Matilda Jane Dyball 1843 to 1917

As briefly reported in last issue, Mrs. Dyball, sen., widow of the late Mr Thomas Dyball of Taree Estate,

died on Monday, aged 74 years.

The deceased lady, whose maiden name was Wootton, was among, if not the first, of the white babies born on

the Manning, her birth place being Mondrook.

All her married life had been spent on the Manning, where a number of the members of her family live to do
honor to the memory of a worthy mother.

The name Dyball has been associated with Taree Estate as long, and longer, than most of us can remember; and the

lady whose death at a fairly advanced age is now being deeply mourned by a big family circle and a much wider

circle of friends, was a familiar figure there practically all her life.

It was there, on the picturesque estate, that her married life commenced; there her children were born; there

her husband died some 12 years ago; and there, she. too worn out and tired after the efforts of a long, useful and

well-lived life, laid down life’s burden at the command of Nature’s last and inescapable law.

The following are the names of the surviving members of deceased’s family: — Mr. Phillip Dyball. Tinonee;

Messrs. Charles and Robert, jun., Taree Estate; Mrs. Harry Cornish, Taree; Mrs. E. Ladd, Taree; Mrs. John Stitt,
Kolodong; Mrs. W. Fotheringham, Sydney.

The eldest son. Mr. William Dyball, died many years ago; and a daughter, the late Mrs. W. H. Wynter. predeceased her

mother.

There are also a large number of grandchildren. The remains of the late Mrs. Dyball were interred in the Taree Estate
cemetery beside those of her late husband, on Tuesday last, in the presence .of a large gathering of sympathising friends.

Canon Phillips conducted the burial service at the graveside.