George Debney (1818 – 15 May 1897) was an early settler of South Australia, a cabinetmaker whose shop became Gay's Arcade and part of Adelaide Arcade .
12-408: Debney is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: George Debney (1818–1897), English emigrant to Australia and cabinetmaker John Debney (born 1956), American film composer and conductor P. James Debney (born c. 1968), CEO and President of American Outdoor Brands Corporation [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
24-633: Is a town in Barossa Valley , located on the Barossa Valley Highway between Gawler and Tanunda , 58 km northeast of Adelaide . The town has an elevation of 175m and an average rainfall of 560.5mm. It is one of the oldest towns in South Australia . The town is now primarily a service centre for the surrounding grape and wine industry and a dormitory town with a significant number of local residents commuting to
36-518: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles George Debney Debney of Whitechapel , London, with his parents Robert and Margaretta Debney, née Rennie, and their small family emigrated to South Australia aboard Lloyds , arriving in Adelaide in December 1838. He farmed at The Reedbeds , and after making a small fortune as one of the fortunate "Snobs" group of investors in
48-746: The Gawler Times . He married one more time, to Mary Watson on 9 March 1874. He had no further children. A sister Margaretta ( –1885) married fellow Lloyds colonist John Edward Fielder ( –1903) shortly after arrival. Another sister, Rebecca Sarah (c. 1810 – 12? July 1890) and her husband Willam Bulpitt (c. 1805 – 20 March 1845), also emigrated aboard Lloyds . Bulpitt had a furniture shop in Hindley Street, later on Rundle Street. Rebecca married again, in 1845, to Edward Moss (died 1869). She married one more time, in 1872, to Thomas Hawken (died 1890). Lyndoch, South Australia Lyndoch
60-525: The Barossa Valley railway line from its opening in 1911 to the cessation of passenger services in 1968 and the full closure of the line in 2014. The station was also used for transport of good and timber. Before the railway was built, there was considerable discussion about the route of the line near Lyndoch, and the location of the Lyndoch railway station. Lyndoch is a stop on the Barossa Trail ,
72-515: The Burra copper mines , purchased a fine property in Burnside and land at 103–105 Rundle Street (Section 84? 85?), where he opened a furniture factory, which soon won valuable contracts, including seating for the new Legislative Council chambers in 1855. During this period his workshop was destroyed by fire, presumably from a candle left burning after the men, who had been working overtime, left
84-442: The surname Debney . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Debney&oldid=1167739152 " Categories : Surnames English-language surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
96-582: The city of Adelaide each day for employment. Lyndoch is in the Barossa Council . It is in the state electoral district of Schubert and the federal Division of Barker . Lyndoch was named by Colonel William Light in December 1837 after his esteemed friend Thomas Graham, Lord Lynedoch under whom he served at the Battle of Barrosa outside Cádiz during the Peninsula War , in 1811. As in
108-468: The naming of the Barossa Valley itself, it may have been an unfortunate misspelling that gave the town its name, but reflects the proper pronunciation of "Lynedoch". The town was settled in 1839 and the village laid out later. Lyndoch was declared a sister town to Georgetown, Texas as both Texas and South Australia celebrated their sesqui-centenaries in 1986. Lyndoch was served by a station on
120-701: The premises. His insurance was nowhere near sufficient to cover his losses, but despite the loss of materials, tools and facilities he was able to fill the contract satisfactorily. The work produced in his factory has been judged the colony's finest, with nearby Mayfield's a close second. Another prestigious contract was for furnishing a private suite in Government House for the Duke of Edinburgh during his 1867 Royal Visit. Tragedy struck Debney: his wife Susanna (née Woodward) and daughter Matilda drowned in 1860 when their sailing boat capsized off Glenelg . He
132-509: Was part owner, with James Woodforde, of Mundowdna Station and a licensed valuator. He served as Chairman of the Burnside Council for six years, and as undertaker for the most prestigious funerals. He was the first Adelaide employer to reduce his men's working day from ten to nine hours. In 1875 he sold his cabinetmaking business to Patrick Gay and in 1877 sold his Burnside property to Simpson Newland His Rundle Street property
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#1732779545919144-528: Was sold in 1886 for £22,000. He died at Gilberton ; probably not destitute, but far from the wealthy man he had been. George Robert Debney married Susanna Woodward in South Australia on 5 March 1839. She drowned in 1860. He married again, on 8 June 1861, to Ellen Elizabeth Turner (1833–1870). Ellen came to South Australia in 1852 and ran a school at Lyndoch . She wrote songs and poems, contributing, as "Ellie" and "Leila", to Adelaide papers and
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