John Morrison (abt. 1829 - 1911)

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Died 2 Jun 1911 at about age 82 in Summer Hill, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

John was born about 1829. His wife's name was Mary and they had lived in Sydney for a time.

John Morrison had been a saw miller when he bought the Abbotsford sugar mill at Tumbulgum NSW on the Tweed River in the mid-1870's. He was apparently a difficult man to deal with and growers deserted him in droves when CSR opened the Condong mill in about 1880.^[1] He later converted the mill to a sawmill after 1891^[2], but it fell into disuse by the mid-1890's and was sold in 1906 and scrapped.

In 1893 he was living and farming at Abbotsford, Tumbulgum when he shared second prize in a national competition for sugar cane.^[3]

His house at Tumbulgum was destroyed by fire in 1895.

By 1909 he was living in Ashfield, NSW, although he retained land on the Tweed.^[4]

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15 May 1895 - MURWILLUMBAH, Tuesday

The dwelling-house of Mr John Morrison, at Tumbulgum, together with contents, also a shed containing a buggy, were consumed by fire last night about 9 o'clock. The origin of the fire is a mystery. All the occupants were out at the time. The property was not insured.^[5]

13 Jan 1906 - Murwillumbah

The old sugar mill at Tumbulgum, owned by Mr. Morrison, has been sold to Mr. Frank Elliott, of Woodburn.^[6]

03 Jun 1911

MORRISON -June 2, 1911, at his daughter's residence Tintern-road, Summer Hill, John Morrison aged 82 years.^[7]

03 Jun 1911

MORRISON -The Funeral of the late Mr. JOHN MORRISON will leave his daughter's residence, Lockly Villa, Tintern-road, Summer Hill, on MONDAY AFTERNOON, at 2 0'clock, for Presbyterian Cemetery, Rookwood, via Ashfield station

F. J. FIELD, Funeral Director,

Ashfield. Tel., 143A.

MORRISON -Protestant Alliance Friendly Society, No. 6, Endeavour Lodge.-The Officers and Brethren of the above Lodge are Kindly invited to attend the Funeral of their late departed Brother, JOHN MORRISON; to move from Lockly Villa, Summer Hill, on MONDAY AFTERNOON, at 2 o'clock, for Rookwood Cemetery.

C. BROUN. Secretary.^[8]

21 Jul 1911

Mr. John Morrison, senr., who passed away at his residence, Summer Hill, Sydney, recently, was one of the early pioneers in the sugar industry on the Tweed, being for many years proprietor of the Abbotsford Sugar Mill at Tumbulgum.^[9]

Sources

• Death - NSW BDM Death index - MORRISON JOHN; 4555/1911; JOHN ELIZABETH; ASHFIELD

1. ↑ News and Notes of Qeneral Interest for the Man on the Land. (1931, September 5). The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), p. 7. Retrieved October 8, 2020, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article21743982
2. ↑ No title (1891, August 14). The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser (NSW : 1886 - 1942), p. 8. Retrieved October 8, 2020, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article127728111
3. ↑ National Prizes. (1893, September 16). Australian Town and Country Journal (Sydney, NSW : 1870 - 1907), p. 12. Retrieved October 8, 2020, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article71189285
4. ↑ TWEED SHIRE COUNCIL. (1909, July 21). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (Sydney, NSW : 1901 - 2001), p. 4059. Retrieved October 8, 2020, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article221614617
5. ↑ http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article14013024
6. ↑ http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article71847112
7. ↑ http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article15239847
8. ↑ http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article15239851
9. ↑ http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article126476830

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