Sutherland Family Reunion 2006

Gathering descendants of Robert SUTHERLAND and Grace LOUTFOOT (LIGHTFOOT) to celebrate 150 years of their family migrating to Australia from Dunfermline Fife Scotland

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Onsite Accommodation

Accommodation is available on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights.

Bishop Tyrrell Lodge - guest house style brick accommodation all with single wooden beds.  4 rooms are single bed only and 24 rooms contain two single beds.  Linen supplied.  Shared showers and toilets, lounge area with TV, refrigerator, sink and microwave. $40 per night (linen provided)

Bishop Tyrrell Lodge (scanned from St. John's brochure)            Twin room in Bishop Tyrell Lodge (scanned from St. John's brochure)

"Belle Vue" and "Tillimby" - dormitory style, weatherboard, carpeted accommodation with rooms containing 2 - 6 wooden bunk beds.  (Rooms with only 2 beds are singles, not bunk beds)  Linen (towel and sheets) is not supplied but can be hired.  Facilities: shared showers and toilets as well as lounge with TV in each 'house'.  Cost: $20 per bed per night, linen hire (once only) $10 per person.

Outside "Belle Vue" house                                                             Dormitory style bunk beds (scanned from St. John's brochure)

Offsite Accommodation

Maitland has motels, hotels and B&Bs.  Outside Maitland there is accommodation at Kurri Kurri (20 mins SW), Beresfield (15 mins SE), Raymond Terrace (15 mins NE) and Newcastle (30 mins E).

Estimated costs ONLY, obtained in March 2006 for the October weekend.  Please make your own arrangements and enquiries:

Endeavour Motel - 4933 5488 - per night is $100 double, $15 per extra person (New England Highway, East Maitland)

Maitland City Motel - 4932 8322 - per night is $75 single, $85 double, $10 per extra person  (New England Highway, Rutherford)

Molly Morgan Motel - 4933 5422 - per night is $88 single, $98 double, $10 per extra person (New England Highway, Ashtonfield/East   

     Maitland)

Monte Pio Country Comfort - 4932 5288 - Standard $115 (double and single beds); Executive $130, Deluxe Spar $175, Royal (large         

Sundowner Motel - 4932 5255 - State you are attending the Sutherland Family Reunion for $95 (double, plus double + single beds),  2 

Windsor Castle Hotel - 4933 7276 - per night is $80 double. (separate building to hotel, rooms being built and due to open in April 2006) 

     (cnr Lawes and George Streets, East Maitland)

Please see http://www.walkabout.com.au/locations/NSWMaitland.shtml#Motels for other options and phone numbers.

How to get to the Reunion

Road - Morpeth is 4 minutes from East Maitland.  Turn off the New England Highway at Melbourne Street which becomes Morpeth Road at roundabout just through the railway underpass.  Proceed to Morpeth, turn right into 2nd driveway of St John's Centre, near 50 km road sign.  Melbourne Street intersection at East Maitland is 10 minutes from the junction of the New England Highway with the Pacific Highway at Hexham, and 6 minutes from the end of the F3 Expressway from Sydney.  Please see map below.

Air - Newcastle airport is half an hour away and is serviced by Virgin Blue, Qantas, Jetstar, Brindabella Airlines and Aeropelican.

Rail - Maitland railway station is a major stop for all long distance trains between Sydney and Moree, Armidale, Grafton & Murwillumbah.

Bus - McCafferty's and Greyhound Pioneer travel through Maitland daily in both directions between Sydney and Brisbane. 

Melbourne Street intersection circled on left  -  St. John's circled in centre near star.

*  Please note:  Any surplus income from the Reunion will ALL be spent on grave restoration *

If you have any questions, please contact us at sutherlandreunion@yahoo.com.au

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This page was last updated on 31st March 2006