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Daniel Rees (1833–1905)

by Chris Cunneen

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Daniel Rees senior (1833-1905) coal miner

Birth: 11 April 1833, Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, Wales, son of David Rees, miner, and Anne, née Hughes. Marriage: 29 October 1859 in the Presbyterian Church, East Maitland, New South Wales, to Welsh-born Elizabeth Francis (1842-1918). They had five sons and five daughters. Death: 24 November 1905 at Plattsburg, Newcastle, NSW. Religion: Methodist and Baptist. 

  • Arrived in Sydney as an assisted immigrant in the Herald August 1856.
  • Described as a laborer on his marriage certificate in 1859
  • Was a director in 1863 of the Co-Operative Coal Mining Company, Wallsend.
  • Later briefly worked for Hartley Vale Kerosene Oil Company in the Lithgow district.
  • A founder of the Colliery Employees Federation.
  • In Plattsburg was a founder of the local Eisteddford and of the Mechanics Institute.
  • Funeral proceedings concluded with a hymn in the Welsh language.

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  • death notice, Newcastle Morning Herald (NSW), 2 December 1905, p 4

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Citation details

Chris Cunneen, 'Rees, Daniel (1833–1905)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/rees-daniel-32118/text39707, accessed 17 March 2025.

© Copyright People Australia, 2012

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Birth

11 April, 1833
Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Death

24 November, 1905 (aged 72)
Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia

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