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Janie Robertson Hennessey (?–1930)

from Brisbane Courier

A wide circle of friends in Southern Queensland and the Northern Rivers of New South Wales will regret to learn of the death of Mrs. Janie Robertson Hennessey. Mrs. Hennessey was the wife of the Rev. David Hennessey, Congregational minister, and author, of Melbourne, and was the second daughter of the late Mr. Neil Harper, Adderton, Dundas, N.S.W. The late Mrs. Hennessey, in her early days, was a noted horsewoman, and was of great service to her father in mustering cattle. Mrs. Hennessey was a sister of Mr. J. H. C. Harper of the Brisbane Courier.

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'Hennessey, Janie Robertson (?–1930)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/hennessey-janie-robertson-13825/text24680, accessed 29 March 2024.

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Life Summary [details]

Alternative Names
  • Harper, Janie Robertson
Death

18 December, 1930
Rosebud, Victoria, Australia