from Star (Sydney)
Mr. John Hardy, the founder and senior partner of the firm of Hardy Bros., Ltd., died yesterday. He was a prominent lay man of the Methodist denomination, being one of the promoters of the Ladies' College, Burwood, and a member of the council of Newington College. He left three sons and four daughters.
'Hardy, John (1831–1909)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/hardy-john-26759/text34373, accessed 27 February 2021.
3 May 1831
Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, England
23 December 1909
Strathfield, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia