George Miller (1844–1930)
An old resident of Wollongong, Mr. George Miller, aged 86 years, of Randwick, passed away in a private hospital at Petersham on the 29th December, after a long illness. Mr Miller built up a fine business in Crown street, Wollongong, as a saddler, starting business in the year 1866. He afterwards went to Goulburn, and kept the Royal Hotel there. Mr. Miller kept several hotels afterwards in various parts of the country and city. He also owned several race horses in his time; he is uncle to the well known stud master and race horse owners, Mr Percy and Robert Miller. His only and youngest living brother, Herbert Miller, of Kensington, is a well known horse owner and trainer also.
Mr Miller's wife died about four years ago, and he is survived by three daughters and one son.
Original publication
Additional Resources and Scholarship
- death notice, Sydney Morning Herald, 30 December 1930, p 6
- funeral notice, Sydney Morning Herald, 30 December 1930, p 5
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Miller, Ellen (wife)
- Miller, Martha (mother)
- Miller, James Cox (father)
- Forrester, Sarah Jane (sister)
- Miller, Margaret (sister)
- Miller, Ann (sister)
- Bowman, Mary Ann (sister)
- Miller, George Sternbeck (brother)
- Miller, James (brother)
- Miller, John (brother)
- Miller, Richard (brother)
- Miller, Robert (brother)
- Miller, William Bligh (brother)
- Miller, Robert (brother)
- Miller, Henry (brother)
- Miller, Herbert (brother)
- Miller, Elizabeth (sister-in-law)
- Miller, Sophia (sister-in-law)
- Hayes, Sarah Margaret (sister-in-law)
- Ecclestone, Evelyn Beatrice (sister-in-law)
- Miller, Arabella (sister-in-law)
- Forrester, William James (brother-in-law)
- Poole, Martha (aunt)
- Cobcroft, Isabella Jane (aunt)
- Ridge, Elizabeth Lucy (aunt)
- Cobcroft, Mary Ann (aunt)
- Buttsworth, Margaret (aunt)
- Wall, Ann (aunt)
- Ridge, James Bligh (uncle)
- Ridge, Richard Charles (uncle)
- Ridge, John (uncle)
- Ridge, Robert (uncle)
- Ridge, William Bligh (uncle)
- Ridge, Mary Ann (aunt by marriage)
- Ridge, Sophia (aunt by marriage)
- Ridge, Charlotte Margaret (aunt by marriage)
- Ridge, Sarah (aunt by marriage)
- Norman, John (uncle by marriage)
- Buttsworth, William (uncle by marriage)
- Cobcroft, Enoch (uncle by marriage)
- Wall, Thomas (uncle by marriage)
- Cobcroft, Abel John (uncle by marriage)
- Ridge, Margaret (grandmother)
- Sternbeck, Sarah (grandmother)
- Ridge, Richard (grandfather)
- Cox, James (grandfather)
- Ridge, Richard Charles (cousin)
- Jones, Elizabeth Ann (cousin)
- Robinson, Sophia (cousin)
- Alderson, Margaret (cousin)
- Ridge, Edward Charles (cousin)
- Ridge, Robert (cousin)
- Hopkins, Charlotte Margaret (cousin)
- Ridge, Isabella (cousin)
- Eather, Martha Mary (cousin)
- Simpson, Martha Margaret (cousin)
- Ridge, Richard (cousin)
- Ridge, Prosper Henry (cousin)
- Ridge, Martha (cousin)
- Cobcroft, John Richard (cousin)
- Ridge, John William (cousin)
- Wilkinson, Mary Martha (cousin)
- Newman, Esther Amelia (cousin)
- Cobcroft, Enoch John (cousin)
- Ridge, Joseph Richard (cousin)
- Paul, Victoria (cousin)
- Taylor, Frances Clara (cousin)
- Swayne, Isabella Jane (cousin)
- Flemming, Louisa Rebecca (cousin)
- Buttsworth, William John (cousin)
- Butler, Caroline (cousin)
- Stewart, Louisa Caroline (cousin)
- Ridge, William Bligh (cousin)
- Collett, Julia Mary (cousin)
- Buttsworth, Ann (cousin)
- Doubleday, Mary Louisa (cousin)
- Henson, Mary Ann (cousin)
- Thornthwaite, Emily Adelaide (cousin)
- Cobcroft, Matilda Ann (cousin)
- Moriarty, Elizabeth Ann (cousin)
- Ridge, William Bligh (cousin)
- Cobcroft, William Bligh (cousin)
- Eather, Lucina Sarah (cousin)
- Nicholls, Martha Margaret (cousin)
- Waller, Frances Clara (cousin)
- Cobcroft, Henry James (cousin)
- Buttsworth, Emmeline Eliza (cousin)
- Ridge, Henrietta (cousin)
- Eather, Clara (cousin)
- Day, Mary Anne (cousin)
- Cobcroft, Minnie Rose (cousin)
- Richards, Frances (cousin)
- Cobcroft, Arthur John (cousin)
- Bauer, Amy (cousin)
- Cobcroft, Herbert Cecil (cousin)
- Cobcroft, Percival Henry (cousin)
- Cobcroft, George Creswell (cousin)
Citation details
'Miller, George (1844–1930)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/miller-george-26945/text34459, accessed 15 June 2025.
Life Summary [details]
Birth
21 December,
1844
Windsor,
New South Wales,
Australia
Death
29 December,
1930
(aged 86)
Petersham, Sydney,
New South Wales,
Australia
Cause of Death
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.