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- [S52] x NSW BDM Indexes, NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages, V 18522348 38A 1852.
- [S2852] Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh (NSW : 1929 - 1942), Thu 7 May 1936 Page 5 DIAMOND WEDDING.
DIAMOND
WEDDING
MR. AND MRS. J.
MADGWICK
Celebrated on Saturday
A most pleasant function was
held in the l.O.O.F. Hall,
Gilgandra, on Saturday even
ing last, when a large number of
town and district residents as
sembled to celebrate the diamond
wedding of Mr. and Mrs.
James Madgwick, two well
known and esteemed Residents
of the Gilgandra district of long
standing. They were the reci-
pients of many well deserved
congratulations and good wishes
for future health and happiness,
and also received many suitable
gifts in honor of the memorable
occasion—one that is celebrated
by but few couples.
Mr. Madgwick, who is 84 years
of age, was born at Cobbova Station,
one of the early settlements in the
north-west, being a son of the late
Mr. and Mrs. James Madgwick, who
were members of that noble band of
early pioneers to treck west to settle
in the wide open spaces. The
late Jannes Madgwick was one of the
first to take up land at Eurobla, on
the Marthaguy, being associated with
the late John Jones, snr. Mrs Madg
wick is 79 years of age, being a
daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Mills, of Mendooran. She
was born at Meadow Flat, near Bath-
urst, ana was married to Mr. Madg
wick in the Gulgong Congregational
Church by the late Rev. James Tre
vor on 2nd May, 1876. A year
later the couple came to the Gil-
gandra district, and have resided
here and at Collie ever since. In
that time they have seen the district
undergo many changes, and the
town of Gilgandra rise to its prom-
inence of to-day. When he first
arrived in the district, Mr. Madgwiclt
was engaged as stockman, and for
eight years was employed at Berida
Station. He then took up land in
the Collie district, following farming
pursuits, and claims to be the first
man to grow wheat at that centre
for milling purposes. Disposing of
that property, he took up a home-
stead farm area on the eastern side
of the river at Gilgandra, where he
resided for ten years, later removing
into premises in Lower Miller Street
where Mr. and Mrs. Madgwick still
reside to-day. During that period
the fine old couple have earned the
respect of all classes of the com-
munity, and are universally popular.
Of a large family of fourteen,
seven sons and three daughters sur
vive, most of whom were present at
the celebrations. In addition there
are 52 granchildren and 27 great
children. The children are
Mrs H. Reynolds "Chatswood"
(Gilgandra), Mrs. Fred Walter
(Grenfell), Mrs. Vic Rowley (Gil-
andra), Messrs. James (Sydney)
Colin (Dubbo), Herb,Walter, Bert,
Clarrie, Cliff (all of Gilgandra).
In chc early days, Mr. Madgwick
followed the occupation of drover.
In 1883 he was in charge of a mob
of 700 cattle from Richmond River
to Nyngan, and in 1887 and 1889
brought two mobs from Queensland
to Merrigal Station. In the early
days of Collie, Mr. Madgwick was
responsible for forming the first
cricket team, and was captian of the
first team from that centre to visit
Gilgandra. Club members and op-
ponents of those days were M. P .
Cornwall, Colin Munro, Dan Munro.
Bill Wheaton (Eumungerie), Ted
Foley, J O'Brien, Alf Bonnington,
Billy Richardson (Armatree), Ted
Hewitt (Eumungerie), Dick Smith,
"Bob" Diggs, Mayford Morris, Pad-
dy McMulIin.
In attendance at Saturday's func-
tion was Mr. Madgwick's brother,
Mr. H. Madgwick (Armatree).
Another brother is Mr Alf Madg-
wick (Armatree), whilst Mrs. Ross
(Gulgong) is a sister. Also present
were Mr. and Mrs Rowley (Orange)
and Mrs. Chase (Summer Hill), a
grand-daughter, as well as Mrs,.
Garbutt (Armatree), aged 81 the
oldest acquaintance in the district of
Mr. Madgwick.
THE BREAKFAST
At the breakfast, Rev. R. Collick
presided. Mr. and Mrs. Madgwick
occupied a position at the top table,
underneath a large diamond and in
front of a nicely decorated three
tier wedding cake. This was made
by the three daughters, and decorat-.
ed by Mrs. C. Heiler. The tables
presented a bright appearance, be-
ing heavily decke' with good cheer
and decorated w!th flowers and
streamers.
With the repast over, Rev. Col-
lick proposed the toast of "The
King", and then made reference to
his great; privilege in presiding at
such a happy gathering to extend
greetings, and congratulations to
such old residents of the town. Al-
though he did not know Mr. and
Mrs. Madgwick real well, it could
be detected what townspeople they
were by the large attendance that
evening. The gathering would wish
them all that was well in the future,
and may it be a happy one.
Mr. C. J. Reynolds said he was
very pleased to be in attendance 0n
such an auspicious occasion for he
had never been pressnt at. such a
function previously. He made ref-
erence to the fine wedding cake, re-
marking that the old couple were
worthy of it. He had known the
guests of honor since he had arrived
in the district, and he had not known
of them having a cross word or any
unpleasantness with anyone. The
speaker concluded by wishing them
the best ever, and may God be al-
ways with them..
Mr. R. J. Nelson added his plea-
sure at being in attendance. The
large gathering showed the esteem
in which the worthy couple were
held. Had it not been for the fact
that that night was the main business
night in town, quite a lot more would
be present. He had knownthe cou-
ple for about thirty years, and could
say they were the most respected.
He wished them happiness and pros-
perity and hoped they would be spar-
ed to enjoy many more pleasant days
together.
Mr. R. M. Diggs claimed to have
known the couple longer than most
present, having known Mrs. Madg-
wick prior to her marriage. It was
hoped they would live for many years
longer.
Mr. Jim Rowley (Orange) had
known the couple practically all his
life, and regarded them as the fin-
est couple he had ever met. He wish-
ed them the best of good wishes.
Mr. Alex McDonald said he had
known the old people for close on 40
years, and during that time had never
heard anyone speak ill of them—in
fact, no one could. He hoped they
would be spared for many years,
and enjoy health and happinses to
the end.
Mr. J. McGowan added that he
had not met a nicer old couple—a
real lady and a thorough gentleman.
Mr. E. Toll regarded Mr. and
Mrs. Madgwick as the best neigh-
bours 0ne could have, and like the
previous speaker, hoped they would
be spared for their 100th year.
Others to support the toast were
Messrs J. Copeland, J. O'Brien, W.
Rowley, R. Wenban; G. Clark, E.
Foley, J. Worrell, T. Law, J. Col-
lison, C. Smith. All were pleased
to see Mr. and Mrs. Madgwick cele-
brate their diamond wedding, for
they were a fine couple and worthy
citizens.
In response, Mr, Madgwick, said
he could only say how pleased he
was to see so many old friends in
attendance, whose friendship he al-
ways valued. He thanked them for
their, kind references and for the
way in which they had drank his
health. "On behalf of myself and
my partner through life, I thank you
all." he concluded.
The toast of "The .Family" was
proposed by the chairman, and re-
sponded to by Messrs C. and B.
Madgwick, both of whom'added their
pleasure at being present on the oc-
casion of their father's and mothers
diamond wedding.
The toast of Mrs. Heiler was also
honoured, for her excellent work in
decorating the wedding- cake.. In
response, Mrs. Heiler added her
pleasure for she had known Mr.
and Mrs. Madgwick all her. life, and
could say what great people they
were. She wished them health and
happiness in the future.
The breakfast concluded •with
Auld Lang Syne, after which the
hall was cleared for dancing, excel-
lent music for which was provided
by the blue diamond orchestra, a
most pleasant and memorable even-
ing concluding at mid-night.
Many congratulatory telegrams
were received by Mr. and Mrs Madg-
wick, as well as a large list of apolo-
gies from persons who were unable
to attend.
- [S52] x NSW BDM Indexes, NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages, 15071/1944 .
MAGICK JAMES JAMES BRIDGET MARY BANKSTOWN
- [S13] WWW, http://cemindex.arkangles.com/cemetery-inscriptions.php?id=37&page=2.
- [S24] Death Certificate.
- [S2936] Gilgandra Weekly (NSW : 1942 - 1955), Thu 27 Jul 1944 Page 3 A GRAND OLD MAN.
A GRAND OLD
MAN
DEATH OF MR. JAMES
MADGWICK
At the grand old age of 91
years, the death occurred in
Sydney on Saturday evening
last of Mr James Madgwick,
one of the pioneers of the
Gilgandra district. Few have
attained such an age and re-
mained so alert, both physic-
ally and mentally, as deceas-
ed, and right until the last
he never tired of recounting
experiences of his youth.
The late Mr. James Madgwick
was born at Cornwalla, near
Windsor, his father and mother
being the first couple to be mar-
ried in St. Mathews' Church of
England, Windsor. He came to
the Gilgandra district in the
50's and had remained here until
about five years ago, when fol-
lowing the death of his wife he
went to stay with various mem-
bers of his family, but mostly
with his daughter, Mrs. Vic
Rowley, of Chullora, Sydney,
where he passed away. However,
be was not away from Gilgandra
for long intervals, and there was
always a friendly welcome await-
ing from the people who knew
him so well and respected him
for his honesty and sincerity.
Although deceased had been
on the sick list for the past three
weeks, his condition was not re-
garded as serious, and the news
of his demise came as a great
shock to all, especially members
of the family. He remained con-
scious to the last, and half an
hour prior to his death was con-
versing with his daughter.
The remains were conveyed to
Gilgandra by train and the fun-
eral took place on Monday, after-
noon, to the Church of England
portion of the cemetery, after a
service at St. Ambrose's Church.
Bro. Andrew conducted the
services. The funeral was a large
and representative one. Members
THE LATE MR. JAMES MA'DGWiECK Help
THE LATE MR. JAMES
MADGWICK
of the IOOF Lodge, of which
Order deceased bad been a mem
ber since 1908, marched from
the church to the bridge and at
the graveside the Lodge service
was read by Mr. A. Palmer. De-
ceased was keenly interested in
his lodge, and occupied every
chair, and until the last few
years was a regular attender at
meetings. Members of the Buf-
falo Lodge were also represent-
ed at the graveside, deceased be-
ing a member of that body. Mr.
J G. Curran represented the
Gilgandra branch of the Austra-
lian Labor Party, of which de-
ceased was a member of long
standing.
Pall bearers were Messrs.
J. Williams, R. Marchant, J.
Marchant and W. Harland.
The late Mr Madgwick is
survived by a family of three
daughters and seven sons,
also 56 grand children and
67 great grandchildren.
Members of the family are as
follows: Mrs. H. Reynolds,
"Chatswood," Gilgandra; Mrs.
F Walters, Grenfell; Mrs. V.
Rowley, Sydney; James Robert,
Canley Vale, Sydney; Herb and
Bert, Gilgandra; Wattie, Colin
and Clarence, Dubbo; and Cliff,
Leichhardt, Sydney.
In the early days deceased
selected a portion of Berida, and
for some years resided a Collie.
On moving to Gilgandra he had
a small farm close to town, situ-
ated on the Tooraweenah Road.
About 20 years, ago he moved
to his late residence in Lower
Miller Street, and remained there
until the death of his wife.
Jim Madgwick, in his younger
days, was an outstanding shear-
er and athlete, and the old hands
have often spoken of his per-
formances on the cricket field. He
was also a good horseman and
jockey.
He had. seen the town of Gil-
gandra grow from a roadside pub
to the flourishing centre it is
today, and, pehaps, his most
outstanding characteristic was his
memory of names, incidents and
places. Its was no effort for him
to recall the settlers of the dis-
trict when he first came here,
and of subsequent changes and
progress of the business life of
the town. At various times he
had contributed articles to this
paper, dealing with the early his-
tory of the town and district,
and these were read with inter-
est.
Funeral arrangements were car-
ried out by Mr. A. H. Ross.
- [S13] WWW, http://cemindex.arkangles.com/cemetery-inscriptions.php?id=37&page=2.
MadgwickJames22 Jul 1944 91yh/Elizabeth Mary; fatherAngK
- [S52] x NSW BDM Indexes, NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages, Reg. Gulgong 1876 3403 .
- [S2] Sydney Morning Herald, Thursday 11 May 1939.
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