Short Stories of the Blackmores, Suttors, Kinlesides, Watsons, Farrs, Gordons, Blacks and others.
Dudley Colin Suttor Dudley Colin Suttor, was born at Koorawatha in 1892, whilst his parents, Walter and Louisa (Nee Monro), were living at the property “Warrangong”. Walter and Louisa had 9 children, 5 boys (2 of those died young) and 4 girls. Dud Suttor was their seventh child and their other children were:-Stella Louise 1881- … Continue reading Dud Suttor – Soldier and Wallaby #129
William Henry Suttor (1805-1877), pastoralist and politician, was born on 12 December 1805 at Baulkham Hills, New South Wales, third son of George Suttor and his wife Sarah Maria, née Dobinson. He was educated by his parents and an assigned convict. George Suttor had applied for a grazing licence at Bathurst. He selected land on the Bathurst … Continue reading A Few Suttor Homesteads
William Suttor, Ralph Entwistle and the Ribbon Boys Author Michael Adams Australia’s strangest convict uprising began with a skinny dip — and ended with a mass hanging that would go down in the history books. Our white colonial history is richly embroidered with romantic stories of good-hearted bushrangers who aspired to be Robin Hood-style figures … Continue reading The Bathurst Rebellion
Of all the major events in bushranging history, the Bathurst Rebellion is one of the most significant yet least talked about. Click on the Link below:-A Concise Guide to the Bathurst Rebellion
Louie Bathurst Blackmore (Nee Suttor) Louie Suttor, Mother of Greg and Robert "Bret" Blackmore, went to primary school in Ilford NSW. Her parents Dud and Betty Suttor had an Orchard in the area at “Myola” Tabrabucca, and Louie rode a horse to school. Ilford School Residence Ilford School (Burnt down in 1930) Dud Suttor’s parents … Continue reading Louie Suttor, Ilford & Clandulla
Wyndradyne's Grave at "Brucedale" (Note plaque spelt as Wyndradene also notes wrong date of death as he died in March 1829) Bathurst was attractive country to the new settlers, rich deep soil, water and open plains. The local tribe, the Wiradjuri valued it for the same reasons. The relationship with the settlers was troubled from … Continue reading William Suttor & Aboriginal Clan Chief “Windradyne”
In 1830 a convict mutiny flared at Bathurst. Driven beyond endurance by brutal treatment, a young convict, Ralph Entwistle, led a spectacular goal break. Entwistle had been flogged and had his ticket of leave cancelled for bathing naked in a stream as the Governor rode by. He vowed never to be captured alive. Other convicts … Continue reading The Ribbon Gang of Bathurst Bushrangers
In 1832, great, great, grandfather, William Suttor became enamoured with a local Bathurst girl, the daughter of a fiery West Indian planter, who had taken up a grant on the Bathurst Plains. William and the girl enjoyed clandestine meetings at the Willow Pond – until a new man came on the scene. He was Scottish … Continue reading William Suttor’s Pistol Duel
Letters and telegrams of condolence poured into “Alloway Bank”, near Bathurst, one day in the 1870’s, when a Sydney newspaper announced the death of William Henry Suttor, of Bathurst Plains. Most amused was William Henry himself. His deep laugh boomed through the homestead as he read his own obituary. With relish he opened each black-bordered … Continue reading William Suttor reads his own Obituary
Struth it's Blackmores 