Cudgegong Valley History Project

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Oct. 17. A young girl, the daughter of Mr. Clarkson, a well-known farmer of Cudgegong, committed suicide under painful circumstances to-day by taking poison. A love romance appears to have been the cause. (Sydney Mail and New South WalesAdvertiser Saturday 26 October 1895 p. 879)

Headstone reads: Thomas Clarkson Died 28th Sept 1910 Aged 65 years

Local Brevities

At the Church of England, Rylstone, on Wednesday last were Mr. Leslie Halloran and Miss Pearl Clarkson (well known in Mudgee) were married. The Misses Grace and Daphne Clarkson were bridesmaids, and Mr. William Clarkson (bride's brother) was best man. The bride, who looked very charming, was given away by her father.

Mudgee Guardian, Thursday 18 December 1919, p. 23. Halloran Clarkson Wedding

Local Brevities

The wedding of Mr. Leslie Halloran and Miss Pearl Clarkson was celebrated by the Rev. W. V Thomson at St. James' Church of England, Rylstone, on Wednesday, December 10. The bride, who entered the church on the arm of her brother (Mr. George Clarkson) was gowned in a white chiffon voile, trimmed with val. lace and insertion. She also wore a tulle veil, and a coronet of orange held in its place. She carried a shower bouquet of white carnations and roses, veiled in tulle, the gift of the bridegroom. Miss Grace Halloran (cousin of the bridegroom) and Miss Daphne Clarkson (niece of the bride), were bridesmaids. Miss Halloran wore a pearl and amethyst necklet. Miss Daphne Clarkson wore a gold brooch. the gift of the bridegroom. Mr. W. Clarkson was best man.

Mudgee Guardian, Thursday 8 January 1920, p. 9. Halloran Clarkson Wedding

Obituary: William Clarkson The death occurred in the Mudgee District Hospital on Tuesday of William Clarkson at the age of 73. Deceased, who resided in Mortimer Street, is survived by his widow and family, Gordon, Lindsay, Daphne, Mavis, Jack, Colin and Rexton. The funeral is to leave the Church of England, Cudgegong, this afternoon. Mudgee Guardian, Friday 29 June 1961.

Obituary: BRIDGET FULLER Mrs. Bridget Fuller, of George Street, Mudgee, passed away in the Mudgee District Hospital, yesterday at the age of 76. She leaves two sons, Darcy and Percy, and two daughters Nita and Leila. Her husband Bertram Spencer Fuller, and a son Roy predeceased her. The funeral will leave St. John's Church of England, tomorrow at 11.30 a.m. for the Mudgee Cemetery. Mudgee Guardian Monday 12 March 1962 p. 7