SURVEY 18.12.1865 LOT 1,2,& 3 SECTION 28, SURVEY 31. 7.1861 LOTS 8,9,10 AND 11 AND 5 SECTION 14. MDA 26.10.1859 Director Stoney Reef Co. MDA 8. 6.1860 At J M Davies' wedding celebration. MDA 7.1860 Still director Stoney Reef Co. IA 23. 4.1861 On Progress Committee. IA 15.10.1861 On Barkly Committee. MDA 17. 1.1862 Witness R W Hammond/ Dr Grant Court case. DTSE 22. 9.1864 TC 30.12.1865 Manager Cambrian Co. TC 4. 8.1866 Director Cambrian Co. TC 12. 9.1866 Nominated for Borough Council. Elected, takes seat 7.10.1866. TC 16. 2.1867 Shareholder Rise and Shine Co. TC 8. 7.1868 Building a suite of offices. TC 29. 8.1868 Calls for tenders to paint and paper the "Exchange" offices. TC 3.10.1868 Mother dies in Merthyr Tydvil, Wales. TC 24.10.1868 Witness at Court Case Pierce v Williams, fight at Llanelly. Gives occupation as Mining Manager. Williams grabs him by the beard. TC 7.10.1871 Shareholder and promoter Corfu Reef Co. TC 20. 4.1872 Shareholder in Poverty Havelock Tribute Co. TC 18. 1.1873 Installed as W M of Masonic Lodge. TC 22. 2.1873 Trustee for John Morgan Davies, gives occupation as Mining Agent. TC 9. 1.1875 Gazetted a Magistrate. TC 11. 9.1875 Has buildings for sale. TC 5. 2.1876 Steward, races. TC 18. 3.1876 Takes over the Victoria Hotel. TC 18. 3.1876 Rents Mechanics Instiute piano for L5 pa. TC 27. 7.1878 A vote of thanks from fellow-Councillors re his efforts for the railway. TC 27. 7.1878 Re-elected un-opposed to Council. TC 17. 5.1879 Usual beligerent self at Council Meeting. TC 14. 6.1879 Lease Application Stubbs Reef. TC 6. 9.1879 Mech. Inst. asks Council for its piano back, causes a big argument, Davies taking the offensive as usual. TC 4.10.1879 Involved in an attack on Grisold and Wilson over taking water from Municipal Dam. TC 3. 9.1881 Agrees to collect fees for Mech Institute Piano. TC 11. 3.1882 A director of Old Poverty Co., goes below. TC 23. 9.1882 Described as bombastic. TC 30. 9.1882 Letter to Editor accuses him of milking Borough funds, not voted on to Mining Board or School Board, etc. TC 5. 7.1884 His son, Benjamin Davies, does well in examinations. He is a good athlete. TC 6. 9.1884 Letter to Council from G Barlow. He is apparently still he owner of the Victoria Hotel, and rents it to Davies. TC 22.11.1884 First president of Rifle Club. TC 13.12.1884 Benjamin wins Old Boys Race at Wesley College. TC 13. 7.1885 Warden's Court re 7 North, Poverty Reef. He came to Tarnagulla in 1858. Good report. TC 22. 8.1885 Elected to Council. TC 23. 1.1886 Very argumentative at Council Meeting, ends up walking out. TC 1. 5.1886 B J Davies runs second in the Stawell Gift. TC 21. 8.1886 Declines to accept Mayoralty. TC 13.11.1886 Has a holiday in Tasmania. TC 13. 8.1887 Re-elected to Council. TC 3. 9.1887 Elected Mayor. TC 30. 6.1888 Walks out of Council Meeting, Duggan attacks him over railway opening. TC 11. 8.1888 Succeeded as Mayor by Comrie. Attended to Exhibition as Mayor. TC 10.11.1888 W Davies Junior presented with chain and locket from Quadrille Assembly. TC 4. 4.1891 B J Davies marries Florence Oldroyd at Laanecoorie. TC 29. 8.1891 Walks out of Council meeting. TC 14. 5.1892 Buggy accident involving Mrs Davies, Miss Davies and Mrs Cottell, Mrs Davies' sister. TC 21. 5.1892 Mrs Cottell and Miss Davies progressing well. TC 9.12.1893 W M Davies, Victualler's License renewed. TC 5. 4.1894 His son, Willie, cycles from Melbourne to Tarnagulla. TC 26. 5.1894 His daughter Maggie marries A W Hale, Manager of the Union Bank. TC 30. 6.1894 Fined for selling inferior whiskey. TC 27. 7.1895 On the attack in the Council Chamber. TC 23. 5.1896 W Davies, his son, at Albany WA. He has another son in Gympie, Qld. TC 25. 7.1896 Announces his intention to retire from the Borough Council. TC 22. 1.1898 W M Davies dies, 62 years, at Tarnagulla since 1858, etc. Very good eulogy. TC 4. 6.1898 Emma Davies applies for transfer of the license. TC 21. 7.1900 Mrs Hale (daughter) dies at Gympie, Queensland. TC 10.11.1900 Miss Davies in dispute over judging of paintings. TC 12.11.1904 Emma marries Tom Leonard. Mrs Davies is living at Camberwell. Tc 20.2.1909 TC 8.1.1910 Wedding Tc 2.9.1911 TC 1.5.1915 Mrs dies TC 8.5.1915 Tc 6.1.1917 ----- This data is part of the David Gordon Index and is provided for private use only. Copyright David Gordon 2012.