Publications

Exceptional Lives Of Cowra

Our current project is a celebration of the lives of 75 people, most of whom are buried at Cowra or surrounding villages, and of their contribution to this town.

Much of the information to be included in this publication has been sourced from our research files. This is further supported by interviews with relatives of the subjects and some photographs from Pardey Collection No 2, of which Cowra Family History Group is the custodian.

This project has been possible by virtue of the generosity of a Heritage Grant from the Royal Australian Historical Society.

Publication date - 2008

Cowra Monumental Inscriptions Vol 1

Earliest settlers in the district were around 1831 and by 1866 there were about 200 persons in Cowra. By 1888 Cowra was gazetted as a municipality.

Cowra Monumental Inscriptions Book 1 records the earlier headstones of Cowra Cemetery.

Cowra Monumental Inscriptions Book 1
ISBN 0 7316 1818 1
ISBN 0 7316 4221 x (set)
Published 1988
123 pages

Cowra Monumental Inscriptions Vol 2

The older headstones in Cowra Cemetery were recorded in Cowra Monumental Inscriptions Book 1.

Cowra Monumental Inscriptions Book 2 contains the more recent headstones, also the Lawn Cemetery and Cowra War Cemetery.

Cowra Monumental Inscriptions Book 2
ISBN 07316 1818 1
ISBN 97316 4221 (set)
Published 1992
113 pages

Cowra Cemetery Transcriptions Vol 3

Cowra Cemetery contains a very large number of unmarked burials, particularly in the older sections of the cemetery. Cowra Unmarked Burials to 1940 attempts to list as many as possible of those unmarked graves.

A few burials do have a headstone, but the information on the memorial differs from that obtained from the Register of Death, or lacks some information, such as age or date of death. A small group of unmarked burials within the town environs has also been included.

Cowra Unmarked Burials to 1940
ISBN 0 646 23088 3
ISBN 0 7316 4221 x (set)
220 pages

Armed Forces Personnel Index

Armed Forces Personnel Index to Photographs taken by Pardey's Studio Cowra 1940-1946 (stationed at Cowra Military & POW Camps WW2)

Carcoar Burials

We cannot claim that all burials for Carcoar have been listed, as deaths occurring outside the area need not necessarily have been registered in any of the Registers consulted, although the burials may have taken place in Carcoar.

Because there is no indication in the records consulted for many of the burials as to the particular portion of the cemeteries or the plot numbers of graves, Carcoar Burials contains a very large number of unmarked burials with no indication of precise locations.

Carcoar Burials
ISBN 0 64624818 9
Published 1995
149 pages

Frogmore/Hovell's Creek Burials

The area covered by Frogmore and Hovell’s Creek Burials is a long strip of land running 50km south from Cowra to the Boorowa River north of the township of Boorowa, bordered on the west by the Lachlan Valley Way (Boorowa Road) and on the east by the Lachlan River to its junction with Hovell's Creek and thence to the Frogmore-Boorowa Road.

The larger number of burials within the area have taken place at Frogmore General Cemetery and the Roman Catholic Cemeteries at Frogmore and Hovell's Creek, but there are also a small number of family cemeteries and isolated, mostly unmarked, burials.

Frogmore and Hovell’s Creek Burials
ISBN 064625196 1
Published 1995
172 pages

Boorowa Cemetery

Boorowa is located about half way between Cowra and Yass. A number of small and isolated graves were listed under various other publications.

The Boorowa Cemetery was dedicated in 1864, with some burials being listed as early as the 1850s. Boorowa Cemetery lists only those burials registered as occurring at Boorowa Cemetery.

Boorowa Cemetery
ISBN 0 9586600 0 X
Published 1996
192 pages

Lyndhurst Cemetery

Lyndhurst is located approximately halfway between Cowra and Blayney and was once considered as a possible location for a Federal Capital.

No date has been found for the dedication of the Lyndhurst Cemetery, but the first burial is listed as 1871. Lyndhurst Cemetery includes a number of nonagenarians, octogenarians and centenarians.

Lyndhurst Cemetery
ISBN 0 9586600 1 8
Published 1996
94 pages

Neville & District

Neville and District Cemeteries covers an area loosely defined as Neville and district, and covers a number of small settlements: Neville (also known as Number 1 Swamp, Mount Macquarie and ors, Barry (formerly Five Islands), Hobby’s Yards, Shaw and the Coombing Creek area.

It includes those burials taking place in local church yards as well as dedicated public cemeteries, and a few isolated burials within the area.

Neville & District Cemeteries
ISBN 0 9586600 8 5
Published 1997
84 pages

Rugby, Rye Park & Reid’s Flat Burials

Included in Rugby, Rye Park & Reid’s Flat Burials are the cemeteries of: Reids Flat General; Reid’s Flat Miscellaneous; Rye Park General; Rye Park Methodist; Rye Park Private; Rugby General; Rugby Private; Drybrough Private; Grassy Creek; Numby Private; Pudman Creek; Reid’s Cemetery Fish River, Riverview Private; Wallah Wallah; Gunning Flat; Foggs Crossing Fisher River; Jessmondeen Private; Narrawa Fish River.

Rugby, Rye Park & Reid’s Flat Burials
ISBN 0 958660034
Published 2001
154 pages

Woodstock Cemetery

Woodstock is one of a number of small villages surrounding the town of Cowra.

Woodstock Cemetery includes information on the early settlement of the area, a number of obituaries from local newspapers and an Honor Roll, as well as burials.

Woodstock Cemetery
ISBN 0 9586600 6 9
Revised Edition Published 2004
126 pages

Eagle Eye Journal Index

Eagle Eye is the Cowra Family History Group’s Journal and was first published in 1984.

Eagle Eye Journal Index 1984-1996 is an index to make sourcing and locating of names, events and places a simple exercise.

Eagle Eye Journal Index 1984-1996
ISBN –
Published 1997
60 pages

Back to Cowra 1979

Back to Cowra 1979 (including p & h)

Roll Call at Morongla Cemetery

An appeal to the people of Morongla and surrounding areas for additional information for a publication on their local cemetery was overwhelmingly successful.

A simple book of cemetery transcriptions became a 300 page testament to this close-knit community and is available in The Lives and Times of Morongla.

After dedicating nearly two years to that tribute we found ourselves back at our original task recording Morongla Cemetery, previously known as Morongla Creek Cemetery and/or Wattamondara Cemetery.

ISBN 0 9586600 5 0

Lives and Times of Morongla

Morongla is a small village approximately 15 kms south-east of Cowra.

Dating back to the earliest European settlers, this book transforms us to another time when life was much simpler and survival was the only challenge.

For the strong and steadfast best able to meet the challenges of ignorance of a new and foreign land, the pestilence of flood and drought, the isolation and the hardship, the opportunities for wealth and prosperity were endless.

The courage, perseverance and initiative demonstrated by these early pioneers has been passed on to their descendants, many of whom still reside in the area and are making a valuable contribution to our town and district.

Consists of newspaper clippings, personal papers and anecdotes supplied by family members. Indexed.

ISBN  0 9586600 4 2

Meet Me At The Trocadero - Joan Ford

Story of the life and times of the old Sydney Trocadeo 1936-1971. Descriptions of Social Functions, Ballroom Dancing Competitions, the Troc's role during the war years, and many other activities that made the Trocadero the center of social life of Sydney for 35 years. Includes memories of the musicians who played in the famous Sydney Trocadero Dance Band, and of its leader, jazz trombonist Frank Coughlan.

Contact Joan Ford - fordhen@westserv.net.au

The Golden Quest

The Golden Quest - The Story of My Ancestors - Jean (Frew) Brien

Contact Mrs J Brien 31 Hanna Street, Cowra NSW 2794 or phone 0263 422 246

Waugoola Shire and Beyond - Cyril Treasure

An historic story of development of the Cowra District by Cyril Treasure.

In a  collection of dreams, memories and newspaper clippings from the author’s past, this book is  a journey of discovery, reflecting the life and times of a small section of rural Australia as it battled to gain luxuries such as power, sewage and bitumen roads, the construction of an aerodrome - all services we take for granted today.  Includes the history of many residents.

ISBN 0 646 30282 5

Cowra Lawn Cemetery Columbarium Memorial Trees

Cowra Lawn Cemetery is neatly arranged with memorial trees bordering the sections of the lawn graves. Many people are now electing to be buried in the lawn cemetery, or to having their ashes placed in the Columbarium, or under memorial trees – hence the publication title Cowra Lawn Cemetery Columbarium Memorial Trees.

Cowra Lawn Cemetery Columbarium Memorial Trees
ISBN 0 9586600 9 3
Published 2006
151 pages

Cowra Shire Miscellaneous Births Registered at Carcoar 1845-1879

This publication was compiled from information sourced from Carcoar Court House, Births, Deaths and Marriage Pioneer Series CD, and the websites of Central Tablelands Water and Powerhouse Museum.

Some births are believed to be not officially listed.

Cowra Shire Miscellaneous Births Registered at Carcoar 1845-1879
ISBN –
Published 2005
56 pages