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.

Newbounds in 1919

We need some old eyes to have a look at this one, I can't identify anyone.  HELP!

Mick and Mary Newbound

Arthur Belmour (Mick) Newbound b1906 married Mary Louisa Milligan b1904 in 1928, they raised a family of five and are buried together at Chiltern Cemetery in the Roman Catholic section. 

Arthur Belmour Newbound 

14-1-1906---22-2-86                                      

Loving husband & father                

At Rest 

Mary Louisa Newbound           

17-9-1904--21-5-1993  

Loving wife & Mother 

At Rest        

Mick bred harness racing horses in partnership with his brother George.  As there was no racing in VIC in the 1930's these horses were shipped to Adelaide, SA and trained and driven by George.  The best horse raced by the brothers was Hushyles Globe, the winner of many races in Wayville.  Mick was also a SP Bookmaker for many years and operated from the Grapevine Hotel at Chiltern, VIC.  Until very recently Mick and Mary's youngest son Kevin was very involved in the breeding of harness racing horses. 

This is a photo of Mary Newbound (Milligan) on the left with her younger sister Wina holding the young twins of Rod and Doris Newbound born in 1940, Tom on the left and Jim on the right.

Newbounds shearing

Can anyone name all these Newbounds.  The only one I think I recognise is Irvin Roger Newbound on the far right.  A beautiful photo like the classic 1890 Tom Roberts painting "Shearing the Rams".

Rod and Mary Ann Newbound's final address

Irvin Roger Newbound and his wife Mary Ann Newbound (Ohlin) are buried together in the Barnawartha Cemetery Church of England section 6 grave number 291.

The Federal Standard, Friday, February 5, 1937 p2 c5 OBITUARY 

An old identity of Barnawartha, Chiltern and Rutherglen, Mr Roderick Newbound, died on Friday at the Albury Hospital, after a few days’ illness. Mr Newbound, who was 78 years of age, was born on the Wodonga Flats and went to Barnawartha with his parents when two years of age. He worked as a laboring boy on the construction of the N E Railway, and assisted in the building of the iron bridge spanning the Indigo Creek. Subsequently he delved in the mines around Chiltern and Rutherglen, but for 70 years on and off he resided at Barnawartha. He leaves a widow and family of eight sons (Alex, Roger, George, John, William, Thomas, Arthur and Albert) and two daughters (Mary and Jessie). Interment took place at the Barnawartha cemetery on Sunday, the Rev A R May (CofE) conducting the graveside services.

The Federal Standard, Friday, October 9, 1953 p4 c4 - OBITUARY - MRS MARY ANN NEWBOUND

After a long illness, Mrs Mary Ann Newbound, wife of the late Roger Irwin Newbound, died at her daughter’s (Mrs Morrison) home, Longwood, on Friday, October 2.  Deceased, who was 84 was to have celebrated her 85th birthday three days later. Before her marriage, she was Miss Mary Ann Johnson, and born in Rutherglen, moving to Barnawartha with her husband, and residing there for very many years. She became very well known and popular for her charity and human kindness. Her husband predeceased her sixteen years ago, the marriage resulting in the birth of eleven children, of which two are dead. Left to mourn their great loss are Roger, George, John, William, Thomas, Arthur, Mary (Mrs Morrison), Jessie (Mrs Brown), and Albert. Alex and a John predeceased her. A service was conducted at the church by Monsignor Lawless before proceeding to the Barnawartha cemetery where burial took place on Saturday, Monsignor Lawless reading the burial service. The casket was carried by sons Rod, Jack, Bert, Tom and Mick and grandson Ray, while the pall-bearers were grandsons.

In loving memory of Irvin Roger Newbound

died 29th Jan 1937 aged 79 years

also his beloved wife Mary Ann  

died 2nd Oct 1953 aged 84 years   

RIP

Barnawartha Public School Centenary 1975

As school was in May 2010

The Newbound family group.  Does anyone have a better photo that includes all the family on the right hand side?  My sister Donna and I in our long dresses infront of our parents on the left hand side.  Can anyone name all the older family members in the middle row?


UPDATE from Caroloyn Wright - The gent in the back row far right is Uncle Ted, Clarrie's brother, Mick and Denis's father.  The lady next to Lisa in the orange long dress could be Aunty Rene, Pat Walkley's mum and Aunty Mags sister.

UDATE from Gavin Newbound - My father Francis John (Frank) Newbound is in the navy t-shirt in the centre of the back row, and his mother Ruby Jean (Jean) Newbound (nee Boswell) on his left.  The woman standing all by herself with the white handbag on the left of the photo is Gavin's mum Maureen Thelma Newbound (nee Webber).

Thanks go out to Gavin Newbound for his work stitching two photos together to get the whole Newbound group in one photo!

Doris Newbound (Stewart), Rene Newbound (Tyrrell), Mag (Margaret) Newbound, Jessie Brown (Newbound)

Jessie Brown again, next to Alan Newbound, David Parkin behind them.

Is that Alan Newbound in a suit behind the drum?

Donna and Lisa standing infront of their parents Tom and Berris Newbound

My little sister Donna

Cousins Phillip Parkin (Eileen Newbound's son) and Stewart Reynolds (Mary Newbound's son)

Who has some more photos from this great celebration?  Would you like to share them on our Newbound News blog?  Email me and I can put up any photos you'd like to share.