Thomas died on May 31, 1925 in Queensland, Australia, aged 70. He was buried in Ipswich General Cemetery, Ipswich, Ipswich City, Queensland.[2][3]
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↑Birth registration: Queensland Births, Deaths and Marriages. Thomas John Barker.
Birth date: 29/03/1855.
Mother's name: Mary Elizabeth -.
Father/parent's name: Richard.
Registration details: 1854/BBP/1129.
↑Death Registration: Queensland Births, Deaths and Marriages.
Thomas John Barker.
Death date: 31/05/1925.
Mother's name: Mary Elizabeth Gibbons.
Father/parent's name: Richard Barker.
Registration details: 1925/C/2192.
The death occurred on Sunday night of Mr. Thomas John Barker, an old and respected resident of Ipswich. He was 70 years of age on March 29 last, and was the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Barker, who came to Queensland from Cambridge, England, in the sailing ship General Hewitt, arriving here in 1854. Born in Ipswich in 1855, he attended the old Church of England Day-School and the primary school at East Ipswich. In 1879 Mr. Barker took charge of the publishing department of the Ipswich "Observer," In 1880 he came to Brisbane, and later went to Mackay. After six months in the north he returned to Brisbane and entered the Government Printing Office. Later he again left for the north, and spent 10 years in newspaper work in Cooktown, Cairns, and Townsville. In 1890 Mr. Barker returned to Ipswich, and took up a position in on the "Queensland Times". Later he was transferred to the literary staff, and his contributions to that journal under the pen name of "Blue Gum" and "Old Sport" were well known. Mr. Barker was a prominent figure in outdoor sport, and in his younger days was a keen cricketer. As a boxer in his young days he had no mean reputation. He was a keen enthusiast of defence matters, and was a member of the Returned Sailors' and Soldiers' Fathers' Association. He was also a past president of the Army and Navy Veterans' Association, leaves a widow, one daughter (Mrs. W. H. Gilliver, of Lidcombe, New South Wales), and four sons, Messrs. T. R. Barker (Brisbane), Edgar Barker, Harry Barker, and Victor Barker, of Ipswich. He is survived by two sisters and three brothers. The funeral will take place at Ipswich this morning.
(The Daily Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1903; 1916 - 1926) Tue 2 Jun 1925 Page 10)
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↑ Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/241261765/thomas_john-barker: accessed March 8, 2024), memorial page for Thomas John Barker (29 Mar 1855–31 May 1925), Find a Grave Memorial ID 241261765, citing Ipswich General Cemetery, Ipswich, Ipswich City, Queensland, Australia; Maintained by Anne - here lies (contributor 49429436).
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