Hi there,
Sorry for long post, and several possible diversions.
From the 13 volumes of the Bourke & District Historic Society .... so it is submitted info provided by their members researching in the 1960s to 2000s etc, but using their local records back into the 19thC.
So re elusive John Costello (could well be a different chap though)
Vol 8
ENNGONIA.
This short paragraph was provided 31 Jan 1978 by a relative of the PROUT family.
"Sydney and Alfred Prout, Grand Uncles, of Kangi Station in the channel country along with Patsy Durack AND HIS BROTHER IN LAW JOHN COSTELLO were mentioned in the Sun Herald two issues back. We say they perished on the Barclay Tableland and Australian Encyclopaedia says Simpson Desert, probably in the vicinity of the area where they merged."
JM comments
a) "Sun Herald two issues back" suggests to me that in early to mid Jan 1978 there was an article in that NSW newspaper.
b) The Durack family were very prominent and may be easier to trace to see if that bro in law (John Costello) was related to Lancelot Costello.
I had a quick look further on my CD, re John Costello and spotted this:
"1867 - Thylungra, Kyabra and Galway Downs were taken up by Patrick and Michael Durack and John Costello." So perhaps 1867 taking up a lease would rule out the Durack-Costello chap as you have your chap as born 1855.
I recall posting info this resource
" The following snippet is from the first page of Volume 1 and should help you find the hardcopy volumes
"Papers on the History of
BOURKE AND DISTRICT
Volume No. 1
Produced by the voluntary effort of members of the
BOURKE AND DISTRICT HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Bourke, NSW - October, 1966."
This link may also help
http://www.backobourke.com.au/news-events.php "
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,498551.40.html reply #40
From same offline resource
Early Bourke marriages
25 July
1863James
CRAWFORD, Batch. Of Sydney, Stockman 28, usual residence “Mole on the Macquarie Marshes, son of James Crawford, a stone mason and Mary Johnson and
Frances Magee, spinster, usual residence Windsor Road, Sydney dau of Thomas Magee a shoe Maker and Nora Hart; Witnesses James Boyle and Mary Ann Boyle
15 October
1863Thomas
COSTOLLO (‘e’ missing, ‘o’ instead !) a batchelor, carrier, aged 44, born Lancashire, usual residence Bourke, son of John Costollo, Laborer and Margaret Degnum married Susannah
MERIDITH formerly BRACKER, a widow, born London, a Ladies Bootbinder, aged 36, usual residence Bourke, dau of James Adam BRECKER a Waterman, and Elizabeth McAndrews witnesses Arthur MacAnstn and James Nelson (his x mark)
Could be a Ladies Bootbinder may have worked with a Shoe Maker?
Is it possible that Thomas Costollo had children and named one of them John in a naming pattern, after his own father?
Fingers crossed I am not side tracking too far, if so I apologise. (The info above could belong to the earlier generation
)
Cheers, JM