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obituaries

Obituary [obituary of of Mr. C. Olle, a colonist, 22 June 1916]

1 February 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This obituary of Mr. C. Olle was published in The Port Fairy Gazette (Port Fairy, Vic.), 22 June 1916. Charles Olle was an Australian colonist, who migrated from England in 1857. He was the son of Francis Olle and Hannah Olle (née Liles). He died in 1916, in Penshurst … [Read more...] about Obituary [obituary of of Mr. C. Olle, a colonist, 22 June 1916]

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Thomas Shanley (colonist) [several items, 1917]

1 February 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: Reproduced below are several items regarding Thomas Shanley, an Australian colonist, who migrated from Ireland in 1855. He was the son of Thomas Shanley (senior) and Mary Shanley (née Quinn). He died in 1917, in Killarney (Victoria), at the age of 84 … [Read more...] about Thomas Shanley (colonist) [several items, 1917]

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Ellen Shanley (colonist) [several items, 1916]

1 February 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: Reproduced below are several items regarding Ellen Shanley (née Malone), an Australian colonist, who migrated from Ireland in 1855. She was the daughter of Stephen Malone and Honorah Malone (née Phyland). She died in 1916, in Killarney (Victoria), at the age of 85 … [Read more...] about Ellen Shanley (colonist) [several items, 1916]

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Mr. J. C. H. Ogier [obituary, 9 November 1913]

23 January 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This obituary of J. C. H. Ogier was published in Truth (Sydney, NSW), 9 November 1913.] Mr. J. C. H. Ogier. Death has removed Mr. John Creuze Hingston Ogier, an ancient Victorian barrister and a very old-time “wire-puller,” at the age of 92 years. He was born … [Read more...] about Mr. J. C. H. Ogier [obituary, 9 November 1913]

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Alfred Deakin [obituary by J. J. Simons, 10 October 1919]

23 January 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This obituary of Alfred Deakin, written by John Joseph Simons (1882-1948), was published in The Call & WA Sportsman (Perth, WA), 10 October 1919.] Alfred Deakin. Yesterday the body of Alfred Deakin was given back to earth — the earth of the land to which his … [Read more...] about Alfred Deakin [obituary by J. J. Simons, 10 October 1919]

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Alfred Deakin [obituary, 8 October 1919]

22 January 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This obituary of Alfred Deakin was published in The Register (Adelaide, SA), 8 October 1919.] Alfred Deakin. A bright star has disappeared from the intellectual firmament of the Commonwealth through the death of the Hon. Alfred Deakin, one of the most admired and … [Read more...] about Alfred Deakin [obituary, 8 October 1919]

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Obituary — 1868-9 [Victorian Almanac for 1870, 1869]

18 June 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article was published in the Victorian Almanac for 1870 (Melbourne, Vic.), 1869.] Obituary — 1868-9. Bowie, Robert (October 3, 1869, aged 82 years), surgeon. Mr. Bowie was one of the oldest medical practitioners in the colony, and was for many years … [Read more...] about Obituary — 1868-9 [Victorian Almanac for 1870, 1869]

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Mr J. J. Kenneally [obituary, 22 February 1949]

26 May 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This obituary for James Jerome Kenneally was published in The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 22 February 1949.] Mr J. J. Kenneally Mr James Jerome Kenneally, of Daisy st, Essendon, who died in Royal Melbourne Hospital yesterday morning, was the author of the Inner … [Read more...] about Mr J. J. Kenneally [obituary, 22 February 1949]

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“Mystery poet” dead [obituary for William Baylebridge, 14 May 1942]

15 May 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This obituary for William Baylebridge was published in The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld.), 14 May 1942.] “Mystery poet” dead William Baylebridge, Queensland’s mystery poet, whose work has been described by some authorities as bearing the brand of genius, and who, all … [Read more...] about “Mystery poet” dead [obituary for William Baylebridge, 14 May 1942]

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On the track: A tribute to P.I.O’L. [by P. I. O’Leary, 2 August 1944]

12 April 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article by P. I. O’Leary was published in The Advocate (Melbourne, Vic.), 2 August 1944.] On the track A tribute to P.I.O’L. Old mate! In the gusty old weather, When our hopes and our troubles were new, In the years spent in wearing out leather, I … [Read more...] about On the track: A tribute to P.I.O’L. [by P. I. O’Leary, 2 August 1944]

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