Obituaries Australia

It came as a sudden and painful shock some little time ago to the many friends of Mr. John Patrick Reilly, a very respected resident of Brougham-street, Darlinghurst, who met his death by accident. On Friday evening, August 7th, deceased was seeing his daughter off at the Sydney railway station, when on returning home he accidentally slipped in Palmer-street and fell, fracturing his skull. He was picked up in an unconscious condition and taken to Sydney Hospital, where he died at 3.30 a.m. the next morning. He had been in the Dragoon Guards in England for some years and on arriving in Australia in 1880 joined the Volunteer Corps in Sydney. He was one who went with the Soudan Contingent, organised by the late William Bede Dalley; and he was afterwards attached to the National Guard, formed by the late Sir George Dibbs. He was an energetic member of the United Labourers' Protective Society, being organising secretary for that body for some time, and was esteemed by all on account of his kindly disposition. Great sympathy was expressed for the widow and children. The interment took place at Rookwood, the Rev. Father Kelly officiating at the grave. Deceased was a native of Co. Tipperary, Ireland, and 52 years of age.— R.I.P.