Northern
Star Lismore, NSW
24 Oct
1924
DEATH OF MR
P.SCHNEIDER
The death occurred
at 2 a.m. yesterday at his residence at Murwillumbah of Mr. Patrick Schneider, aged 48 years.
The late Mr.
Schneider resided at
Lismore for a number of years, and was the third son of the late Mr. and
Mrs. Schneider, who for
many years lived at Gundurimba.
He had been ill for some time, and death was
due to pleurisy and pneumonia, supervening on asthma.
He leaves a widow and six
children, whose ages vary from 5 to 20 years.
The body was brought, to Lismore by motor car yesterday, and
the funeral will leave St. Carthage's Cathedral at 2 p.m. today.
Northern
Star Lismore, NSW
25 Oct
1924
50 YEARS'
AGO
HARDSHIPS OF
EARLY SETTLERS
FUNERAL OF
MR. P. SCHNEIDER
The Funeral
took place in Lismore yesterday of Mr. Patrick Schneider, of Murwillumbah, who
was 52 years at the time of his death.
The funeral
was a very representative one.
Deceased was a member of a well-known Gundurimba
family, having lived in the district for a number of years. A large number of
floral tributes and messages of sympathy, were received by the Relatives.
The remains
were interred in the Roman Catholic cemetery, Father Farrely officiating at the
graveside.
The late Mr Schneider is survived by a widow
and a family of six children, four girls and two boys, all living in
Murwillumbah, were the deceased went to reside a few years ago to engage in the
Banana industry at a time that that industry was a flourishing condition.
He was a son
of a family of eleven, the surviving members being. Mesdames J. Murphy, of
Gundurimba; Garrat Long, of Tomki; Ryan of McKee's Hill; O'Leary, of Gundurimba; C. Muldoon, of
Gundurimba; Dixon, of South Gundurimba; and Messrs. Jack, of Casino; Frank, of McKee's Hill;
Patrick and Michael Schneider.
Of the family
five were born on the William’s river, and the remainder on the North coast.
Their father, the late Mr. Francis Schneider,
travelled overland, from that district with the late Mr. J. Bugden, with their
teams in the year 1871.
Their wives and those members of their families who were
not old enough to make the journey by land took advantage of the rather erratic
boat service at that time as far as the Clarence River, were they joined the overland,
party and completed the journey with them.
They
remained in the district for two years, but not being very satisfied with the
conditions, decided to return. In fact, they were on their way back when they passed
the hut of the late Mr. D. MacPherson, of Codrington, and he persuaded them to
stay and told them that he would point out some good land.
The late Mr.
MacPherson's advice was taken, and the families remained to share in the
hardships of the early days, the girls performing men's work upon the farms and
helping to clear the land, brushing the scrub and planting corn.
The late Mr.
Patrick Schneider was
born on March 8, 1872, and his mother and Mrs. Bugden each desiring to have
their children christened, walked from Fig Tree Blend to Lismore, each carrying a baby, to
inquire at the Girard station homestead the where abouts of the clergyman. They
were told that he was about six miles away, and they then walked to that spot,
had their babies Christened, and walked home.
Walking in
those days was the only means of travelling, except for the fortunate few that
possessed a boat.
The late Mr.
Francis: Schneider told
many interesting stories of the troubles experienced in those days when communication
with the outside world was very uncertain, and often related how he walked to
the residence of Mrs. George Nixon at Wyrallah, who apologised for the fact
that she could not ask him to have a cup of tea as she did not have any sugar.
In the ensuing conversation it transpired that the lady had plenty of flour,
and as Mr. Schneider had
plenty of sugar an exchange was made.
The four was
very welcome in the Schneider home as the family of eight or nine had been
living for the previous six weeks' one kind of bread made of cracked corn and pumpkins.
The corn was cracked by placing the box of a wagon in a fairly level position
and using the king pin as a kind of piston.
Galvanised iron was unknown in
those days, and one of the early settler's greatest difficulties was to obtain
an adequate supply of water. For this reason the houses were built close to a
creek or waterhole, though the water obtained, was often of poor quality.
During the periods
of drought it had to be carried distances that sometimes ran into miles, in
buckets. At such times the family, washing would, have to be carried by
womenfolk to the Richmond River.
All the
early settlers seem agreed that both floods and droughts were more severe in
those days than at present. During some of the dry periods vast areas of scrub were to be seen, apparently dead from
the effects of the droughts, but would, revive again with the rains.
LINK TO:- P. SCHNEIDER'S Parents
Northern
Star Lismore NSW
1953
MRS.
BRIDGET SCHNEIDER.
The death
occurred in the early hours of yesterday morning at Byron Bay of Mrs.
Bridget Schneider, aged 77
years, of 12 Shirley Lane, Byron Bay.
Born in
County Cavan, Ireland, Mrs. Schneider came
to Australia as a child and, with her parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. James
Muldoon, settled in the locality now known as Parrots Nest, in the South
Gundurimba area.
She married
the late Patrick Schneider in Lismore and afterwards lived on the
Tweed River, going to Byron Bay over 20 years ago.
Mr. Schneider died 29 years ago and
is buried in Lismore. Sons of
Mrs. Schneider are, Mr.
Frank Schneider (Brunswick
Heads) and Mr. Pat Schneider (Byron
Bay), and daughters are Mrs. E. Lawrance (Manly, Brisbane), Mrs. H. Smith
(South Lismore), Mrs. T. Bailey (Bondi Junction) and Mrs. J. Swift
(Coorabell).
Brothers are
Mr. Patrice Muldoon (Loftville), Mr. Barney Muldoon (Lismore Heights), Mr. Con Muldoon (Gundurimba) and Mr. James
Muldoon (Mamy, Queensland), and sisters are Mrs. C. Cook (Brisbane) and Mrs. F.
S. Anderson (Ballina).
Her funeral will leave St. Carthage's Cathedral, Lismore,
today, after a service commencing at 11 a.m. for the Lismore
cemetery.
