The late 19th century saw this part of New England being explored (and exploited) for valuable resources (e.g. gold, silver, tin, copper, antimony, precious stones). Two adjacent areas north from where I live are Kookabookra and Bear Hill. While these two locales had small but vibrant communities over a century ago, there’s nothing that remains today.
Update: I’m told that there are ruins to be seen – they’re on private property and not visible from the road.
Armed with a GPSr I located the Kookabookra Cemetery and found a lone gravestone. Presumably other grave markers were made of wood and have long since rotted away.
Ellen Meehan (née Pearce) died on June 16, 1898 as a result of “inflammation of the lungs”. She was 33 years old and had already had 9 children.
Death at Kookabookra.—Mrs. Meehan, wife of Mr. R. Meehan, of this township, died on Wednesday last (15th inst.) about midnight from inflammation of the lungs, and was in- terred in the local cemetery on Friday (17th.) The deceased lady was uni- versally respected, and it is computed that over 80 persons assembled to husband and nine small children are left behind to mourn an irreparable loss. Mr. Boyne read the Catholic service over the grave.
The above text appeared in “The Armidale Chronicle”, June 22, 1898.
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My great grandmothers grave. This is unbelievable to find this. I have to visit.
This is my great grandmothers grave. Ellen Meehan nee Pearce. He husband was Richard Michael Meehan who managed the local shop and post office in Kookabookra. He is buried beside her. One of Ellen’s daughters was Ellen Matilda Meehan, my grandmother and she was 3 years old when her mother died. My grandmother married Cleve Harvey and had 3 sons, one of which was my father Ross Pearce Harvey. It is fantastic for our family to know where this grave is.
This grave sits in a gazetted grave yard where there are also many other graves. Armidale Regional Council needs to at least mark off the site of this grave yard and not leave it to be ploughed up and be forgotten.
I have now been and visited my great grandmothers grave at Kookabookra in April 2023. Quite a moving experience. Easy to find just use Google maps and it takes you straight to the Old Kookabookra cemetery. John Harvey
Did I ever mention that her husband is buried next to her in what is now an unmarked grave?
Yes I am aware of that. Dont know which side though. I believe the Armidale Council has no records that I could find. It used to be the Guyra council before the amalgamation.