Tom & Sarah Brown landed in Australia at Sydney on 26th April 1838 and spent their first years in Cowpastures near Cobbitty – now the south-western suburbs of Sydney.

So, we propose holding our bicentenary celebrations exactly 200 years later, at Cobbitty over the ANZAC Day long weekend: 23rd to 26th April 2038 – mark your calendar!

1. Proposed Venue
2. Proposed Program
3. Friday 23/4/2038 – afternoon & evening: Arrive and settle in
4. Saturday 24/4/2038 morning & afternoon: Family Line Presentations
5. Saturday 24/4/2038 evening: Family Dinner Theatre Concert
6. Sunday 25/4/2038 Morning: ANZAC Day Service
7. Monday 26/4/2038: A Day-Trip to Dalton
8. Tuesday 27/4/2038 morning: Depart
9. Help us find other Descendants!

Proposed Venue

There is a Christian Camp near Cobbitty that can accommodate 209 people, plus there are many motels, hotels and Airbnbs within a 20-minute drive. We suggest we use the Camp as our base for our long weekend family reunion celebrations.

Proposed Program

We are planning a full weekend of celebrations from Friday afternoon 23rd April to Tuesday morning 27th April 2038. Can you come to all or part?

Our main celebration will be on Saturday, 24th April 2038, starting at 9am.

Check out our proposed program here.

Friday 23/4/2038 – afternoon & evening:
Arrive and settle in

For those who can arrive on Friday, 23rd April 2038, check-in is after 2pm.

Dinner is at 6pm for anyone at camp or staying in the area. If you are not staying at the camp but would like to come for dinner, please RSVP for catering purposes.

Attire: Casual

Saturday 24/4/2038 morning & afternoon:
Family Line Presentations

During the day on Saturday, 24th April 2038, the opportunity will be given for descendants of each of Tom & Sarah’s 13 children, to share 20-minute presentations about their line of the Old Tom Brown family. See the Proposed Bicentenary Program for details. Contact us to put your hand up to represent your line of the Old Tom Brown family.

Attire: Casual

Saturday 24/4/2038 evening:
Family Dinner Theatre Concert

On Saturday evening, 24th April 2038, we are planning a Dinner Theatre where family members can entertain us with their songs, stories, skits, and instrumentals. Contact us to be added to the Family Concert program.

Attire: Formal Dinner

Sunday 25/4/2038 Morning:
ANZAC Day Service

Being the ANZAC Day long weekend, on Sunday morning 25th April 2038, we plan to have our own ANZAC service, remembering those in our vast family who have served in the military. During the service, family members can share a 1-2 minute presentation stating their beloved’s name, rank, tours, short stories, etc. Please contact us to send photos of your beloved in their military uniform to add to our ANZAC Day powerpoint presentation.

Attire: Smart / Uniform

Monday 26/4/2038:
A Day-Trip to Dalton

On Monday morning, 26th April 2038, we are planning to head out to Dalton (about 2:15 hrs’ drive south-west of Cobbitty) to see where Old Tom & Sarah lived and ministered in the second-half of the nineteen century.

Attire: Comfortable

Activities at Dalton will include:

• A service in the Wesley Vale Methodist Church (founded by Old Tom and friends) now known as Dalton Uniting Church.
• Visiting the Dalton Cemetery – where Brown names dominate the headstones
• BBQ Lunch at the Dalton Cricket Grounds (or if inclement weather, at the Royal Dalton Hotel).
• Visiting Tom & Sarah’s old farm “Oak Park” and the memorial cairn in their honour
• Seeing “Old Tom Brown’s Tree” where he preached the Gospel

Then driving back to Cobbitty for dinner around 7pm.

Tuesday 27/4/2038 morning: Depart

For those of us who are still in Cobbitty, we will need to have breakfast, pray, and depart by 9am on Tuesday morning, 27th April 2038.

We look forward to staying in touch. Thank you!

Help us find other Descendants!

We believe that there could be over 9,000 descendants of Old Tom & Sarah. Can you help us find the others? Please share this website and our contact details.

Thank you!!