Cemeteries and Family History in Goulburn
Embark on a journey to uncover the roots of your family tree or learn about the lives of the great Australians who helped shaped history.
Tour Goulburn’s Watering Holes
In 1886 there were 73 inns in Goulburn, several venues are still serving today. This self-guided tour features many of the historic inns that you can still visit today, available from the Goulburn Visitor Information Centre.
A Self-Guided Heritage Walk of Goulburn
This Tour will give you a brief glance back in time to discover the historic homes and CBD precinct of Australia’s first inland city
Tumut Pioneer Cemetery
The very earliest death recorded in the cemetery is that of M O’Mara in 1841 or 4. The earliest recorded birth dates are those of Isabella Rankin and Thomas Quilty in 1786. Burials ceased at the Pioneer Cemetery at the beginning of the twentieth century although the use of family plots continued for long after, […]
Tumut Catholic Church
The foundation stone of the first Catholic Church of St Mary’s of the Immaculate Conception was laid in 1858 by His Lordship Bishop Polding, the Bishop of Sydney. It took just 14 months to complete but eighteen years later the building was found to be too small for the congregation. The current church built of […]
All Saints Anglican Church
All Saints Anglican church the elegant gothic revival brick building is classified by the National Trust (NSW)designed by the eminent architect Edmund Blacket was built from 1875 by Fred Kindred and finally consecrated complete with tower which was gifted to the Anglican community by M.C Bardwell the brick maker and builder on 17th October 1893 […]
Chinese Heritage in Young
Reasearching your family history and connections to Young? Ah Geang, Quey, Ah Sing and Seng Chai are names which remain entrenched in the history of early Young as the first freehold title holders of land within the town of Young and surrounding areas. Many people have traced ancestry back to the gold fields of Lambing […]
Lupton’s Lookout
On Sunday 14th July 1861, William Lupton, a miner, was shot dead during an attack on the Police Camp by rioters attempting to release the prisoners held there. The prisoners being held had been arrested for participating in the attack on the Chinese miners on the 30th June, 1861.
Lambing Flat Riots
Lambing Flat was a poor man’s gold field, it was alluvial and mostly 1.5m to 16m below the surface, which meant expensive equipment was not needed. This was the same for the Chinese, who were also poor men, but the Europeans did not see it that way. They resented the Chinese who they claimed looked […]
Young Heritage Walk
You’re never far from places of historical significance when you visit Young. One of the best ways to embrace the past and interact with some of the most noteworthy landmarks of Young is by taking a self directed heritage town walk.