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Hobbys Yards


There are two cemeteries in Hobbys Yards.  This one beside the road at the Uniting Church and a public cemetery somewhere else.  However there is not much of a town left. It's pretty much a cluster of houses, as is Barry a little further up the road.

I thought Hobbys Yards was an interesting name so investigated.  It's named after Lieutenant Thomas Hobby of the NSW Corps (1797  - 1808) who was second in charge to Cox for building the road over the Blue Mountains to Bathurst, then he took up farming.

Visit Hobbys Yards and Barry over at 100 Towns.

This is a post for this week's Taphophile Tragics hosted by Julie.

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  1. WinamApril 9, 2012 at 7:38 AM

    They were very efficient in building that road. Maybe too efficient? He might not have wanted to get roped into another road building project so he became a farmer...

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  2. JulieApril 9, 2012 at 7:55 AM

    It is a lovely sounding name. Thanks for getting ready for TT. I set it all up upon my return from Newcastle last night.

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  3. SeaThreePeeOApril 10, 2012 at 9:22 PM

    Great picture and a fantastic name for a cemetery.

    Herding Cats

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  4. JulieApril 10, 2012 at 10:28 PM

    Accompanied by tall grass seeds and thick dollops of mossy lichen. How delicious and delightfully pastoral.

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  5. VioletSkyApril 11, 2012 at 3:12 AM

    the scroll design on this marker is nice.

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  6. Gemma WisemanApril 11, 2012 at 7:54 AM

    (Forgive me if this is a second comment, but I think the last one disappeared!)
    This information is especially interesting to me because William Cox was possibly one of my relatives on my mother's side. In my younger days I trained through Blayney to Orange so missed out on this little world! It looks fascinating!

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  7. SondraApril 11, 2012 at 9:59 AM

    Both professions deal with making a living with hands in the Earth. ITs a great eternal resting place.

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  8. Oakland Daily PhotoApril 11, 2012 at 4:41 PM

    It's amazing to me that the headstone is still upright. Looks like vast, rich farm land in this area.

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  9. CaTApril 12, 2012 at 7:59 AM

    seems not very crowded there!

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  10. Pat @ Mille Fiori FavoritiApril 14, 2012 at 1:48 PM

    The headstone looks a little lonely set aside so far from the others.

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  11. FranciscaApril 14, 2012 at 5:19 PM

    A very sparse burial ground; makes a peaceful resting place. Interesting personal connection, Gemma.

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