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Denis Tierney (1811-1894) from
Roscrea, Tipperary, Ireland and his bride, Eliza D'Arcy (1816-1858)
emigrated on the ship "China" to Sydney in 1839 where Denis, a carpenter, worked for Sir
William Macleay on Elizabeth
Bay House.
Denis and Eliza soon moved
to the Williams River area and were founding settlers in the town of Dungog. Denis worked there as a carpenter and undertaker. He was
also active in the rifle club and was, for many years, starter for the
race club.
When Eliza died in 1858 the
Maitland Mercury reported - ' Death. At Dungog, on the 26th inst., after an illness of four weeks, Mrs. D. Tierney, leaving a husband and four children to lament their loss.'
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