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Mary Curran (1773–1821)

Another awful warning has occurred this week to drunkards :—A woman, named Mary Curne, was found dead in Hunter-street, in a ditch, on Wednesday evening last. There can be very little doubt entertained as to the cause of her death, the deceased being unhappily addicted to that horrid colonial calamity drunkenness. An Inquest assembled on the occasion the following morning, when a verdict was returned of—Found drowned.

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'Curran, Mary (1773–1821)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/curran-mary-26763/text34376, accessed 5 December 2024.

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Life Summary [details]

Alternative Names
  • Curne, Mary
  • Currings, Mary
Birth

1773
Dublin, Ireland

Death

1 August, 1821 (aged ~ 48)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Cause of Death

drowned

Cultural Heritage

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Convict Record

Crime: theft
Sentence: 7 years