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About Samuel Porter
Funeral Of Veteran Farmer
The funeral of Mr Samuel Porter, of Charlton estate, Colebrook, took place at St. James' Church and cemetery on Thursday. Mr Porter was aged 87. He was born at Longford, and as a young man was appointed manager of Weston's estate, Cluny, Bothwell. In August, 1900 he bought the estate of Charl-ton, where he had lived ever since Mr Porter was a pioneer farmer and an early breeder of Romney Marsh sheep.
Mr Porter was the last member of the committee which helped fin-ance the building of St. Michael and All Angels' Church at Bothwell.
Living children are Ernest, Harry, Douglas, and Annie. A son and two daughters have died. Mrs Porter predeceased him in 1933.
There was a large and represen-tative gathering at the graveside. Messrs S. Beven and S. Munnings were pallbearers
1948 'Funeral Of Veteran Farmer', The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), 16 October, p. 5. , viewed 27 May 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article27758738
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Samuel Porter's Timeline
| 1861 |
1861
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Longford, Colony of Tasmania, Australia
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| 1886 |
1886
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| 1889 |
1889
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| 1890 |
November 18, 1890
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| 1893 |
March 23, 1893
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Bothwell, Colony of Tasmania, Australia
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| 1895 |
November 22, 1895
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Bothwell, Colony of Tasmania, Australia
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| 1897 |
1897
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| 1900 |
April 11, 1900
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| 1948 |
October 13, 1948
Age 87
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Private Hospital, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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