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Alexandra and Clyde
 Central Otago is a place for all seasons, since each season has its own special flavour. Nowhere is this more evident than
in Alexandra. Here they celebrate the arrival of spring with New Zealand's original Blossom Festival, and in summer welcome the crowds who come for a holiday in the Mediterranean sunshine amid hills fragrant with wild thyme.
In Autumn the landscape is at its best as the willows and poplars turn gold and amber along riverbanks and roadsides. The
extraordinary clarity of light and cool, blue days that winter brings are the ideal backdrop for sightseeing or outdoor activities.
 For a perfectly preserved pioneer town of the 1860's, head upriver to Clyde. Here buildings of stone, timber and cob are
unchanged reminders of a golden heritage that's still reflected in the relaxed pace of life. Take the time to meander and
the charm of Clyde will work its magic. Choose from visiting the unique local museums or gardens, depending on your interest
for history or horticulture. Make the most of the many opportunities for water sports and recreation afforded by nearby Lake
Dunstan. Linger over local cuisine at the fine restaurants and cafes housed in buildings over 100 years old. Then, wherever
you choose to lay your head at night - luxury lodge, motel, homestay or holiday park - your dreams are sure to be sweet.
CLYDE, an Historic Town set in the heart of Central Otago's Goldfields Park,
New Zealand
Nestled in the heart of Central Otago and the Goldfields Park, the Historic town has superb
examples of colonial architecture built with schist stone from the surrounding hills and valleys. Little changed from the
1860's when gold was first discovered in the mighty Molyneux river (now named Clutha), this caused 10, 000 miners to pour
into this wild unknown country. When the gold was gone many of these miners turned back to their trades leaving us a legacy
that no amount of re-construction or re-creation can replace. Today a walk through Clyde takes you past timeless cottages,
hotels, churches and the post office from an era when as the gold town, Dunstan, Clyde dominated the district. A visit to
the Vincent county and Dunstan Goldfields Museum and the Museum extension will satisfy all those in search of the History
of the area and it's buildings with the fascinating stories of the goldfield pioneers. Let us begin our walk at the entrance
to the Gorge. Here sheltered from the severe winds by the Clyde Moraine the first settlers pitched their tents.
DUNSTAN NEWS - TIMES
A short distance along Sunderland Street on the right
was the Dunstan News Office, the birthplace of the Goldfields Press. The first paper by the Dunstan News was printed and distributed
on December 30, 1862. Quite a sizeable paper, it was printed by Messrs Higgins and Co. for Mr George Brodie, owner. A copy
is to be found with the McNab collection at the Dunedin Public Library. A permanent building of iron with wooden façade was
built in 1864. The name of the paper altered to 'Dunstan Times'. Owners and Editors changed frequently over the years. In
1900 Mr. H. E. Stevens, son of the local schoolmaster, with J. Hill, took possession. Hill pulled out within a short time
in favour of Mr. S. A. Stevens. Stevens Brothers carried on with the sons of H. E. Stevens until 1948, when amalgamation of
local papers took place, closing the Clyde office. The building, now a holiday house, stands as a monument to some fine journalism
of over 85 years. (Taken from early Cyclopedia of New Zealand). Mr. Albert Ernest Gye, formerly Secretary of the Clyde Sports
Club, and Deputy-Captain of the Vincent County Cycling Club, was born in 1872, in Melbourne, where he received his earlier
education. He arrived in Otago with his parents, who settled in Clyde, in 1880, served an apprenticeship of five years at
the "Dunstan Times" office, and afterwards worked as a journeyman for eighteen months. After being for four months in the
Government Printing Office, at Wellington, and for a similar period with Megan Whitcombe and Tombs, Mr. Gye returned to Clyde
to take charge of the "Dunstan Times" as printer and publisher. He was one of the founders of the sports and cycling clubs,
but afterwards left the district. "Dunstan Times" (Stevens Brothers, proprietors), Sunderland Street,
Clyde. This journal was founded in 1862 by Mr. G. Fache, who conducted it till 1895. The premises are on
freehold land, and consist of a wooden building, which contains a Wharfedale printing press and a complete jobbing plant.
The paper is a weekly publication of eight pages of seven columns, and has a wide circulation throughout Central Otago.
TINKERS COTTAGE The little stone cottage, on the street next on the right, was built in the early
1860's. It was the home of Mr. Rae, known locally as Tinker Rae. Here he set up in business displaying his wares, when not
on the road. Some years later a midwife had the cottage, living in the rear room and taking in single confinements in the
front room. At this time there were no maternity hospitals. With ample midwives in the town, confinements were in the home.
Some women, however, did avail themselves of this service.
DR. MORICE'S HOME AND HOSPITAL (TENT)
COMPLEX Next in a large section, in which the Tinkers cottage is situated, is the stone and part concrete home
built by Dr. Morice in the early 1860's. The stone house first built is now covered by corrugated iron. Dr. Morice came to
Dunstan, now Clyde, in 1863. He had no commitments, however he was so appalled seeing men suffering with frostbite, malnutrition
and associated sicknesses that he set up a tent hospital complex around his dwelling. Here he tended to men he found on the
mining claims, in tents or out on the streets, and took them in for treatment. Dr. Morice was offered, and he accepted, the
superintendency of the Grey Hospital in 1866 at a salary of 250.00 pounds ($500.00) per annum.
HAZLETT'S HOME Mr. Hazlett was from the Bendigo (Australia) mining area,
where he was deeply interested in mining. An early arrival on the mining scene, he decided to be a provider. He set up a butchers
shop in a front room of his home, and later a small store in the corner of his section. He was an excellent citizen, always
to the fore for the betterment of the town. A keen Church man, Hospital Board member, and sports advocate, besides being elected
Mayor of the town four times. A great lover of horses, he had a very fine stable housed in stone buildings along the rear
of his section, with a coach house across Miners Land on the river bank. There is no doubt Mr. Hazlett was the instigator
of the first race meeting in Central Otago, at Dunstan on December 31, 1862, and January 1, 1863. Horses were drawn from Moutere,
Galloway and Earnscleugh Stations. Venue was the South bank of Muttontown Gully. Continuing, and on the right is a neat white
roughcast building belonging to the early history of Clyde.
HARTLEY ARMS HOTEL Possibly
the first single storied stone hotel. Built in 1869, it has a very fine example of masonry under the rough cast. The interior,
very badly planned, led to it being condemned as a public house. James Parks, the Irish owner and host, was the housekeeper,
cook, barman, etc. he wasn't praised as a cook, nor for his menu. He specialised in egg dishes; eggs boiled, baked or scrambled
for breakfast, dinner and tea, to use up the literally hundreds of eggs from his literally hundreds of hens running about
the river bank. Sometimes a chicken or fowl. However, he was a popular host, the Hotel was a popular drinking house, and catered
for many boarders. Later in the 1890's, the place was taken over by another licensee, who made his ablutions in the stone
horse trough, on the street in front, each morning.
TOWN HALL - MASONIC LODGE
Opposite
the Hartley Arms. An impressive building of local stone, built in 1868-69. Very elegant with its Corinthian pillars supporting
the portico, and windows of unusual design, it stands as a tribute for design and workmanship. Messrs Mason and Clayton, of
Dunedin, designed it and it was built by J. Over at a cost of $800.00 pounds ($1600.00). Originally designed as a Masonic
Hall and Temple, building began as such, under the eye of Vincent Pyke, who was Provincial Grand Master. Money ran out for
the Masons, who were concerned. However, the townspeople came to the aid on the condition that the Hall would be regarded
as a Town Hall. In laying the foundation stone, Vincent Pyke did so with Masonic honours. In a cavity below the stone (foundation)
was placed a bottle containing scrolls and copies of the day's "Otago Daily Times" and "Dunstan Times", and also coins of
the realm. The bottle was sealed with the Grant Master's ring and seal. The mortar was laid with a handsome silver trowel
made by a local Silversmith (Barlow) and inscribed (see Museum). A ball was held in the evening to open the hall. Masons took
it over in 1954. The Atheneaum was added in 1874.
DUNSTAN HOTEL - HOUSE - 1900On
the right we have a very fine double storied building, the first of its kind in Central. Built in 1900 for Mr. Harry Hast
(of Brewery) and Lawrence and Mrs Alderdice (host) of Dunedin. It was constructed by Thos. Wilkinson, builder of St. Bathans;
John Holloway, mason of Clyde; Albert Otago Fountain, professional staircase builder; and Hugh Naylor, apprentice carpenter.
Cobb and Co. coaches pulled in at the Dunstan either way from Cromwell to Dunedin each day. In cold weather, with frosty
below zero temperatures, mine host would offer a Scotch for the men and hot tea for the ladies. Near the middle of the century,
the licence to the Hotel was lost. It was closed for a time, became a private house, then later a bed and breakfast accommodation
house, Dunstan House.
DUNSTAN HOTEL - 1903
Another double storied building of
local stone and built by the very same craftsmen as the previous hotel, three years later in 1903.
A Mr. Pitches had this
one built to replace a wooden one burned down in 1903; the Port Phillip, built in 1868. This site is a place of note. The
famous Buckingham family had their scantling and Calico Hotel, or Saloon, on it in December 1862 to early 1863, where they
were joined by the infamous Captain Bully Hayes. Here he fell in love with Rosa Buckingham, reputed fine singer and entertainer.
He married her in Arrow. Buckinghams moved to Arrow when the gold strike was on there. Hayes went with them and the rest is
Arrow's story. The stone building became the Commercial hotel. It remained the same in layout until 1957 when major improvements
were done. Later again, in 1970, a large bar lounge was added. In 1987 for the movie "Illustrious Energy" the lounge bar and
bottle store were clad with stone from the Hotel Cromwell and mud blocks, made at Earnscleugh.
OLIVERS
COURTYARD, RESTAURANT AND LODGE ACCOMMODATION (Opposite Dunstan Hotel)
From a Calico general store serving
the miners of 1863, has evolved this historic estate steeped in a century of local colour. Originally the home of Mr. Benjamin
Naylor J. P. who was born at Worksop, Nottinghamshire in 1830. He was brought up as a Blacksmith and worked at his trade until
coming to the colonies in 1851. After ten years on the Victorian goldfields he came to Otago, in 1861, at the time of the
Gabriels Gully 'rush. He was one of the first to arrive, in 1862, at the Dunstan, to which he brought goods and soon afterwards
opened a general store with living accommodation attached. Eventually the land from the store to the corner (Naylor Street)
was purchased and stables, coach sheds, a smoke house and a large timber and iron store was built, along with a gracious home,
all built from stone. The home, complete with conservatory, servants room and a large underground food cellar, is apart form
the alterations to the front of the house (in 1929), still maintained in original condition as a lodge for guests. The walls
surrounding the property were built from stones salvaged from the hotels demolished as the property was acquired. Mr. Naylor
was also interested in farming and became owner of " Chester Mains" and "Matakanui" in 1875. While Clyde was a borough he
was Mayor for four years. Premier and Mrs Richard Seddon (King Dick) were often guests of the Naylor family. In December 1977
the general store was re-opened as Olivers Restaurant. John Braine and Fleur Sullivan spent several months refurbishing the
interior. In late 1981 the old timber and iron store found a new lease of life as a Banquet Hall. Throughout the restoration
work many old treasures were found including the day books dating back to 1864. Chester Mains Farm, Matakanui. This freehold
is the property of Mr. B. Naylor, J. P., of Clyde, and is 1072 acres in extent. It is a dairy and agricultural farm, and has
been occupied by the proprietor since 1874. During some seasons, a considerable area is devoted to crops, which yield very
satisfactory returns. The owner is a large breeder of Clydesdale horses, and has spent considerable sums of money in the purchase
of stud animals from the best bred stock. There is a registered dairy factory on the estate.
CLUTHA
RIVER
Around the corner we glimpse the Clutha River, known to the miners who respected and feared it, as "The
Mighty Molyneux". To the Maoris it was the Matau. Very powerful and treacherous yet beautiful, it claimed many lives and did
untold damage while sculpturing the land. However, Otago can be very thankful for the great wealth it brought to the province.
In the 10km of river between Alexandra and Clyde, over 30 dredges once worked the Clutha with 20 more in the 6km between Roxburgh
and Coal Creek. The four or five tonnes of lignite those dredges consumed daily came from mines just north of the town. This
travelled down the river by boat, a voyage so dangerous that the crews wore lifejackets. At Brewery Creek, 1.2km below Cromwell,
Hartley and Reilly won 871h of gold and got a 2000 pound reward which the Otago Provincial Government offered for the discovery
of a new goldfield. Dredges later did most of the mining here. All built locally, the dredges later switched from coal to
electricity for power. They had names as strange as some of the gold claims: Monte Cristo, Riley's Revival, Chicago and Royal
Maori. Next on the left is a stone cottage used as a bank and residence as a schoolteachers home and was later bought as accommodation
for Cobb and Co. drivers. In 1987 it was converted to a gambling and opium den for the movie "Illustrious Energy".
ST MICHAEL'S ANGLICAN CHURCH
Next we come to St Michael's Anglican Church built of local stone
in 1877. Vicar - Rev. Reeve. Traditionally English in design, its interior woodwork was wrought by Charles Huston, grandfather
of the Waldron family. The ceiling is arch braced dark wood, the large East and West windows have tracery tops and the small
windows, early English lancet. The stone wall fronting the Church is older still, having surrounded an earlier wooden Church.
The remaining three walls were of cob, which were absorbed by the earth.
POST OFFICE (Matau Street)
A very fine example of Masonry. Who would know that it was built in two parts more than 10 years apart? The extension
was necessary when Post Office mail boxes and a telephone exchange were installed. Seven telephones were installed in 1909.
Mr. Gair of Cromwell was the Mason and had help from a Shetland Islander, name unknown. The first Post Office was situated
on the corner of the street. It was firstly of Calico then of corrugated iron and wood. A fine stone house, compliments of
the Post Office, is the Postmaster's residence.
Vincent County Council chambers seat of the Vincent County Council 1877
to 1989. With the new Government amalgamation of local bodies this building now stands empty. An interesting book to read
- One Hundred Years of the Vincent County, 1877-1977, by John H. Angus. This area was the hub of the town from the 1860's
to the end of the century and was known as "The Camp".
MUSEUM Next door is the old Magistrates
and Wardens Court House, now the Vincent County and Dunstan Goldfields Historical Museum.
It is stone, built in 1864 after
the disastrous wind storm of 1863, which blew down the original Court House of Calico and scantling lined with paper. Besides
a Court House it was the administration Headquarters of the Dunstan gold rush. Here Vincent Pyke as Commissioner of the Goldfields
and Mayor Keddell had their offices.
The building became a Museum after some years of closure, 1966. Four years after
the Centennial of the Dunstan, September 1962, when the Museum was established. A fine collection of exhibits from within
the Vincent County is housed and cared for by voluntary workers. The Museum is opened every afternoon 2pm - 4pm Tuesday to
Sunday.
POLICE SERGEANT'S HOUSE
A fine stone house stands next door to the Museum.
It was built in the late 1860's for the Sergeant of Police. At the time there was a stone gaol in front to the left of this
building and an office beside the residence. From this point to within a playing field distance of the school was housed up
to fifteen more mounted troopers who policed the goldfields, acted as escorts for the goldcoach en-route to Dunedin and escort
to many V.I.P. visitors.
ROMAN CATHOLIC - ST DUNSTANS CHURCH
St. Dunstan's Catholic
Church built in 1903 by a local builder and mason (Thos. Wilkinson and John Holloway and associates) was to replace an earlier
church, St Mary's built in 1869. A devastating wind storm having destroyed the church, mass was heard in the old school (stone)
in the main street till St Dunstan's was built. A fine example of early English Gothic, roofed with Marseilles tiles it stands
out neatly in well groomed grounds. During 1989 St Dunstan's was completely restored and rededicated on the 18th October 1989.
BENJAMIN NAYLOR'S HOUSE
In Upper Fraser Street on the right a very
neat and solid local stone house built by Mr. Albert Otago Fountain with J. Noone, Mason, in 1881. Mr. Naylor a cousin of
Benjamin Naylor of Victoria Store came from overseas to Clyde to assist his cousin. Later he began business himself at the
other end of town. The home has been retained by the family.
ST MUNGO'S PRESBYTERIAN UNION CHURCH
On the corner and opposite St Dunstan's Catholic Church is St Mungo's Union Church of the Clyde/Alexandra Parish. The
church was built in 1894 in wood, being roughcast in the 1950's and redecorated inside. This church was built by the Presbyterians
of Clyde and District. In 1970 the Methodist Church joined the Presbyterian and a Union Church was born.
CHARLES
HENRY GYE'S HOME
Along further stands a little white cottage with its iron lace of the Victorian era. In the
1870's this house was the home of Mr. Charles Henry Wong Gye, who came to Clyde from the Bendigo goldfields to be the Chinese
interpreter in the Dunstan, May 1871. The grounds were very spacious surrounded by a very handsome stone wall.
TYRELL'S HOME
Opposite is a very old stone house, perhaps the earliest one built in the town.
A Mr. Tyrell, clerk of the Court built it for his family in 1860.
It has had no structural alterations inside or out.
Has been added to on left side at back. The roof and floors are original. It is a very much photographed cottage. Home of
Mr. and Mrs W. Waldron.
MISS CHRIS McDONALD'S HOME
Next is another stone house of about similar
vintage built by Mr. Anthony Brough, the first solicitor to practice in Clyde. It was a show place in its early days set in
very large section amidst trees and garden. Mr. Brough's successor lived in it, F. W. Wilson, then his successor, Robert Gilkison.
He it was who added two rooms built of stone to match for a nursery. It has always been lived in. Now the grounds are smaller.
Now turn right up Naylor Street past Olivers barn and follow the walkway through the Railway reserve to the museum extension
- and Briar Herb Factory - the first herb factory in New Zealand. There is an extensive array housed here. There is also a
resident caretaker, ask him about the display of stationary engines housed at the nearby Clyde Railway Station Building.
Museum Extension
HERB FACTORY As Briar Herbs Limited, the
factory was registered as a Private Limited Liability Company in 1948, but herbs were processed for many years on the site
prior to this date. In the late 1930's Mr. and Mrs Berbery, an English couple began processing on this site in a small way,
along with collecting briar hips which were processed in Dunedin into rose hip syrup. Mr. and Mrs Berbery were joined by another
English woman, Miss Annie Radcliffe who some time later took over the business, expanding it considerably. Mr. Warren Trainor
joined Miss Radcliffe, the business grew, but had many ups and downs over the years. Processing was dusty work, exacting and
did not appeal to people, consequently the turnover of staff was above average. During this time the company was registered
and Messrs Fletcher Humphreys and Co. Ltd. were appointed distributors and soon the Trade Mark of "Briar" became known throughout
New Zealand, the Auckland district being the chief buyer. In 1964 Mr. F. H. Brown, who was running the factory at that time,
switched over to direct sales to wholesalers but with the lack of adequate staff and small machines the demand overtook the
factory's capacity to supply. For many years, 40, 000lbs of green thyme were handled as well as quantities of sage, mint and
other herbs. At the end of each season there was no carry over. Thyme grew, and still grows wild over the hills and along
the river banks round Clyde, Alexandra and Cromwell Gorge. When dried and cleaned it is as good a product as any in the world.
Exports were contemplated, after enquiries had been received from the USA, Australia and Germany. The green thyme was cut
and brought to the factory by residents of the districts. Whole groups and families would picnic in the hills, cut thyme and
spend a happy and profitable day doing just that. Sage was grown on a cultivated block nearby, but it was found that water
from a nearby hill could not be controlled and many thousands of plants were killed by a virus, which attacked their wet roots.
Both sage and thyme are desert plants and die if their roots get too wet and remain so for a long time. The land was sold,
supplies got from Algeria, Cyprus and England.
Thyme in Central Otago Thyme, of the
common or garden kind, has grown in Central Otago since it was introduced by gold diggers about a century ago. Since then
the plant has spread. A recent informal estimate is that it covers about 2000 hectares thickly and several times that area
at lower densities. Its distribution is confined to the valleys of the Clutha, Kawarau and Manuherikia rivers. It is believed
that New Zealand may be the only place where common thyme grows wild, beyond the mountains of Spain and other European countries
bordering the Mediterranean where it originates. Once you have experienced a walk over these hills and valleys through the
thyme, you will never use or smell thyme again without remembering the wild and rugged beauty of this area.
Jean Desire
Feraud commemorative plaque off State Highway 8 at Clyde Lookout. JEAN DESIRE FERAUD
A
native of France, Jean Desire Feraud came to the Dunstan Goldfields early in 1863. He went mining on the west bank of the
Molyneux River (Clutha) a short distance below Alexandra. The spot now known as Frenchman's Point was rich in places. Mr.
Feraud was fortunate in striking a rich deposit, becoming comparatively rich in a short time.
Noble Army the Bible of the Hugenots, the standard French text for hundreds of years. ... Bartholemew
Fache was gashed with sabres and had the wounds filled with ...
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It was during this 16th century period of persecution that Bartholemew Hector, a Bible seller from Poictiers,
came into the Waldensian Valleys to spread the news of God's gracious salvation as revealed in His precious Word. He would
read passages from the Bible, and many of the peasants gladly heard him and bought copies of God's Word.Bartholemew was arrested and accused by the Roman priests, "You have been caught in the act of selling
books that contain heresy. What do you say?""If the Bible is heresy to you, it is truth
to me," replied Hector."But you use the Bible to deter people from going to Mass.""If the Bible deters men from going to Mass," Hector replied, "it is a proof that God disproves of
it, and that the Mass is idolatry."Rather than getting into a long discussion with Bartholemew,
the judge simply ordered him to retract."I have only spoken the truth," replied the bookseller.
"Can I change truth as I would change a garment?"His judges kept him in prison for several
months, hoping he would recant, as many times public executions were a detriment to their cause. As was said in the burning
of Patrick Hamilton, "The smoke of these martyr-piles was infecting those on whom it blew." Bartholemew's constancy, however,
left them no choice but to consign him to the flames.In many of the martyrdoms suffered
in certain areas of Europe, there was one predominant way of putting men and women to death. For the English Reformers, it
was generally the stake, while many of the Anabaptist brethren suffered "the third baptism" - drowning.In the Waldensian Valleys, however, the persecutors used a fiendish variety of tortures and deaths. They included
having one's entrails torn from his living body (Hugo Chiamps), and in one case after the entrails were torn out, a fierce
cat was thrust into the still living body for further torment (Peter Geymarali). Susan Michelini was bound hand and foot and
left to perish of cold and hunger; Bartholemew Fache was gashed
with sabres and had the wounds filled with quicklime and thus perished in agony;
UPDATE: Family Tree Maker Online Genealogy library; the book The Huguenot Emigration to America page
35, Notes from the Walloon Records of Leyden, has DE LA MOT. Jean de la Mote and Marie
Fache, his wife, presented their son Jean for baptism, November 10, 1622
Jacket" an extreme clipper in the ice off Cape Horn on her passage August 1854. Port Lyttelton by William Fox and Mary Townsend
From the Illustrated London News 1863
Christchurch 1883
I found
only one reference to the Vaudois Christian martyr,
Bartholomew Fache, in James A. Wylie's "The History of Protestantism."
http://www.whatsaiththescripture.com/Voice/History.Protestant.v2.b16.html.
The sum of all that Wylie wrote of Bartholomew Fache's martyrdom at the hands of his Roman inquisitors: "Bartholomew
Fache, gashed with
sabres, had the wounds filled up with quicklime, and perished thus in
agony at Fenile."
My greatgrandfather
played for you guys back in the1890s can you tell me anything about him ...I'm doing a family history thanks mike milne
Rosemary.Shivnan@natlib.govt.nz
'New Zealand
obituaries', v 34, pp 137, 138
· New Zealand free lance, 19 December 1903, p 4d
In attempting to ascertain an arrival
date for the family in New
Zealand, I tried to check for the earliest evidence of George Fache (Snr.)
residing in
the country. A check of V Maxwell's Settlers to Otago pre
1861 was unsuccessful. There appears to be conflicting references
to his
tenure as proprietor of the Dunstan times. According to the Cyclopedia
of New Zealand (Christchurch,
1902), v 4, p 721, the Dunstan times was
founded by G Fache in 1862. However, D R Harvey's Union list of
newspapers
preserved in libraries, newspaper offices, local authority offices
and museums in New Zealand
(Wellington, 1987) lists the publishing
dates of
the Dunstan news and Wakatip advertiser as 30 December 1862
-ca.1864 and the Dunstan times as February? 1864-24 May 1948.
Also enclosed
is a photocopy of pages 199-200 from G H Scholefield's Newspapers in New
Zealand
(Wellington, 1958) referring to these two newspapers. These
references suggest he arrived some time before 1862 or 1864. The Otago
Settlers Museum, PO Box 566, Dunedin holds indexes
to Otago arrivals from
1848-1863 and may be able to help you further.
It is possible that George Fache's death
certificate may note how many
years he had resided in New Zealand.
The Registrar General's Births,
deaths and marriages indexes (Lower Hutt, 1986), includes a death
registered at Wakatipu
for a George Fache in 1915 (folio no. 2457). You may
wish to apply for this certificate via the Births, deaths and marriages
website www.bdm.govt.nz .
There are several references to members of the Fache family in M J
Kelly's Births,
marriages, deaths from the Dunstan times 1866-1900
(Auckland,
1991). These can be photocopied for you at a cost of fifty cents per
page.
Staff in the Manuscripts and Archives
Section report that TAPUHI, the
online database of the Library's unpublished collections, has been
checked on your
behalf. TAPUHI can be accessed at
http://tapuhi.natlib.govt.nz. One folder containing material relating
to George Fache has been located among the Royal Forest and Bird
Protection Society
of New Zealand Records (MS-Group-0206). The folder, Visit
to Australia
- Mr Fache (MS-Papers-0444-684), contains material relating
to a visit to Australia
by Mr Fache in 1946-1947 when he was a
vice-president of the Forest and Bird Society.
This material deals with
Australia's
regulations regarding the control of wildlife and does not contain
biographical material about Mr Fache. Access to this
collection is
restricted and requires the permission of the General Manager of the Royal
Forest and Bird Protection Society.
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From 1789 blue and red, the traditional colors
of Paris, were included in flags with Bourbon royal white. In 1794 the tricolor was made official. It embodied liberty, equality,
fraternity, democracy, secularism, and modernization, but there is no symbolism attached to the individual colors. |   t.s. eliot Flesh-and-blood is weak and frail, Susceptible to nervous shock; While the True Church can never fail For
it is based upon a rock.
Fache's I have found
Awesome work...thanks so much... I have been researching for about 1 year, hours daily with such little
results...even NZ gov people tell me no such fellow... I'm jumping with joy over your news...anything you can provide is awesome...I
have a website... fachefiles.tripod.com if you are interested. Today I found...
Francis Hunt Born: c 1819 England Death: 3rd September 1862 Balmain, Sydney, NSW
Australia Aged 43 years Occupation:
clerk Cause of Death: Intrasusepticema? of the tonsils Informant: Edward Hunt, Uncle - BalmainBuried: Camperdown, Cemetery
Undertaker: Charles KinselaTime in the colony: 15 years; arrival c1847
Henrietta Hunt,Baptized 27th October 1811 Saint Marys,
Lambeth, London, England
Married: 7th March 1835 Old Church, Saint Pancras London, EnglandDied
before April 1863
Married:
Charles James Fache
possibly brother of my great-great-great-grandfather William (mike)
7th March
1835 Old Church, Saint Pancras, London, England
Joan Stevens
<joanss@xtra.co.nz> wroteThe occupations of George Fache given in postal
directories 1869-1900 for Clyde are listed as Dunstan Times Newspaper proprietor, Insurance Agent, Captain of the Fire Brigade,
Sec. Dunstan Hospital Board, auctioneer and Sharebroker. Obviously a talented man. He died in Queenstown but we do not have
Queenstown burial registers here. If you order his death certificate from
Identity Services Dept of Internal Affairs Wellington it should also give number
of years in NZ . From this you could get year of arrival and then possibly the ship he came on.
There is no obituary for George in the Dunstan Times but if one has been written it is most likely
in the Wakatipu Mail (Queenstown paper) or in the Otago Daily Times. I did find this entry in The Dunstan Times
of 23 May 1873
Fache On the 5th Feb at Pelham Place Brompton London W. Mr William Fache
the respected father of William and George Fache of this town...... my great-great-great-grandfather
William (mike)
Brompton Road tube station is a disused station on the Piccadilly Line of the London Underground. It is located between Knightsbridge and South Kensington.
It was opened on 15 December 1906. Although it was convenient for both the Brompton Oratory and the Victoria and Albert Museum it saw little traffic, and by October 1909 some services passed it without stopping.
The station closed from 4 May 1926 due to the General Strike, and did not reopen until 4 October of that year with services only calling there on weekdays initially. Sunday services were finally restored on 2 January 1927; however as before, it was little used. When a new entrance was built onto Knightsbridge nearby, it sounded the death-knell for Brompton Road which finally closed on 30 July 1934.
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from the Wakatipu Mail Tues July
27 1915
A very familiar and much respected figure on
the Otago goldfields, in the person of Mr Geo Fache, passed away on Sunday evening last at Kawarau Falls Station where he
had been residing with his daughter Mrs J P McBride. Deceased gentleman had been ailing for 6 months past and his extreme
age told against his infirmities. Though he received all the care that it was possible to give, deceased endured much
suffering, and death came as a happy release. The late Mr Fache was born in the West End of London. He came out to the
Dominion nearly 55 years ago and was attracted to the Gabriels Gully and Dunstan gold rushes. At Clyde Mr Fache founded
the Dunstan Times in 1862 which he ably conducted until 1895. He also carried on an auctioneering and commission agency
as well as the paper. After relinquishing the Times the deceased retained the latter business. He eventually sold
up and commenced along the same lines at Wellington. After 3 years he went back to Clyde and again re-opened on a moderate
scale. It is now a year or so that the deceased retired into private life, living amongst the members of his family.
The late Mr Fache identified himself with the township of Clyde assisting materially to furthur any object which went
for advancement. He moreover proved himself a popular townsman. Deceased was a widower and leaves a family of
3 sons and 4 daughters. The sons are Mr Geo Fache Commissioner of Pensions Wellington, Mr Sydney Fache Officer
in National Mortgage and Agency Co, Palmerston South, and Mr Bert Fache who is a member of one of the NZ Expeditionary
Forces. The daughters are Mrs Charles of Mataura, Mrs J F McBride Kawarau Falls Station Frankton, Mrs A Mitchell
Lammerburn Clutha, and Miss Fache post mistress at Waipiata Central Otago. Very general sympathy is expressed for the family
in their bereavement. The remains will be interred in the Frankton Cemetery.
From our genealogy marriage
records Ethel May Fache aged 31 m. McBride 1912
Eve Gertrude Fache m. Charles 1907
Iris Isobel Fache aged 30 m. Mitchell 1915
George Fache m. Lizzie Cox 24 Oct 1868
From local death registration records
2 May 1872 William Michael Fache inflammation of the bowels aged 6 weeks b. NZ Informant W Fache
3 Aug 1881 William Fache printer of Clyde. Stricture of the urethra aged 52 b. Eng. Informant G Fache
4 Jan 1891 Elizabeth Cecilia Fache dau. of Geo Fache of Clyde Tuberculous meningitis aged 14
Informant G Fache
11 Aug 1914 Mrs Fache wife of G C Fache at Ophir of childbirth. Resident of Ida Valley born NZ
Hope this is useful for the family tree
Regards Joan Stevens
Dear Mike Milne,Your email
of 11 April 2005 asked about putting the Dunstan Times
(1864-1948) on our Papers Past site. Unfortunately there are no plans
to do this at the present. We hold a portion of the Times on microfilm
- 1890-1939 to be precise. I'm not sure if that's the period you are
interested in. If it is you could interloan the microfilm through
international interlibrary loan. Alternatively you could email us with
details on your gg grandfather that you would like researched.
Yours sincerely,Nigel Murphy
Librarian New Zealand & Pacific Published Collections
ALEXANDER TURNBULL LIBRARY
New Zealand ph: 04 4743000
19 May 2005
Dear Mr Milne
FACHE FAMILY
Your email dated 11 May 2005 requested information on the above family,
in particular the arrival of George Fache to New Zealand.
On receipt of a postal address I can mail you the following photocopies
referring to George Cox Fache 'New Zealand obituaries', v 34, pp 137, 138 New Zealand free lance, 19 December
1903, p 4d
In attempting to ascertain an arrival date for the family in New
Zealand, I tried to check for the earliest evidence of George Fache (Snr.)
residing in the country. A check of V Maxwell's Settlers to Otago pre
1861 was unsuccessful. There appears to be conflicting references to his
tenure as proprietor of the Dunstan times. According to the Cyclopedia
of New Zealand (Christchurch, 1902), v 4, p 721, the Dunstan times was
founded by G Fache in 1862. However, D R Harvey's Union list of
newspapers preserved in libraries, newspaper offices, local authority offices
and museums in New Zealand (Wellington, 1987) lists the publishing
dates of the Dunstan news and Wakatip advertiser as 30 December 1862
-ca.1864 and the Dunstan times as February? 1864-24 May 1948. | Artist unknown [Gold-min| Contents | Shows Clutha River at left, apparently with flying fox suspended over it. In centre foreground is a line of washing
out to dry, and at right two simple huts. In background beneath a cliff face is a settlement of possibly 30 or 40 huts. In
left distance a range of high hills extends to top of picture.
| | Other Titles | Hartley & Riley 1862 Gold strike on the banks of the
Molyneux River (now the Clutha River) - between Clyde and Cromwell
| | General Notes | Has been attributed to William Mathew Hodgkins.
While
exact location remains to be identified, the scene may be a rare view of the Dunstan (Clyde) diggings. Appears to show a gold
mining settlement in Central Otago, an area of interest to William Mathew Hodgkins. The publication "Dunstan Goldfields centennial
review" includes a photograph of the official opening of the Hartley and Riley Memorial cairn, taken from a similar viewpoint.
| | Names | Sisarich, Warren
fl 1980s-1990s; as the donor/lender/vendor
Hodgkins, William Mathew, 1833?-1898; as an attributed artist
Hodgkins family;
as the previous owner
Hartley, Horatio, 1826-1903 ; as a related subject
Reilly, Christopher fl 1862; as a related subject
| | Subjects | Gold mines and
mining - Otago Region
Laundry
Flying foxes
Rivers - Otago Region
Dwellings - Otago Region
| | Places | Dunstan
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ing village in Central Otago, probably
Hartley & Riley's Dunstan diggings on the Clutha. 1862?] |
Also enclosed
is a photocopy of pages 199-200 from G H Scholefield's Newspapers in New
Zealand (Wellington, 1958) referring to these two newspapers. These
references suggest he arrived some time before 1862 or 1864. The Otago
Settlers Museum, PO Box 566, Dunedin holds indexes to Otago arrivals from
1848-1863 and may be able to help you further.
It is possible that George Fache's death certificate may note how many
years he had resided in New Zealand. The Registrar General's Births,
deaths and marriages indexes (Lower Hutt, 1986), includes a death
registered at Wakatipu for a George Fache in 1915 (folio no. 2457). You may
wish to apply for this certificate via the Births, deaths and marriages
website www.bdm.govt.nz .
There are several references to members of the Fache family in M J
Kelly's Births, marriages, deaths from the Dunstan times 1866-1900
(Auckland, 1991).
Staff in the Manuscripts and Archives Section report that TAPUHI, the
online database of the Library's unpublished collections, has been
checked on your behalf. TAPUHI can be accessed at
http://tapuhi.natlib.govt.nz. One folder containing material
relating
to George Fache has been located among the Royal Forest and Bird
Protection Society of New Zealand Records (MS-Group-0206). The folder, Visit
to Australia - Mr Fache (MS-Papers-0444-684), contains material relating
to a visit to Australia by Mr Fache in 1946-1947 when he was a
vice-president of the Forest and Bird Society. This material deals with
Australia's regulations regarding the control of wildlife and does not contain
biographical material about Mr Fache. Access to this collection is
restricted and requires the permission of the General Manager of the Royal
Forest and Bird Protection Society.
Staff in Turnbull Library Pictures have checked files for photographs
of George Fache and of Dunstan or Clyde. There are no photographs of
George Fache, but there are two of Ada Howard Fache who may be a family
member. There is also a selection of photocopies of Clyde that may be of
interest to you.
no mention of my great-great grandfathers paper "the dunstan
times"
founded in 1862 in clyde...i am researching my family history
anything you could share would be awesome.... ps could you
please
include his paper in your siteYou should find the reference
to Bartholomew Fache towards the middle of Chapter 5 "Persecutions and Martyrdoms."Tom Stewart"Watch ye therefore, and pray
always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand
before the Son
of Man" (Luke 21:36).dear brother tom thanks for the quick reply but do you know which chapter this quote is at...I know its
in book 16 but chapter or verse I don't.....mike <tom@whatsaiththescripture.com> wrote:Mike,I found only one reference to the Vaudois Christian
martyr,
>Bartholomew Fache, in James A. Wylie's "The History of Protestantism."
http://www.whatsaiththescripture.com/Voice/History.Protestant.v2.b16.html.
The sum of all that Wylie wrote of Bartholomew Fache's martyrdom
at
>the hands of his Roman inquisitors: "Bartholomew Fache, gashed with
>sabres, had the wounds filled up with
quicklime, and perished thus in
>agony at Fenile."The God, Who willingly sacrificed His Only Begotten Son for us, must
have been desirious of making another powerful statement to the world of the Truth of His Gospel to allow Bartholomew the
necessity of such an intense death. "But He giveth more Grace" (James 4:6).
I hope this helps.Tom Stewart"Precious in the
sight of the LORD is the death of His Saints" (Psalm 116:15). I cannot access info on my family (Fache) in book 16 0f Wylie's
writings. I am at library and only get 1 hour,which is not enough time to find info...
Sent: Wednesday, April 06,
2005 2:44 AM
Subject: Williams Family
Fâche, Angélique {I24508}
, (Cousseau-Bourradier) , (Valade-Dupin) , (Cadieux-Fourreau) , (Suret-LeConfesseur) , (Fâche-Granserre)
Fâche, Catherine {I29331} , (Cousseau-Bourradier) , (Valade-Dupin) , (Cadieux-Fourreau) , (Suret-LeConfesseur) , (Fâche-Granserre)
Fâche, Jean {I20758} , (Fâche)
Fâche, Jeanne {I34172} , (Cousseau-Bourradier) , (Valade-Dupin) , (Cadieux-Fourreau) , (Suret-LeConfesseur) , (Fâche-Granserre)
Fâche, Maurice {I28046} , (Cousseau-Bourradier) , (Valade-Dupin) , (Cadieux-Fourreau) , (Suret-LeConfesseur) , (Fâche-Granserre)
Fâche, Nicolas {I20754} (b. 1642
- d. 3 DEC 1714) , (Fâche-Granserre)
Fâche, Robert {I14839} (b. 29
OCT 1670 - d. Bef 1741) , (Suret-LeConfesseur) , (Fâche-Granserre)
read your family tree which intersects my family, Fache I
had a great great great grandfather William Fache in London in 1873.http://www3.sympatico.ca/ouipie/BDG/geneal.htm
Granserre, Marie {I20759}   Gender: Female
Family:
Marriage:Abt 1640
Spouse: Fâche, Jean {I20758}
Gender: Male
Children:
Father: Suret, Jean {I20756}
Mother: LeConfesseur, Denise {I20757}
Family:
Marriage:7 OCT 1669 Québec,Québec
Spouse: Fâche, Nicolas {I20754}
b. 1642 St-Eloi de Mesnelies,év. Amiens,Picardie Historically, France was born here when Clovis made Soissons the first capital of the Franks, in 486, and later Hugues Capet, elected king of France at Senlis, was crowned at Noyon in 987. This proud past made Picardy
the first French region, not only for historical buildings and monuments but, also, the premier region for its Gothic cathedrals.
Amiens has been specially honoured, by UNESCO, for its architectural heritage.
From an area 30 kms North of Paris, close to the Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport, the southerm boundaries stretch eastwards
towards Champagne and the Belgian border. Westwards, it extends to the English Channel. This ancient and hospitable region will not disappoint the visitor, with its choice of 4,000 hectares
of lakeland, 1,200 kms of rivers, 70 kms of dunes, cliffs and luminous beaches,
coastal marshes, forests and the bays at the river mouths of the Somme and the Authie
d. 3 DEC 1714 Charlesbourg,QC
Gender: Male
Parents:
Father: Fâche, Jean {I20758}
Mother: Granserre, Marie {I20759}
Children:
Father: Cadieux, Jean {I20744}
Mother: Valade, Marie {I20874}
Family:
Marriage:1 DEC 1696 Montréal Québec,QC
Spouse: Fâche, Robert {I14839}
b. 29 OCT 1670 Charlesbourg,QC
d. Bef 1741
Gender: Male
Parents:
Father: Fâche, Nicolas {I20754}
Mother: Suret, Catherine {I20755}
Children:
My greatgrandfather played for you guys back in the1890s can you
tell me anything about him ...I'm doing a family history thanks mike milne
'New Zealand obituaries', v 34, pp 137, 138
· New Zealand free
lance, 19 December 1903, p 4d
In attempting to ascertain an arrival date for the family in New
Zealand, I tried
to check for the earliest evidence of George Fache (Snr.)
residing in the country. A check of V Maxwell's Settlers to
Otago pre
1861 was unsuccessful. There appears to be conflicting references to his
tenure as proprietor of the Dunstan
times. According to the Cyclopedia
of New Zealand (Christchurch, 1902), v 4, p 721, the Dunstan times was
founded
by G Fache in 1862. However, D R Harvey's Union list of
newspapers preserved in libraries, newspaper offices, local authority
offices
and museums in New Zealand (Wellington, 1987) lists the publishing
dates of the Dunstan news and Wakatip
advertiser as 30 December 1862
-ca.1864 and the Dunstan times as February? 1864-24 May 1948. Also enclosed
is a photocopy
of pages 199-200 from G H Scholefield's Newspapers in New
Zealand (Wellington, 1958) referring to these two newspapers.
These
references suggest he arrived some time before 1862 or 1864. The Otago
Settlers Museum, PO Box 566, Dunedin
holds indexes to Otago arrivals from
1848-1863 and may be able to help you further.
It is possible that George
Fache's death certificate may note how many
years he had resided in New Zealand. The Registrar General's Births,
deaths
and marriages indexes (Lower Hutt, 1986), includes a death
registered at Wakatipu for a George Fache in 1915 (folio no.
2457). You may
wish to apply for this certificate via the Births, deaths and marriages
website www.bdm.govt.nz .
There
are several references to members of the Fache family in M J
Kelly's Births, marriages, deaths from the Dunstan times
1866-1900
(Auckland, 1991). These can be photocopied for you at a cost of fifty cents per
page.
Staff in the
Manuscripts and Archives Section report that TAPUHI, the
online database of the Library's unpublished collections, has
been
checked on your behalf. TAPUHI can be accessed at
http://tapuhi.natlib.govt.nz. One folder containing material relating
to George Fache has been
located among the Royal Forest and Bird
Protection Society of New Zealand Records (MS-Group-0206). The folder, Visit
to
Australia - Mr Fache (MS-Papers-0444-684), contains material relating
to a visit to Australia by Mr Fache in 1946-1947
when he was a
vice-president of the Forest and Bird Society. This material deals with
Australia's regulations regarding
the control of wildlife and does not contain
biographical material about Mr Fache. Access to this collection is
restricted
and requires the permission of the General Manager of the Royal
Forest and Bird Protection Society.
Staff in Turnbull
Library Pictures have checked files for photographs
of George Fache and of Dunstan or Clyde. There are no photographs
of
George Fache, but there are two of Ada Howard Fache who may be a family
member. There is also a selection of photocopies
of Clyde that may be of
interest to you.
>>> mike milne <spacermike00@yahoo.ca> 11/05/05 07:52:00 >>>
Thanks for your email, I have
been researching my family Fache who
settled in Clyde NZ before 1870...this is what I have found of my great
grandfather
"Fache, George Cox OBE > Retired public servant; Care >of
the Wellesley Club, Wellington. >Born in Clyde Otago
N.Z. on
>April8/1870, son of George Fache, proprietor >"Dunstan Times". Married
>Grace daughter of Alfred Clark.
One son, two daughters. Educated Clyde
>and OBHS. First XV(rugby) and first XI >(cricket) 1886-7. Wellington
>rugby
football representative 1890. Rugby >referee 1892-1904. NZ
>selector 1896-1905. Member of WRFU, NZ Rowing >Association.
> Cadet
and
>clerk Government Insurance Department 1889-1902, chief >clerk Pensions
>Department 1902-1909,
Deputy Commissioner of Pensions >1909-1912,
>Commissioner 1912-1929. Secretary and member War Pensions >Board
>1915-1929.,died
in Gore in Oct1948. I have been searching for info for
over 100 hours, also he won an O.B.E.. I would like to find the
the
boat they came to N.!
Z on.
There are other sides to this search.. I am searching with limited
results. Can
you please advise me?....thanks, mike....ps. I know my
search will be long, for our history involves the Fache Hugenots
fleeing
persecution in France to England in the 1600's.
I was hoping information you may hold could be forwarded
to myself.
Ship name/date from England, old photos,copies of Dunstan Times
articles, or anything would be invaluableto
me.
sincerely.
Mike Milne
Nigel Murphy <nigel.murphy@natlib.govt.nz> wrote:
Dear Mike Milne,
Your email of 11 April 2005 asked
about putting the Dunstan Times
(1864-1948) on our Papers Past site. Unfortunately there are no plans
to do this at
the present. We hold a portion of the Times on microfilm
- 1890-1939 to be precise.
Dear Mike,
Best regards,
Guy
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Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005
8:55 PM
Subject: Fache history
Je suis englais, et maintenant je demure au Ont. Can.. Mon famille,
Fache arrive en Londres avant 1830 et en +- 1840 ils alle a Nouvelle Zealand (George Fache) . Avez vous un idee pour
mon recherche de l'information avant 1840. J'avais un website https://fachefiles.tripod.com/.
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Hi Mike
Have
been somewhat slow in getting back to you, the price of working for my self, plenty of work too little time. We got
the photos of our trip through the South Isalnd and have just the one photo of OB School. This taken outside of the
Shackleton quarters on the outside edge of a brick circle which has the names of various sponsors to the school. Quite
a number I recognise, a few who are not with us any longer. At the centre of the paved area is a grassed area presumably
for assembly. The dinning hall and activities sheds have all been rebuilt and I didn't recognise the place. It
underwent a major rebuild in the eearly 80s. Behind the watch buildings is motel style accomodation, I think for the
various assistants and staff who work at the centre, I couldn't find anyone who could answer my questions. The whole
operations considerably larger than the fairly modest operation I remember. Will keep in touch with any other info that I come across from time to time. hope all is well with
you and yours
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Our newspaper
was started in 1862 by George Fache, an original settler in New Zealand.It was named the"Dunstan Times", as Clyde was previously named Dunstan. The shop was located on Sunderland Street, Clyde.
This journal was founded in 1862 by Mr. G. Fache, who conducted it till 1895. The premises were on freehold land,
and consisted of a wooden building, which contained a Wharfedale printing press and a complete jobbing plant. The paper was
a weekly publication of eight pages of seven columns, and had a wide circulation throughout Central Otago.
 I have been wading (drowning) through miles of NZ history to find info photos of my family "Fache" who became influential
from the 1860's in Dunstan and then spread out. I have had little success. Can you share anything from your findings. mike
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The Da Vinci Code is a novel written by American author Dan Brown and published in 2003 by Random House ... while I have no time to investigate 'everything' I feel this novel is potentially
dangerous to weak believers in 2005, I note that a fictional character keeps popping
up everywhere I turn.....Bezu Fache – a captain in the DPJF, the French
criminal investigation police. Tough, canny, persistent, he is in charge of the investigation of Saunière's murder. From the
message left by the dying curator, he is convinced the murderer is Robert Langdon, whom he summons to the Louvre in order to extract a confession. He is thwarted in his early attempt by Sophie Neveu, who knows Langdon
to be innocent and surreptitiously notifies Langdon that he is in fact the prime suspect. He pursues Langdon doggedly throughout
the book in the belief that letting him get away would be career suicide. "Bezu" is not a common French personal name, but
"le Bezu" is the name of a castle in Rennes-le-Chateau with Cathar associations. When we first encounter Fache, he is compared to an ox; note that "Bezu" is an anagram
(and the spoonerism) of zebu ("zébu" in French), a type of ox. On a related note, "fâché" is French for "angry", but "Fache" is also
a reasonably common French surname.
Here I might add an entry whenever I make an update to my web site. Where appropriate, I'll include a link to the change.
For example:
11/1/01 - Added new photos to Vacation Album page.
On this page I'll include a list of links to other web sites that I enjoy. I may also include an explanation of what
I like about the site.
http://www.absolutearts.com/artsnews/2004/10/11/32438.htmlCarla Fache and Fabia Nitti"
2004-10-09 until 2004-11-08 Fache Arts Gallery Miami, FL, USA United States of America
 – Fache Arts Gallery. Located at 2300 North Miami Avenue, Fache Arts will feature local and
Latin American art. Two abstract artists, Carla Fache and Fabia Nitti, will be featured at the gallery’s opening. Amy
Alonso has many years of experience and success in the art world. She has represented Carla Fache for four years. Amy launched
Art Fusion Gallery in October of 2003 in the Design District with great success she venture, along with artist Carla Fache,
opened Fache Arts Gallery.
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What a job!
You should find the reference to Bartholomew Fache towards the middle
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