Oromia11 Oduu 9 14 2022 Oromia11 Oduu 9 14 2022 By Oromia11 Settled in july 1841 by david cannon mcconnel, cressbrook station is the oldest identified family business in queensland, and one of the oldest in australia, still operated by the original family on the same property. A cablegram received on monday morning brought the sad intelligence of the death, in london, of mr. david cannon mcconnel, of cressbrook, who, with mrs. mcconnel, was on a visit to england.
Oromia11 Oduu 01 07 2023 Youtube Cressbrook homestead was established by david cannon mcconnel in 1841, the first run taken in the brisbane valley. the run demonstrates the development of queensland, particularly the brisbane river valley area in the 1840s, after it was opened to settlement with the closure of the penal colony. In 1841 on the upper brisbane river he took up a run, naming it cressbrook after a family home in derbyshire; it was the first holding in the district to be stocked with sheep. Toogoolawah’s pioneering family was the mcconnel family who selected, leased and owned cressbrook station. this included two brothers; john mcconnel, the second eldest in a family of 12 children born to james mcconnel and margaret houldsworth and david cannon mcconnel, the second youngest. 🐂 the mcconnel family have been cattle producers at cressbrook station for 184 years.
Oromia11 Oduu 10 12 2022 Youtube Toogoolawah’s pioneering family was the mcconnel family who selected, leased and owned cressbrook station. this included two brothers; john mcconnel, the second eldest in a family of 12 children born to james mcconnel and margaret houldsworth and david cannon mcconnel, the second youngest. 🐂 the mcconnel family have been cattle producers at cressbrook station for 184 years. Toogoolawah, sunday.—the vine clad 40 year old victoria chapel at cressbrook homestead was overcrowded to day when a memorial service to the late mr. david cannon mcconnel, founder of cress brook, was conducted by the kev. k. a. watts, of southport (formerly. N established landholder, david cannon mcconnel. mcconnel was the eleventh child and fifth surviving son of james mcconnel, the scottish owner of a manchester fine yarn spinning firm and, from 1835, the cressbrook mill that manufactured lace thread.4 in 1839 at the age of 21, he gained a share of his father’s fortune. armed with his inheritance h. David mcconnel was the son of james mcconnel who founded a machine making company in manchester after which, in 1835, he became the owner of the longestablished and cressbrook mill in derbyshire where lace thread was produced. The mcconnel family of cressbrook and durundur stations are descended from the pastoralist children of james mcconnell (1762 1831) and margaret houldsworth (1778 1845) who migrated from scotland and england to queensland in the 1840s.
Oromia11 Oduu 2 1 2024 Youtube Toogoolawah, sunday.—the vine clad 40 year old victoria chapel at cressbrook homestead was overcrowded to day when a memorial service to the late mr. david cannon mcconnel, founder of cress brook, was conducted by the kev. k. a. watts, of southport (formerly. N established landholder, david cannon mcconnel. mcconnel was the eleventh child and fifth surviving son of james mcconnel, the scottish owner of a manchester fine yarn spinning firm and, from 1835, the cressbrook mill that manufactured lace thread.4 in 1839 at the age of 21, he gained a share of his father’s fortune. armed with his inheritance h. David mcconnel was the son of james mcconnel who founded a machine making company in manchester after which, in 1835, he became the owner of the longestablished and cressbrook mill in derbyshire where lace thread was produced. The mcconnel family of cressbrook and durundur stations are descended from the pastoralist children of james mcconnell (1762 1831) and margaret houldsworth (1778 1845) who migrated from scotland and england to queensland in the 1840s.
Oromia11 Oduu 10 28 2022 Youtube David mcconnel was the son of james mcconnel who founded a machine making company in manchester after which, in 1835, he became the owner of the longestablished and cressbrook mill in derbyshire where lace thread was produced. The mcconnel family of cressbrook and durundur stations are descended from the pastoralist children of james mcconnell (1762 1831) and margaret houldsworth (1778 1845) who migrated from scotland and england to queensland in the 1840s.
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