Notable People
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Annie Mary Christina (Mollie) Collins (1901 – 1981)
Annie Mary Christina Collins (1901 – 1981) known as Mollie Collins, was the first of eight children born to John Collins (d 1943 aged 67) and Anastasia (nee Conroy, d […]
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Edmund Smith (1833-1909)
Edmund Smith (1833-1909) was a butcher in Araluen for 64 years, and a much respected and highly esteemed resident of Crown Flat and Redbank. In […]
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John Huxham Blatchford (1828-1894)
John Huxham Blatchford (1828-1894) was one of the pioneers of Araluen. A prominent business man and resident for 40 years, John opened a store at Crown Flat in the 1860s […]
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Mei Quong Tart (1850-1903)
Mei Quong Tart, or Quong Tart (1850-1903), as he was known, was a famous figure in Sydney in the late nineteenth century as a merchant and philanthropist. Quong Tart was […]
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William Essington King (1821–1910)
William Essington King, Esq, Commissioner, and Chairman of the Araluen Local Court was born 8 September 1821 at Parramatta, the third son of Rear-Admiral Philip Parker King and Harriet, née […]