SURVEY 14. 8.1900 LOTS 16 & 17 SECTION 28, LOTS 1 & 2 SECTION 9. TC 10. 4.1875 Plays cricket for Irishtown. TC 17. 6.1876 Hon Sec. Irishtown Cricket Club. TC 12. 1.1878 The only water available is at his selection on Five Mile Creek. TC 2. 2.1878 On Mechanics Institute Committee. TC 18. 5.1878 Farmers Association started thanks to his hard work. TC 27. 4.1878 Secretary Murphy's Creek Farmers Association. TC 28.12.1878 Enters for race at Annual Fete. TC 27.12.1879 Handicapper for Annual Fete. Also on Committee, etc. etc. TC 23. 4.1881 A local contractor, does the asphalting of the footpath at Thomson and Comrie's. TC 29.10.1881 Tenders to level the Old Lead. TC 5.11.1881 In Dramatic Club. TC 3.12.1881 Secretary Sports Committee 1882 Fete. TC 28. 1.1882 Wins tender to lay water on to town. Will commence on Monday. TC 4. 2.1882 Ad, asks persons wishing to have water laid on to tell him, terms moderate. TC 4. 3.1882 Finds a nice nugget near the Victoria Hotel. TC 11. 3.1882 Completes contract re water supply. TC 29. 4.1882 Marries Mary Teresa Callanan, of Bealiba. TC 27. 5.1882 Completing contracts for Borough Council. TC 2. 9.1882 Letter to Borough about legal action over a hole he left in Wayman St when putting in pipes. TC 23.12.1882 A little trouble with Shire Council over one or two of his contracts. His contracting partner is Callanan. TC 3. 2.1883 Elected Cemetery Trustee. TC 10. 3.1883 Applies for position of Town Clerk. Not appointed. TC 5. 5.1883 And Callanan tender for Company's Dam. TC 18. 8.1883 Letter to Editor re dispute at ploughing match. He is an agent for Treloar and Son. TC 8. 9.1883 Commercial Road, Tarnagulla. TC 10.11.1883 Involved with formation of Fire Brigade. TC 1.12.1883 Treasurer of first Fire Brigade. TC 30. 8.1884 At Literary and Debating Society. TC 4.10.1884 Secretary RC Church Committee. TC 18.11.1884 Gently chided over making himself well-known in the district via his agency of Treloar's Nonpariel. TC 29.11.1884 Calls meeting of people interested in formation of Cheese Factory. TC 10. 1.1885 Captain of Fire Brigade. TC 11. 4.1885 Commission, Insurance and General Agent, Commercial Rd., conducts Race Club auction. TC 18. 4.1885 D J Duggan AUCTIONEER, Ad. License granted 16. 4.1885. TC 2. 5.1885 Applies for and is given use of the Dunolly pound yards for monthly sales. TC 13. 6.1885 Newbridge Livestock Fair, his first monthly sales at Newbridge. TC 13. 6.1885 Courier now run by Page and Duggan. TC 31. 7.1886 D J Duggan nominates for Borough Council. TC 14. 8.1886 Elected to Council. TC 16.10.1886 Lease application North of North POW Co. TC 20.11.1886 Makes a silver cup. value 7 guinees available to the Fete Committee. TC 27.11.1886 Purchases four large tree ferns for the Council Chambers. TC 8. 1.1887 Disolution of partnership, Page and Duggan, the auctioneering business has become too much. TC 12. 2.1887 Buys the old Post Office at auction for L115. TC 2. 7.1887 Helps roast the bullock at the Jubilee Celebration. Gets stuck into Rosman about no speech. TC 9. 7.1887 Very agressive at Council Meeting. TC 30. 7.1887 Lease Application Irvine's Reef, 10 acres. TC 11. 2.1888 Open a branch at Dunolly, adjoining the Railway Hotel. TC 30. 6.1888 Attacks W M Davies about railway opening venue, Davies walks out of Council meeting. TC 11. 8.1888 A daughter is born. TC 9. 3.1889 One pf his beautiful pair of ponies dies. TC 3. 8.1889 Elected MAYOR. First native-born Mayor. TC 28. 9.1889 About to commence monthly sales at Llanelly and Bealiba. TC 30.11.1889 Very long discussion in the Council Chamber about problems between Duggan and H C Bristol. There has been animosity between them for a long while. TC 5. 7.1890 Will stand for Parliament, on Cheetham's death. TC 12. 7.1890 Addressing electors. TC 19. 7.1890 Editorial on his suitability. TC 26. 7.1890 Defeated by W F Tatchell. TC 26. 7.1890 Opens memorial fund for James Cheetham. TC 6.12.1890 Verbal jousting with Comrie, etc. TC 11. 4.1891 Lease Application South Tappit Hen Co. TC 20. 2.1892 Candidate for upcoming Dunolly Election. TC 20. 2.1892 He has the odd game of cricket for Tarnagulla, mostly in the seconds. TC 20. 2.1892 Policy Statement, good reading. TC 9. 4.1892 Editorial supporting him. TC 16. 4.1892 Extract of his letter to the Age re railway sleepers. TC 23. 4.1892 Using Wall's Coach Factory as an Auction Rooms. TC 23. 4.1892 Beaten by Tatchell again. TC 30. 4.1892 Meeting, talk of protest against Tatchell, Duggan decides to stand down. TC 4. 6.1892 Meeting of Election Committee, commiserations. Beaten by 18 votes. TC 22. 7.1892 Long Letter to the Editor about the merits of the Borough of Tarnagulla becoming part of the Shire of Bet Bet TC 6. 8.1892 Requested to apply for candidature of a seat on the Shire. Much support. TC 27. 8.1892 Elected by a narrow margin to the Shire Council. TC 4. 2.1893 Denies being part of the syndicate controlling the bar for the 1893 Fete. TC 27. 5.1893 Asked to stop practising his oratory skills at Shire Council meeting. TC 29. 7.1893 Speaks at William Harper's farewell. He left school at 11 years, became associated with the Press. TC 3. 2.1894 Resigns from Shire Council, he is going to Western Australia. TC 10. 2.1894 Business taken over by J N Cleary and Co., Auctioneers, Maryborough, Dunolly, and Tarnagulla. TC 10. 3.1894 Granted 3 month's leave of absence from the Borough Council. TC 17. 3.1894 Presentation to him upon departure, very good report. TC 17. 3.1894 He presents L D Williams with a watch, has worked for Duggan for 9 years. TC 17. 3.1894 Takes THOMAS BENT to court over debt in relation to Elmsford Estate. TC 31. 3.1894 Arrives safely in Perth. TC 14. 4.1894 Advises not to come to WA. TC 28. 4.1894 Coming home from WA. TC 5. 4.1894 Advertises for repairs to Garibaldi Chambers, opposite the Courier Office. TC 21. 7.1894 Almost has a bad buggy accident. TC 28. 7.1894 D J Duggan appointed JP. TC 11. 8.1894 Has re-floated the Specimen Reef as the Amess Co. TC 1. 9.1894 Will address the Electors next week. TC 8. 9.1894 More addresses. TC 15. 9.1894 Speaks at Tarnagulla, very good report. Is not in favour of Women's suffrage, etc. TC 22. 9.1894 Returned with a good margin. TC 29. 9.1894 Resigns from Borough Council because of his duties in the Assembly. Also takes out lease at Biggs' new reef. TC 6.10.1894 Replaced on Borough Council by William Schofield. TC 6.10.1894 Escorts Minister for Mines around Biggs' Reef, etc. Also he is criticised for taking a lease in the area. TC 27. 4.1895 J H Wooding takes premises next to him, Jeweller. TC 18. 5.1895 Delegates meeting re the Duggan football trophy. TC 3. 8.1895 Very ill. TC 10. 8.1895 Declines to take T Treganowan's place at the Borough Council table. TC 30.11.1895 Does not support the franchise to women. TC 25. 7.1896 Speaks in Parliament about the sleeper contracts. TC 2.10.1897 Prevailed upon to re-contest his Seat. TC 16.10.1897 Returned un-opposed. TC 1.10.1898 Parliament action on behalf of the sleepercutters. TC 15.10.1898 Speech. TC 28. 1.1899 J E Duggan admitted as a partner to the business. TC 5. 8.1899 Master Jack Duggan. TC 9. 9.1899 Purchases Bealiba Reef. TC 30.12.1899 Michael John Duggan gets scolarship to University High School. TC 13. 1.1900 Master M J Duggan doing well at School. TC 19. 5.1900 D J is ill. TC 6.10.1900 Calls for tenders to grub and clear 6 acres. TC 20.10.1900 Offers himself for re-election MLA. TC 27.10.1900 Returned un-opposed. TC 17.11.1900 Accepts Ministry of Lands in Turner Government, vacates Assembly, offers himself for re-election. TC 1.12.1900 Excellent report on meeting to congratulate him on unopposed re-election. TC 15.12.1900 Mrs Duggan at opening of Rifle Range. TC 12.1.1901 Mrs Duggan Senior is ill. TC 16.3.1901 Minister for Lands takes action. TC 3.8.1901 Chairs meeting. TC 23.11.1901 Responsible for much closer settlement land. TC 15.2.1902 Complimentary social, good report. TC 5.4.1902 Speaks at Borough Council meeting. TC 12.4.1902 Unwell. TC 19.4.1902 Complimentary smoke night. TC 3.5.1902 Ditto. TC 27.9.1902 Offers himself for re-election. "The Oaks". TC 4.10.1902 Re-elected, close. TC 16.5.1905 Master JM appointed to Union Bank. TC 5.9.1903 Ill. TC 17.10.1903 Improving. TC 26.12.1903 Well enough to come down the street. Tc 16.4.1904 Will address the electors. Tc 7.5.1904 Addresses them. TC 4.6.1904 Defeated in Kara Kara election. TC 1.10.1904 Smoke night. TC 14.1.1905 On Land Purchase Committee. TC 21.1.1905 Photo of him in this week's Leader and Punch. TC 9.9.1905 M J Union Bank. TC 10.3.1906 Selling up. Tc 31.3.1906 Tc 14.4.1906 Leaves, smoke night. Tc 16.6.1906 Tc 22.9.1906 Tc 27.4.1907 TC 22.2.1908 Tc 30.1.1909 TC 15.5.1909 TC 14.8.1909 Tc 14.8.1909 TC 23.10.1909 Ill. TC 13.11.1909 Tc 27.11.1909 TC 26.2.1910 TC 5.3.1910 Dies TC 10.12.1910 Tc 5.6.1915 TC 20.5.1916 TC 1.3.1918 ----- This data is part of the David Gordon Index and is provided for private use only. Copyright David Gordon 2012.