George Richard GAMBRILL

1911 - 1974  (62 years)

• Name	George Richard GAMBRILL
  Nickname	Dick
  Born	01 Dec 1911	Gosford, NSW, Australia
  Gender	Male
  News General	21 Aug 1928	Morisset, NSW, Australia   [1]
  	Richard Gambrill, a youthful resident of Morisset, wanted a young kangaroo that he might train it as a pet. After much cautious tracking he found a doe and her 'joey' grazing, and succeeded in capturing the little one. He was gleefully proceeding homeward with the 'joey' in his arms, when the doe look a foot in the affair. She attacked the boy, and with a fierce kick cut the flesh of his leg. Gambrill promptly dropped the 'joey' and hurried home, j where Dr. Wood, summoned from Dora Creek, stitched up the gash. The boy is now nursing a painful wound; and his ambition for kangaroo pets has disappeared.
  Electoral Roll	1934	Morisset, NSW, Australia   [2]
  	Carrier
  Residence	1935	Morisset, NSW, Australia   [3]
  	According to marriage document to Iris
  Electoral Roll	1935	Morisset, NSW, Australia   [4]
  	Carrier
  Employment	1935  [5]
  	Labourer, according to marriage document to Iris
  News General	9 Feb 1935  [6]
  	WORKMAN INJURED Blasting Mishap at Morisset. Richard Gambrill, 23 of Morisset was badly burned about the face and eyes when a charge of gelignite exploded prematurely at Morisset yesterday morning. Gambrill, who was assisting to carry out excavations for the construction of an underground tank at St. Joseph's Convalescent home, placed his charge, and lit a short fuse. He was stepping away from the charge when it exploded. He was taken to a private hospital, where an examination disclosed that his injuries were sufficiently serious to warrant his immediate removal to Newcastle Hospital. Transport was provided: by Lake Macquarie Ambulance.
  Electoral Roll	1936	Morisset, NSW, Australia   [7]
  	Carrier
  News General	25 Aug 1936  [8]
  	IN GALE. Boat Capsized. LONG SWIM. NEWCASTLE. Tuesday. TWO young Sydney men had an unbelievable experience in yesterday's gale, when their sailing boat capsized in Lake Macquarie and they had to swim half a mile to reach the shore. The two men, one of whom is believed to be Mr. Roy Loft, a commercial artist of Sydney, who, with his friend, was spending a boating holiday at the lake, set out from Dora Creek yesterday morning in a 16ft. sailing boat, on their way down the lake to Sunshine. Between Sunshine and Rocky Point a particularly violent squall capsized the boat and the two men decided that their only chance was to swim. Were Exhausted. They reached the shore at Sunshine in an exhausted condition and one collapsed. After a rest, they borrowed two skiffs, and, accompanied by Mr. Richard Gambrill, set out to salvage their boat, which they succeeded in towing to the opposite shore. Gambrill stayed with them for several hours and late at night he set out to return to Sunshine, which he reached about 1am today. The sailing party was too exhausted to attempt the return journey last night and arrived back at Sunshine this morning.
  Electoral Roll	1937	Morisset, NSW, Australia   [9]
  	Carrier
  Electoral Roll	1949	Morisset, NSW, Australia   [10]
  	Carrier
  Electoral Roll	1954	Macquarie Street, Morisset, NSW, Australia   [11]
  	Carrier
  Electoral Roll	1958	Macquarie Street, Morisset, NSW, Australia   [12]
  	Carrier
  Electoral Roll	1959	Macquarie St, Morisset, NSW, Australia   [13]
  	Carrier
  Electoral Roll	1963	Macquarie Street, Morisset, NSW, Australia   [14]
  	Carrier
  News General	1 Mar 1967  [15]
  	TRAPPED UNDER TRACTOR. NEWCASTLE, Tuesday. A 55 year old farmer was pinned under a tractor at Eraring, south of Newcastle for two and a half hours today before he freed himself and fired a shotgun in the air to attract help. Mr Richard Gambrill of Bridge Street, Morisset, was working on a property at Eraring when the tractor overturned. After two and a half hours of agony, he dug himself free with a piece of wood and crawled 150 yards to a house. He was taken by ambulance to Kurri Hospital with fractures to the ribs and internal injuries.
  Electoral Roll	1968	Macquarie Street, Morisset, NSW, Australia   [16]
  	Carrier
  Died	16 Feb 1974	Rankin Park Hospital, New Lambton, NSW, Australia   [17]
  	Cause: Coma, Hypoxia, Carcinoma of Lung
  Buried	19 Feb 1974	Sandgate Cemetery, Sandgate, NSW, Australia
  	Methodist 4. Division 12.14 Section 22 Grave Nos 12
  Residence	25 Feb 1974	37 Bridge St, Morisset, NSW, Australia   [18]
  	usual residence according to death certifcate.
  Occupation	25 Feb 1974  [18]
  	Plant operator, according to death certificate.
  News General	1998	Gambrill Lane, Morisset, NSW, Australia
  	GAMBRILL Lane. An unnamed lane, it was gazetted Gambrill Lane in May 1998 from a RSL supplied list and named jointly after Lake Macquarie WW2 veterans, Richard, Ernie and Theodore Gambrill of Morisset. http://history.lakemac.com.au/page-local-history.aspx?pid=1085&vid=20&tmpt=narrative&narid=2323
  News General	27 Mar 1998  [19]
  	LAKE MACQUARIE CITY COUNCIL Roads Act 1993, Section 162 Naming of Public Roads NOTICE is hereby given that Council, in pursuance of section 162 of the Roads Act No. 33, 1993 has resolved that the undermentioned roads in the City be named thus: Unnamed Lane No. 33 at Morisset from H/N II Corrumbung Street to Rivergum Drive between Macqaurie and Mandelong Streets in the Parish of Morisset. Gambrill Lane.
  Person ID	I379	treeno1
  Last Modified	7 Jul 2017

  
  

  Father	George Egerton GAMBRILL,   b. 29 Nov 1880, Warialda, NSW, Australia ,   d. 28 Nov 1940, Newcastle Hospital, Newcastle, NSW, Australia  (Age 59 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Kate TRAYNOR,   b. 28 Sep 1889, Kempsey, NSW, Australia ,   d. 15 Apr 1959, District Hospital, Kurri Kurri, NSW, Australia  (Age 69 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	03 Oct 1906	Bulahdelah, NSW, Australia
  Family ID	F118	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Iris Georgina O'BRIEN,   b. 1914, Sydney, NSW, Australia ,   d. 22 Mar 1967  (Age 53 years)
  Married	28 Sep 1935	St.Lawrence's Church of England, Morisset, NSW, Australia   [20]
  Divorced	Seperated shortly after the birth of Max
  Children	1. Living   2. Living + 3. Living
  Last Modified	2 Jun 2017
  Family ID	F127	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 01 Dec 1911 - Gosford, NSW, Australia  News General - Richard Gambrill, a youthful resident of Morisset, wanted a young kangaroo that he might train it as a pet. After much cautious tracking he found a doe and her 'joey' grazing, and succeeded in capturing the little one. He was gleefully proceeding homeward with the 'joey' in his arms, when the doe look a foot in the affair. She attacked the boy, and with a fierce kick cut the flesh of his leg. Gambrill promptly dropped the 'joey' and hurried home, j where Dr. Wood, summoned from Dora Creek, stitched up the gash. The boy is now nursing a painful wound; and his ambition for kangaroo pets has disappeared. - 21 Aug 1928 - Morisset, NSW, Australia  Electoral Roll - Carrier - 1934 - Morisset, NSW, Australia  Residence - According to marriage document to Iris - 1935 - Morisset, NSW, Australia  Electoral Roll - Carrier - 1935 - Morisset, NSW, Australia  Electoral Roll - Carrier - 1936 - Morisset, NSW, Australia  Electoral Roll - Carrier - 1937 - Morisset, NSW, Australia  Electoral Roll - Carrier - 1949 - Morisset, NSW, Australia  Electoral Roll - Carrier - 1954 - Macquarie Street, Morisset, NSW, Australia  Electoral Roll - Carrier - 1958 - Macquarie Street, Morisset, NSW, Australia  Electoral Roll - Carrier - 1959 - Macquarie St, Morisset, NSW, Australia  Electoral Roll - Carrier - 1963 - Macquarie Street, Morisset, NSW, Australia  Electoral Roll - Carrier - 1968 - Macquarie Street, Morisset, NSW, Australia  Died - Cause: Coma, Hypoxia, Carcinoma of Lung - 16 Feb 1974 - Rankin Park Hospital, New Lambton, NSW, Australia  Buried - 19 Feb 1974 - Sandgate Cemetery, Sandgate, NSW, Australia  Residence - usual residence according to death certifcate. - 25 Feb 1974 - 37 Bridge St, Morisset, NSW, Australia  News General - GAMBRILL Lane. An unnamed lane, it was gazetted Gambrill Lane in May 1998 from a RSL supplied list and named jointly after Lake Macquarie WW2 veterans, Richard, Ernie and Theodore Gambrill of Morisset. http://history.lakemac.com.au/page-local-history.aspx?pid=1085&vid=20&tmpt=narrative&narid=2323 - 1998 - Gambrill Lane, Morisset, NSW, Australia   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  George Edgerton Gambrill and family photo taken in Martinsville., around 1914. Annotation probably done by a cousin. Writing at bottom of picture seems to say "hat in hand Jim, Uncle George, Theo, Dick, Ted on Auntie Kates knee, Girl at back Nellie Traynor". Also, handwriting on the back of the picture suggests that the girl Nellie is Kate's sister. Boy on the end (far right) is John S, the eldest son.

  
  

• Notes

  He had tattoos of hounds & soldiers with weapons on both sides of his belly going all the way up over his chest and shoulders down his back with a fox tail going into his buttocks.

  
  

• Reference

  "George Richard GAMBRILL". https://www.gambrillfamilytree.com/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I379&tree=treeno1 (accessed June 24, 2018)