George Walker (abt. 1834 - 1890)

Born about 1834 in Scotland, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Smith) Walker — married 1856 in Windsor, New South Wales, Australia

Died 12 Mar 1890 at about age 56 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

George Walker migrated from Glasgow, Scotland to Windsor, New South Wales.

George was an auctioneer, and was also the mayor of Mudgee for some years.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

George married Sarah Smith at Windsor in 1856.^[6]

He died suddenly at his home in Albion Street, Sydney on the 12th of March, 1890,^[7][8][9] and was interred at Rookwood Cemetery on the 13th of March.^[10]

Article

Local Brevities^[11]

The death occurred on October 7, at the Royal North Shore Hospital of Miss Alice Mary Walker, daughter of Mrs. Sarah Walker , and the late Mr. George Walker, formerly of Mudgee. The deceased lady was 58 years of age. The late Mr. George Walker was in Mudgee in the early days, as an auctioneer, in partnership with Mr J. M. Cox, of Sydney, and father of Mr. Herbert Cox, of Mudgee. Mr. Walker was for a long time an alderman of Mudgee, and was for several years in succession mayor of the town, and altogether was one of the most trusted, esteemed and popular of the old time townsmen. He had as his colleagues in the Council (amongst others), that Veteran Mudgeeite, Mr. Eugene Daly, the late Messrs. John Mills, Richard Hughson, Daniel Cassin, Daniel Earles, James Honeysett and Frank, Tindale. It was during Mr. Walter's mayoralty that the Malakoff was built as a water supply, and the water carts were allowed to cart water from it, for distribution, in the town, instead of from the river itself as heretofore. The water was pumped into the malakoff from a beautiful well of clear, clean water on the flat near to where the swimming bath buildings now are. With the advent of the clean pure water sickness was practically banished from the town and whilst other towns in the State (and in the district) were subjected to periodical and often destructive and disastrous visitations of typhoid Mudgee was invariably free from the scourge. In those days the seasons were remarkable (and remarkably good). There were abundant and heavy rains, water and summer alike, year in and year out, and the river was, never mind what was the time of the year, invariably in flood. Mr. George Walker is a brother of the late Mr Matthew Walker, who was also a resident and useful and popular townsman of old time Mudgee. He was for many years postmaster at Mudgee and had as his assistant the late Mr. George Ramsay, who was afterwards manager of the Australian Joint Stock Bank (now the Australian Bank of Commerce) at Mudgee. He was a brother of Mrs. H.A. Lowe, of Goree. A third Walker brother is Mr W. Walker, solicitor of Windsor, who was for many years a member of the Legislative Council. One of the late Mr. George Walker's nephews was elected three years ago to the Legislative Assembly for the State? seat of Nepean. Mr. Walker ??? as an independent, and as such defeated the sitting member, ??? Brinsley Hall, who was the Government nominee and the official National candidate.

Sources

1. ↑ "In Days That Were." Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative (NSW : 1890 - 1954) 26 July 1923: 8. Web. 24 Nov 2017 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article155624288>
2. ↑ MUDGEE. (1865, February 17). Empire (Sydney, NSW : 1850 - 1875), p. 4. Retrieved November 24, 2017, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article60566105
   The following gentlemen have been elected aldermen for this municipality:-George Walker, William Readford, and Richard R. Hughson. George Walker was again elected Mayor.
3. ↑ BOROUGH OF MUDGEE. (1870, October 11). New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900), p. 2182. Retrieved November 24, 2017, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article223532672
   Notice signed by 'George Walker, Mayor.'
4. ↑ LAW. (1873, March 27). The Bega Gazette and Eden District or Southern Coast Advertiser (NSW : 1865 - 1899), p. 2. Retrieved November 24, 2017, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article106752699
   George removed as Mayor in 1874.
5. ↑ ECCLESIASTICAL JURISDICTION. (1883, March 28). New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900), p. 1651. Retrieved November 24, 2017, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article225738458
   In the lands and goods of Matthew Adam Walker, late of Windsor, in the Colony of New South Wales, out of business, deceased, Intestate. NOTICE is hereby given, that after the expiration of fourteen days from the publication hereof, application will be mode to the above Court, that letters of administration of the lands and goods of the abovenamed deceased, who departed this life on or about the twentieth day of February, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-three, may be granted to George Walker, of Mudgee, in the Said Colony, auctioneer, a brother of the said deceased.—Dated this twenty-fourth day of March, A.D. 1883 EDWARD CLARKE, Proctor for the Applicant.
6. ↑ NSW BDM: Marriage registration 2108/1856 WALKER, GEORGE, SMITH, SARAH, district: WINDSOR
7. ↑ NSW BDM: Death 387/1890 WALKER, GEORGE, father: GEORGE, mother: ELIZABETH, district: SYDNEY
8. ↑ Family Notices (1890, March 15). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), p. 1. Retrieved November 24, 2017, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13762967
   WALKER. --March 12, suddenly, at his residence, 7 Albion-street, Sydney, George Walker, formerly of Mudgee, aged 55 years.
9. ↑ ACCIDENTS AND OFFENCES. (1890, March 13). Evening News (Sydney, NSW : 1869 - 1931), p. 6. Retrieved November 24, 2017, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article108800922
   On Wednesday afternoon a man named George Walker dropped dead in the yard attached to his residence, No. 7, Albion-street, Newtown. The deceased had been ailing with an affection of the heart for some time past.
10. ↑ Rookwood Cemeteries search index. GEORGE WALKER, age 55, interred 13/03/1890, area: Zone A, section: Presbyterian 05B, grave no: 7245
11. ↑ Local Brevities (1919, October 16). Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative (NSW : 1890 - 1954), p. 25. Retrieved November 24, 2017, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article157040457