Old Images of Rylstone District Album 3

Pinnacle Swamp School Children

Photo: Shirley Tunnicliff collection

This photo was taken in the 1800's.

L - R Boy in back is Sidney Brown, there are Bisleys also in the photo. The 1st girl in front L - R Elsie Isabella Brown, next to her is Gertrude Brown.

Ref: Shirley Tunnicliff

"Brookside" - Reedy Creek

Photo: Shirley Tinnicliff collection

"Brookside" is at Reedy Creek beside the road and was in the Black Family for a long time, the last being Jim Black, who married Dodie Abbott nee Riches,after her death her Daughter Hazel Marchant and her Ray lived there before selling out and moving to Rylstone.

Ref: Shirley Tunnicliff

Early Dozer

Photo: Shirley Tunnicliff collection.

Bisley's Store - Rylstone

Bisley's Store

Photo: Shirley Tunnicliff collection.

Photograph taken circa 1927.

People in this photo are L - R Les Bisley, Lauchie Banks, Eva Hand, Dorothy Tatton & Nevell Bisley.
Ref: Shirley Tunnicliff

Rylstone Showground from the west

Showground from the west

Globe Hotel - Red Cross Carnival

Red Cross Carnival

Photograph taken circa 1942.

The woman in the light dress at the Red Cross tent is Mrs Elsie Mulholland, with her possibly is Mrs Stan McQuiggin.
Ref: Shirley Tunnicliff

Rylstone House 2

Rylstone House

Photo: Kandos High year 9 history project in 1976.

(Same house at difference angle) This is the front of the house. The house either became a Dr’s surgery. The small casks at the right of the house were used as water tanks. This was a primitive method of storing water.

Ref: Transcript of the presentation by a Kandos High year 9 history student in 1976.

Decorated Car, Rylstone

Original Oakwood wing with Tyan Peak behind

Photo: from Trevor Jamison

‘Oakwood’ is in the Capertee Valley, at the end of a dead end valley, at the foot of Mt. Tyan, known locally as Tynan Peak, the highest local mountain.
Ref: Trevor Jamison

Brighton, Louee Street, Rylstone

Torbane Oil Works

Photograph: Brian Ayling 2006

Rylstone Bridge Inn

Arbour Day

Rylstone 2

Photo: Kandos High year 9 history project in 1976.

We have here the Tong Bong Creek joins the Cudgegong River.

And in the left centre of the picture we have the second flower mill that was built in Rylstone and on the far left we have Shamrock’s Hotel or Shamrock’s Inn and a man was killed in the bar of Shamrock’s Inn and he was found about 2 miles along the Bylong Road and so there wasn’t any trouble they made it as if he had fallen off his horse.

In the centre we have Dr Howe’s house in Mudgee St in early 1860’s.

Ref: Transcript of the presentation by a Kandos High year 9 history student in 1976.

This photo is taken from the Bylong road looking south. You will notice that the railway hasn't come through yet. In the distance, right top hand corner is Hardwicke's store, below this is James Brown's house in Mudgee Street, coming down to the east is the Shamrock hotel and the Flour Mill. This should be in the late 1800's.

Ref: Shirley Tunniclif.

Morrison House at Davis Swamp, Rylstone

Caroline Baker, Lone Grave on Monivae

Photograph: Wal Pilz 2009

Caroline Baker (née Papworth) c.1833-1871

Children at Rylstone Public School

Bill O'Reilly

"Tiger" probably the greatest

of all time, says The Don

On and off the field Bradman and O'Reilly

remained personally distant, seldom speaking to

each other. Yet to Sir Don, Bill O'Reilly - who died

yesterday aged 86 - was the world's greatest bowler.

(SMH October 7, 1992)

Passenger Station, Rylstone - plan

Plan of Passenger Station, Rylstone

Horse Team in Main Street of Rylstone in 1909

Photo: Jim Jamieson collection

A mixed load of wire netting and other stores on a horse drawn Wagon destined for the Bylong Valley. Teamster in charge was Henry Herbert Davis, seen on horse back, with (possibly) Sid Tindale, also on the back of the horse.

Herb Davis would have been 29 years old when the photo was taken as he was born in 1881, the fifth child of Charles and Dinah Davis of "Tryalion", Bylong Valley.
Ref: Jim Jamison

General View of Rylstone

Bullock Team in Main Street of Rylstone

Bullock Team in Main Street of Rylstone in 1907

Photograph taken in 1907.

Henry Herbert Davis of "Tryalion", Bylong Valley, the Teamster in charge of the Bullock Team hauling the Wagon loaded with 6 1/2 tons of netting wire, the very first netting wire to be taken down to the Bylong Valley, to net a Station in.

Taken in front of C.A. Johnson's Store, Louee Street, Rylstone.

Herb Davis would have been 26 years of age at that time as he was born in 1881. He is pictured here on horseback, with a suitably long whip to control the bullock team.

"Tryalion" property was taken up in the mid eighteen hundreds by Herb's father, Charles Davis and his wife Dinah (née Harris). Both are buried in the cemetery of the Anglican Church in Bylong.

Rylstone 1

Photo: Judy Valentine collection

This photo is overlooking the Rylstone Showground, with Chinese houses in the foreground.

Directly opposite the first house over the river just above the flat is Henry Ferguson's house later to be Samuel's house.

Directly above the small tree on its own is the original Pub where Cobb & Co stopped.

You will notice that this is before the Church of England church was built.

Ref: Shirley Tunnicliff

Rylstone Progress Committee 1905

Progress Committee members from left to right -

Messrs C E Barnes, S G Benson, J Walker, L McLachlan, and H R Dalton (Australian Town and Country Journal, Wednesday 27 September 1905, p. 28)

Kandos Coop Staff 1

"Ferndale" homestead. Kandos

The Lloyd family at their "Ferndale" homestead, situated at the entrance to Kandos.

Kandos High School 2

Rylstone and Surroundings 1905

Photographs included in newspaper article 17 Sept 1905 p 30-31

Crown Ridge Inn, Capertee

Image by Conrad Martens.

Lone Graves on "Monivae"

Photograph: Wal Pilz 2009

Rylstone Cricket team 1908

Globe Hotel, Rylstone 1

Here we see the Globe Hotel, note the lacework balconies, the lamp on the veranda post and the church pew seats under the window. On the upper balconies we see three men, one of whom was the local dentist who practiced in one of the rooms in the hotel.

We’re not sure when the Globe was originally built but it was first used as a house. It was turned into a hotel in 1880 by George Holland and extensive additions and alterations were completed in 1883 to turn the house into the Globe Hotel.

Ref: Transcript of the presentation by a Kandos High year 9 history student in 1976.

The front of the Globe Hotel is different now. The front is on the other side of the building.The side door is the same with an entrance built around it. The back part has had a change also with a staircase built from the corner in view.

When Louee Street was raised the pub lost it's verandah hence having to change the front.

The upstairs verandah has also disappeared.

Ref: Shirley Tunnicliff

Members of the first Rylstone Progress Committee

Members of the first Rylstone Progress Committee reading from left to right -

Back Row Messrs H J McPherson, J A Piddicombe, J W Jackson, J D Reid, S G Benson

Front Row Rev H D Sealy-Vidal (Hon Sec), Messrs William Taylor (President), and E H Davies

Kandos Coop Bakers Cart

Hardwick, John William (1826-1891)

Note on back of photograph -
"Copy of a photograph in a family
album, owned by the late
Mation Hardwick.
Now in possion of M. R. Hardwick.
Photo courtesy of Margaret Hardwick.
December 1997"

Rylstone House

Sketch: Kandos High year 9 history project in 1976.

This sketch is of [--Surveyor’s??--] residence. It is done from the back of the house by a man named Harvey. The house is made of wooden slabs and the chimney from bricks.

Ref: Transcript of the presentation by a Kandos High year 9 history student in 1976.

The two story house to the left of the photo is Kingston Villa, owned by the Dunn's in 1942, later Mrs Knock came to live there and after her passing it went to Jack Tindale.

To the right is the then Presbyterian Church, which is now privately owned.

Ref: Shirley Tunnicliff