from Star
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 6 February 2023.
3 May,
1831
Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, England
23 December,
1909
(aged 78)
Strathfield, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia