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Annie Thomasine Parkes (1854–1929)

The death occurred yesterday afternoon at Moyallan, Gerrard-street, Neutral Bay, of Miss Annie Parkes, a daughter of the late Sir Henry Parkes.

Miss Parkes, who was 75 years of age, was one of the best-known of the early residents of Sydney. She had lived at Neutral Bay for many years.

After a service at Neutral Bay this morning, the body will be taken by road to Faulconbridge. It will be interred in the Church of England portion of the cemetery, where Sir Henry Parkes was buried.

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Additional Resources

  • funeral, Sydney Morning Herald, 8 February 1929, p 8

Citation details

'Parkes, Annie Thomasine (1854–1929)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/parkes-annie-thomasine-16597/text28507, accessed 27 April 2024.

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Life Summary [details]

Birth

9 January, 1854
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Death

6 February, 1929 (aged 75)
Neutral Bay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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