on 19th January. Minister Rev. W. McIntyre
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John Smith per 'Strathfieldsaye' assigned servant
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Singleton Pioneer Register p. 77
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Born 1820 in England, son of Bourn Russell and Jane Mackreth. Spouse Sarah Singleton.. See Pioneer Register for details of descendants
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Marriage of Archer Boswell Davidson, third son of Alexander Davidson of Keith and Annie Alice Lane, only daughter of the late Captain Nicholas Lane of Hinton, Hunter River and stepdaughter of Bourn Russell, Esq., Harbour Master, Twofold Bay on 12th December. Minister Rev. Colin R. Greig
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State Records Online Shipping List
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Henry Adams, free emigrant on the Augusta Jessie, engaged for employment by Bourn Russell
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Biographical Register of the New South Wales Parliament 1856-1901 C.N. Connolly (Online)
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Bourn Russell - Retired factory owner of independent means. B. 1 Dec. 1794 Rye, Sussex, Eng., s. Bourn, commander of merchant ship, and Hannah; m. c. 1815 Eng., Jane Macreth; 5s.2d. D. 4 July 1880 Syd. Cong, funeral. Well ed. at Free Grammar School, Rye, then at Edmonton, then under Rev. William Fuller, Sussex. Apprenticed to sea 1810? by 21 was ships commander? soon after became capt. then part-owner of a vessel trading chiefly in China and S. Seas 1815-24. Went into whaling c. 1824/5? first visited NSW 1826 and thereafter based his operations there; prospered. Brought wife and children to NSW 1834; settled at Maitland 1835, where became prosperous as storekeeper and pastoralist, but by 1844 had lost everything in depression. Operated boiling-down works at Stoney Creek 1846; venture prospered, and he sold out, having acquired independent means. A liberal in LC in conflicts of late 1850s and early 1860s. Father of NSW govt astronomer. MLA for Northumberland Boroughs 28 March-5 Aug. 1856. MLC 17 Aug. 1858-13 May 1861, 24 June 1861-4 July 1880
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West Maitland Marriage Register p 19
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Marriage of John William McCurdy of East Maitland to Jane Russell of West Maitland. Rinaldo Schebberas of East Maitland and Bourn Russell of West Maitland
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Newcastle Morning Herald
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Mr. D. J. Ryan reviewed the building development in High-street in an address at the weekly dinner of the Maitland Rotary Club -Dealing with the old row of shops, which were recently demolished for the site of the new Maitland Mercury office, Mr. Ryan said that no records were available regarding the erection of the building, but It was known that in 1831 the premises were occupied by Captain Bourn Russell. who conducted a general store. He had records which disclosed that Henry Russell, the Government Astronomer, who was a son of Captain Russell, was born in the building on March 17, 1836. Captain Russell, he said, had a leading business in the town, and was the first man to introduce paper bags to wrap up groceries. Before the introduction of paper bags, customers were compelled to bring billy cans and numerous kinds of containers to carry their groceries home. Captain Russell also opened the first coalmine at Maitland. The mine was situated near the old toll bar, at the turn-off to Farley, on the New England Highway, which was then only a bush track known as the Great Northern road. The mine supplied private household coal in Maitland for many years. Captain Russell also had a boiling down works. In one week 12,500 sheep were boiled down. The carcases produced 498 casks of tallow, representing 150 tons.
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Entry in the Hunter River Agricultural Society Show
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Departed on the barque 'Elizabeth Archer' for California
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Charged William Thompson and George Martin who he had hired with obtaining goods under false pretences
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Australian Almanac
