Comments on: Pyrmont: A History

By: Elizabeth Royle

Elizabeth Royle — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 22:52:00 +0000

Thanks Felicity for your interest and answer re Thomas O’Brien, I am familiar with Trove, it is an interesting and informative site. Have Thomas death certificate, was interested more in his time at the Native Youth Hotel

thanks
Elizabeth Royle

By: Felicity

Felicity — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 07:16:39 +0000

Hi Elizabeth,

I have done a great deal of research into my family history and thought you might be interested – if you don’t already know about it – in

http://www.trove.nla.gov.au

Here you can access for free every edition of the Sydney Morning Herald for the period 1803-1954.

I put in ‘Native Youth Hotel’ and found an 1875 death notice for your Thomas O’Brien. It’s at

http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/13367057?searchTerm=native%20youth%20hotel

Trove can be a bit fiddly but it’s a great resource.

Good luck!

Felicity

By: Elizabeth Royle

Elizabeth Royle — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 02:24:23 +0000

Hi there, interested in the early Pyrmont History. My gg grandfather Thomas Joseph O’Brien was publican of the Native Youth Hotel in Union Street Pyrmont (now called Pyrmont Bridge Hotel). I believe he may have also been involved in quarrying in the area as well. Are you open for research? Or do you do research for a fee? I lived in the Central Coast and do not come down to inner Sydney much. Any information you can give me would be greately appreciated or any books you can advise me to read on the early history of the area

Regards, Elizabeth Royle (nee O’Brien)