4893 Pte Roger Irvine Newbound 5th Battalion

WW1 4893 Pte R. I. NEWBOUND, 5th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement, enlisted 16 February 1915, returned to Australia 12 May 1919.  Laboure, 21 years old and single at time of enlistment, 5'8", 142lb, 36" chest, dark complexion, blue eyes, dark brown hair in 1915.  

Just a few pages from his digitised records held at the National Archives of Australia.

Sadly a family member has defaced Rod's medals in the past but we plan to have them fully restored in the near future.  They have been proudly worn by his boys, his wife Doris and his great grandson Edward (currently serving in the RAN) in ANZAC Day marches.

LEST WE FORGET

John and Margaret Newbound's family

Siblings Bobby (Robert) b1929, Nancy b1932 and Kathleen Newbound b1931 barefoot in the 1930's.  Are they at Grandma's in Barnawartha?  This trio are the only children of John Thomas Newbound b1898 and Margaret Alison Tyrrell b1900.  

Sisters Kathleen and Nancy in Shepparton 1999.  

MORRISON - NEWBOUND Wedding

The Federal Standard, Friday, February 14, 1930 p2 c4 WEDDING – MORRISON – NEWBOUND

A pretty wedding took place at the Sacred Heart Church, Barnawartha, on Wednesday morning last, the contracting parties being Mary Florence, daughter of Mr Roger Newbound, of Barnawartha, and Mr John Gorman, son of Mr John Morrison of Myrtleford. The celebrant was the parish priest, Rev J Lawless. The bride was attired in white georgette with lace, wreath and veil, and carried a bouquet of pink water lillies. She was attended by two bridesmaids, Miss Jessie Newbound, (her sister) who wore pink lace, satin trimmings, hat to match and bouquet of water lillies;  and a niece in pink and  blue embroidered voile, blue tulle head covering with pink trimmings and pink posy. The bride was given away by her brother (Mr Roger Newbound) and the best man was Mr Kevin Morrison. The bridgeroom’s present to the bride was a string of pearls and to the bridesmaids strings of pearls and bracelets. At the conclusion of the ceremony the wedding party motored into Chiltern where they partook of breakfast at the Telegraph Hotel, the tables being handsomely decorated and the dejeuner served up in Host and Hostess Smyth’s best style. Father Lawless presided and felicitous speeches were delivered by Messrs Hoare, Tooley (Albury), Brown and others. Twenty-eight guests sat down to the repast,  and a very pleasant time was passed. The honeymoon is to be spent at Sydney and the Blue Mountains, and the journey thither was begun per motor amidst showers of confetti and good wishes. The bride’s travelling dress was blue, with biscuit trimmings and hat to match.

Jessie Newbound the bridesmaid, Elsie Newbound the other bridesmaid infront, the bride's father Rod (Irvin Roger) Newbound in light suit with a walking stick.

John and Margaret went on to raise a family of nine children; Kevin b1930, Margaret b1931, Nola b1933, Ian b1935, Brian b1938, Anne b1941, Ronald 1942, and twins John and Maureen b1951.  

A beautiful Pat Newbound turns 21

Patricia Elizabeth Newbound turned 21 in the mid 1950's.  She still has the same lovely smile.

Pat's aunt, uncle and cousins.

Ted (Edward) Newbound, George Newbound, Thelma Newbound (Beecham) and Clarrie (Clarence) Newbound.

Pat Newbound with her brother Keith Newbound

With her mum, dad and brothers

Les Newboud, Rene Newbound (Irene Tyrell), Keith Newbound, Pat Newbound  and Tom Newbound

Doris Mary Newbound

Doris was married to Lindsay Newbound and they lived in Wagga Wagga for years.  Lindsay was a son of John Newbound and Madeline Jackson.  Alan Newbound attended the funeral, he didn't think there were any other Newbounds in attendance that he knew.  Many thanks to Alan for sending these scans.

George Newbound and Hushyles Image

This news item was published in the Adelaide Mail on Saturday the 23rd of April 1938.

George Newbound the day he left Barny to come to Adelaide on the his horse Hushyles Image who he bought over with him,  just before boarding train.  Info from Carolyn Wright

George and Mick (Arthur Belmore) Newbound outside the community hall ready to head to Adelade, driver Aubrey Beecham.

Shepparton reunion in 1999

Roger Irvine Newbound's four remaining children of eleven

Four remaining siblings Dorothy, Eileen, Tom and Alan Newbound gathered with their families at Shepparton in 1999 to catch up with all their cousins, aunts, uncles and all the new descendants.  Tom, my father passed away only a few short weeks after this.

Tom and his wife Berris, Bob with his wife Dorothy, Eileen, then Jenny with her husband Alan.

Uncle Mick (Arthur Belmore) Newbound's five children

Back Row - Leo Newbound, Kevin Newbound, Ronald Newbound, 

Front Row - Shirley Mann (Newbound) and Phyllis Fahey (Newbound)

The matriarch, Aunty Jessie Brown (Newbound) with a whole lot of her nieces and nephews.

The big family of Mick (Arthur Belmour) Newbound and his wife Mary Lousisa Newbound (Milligan), both deceased.

Kevin Newbound, wife Frances Newbound (Bloom) and family.

Leo Newbound and Brian Morrison

Uncle Johnny (John Thomas) Newbounds three kids and family

Front Row - Nancy Brown (Newbound), Stephen Brown,  

Front Row - Kathleen Powles (Newbound), Bill Powles 

George William Newbound's one of three children, Clarence Newbound and family

Back Row - Dennis Newbound  and his two boys, Shane and Edward Newbound

Front Row - Steven Newbound, Marilyn Newbound (Gibson), Clarrie Newbound, Carolyn Wright

Alexander Joseph Newbound's family

Hinky Newbound and his wife Olive (centre front row), daughter Jane behind Olive

Alan Newbound and Jessie Brown (Newbound), his aunt.

Twin Boys to finish the family

James and Thomas Newbound born 17 January 1940 to Rod and Doris Newbound at Wodonga District Hospital, the youngest of 11 children.  The family  lived opposite Barnawartha Public School, Rod was a fettler on the railway until he retired, while Doris did dressmaking for many around the district.

Tom, mum Doris and James in their backyard 1942

Jim, sister Dorothy (Dot) and Tom out the front of their Barnie home.

Roger John Newbound sentenced to death, or transportation to Sydney, Australia arriving 7th February 1837

For those who want to read the original court documents of our convict ancestor Roger John Newbound born 2nd December 1814 in a the village of March, in Cambridgeshire, England. 

Here is a transcription provided by Elaine Collier, one of our rellies in England. 

The King against Roger Newbound, late of March in this Isle Labourer.
For feloniously wickedly and against the Order of Nature with a certain mare and carnally knowing the said mare and committing and perpetrating with the said mare that detestable and abominable crime of buggery not to be named amongst Christians.
At March aforesaid on the fifteenth day of June last.
The Bill is returned. A true Bill.
The prisoner is arranged and pleads that he is Not Guilty.
The Jury sworn and charged are:
Names of the 12 jurors.
Who find by their verdict that the said Roger Newbound is Guilty of penetration.
And judgement of Death is thereupon recorded against him the said Roger Newbound

Rod and Doris and their family of 11

Roger Irvine Newbound b1893 marries Doris Elizabeth Stewart b1903 at St. Judes Church of England in Carlton, Melbourne, VIC in 1921.

Married for almost 45 years when Rod passed away in 1966.

The three girls, Mary, Dorothy and Eileen in 1956 at Dorothy's wedding.

Eldest son Donald with his wife Mavis Hull.  Don was tragically killed in a motorcycle accident in 1947 at Alexandria, VIC.

Maxwell Newbound outside the court house in Melbourne, VIC 1947.

Roger Newbound married Joyce Ellis in 1949.

Eric Newbound,marries  Jill Quinlivan, with younger brother Alan as his bestman in the mid 1950's .

The twin babies of the family James and Thomas as altar boys in the early 1950's.

Tom and Jim flank their sister Dot at her wedding in 1956.  Only two years later sadly brothers Eric and Jim were killed together in a single vehicle accident just outside Wodonga, VIC. 

Donald Newbound b1922

Albert Roger Newbound b 1924

Maxwell Newbound b1926

Roger Stewart Newbound b1926

Mary Agnes Newbound b1929

Eileen Ruby Newbound b1932

Eric Herbert Newbound b1934

Alan Newbound b1935

Dorothy May Newbound b1938

James Newbound b1940

Thomas Newbound b1940

The only child I don't have a photograph of is Albert Roger who was born in March 1924 and passed away in December the same year.