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Robert Gannon (1829–1866)

On the 19th instant, at his residence, Cook's River, after a long and painful illness, which he bore with Christian fortitude, Mr. Robert Gannon, aged 37 years, eldest surviving son of M. Gannon, Esq., leaving a wife and seven children, and a large circle of friends to deplore their loss.

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'Gannon, Robert (1829–1866)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/gannon-robert-28820/text36216, accessed 12 October 2024.

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Birth

22 June, 1829
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Death

19 August, 1866 (aged 37)
Hurstville, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Cause of Death

cancer (throat)

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