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KRAMBACH SETTLERS

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Pioneer (Gorton) Family Cottage, Krambach Road (C1900)

Fred on father's knee. Herb, Polly, May, Billy, Tom, George in arms.

(Moved to Failford 1906)

For the first ten years of settlement in the Krambach area, the Patersons and the Eastons were the only two families.

In 1870, Joseph Bidner arrived at Kings Creek and was followed by his two brothers in 1885.

Robert Hanna and Thomas Kerr settled at Firefly in the late 1860s and Christopher Schneider and his family in 1874. The Schneider family brought with them shorthorn cattle from the Australian Agricultural Company and Schneider cattle still retain this blood stream.

John Lynch came in 1877. He grew tobacco, a cash crop which he sold at Maitland.

The Paff brothers came from Germany. Theodore, Harry and Charles settled at Champion Flat and Frank at Firefly.

Valentine Weismantel came to Germany Lane and later Bucca Wacka, where the Weismantel family still live. Valentine's brother-in-law, George Maurer settled in Germany Lane. The German settlers had a difficult time during World War One, having to report each week or be interned.

The Martins, the McNiels and Murray at Bunyah, the Deers, the Holsteins and Roys came and all these names can still be found among our citizens.

No Krambach history would be complete with the Gallaghers. Two brothers arrived in 1877. John James, known as J.J., a son, built a shop in Krambach in 1882 with a Post Office and in 1890 he built a hotel and a tin hall. He also became the auctioneer and stock agent at the Krambach sale yards. At one time there were around two hundred Gallaghers around Krambach.

 

PIONEER FAMILIES

Bidner, Deers, Eastons, Gallaghers, Hanna, Holsteins,
Hooke, Kerr, Martins, McNeils, Murrays, Paffs,
Petersons, Roys, Schneiders, Weismantels

POST OFFICE (1884)

In April 1883, the residents of Larry's Flat, which eventually became Krambach, petitioned for a Post Office.

Most of the residents received their mail from Firefly Creek as the mail coach from Gloucester to Taree passed through Larry's Flat at midnight.

On 1 April 1884, a low grade, non-official Post Office was opened at J.J. Gallagher's store.

There were several small mail runs: -

  1. John Burke of Myall River rode once a week on horseback from Bulahdelah, via Clarkson's Crossing, Tinonee to Taree.
  2. Mr. Tuck and Mr. Adams drove a two or four horse coach from Gloucester to Taree three times a week.
  3. John Single drove a four-horse coach three times a week, but only took mail once a week.

It was decided to abolish some sections of the mail run and commence a new service from Larry's Flat to Firefly Creek, Clarkson's Crossing and Forster three times a week.

The Post Office came to Krambach on 1 January 1886.

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Photograph: Site of Krambach Post Office since around 1960

(this building was in existence in 1908)

 

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