COOK, Thomas Francis Hilton
| Birth Name | COOK, Thomas Francis Hilton |
| Gramps ID | I0150 |
| Gender | male |
| Age at Death | 72 years, 11 months, 7 days |
Narrative
Thomas Francis Hilton COOK was a big man, unknowingly inheriting his characteristic size from his father John James Joseph COOK. Thomas was ribbed he was "eating his way into his grave with a knife and fork"
He was just 6 years of age when his father James Cook died, the youngest of 10 children.
Thomas lived for awhile with his uncle James at Coonamble where James was a compositor, printing the newspaper and Thomas Francis Hilton learned the trade.
His life with the railway started in May 1911 as a Junior porter, in Traffic Branch Sydney at the rate of 2/6d. per day. He worked his way through the rank; a ticket collector in 1916 then Relief officer at Orange, on annual salary of 165 pounds, rising to 275 pounds by 1920.
A move to Yerong Creek in 1921 followed by Sydney base in 1927; out at Goulburn in 1935 finally 5th class station master at Lawson before retiring in 1954 aged 60 with 43 years of service to his credit.
Thomas Francis Hilton COOK lived to 73 years of age.
this information was taken from the yellow book written by Patti McDonald 1988
if there are any errors please let me know and I will amend it.
He was just 6 years of age when his father James Cook died, the youngest of 10 children.
Thomas lived for awhile with his uncle James at Coonamble where James was a compositor, printing the newspaper and Thomas Francis Hilton learned the trade.
His life with the railway started in May 1911 as a Junior porter, in Traffic Branch Sydney at the rate of 2/6d. per day. He worked his way through the rank; a ticket collector in 1916 then Relief officer at Orange, on annual salary of 165 pounds, rising to 275 pounds by 1920.
A move to Yerong Creek in 1921 followed by Sydney base in 1927; out at Goulburn in 1935 finally 5th class station master at Lawson before retiring in 1954 aged 60 with 43 years of service to his credit.
Thomas Francis Hilton COOK lived to 73 years of age.
this information was taken from the yellow book written by Patti McDonald 1988
if there are any errors please let me know and I will amend it.
Narrative
LAWSON RAILWAY STATION
This area was first known as 24 Mile Hollow, that being its district from Emu Plains.
The railway platform was one of the first orginal stopping places on the line built in 1867, when it has a passing loop ans was named "Blue Mountains" from the inn close by.
This name was often misleading to strangers to the area ans was changed to "Lawson" in 1879. When the Railway Guide was published, it told the traveller the journey form Sydney to Lawson took 31/2 hours. Many boarding houses were established then and were patronised by invalids fror whom mountain air was recommended.
The site of the orginal "Blue Mountains Inn" is in the playground of the Lawson Primary school today.
This area was first known as 24 Mile Hollow, that being its district from Emu Plains.
The railway platform was one of the first orginal stopping places on the line built in 1867, when it has a passing loop ans was named "Blue Mountains" from the inn close by.
This name was often misleading to strangers to the area ans was changed to "Lawson" in 1879. When the Railway Guide was published, it told the traveller the journey form Sydney to Lawson took 31/2 hours. Many boarding houses were established then and were patronised by invalids fror whom mountain air was recommended.
The site of the orginal "Blue Mountains Inn" is in the playground of the Lawson Primary school today.
Narrative
Inquest on the Victim.
The District Coroner (Mr. H. Richardson Clark) held an Inquest at the Courthouse, Parramatta, on Monday, touching the death of a married woman, Gladys Ada Rogers, who was run over by a train at Lidcombe railway station on the night of 23rd October. Mr. Hernfield was present in the interests of the Railway Commissioners. Gwendoline Read, a married woman, residing with her husband and family at Norman-street, Lidcombe, deposed that on the 23rd October she was in Sydney with her husband, and they caught the train leaving Sydney at 9.30 p.m. for Lidcombe. She saw Mr. and Mrs. Rogers and family join the same train at Sydney. Witness was in the fourth car from the engine, and she believed the Rogers family were in the second car from the engine. When the train reached Lidcombe she saw Mr Rogers get out and walk away. She then saw Mrs. Rogers got out of the train and walk with a baby in her arms to where her two boys were on the station. Then heard her say, 'Oh!' and she put the baby, aged about two years, between the other two children, and went back into the train. Witness was on the platform, and as the baby was crying she picked it up and nursed it. While doing so she saw Mrs. Rogers on the same train come out of the carriage on to the platform of the carriage. She caught hold of the iron stanchion with her left hand, and, with her back towards the engine, jumped off while the train was in motion, and fell down between the moving train and the platform. She saw two young men try to catch hold of her, but they did not succeed. Alexander Hunter deposed that he was a brick burner and resided at Church-st., Lidcombe. On Oct. 23 he caught the 9.30 p.m. train from Sydney at Homebush. He got into the second carriage from the engine. When the train arrived at Lidcombe he saw Mr. Rogers leave the train with his two boys. He saw Mrs. Rogers get out of the train on to the platform. A moment or two afterwards he saw her rush back and get into the carriage, out of which she had got. The train started. She rushed through the carriage on to the platform the carriage. She caught hold of one of the iron stanchions and was about to step off on to the railway platform. She Jumped and fell. She was falling between the carriage and the platform when be caught hold of her by the skirt, but the moving train dragged her down and he was forced let her go. Constable Follent (Lidcombe) deposed ; that on the night of the accident he was on duty at Lidcombe railway station. The time was about 9.56 o'clock. He saw a woman fall from a train while in motion, between the platform and the train. He gave the alarm, but the train was unable to be stopped until five or six cars had passed over the woman. He picked up the body and removed it to the Granville Electorate Cottage Hospital morgue. She : was quite dead. Next day he examined the signalman's train, book in the signal box at Lidcombe, and it showed that the train arrived at Lidcombe at 9.58 p.m. It started again at 9.59. Harry Stewart Rogers, boilermaker, residing at Albert-street, Lidcombe, deposed that deceased was his wife. She was 28 years of age and was born at Collingwood, Victoria. They had three children, the oldest being 5 years and the youngest 2 years. Her life was insured for a small amount (about £15). On 23rd October they travelled from Sydney to Lidcombe by the 9.30 p.m. train. He helped her out with the children, and he took a hamper and walked along the platform thinking his wife was following. When he got to the gate he showed his pass to the collector, and had got through the barrier when some one called out that there was some one under the train. He went back and saw it was his wife. They lived happily together. Thomas Francis Hilton Cr on the railwayook, senior porte and residing at Child's street, Lidcombe, deposed that he was on duty at Lidcombe railway station when the 9.30 p.m. train from Sydney arrived. He was instructed by the night-oflicer to start the train. He gave the signal to start the train after it had been in the station a minute, but he did not give the signal until he saw that all the passengers had alighted. He was standing at about the 4th or 5th carriage from the engine. He looked both ways before he gave the signal to start, and all was clear. He had run to the barrier and collected two tickets when Constable Follent sang out, 'Stop the train, there's a woman under it!' The Coroner recorded a finding of accidental death, and that no blame was attached to the railway officials. At the same time he impressed upon witness Cook, as he would on all railway officials, the importance of always making sure that the whole of the passengers were clear from the train before giving the right-away signal.
The Railway Fatality at Lidcombe. (1916, November 1). The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate (Parramatta, NSW : 1888 - 1950), p. 1.TROVE
The District Coroner (Mr. H. Richardson Clark) held an Inquest at the Courthouse, Parramatta, on Monday, touching the death of a married woman, Gladys Ada Rogers, who was run over by a train at Lidcombe railway station on the night of 23rd October. Mr. Hernfield was present in the interests of the Railway Commissioners. Gwendoline Read, a married woman, residing with her husband and family at Norman-street, Lidcombe, deposed that on the 23rd October she was in Sydney with her husband, and they caught the train leaving Sydney at 9.30 p.m. for Lidcombe. She saw Mr. and Mrs. Rogers and family join the same train at Sydney. Witness was in the fourth car from the engine, and she believed the Rogers family were in the second car from the engine. When the train reached Lidcombe she saw Mr Rogers get out and walk away. She then saw Mrs. Rogers got out of the train and walk with a baby in her arms to where her two boys were on the station. Then heard her say, 'Oh!' and she put the baby, aged about two years, between the other two children, and went back into the train. Witness was on the platform, and as the baby was crying she picked it up and nursed it. While doing so she saw Mrs. Rogers on the same train come out of the carriage on to the platform of the carriage. She caught hold of the iron stanchion with her left hand, and, with her back towards the engine, jumped off while the train was in motion, and fell down between the moving train and the platform. She saw two young men try to catch hold of her, but they did not succeed. Alexander Hunter deposed that he was a brick burner and resided at Church-st., Lidcombe. On Oct. 23 he caught the 9.30 p.m. train from Sydney at Homebush. He got into the second carriage from the engine. When the train arrived at Lidcombe he saw Mr. Rogers leave the train with his two boys. He saw Mrs. Rogers get out of the train on to the platform. A moment or two afterwards he saw her rush back and get into the carriage, out of which she had got. The train started. She rushed through the carriage on to the platform the carriage. She caught hold of one of the iron stanchions and was about to step off on to the railway platform. She Jumped and fell. She was falling between the carriage and the platform when be caught hold of her by the skirt, but the moving train dragged her down and he was forced let her go. Constable Follent (Lidcombe) deposed ; that on the night of the accident he was on duty at Lidcombe railway station. The time was about 9.56 o'clock. He saw a woman fall from a train while in motion, between the platform and the train. He gave the alarm, but the train was unable to be stopped until five or six cars had passed over the woman. He picked up the body and removed it to the Granville Electorate Cottage Hospital morgue. She : was quite dead. Next day he examined the signalman's train, book in the signal box at Lidcombe, and it showed that the train arrived at Lidcombe at 9.58 p.m. It started again at 9.59. Harry Stewart Rogers, boilermaker, residing at Albert-street, Lidcombe, deposed that deceased was his wife. She was 28 years of age and was born at Collingwood, Victoria. They had three children, the oldest being 5 years and the youngest 2 years. Her life was insured for a small amount (about £15). On 23rd October they travelled from Sydney to Lidcombe by the 9.30 p.m. train. He helped her out with the children, and he took a hamper and walked along the platform thinking his wife was following. When he got to the gate he showed his pass to the collector, and had got through the barrier when some one called out that there was some one under the train. He went back and saw it was his wife. They lived happily together. Thomas Francis Hilton Cr on the railwayook, senior porte and residing at Child's street, Lidcombe, deposed that he was on duty at Lidcombe railway station when the 9.30 p.m. train from Sydney arrived. He was instructed by the night-oflicer to start the train. He gave the signal to start the train after it had been in the station a minute, but he did not give the signal until he saw that all the passengers had alighted. He was standing at about the 4th or 5th carriage from the engine. He looked both ways before he gave the signal to start, and all was clear. He had run to the barrier and collected two tickets when Constable Follent sang out, 'Stop the train, there's a woman under it!' The Coroner recorded a finding of accidental death, and that no blame was attached to the railway officials. At the same time he impressed upon witness Cook, as he would on all railway officials, the importance of always making sure that the whole of the passengers were clear from the train before giving the right-away signal.
The Railway Fatality at Lidcombe. (1916, November 1). The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate (Parramatta, NSW : 1888 - 1950), p. 1.TROVE
Events
| Event | Date | Place | Description | Sources |
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| Birth | 28 Mar 1894 | Orange, New South Wales, Australia | ||
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| Death | 4 Mar 1967 | Campsie, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | 1 | |
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Relation to the centre person (SHEPPEARD, Sharon Lynette) : great granduncle
Parents
| Relation to main person | Name | Birth date | Death date | Relation within this family (if not by birth) |
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| Father | COOK, James [I0151] | 7 Oct 1848 | 4 Feb 1900 | |
| Mother | GREENHALGH, Sarah Ann [I0139] | 16 Jul 1849 | 19 May 1935 | |
| Brother | COOK, Edwin James [I0153] | 13 Oct 1867 | 9 Dec 1946 | |
| Sister | COOK, Lavina Anne [I0147] | 20 Aug 1869 | 27 Apr 1935 | |
| Brother | COOK, William Prince [I0143] | 14 Jul 1871 | 5 Mar 1959 | |
| Brother | COOK, James [I0189] | 6 Jan 1874 | 1936 | |
| Sister | COOK, Ann [I0148] | 31 Jan 1885 | 22 Oct 1940 | |
| Brother | COOK, Samuel Joseph [I0152] | 6 Sep 1876 | 9 Aug 1940 | |
| Brother | COOK, John James Joseph [I0190] | 28 Mar 1879 | ||
| Sister | COOK, Mary Elizabeth [I0146] | 10 Sep 1881 | 2 Mar 1944 | |
| Sister | COOK, Sarah [I2113] | 1889 | ||
| Sister | COOK, Sarah Ann (Daisy) [I0149] | 14 Feb 1889 | 11 Aug 1976 | |
| COOK, Thomas Francis Hilton | 28 Mar 1894 | 4 Mar 1967 |
Families
Family of COOK, Thomas Francis Hilton [F0070] |
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| Name | Birth Date | Death Date |
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| COOK, Kathleen Mary [I0393] | 18 Nov 1917 | |
| COOK, Thomas John [I0403] | 27 Aug 1927 |
Family of COOK, Thomas Francis Hilton and McGRATH, Eva [F0082]
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| Marriage | 8 Sep 1947 | Concord, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||
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Pedigree
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COOK, James [I0151]
- GREENHALGH, Sarah Ann [I0139]
