Rodney Rouse Dangar (1871–1950)
Mr. Rodney Rouse Dangar, well-known Australian pastoralist, prominent philanthropist and racehorse-owner, died in Sydney last Friday, aged 79.
Mr. Dangar, a former A.J.C. committeeman, owned and bred Peter Pan, twice winner of the Melbourne Cup.
He turned down an offer of £50,000 by American buyers for Peter Pan. The horse won £34,938 in stake money.
Mr. Dangar was a director of the National Bank of Australasia, Ltd., and of the Australian Mutual Provident Society, an ex-president of the Union Club, and a councillor of Cranbrook School.
He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. D. V. Ritchie, of Edgecliff.
Mr. Dangar contributed freely to dozens of charities, founded the Peter Pan Kindergarten, and endowed many hospital beds.
The funeral will be at South Head Cemetery to-day after a service at All Saints' Church, Ocean Street, Woollahra, at 11 a.m.
Original publication
Additional Resources
- 'Owner Delighted: Mr. Dangar's Statement', Western Argus (Kalgoorlie), 8 November 1932, p 30
- 'America Wants Peter Pan', Sunday Times (Perth), 5 May 1935, p 4s
- 'Peter Pan's Owner', West Australian, 16 September 1936, p 6
- 'Garden Party at Arlington', Sydney Morning Herald, 3 October 1938, p 2
- 'Interest in Gardens: Mr. R. R. Dangar's Offer', Sydney Morning Herald, 23 February 1939
- 'Edgecliff Gardens: Open to the Public', Sydney Morning Herald, 25 February 1939, p 12
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Dangar, Elsie (wife)
- Dangar, Mary Phoebe (mother)
- Dangar, Albert Augustus (father)
- Dangar, Norman Napier (brother)
- Dangar, Clive Collingwood (brother)
- Lamb, Margaret Elizabeth (aunt)
- Dangar, William John (uncle)
- Dangar, Henry Cary (uncle)
- Dangar, Frederick Holkham (uncle)
- Rouse, Richard (uncle)
- Dangar, Francis Richard (uncle)
- Rouse, Edwin Stephen (uncle)
- Dangar, Grace (grandmother)
- Dangar, Henry (grandfather)
- Rouse, Edwin (grandfather)
- Dangar, Dorothy M. (cousin)
- Dangar, Richard Halifax (cousin)
- Dangar, Henry Phelps (cousin)
- Rouse, Stanley Barnard (cousin)
- Dangar, Horace William (cousin)
Citation details
'Dangar, Rodney Rouse (1871–1950)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/dangar-rodney-rouse-13520/text24220, accessed 10 September 2024.
Life Summary [details]
Birth
1871
New South Wales,
Australia
Death
27 October,
1950
(aged ~ 79)
Sydney,
New South Wales,
Australia
Religious Influence
Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.
Education
Occupation
Clubs
Key Organisations
- AMP Society
- Australian Jockey Club (NSW)
- Cranbrook School (Sydney)
- National Bank of Australasia
- Peter Pan Kindergarten