People Australia

Life Summary [details]

Birth

20 March, 1831
Newry, Down, Ireland

Death

11 July, 1897 (aged 66)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Cultural Heritage

Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.

• Irish

Religious Influence

Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.

• Catholic

Occupation or Descriptor

• benefactor (general)
• grazier (unspecified)
• Member of Lower House
• Member of Upper House

Awards

• Knight of the Order of St Gregory the Great
• Knight commander, Order of Pius IX
• Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
• Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
• Grand Cross, Order of Pius IX

Key Events

• Centennial International Exhibition, Philadelphia, 1876
• Federal conventions, 1890-98
• Sydney International Exhibition, 1879
• Victorian Intercolonial Exhibition, 1875

Groups

• Jennings Ministry (NSW) (1886-87)

Key Organisations

• St Mary's (Sydney) Cathedral Building Fund
• Agricultural Society of New South Wales
• University of Sydney (administration)
• Art Gallery of New South Wales

Key Places

• Forest Creek goldfields (Vic)
• St Arnaud goldfields (Vic)

Properties

• Billilla (NSW)
• Warbreccan (NSW)
• Belubla (NSW)
• Belar (NSW)
• Garrawilla (NSW)
• Goorianawa (NSW)
• Nombi (NSW)
• Ulamambri (NSW)
• Westbrook (Qld)

Stately Homes

• Colebrook (Sydney)

Workplaces

• Treasury (NSW)
• Dept of Premier (NSW)