Obituaries Australia

  • Tip: searches only the name field
  • Tip: use double quotes to search for a phrase
  • Tip: lists of awards, schools, organisations etc

Browse Lists:

Cultural Advice

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that this website contains names, images, and voices of deceased persons.

In addition, some articles contain terms or views that were acceptable within mainstream Australian culture in the period in which they were written, but may no longer be considered appropriate.

These articles do not necessarily reflect the views of The Australian National University.

Henry Barnes (1818–1896)

The death is reported of Mr. Henry Barnes, of Dyraaba Station, Clarence River, N.S.W., at the good old age of eighty years. The deceased gentleman was a native of Cumberland, and arrived in N.S.W. about the year 1842. After gaining his "experience" with Dr. Bowman, on the Hunter, he undertook the management of Mr. Clark Irving' s properties on the Richmond and Clarence Rivers, the herd of cattle numbering at one time close on 30,000 head. For a period of ten years Mr. Barnes devoted himself with untiring energy to the improvement of the properties and stock under his care, and then, in 1854, became part-owner of Dyraaba, and, subsequently, in other station properties in the Clarence River district and in Queensland. Mr. Barnes was married at Grafton in 1855 to Grace Isabella, eldest daughter of the late Walter Hindmarsh, and leaves a family consisting of his widow, five sons (two of whom are married), and five daughters, the eldest of whom is the wife of Mr. Charles A. Bruxner, of Sandilands, and the third the wife of Mr. Alan Chauvel, of Canning Downs, Queensland. The deceased has been a magistrate for many years, and was highly esteemed and respected by a wide circle of friends.

Original publication

Additional Resources and Scholarship

Citation details

'Barnes, Henry (1818–1896)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/barnes-henry-60/text60, accessed 11 December 2024.

© Copyright Obituaries Australia, 2010-2024

Life Summary [details]

Birth

6 February, 1818
Braithwaite, Cumberland, England

Death

17 November, 1896 (aged 78)
Casino, New South Wales, Australia

Cultural Heritage

Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.

Occupation or Descriptor
Properties
Workplaces