Gallery - History
We have many photographs that:-
- may be of genealogical interest but have not been included on other pages of this website,
- we would like further information about,
- are
otherwise interesting.
More information concerning the names of past residents of Macclesfield might be found on our our website by using the search button on the top right of this page.
Communication by email: convener.macclesfieldhistorygroup@outlook.com
The Macclesfield RSL also have a wealth of genealogical research on their website.
https://www.macclesfieldsa.com/macclesfield-rsl-sub-branch
Rechabites Group perhaps.
Back L-R: Davy Gray (David John Gray), Mr Luke (teacher), J.J. O'Malley, Tom Ellis, E.D. Davenport, Richard Tonkin, Herbert Yates.
Sitting: C.W.Edmonds, Rev Hall
Identified by Jess Yates (nee Edmonds) 1980
Donated by: Steven Davis
On back of photo, circled on bottom right is the name Joyce Davis
Dorrie Calaby, Elsie Calaby, Thelma Calaby, June Bagshaw, Jack Calaby, Gwen Calaby, Dawn Bagshaw in cap at Temple Bar. Year?
Notes: -
- John Calaby was a dairy farmer and had a quarry on Temple Bar road. The Rifle Range was on their property.
- Today the principle roads in the historic Watergate area are Whites Road, Greenhill-Flaxley
Road, Quarry Road (formerly Temple Bar Road) and the section of Strathalbyn Road from
Whites Road through Flaxley and on past the 'Carfax' farmhouse.
See Temple Bar on the map below.
Dennis Cosgrave, Os Lemar, Thomas Cosgrave, Thomas Cosgrave JNR, Phillip Cosgrave, c1938
From Paul and Nat Lemar: -
Thomas Cosgrave No. 2 father (middle), (Thomas Cosgrave No 1 came from County Clare, he married Mary Byrne in 1858. They had 6 children.)
Thomas Cosgrave No. 2 married Catherine McNamara and had 4 children.
Thomas Cosgrave No. 3 (2nd from right), 2/48th Infantry Battalion, died of wounds in Egypt WW2 1942, buried in Egypt. Thomas played tennis (new club rooms named after him) and was on committee and played. Also was on the committee of the Football club.
Dennis Cosgrave (on left), 2/27th Infantry Battalion, killed in action in New Guinea 1943, buried in PNG. Ossie Lemar (2nd from left) named his first son Graham Dennis Lemar after Denni who was his best friend. Dennis played football for Maccy.
Mary lived in Victor Harbor, never married. Worked for most of her life in Grosvenor Hotel .
Phil married Bet Dewhurst and had Christine, Peter, Rosalie, Geoffrey. They left in 1972 to live in Strathalbyn.
The Cosgrave, Manion (Manning), and Hicks family trees are shown here. (from Nat Lemar, partner of Paul).
NOTE: The Cosgrove Road, just south of Macclesfield, was misspelt. Locals attempted to get it changed to Cosgrave, but were unsuccessful.
No drinking pledge, signed by Harriet Lemar, signed by Arthur Gooch, July 25th 1884.
