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Benjamin Carvosso was the first Wesleyan Minister to preach in Australia in 1820. He built/started the Hobart Wesleyan Church (in Hobart, Tasmania, which is an exact replica of the church in Mousehole,...

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Benjamin Carvosso was the first Wesleyan Minister to preach in Australia in 1820. He built/started the Hobart Wesleyan Church (in Hobart, Tasmania, which is an exact replica of the church in Mousehole,...

7/22/2020

John Langdon Parsons (1837 - 1903)

Links=* Wikipedia === GEDCOM Source ===@R-1668691457@ Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 1,1779::0 1,1779::5621953=== GEDCOM Source ===@R-1668691457@ Australia...

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John Langdon Parsons (1837 - 1903)

Links=* Wikipedia === GEDCOM Source ===@R-1668691457@ Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 1,1779::0 1,1779::5621953=== GEDCOM Source ===@R-1668691457@ Australia...

7/5/2017

John Tonkin (1902 - 1995)

John Trezise Tonkin AC (2 February 1902 – 20 October 1995), popularly known as "Honest John", was an Australian politician. A member of the Australian Labor Party, he served as a Member of the Western ...

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John Tonkin (1902 - 1995)

John Trezise Tonkin AC (2 February 1902 – 20 October 1995), popularly known as "Honest John", was an Australian politician. A member of the Australian Labor Party, he served as a Member of the Western ...

9/28/2014

Biography== Philip Gidley KING was born on April 23, 1758 in Launceston, Cornwall, England, UK. His parents were Philip KING and Utricia GIDLEY . He was a Third Governor of New South Wales. Philip had ...

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Biography== Philip Gidley KING was born on April 23, 1758 in Launceston, Cornwall, England, UK. His parents were Philip KING and Utricia GIDLEY . He was a Third Governor of New South Wales. Philip had ...

9/8/2014

Phillip Parker King (1791 - 1856)

Wikipedia contributors. " Phillip Parker King ." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.* ' King, Phillip Parker (1791–1856) ', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian Na...

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Phillip Parker King (1791 - 1856)

Wikipedia contributors. " Phillip Parker King ." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.* ' King, Phillip Parker (1791–1856) ', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian Na...

9/8/2014

and Elizabeth Macarthur were married in Devonshire in England in 1788. John, the son of a mercer and draper (a seller of fabric and sewing materials) was one of fourteen children. He first joined the a...

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and Elizabeth Macarthur were married in Devonshire in England in 1788. John, the son of a mercer and draper (a seller of fabric and sewing materials) was one of fourteen children. He first joined the a...

9/8/2014

George Marsden Waterhouse MP (1824 - 1906)

Has the unique distinction of being the only person to have been Premier of 2 British colonies. South Australia in 1860's and New Zealand in 1870's.George and Lydia had no children of their own so adop...

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George Marsden Waterhouse MP (1824 - 1906)

Has the unique distinction of being the only person to have been Premier of 2 British colonies. South Australia in 1860's and New Zealand in 1870's.George and Lydia had no children of their own so adop...

9/5/2014

Bessie Mabel Rischbieth (1874 - 1967)

Bessie Mabel Rischbieth (née Earle), OBE (16 October 1874 – 13 March 1967)[1] was an influential and early Australian feminist and social activist. A leading or founding member of many social reform gr...

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Bessie Mabel Rischbieth (1874 - 1967)

Bessie Mabel Rischbieth (née Earle), OBE (16 October 1874 – 13 March 1967)[1] was an influential and early Australian feminist and social activist. A leading or founding member of many social reform gr...

9/4/2014

Robert Hawke (Bob) was born to Clem and Ellie (Lee) Hawke on 9 December 1929.He was the younger son, his brother Neil having died at age 18, in 1939, when the family moved from Perth, West Australia.Bo...

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Robert Hawke (Bob) was born to Clem and Ellie (Lee) Hawke on 9 December 1929.He was the younger son, his brother Neil having died at age 18, in 1939, when the family moved from Perth, West Australia.Bo...

9/3/2014

Robert Gordon Menzies, KT, AK, CH, FAA, FRS,[1] QC (20 December 1894 – 15 May 1978) was an Australian politician and the 12th and longest-serving Prime Minister of Australia.Menzies' first term as Prim...

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Robert Gordon Menzies, KT, AK, CH, FAA, FRS,[1] QC (20 December 1894 – 15 May 1978) was an Australian politician and the 12th and longest-serving Prime Minister of Australia.Menzies' first term as Prim...

9/3/2014

Marshal Sir Thomas Albert Blamey, GBE, KCB, CMG, DSO, ED (24 January 1884 – 27 May 1951) was an Australian general of the First and Second World Wars, and the only Australian ever to attain the rank of...

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Marshal Sir Thomas Albert Blamey, GBE, KCB, CMG, DSO, ED (24 January 1884 – 27 May 1951) was an Australian general of the First and Second World Wars, and the only Australian ever to attain the rank of...

9/3/2014

Donald Alan Dunstan, Premier MP (1926 - 1999)

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John (Jack) Earle MP (1865 - 1932)

John Earle (15 November 1865 – 6 February 1932) was an Australian politician and the first Labor Premier of Tasmania.

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John (Jack) Earle MP (1865 - 1932)

John Earle (15 November 1865 – 6 February 1932) was an Australian politician and the first Labor Premier of Tasmania.

9/3/2014

Sir Henry Yule Braddon MP (1863 - 1955)

All Black #2 Sir Henry Yule Braddon KBE (27 April 1863 – 8 September 1955) was an Australian diplomat, businessman and rugby union player who played for Otago, New South Wales and New Zealand. The posi...

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Sir Henry Yule Braddon MP (1863 - 1955)

All Black #2 Sir Henry Yule Braddon KBE (27 April 1863 – 8 September 1955) was an Australian diplomat, businessman and rugby union player who played for Otago, New South Wales and New Zealand. The posi...

9/3/2014

Sir Edward Nicholas Coventry Braddon, KCMG (11 June 1829 – 2 February 1904), Australian politician, was the Premier of Tasmania from 1894 to 1899, and was a Member of the First Australian Parliament in...

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Sir Edward Nicholas Coventry Braddon, KCMG (11 June 1829 – 2 February 1904), Australian politician, was the Premier of Tasmania from 1894 to 1899, and was a Member of the First Australian Parliament in...

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