John Nicolson Archer (1882–1942)
Mr. John Nicolson Archer, of Brambletye, Conara, one of the best-known pastoralists and riders to hounds in Tasmania, died suddenly yesterday. He was a son of the late Mr. Daniel Archer, and leaves a wife and two children.
He owned After Dark, winner of many championships in the show ring in all parts of Tasmania, and other well-known hunters. He also was an exhibitor of sheep.
A prominent member of the Midland Hunt Club, he was Master of Hounds for many years.
The funeral will take place at Conara tomorrow.
Original publication
Additional Resources and Scholarship
- World War I service record, B2455, item Archer, A J (National Archives of Australia)
- 'Wedding Bells', Examiner (Launceston), 20 January 1910, p 6
- funeral, Mercury (Hobart), 27 June 1942, p 7
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Archer, Daniel (father)
- Headlam, Robert (father-in-law)
- Arthur, Gladys Fairlie (sister)
- Archer, Daniel Lancelot (brother)
- Archer, Jessie (sister-in-law)
- Archer, Basil (uncle)
- Archer, Charles (uncle)
- Archer, Frank (uncle)
- Archer, Harold (uncle)
- Archer, Ludlow (uncle)
- Archer, Susannah (grandmother)
- Archer, Edward (grandfather)
- Archer, Albert Francis (cousin)
- Archer, Hedley Basil (cousin)
- Archer, Vivian Godfrey (cousin)
- Archer, Angus Tupper (cousin)
- Archer, Errol Macleod (cousin)
Citation details
'Archer, John Nicolson (1882–1942)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/archer-john-nicolson-1453/text1454, accessed 5 December 2024.