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Dornan, Alexander (1840 - 1918) |
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| Born: 20 September 1840 Co. Down, Ireland. Died: 1918 Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia. | ||
Dornan migrated with his parents to Australia when he was 6 months old. He was 12 months old when he arrived. The family went straight to the Macleay and became farmers. While Dornan was a pupil at Fredrickton school, his father disappeared after heading for the goldfields in Ballarat in 1852. Dornan left school to help care for his family. In 1872 he married Mary Mackay. In 1889 he built a big new home with the first galvanised iron roof in the district. He was a farmer and grazier and became a dairyman after floods destroyed his crops in 1893. [Brief Biography compiled by Robin Hammond, January/February 2004] |
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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/UNE0615b.htm |