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| + | ==Death of Mrs Attwater== | ||
| + | Death of Mrs. Attwater. | ||
| + | Scoees of old friends scattered all | ||
| + | over tho North Coast will havo | ||
| + | learned with genuine regret tho de | ||
| + | mise of Mrs. Attwater, relict of tho | ||
| + | lato Mr. W. Attwater, of Grafton. | ||
| + | Tho deceased ladv had been a resi | ||
| + | dent of tho old town since tho early | ||
| + | 60's, but of lato years had beon liv | ||
| + | ing with hor son-in-law at Chats | ||
| + | wood, Sydney. Sho was 80 years of | ||
| + | age at her death. During hor resi | ||
| + | dence in Grafton Mrs. Attwator's | ||
| + | kindly personality and unostenta | ||
| + | tious help in bonevolent matters did | ||
| + | much to endear her to a very wide | ||
| + | circle of friends. Both she and her | ||
| + | lato husband wero, in the early days, | ||
| + | genuine friends to scores in need of | ||
| + | a helping hand. Mrs. Attwater was | ||
| + | a native of Boulogne (France), and | ||
| + | her brother (Rov. A. Munton) is still | ||
| + | alive — a retired Anglican clergyman living at Oxford, England. A sister (Mrs. Downie), aged 87, resides at Grafton. | ||
Revision as of 15:36, 24 January 2022
Contents
Background
Attwater died in New South Wales.[1]
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
It is claimed that Attwater was inside the Eureka Stockade at the time of the battle. He was a miner who was also known as Bendigo Bill and Captain Green. [2]
Post 1854 Experiences
Death of Mrs Attwater
Death of Mrs. Attwater. Scoees of old friends scattered all over tho North Coast will havo learned with genuine regret tho de mise of Mrs. Attwater, relict of tho lato Mr. W. Attwater, of Grafton. Tho deceased ladv had been a resi dent of tho old town since tho early 60's, but of lato years had beon liv ing with hor son-in-law at Chats wood, Sydney. Sho was 80 years of age at her death. During hor resi dence in Grafton Mrs. Attwator's kindly personality and unostenta tious help in bonevolent matters did much to endear her to a very wide circle of friends. Both she and her lato husband wero, in the early days, genuine friends to scores in need of a helping hand. Mrs. Attwater was a native of Boulogne (France), and her brother (Rov. A. Munton) is still alive — a retired Anglican clergyman living at Oxford, England. A sister (Mrs. Downie), aged 87, resides at Grafton.
See also
Further Reading
Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
References
External links
