St George Corby (1854 - 1948)

Born 24 May 1854 in Dapto, New South Wales, Australia

Husband of Mary Ann Nash — married 1881 in Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia

Died 16 Jun 1948 at age 94 in Crookwell, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

St George Corby was born in 1854. He was the son of William Thomas Corby and Ellen Carroll.

He married Mary Ann Nash in 1881.

He passed away in 1948, and was interred in the Stone Quarry Cemetery, Taralga, NSW.^[1]

Obituary

Passing of a Pioneer. Mr. Saint George Corby.^[2]

Mr. Saint George Corby, of "Willow Gum Hill," Rosslyn, passed away suddenly on Wed nesday last at his home. Mr. Neil Sinclair, the Rosslyn—Wowagin mailman, called at his home and found the old man, had passed away. We understand that the old gentle man apparently collapsed and fell from his chair to the floor. The Taralga Police were notified and Const. Hawkins proceeded to the scene. The Crookwell doctor, who had been treating the late Mr. Corby, was called and certified death as due to natural causes. Mr. Corby's death removes one of the last links of the pioneer families of this district. In 1922 a public luncheon was tendered to 40 pioneers, and of this honoured company Mr. Corby was the last to go. He reached the great age of 95 years last March — a truly wonderful age.

The late Mr. Corby lived in the Taralga district all his life, where he had pursued grazing and farming Interests. He married a local girl, Miss H. Nash, who survives him. The late Mr. St. George Corby's funeral took place on Saturday last at 11 a.m. after a Mass in Christ the King Church for the repose of his soul. The Rev. Father McGilv-ray conducted the service. The cortege, which was a very large and representative one, then moved to the Stonequarry Cemetery, where interment took place, Rev. Father McGilvray officiating at the graveside. The funeral arrangements were most efficiently and reverently carried out by Mr J. P. Fitzgibbon of Taralga. The late Mr Corby is survived by his wife, Mary Anne (nee Nash), four sons and four daughters (one daughter pre deceased him many years ago). They are Lena (Mrs J. S. Keough, Golspie), Christina (Mrs Spicer, Wollongong), Florence (Mrs Bert Leary, Crookwell), Elsie, (Mrs Jack Mullins, Roslyn) , and Walter, : Les, Albert and Arthur, all of whom reside in the district. The many floral tributes, telegrams and letters of condolence bare eloquent testimony to the high esteem in which this grand old pioneer was held. Our sympathy goes out to the family of the deceased who have always played such an important part in their district.

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 15 August 2021), memorial page for St. G. Corby (unknown–16 Jun 1948), Find A Grave: Memorial #183585592, citing Stone Quarry Cemetery, Taralga, Upper Lachlan Shire, New South Wales, Australia ; Maintained by The Grave Recorders (contributor 48659261).
2. ↑ PASSING OF A PIONEER (1948, June 23). Crookwell Gazette (NSW : 1885 - 1954), p. 7. Retrieved August 15, 2021, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article221313918

• NSW Births, Deaths & Marriages:

Marriage 2817/1881

Death 14025/1948

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