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Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative (NSW : 1890 - 1954), Tuesday 13 June 1899, page 2
The Fight For Union. .
Good Meetings All Through the District.
The Cause of Federation Gathers Strength.
The executive of the Federal League met in the Town Hall on Thursday evening, and all arrangements were made for actively continuing the campaign. Mr. J. D. Cox sent along a cheque of 2p 2s to the fighting fund, and the other contributions were also so received. The names of Mr. W. F. Kellett and others were added to the executive. Messrs. A. Cameron and P. Garling are working hard in the matter of organization, and are receiving numerous promises of support and requests for federal literature. On Friday Mr. C. D. Meares addressed a good meeting at Mr. W. Brown's house at Burrundulla, Alderman Grant being in the chair. On Saturday Messrs. Garling and W. C. Carter addressed good meetings at Canadian and Home Rule. At the latter meeting Mr. Moroney was in the chair and there was a roll-up of about fifty electors who listened to the speeches with close attention, and asked a number of questions at the close. Messrs. G. D. Young and James Keegan addressed a large meeting at Mr. Owen Stapleton's residence at Stony Creek. The speeches were frequently applauded, and the meeting was enthusiastically federal. Mr. J. McDonough was in the chair. At Cullonbono Messrs. Cameron and Gamgeo addressed a good meeting, Mi1. 11. Lowo being in the chair. Mr. Richard?, M.L.A., last week held good meetings at Maitland Bar, Grattai, Collingwood and McDonald's Creek.
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Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative (NSW : 1890 - 1954), Friday 15 December 1899, page
GILLIGAN - STAPLETON.
At the residence of the brides parents, on Wednesday afternoon, Mr. William Gilligan, of Coonamble, was married to Miss Norah Stapleton, the third daughter of Mr. Owen Stapleton, of Stony Creek. The bride, who was attended by her sister, Miss Maud Stapleton, and was given away by her father, the bridal robe being of white broche silk, trimmed with chiffon, with orthodox veil and wreath of orange blossoms. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Father Doran, and only the immediate relatives and friends of the bride were present. The presents were most beautiful, and as the happy couple left for their new home at Coonamble they were heartily congratulated by their friends. The ' Guardian ' wishes them all good luck.
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Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative (NSW : 1890 - 1954), Monday 19 January 1903, page 2
Auction Sale
We are requested by Messrs H. E. A. Wells and Co. to call attention to their sale on Wednesday next at 12 o'clock, at the late farm of Owen Stapleton, and Stoney Creek, of the whole of their furniture, farming implements, horses, cattle, and oaten and wheaten hay, agricultural machinery, &c.
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Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative (NSW : 1890 - 1954), Thursday 5 March 1903, page 11
The Perry-Street Boarding House
The Misses Stapleton, daughters of Mr. Owen Stapleton, late of Stoney Creek, have purchased the boarding house in Perry-street, until recently conducted by Mr. Madigan. This is an old and favorite house, and no doubt it will continue to receive a full share of public patronage. It is needless for us to say that everything possible will be done for the comfort of visitors.
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Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative (NSW : 1890 - 1954), Thursday 6 August 1908, page 10
DEATH OF OWEN STAPLETON.
The gloom which has overshadowed the community during the last two or three weeks, in consequence of the passing away of several of the oldest pioneers, was intensified yesterday, when the sad and unexpected announcement was made, that Mr. Owen Stapleton had expired suddenly at the residence of his son Robert. The sudden closing of such a peaceful life came as a shock to the people of the whole district, amongst whom the close friends of the deceased could be counted by thousands. Deceased, who was 65 years of age, was born at Penrith, and 46 years ago he was allured to this district by the gold fever, Pipe clay diggings being then the centre of excitement. On this old field he spent nine years, but had not the good fortune to strike the golden treasure in paying quantities. Like many others of the disappointed miners, he turned his attention to agricultural pursuits, and, in order to gain experience, he entered the employ of the late William Blackman, at Binnawee, now the property of Mr. Geo. Stewart, Mayor of Cudgegong. A friendship sprang up between the employer and the employee, which grew stronger as years rolled away, and was only broken by the death of Mr. Blackman, a few years ago. Leaving Binnawee, Mr. Stapleton and his family turned their faces eastward, and finally settled down on the land at Stony Creek. There the estimable and highly respected couple reared a large family, who inherited to the full all the good qualities of the parents. The home of the Stapletons was the rendezvous for many years of the whole of the young people of the district. Their hospitality was unbounded and in mirth, and laughter, jest and song, the monotony of bush life, especially in the pioneering days, was relieved. Being a man of brilliant intellect, and possessing a well balanced mind, the late Mr. Stapleton was always the friend and advisor of those in. difficulties. He was an intensely patriotic Australian, but being of Irish descent, he inherited all the noble qualities of that warm hearted and hospitable race. Always persevering and industrious, honest and upright, kind hearted and forebearing, he was indeed one of Natures' gentlemen, and his memory will be cherished, and his name honored by future generations. His end was as peaceful as his life had been. He went about his daily duties as usual yesterday morning and, indeed, his spirits were more than ordinarily buoyant. Returning at lunch time, he complained of a slight pain in the chest, and preferred not to have any dinner. Shortly after, while sitting peacefully in a chair, an apoplectic fit seized him, and in two or three seconds the faithful friend, wise councillor, indulgent and affectionate father, had solved the great mystery. The late Mr. Stapleton is survived by 2 sons and eight daughters. These are Mr. J. J. Stapleton and Mr. Robert Stapleton, Mudgee; Mesdames Saap and Bow, Mudgee; Gilligan, Goonamble; Heavey, Penrith; and Misses Bridget, Winnifred, Maud Stapleton and Sister Mary Ann of St. Scholastica Convent, Glebe. It is almost superfluous to say that a wave of universal sympathy with the bereaved ones, has passed over the district and, although these lines are penned before the funeral arrangements are completed, we believe that every house in the Cooyal district will be represented in the mournful procession to the cemetery, where the earthly remains of Owen Stapleton will be laid beside those of his late Partner, for so many years in the joys, the sorrows, the triumphs and the rebuff of life.
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) , Friday 7 August 1908, page 10
The Maitland Daily Mercury (NSW : 1894 - 1939) , Friday 7 August 1908, page 4
Singleton Argus (NSW : 1880 - 1954) , Saturday 8 August 1908, page 4
Mr. Owen Stapleton, aged 65 years, dropped dead at Mudgee while sitting in a chair. Deceased had been 47 years a resident in the district, over 30 of which he was engaged in farming pursuits.
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Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative (NSW : 1890 - 1954), Monday 10 August 1908, page 2
FUNERAL OF THE LATE MR. OWEN STAPLETON
The funeral of the late Mr. Owen Stapleton took place on Thursday afternoon, and was very largely attended. The cortege was very lengthy and every class in the community was represented. The mournful procession, however, was mainly composed of those rural residents who, from their long association with the deceased, were sensible of his many sterling qualities. Only two members of the bereaved family - Sister Mary Ann of Sydney, and Mrs. Gilligan, of Coonamble - were unable to be present. Telegraphic muddling and neglect was responsible for the absence of Sister Mary Ann, the wire not reaching her till after the Mudgee train had started. The scene at the grave side was most affecting, especially when the Right Rev. Monsignor O'Donovan, who officiated, paid the following tribute to the deceased, after the burial service had been concluded. The Right Rev. gentleman said: "Many long centuries have passed away since the old Jewish chronicler penned these words: 'It is a holy and a wholesome thought to pray for the dead that they may be loosed from their sins.' True, indeed, it is that the silver chord of life is broken, and the urn that held the lifeblood is crushed at the fountain, and may not our prayers well be, 'Let the dust return to its earth and the spirit come home to God who gave it.' The summons of his departure from this world was sudden and swift, and if we may venture an opinion, judging from his unpretentious and humble manner of living, his deep sense of honor, his love of retirement - standing much aloof from the ever recurring gossip of daily occurrence among his fellows - we might very appropriately apply the words of the blessed Apostle when undergoing his sentence of exile in the island of Patmos: 'Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord, from henceforth now that they may rest from their labors.' The large funeral cortege - the numbers coming from afar - bears testimony to the general regard in which he was held, and it must be a great source of consolation to his family, many relations, and friends, to find the universal esteem in which he was favored during his life, intensified to a great degree when all that was mortal of him was borne to the last resting place on earth."
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Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1871 - 1912), Wednesday 12 August 1908, page 389
OBITUARY
Mr. Owen Stapleton, aged 66 years. He had been 47 years a resident of the Mudgee district, over 30 of which he was engaged in farming pursuits.
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Nepean Times (Penrith, NSW : 1882 - 1962), Saturday 15 August 1908, page 3
Beyond The Veil
OWEN STAPLETON
We take the following from the "Western Post" (Mudgee) of the 6th instant: -
General regret was expressed yesterday when the sad news spread about town that Mr Owen Stapleton had died suddenly at the residence of his son Robert, with whom he was living. Deceased, who was 65 years of age, had complained for a couple of days that he was not feeling well, but attributed his indisposition to indigestion. At lunch time yesterday he was unable to eat and took a seat in an arm-chair by the fire, when his daughter-in-law, Mrs Robert Stapleton, asked him did he feel any better. He said "Yes, much better," and, leaning quietly back in the chair, died as peacefully as he had lived, his reply to his daughter-in-law being his last words before the final unsmirched page of the book of his life fluttered over to join the fair pages turned in an honorable past. Mr Stapleton was a native of the Nepean River, near Penrith, the birthplace of many of the best men of New South Wales. There, under the shadow of the great Blue Mountains, he spent his boyhood until 47 years ago, when he came to this district and settled at Cooyal, where he remained for 80 years before coming to reside in Mudgee. Unassuming, kindly, and gentle in his manner, he commanded the respect of all classes, and it may safely be said of him that he had no enemies - only a very large circle of friends, in whose memories his unoffending life will keep green. His wife predeceased him some six years ago, and he leaves a grown-up family of ten - two sons, John and Robert (of Mudgee), and eight daughters, Mesdames J K Saap and R Bow (also of Mudgee), Mrs W Gilligan (Coonamble), Mrs J Heavey (Penrith), and four unmarried daughters, one of them being a Sister of the Good Samaritan Order, Marrickville Convent. The funeral took place this afternoon, a very large number paying the last tribute to the memory of a good man gone. The Right Rev Monsignor O'Donovan officiated at the graveside.
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Freeman's Journal (Sydney, NSW : 1850 - 1932), Thursday 27 August 1908, page 16
MR. OWEN STAPLETON, MUDGEE.
There died at Mudgee on the 5th inst., at the residence of his son Robert, Mr. Owen Stapleton at the age of sixty-five. Mr. Stapleton was born at Penrith, and in early manhood joined the rush to the Pipeclay diggings, where he spent nine years. Disappointed in the quest for gold, he sought experience in agriculture by entering the employment of Mr. W. Blackman, of Binnawee. On the death of Mr. Blackman, Mr. Stapleton and his family settled at Stony Creek, where the family flourished and made their home a synonym for hospitality. As an ardently patriotic Irish-Australian, Mr. Stapleton was an example to all good citizens. His sudden and unexpected death was due to apoplexy. Mr. Stapleton is survived by two sons and eight daughters. These are Mr. J. J. Stapleton and Mr. Robert Stapleton, Mudgee; Mesdames Saap and Bow, Mudgee; Gilligan, Coonamble; Heavey, Penrith; and Misses Bridget, Winifred, Maud Stapleton, and Sister Mary Ann, of St. Scholastica's Convent, Glebe. The funeral which took place on the 6th, was very largely attended. Only two members of the bereaved family - Sister Mary Ann, of Sydney; and Mrs. Gilligan, of Coonamble - were unable to be present. Telegraphic delay was responsible for the absence of Sister Mary Ann, the wire not reaching her till after the Mudgee train had started. The scene at the graveside was most affecting, especially when the Right Rev. Monsignor O'Donovan, who officiated, paid a touching tribute to the deceased, after the prayers had been recited - R.I.P.
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The Catholic Press (NSW : 1895 - 1942), Thursday 3 September 1908, page 24
The sad and unexpected death of Mr. Owen Stapleton, which occurred at the residence of his son, Robert, Denison-street, Mudgee, about midday on Wednesday the 5th ult., cast a gloom over the whole community. The sudden closing of such a peaceful life came as a shock to the people of the whole district, amongst whom the close friends of the deceased could be counted by hundreds. Deceased, who was 66 years of age, was born at Penrith, and 46 years ago, he was allured to this district by the gold fever, Pipeclay Diggings being then the centre of excitement. Not striking the golden treasure in paying quantities, he turned his face eastwards, and settled with his family on the land at Stony Creek. Here the estimable and highly-respected couple reared a large family, who inherited to the full all the good qualities of the parents, whose hospitality was unbounded. Being a man of sound intellect, the late Mr. Stapleton was always the friend and advisor of those in difficulties. His end was as peaceful as his life had been. He was about his daily duties as usual, and indeed, his spirits were more than ordinarily buoyant. Returning at lunch-time he complained of a slight pain in the chest, and preferred not to take any dinner. Shortly after this, while sitting peacefully in his chair, he was seized with a stroke of paralysis of the brain, and in two or three seconds the faithful friend, wise counsellor, indulgent and affectionate father, had solved the great mystery. The late Mr. Stapleton is survived by two sons and eight daughters. These are Mr. J. J. Stapleton and Mr. Robert Stapleton, of Mudgee, also Mesdames Saap and Bow, Heavy, Penrith; Gilligan, Coonamble; Misses Brigid, Winnifred and Maude Stapleton and Sister Mary Anne, of St. Scholastica's Convent, Glebe Point. A large concourse of people followed the remains to the last resting-place, the funeral cortege being over a mile in length. Requiem Mass was celebrated for the deceased's soul, at which all the members of his family assisted. Monsignor O'Donovan, who officiated, referred in affectionate terms to the humble, simple life of deceased, who lived entirely in the bosom of his family. - R.I.P.
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Nepean Times (Penrith, NSW : 1882 - 1962), Saturday 3 December 1910, page 6
Old Times.
Mr Edward Carroll, of Cobar, writes as follows:-
In the last issue of the Nepean Times I notice the report of a marriage of two young people belonging to old and respected Nepean River families - Gilligan and Stapleton. They are not the first couple of the same names, and I might say the same families, who in Penrith ventured on the matrimonial gamble. It is now nearly 50 years since Martin Gilligan and Biddy Stapleton set a good example in this line. I believe the bridegroom in this case is a son of this worthy couple, who, I am pleased to know, are still alive and well, and back again to the neighborhood of their childhood, near the old town of Penrith. I well remember the bride's mother, who was a niece of the late Mrs Andrew Heavey, then living in High street, opposite Mr Philpot Robbins' blacksmith and wheelwright establishment. In the year '60 of the last century she came along from the Land of St Patrick to Penrith, N.S.W. She and I were then new chums, but she had the advantage of being a fine healthy and good looking young woman; and very soon the young men around began casting sheep's eyes her way, yours truly being one of them. But Owen Stapleton came along, and went to work in earnest, and eventually she said yes; and after the late Father Brennan made one of them he took her away up the country, where they prospered and reared a decent family, If I remember rightly, the late Mr Owen Stapleton and Mrs Martin Gilligan were first cousins. Those were the days when the old Catholic Chapel and the good old Father Brennan were good enough for the young Catholic people in and around Penrith who wanted the matrimonial knot tied, and they were not too slow about it in my time in Penrith. And then we had no long newspaper reports about the dresses the ladies wore or how they looked. A good old "tin kettling" was about all the publication we knew of in those days.
Being fairly well acquainted in the old days with the fathers, mothers and people of the young couple, I here wish them long life and happiness.
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