from Clarence and Richmond Examiner (NSW)
At his residence, Darlinghurst, on Friday, Mr. John Dowling Brown, ex-Superintendent of Police, died at the age of 74 years. The deceased was well known in Armidale and Deniliquin, in which places he had been stationed for many years.
'Brown, John Dowling (1825–1899)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/brown-john-dowling-14346/text25420, accessed 25 February 2021.
30 June 1899
Potts Point, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia