151926
- TitleO'Rourke family - papers, 1887-1997
- Creator
- Call numberMLMSS 6346
- Level of descriptionfonds
- Date
1887 - 1997 - Type of material
- Reference code151926
- Issue CopyMicrofilm : CY 4157 (MLMSS 6346)
- Physical Description1 folder - 0.01 Meters
Textual Records
Textual Records - (computer printouts, photocopy)
Textual Records - (photocopy)
Textual Records - (typescript, photocopy)
Textual Records - (printed, photocopy)
Photographs - (photocopy) - ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
John O'Rourke was born in Bruff, Couny Limerick, Ireland, in 1860. After rejecton in the civil service he came to Australia in 1888 and worked as an articled clerk for a Sydney legal firm. He married Mary Augusta Nolan and they had seven children, the last of whom died in 1996. - Scope and Content1887-1888, 1997; Diary of a voyage on the SS Murrumbidgee from Ireland to Australia, 20 Nov. 1887-16 Jan. 1888, compiled by John O'Rourke, with related notes by William James O'Rourke (John's son)
1887-1997; Photocopies of O'Rourke family portraits, ca. 1902, 1920, John O'Rourke and SS Murrumbidgee, 1887; genealogical notes concerning O'Rourke family; letters from John O'Rourke to his first cousin, Sr M. Aquin Browne of Abbeyfeale Convent, Limerick, 13 Oct. 1925, and to his son, Tom, 23 Oct. 1946; printed poem, 'To my sister, Hannie', 5 Dec. 1887; MS. poem, 'The Exile', date unknown, and typescript poem, 'Bruff', date unknown - Creator/Author/Artist
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