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Towner, George (1856 - 1947) |
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| Born: 17 April 1856 Congewai, near Millfield, New South Wales. Died: 16 August 1947 Ballina, New South Wales. | ||
Born at Congewai, near Cessnock, NSW, George Towner went to the Richmond River district at the age of fifteen, where he worked at timber-getting and road-building. In 1878 he married Emma Barlow of Alstonville. He selected land at Meerschaum (Rous Hill) and lived there until 1924 when he retired to Ballina, where he died aged 91 years. His wife Emma died in 1951, aged 94. |
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Published by The Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, 5 April 2004 Prepared by: Acknowledgements Updated: 23 February 2010 http://www.nswera.net.au/biogs/UNE0470b.htm |