COONAMBLE.
This township, containing 150 inhabitants, on the Castlereagh river, is distant from Sydney 298 miles, and 100 miles from Dubbo; and being in the centre of a large and populous district, must at no distant period become a place of considerable importance. Source: Extract from Samson PO Directory 1867.
To date this database contains 120 entries.
| Surname | First Name | Place | Salary/Pension/Rent of lease | Notes 1 | Occupation | Year | Appoint/Reg /Pension Start | 1st Appoint/Date purchase | Sources/ Notes 2 |
| A’Beckett | W. | Coonamble | – | Nelgourie | Grazier | 1879 | – | – | Sands – Coonamble 1878 – 79 |
| Adam | Wm. B. | Coonamble | – | Terimbone | Grazier | 1879 | – | – | Sands – Coonamble 1878 – 79 |
| Adam | Mrs. | Coonamble | – | – | – | 1879 | – | – | Sands – Coonamble 1878 – 79 |
| Armour | William | Coonamble | – | – | Sawyer | 1879 | – | – | Sands – Coonamble 1878 – 79 |
| Armstrong | John F. jun. | Coonamble | – | – | Pharmaceutical Chemist | 1900 | – | – | Wise PO Directory 1900. Medical Directory. |
| Atkinson | J. | Coonamble | – | Coonimbla | Superintendent | 1879 | – | – | Sands – Coonamble 1878 – 79 |
| Bailey | R. R. | Coonamble | £390 + allowance for visiting Gilgandra. | Justice Dept – Petty Sessions | Clerk of Petty Sessions | 1887 | – | – | Civil Service ; fess are those received in 1886. |
| Bailey P. M. | Robert R. | Coonamble | – | Bogan District | Guardian of Minors | 1889 | – | – | V.& P. Blue Book 1890. Appoint. as Guardians of Minors to give consent for marriages in NSW. |
| Barker | Charles | Coonamble | – | Castlereagh Hotel, Summer Hii, near Coonamble. | Publican | 1880 | – | – | GG 17 Sept 1880. Publican’s licensee for 1st July to 30th June Coonamble District. |
| Beavis | Robert | Coonamble | – | A bay saddle mare stolen from same. | – | 1900 | – | – | Police Gazette 17 Jan. 1900. |
| Board | H. C. | Coonamble | 18.0.0 | – | Postmaster | 1866 | – | – | V.& P . Blue Book 1866. PMG. Post Offices at 31st Dec. 1866. |
| Broad | H. C. | Coonamble | – | Town contains 150 inhabitants & is situated on the Castlereagh river | Postmaster | 1867 | – | – | Sampson Directory 1867 |
| Buchanan | W. F. | Coonamble | – | Town contains 150 inhabitants & is situated on the Castlereagh river | Magistrate | 1867 | – | – | Sampson Directory 1867 |
| Cass | George E. | Coonamble | – | – | Innkeeper | 1879 | – | – | Sands – Coonamble 1878 – 79 |
| Chapman | John | Coonamble | – | – | Gardener | 1879 | – | – | Sands – Coonamble 1878 – 79 |
| Chew | Ah | Coonamble | – | Boarding-house, Tooloom Creek | – | 1879 | – | – | Sands – Coonamble 1878 – 79 |
| Cleary | Andrew | Coonamble | – | Appointment as Inspector of Slaughterhouses & of Cattle intended to be slaughtered. | Senior Constable | 1862 | – | – | GG 26 Sept. 1862 |
| Coates | William | Coonamble | – | Castlereagh St. | Colonial wine licensee | 1882 | – | – | Coonamble Licensing District |
| Cortis | Herbert Liddell | Coonamble | – | – | Medical practioner – certificate no. 1043 | 1885 | 13/12/1882 | – | NSW Medical Board; Edin 1882 |
| Creigan | John Joseph | Coonamble | – | NSW Civil Service – Educational Dept. | Teacher Public School Classification 2b | 1885 | – | – | NSW Civil Service |
| Crook | William | Coonamble | – | Occidental Hotel | Publican | 1882 | – | – | |
| Day | Henry | Coonamble | – | Nebea | Grazier | 1879 | – | – | Sands – Coonamble 1878 – 79 |
| Dean | Caleb | Coonamble | – | – | Constable | 1879 | – | – | Sands – Coonamble 1878 – 79 |
| Dent | T. | Coonamble | – | Warigiewally | – | 1879 | – | – | Sands – Coonamble 1878 – 79 |
| Dignam | Henry | Coonamble | – | Castlereagh St. | Sawyer | 1879 | – | – | Sands – Coonamble 1878 – 79 |
| Dignam | Henry | Coonamble Quarter Sessions | – | James Short horse stealing from same; 3 months hard labour Coonamble Gaol | – | 1880 | – | – | PG 14 April 1880; tried 6th October 1880. |
| Duffy | Patrick | Coonamble | – | – | Carpenter | 1879 | – | – | Sands – Coonamble 1878 – 79 |
| Duigan | Mary | Coonamble | – | Castlereagh St. | Laundress | 1879 | – | – | Sands – Coonamble 1878 – 79 |
| Ellis & Button (agents) | – | Coonamble | £26.0.0. | Office for Resident Engineer – Roads & Bridges Branch. | Landlord – Owner of premises rented by Dep’t. of Public Works. | 1893 | – | – | V. & P. Leg. Assem.1893 – Premises rented by Government. |
| Flood | Walter | Coonamble | – | Town contains 150 inhabitants & is situated on the Castlereagh river | Magistrate | 1867 | – | – | Sampson Directory 1867 |
| Gabriel | William Frederick | Coonamble | – | About 33 years of age .Left Belfast, Ireland, in 1885.Last heard of at Coonamble. | Carpenter and cabinet-maker. | 1894 | – | – | Police Gazettee 1894. 3 Jan 1894. |
| George | – | Coonamble | – | – | Carpenter | 1879 | – | – | Sands – Coonamble 1878 – 79 |
| Gold | George | Coonamble | – | Nebea | – | 1879 | – | – | Sands – Coonamble 1878 – 79 |
| Gon | Ah | Coonamble | – | – | Cook | 1879 | – | – | Sands – Coonamble 1878 – 79 |
| Gordon | Hugh | Coonamble | – | Bundy | Grazier | 1879 | – | – | Sands – Coonamble 1878 – 79 |
| Gorman | A. | Coonamble | – | Bieleroy | – | 1879 | – | – | Sands – Coonamble 1878 – 79 |
| Hassall | John | Coonamble | – | Commercail Hotel | – | 1889 | – | – | Sands 1889 – 90 |
| Hassard | John | Coonamble | – | Commercial Hotel | Publican | 1882 | – | – | |
| Hassard | J. | Coonamble | – | – | Innkeeper | 1881 | – | – | Sands 1881 – 82 |
| Hassard | John | Coonamble | – | Commercial Hotel | Publican | 1880 | – | – | GG 17 Sept 1880. Publican’s licensee for 1st July to 30th June Coonamble District. |
| Herman Bros. | – | Coonamble | – | Namoi St. | Licenced spirit merchant | 1885 | – | – | Coonamble Licensing District |
| Ibbott ? | John A. | Coonamble | – | Beimbah | – | 1879 | – | – | Sands – Coonamble 1878 – 79 |
| Icely | C. | Coonamble | – | – | – | 1879 | – | – | Sands – Coonamble 1878 – 79 |
| Irving | Charles | Coonamble | – | – | – | 1879 | – | – | Sands – Coonamble 1878 – 79 |
| James | Alexander | Coonamble | – | – | Sawyer | 1879 | – | – | Sands – Coonamble 1878 – 79 |
| Jew | John | Coonamble | – | – | Gardener | 1879 | – | – | Sands – Coonamble 1878 – 79 |
| Jones | William | Coonamble | – | – | – | 1879 | – | – | Sands – Coonamble 1878 – 79 |
| King | George | Coonamble | 160.0.0. | – | Assistant Forest ranger | 1889 | 16/11/1883 | 16/11/1883 | V.& P.- Blue Book 1890. Colonial Secretary- Conservation of Forests. |
| King | Pierce | Coonamble | – | Castlereagh St. | Billiard Licensee | 1883 | – | – | PG 1 Aug. 1883; Coonamble Licensing District. |
| Kingsmill | L. | Coonamble | £270 + quarters valued at £45. | Postmaster General, Post & Telegraph Masters; | Post & Telegraph Master. | 1887 | – | – | Civil Service |
| Kley ? | Henry | Coonamble | – | – | Butcher | 1879 | – | – | Sands – Coonamble 1878 – 79 |
| Lane | G. D. | Coonamble | – | Yonie | Grazier | 1879 | – | – | Sands – Coonamble 1878 – 79 |
| Lehane | Jeremiah | Coonamble | – | – | Selector | 1879 | – | – | Sands – Coonamble 1878 – 79 |
| Lehane | Sarah | Coonamble | – | Traveller’s Rest, Bennett’s Flat | Publican * | 1885 | – | – | Conamble Licensing Distict |
| Lem | Ah | Coonamble | – | – | Cook | 1879 | – | – | Sands – Coonamble 1878 – 79 |
| Lipton | C. | Coonamble | – | – | Innkeeper | 1879 | – | – | Sands – Coonamble 1878 – 79 |
| Little | J. | Coonamble | – | – | Surgeon. | 1879 | – | – | Sands – Coonamble 1878 – 79 |
| Lloyd | George A. | Coonamble | – | Terambone | Grazier | 1879 | – | – | Sands – Coonamble 1878 – 79 |
| Lorimer | James | Coonamble | – | Youle | Superintendent | 1879 | – | – | Sands – Coonamble 1878 – 79 |
| Manning | J. R. | Coonamble | – | – | Grocer | 1882 | – | – | Sands 1881 – 1882 |
| McCubbin | James | Coonamble | £90 | Contract for conveyance of mail- 50 miles – Coolah, Denison Town & Cobbora -once a week – horseback. | Mail contractor | 1862 | – | – | GG 24 Dec. 1862 ; showing contractor renumeration. |
| McCullough | J. | Coonamble | £15.0.0 (PDV = $1373 ) | – | Postmaster | 1863 | – | – | V.& P. PMG Report1863; Post Offices. |
| McCullough | David | Coonamble | – | Exchange Hotel | Publican | 1882 | – | – | |
| McCullough | Joseph | Coonamble | – | Court-house Hotel | Publican | 1882 | – | – | |
| McCullough | D. J. | Coonamble | £52.0.0. | Post Master General Dept. | Telegraph messenger & Temporary letter carrier. | 1890 | – | – | V. & P. New appontments made during the tenure of Daniel O’Connor as PMG. (1885, 1889 – 1890) |
| McCullough | David | Coonamble | – | Exchange Hotel | Publican | 1880 | – | – | GG 17 Sept 1880. Publican’s licensee for 1st July to 30th June Coonamble District. |
| McCullough | Joseph | Coonamble | – | Australian Hotel, Namoi St. | Publican | 1880 | – | – | GG 17 Sept 1880. Publican’s licensee for 1st July to 30th June Coonamble District. |
| McCullough | James | Coonamble | £80 | Contract for conveyance of mail – Coonamble & Merri Merri ( McLean’s Station) via Bimmimbeyon, Bundey,Ningey & Coanbon. Once a week; on horseback. | Mail contractor | 1871 | – | – | Blue book, 1871- Postal Contractors and renumeration. |
| McCullough | James | Coonamble | £87 | Contract for conveyance of mail – Merri Merri & Gilargumbone ( to travel along the Merri Merri Creek). Once a week; on horseback. | Mail contractor | 1871 | – | – | Blue book, 1871- Postal Contractors and renumeration. |
| McDonald | John | Coonamble | – | – | – | 1881 | – | – | Sands PO Directory 1881 – 82 |
| McGregor | James | Coonamble | – | Overland Hotel, Tooloom St. | Publican | 1880 | – | – | GG 17 Sept 1880. Publican’s licensee for 1st July to 30th June Coonamble District. |
| McRae | Robert D. | Coonamble | – | – | licensed auctioneer | 1882 | – | – | District license |
| Medley | T. W. | Coonamble | £260 + Deputy Registrar of Brands £25 + £15 rent allowance + stationery allowance £5. | Mines Dept – Prevention of scab in sheep. | Inspector + Dep. Reg. Of Brands. | 1887 | – | – | Civil Service |
| Miller | John | Coonamble | – | Overland Hotel | Publican | 1882 | – | – | |
| Mills | Mrs. A. | Coonamble | – | – | – | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79 ; Coonnamble , on the Castlereagh river ; in the Coonmable district. |
| Moore | Mrs. | Coonamble | £15 per annum. | Inspector’s Office. Stock Branch. | Landlord – Owner of premises rented by Dep’t. of Mines & Agriculture. | 1893 | – | – | V. & P. Leg. Assembly NSW 1893 – Premises rented by Government. Department of Mines & Agricultural. |
| Neale | Thomas H. | Coonamble | – | Town contains 150 inhabitants & is situated on the Castlereagh river | Magistrate | 1867 | – | – | Sampson Directory 1867 |
| Nelson & Nelson | – | Coonamble | – | – | Licenced spirit merchant | 1885 | – | – | Coonamble Licensing District |
| Oslear | Charles E. | Coonamble | – | – | Police Magistrate | 1900 | – | – | Wise PO Directory 1900; Legal Directory. |
| Palmer | William | Coonamble | – | – | Saddler | 1879 | – | – | Sands – Coonamble 1878 – 79 |
| Palmer | Josiah | Coonamble | – | Hibernian Hotel | Publican | 1880 | – | – | GG 17 Sept 1880. Publican’s licensee for 1st July to 30th June Coonamble District. |
| Parson | Martha | Coonamble | – | Yonie Hotel, two miles from Yonie Station. | Publican * | 1880 | – | – | GG 17 Sept 1880. Publican’s licensee for 1st July to 30th June Coonamble District. |
| Pascoe | H. H. | Coonamble | – | – | Builder | 1879 | – | – | Sands – Coonamble 1878 – 79 |
| Pascoe | William | Coonamble | – | – | Builder | 1879 | – | – | Sands – Coonamble 1878 – 79 |
| Payne | John | Coonamble | – | Town contains 150 inhabitants & is situated on the Castlereagh river | Bailiff | 1867 | – | – | Sampson Directory 1867 |
| Payne | John | Coonamble | – | Town contains 150 inhabitants & is situated on the Castlereagh river | Licensed Auctioneer | 1867 | – | – | Sampson Directory 1867 |
| Peers | J. F. | Coonamble | – | – | Chemist | 1879 | – | – | Sands – Coonamble 1878 – 79 |
| Peters | W. | Coonamble | – | – | Painter | 1879 | – | – | Sands – Coonamble 1878 – 79 |
| Pickeron | W. | Coonamble | – | – | – | 1879 | – | – | Sands – Coonamble 1878 – 79 |
| Polin | Peter | Coonamble | – | – | Storekeeper | 1879 | – | – | Sands – Coonamble 1878 – 79 |
| Polin | Peter A. | Coonamble | – | Bogan District | Guardian of Minors | 1889 | – | – | V.& P. Blue Book 1890. Appoint. as Guardians of Minors to give consent for marriages in NSW. |
| Polin J. P. | Peter Aloysius | Coonamble | – | – | Returning officer | 1893 | 21/12/1893 | – | Blue Book 1893 |
| Pollard & Green | – | Coonamble | – | – | Stamp-seller | 1892 | 5/11/1892 | – | V.& P.- Appendix C. List of Stamp-sellers on 31 Dec. 1892. |
| Purday | Thomas | Coonamble | – | Tooloom St. | Butcher | 1879 | – | – | Sands – Coonamble 1878 – 79 |
| Pye | Jos. | Coonamble | – | Castlereagh St. | Storekeeper | 1879 | – | Sands – Coonamble 1878 – 79 | |
| Read | John | Coonamble | – | – | – | 1879 | – | – | Sands – Coonamble 1878 – 79 |
| Ronald | Wm. M. | Coonamble | – | Nebea | Grazier | 1879 | – | – | Sands – Coonamble 1878 – 79 |
| Rook | Ellen | Coonamble | – | Royal Hotel | Publican * | 1882 | – | – | |
| Rook | Ellen | Coonamble | – | Royal Hotel, Tooloom St. | Publican * | 1880 | – | – | GG 17 Sept 1880. Publican’s licensee for 1st July to 30th June Coonamble District. |
| Russell | Minnie | Coonamble | – | NSW Civil Service – Educational Dept. | Assistant Teacher Public School Classification 3b | 1885 | – | – | NSW Civil Service |
| Ryan | Thomas H. | Coonamble | – | – | Post & telegraph manager | 1879 | – | – | Sands – Coonamble 1878 – 79 |
| Sam | Lin | Coonamble | – | – | Cook | 1879 | – | – | Sands – Coonamble 1878 – 79 |
| Sheridan | C. W. | Coonamble | – | Town contains 150 inhabitants & is situated on the Castlereagh river | Magistrate | 1867 | – | – | Sampson Directory 1867 |
| Simmons | Thomas | Coonamble | – | Accidental death; Coroner or Magistrate was W. C. Weston | – | D.O.D. 19.4.1869 | – | – | 1870 . Sudden Deaths, or Accident or Violence subject of Coroner’s Inquest or Magisteral Inquires. |
| Skinner | Alfred | Coonamble | – | Burren | Overseer | 1879 | – | – | Sands – Coonamble 1878 – 79 |
| Skuthorpe | W. | Coonamble | – | Golaragembone | Innkeeper | 1879 | – | – | Sands – Coonamble 1878 – 79 |
| Small | Robert | Coonamble | – | Marrina | Superintendent | 1879 | – | – | Sands – Coonamble 1878 – 79 |
| Smith | G. A. | Coonamble | – | – | – | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Coonamble – Coonamble District ( on the Castlreagh River) |
| Smith | William | Coonamble | – | – | cordial maker | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Coonamble – Coonamble District ( on the Castlreagh River) |
| Souter | Hector | Coonamble | – | Dahomey | Superintendent | 1879 | – | – | Sands – Coonamble 1878 – 79 |
| Southwick | J. | Coonamble | – | – | Teacher | 1879 | – | – | Sands – Coonamble 1878 – 79 |
| Spiller | John | Coonamble | – | Tooloom St. | Baker | 1879 | – | – | Sands – Coonamble 1878 – 79 |
| Starr | Alfred Jonathan | Coonamble | – | Narrow grange | – | 1881 | – | – | Sands 1881 – 82 |
| Stenglin | Berthold | Coonamble | – | Namoi Dt. | Commission agent | 1879 | – | – | Sands – Coonamble 1878 – 79 |
| Stuart | Thomas | Coonamble | – | CastlereaghSr. | Tailor | 1879 | – | – | Sands – Coonamble 1878 – 79 |
| Tailby | George | Coonamble | – | Golaragembone | Grazier | 1879 | – | – | Sands – Coonamble 1878 – 79 |
| Tynan | Ellen | Coonamble | – | NSW Civil Service – Educational Dept. | Pupil Teacher Public School Classification 2 | 1885 | – | – | NSW Civil Service |
| White | Bridget | Coonamble | – | Willow Glen Hotel | Publican * | 1880 | – | – | GG 17 Sept 1880. Publican’s licensee for 1st July to 30th June Coonamble District. |
| Wilmott | A. | Coonamble | – | Town contains 150 inhabitants & is situated on the Castlereagh river | Magistrate | 1867 | – | – | Sampson Directory 1867 |
| Wilmott | A. | Coonamble | – | Town contains 150 inhabitants & is situated on the Castlereagh river | Storekeeper | 1867 | – | – | Sampson Directory 1867 |