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Robert Graham Robertson-Cuninghame (1854–1928)

The late Mr. Robert Graham Alexander Robertson-Cuninghame, whose death occured at his station home, Wellington Vale, Glen Innes district, on Thursday, June 14, was born at Wellington Vale 74 years ago, and was a member of one of the earliest pastoral families of New South Wales. The deceased gentleman was educated in England, directing his studies to the civil engineering profession. Returning to Australia the late Mr. Robertson-Cuninghame interested himself in the pastoral industry, and upon the death of his father entered into possession of Wellington Vale station, which he retained up to the time of his death. In 1886 the deceased gentleman married Miss Mackenzie, of Ollera, who survives him, together with two sons, Messrs. Grahame and Forbes, of Wellington Vale, and one daughter, Mrs. Greenshields, of England.

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  • probate, Sydney Morning Herald, 4 October 1928, p 10

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'Robertson-Cuninghame, Robert Graham (1854–1928)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/robertson-cuninghame-robert-graham-14030/text24974, accessed 2 June 2025.

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Birth

1854
Deepwater, New South Wales, Australia

Death

14 June, 1928 (aged ~ 74)
Deepwater, New South Wales, Australia

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