Symonds Page
The Early History Of The Symonds Family in Australia has been Published in a Book. “The Way We Were – The Symonds Family of Wattle Flat & Beyond From 1853” published By Giiilan P Symonds. I have extracted excerpts and stories from this book as applies to the descendants of Alfred Symonds.
My many Thanks to Gillian Symonds for her hard work in collating the History of the Symonds Family in Australia and her kind Permission to use extracts here.
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Print out of BK7 Descendants of James Symonds for our Branch
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Picture of Descendants of Albert Symonds Yankalilla Symonds reunion 2003
Notes on the Life of Catherine Symonds nee Gee
Notes on the life of Catherine Symonds from Newpaper on Death
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History Of Earl Symonds as told in 1998 to Mrs wright
Earl was born in Temora NSW on the 2/2/1916. The first son and second child of Phillip & Ethel Symonds of “The Gums “ Parkes NSW. Ethel had to travel to Temora for the birth, as at that time there were no hospitals in Parkes.
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History of the Goobang Sunday School during the years attended 1908 to 1924
I attended 1908 to 1924 by M.G.Davey June 1981.
1 was just eight years old when my parents, moved from, Garra district to Goobang . We left., what to us was to us a very nice Sunday school and our first thought when we settled was “Where will we go to Church and Sunday ?school?” Our parents took us to Goobang, Church a little building in the bush built in 1902.
Goobang Sunday School Mention of Symonds Family
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The 2 nd world war was on in full blaze through out Europe. Hitler pushed into Poland than into Russia. Germany was pushing on two fronts, east into Poland and west into France. Australia was drawn in through there relationship with England. Dad was drawn into the war through the army. He spent six years of his life in the Australian army serving in the engineering division. Dad said the authorities acquired equipment to enhance the war machine. Some how war takes the things you work with. Takes your man power to farm the land and leave you with food rations. Coming with that worry, stress and disruption to family living. Dad said “the war took six years of my life”.
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Story of Growing up as told By Phillip Symonds
Myralee was situated 10 miles north of Parkes on rolling fertile hills where the blue Bumberry hills lined the distant eastern sky line. The first 6 years of my life I lived in small four-room weatherboard cottage with a corrugated iron roof. A small-corrugated water tank supplied water for the little house. Our little house was adequate for our small family. There was an outhouse [ thunder box, long box, dunny, you know what I mean ] was out the back and a small laundry shed on the front side of the house. Incorporated inside the laundry shed a copper with a wood fire heater, to heat water, a cement tub, a hand wringer for laundry.
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Parkes District Farmer Has Followed Sound Policy
By Our Special Representative from The Land Newspaper
An excellent example of how trees can be used on a mixed farming property to provide windbreaks, shade and shelter for stock and to improve the surroundings of cultivation areas and homestead, is provided on the property of Mr. P. H. Symonds, at Coobang, in the Parkes district.
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History Of Army Unit Served in By Earl Symonds WWII
“The BLUE DUCKS”
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Eulogy of Earl Symonds as Told by his son Brian Symonds
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Interview Dad and Mum by Phillip and Stories of Their life
Reflections and memories from Brian and information from the Interview Dad and Mum had with Phillip when Joey was a baby Dad (Earl Symonds) was the second eldest of Five children Merle was the eldest with a gap of 1 ½ years to Earl then 1 ½ years to Keith with a 5 year gap to Roy and a further 5 years to Vera Their father (Phillip Henry Symonds )was born in Boards Flat SA and Their mother (Ethel Harper )was born in Prospect SA
Mums early History Joseph Nash and Louisa Nash were married in Camden and had a number of Children Mum’s (Grace Doust ) Father (George Doust ) married Martha Ann Loomes and moved to Canowindra where the three eldest children were born. George then won a ballot for land at “Loomvale” Fifield in 1902-03 There were 12 children in the marriage. Tony, Norman, Florence, Charlie, Hettie Thelma, Rebecca (died as a child) Ben, Joseph, Lilly, Miller or Doll, and mum Grace was the youngest. Most of the children worked on the farm and share farmed . When Grace was 4 months old her dad comes down with pneumonia. So Grace and Doll were packed into a sulky for the 70 mile journey to Parkes Hospital. He died there a few days later.
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Dads Birthday Comments
These are the comments on Dads {EARL} life at some of the last birthday Gatherings we had as a family
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