SURVEY 15. 2.1894 LOT 11a SECTION 16 ALSO SEE THOMSON AND COMRIE. MDA 13. 8.1860 Comrie at Jones Creek. IA 27. 6.1863 On Progress Committee. DBCE 31. 8.1863 On Tarnagulla Town Committee. DTSE 15. 9.1864 Supports R W Hammond. TC 4. 1.1868 Shareholder Princess Royal Co., Sandstone Reef. TC 19.12.1868 Shareholder Prince Alfred Co. Star Reef. TC 12. 3.1870 On School Committee. TC 11.11.1871 Shareholder Jim Crow Tribute Co. TC 2. 8.1873 Director Princess Royal Co. TC 19. 9.1874 Margaret Sarah and Robert Alexander die, the beloved children of Thomas and Elizabeth Comrie. TC 29. 1.1876 On School Board of Advice. TC 23. 2.1878 On Borough Council. TC 20. 7.1878 Director of Yorkshire Co. TC 3. 8.1878 Elected Mayor of Borough. TC 17. 8.1878 An attempt to burn George Thomson's house down. Unoccupied for a long time. TC 9. 8.1879 Re-elected Mayor. TC 3. 1.1880 In charge of Wheel of Fortune at the 1880 Fete. TC 21. 8.1880 Re-elected to Council but stands down as Mayor, J Cheetham succeeds. TC 22. 1.1881 Buys a really nice buggy. TC 24. 9.1881 Buys a ton of cheese from the Newbridge Cheese Factory. TC 1. 4.1882 His son falls off a horse in Poverty Street. TC 16. 9.1882 Buys engine, battery and lease of Golden Star Co. TC 17. 2.1883 Court Andrew Mitten v., over Williams Arnold's land. An excellent report on the way these old storekeepers did business with farmers, etc. TC 2. 6.1883 One of his sons plays cricket for Tarnagulla. TC 13.10.1883 Court J Horwood v. T Comrie over ownership of the Star Reef plant. Good reading. Held in Comrie's favour. TC 2. 8.1884 Speaks eloquently at Literary and Debating Society. TC 11.10.1884 Youngest son is dangerously ill from blood poisoning. TC 18.11.1884 George James Comrie dies, 13 years. TC 3. 1.1885 Thomas Comrie slightly hurt in an accident on New Year's Night. TC 21. 2.1885 Wins tender to provide forage at Police Stations. TC 11. 7.1885 Humorous letter about Comrie's quasi-bullying tactics in relation to the weighbridge, and also his vehemence towards Cr Tingley. TC 18. 7.1885 Another to-do in the Council Chamber about the weighbridge. Also, Cr Tingley has another go at him, claims he controls things and has the Council in his net. TC 25. 7.1885 Director Cheese Factory. TC 26. 9.1885 Buys J Watkins engine at the Halfway for L66. TC 10. 7.1886 Parody on efforts to get railway in his back yard. "Its a pity the big man at the head of Commercial Rd hasn't got land down Gladstone Street. TC 21. 8.1886 Declines to accept Mayoralty. TC 18. 9.1886 Son Thomas Joseph dies in buggy accident. Largest funeral ever in the district. TC 30.10.1886 Charges that Tarnagulla is trying to get the Railway Station in Comrie's back yard. TC 29. 1.1887 Appointed Justice of the Peace. TC 1.10.1887 Elected president of the Cricket Club. TC 29.10.1887 Editorial censure over his stand re the Early Closing Issue. TC 11. 8.1888 Elected Mayor. TC 10.11.1888 Buys Cheese factory with Lummis. TC 5. 1.1889 Will stand for the North-Western Province seat. TC 5. 1.1889 Agrees at last to half-holiday. TC 23. 2.1889 His servant, Julia Lewis, accosted in the house. TC 10. 8.1889 Pressed to stand for North-Western Council Seat. Good comments on the man. TC 17. 8.1889 Has decided not to contest the seat. TC 24. 8.1889 Declares his intention to stand for the Seat. TC 31. 8.1889 Formal statement of his policies, etc. TC 31. 8.1889 Election speech at Tarnagulla. Not a teetotaller. TC 7. 9.1889 Good Ad "VOTE FOR T. COMRIE...." TC 14. 9.1889 Just misses out on being elected. TC 6.12.1890 Verbal jousting with D J Duggan. TC 6. 6.1891 Aquires property under distress warrant. TC 12. 9.1891 Reimbursed L1,000 for land aquired at Laanecoorie Weir. TC 24.10.1891 John McEwan Comrie dies, Mr Comrie has lost all four sons. TC 12. 3.1892 Wins forage contracts. TC 9. 4.1892 Warden's Court re Bousfield's machinery on Sandstone lease. TC 11. 6.1892 Ditto. TC 30. 6.1894 Fined for storing explosives. TC 22.12.1894 Miss M Comrie doing well at PLC. TC 2. 3.1895 Wins forage contracts. TC 1. 6.1895 Warden's Court re Yorkshire Mine, excellent report. TC 29. 6.1895 Miss Comrie doing well in Tennis Tournament. TC 17. 8.1895 T Comrie re-elected to Borough Council. TC 22. 2.1896 Speaks and sings at H C Woolmer's farewell. A very good picture of Comrie. TC 8. 8.1896 Miss Mary Comrie sings at Concert. TC 19.12.1896 Mary Comrie doing well at PLC. TC 20. 2.1897 Knew Albert Summers in 1857. TC 8. 5.1897 Stands for the North-Western Province Legislative Council Seat. TC 15. 5.1897 Editorial support for him. TC 22. 5.1897 Ditto. TC 29. 5.1897 Elected un-opposed, in the end. TC 3. 7.1897 Borough Council considers changing meeting dates to suit him. Also, the road in front of the store is badly cut up. TC 25. 9.1897 He is Chairman of the Newbridge Cheese factory. TC 27. 8.1898 Returned un-opposed for North- Western Province, Legislative Council. TC 10. 9.1898 Mis Comrie and Miss M Comrie wear nice dresses to dance. TC 2. 9.1899 Presents trophy for tennis tournament. TC 3. 3.1900 Expresses concern that Duggan is the only Parliamentary member seen to be active. TC 3. 3.1900 Subscribes L50 to Boer War fund. TC 12.1.1901 Brother D. dies in Adelaide. TC 20.4.1901 Nephew John, son of Late John of Auckland, dies. TC 25.5.1901 Takes responsibilty for cannon being overloaded. TC 10.8.1901 Re-elected to Borough Council un-opposed. TC 19.4.1902 Complimentary smoke night. TC 3.5.1902 Ditto, good reading. TC 105.1902 Licensed as a gold buyer. TC 28.3.1903 Eldest daughter has pneumonia. TC 9.4.1904 Kate Marries H. Stobie. TC 27.8.1904 Re-elected to Borough Council. TC 1.10.1904 Speaks. TC 19.8.1905 Shareholder TC 23.12.1905 Licensed gold buyer. TC 14.4.1906 TC 6.7.1907 Fire. Tc 30.11.1907 TC 22.2.1908 TC 2.5.1908 Tc 2.5.1908 Tc 19.3.1910 TC 23.4.1910 Unwell Tc 23.4.1910 Three month's leave of absence granted by Council TC 28.5.1910 Ill TC 4.6.1910 TC 11.6.1910 Tc 6.8.1910 Dies. TC 13.8.1910 Funeral TC 13.8.1910 Eulogised at length in Borough Council meeting. 1/4 hour's silence. "..a straightforward and generous man..". TC 29.10.1910 Probate applied for, real estate L30857, Personal L48,300. TC 5.11.1910 Sale of some land Tc 18.2.1911 More TC 23.12.1911 Tc 28.3.1914 Mrs dies. Good reading. Irish. TC 6.2.1915 TC 18.10.1918 Frank Weir is killed in France, nephew of late Mr & Mrs Comrie. IA 16.7.1935 Mrs Stobie dies. ----- This data is part of the David Gordon Index and is provided for private use only. Copyright David Gordon 2012.