Short Stories of the Blackmores, Suttors, Kinlesides, Watsons, Farrs, Gordons, Blacks and others.
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
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 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 