Cudgegong Valley History Project

PORTLAND. (From our own Correspondent.) On Wednesday night last a quiet wedding ceremony was conducted by the Rev. B. Hobson, in the Portland Methodist parsonage, the contracting parties being. Mr. A. W. Cook, of Portland, and Miss A. E. Bisby, daughter of Mr. W. Bisby, of Mudgee. The bride was becomingly attired, as was also the bridesmaid, Miss E. F. Roy. Mr. C. Case was best man. The happy couple are to reside at Portland, and their many friends wish them all possible prosperity and happiness. Lithgow Mercury, Friday 26 February 1909, p. 5. Wedding Cook and Bisby

Cupid's Captives. BISBY - McKENNA. At 7 o'clock Mass yesterday morning in the R.C. Church, Muugee, the wedding was celebrated of Walter, son of Mr. W. Bisby, of West End, and Augusta, daughter of the late John McKenna, of Mudgee. Rev. Father Flanagan officiated. The happy couple left by last night's train for Sydney where the honeymoon will be spent. Mudgee Guardian, Thursday 25 September 1913, p. 22. Wedding Bisby and McKenna

MARRIAGE. At St. Paul's Manse, on Friday evening last, the Rev. T. J. Curtis celebrated the marriage of John Thomas Coxhead, of Dunedoo, son of Mr. J. K. Coxhead, Spring Flat, and Verl Ellen Bisby, daughter of Mr. Walter Bisby, West End, Mudgee. Mudgee Guardian, Thursday 18 June 1914, p. 21. Wedding Coxhead and Bisby

Deaths. MR. WALTER BISBY. The death occurred at his residence, Market Street, West End, Mudgee, on Thursday last of Mr. Walter Bisby, one of the most highly respected and esteemed residents of Mudgee, aged 57, after an illness of over ten months. The deceased was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. George Bisby, of Mudgee. He was a native of the district of Raymond Terrace, and came to Mudgee district about 47 years ago. He was a faithful employee of the Cudgegong Council for the past 20 years as a maintenance man. The deceased was twice married. His first wife was Miss Lucy Batchelor, daughter of the late Mr. Reuben Batchelor, of Mudgee, and his second and surviving wife was a Miss Randall, of Mudgee. Five children survive him by the first marriage and two by the second. They are as follows. - Walter (Mudgee), George (Portland), Mrs. J. Coxhead (Sydney), Mrs. Cook (North Coast), Mrs. G. Fuller (Mudgee), Reginald and Doy. He is also survived by the following bers and sisters: - Henry (Mudgee), Arthur (Sydney), Owen (Sydney), William (Queensland) and Miss Sarah Ann Bisby (Kogarah). The remains were interred in the Methodist portion of the General Cemetery on Friday afternoon. Revs. Bostock Jones and S. A. Faulkner officiated at the graveside. Mr J. C. Swords had charge of the funeral arrangements. Mudgee Guardian, Monday 13 June 1921, p. 5. Obituary Walter Bisby

IN MEMORIAM BISBY - In loving memory of my dear husband and our father, who departed this life on June 9, 1921. (Inserted by his loving wife, H. A. and Doris and Reg Bisby).

WALTER BISBY. News was received in town on Friday that Walter Bisby, of Mudgee, had passed away in Sydney Hospital on Thursday, after undergoing an operation. The remains were interred in a metropolitan cemetery. The deceased was a native of Mudgee, being a son of the late Mr. W. Bisby. Mudgee Guardian, Monday 4 August 1924, p. 12. Obituary Walter Bisby