Mr. John Alexander Macarthur died last night of old age. He was formerly Police Magistrate in this district and had reached the age of seventy-nine years. The deceased was a son of Captain Macarthur, an explorer in the forties*.
* His father was Hannibal Hawkins Macarthur
'Macarthur, John Alexander (1827–1904)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/macarthur-john-alexander-14424/text25505, accessed 1 March 2021.
14 January 1827
Parramatta, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
23 June 1904
Queensland, Australia