Thomas New

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Thomas New (1827 - 1914) was an early settler of the north west of New South Wales.

He was born near Studley,Warwickshire and arrived in Sydney on the Troubadour in June 1843 with his parents Cornelius and Rebecca New and his sister Emily. Thomas was married to Jane Curtis and she had 15 children. Thomas was a pioneer settler of the Dunedoo and Warren districts, and operated pubs and traded livestock. He built the first bridge over the Talbragar River. When he was old he lived at Bondi Beach where he died in July 1914. He was buried at Waverley Cemetery.