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William Joseph Salmon (1827–1886)

SALMON. — January 6, at 57, Botany-street, Redfern after a long and painful illness of many years, which he bore with patience and fortitude, William Joseph Salmon, aged 57 years.

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'Salmon, William Joseph (1827–1886)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/salmon-william-joseph-28745/text36200, accessed 29 March 2024.

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Birth

6 March, 1827
Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Death

6 January, 1886 (aged 58)
Redfern, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Cause of Death

alcoholism (chronic)

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