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1976 Reunion

Some of the dates are approximate and these are marked with an asterisk.

1850*The Drew family, with daughter Mary Ann, moved to Bathurst from Sydney
1863Amandus arrived in Australia
1865 – 1866Amandus worked as a sailor in the coastal shipping
1870Amandus and Mary married at Georges Plains, near Bathurst
1880The family moved to a farm at Kerrs Creek, near Orange, and Amandus worked on railway construction
1886The family, including ten children, arrived at Upper Orara from Bathurst
1886 – 1896*Difficult years for the settlers – primarily due to lack of transport to sell produce
1887+Progress Associations active in the area
1888Post Office opened at Orara
1891Dunvegan School opened at Upper Orara, built on land owned by John McLeod.
1892*Road to Coffs Harbour – there was a track long before this and gradually a decent road
1892Jetty at Coffs Harbour built
1898*Grass (paspalum) introduced which provided good grass for cattle and horses
1898*Dairy Farming made possible by the introduction of paspalum grass
1898Upper Orara school opened – also known as Dunvegan school
1905Arthur, the youngest child, dies of illness at age 11
1909Amandus travelled to Germany, indicating how prosperous the family had become
1914-18WW1 – Edward and Albert enlisted, and Edward served in France
1922Frederick, the third child, is drowned at age 48
1923Amandus junior, the ninth child, dies of illness aged 39
1923Mary dies, aged 76
1928Amandus dies aged 84

Family Events

YearEvent
1844Amandus born in Stettin, Prussia
1847Mary Ann Drew born in Newcastle, NSW
1862Mary Drew’s father John Wellesley Drew passed away in Bathurst, NSW aged 44 years.
1865Amandus arrives in Sydney, NSW
1870Amandus and Mary marry in Georges Plains, NSW
1871 Birth of first son, George William Hoschke in Bathurst, NSW
1872Birth of second son August Frank Hoschke in Bathurst, NSW
1874Birth of third child, Frederick Amandus Hoschke in Bathurst, NSW
1875Birth of fourth child Jessie Caroline Hoschke in Bathurst, NSW
1877Birth of fifth child Annie Jane Hoschke in Bathurst, NSW
1879Birth of sixth child Albert John Hoschke in Bathurst, NSW
1881Birth of seventh child Edward Thomas Hoschke in Bathurst, NSW
1883Birth of eighth child Harold Robert Hoschke in Bathurst, NSW
1884Birth of ninth child Amandus Ludwig Hoschke in Bathurst, NSW
1886Birth of tenth child Ernest Carl Hoschke in Orange, NSW
1886Amandus, Mary and ten children travel to the Orara Valley, NSW
1889Birth of eleventh child Mary Gertrude Isabel Hoschke in Upper Orara, NSW
1892Birth of twelfth child Hulda Minnie Hoschke in Upper Orara, NSW
1893Birth of thirteenth child Arthur Henry Charles Hoschke in Upper Orara, NSW
1894
1895
1896Marriage of Jessie Caroline Hoschke and George Davis in Upper Orara, NSW
1897Birth of James Clarence Davis, son of Jessie and George Davis in Upper Bucca Creek, NSW
1898Death of James Clarence Davis, son of Jessie and George Davis in Upper Bucca Creek, NSW
Birth of Allan Frank Davis, son of Jessie and George Davis in Upper Bucca Creek, NSW
1899
1900Birth of Herbert Bruce Davis, son of Jessie and George Davis in Upper Bucca Creek, NSW
1901Marriage of George William Hoschke and Ruthetta Maston in Orara, NSW.
1902Birth of Ada Mary Davis, daughter of Jessie and George Davis in Upper Bucca Creek, NSW
1903Death of Ann Drew (nee Jones) Mary Ann Hoschke’s mother in Georges Plains, NSW aged 86.
Marriage of August Frank Hoschke and Henrietta Selina Richards in Grafton, NSW
Marriage of Frederick Amandus Hoschke and Clunie Bain Manson in Orara, NSW
1904Birth of Walter Frank Hoschke, son of Frank and Henrietta in Grafton, NSW
Birth of Elsie Bain Hoschke, daughter of Fred and Clunie in Orara, NSW
Birth of Nellie Edith Davis, daughter of Jessie and George Davis in Upper Bucca Creek, NSW
1905Death of Arthur Henry Charles Hoschke, youngest son of Amandus and Mary, aged 11.
Death of Ruthetta Hoschke, wife of George William Hoschke, in Coffs Harbour, aged 28.
1906
1907Birth of Lionel Edgar Hoschke, son of Frank and Henrietta in Grafton, NSW
Birth of Arthur Charles Hoschke, son of Fred and Clunie in Orara, NSW
Marriage of Harold Robert Hoschke and Alice MM Morris in Coffs Harbour, NSW
1908Birth of Arthur George Davis, son of Jessie and George Davis in Upper Bucca Creek, NSW
Birth of Edith May Hoschke, daughter of Harold and Alice in Orara, NSW.
1909Marriage of Amandus Ludwig Hoschke and Helen ME Dammerel in Grafton, NSW
1910Birth of William Frederick Hoschke, son of Fred and Clunie in Orara, NSW
Birth of Irene Margaret Hoschke, daughter of Harold and Alice in Grafton, NSW.
1911Marriage of George William Hoschke and Elizabeth Aitchison in Brisbane, QLD
Birth of Selina May Hoschke, daughter of Frank and Henrietta in Inverell, NSW
Birth of Edward Norman Davis, son of Jessie and George Davis in Upper Bucca Creek, NSW
1912Birth of John William Hoschke, first son of George and Elizabeth, in Upper Orara, NSW
Birth of Nellie Enid Hoschke, daughter of Harold and Alice in Orara, NSW.
1913Birth of Dorothy Nellie Hoschke, daughter of Fred and Clunie in Orara, NSW
1914Marriage of Ernest Carl Hoschke and Ellen EF Buckland in Wollongong, NSW
Marriage of May Gertrude Isabel Hoschke and William David Tait in Wellington, NSW
Birth of Edith Elizabeth Mary Tait, daughter of May and William Tait in Wellington, NSW
1915
1916Birth of Colin James Black Hoschke, second son of George and Elizabeth in Orara, NSW
Birth & death of Anzac Kitchener Hoschke, son of Frank and Henrietta in Coffs Harbour, NSW
Birth of Phyllis May Hoschke, daughter of Ernest and Ellen in Wollongong, NSW
Birth of Robert William Tait, son of May and William Tait in Wellington, NSW
1917Birth of Norman Frank Hoschke, third son of George and Elizabeth, in Coffs Harbour, NSW
Birth of Frances Mary Joyce Hoschke, daughter of Fred and Clunie in Orara, NSW
Birth of Jessie Norma Davis, daughter of Jessie and George Davis in Coffs Harbour, NSW
Birth of Cleive Ernest Hoschke, son of Ernest and Ellen Hoschke, in NSW
1918Birth of Leslie Harold Hoschke, son of Harold and Alice in Orara, NSW
Birth of Mary Ethel Tait, daughter of May and William Tait in Wellington, NSW
1919Marriage of Edward Thomas Hoschke and Margaret Porter in Taree, NSW
1920Birth of Edward Arthur Tait, son of May and William Tait in Wellington, NSW
1921Birth of Nancey Evelyn Hoschke, daughter of Amandus and Helen Hoschke in Orara, NSW
Birth of George Edward Hoschke, son of Ernest and Ellen, in NSW
Birth of Jean Isobel Tait, daughter of May and William Tait in Wellington, NSW
1922Death of Frederick Amandus Hoschke in Karangi, aged 48 years.
1923Death of George Davis, husband of Jessie Caroline Hoschke, in Coffs Harbour, NSW aged 53.
Death of Amandus Ludwig Hoschke in Orara, aged 38 years.
Death of Mary Ann Hoschke in Upper Orara, NSW aged 76 years.
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928Death of Amandus August Ludwig Hoschke in Coffs Harbour, NSW aged 84.
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939Death of Albert John Hoschke, son of Amandus & Mary in Parramatta, NSW aged 60.
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946Death of Elizabeth Hoschke, wife of George William Hoschke in Coffs Harbour, NSW aged 66.
Marriage of Edith EM Tait and Irvine James Finucane at Wellington, NSW.
Death of Edith EM Finucane, daughter of Mary and William Tait in Wellington, NSW aged 28.
1947Death of Henrietta Selina Hoschke, wife of Frank, in Coffs Harbour, NSW aged 68.
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956Death of George William Hoschke in Coffs Harbour, NSW aged 85.
Birth of George Edward Hoschke, son of Ernest and Ellen, in Sydney, NSW aged 35.
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969Death of Allan Frank Davis, son of George and Jessie in Grafton, NSW aged 70.
1970Death of Walter Frank Hoschke, son of Frank and Henrietta in Brisbane, QLD aged 66.
Death of Annie Jane Hoschke, daughter of Amandus & Mary, in Coffs Harbour, NSW aged 92.
1971
1972
1973
1974Death of Clunie Bain Gould, wife of Fred Hoschke, in Coffs Harbour, NSW aged 90.
Death of Herbert Bruce Davis, son of George and Jessie in Grafton, NSW aged 73.
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987Death of Lionel Edgar Hoschke, son of Frank and Henrietta, in QLD aged 80.
1988Death of Arthur George Davis, son of George and Jessie in Casino, NSW aged 80.
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995Death of Selina May Hoschke, daughter of Frank and Henrietta, in Sydney, NSW aged 84.
1996
1997Death of John William Hoschke, son of George and Elizabeth in Coffs Harbour, NSW aged 84.
1998Death of Ada Mary Davis, daughter of George and Jessie, in Graftons, NSW aged 96.
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004Death of Nellie Edith Casson, daughter of George & Jessie Davis in Newcastle, NSW aged 100.
2005
2006Death of Edward George Davis, son of George and Jessie in Casino, NSW aged 95.
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012Death of Jessie Norma Martin, daughter of George and Jessie in Grafton, NSW aged 94.