Today's obituary is for my 4th Great Grand Uncle Peter 'John' Rhall the son of Christopher Rhall and his wife Mary (nee Cassidy). Born in 1831 at Bong Bong, New South Wales John had spent his youth in New South Wales and Victoria with his family. In 1855 he married Mary Ann Camfield in New South Wales. On the 8th August 1914 John died at Young, New South Wales and was buried in the Catholic Portion of the Young Cemetery (see here ). Source: Young. (1914, August 20). The Catholic Press (NSW : 1895 - 1942), p. 34. Retrieved June 30, 2013, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article104383605 Transcript: YOUNG BY OUR CORRESPONDENT. The death of Mr. John Rhall takes from Young one of its earliest settler- one of the pioneers who saw the place spring from nothingness in the 60's to an active gold-mining centre, and later into the prominent place it now is. The late Mr. Rhall was a native of New South Wales. He was born at Bong Bong, near Berrima, 82 years ...
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