January 2019

Banjo’s Mother – A History Uncovered… Boree Nyrang Molong

When Emily Mary Darval married Robert Barton in 1840, they moved to Boree Nyrang near Molong in NSW here they raised eight children. The second eldest daughter, Rose, was Banjo Paterson’s mother. Emily’s husband, Robert Barton, died in August 1863 and Boree Nyrang was sold. She then moved with her six younger children to Rockend …

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