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Augusta (Gus) Levinson (1841–1923)

Mrs Augusta Levinson, who died yesterday, at Chatsworth, St Kilda in her 82nd year, arrived in Melbourne from Manchester in 1861. Shortly afterwards she married Mr Hyman Levinson, who died in 1905. She had resided in Ballarat for 17 years, and in Melbourne for 45 years. Mrs Levinson leaves a family of six daughters and four sons, 31 grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren. Two sons predeceased her.

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'Levinson, Augusta (Gus) (1841–1923)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/levinson-augusta-gus-21754/text31891, accessed 19 March 2024.

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Life Summary [details]

Alternative Names
  • Jacobs, Augusta
Birth

1841
Germany

Death

13 April, 1923 (aged ~ 82)
St Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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