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New Cairn on Jessie Corfield's grave, Teebar, Q.

In 2002, the original headstone erected on the grave of Jessie Corfield was replaced by Rita Mary Anderson, a grandniece of Jessie. The original is depicted elsewhere on this website. The new inscription reads "In Memory of / JESSIE CORFIELD / NEE MURRAY / WALLERAWANG NSW / WIFE OF / HENRY COX CORFIELD / TEEBAR STATION / 1824 - 1853." The original Teebar Station that Henry Corfield took up in 1850 was eventually broken up into several separate properties, which today include notably "Malarga" on Teebar Creek, the property of Peter & Joy Hughes and Cameron & Lisa Hughes and "Koonoori" on Dry Creek, which is the property of the Corfield Families. This family of Corfield is distantly related to Henry Cox Corfield and all descend from the Corfields of Somerset, England. It is but a remarkable coincidence that the present Corfields are the owners of land that was first taken up by Henry Corfield! When Rita Anderson decided upon erecting the cairn to remember Jessie Murray Corfield on Teebar, she approached Mr Corfield of "Koonoori" for a subscription towards the cost of the memorial and he made a substantial donation.

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