The following is from my database NSW Residents Vol. 3.. To date there are 249 entries for Bourke. If you are interested contact me at txcallaghan@gmail.com
‘The sky is brass and the scrub-lands glare,
Death and ruin are everywhere;
Thrown high to bleach, or deep in the mud
The bones lie buried by last year’s flood,
And the Demons dance from the Never Never
To laugh at the rise of the Darling River.’
The Song of the Darling
Henry Lawson
BOURKE. This township, nearly in the centre of the Australian continent on the river Darling, 576 miles from Sydney, is not unlikely ‘to become a place of great importance at no distant period. It will be connected commercially with Queensland, South Australia, and the Gulf of Carpentaria. Source: Extract from Samson PO Directory 1867.
| Surname | First Name | Place | Salary/Pension/Rent of lease | Notes 1 | Occupation | Year | Appoint/Reg /Pension Start | 1st Appoint/Date purchase | Sources/ Notes 2 |
| Acres | Arthur H. | Bourke | – | – | Sheep Director | 1870 | – | – | Blue Book 1870 |
| Addison | James | Bourke | – | – | Blacksmith | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Bourke – Bourke District |
| Addison | James | Bourke | – | – | Blacksmith | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Bourke – Bourke District |
| Adolph | John | Bourke | – | – | strorekeeper | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Bourke – Bourke District |
| Adolph | John | Bourke | – | – | Storekeeper | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Bourke – Bourke District |
| Askers | John | Bourke | – | Manpond Hotel, Bourke Rd. | Publican | 1882 | – | – | Bourke Licensing District |
| Astill | W. | Bourke | – | Family Hotel | Publican | 1898 | – | – | NSW Country Directory 1898. |
| Barrett | John | Bourke | – | – | Carrier | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Bourke – Bourke District |
| Barrett | John | Bourke | – | – | Carter | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Bourke – Bourke District |
| Barry | J. H. | Bourke | – | Hotel & General Store | Publican | 1898 | – | – | NSW Country Directory 1898. |
| Barry | William John | Bourke | – | – | – | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Bourke – Bourke District |
| Bartley | Henry | Bourke | £270 + miscellaneous allowance £27 | D.O.B.27 Dec 1864. Professional Division. Grade B1; | Draftsman | 1900 | 7/09/1899 | 23/10/1882 | V. & P. 1900 .Dept. of Lands. Local Land Boards & Survey Office. |
| Barton | Edmund Butcher | Bourke | £250 + miscellaneous allowance of £25 + equipment allowance of £175 | D.O.B. 6 Aug. 1845; Clerical ; Division. Grade b1. Amount of Guarantee £100 | Conditional Purchase Inspector & Forester. | 1900 | 1/07/1896 | 2/06/1890 | V. & P. 1900 .Dept. of Lands. Local Land Boards & Survey Office. |
| Barton | Edmund | Bourke | – | – | Woolscourer | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Bourke – Bourke District |
| Barton | Grainger | Bourke | – | – | Woolscourer | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Bourke – Bourke District |
| Barton | Wakefield | Bourke | – | – | Woolscourer | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Bourke – Bourke District |
| Barton | Edmund | Bourke | – | – | Woolscourer | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Bourke – Bourke District |
| Barton | Grainger | Bourke | – | – | Woolscourer | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Bourke – Bourke District |
| Barton | Wakefield | Bourke | – | – | Woolscourer | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Bourke – Bourke District |
| Barton | Wickstead | Bourke | – | Brindingabbah | Squatter. | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Bourke – Bourke District |
| Barton | Wickstead | Bourke | – | Brindingabbah | Squatter | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Bourke – Bourke District |
| Barton | Wakefield | Bourke | – | Paroo Inn, Wanarring, Paroo River. | Publican | 1880 | – | – | GG 17 Sept 1880. Publican’s licensee for 1st July to 30th June 1881. Bourke District. |
| Bassen | F. | Bourke | – | – | Clerk | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Bourke – Bourke District |
| Bassen | F. | Bourke | – | – | Clerk | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Bourke – Bourke District |
| Becker | J. | Bourke | £12.0.0 (PDV = $1098) | – | Postmaster | 1863 | – | – | V.& P. PMG Report1863; Post Offices. |
| Becker | J. | Bourke | 20.0.0 | – | Postmaster | 1866 | – | – | V.& P . Blue Book 1866. PMG. Post Offices at 31st Dec. 1866. |
| Becker | August | Bourke | – | – | auctioneer | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Bourke – Bourke District |
| Becker | Joseph | Bourke | – | – | Storekeeper | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Bourke – Bourke District |
| Becker | August | Bourke | – | – | Auctioneer | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Bourke – Bourke District |
| Becker | Joseph | Bourke | – | – | Storekeeper | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Bourke – Bourke District |
| Bell | R. | Bourke | – | Paid 5/- for license to cut hardwood timber on crown land. ( PDV 5/- = $26.00) | – | 1877 | – | – | GG 1877. Licenses issued during Quarter ending 31st Dec. 1876. |
| Bell | Robert | Bourke | – | Bourke West | Carrier | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Bourke – Bourke District |
| Bell | William | Bourke | – | – | herdsman | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Bourke – Bourke District |
| Bell | William | Bourke | – | – | Herdsman | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Bourke – Bourke District |
| Bennett | W. | Bourke | – | – | Wheelwright | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Bourke – Bourke District |
| Bennette | W. | Bourke | – | – | Wheelwright | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Bourke – Bourke District |
| Birtles | C. | Bourke | – | – | Bootmaker | 1889 | – | – | Sands Post Office Directory 1889 – 90 |
| Birtles | Charles | Bourke | – | – | Bootmaker | 1889 | – | – | Sands Post Office Directory 1889 – 90 |
| Bloxham | E. J. | Bourke | – | – | Storekeeper | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Bourke – Bourke District |
| Bloxham | F. E. | Bourke | – | – | Storeman | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Bourke – Bourke District |
| Bolger | Rev. Lawerence | Bourke | – | – | Catholic priest | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Bourke – Bourke District |
| Bowman | Edward | Bourke | – | Coach & Horses Hotel, Paroo Road | Publican | 1882 | – | – | Bourke Licensing District |
| Boyd | Alexander | Bourke | – | – | dairyman | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Bourke – Bourke District |
| Braithwaite | Watson | Bourke | – | Carriers’ Arms Hotel | Publican | 1898 | – | – | NSW Country Directory 1898. |
| Brennan | Michael | Bourke | – | – | Painter | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Bourke – Bourke District |
| Brennan | Michael | Bourke | – | Native Dog Hotel , Native Dog Springs. | Publican | 1880 | – | – | GG 17 Sept 1880. Publican’s licensee for 1st July to 30th June 1881. Bourke District. |
| Brett | William | Bourke | – | – | Carrier | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Bourke – Bourke District |
| Brown | James | Bourke | – | – | poundkeeper | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Bourke – Bourke District |
| Brown | John | Bourke | – | – | Carrier | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Bourke – Bourke District |
| Brown | Vincent | Bourke | – | Bourke District | Guardian of Minors | 1889 | – | – | V.& P. Blue Book 1890. Appoint. as Guardians of Minors to give consent for marriages in NSW. |
| Brown | Vincent | Bourke | £340 + Fees rec’s. £92 | Justice Dept – Petty Sessions | Clerk of Petty Sessions | 1887 | – | – | Civil Service ; fess are those received in 1886. |
| Browne | N. E. | Bourke | – | – | Surgeon. | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Bourke – Bourke District |
| Buckingham | G. | Bourke | – | – | Constable | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Bourke – Bourke District |
| Bull | H. | Bourke | – | – | manager Commercial Bank | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Bourke – Bourke District |
| Burke | Edward | Bourke | – | – | Bricklayer | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Bourke – Bourke District |
| Burley | John | Bourke | – | – | Carrier | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Bourke – Bourke District |
| Callacher | John Joseph Cassimer | Bourke | £375 + miscellaneous allowance of £27.10.0. | D.O.B.8 Nov. 1857. Professional Division. Grade A3; | Draftsman in charge | 1900 | 6/07/1899 | 25/06/1873 | V. & P. 1900 .Dept. of Lands. Local Land Boards & Survey Office. |
| Campbell | Charles | Bourke | – | Tattersall’s Hotel | Publican | 1898 | – | – | NSW Country Directory 1898. |
| Carney | William | Bourke | – | – | Baker | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Bourke – Bourke District |
| Carr | A. B. | Bourke | – | – | manager Bank NSW. | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Bourke – Bourke District |
| Cleverdon | Thomas | Bourke | – | – | Carrier | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Bourke – Bourke District |
| Colless | G. | Bourke | – | – | storeman | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Bourke – Bourke District |
| Collins | J. | Bourke | – | Paid 15/- for license to cut hardwood timber on crown land. | – | 1877 | – | – | GG 1877. Licenses issued during Quarter ending 31st Dec. 1876. |
| Connolly | Thomas William | Bourke | £550 + miscellaneous allowance of £50 | D.O.B.5 May 1849. Professional Division. Grade A1; | District Surveyor | 1900 | 1/08/1896 | 6/09/1866 | V. & P. 1900 .Dept. of Lands. Local Land Boards & Survey Office. |
| Connolly | John | Bourke | – | – | Blacksmith | 1879 | — | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Bourke – Bourke District |
| Connolly | John J. | Bourke | – | – | Storekeeper | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Bourke – Bourke District |
| Costigan | M. | Bourke | – | – | Constable | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Bourke – Bourke District |
| Cravin | C. | Bourke | – | – | warder at hospital | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Bourke – Bourke District |
| Daniels agent for Ross & Co. | W. H. | Bourke | £15 per annum. | Inspector’s Office. Stock Branch. | Landlord – Owner of premises rented by Dep’t. of Mines & Agriculture. | 1893 | – | – | V. & P. Leg. Assembly NSW 1893 – Premises rented by Government. Department of Mines & Agricultural. |
| David | Peter | Bourke | – | Commercial Hotel | Publican | 1880 | – | – | GG 17 Sept 1880. Publican’s licensee for 1st July to 30th June 1881. Bourke District. |
| Davies | Ernest Lianover | Bourke | £210 + miscellaneous alloance of £12 | D.O.B. 15 Oct 1870; Clerical ; Division. Grade b5. | Clerk Land Board Office | 1900 | 22/12/1896 | 1/06/1880 | V. & P. 1900 .Dept. of Lands. Local Land Boards & Survey Office. |
| Davis | William W. | Bourke | – | Kerribree | Squatter. | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Bourke – Bourke District |
| ‘Davis | C. S. | Bourke | – | Empire Hotel | Publican | 1898 | – | – | NSW Country Directory 1898. |
| De Plevitz | Albert Richard | Bourke | £210 + miscellaneous allowance £21. | D.O.B. 12 June 1865. Professional Division. Grade B2. | Draftsman | 1900 | 1/09/1897 | 1/12/1883 | V. & P. 1900 .Dept. of Lands. Local Land Boards & Survey Office. |
| Deignan | Bernard | Bourke | – | Commewrcial Hotel. Billard License. | Licensee | 1885 | – | – | gg 1885.Bourke Licensing District. |
| Deignan | H. C. | Bourke | £26.0.0. | Post Master General Dept. | Telegraph messenger. | 1890 | – | – | V. & P. New appontments made during the tenure of Daniel O’Connor as PMG. (1885, 1889 – 1890) |
| Dick | S. | Bourke | – | Paid 5/- for license to cut hardwood timber on crown land. ( PDV 5/- = $26.00) | – | 1877 | – | – | GG 1877. Licenses issued during Quarter ending 31st Dec. 1876. |
| Disk | S. | Bourke | – | Paid 5/- for license to cut hardwood timber on crown land. ( PDV 5/- = $26.00) | – | 1877 | – | – | GG 1877. Licenses issued during Quarter ending 31st Dec. 1876. |
| Dole | George | Bourke | – | – | chemist | 1882 | – | – | Sands 1881-82 |
| Donohue | J. S. | Bourke | – | Gladstone Hotel | Publican | 1898 | – | – | NSW Country Directory 1898. |
| Doyle | Juliana Nary | Bourke | – | Redbank Hotel, Darling River | Publican * | 1882 | – | – | Bourke Licensing District |
| Doyle | James | Bourke | – | Mitchell Street | Billiard license | 1885 | – | – | Bourke Licensing District |
| Doyle | John | Bourke | – | Redbank | Innkeeper | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Bourke – Bourke District |
| Duggan | Edward | Bourke | – | Jolly Waggoner’s Hotel | Publican | 1882 | – | – | Bourke Licensing District |
| Dunstan | Rev. C. C. | Bourke | – | – | C. of E. | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Bourke – Bourke District |
| Dwight | T. | Bourke | – | Paid 5/- for license to cut hardwood timber on crown land. ( PDV 5/- = $26.00) | – | 1877 | – | – | GG 1877. Licenses issued during Quarter ending 31st Dec. 1876. |
| Edmonds | William Bendigo | Bourke | – | Mitchell St. | Billiard Licensee | 1883 | – | – | PG 1 Aug. 1883; Bourke Licensing District. |
| Farrell | Timothy | Bourke | – | Bourke Hotel | Publican | 1882 | – | – | Bourke Licensing District |
| Ferry | Hugh | Bourke | – | – | horsetrainer | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Bourke – Bourke District |
| Fisher | Frederick Duncan | Bourke | £220 + miscellaneous allowance £22 | D.O.B. 26 July 1860.. Clerical Division. Grade b4; | Warden’s Clerk; Mining Registrar; Officer to issuse Miner’s Rights. | 1900 | 25/01/1900 | 3/01/1885 | V. & P. 1900 .Dept. of Lands. Local Land Boards & Survey Office. |
| Fitzgerald | P. | Bourke | – | Post Office Hotel | Publican | 1898 | – | – | NSW Country Directory 1898. |
| Fletcher | J. | Bourke | – | Jandra | Manager | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Bourke – Bourke District |
| Fletcher | John | Bourke | – | Carrier’s Arms | Publican | 1880 | – | – | GG 17 Sept 1880. Publican’s licensee for 1st July to 30th June 1881. Bourke District. |
| Foote | T. W. | Bourke | – | – | sheep inspector | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Bourke – Bourke District |
| Ford | Robert | Bourke | – | Salmonford Hotel, Ford’s Bridge, Warrego River. | Publican | 1880 | – | – | GG 17 Sept 1880. Publican’s licensee for 1st July to 30th June 1881. Bourke District. |
| Foster | W. T. | Bourke | – | – | Solicitor | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Bourke – Bourke District |
| Francis | J. | Bourke | – | – | fencer | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Bourke – Bourke District |
| Funston | G. | Bourke | – | Paid 15/- for license to cut general timber on crown land. (PDV 15/- = $78.00) | – | 1877 | – | – | GG 1877. Licenses issued during Quarter ending 31st Dec. 1876. |
| Funston | George | Bourke | – | – | reaper | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Bourke – Bourke District |
| Gale | W. | Bourke | – | Central Australia Hotel | Publican | 1898 | – | – | NSW Country Directory 1898. |
| Garet | L. G. | Bourke | – | – | Watchmaker | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Bourke – Bourke District |
| Garot | A. L. | Bourke | – | – | Watchmaker | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Bourke – Bourke District |
| Gibb | Mary Anne | Bourke | – | Bourke Hotel, Darling St. | Publican * | 1880 | – | – | GG 17 Sept 1880. Publican’s licensee for 1st July to 30th June 1881. Bourke District. |
| Goldson | G. | Bourke | – | Paid 5/- for license to cut hardwood timber on crown land. ( PDV 5/- = $26.00) | – | 1877 | – | – | GG 1877. Licenses issued during Quarter ending 31st Dec. 1876. |
| Goldson | G. | Bourke | – | – | Wineseller | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Bourke – Bourke District |
| Goldson | George | Bourke | – | Lake Hotel at the lake on Warrego Road. | Publican | 1880 | – | – | GG 17 Sept 1880. Publican’s licensee for 1st July to 30th June 1881. Bourke District. |
| Good | M. | Bourke | – | Telegraph Hotel. Billard License. | Licensee | 1885 | – | – | gg 1885.Bourke Licensing District. |
| Good | Francis | Bourke | – | Telegraph Hotel | Publican | 1898 | – | – | NSW Country Directory 1898. |
| Good | Edward | Bourke | – | – | Stamp-seller | 1884 | 13/06/1883 | – | 1885.V.& P. PMG Report.; Stamp Sellers 31.12.1884. |
| Good | Edward | Bourke | – | – | Stamp-seller | 1892 | 13/06/1883 | – | V.& P.- Appendix C. List of Stamp-sellers on 31 Dec. 1892. |
| Good | Matthew | Bourke | – | Telegraph Hotel, Mitchell St. | Publican | 1882 | – | – | Bourke Licensing District |
| Good | Edward | Bourke | – | – | accountant | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Bourke – Bourke District |
| Good | Matthew | Bourke | – | – | Innkeeper | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Bourke – Bourke District |
| Good | Matthew | Bourke | – | Trafalgar Hotel, Mitchell St. | Publican | 1880 | – | – | GG 17 Sept 1880. Publican’s licensee for 1st July to 30th June 1881. Bourke District. |
| Gow | A. | Bourke | – | Paid 15/- for license to cut general timber on crown land. (PDV 15/- = $78.00) | – | 1877 | – | – | GG 1877. Licenses issued during Quarter ending 31st Dec. 1876. |
| Graham | P. | Bourke | – | – | Woolscourer | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Bourke – Bourke District |
| Grant | A. O. | Bourke | 215.15.0 | voluntary retired in 1887 at age 60; deceased. | Police Magistrate | 1887 | – | – | V.&P.1894 – 95;Appex IX; Pensions to Officers who voluntarily retired..being over 60 years age. |
| Grant | A. O. | Bourke | 215.15.0. | Pension granted at age 60 as over 60 years of age; since deceased. | Police Magistrate | 1887 | – | – | V.&P.1894 -95; Apx III ; Pensions & retirement reason. |
| Grant | Henry | Bourke | – | – | Postmaster | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Bourke – Bourke District |
| Green | T. | Bourke | – | Cambridge Hotel | Publican | 1898 | – | – | NSW Country Directory 1898. |
| Green | T. | Bourke | £32.10.0. | Office for Resident Engineer – Roads & Bridges Branch. | Landlord – Owner of premises rented by Dep’t. of Public Works. | 1893 | – | – | V. & P. Leg. Assem.1893 – Premises rented by Government. |
| Hacket & Day | – | Bourke | – | Mitchell St. | Stamp-seller | 1893 | 5/02/1892 | – | Blue Book 1893 |
| Hackett & Day | – | Bourke | – | Mitchell St. | Stamp-seller | 1892 | 8/02/1892 | – | V.& P.- Appendix C. List of Stamp-sellers on 31 Dec. 1892. |
| Hand | Thomas | Bourke | – | Club House Hotel | Publican | 1898 | – | – | NSW Country Directory 1898. |
| Harder | Frans | Bourke | £26.0.0. | – | Temporary telegraph messenger. | 1889 | – | – | V.& P 1889. – Postmaster General Dept. -‘Positions to which Appointed’ |
| Harding | William | Bourke | £100 | – | Assistant Post & Telegraph Master | 1889 | 1/02/1888 | 1/02/1888 | Votes & Proceeding Leg. Assembly 1890; Post Master General Dept. |
| Harris | George | Bourke | – | Royal Hotel | Publican | 1882 | – | – | Bourke Licensing District |
| Harris | H. | Bourke | – | – | cordial manufactuer | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Bourke – Bourke District |
| harris | George | Bourke | – | Royal Hotel | Publican | 1880 | – | – | GG 17 Sept 1880. Publican’s licensee for 1st July to 30th June 1881. Bourke District. |
| Harrison | Robert Cuthbert | Bourke | – | Mulga Creek Hotel | Publican | 1880 | – | – | GG 17 Sept 1880. Publican’s licensee for 1st July to 30th June 1881. Bourke District. |
| Harrod | William | Bourke | – | Gidea Camp Hotel | Publican | 1882 | – | – | Bourke Licensing District |
| Harrod | William | Bourke | – | Gidgie Camp Hotel, Gidgie Camp | Publican | 1880 | – | – | GG 17 Sept 1880. Publican’s licensee for 1st July to 30th June 1881. Bourke District. |
| Hatten | Thomas | Bourke | – | – | Constable | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Bourke – Bourke District |
| Hawker | G. C. | Bourke | – | Warraweena | Manager | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Bourke – Bourke District |
| Howatson | J. & L. | Bourke | – | Wangamana; 16,546 sheep. | Owner / Holder | 1900 | – | – | Wise PO Directory 1900; Pastoral & Agricultural Directory. Wanaaring Stock District. |
| Howell | John | Bourke | – | Stony Creek Hotel, Wilcannia Rd. | Publican | 1882 | – | – | Bourke Licensing District |
| Huggins | Thomas | Bourke | – | Royal Hotel. Billard License. | Licensee | 1885 | – | – | gg 1885.Bourke Licensing District. |
| Hughes | R. M. | Bourke | – | Bourke District | Guardian of Minors | 1889 | – | – | V.& P. Blue Book 1890. Appoint. as Guardians of Minors to give consent for marriages in NSW. |
| Hughes | F. | Bourke | £174.10.0 | Contract for conveyance of mail – Hoodsville ( Currawinga) & Wilcannia; once every two weeks – on horseback. | Mail contractor | 1871 | – | – | Blue book, 1871- Postal Contractors and renumeration. |
| Ibery J. P. | Thomas | Bourke | – | – | Returning officer | 1893 | 21/12/1893 | Blue Book 1893 | |
| Ingram | F. | Bourke | – | Toorall | Manager | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Bourke – Bourke District |
| Irwin | James | Bourke | – | – | Carrier | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Bourke – Bourke District |
| Irwin | William | Bourke | – | Commercial Hotel, Jandra Station | Publican | 1880 | – | – | GG 17 Sept 1880. Publican’s licensee for 1st July to 30th June 1881. Bourke District. |
| James | – | Bourke | – | Occidental Hotel | Publican | 1898 | – | – | NSW Country Directory 1898. |
| Jenkin | robert William | Bourke | £100 | Bevan | Assistant Post & Telegraph Master | 1889 | 1/08/1889 | 13/06/1883 | Votes & Proceeding Leg. Assembly 1890; Post Master General Dept. |
| Johnson | Edward William | Bourke | £170 + miscellaneous allowance £20. | D.O.B. 17 July 1863; Professional Division. Grade B2. | Draftsman | 1900 | 23/10/1897 | 3/10/1882 | V. & P. 1900 .Dept. of Lands. Local Land Boards & Survey Office. |
| Johnston | Francis William | Bourke | £180 + miscellaneous alloance of £12 | D.O.B. 22 April 1868; Clerical ; Division. Grade c3. | Clerk Land Board Office | 1900 | 22/01/1898 | 19/03/1888 | V. & P. 1900 .Dept. of Lands. Local Land Boards & Survey Office. |
| Johnston | H. | Bourke | – | – | Innkeeper | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Bourke – Bourke District |
| Keegan | J. | Bourke | – | – | Sub-inspector of Police | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Bourke – Bourke District |
| Kelly | Rev. Patrick | Bourke | – | – | R.C. Priest | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Bourke – Bourke District |
| Kent | Charles G. | Bourke | – | Australian Joint Stock Bank | Manager | 1890 | – | – | Sands PO Directory 1889 – 1890. |
| Kenyon | John Frederick | Bourke | – | – | Police Magistrate | 1900 | – | – | Wise PO Directory 1900; Legal Directory. |
| Kerr | J. | Bourke | – | Paid 5/- for license to cut hardwood timber on crown land. ( PDV 5/- = $26.00) | – | 1877 | – | – | GG 1877. Licenses issued during Quarter ending 31st Dec. 1876. |
| Kilfoyle | Thomas | Bourke | – | – | Carrier | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Bourke – Bourke District |
| King | Henry William | Bourke | – | Boundary Hotel, Stinking Lagoons | Publican | 1880 | – | – | GG 17 Sept 1880. Publican’s licensee for 1st July to 30th June 1881. Bourke District. |
| Landon | W. | Bourke | – | Paid 15/- for license to cut general timber on crown land | – | 1877 | — | – | GG 1877. Licenses issued during Quarter ending 31st Dec. 1876. |
| Lanhlands | W. | Bourke | – | – | Carpenter | 1881 | – | – | Sands 1881 |
| Luffin | Richard | Bourke | – | Commercial Hotel | Publican | 1898 | – | – | NSW Country Directory 1898. |
| Luffman | John | Bourke | – | Wee Water Hotel, Killara, Darling River | Publican | 1880 | – | – | GG 17 Sept 1880. Publican’s licensee for 1st July to 30th June 1881. Bourke District. |
| Luscombe | E. | Bourke | – | Federal Hotel | Publican | 1898 | – | – | NSW Country Directory 1898. |
| Macfarlane | Edward | Bourke | £650.0.0. + £150 equipment and £50 miscellaneous allowances. | D.O.B.11 Jan 1850. Clerical Division. Grade A1; Amount of Guarantee £500. | Chairman of Land Board | 1900 | 4/02/1895 | 23/08/1865 | V. & P. 1900 .Dept. of Lands. Local Land Boards & Survey Office. |
| Mackay | J. | Bourke | – | Paid 10/- for license to cut hardwood timber on crown land. | – | 1877 | – | – | GG 1877. Licenses issued during Quarter ending 31st Dec. 1876. |
| Maconchie | George | Bourke | – | Traveller’s Rest, Mara Creek | Publican | 1880 | – | – | GG 17 Sept 1880. Publican’s licensee for 1st July to 30th June 1881. Bourke District. |
| Mallon | James | Bourke | £260 + Deputy Registrar of Brands £25 + stationery allowance £5 + £15 rent allowance. | Mines Dept – Prevention of scab in sheep. | Inspector + Dep. Reg. Of Brands. | 1887 | – | – | Civil Service |
| Maloney | J. | Bourke | – | Paid 5/- for license to cut hardwood timber on crown land. ( PDV 5/- = $26.00) | – | 1877 | – | – | GG 1877. Licenses issued during Quarter ending 31st Dec. 1876. |
| Mandelson | Joseph | Bourke | – | Tattersall’s Hotel | Publican | 1880 | – | – | GG 17 Sept 1880. Publican’s licensee for 1st July to 30th June 1881. Bourke District. |
| Manning | Edward C. | Bourke | – | – | Licensed auctioneer | 1882 | – | – | District license |
| Matheson | Donald | Bourke | – | Jolly Waggoner Hotel | Publican | 1898 | – | – | NSW Country Directory 1898. |
| Matthews | William | Bourke | – | Louth Hotel, Darling River | Publican | 1880 | – | – | GG 17 Sept 1880. Publican’s licensee for 1st July to 30th June 1881. Bourke District. |
| Maxwell | James | Bourke | – | Bridge Hotel | Publican | 1898 | – | – | NSW Country Directory 1898. |
| McAlister | D. | Bourke | – | – | manager AJS Bank | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Burke District |
| McAlister | D. | Bourke | – | – | Manager, A. J.S. Bank | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Bourke – Bourke District |
| McAuliffe | M. | Bourke | – | Fordsbridge | Innkeeper | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Burke District |
| McCall | P. | Bourke | – | Paid 5/- for license to cut hardwood timber on crown land. ( PDV 5/- = $26.00) | – | 1877 | – | – | GG 1877. Licenses issued during Quarter ending 31st Dec. 1876. |
| McDonald | R. | Bourke | – | Paid 15/- for license to cut hardwood timber on crown land. | – | 1877 | – | – | GG 1877. Licenses issued during Quarter ending 31st Dec. 1876. |
| McDonald | John | Bourke | – | – | Butcher | 1881 | – | – | Sands PO Directory 1881 – 82 |
| McKenzie | Kenneth C. | Bourke | – | Mitchell St. | Licenced spirit merchant | 1885 | – | – | Bourke Licensing District |
| Meadows | J. | Bourke | – | Paid 5/- for license to cut hardwood timber on crown land. ( PDV 5/- = $26.00) | – | 1877 | – | – | GG 1877. Licenses issued during Quarter ending 31st Dec. 1876. |
| Miller | Thomas | Bourke | £250 + miscellaneous alloance of £15 + equipment allowance of £190 | D.O.B. 23 Feb 1844; Clerical ; Division. Grade b1. Amount of Guarantee £100 | Conditional Purchase Inspector & Forester. | 1900 | 1/08/1890 | – | V. & P. 1900 .Dept. of Lands. Local Land Boards & Survey Office. |
| Miller | Christopher | Bourke | – | Eringunnia | – | 1881 | – | – | Sands 1881 – 82 |
| Mills | Joseph | Bourke | – | – | woodman | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Bourke – Bourke District |
| Montpensier | John | Bourke | – | Traveller’s Rest Hotel, Cumbedore, Darling River. | Publican | 1880 | – | – | GG 17 Sept 1880. Publican’s licensee for 1st July to 30th June 1881. Bourke District. |
| Moore | James | Bourke | – | – | storeman | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Burke District |
| Moore | P. | Bourke | – | – | fencer | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Burke District |
| Moore | James | Bourke | – | – | Storeman | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Bourke – Bourke District |
| Moore | P. | Bourke | – | – | Fencer | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Bourke – Bourke District |
| Morgan | H. | Bourke | – | Paid 5/- for license to cut hardwood timber on crown land. ( PDV 5/- = $26.00) | – | 1877 | – | – | GG 1877. Licenses issued during Quarter ending 31st Dec. 1876. |
| Morgan | H. | Bourke | – | Paid 5/- for license to cut hardwood timber on crown land. ( PDV 5/- = $26.00) | – | 1877 | – | – | GG 1877. Licenses issued during Quarter ending 31st Dec. 1876. |
| Morgan | H. | Bourke | – | – | Carrier | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Burke District |
| Morgan | H. | Bourke | – | – | Carrier | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Bourke – Bourke District |
| Moses | S. S. | Bourke | – | Royal Hotel | Publican | 1898 | – | – | NSW Country Directory 1898. |
| Mudd | R. A. | Bourke | – | – | Clerk | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Burke District |
| Mudd | R. A. | Bourke | – | – | Clerk | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Bourke – Bourke District |
| Muller | Woolfgang | Bourke | 134.3.4 | Retrenched at age 41, Survey Office; deceased | Draftsman | 1889 | – | – | V. & P. 1894 – 95; Appendix V. Officers retired on pensions for purposes of retrenchment. |
| Murphy | J. | Bourke | – | Paid 15/- for license to cut general timber on crown land | – | 1877 | – | — | GG 1877. Licenses issued during Quarter ending 31st Dec. 1876. |
| Murphy | John | Bourke | – | – | Carrier | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Burke District |
| Murphy | John | Bourke | – | – | Carrier | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Bourke – Bourke District |
| Murray | Thomas Charles | Bourke | £52 | D.O.B. —.1840; General Division. | Messenger & Office Cleaner | 1900 | 1/06/1899 | 1/10/1887 | V. & P. 1900 .Dept. of Lands. Local Land Boards & Survey Office. |
| Murray | P. | Bourke | – | – | Storekeeper | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Burke District |
| Murray | P. | Bourke | – | – | Storekeeper | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Bourke – Bourke District |
| Murray | Thomas | Bourke | – | Shamrock Hotel, Newfoundland Run | Publican | 1880 | – | – | GG 17 Sept 1880. Publican’s licensee for 1st July to 30th June 1881. Bourke District. |
| Myers | W. | Bourke | – | – | Bootmaker | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Burke District |
| Myers | W. | Bourke | – | – | Botmaker | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79; Bourke – Bourke District |
| Nevill | C. L. | Bourke | – | – | Solicitor | 1889 | – | – | Sands 1889 – 90; |
| O’Brien | J. | Bourke | – | Paid 5/- for license to cut hardwood timber on crown land. ( PDV 5/- = $26.00) | – | 1877 | – | – | GG 1877. Licenses issued during Quarter ending 31st Dec. 1876. |
| Oliver | J. | Bourke | – | Paid 5/- for license to cut hardwood timber on crown land. ( PDV 5/- = $26.00) | – | 1877 | – | – | GG 1877. Licenses issued during Quarter ending 31st Dec. 1876. |
| Pass | S. | Bourke | 290.0.0 | Railways | Station-master | 1887 | – | – | Civil Service ; + £50.0.0, value of quarters |
| Peake | Frederick James | Bourke | £130 + miscellaneous allowance £12.10.0 | D.O.B. 16 Dec 1876; Professional Division. Grade B3. | Draftsman | 1900 | 26/10/1899 | 26/10/1895 | V. & P. 1900 .Dept. of Lands. Local Land Boards & Survey Office. |
| Peter | David | Bourke | – | Commercial Hotel | Publican | 1882 | – | – | Bourke Licensing District |
| Peters | W. A. | Bourke | – | Caledonia Hotel | Publican | 1898 | – | – | NSW Country Directory 1898. |
| Poppenhagen | Frederick | Bourke | £180 + miscellaneous allowance £20. | D.O.B. 21 July 1866. Professional Division. Grade B2. | Draftsman | 1900 | 1/07/1896 | 1/09/1890 | V. & P. 1900 .Dept. of Lands. Local Land Boards & Survey Office. |
| Power | W. | Bourke | – | Paid 15/- for license to cut general timber on crown land. (PDV 15/- = $78.00) | – | 1877 | – | – | GG 1877. Licenses issued during Quarter ending 31st Dec. 1876. |
| Provot | Edward Joseph | Bourke | – | Tattersall’s Hotel, Mitchell St. | Publican | 1882 | – | – | Bourke Licensing District |
| Pye | Isaac | Bourke | – | Paid 15/- for license to cut general timber on crown land | – | 1877 | – | – | GG 1877. Licenses issued during Quarter ending 31st Dec. 1876. |
| Rich & Co. | E. | Bourke | £70.0.0. | Custom House | Landlord – Owner of premises rented by The Treasury. | 1893 | – | – | V. & P. Leg. Assembly NSW 1893 – Premises rented by Government. The Treasury Dept. |
| Ridley | Francis Arundel | Bourke | £325 + miscellaneous alloance of £32 | D.O.B. 27 Sept 1860; Clerical ; Division. Grade A3. Amount of Guarantee £1000 | Clerk-in-charge, Land Board Office; Crown Lands Agent. | 1900 | 1/12/1899 | 30/08/1883 | V. & P. 1900 .Dept. of Lands. Local Land Boards & Survey Office. |
| Roach | James | Bourke | £39.0.0. per annum | Inspector’s Office & store for Public Watering-places Branch. | Landlord – Owner of premises rented by Dep’t. of Mines & Agriculture. | 1893 | – | – | V. & P. Leg. Assembly NSW 1893 – Premises rented by Government. Department of Mines & Agricultural. |
| Roberts | E. | Bourke | – | Paid 15/- for license to cut general timber on crown land | – | 1877 | – | – | GG 1877. Licenses issued during Quarter ending 31st Dec. 1876. |
| Robinson | W. | Bourke | – | Oxford Hotel | Publican | 1898 | – | – | NSW Country Directory 1898. |
| Robinson | Mrs. Catherine | Bourke | – | Hotel at Dry Lake near Bourke. | Publican | 1898 | – | – | NSW Country Directory 1898 |
| Robinson | Thomas | Bourke | – | Belalie Hotel, DZ on Belalie Run. | Publican | 1880 | – | – | GG 17 Sept 1880. Publican’s licensee for 1st July to 30th June 1881. Bourke District. |
| Ronaldi | P. | Bourke | – | Paid 5/- for license to cut hardwood timber on crown land. ( PDV 5/- = $26.00) | – | 1877 | – | – | GG 1877. Licenses issued during Quarter ending 31st Dec. 1876. |
| Rose | J. | Bourke | – | – | Stamp-seller | 1892 | 11/05/1892 | – | V.& P.- Appendix C. List of Stamp-sellers on 31 Dec. 1892. |
| Serymgour | M. | Bourke | £290 + £50 allowance for quarters. | Customs | Locker | 1887 | – | – | Civil Service ; |
| Sherring | J. W. | Bourke | £315 + allowance for extra cost of living at Bourke £30. | Dept. Of Lands , Survey of Lands. | Second-class Draftsman. | 1887 | – | – | Civil Service |
| Shire | H. | Bourke | – | Paid 5/- for license to cut hardwood timber on crown land. ( PDV 5/- = $26.00) | – | 1877 | – | – | GG 1877. Licenses issued during Quarter ending 31st Dec. 1876. |
| Sides | Richard | Bourke | – | – | Medical practioner – certificate no. | 1885 | 2/12/1878 | – | NSW Medical Board; Melboune 1877 |
| Smith | C. | Bourke | – | – | warder gaol | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79 ; Bourke- Bourke District. |
| Smith | Ephraim | Bourke | – | – | Innkeeper | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79 ; Bourke- Bourke District. |
| Smith | J. E. | Bourke | – | – | gaoler | 1879 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79 ; Bourke- Bourke District. |
| Sr. John | H. J. | Bourke | £275 | Contract for conveyance of mail- 374 miles -Fort Bourke & Mount Murchison, travelling either side of the Darling- once a fortnight- horseback. | Mail contractor | 1862 | – | – | GG 24 Dec. 1862 ; showing contractor renumeration. |
| Stevenson & Co. | A. | Bourke | – | Mitchell St. | Stamp-seller | 1892 | 12/03/1890 | – | V.& P.- Appendix C. List of Stamp-sellers on 31 Dec. 1892. |
| Stewart | A. | Bourke | – | Paid 5/- for license to cut hardwood timber on crown land. ( PDV 5/- = $26.00) | – | 1877 | – | – | GG 1877. Licenses issued during Quarter ending 31st Dec. 1876. |
| Stewart | J. A. | Bourke | £150 + Forage allowance £73 | Postmaster General . Dept.. Of Electric Telegraphs | Line-repairer | 1887 | – | – | Civil Service |
| Stibbard | James | Bourke | – | Hotel | Publican | 1898 | – | – | NSW Country Directory 1898. |
| Styles | Isaac | Bourke | – | Paid 15/- for license to cut general timber on crown land | – | 1877 | – | – | GG 1877. Licenses issued during Quarter ending 31st Dec. 1876. |
| Tompson | George C. | Bourke | – | Bourke District | Guardian of Minors | 1889 | – | – | V.& P. Blue Book 1890. Appoint. as Guardians of Minors to give consent for marriages in NSW. |
| Trader | Thomas John Marlow | Bourke | £390 | – | Post & Telegraph Master | 1889 | 18/07/1879 | 1/10/1865 | Votes & Proceeding Leg. Assembly 1890; Post Master General Dept. |
| Trader | T. H. M. | Bourke | £390 + quarters valued at £65. | Postmaster General, Post & Telegraph Masters; | Post & Telegraph Master | 1887 | – | – | Civil Service |
| Wade | Sdbul & Co. | Bourke | – | – | Camel Owners | 1898 | – | – | NSW Country Directory 1898. |
| Waldow | C. O. | Bourke | – | Paid 10/- for license to cut hardwood timber on crown land. | – | 1877 | – | – | GG 1877. Licenses issued during Quarter ending 31st Dec. 1876. |
| Walker | William | Bourke | – | – | Surveyor | 1878 | – | – | Sands 1878 – 79 |
| Warmold | Edward | Bourke | – | – | – | 1881 | – | – | Sands 1881 – 82 |
| Warmoll | Edward M. | Bourke | – | Turf Club Hotel. Billard License. | Licensee | 1885 | – | – | gg 1885.Bourke Licensing District. |
| Warmoll | Edward | Bourke | – | The Turf Hotel | – | 1881 | – | – | Sands 1881 – 82 |
| Warmoll | Peter | Bourke | – | – | Wheelwright | 1881 | – | – | Sands 1881 – 82 |
| Warmoll | Edward | Bourke | – | Turf Hotel | Publican | 1880 | – | – | GG 17 Sept 1880. Publican’s licensee for 1st July to 30th June 1881. Bourke District. |
| Warren | Charles | Bourke | – | Turf Hotel | Publican | 1882 | – | – | Bourke Licensing District |
| Warren | Charles | Bourke | 1063.8.6. * | * Gross amount of Assets realized by Assignees. Ref. No: 18857 ; deceased. | licensed victualler | 1885 | – | – | Government Gazette 1885 – Insolvent Estates. |
| Whittaker | John | Bourke | £160 | – | Assistant Post & Telegraph Master | 1889 | 22/09/1885 | 10/08/1880 | Votes & Proceeding Leg. Assembly 1890; Post Master General Dept. |
| William | Edwin | Bourke | £250 + miscellaneous allowance £25. | D.O.B.12 March 1869. Professional Division. Grade B1; | Surveyor | 1900 | 1/05/1899 | 29/02/1892 | V. & P. 1900 .Dept. of Lands. Local Land Boards & Survey Office. |
| Wilson | Frances Margaret | Bourke | – | Accidentally drowned in the Darling river; Coroner or Magistrate was James Foott | – | D.O.D. 5.4.1869 | — | – | 1870 . Sudden Deaths, or Accident or Violence subject of Coroner’s Inquest or Magisteral Inquires. |
| Wilson | Frances Magaret | Bourke | – | Accidentally drowned.Name of Coroner/Magistrate & date of Inquest / Inquiry -J. Foott J.P. 5.4.1869 | – | D.O.D. ; . 5.4.1869 | – | – | 1870 . Sudden Deaths, or Accident or Violence subject of Coroner’s Inquest or Magisteral Inquires. |
| Worthington | W. | Bourke | – | Overland Hotel | Publican | 1898 | – | – | NSW Country Directory 1898. |
I came across the small entry about Franz Harder in the list. I think this is my grandfather. The Harder (or correctly Harders) family came to Bourke to work as a wheelwright or blacksmith. I’m not sure exactly when but 1880’s. His name was Ernst Harders. Their daughter Marie Elizabeth seems to have been a pupil teacher in the late 1890’s and later taught languages at Fort st Girls High school in Sydney. I would love more concrete information about my great grandparents time in Bourke.
Thankyou for the research you do for cuious amateurs like me.
Lynne Massey